November 30, 2006

To Do List: 12/4-12/6

Monday, Dec 4th, at 7:30
The Ego Sensation Show
Music, cartoons, multimedia!
CHOCOLATE PARTY FAVORS AND A BAR!
Only FIVE BUCKS!
Collective:Unconscious, 279 Church St

Tuesday, December 5^th, 10 p.m.
Lower East Side Price is Wrong!
“The Show Bob Barker’s Lawyers Don’t want you to See”
Mo Pitkins 34 Avenue A (212)777-5660
6 dollars (one dollar goes to a cash prize!)
Hosted by Reverend Jen
Contestants to be chosen at random…
Now New Yorkers who always dreamed of going on The
Price is Right, but never had the money to go to LA or
the willingness to wake up at 2 a.m. to stand in line,
can live their dream on the Lower East Side Price is
Wrong!

Wednesday, Dec. 5th, 8 p.m.
Rev Jen's Anti Slam
Downeast Art Center
203 Avenue A (betw. 12th & 13th Sts., East Village)
The wildly popular Rev Jen's Anti-Slam! has been pulling in FULL HOUSES at Downeast Arts Center. The idea behind the Anti-Slam is that everyone gets a ten, no matter what -- a policy that is heartily endorsed at Downeast. Everyone is welcome at the Anti-Slam – poets, performance artists, comedians, musicians, dancers -- and people who need therapy but can’t afford it. Sign-up starts at 7:45, show starts at 8 p.m.; 6 minutes of stage time. $4 admission for all. Beverages & snacks available, no minimum. Come on down for a GREAT PARTY!

(descriptions are promotional text, not my own.)

Tags:   anti slam, cartoons, collective unconcious, comedy, downesast art center, mo pitkins, rev jen

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November 15, 2006

Joey Ramone Place still lives

Those of you looking for the last remnants of CBGBs will have to look up and north.  Second Street west from The Bowery still has its Joey Ramone Place ceremonial sign (despite reports to the contrary on this Web site).  For any other ghosts of CBs, head north to St. Marks Place, where signage is in place for the future site of the CBGBs retail shop, where you won't be likely to hear any live music, but you'll be able to spend your cash.
(This is not a recent image. It was found at: http://home.nyc.rr.com/feinleib/)

Tags:   cbgb, ramone, st marks place

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November 10, 2006

Post Mid-Term Anxieties

I had a chance to stop in on the Anti-Slam event at the Downeast Art Center Wednesday night  And one of the performers did a few minutes on how the Democratic win is really just a clever plot on the part of the Republicans (many of whom can now go home and start collecting their big checks from Haliburton and the like).  Although it was half tongue-in-cheek, I also had a conversation with another bike commuter on the Staten Island Ferry who thought that John Kerry's gaff was actually an indication that as a loyal Skull-&-Crossbones member, that he was doing his frat brother George W.B. (no, not George Washington Bridge) a favor and that his real role is to undercut the Democrats.   
    While there's always plenty of room for conspiracy theorizing, the more important point is that the Democrats are now on the spot to show their stuff in the next two years, and this without a seat in the executive office or enough votes to override a veto.   OK, if Georgie bends on minimum wage, immigration, etc. and if the economy starts to improve for real Americans - not just the oil companies and defense contractors - then the Democrats may look pretty good on those fronts.   But they also need to come up with their own plan, that can be clearly expressed, on what they want to aim for in the current world mess.   If that means a pull out, can they work with our allies and (yes) the U.N. to improve world security?   Or can they come up with a plan to stabilize Iraq and the region?   How?  By making peace with Iran?  Creating an Arab/Muslim-based security plan?  And even if this is realistic, can any of this be sold to the Freedom-Fry-munching American public?   
    Meanwhile, here in NY State the Democrats are back in the driver's seat (no thanks to my Staten Island neighbors), so hopefully all those midwesterners can come here soon for their same-sex marriage ceremonies, and we'll make tons of money on hotels, receptions, and Broadway show tickets.  (I know what you're thinking -- but everyone sees a Broadway show when they're in NY -- it's not intended as a stereotype.)

Tags:   anti slam, conspiricy, democrats, freedom fry, republicans, skull and crossbones

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