MitchW
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By coincidence (or because we had dined at Ci Siamo, and were walking a bit after dinner), we happened by this sculpture, by one of my favorite modern sculpturists.
Adam and Eve, by Charles Ray. As is the way with Ray, they're very large.
Setting aside the horribleness of Manhattan West and other gargantuan projects in our fair city, it was nice to see this amidst the never-ending construction in that part of the world.
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Zucchini and yellow squash, cooked to shit in olive oil, marinated a bit in its own stuff and red wine vinegar, chili pepper, etc. Good.
Penne marinara. (Not my) balcony basil. Very good.
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Both @Sneakeater and I have eaten at Libertine. Sneak's post about it (possibly after I posted about it?) was way pithier than mine, but we both enjoyed the food and the "scene." I think.
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2 minutes ago, small h said:
I would go there. I love diners. And crab legs.
What about murders?
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8 hours ago, SethG said:
Though it’s technically just outside The Hole (so, The Rim I guess?) I’ve been wanting to visit the Lindenwood Diner, just because I have an obsession with stand-alone diners and give major bonus points for populuxe space-age 60’s design. I just haven’t convinced anyone to join me at the ends of the earth for Hpnotiq Hurricanes and Cajun Shrimp Mac n’ Cheese yet.
I like this idea!
QuotePlate after plate of Cajun crab legs (the diner’s biggest seller, at upward of 1,000 pounds a week) emerged from the kitchen, along with mofongo, shrimp enchilado and jambalaya — dishes that have found their way to the menu as African-Americans, Dominicans and Puerto Ricans have moved in, replacing working-class Italians and Jews.
Historically, the diner was a hangout for both the police of the 75th Precinct and the mobsters with whom they tangled.
More recently, it has featured prominently in other violent story lines. When a 24-year-old graduate student, Imette Carmella St. Guillen, was brutally murdered in 2006, her dumped body was reported from a pay phone outside the diner.
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Actually, there is a shopping center there...
They were nice enough to keep the remaining bodies out across the street from the back of the stores.
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5 hours ago, Orik said:
I recently learned of the magical micro-neighborhood of The Hole. Apparently being quite rapidly purchased for redevelopment.
They're gonna need a lot of fill!! And sink those supports really deep.
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13 minutes ago, Sneakeater said:
That interview pissed me off more than the new Stones video.
Imagine if they'd done a video of it! To think of what we pay for the Times.
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4 minutes ago, Wilfrid said:
The new fools are the people who would publish this.
Isn't it news?
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1 hour ago, Sneakeater said:
I spent a few hours walking around The Hole ten or 15 years ago.
It was . . . interesting.
I didn't know (I mean, I guess I knew, but I didn't know, if you know what I mean) that there was such brute governmental neglect in New York City.
Were you looking for bodies?
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Actually, the question above was for @Sneakeater.
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At this point, I wish I knew what I was saying.
Tell me this, though. Had you first listened to the song in question, over your speakers on your system sans video (I'm going under the assumption that the video was seen on a computer screen), like the way you used to critically review music, what would you think?
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1 hour ago, Sneakeater said:
It's not the cash. The video was free, obvs.
But if they're making art, I get to criticize it.
You're the one who said:
19 hours ago, Sneakeater said:cynical cash grab
Criticize away. But maybe stop complaining?
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1 hour ago, Sneakeater said:
A college friend lived in Malba.
His parents' house didn't look like that.
His parent's house was most likely torn down and rebuilt in the McMansion style. We only saw a few of what appeared to look like "original" homes.
15 minutes ago, splinky said:what's the style of food? is it like the old places that used to be on union turnpike and horace harding?
It's quite Szechuan. I am not familiar with the Union Tpke/Horace Harding area's old restos, growing up in lesser Forest Hills as I did.
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1 hour ago, splinky said:
Um, the first rule of Malba is you do not talk about Malba
Funny that you say that. As we were driving around, I got the distinct feeling that we weren't wholeheartedly welcome.
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On Utopia Parkway, in Whitestone, Queens. Survivor of pandemic. Still quite good. And across the street from one of the better bagels in NYC - at Utopia Bagels.
I never had heard of this little neighborhood called Malba, which sits basically adjacent/under the Whitestone Bridge. It's kinda insane. With houses that look like this...
Yes, that's a running fountain in the "courtyard." And there are like 6 garages.
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13 hours ago, Sneakeater said:
Let do a better one. Let's say the Frenchette guys open another restaurant. But, although it charges Frenchette/Le Rock prices, it's no better, in terms of ingredients, execution, and service, than the NYC Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte was -- and instead of looking like a cafeteria as Relais did, it looks like a very cheesy overdecorated Vegas dining room. I'm a fan of the Frenchette guys -- even though I don't think Le Rock is worth a trip, it doesn't miss in a way that pisses me off -- so I'm gonna feel like I want to try the new place, right? So it's MY fault, when I go there, that it turns out to be a cynical cash grab? And I can't complain about it cuz it was MY CHOICE to go there?
How much have you spent, other than the 4 or 5 minutes (and the ensuing hours posting about it here) to watch it, for the new Stones' song? Cynical cash grab? How much of your cash have they grabbed?
Now - if you're gonna buy the album, after how much you loathe the first song/video you've heard/seen from it, that's on you.
Now let's say Wells writes a review about the Frenchette guys' hypothetical new restaurant, before you've been. Let's additionally say he writes: "Anyone, especially @Sneakeater, would be an idiot to spend money here." But because you are "a fan of the Frenchette guys" you go, and hate it. That's on you.
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4 hours ago, Sneakeater said:
The thing is, if you're a White American Guy in his '60s or '70s, you kind of DO have to watch the video.
I mean, I'm not gonna watch the video for the first single from the first Stones album of new material since 2005? Not bloody likely.
That's not their problem; that's your's.
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4 hours ago, Sneakeater said:
Wait are you saying Doc Watson is ALIVE?????????
Oh no, totally not - he died 11 years ago or so.
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Probably influenced more guitar players than can be counted on a few hands and feet. In celebration of his 100th birthday, the album I Am a Pilgrim was recorded, with 15 artists paying their tribute by covering one of Watson's songs.
Last night, a few of those artists, along with Doc's former manager Mitch Greenhill, got together at the Rubin Museum, to talk about Doc, and to play songs from the tribute album.
Needless to say, it was pretty great. Yasmin Williams, sitting between Bill Frisell and Steve Earle, is holding and playing one of Doc's guitars. To the right of Bill are Matthew Stevens and Mitch Greenhill. The interviewer, NPR's John Schaefer, is to the far right.
A little bit about Mitch Greenhill:
QuoteAs the son of Manny Greenhill, who founded Folklore Productions in 1957, Mitch was exposed to a wealth of music played by musicians who stayed at the family house in Dorchester, including Rev. Gary Davis, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry, and many others. These experiences form the basis for his book Raised by Musical Mavericks.
Yeah, it was pretty great. A little taste of Doc:
A couple of these people will be at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco at the end of the month.
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You know what's great about the record?
You don't have to buy it. Or listen to it. Or view the videos. I wonder if someone held a gun to Sydney's head to be in the video?
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5 minutes ago, StephanieL said:
Me too. What a stupid move. I guess they think that listings should all be online now.
You know, if people were smart, they would just subscribe to this.
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And it's not as if the subscription price is going down any time soon!
We're doomed.
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22 minutes ago, relbbaddoof said:
Yes, I know the Essex FK well (or used to -- haven't been there since before times). The mothershop in Cambridge carried a country ham or two in the past, but the NY one never did, probably because they had less space, especially in the old location.
Yes - they do have a couple of different cured hams from Spain, France and Italy, but none from country ham country.
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