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One time I got off the F train and was walking in that direction when I heard one guy say to another "Burger King's bugging out. That's they garbage." Which I verified for myself when I was forced to squeeze past the giant pile of plastic bags full of grease and greasy paper.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

They wear special $1 Whopper shirts when they hand me my $1 Whopper.

― Confounded (Confounded), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

I almost stepped in some puke on Fulton and Joralemon but some kind lady told me to watch out.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 00:34 (twenty years ago)

Today that is. I'm going to have to spread the word about the $1 Whoppers.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

Steve Buscemi reading from Burroughs' "Queer" this Sunday night at Magnetic Field (he's trying to make a film of it). Along with a "criminally underknown" '70s novelist, David Ohle, who's unknown to me. (I may go if there's no Series game.)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

There's the return of trivia on Wed 1/4:

http://magneticbrooklyn.com/calendar.php

I'd float next Friday's live-band karaoke, but I'd need more time to rehearse "Dead Flowers."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

I might be up for the trivia night on 1/4!

Hey, so, it looks like my Carroll Gardens sublet is going to end in March and I'll get to move for the 7th time in three years (it might be a new world record!). So, looking for a new place, I ask my brethren how they feel about Fort Greene? It's still only a 20 minute walk away from school and I think the prices are pretty good. Downside is no easy access to subways in the city, but I could deal with that. But, I've never been there, and have no idea how livable the area is.... Should I bother exploring?

Of course, a nice studio in Brooklyn Heights or Cobble Hill would be nice too.... Maybe I'll go move in with Heath Ledger and Michelle WIlliams.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 26 December 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

i'm down for karaoke or trivia! or both!

― inger lynde (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 26 December 2005 02:47 (twenty years ago)

ft. greene is swell. enjoy it while you can, before they build that gross stadium.

― inger lynde (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 26 December 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)

You're never that far from the Atlantic Ave hub station in Ft Greene, are ya? Parts of Clinton Hill seem relatively affordable, as well.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 December 2005 03:44 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I'm thinking Clinton Hill as well. I don't really need much at the moment, just enough room for a bed and whatnot.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 26 December 2005 04:15 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

ART BRUT coming to Southpaw in April! if yer not too cool for that (God knows I'm not).

http://www.ohmyrockness.com/BandBio.cfm?BandID=5434

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 February 2006 16:17 (twenty years ago)

J. Blount will not be in attendance.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 February 2006 16:22 (twenty years ago)

I might be too cool for that :(

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Wednesday, 15 February 2006 16:23 (twenty years ago)

Oh Ken, don't break my heart!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 February 2006 16:30 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

I see there is Karaoke next Thurs at Magnetic Field.

― Sons Of The Redd Desert (Ken L), Thursday, 1 June 2006 21:09 (twenty years ago)

oh there is, is there?

I caught about 10 secs of that NYC-TV show "Cool in Your Code" (blech) where they were profiling MF's karaoke. It must be uberpacked, yes? (and the band doesn't even do "TV Eye"!)

I might be seeing Prairie Home Companion that night, but I'll see.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 June 2006 12:54 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, dudes, but I HATE karaoke. I'd go to pub quiz one of these days, though!

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:01 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

I anticipate going to see the restored print of Antonioni's Red Desert at BAM this Sunday at either 7 or 9:30, depending on whether I stay for all of Feist in Central Park.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 16:50 (twenty years ago)

gimme a call and let me know. i might be into that.

― electro-acoustic lycanthrope (orion), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 17:04 (twenty years ago)

I'll probably be sewing some shit for sister's wedding next week. Feh. If I know me I'll be FRANTIC by Sunday afternoon and still fitting the bodice or something.

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 17:12 (twenty years ago)

Can't make it to BAM, but uh has anyone heard anything about that waterfront park project getting scrapped? My mom (not always the most reliable source) said she heard that it was a no-go, but I can't find anything online including on curbed and whatnot, which makes me skeptical.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 18:33 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

I've never been to this Atlantic Antic thing on Sunday, but I'd like to get on the Transit Museum's antique buses, and maybe stop by Magnetic Field to see how the Fleshtones' artificial hips are holding up.

http://www.atlanticave.org/

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 September 2006 12:57 (nineteen years ago)

It sounds like fun, barring rough weather, but I'll be on Long Island all day. Cue :/ face.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 15 September 2006 13:01 (nineteen years ago)

The Reigning Sound too! I might bring the kiddies, if we are back in town in time.

― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Friday, 15 September 2006 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

cool, Ken! I wonder how much "Spock's Brain" dialogue you've taught them...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 September 2006 13:56 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, that's like the one street fair that looks worth going to

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 15 September 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

Finally went to the Floyd bar last night ... as expected, ran into my friend playing bocce, but unexpectedly, one of my fave bartenders of the late '90s!

Still don't get the bocce thing tho.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

I didn't teach them anything about "Spock's Brain," Morbius, but ever since becoming a father I am perpetually feeling like Dr McCoy trying to do something after the Helmet of Knowledge has worn off.

― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

OK, not precisely downtown, but I'll be watching Election Night TV tomorrow in the South Slope bar, figure 10-10:30 til at least Santorum concedes:

http://commonwealthbar.com/

Lotsa current or ex labor/Greenpeace types will attend... I will be repping the Plague On Both Yr Houses crowd.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 November 2006 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

aw man, my favorite bar in park slope. i'll be in greenpoint watching with friends.

― joseph (joseph), Monday, 6 November 2006 17:58 (nineteen years ago)

well give a shout next timeyou're around then, Joe... They had a Treehouse of Horror fest last night but I was tired after recfair.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 November 2006 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

ive had the new bbq in ft greene its ok

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Monday, 6 November 2006 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

Oldies at Magnetic Field the next 2 Fridays: the Real Kids, then the Plimsouls.

http://magneticbrooklyn.com/calendar.php

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 16:35 (nineteen years ago)

seven months pass...

http://www.nationaltrust.org/11most/01.html

― gabbneb, Thursday, 14 June 2007 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

yeah I saw that. the thing is, all these places are roped off and you can't get in there? so basically ppls are rly into saving old broken buildings.

― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Thursday, 14 June 2007 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

also it is v v hard to get to the brooklyn waterfront and who the fuck wants to see an old factory?

granted, who wants to see a new ugly condo, but unless they pull some Natty Boh factory baltimore inner-harbor type development shit...

― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Thursday, 14 June 2007 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Who wants to see Robert Aldrich's Vera Cruz at BAM tonight @ 6:50? Burt Lancaster and Gary Cooper in SuperScope.

(This may be too butch for bell labs.)

http://bam.org/film/series.aspx?id=141

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 11 July 2007 14:00 (eighteen years ago)

tell me about crown heights! i am looking at some apartments there next week but the wikipedia article made me all :O

The lovely brownstones, Medgar Evers College-CUNY, proximity to Park Slope, and great train access mean that some real estate developers are already trying to shift the prices of area housing while ignoring what are still some of the highest crime rates and worst racial tension anywhere in the five boroughs. Murders, rapes, and other violent crimes dipped significantly in the mid-90's, but have recently, just in the last year, risen dramatically again. NYC.GOV statistics for 2006 reveal that the 77th precinct, which includes a significant part of Crown Heights, had murder and rape rates that rose by 100 percent or more.

― bell_labs, Friday, 20 July 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)

oh weird

"The lovely brownstones, Medgar Evers College-CUNY, proximity to Park Slope, and great train access mean that some real estate developers are already trying to shift the prices of area housing while ignoring what are still some of the highest crime rates and worst racial tension anywhere in the five boroughs. Murders, rapes, and other violent crimes dipped significantly in the mid-90's, but have recently, just in the last year, risen dramatically again. NYC.GOV statistics for 2006 reveal that the 77th precinct, which includes a significant part of Crown Heights, had murder and rape rates that rose by 100 percent or more."

― bell_labs, Friday, 20 July 2007 17:31 (eighteen years ago)

crown heights is where that fatal cop shooting happened last week

― dmr, Friday, 20 July 2007 17:41 (eighteen years ago)

well, shit!

― bell_labs, Friday, 20 July 2007 19:17 (eighteen years ago)

not that a place should be judged on just one incident, but given the other stats .... doesn't look good.

― dmr, Friday, 20 July 2007 19:38 (eighteen years ago)

77BOADRUM

― Steve Shasta, Friday, 20 July 2007 20:00 (eighteen years ago)

ah that sucks. the apartment looks really nice, huge with exposed brick, etc.

how does i shot apt in non-murdery south brooklyn?
x-post

― bell_labs, Friday, 20 July 2007 20:03 (eighteen years ago)

how about Ft Greene? too pricey? I like it over there.

― dmr, Friday, 20 July 2007 20:21 (eighteen years ago)

i like ft greene, but i think it's even pricier than prospect heights? i really don't know, but i'm sure i'll be finding out soon.

― bell_labs, Friday, 20 July 2007 20:26 (eighteen years ago)

Ft Greene is pricier but there are outer areas and areas nearer Clinton Hill which may be more affordable. There's always queens.

― dan selzer, Friday, 20 July 2007 21:25 (eighteen years ago)

queens, that's your answer for everything!

― bell_labs, Friday, 20 July 2007 22:40 (eighteen years ago)

(i do miss it, but i want to live closer to friends)

― bell_labs, Friday, 20 July 2007 22:41 (eighteen years ago)

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