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Light up the sky

Posted in entertainment, Misc, tagged , , , , , , on January 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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It wasn’t too cold and the view of the fireworks near Second Street was excellent. The New Year’s show in Prospect Park is like the Macy’s 4th of July extravaganza, but miniscule by comparison, not crowded, close to home, and really, much better.

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Clean New Year’s Day

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , on January 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Went to Prospect Park expecting to see evidence of last night’s revelry. Thought I’d hit pay dirt with a passed out figure near a ball field, but it turned out to be a pile of clothes. This sparkly stuff on the grass was almost all I could find. New Year’s Eve partiers were either super-clean or they celebrated indoors. Here’s to NYC parks and a Happy 2012!

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Party’s in the basement

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Basement is used across different languages, but what happened to rumpus rooms? Were they all replaced by media rooms and wine cellars? To translate, here in New York, a media room is a bachelor pad, and a wine cellar is the space behind the stairs (if you have stairs) where a case of wine can be stowed along with assorted tools and winter boots.

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New Year’s Day: the show

Posted in entertainment, Misc, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 1, 2010| 1 Comment »

Happy New Year! At St. Ann’s Warehouse, in Dumbo, they are putting on a marvelous show, Brief Encounter. It’s multi-media and musical, not as serious as the movie and the run has been extended to mid-January. I even liked the magenta curtain; it’s a good photo for New Year’s Day…what will 2010 bring?

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