Even when I’m away, I can’t stay away. I have no idea if I’m in Cancun, Daytona, or Palm Springs right now, as spoken words have become incomprehensible, [Read more…] about SPRING BREAK BREAK
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HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY LICTALK!
This Sunday, March 9, LICtalk turns two years old ((which is like a decade in “LIC years”)). Though we’ve come to view ourselves as literary virtuosos, others might think that we’re still wearing diapers. The one thing that can’t be debated, is the massive amount of change that has occurred in this town over those two years. [Read more…] about HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY LICTALK!
TENANTKING: BORN AND BRED IN LONG ISLAND CITY
Every six months or so, my little prodigy Spalding, grows out of his Armani, and I have to have him chauffeured to Barneys for a new fitting. That leaves the problem of what to do with his barely used cast-offs? Do I really want to put them on Craigslist and have the masses calling and coming to my door? And since I’ve calculated that I earn $18,247 an hour based on a 24/7 clock, is it even worth my time? Plus I’d have to negotiate it all with his baby-mama in Tribeca, but that’s a whole other mess.
There is probably some relevance in my quandary for the rest of Long Island City, albeit on a less exalted and dramatic scale: What do I do with used clothing, toys, books, etc., that my child …umm, or myself, has grown out of? And how can I do it in a simpler manner than the trials and tribulations of Craigslist? [Read more…] about TENANTKING: BORN AND BRED IN LONG ISLAND CITY
47TH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
Seem like the whole world walking pretty
And you can’t find the room to move
Freeze-out? Well maybe more like slush-city today. But frozen out of new condos, that’s for sure. According to a press release from Modern Spaces, The Vista, a 48-unit condominium in Court Square, is 100% sold out. Here’s what I find most interesting though: [Read more…] about 47TH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
LIC CLEAN-UP, LIBRARY-GATE, THEN SOUTHBOUND
Well I’m Southbound, Lord I’m comin’ home to you.
Well I’m Southbound, baby, Lord I’m comin’ home to you.
I got that old lonesome feelin’ that’s sometimes called the blues.
Is South Beach the South? Who knows? Who Cares? It’s really cold and I’m outta here. But before I go, there’s a little tidying up I need to do. [Read more…] about LIC CLEAN-UP, LIBRARY-GATE, THEN SOUTHBOUND