Where: The Bleecker Street stop on the downtown 6 train
When: This morning
Who: A workman on the crew doing the endless renovation of the station; many subway riders
What: The workman’s very large boom box, at the top of a ladder, blasting Guns ‘N Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” to the amusement of many and the annoyance of others
Take that, tourists! Other possible choices?
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Many of you probably know what huge Spinal Tap fans we are at Shore Fire. A few years ago, we even rented a theater to screen it, and most of us knew the script verbatim. That’s why we’re so thrilled that there’s a movement to ‘Declare 11/11/11 Nigel Tufnel Day.’ Find it on Facebook. And let’s all go to 11!
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“These go to 11.”
The Mothership landed in central Brooklyn last night – George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic played free at Wingate Field courtesy of the amazing Martin Luther King Jr. concert series hosted by Friend of Shore Fire Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Controlled anarchy – 20 people on the stage, 10,000 people on the field, me dancing with a goofy smile on my face in the 3rd row. It funked and rocked so hard! A great tribute to P-Funk’s late music director Garry Shider. Funk In Peace, Starchild. And yes, I brought my flashlight. Ohio Players opened – a great choice, especially when they closed with [Shore]“Fire.”
Here’s a P-Funk clip from 1978:
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Last night, I saw a whole lot of interesting women, including Meryl Streep, Martha Stewart, Candice Bergen, Brooke Shields, Bette Midler, Nora Ephron, Marlo Thomas, Jane Alexander, Marlee Matlin, and Liz Smith. I also saw Hilary Duff and Jessica Simpson. They were all on stage at City Center to salute Good Housekeeping’s 125th anniversary at a fundraiser for the National Women’s History Museum.
But I was really there to see one whole lot of interesting woman: Aretha Franklin. Wearing a bridal-dress factory’s worth of white chiffon and copious quantities of curls, singing to track with four backup singers, she belted out one song to close the show – of course it was “Respect” – and brought down the house.
Because that’s what it was all about. And she was – there’s no other way to say it – TCB.
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Everybody’s favorite zayde Neil Diamond sings Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah Song” in honor of the first of eight crazy nights tonight. Note how he changes the “smoke your marijuanukah” line – and the animated chest hair.
Happy Chanukah, everybody! May all your dreidel spins be gimels, all your latkes delicious, and all your Chanukah gelt tax-exempt. (HT: The Daily Swarm.)
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Many of us will have turkey on our plates tomorrow, so in honor of feathered bipeds everywhere, and with gratitude and appreciation for the Muppets and Queen, and for feathered, furry, plush and human families everywhere, a very special version of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!
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We’ve been working with Jambase for ages, but hadn’t gotten to meet their San Francisco-based staff until recently, when CEO Dave Rosenheim and editor-in-chief Aaron Kayce stopped by to tell us why “Go see live music” is more than a motto for them – it’s a way of life. Because it was first thing in the morning, we brought in coffee and doughnuts – yum!
From left, Dave, Aaron, Chris Taillie and Andy Silva.
A few of has had the pleasure of seeing our client Hawksley Workman play last night as part of a brief tour around the US celebrating the imminent release here of ‘For Him and the Girls.’ That album was the Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter’s debut 10 years ago, and it’s well worth hearing, as are the rest of his dramatic, passionate songs, like “Maniacs,” and his intense performances.
The capacity crowd of Hawksley adorers at City Winery knew every word, and made numerous requests, which he was happy to indulge. And we were happy to spend a little time with him backstage, as captured in the photo below. (We’ll attribute the slight blurring to one too many glasses from the wine list.)
I’ve worked for Barbie. And for Joan Jett.
Now one brilliant item combines both: Mattel’s Joan Jett Ladies of the ’80s Doll.
There are also Cyndi Lauper and Debbie Harry dolls, but I didn’t just buy either one of those on Amazon. A tiny, perfect Joan, however, complete with red Chucks and white Gibson, will take a place of pride in my office soon.
I love rock ‘n’ roll!
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Quick update to Chris’s post about the Hennessy Artistry Series: a video clip of Common, The Roots and Q-Tip blending Bonita.
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I personally also loved hearing Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul with The Roots. “Back To Life” has always been a song I associate with good times, and Wednesday night at Terminal 5 sure was one.
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We kicked off 2012 with a pretty intense month of January, Shore Fire's most successful January on record, actually! So what better way to relax while still being productive than bringing the beauty salon to us? The kind ladies of our Brooklyn … continued
