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Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 13 Oct 2018, 4:12pm
by 101Walterton
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 2:30pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:49pm
Wolter wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:38pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 11:54am
Wolter wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 11:05am
When I went to NY in the 90s with my playwriting class, a few of us went for a long ass walk through the city. The guys with me had no idea why I suddenly got stoked to see the Chelsea.
How many figured you were a Leonard Cohen fan? I say that given you were hanging around with writers.
One was a stoner hippie and the other didn’t seem to listen to music at all.
Good times for you! :hmm:
It is a really cool old building. I think the boarding house thing is finally over. I’m not sure what the status is now.
It is on my list of things to do I am determined to get into Sid’s old room although I understand it has since been demoted and changed quite a bit ( the building).

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 13 Oct 2018, 4:33pm
by BostonBeaneater
101Walterton wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:12pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 2:30pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:49pm
Wolter wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:38pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 11:54am


How many figured you were a Leonard Cohen fan? I say that given you were hanging around with writers.
One was a stoner hippie and the other didn’t seem to listen to music at all.
Good times for you! :hmm:
It is a really cool old building. I think the boarding house thing is finally over. I’m not sure what the status is now.
It is on my list of things to do I am determined to get into Sid’s old room although I understand it has since been demoted and changed quite a bit ( the building).
Wander around the West Village and wash into the Ear Inn. It’s a great lunch bar.

http://www.earinn.com

Image

Blow off Times Square and grab a drink at the Grand Central Oyster Bar instead. You get to check out the station and eat some oysters.

http://www.oysterbarny.com

Image

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 13 Oct 2018, 5:14pm
by 101Walterton
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:33pm
101Walterton wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:12pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 2:30pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:49pm
Wolter wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:38pm


One was a stoner hippie and the other didn’t seem to listen to music at all.
Good times for you! :hmm:
It is a really cool old building. I think the boarding house thing is finally over. I’m not sure what the status is now.
It is on my list of things to do I am determined to get into Sid’s old room although I understand it has since been demoted and changed quite a bit ( the building).
Wander around the West Village and wash into the Ear Inn. It’s a great lunch bar.

http://www.earinn.com

Image

Blow off Times Square and grab a drink at the Grand Central Oyster Bar instead. You get to check out the station and eat some oysters.

http://www.oysterbarny.com

Image
I like the look and taste of that oyster bar

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 13 Oct 2018, 10:35pm
by BostonBeaneater
101Walterton wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 5:14pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:33pm


Blow off Times Square and grab a drink at the Grand Central Oyster Bar instead. You get to check out the station and eat some oysters.

http://www.oysterbarny.com

Image
I like the look and taste of that oyster bar
It’s damn good. They do oyster and clam pan roasts finished with a fantastic saffron cream. They also make a proper cocktail. It’s in the basement of grand central which seem to be a thousand miles from the city above.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 15 Oct 2018, 2:53pm
by Dr. Medulla
… auto-tune was originally created as a means of interpreting underground sonic data to look for oil deposits and better understand earthquakes.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 15 Oct 2018, 3:27pm
by Silent Majority
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 2:53pm
… auto-tune was originally created as a means of interpreting underground sonic data to look for oil deposits and better understand earthquakes.
At least it went on to alienate me almost entirely from the charts.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 15 Oct 2018, 3:32pm
by Dr. Medulla
Silent Majority wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 3:27pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 2:53pm
… auto-tune was originally created as a means of interpreting underground sonic data to look for oil deposits and better understand earthquakes.
At least it went on to alienate me almost entirely from the charts.
Ha!

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 15 Oct 2018, 4:34pm
by BostonBeaneater
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 3:32pm
Silent Majority wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 3:27pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 2:53pm
… auto-tune was originally created as a means of interpreting underground sonic data to look for oil deposits and better understand earthquakes.
At least it went on to alienate me almost entirely from the charts.
Ha!
I think it's fading away. Tell me it's fading away.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 15 Oct 2018, 4:57pm
by matedog
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:33pm
101Walterton wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:12pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 2:30pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:49pm
Wolter wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:38pm


One was a stoner hippie and the other didn’t seem to listen to music at all.
Good times for you! :hmm:
It is a really cool old building. I think the boarding house thing is finally over. I’m not sure what the status is now.
It is on my list of things to do I am determined to get into Sid’s old room although I understand it has since been demoted and changed quite a bit ( the building).
Wander around the West Village and wash into the Ear Inn. It’s a great lunch bar.

http://www.earinn.com

http://midtownlunch.com/downtown-nyc/fi ... C01745.jpg

Blow off Times Square and grab a drink at the Grand Central Oyster Bar instead. You get to check out the station and eat some oysters.

http://www.oysterbarny.com

https://media.cntraveler.com/photos/53d ... eating.jpg
This is excellent advice. Every big town has their surprisingly alright tourist trap and their actual tourist trap. Times Square is NYC's godawful, miserable tourist trap.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 15 Oct 2018, 5:02pm
by Kory
matedog wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 4:57pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:33pm
101Walterton wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 4:12pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 2:30pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
13 Oct 2018, 1:49pm


Good times for you! :hmm:
It is a really cool old building. I think the boarding house thing is finally over. I’m not sure what the status is now.
It is on my list of things to do I am determined to get into Sid’s old room although I understand it has since been demoted and changed quite a bit ( the building).
Wander around the West Village and wash into the Ear Inn. It’s a great lunch bar.

http://www.earinn.com

http://midtownlunch.com/downtown-nyc/fi ... C01745.jpg

Blow off Times Square and grab a drink at the Grand Central Oyster Bar instead. You get to check out the station and eat some oysters.

http://www.oysterbarny.com

https://media.cntraveler.com/photos/53d ... eating.jpg
This is excellent advice. Every big town has their surprisingly alright tourist trap and their actual tourist trap. Times Square is NYC's godawful, miserable tourist trap.
It's cool at night, just hang out and don't buy anything.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 15 Oct 2018, 6:03pm
by revbob
BostonBeaneater wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 4:34pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 3:32pm
Silent Majority wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 3:27pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2018, 2:53pm
… auto-tune was originally created as a means of interpreting underground sonic data to look for oil deposits and better understand earthquakes.
At least it went on to alienate me almost entirely from the charts.
Ha!
I think it's fading away. Tell me it's fading away.
Fuck me I hope so, it gets me into Phil Collins territory.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 14 Nov 2018, 1:20pm
by Dr. Medulla
… Robert Clary—LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes—is still alive at 92 years old.

That show is really bizarre to consider, treating things like the SS so light-heartedly. Yet, there were five or six Jewish actors in the cast, including Clary, who was a camp survivor. Most played German soldiers, so it would seem like it was a form of therapy, but, yeesh, it can be jarring to watch the flippant tone.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 14 Nov 2018, 1:24pm
by Wolter
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Nov 2018, 1:20pm
… Robert Clary—LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes—is still alive at 92 years old.

That show is really bizarre to consider, treating things like the SS so light-heartedly. Yet, there were five or six Jewish actors in the cast, including Clary, who was a camp survivor. Most played German soldiers, so it would seem like it was a form of therapy, but, yeesh, it can be jarring to watch the flippant tone.
Yeah. It’s...so weird. I knew it was weird even seeing reruns as a kid, but it only gets weirder as time goes on.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 14 Nov 2018, 5:58pm
by JoseUnidos
Wolter wrote:
14 Nov 2018, 1:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Nov 2018, 1:20pm
… Robert Clary—LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes—is still alive at 92 years old.

That show is really bizarre to consider, treating things like the SS so light-heartedly. Yet, there were five or six Jewish actors in the cast, including Clary, who was a camp survivor. Most played German soldiers, so it would seem like it was a form of therapy, but, yeesh, it can be jarring to watch the flippant tone.
Yeah. It’s...so weird. I knew it was weird even seeing reruns as a kid, but it only gets weirder as time goes on.
It's like if 3 years from now CBS does a sitcom about 9/11.

Re: Today I learned …

Posted: 14 Nov 2018, 6:24pm
by Dr. Medulla
JoseUnidos wrote:
14 Nov 2018, 5:58pm
Wolter wrote:
14 Nov 2018, 1:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Nov 2018, 1:20pm
… Robert Clary—LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes—is still alive at 92 years old.

That show is really bizarre to consider, treating things like the SS so light-heartedly. Yet, there were five or six Jewish actors in the cast, including Clary, who was a camp survivor. Most played German soldiers, so it would seem like it was a form of therapy, but, yeesh, it can be jarring to watch the flippant tone.
Yeah. It’s...so weird. I knew it was weird even seeing reruns as a kid, but it only gets weirder as time goes on.
It's like if 3 years from now CBS does a sitcom about 9/11.
Hear me out—Hogan's Heroes but set in Guantanamo Bay. We'll have to finesse things a bit to make the American jailers the heroes and the prisoners the boobish villains, but whatever, details details. Maybe get Rob Schneider to star and then talk Kevin Spacey into making it his comeback vehicle. It can replace Big Bang Theory on the schedule.