"If Ratner’s Nets Arena Complex plan is accepted for construction in Brooklyn, who will the architect supposedly be?" Go take the quiz.
HEADS UP: Adult Spelling Bee
Reminder: Adult Spelling Bee tomorrow night. For details, see this post from last week. PHOTO: Mr. Regina misspells "ophthalmology." (CREDIT: Jimmylegs)
Karaoke in Prospect Heights
You missed Karaoke the other night. Here, host Bill Carney (of Les Sans Culottes) works a modest crowd (thanks: bad weather). Go see the full report at noisefootprint: Golden words he will pour in your ear [photo: Heather]
[Adult Spelling Bee] AutoCorrect Can't Save You Now
Josh writes: "It occurs at Freddy’s on the last Wednesday of the month (next week, Jan. 26) at 8 pm. The
entrance fee is a dollar ($1) and it’s winner take all. We’ve done the bee
twice now, and had pots as big as 21 dollars, so you can win some SERIOUS
money. The winning word at the first bee was "eleemosynary" but that’s much harder than the words usually are."
ACTION PHOTO: Contestant Jonathan spells "abranchiate" while swerving to duck mic-wielding NPR reporter.
[Freddy's Bar & Backroom] Al Duvall with Banjo and Kazoo
This guy needs more publicity. He needs a manager, actually. He just finished his 4th album and is about to record his 5th. Check out this 40-second video clip (8.4MB). That is all.