Taken at Sam’s BBQ & Vegetarian.
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Montauk Club / Open House Weekend New York
Photos of Open House New York 2004 in Brooklyn: whatisee.org
JessicaSophia writes in the Prospect Heights Message Boards:
“The thread about Open House New York got me to thinking about Montauk Club. When my fiance and I were looking for a site for our wedding, we toured the Montauk Club and actually considered becoming members (partly so we could say haughtily, “You must dine with us at the club!”
“…is anyone here a member? Please dish! It seems like a cool concept to be part of a social club.”
Links:
Montauk Club Members? [Prospect Heights Message Boards]
Open House NY (Discussion)[Prospect Heights Message Boards]
Open House NY official site [ohny.org]
PS. What is Open House NY? daveb explains: “for those who don’t know, this weekend (Oct. 8-9) is Open House New York. I can vouch that the electrical plant tour at Pratt is freakin’ amazing. Here’s some close-up photos from last year: http://flickr.com/photos/davebgimp/tags/pratt/
How do you keep a German occupied?
1. Form alliance with Brighton Beach and then invade Greenpoint.
2. Invade Brighton Beach.
3. Form alliance with Bensonhurst and invade Staten Island.
4. Pull out of Staten Island, but occupy Bensonhurst.
5. Retreat to Bushwick.
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Forget Emergency Sublets – Check in at Hotel U-Haul
Taken at the Atlantic Ave. U-Haul. Thanks to Charles Star for sending this our way.
Link: How Did U-Haul That [Stay Free! Daily]
Marry Your Baby Daddy Day: The Aftermath
First, you completely missed Talk Like a Pirate Day. Now, you missed Marry Your Baby Daddy Day, Rev. Herbert Daughtry, officiating.
Lucky the Ghetto Poodle
Every well-kept, pillow-ornament poodle secretly wishes they could lead the life of Lucky the Ghetto Poodle – running around all scroungy and scruffy, business flapping in the breeze, hanging out in a dingy (former) laundromat on the corner of St. John’s and Underhill. Some time ago, Isa told me that that his name is Lucky.
Pictured: Lucky investigates another small creature in the neighborhood. Moments later, Lucky jumped into a green Jeep Cherokee and was whisked off to parts unknown.
Sugar coma for a good cause
Daily Heights announces a bake sale to benefit The Houston Food Bank.
The bake sale will take place on SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY in the schoolyard of PS9 on St. Marks between Vanderbilt and Underhill [Google Map], from noon until…we run out of cake.
There will be lots of choices: cupcakes, cookies, brownies, pie, scones, and some vegan and wheat-free offerings. Come by, make a donation, have a snack, meet the charming denizens of the messageboards.
If you want to help at the sale or drop off baked goods, please come comment in this thread.
Feel free to crosspost this information!
I Saw Your VW Window Get Smashed (Waverly Pl.)
fogchiller writes: “If you own the green vw bus that had the window smashed mon night on waverly ave, i saw the guy (kid?) do it. Two bangs with his left elbow was all it took…”
“I opened my front door and yelled, ‘WHAT THE F#%K ARE YA DOIN!?!’ He then ran off (up the street in my direction, so, like the tough urbanite that i am, I squealed like a little girl, slammed the door shut, and threw the deadbolt)…”
Read more: Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Message Boards
Rhodamine's Gas Siphoning Anecdote in NYT
I know we are supposed to be aloof about this, but rhodamine’s cautionary anecdote on gas siphoning in Prospect Heights just got written up in the New York Times [Link to story]:
“Two weeks ago, Peter Carroll, a resident of nearby Prospect Heights, had his gas siphoned twice in two days. ‘I was running on fumes,’ recalled Mr. Carroll, who originally warned fellow car owners about the problem on a neighborhood chat board, dailyheights.com.”
Kudos to reporter Steven Kurutz for attributing the anecdote to dailyheights.com! That’s the second time dailyheights.com has been mentioned in the New York Times in the last 30 days or so (the last mention was a write-up on the Mama Duke’s controversy that bubbled up here on the message boards and blog).
With New Orleans in Ruins, Condi Buys Shoes
Last Thursday on Gawker.com: “Just moments ago at the Ferragamo on 5th Avenue, Condoleeza Rice was seen spending several thousands of dollars on some nice, new shoes … A fellow shopper, unable to fathom the absurdity of Rice’s timing, went up to the Secretary and reportedly shouted, ‘How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!’ Never one to have her fashion choices questioned, Rice had security PHYSICALLY REMOVE the woman…”
Image source: Condoleeza Rice for President 2008