"Taxi Driver" & Disco Donuts: Jeremiah Moss remembers a vanished slice of Third Avenue.
Tim B. unearths an amazing clip from Brit music show The Tube wherein Joolz Holland explores mid-80's NYC nightlife (featuring Danceteria, The Roxy, CBGB and more).
Jill catches Judas Priest at Jones Beach and files a very metal report.
Everyone else is reporting this, so I guess I should too: Crusties are invading Williamsburg. Stay tuned for the inevitable Crusty/Hipster/Yuppie clash. I'm afraid I don't really have a dog in that race.
Oddball performance artist Thoth is arrested in Central Park for 'prayforming' in a 'quiet zone.'
Michael Jackson -- yes, him again -- spotted on the hood of some idiot's car.
Jack White abandons his candy-colored sartorial fixation in favor of black leather and semi-automatic weapons for what is swiftly becoming my favorite video EVER!
The shark I was talking about a couple of weeks back? Well, evidently, he's now dead.
And, apropos of absolutely nothing, a look back at the late, unlamented Plasmatics.....
All Hail the Plasmatics...one of the best ever.
Posted by: NYCDreamin | July 16, 2009 at 04:52 PM
The Plasmatics were truly the most memorable band I have ever seen. My mind is a sieve with very few specific memories of most things that happened before a couple of weeks ago, but them I remember clearly, even though for part of their set I was under the table where I hid to avoid being killed.
Recently there have been bus posters of Wendy Williams and they leave me feeling confused and upset because while they kind of share a body type, it's just not the Wendy I was hoping for.
Posted by: Jill | July 16, 2009 at 07:01 PM
that cinema treasures link for the variety reminded me of the dugout. is that bar still around? i have very vague memories of there from the early 2000's.
Posted by: Sybil | July 17, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Nah, the Dugout is also long gone, alas.
Posted by: Alex in NYC | July 17, 2009 at 01:41 PM