I went to three high schools. In order: 1. Caroline Kennedy; 2. her dad JFK (and his brother); 3. Margaret Mead

Led Zeppelin at MSG, 1977 Talking Heads at NYU's Loeb Student Center, 1977 Public Enemy at the Apollo, 1991 LCD Soundsystem at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 2010 The National at BAM, 2010

I saw The Omen in theatres when I was 13 and Gregorian chants freaked me out for years

I’ve ordered food delivery only a handful of times in my entire life, and never once in the last maybe 20 years or more.

artists/bands with the most records in my collection: Talking Heads (10) Rolling Stones (9) Neil Young (8) Led Zeppelin (8) R.E.M. (7) Brian Eno (7) Bob Dylan (7) Steely Dan (7) Feelies and adjacent (7) Elton John (6) The Clash (5) Stevie Wonder (5) Pet Shop Boys (5)

Bud Man stickers, some sort of black light trippy thing, and this

Chaos Walking and I can't even remember what that was BUT I definitely remember how great it felt and that people looked at their phones 🙄 gothamist.com/arts-enterta...

Stood next to Keanu Reeves in the crowd at Superchunk, CBGBs, 1993, and made him laugh when I shouted something dumb (requested a Pavement song)

In my 20s (the 1980s-early 90s) I re-read James Ellroy's LA trilogy/quartet/quintet (Black Dahlia/Big Nowhere/LA Confidential/White Jazz/American Tabloid) every couple of years. Not sure how they hold up, but these are all deeply cynical books

Not technically an "opener" by Car Seat Headrest killing it at like 2:00 in the afternoon at Gov Ball 2017

Rolling Stones JFK Stadium 1978: 90,000 people, took way too much speedy acid, 16 years old, basically terrifying on the field so we found seats way up top and the sound was so bad you couldn’t even tell what song they were playing. I was a HUGE fan then, too, and it’s the only time I ever saw them

Double scoop of Shade and Basic B at Ice and Vice

Age yourself with a movie you saw as a kid in the theater.

Kind of a Gladihater tbh but also what the fuck is that Robbie Williams monkey movie?????????

artists seen live by letter Arcade Fire B52s Clash Devo ELP Feelies Glass Animals Haim Interpol Janet Jackson Kinks Led Zeppelin Major Lazer National 100 Gecs Public Enemy Q-Tip Chappell Roan Sonic Youth Talking Heads U.S. Girls Village People Walkmen xx Yeah Yeah Yeahs Frank Zappa

On the day I was born the President had seven months left to live

Gretas got robbed

Two teenagers on the 6 train talking about smoking weed through an apple, and then eating the apple, like they invented the whole concept :)

Everything I know about Ancient Rome has been gleaned from the perspective of Asterix and Obelix

How the fuck do you say walk with a silent L? Wok? Wack?

Scenes from the jubilant, dawn-to-dusk Carnival in Crown Heights today, J’Ouvert in the morning, West Indian Day Parade in the afternoon, shot for Brooklyn Magazine

This woman brought her snake Medusa to both days of Afropunk. For a long time on Sunday afternoon Medusa was coiled contentedly on her head.

My opinion is that you should go see all the free qualifying rounds of tennis going on through Friday at the US Open because these players are crazy good and it’s also fun and cute how nervous the ball persons are out there…

Greetings from the Mineola LIRR station

When we were little, in the early 1970s, my mom drove the three of us to Vermont for this, spent the night in the "way back" of our Volvo, and all my life I've joked about how austere the bread was. There was also a nasty burr fight amongst the kids back then, but I guess that's not a tradition.

Guys waiting for sandwiches

Incredible

"Next time take the train, asshole" https://hellgatenyc.com/david-simon-got-a-speeding-ticket-in-nyc

Couple of random unpubbed shots from yesterday's Hip Hop 50 Block Party on Fulton yesterday, see the rest on BK Mag https://www.bkmag.com/2023/08/06/brooklyn-celebrated-hip-hops-50th-with-a-huge-free-block-party-in-clinton-hill/

SPOILER MAYBE I really liked Oppenheimer (though not as much as Barbie) BUT the drama in the third act was so low stakes (oooooh Commerce Secy!) that I kept thinking why is this movie still going?? Cool kicker though. Anyway, fun weekend at the movies!

We had a blast at Barbie last night, totally loved it, I'm seeing Oppenheimer tomorrow night, and I think it's really rad to have this whole Barbenheimer thing going on, like just something dumb and fun and harmless to talk about and participate in for minute in the middle of summer.

"Outdoor dining," June 2020

Do you plan on being really high in Ditmas Park anytime soon? Oh man do I have a good place for you to eat: Fatima’s Grill, starring 80 menu items all of which are like Hot Cheeto Shawarma Burrito. All the info’s at https://www.bkmag.com

Just remembered the blog in the mis aughts called Horse Hater and he sold shirts with a picture of a horseshoe that said NICE SHOES ASSHOLE wish I had bought one of those

If it were up to me we’d be eating noodles and sweet juicy pumpkin puffs by the ancient glacier rock formation in LIC. Or subscribe to @hellgateny.bsky.social and check out the excellent new Sofun on your own, I won’t be sad

Buying concert tickets makes me so anxious

Nothing against Muna but 100 Gecs at the Garden would have been lit

Why does everyone whisper in circa 1800 France though

Soul Summit is the best party of the summer https://www.bkmag.com/2023/07/10/scenes-from-sundays-joyful-soul-summit-dance-party-in-fort-greene-park/

Still plenty of time but its going to be tough to beat Emma Cline’s The Guest as Beach Book of the Summer

Reskeet with a banger pic of you

Oh hell yeah Salty Lunch Lady opened her Luncheonette in Ridgewood and the sandwiches and pastries are so fucking rad check it on @hellgateny.bsky.social now or miss out and be sad https://hellgatenyc.com/salty-lunch-lady-dria-atencio-killer-sandwiches-cakes-ridgewood

There are soooo many great things to eat in Brooklyn this summer, and eleven of them are listed here (ask me about the other 34) https://www.bkmag.com/2023/07/06/eleven-dishes-to-eat-in-brooklyn-this-summer/

Me after eating one Nathan’s Famous

24 years clean and sober today, grateful beyond measure for this amazing life I have and all the people in it

My brother showed up in Cookie Monster Vans tonight