Labor Day weekend looms and Christian is finally home for more than 24 hours (@&*^%!) since mid-July. We plan to celebrate his presence by staying close to home and enjoying some of the sites our fair City has to offer. If you were visiting New York, what would you like to do? Some of our … More Vacation in My Own City
First stop: Nathan’s for the 2005 Nathan’s Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest where American, Sonya Thomas, set a new (American) record by eating 37 hot dogs and buns in twelve minutes. Despite her record setting efforts, she still only managed second place as four-time world champion Takeru Kobayashi of Japan managed to … More How I Spent My Summer Vacation – July 4th Edition
Holy moly, did I see the best baseball game ever yesterday! Unbelievable! Guest of my friend Liam, I hopped on the 7 and prayed for sunshine. Thunder & lightening seemed to want to spoil our fun, but eventually the rain let up and the game started an hour and a half later than scheduled. The … More Next Year Actually IS Now! The NY Mets Rule!
6:27 PM — I left my office at just in time to get caught in a thunderous, torrential rain. Most (smart) people were standing under shelters or in buildings. Not me. I was walking to the subway on to an open bar party at The Cellar hosted by the Onion. Neither rain nor snow not … More A Chronicle of Last Night’s Events and Then Some Ranting
You MUST go to Tribeca Cinemas and watch these films. Everyone there — and I mean everyone — was thoroughly impressed by the work of all these young directors. One film in particular, The Plunge, was a favorite amongst me and my guests. We were excited to meet and talk with the director, Todd Schulman, … More WOW!
Valentine’s Schmalentines! Sob Stories revels in the muck of love: broken hearts, creepy one-night stands, hookups and breakups. These comics have been around the block, and are here to kiss and tell! Join host Christian Finnegan and featured guests Jonathan Ames (author, Wake Up, Sir!), Andy Selsberg (The Onion), Rena Zager (NBC’s Late Friday) & … More Plugs and Stuff
The apartment is coming together, movers arrive Saturday and big news is breaking with Jest. No time to write about it, meanwhile, enjoy free tickets to a really neat show… You and a guest are invited to see: LAZER VAUDEVILLE at the John Houseman Theater 450 W. 42nd Street btwn 9th & 10th Ave. The … More Free Ticket Offer
Christian and I will see this every night. —Kambri Isn’t it lovely?
Me: I’m off to the Denist, sorry. Jack: That’s okay, I’m just happy to hear you’re getting drilled. I spent much of today in the dentist chair. I sat patiently listening to soothing classical music and staring out the window at the beautiful top of St. Patrick’s Cathedral and daydreamed about my new apartment. Yes, … More Gospel of Jack 2:1
Tonight marked the end of “Eating It” at Luna Lounge. The former moves to the Zipper (love that place!) and the latter gets demolished and turned into condos. But I can’t really think about that. We did it. We took the plunge. We signed a lease for a new apartment. No more turning back now. … More Last Dance, Last Chance
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