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A chat with AL LEONG – martial artist & stuntman extraordinaire — Chiller Theatre
May 11th, 2012 by Mr. C
(Sifu Al Leong with an aerial attack using the Kwan Dao!) Al Leong is probably a name you have never heard of but a face that you have most definitely seen in action movies & TV. Sporting a very familiar & killer fu-manchu ‘stache, the long hair, the diminuitive muscular build with the lightning fast […]
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Freedy Johnston performed at the Hoboken Art and Music Festival
May 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
Freedy Johnston – born & raised in Kansas but rooted in Hoboken, NJ – performed at the Hoboken Art and Music Festival last Sunday! His ordinary look with subtle vocals always finds a way to paint the town with emotions through the use of his lyrics! Freedy was the (I stand corrected by Chocko – […]
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Montclair Film Festival – thank you!
May 7th, 2012 by Mr. C
– IT’S SUNDANCE. ONLY JERSIER. The 1st Annual Montclair Film Festival from May 1st-6th came and went just like the urban legend of the Jersey Devil but not without leaving a lasting impression, though. Due to scheduling conflicts, we were only able to attend four screenings including 3 documentaries: Lemon, Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. […]
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all roads lead to Silk City – New Jersey
May 6th, 2012 by Mr. C
(photos by mr c) Paterson also known as Silk City (silk production in 19th century) or the locals affectionately call it P-Town is home to Lou Costello, Lou Duva (boxing trainer-promoter), Rubin “Hurricane” Carter (Boxer), Uncle Floyd (Uncle Floyd Show), Tim Thomas (NBA Basketball player), Victor Cruz (NY Giants wide receiver), and EastSide High School’s […]
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Hole Lotta Love! Hole reunited at Public Assembly
April 23rd, 2012 by chocko
The after-party for the movie Hit So Hard took place at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NYC last week on the night of the 13th. We had no idea what to expect but the $5 admission with ticket stub sure was enough to get us to cross the river to Williamsburg, BK on a Friday night […]
Tags: brooklyn, courtney love, eric erlandson, hit so hard, hole, melissa auf der maur, patty schemel, public assembly, reunite
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Alphabet City – “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” – photos
April 19th, 2012 by Mr. C
A weekday gander around alphabet city led me onto some new and old graff pieces including the mural on Gil Scott-Heron on 12th & Avenue C and the mocking of The Fancy buff over Pinterest which The Fancy commisioned the Tats Cru to paint. The Fancy piece can be found on 2nd street by Avenue […]
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cherry blossoms and graffiti in brick city – NJ
April 18th, 2012 by Mr. C
After our recent expedition to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to take a peek at the cherry blossoms, I HAD to represent and pay homage to one of our nations largest collection of cherry blossom trees – a mere 4,300+ trees – I was told! And located where? Right in my homestate of NJ and only […]
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brooklyn botanical garden – photos
April 10th, 2012 by Mr. C
We spent a better part of Easter Sunday at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to soak in some nature to offset the concrete slabs with the hopes to catch some cherry blossoms in bloom but I think we were just a few days too early. According to this really neat map offered online by Brooklyn Botanical […]
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NJ Graffiti Mural Causes Uproar
April 9th, 2012 by chocko
A Trayvon Martin (a teenager shot and killed in Sanford, Florida) tribute mural recently completed in Elmwood Park, New Jersey features a hooded figure and graffiti. The mysterious man depicted with the hoodie is actually a a self-portrait of local artist, Joe Iurato who has been painting faceless, hooded figures for quite some time now. […]
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Lower East Chinese Side + DUMBO Brooklyn – photos
April 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
You can take my idaho potatoes, oranges, and bean sprouts but you cannot have my cart! – Chatham Square, Chinatown who needs polo on horseback – fuggetaboutit!! – Sarah D Roosevelt Park DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bride Overpass) – Brooklyn (all photos by mr c)
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Adventures of an Autograph Hound
April 7th, 2012 by chocko
Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel and Melissa Auf der Maur made an appearance at Barnes & Noble in Union Square to promote Eric’s new book titled “Letters To Kurt” on the death anniversary of his friend, Kurt Cobain. Eric read some of his emotional letters, which actually read like ‘stream of consciousness’ poetry. His former Hole […]
Tags: eric erlandson, jennifer hudson, melissa auf der maur, nicki minaj, overkill, patty schemel, ramones, signings, stephin meritt, tommy ramone
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Bowery Graffiti and Street Art
March 13th, 2012 by chocko
Chocko was hovering around the Bowery last week and noticed some changes in the scenery. It was a surprise to see the completed RETNA mural on the corner of Bowery and Houston Street. At first look, it appears to be ancient script or Hieroglyphics-meets-gang-graffiti in dripping red and blue paint. What does it all mean? […]
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