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2011 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island U.S.A.
June 21st, 2011 by chocko
Last weekend marked the 29th Annual Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in Brooklyn. The parade on Surf Ave. and the Boardwalk is a tribute to the long forgotten Mardi Gras celebration which took place in Coney Island from 1903 to 1954. The parade of mermaids, pirates, freaks, antique cars and ocean creatures marks the beginning […]
Tags: beach, boardwalk, brooklyn, floats, mermaids, new york city, nyc, parades, pirates
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11th annual Egg Roll and Egg Cream Festival on the lower east side
June 13th, 2011 by Mr. C
The 11th annual egg roll and egg cream festival kicked off last sunday at the Eldridge Street Synagogue (Museum at Eldridge street) of lower manhattan! This is a special day set aside to celebrate Chinese & Jewish cultures as both ethnicities have lived, worked, & enjoyed each others company in this area where lower east […]
Tags: egg roll egg cream festival, eldridge street museum, eldridge street synagogue
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Big Apple BBQ Block Party at Madison Square Park!
June 12th, 2011 by Mr. C
The BBQ fiend team at Planet Chocko descended on the 9th annual Big Apple BBQ block party this past weekend! Top pitmasters from 18 restaurants brought their smoke, spice, & everything nice including their respective OINK’s, MOO’s, & CLUCK’s! We tried 6 different bbq plates out of the 18 in the lineup which included Ed […]
Tags: 2011, big apple bbq, bob gibson, ed mitchell, jim nicks, pappy
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Fiat Abarth 695!
April 20th, 2011 by Mr. C
Late 1960’s Fiat Abarth on mercer street by NYU on Record Store day! Steve Urkel posed as a model for a size perspective of the diminuitive 4 wheeler! Talk about a stylish urban assault vehicle!
Tags: fiat abarth 695
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John Leguizamo at Best Buy Union Square
March 27th, 2011 by Mr. C
John Leguizamo did an instore interview & CD signing at Best Buy Union Square with a host from urban latin radio to discuss his one man broadway act, “Ghetto Klown”. He was also there to promote his new music CD, JOHN LEGUIZAMO Ghetto Klown – MUSIC FROM MY HOOD which is a compilation of latin […]
Tags: best buy, broadway show, compilation CD, ghetto klown, john leguizamo
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olek’s crochet art: a tribute to banksy’s balloon girl
March 26th, 2011 by Mr. C
Outside of the christopher henry gallery building 127 Elizabeth Street
Tags: christopher henry gallery, crochet art, olek, street art
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hong kong-bangkok pics
February 27th, 2011 by Mr. C
Tags: bangkok, hong kong, photos
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EL DEBARGE – CD release & performance at J&R MUSIC
December 1st, 2010 by Mr. C
EL DEBARGE was live and direct at J&R’s Music world on November 30th for his CD release – in store performance to promote his new album, SECOND CHANCE! Some left EL for dead but, he seems to be back in better spirit than ever from battling his inner demons and run ins with johnny law. […]
Tags: all this love, debarge, el debarge, el debarge cd release, el debarge review, how can you love me, i like it, j&r, jandr, planet chocko, planet chocko zine, second chance
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Chiller Theatre Convention 2010
November 10th, 2010 by Mr. C
Tags: chiller theatre, hulk, toy model, wolverine
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The 5 DEADLY VENOMS & 1 bad ass MOFO with a FRO
November 7th, 2010 by Mr. C
Just wanted to share some cool posters that I’ve been stashing away in that tube for quite some time. I finally got some frames to unearth these bad boys! I was smiling from one end of my ‘chi-neez’ jeri curls to the other end of my fu-manchu because I’m able to finally display this beautiful […]
Tags: 5 deadly venoms, jim kelly, kfc, kung fu bob, kung fu cinema, robert obrien, the centipede, the lizard, the scorpion, the snake, the toad
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DAR WILLIAMS at Housing Works Bookstore-Cafe
October 18th, 2010 by Mr. C
DAR WILLIAMS took it back to her acoustic coffee house roots by playing a 5 song set *Free* at HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE-CAFE in Soho on Saturday 10/16! More importantly though, her appearance was about showing support for HOUSING WORKS & their mission to fight homelessness & battling AIDS/HIV in NYC. DAR was gracious enough to […]
Tags: dar williams, folk, housing works, iowa, the easy way
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KNITTING IS FOR PUSSIES exhibit by Polish artist: OLEK
October 17th, 2010 by Mr. C
I went to a really cool exhibit called KNITTING IS FOR PUSSIES at the Christopher Henry Gallery on Elizabeth St. on the outskirts of Chinatown/Little Italy. The Polish Artist OLEK was responsible for bombing a living space with YARN! Literally & figuratively! Even the rug & walls were adorned in yarn! I first caught wind […]
Tags: christopher henry gallery, east village, knitting is for pussies, new york city, olek, polish artist, yarn
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