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November 21, 1776 – British Invasion/American Retreat at the New Bridge in River Edge at the Hackensack River
November 22nd, 2021 by Mr. C
We retraced the steps and witnessed the reenactment of the American Retreat of our Continental Army troops of the 3rd Regiment of N. Jersey on November 21, 1776 during these trying times of the British Invasion! We retraced the steps and witnessed the reenactment of the American Retreat of our Continental Army troops of the […]
Tags: 1776, american history, american retreat, british invasion, hackensack river, historic new bridge landing, new bridge, retreat to victory
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Retreat Weekend at Fort Lee, NJ – British Invasion of 1776
November 20th, 2021 by Mr. C
——————————————————————————————————————– This weekend was the 245th Commemoration of the British Invasion of New Jersey and the beginning of the Continental Army’s strategic “Retreat to Victory” in 1776 . The annual retreat weekend was again held at the Fort Lee Historic Park, part of the the Palisades Interstate Park in NJ. This retreat weekend in Fort […]
Tags: 1776, american history, american retreat, british invasion, fort lee
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Fanny: The Right to Rock at DOC NYC film festival
November 18th, 2021 by Mr. C
Fanny: The right to rock is an inspiring look at an unsung all female rock band from the late 60s who were not a household name but should of been. Fanny paved the path for the future of lady female rockers to come. They were the first all female rock band to release an LP […]
Tags: doc nyc film festival, documentary, fanny, fanny the band, music, rock and roll
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Biopic film on HK Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim Fong: ANITA (2021)
November 14th, 2021 by Mr. C
Anita Mui is one of the most celebrated figures & icons in Hong Kong. Her pride & passion in music is a straight by product of her environment, her fragrant city. Her rise to stardom is almost as intriguing and sad as her final goodbye. I was very curious about how this biopic of Anita […]
Tags: anita, anita mui, biopic, cantopop, hong kong, hong kong films, music
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USS Ling – World War II sub in Hackensack
November 6th, 2021 by Mr. C
—————————————————————————————————————– I was driving around town the other day to see what the status was on the historic WWII submarine – the USS Ling. The Ling has been docked on the Hackensack River in Hackensack since 1973 and remain opened as a Naval Museum. She was donated to the Submarine Memorial Association and petitioned for […]
Tags: hackensack, uss ling, wwii submarine
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Back to the grill again! – ONE ALL THE WAY – Jersey, Texas Weiners, & the Silk City!
November 1st, 2021 by Mr. C
When people discuss the heart & soul of NJ, the conversation will eventually teeter over to the topic of NJ style hot dogs otherwise known as the texas weiner and reminiscing about Paterson! One All The Way is a short film that packs a lot of punch. It compacts the passion of Jersey hot dogs […]
Tags: documentary, hot dogs, new jersey, one all the way, paterson
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American River at 2021 Montclair Film Festival
October 26th, 2021 by Mr. C
American River was a wonderful eye opening film that documented the journey of Mary Bruno & guide Carl Alderson on a 4 day, 80 mile kayak through the pristine humble beginning flow of pureness & serenity of the Passaic River in Mendham, NJ to the very end when the Passaic river erects to form a […]
Tags: documentary, mary bruno, passaic river
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Dionne Warwick : Don’t Make Me Over at 2021 Montclair Film Festival
October 25th, 2021 by Mr. C
————————————————————————————————————- Dionne Warwick finally got a spotlight shining down on her for her contributions to the music industry as well as recognition for her stellar humanitarian efforts in 1985 with her fight against AIDS lending her voice literally & sonically – recording her version of the song “That’s what friends are for” with a bunch […]
Tags: dionne warwick, documentary
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Summer Streets NYC 2021
August 14th, 2021 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————— It felt great finally to get out to an organized public outdoor event and experience some sort of normalcy. I have to admit I still feel skittish going out in the public especially in confined spaces with crowd gatherings but summer streets is not that! For those who have followed us for a little […]
Tags: Bicycle tour, summer streets
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burn baby burn! graff in Paterson & Hackensack
February 29th, 2020 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————- It’s been a minute since I’ve been to both of these locations in Hackensack & Paterson to soak in the latest burners from Jersey & NYC’s finest. Hell, as I look at our last updates from these graff meccas, I haven’t been to either since 2016. Whaaat!? As I do a little moonwalk and […]
Tags: burners, graffiti, hackensack, murals, new jersey, paterson graffiti, street art, wildstyle
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Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson
February 17th, 2020 by Mr. C
I’ve always admired the beautiful but ragged & dilapidated stadium that I see on the backdrop when I make my 2-3 times a year visit to the Great Falls in Paterson. This time I actually walked around the structure known as Hinchliffe Stadium and boy, if walls, ticket booths, and stadium seats can talk, I’m […]
Tags: eastside high school, hinchliffe stadium, larry doby, lou costello, negro leagues, new jersey, ny black yankees, ny cubans, paterson, silk city
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New York Chinese Cultural Center – Lunar New Year celebrations at Brookfield Place
February 2nd, 2020 by Mr. C
——————————————————————————————————————– A Lunar New Year celebration to welcome in the Year of the Rat was held on Saturday February 1st at Brookfield Place in the Winter Garden in collaboration with the New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) and Arts Brookfield. NYCCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Chinese culture, heritage, tradition, and pride for […]
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