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Oct 20, 2015

Now Playing: The Black Panthers

For screenings around the country (including NYC now thru Oct 27), visit theblackpanthers.com.

Jul 3, 2015

Mar 23, 2015

Shot By: The NYPD (1939)


Circa 1939. Combo brass knuckles/gun/knife.

See & read about a treasure trove of 20th century NYPD photos soon to be made public.

Mar 13, 2015

Mar 10, 2015

No stranger to these pages, Jeremiah of Jeremiah's Vanishing New York, has started an undertaking of large proportions - a socially driven website to help restore some sanity to the collective culture of what New York City is these days. This is a cause that is most definitely close to my heart, and possibly yours as well. And its EASY to support!

The website can be found at saveNYC.nyc.

There's a Facebook group.

And any related tweets can be tagged with what else? #savenyc.

All contributions are welcome!

Need further convincing? Check out Jeremiah's recent op-ed piece as run in the New York Daily News!

"Apparently, New York’s been waiting for you Starbucks, Olive Garden and Applebee’s. And for you Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors.

Small businesses in New York City have no rights. You’ve been here 50 years and provide an important service? Tough luck — your space now belongs to Dunkin’ Donuts. You own a beloved, fourth-generation, century-old business? Get out — your landlord’s putting in a combination Chuck E. Cheese and Juicy Couture."

Nov 10, 2014

Just Because

Aug 24, 2014

Protesting with a mirror

Unfuck the World

Jan 7, 2014

Are you fucking kidding me? Is this really happening? Who is paying who, and how much?

From www.savenypl.org -

STOP THE CENTRAL LIBRARY PLAN

The Central Library Plan, at enormous cost to the city and its taxpayers, would irreparably damage the 42nd Street Research Library – one of the world's great reference libraries and a historic landmark. The New York Public Library administration plans to demolish the historic seven-story book stacks, install a circulating library in their stead, and displace 1.5 million books to central New Jersey. The new circulating library would be a reduced-size replacement for the Mid-Manhattan Library and SIBL (Science, Industry and Business Library), which would both be sold.

This plan was created through a closed process with no public input, and has been condemned by leading architecture critics such as Ada Louise Huxtable in the Wall Street Journal and Michael Kimmelman in the New York Times.

• It will cost $350 million (probably more), of which $150 million will come from New York City taxpayers.

• It will jam patrons into a new circulating library only one-third the size of the existing Mid-Manhattan Library and SIBL.

• It will threaten the 42nd Street Library’s role as one of the world’s great research libraries, and threaten the architectural integrity of the landmarked 42nd Street building.

• It does not take into consideration more efficient and less destructive alternatives, such as combining SIBL and the Mid-Manhattan into a rehabilitated and expanded building on the Mid-Manhattan site.

The NYPL administration allowed no opportunity for public participation or oversight when they formulated this plan. Despite the fact that the 42nd Street building is owned by the city and is one of our most iconic structures, the $150 million that the city has earmarked for the project was awarded without oversight by the City Council and with no public hearings. If alternatives have been considered they have never been disclosed, and no cost-benefit analysis or detailed budget has ever been presented.

The Committee to Save the NYPL calls for a halt to this plan until an independent agency can conduct a detailed cost analysis. This analysis should also evaluate the costs of renovating the Mid-Manhattan building. As Michael Kimmelman states in his scathing New York Times review of the CLP, "A new Mid-Manhattan branch should cost a fraction of gutting the stacks and could produce much better architecture.”

For more information or to join our email list, see www.savenypl.org

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Spread the word if you care about libraries & history!

Dec 31, 2013

Endless Art 2013: The Stupefaction obituary round up

Alvin Lee

Hugo Chavez

Bobby Rogers (the Miracles)

Stanley Snadowsky (The Bottom Line)

Richard Street (the Temptations)

Cleotha Staples (Staples Singers)

Magic Slim

Damon Harris (the Temptations)

Kevin Ayers

Tony Sheridan

Mark Kamins

Shadow Morton

Rick Huxley (Dave Clark Five)

Paul Tanner

Donald Byrd

Reg Presley (the Troggs)

Ed Koch

Patty Andrews

Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner (Ohio Players)

Steven Kramer

Stan Musial

Earl Weaver

Jimmy O'Neill (Shindig)

Claude Nobs

Lou Wilson (Mandrill)

Patti Page

Ray Price

Peter O'Toole

Colin Wilson

Joe Bihari (Modern Records)

Jim Hall

Nelson Mandela

Junior Murvin

Dick Dodd (the Standells)

Saul Leiter

Chico Hamilton

Todd Christensen

Lou Reed

Butch Warren

Noel Harrison

John "Gypie" Mayo (Dr. Feelgood)

Ronald Shannon Jackson

Bum Phillips

Gloria Lynne

Roland Janes

Phil Chevron (the Pogues)

Gates Brown

Jim Riecken

Ken Norton

Jackie Lomax

Prince Jazzbo

Murray Gershenz

David Frost

Sid Bernstein

Marian McPartland

Elmore Leonard

Cedar Walton

Haji

Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult)

Jon Brookes (The Charlatans)

Eydie Gorme

Jody Payne

Karen Black

Cowboy Jack Clement

Tim Wright (Pere Ubu, DNA)

George Duke

Art Donovan

Mick Farren

Maxwell's

Ronnie Cutrone

Walter De Maria

JJ Cale

Lewis Lymon

T-Model Ford

Peppi Marchello (the Good Rats)

Toshi Seeger

Jim Kelly

William Mysterious (the Rezillos)

Alan Myers (Devo)

Bobby Blue Bland

James Gandolfini

Chet Flippo

Slim Whitman

Darondo

Arturo Vega

Joey Covington (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)

Deacon Jones

Andreas Thein (Propaganda)

Jean Stapleton

Marvin Junior

Ed Shaughnessy

Clarence Burke Jr

Marhsall Lytle

Mulgrew Miller

Mack Emerman (founder of Criteria Studios)

Jean Bach

Trevor Bolder

Ray Manzarek (the Doors)

Taylor Mead

Cedric Brooks

Lonnie Turner (Steve Miller Band)

Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)

George Jones

Cordell “Boogie” Mosson RIP (Parliament Funkadelic)

Richie Havens

Christina Amphlett

Storm Thorgerson

Pat Summerall

Vince Montana Jr.

George Jackson

Jonathan Winters

Jimmy Dawkins

Annette Funicello

Les Blank

Margaret Thatcher

Andy Johns

Harry J

Roger Ebert

Robert Zildjian

Phil Ramone

Deke Richards (Motown)

Paul Williams (Crawdaddy Magazine)

Gordon Stoker (The Jordanaires)

Cyril Green aka Big Chief Ironhorse

Bobby Smith (the Spinners)

The Boston Phoenix

Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)

Peter Banks (Yes)

Bill Allen
Ronnie Biggs
Al Goldstein
Yusef Lateef
Paul Blair

Dec 5, 2013

Nelson Mandela RIP

Nelson Mandela - RIP

Sep 16, 2013

Forget de Blasio, vote Biafra

Via Hardcore Show Flyers

Aug 25, 2013

Movie of the Week: The Fog of War (2003)

Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. The documentary combines an interview with Mr. McNamara discussing some of the tragedies and glories of the 20th Century, archival footage, documents, and an original score by Philip Glass. Hat tip to Glen E. Friedman.