Jack Silbert
Movie Review: The Three Stooges
4 stars out of 5 Oh, how I loved the Three Stooges when I was a boy. Do kids today have any idea who they are? And assuming the answer is no, which is the last era of kid when a solid majority would be Stooge-aware? The last Stooges anything I can recall was the [...]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/17/12
EPISODE #20: REQUESTS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Ramones — Rockaway Beach [for Carli] Josef K — “Fun ‘n’ Frenzy” [for Ryan McGinness] The Jam — “That’s Entertainment” [for the Mapman] Blossom Toes — “I’ll Be Late for Tea” [for Theron] The Beatles — “Tomorrow Never Knows” [for Mike Gerber] Crowded House — [...]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/10/12
EPISODE #19: DUETS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Jesse Malin w/ Bruce Springsteen — “Broken Radio” Gram Parsons w/ Emmylou Harris — “Love Hurts” Loretta Lynn w/ Jack White — “Portland Oregon” Johnny Cash w/ June Carter Cash — “Jackson” Heavenly w/ Calvin Johnson — “C Is the Heavenly Option” Nick Cave w/ Kylie [...]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/3/12
EPISODE #18: ANIMALS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Kimberley Rew — “Animal Song” First Aid Kit — “The Lion’s Roar” Grant McLennan — “Black Mule” The Be Good Tanyas — “Littlest Birds” Stray Cats — “Stray Cat Strut” Buck Owens — “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” Beatles — “Piggies” Tiny Tim — [...]
Laura, My Love, Delegate From the Philippines
While you were exploring the mysteries of raging hormones, sneaking cigarettes and wine coolers, I was busy learning Robert’s Rules of Orders in the Model United Nations. It was an after-school club. We’d be assigned countries and bone up on their policies, using any research materials we could dig up in that pre-Internet world. (Facts [...]
Movie Review: Casa de mi Padre
2.5 stars out of 5 Thanks for ruining my birthday, Will Ferrell. Tuesday was my birthday, and on Tuesdays I can see movies for free at Clearview Cinemas, thanks to my Optimum Rewards card. Ah, but there was nothing of interest at my favorite Clearviews this Tuesday, so… I spent SEVEN DOLLARS for a matinee [...]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/27/12
EPISODE #17: JACK The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Kinks — “Jack the Idiot Dunce” Chet Atkins — “Ballin’ the Jack” The Smoke — “My Friend Jack” Bruce Springsteen — “Jack of all Trades” Elvis Costello — “Jack of all Parades” Laura Veirs — “Jack Can I Ride” Elvis Presley — “From a Jack [...]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/20/12
EPISODE #16: HAPPY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Housemartins — “Happy Hour” The Promise Ring — “Happy Hour” Rolling Stones — “Happy” Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins — “Happy” Clem Snide — “No One’s More Happy Than You” The Beat — “You Won’t Be Happy” Elvis Costello & the Attractions — “I Hope [...]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/13/12
EPISODE #15: ST. PATRICK’S DAY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Pogues — “The Sickbed of Cuchulainn” Elvis Costello — “No Action” Thin Lizzy — “Jailbreak” The Men of No Property — “The Bogside Man” Sinéad O’Connor — “Mandinka” Boomtown Rats — “I Don’t Like Mondays” Van Morrison — “Jackie Wilson Said” U2 — “Beautiful [...]
MLB Fan Cave 1, Silbert 0
I have warm feelings for the southeast corner of 4th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Tower Records held the spot for years, and I was sad when they went under in 2006. So I’ve kept an eye on the intersection ever since. There was some sort of art project there, and a satellite Toys R [...]
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