November 2012
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If I Win the $550 Million Powerball Jackpot
I will… —get my 1991 Corolla reupholstered. —buy the “special” sandwich next Wednesday at Fiore’s. —hire a car service, go into Manhattan, get $15 haircut at Astor Place. —tip Alberto the barber four dollars. —take out a student loan and repay it the same day. —I guess I need some new tube socks. —watch the […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 11/27/12
EPISODE #52: REAL PEOPLE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Bananarama — “Robert DeNiro’s Waiting” Karl Hendricks Rock Band — “Like John Travolta” Life in a Blender — “Sean Connery” White Town — “Hair Like Alain Delon” The Beach Boys — “Johnny Carson” Ben Vaughn Combo — “Jerry Lewis in France” Jonathan Richman — “When […]
DVD Review: Margaret
4 stars out of 5 I don’t know whether to include Margaret in my end-of-year list of best films, and there are a few reasons: 1) I saw this on video, not in the theater, and I generally only consider first-run films. 2) I have no idea what the official year of release is for […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 11/20/12
EPISODE #51: THANKSGIVING The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ray Davies — “Thanksgiving Day” Mary Gauthier — “Thanksgiving” Fairport Convention — “Now Be Thankful” Massive Attack — “Be Thankful For What You Got” Sly & the Family Stone — “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)” Talking Heads — “Thank You for Sending Me an […]
And This Time I Got Paid for Walking
Here is my first article for the Hudson Reporter newspapers, about a guided walk from Weehawken to Hoboken. I took the photographs also, and yes, even the corny headline is mine.
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition V
One of the insult-to-injury aspects of Superstorm Sandy was that I knew my DVR wasn’t recording anything while the power was out. Via Hulu and on-demand, I’ve been able to catch up on just about all my shows, but it became that much more obvious when I was struggling through a show that I don’t […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 11/13/12
EPISODE #50: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 3 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Question from Dave: I just this moment finished Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies. Is the second book in the epic trilogy going to be as good? Post-answer song: The Jasmine Minks — “Poppy White” Question from Jadine: Riddle me this… Stay here or […]
Hurricane in Hoboken: My Story
Sorry, I’d tell another disappointed visitor on the Hoboken House Tour, the Yankee Ferry wasn’t open today. It was Sunday morning, I was doing a volunteer shift for the Historical Museum, and the nearby house boat’s owners were too busy battening down the hatches before the coming storm. (I’d never used the term “batten down […]
Honest Abe’s Guide to Presidential Elections
Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Green Party members, independents, and everybody else can at least agree on one thing: This is the best book about presidential elections ever published anywhere! A sequel of sorts to this year’s Honest Abe’s Funny Money Book, I once again teamed up with the wonderful illustrator Jim Paillot. The book is available […]
Jack Silbert, curator