February 2016
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Meet a Punk-Rock Future Pastor
My tailor friend Yvonne suggested I talk to Jil Bucceroni, the parish administrator at St. John’s here in Hoboken. I’m really glad she did, as Jil is quite the cool character. Here’s my interview with her from the January/February issue of hMAG.
Movie Review: Where To Invade Next
4 stars out of 5 I know what it’s like, Michael Moore: Sometimes you just can’t win. This was his first movie in a long while to have some “mainstream buzz” behind it, and then on the opening weekend… a Polar Vortex hits the northeast. OK, no worries, I’d just catch it the next weekend. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/23/16
EPISODE #221: HELP The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Beatles — “Help!” The Apartments — “Help” Eli “Paperboy” Reed — “Help Me” Elvis Presley — “Help Me” Philip Glass — “Help Me” Joni Mitchell — “Help Me” The Animals — “Help Me Girl” The Beach Boys — “Help Me Rhonda” Liz Phair — “Help […]
Movie Review: Zoolander 2
3 stars out of 5 I think I liked the first Zoolander? Sorry, I can’t really remember; it was a long time ago. And I’m maybe confusing it in my head with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson’s version of Starsky & Hutch. But I have been a Stiller fan for a very long time, ever […]
Movie Review: 2016 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films
Hey, I like cartoons, who doesn’t? And then at some point you’re told, no, they’re not cartoons, they’re “animated shorts” and should be taken seriously. Stop smiling, kid! I caught Bambi vs. Godzilla very early on, on TV, but it didn’t register as a separate art form or anything. Was just a funny little cartoon. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/16/16
EPISODE #220: BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2016 (JAZZ) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Illinois Jacquet — “Jivin’ With Jack the Bellboy” Clifford Brown and Max Roach — “The Blues Walk” Eric Dolphy — “Hat and Beard” Ella Fitzgerald — “Undecided” Dinah Washington — “I Could Write a Book” Nina Simone — “Wild Is the Wind” […]
The $900 Plate of Ziti
I’d been having a hankering for ziti. Not just any ziti, mind you, but the ziti and ricotta with meatball at my regular Saturday lunch place, Piccolo’s. Except, ziti hasn’t been on the Saturday specials board this winter. The fellas behind the counter told me that Monday through Thursday, I could get ziti. I’m not […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/9/16
EPISODE #219: VALENTINE’S DAY 2016 (KISSING) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Unrest — “Make Out Club” Hefner — “Peppermint Taste” Allo Darlin’ — “Kiss Your Lips” Calvin Johnson — “Can We Kiss?” Beat Happening — “Let’s Kiss” Tom Waits — “Kiss Me” They Might Be Giants — “Kiss Me, Son of God” The Replacements […]
Movie Review: The Revenant
4 stars out of 5 For three weeks, I trudged through the snow, relying only on my wits. Would I emerge victorious, or was I merely delaying the inevitable? Finally — a broken man — I succumbed to my fate: I bought a ticket to The Revenant. Hey, you know what? It was really good! […]
Aquarium Playlist, 2/5/16
EPISODE #218: SUPER R.I.P. Live365.com The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] ABBA — “Super Trouper” Liz Phair — “Supernova” Boyracer — “Superhip” Wildhoney — “Super Stupid” R.E.M. — “Supernatural Superserious” Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos — “Superstar” Edwyn Collins — “Superstar Talking Blues” Stevie Wonder — “Superstition” Howlin’ Wolf — “I Ain’t Superstitious” James Brown […]
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