Hoboken
Movie Review: Chuck
3.5 stars out of 5 No, there isn’t a big-screen version of the old NBC spy-comedy that I never watched. Here, the titular Chuck refers to the real-life Chuck Wepner who maybe inspired the fictional Rocky Balboa. As I’ve lived in Hoboken, Wepner has been in my consciousness for over two decades. My initial exposure […]
Hallucination #1: Harry Connick Jr.
Memories of the first seven weeks of my lengthy hospitalization range from spotty to non-existent. However, a series of vivid hallucinations during this period — end of August to mid-October, 2016 — are crystal clear in my mind. It’s likely I was suffering from a condition known as “ICU psychosis,” though other factors are certainly […]
Fund for Better Waterfront Benefit Brunch Cruise
On Saturday morning, I joined the Hoboken grassroots organization Fund for a Better Waterfront for their first-ever benefit brunch cruise, along the Hudson River. Here’s my recap, and my photos, for hMAG.com. And yes, I’ll take full responsibility for the headline.
The Jubilee Center of Hoboken
I first learned of Hoboken’s the Jubilee Center in 2008, when one of Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah fundraiser shows at Maxwell’s raised money for the after-school program and summer camp for underprivileged children. All these years later, I was honored to write an article about the Jubilee Center for the March/April issue of hMAG.
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.
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 […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 12/8/15
EPISODE #210: FRANK SINATRA’S 100TH BIRTHDAY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Cake — “Frank Sinatra” Frank Sinatra — “Long Ago and Far Away” [V-Disc version] Dr. Dog — “100 Years” The Delevantes — “John Wayne Lives in Hoboken” Alterboys — “Frank Sinatra” Harry James & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra — “All or Nothing […]
Frank Sinatra Walking Tour in Hoboken
These brown bucks were made for walking, so that’s just what I did. In honor of Frank Sinatra’s upcoming 100th birthday, I took the Hoboken Historical Museum’s self-guided Sinatra walking tour. And, shockingly enough, I wrote up my humorous observations for the December issue of hMAG.
Jack Silbert, curator