By Jack Silbert on October 16, 2015
A terrific nonprofit group I do a little volunteering for here in Hoboken is the Fund for a Better Waterfront. On Thursday, October 22, they will be celebrating their 25th anniversary, with a gala at the local Elks Club. I wrote a short preview of the event for hMAG.com.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged FBW, Fund for a Better Waterfront, hMAG, Hoboken, Hudson River, Ron Hine
By Jack Silbert on October 2, 2015
hMAG.com asked me to create a Joaquin-themed playlist, which I also annotated. Stay safe, everybody.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged hMAG, Hoboken, Hurricane Joaquin, Hurricane Sandy, Superstorm Sandy
By Jack Silbert on September 8, 2015
EPISODE #197: BENNY TUDINO’S in memory of Bari “Benny” Drishti The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Charlie Christian Jammers — “Waitin’ for Benny” Allo Darlin’ — “Europe” Otis Ball — “Slow Boat to Hoboken” Laura Marling — “Sophia” The Marys — “Mr. Woods” Louis Prima — “Angelina/Zooma Zooma” (medley) The Bouncing Souls — “The Pizza […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Allo Darlin', Amy Allison, Bari Drishti, Benny Drishti, Benny Tudino's, Bouncing Souls, Charlie Christian, Courtney Barnett, Gene D. Plumber, Hoboken, Laura Marling, Louis Prima, Macauley Culkin, Otis Ball, Personal & the Pizzas, pizza, Robyn Hitchcock, The Marys, The Pizza Underground, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on September 4, 2015
In March of 1994, my buddy Joe and I signed a lease on a Hoboken apartment. We went to a pizza place called Benny Tudino’s to celebrate, sitting at a booth in the back room. That became our regular table, and every Sunday night that both of us were in town, we’d be there splitting […]
Posted in personal history | Tagged Benny Drishti, Benny Tudino's, Hoboken, pizza, the single life
By Jack Silbert on July 22, 2015
Today on hMAG.com, I have an article about the redevelopment of the NJ Transit terminal and railyard in Hoboken. Specifically, I cover an alternate plan for this project drawn up by the nonprofit Fund for a Better Waterfront.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged Fund for a Better Waterfront, hMAG, Hoboken, NJ Transit
By Jack Silbert on July 14, 2015
EPISODE #189: GUITAR BAR WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT 2015 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Radiohead — “Anyone Can Play Guitar” Health & Happiness Show — “Tossed Like a Stone” Rare Books — “The Rub” Tim Foljahn — “River” Sly & the Family Stone — “Hoboken” Bob Dylan — “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” Katrina & the Waves […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bob Dylan, Buck Owens, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Flying Burrito Brothers, George Jones, Guitar Bar, Health & Happiness Show, Hoboken, James Mastro, Johnny Cash, Katrina & the Waves, Neil Young, popular music, Radiohead, Rare Books, Sly & the Family Stone, The Faces, Tim Foljahn, unpopular music, Velvet Underground
By Jack Silbert on May 2, 2015
Very excited to have a new independent bookstore in Hoboken. (Now I just have to write some books.) Here’s a short article I wrote for hMAG covering Little City Book’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged books, bookstores, hMAG, Hoboken, Little City Books
By Jack Silbert on April 27, 2015
Benny, left message on the machine about rolls and where to get them One-syllable edit. Dom’s Bakery Grand, 506 Grand St., Hoboken, NJ, 4/26/15
Posted in poems | Tagged found poetry, Hoboken, New Jersey
By Jack Silbert on April 6, 2015
On Saturday, I took a three-hour bus tour of historic sites in Hoboken connected to the Stevens family. For hMAG.com, I wrote about what I saw and took some photos.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged Colonel John Stevens, Edwin A. Stevens, hMAG, Hoboken, Martha Bayard Stevens, New Jersey
By Jack Silbert on March 3, 2015
I attended the police promotion ceremony at Hoboken’s City Hall today. Was proud to see my pizzeria pal Benny’s son Arbend make sergeant! Here is the quick recap I wrote, along with some photos I took, for hMAG.
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged Benny Tudino's, hMAG, Hoboken, New Jersey, police
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