By Jack Silbert on August 19, 2014
2 stars out of 5 I’ll admit it: I’m a storm-porn addict. Hurricane Irene on the Weather Channel? Ohhh that was good stuff. And Sandy? Well why watch when you can LIVE it—oh yessssssss!!! So, with no knowledge in my head about this film except that the word “storm” was in the title and it […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 10s movies, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, Superstorm, Superstorm Sandy
By Jack Silbert on October 29, 2013
EPISODE #100: HALLOWEEN Note: This playlist was originally intended to be episode #48 on October 30, 2012. But with the justified fear of losing power to Superstorm Sandy, I did a special storm-themed episode on October 29. And then promptly lost power for a full week. The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Dream Syndicate […]
Posted in internet radio playlists | Tagged Bobby Bare Jr., Dream Syndicate, Efrain Calderon, Halloween, Hurricane Sandy, John Wesley Harding, Lake, Lou Reed, Magnetic Fields, Megan Reilly, P.F. Sloan, Pop Will Eat Itself, R.I.P. Lou, Rare Books, Superstorm, Superstorm Sandy, The 10p Mixes, The Cramps, The Minus 5, The Misfits, They Might Be Giants, unpopular music
By Jack Silbert on October 28, 2013
It’s feeling a little weird here in Hoboken as the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches. Memories have certainly come—no pun intended—flooding back. Stories of heroism, community spirit, successful returns, permanent losses, and continuing challenges are all freshly in mind, if they weren’t there already. I’ve had the privilege of writing three articles for AOL […]
Posted in shameless self-promotion | Tagged AOL, Dana Spivak, famous for cheesesteaks, Frankenstorm, Hoboken, Maureen Thyne, New Jersey, Patleo Spaccavento, Piccolo's, sandwiches, Sharon See, Superstorm, Superstorm Sandy, Toyota Corolla
By Jack Silbert on November 9, 2012
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 […]
Posted in personal history | Tagged Amanda's, Benny Tudino's, Brett Bond, Fairfield Porter, FEMA, Four Houses, Frankenstorm, Hoboken, Hoboken Reporter, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, Liz Cho, National Guard, New Jersey, New York, Office of Emergency Management, Piccolo's, PSE&G, Saints Peter & Paul Church, Superstorm, Superstorm Sandy, TLC, volunteering, volunteers, Yankee Ferry
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