Patricia Kennealy Morrison, former wife of Jim, writes in remembering Ratner's on 2nd, saying, "Ah, Ratner's...my husband and I were particularly partial to the strawberry shortcake and mile-high chocolate cream pie. We'd go there for dessert after dinner at the Second Avenue Deli. Though he only played the Fillmore East one weekend...he had this band called the Doors."
Remembering Bingo Gazingo, "the near-toothless underground performance sensation." [EVG]
Sexy legs and a very scary clown at Ray's 77th birthday. [NMNL] & [SG]
Roy weighs in on what he calls "Local Weirdo Screwed By Sex-Rape Hotel: A Modern New York Fable." [RS]
Revisiting Bohacks market in Queens. [Blah]
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a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
- Jeremiah Moss
- THE BOOK:
"We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York." --Sarah Jessica Parker
“Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and cheap pierogi.” --Vanity Fair
"a vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud." --Kirkus Reviews
THE BLOG:
"the go-to hub for those who lament New York's loss of character." --Crain's
"No one takes stock of New York's changes with the same mixture of snark, sorrow, poeticism, and lyric wit as Jeremiah Moss." --Village Voice, Best of NY
“Jeremiah Moss…is the defender of all the undistinguished hunks of masonry that lend the streets their rhythm.” --Justin Davidson, New York Magazine
"One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification." --The Atlantic, Citylab
"Hyperbolic and combative, tireless and passionate." --Salon
- "Thanks to Bloomberg, New Yorkers are expected to live longer..."
ReplyDeleteBut then, thanks to Bloomberg, why would we want to? For five more months of watching the crass aristocracy he represents devour the city?
- Crime scene: Since the AM box has a nasty knife wound, and the perp is usually close to the victim, I've got my eye on the Metro box (though it may be able to claim "temporary insanity" due to getting run over).
I'm in love with that picture.
ReplyDeleteIt's delicious.
It only seems longer...
ReplyDeleteCongrats Jeremiah--your blog is included in The Village Voice this week I Blog NY.
ReplyDeletethanks Melanie--i'm happy about that. will put up the link to the story tomorrow.
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