Thursday, May 26, 2011

*Everyday Chatter

Take the Battle of the Boroughs (poster) poll. [Gothamist]

Last night's funeral for 35 Cooper Square. [BB] & [EVG]

The swizzle stick hunt continues. [MAD]

Skinheads recruiting in Greenpoint? [NYS]

Billy Leroy says, "No wonder the Bowery has become the flip-flop and Baby-stroller Mecca of the World." [EVG]

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  1. "artisanal" ice-cream. handmade? organic? what about the cows? any info? my quest for artisanal continues.

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  2. I don't want to open a big can of worms here,but a true skinhead is not racist.Most traditional skinheads listen to old ska,reggae,and soul,and I have skin friends and have met skins of all races,including Asian and African American.Sorry to get all serious on you!

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  3. Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream already has a brick and mortar store. It's off of Smith Street in Brooklyn (at Bergen). Manhattan plays catch up!

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  4. They also have a brick-and-mortar on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint, which I think was the first.

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  5. thanks for the corrections--i'll change it to first Manhattan shop. i guess it's another example of artisanal Brooklyn moving into Manhattan, a sort of interesting reverse gentrification?

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  6. Here here 79rigid. I'm Jewish and Puerto Rican and my buddies and I were proud skins (not racists) back in the day. In fact racist skins didn't last very long in those days...

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  7. Take the skinheads bowling, take them bowling! Sorry. So obvious. Groan.

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  8. I think the skinhead thing is a mixed bag. I grew up in England, & knew plenty of skinheads (some black or asian) who were not racist at all. And skinheads brought a ton of amazing ska & soul music into the mainstream. There was, however, a sub-section of skinhead culture that was hardcore fascist & affiliated with the National Front, etc. The film This is England reflects some of that. Don't know how that plays out in the U.S. but I imagine there may be similarities?

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