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FREE David Byrne Concert in Prospect Park

Updated: Jun 24, 2009 12:52
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This show demands a day’s notice because you probably already have brunch plans followed by remote control cars in the park for today.  Plus, it’s friggin David Byrne for free.  Somehow this concert for the Celebrate Brooklyn concert series isn’t a fundraiser and isn’t some no name band.  Oh, what’s that? They are charging $325 for a gala dinner before the show, but I can just come for the concert with a sandwich wrapped in foil? Excellent.

So yes, skip the gala, come to the show and watch David Byrne descend (from the heavens) to the Prospect Park bandshell for a brief visit and hopefully some sweet dancing and oversized suits like in the concert video “Stop Making Sense”.   The music will all be culled from his library of collaborations with Brian Eno (also pictured above), whose “By This River” is one of my favorite songs and an immediate reminder for Chris Farley’s Matt Foley character, who lives “in a van, down by the river”.  If you have an extra $325 you can attend the pre-show gala or give it to me to pay my rent.

When: Monday, June 8th @ 6:30 -9:45 pm

Where: Prospect Park (in the bandshell at 9th on the west side)

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150 Comments

  1. Veronica
    June 10, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    And finally Im not a homophobic person. If some dumbass wants to pretend to know me picturing me paying $60 bucks to get in a club she better duck and cover because a shit storm is about to hit. She made generalizations about me so I made some about her. I love my gays! I do and Im sorry if you were offended(but fuck stuart until he loses that 15-20 lbs he has put on). Im for gay marriage and I think you should be able to marry who ever you love. Im not black Im a minority and I would never belittle anyone based on sexual preference. But, I remember being in H.S. and they had a gay women come talk to us and she said Im a dyke! The teacher was like oh you mean lesbian and she said no Im a dyke. And my lesbian friends I have 4 identify themselves this way so in my experience its a description of the person’s look not necessary a derogatory comment.

  2. Veronica
    June 10, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    And again stuart you are what you eat so if youre straight youre more of a cunt than I am. If anything Im a dick or an asshole since I do feast on these on a regular basis

  3. June 10, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    crickets. I’m not on twitter but @Veronica
    silence.
    someone forgot their zanex today. =0

  4. Melissa
    June 10, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    Okay, okay… this is a bit off topic, but since everyone is venting I might as well too. I am a Les Clefs d’ors, and my clients have spanned from extremely wealthy, to royalty to new famous money and athletes etc. etc. Blah blah. So, most of the time, I have a certain temperament that only a person in my trade can have. I am quiet, discreet and I carry your pills. I know where you sleep. So think about that next time you are arrogant about whatever it is you have to be arrogant about.
    I have to say NOTHING, NOTHING compares to the absolute hideous statement (when a client comes to the hotel), “Well, in New York… this is how we do it.” Number one, I’m from California, and I don’t GIVE A FLYING FUCK how they do it in New York. There is nothing that makes me want to poison a client more, or at least give him or her a bad case of diarrhea, more than that statement. I love this Goddamn Website, and I love the freedoms that we have to be able to say whatever we want, because I have travelled the entire world, and some places do NOT have that luxury.
    So you have good food in New York, who the fuck cares? I’d still have my last meal be a fucking TJ Hotdog wrapped in bacon over NY Street Hot Dogs because you can buy those anywhere now. I live in a city that’s better than yours and I don’t have a license to be an asshole.
    But know this, with that “In New York we do it like this” attitude, there are people out there that have a burning rage inside them that might get you a little more something than you bargained for. But, no, you’re untouchable, you’re from New York… shit can’t happen in New York if you have a big mouth and a stupid accent and a Fendi Bag. I’m from Los Angeles, where you can get shot for less than that, and still have a fendi bag.
    Yes, yes, designer labels it’s all a matter of relevance. I think the point about that is that you have a 500 bag and you’re an asshole. Without a 500 dollar bag, you’re still an asshole.
    Veronica sounds like a tranny. Not that there is anything wrong that, but this particular tranny is an asshole. My Tranny friends read this and think YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE VERONICA.
    I type this now, because I release the anger I have felt for all the deluded, selfish New York assholes I have ever met as a concierge and as a human being. Hey it was either this or physical harm to someone, and I think this is a much nicer way to go. Go yankees.

  5. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:15 am

    @ Melissa ….. You sound like an fugly beyotch. Go fuck yourself. Or better yet get a hung guy to fuck you

  6. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:16 am

    Wow Ru-paul wanna be’s think Im an asshole. How will I ever be able to pick the pieces and go on?

  7. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:16 am

    Dont bring the Yankees into this you skank!

  8. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:17 am

    Go back to LA LA land dip shit. I think your’e turd. All of my rich friends read this and think you should vent by getting laid. Then you wouldnt give a fuck about my comments and would have a grin on that busted mug of yours

  9. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:19 am

    Fendi’s don’t cost 500 dollars. Try $3,000 dollars which really is small change to me. So shut the fuck up or at least do some research before pretending to know how much something costs.

  10. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:22 am

    Physical harm to someone? We all know you’d get your ass handed to you in a physical fight so dont pretend to be tough. Your’e a tranny too right??? Im sure you have an adams apple!

  11. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:23 am

    concierge??? Oh you wait on people like me.

  12. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:43 am

    Finally, Melissa from California I dont remeber Frank Sinatra singing about California? So fuck off this is the best city in the world! And please bring a bottle of Dom to my room the next time I stay at your hotel. I’ll tip you $500 bucks so you can get yourself something pretty to attract someone to fuck because you need to get laid pronto!

  13. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 6:44 am

    And you’d smile politely and kiss my pampered aerobized ass for it! Sorry I had to throw that line from Heathers in.

  14. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 7:35 am

    hehe love it! I fell asleep after my posting, didn’t think it would come up so quickly.

  15. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 7:41 am

    Oh and go to bagborrowsteal.com there is no excuse to carry a fake bag when it’s possible for someone who cannot afford one to rent it for a low fee. There I did something for poor fashion victims rocking knocked off bags which by the way violate copyright laws and screw designers out of their profits. Mother Theresa move over….

  16. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 7:42 am

    Fell asleep alone too huh melissa?

  17. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:02 am

    I still think you are an asshole tranny from new york. and i have never, ever had to kiss anyone’s ass only because, well, thats not how i roll man-lady!
    tranny’s or not. and 500 vs 3000 for a bag, who gives a shit? it’s just a metaphor for you being a dick. So your either a 500 asshole or a 3000 asshole. for a chick with a dick dontcha think that would be spent on finally just getting the operation you need? And yes, please, come to my hotel, oh no wait, you probably already have-

    People like you are only crazy and jerks because your parents are jerks, and most importantly, so daddy would notice you. I don’t think he’s even reading how brilliant you are right now. Sorrreeeee. ;( He’s probably busy shlepping some woman that isn’t your mother (because your mom is too busy getting laid by a real man too.) or he’s reading the Rob Report, while getting a blow job from another another rich lady who doesn’t want to pay attention to her kids either. They are doing anything, anything but take care of their own kids.

    It’s a shame too, you could have been an awesome human being… with feelings, and a conscience. But instead, your daddy created a monster. A monster who says mean things to people that try to help her get on with her day. A monster who makes no real mark on the world except some harsh words and some anthrax in the dirt he/she’s buried in from the botox in her ass and lips. Yes, instead you’re just an asshole taking up oxygen with a 5000 dollar bag, and a nice butt, and a soon-to-be vagina.

    and these “rich friends” we are talking about? No, no the dolls daddy sent you from a business trip aren’t your friends… (whispering) they aren’t real…

    Maybe you should call your dad today? get some closure on the issue.

    Ahhh now I feel better.
    BTW Betty and Veronica are classic tranny names. Haha

  18. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:07 am

    and frank sinatra is buried in california. hmmmmm. and he sang about ny and also sang” LA is my lady”

  19. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:10 am

    and no, i have quite a full house of love, and am a parent who loves my kids. Unfortunately for you, you didn’t have that growing up.

  20. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:20 am

    haha! and yes, I have a fake bag– these guys in Thailand stole the material from the Louis V factory and had an old line worker create exact replicas of the thing. A lot of my clients who have the real thing compliment me on my taste. I literally paid 2 bucks for it! Sorrryyy, Louis–

    but anyway, it’s not copyright laws thats for media.

    but anyway veronica, you acually sound passionate about something that isnt just you being a dickhead. you start with that! you fight for those bags!

  21. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:21 am

    crickets. anyway stuart, i fight for the poor everywhere too.

  22. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:35 am

    WOW SOMEONE ACTUALLY FUCKED YOU? Guess the kids are proof. Im so sorry to hear that some poor child has to deal with you on a regular basis. Im passionate about designers the people who make the bags. I would never buy anything that is knocked off. Wow supporting theft….a real stand up gal we got here. Melissa how do you fight for the poor again? I missed that piece

  23. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:38 am

    Melissa I suggust you go tend to the kids and stop posting. I guess you’ve got tons of stretch marks and its all gone to shit right? I didnt know post op transsexual could have kids

  24. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Melissa do me a favor and shut the fuck up!

  25. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:42 am

    I came from a loving home. Of course Im going to be a bitch to YOU because your’e an ASSHOLE. You think Im a dickhead. So I guess we wont be best friends. I’m sure some child stitched your fake louie together NICE MOM SUPPORT SWEAT SHOPS THAT HIRE 5 YEAR OLDS SO YOU CAN PAY TWO BUCKS FOR A KNOCKED OFF LOUIS VUITTON

  26. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:44 am

    Why dont you spend this time on I dont know….your kids? I’m sure your’e the type who still breast feeds her 8 year old

  27. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:45 am

    You have no taste Melissa. Anyone with taste would at least save for the real thing. They arent that expensive.

  28. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:45 am

    you ARE the masked bag avenger! yay! And I know the lady who made the bag oh masked designer bag avenger…and silly, do your research… the real designer companies are the ones that have sweatshops. Because the poor people steal all the stuff from the factories all the time. That’s why there are knockoffs. They just take back what ole louis doesnt take…

    Dear Dadddyyyyyyyyyy, I am making a mark in the world… I am an uninformed masked avenger… but I am an avenger none theless… won’t you love me NOWWWW???

    Love,
    Fred aka Veronica

  29. Joe Rice
    June 11, 2009 at 8:47 am

    If there’s one thing about the internet that never changes is the proliferation of angry 12 year old boys with little supervision who just can’t stop trying to eat billy goats gruff. Starve them and they go back to tearfully masturbating, whether they’re actually 12 year old boys or not.

  30. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:49 am

    So Melissa please fuck off before a child protective service agent is dispatched to your home. Spending all that time on the computer instead of tending to the children constitutes neglect. Not now honey…mommy is posting on broke ass stuart’s goddam website I’ll wipe your runny nose later. Bye butter face.

  31. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:52 am

    hehe i’m at work

  32. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:52 am

    tending to all these rich people from New York.

  33. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Wow, hope you get fired. Nice work ethic. Hopefully your employer has spy software..most do and you wont be tending to anything but unemployment checks

  34. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:55 am

    I dont have to work. Im independently wealthy. Get back to slacking off whore. Do you have like 3 baby daddies?

  35. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:55 am

    Sorry, you’re right, I should be pretending to give a damn about this lady’s car rental. In other news… I feel like I won this battle. I’ll see you again, somewhere my arch-nemesis deisgner bag having… until then… love your children or you they might just become…Fred aka Veronica!
    this is Super Concierge… signing off! =)

  36. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Silly, I can’t get fired. I’m the boss. =)

  37. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:57 am

    I see your a crucial valuable asset to your employer. You arent being paid to frequent websites are you? Again poor work ethic. I hope you end up with kids that live with you into their 30’s. That would be hysterical!

  38. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:58 am

    Everyone has a boss. Even the boss has a boss. Unless you own the place which you dont hence the fake Louis Vuitton. Dont worry darling keep doing what youre doing. It will bite you in the ass

  39. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 8:59 am

    I mean stretch marked laden ass

  40. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:02 am

    Melissa… go call hertz and get to work. I think I won the battle when you described that your duties include attending to guests car rentals…wow that sounds like complicated work. Did you go to Harvard to do that?

  41. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 9:12 am

    no, actually Pepperdine University.
    My colleague here is a Harvard Grad, sad really. His degree didnt get him a better job than I did. He is the most knowledgable person I know and can get anything for anyone.
    Oh! I was supposed to sign off! Silly me… and the car rental is for Symbolic, Hertz is later. It’s this dumb cougar who doesn’t know what a Ferrari can really do, and wants to drive it to Rodeo Drive. Ugh. Another fine example. Haha.

    Do you know what a les clefs d’Or does? Since, you are independently wealthy, aka trust fund baby…you should look it up. And know who is taking care of you.

    We can’t replace daddy, but we sure can try to help!

  42. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:16 am

    Oh shit go back to work! What the fuck bitch???

  43. Melissa
    June 11, 2009 at 9:17 am

    Orrrrr, I could be a 16 year old boy who masturbates to asshole tranny’s on the internet in my mom’s basement fantasizing about them in a spandex super hero costume. Or not.

  44. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:17 am

    All your tranny stuff was hysterical. But you kiss your kids with that flithy mouth?

  45. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:18 am

    the daddy issue stuff is so original! THanks Dr. Phil!!

  46. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:19 am

    But seriously get back to work. You cant be that important since you’ve been talking to me for well over an hour! I think you have a crush on me. No thanks Im not a lesbian but Im flattered

  47. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:20 am

    I think Im signing off since this beytoch will easily spend the whole day courting me!

  48. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:23 am

    Thanks for the laughs! You know you kiss ass all day long! That’s what you do. Pucker up bitch pucker up!

  49. Veronica
    June 11, 2009 at 9:28 am

    Did you call the older woman who wanted to rent the sports car a “dumb cougar” no I dont think so. You smiled and said I’ll get right on it. Hence, you kissed her rich ass. So drop the act. You are there to wait on guests and to answer to their every need. A glorified maid that’s what you are.

  50. Bobby
    June 11, 2009 at 9:34 am

    @ Melissa…..I dont know how you can get away with spending that much time dicking around at work. Im sure a higher up will catch on.