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05 Feb 2009

Yoga for Broke-Asses

From the desk of Broke-Ass Stuart – Editor in Cheap     Yoga has never really been my thing.  Maybe it’s because the one time I tried it was at Funky Door Yoga where they crank the heat up to 105 degrees and the room ends up smelling like a mixture of feet

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05 Feb 2009

Mess around with million dollar interactive gadgets for FREE!

  I went to Sony Wonder Technology Lab (SWTL) at Madison Avenue and 56th street the other day with Adam, an 8th grader I was mentoring.  Scary right?  Don’t tell his mom I sleep on an air mattress in Harlem!  Enough about that, I should talk about the open heart

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04 Feb 2009

Stupid A/C and Free Concert Series at Pier 17

My new room’s shitty windows are horrible for drafts, which means that when my face un-numbed itself from last night’s free tequila tasting in LES, I woke up to some cold air. Then, the window unit A/C fell out the window when I tried air out the eau de cigarette

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02 Feb 2009

Mistaken Identity and Sexy Stories

I’ve always been pretty convinced that I’m the only Stuart Schuffman out there.  I mean, I’ve never done any research into the subject other than googling myself (Stuart you vain vain bastard!), but I figured Stuart isn’t a very common name and Schuffman is pretty rare.  Then yesterday I got a facebook

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30 Jan 2009

Free beer and wine tastings at The Church Key tonight!

  Tonight and tomorrow are the Grand Opening of The Church Key (1402 Grant @ Green) the second bar by Broken Record owner Jason King.  I’ve been lucky enough to drink there during its soft opening period, and let me tell you, it’s easily one of the best bars in North Beach.

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29 Jan 2009

Good advice on cheap beer and food

I received this great email yesterday from a reader named Benny: I just read your book and it was very helpful. I went to a bar called Grant & Green In SF in North Beach and they have a special for one dollar PBR Cans. It was a friday night but you might wanna

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28 Jan 2009

Boozing, Blogging and Cheap Beautification

My usual morning routine is: wake up between 8:30 and 9:30, flick between the History, Discovery, Comedy and Travel Channels for an hour or so and then get on the computer.  I’m always amazed that by that time, all the blogs I check have already been updated that day, and

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27 Jan 2009

Bar Worker’s Ball Tonight at El Rio!!

I was contacted by El Rio in San Francisco to be a judge at their 4th annual Bar Worker’s Bar, which is happening tonight from 9-2pm.  While it was vague as to what exactly I’ll be judging (I’m hoping for a booty clap contest), I figure there will at least be a

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