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10 Jun 2010

Free Event With Lots of Vinyl

My first record was a 45.  It was a hand me down from my older sister and it played the theme song to ‘œFlash Gordon.’  If you have ever listened to this song, you will remember that there is a break in the music when some of the ‘˜story’ is

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10 Jun 2010

5 New York City Novels You Should Read

“New York was his town and it always would be…”  I’ve always wanted to read that fictional novel by Isac Davis (Manhattan, Woody Allen, 1979), because you know what I can’t get enough of?  Talking and thinking about New York City.  Now’s the season (when it’s not blindingly hot and

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10 Jun 2010

The BAS Pub Crawl Itinerary: Support Your Local Tavern and Cheer Us On!

Well, if you were too deep into a bender to buy tickets to this Friday’s annual bar crawl, you can look upon the melee as a spectator sport as our own little pied piper and his trail of beer rats do our cannonball run through the hazy streets of San

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10 Jun 2010

The Paley Center for Media Celebrates the FIFA World Cup!

I kind of don’t get what all the fuss is over The World Cup.  I mean, it’s…soccer, right?  Soccer, guys. However even I am excited to learn that  the amazing Paley Center for Media will allow viewers to watch live feeds of the games FREE EVERYDAY.  Through partnerships with ESPN

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09 Jun 2010

Free Live Music at The Rumble SF

The Rumble SF is a monthly live music showcase from the people behind NoisePop and Treasure Island Music Festival. It’s been going on for a couple months now at a couple different venues in the city, (and it’s not just limited to SF, apparently) but this month I’m obligated to

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09 Jun 2010

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry Film Screenings TODAY and Thursday!

Do you like tattoos? How about Rum?  How about badass old guys who do tattoos and end up having a rum named after them after they die?  I thought so. Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry:  A Film About The Life and Times of American Tattoo Master Norman Collins Wednesday, June 9

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09 Jun 2010

The Joys and Tribulations of Landlords

Since we already covered ‘signs you need a new roommate‘, I figured I’d try my hand at the in’s and out’s of dealing with residential landlords. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve done my share of apartment hopping and have noticed certain red flags you should you be on the lookout

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09 Jun 2010

FREE Norah Jones Concert in Prospect Park

Last night, my friend saw a “Free Norah Jones” headline and thought, “What did Norah Jones do? Why does she need to get freed?” Then she realized that Norah had not been incarcerated, she’s just playing a free show in Prospect Park tonight. Her concert kicks off Celebrate Brooklyn, a

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