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Meet My Cousin Vinny…every Italian has one! Meet My Cousin Vinny…every Italian has one!

How much more of a cliche’ is this?  My cousin Vinny! When I was a young kid running around tormenting my elders there was always a cousin that would save me from their wrath. Yes, it was my cousin Vinny.  We called him cousin Vincent. It was funny because there was a huge gap between the older cousins, Cousin Vincent, Nora and Ricky and the... [Read more of this post]

Wrestling with the “The Wrestler”… Wrestling with the “The Wrestler”…

I just got back from seeing “The Wrestler”, a movie that I was absolutely pumped to see.  I really couldn’t wait to see Mickey Rourke again in a film that could blast him back into the stratosphere.  Make no mistake Mickey Rourke is a great actor that can reach inside and rip your heart out with emotion, then punch you in th eface... [Read more of this post]

Giovanni Terzulli: The most famous waiter in New York’s Little Italy Giovanni Terzulli: The most famous waiter in New York’s Little Italy

My favorite place to go in the whole world is still New’s York’s Little Italy and my favorite restaurant when I get there is Florio’s Cigar Bar & Grille. Florio’s is located just off the corner of Grand and Mulberry Street, just across from Ferrara’s. The owner, Lawrence Amoruso (or son of the owner) is an awesome... [Read more of this post]

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Where I like to go

Father Sky-Mother Earth…A place to begin your Santa Fe Day Trip Father Sky-Mother Earth…A place to begin your Santa Fe Day Trip

As you know I know live in Albuquerque, NM which is just 45 minutes from Santa Fe.... 

Making Pizza in Rocco’s F@#ked Up World! Making Pizza in Rocco’s F@#ked Up World!

There’s been a pizzeria at 678 Shaler Boulevard in my hometown of Ridgefield,... 

Florio’s Cigar Bar & Grille in New York’s Little Italy Florio’s Cigar Bar & Grille in New York’s Little Italy

I get asked all the time…”what is my favorite place to go in New York”?... 

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The stupid things I see

AmericanForest.org has got to be the dumbest non-profit I’ve seen AmericanForest.org has got to be the dumbest non-profit I’ve seen

This is stupidity beyond the usual stupidity that I encounter. American Forest is... 

How Does Mozilla’s Firefox Browser go from being the greatest to the worst? How Does Mozilla’s Firefox Browser go from being the greatest to the worst?

It is becoming commonplace on the internet to have awesome applications or programs... 

The Worst Hosting Platform Known to Man…and the internet The Worst Hosting Platform Known to Man…and the internet

If you where wondering what the worst hosting platform was for installing a Word... 

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Other Stuff I Love (music, art galleries, comedy, and anything else that strikes me)

Bruce Springsteen’s “Working on a Dream”… I’m still a fan. Bruce Springsteen’s “Working on a Dream”… I’m still a fan.

Lucky Day I’m as giddy as an 8 year old girl with her new pony! I have been waiting with much anticipation for Bruce Springsteen’s new CD “Working on a Dream”  I pre-ordered it from iTunes and downloaded it last night. The music critics haven’t been kind to my New Jersey brother. Joel Slevin of the San Francisco Chronicle... [Read more of this post]

500 Miles to Memphis: I never knew Country Punk was a Genre 500 Miles to Memphis: I never knew Country Punk was a Genre

…until I heard 500 Miles to Memphis. A good friend of mine David Rhodes Brown who used to be with a group called “The Catalog Cowboys” and has been a mainstay on the Rock music scene for what seems to be eternity…(sorry David…but you are older than me) told me he was playing with a “new” band and that I should... [Read more of this post]

Tracey Walker: A musical style with Hodge Podge written all over it. Tracey Walker: A musical style with Hodge Podge written all over it.

The many awards Tracey has won doesn’t even come close to telling you who she is…although the list is mighty impressive: “Walker beat stiff competition and was named 1997 Best Singer/Songwriter and 2000 Best Folk Artist by the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards sponsored by Cincinnati CityBeat, the city’s leading weekly newspaper... [Read more of this post]

Kelly Richey: F@#k Women’s Lib… She Can Play Guitar! Kelly Richey: F@#k Women’s Lib… She Can Play Guitar!

There really isn’t much more that can be said about Kelly Richey that the music critics haven’t already said. “Stevie Ray Vaughn trapped in a woman’s body with Janis Joplin screaming to get out.” “With chops and agility that just seem to scale new heights every time out, she’s actually more Albert King than Bonnie Raitt and... [Read more of this post]

The Melismatics: The Definition of Power Pop The Melismatics: The Definition of Power Pop

I met this Minneapolis post-punk indie band with a pop sugar coating when that were playing at the 2004 Mid-Point Music Festival in Cincinnati. Mid-Point usually is about the second or third week of September and brings in about 180 or so bands, nearly half of them are local…the other half are bands that are begging to be it. For all the flaws... [Read more of this post]

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