Luna Park “Test Run”
May 28, 2010 by Bald Punk
Filed under Everything Else
(Luna Park - sign test) I’m very excited about this little park. I’d love to see Coney Island become a hot spot once again. This is a start in the right direction. Condos were the alternative. One of my earliest memories as a kid of Coney Island is driving along Surf Ave and checking out the [...]
Brooklyn-based band MGMT – “Kids” Live
May 21, 2010 by Bald Punk
Filed under Everything Else, Music
(MGMT live at Leeds & Reading Festival – “Kids”) MGMT is one of my favorite new bands of the past few years. The music video below for “Kids” has close to 30 million hits on YouTube. So I guess I’m not alone… (MGMT – “Kids” music video) (MGMT – Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, L-R) Here [...]
Smith Street in Carroll Gardens
(Photos by Joe) The last post in STORIES titled Nowhere To Run, took place on Smith Street. So I decided to put up some photos from “the scene of the cime.” A few photos are from a tree-lined Sackett Street, which is also in the story. I’m pretty sure this area is Carroll Gardens. Here are my STORIES and PHOTOS
Artist Scott LoBaido
May 16, 2010 by Bald Punk
Filed under Everything Else
I was going to stick the two pictures here in a post of Smith Street photos, but decided Scott LoBaido needed a post all to himself. I’ve seen Scott’s artwork all over NYC. He’s done some really fantastic stuff. <<Click here to visit Scott’s website>> (Smith Street mural by Scott LoBaido – Photos by Joe) Here [...]
Nowhere To Run
May 15, 2010 by Bald Punk
Filed under Fiction, Ghosts, Secrets of NYC, Stories
(Smith Street – Photos by Joe) Since I had witnessed Benny, “the cigar store Indian” kill a vampire last week behind the Lower East Side Pathmark, I have been tormented by a whispering voice. The first instance came moments after the cigar store Indian impaled the vampire whose name was Robert. The words came from a creature who seemed to arrive just before the death blow. Encased by [...]
Various Coney Island Photos
(Photos by Joe) These are some pretty blah photos, but very telling all the same. Related posts: Episode Six – May 2009 (Coney Magic) Ghost Breath of Coney Island Photos: Seagulls of Coney Island Seagulls of Riis Park Coney Island Parachute Jump New Luna Park Construction & Cyclone Photos Coney Island Photos Coney Island Polar [...]
The National – “Blood Buzz Ohio”
May 12, 2010 by Bald Punk
Filed under Everything Else, Music, Video
Brooklyn band the National has just released a new cd titled High Violet. It’s their fifth cd. The above song “Blood Buzz Ohio” is the one on YouTube getting the most air play so far. I have their last cd, Boxer, and will probably pick this one up, too. (The National – “High Violet” cd cover) [...]
McCarren Park in Greenpoint
(Photos by Joe) McCarren Park is huge. This is one small section next to the Automotive High School. Related posts: Williamsburg Brooklyn St Anthony of Padua in Greenpoint Northside Williamsburg Waterfront GREENPOINT Old American Theatre in Greenpoint Here are my STORIES and PHOTOS
Seagulls of Coney Island
(Photos by Joe) I wish I had a recording of these birds. It sounded like they were in a frenzy. Related posts: Seagulls of Riis Park Coney Island Parachute Jump New Luna Park Construction & Cyclone Photos Coney Island Photos Coney Island Polar Bears – 1-1-09 Episode Six – May 2009 (Coney Magic) Ghost Breath of [...]
Coney Island Parachute Jump
(Photos by Joe) Here are a few photos of the Coney Island Parachute Jump. None were from the boardwalk, because the sun was too bright. There’s also a few of MCU Park, formerly Keyspan Park, where the Brooklyn Cyclones play. They are the Mets’ Single A club. There are also two pics of Abe Stark Ice Skating Rink. My high school [...]