Month: May 2007
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At least this wasn’t our barbecue:
Although this was about 7 blocks away! Yonkers Barbecue Gets Violent YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A barbecue in a Yonkers neighborhood got out of control resulting in the arrest of four teenagers Saturday. Residents on Saratoga Avenue said it began with a gathering of between 50 and 75 people. They said some of the kids…
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The Grill that never arrived.
We had our memorial day barbecue on Saturday, and it was a lot of fun. Had about 14 people show up throughout the day, and here it is Tuesday and our larder is still full of leftover food. Weirdly, the grill that we bought from Amazon did not arrive on time, so on Friday night…
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Two Upcoming Performances In Brooklyn
I’ll be performing in Brooklyn twice in the next couple of weeks! At both of these gigs, I am not the only performer. I’m performing in the company of some of NY’s top performers and puppeteers. So make sure to come on out, and say Hello after the show! MONDAY, MAY 28 I’ll be performing…
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Tabletop Grill
We just bought a Toolbox grill from Amazon.com. I saw it first on a blog by Kevin Kelly called Cool Tools It looked like a good grill, and I trust Kevin (he is the former editor for Wired Magazine and The Whole Earth Review, both magazines that I used to subscribe to) So I got…
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Flea Circus Video
I’ve joined YouTube, and put my video up online of the flea circus (It’s actually a 2 minute piece about the show produced by a Philadelphia News station) But it shows off the show very well. For those of you who may not have seen the show yet, you can see the video on my…
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Neighbors and orthodoxy
While walking on Saturday morning with my tallis bag (the bag that holds my prayer shawl, that women in my congregation, as well as men, wear on Saturday mornings while in synagogue), I encountered two groups that made me feel uncomfortable holding the bag. The bag is very obvious to those that know what it…
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Get a free ride on the Yonkers Ferry!
This month, the Yonkers/Manhattan Ferry starts up. People have been talking about this idea for a long time, and it has finally come to fruition. To celebrate (and to pitch the service) they are offering free rides this month… This is from the article in LoHud(be warned, these articles don’t always stick around!) Amicone, New…