Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
GUN CLUB AND DAY CARE
Guns, drugs, and toddlers don't usually go together.
But what's great about this report is the god-awful "special effect" at .30 seconds and the fantastic tag line.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
BRUCE WILLIS IN THE RIDGE?
UPDATE 3:10: They're shooting A COUPLE OF DICKS, with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan.They're shootin' one of them movin' picture shows here in the Ridge today. Right outside Food City at 75th and 3rd. People are talkin' that Bruce Willis is in it but I can't confirm that and I'm too lazy to walk across the street and ask. I'm too busy tryin' to find Craft Services.
Monday, June 1, 2009
REPUBLICANS CARE ABOUT YOU!
Last Saturday, President Obama and first lady Michelle flew to NYC to have dinner and attend the Broadway show Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.
The Republican National Committee had some choice words for the President:
"As President Obama prepares to wing into Manhattan's theater district on Air Force One to take in a Broadway show, GM is preparing to file bankruptcy and families across America continue to struggle to pay their bills," the GOP said. "Have a great Saturday evening -- even if you're not jetting off somewhere at taxpayer expense."
When misfortune strikes -
Friday, August 26, 2005- whether natural or man made –
GOV. KATHLEEN BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LOUISIANA
Saturday, August 27, 2005
GOV. HALEY BARBOUR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MISSISSIPPI
Monday, August 29, 2005- the Republican Party will respond swiftly.
7AM CDT — KATRINA MAKES LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
7:30 AM CDT — BUSH ADMINISTRATION NOTIFIED OF THE LEVEE BREACHA Republican President will battle adversity on the front line, not show disregard for those in need.
MORNING — BUSH SHARES BIRTHDAY CAKE PHOTO-OP WITH SEN. JOHN MCCAIN
8PM CDT — RUMSFELD ATTENDS SAN DIEGO PADRES BASEBALL GAME
Tuesday, August 30, 2005When hard times hit Americans, like hard times have hit GM employees, -
PRESIDENT BUSH PLAYS GUITAR WITH COUNTRY SINGER MARK WILLIS
Wednesday, August 31, 2005- no Republican will ever do anything frivolous like take in a Broadway show.
80,000 BELIEVED STRANDED IN NEW ORLEANS
3,000 STRANDED AT CONVENTION CENTER WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER
Wednesday, August 31, 2005So next election, remember what your President did -
7PM CDT — CONDOLEEZZA RICE TAKES IN A BROADWAY SHOW
Thursday, September 1, 2005- while you suffered.
7AM CDT — BUSH CLAIMS NO ONE EXPECTED LEVEES TO BREAK
Thursday, September 1, 2005It’s the Republican Party, no the Democratic Party, that cares about you!
CONDOLEEZZA RICE VISITS U.S. OPEN
CONDOLEEZZA RICE GOES SHOE SHOPPING
January 4th, 2006
NEW ORLEANS STILL NOT SAFE FOR DISPLACED
January 24th, 2006
WHITE HOUSE REFUSES TO COOPERATE WITH A SENATE INVESTIGATION OF KATRINA
January 31st, 2006
PRESIDENT BUSH DOES NOT MENTION KATRINA ONCE IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
BUSH “SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE”
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
MAN U, KEEPIN' IT CLASSY
You gotta love the Manchester United fans. Mighty Manchester United lost to Barcelona in the finals of the Champions League so some yahoo drove a mini-bus into a crowd celebrating Barcelona's victory and killed four people.
Keepin' it classy.
AMALGAMATED BANK
A new Amalgamated Bank is opening on 86th St, right next to the new Fabco Shoes.
Now cue the trumpets!!
Amalgamated Bank Selects Brooklyn Native
To Manage of its New Branch in Bay Ridge
To Manage of its New Branch in Bay Ridge
Brooklyn, New York (May 28, 2009) – Amalgamated Bank’s Rosemarie Gentiliaco has been named Vice President and Manager of the Bank’s newest branch at 426 86th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The branch is scheduled to open in June. Ms. Gentiliaco grew up and still resides in the Borough.
After achieving early success in banking, she returns to her neighborhood roots to run the new branch, which is Amalgamated’s third retail location in Brooklyn. Ms. Gentiliaco will transition from Amalgamated’s headquarters location at 275 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. She joined Amalgamated in February 2008 to manage that branch.
“Ms. Gentiliaco’s familiarity with Brooklyn as well as her banking expertise and hands-on approach to customer service, makes her a solid fit for our Bay Ridge branch,” said Kathleen Romagnano, Amalgamated’s Executive Vice President of Retail Banking.
Prior to joining Amalgamated, Ms. Gentiliaco served as Branch Manager at JPMorgan Chase Bank. She began at Chase in 2006, when it acquired the Bank of New York’s retail locations. She started with the Bank of New York as a Branch Manager in 2004.
Earlier in Ms. Gentiliaco’s career, she was employed by the Dime Savings Bank as an assistant branch manager in downtown Brooklyn. Later, she ran a branch in Williamsburg, and was actively involved in community and economic development projects.
Began her Banking Career While in College
Ms. Gentiliaco’s rise in banking started in 1990, when she worked as a part-time teller with Independence Savings Bank while still in college. After graduating, the bank recruited her for a management training program, which provided an overview of branch operations. She spent the next several years at Independence, where she worked at branches in Brooklyn and Queens.
Her professional associations include membership in the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce and the Los Sures Community Development Company Inc. Los Sures is a neighborhood-
based not-for-profit organization, which manages affordable housing programs and fostered economic development that helped transform Williamsburg.
Ms. Gentiliaco graduated from Brooklyn College, and she grew up in Brooklyn’s Gravesend and Bensonhurst neighborhoods. Currently, she lives in Bensonhurst with her family.
About Amalgamated Bank
Established in 1923 by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Amalgamated Bank continues the progressive traditions of its founders as the only 100 percent union-owned bank in the United States.
Chartered by New York State, Amalgamated Bank is an FDIC insured commercial bank with $4.5 billion in assets. The Bank has 19 branches including 13 in New York City as well as one branch in each of the following locations: Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Washington, D.C., and Pasadena, California. The Bank also has three retail branches in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, the Bank’s corporate banking divisions include Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate and Community Development. The Bank’s website is www.amalgamatedbank.com.
No word yet on when the bank will be christened by being robbed. Any bets?
Sunday, May 17, 2009
NORWEGIAN DAY PARADE
Today marks the 385th anniversary of the Bay Ridge Norwegian Day Parade. The parade is exactly like the Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade, except kilts are exchanged for Viking hats, making it much more difficult to walk.
The parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. on Fifth Avenue at 89th Street and proceeds north along Fifth Avenue to 67th Street, turning right to pass the reviewing stand on the south side of Leif Ericson Park.
The Bay Ridge Food Co-Op will be marching. They'll be dressed in traditional Norwegian clothes made out of gravlaks and Kjøttkaker.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
CAN A WHITE GUY BE AFRICAN-AMERICAN?
Paulo Serodio, a Mozambique native, is suing the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He claims he was harassed and then suspended from med school, after defining himself in class as “white, African, American.”
The question posed on CNN is Can a White Guy be African-American?
And here is an excerpt from my musical China - The Whole Enchilada. Life imitating art is a great thing.ERIC: I...I don’t know what we’re calling African-Americans.
BRAD: How about African-Americans?
PHILIP: Works for me.
BRAD: Works for me, too.
ERIC: It doesn’t work for me.
BRAD: You a racist?
ERIC: No.
BRAD: I think you are.
ERIC: I’m not-
PHILIP: Then what’s wrong with African-American?
ERIC: It’s presumptuous and jingoistic.
BRAD: Well anyone who’s anyone is using the term African-American.
PHILIP: Yeah, it’s all the rage. African-America is the new black.
ERIC: Okay, then what do you call a black guy from Canada?
PHILIP: Non-existent.
ERIC: No, no. Do you call him African-American or African-Canadian?
BRAD: African-American.
ERIC: But he’s Canadian.
BRAD: That’s not my fault.
ERIC: And you don’t see a problem with that?
BRAD: Nope.
ERIC: How about Egypt? Egypt’s in Africa. Do you call them African-Americans or Egyptians?
BRAD: That depends.
ERIC: On...?
BRAD: Whether they’re African-American or not!
ERIC: You’re not -- Okay, my uncle was born in South Africa.
BRAD: Your uncle is African-American?
ERIC: Yes.
BRAD: Wow. Who knew?
ERIC: But he’s white.
BRAD: An albino African-American?
PHILIP: Freaky, man. Is he all scary looking with red eyes like that guy in The DaVinci Code and he had that belt on his leg and he’d pull it and blood would come out of his leg like sploosh, but he was kind of hot and---
ERIC: No, he’s not an albino. He’s white. Caucasian.
BRAD: I thought you said he’s African-American.
ERIC: Yes.
BRAD: So which is it?
ERIC: Which what?
BRAD: Caucasian or Africa-American?
ERIC: Both. My uncle was born in Africa and he now lives in America. Therefore he’s African-American.
PHILIP: Is your sponsor here?
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