Saturday, December 20, 2003
Gadhafi-shopped
Is it just me, or does every picture of Moammer Gadhafi look like it's been Photoshopped? His head always looks like it's been pasted on where his neck should be, and then there's always a hand slapped on the frame in a position that's not quite natural.
Brooklyn Holiday Message
Exiting the Grand Army Plaza subway station a few days ago. My husband was handed this holiday poem from a guy who appeared to be none other than our borough president. Here's the text in full:
Should August's blackout be forgot
And never brought to mind.
When all the subways were kaput
And PC's went offline.
We schlepped across the Brooklyn Bridge
"Twas such a long, long haul.
But then we emptied out the fridge
And shared with one and all.
We showed them Brooklyn's best that night.
So stand up tall and shout it!
Big deal, my friend! So the lights went out.
This is Brooklyn ...
Fuhgeddaboudit!
Happy Holidays Brooklyn!
Borough President Marty Markowitz
RSS Newbie
OK, techies. I'm getting ready to figure out this RSS stuff. I assume I want to set up RSS for my PC at home as well as my Treo 600. Any suggestions?
Friday, December 19, 2003
Do the Funky Census
Even demographics can be fun when you give each group their own hip-sounding name. (Link via Howard Sherman.) My Park Slope nabe, for example is filled with the Bohemian Mix, Young Digerati, Urban Achievers, Money & Brains and Urban Elders. My old West Village digs were almost exactly the same except that American Dreams replaced the Urban Elders. However, my parents in Bakersfield, Calif. (where I grew up) are surrounded by Middleburg Managers, White Picket Fences, City Startups, Sunset City Blues and Boomtown Singles. USA Today also has an interesting little story about how the new labels are more important than things other than just race and income. Check your Zip code here.
Thursday, December 18, 2003
We'll Kick Your Ass T-Shirts
Now this is outstanding. The foolish sheriff's department in my hometown had a big official looking "We'll Kick Your Ass" logo made up and plastered on the side of their patrol cars. The cars never hit the streets, but the pictures did. And now -- the T-shirts are available from Cafe Press. You can even get it in a Christmas ornament!
Candy-Ads
OK, I totally don't get this. Daily Candy was sold for more than $3.5 million to media guy Bob Pittman (who apparently proved his genius at AOL and MTV,) according to the New York Post. (link via Jeff Jarvis.)
Daily Candy is a load of marketing crap. I used to subscribe to it - it's free - but soon got headaches reading the saccharine sweet goo that was clearly no more than re-written press releases. When I could take no more, I e-mailed the company and they e-mailed back acknowledging that some of the stuff they send are indeed paid promotions from advertisers. Just that their "advertorial" label isn't so clear. The text of that e-mail is here.
So read that e-mail, then read this quote in the Post from DailyCandy Chief Operating Officer Pete Sheinbaum: "People trust the integrity and opinion of DailyCandy."
Apparently DailyCandy already syndicates its material to the NY Sun. How does this happen? Flavorpill and Manhattan User's Guide do very similar things (sending out free daily or weekly guides on what's up in the city) yet without the whorish foundations of Daily Candy. Who in their right mind chooses Daily Candy?
For Those of You Already on the Naughty List
It's a very cruel snowglobe, after all. (via Fleece World.)
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Vino on Wheels
Fresh Direct has added wine to their offerings -- though most bottles look to be in the $13 range and there's not a terribly big selection.
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
More NYC Tunnels
Kevin Walsh from Forgotten New York sent a nice link to an article in Jinx magazine about the tunnels under the city. Jinx looks pretty wild. They're devoted to "urban adventure" and apparently do things like sneak onto the roof of the Pan Am building or the catwalk of the Queensboro bridge.
Saddam Sings Cheap Trick
Jeff Jarvis has a roundup of Saddam jokes from the late-night shows. My favorite was from Leno:
Reaction coming in from all over the world to Saddam Hussein’s capture. The British government praised the U.S. The Spanish government said it was a great day. And the French government praised Saddam for the way he surrendered. "We couldn't have done it so quickly ourselves."
Paid Archives Will Kick Your Ass
I find this hard to believe, but my hometown paper - The Bakersfield Californian - is now charging for access to its archives. Prices range from $2.95 for a single story (the same rate as a New York Times story) to $1,995 for a one-year pass with 1,000 stories.
I was at the site trying to find out about the goobers at the sheriff's department who printed up big official stickers that said "we'll kick you ass" and had them plastered on the side of a couple patrol cars. Apparently the vehicles never hit the streets, but pictures of them did. (Thanks to Jeff Kopito for alerting me to the story.)
Monday, December 15, 2003
Cheers
I wasn't going to link to this, but I keep going back to play it again. For some reason it's especially soothing on days like today when morons have been honking all day and car alarms have been ringing and the wind has been making the metal security grate at the accountant's office below my window slam every 8 seconds. (via Ken Layne and G.A. Cerny.)
Sunday, December 14, 2003
'Goddamn New York'
From the latest Nixon tapes, covering 1972:
"Goddamn New York," he says, adding that it is filled with "Jews and Catholics and blacks and Puerto Ricans." There is a "law of the jungle where some things don't survive," so, Mr. Nixon says: "Maybe New York shouldn't survive. Maybe it should go through a cycle of destruction."
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