Dance Party at Lola Star with Sizzle Dizzle!
I spontaneously decided I must go to New Orleans to see Arcade Fire & the Preservation Hall Jazz band lead the memorial parade for David Bowie! Thrilled beyond belief!!!! ???????? Oh y’know… Just dancing through the streets of New Orleans in the front of the second line with the lead singer of one of my…
A huge part of everything I am today began here. In this pink boombox from the Sears catalog. My love affair with the music I love today began here. My roller disco daydreams. It was the turning point between the world I was born onto and what I am now.
It was 2006, right on the verge of summertime. The worlds of two born-and-raised NYC kids a boy who lived near Coney Island and a girl from Astoria, Queens unexpectedly collided on a skybridge at Hunter College. We were on opposite ends of the N train and would have never met if it…
Fulfill all your candy apple dreams at Williams Candy on Surf Ave! This classic candy shop has the best sweets to sugar coat any bad quarantine day! When zoom crashes and times are rough remember to escape and treat yourself! And theres no better place on earth to lavish yourself with sweets and wonders than Coney…
This is Shimmer’s reaction to the snow: It’s the perfect day for cooking up a giant batch of healthy vegeatable soup while listening to Depeche Mode’s Violator album on vinyl (or the YouTube link below) Recommended snow storm soup cooking soundtrack https://youtu.be/TeOocJHoc3A Ingredients 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 cups diced onion 2 large…
One of the NY Aquarium employees just gave me this work of art painted by Diego the Sea Lion! She said the sea lions LOVE to paint! They blow on the canvas to spread the colors & can hardly contain their enthusiasm when they see the colors spread! I can’t wait for the reopening of…