tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post6490332209867141555..comments2024-03-29T07:44:37.530-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: A Repeat Performance, until July 31Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43261655709559540442019-04-05T09:35:13.081-04:002019-04-05T09:35:13.081-04:00Yes the woman was Haitian, not Jamaican. You used ...Yes the woman was Haitian, not Jamaican. You used to drop off clothes here and she would either repair them for you or she would repair them and donate them to Haiti. The space has always been a place of connecting and supporting the global economy in some way. Volunteering for Beverly’s orphanage Ghar sita Mutu isn’t precisely how I met the team at A Repeat Performace over a decade ago. In 2008 Beverly and Sharon Jane offered me the store next to this one so that Bev could spend more time in Nepal with the children. This was an opportunity of a lifetime, to make a living as a sculptor of little objects in my favorite neighborhood in NYC was an absolute dream. We had a jewelry shop next to this place for almost 4 years until I decided to NoLIta, which was probably my biggest regret in life. These East Village landlords are probably the best old school New York landlords that one could ever imagine. If it weren’t for then I would have gone out of business just as quickly as I came in, since 2008 was a very tough year and one of the worst financial crisis of my time. They are good souls, just like Bev and Sharon Jane - and are doing all they can to keep artisans in the neighborhood. The landlords offered me this space and so I’ll be helping long time friend Sharon Jane transition into her new life. I will forever be grateful for the opportunity these two fabulous women gave me back in 2008, and am so happy to be returning to this warm community of which I consider Home. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-476081990677519522019-03-15T18:02:57.382-04:002019-03-15T18:02:57.382-04:00Memory may be fuzzy, but I seem to recall a Jamaic...Memory may be fuzzy, but I seem to recall a Jamaican woman had a used clothing/tailor shop in this spot in the early to mid 80s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3292136119955333512019-03-14T10:46:10.197-04:002019-03-14T10:46:10.197-04:00Well worth mentioning that the founder of this sto...Well worth mentioning that the founder of this store, Bev Bronson used the profits to support a nonprofit she founded in Nepal. "House with Heart (formerly Ghar Sita Mutu) is a charity that provides a home for abandoned children, an education center for impoverished women and children, and an outreach program for needy families in Kathmandu, Nepal.<br /><br />This non-profit NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) was founded by Beverly Bronson in 2001, when she found two children, Krishna and Babu aged five and two, huddled in front of a tin hut after being abandoned by their mother.<br /><br />Since that time, House with Heart (HwH) has built a facility that houses the children’s home and education center, and continues to expand its outreach every year. Construction of a new second house is nearly completed. The board of directors is now overseeing all House with Heart operations, and continuing the work of beloved Founder Beverly Bronson, who passed away in May of 2018.<br />http://www.housewithheart.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32659476321692544992019-03-14T08:54:21.774-04:002019-03-14T08:54:21.774-04:00Hate to but have to disagree with Giovanni. With d...Hate to but have to disagree with Giovanni. With digital technology I can selectively block phone calls (mom, for the 4th time today). With analog technology, I had to either disconnect the phone entirely or, in the good old days, wait for someone to steal the cable in order to sell the copper, which gave everybody onheHate to but have to disagree with Giovanni. With digital technology I can selectively block phone calls (mom, for the 4th time today). With analog technology, I had to either disconnect the phone entirely or, in the good old days, wait for someone to steal the cable in order to sell the copper, which gave everybody on the block a few days of blessed silence.<br />DrGeckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480708164024012673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-63601228669409882852019-03-13T18:14:20.496-04:002019-03-13T18:14:20.496-04:00Very sad. My latest purchase from here is a beauti...Very sad. My latest purchase from here is a beautiful green-glass necklace, a treasure. <br />I hate to say it, but it feels like Anon 11:49 is correct, "the heart of the east village is a faint slow beat at this point"...<br />So many businesses with soul close their doors. What comes next, if anything (!), lacks soul more often than not. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23536900847450675772019-03-13T14:23:23.502-04:002019-03-13T14:23:23.502-04:00Giovanni is right, old technology brought us more ...Giovanni is right, old technology brought us more relaxation and enjoyment than the nerve-wracking smart phone alerts and constant intrusion of social media and daily onlne culture wars. I just read that for the past couple of years, vinyl and CDs have been outselling digital music downloads, although total music sales are still just half of what they were 20 years ago. I’ll definitely have to stop by this favorite old store to pick up a piece of the past before it’s all gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37913127428341743702019-03-13T12:00:52.790-04:002019-03-13T12:00:52.790-04:00I always liked browsing (and buying) their old sho...I always liked browsing (and buying) their old shortwave radios, stereos, clocks, rotary phones, typewriters, record players, records and other remnants old technology that seem so quaint and comforting today. One day, when the history of whether the Analog or the Digital Age was superior in terms of providing humans with a sense of happiness, fulfillment and mental health, I’m pretty sure the Analog Age will be the winner.Giovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061991537085810824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43393286995297241412019-03-13T11:49:15.327-04:002019-03-13T11:49:15.327-04:00so many treasures bought there over many years... ...so many treasures bought there over many years... the heart of the east village is a faint slow beat at this point, soon nothing but bro bars, woohoo girls drunk brunch spots and chain storesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76406241791761388922019-03-13T09:33:20.716-04:002019-03-13T09:33:20.716-04:00this is like losing a friendthis is like losing a friendblue glassnoreply@blogger.com