Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Last night at Life Cafe, perhaps

Michael Sean Edwards was at the Life Cafe Sunday night, when it closed "until further notice."

Here are a few scenes from the evening...




Owner Kathy Kirkpatrick saying goodbye to a longtime regular Patrick McDonald ...


Council member Rosie Mendez stops by to say goodbye...


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7 comments:

  1. ShawnSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    That guy in the black glasses, with the hat pictured with Kathy?

    I think he's in the Bill Cunningham documentary.

    That's him. Yellow suit.

    http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/billcunninghamnewyork/

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  2. MelanieSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Life Cafe was a cool place. One of the first to do tofu scramble. My brother and I would share the giant salad. Hung out drinking margaritas there in the 80's. Hope you rise again Life Cafe. Will miss you.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I always had the WORST service there even when it was slow. I even hosted an event there and the Kathy and Jon decided to stop holding it and did not inform me until tht night after all the preparation I did. Sleazy!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Nice that Mendez stopped in to say goodbye. I never see her show up at anything until it's too late. Seriously, does anyone have an example where Rosie has actually done something good to help the neighborhood???

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  5. Ken from Ken's KitchenSeptember 13, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    I think you're right, Shawn Chittle. The guy would be Patrick McDonald.

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  6. eviSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    This is depressing.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Shawn and Ken,

    Yes, that is Patrick McDonald. He's a long time neighborhood resident, EV booster and a walking work of art. Once upon a time, sightings of neighborhood fixtures like Quentin Crisp and Klaus Nomi were a a regular part of our days. Today, it gives me hope for the future and puts a smile on my face each time I spot Mr. McDonald on the street.

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