tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post3643469073586835545..comments2024-03-29T01:38:51.887-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Out and About in the East VillageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-12313407068023500652015-05-16T14:42:54.578-04:002015-05-16T14:42:54.578-04:00Dear Rineke and Gojira,
I'll be visiting NYC ...Dear Rineke and Gojira,<br /><br />I'll be visiting NYC next week. If you like, I can bring photos, ephemera and stories from my time at Amato (early 90s). Maybe you might enjoy.<br /><br />Dear Rineka, I'm not singing anymore, although my voice is still fine. There just isn't a Maestro Amato to instill the love and pride and stagecraft in my life anymore. I was kind of wrecked when Sally Amato passed, but Maestro kept me going.<br /><br />If so, please e-mail (no spaces)<br /><br />Pollyinwaiting at gmail dot com.Former East Villagernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14200776787815978422015-05-15T18:05:23.609-04:002015-05-15T18:05:23.609-04:00Hi all, thanks for your comments. My very first NY...Hi all, thanks for your comments. My very first NYC job was at Chokolada. Grew up with Brinta. It turned to edible concrete, if left sitting in the bowl. As a child I always wondered if it did the same in your belly. Hope you are still singing, Former East Villager.Rinekenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-66430324236863171622015-05-14T20:04:05.622-04:002015-05-14T20:04:05.622-04:00@Scuba Diva: I have no idea what they were paying ...@Scuba Diva: I have no idea what they were paying in rent, but that was at least 20 years ago for Chocolada. Rents were not that high in the area then (and imported chocolate was still an exotic item, esp. in these environs!). I spent a lot of $$ in that store!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89166060075133761642015-05-14T10:15:08.259-04:002015-05-14T10:15:08.259-04:00@8:56 PM
Yes! And thank you, and Scuba Diva--I n...@8:56 PM<br /><br />Yes! And thank you, and Scuba Diva--I never knew that store actually had a name.<br /><br />I wandered in there one day and subsequently got addicted to Brinta, which I ate every morning for breakfast until the store closed. I also learned the right way to eat Stroopwafels there too.Former East Villagernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52707697492522194762015-05-14T00:25:24.352-04:002015-05-14T00:25:24.352-04:00The "Dutch store" was Chocolada (with a ...The "Dutch store" was Chocolada (with a backward "R" for the first "A") and they as well as their successor "Wowsville" apparently had some deal with the rent—at least, it must have been a reasonable rent in both cases, or stores like that couldn't survive.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59617187947687918502015-05-13T20:56:11.390-04:002015-05-13T20:56:11.390-04:00@7:20am: By "Dutch store" do you mean th...@7:20am: By "Dutch store" do you mean the long-gone chocolate store on 2nd just south of Gem Spa? Its name was "Chocolada" or something like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70161770228625625702015-05-13T18:39:55.895-04:002015-05-13T18:39:55.895-04:00Ha! She's all monitored up.
Fitbit AND Apple W...Ha! She's all monitored up.<br />Fitbit AND Apple Watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-29097827819491678622015-05-13T13:48:41.254-04:002015-05-13T13:48:41.254-04:00This was a wonderful interview, thank your for thi...This was a wonderful interview, thank your for this. The bolded statements made me chuckle as well.Elle Sturmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298755905867825470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46727776155321143392015-05-13T11:32:38.816-04:002015-05-13T11:32:38.816-04:00I miss Amato. I still have the t-shirt I won durin...I miss Amato. I still have the t-shirt I won during one performance, that reads "Good Things Come in Small Packages". Such a treasure, so sorry it could not stay. What a city New York was, that could support things like this. Thank you for the memories, Ms. Rineke.Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89116008634836119052015-05-13T07:20:16.839-04:002015-05-13T07:20:16.839-04:00Miss Rineke, if you're reading this, I remembe...Miss Rineke, if you're reading this, I remember you. (I <br />used to sing at Amato.) It was 'Magic Flute' and you were fitting the Queen of the Night in her costume. It was stunning.<br /><br />You worked very hard, we all did. Tony was an inspiration. I recently saw the Met's broadcast of Cav and Pag and thought Tony's was superior.<br /><br />Thank you for the memories.<br /><br />Also... do you remember the Dutch store on Second Avenue?Former East Villagernoreply@blogger.com