Find out more about the band here. Excellent set. Photos by Bobby Williams.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
FDNY responds to stove fire on East 10th Street
EV Grieve reader David notes that the FDNY responded to a stove fire on East 10th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue earlier this evening... there wasn't any immediate word about injuries or damages...
Crew members filming Tom Hanks movie 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' were extremely loud and incredibly close
We received all sorts of WTF reports yesterday afternoon about a low-flying helicopter hovering over parts of the East Village ... specifically Avenue A and East Fourth Street...
[Top three photos by jdx]
[Photo by RyanAvenue A]
And jdx also shot his own film of the filming...
Several readers said the helicopter was filming scenes for a TV show or movie ... Meanwhile, a few other readers said it was for the upcoming movie, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," a 9/11-related film starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and John Goodman, among many others. The movie is based on the 2005 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Here's a confirmation tweet from a very credible source.
And jdx also shot his own film of the filming...
Several readers said the helicopter was filming scenes for a TV show or movie ... Meanwhile, a few other readers said it was for the upcoming movie, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," a 9/11-related film starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and John Goodman, among many others. The movie is based on the 2005 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Here's a confirmation tweet from a very credible source.
How a fruit vendor helped save a bike on First Avenue
Dave on 7th shared this anecdote from yesterday... the incident occurred on First Avenue just north of 14th Street... A DOT crew removed a street sign. A bicycle happened to be attached to the sign. The crew was ready to just leave the bike chained to itself on the sidewalk.
However! A fruit vendor down the block intervened and convinced the crew to reattach the bike to a lamp post near his cart.
However! A fruit vendor down the block intervened and convinced the crew to reattach the bike to a lamp post near his cart.
A photo that deserves a very clever headline
East 14th Street between Avenue B and C, courtesy of EV Grieve reader AC.
On this date in EV Grieve history in 2009: At Superdive
We originally posted this on June 26, 2009. One of the first of, say, 14,871 posts about Superdive.
Superdive opened last night at 200 Avenue A. (So it was Thursday the 25th after all!)
A reader sent me a fairly lengthy e-mail early this morning after a night out at Superdive. The reader started off by saying: "Maybe you can excerpt something useful from this, but I don't know. It just wasn't that interesting." We'll be the judge of that!
To the reader's e-mail:
Superdive opened last night at 200 Avenue A. (So it was Thursday the 25th after all!)
A reader sent me a fairly lengthy e-mail early this morning after a night out at Superdive. The reader started off by saying: "Maybe you can excerpt something useful from this, but I don't know. It just wasn't that interesting." We'll be the judge of that!
To the reader's e-mail:
Upon entering, confronted with a wall of noise. It's *incredibly* loud. You can't make anything out — total wall of noise.
Near the door are some mini kegs stuck in ice. By the window are guys filling mugs from a mini kegerator. Very fratty, all around. Fratty smell, especially.
We try to figure out the bar situation. Confusing. It looks like there is no bar and patrons are just doing whatever, but really there is a bar. It's just surrounded by patrons. We eventually get drinks. My mixed drink is quite strong. This is good, as it took an eternity to get it. It was served by a bartender wearing legwarmers on her arms. As we're trying to secure drinks, we're hit by a blast of flatulence. Did I mention this place is fratty? We get our drinks and head toward the front. The girls here are CUTE.
There is a live band in the back, playing under an enormous lit sign that reads APPLAUSE. The sign is always lit. I do not clap. There is a guy on piano, trying to sing over the noise, and he's accompanied by a drummer. They're playing "When a Man Loves a Woman."
There are plastic cups everywhere.
We go for another round of drinks. We ask how much, and the bartender says "Ummm.... 30?" as if we're bartering. We pay. It seems fair for the amount of drink we're walking away with.
A cringing girlfriend leading her man away from his friends.
A group of girls enter, high-fiving each other. They are cute.
A guy in a yellow shirt starts to lose composure, head in hands. He's had enough beer.
"Thriller" is played (the pianist/drummer are done now). There is cheering, dancing.
And that's about it. We get bored and go for pizza.
Will someone tag the new mural on Houston and the Bowery?
On Thursday, JR installed "Lakota, North Dakota," the latest mural here... Given that the last two murals on this space were tagged ... bombed ... ripped apart ... we were wondering how people would respond to this...
We spotted a bit of a squiggle this morning...
...and someone already tore off a little sliver of the mural...
We spotted a bit of a squiggle this morning...
...and someone already tore off a little sliver of the mural...
Week in Grieview
We learned about tough economic times at the St. Mark's Bookshop (Friday)
Photos from the rent rally march (Monday)
The campaign vs. 'the doorshitter' (Thursday)
We looked at a suspicious cooler (Tuesday)
We looked at the new mural at Houston and the Bowery (Thursday)
5 East Village developments to watch this summer (Tuesday)
PS 122 is closing for renovations (Thursday)
The ICTTS has a new name (Tuesday)
We found out what's coming to the former Miracle Grill space (Wednesday)
Open Road Park closed (Thursday)
The comedy of saving a parking space (Thursday)
Saturday, June 25, 2011
BFF Bikes
As part of the Bicycle Film Festival 2011 this weekend... the BFF Street Festival Today took to East Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue earlier today ... where Bobby Williams paid a visit...
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