Coney Island- Post Astroland

May 2009
With out of town friends visiting, it was time to hit Conney Island. It was my second time going this year, with the same results. Without Astroland, Conney looked more like the end of a party as the sun is coming up. All the initial excitment of getting there fades the minute you see the changes. A lot of the rides are gone, and what hasn't been taken over by new children rides, has been left bare. Not that Conney Island was a rejuvenating and uplifting place to begin with, but now it looks more barren. Patches of concrete now rest were crowds used to walk. For all the bold claims Thor Equities has made, it looks deader than ever.

The good part is, that a lot of carnival freak vendors have moved in. I have been intrigued by freaks and oddities since I was a kid, and having traveled abroad have seen deformaties and freaks in many developing countries. Unfortunatley in these countries a disfigured child or animal usually means a revenue source, and so, freak shows are common. So blame it on my upbringing, but I am a fan of freaks and oddities. In addition, I am a big fan of freak show are, the eye catching posters and signs of an era long gone, before tv and the discovery channel took over. There carnival signs are dope. Beats a museum anyday. And yes, they do really have a two faced cow, that you can pet. I recommend the cyclops human baby in formaldahyde, along with the chupacabra and mermaid carcasses.


Note the excite parents in the back ground. Wifey in pink with the husband in a suit, smoking a cigar.

Available to pet!























Merry-go-make way for the condo and mall...

Thank god, what would be the point of shooting a dead one?
In a time long lost.......

Block Trooping

Good old Conney. You took Astroland out, made it into a parking lot, reduced the crowds, but you kept the same ol expensive shit food. 5 bucks for 5 chicken wings.

This is a classic. Gonna print a copy of this and keep it in my back pocket, to remind myself what my wife will look like.

If I hadn't caught a glimpse of the shit hop playing these days, I wouldn't have found this interesting. May be getting old, but never knew their was such a thing as this. Thought it was a hip hop reference to drinking cough syrup, but nah, it exists.



For all the complaining about laundry day and doing laundry out there, I have to admit, I don't mind it. I am also one of the few remaining in my circle of friends that actually does their laundry, rather than dropping it off. Is it glamorous or worthwile, no. But it has to be done, and I am not about to pay extra to have someone fold my boxers and match my socks. I am capable of doing it, and frankly, unlike most people that claim to be too busy to do laundry, I make the time. With a backyard in the back, laundry becomes time for me to go sit out back, read the Economist, and drink a beer. All in the laundermat. Ahem to that.

Spring Time in Smashandgrab!

Its spring time, that means its time to get your spring fashion on. What will this years new "must have" be? After a comprehensive review of this years hot spring fashion, or fashionista consultants have found the HOTNESS for SPRING 2009. Stewie Gangsat Shirts! Sold exculsively on Ave of Puerto Rico, Bushwick. Get them before your friends do!
There goes the neighborhood. With the amount of condos now affecting my hood, its not surprising that the buff has arrived. This wall on Broadway and the BQE, with the old Rate, Slope, Darks, and Sober finally came and went. I saw trees being cut down weeks ago, so I can only assume that the rest is to follow. Now I see joggers in the hood. Time to get out.
Its the small things like this that brings small chuckles to my face, in an otherwise dull, annoying, cramped, bitter, and half asleep morning commute. God bless.
ALAS! The answers to ALL my problems! It turns out I CAN sue!
OLD MAN AND THE DOG! How does a guy with nothing but a shopping cart and a plank of wood get to have a poodle. I want one too!