The Birth Day Song
Kenneth in the 212 Aug 01 08Here's a fun Friday afternoon activity for you via my pal Lois in Cali: this Web site tells you what the No. 1 song in America was on the day you were born. My brother had gotten me a framed copy of the cover of the June 8, 1967, New York Times for Christmas, so I already knew what the top story was (ISRAELIS ROUT THE ARABS -- gee, sound familiar?). And I knew that "In the Heat of the Night" robbed "The Graduate" of the Oscar for Best Picture of '67. But I did not know until now that Aretha Franklin's "Respect," was the No. 1 song the day I was born. I'm happy with my "result" because it's a genuine classic. Full story...
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Playlist/212: Brian Ferrari
Kenneth in the 212 19 hours agoThis week's playlist comes from my pal Brian Ferrari (aka Bri-Guy), who is an accomplished "actor, singer, writer, filmmaker, public access TV host, radio DJ" (but seldom all at once) -- and perhaps the only person in the world who is a bigger Kirsty MacColl fan than I am.
Live It Up
Kenneth in the 212 20 hours ago
Debbie Harry wigs out again, this time at the grand opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ANNEX NYC in SoHo (76 Mercer St).
The Halo Effect
Kenneth in the 212 22 hours ago
THIS is a fun story about the so-called health halo -- people's tendency to think because they eat one "healthy" item with a meal that it negates the calories (or unhealthiness) of the rest of it.
Christmas Is Almost Here
Kenneth in the 212 23 hours ago
With the lighting of the Christmas tree last night at Rockefeller Center, there's no denying that the holiday season is officially upon us.
And You Won't Believe What He Said About Anna Wintour's Hemline
Kenneth in the 212 24 hours ago Are you shitting me? Hockey bad boy Sean Avery gets suspended indefinitely by the National Hockey League for this obscene sexual reference: "I just want to comment on how it's become a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds.
Hart to Hart
Kenneth in the 212 24 hours ago
I had such a crush on Hart Bochner back when I first saw him in "Apartment Zero," but I don't have much faith in his "Starter Wife" co-star Debra Messing's new vehicle(!), "Nothing Like the Holidays.
Back In the Saddle
Kenneth in the 212 less than a day ago
It's good to see that being starved and imprisoned weren't going to stop this poor kid from getting back into his gym routine the second he got out.
Oral Fixation
Kenneth in the 212 less than a day ago
Well, it's not just my ear lobes that (not-so-little) Larry can't get enough of. So next time the veterinarian tries to tell me my baby needs one of those $500 teeth cleanings I'm going to know they're just trying to hose me.
The Days of Their Lesbian Lives
Kenneth in the 212 less than a day ago
Isn't that Cathy Renna in the middle?
Dwight Garner reviews "The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For," an anthology of comic strips by Alison Bechdel, in today's NY Times: "This strip, printed mostly in college-town alternative newspapers over the past two decades, has chronicled the fractious lives and loves of an articulate group of lesbians in a city that resembles Minneapolis.
She Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)
Kenneth in the 212 less than a day agoSo I'm rushing to work yesterday afternoon, leaving myself my customary 10 minutes to get to work. As I get down the stairs of the subway stop on 14th Street, I can hear my train pulling into the station (I'm only going to Times Square, so the A C or E will do).
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