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Benigno-Gazingo Maintains Face-Made-For-Radio Status
Ordinarily I wouldn’t need an item from my close personal friend, New York Post sports media columnist Phil Mushnick, to confirm that WFAN’s Joe Bengno (above) is Not Ready For His Close-Up....
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Doc Gooden Provokes The Wrath Of The 50th Best Heavyweight…
…in Georgia. I’m hardly objecting to Dr. K’s enthusiasm for the Mets’ phenom du jour, but surely Matt Harvey deserves a nickname of his own? A Reverse Anthony Young doesn’t have the right to it, so...
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Sleazoid Express It Ain’t : NY Times Scribe Is The Nitwit In The Upper...
(pic culled from EV Grieve – finally, the Lower East Side has establishments where blue blazers are as welcome as shredded tees) Seeing as I left Lower Manhattan at the end of 1998, I’m hardly the...
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The Knicks Going Up 2-0 Is Of Secondary Concern…
….to John Starks finally finding some friends who really understand him.
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An Open Letter To Joba : Fat, Stupid & Disrespecting The Greatest Closer Of...
(Editor’s Note : Though the Thought Police over at Yelp.com have unfortunately shut down the account of our good friend, Randy L. of the Bronx, he’s graciously offered to weigh in a subject that’s...
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GUEST EDITORIAL : Finding Room For Soccer In A Yankee Universe
(EDITOR’S NOTE : From time to time, noted baseball executive and consumer rights advocate Randy L. of the Bronx, NY takes to CSTB and addresses the most important matters of the day. With Tuesday’s...
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The Place That Ran Contrary To (Almost) Every Negative Rock Club Stereotype :...
(the Feelies soundchecking at Maxwell’s — making the world safe for Jack McDowell) It was reported earlier today that Maxwell’s, the Hoboken, NJ venue that served as that city’s cultural hub in the...
View ArticleMarlins Rookie Experiences The First Good Thing To Ever Come Of Visiting The...
(above, Lewis in his most recent Academy Award-winning role) The great thing about walking around Lower Manhattan is you never know what world famous celebrities you’ll encounter. Phillip Glass eating...
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An Open Letter To Fred & Jeff Wilpon : Just Sell The Fucking Team Already
Gentlemen, It is with a very heavy heart that I compose the following letter, because I’ve always had the greatest respect for the both of you. Fred, your lifelong devotion to a defunct Brooklyn...
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It’s The Greatest Thing To Happen To The Intersection Of Broadway & Houston…
…since the time I bought a color TV, a case of Milky Way bars, 20 blank audiocassettes and a half dozen tube socks for under $50 at National Wholesale Liquidators.
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The Death Of Print Media Somehow Escaped Will Leitch
In the wake of Shaquille O’Neal’s suggestion Dwight Howard had shunned the bright lights of Hollywood in favor of the sleepy backwater known as Houston, TX (the 4th largest city in the U.S., by the...
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The New York Mets’ Sense Of Hospitality Has Gone A Little Too Far
(above : new seat fillers for the Mets’ upcoming home series with Atlanta) Not content with honoring the likes of Mariano Rivera and Chipper Jones at Citi Field, the Mets’ graciousness towards the...
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An Open Letter To Matt Harvey & The New York Mets
(EDITOR’S NOTE : From time to time, legendary baseball executive Randy L. takes to CSTB to weigh in on the important issues of the day. In the wake of the Yankees’ Robinson Cano being plunked by the...
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Guest Editorial : Randy L’s Words Of Advice For Huma Abedin
(EDITOR’s NOTE : from time to time, decorated sports executive / consumer rights advocate Randy L of the Bronx checks in at CSTB to weigh in on the important issues of the day. Upon learning of the...
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CSTB’s Greatest (?) Hits : If That Toilet Could Talk (RIP Manhattan Bar Often...
(Endless Boogie, Max Fish, October 2010) (EDITOR’S NOTE : Max Fish, Max Fish, the place so nice they made plans to close it twice. This time, however, it’s for real, and in advance of tonight’s...
View ArticleMichelle Marsh, Your Can Of Hairspray Is Mine : Missing Foundation On WCBS TV
It’s the 25 anniversary of the Tompkins Square Park Riots. It’s the two week anniversary of Dais Records’ reissuing the first two Missing Foundation albums. And it’s the 72 hour anniversary of the...
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From The Desk Of Randy L : Sympathy For A Financially Destitute, Terminally...
(EDITOR’S NOTE : from time to time, noted baseball executive / consumer rights advocate Randy L. of the Bronx brings his guest editorial chops to CSTB. In the wake of Monday’s terrible news concerning...
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If Bobby Valentine Is Still Waiting For A Grateful City & Nation To Say...
…at least Marriott Hotels have stepped up and addressed the shameful lack of recognition for Stamford, CT’s greatest humanitarian.
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From The Desk Of Randy L : When Metallica Met Mo
(From time to time, CSTB is privileged to feature the commentary of Bronx baseball executive / consumer advocate Randy L. On the occasion of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera’s final home game — and the...
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Coming Soon : Mirza Teletovic’s Yelp Review Of Heaven Street
Not since the late Bison Dele loaded up on Cocteau Twins titles at Other Music (I’m not making this up), had a NYC record shop hosted such an NBA superstar. JR Smith, if you’re reading this, it’s...
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