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An Open Letter to the Moon
Dear Luna, First, thank you for the light you’ve brought to my life, especially during some pretty dark times. I shudder to think how black my nights might have been if you weren’t there. You don’t have the brilliance of the sun. In fact, some people think of you as nothing but a pale reflection Read more
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UPDATE: CANCELLED Mike’s Musical Monday – Live!
UPDATE – THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. MAYBE NEXT WEEK. Mike’s Musical Monday is taking to the road tonight. I’ll be playing at Lovecraft on Avenue B at 4th Street in the East Village. I’ll be performing “Mostly You” and “I Love You So Bad it Hurts.” Read more
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2 O’clock on a Thursday Afternoon – Fictional Humans of New York (FHONY)
It’s 2 o’clock on a Thursday afternoon and I just opened my first beer. I don’t have a job. A lesser man might feel like a failure. A better man, too. Fortunately for me, I’m neither one so I’m going to enjoy the beer. I’m going to enjoy listening to Elton John. I’m going to Read more
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Review: KGB Monday Night Poetry – Vijay Seshadri and Mark Doty
The former US Poet laureate Mark Strand died last month but one fringe benefit of being a poet is the strange relationship such people have with eternity: his words live on. Two years ago he read at KGB Bar‘s final Monday Night Poetry event of the year. At this year’s final event his words came Read more
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I Know It’s Only Rock’n’Roll
I’m not stupid. Not all the time. So I know it’s only rock’n’roll. But the very thought of it makes my heart beat faster. Every art form is unique. What sets writing apart from its sister artscomes from its solitary nature. Great writing reveals the audience to itself. The inspired reaction is recognition: You feel Read more
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Review: Weather Warlock at Secret Project Robot
Weather Warlockonly plays during sunrise and sunset, so it was dark and cold when they hit the outdoor stage at Secret Project Robot in Bushwick the day after Thanksgiving. Fortunately for the assembled horde they were serving hot toddies at the tiki bar. The cold and dark also offered an easy excuse to fondle your Read more
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