By some strange coincidence, a week or so ago, just after hearing that Harvey Weinstein had been arrested and charged with rape, I was listening to an old podcast about the evolution of Times Square, and his name came up in connection to a strip club called the Melody Burlesk, later to be known as […]
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Exploring Harvey Weinstein’s roots as a flesh trade landlord in pre-Disney Times Square
Posted in Art and Culture, History, Uncategorized Also tagged #metoo, Bob Weinstein, Bruce Jay Friedman, buffalo, Corky Burger, Dominique, Drew Friedman, Frederick Cincotti, Gilbert Gottfried, Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast, Groucho Marx, Harvey Weinstein, Holliday Inn, Josh Alan Friedman, Madeline Droege, Mardi Gras, Melody Burlesk, Melody Burlesque, Midnight Blue, Miramax, New York, New York City, podcasts, porn, prostitution, Rialto Report, Rudy Giuliani, Screw, Stir Crazy, strip clubs, stripping, Tales of Times Square, The Sunshine Boys, Times Square, vaudeville 34 Comments
Thank you, Mike Pence, for drawing my attention to Alexander Hamilton
In politics, as in business, it’s long been accepted practice to release bad news on Fridays in hopes of keeping media scrutiny to a minimum… And, I’m sure it was with this in mind that President-elect Donald Trump, this past Friday, released word that he’d agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to former students […]
Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged #HamiltonElectors, 1787, 1788, Alexander Hamilton, anti-gay people who are most likely gay, Brandon Victor Dixon, checks and balances, Civil War, coal, Constitution, conversion therapy, corporate fascism, Dan Pfeiffer, David Frum, despotism, Donald Trump, electoral college, faithless Electors, fascism, FBI, founding fathers, fraud, gay rights, Hamilton, homophobia, immigration, James B. Comey, James Madison, Javier Muñoz, John Jay, Mike Pence, musicals, news, populism, Publius, reality, settlement, social media, The Federalist Papers, Trump University, West Virginia 35 Comments
Bringing life, recreation and business back to the Huron River
I had the good fortune not too long ago to have coffee with Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) Executive Director Laura Rubin. While we didn’t have great deal of time to discuss the condition of the Huron River, as we’d met to discuss something else, Laura did mention that their RiverUp! campaign was making great […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Environment, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor, Asiatic clam, boating, canoeing, carp, Clean Water Act, conservation, Detroit International Wildlife Refuge, development, Dexter, DTE, economic development, Elizabeth Riggs, Eurasian milfoil, fishing, Flat Rock, fly fishing, Global Warming, HRWC, Huron River, Huron River Water Trail, Huron River Watershed Council, invasive species, John Dingell, Laura Rubin, Mike Schultz, Milford, North Main corridor, Olmstead Brothers, phragmites, pollution, purple loosestrife, recreation, riverfront development, RiverUp!, riverwalk, Schultz Outfitters, stormwater runoff, swimming, total body contact recreation, Trail Towns, Ypsilanti, zebra mussel 17 Comments