Author Archives: fromabrooklynbasement

An Artist I Love: Gillian Welch

Posted on September 16, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

For recent Music Mondays, I’ve taken to writing posts about albums I like. I was all set to do this for Gillian Welch, but then I realized I couldn’t choose between her last two albums, Soul Journey and The Harrow … Continue reading →

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Niners Week One Awards

Posted on September 11, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

One of the plans I’ve had for this blog, since its inception, has been to write a recap of each game played by my beloved San Francisco 49ers. I originally envisioned these posts to be multi-thousand-word affairs in which I … Continue reading →

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An Album I Love: Mescalito

Posted on September 9, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

One problem I’ve run into with my taste in music is that the majority of the artists I like tend to be, well, dead. My favorite guitar player (and everyone else’s), Jimi Hendrix, died eleven years before I was born. … Continue reading →

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One of My Favorite Places: Finnerty’s

Posted on September 5, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

I have gotten to spend most of my life in New York and San Francisco, which I consider to be the two coolest cities in America. (I love New Orleans too, but I can’t move there–I wouldn’t survive six months.) … Continue reading →

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2013 NFL Season Preview

Posted on September 4, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

The end of summer is nigh, with all of its annual traditions: The days are beginning to cool, leaves will soon change color, baseball will turn to pennant races and playoffs, the neighborhood bar will get pumpkin beers on tap, … Continue reading →

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2013 San Francisco 49ers Preview

Posted on September 3, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

A confession: I am a bit of a fairweather football fan. I don’t follow college football at all, for two reasons: First, I’m just generally a pro sports guy–if I’m going to watch a sport, I want to watch it … Continue reading →

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An Album I Love: The Dark Side of the Moon

Posted on September 2, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

This one doesn’t need a whole lot of introduction. Dark Side of the Moon stayed on the charts for fifteen years, and is one of the best-selling albums of all time, along with Michael Jackson’s Thriller and the Eagles’ Greatest … Continue reading →

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He’s on Fire

Posted on August 30, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

For basketball fans my age, the words “he’s on fire” carry a special meaning. NBA Jam came out 20 years ago, in 1993, when I was twelve years old. The arcade game quickly became a cultural touchstone, and by far … Continue reading →

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Sunny’s Is Back

Posted on August 26, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

I already told the Sunny’s story here, but in brief: The 100-plus-year-old dive bar in Red Hook, Brooklyn is my favorite place in the world, largely because of the magical Saturday night jam it hosts; however, it’s been officially closed … Continue reading →

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Funny Things I’ve Seen While Running in Prospect Park

Posted on August 22, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

Park Slope isn’t a perfect neighborhood. It’s expensive, there are WAY too many strollers (people bring their babies to bars around here), and a lot of its residents are those kind of white people who are self-conscious about their lives … Continue reading →

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