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Catch the pigeon

May 19, 2008 – 11:59 am

I went on the latest BCUE walking tour of Bushwick, this time focusing on the southern tip of the neighborhood. Bushwick Specialist Adam Schwartz (of upfromflames fame) led some 20-odd folks around, getting down to the Trinity Cemetery and up to Irving Square Park, going through the side streets along the way. I'm not sure [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in BCUE, Brooklyn, Bushwick, Walking Tours | Comments (0)

Why is this night different from all other nights?

April 16, 2008 – 10:18 am

The J train has turned out to be one of the better lines in the city, but don't tell anybody. I'd rather that stay our little secret. Let the people go on fulling up petition after petition to improve the G train in the hopes that the MTA will ever give a hoot. The fewer [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Bushwick, Holidays, Mass Transit | Comments (0)

Turn Around, Bright Eyes

February 11, 2008 – 3:00 pm

Turn Around, Bright Eyes, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. In an effort to prove I do sometimes leave the house for things other than work and feral cats, here's some photos from Matt & Sylvia's party the other night. they live in Greenpoint, and managed to find a place that doesn't yet appear to be [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Friends, Funny to Me, Mass Transit, Parties | Comments (0)

But I was jeepin' and creepin'

August 13, 2007 – 12:01 pm

Knickerbocker Ave 'Twas an exhausting weekend, in which we, you know, actually did stuff instead of lying face-down in a pool of vomit, as on most weekends. No, this weekend we were downright productive! Saturday we dragged ourselves out to the Bushwick Walking Tour. We were a little late and had not committed the map [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Bushwick, Cats, kittens | Comments (0)

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down

August 8, 2007 – 9:12 am

It's after 10AM and none of my coworkers are here! Then again, they often don't show up, choosing rather to work from home while I toil away as the public face of my company. Not that anybody sees me here. In fact, one could argue that more than ever I should be a full-time telecommuter. [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Bad Stuff, Mass Transit, The City, Weather | Comments (0)