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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2125
Song of the Day: Walking on Sunshine, words and music by Kimberly Rew, was first released in 1983 for the eponymous debut album of Katrina and the Waves. Unrelated to the Eddy Grant song featured yesterday, this song was re-recorded for the group’s 1985 self-titled album and became a Top…
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Continue reading →: Superman II vs. Superman II
I was always a big fan of the 1978 film version of “Superman”, starring the late Christopher Reeve. I saw it in theaters when it first came out and loved both the film and Reeve in the title role. Besides a stellar cast that also included Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando,…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2124
Song of the Day: Walking on Sunshine features the words and music of Eddy Grant, and was the title song to his third studio album, released in 1979. In 1982, Rockers Revenge remade the song and it went to #1 on Billboard‘s Hot Dance Club Play chart. Check out the…
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Continue reading →: Fireworks Kickoff in Coney Island!
This summer’s Coney Island Fireworks began tonight on the first full day of summer! And tomorrow is the 42nd Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade. The fireworks kick off every Friday night at around 9:45 pm (though tonight it was delayed due to the Brooklyn Cyclones game going into the 10th…
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Continue reading →: Patrick Alexander, RIP
I have had a long and successful relationship with Pennsylvania State University Press (PSUP). Under the direction of the great Sandy Thatcher, the press published the first edition of my book, Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical, in 1995. In 1999, Mimi Gladstein and I coedited Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand,…
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Continue reading →: “I Love Brooklyn”: Sheepshead Bay & Manhattan Beach (Song of the Day #2123)
Song of the Day: Manhattan Beach [YouTube link], composed by John Philip Sousa, was written in 1893, as a tribute to Manhattan Beach, which—for those not in the know—is located in Brooklyn, with the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, Sheepshead Bay to the north, and Brighton Beach to…
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Continue reading →: My “I Love Brooklyn!” Series on YouTube
I premiered my first two short slideshows in tribute to my beloved Brooklyn on YouTube. The first features the instrumental theme to “New York, New York” and highlights photos from the Shore Road Bike Path. The second video features “Coney Island Baby” by The Excellents and it highlights photos from…
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Continue reading →: The Ninth Annual Summer Music Festival / Song of the Day #2122
Song of the Day: Hot Fun in the Summertime, words and music by Sly Stone, was released as a single in 1969, right before Sly and the Family Stone‘s appearance at Woodstock. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is ranked #247 on Rolling Stone‘s “500…
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Continue reading →: Aunt Mary 102!
My Aunt Mary—mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a second mother to me—turns 102 today! Happy Birthday, Aunt Mary, with all my love always!
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Continue reading →: The Cyclone
On Saturday, June 15, as part of my “I Love Brooklyn” video series on Facebook, I put up a mini-tribute to Coney Island, which included a couple of slides of the Cyclone. Some folks asked me if I’d ever gone on that ride. So, here’s a little story for you.…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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