Archive for the ‘thoughts’ Category
Exploring New York : Kensico Dam
July 29th, 2018 by Mr. C
(Kensico Dam Plaza – base…how low can you go!) (Kensico Reservoir – view on top of the dam) ——————————————————————————————————— On Saturday, we went on a quick excursion to a location about 30 miles north of NYC that has to be seen in person in order to believe the enormity and seriousness of this astonishing structure […]
Tags: kensico dam, kensico dam plaza, new york state, valhalla, westchester new york
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all fall down in Warwick & Bellvale, NY
October 22nd, 2017 by Mr. C
(Bellvale Farms in Bellvale, NY) —————————————————————————————————– I felt crummy that I couldn’t commit to the all day Tour De Bronx ride today, an annual free bicycle ride that tours the borough of the Bronx. But fortunately, the day wasn’t completely wasted as we took a half day jaunt into the beautiful countryside of Warwick, NY […]
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OFF THE RAILS documentary might leave a few skidmarks on your mind!
November 27th, 2016 by Mr. C
—————————————————————————————————————– OFF THE RAILS : Documentary Director: Adam Irving Producer: Adam Irving, Glen Zipper Production Company: Gemini Pictures, Zipper Brothers Film Runtime: 87 min —————————————————————————————————————— Off the Rails documentary continues the New York State of complicated minds with a fascinating & compelling story of a one of a kind character in a one of a […]
Tags: aspergers, documentary, mta, new york port authority, nyc, off the rails
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We are ALL Private DANNY CHEN
August 13th, 2012 by Mr. C
A rally was held at Columbus Park in Chinatown last Saturday to show support for the family of 19 year old Private Danny Chen who took his own life after being hazed and subjected to racial slurs by his superiors while on duty in Afghanistan. This gathering at Columbus Park was also in protest to […]
Tags: danny chen, justice, rally
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Quotes of the day!
June 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
I was perusing through a few kung fu film blogs that I read on a daily basis and came across an interesting post by KUNG FU FRIDAYS via HKMDB Daily News & HK Magazine who provided a quote from the great Anthony Wong describing the city that he lives in! You can check out the […]
Tags: anthony wong, jackie chan, quotes
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THE EYE OF THE STORM: JANE ELLIOTT’S class exercise in 1968
September 8th, 2010 by Mr. C
Mr. C has been wanting to share an eye opening exercise that Jane Elliott conducted for her 3rd grade class in Iowa in 1968. This class experiment was commonly known as the brown eyed-blue eyed exercise which was meant to simulate & demonstrate the harshness of our society with the way we mistreat people who […]
Tags: eye of the storm, iowa 1968, jane elliott, lesson on discrimination
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Remembering BRUCE LEE!
July 1st, 2010 by Planet Chocko
After screening IP MAN 2 at the New York Asian Film Festival, I couldn’t help but reminisce about one of Ip Man’s most famous students, the late great Bruce Lee! I never get tired of watching a then 24 year old Bruce Lee doing an audition/screen test for a role in Green Hornet! He would […]
Tags: audition, bruce lee, green hornet, ip man, kung fu, wing chun, yip man
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CHINATOWN!
January 18th, 2010 by Planet Chocko
Recent closings of two well established businesses in Chinatown-NYC most notably Jan Lee’s, Sinotique on 19 Mott Street & Mr. Tang’s, a restaurant on the corner of Mott & Bayard Street has once again reminded us about the day in the life of a small business owner in NYC especially in the lower manhattan area. […]
Tags: chinatown, chinese new year, Mr Tang, new york city, parade, sinotique, year of the tiger, year of the tiger 2010
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