Archive for the ‘mr. c’ Category
Dar Williams at Southpaw in Brooklyn-NYC 12/27/09
December 28th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Dar Williams came out with guns blazing through brooklyn on her ubiquitous southpaw stance & delivered a heavy hitting set with a hippie inspired knockout performance at Southpaw’s in the Park slope section of Brooklyn on the Sunday after xmas of 2009! It’s always a great pleasure watching Dar perform with her amazing melodies while […]
Tags: after all, brooklyn, christian and the pagans, cry cry cry, dar williams, february, folk, hedwig and the angry inch, iowa, mercy of the fallen, midnight radio, new york, pete seeger, southpaw, spring street, stephen trask, the easy way, this land is your land, we shall overcome
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Nick Johnson to the Yankees?!
December 18th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Heard some rumblings last night that the New York Yankees are close to signing a 1 year deal with their former prospect & Yankee hand, Nick Johnson. I was a big proponent of Nick Johnson when he was coming up through the ranks in the minors with the Yankees playing for the Columbus Clippers, but […]
Tags: baseball, larry bowa, new york yankee, nick johnson, one year contract, replace hideki matsui, yankees
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Xian Famous Foods *Grand Opening* in Chinatown,NYC!
December 17th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Calling all Planet Chocko martians, aliens, & other forms of life that enjoy good cheap ass food! I’m happy to announce that ‘Xian Famous Foods’ is opening up a branch in Manhattan’s Chinatown in NYC @ 88 Forsyth St ! Their grand opening is this Saturday, December 19th! Xian is located on the western part […]
Tags: chinatown, east broadway, flushing mall, hand pulled noodle, lamb burger, liang pi, new york, xian famous food
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Bess Rogers @ Rockwood Music Hall – NYC 11.28.09
December 16th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Strong Island’s own, Bess Rogers performed at the Rockwood Music hall in lower manhattan on November 28th, 2009 @ Allison Weiss’s record release party. It was a cause for celebration @ Rockwood Music Hall with 3 really great acts performing including Allison Weiss, Bess Rogers, & Greg Holden. Bess Rogers mesmerized the crowd with her […]
Tags: allie moss, allison weiss, bess rogers, chris kuffner, dan romer, elliot jacobson, folk, greg holden, ingrid michealson, pop, rockwood music hall
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Paulie “the magic man” Malignaggi vs Juan “the baby bull” Diaz in CHITOWN on 12/12/09
December 13th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Planet Brooklyn’s own, Paulie “The Magic man” Malignaggi successfully revenged his JR Welterweight bout (140lbs) against Juan “the baby bull” Diaz in ChiTown on 12/12/09 by unanimous decision. The 1st fight in August between these 2 combatants led to a controversial win going to the Baby Bull. This sequel on 12/12 was well worth the […]
Tags: baby bull, boxing december 12 2009, chicago, jr welterweight, juan diaz, magic man, paul malignaggi, paulie malignaggi
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T-Model Ford at powerHouse Arena 12.10.09
December 12th, 2009 by planetchocko
After waking up from a nap, I checked my twitter account and saw that T-Model Ford was performing in Brooklyn for free. T-Model Ford is an 80-something year old (nobody really knows his real age)quintessential blues musician from Mississippi who got a pacemaker put in about 2 years ago and continues to play. I had […]
Tags: brooklyn, delta blues, fat possum records, free show, t-model ford, the blues
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Amir Khan beats Dmitriy Salita to defend WBA-Light Welterweight Title
December 8th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Not a post that I was looking forward to writing, but Amir Khan (21-1 before the fight) defending WBA-Light Welterweight champion beats our local NYC hero of the Planet Brooklyn galaxy, Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1 before) in 76 seconds. Amir Khan came out with a thunderous right cross that stunned & knocked down Salita in the […]
Tags: amir khan, brooklyn, crown heights, dmitriy salita, freddie roach, light welterweight, orthodox stance, wba
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Hong Kong 4/09 pics by C
December 3rd, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Hello all, just a few sprinkles of pictures that I took when I was in Hong Kong for 1 week in April of 2009. HK is a beautiful city with enormous amounts of energy that I cannot describe. Eating, shopping, drinking, malls upon malls, did I mention eating? are all activities Hong Kong does well! […]
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Movie Review: 'Red Cliff' directed by John Woo
December 1st, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Red Cliff, a film directed by John Woo is an epic period piece Warlord movie that displayed a war infested regime during the Han Dynasty in China. The Lord of Mainland China was convinced by one of his henchmen, General Cao Cao to battle against the Empire of Wu in Southern China to become the […]
Tags: john woo red cliff tony leung
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A slider a day will keep the Dr. away….
November 24th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Slider Slider y’all! “No batter…No batta…no batta”…Northern New Joisey is known for two great legendary-healthy food haunts. One, is the deep fried hot dog a la “Rutt’s Hutt” and “Hot Grill” in Clifton, “Hirams” & “Callahans” in Fort Lee, “Pappy’s Diner” in Totowa, or “Johnny and Hanges” in Fair Lawn. The other NJ commodity is the […]
Tags: bobby flay, burger, hackensack, marks, mini burger, slider, white mana, white manna
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Luke's Lobster
November 23rd, 2009 by Planet Chocko
I had a tasty triple threat snack-wich from ‘Lukes Lobster’ @ the New Amsterdam Market which is located outside of the old fulton fish market by South Street seaport. The triple threat bite sized snacks – 1 each of a lobster,crab,& shrimp roll of pure ocean delightness were all neatly tucked onto a crisply toasted-slightly […]
Tags: crab roll, lobster roll, lower east side, lukes lobster, new york city, shrimp roll
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Panya Bakery
November 23rd, 2009 by Planet Chocko
I’m stoked that one of my fave Japanese bakeries,Panya has re-opened again! Panya has an even larger space now & in addition, they serve hot Japanese style breakfasts & lunch as well as cold foods from Sunrise Market! Their pastries,bread,& crustless style Japanese sandwiches are off the chain! I really thought that Panya closed up shop for […]
Tags: bento box, east village, japanese breakfast, panya, panya bakery, strawberry shortcake
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