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Brooklyn Steeze
September 3rd, 2018 by Mr. C
(a view from Louis Valentino Jr. Park & Pier in Red Hook) (Gowanus area) Over the Labor Day weekend, I was intending to utilize the free citibike day pass that was offered by Showtime but a few glitches in the Citibike App system prevented me from cashing in on the free day until they fixed […]
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Citi Summer Streets NYC 2017
August 20th, 2017 by Mr. C
One of NYCs most popular annual events – Summer Streets NYC came to a close yesterday. Summer Streets & the Department of Transportation of NYC turns 3 consecutive Saturdays in August into a 7 mile car free zone stretching from Downtown Manhattan Lafayette Street / City Hall area all the way uptown to Park ave […]
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New York Renaissance Faire: 40th Anniversary Season
August 11th, 2017 by chocko
Huzzah! A couple of days ago marked the first weekend of the 40th Anniversary season of the New York Renaissance Faire. It’s a magical place where you feel like you stepped out of a time machine and ended up in a shire where wizards, knights, pirates and sweet singing sirens roam about. Be sure to […]
Tags: 2017, 40th anniversary season, fantasy, GSTQ, new york renaissance faire, nyrf, ren faire, renaissance faire, tuxedo new york
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paging mr. c – lost & found – mini nyc up / Big Apple BBQ Block Party
June 12th, 2017 by Mr. C
(the Ubons BBQ team getting their smoked wings on – finishing things on the grill) hey folks, Mr. C is back on the scene again! It’s been more than a NY minute since I reported on my insignificant findings & frolickings about in the little village on the prairie. I’ve been uber busy tending to […]
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Texasmania – Chocko Lays the Smackdown on Austin and Dallas
March 31st, 2017 by chocko
Wrestlemania weekend is upon us once again, so look for Chocko in the stands munching on a bowl of Booty-O’s and a turnbuckle on the side, cheering on all the fist flying and off the top rope action which should be kicking like Bruce Lee’s Chinese Connection. Here’s a quick look back at last year’s […]
Tags: austin, dallas, graffiti, record stores, street art, texas, wrestlemania
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British Invasion!
August 28th, 2016 by Mr. C
(British grocery store – Myers of Keswick on Hudson Street in the West Village) ——————————————————————————————————————– Yesterday, the Planet Chocko hopping vampires signed up for a free bike tour of what I thought was a cruise around Upper Manhattan by 86th St and East river/Carl Shurz Park and then perhaps a dip into Central Park. But […]
Tags: Bicycle tour, Brompton, nyc, NYCE Wheels
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2016 Big Apple Barbecue Block party
June 12th, 2016 by Mr. C
(Memphis Barbecue and their baby back ribs. Loved the enthusiasm of the pit crew! Ribs were amazing!) I had a smokin’ good time with friends at the 14th annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party in Madison Square Park on Saturday. We didn’t stay for too long but just enough to sample 5 ‘cue plates that […]
Tags: BBQ, big apple barbecue block party, ed mitchell, food, pitmasters
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Looking back at Riot Fest 2013
September 9th, 2015 by chocko
It’s a couple days away from Riot Fest 2015 in Chicago. Chocko’s all packed and ready to go and psyched to see a bunch of bands from different genres from punk rock, metal and hip hop. The first one I ever went to was in 2013 which was a multi-day, mind blowing mix of live […]
Tags: chicago, riot fest, riot fest 2013, suicidal tendencies, the pixies, twin peaks
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Big Apple BBQ Block Party
June 15th, 2015 by Mr. C
(The calm before the smoke at 10:00am at the Big Apple BBQ block party on Saturday) (my accomplices at the BBQ fest – no forks – no problem!) (Shake Shack who?) The 13th annual Big Apple BBQ Block party at Madison Square Park came and went last weekend. About 17 BBQ pitmasters came as far […]
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lower east side – nyc doings: Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival & now introducing Empanadas plus more!
June 8th, 2015 by Mr. C
(the mixologists making my chocolate egg cream with the classic Fox’s Ubet chocolate syrup!) (Peking Opera – Monkey King performance) (Puerto Rican Vejigante mask) (Puerto Rican fan making) The 15th annual Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival & this year – Empanadas were added to the Eldridge street mix! The festival provides a fun opportunity […]
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A Look Back at NOLA 2014 and Wrestlemania 30
March 27th, 2015 by chocko
It’s almost that time of year again for pro-wrestling biggest event of the year, Wrestlemania which will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California in a couple days. Last year, around this time Chocko and the some members of the crew traveled to the beautiful city of New Orleans, Louisiana for Wrestlemania XXX. […]
Tags: bourbon street, chocko, euclid records, graffiti, louisiana music factory, new orleans, nola, prytania theater, record stores, skully'z recordz, street art, wrestlemania, wrestling, wwe
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Bumblefoot and Sharkmuffin played Two Boots (Park Slope)
December 8th, 2014 by chocko
Bumblefoot at Two Boots Last month, Two Boots pizzeria opened a new location at 284 5th Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Cajun-themed pizza joint celebrated their grand opening with a night of free food, booze and live music by guitarist extraordinaire, Bumblefoot and Brooklyn all female band, Sharkmuffin. I walked through the doors and […]
Tags: brooklyn, bumblefoot, new york city, nyc, park slope, pizza, rachel lorin, sharkmuffin, tony harnell, two boots
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