tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36633462024-03-12T05:01:34.225-04:00--pico's bar, the bitter sea--quotes are for suckas.Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.comBlogger630125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-78870180408980904422007-12-11T00:31:00.000-05:002007-12-11T00:40:28.011-05:00stats NoPlayerGPPPGFGMFGAFG%3Malik Boothe23.52825.00%4Eugene Lawrence21171450.00%5Larry Wright217.5122157.14%10D.J. Kennedy2851435.71%11Tomas Jasiulionis244580.00%15Dele Coker244757.14%22Sean Evans222540.00% Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1147114006016190872006-05-08T14:45:00.000-04:002006-05-08T14:46:46.026-04:00I like how it’s not hard to start a conversation about the Bush administration with a picture from a Yale fraternity. That’s pretty cool - and easy research too!Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1145981753568789422006-04-25T12:15:00.000-04:002006-04-25T12:45:09.030-04:00Average Homeboy!Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1145290998981148652006-04-17T12:18:00.000-04:002006-04-17T12:23:18.993-04:00What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls?Uh oh, literary beef!My friend sent a note about the Howl Counterreading. April 17th is the date Columbia has chosen to celebrate both Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” and the publication of an anthology on the effect of the poem fifty years later. And basically, a group called the Underground Literary Alliance does not like the admission fee ($15), stating that this event caters to the rich Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1144870486944164072006-04-12T15:28:00.000-04:002006-04-12T15:34:46.956-04:00Giuliani Time (Perhaps the Beginning of a Series?)A post and comment string on the upcoming movie Giuliani Time (the movie's title is taken from the line a cop supposedly said before broom-sticking Mr. Abner Louima) from Gothamist. The site has some interesting quotes from and around Giuliani. I put in a comment also, stating:I was born in New York, lived through Koch, Dinkins, Giuliani. I was even indiapers for Beame. It's important to note Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1144854303635619232006-04-12T11:02:00.000-04:002006-04-12T11:05:03.650-04:00Prince, Inarticulate??A letter to EUR on Prince not making an appearance on American Idol:Sharon W., Indianapolis, IN:"Regarding 'Prince Declines Appearanceon American Idol' (04-11-06 EUR) -- afterreading the article, I said, 'and WHOis surprised by that?'Prince is an exceptionally gifted person.BUT, all of us who have followed him sincethe mid-80s remember when he could (orwould) barely make a complete sentencein Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1143836144991302332006-03-31T15:04:00.000-05:002006-03-31T15:15:45.006-05:00Shut yo' mouth! I'm just talkin' 'bout Bloomberg (Then that's all right)A main-- and awfully lame-- humor staple is having a nasally voiced, preferably white person reciting hip hop language, lyrics, or names in public. It's not that funny when you think into it-- it's just language at best, and often belies a pandering attitude at worst. Still it shows up in Lifetime movies, in CBS dramas, and now...from Mayor Bloomberg??In announcing "Hip Hop Week," October 12-17thNorman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1141670752783095752006-03-06T13:43:00.000-05:002006-03-07T12:15:14.520-05:00Hustle + Oh, No.It's hard to divest myself from the thought that other black people are my brothers/ brethren; when really, they are not necessarily like me. For example, I'd have a hard time publicly acting and singing about how hard it is to be a pimp when my depicted pimp life isn't very hard. And let's not talk about Crash, but thanks to Dora for sending this analysis of Crash by Jeff Chang and Sylvia Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1139412828699866912006-02-08T10:29:00.000-05:002006-02-08T10:33:48.716-05:00Here is Forbes.com's list of the world's most corrupt countries. A list of dangerous and politically cronyist places to be sure, but also a suspicious list. Note that this is a list of World Bank/ IMF fund recipients and countries where it's hard to set up oil companies and low-wage textile and clothing shops. And note the language to color in the African countries. And of course the USA is not Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1138825583554385402006-02-01T15:25:00.000-05:002006-02-01T15:26:23.570-05:00Hey, did anyone else know that it's tax-free week on clothes and footwear (under $110)? Time to do a little bit more shopping.Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1138719292022073212006-01-31T09:50:00.000-05:002006-01-31T09:54:52.040-05:00The Daily News has a quick analysis of Dubya the National Shrub's facial expressions. Prepare for tonight's State of the Union address and catch Dubya when he nervous (read: not telling the whole truth).p.s. R.I.P. Coretta Scott King.Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1138134716257359832006-01-24T15:29:00.000-05:002006-01-24T15:32:48.076-05:00The Democrats are the "Lyin' Ass Boyfriend Party." So true. I've been quiet about mentioning it, thinking that maybe he does SOMETHING behind the scenes, but Harry Reid is an ineffectual, soft-spoken man. And the California Senators, two women nicknamed "Ali" and "Frasier" by Bush, aren't kicking down doors right now either.Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1138046668921107512006-01-23T15:01:00.000-05:002006-01-23T15:04:28.936-05:00In case you were wondering, here is Chuck Norris' reply to the Chuck Norris facts:I'm aware of the made up declarations about me that have recently begun to appear on the Internet and in emails as "Chuck Norris facts." I've seen some of them. Some are funny. Some are pretty far out. Being more a student of the Wild West than the wild world of the Internet, I'm not quite sure what to make of it. Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1137791094810716042006-01-20T16:02:00.000-05:002006-01-20T16:08:00.080-05:00Well. This is interesting:Transport workers reject new contractTransit workers voted against a new contract by a margin of 7 votes, opening the possibility of another strike, said Roger Toussaint, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, at a press conference Friday....The rejected deal with the MTA -- reached after a three-day work stoppage last month -- included a pay increase of 10.9% Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1137785964865576892006-01-20T14:30:00.000-05:002006-01-20T14:39:24.880-05:00The One Store I Get Excited ForTrader Joe's In NYC! Finally, the store has an arrival date. I blame Anna-Lu for my Trader Joe's love. But what a fine store it is. I will happily travel with TJ bags on the subway.Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1137521643227028812006-01-17T13:10:00.000-05:002006-01-17T13:28:03.056-05:00Culture ShockWhile I don't agree with all of Daryl James' assertions, this is an interesting article. The article is located at http://www.eurweb.com/story.cfm?id=24371 and here is the text.Paradigm (n) 1. One that serves as a pattern or model. 2. A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1136386237093272842006-01-04T09:48:00.000-05:002006-01-04T09:55:58.840-05:00 a shameless plug from one of my LA friends, who has finally gotten her first credited writing job on network TV. it's on a midseason show called "4 kings" starring seth green. her email to her friends: Hello, all. Laura Gutin here with a brief note regarding the premiere of "Four Kings" on NBC this Thursday at 8:30pm (7:30pm Central).As you may or may not know, I was a staff writer on "Four Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135975835574729222005-12-30T15:48:00.000-05:002005-12-30T15:50:35.586-05:00I of course will have nothing to do with the first program mentioned in this article. Nope. Nosiree. I won't be doing those progress reports. Nope. Not I.Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135969662700082342005-12-30T14:07:00.000-05:002005-12-30T14:07:42.716-05:00I have become a selfish jerk:- I have been shamelessly promoting my blog. I tell people “why, I posted it on Live Journal.” “Gosh, I posted it on Pico.” Like I am that important. People come to read when they wanna, and it’s cocknoxious of me to ask them to step out of their routines—which probably involve more work than I do—to read my mealy mouthed whining! (But read my/ our sports blog.)- The Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135871915281635252005-12-29T10:57:00.000-05:002005-12-29T10:58:35.293-05:00Here is a pretty good list of some of the worst television of the year.Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135262120141136852005-12-22T09:29:00.000-05:002005-12-22T09:35:20.156-05:00This morning Alissa met me with a bag the size of a well-fed 10 year old. We walked to Atlantic/ Flatbush, in hopes of finding a ride... and there was a yellow cab, empty of passengers and lights on, in the middle of the street. Sweet! He didn't even pass me by! It took 40 minutes by car, traffic on Flatbush and gridlock on Broadway being the culprits.post: from the Defend Brooklyn mailing list:Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135201339982799222005-12-21T16:36:00.000-05:002005-12-21T16:57:26.013-05:00Escalade-ationSo in response to Mayor Bloomberg calling the TWU workers selfish, cowardly, and thugs, Roger Toussaint, head of the TWU, responded this afternoon by likening their struggle to Rosa Parks' struggle and bringing up the lack of days off/ holiday provisions on Martin Luther King Day. And the story of a transit worker with a child who couldn't get days off.This ain't gonna end this weekNorman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135198020841009662005-12-21T15:33:00.000-05:002005-12-21T15:47:00.856-05:00Day DeuxLess cold today; walking makes a body tired. But I feel good, exercised; which is the perfect antidote to the malaise I've been feeling recently. Plus it takes a moment like this to remind me how much I love certain people. Also, shopping at Century 21 was quick and easy. More people in the store than I would have guessed but free enough at lunchtime to get some clothes.Last night I Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135100369726733352005-12-20T12:25:00.000-05:002005-12-20T12:39:29.756-05:00What some New Yorkers are saying about the transit strikeopposition seems to be based on people's whining inconvenience (serve me, meat! and smile when i can't understand the subway map and my brittle voice shrieks at you!) and on the premise that being a transit worker is a desirable job. also, the premise that since the rest of the world is getting unlovingly screwed out of pensions that Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663346.post-1135090115530098282005-12-20T09:43:00.000-05:002005-12-20T09:48:35.543-05:00Transit Strike 2005!I went to bed last night knowing that it was actually going to happen. The Transit Workers’ Union was going to walk off the job; the MTA representative came out and spun the negotiations his way, the TWU representative spun the negotiations that way. The news reporters clenched their jaws and pursed their lips to deliver the news. The traffic reporters spat gloom and doom. I Norman Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685998344323579857noreply@blogger.com1