I have also done this Tia, and you must take great care if you take the subway at all. Especially at our station, the sudden gusts are surprising. Once my boyfriend's hat flew off his head and fifteen feet up and he didn't have time to grab it. I've had skirts fly up my back and thought, "Thank God I didn't wear those panties with the little hearts on them."
I can finally note that I am teh incredibly l4m3 for not titling this post "This post fills a much-needed gap in the blog," which would have been an allusion and a cock joke.
Also, today is 04/05/06.
Also, Weiner emailed me a pussy joke in response to this post, whereupon I asked him if he didn't post it on the blog because it was too dirty, and he said "pretty much," and I said that now I saw his game, playing gentle epistemologist on the blog, crass maker of pussy jokes in email, and I misspelled "epistemologist", but Weiner was too April-Fools-pwned to correct me, and I am now fulfilling this mandate.
Just to hijack this for a moment: Austrian TV News just had a throw-away two liner about the new regulatations in NYC on places licenced for dancing. If what they said is correct, only venue with a cabaret licence will be allowed to operate a dance floor. Result: A drop from 12000 venues to 200!
This is reminding me of some research I did a few years ago in a county's records from the 1950s: while searching for something else I kept coming across references in the minutes of the county board of supervisor's meetings to an investigation of whether or not a certain place of business should be licensed to operate a "mechanical amusement device." I'm not sure I ever figured out what they were referring to.
I think it was a kind of pinball machine. The problem seemed to be that the presence of the "device" might change the classification of the business from an ordinary restaurant/diner into something else.
It was also a mechanism for cracking down on gay bars in the Village. I've read that the original cabaret laws were written to crack down on jazz clubs in Harlem. Plus ca change...
For dancing, you can either pony up the cover charge at one of those pricy clubs that got shut down over the weekend for drug dealing, or you can get on the email lists for a variety of semi-licit private events. The latter category is more fun, but those parties all seem to happen in Brooklyn, which is pretty far for me.
The smoking thing I'm A-OK with and the drinking in public thing never gets enforced. Hell, people openly smoke pot on the street all the time and I've never seen a police officer stop them.
37: True. When I was last in town, it did not seem as if much had changed. Which, basically, was why I got around to wondering if he news item might not be a little sensationalist and as such, off mark.
Personally, I'd be happy for Vienna to become a smoke-free zone too. It is not going to happen, but I'd like to come home from a night out and not smell like the inside of a used, ahem, fag
40: Probably not, because I don't think he owns a t.v. But then all the more reason to seduce Ogged, no? So that he can go over to O's to watch Desperate Housewives?
As long as I'm spreading rumors, it appears that Eminem is divorcing Kim Mathers, again. It's really sad that those two kids can't seem to work things out. (Actually it really is, given that they have children.)
41: Hey, he taught me Evidence. (Constantly wore a green shirt that was exactly the color of the chalkboards, creating the illusion that he was a floating head. But other than that, a good class.)
This is the kind of comment that makes me like Bloomberg despite myself: "I don't think in this day and age we need dancing police. Let's get serious. Who cares if you dance?"
And yet the Corp. Counsel's office that he controls opposes the lawsuit. Someone who says sane, reasonable things about governmental silliness that he has the power to change, but he doesn't change them, is a jerk.
Does Ben violate any of the rules on Ogged's list?
Has anyone been to The Park? The last time I went there I got an odd feeling as I looked around. I thought: no one here is actually very attractive--what kind of gay club is this? I wondered if they had a special Normal Night, or what.
49: Well, I don't think he wears heels or makeup. And I'm pretty sure he's not Russian. I can't remember if O. had a prohibition on Jews or graduate students, though.
Fortunately for you.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 7:22 PM
This post is an incident.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 7:26 PM
Y'know, when I first read the TD post, I thought, "Well, were you at least wearing pretty underwear?"
But for some reason, it seemed an inappropriate comment. I guess those feelings pass after a while.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 7:28 PM
It's night now, the proper time for an incident.
Posted by Tia | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 7:28 PM
I like wrap skirts, and I've learned to just be blase about gusts of wind. But then I usually wear underwear.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 7:36 PM
You will be relieved to know that...I forgot to put on underwear under my skirt today
Is this a bas-relief joke?
Posted by dj moonbat | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 7:48 PM
You forgot to put on underwear? Really?
Posted by My Alter Ego | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 7:54 PM
MAE asks the question that leapt to my mind. I'm hoping that tights were involved.
Posted by Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 8:01 PM
She explained it via order of operations. Also, girls have cootiues.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 8:05 PM
Some of us are willing to read your personal blog, Becks.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 8:06 PM
Eager, even.
Posted by teofilo | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 8:13 PM
Some of us aren't just willing or eager, we simply take action and do.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 8:31 PM
I have also done this Tia, and you must take great care if you take the subway at all. Especially at our station, the sudden gusts are surprising. Once my boyfriend's hat flew off his head and fifteen feet up and he didn't have time to grab it. I've had skirts fly up my back and thought, "Thank God I didn't wear those panties with the little hearts on them."
Posted by A White Bear | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 8:54 PM
You went for the polka dots instead?
Posted by The Modesto Kid | Link to this comment | 04- 4-06 8:56 PM
Apostropher, you'll be happy to know I was wearing pretty underwear. My hair was nicely bouncy and I kept my panties on all evening.
Posted by Becks | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 8:46 AM
A belated happy half-birthday to Tia.
Posted by David Weman | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:09 PM
Tha, Wem!
Posted by Tia | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:20 PM
I can finally note that I am teh incredibly l4m3 for not titling this post "This post fills a much-needed gap in the blog," which would have been an allusion and a cock joke.
Also, today is 04/05/06.
Also, Weiner emailed me a pussy joke in response to this post, whereupon I asked him if he didn't post it on the blog because it was too dirty, and he said "pretty much," and I said that now I saw his game, playing gentle epistemologist on the blog, crass maker of pussy jokes in email, and I misspelled "epistemologist", but Weiner was too April-Fools-pwned to correct me, and I am now fulfilling this mandate.
Posted by Tia | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:21 PM
Also, today is 04/05/06.
Early this morning, for one brief shining moment, it was 01:02:03 04/05/06.
Posted by The Modesto Kid | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:24 PM
TMK, I'm such a geek that I watched the clock as it rolled past 01:02:03 this morning and thought, "Hooray! I saw it!"
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:27 PM
I misspelled "epistemologist"
Huh, so you did.
Shouldn't it be "mild-mannered epistemologist"?
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:27 PM
Please, that happens every hundred years in the United States, and it'll happen in May in Europe.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:29 PM
Epusstimologist?
Posted by Mo MacArbie | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:51 PM
The information in this thread (and at Becks' blog) allows me to understand that mirrors on shoes and upskirt cameras are teh lame.
Real pervs carry gas-powered leaf blowers.
Posted by My Alter Ego | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 2:57 PM
Just to hijack this for a moment: Austrian TV News just had a throw-away two liner about the new regulatations in NYC on places licenced for dancing. If what they said is correct, only venue with a cabaret licence will be allowed to operate a dance floor. Result: A drop from 12000 venues to 200!
Ummm? This begs questions (where is B Wo anyway?)
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 4:32 PM
Maybe Ben's gone and gotten a girlfriend, too.
Or wait.... maybe Ben is Ogged's new girlfriend!
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 4:36 PM
B: That kind of thing is more likely to cause talk than conversation!
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 4:48 PM
25: It was Giuliani who revived the old cabaret laws. I don't know what the number of places that bought the licenses looks like.
Posted by Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 4:56 PM
This is reminding me of some research I did a few years ago in a county's records from the 1950s: while searching for something else I kept coming across references in the minutes of the county board of supervisor's meetings to an investigation of whether or not a certain place of business should be licensed to operate a "mechanical amusement device." I'm not sure I ever figured out what they were referring to.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:00 PM
Juke box?
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:01 PM
aaahhhh I should have twigged to teh mammon. It's a city revenue scam?
But what are you gonna do for dancing, is what I want to know? Hell Vienna has more than 200 Tanzlokale!
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:02 PM
I think it was a kind of pinball machine. The problem seemed to be that the presence of the "device" might change the classification of the business from an ordinary restaurant/diner into something else.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:10 PM
It was also a mechanism for cracking down on gay bars in the Village. I've read that the original cabaret laws were written to crack down on jazz clubs in Harlem. Plus ca change...
For dancing, you can either pony up the cover charge at one of those pricy clubs that got shut down over the weekend for drug dealing, or you can get on the email lists for a variety of semi-licit private events. The latter category is more fun, but those parties all seem to happen in Brooklyn, which is pretty far for me.
Posted by Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:17 PM
27: Yeah, so?
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:17 PM
So no dancing at the mineshaft from now on.
I just can't imagine a city the size of NY without the scene. First smoking, then drinking in public and now this... there is an agenda somewhere.
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:24 PM
34: So no maybe's dish the dirt!
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:25 PM
The smoking thing I'm A-OK with and the drinking in public thing never gets enforced. Hell, people openly smoke pot on the street all the time and I've never seen a police officer stop them.
Posted by Becks | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:28 PM
36: I don't know. But I am happy to speculate and start rumors.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:34 PM
37: True. When I was last in town, it did not seem as if much had changed. Which, basically, was why I got around to wondering if he news item might not be a little sensationalist and as such, off mark.
Personally, I'd be happy for Vienna to become a smoke-free zone too. It is not going to happen, but I'd like to come home from a night out and not smell like the inside of a used, ahem, fag
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:35 PM
Well let's start with basics: Does Ben have a TiVo?
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:37 PM
Paul Chevigny is suing the city over the cabaret laws. Plaintiff three is awesome.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:46 PM
40: Probably not, because I don't think he owns a t.v. But then all the more reason to seduce Ogged, no? So that he can go over to O's to watch Desperate Housewives?
As long as I'm spreading rumors, it appears that Eminem is divorcing Kim Mathers, again. It's really sad that those two kids can't seem to work things out. (Actually it really is, given that they have children.)
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:48 PM
41: Hey, he taught me Evidence. (Constantly wore a green shirt that was exactly the color of the chalkboards, creating the illusion that he was a floating head. But other than that, a good class.)
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:50 PM
maybe Ben is Ogged's new girlfriend!
You think you're joking.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:50 PM
In fact, he may be wearing the same shirt in the linked story.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:50 PM
This is the kind of comment that makes me like Bloomberg despite myself: "I don't think in this day and age we need dancing police. Let's get serious. Who cares if you dance?"
Posted by Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:55 PM
And yet the Corp. Counsel's office that he controls opposes the lawsuit. Someone who says sane, reasonable things about governmental silliness that he has the power to change, but he doesn't change them, is a jerk.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 5:57 PM
Was this (alas) the same suit? via
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:02 PM
Does Ben violate any of the rules on Ogged's list?
Has anyone been to The Park? The last time I went there I got an odd feeling as I looked around. I thought: no one here is actually very attractive--what kind of gay club is this? I wondered if they had a special Normal Night, or what.
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:05 PM
I don't know how I missed that. Also, I recently went to the Law Revue parody show, and Chevigny got made fun of quite a bit.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:06 PM
Huh.
Posted by Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:06 PM
I don't know how I missed that.
Also, I recently went to the Law Revue parody show, and Chevigny got made fun of quite a bit.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:07 PM
42: I have a hard time with the notion of Ogged being seduced. I suffer from imperfect and asymmetrical information, though.
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:09 PM
Don't know that double posted. I've been to The Park, it's a wonderful physical plant and bad in every other way.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:09 PM
know that s/b know how that
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:10 PM
So.
Thanks for the fill in on the scene. I need sleep now though. So goodnight all.
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:18 PM
49: Well, I don't think he wears heels or makeup. And I'm pretty sure he's not Russian. I can't remember if O. had a prohibition on Jews or graduate students, though.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:26 PM
The Ex was Jewish and I think an academic, so no. And how can we forget The Grad Student?
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:38 PM
The plot thickens....
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 04- 5-06 6:42 PM