Saturday Tastes
Went to the 'Taste of Tribeca' today....Great festival. The development corporations that have revitalized the area with rennovated lofts, hip restaurants, and sleek boutiques did an incredible job with the area. One thing that I was impressed with is that the area has been revitalized without major corporate help as far as major retail chains are concerned.
The area is not bombarded by Eckerds, Krogers, and Starbucks, which is very hard in terms of developing a solid tax-base for the area. I have to hand it to the area for growing with a plan. The developments in the neighborhood are good excuses for me to hang out in the area...I love it...
I ran into a very cool spot with my cousin this afternoon on Hudson St....
Check out 'Rival' for your sneaker and underground clothing wear. The place is a very smooth spot with aged-wooden shelves and floors and with exposed metal ceiling pipes. I have to and it to the spot because they have slide up doors that expose the store to the street. It's pretty cool to see the owner Vinny spinning records in front of pedestrian and cars passing by in the street.
Last night, there was a opening with members of Nike Skateboarding in attendance. Since the store carries decks and snowboards, Nike has selected them as a skateboarding vendor, which is a huge advantage if you're an urban culture retailer.
'Rival' is carrying some incredible decks, and it's also carrying some very cool retro Nike shoe models. The '95 Nike Air Max is there along with the '93 Nike Air Flights, which many people would remember as Scottie Pippen's '93 All-Star Game shoe.
Funny, that All-Star game was actually on ESPN Classic a few months ago...You may remember it as the "Magic" game, which Magic Johnson was selected as an honorary member after his first retirement to prevent exposure to the HIV virus...Remember the one on one match-up with Mike....I may have to drop an article for that shoe to "Sneaker Freaker."
Speakding of 'Classic' memories...Some good ones were brought up today by Tim Kurkjian in his ESPN.com article "The Crazy and The Wacky" . I haven't really thought about some of the characters in baseball over the last twenty-five years. Great tidbits on Mitch "The Wild Thing" Williams, Earl Weaver, Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, and Andy Van Slyke.
However, one guy that may be on the edge of the last twenty-five years has to be Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky. How can you not rank him as one of the wackiest players in the last twenty-five years. His act of rubbing the ball, blowing out deep blasts of air, and throwing the ball into his glove between pitches to amp himself up was classic. Most importantly, he was a very good closer for the '78 and '79 Kansas City Royals.
So, here's to the "Mad Hungarian"...Psyche UP!
I'll be checking back later this weekend. Maybe I'll hit it up after the Floyd Mayweather fight on HBO tonight...I still have to see how bad RJ looked in the re-run...
P.S. I'm not into sweating commercials. Especially ones that turn classic tunes into corporate anthems, but that "Summer Breeze" GAP commercial is dope...
"I pitch like my hair is on fire..." - Mitch Williams,
BD
The area is not bombarded by Eckerds, Krogers, and Starbucks, which is very hard in terms of developing a solid tax-base for the area. I have to hand it to the area for growing with a plan. The developments in the neighborhood are good excuses for me to hang out in the area...I love it...
I ran into a very cool spot with my cousin this afternoon on Hudson St....
Check out 'Rival' for your sneaker and underground clothing wear. The place is a very smooth spot with aged-wooden shelves and floors and with exposed metal ceiling pipes. I have to and it to the spot because they have slide up doors that expose the store to the street. It's pretty cool to see the owner Vinny spinning records in front of pedestrian and cars passing by in the street.
Last night, there was a opening with members of Nike Skateboarding in attendance. Since the store carries decks and snowboards, Nike has selected them as a skateboarding vendor, which is a huge advantage if you're an urban culture retailer.
'Rival' is carrying some incredible decks, and it's also carrying some very cool retro Nike shoe models. The '95 Nike Air Max is there along with the '93 Nike Air Flights, which many people would remember as Scottie Pippen's '93 All-Star Game shoe.
Funny, that All-Star game was actually on ESPN Classic a few months ago...You may remember it as the "Magic" game, which Magic Johnson was selected as an honorary member after his first retirement to prevent exposure to the HIV virus...Remember the one on one match-up with Mike....I may have to drop an article for that shoe to "Sneaker Freaker."
Speakding of 'Classic' memories...Some good ones were brought up today by Tim Kurkjian in his ESPN.com article "The Crazy and The Wacky" . I haven't really thought about some of the characters in baseball over the last twenty-five years. Great tidbits on Mitch "The Wild Thing" Williams, Earl Weaver, Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, and Andy Van Slyke.
However, one guy that may be on the edge of the last twenty-five years has to be Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky. How can you not rank him as one of the wackiest players in the last twenty-five years. His act of rubbing the ball, blowing out deep blasts of air, and throwing the ball into his glove between pitches to amp himself up was classic. Most importantly, he was a very good closer for the '78 and '79 Kansas City Royals.
So, here's to the "Mad Hungarian"...Psyche UP!
I'll be checking back later this weekend. Maybe I'll hit it up after the Floyd Mayweather fight on HBO tonight...I still have to see how bad RJ looked in the re-run...
P.S. I'm not into sweating commercials. Especially ones that turn classic tunes into corporate anthems, but that "Summer Breeze" GAP commercial is dope...
"I pitch like my hair is on fire..." - Mitch Williams,
BD
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