NEW YORK ... 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012

R.I.P. DONNA SUMMER

DONNA SUMMER

MAY YOU REST in PEACE

Yes, sadly the Queen of Disco "Donna Summer" died yesterday at a relatively early age of 63 from the awfulness of cancer. God Bless you Donna and may you Rest in Peace. You were loved by many adoring fans for your great contribution to the music world and will Forever be known as "The Queen of Disco."

Saturday, May 12, 2012

MICK TAYLOR On The STREETS of NEW YORK .... ONE of ROCK'S ALL-TIME GREAT GUITARISTS

FORMER ROLLING STONES GUITARIST

MICK TAYLOR

On The STREETS of NEW YORK

One of ROCKS ALL-TIME GREAT GUITARISTS

Friday, April 27, 2012

SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE FLIES OVER

THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE

FLYING SOUTH DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING and NEW YORK SKYLINE in VIEW

The Space Shuttle Enterprise flew into New York today making a regal entrance piggy-backed on top of the Nasa Specially built and modified Boeing 747 ... Nasa treated New York and all New Yorker's as well as our friends in across the Hudson to a beautiful show as pilots piloted the Shuttle and 747 past all New York landmarks including; The Verazzano Narrows Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, WTC 1 (freedom Tower) and Ground Zero, The Empire State Building,

Chrysler Building, and along the Hudson River with New Jersey on one side and the majestic New York Skyline the other, the two air-ships past The George Washington Bridge and also up to The Tappan Zee, it was quite a historical show as the Shuttle Enterprise flew into and around the great city of New York before landing at JFK International Airport and it's temporary home for about two month before making its way to its permanent home at the Intrepid Air and Space Museum on Manhattan's West Side at The Might Hudson ...

Thank You Nasa ...

Daniel Bellino Zwicke reporting ...........

Thursday, April 19, 2012

WASHINGTON IRVING'S HOUSE and DOLLAR PIZZA in The VILLAGE

2 SLICES of PIZZA

JUST $2.00 at PERCY'S PIZZA

GREENWICH VILLAGE

FORMER HOME

of WASHINGTON IRVING
COMMERCE STREET

GREENWICH VILLAGE

NEW YORK ..NY

Thursday, April 12, 2012

THE FLAT IRON BUILDING

THE FLAT IRON BUILDING

NEW YORK ..NEW YORK

photo Daniel Bellino Zwicke

NYC

2012

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

REMEMBERING ROBERTO ..... ROBERTO CLEMENTE

GRAFFITI ART

CROSBY STREET .. NY NY

photo Daniel Bellino Zwicke

OLD POLICE HEADQUARTERS

LAYFAYETTE STREET ..Corner of GRANDE

NEW YORK .. NY

photo Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Sunday, April 8, 2012

THE COOLEST SKYSCRAPER IN THE WORLD

The CHRYSLER BUILDING at the corner of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City is without a doubt the Coolest Skyscraper in the World. Yes! Well some might debate this, most will agree. Just look at it! It's Gorgeous and there is no other building quite like it in the World, Art Deco in all its fabulous splendor. But no one ever made such a vast enormous massive Art Deco Piece such as this. No one has ever come close. Designed by William Van Alen with ideas from Walter Chrysler. The Chrysler Building was meant to be the Headquarters of The Chrysler Corporation. It never was. Never-the-less this Gorgeous piece of Art Deco Brilliance is the Zenith of This Art Form "Art Deco."

The Empire State Building is taller and exceedingly more famous, it is beautiful and majestic but just not as Cool as The Chrysler. And with the great Empire State Building, The Art Deco Marvel of The Chrysler Building and The Triangular Flat Iron Building, there is no city in the World that could ever dream of coming close to the Cool Collection of New York Skyscrapers. Nobody! No City!

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

photo Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Chrysler Building shot on Lexington Avenue, corner of 51st Street looking South .....

The Two GREATEST SONGS in ROCK HISTORY ... STAIRWAY and START ME UP Rock

Yes folks, Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) and Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones. "The Greatest Rock & Roll Band of All-Time" get my vote for the 2 Greatest Songs in the History of Rock. They are Rock & Roll and they both Rock it out. Stairway starts off easy and melodic, builds up to a Rockin Crescendo, then comes back down again, while Start me Up by the Stones starts off Rockin, keeps Rockin and never stops Rockin, "Never Stop, Never Stop."

The beginning Chords from Keith Richards are 3 of Rocks most wonderful strums, "Der Ner Noot." The song drives with Keith letting loose some great chords to Woody's powerful licks in all the right spots, driving Bass from Bill Wyman throbs wonderful, Charlie supplies the beat with Mick's incomparable vocals. It's Rock & Roll artistry at it's very finest as only history and The World's Greatest Rock & Roll band, The Rolling Stones could do.

On the other hand, many claim Led Zepplin's "Stairway to Heaven" as Rock's single greatest song of all-time. I Love it, and it would be hard to argue with that, but hey folks, your talking to a hardcore Stones fan here, Start Me Up gets this guys vote.

Then again, these two songs wouldn't make others list for the top two. Thankfully, there are many great songs to come from the now defunct genre of Classic Rock. Can you believe it ? Nobody creates Rock anymore? It's mystifying to say the least, just a lot of Crap Upon Crap Upon More Crap these days. "It's a dam shame." But we always Thank God have the Stones, Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, the Who and others. Their recorded music will always live on, and the Stones, The Allman Brothers, Steely Dan and a few others still play live in this New Year of 2012. Again, "Thank God."

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

NEW YORK and The $3.00 PBR

New York and the $3.00 PBR, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer has been a God-Send to many New Yorkers. As you all know, the US Economy has been in the Shitter for the past 3-Half years or so.

Many people are out of work, and many who are working, are taking home Half-as-Much Money or more of what they used to make. People have had to buckle down and give up or curb many things they enjoyed previous to the current state of our economy, which is in almost a Depression Era State.

Yes, everybody says that we are not in a Depression, we're in a recession. Those are the Rich and Well-Off talking. To many, the state of our Union and their feelings are of Depression.

So, because of the Terrible State of our Economy you have given up eating out 3 times a week, you buy less clothes, spend less on Entertainment and any number of things and you haven't had a vacation in the past two years, maybe more. You given up a lot. We all have.

Now when it comes to socializing, going out for a few Beers or Cocktails with some friends, you've had to cut back on that too. But hey, you gotta draw a line somewhere, and everyone is entitled to a few drinks to unwind every now and then. But if you live in the Great City of New York this can be a costly undertaking, especially in this day, and of all times, to be having a Boom in The $14, Sixteen-Dollar-Or -More-Cocktail.W hat is a Poor Working Guy or Working Girl to do??? Well Boys and Girls, let's Thank God for that great thing of wonder and the Bars and establishments who so graciously and kindly serve it, The $3.00 PBR, That's right, a $3.oo Beer in The Land of The Over-Priced $16.00 Cocktail, Manhattan, New York, NY..... It's quite Sad, Greedy too.

Yes, Thank God and let's thank the Kind-Heart proprietors who serve $3.00 PBR'S or any Beer for just $3 or $4 in a New York Bar. You are doing you fellow man a public service and we thank you for that. Whoever you are, you are to be commended, and Shame-On-You, all those places that serve $14 PLUS Cocktails. "RIP-OFF" !!! Wish the masses would Boycott these places and patronize places like Blue & Gold Bar, 7B, and anyplace who has a heart. Bars that serve 3 and 4 Dollar Beers.

I just have to say, it's great to go to a place like Blue and Gold Bar on East 7th Street and know that you can have 3 or 4 Beers for just $12 to $16, accounting for a Buck a Pop for the Barkeep. Now that's pretty good. I have had the best times hanging at Blue & Gold with some friends. You sit at the Bar or get into a nice comfy booth, drink your Beers ($3 PBR'S), relax, listen to the Music, Chit Chat, and just enjoy, and it's not going to cost you The Shirt Off Your Back.

Yes, you can have 4 Beers, tip included for the price of 1 Rip-Off Drink at one of those Rip-Off Joints. And if you are Dumb enough to have four drinks in one of those places, guess what it's going to cost you? About $75 my friend.

Well, do the Math, and if you can afford $75 for only 4 drinks, God Bless You. And if you can't, you've got an alternative. Right, your local $3.00 PBR Joint. They're a God-Send.

Daniel Bellino-Zwicke