Caine Blog

Rather terrifying video, here.

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Played yesterday.  Totally rad.  Really.  Pool was packed.  Lots of pretty people.  Free towels (and free drinks, too!).  Folks from out of town.  Lovely day.
Two things of note:
1) MGMT went to Wesleyan so much it just fucking hurts.  We’re talking purple pants and orange ponchos, gold track jackets and an aquamarine guitar.  It’s like a [...]

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Meanwhile…there is all sorts of chaos going on outside my window.  Let’s take a peek:

The pace of condominium development continues unabated, even as the market for new construction luxury condominiums in not-quite-gentrified neighborhoods dries up.  I’d love to watch the prices fall on the sucker across the street and buy one of the upper-floor units [...]

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I’m still not sure how to think about the community meeting I went to last night in Fort Greene.  (A write-up is here.)  Sure, there were a lot of angry neighbors, and they’d all lived in the neighborhood for awhile (”through the good times and the bad times,” repeated ad nauseum by various Ft. Greene [...]

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Last night I went to a neighborhood meeting about the Brooklyn Flea market, which is very popular and beloved to everyone except the neighbors.  I filed a longer write-up with Racked, which is here, but I’ll muse more extensively on the issue a little later, when I’m less exhausted.

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Tonight I had dinner at Fiore, which was both tasty and frustrating.
Tasty: the bucatini amatriciana was rich and flavorful, with the hearty guanciale - kinda like pancetta - serving to thicken up the sauce, making it more suited to the heavy and hollow bucatini. The tiramisu was unbelievably good all things considered; for a [...]

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Just like a burrito, I feel stuffed. I’ve sampled three local burritos in the past five days, and not to spill the beans, but I’ll be honest: they were all just okay.
Taco Chulo - The gimmick here is that you can have your burrito stuffed with potatoes instead of rice. Great. My carnitas burrito [...]

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This is brilliant:
I have to say, it’s a relief to learn that the embryo is so complete and independent. I mean, it solves the whole problem. Here’s this woman who just wants to be separated from her embryo. And lo and behold, it’s already separate! No need to agonize. Just detach it and let it [...]

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Have you ever been to a bar or a club or a music festival, hanging out and minding your own business, when suddenly some rando comes up to you and just starts talking and chilling? He’s going on and on, and you’re thinking what is happening why is this person talking to me will [...]

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Teengirl Fantasy.  Liberal arts credentials, somewhat goofy electro-infused pop, and a damn good live show considering the lack of guitars and drums: could these guys be the next MGMT? Saw them at Death By Audio on Wednesday night and they were great. It’s possible everyone at the show was a summer intern who [...]

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