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VOL. 5, NO.
32 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
GAME DAY
Which Team Will Seal the Deal?
Sunday Party Specials Around Town

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Game On For Super Specials

By Katie McFadden Package featuring wings, BBQ In Rockaway, head to RBQ’s on
pulled pork, Mac n’ Cheese, Beach 98th for their Big Game
Sunday’s the day! The annu- Granny Smith Apple Slaw, No- Party. For $55, you get unlimit-
al Patriots Bowl! At least, that’s mayo Corn Salsa and 24 slider ed canned beer, appetizers and
what it might be considered in buns for $225 or a vegan pack- a pig roast starting at 6 p.m. and
recent years. While some may age for the same price. They also through the game. For $50 per
be reluctant to watch the New have options available a la carte. person, Community House will
England Patriots in yet anoth- Call 718-945-5511 to place your have an unlimited buffet and
er Super Bowl, at least it’s a orders. There may also still be beer special from 6 p.m. until
good excuse to eat junk food time to order from Pico, which the end of the game. Jameson’s
and drink. Rockaway is here for is having catering specials on Pub will be running their typi-
those who want to get into the honey chipotle, cumin ginger cal football Sunday special of
spirit of the game and celebrate. vinaigrette or hot wings by the half-priced drinks and appetiz-
The big game will kick off at half or full tray. Email picorbny. ers during the game. The Belle
6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Febru- walk offers free delivery around events@gmail.com to inquire. Harbor Yacht Club is hosting its
ary 3 and will be broadcast on town, including to Breezy Point, MeatUp Grill in Riis Park is annual Big Game party in the
CBS. This year, the Patriots will so they can bring the party to taking orders for their MeatUp member’s lounge. There will be
take on the Los Angeles Rams. you. Call 347-619-8002 to place Towers stocked with mouth- food, drinks and 100/ 50 pool
Besides the game, there will be your orders. Want something watering burgers, loaded fries action. The doors open at 2 p.m.
commercials galore, a halftime a little more for a bigger party? and onion rings, plus their full Just want to watch the game
performance by Maroon 5, and RBQ’s has part packages like menu. They’ll deliver by kickoff. over a few drinks? Consid-
plenty of snack breaks, whether $199 for ribs, wings, chicken, Call 708-632-8871 to order. er stopping by Rogers. Rogers
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Still need some grub for that and corn bread, which feeds 10- Plenty of local bars and restau- as people watch the game on a
game day party at home? Local 15 people. They also have three- rants are holding specials dur- huge projection TV. The Wharf
caterers have got you covered. foot ($100) and six-foot ($200) ing the game. In Breezy Point, and Bungalow Bar are also great
Boardwalk Pizzeria is running hero packages that come with the BayHouse will have $3 do- bayside choices with multiple
game day specials for two large wings and slaw. Call 718-318- mestic beers and $4 imports, 50 TVs and delicious food to go
plain pies or one large pie and 7427 to place your order. Cui- cent wings and plenty of other with your beer. Healy’s Pub will
20 wings for $30.99. You can also sine By Claudette has catering cheap party eats to keep you also be serving up drinks with
order three-foot heroes. Board- packages including a Game Day full as you cheer on your team. the game on multiple screens.
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Far Rock School

To Be Ranamed
For Fallen Officer
Rockaway won’t forget Det.
Randolph Holder Jr. During a
Community Education Council
27 meeting on Monday, Janu-
ary 28, an official decision was
made to rename Far Rocka-
OPEN
way's P.S. 253Q, The Randolph
Holder School for Social Jus-
tice.
Holder, an NYPD officer,
was killed in the line of duty
on October 20, 2015. He was
shot in the head while chasing
YEAR
a suspect along the FDR Drive
promenade after responding to
a report of gang-related gun- Members of the 101st Precinct were
shots in East Harlem. on board with the Holder family to
The immigrant from Guyana support the proposal to name P.S.
had been living in Far Rocka- 253Q after Holder.
way with his parents. In August
ROUND
2017, the intersection at Briar Now, with the blessings of the
Place and Collier Avenue, near Holder family and fellow mem-
Holder’s parents’ home, was bers of the NYPD, P.S. 253Q in
renamed Detective Randolph Far Rockaway will also bear the
Holder Way in memory of the officer’s name as The Randolph
officer. Holder School for Social Justice.
Contact The Elected

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I think a couple of dear Although I’m getting so old, Feb 10 • Walter Ensor 4 pm
friends were trying to torture my odds are getting better. Feb 15 • Wine With Sue 9pm
me recently. I’d swear they rig the thing Feb 16 • Walker and the Brotherhood 9pm
Ya see, scratch-off lottery so Win For Life really means Feb 17 • Billy Ryan 5pm
tickets are such a good idea to Win For Months. Feb 23 • Brooklyn Bards 9pm
give to people. But if you are And speaking of old, one Feb 24 • Walter Ensor 4pm Best
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thing I never win is the Gray-
beards Pot o’ Gold raffle, but
Pint of
ing. You will lose and then I’m gonna keep trying. We Guinness
end up annoyed that you’ve hear about how the state lot-
got nothing but lottery tick- tery money is supposed to
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lousy luck and then grumble But the Graybeards run a raf-
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match what? What are those those in need.
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a magnifying glass. beards, I’m happy to say, are
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grade reading level while ous.
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ROCKAWAY RALLIES AROUND ELDERLY DEMENTIA PATIENT

By Katie McFadden her, which has made me terri- the response. “I just want to again
bly depressed. I wish I had the express my blessings to each and
Can you spare some time? On funds to hire a companion but I every one of you and your loved
Tuesday, January 29, a wom- don’t,” Jennifer said, explaining ones. It has showed me how won-
an named Jennifer Ferrando that she moved to Poland with derful the Rockaway community
reached out to Rockaway resi- her husband when he got a job, is! The overwhelming responses
dents and put out a request on and she needs to take out loans were hard to believe, such gen-
the Friends of Rockaway Beach to afford the flight to New York. erous people,” Jennifer said. “I
Facebook page for volunteers Due to her situation, Ferrando posted the same message in Bay
to visit her mother, Barbara Fer- put out a request for others to Ridge Friends where I grew up
rando, in Rockaway’s Prome- keep her mother company. “She and where my parents grew up,
nade Nursing Facility. As Jennif- is all alone with no visits. I live in and I got maybe a few respons-
er Ferrando is currently living Poland and cannot visit much. es, but Rockaway, God bless this
in Poland, without the means She is a very sweet lady who loves beautiful community. I realize
to make trips back to Rockaway, old music played to her and a lol- everyone on here has their own
she turned to locals, asking them lipop. Any help would be greatly problems, I am not the only one
to consider paying her mother a appreciated!” she said. who has a sad story. I know many
visit, as her mother is 82, alone, Ferrando explained some of her After Ferrando’s initial post, of you may also have, but you all
and living with dementia. mother’s other struggles over the Rockaway quickly rallied and have eased my anxiety a little and
Ferrando’s concerns for her years, including being diagnosed the support came through made me wake up, for once, be-
mother’s well-being grew af- with cancer at age 42 and having strong. Dozens of people offered ing grateful that I decided to post
ter her father, who was living in a double colorectal and bladder to visit, including some who al- this feed. I never thought people
Promenade with her mother for operation. As dementia set in, ready have family members at cared so much!”
the last three years, recently died, her father’s despair grew. “I don’t Promenade, local nurses and If any others are willing to visit,
leaving her mother with no one think he could take much more,” other neighbors. Local car sales- Barbara Ferrando can be found
nearby. The family had lived in a she said. man Jerry Rea even offered to on the fourth floor of Promenade
one-bedroom apartment in Bay “Now she’s in this home with give people a ride to and from (140 Beach 114th Street). The fa-
Ridge for several decades, but no friends, no family. Life isn’t the nursing facility if they want cility can be reached at 718-945-
the conditions of the apartment fair, but I am trying to find her to visit. (Rea can be reached at 4600. Jennifer Ferrando can be
led to Ferrando’s parents being some happiness. I was her hap- 718-318-1200.) reached through her husband’s
placed in Promenade in 2015. piness, but now I’m not here for Ferrando was blown away by Facebook page: Tim Bishop.
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By the way, this is probably best beach closures like last summer. Assemblywoman Stacey Am-
left to Sean McVeigh (the factolo- We believe such an announce- ato presented the Rockaway
gist), not the coach in the Super ment will be in the next week or Beach Broadcasting Company
Bowl who goes by Sean McVay, two. (RBBC) with a NYS Assembly Ci-
but did you know….The Super ***** tation honoring them as her 2019
Bowl was played in January for the Longtime Brooklyn DA Joe January Small Business of the
***** first 35 years. The game has been Hynes who lived in Breezy Point Month. RBBC launched on Au-
The brutal cold on Thursday played in February since 2002. died on Tuesday at the age of 83. gust 1, 2018 and was founded by
forced us to hold off on some de- And also by the way, flip through Hynes was the special prosecutor Bryan Doremus, Matt Preis (aka
liveries until Friday. The email our pages for catering and restau- in the New Park Pizza - Howard Max Power), Caitlin Moss, and
version, however, went out as rant specials this Sunday. Beach case and other high profile Frisco Granda. RBBC has a “mis-
usual on Thursday morning. ***** trials. sion to promote everything local;
Please sign up at RockawayTimes. The City is looking to further re- ***** musicians and artists of all kinds,
com (just click on Subscribe) or duce childhood exposure to lead. Here’s another reminder that small businesses, events around
send a request to Mail@Rocka- The Mayor announced Lead- the annual Rockaway Times town, and anything else that con-
way-Times.com. It’s free! And no- FreeNYC, which will target “every Photo Contest will be bigger tributes to our community in a
body gets frostbite! apartment, every lead source” than ever in 2019. Start sorting positive way.”
within 24 months. For the first through your great shots now *****
***** time, rented one- and two-fam- (and keep an eye out for photo Ten candidates have qualified
It’s not just Rockaway. Res- ily homes will be required to get opportunities!) for the First Official Debate for
taurants and bars are dead all inspections annually. It requires ***** the 2019 Public Advocate Special
over. According to Grubstreet. landlords to have the annual in- It rained like crazy last week Election to be televised on NY1
com, Dry January is a thing spections done in any apartment and we were blessed with a and on their website, Wednes-
all over. One Queens bartend- that houses a child younger than double rainbow. We hate to be day, February 6 at 7 p.m. City
er said, “Things are dead. Like six years old. We will provide a spoiler but such rainbows are Councilman Eric Ulrich cracked
dead-dead.” But the article em- more specific information as it not considered rare. HowStuff- the top 10 and will be joined by
phasized that no matter how becomes available. Works, a science-based website, Melissa-Mark Viverito, Daniel
bleak, business always bounc- ***** says they occur often but adds: O’Donnell, Jumaane Williams
es back. Hmmm… we wonder The Mayor said he expects to "This doesn't mean that double and others, who met a fundrais-
if Dry January is the reason the “have an important announce- rainbows aren't double cool, or ing and spending benchmark
Super Bowl moved to Febru- ment quite soon” regarding a double pretty or double awe-in- and other criteria under the
ary? stopgap beach replenishment spiring.” Campaign Finance Act.
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Ulrich Will
cate. to Richard Nixon, tell Donald the Bayswater Civic website, as
Win & Lose With nine active and well fi- Trump it is time to go? well as my own site (SolutionsNY.
Dear Edi- nanced Democrats running in As Public Advocate, Eric Ul- NYC)? (Editor’s Note: Of Course!)
tor: the special election on Febru- rich will be responsible for Also, below are my quick ques-
The field ary 26, dividing the vote, it will monitoring city services. As tions on the plans for the site (no
of 23 candi- be difficult for Eric Ulrich to the highest elected Republi- particular order):
dates for NYC lose. As the results of the special can in New York City and the • Parking. Should be the same
Public Advocate is now effec- election are counted on Febru- only elected Republican out- ratio of parking spots to apart-
tively down to 10 who qualified ary 26, the leading Democratic side of Staten Island, he will be ments as in Rockaway as a
for matching funds and an invi- candidates will begin a primary asked about the growing crisis whole. Probably something
tation to the TV debates. Seven campaign to choose one Demo- in Washington. Will he answer, like two parking spaces per
others who may appear on the cratic candidate for the Novem- “I am an American before I am apartment.
ballot will not have the resources ber election. If the Democrats a Republican,” or will he silently • There should be food shop-
to compete. Nine of the 10 candi- choose a candidate worthy of follow the lead of a President he ping (supermarket) before
dates are registered Democrats. the support of most Democrat- never supported? Will he join any apartments are occupied.
Councilman Eric Ulrich is the ic voters, that candidate should with such leaders as John Ka- • Can St. John’s Hospital han-
only registered Republican to be win the two-year remainder of sich, James Mattis, Bob Corker dle the additional residents of
part of the contest. Although this Tish James’ term as Public Ad- and Mitt Romney if they try to Downtown Far Rockaway and
is a nonpartisan election, we can vocate. restore a system with two re- this site? By this, I mean as a
assume that most voters will be In the next few months, the spected political parties? hospital, not various outpa-
aware of the party affiliation. national Republican leadership As voters, we can ask our elect- tient facilities and offices.
In previous elections for Public will have to decide how long to ed officials to act with courage, • What is the impact on NYPD
Advocate, the Democratic vote blindly follow the erratic be- not just to get reelected, but to and FDNY? (including EMS).
far exceeded the Republican havior of Donald Trump. Will help make America great again. • Will actual schools be built
vote. In 2009, Bill de Blasio de- we have another shutdown of Norman Silverman along with the housing, or
feated Alex T. Zablocki 679,366 government services or involve- only “in the future” as was
to 164,090. In 2017, Letitia James ment in an unwanted foreign Peninsula Proposal promised with Arverne By the
defeated Juan Carlos Polanco war? Will we break with our tra- Dear Editor: Sea and never built?
752,475 to 162,781. Each Demo- ditional allies and support dic- Two items, if I may. • What is the effect of the pop-
cratic victory was more than four tators around the world? Will First, may I reproduce the ex- ulation increase (20 percent?)
to one. In 2001, 2005 and 2013, respected Republicans come cellent editorial (with proper on emergency evacuation
the Republicans didn't even put forward, and as Senator Barry credit) by Glenn DiResto about
up a candidate for Public Advo- Goldwater carried the message the Peninsula Hospital site on Continued on page 9
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Continued from Page 8 since it is the policy of the NYC
needs and abilities? DOT not to comply with the
• Transportation: U.S. Manual of Uniform Traf-
- This, and Downtown Far Rock fic Control Devices as required
projects are not going to over- by federal and NYS law, and
burden the “A” trains since is a condition of using federal
they are used so lightly, will it?
- Will they contribute to fund- •
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The project should be self-suf- Celebrate the Look of Love...
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once said, and local Carlotta
Peters-Bulzomi embodies that
sentiment, as she’s started her
CATER YOUR own Pay It Forward group in
Rockaway. Her spirited Face-
NEXT PARTY book posts have obviously hit
WITH US! the right nerve, as she already
has five local ladies on board
ORDER 3 FOOT with her mission, plus scores of
others who join in her efforts to
HEROS! simply help others — by paying
it forward.
Peters-Bulzomi, a self-de-
scribed, “Brooklyn girl,” has
THE BIG GAME lived with her husband, Mi-
chael; and daughter, Gigi, in
S P E C I A L Neponsit for the last 16 years.
The former Head Start teach-
er, now local school crossing
Two Large Plain Pies guard, makes it her mission to
not just help locals in need, but
has galvanized quite a follow-
$
30.99 ing in the community.
From helping the Clarke
family, who were left home- and you aren’t wearing under-
less after a fire destroyed their wear? I personally bought un-
– OR – Beach 91st apartment in 2017; derwear for them. I didn’t know
to hosting an annual breast if it was a religious thing, but I
cancer research fundraiser in had to do something. The girls
One Large Plain Pie front of her home; working would even come to school
with the community to gear in the dead of winter wearing
up a financially in-need child sandals with no socks. I real-
& 20 Wings for her first snow tubing trip; ized there were a lot of things
helping Rockaway’s infamous going on. These students were
Stop and Shop crooner and pi- in need, and I wanted to help,”
$
WE
DELIVER
30.99 anist, Ceasar Bates, get much Peters-Bulzomi said.
needed supplies for his one- And so she did, using her own
room home; and more! — Pe- money and encouraging other
INCLUDING ters-Bulzomi is relentless and teachers to help purchase es-
determined to spread the mes- sential items for their students.
TO sage of “Paying It Forward.” Then Hurricane Sandy hit,
BREEZY The local woman says her and the Bulzomis, like most
POINT roots to caring and wanting in Rockaway and Broad Chan-
to help others was impacted nel, lost everything but the pot
by her career as a Head Start spoon.
347.619.8002 Pre-K school teacher in Bright-

on Beach, Brooklyn.
“Sandy taught me a lot. The
term, ‘Rockaway Strong,’ keeps
“Brighton Beach has a large resounding to me today. This
immigrant population. Many community is resilient! Why?
FREE DELIVERY of my Mexican students were Because folks really come out
here illegally living with their to help their neighbors, not
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PENINSULA parents in these tiny rooms. just with a superstorm, but
INCLUDING BREEZY POINT AND BROAD CHANNEL I saw how they would come any tragedy. My family did
to school, looking as though
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PAY IT FORWARD where! The way he plays, his me deliver the items. I always ture I refurbish myself. Even
Continued from Page 10 personality, his voice, he’s the stress that the items don’t have Ciro’s and Beach Bagel donate
not just lose our home, but real deal! However, he relat- to be new, just something you food. The entire community
my husband, who owns Sea ed that hard knocks took the don’t need anymore. As long really comes out with items,
Traveler's Marina in Brooklyn, form of drugs for not just him, as it’s in good condition, that’s of which all sale proceeds go
was basically brought back to but most of the band mem- great. That’s how to pay it for- towards the fund. The local Re-
square one. The school, where bers, and well, most of us know ward. Gifting someone some- inhardt family told me about
I worked, was destroyed. My where that usually lands ad- thing you may no longer need Maimonides, and I was so
daughter’s school here in dicts. or even have never used,” she honored to fundraise for their
Rockaway was destroyed. How- “I wanted to help him get said. breast cancer research efforts,”
ever, like everyone, we worked back on his feet. I asked him Peters-Bulzomi was even fea- Peters-Bulzomi said.
hard, not to just resurrect life where he lived, and what he tured on a NY1’s Around The Peters-Bulzomi is not only
as we know it, but we were de- needed. To be honest, he was Boroughs segment about her inspiring locals, but setting
termined to do the same for really taken aback, but I was pay it forward initiative with good examples for her family.
others,” Peters-Bulzomi said. determined. He lived in a tiny Bates. “I was so shocked! Nev- After seeing the NY1 segment,
One poignant example of windowless, closet-size apart- er expected that, but, if it in- her daughter, Gigi, shared her
how Peters-Bulzomi’s huge ment with no heat or any basic spired others to help someone thoughts on her mother’s ef-
heart spurred on Rockaway to amenities like a fridge. I put in their community, that was forts on Facebook, saying,
pay it forward was with Ceasar out a post on Facebook, and the ultimate reward. I was just “Well mom, you didn’t get on
Bates, the gregarious and tal- the response was astronomi- so happy when I invited Ceasar your dream show, Flea Market
ented piano player, who is usu- cal,” Peters-Bulzomi said. to play at my family’s Christ- Flip or Shark Tank with some
ally perched in front Stop And She told folks that Ceasar mas Eve party. Now that video crazy invention. But u made
Shop on Beach Channel Drive. needed a fridge, kitchenware went viral!” someone else’s dream come
She said that she fell in love like a blender and microwave, But Peters-Bulzomi’s efforts true. I am so proud of my mom.
with the man’s talent and spir- a mattress, a keyboard, blan- extend beyond Bates. Last Oc- She is the kindest person in the
it, and after speaking with him, kets, a jacket, and other items. tober, the local woman was world. I love u. By the way your
realized that he was in need, “The response I got was over- able to raise over $3,000 for Brooklyn accent was toned
and wanted to help. whelming! Everyone knew the Maimonides Breast Cancer down a bit. LOL!”
“We started talking and he about this black elderly, polite Center, which was inspired by For more info on how you too
was very honest about his sto- gentleman who played amaz- her cousin, Meredith Tomassi, can join Peters-Bulzomi’s Pay
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played at the Apollo, every- to donate, and even helped imaginable, including furni- Carlotta Peters.
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By Ryan Schwach “We just fell in love with the “White Rabbit,” as for the miss- stagram account. “The first day
Beatles” Amiri said, “and just ing letter “K”, Rah likes to joke it was at a few thousand views,
Rahiem and Amiri Taylor, two their love for music.” From a vid- that it’s copyrighted. and we were like a few thousand
parts of the increasingly popular eo game in their teens, the stone Their first busking experience views...cool,” they said.
band, Blac Rabbit, are not what kept on rolling. For their 16th came working to raise money for In the next few days the video
comes to mind when imagining birthday, they bought their first plane tickets to visit their moth- would hit viral status, with peo-
the background of a psychedel- instruments from Guitar Center, er who was staying in Puerto ple tagging Jimmy Fallon and
ic rock band that has earned its a bass for Rahiem, also known Rico. They played The Beatles Ellen DeGeneres in the com-
fame from Beatles covers in the as simply Rah, in the vein of of course, as well as Radiohead ments. Soon, they were contact-
platforms of the New York City Paul McCartney, and a guitar for and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ed by Ellen’s staff to come on
subway system, but that hasn’t Amiri, mimicking John Lennon. “In like three days we had the the show. “They really wanted
stopped their rise from buskers They started to learn Beatles money,” said Rah. bubbly personalities, we didn't
working for a plane ticket, to tunes and various other psyche- In their teens, not long after even think we were gonna make
viral video stars and guests on delic-like rock groups, and even they first began playing music, it on,” Amiri said, “We’re not
daytime television. began dabbling into original they moved to Far Rockaway. bubbly TV personality like guys.”
The Taylor twins, identical and song writing. Amiri talked about As they got older, they began to But they agreed. So in March
24 years old, did little but sing a joke song he wrote called, look into regular jobs, applying of last year, they flew out to Los
and do musical theater in terms “Trinket Man” about a man who to trade schools, figuring they’d Angeles and appeared on The
of music as kids growing up in has toys and trinkets around the just wind up being broke, and Ellen Show, were interviewed by
the Bed-Stuy section of Brook- outside of his home, then Rah applying to work at a supermar- the host and played The Beatles
lyn, whose previous contribu- remembered he wrote a song ket. “After a while, we started tune “8 Days a Week.” Although
tions to the music industry have around the same time called, busking because we were sick of they explained that the experi-
been the likes of hip-hop royal- “Crazy Man.” “Maybe we’ll re- working there.” Rah said ence was a blast, they admitted
ty, Biggie and Jay-Z. vive those,” Amiri joked. In January of 2018, they caught how nerve wracking it was go-
When the Taylors were teenag- The idea for the name “Blac the eye of filmmaker Nicolas ing from smaller shows to a big
ers, their grandparents bought Rabbit” came from a small Heller, otherwise known as New stage. “Even though Ellen was
them a copy of The Beatles: Rock doll their uncle got while tour- York Nico, who is the self-pro- an amazing experience, you feel
band video game for Christmas, ing Russia as a jazz musician, claimed, “Unofficial talent scout this pressure of perfectionism,
which allows players to mimic and thought it as a good play of New York City,” who shot a like is my shirt on properly?”
the prolific four-piece’s songs on words from a favorite song video of them busking on the L
using plastic instruments. of theirs; Jefferson Airplane’s train and uploaded it to his In- Continued on page 13
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BLAC RABBIT HOPPED away venues including the
Continued from Page 12 boardwalk and PICO on 129th
Street. “It’s so much more per-
Amiri said. “It’s one of the scari- sonable and intimate. I’m glad
est things I ever did,” added Rah. we are at a point where we break
Looking past Ellen, Blac it up between big shows and
Rabbit has toured parts of the playing PICO,” Rah said.
United States, and last summer The brothers moved to Rock-
toured parts of Europe, includ- away in their teenage years, and
ing Liverpool and the famous have been here ever since. “I
Cavern Club, where The Beatles really like being in Rockaway,
themselves played in their early there is a sense of community
years. and a sense of family you don’t
“That was incredible,” Ami- get anywhere else,” Amiri said.
ri said. “It was probably one of “The vibe is really laid back
the most historic things we have here, and it really rubbed off on
ever done,” added Rah. They me.”
even got the opportunity to rec- Of course, Blac Rabbit is a Tame Impala and MGMT. Their that most of the original stuff
reate the famous Abbey Road lot more than two guys playing self-titled EP has six tracks and they have now, they have been
album cover. “We got a lot of Beatles covers. They play with was released last year. The track working on since high school.
cools stays in Europe, they know drummer, Patrick Jones, who “All Good” has 25,600 listens on Going forward, the group is
how to treat a band,” Amiri said. they have been with for years, Soundcloud. currently working on their first
“Overall, even though Europe Josh Lugo on bass, and some- As for their writing process, studio album called, “Interstel-
was a blast, I think I like touring times guitar, and newcomer they say they both have sub- la,” which is set for release in the
America better, it’s a little easi- multi-instrumentalist, Justin tle differences to their process spring.
er, you just get in the van and Jagbir. and work, but they have simi- Want to catch them live? Blac
you’re good,” said Rah. “Flying Outside of Beatles covers, lar enough tastes that the songs Rabbit is headlining the next
has never been something I re- Blac Rabbit has released sev- mesh together. “He’ll throw a Bugalou Music Series show at
ally enjoy, I don’t think anybody eral pieces of original music, song into the pot, then I’ll throw St. Camillus Springman Hall.
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JANUARY 31
Patricia Higgins was born. 1959 - Rock singers, Buddy Holly, Richie
Lori Healey-Wasson was born. Valens, and Big Bopper died in a plane
crash.
1865 - The House of Representatives ap-
proved the Thirteenth Amendment to FEBRUARY 4
the Constitution, which abolished slav- Thomas O’Callaghan was born.
ery in the United States. Frankie Cullen was born.
1940 - The first Social Security check Mike Lee was born.
was issued to Ida Fuller for $22.54. Robert Kaskel was born.
Marie Murphy was born.
FEBRUARY 1 Kathleen Kuhn was born.
Maryellen Galvin was born.
Eileen McDade was born. 1789 - George Washington and John Ad-
2003 - The space shuttle Columbia ams are elected the president and vice
disintegrated as it tried to reenter the president of the United States.
Earth's atmosphere after a sixteen-day 2004 - The Massachusetts Supreme
mission in space. All seven members of Court declared that gays had the right
the crew were lost. to marry.
2004 - Janet Jackson's famous "ward-
robe malfunction" occurred at Super FEBRUARY 5
Bowl XXXVIII. John Cori was born.
Terence O’Rourke was born.
FEBRUARY 2 Cody Ritter was born.
Sandy Livingston was born.
Denise Auerbach was born. 1917 - Congress passed the Immigration
Act, which restricted Asian immigra-
1887 - The first gathering at Gobbler's tion, over President Wilson's veto.
Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. to wait for 1952 - New York adopts three-colored
the groundhog's shadow occurred. traffic lights.
1943 - Nazi troops surrendered in the
World War II Battle of Stalingrad. FEBRUARY 6
Rosemary Gurry was born.
FEBRUARY 3 Peter McWoods was born.
Anthony George was born.
1870 - The 15th Amendment (black suf- 1935 - The popular board game Monop-
frage) passed. oly® went on sale for the first time.
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bus on Saturday, February Poseidon’s Parade, is ship- food, drinks and fun, this is event. Each $40 ticket gets
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held at the El Caribe in Brooklyn on Saturday, January 26. The get enough credit for all their work, make magic happen on a
honorees were Ed Valentine of Breezy Point and The Friends night that’s crucial to the health and success of The Graybeards.
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RWA LIVING CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS
never too young to advocate for
By Sydney Randall, RWA Living your community and environ-
Classroom Educator ment. Finishing up the sessions,
they each made a reusable tote
During the 2018-2019 school bag from old T-shirts to use in
year, the Rockaway Water- lieu of plastic bags at the store.
front Alliance (RWA) has been Most recently, the LWA stu-
teaming up with Lawrence dents have learned about wind
Woodmere Academy (LWA), a and solar energy, creating a
private school in Long Island, mock wind turbine, and a func-
to discuss marine science and tional solar water purifier, while
environmental conservation. debating the functionality and
Students ranging from kinder- practicality of the two energy
garten to eighth grade invit- forms. As the weather warms,
ed RWA educators into their the students will begin venturing
classrooms to learn about var- outside to learn about sustaina-
ious topics through experien- ble gardening and horticulture.
tial-and task-based projects. tary organisms. Springing from Meanwhile, K-3 students These lessons give crucial con-
The students began with a this marine science base, the spent their time learning about text to students as our environ-
crash course in marine sci- students took a critical look at the pounds of plastic floating ment continues to change, giv-
ence, complete with an up- the harmful side effects of big in their oceans and what they ing them the tools and skillset to
close look at oysters from Ja- agriculture and polluted runoff can do to stop plastic pollu- be advocates and environmen-
maica Bay. After some initial by defining and examining the tion, while helping to protect talists.
trepidation, the students were ecologic and economic effects the many creatures that make For more information regard-
excited to observe the oysters of algal blooms in the U.S. The the oceans their home. These ing the workshops with LWA and
and learn how they are used students left with a deeper un- students drew colorful pictures with the Living Classroom pro-
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Call Susan 347 260 3891.....................................$2500 Call Susan 347 260 3891.................................$2100
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Call Susan 347 260 3891.................................$1700
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INCLUDED.
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utilities included.
-900 sq ft 2 LARGE OFFICES AND RECEPTION AREA, water heater were installed 6 years ago. Call Susan 347 260 3891................................$2500
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-1800 sq ft LARGE OFFICE SPACE UTITILIES INCLUDED 128th MINT, MINT, 2 bath, private entrance, open
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officials released a gigantic (cool), Sheet (winter), and Bos-
dachshund balloon into the air hanto (spring).
at the conclusion of the 1929
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Behavior Analysis published a sion in Paris.
paper titled, "The Unsuccess-
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WATERFRONT COLONIAL which explains why one is usu- Lebanon forbade the showing
Saturday, February 2, 2019 • 12:00pm to 2:00pm ally stuffier than the other. of the Walt Disney production
15 West 14th Road Broad Channel
3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms Listed for $499,000.00 Sleeping Beauty because the
The word, "dude," originated
Call for more info. in the 1800s as an insult to men horse in the film bears the He-
overly concerned with the lat- brew name Samson.
Century 21 Amiable Realty Group II, Inc. est fashion trends.
Margaret A. Wagner George Harrison would leave
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(347) 236-2018 about 50 degrees below the
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3 Bed, 2.5 Bath upgraded, modern unit w/ washer/dryer,

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Channel Drive and Beach red light and going through
SLICE OF LIFE
116th Street by Duane Reade, the turning lane to get around
she was unsure how she was the people who follow the
going to get home because the rules of driving. Newport
cars were driving by so fast Avenue, as I have said many
and she could not get across times, is also the practice for
the street. the Indy 500. Without many
By Beth Hanning
Another horrible accident streetlights, people use it to
happened last week and the speed as quickly as possi-
young man, who attends ble to get to and from Beach
Scholars’ Academy, was at- 116th Street. So, I am begging
tempting to exit his yellow you all to please leave a few
Slow Down school bus when a car went

around the bus on the RIGHT
side, yes you heard that right,
minutes early and slow down.
I know some people will not
be happy with this, but we
In January of 2017, I wrote saw one of my students lying the side where the children need more tickets to be dis-
a column about the outrage in the street. After being tak- exit. He was hit by the car tributed from the State Police
of the State Police patrolling en to Jamaica Hospital, she and broke his leg in two plac- and the 100th Precinct. The
Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad was pronounced dead. Since es and is in a cast from his day after the young boy was
Channel and parts of the then, I have been on a bit of ankle to his hip. When are hit, a squad car sat by the ac-
Rockaways. People were furi- a crusade about speeding. people going to slow down? cident spot. I doubt the exact
ous that the State Police were And my crusade has spread This young man is lucky to be incident is going to happen
here and ticketing people. I to my family as well. My fa- alive. If it were possibly a dif- again. Actively patrol. I know
clearly stated that if you drive ther has given up driving be- ference in a second, he may you can sit on Newport and
within the speed limit, you cause every time he drove, he have been killed. Beach 129th and get offend-
should not have a problem. claimed he felt uncomfortable Now Cross Bay Boulevard is ers all day long, who do not
I have been guilty of driving with people driving too close not the only place I see people stop at the stop signs.
too fast when in a rush, but to him and honking when he driving haphazardly. My fa- Try to drive everywhere as
something changed for me in did not proceed fast enough. vorite is at least once a week, if your children were playing
October of 2016. My daughter works on Beach a car goes around me in the in the streets and/or exiting
I was driving to school and Channel Drive at the Pruden- left lane and I assume they school buses.
when I was about to turn left tial office and last week when are making a U-turn. Nope, Have a great week everyone
off of Cross Bay Boulevard, I the stoplight was out on Beach they are going through the and SLOW DOWN.
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and function between the two to PT versus the group rand-
groups. A few months ago, a omized to surgery. However,
larger study from Amsterdam 29 percent of the PT group did
was published that compared have delayed surgery, demon-
DOC
PT to APM for improvement in strating that not all patients
joint pain and function. randomized to the PT group
The study looked at over were satisfied with their re-
300 participants with non-ob- sults.
By Peter Galvin, MD structive meniscal tears of the The results of the study do
knee. Non-obstructive refers lend credence to the growing
to a meniscal tear where the opinion that older individuals
Surgery? PT? torn part of the meniscus does
not enter the knee joint. If a
with degenerative meniscal
tears may be able to use PT
One of the most common thritic) process of the knee piece of the meniscus enters alone to improve their knee
orthopedic surgeries is ar- and occurs in up to 60 per- the joint, it may physically in- pain and function and avoid,
throscopic partial meniscec- cent of those over age 50, who terfere with the function and or at least delay, surgery. It is
tomy (APM), more common- have not had prior knee pain flexion of the joint. If this oc- important to remember that
ly known as a knee scope. In or injury. The meniscus has curs, then surgery is required these results apply only to
2014, it was estimated that no blood supply and so, once to remove the torn piece. those individuals with small
516,800 APMs were performed torn, it cannot repair itself. The participants were ran- meniscal tears. Those with
in the United States, and in Because physical therapy (PT) domized into two groups and larger tears, bucket-handle
2006, it was estimated that the has positive short-term effects followed for 24 months. After tears (the cartilage is flipped
global cost of this procedure on knee pain and function, 24 months, the participants over on itself ), and obstruct-
was $44 billion. The meniscus the benefit of surgical removal self-reported knee function ing tears most likely will re-
is the cartilaginous pad that is of the torn meniscus as com- using a standardized form quire surgical correction. And
in the middle of every joint in pared to PT has remained un- called the International Knee those with severely degener-
the body. The meniscus pre- clear. Several smaller studies Documentation Committee ated cartilage where there is
vents bone-on-bone contact have been published compar- Subjective Knee Form. Us- bone-on-bone contact will
in the joint which causes pain, ing APM to PT or sham surgery ing the patient-reported knee often require joint replace-
inflammation, and deforma- (like a placebo, the scope en- function information, the ment.
tion. Tearing of the meniscus ters the knee, but no cartilage study found no difference in Questions and comments
may occur as part of the nor- is removed) and they found no knee pain and function be- may be sent to editor@rocka-
mal degenerative (osteoar- difference in benefit of pain tween the group randomized waytimes.com.
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book for years but couldn’t people how to work from a place
read it. of love.
D'Arcy teaches us how to Delving deep into my family
wake up to this day and all that history and all the losses I have
life has to offer us. There is so experienced in life, I realize it
much suffering in one’s life and was the tremendous love that
yet, we are encouraged to move supported my will to live happi-
on because this is all part of life. ly in this life. I grew up in a lov-
“Our function is not to live for- ing, compassionate home. This
ever but to live in this moment.” would be the glue that kept me
-Joko Beck. Why is it that so together during times of loss.
many of us cannot live in the Sadness never fully leaves you,
present moment but live from but you learn to live life one day at a
Waking Up to This Day

the past and the future? time. Whatever you are doing and
D'Arcy writes this book af- whoever you choose to spend your
ter losing her husband and time with, is life itself. There is much
Some days are easier to wake That being said, there is no 22-month-old baby girl named suffering in life but do not attach
up to than other days. Recent- place like home. Yes, there Sarah in a car accident caused yourself to your grief, instead per-
ly, I took my yearly trip down to are more responsibilities and by a drunk driver. She is obvi- haps find a way to live a life worth
Rincon, Puerto Rico and I must things to do, but the truth is ously devastated by her loss- living.
tell you, it is really easy to wake if you surround yourself with es and does not want to live “We are the night ocean filled with
up on a warm, beautiful tropi- loving people and create a but somehow, she manages to glints of light. We are the space be-
cal island surrounded by water. comfortable space to live, you break through her sorrow and tween the fish and the moon, while
Everyone is so laid back and will be just as happy, or almost move on. She never forgets but we sit here together.” ~Rumi.
easy going. as content as the person living says it is the love from her past I am in love with life. The
The tranquil environment al- on an island. that carried her on. birds, the ocean, the mountains,
lows you to be stress-free with- On my vacation I read a pow- She begins a new career writ- the lakes, the rivers, the people,
out a care in the world. Dwelling erful book, “Waking Up to This ing books and speaking nation- my family. I hope if and when
in the present moment comes Day” by Paula D’Arcy. Many wide to large groups of people you suffer from loss, you learn
without difficulty. Counting times, I had to put it down be- about waking up to this day. She to heal by living in the present
your blessings is organic. Most cause the content touched my is an inspirational writer and moment, listening to the birds
certainly makes you think twice heart and I needed to absorb it speaker who has turned a neg- singing and seeing life with all
about living on a tropical island. slowly. In fact, I have had this ative into a positive, teaching its beauty.
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This week, Rockaway Beach
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woman Stacey Pheffer Amato,
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RBBC launched on August 1,
2018 and was founded by Bry-
an Doremus, Matt Preis (aka our thriving culture, and we’re
Max Power), Caitlin Moss, and grateful that this outlet exists,
The National Park Service this exciting opportunity is Frisco Granda. RBBC’s mis- and are proud to have RBBC in
seeks to fill multiple surf-life- a pre-employment perfor- sion is to promote everything our community!”
guards jobs at all three units mance test, which includes a local; musicians and artists “We at RBBC are so honored
of Gateway National Recrea- 500-yard swim in less than ten of all kinds, small businesses, to have been chosen for this
tion Area for the 2019 summer minutes and a 1 ¼ mile run in events around town, and any- month’s small business award.
season, including Riis Park. less than 12 minutes. thing else that positively con- We’ve always been motivated
These positions are current- The next test will be of- tributes to the community. by promoting positivity in our
ly open on USAjobs.gov. The fered at St. Joseph’s College “RBBC is a vehicle for ex- community through the arts
closing date to apply for these in Patchogue at 3 p.m. on Sat- porting the cultural and ar- and events that we promote
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level is 14.59 per hour, with you are under 18 at the time of providing people a glimpse us and will drive us to continue
extra pay for Sunday work. the test, a parent or guardian into what make us so special,” to grow,” Granda said.
Overtime pay is $21.89 per must be with you. said Pheffer Amato. “For each For info on RBBC’s daily pro-
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What Matters Most Is How
Well You Walk Through
The Fire
so I write mine the way I like this could mean losing girl-
to read it”. friends,
By Marilyn Macron, Esq. aka The poems range from ac- wives, relatives, jobs and
Maria Cowhey tual stories drawn from expe- maybe your mind.
rience of his childhood and go all the way.
Marble cold, red-lipped of betting parlors, of poetry it could mean not eating for
Fate, like Swinburne’s readings and of benders. Dis- 3 or
Delores, has never ached with sipation became part of his 4 days.
a heart. Sometimes words image (his publicist warned it could mean freezing on a
of advice and encourage- him not to let his readers park bench.
ment are needed. The Liter- know when he stopped drink- it could mean jail,
ary Chick has her Go-To Self ing), but few poets can match it could mean derision,
Help Books for when she’s a him for economy and preci- mockery,
Chick In The Dumps. We’ve sion. isolation.
mentioned The Meditations This is not to say he ro- isolation is the gift,
of Marcus Aurelius (see The manticized the hard life he all the others are a test of
Rockaway Times, October mostly chose – the drinking, your
18, 2018). Another is What the gambling, or the writing. endurance, of
Matters Most Is How Well In Combat Primer, after list- how much you really want
You Walk Through the Fire by ing the trials faced by a slew to do it.
Charles Bukowski. of famous literary names, he and you’ll do it
Born Heinrich Karl Bu- writes, despite rejection and the
kowski in Andernach, Ger- “it’s that kind of war: they had it right. worst odds
many, Bukowski grew up in creation kills, they’ve done nothing. and it will be better than an-
California with a frequently many go mad, shown no courage. ything else
unemployed, violent father Some lose their way and no inventiveness. you can imagine.
and a sorrowful and ineffec- can’t do it they did what they were roll the dice sings with light-
tual mother. Schoolmates rid- anymore, taught to do. ning.
iculed him for his German an- a few make it to old age, a they did what they were told Are you ready?”
cestry and his extreme case of few make money, to There’s a counterintuitive
acne. As an adult, he became a some starve (like Vallejo), do. lesson in Bukowski. Gam-
raging alcoholic and gambler, it’s that kind of war: they had no resistance, bling is generally under-
and also either a ladies’ man casualties everywhere.” no thoughts stood as a metaphor for giv-
or a misogynist, depending Bukowski worked long of their own. ing up control of your fate.
on whom you spoke to. And mind-numbing hours as a they were pushed and But a gambler knows that’s
all along he wrote – prose, po- postal worker, detailed in shoved not true; a gambler knows
etry, essays, mostly about the his book, Post Office, before and went obediently, you can’t win if you don’t
type of people who frequent walking out one day to God- they had no heart, play. Losing is the cost of
bars and racetracks. He made knows-what he would find. In they were cowardly. trying to win. There’s some-
himself the bard of society’s Wasted, he warns against dy- they stank up life. thing oddly empowering in
margins, and in doing so being with regret, they stank up life.” that.
came a cult hero. Mickey Ro- “too often the people com- Don’t look to Bukowski for
urke played Bukowski in the plain that they have words of comfort. Ain't gon- The Literary Chick is hon-
1987 movie Barfly. done nothing with their na happen. Bukowski does ored to be among those cho-
What Matters Most Is How lives tell you in the exhilarating and sen to read at Three Rooms
Well You Walk Through the Fire and then they wait for some- frightening roll of the dice, Press 12th Annual Charles
is a posthumous collection of body to tell them what to expect if and when you Bukowski Memorial Read-
Bukowski’s poetry. Bukowski that this isn’t so. do throw off those shackles. ing on Thursday, February
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apple, and butternut-flavored sure you get the hair out of comment on current events.
pipe and tobacco smoke his eyes!" and then returned In between the banter, jokes
mixed with the scent of hair to his chair to read that day's are told and laughs are had.
tonics, pomades, oils, and newspaper. And everyone is involved: the
neck powders. The moment Of particular interest to me barbers, the customers get-
a man stepped inside, he were the framed pictures of ting their haircuts, and the
was enveloped in the warm supposedly available haircut customers waiting to get their
and welcoming familiarity. styles that hung on the wall haircut. Adding to the enjoy-
Even as a young child, I could featuring movie stars sporting ment is that a variety of men
sense that a barbershop was various hairstyles. I remem- take part in the conversation;
a cool hangout for men and ber once pointing to a picture young, old, and middle-aged
their sons. In retrospect, I of Elvis Presley having his join in the mix.
now realize that our monthly hair cut upon entrance to the The problem I have stems
trips to the barbershop had, U.S. Army in 1958, and telling from the fact that although
over time, become a family my father that's who I wanted my local barber, "Dino," has
tradition. to look like. My father almost been cutting my hair for many
Many men have been going doubled over laughing and years now, he didn't work
to the same barber all their telling me, "Paul is a Barber out of a barber shop, but
life and have introduced their and cuts your hair. He's not a simply rented chair space in
As a youngster growing up sons to the same chair and the plastic surgeon and can't do a the various Broad Channel
in the 1950s in the small Irish same barber. It was "a Guy's damn thing about your face!" hair and nail salons through
enclave of Woodside, Queens, Place." No appointments at As I grew older, "Paul" ul- the years.
I can remember my father the barbershop. First come, timately retired and his shop Unfortunately, just over a
taking me in tow, at least once first served, everyone else closed and I found myself year ago, Dino lost the rental
a month, and walking down takes a chair and waits. Un- getting haircuts by stylists at space when Ella and David's
Skillman Avenue to "Paul's" like Mom, Dad did not hover unisex chain salons, but the Beauty Salon closed. Not
barbershop for a haircut. around me, inspecting and problem’s been that many of ready to admit defeat, Dino
The shop had its own critiquing each and every the people who work at sa- managed to rent space near-
unique smell, as well with the snip of the barber's scissors. lons are not trained barbers. by in a shop on Cross Bay
smell of cherry, wintergreen, Dad simply grunted, "Make They’re cosmetologists. The Boulevard, where he set up
difference between the two his single barber chair, clip-
can spell the difference be- pers, combs and other ac-
tween a dopey-looking hair- coutrements of his trade. Did
cut and a great one. A barber I mention that Dino's new
is trained to cut with clip- space is located in the "Per-
pers, the main tool in cutting fect Pet Spa," a dog grooming
a man’s hair. Cosmetologists, service? I still have to make
on the other hand, are trained sure I arrive to the shop ear-
to use scissors. Their training ly for a haircut because, as
is also geared towards cater- before, the locals start arriv-
ing to women’s hair. They being at the shop right around
come experts in styling, col- 9 a.m. to have their hair
oring, and perming — things washed, brushed and dried
a man has no need for. Well, or simply to have their nails
that's not exactly true. Back cut. It's not really as weird
in the 1980s, my brain syn- as it appears, but I am really
apses must have been misfir- getting annoyed with my be-
ing because I did go to a Su- loved Grace's insistence that I
percuts salon to have my hair start wearing a flea collar.
permed on a dare. I won the
bet ($50,) but I spent the next Broad Channel. Why would
six months walking around you live anywhere else?
with a hat 24 hours a day in a
failed attempt to avoid look-
ing like a bad imitation of
Mike Brady, the father from
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8 p.m. 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. of course toast the GAME with your
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