New York, NY

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Happy Birthday Ali and Dad!

10/15 Bad Religion at Nokia Theatre 8 PM
10/17-18 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at MSG 7:30 PM
10/17-22 Jimi Hendrix Experience at The Beacon 8 PM
10/21 The Wiggles Racing To The Rainbow at The Beacon

10/15 Joel Olsteen at B&N 5th Ave 12 Noon
10/15 Robert Caro, Joan Didion, Robert MacNeil, and Jon Meacham at B&N Union Square 7 PM **
10/16 Donald Trump at B&N 5th Ave 1 PM
10/16 Nick Hornby at B&N Union Square 7 PM
10/16 Amy Grant at B&N Lincoln Center 7 PM
10/17 Francine Prose at B&N Park Slope 3:30 PM — Usually I don’t include the burroughs on the readings lists but * so there.
10/17 Mary Jo Salter, Nina Cassian, and James Fenton at B&N Union Square 7 PM– Support poetry!
10/18 Alice Sebold at B&N Union Square 7 PM
10/18 Wally Lamb at B&N 82nd and Broadway 7 PM– if I had a symbol for personal irritance, I’d put it here; however, I know people like Wally Lamb so I’m including him

* denotes personal favorites

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10/10 Maroon 5 at MSG
10/11 The Music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin
10/14 Mary Black at Nokia Theatre

10/9 Ian Klaus at Three Lives and Co. 7 PM
10/11 Peter Cameron at Three Lives 7 PM

10/8-10/12 Shecky’s Girls Night Out! ***
10/12-10/14 The Diamond Cutter Sutra: The Dalai Lama returns at Radio City Music Hall
10/13 Axis of Evil Comedy Tour feat. Ahmed Ahmed (two shows!) at Nokia Theatre

For more information, click on the venues on the blogroll on the right.

10/3 Bloc Party at WaMu Theatre in MSG
10/7-8 Jennifer Lopez and Marc Antony at MSG

10/1 Lydia Davis at 92nd St Y 8 PM **
10/2 Kinky Friedman at B&N Chelsea 7 PM
10/2 Edmund White at Three Lives & Co. 7 PM
10/3 Dorothy Hamill at B&N 5th Ave 1 PM
10/3 Cesar Millan (the dog whisper guy) at B&N Union Square 7 PM
10/3 Chris Matthews at B&N Lincoln Center 7:30 PM
10/4 Bob Newhart at B&N 5th Ave 12:30 PM
10/7 Ethan Hawke and Jesse Harris at Borders Columbus Circle 3 PM

* denotes personal favorite

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9/25 Genesis at MSG
9/26 Scorpions at The Beacon
9/26-27 PLJ Presents Yelloward and Blue October at Nokia Theatre
9/27-28 ZZ Top at The Beacon
9/29-30 Disney’s High School Musical at MSG
9/30 Michael W. Smith at Nokia Theatre

9/24 Katha Pollitt at B&N Astor Place
9/24 Don DeLillo at 92nd Street Y 8 PM *
9/25 Augusten Burroughs at B&N Union Square
9/26 Joy Behar at B&N Union Square

9/29 Open Air Book Fair at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street between Broadway and Lafayette**
10/2 and ongoing BAM 25th Next Wave Festival

* denotes personal favorite

9/17—9/19 Yankees play Baltimore Orioles
9/21—9/23 Yankees play Toronto Blue Jays
9/23 Jets play Miami Dolphins

9/18 Dream Concert feat. Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Robin Thicke, BeBe and Cece Winans, and more to come along with Al Roker and Ben Affleck–lots of stuff going on here at Radio City Music Hall
9/18 & 9/20 Jimmy Buffet at MSG
9/19 Kings of Leon at Radio City Music Hall
9/21 The Chemical Brothers at Hammerstein Ballroom
9/22 McCarren Pool with Ladytron at Hammerstein Ballroom
9/23 The Cure at MSG

9/17 John Leland at B&N Astor Place **
9/17 Alan Greenspan at B&N Union Square
9/17 Nina Garcia of Project Runway at Borders Columbus Circle 7:00 PM
9/18 Garrison Keillor at B&N Union Square **
9/18 Alan Greenspan at Borders Wall Street 12 Noon
9/19 Dave Barry at B&N Union Square **
9/19 Yankee legend Don Mattingly at Borders Wall Street 10:00 AM
9/19 Lydia Davis and Wayne Koestenbaum at Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe 7:00PM **
9/21 Tiki Barber at B&N 5th Ave

9/23 Tropfest at Tribeca 2007

* denotes personal favorite

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Thank you to the FDNY, the NYPD, the Port Authority, the MTA, the anonymous good samaritans that walk the streets every day, making the city of New York New York City.

9/10—9/12 Mets play Atlanta Braves
9/14—9/16 Mets play Philadelphia Phillies
9/16 Giants play Green Bay Packers

9/15 The Fab Faux at The Beacon
9/17 An Evening with Rush at MSG

9/10 Kirk Douglas at Borders Columbus Circle 7:00 PM
9/11 Melissa Plaut at B&N Greenwich Village
9/13 Edmund White at B&N Chelsea
9/13 Barbara Hoffert, D.T. Max, Brigid Hughes, Jeffrey Lependorf, Scott McLemee, and Kevin Prufer at Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe 7:00 PM
9/14 Grub Street 2.0 Discussion with John Freeman, Emily Lazar, Melissa Egan, Erica Wagner, Jennifer Szalai, Steve Wasserman, and Dwight Garner at Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe 4:30 PM
9/14 John Freeman, Nan A. Talese, Sean McDonald, Eric Banks, David Kipen, and Dave Weich at Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe 5:45 PM

9/16 Brooklyn Book Festival at Brooklyn Borough Hall with George Saunders, Lynne Tillman, and Joshua Ferris beginning at noon

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9/9 Farm Aid 2007 at Randall’s Island

9/4 Michael Palin at B&N Union Square *
9/5 Alan Alda at B&N Union Square ***
9/5 Joyce Carol Oates at B&N 82nd and Broadway
9/6 Stanley Crouch, Alan Kaufman, Erik LaPrade, Julie Obaso, Barbara Probst Solomon and Mike Wallace at Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe’s Reading Room *

9/7 IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! EVERYONE CELEBRATE!!!!!!************************

* denotes personal favorite

Because Autumn In New York is depressing. I’m talking about the movie. Actual autumn is grand as are all the other seasons. But the film? Well, check out the montage, then check out the movie, and see if you agree.

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8/28—8/30 Yankees play Boston Red Sox
8/31—9/2 Yankees play Tampa Bay Devil Rays

8/27 Hilary Duff at Radio City Music Hall
8/28 An Evening with Aaron Lewis of Staind at Nokia Theatre
8/30 Flip Flop Summer Tour with Kenny Chesney and Sugarland at MSG

8/27 Mary Gordon at B&N Lincoln Center
8/29 Rosemarie Tichler, Barry Jay Kaplan at B&N Lincoln Center
8/30 Rudy Crew at B&N Lincoln Center

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8/21—8/23 Mets play San Diego Padres
8/24—8/26 Mets play Los Angeles Dodgers
8/25 Be4real Streetball World Tour at MSG

8/21 The Rentals at Nokia Theatre
8/21 Loreena McKennitt at Borders Columbus Circle
8/22 Screamfest 2007 feat. T. I. and Ciara at MSG
8/24 Franco de Vita at WaMu Theatre at MSG
8/26 Black August Hip Hop Project feat. Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and D Nice at Nokia Theatre

8/24 Riverflicks presents Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at Pier 46 *

Also this week….Happy Birthday, Fred! My first friend, my longest friend, the first of all my friends to be a true city girl, and one I truly admire ********

* denotes personal favorite

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Fashion is questionable, sure, but Paul and Jamie were THE New York couple of the 90s.

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8/13 Monday Night Raw/ECW at MSG
8/13—8/15 Yankees play Baltimore Orioles
8/16—8/19 Yankees play Detroit Tigers
8/17 Liberty plays Chicago Sky

8/15-16 Justin Timberlake at MSG
8/19 Rufus Wainwright at SummerStage

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Ah, Cher with big hair, Nick Cage with a New York accent, and Danny Aiello.

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Every year, we get harsh weather and everyone complains and is surprised about it. New Yorkers are tough. We all get through it.

Now for a lesson on umbrella ettiquette.

Hold em high, my friends. Do not bash your umbrella into others when you pass them by. Learn to stagger your height when passing by others with and without umbrellas.

If you are walking alone, you do not need one of those huge black umbrellas that fit twelve below.

When the rain lets up, watch out for where you point that thing. It’s a weapon. The sidewalks are crowded. Stop poking people.