In the past couple of years, us New Yorkers have had to deal with the 2003 blackout, Kevin Brown's Yankees career and the 2004 Republican convention, so we know how to deal with things we just want to go away. The prevailing attitude over the mass transit strike, Gawker has uncovered, is that we want to be boning as much as possible.
Just check out some of these postings on Craig's List:
• Seeking a Woman for Transit $trike Head
• Strike Fuck — You Must Host
• Fem BTTM Seeking Transit Men/Blue Collar to Suck
• Transit Strike: Give Me Head... I'll Drive You Where You Need to Go
There's plenty more, including this guy stuck in a hotel but remembered to bring his skis. Reminds me of a friend of mine who posted about needing a ride to his ski house, without knowing that "skiing" on Craig's List is a euphemism for doing cocaine. Well, at least he got laid out of it. At least that's what he says.
Today's New York Links:
• Damon, Yankees Reach Preliminary Agreement on $52-Million, Four-Year Contract — Still 32, and coming off a season in which he hit .316, I'll take it. We filled our biggest hole and created one for our highest speed bump on the way to a ninth straight division title. Surprised to see he doesn't walk much for a guy I always thought was a pest at the plate (career stats). Trivia question: What do Pedro Martinez, Derek Lowe, Mark Bellhorn, Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar, Bill Mueller, Orlando Cabrera, Alan Embree, Doug Mientkiewicz and Dave Roberts have in common? (And that's not even counting Keith Foulke, whom the city can't stand.) I always thought that when the Sux finally won a title, they'd all own keys to the city and everyone would relax. Fourteen months later, half of 'em are in different cities, some left on bad terms, and fans are no less loco than they were before. Then again, they haven't practiced this 26 times.
• "Improv Everywhere" Clips — Hilarious stunts by groups of New Yorkers who have tourists and residents wondering what the fuck is going on. Definitely check out the VH1 — 40 Greatest Pranks Quicktime clip in which, on a day U2 was set to perform in NYC, they impersonated the band on a rooftop and created a mini-riot of asshats screaming their names. Until someone yelled out, "Hey, The Edge is not Hispanic."
• SNL Video: The Chronicles of Narnia — Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg star in this new web phenomenon, with a shout-out to my 'hood on the Upper West Side. It's all about the Hamiltons, baby!
• Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World — The New York Times reports on its six-month investigation into a California youth's experience profiting from doing secret webcam shows for pedophiles.
• Newsday's Transit Strike Blog — News from the street from a host of authors.
• I Smell Dead People — A Village Voice write-up by a man who experienced "Bodies: The Exhibition," a downtown exhibit of cadavers.
That SNL sketch was HI-LAR-I-OUS. It's on rare occasions these days that the show is funny. I think that Andy Samburg might be the next star.
Posted by CJ at December 21, 2005 11:24 AM