I just happened to be walking past the famous Brill Building the other night and I decided to snap a photo of it but despite my trying, I was unable to get one without someone passing right by me. It’s a single shot I must admit, but its one that still helps you reflect upon the amazing amount of music that came out of this building. For decades this was a veritable song factory that found legends such as Carole King and Neil Diamond working day in and day out to churn out the hits that Don Kirshner would ask them to provide.
To the best of my recollection I have never been inside the Brill Building so I don’t know if there are any other plaques or statuary to its history. Perhaps that is a mission I can undertake for the blog if I put my most charming self in front of me when walking past their doors. If I do that I promise to share it with you here for sure.
Official Wikipedia Entry HERE
Category Archives: New York Sights & Scenes
Stuff that we have found of interest in NYC and wanted to share with you all.
Welcome To Bar Ridge Brooklyn!
I’ve mentioned a number of times how I am a resident of Bay Ridge Brooklyn, which is a nice little area not too far off the beaten path from the island of Manhattan and a space that is often referred to as “Bar Ridge” based on the sheer number of places that one can kick back a pint or three. I admit that this title always amused me as a resident because it really was true and some friends who moved out this way realized that they never needed to go far from home to have a nice time. With this being the case I was actually surprised that it took this long for a pub to open up and use that particular title but here we are in April of 2012 as I proudly broadcast an image of the “coming soon” establishment called BAR RIDGE.
The pub sits in the space formerly occupied by the likes of Antiquities, The Empty Mug and several other names that I have long forgotten. I lived right near there for some time and it seemed to change titles and owners on a regular basis. I will probably check it out to see if there is any worth in visiting when I need a watering hole or if they will be presenting live music since I have so many friends who play, but be aware that my posting this does not mean I have any personal stake in the place. I just was amused at there finally being a bar that played to this little bit of regional status. Its located on 5th Avenue just off 89th street (hence the 8910 in the photo)
As I close up on these thoughts, I have to wonder if the very clear usage of a trademarked image on their awning will cause them any grief going forward. Strangers to our zone probably don’t see it, but this is the exact same logo that is seen on our neighborhood “R” train line. That’s how you best get out this way if you plan on a visit anytime soon. To do that you would need to get this local train and get off at either the 86th Street or 95th Street stop. Mind you the first one is closest to the larger amount of shopping.
Optimus Prime Visits Bay Ridge Construction Site
This morning while on some errands in the immediate vicinity from my PiercingMetal HQ I was pleased to find the one and only Optimus Prime on point at a local construction site. This really left me with a sense of positivity and security knowing that the Autobot Commander was keeping the region safe from any Decepticon shenanigans.
I knew the leader of the Autobots (or one of the Transformers to you lay people) was in our Metropolis when I caught him at one of the Toys R Us chains a couple of years ago. Below is photographic proof for the skeptics.
Carry on people and know that we are being well looked after.
The Iron Maiden’s Gonna Get Ya!!! (With Well Placed Advertising)
I was walking down 44th street yesterday with the Finnish Ambassador as we were headed down to the Bull Moose Saloon for a few beers before we would go over to B.B. King’s to see a live music performance. As we walked we both noticed how there was a larger than life poster for Iron Maiden’s new live CD and DVD “En Vivo” hanging on the wall of the parking garage. I just had to snap a shot of it because I very seldom see any Metal advertisements in my adventures.
I recently received a copy of this release actually and will be posting a review on my main site soon enough. The concert audio and video features footage from Santiago, Chile when the guys were touring in support of the album “Final Frontier”. Having missed that particular event when it came to NYC makes me very curious as to what it is all about. That’s all I have for you right now, stay tuned to this blog and of course the PiercingMetal.com site to be entertained as much as I can offer you.
Tugging Along on a Wednesday :)
I was out for one of my neighborhood walks/observations/inspirations or whatever and after being out for awhile ended up down on the 69th Street Pier. This is actually referred to as such by the area populace but is indeed called the American Veteran’s Memorial Pier”. Please make a note of it.
At the far end of the pier, near the sign I showed you up above, they have the American Flag presented proudly along with a POW MIA flag and I was happy to have timed this perfectly for my photographic needs. It was VERY windy today.
As I took a breather from the long walk, I looked out onto the water and my attention was directed to a very cool looking tugboat that was heading right past us. It was very sleek and modern looking so perhaps there is a new fleet being utilized in the harbor. Take a look. Pretty cool right?
I zoomed in a little too close here but look at the command cabin from here. Looks like this would be fun to be the captain of as you briskly break the harbor waters on your next detail. I wonder if they have WiFi.
I was down here with my good buddy Beehivehairdresser and we agreed that it almost seemed like a submarine based on how close it appeared to be on the surface of the water. What do you think? Have you seen this at any harbors near you? I’m always interested in hearing what you readers offer up. Here’s another, and similar shot as it passed us.
The tugboat is one of the Reinauer Twins models of boats. I placed their link below for you to do some additional reading. Pretty awesome stuff. The boat was quickly almost out of range from the cameras as you can see in my next shot.
Official Website: http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=1080