queen -- need your LOVING tonight (live)

someone just posted the album version of this on facebook. found the live one to share here.

new year's eve

here's to peace, LOVE and happiness (w/ a little health mixed in) for 2011.

the cookie carnival

this one's just on the verge of being completely offensive. just.

me and bonni

1971.

53 seconds in...

me and susan hudes on line for the the joan jett album signing in the '80s. i'm in the front sporting the two barrettes on one side of my head -- so stylish, eh?

j. geils band -- looking for a LOVE (live)

if only there were more early live concert clips of j. geils around. at least i found this.

"stay calm and carry on"

that was the private message sent to staff of the poconos manor inn via a note posted to the inside of a kitchen door after a blackout due to extremely dangerous winds and even crankier guests. it was a slow-swinging door, so we could read it clearly from our table every time a waiter or waitress left the kitchen.

luckily there was a generator, so we got back electricity, but there was no heat, cable went out and all activities were cancelled. not something you wanna hear w/ three kids looking for a good time. plus, the arcade was lacking in the "fun" department. still, we made the most of it and made it out alive.

if this blog doesn't get updated by thursday...

call the calvary and send 'em up to the poconos -- that means were still stranded at the pocono manor inn. too much snow. too much wind. not enough electricity. no activities. but, they do have a bar that serves guinness, so i've got that going for me, which is nice.

my holiday present to myself

this was a movie that my parents took us to see when we were really young (i must've been 5 or 6). all i could remember was an armpit killer, the song "toot-toot-tootsie" and what i thought was marilyn monroe (maybe jean harlow?). it's amazing what you can find on the internet w/ such little information.

another christmas morning is done

presents have been open for more than a couple hours now. the putch is knee-deep in her DS games and i've got my new purple earbuds in and listening to this song as i tippy-type away. merry x-mas again to y'all that celebrate.

letters to cleo -- dangerous type

posting for no other reason than i was just in the mood to listen to this.

merry x-mas to all my goyim family & friends

it's fun to believe...

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html

classic gilda

it's not the holidays w/out these two

for all you appreciators of raskin-bass, here is "snow miser" & "heat miser" together in one clip. enjoy and happy holidays.

i LOVE the putch

one of claire's takes on ben folds & nick hornby's "from above." she made a bunch more but is still working on them. i LOVE it.

bonni, look what i found...

i used to listen to this all the time when i was a kid.

richard pryor on sesame street

gotta appreciate this.

alfred hitchcock - notorious (1946) - part 1 of 11

LOVE this movie. it was one of the films i studied in my "hitchcock" class at queens college, around 1990 or so. i'm not posting parts 2->11, but you can follow along on your own pretty darn easily.

(update: part III is missing. bummer.)

another nail in my heart -- squeeze

totally reminds me of summers in the 1980's. gosh, i miss cejwin camps.

hello, winter break.

finished my final at 3:18pm this afternoon. no A on this test, but i definitely passed the class. that means i've got one class left next semester till i graduate (20 years later than originally planned).

life is good... at least until "spring 2011" begins on friday, january 28th.

instead of reading my notes, what am i doing?

yeah, i should be studying for my final today, but this train-wreck of a musical number from "the music man" just popped into my head out of nowhere. shipoopi, all.

bunnies: rocky horror picture show

another one for my claire.

feel better, putch

poor putch's got a cold. she asked me to post some videos for her. here's her first request.

paul westerberg -- dyslexic heart

movie was kinda stinky, the video definitely stinky, but this is still a great song.

benny bell & the pretzel twisters - kosher twist

[update, 6/17/2012: you can now hear the song here, courtesy of archive.org]


[update, 6/1/2012: the video's been removed, but i'm keeping this post alive, hoping that someone else'll upload the song again.]

[Original post, 12/19/2010...]


one of benny bell's finest. there's nothing i can say that this song doesn't say for itself.

the addams family

this was the putch's first time watching "the addams family" and she LOVED it. my dad is taking us to see the show on broadway for claire's birthday in february. curious how that'll be.

right back where we started from -- maxine nightingale

still in a "slapshot" state of mind.

slapshot... hanson bros. debut

great movie. haven't seen it in awhile. i've got my "hanson brothers" action figures somewhere in my closet. and if you've seen a picture of my closet, you'll understand why i have no expectation of finding them anytime soon.

stuck in the middle w/ you -- steelers wheel

makes me think of happy stuff, like ears getting cut off.

aristophanes...

felix the calypso singer

one of bonni's favorites.

all you need is LOVE

don't forget it, putch. (that and laughter... and good health, too) LOVE you.

the beatles -- i am the walrus

:)

the beatles -- hello goodbye

thank you, youtube. i get to share a whole mess of beatles videos w/ the putch that w/out you we'd never see. i mean, she's heard their music since the womb, but it's a kick to watch them actually play it w/ her.

pete townshend -- let my LOVE open the door

just heard this on the radio. i've got it somewhere in my closet on a mixed tape from an old boyfriend. gotta be almost twenty years old -- it's prolly warped by now.

do you think it's time to clean my closet?

claire and gryff in my closet. it used to be a walk-in, now it's barely a crouch-in. the floor's somewhere.

gryffin's new friend

thank you to my sister janine for potentially saving our legs from the wrath of gryffin. he LOVES his new scratching post.

tom petty -- walls

forgot i said i'd post this. here it is, now, in all it's much-better-than-josh-ritter's-cover glory.

valley girl trailer (1983)

another one to thank bonni for passing on to me. boy howdy, i LOVED this movie.

tanya tucker -- delta dawn

from tayna tucker's appearance on HEE-HAW. don't know why, but bonni and i changed the words to "take you to that big hot dog in the sky" and we thought that was hysterical. didn't take much to amuse us, i guess.

josh ritter -- tom petty's "walls" (rhapsody originals)

why mess w/ this? i mean, i like josh ritter and all, but c'mon... no real depth to this one. gotta find the original. brb...

link wray's rumble (full-version/live)

i was lucky enough to see him play live in the village during the '90s.

pumpernik's of miami beach

another blast from my floridian past. thank you for the picture, bonni. have fun in paris. i LOVE you.

the monroes -- what do all the people know

bonni... i LOVE you so for finding this gem. thank you, thank you, thank you.

ringo starr -- oh my my

sometimes it's good to be reminded of when you were a kid. this song always brings me back to when i was really little and still living in florida. bonni and i thought this was the best song.

cleanin' music

i've got about 5 hours to make my apartment look like it's been cleaned. that may involve myself actually doing something -- oy, i blame my parents for my lack of skills in the "household" department. at least whatever i choose to do will have this fun song playing in the background on shuffle w/ a whole bunch other good tunes.

goodbye channukah till 2011

this is the first sunset in awhile that the putch hasn't hocked or kvetched for a present. nice.

spoon underdog

just read that this song was in a zac efron movie. c'mon, that just ain't right. (and i don't even mind those "high school musical" movies or "hairspray.")

scissor sisters - i don't feel like dancin'

 if abba and leo sayer had a love baby, this would be it.

ben folds/nick hornby - from above (video)

:) found something from the new album that i like and this video is mighty nice, too.

elton & john lennon whatever gets you thru the night

... for the putch. you make me so proud. for instance, asking me to email you a link to the above video: big-time pride. you are my daughter and i'm so thankful for that.

john lennon-watching the wheels

i was in sixth grade when my sandbox buddy gave me a copy of "double fantasy" for my birthday. i still have it somewhere -- maybe my dad's. 30 years ago is a long time.

time warp (official video) from the movie rocky horror picture show-HD

for the putch w/ LOVE... (please note, fellow parents that richard o'brien/riff-raff is the voice of the dad on "phineas & ferb.")

FX networks - it's always sunny in philadelphia - full episodes and exclusive video

though this season has been rather stinky, i really liked "the gang buys a boat" episode (and "who knocked up dee" was great)....

FX Networks - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Full Episodes and Exclusive Video

sick of you -- cake

i heard this song on FUV today in the car and it made me smile...

charade

simply LOVE this movie...

the putch

my 8-year-old, claire fisher borgatti. i (heart) her so very darn much.

wolf's bar mitzvah, part II

first photo, wolf claude hopkins -- the bar mitzvah boy, er, man. second one, me and my sisters, janine and bonni.

gosh dang, i LOVE them so.

menorah man got back

for those who were wondering how menorah man's built from behind... yep, there's a lotta junk in that trunk.

more make-up-inspired memories

not sure how old claire was in these photos... 4, maybe (making me about 37.... ah, to even be that again). any old ways, can't recall how this all started, but gosh dang, i do LOVE the putch.

bride's maid dress from hell...

was thinking back to other times that bonni had me get done-up, despite my intense dislike of dresses and make-up. this is from bonni's wedding in july 1993.

and speaking of dresses, get a load of what bonni chose for the bride's maids. i cannot be blamed for that fashion disaster. it's all her.

best thing of this photo... it's one of the, if not, first picture taken of me and my sister janine.

wolf's bar mitzvah weekend

back from my nephew wolf's bar mitzvah in CT -- he beyond rocked and we were all truly impressed. had a great time w/ all of my relatives this weekend. it's an incredible thing when we're all together.


top photo is me and wolf. bottom photo is me and the putch. yep, i'm not only in a dress, but i've got an up'do and make-up going on, too. (the things we do for LOVE.)

And yes, perhaps it's time to clean the ol' scanner.

happy channukah 2010

you won't see me -- the beatles

i'm in a "rubber soul" kind of mood, i guess. on to the nightstand... i've got 3 hours to do that and my side of the room.

the beatles -- i'm looking through you

just gotta post one more fun one.

the beatles -- i've just seen a face

gonna tackle my nightstand and try to sort through all the crap i've been cramming in there for months, even seasons. can't do that that though w/out a little bit of beatles.

embrace the torque

the pixies -- here comes your man

last song that'll i'll share, for now. (maybe.)

queen -- killer queen

:)

what is life -- george harrison

this song makes me happy and not just b/c it was in "goodfellas."

jeff lynne -- every little thing

yeah, i like this sappy one, too.

jeff lynne -- lift me up

dang me for losing my copy of "armchair theater." thankfully, i've got youtube to get my fix.

thanksgiving 2010

this is elisa and gryffin playing.

more playing for elisa & gryffin.

claire & gryffin.

the family.

just posted two pieces of my work from ceramics class at queens college, fall 2008. gonna post more of my work tonight or over this weekend.

ceramics, fall 2008

ceramics, fall 2008

ceramics, fall 2008

virtual walk for PKD

check out the link to support me in my virtual walk for PKD (polycystic kidney disease):

http://www.pkdcure.org/Default.aspx?TabId=1182&ParticipantID=14316&Type=1&frid=182

la-la-laaa...

it's been a few years or so since last i wrote on this facakta thing. maybe now that i've got a little more free time this summer, i'll post more frequently... maybe.

in the meantime, here's a picture of me and one of my oldest pals kissi (KITSI) and our girls. we grew-up a block away from each other in the city and lived a block away from each other here in forest hills, till she moved to arizona. the picture was taken over the weekend before kissi and becca went back home. sucks like an electrolux on high that we won't see them again till 2011.