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[Continuing the Hoboken411 "Photo of the Day" series...]
Yeah, yeah, so I took my own advice today and picked a few photos that were really “collecting dust” on my hard drive.
Here’s one of the photos I took during the Hoboken Artists Open Studio Tour back in October, by the elevator inside the Neumann Leathers building.
Later that afternoon, I caught Elmo drinking a bottle of Corona. Good influence on kids, right?
12/9/2008:
5pm this Sunday, December 14th over at the Hoboken Elks Lodge (10th & Wash).
A free-form night of drinking and fun acts! Proceeds benefit the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. No cover.
12/9/2008:
The owners of Lindeblad Piano Restoration contacted me to advertise their Piano Restoration / Tuning business. After realizing that the one Piano-type business we had in Hoboken is no longer listed at the Monroe Center, I decided to give them a shout out.
So all you current piano owners, or those in the market for an affordable piano for your home, read on!
“We are a fourth generation piano restoration company that specialize in the restoration of antique pianos and also sell vintage pianos such as Steinway that have been completely restored. Choose to have your own piano restored instead of buying a new one. Instead of buying a brand new Steinway, someone can purchase a restored Steinway Grand piano for 1/2 the price. A restored Steinway has just as nice of a tone, looks just as good (if not better), exquisite carvings, and ivory keys.
You can view our inventory of over 90 pianos at the following link: www.lindebladpiano.com/gallery
My family has also been in the piano business for over 80 years. We are located in Pine Brook, NJ, only 1/2 hour away from Hoboken.”
I’ve seen quite a few homes in Hoboken with beautiful pianos. Do any of you play or own one? My many years of lessons went to waste… I could always pick it up again if I win the Mega Millions!
Share your thoughts in the comments section.
Description: Piano restoration & sales, piano moving, piano tuning
Address: 101 Rt. 46 East, Pinebrook, New Jersey, 07058
Web: lindebladpiano.com
Phone:(973) 575-0163; (888) 58-PIANO
Email: contact@lindebladpiano.com
12/9/2008:
The Turning Point restaurant in Hoboken (14th and Sinatra) has some incentives for your stocking stuffer ideas, by offering a couple holiday promos!
You can also see their website for more information.
12/9/2008:
Looking for a moderately-priced Christmas gift for the gear-lover in your life?
I recently bought the Flip Mino HD pocket-sized high definition video camera ($207 at Amazon). What you’ll see below is my brief review - how to get it - and for the YES lovers out there - a song I captured a few weeks ago at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City (was I spying on City Council members? Nah….)
Flip Mino HD - Not bad for the price
Being the guinea pig for pretty much everything in this world (food, gadgets, experimental Area 51 drugs, etc.), I decided to pick this tiny Flip Mino HD camera up to see how well it’d record a concert I had booked for a few weeks.
I bought this because it was easier and lest conspicuous to bring in to a concert venue than a bigger camera. Plus, if it got confiscated - I wouldn’t be out as much money.
Well - for all you “all I listen to is what is popular to cool people” out there, Yes, in my opinion, is one of the best progressive-rock bands to ever exist. Genius compositions, great melodies, harmonics, and spacey subject matter in their lyrics that help you forget the every day stresses like cheating bitches and bling.
See this video below for one of their more popular songs. Keep in mind their original lead vocalist Jon Anderson had to sit out of this tour - instead replaced by a tribute band singer named Benoît David who was surprisingly very good!
Flip Mino HD - YES at Borgata - November 21, 2008 from Hoboken411 on Vimeo.
The Flip Mino HD records at High Definition (1280×720 - progressive scan - 30 frames per second), and holds up to one hour of video on the built-in 4GB of memory. It’s definitely not something you’d use for extended long video shoots, especially since the memory isn’t expandable.
The unit has several benefits. It’s entirely self-contained. The memory & USB port are all inside the unit, with nothing to lose. The interface is simple and no-nonsense. The screen, while small, and not in 16:9 aspect ratio, does the job. Some may say the video looks “washed out,” but it has more of a “film” look if you study it carefully. The size and weight alone make this camera easy to forget that you have it on your person. The pre-installed software on the device is idiot-proof, and will allow even the most novice computer users to dabble in video for the first time with ease.
Now it’s not anything that will ever (EVER) replace a professional HD camera - but for it’s size and price takes remarkably good video. The downsides (naturally) are - no image stabilization (this is a problem when you don’t have a shoulder to brace it), limited zoom (2x - only digital), and sub-standard audio quality. Of course, the main drawback if you’re a HDTV enthusiast, is the bottom-of-the-barrel HD quality at the highest compression. But it does shoot in .mp4 format which is quick and easy to edit with little overhead.
If you’ve been tinkering around with the idea of purchasing one for yourself (or as a gift), it’s definitely a handy device, slick packaging, and incredible ease-of-use! As long as you know it’s limitations - you shouldn’t be in for any disappointments. If you do choose to buy one, please support Hoboken411 by using the Amazon.com links provided!
I happen to enjoy the sounds of Yes - and am bit let down that I invited a friend that was oblivious to everything that didn’t concern her. While annoying for a few hours - I got the last laugh.
For you Yes fans - here’s another song I recorded audio only. It’s called “Tempus Fugit” from the Drama album. This was the last song before security told me to stop. You can listen below (flash audio) or download the mp3 here.
Does anyone still consider themselves a fan of Yes?
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12/9/2008:
Today, a simple inquiry as to what might happen to a rent-controlled building after a fire.
“If an apartment building is under rent control – and a fire takes place, what is the official law in Hoboken if the building is rebuilt – and the original tenants want to remain?
If insurance pays for the renovations, shouldn’t it remain rent-controlled until they decide to move out?”
As with everything, it depends on the facts, if the building is totally destroyed or bad enough to be eligible for a gut rehab, as defined by the rent control ordinance, the units would be decontrolled and the first rents would establish the new base rent for rent control.
However, if the units were not that destroyed, for example with only smoke and water damage, then the rents would not get decontrolled but the landlord may be eligible to get a hardship rent increase. In most cases, where the damage is not extensive, the tenants would be offered the right to come back into the unit. Also rent control would remain even if the displaced tenants did not rerent the units. In order to decontrol the rents the Landlord would have to go to the rent board and request the decontrol, it would not be automatic.
By the way, Insurance payments, in and of themselves, would not be determinative of what rent the Landlord could charge.
12/9/2008:
One might be suspicious of certain fires in and around Hudson County, but a fire on a boat tends to be even more suspicious. Today’s fire at the Lincoln Harbor Marina got lots of attention from local TV news outlets (probably because it was conveniently blazing away across the river).
The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that a body was recovered from aboard a boat that caught fire this morning in the Lincoln Harbor Marina.
The fire broke out at around 7 a.m.
Massive flames and giant plumes of smoke could be seen from high above as SkyFoxHD was the first on the scene.
Authorities were initially worried about a New York City doctor who lives on one of the boats, but Fulcher says the doctor was at work when the fire started and is fine.
Motorists heading to the Lincoln Tunnel and people in offices along Manhattan’s West Side are seeing thick, black smoke billowing from the scene.
The identity of the victim that perished is unknown at this time, or whether foul play was involved.
12/9/2008:
Today’s Readerpix comes from Hoboken411 reader “ItalianGuy.”
I wanted to share this photo I took from my loft living room window. Hope you post it.
[Stay tuned for tomorrow's Readerpix entry! - Note: one reader's photo(s) will be featured each day at approximately 11am. Unless your photo is time-sensitive - it will be published in the order it was received! Additional note: Your pictures will have a better chance of being published if they're in "landscape" mode, as opposed to the taller "portrait" modes... ]
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