Old Blue Eyes

May 14, 2008 by missheather
Filed under: Area 51, Williamsburg

As you might have noticed today’s offerings on New York Shitty have been a bit lite. There are two reasons for this:

I am not feeling very motivated today.
I received the following email from a tipster.

D writes:

If you can, you need to go document this. My husband is IM-ing me about it and I am stuck at work — Joe Bagels is this neighborhood character who has his own labelled director’s chair outside of La Piazzetta, the Italian place across from Daddy’s on Graham. He also apparently is the owner of the “Queens Typewriter/ Fax Lazer Printer” store that is on Graham south of La Piazetta towards Metropolitan — it’s next to Emily’s Pork Store. Queens Typewriter is the most obvious front business I have ever seen, and I was thrilled when I found out Joe Bagels owns it (Joe Bagels, btw, is… around 50 years old, has snow white hair in a ponytail and a matching handlebar mustache and drives around in a red Corvette. ) And he is hosting this Frank Sinatra tribute RIGHT NOW and ALL DAY and there is a big banner over Graham Avenue. Oh, you have to go!

Also I have been meaning to write you about the conversation I had with the Rat Man 2 weeks ago! I will soon.

Needless to say I high tailed my ass outta Greenpoint and got to Graham Avenue without delay. Words fail to describe my experience. Thankfully I got a nice chunk of footage of the festivities in full swing to bear witness to the sheer glory I beheld. Enjoy!

If any of you have the means* do check out this event. It started at 9:00 a.m. and will be going on all day. You will not regret it!

Miss Heather

*Or not. Tell your boss to go fuck him (or her) self and go to this. NOW. I command you.

NOTE: It has been brought to my attention that “Joe Bagels” does not own Queens Typewriter (see comments).

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2 Comments on Old Blue Eyes

al oof on Wed, 14th May 2008 9:55 pm

ha, my boss told me to go!

BIG G on Tue, 3rd Jun 2008 9:58 am

PLEASE RETRAC THE STATEMENT MADE ABOUT THE FRONT OF QUEENS TYPEWRITER WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS OVER 80 YEARS … AND JOE BAGELS DOES NOT OWN THE COMPANY WE ALLOWED HIM TO USE OUR STOREFRONT BECAUSE OF THE FRANK SINATR ERA THANKYOU

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