THE MARYLANDERS

TODAY I HAD 3 PEOPLE FROM MARYLAND ON MY TOUR,ALSO HAD A GROUP OF 4 FROM MARYLAND LAST WEEK.THE MARYLANDERS PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN ON AUG 27TH 1776. BATTLING THE BRITISH SO GEORGE WASHINGTON COULD RETREAT TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.......HERE MORE TAKE THE TOUR.

FT. GREENE ROCKING

SATURDAY AFTERNOON I WENT TO LUNCH AT A PLACE CALLED SMOKE JOINT, THEY SMOKE ALL KINDS OF MEATS,PULLED PORK,CHICKEN,RIBS, SIDES, BEER. PEOPLE ALL OVER FUTON ST. REAL COOL SCENE,BROOKLYN IS TAKING OVER MANHATTAN MOVE OVER.

MARX BROS SLOPE CONNECTION

SIDNEY JOSEPH PERELMAN WAS BORN AT 168 7TH AVE IN PARK SLOPE ON FEB 1ST 1904. HE WENT ON TO WRITE 21 BOOKS AND TWO MARX BROTHERS MOVIES,"MONKEY BUSINESS" AND " HORSE FEATHERS".

FEB 1ST 1941

THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY OPENED AT GRAND ARMY PLAZA. CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN 1912. BUILDING DESIGNED IN SHAPE OF A BOOK. A NYC LANDMARK. THIS IS A STOP ON MY WALKING TOUR. HEAR THE REST OF STORY,TAKE THE TOUR. http://www.brooklynwalkingtour.com/

ELM ST? 4TH AVE A REAL NIGHTMARE

WHERE'S FREDDY? I MUCH RATHER BE CHASED BE A CRAZED KILLER THEN SIT IN TRAFFIC ON 4TH AVE. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS? TWO GREEN TWO RED FROM 65 ST TO ATLANTIC AVE DURING MID-DAY. ANOTHER GOOD JOB BY CITY TRAFFIC OFFICALS. A 10 MINUTE RIDE NOW TAKES 40 MINUTES. IS THIS DONE TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC? IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING PLEASE INFORM ME.

PROSPECT PARK ROO

GO SEE THE NEWEST ADDITION TO BROOKLYN'S PROSPECT PARK ZOO, A BABY KANGAROO. BORN 9 MONTHS AGO THE JOEY CLIMBS INTO ITS MOTHERS POUCH TILL ITS STRONG ENOUGH TO HOP AROUND BY HIMSELF. IT'S MORE LIKE A CHILDRENS ZOO NOW BUT STILL A COOL PLACE.

PAUL SIMON BAM !!!!

BROOKLYN IS ROCKING. PAUL SIMON WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC FOR MOST OF APRIL. CHECK SCHEDULE FOR MORE INFO. ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER PLAYING IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN,WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT.