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A View You Need to See

Dan McCourt — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:05:18 +0000

In case the huge structure in center field does not identify the location for you, these kids are playing on a field that four years ago was the field at the old Yankee Stadium, on the south side of 161st in the Bronx. That’s River Road and the elevated 4 Train beyond center field and in front of the mammoth Bronx County Courthouse.

2012 Yankees Yearly, Yeah!

Dan McCourt — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:41:25 +0000

The team that brought you the Yankees Annual (and before that Bombers Broadside) now brings you the newly revamped YANKEES YEARLY! With all the features that fans of the world’s greatest baseball team have come to love and crave every new season, including our Top Prospects List, Team Roster Preview, interviews with current players, former players, and up-and-coming prospects, analyses of the lineup and team strengths, and great historical articles.

The 2012 edition features: * Robinson Cano

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Not Baseball, But Not Bad

Dan McCourt — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:56:08 +0000

The moon appeared early in the fourth period, shortly before a blocked punt decided the game.

Bronx, N.Y., November 12, 2011 – The Rutgers/Army football game in Yankee Stadium Saturday afternoon was actually a quite competitive, though not particularly exciting, contest. Both teams missed extra points, and the Scarlet Knights place kicker whiffed badly on a chip shot field goal. But the failed extra point was much more injurious to the Army effort because it

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RIP Augustus Owsley Stanley III

Sue — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:43:04 +0000

From Phil Lesh on the Furthur.net boards on the passing of Owsley “Bear” Stanley:

A Beautiful Mind

I received a text in the middle of last night that Bear Stanley has died in a car accident in Australia. Bear, for me, was a true kindred spirit; when we first met, it was as if I had met a long-lost brother from another lifetime. I am heartbroken and devastated at his passing.

He was a

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Taj Mahal and Los Lobos at Tarrytown

Sue — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:27:44 +0000

Taj Mahal and Los Lobos at Tarrytown Music Hall

Feels like we got two shows for the price of one Friday night! Kudos to the folks doing the booking at Tarrytown Music Hall — what a treat to see Taj Mahal and Los Lobos on the same bill. Each did a set solo, with the Taj Mahal Trio opening the show and performing material from an impressive catalog developed over his 40-plus years performing, including

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Hot Off the Presses

Dan McCourt — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:08:52 +0000

Although I just served as a grunt (and lowly scribe), I’m delighted to announce the fifth annual Maple Street Yankee Annual, this one subheaded 2011. Compiled by the brilliant writer, editor (and Yankee fan) Cecilia Tan, the annual is a grab bag of everything a Yankee enthusiast would want at this soon-to-be magical time of year. There’s plenty of coverage of what we all know quite well, that the 2011 Yankees sport a power lineup,

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The Music of Neil Young: Live Rehearsal at City Winery

Sue — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:49:09 +0000

Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield with Larry Campbell's house band at City Winery

So sorry that we are booked, but so excited that we were able to make the live rehearsal show at City Winery (fabulous Manhattan venue, by the way) for the Carnegie Hall benefit that’s happening Thursday night. From having attended the concerts showcasing the music of Bob Dylan (at Lincoln Center) and Bruce Springsteen (at Carnegie Hall with an appearance by Bruce

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Gotta Go to Mo’s

Sue — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:36:36 +0000

Enjoyed a great steak dinner here in what has become an off-season tradition for us.

In what has become an off-season tradition for us, Dan and I braved the snow flurries to head in to New Rochelle for dinner at Mo’s New York Grill with fellow Yankee fans Sharon and Bob. We’ve been scheduling up a dinner at Mo’s with them between the end of the season and an annual trek down to Tampa for

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New Year’s for Grown-ups

SusieQ — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:30:44 +0000

That’s how the Tarrytown Music Hall billed their January 1 show with headliner Gregg Allman, and it didn’t disappoint. Jamoie’s Jasssz Band opened — blues, R&B and so much more; we’re used to seeing him on percussion with the Allmans but this band is a treat! “Leave My Blues at Home” opened Gregg’s set, followed by “I’m No Angel”. The set also included a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Just Like a Woman”, and Bobby Bland’s “Turn

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Let’s Go Crazy…

Sue — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:43:40 +0000

When I first saw the stage setup diagram on Ticketmaster for last night’s Prince show at Madison Square Garden when buying tickets, I was having trouble imagining how the glyph was going to translate into a stage environment. There was no need to have spent a moment thinking about it — it was fabulous! As was his purpleness, breaking out many of the tunes we all not-so-secretly wanted to hear from his catalog. The Beautiful Ones

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