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Corey Bearak
Oct02
G.O.A.T.
Posted By : Corey Bearak

No secret that I enjoy attending shows.  Not many fit the troubadour  - unaccompanied solo artist - variety.  At the very least most artists enjoy the support of at least one accomplished sideman.  I probably saw John B. Sebastian in troubadour mode the most; Roger McGuinn second. No offense to the former leaders of the Lovin' Spoonful and The Byrd

Corey Bearak
Sep26
Gotham GREEN® welcomes applications for the 2022 Gotham Green Awards®
Posted By : Corey Bearak

It's that time again.  Know some people, businesses and organizations that work on environmentally sustainable initiatives and projects?  Why not help them gain much deserved recognition?  Apply them for the Gotham Green Awards®.   Gotham GREEN® provides a platform for businesses and professionals who seek to connect and promote sustainable busine

Corey Bearak
Sep18
Creatures featured
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Folks know my preference to work outdoors. Not hard labor (of course I have the ability); just setting up on my deck with much the same accoutrements I enjoy at when in my office (where I draft today’s commentary). The internet, cordless phone, iPhone, iPad and MacBook all facilitate a seamless transition from a desk inside to a comparative outside

Corey Bearak
Sep11
Gotham needs to make a choice!
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Gotham needs to make a choice -- and  it's not Yankees or Mets but when to see these beloved and successful teams play each other (at Citi Field) in 2023. As Gotham looks forward to another successful outdoor gathering -- we get to enjoy the splendors of Alley Pond Park in Bayside Queens next Saturday, September 17 for our annual (free) Gotham Pic

Corey Bearak
Sep04
What's wrong with communicating correctly
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Sometime after this commentary get posted to our Gotham Network's listserve, I compose a tweet and post it to twitter.  I do not like typos and unlike with Facebook, no current capability exists for twitter users to edit their tweets. Apparently, that may change.  Already the social media platform is testing an edit function with its employees and

Corey Bearak
Aug28
Two divergent shows by rock icons
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Two shows last week. Iconic artists. Both rescheduled from original dates. August 14, 2020 in the case of Rod Stewart. January 14 of this year in the case of Billy Joel. While we’ve seen both, it’d be the first time for each for Marisa who wanted to see each. While many around us at Jones Beach appeared to enjoy attending this performance by the fo

Corey Bearak
Aug21
avoiding a scam
Posted By : Corey Bearak

So I received an email out of the blue apparently from the Grand Chancellor (“head honcho”) of the Order Knights of Pythias in New York, an involvement covered by this correspondent last week. Since the “GC” does not do email, I figured to suggest he call me on my cell as I “occupied” my outside office but left the landline inside. In stead of a ca

Corey Bearak
Aug14
Gotham & Knights
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last culminated a number of important events in the Order Knights of Pythias where I hold a number of roles in NewYork. Last Wednesday, our Grand Chancellor, elected at our Grand Convention last month, delivered his message at a special event called the “Pythian Investiture” and I was “invested” as his “Executive Secretary” (see photo at left where

Corey Bearak
Jul31
A Friendly Gathering Around A Rivalry
Posted By : Corey Bearak

  We took over Citi Field last Tuesday.  At least one section of the Left-Field Landing.  Last week’s commentary concluded with a mention of Tuesday night when some 250 of my closest friends and their family, friends and colleagues would join me at Citi Field where Friday’s bloggers Yankees and my Mets previewed a later October (and maybe early No

Corey Bearak
Jul24
Philly
Posted By : Corey Bearak

If you read last week’s blog, you know I posted from Philly. We stayed in the historic part and just a few blocks from our hotel, we could walk to the Museum of the American Revolution. It included a special exhibit of paintings by Don Troiano recreating revolutionary era events; those painting supplemented actual artifacts, munitions, arms, gear,