Comments on Shithouse rat: Poe's Christmas bells

Greg:Ah, the internet is truly a beautiful thing.....

2007-01-10T18:49:00.000-05:00

Greg:

Ah, the internet is truly a beautiful thing...here we are neighbors and all (or will be soon, since I'm moving here in March!) Drop me an e-mail sometime.

My ex/boyfriend (we're now selling the Lower East Side coop we co-own) has just discovered Delivery.com, a website that a lot of Manhattan restaurants evidently now hook up with. It's great because you just do your

indeed... live and work here. walking to work is a...

2007-01-10T16:10:00.000-05:00

indeed... live and work here. walking to work is a luxury we should all have!

so, i say it's mad cool to have a blog coming out of the neighborhood, unless... wait -- is this another sign of gentrification?

thinking about your piece on take-out food, a great new place has opened up on Mosholu Parkway and Jerome -- Urban Wrap (read more at http://www.gothamgazette.com/blogs/

Greg:I'm hearing the Twilight Zone theme in my hea...

2007-01-05T05:48:00.000-05:00

Greg:

I'm hearing the Twilight Zone theme in my head now...you obviously know the area well. Do you live/work here?

Oy vey...you burst my little bell bubble but good! LOL...

Yes, the area is predominantly low income, but very cool people. And everything's cheaper here, which is great if you're a New Yorker on a limited budget. Those Manhattan prices will kill ya.

While fordham has brought back bells, i think they...

2007-01-04T11:39:00.000-05:00

While fordham has brought back bells, i think they are electronic, as are the bells you actually hear -- not from fordham but from nearby Our Lady Of Refuge Parish on 196th and Bainbridge. They're the ones that play the Star Spangled Banner at noon.

Interesting stuff you wrote about gentrification in the Bronx and all. Still, most of the people moving to the Northwest Bronx are low

Wow, I love Phil Ochs and glad I checked back in t...

2006-12-28T12:21:00.000-05:00

Wow, I love Phil Ochs and glad I checked back in to see that name as a reminder.

Thanks guys...I've been inside the cottage once an...

2006-12-28T04:16:00.000-05:00

Thanks guys...I've been inside the cottage once and it is very cool. The rooms look so tiny though--almost as cramped as a regular NYC apartment house!

if you want to hear a fantastic musical rendition ...

2006-12-27T08:52:00.000-05:00

if you want to hear a fantastic musical rendition of that poem, the folk musician Phil Ochs sings a gorgeous version. my mother used to play it for me when I couldn't sleep.

I know so little of the Bronx, but I do know there...

2006-12-25T22:31:00.000-05:00

I know so little of the Bronx, but I do know there are still some great places there. Wonderful post, Pia linked over to it so I hopped on by.

Merry and a Happy.

Merry Christmas!Poe's house never fails to amaze m...

2006-12-25T18:19:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas!
Poe's house never fails to amaze me, but the Bronx has the most amount of parkland in the city (40%) and some amazing houses.

Make's it special because it is in the Bronx

Nice post, EB! And, from your great new "home town...

2006-12-25T14:02:00.000-05:00

Nice post, EB! And, from your great new "home town" too.

That word "tintinnabulation", from Poe's poem, never failed to tickle me as a kid. Thanks for taking me back there today. How'd you know that's what I wanted for Christmas?