tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134983099766830972024-02-04T17:31:08.781-05:00The Big Gay Ice Cream TruckBig Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.comBlogger270125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-71711435103618680092010-06-18T09:31:00.002-04:002010-06-18T09:31:56.069-04:00Moved!This blog has migrated over to <a href="http://www.biggayicecreamtruck.com/">our new website</a>, and thus a new blog service. PLEASE, go check out the new site, and subscribe to the new blog! All of this content has found its way over there.<br />
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DOUGBig Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-62095994580428859262010-06-01T01:47:00.001-04:002023-05-16T23:21:03.883-04:00To hell with it- I'll just post here anyhow.<br />
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The truck just had a bit of a hiatus. I went to China with my ensemble Zephyros Winds.Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-84093404404350436492010-06-01T01:41:00.000-04:002010-06-01T01:41:19.885-04:00The vanishing blog?Dear friends:<br />
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I'm sorry that it has been so long since I've posted. We've been working on a new website- it's partially up now. I was told two weeks ago "don't post anything on the blog tonight, it's moving to a new server." Well, two weeks have passed and I'm still waiting for webmaster to work out all the kinks.<br />
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Please don't think I'm ignoring you. I've got TONS to share. As soon as the website is ready I'll start posting again. If it's not ready soon I'm going to shelve it and just go back to using this blog.<br />
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Thanks for your understanding.<br />
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DOUGBig Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-51890538031249515992010-05-17T00:26:00.001-04:002010-05-17T00:28:13.939-04:00Ticket Winners<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been a long and wonderful day. Here are the winners of our raffle benefitting True Colors Residence. With ticket sales, donations, and proceeds from today's sales, we raised $750. Thank you to everyone involved, including the shows who gave us tickets.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">La Cage Aux Folles: Matt Everett</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chicago: Sergio Martinez</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fela: Nick LaPorte</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fela: John Janis</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Trip Down the Pink Carpet: Uri Rozenblatt</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Trip Down the Pink Carpet: Eric Lamp</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 39 Steps: Jay Katz</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 39 Steps: Michael Lee</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">West Side Story: Ronald Varga</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Special super thanks to Daniel Miles for being our raffle-boss at the street fair, to Craig and Sarah for assisting, and to Urban Bear for letting us do the whole thing on your turf.</span></span></div>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-4395054640112629942010-05-13T00:19:00.007-04:002010-05-15T23:04:05.019-04:00Big Gay Ice Cream Truck announces our first fundraiser for True Colors Residence<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Buy a raffle ticket, win a seat at a show, and support this important new residence for homeless LGBT youth. As our first official fundraiser for True Colors Residence we are proud to announce a raffle to win seats at fantastic Broadway shows. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We’ll be selling tickets all afternoon at our truck on Sunday, May 16 as we vend at the Urban Bear Street Fair.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Winners will be notified by email or phone. You won’t need to be present to claim your prize.</span></span><br />
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Big Gay Ice Cream Truck will also be donating a percentage of our afternoon’s sales to True Colors. Every cone for the cause!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">La Cage Aux Folles (two tickets)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chicago (two tickets)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fela! (four tickets)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Trip Down The Pink Carpet (four tickets)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 39 Steps (four tickets)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">West Side Story (two tickets- row E, orchestra center, June 17)</span></span><!--EndFragment--> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">___</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Urban Bear Weekend’s Street Fair</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sunday, May 16 2010</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2-7 Little West 12</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Street btw. Washington St. & 10th Ave</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://urbanbearweekend.com/street_fair.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://urbanbearweekend.com/street_fair.html</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">About True Colors Residence </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The True Colors Residence, a project of West End Intergenerational Residence and partners Cyndi Lauper and her manager Lisa Barbaris, is slated to open in Central Harlem in Spring 2011. True Colors will be the first permanent, supportive housing facility for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in New York State.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.intergenerational.org/truecolors.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.intergenerational.org/truecolors.php</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br />
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</span></span>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-74310693242768689142010-05-08T21:23:00.002-04:002010-05-08T21:31:44.924-04:00Wrap it up. Lucky Rice.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkSmGm3zn9CiEQLwg34DpcaM-ERYwNa7CH3eSpDw3ANGR-mXaNeaOdrzH3WwcQBLgOjMVOATq7YKITqvh0pxl__5aJoDgw6ao3jWd92IEFmqaJDEGMzROxwFS5I5da9miN7z0FL9XRCE/s1600/IMG_2808.JPG.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkSmGm3zn9CiEQLwg34DpcaM-ERYwNa7CH3eSpDw3ANGR-mXaNeaOdrzH3WwcQBLgOjMVOATq7YKITqvh0pxl__5aJoDgw6ao3jWd92IEFmqaJDEGMzROxwFS5I5da9miN7z0FL9XRCE/s320/IMG_2808.JPG.jpeg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It’s been a long, long week- with lots of hard work, a great deal of fun, but no time to write blog posts describing what we’ve been up to. Rather than sum the whole week up in one post, I’ll break it down by event.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On Friday May 1</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">st</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I started the work day in my usual spot at Union Square. At 3pm Bryan joined me and we closed up shop to move over to an event in Brooklyn. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.luckyrice.com/festival">Lucky Rice Festival</a> is a celebration of Asian food in NYC. On May 1</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">st</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> they held their first <a href="http://www.luckyrice.com/festival/nightmarket">Night Market</a> under the <a href="http://susty.com/manhattan-bridge-arch-re-open-pedestrian-thoroughfare-dumbo-archway-walk-transportation-urban-planning-renewal-infrastructure-public-space/">Manhattan Bridge arch</a>. Night markets are a mainstay throughout Asia- there is a carnival atmosphere, almost- all of the amazing food you can manage, gaming, and fun. I’ve been to a few- in Osaka, in Taipei, in Seoul- so I was really looking forward to this event. The vendors were assembled by star chef David Chang thus we found ourselves serving along with places like Momofuku Milk Bar, Ma Peche, and Umi Nom. How flattering!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bryan and I took the truck over and parked, and were joined by two friends who agreed to help out for the evening. Donny and Karyn (who also assisted at the Vendy Awards) were in charge of running samples into the hands of ticket buyers for the sold-out event. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our understanding was that we’d be in a private area (which the arch was) but we naturally couldn’t be in there with our generator running. That meant we were in public and able to serve new friends in the area. Bryan and I were pleased that we could once again put our treats into the hands of Brooklynites- it had been too long. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A quick shout-out to the girls from <a href="http://mybrooklynkitchen.com/">My Brooklyn Kitchen</a>. They made sure to run samples up to us (we were stuck in the truck) and my god, their food just rocked. It was also fun to see how happy they were to be there- no jaded attitudes there- and it was also kind of hilarious to witness them getting more and more tipsy during the event. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For a nice photo-review of the evening, I recommend <a href="http://newyork.metromix.com/events/essay_photo_gallery/lucky-rice-asian-food/1917336/content">this article from Metromix</a>. In the opening photo you can see the front of our truck on the left. Also please take a minute to read <a href="http://www.eattoblog.com/working-for-big-gay-ice-cream-at-lucky-rice/">Donny’s post about the evening</a>. It’s fun for us to hear his point of view.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The photo used above was taken by Alexis Tirado and I scraped it from </span><a href="http://theradioblog.marthastewart.com/2010/05/eat-drink-and-party-with-david-chang.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Martha Stewart's website.</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-45803071986687455612010-04-29T01:04:00.002-04:002010-04-29T09:30:25.139-04:00Things that make you say "YUM"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">This</span> Sunday we'll be at the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market 1st </span></span><a href="http://www.hellskitchenfleamarket.com/foodtruckbazaar/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. I swear to Godzilla that I posted something about this a few days ago, but the post seems to have been eradicated. Thanks, Blogger!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyhoo: besides the groovy food trucks in attendance a great reason to visit is that we are whipping up some specials with our friend </span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/realestate/21habi.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kim Ima</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and her rockin' </span></span><a href="http://www.treatstruck.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Treats Truck</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span><a href="http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/85046/hells-kitchen-flea-market-food-trucks"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's an article in Time Out NY</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> about the truck line up. Check out the super groovy illustration of BGICT. Time Out also </span></span><a href="http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/the-feed-blog/restaurants-bars/2010/04/to-do-this-weekend-eat-your-way-through-the-gourmet-food-truck-bazaar/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ran a bit online about</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> our team-up with Kim... the following image comes from there. Drooling yet?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The </span><a href="http://www.intergenerational.org/truecolors.php"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">True Colors Residence</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, an innovative project of </span><a href="http://www.intergenerational.org/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">West End Intergenerational Residence HDFC, Inc</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. and partners Grammy-Award winning artist </span><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/2207993816_f40c96d3a2_o.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cyndi Lauper</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> and her manager Lisa Barbaris, will provide New York’s first permanent housing with support services for LGBT youth 18-24 with a history of homelessness. The True Colors Residence is slated to open in Central Harlem in spring 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For more information visit us online at: www.intergenerational.org or www.truecolorsresidence.org</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I just scored a bunch of tickets to the Broadway revival of </span><a href="http://www.lacage.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">La Cage Aux Folles</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. If you'd like to see my fellow </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/arts/music/12waki.html?_r=1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Juilliard</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> alumni <a href="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/pixar/images//thumb/b/b1/Stinkypete.jpg/282px-Stinkypete.jpg">Kelsey Grammer</a> do his thing, watch <a href="http://twitter.com/biggayicecream">Twitter</a> tomorrow for the giveaway. I'm also giving a few pairs away via our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/The-Big-Gay-Ice-Cream-Truck/120846086246?ref=ts">Facebook page</a>. Don't you want a free night out? Of course you do! Just don't wear </span><a href="http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/04/19/kelsey_grammers_wife_camille_works_the"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">these shoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> to the show, they've already had their night on the red carpet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Mark this date: May 2. We'll be at the <a href="http://www.hellskitchenfleamarket.com/fleamarket/index.php">Hell's Kitchen Flea Market</a> Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar along with a number of other fun food people. <a href="http://www.calexicocart.com/page/page/4364476.htm">Calexico Cart</a> will be there, and i'm really eager to try their food, but what I'm most excited about is that we'll be parked next to </span><a href="http://www.treatstruck.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Treats Truck</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. Not only will we be parked with them, we'll be making some special desserts using </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/realestate/21habi.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Kim</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">'s products. You want an ice cream sandwich made with her delicious chocolate chip cookies? Maybe with a layer of <a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/chocolate/nutella-earthquake-preparednes/">Nutella</a> slathered in? You're covered! We'll be on 39th Street near Ninth Avenue.</span>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-31281211822542659102010-04-21T00:02:00.000-04:002010-04-21T00:02:22.031-04:00Thanks? I think? I can't remember!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Time Out New York published a </span></span><a href="http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/84923/50-things-to-do-when-youre-high"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">list of the best things to do in NYC when you are stoned</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and visiting us is the third item. Another honor that we are proud of! We even had a few baked folks show up today because of the list. Only in New York, kids.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We've been busy working on the content for our new website. We're about to upgrade from this blog to a "real" site. The blog will remain intact, but we'll also add much more- menus, photos, all sorts of things. Today we had Robyn Lee, in-house food photographer for </span></span><a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Serious Eats</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and our friend, come by to shoot our creations. Check out Robyn's website </span></span><a href="http://roboppy.net/food/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Girl Who Ate Everything</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Having Robyn by meant that we had to have all sorts of toppings on board; we wanted pictures of everything we regularly make. It was a nice coincidence that we were fully stocked, because out of nowhere </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Steingarten"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jeffrey Steingarten</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> showed up! Mr. Steingarten is one of the most respected food writers around, and is easily recognized from his numerous appearances as a judge on </span></span><i><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/iron-chef-america/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Iron Chef America</span></span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. His book </span></span><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Ate-Everything/dp/0375702024"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Man Who Ate Everything</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is brilliant. I was in the midst of making a cone when I looked up and saw him sitting on a windowsill at </span></span><a href="http://www.pret.com/us/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pret A Manger.</span></span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Doug: "You poor thing. Would some ice cream help?"</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The truck was a bit tough. Most of these things are built for people who are no taller than maybe 5'8". I need to hunch the entire day. Ah well, I'll figure it out. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've got some amazing tickets that I'll be giving away this weekend:<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1405178809"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></a></span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1270788297_3" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: #dceeff; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Frederica Von Stade's </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“farewell” concert at Carnegie Hall. Keep watch!</span></span>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-67410568291980045042010-04-08T00:44:00.001-04:002010-04-08T01:11:57.317-04:00Where am I??<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friends: Right now the depot that I work out of is desperately short on trucks. There are mechanical problems, permit issues, and lord knows what other problems crippling a good portion of the fleet. This is why I'm not on the street. I am dying to get out; I want to work, I want to see you all. I'm having to play it all day-by-day right now. Please have faith that I'm not being lazy- it's out of my hands, and I am praying for a quick resolutions.</span></span><br />
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Update: I *think* I've got a truck for today (Thursday). Watch Twitter.</div></div>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-27243452560981446042010-04-05T22:51:00.000-04:002010-04-05T22:51:07.075-04:00Wow!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is a quick post, because tonight has been a whirlwind. We just won an <a href="http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/84477/eat-out-awards-2010">"EAT OUT" award from Time Out NY.</a> This is a "reader's choice" award that you all helped us win. We are beside ourselves. We were nominated by critics. Our win was decided by our fans. We accepted in front of some of the top restauranteurs in New York. How could it be more wonderful? </span></span></span></span><br />
We'll write more about it in a day or two. For now we're going to sit back and contemplate what lucky guys we are. Thank you ALL.<br />
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Just an FYI: Bryan and I had to be thrown out at the end of the evening. We didn't want to go home. Honest to god, it was us, two beautiful TONY interns, and two bartenders. We were so flattered/astonished/baffled that we just couldn't leave the ceremony.<br />
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</span></span>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-44931283825194441962010-03-29T14:31:00.002-04:002010-03-30T11:58:44.782-04:00New shirt<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bryan has been designing shirts that feature some of the funnier press quotes we've received. He has done a few new ones, and here is today's favorite.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.nypress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New York Press</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> wrote a fun article comparing us to the standard New York City ice cream truck. After you've read the article, </span></span><a href="http://www.nypress.com/article-20916-a-change-of-cart.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">located here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, you'll understand the brevity of the quote on our new shirt. To simplify it even further we've had the shirt printed using a Braille font. Nothing makes more sense than having Braille printed on a shirt, right? I think that I love this.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-91277326035807423462010-03-28T16:54:00.006-04:002010-03-28T17:02:00.019-04:00Operations upgrade, report 1<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you've been with this blog from the beginning you know that in the beginning we were truly "winging it." I started off without the slightest clue how to do any of this stuff. Somehow we managed to get through our first summer, and on the way we learned quite a bit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our main goal for this summer is to take what we've learned and do everything with the same spirit but do it </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">better</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. One thing that needed a drastic upgrade is our inventory and shopping. Last summer I'd hit a lousy grocery story in Greenpoint every morning on my way to the truck, and I would forage for that day's toppings. Nilla Wafers, Nutella... I was buying it all one piece at a time. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We’re (nearly) back.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1269522450_1" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">April 1</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">st</span></span></sup></b></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (weather permitting, naturally) we’ll be starting a part-time service schedule. Expect all your favorite toppings and specialty cones to return. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">late May</span></span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Doug has to pop over to </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1269522450_2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beijing</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to play a concert, so there will be a short closure. As </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">June</span></span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> begins we’ll turn on full-blazes through the summer. By then we will have launched our new website and debuted a bunch of new toppings and sundaes. You can also expect a new look for the truck around this time, and a great new line of merchandise.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Always check the daily schedule on our website (</span></span><a href="http://www.biggayicecreamtruck.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.biggayicecreamtruck.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) or via our</span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1269522450_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> feed (@biggayicecream).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Things are getting delicious around here. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We'll see you soon.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I learned of the game from </span></span><a href="http://mobile.seriouseats.com/2010/03/creamwolf-a-game-about-an-ice-cream-man-by-day-werewolf-by-night.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a post at Serious Eats</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> that was published by </span></span><a href="http://roboppy.net/food/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Miss Robin</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I lost interest in video games when the technology advanced by 8 bit, so when something like this pops up I couldn't be happier.</span></span></div>Big Gay Ice Cream Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139090354156177671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213498309976683097.post-22687417992276385932010-03-09T09:30:00.003-05:002010-03-09T14:32:51.201-05:00You're married? Well, eat your ice cream!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">an historic day in Washington DC. Last week same-sex couples were in line to apply for marriage licenses. Their mandatory waiting period is now over, and </span></span><a href="http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/03/09/Gay_Weddings_Begin_in_DC/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the weddings have begun</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. As of the writing of this post the earth is still on the </span></span><a href="http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/nasa-scientist-chile-earthquake-shortened-days/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">new axis created by the Chilean earthquake</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and I've not heard reports that yeast has stopped making bread rise. It seems like we've got some happier, solidified families with equal rights though!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since the weddings are beginning that means the receptions have to follow, right? I've been invited to be a guest at one of them on Thursday- it's being thrown by Ben and Jerry's. I'll make sure to grab some photos and share the fun with you. I'd heard a while ago that this might be happening- The B&J's folks were planning a celebration (this event) if all went well, or a protest if it didn't. I'm glad it worked out this way.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On Thursday morning I'll be running down to DC for the lunchtime reception and rally. I'm excited to be visiting there during this historic week. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also: I'm blogging/Tweeting (yadda yadda) a bit less than usual right now but it's simply because I've been laying low and getting ready for a crazy week that starts today. Tonight I've got a meeting at the Urban Justice Center with the people of <a href="http://streetvendor.org/">The Street Vendor Project</a>. These are the people who put on The Vendy Awards, but their higher purpose is as a support system for vendors- many of whom are immigrants and truly struggling within the city's bizarre mousetrail. The meeting is a sort of open-forum with many of your favorite food truckers present to voice opinions.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow night I'm seeing one of my favorite bands <a href="http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/">The Magnetic Fields</a> at Town Hall. Sadly Bryan will is about to head out of town for a business obligation so he'll be missing the show.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thursday will be a whirlwind- down to DC for the wedding reception, a few other functions, then an overnight train to Boston so that I can be at a Friday morning rehearsal of Verdi's requiem. My lord!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe I shouldn't close with this ode to marriage by The Magnetic Fields... but I am.</span><br />
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