Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman and Elvis Presley



 Remembering "ELVIS" The King ! His Birthday January 8th when Thousands of ELVIS Fans descend on Memphis and "Graceland" Elvis's beloved home, where he is buried along with his Twin Brother who died at birth, and Elvis's beloved mother Gladdis.

   Elvis, "The King of Rock and Roll"  both has a legion of Fans fanatical and not. Elvis is remembered everyday, the same as "Frank Sinatra," John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix (Ah Move Over Rover), Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and more, through their wonderful Music and spirits of all these Great Artists.

   As I was walking around the Village on this fine Snow-Day January 12th 2011 and passing by Sheridan Square in the heart of Greenwich Village, taking pictures on my iPhone, I snap one of the statue of Civil War General Phillip Sheridan, I think about the Civil War and what this country (The United States of America) and the World would be like if so many thousand s of men fought and died in the Civil War to preserve the Union. General Sheridan was one of the War's Great Leaders and a favorite of Ulysses S Grant who himself rose from obscurity to become the Leader of the Union Army and later go on to become President of the United States.






Picture of a Painting of ELVIS


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Statue of GENERAL SHERIDEN


SHERIDEN SQUARE


GREENWICH VILLAGE

NEW YORK







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Above photos: ELVIS, Village Cigars in the Heart of Greenwich Village at 7th Ave. and Christopher,
                       Statue of General Philip Sheridan at the Square in Greenwich Village named in his Honor.

Photos by . Daniel Bellino Zwicke ...

ROcKIN on The F-TRAIN LedZeppelin



LENNY KRAVITZ






LED ZEPPELIN

RAMBLE ON



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Was Rockin-It-Out on the E train going home from work last night. Was listening to "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin from the Led Zeppelin II Album and "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz. Listening to theses songs on my iPod Touch, I was just Groovin on my way home from work. Lenny Kravitz totally Rocks it out with Fly Away, as does Robert Plant, Jimmy Paige, and Zeppelins drummer, I beleive his name is John Bohnam or something like that. The Bass Drum really Rocks on "Ramble On" like I've never heard on a song before or after. Plants voice, Jimmy Paige on guitar and the drummer, everything Jells perfectly and just "Rambles On" Boop, Boop, Boop, Ramble ON!!!!!!!!!!!!! 


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Two of the Hottest Movies of the Holiday Season 2010/2011 are the "Cohen Brothers" TRUE GRIT, and the "Fighter" starring "Mark Wahlberg" and "Christian Bale" which may very well prove to be a Oscar Winning performance for Bale, at least a Oscar Nomination anyway along with many other accolades.
  Back to the Movies on a whole. In short, quick, and simple terms, if this was a fight and you were to compare the two films, first off, in terms of the Box Office, "True Grit" as the Top Money earner and #1 at the Box Office at this point in time is blowing the Fighter out of the water. On the other hand, which film is of better quality in terms of the story, acting, and total totality of quality, the reverse is true in that The "Fighter" Blows "True Grit" Out-of-the-Water in that, overall the Fighter is a MUCH Better movie.
  The "Fighter" is the true-life story of two former "Boxing Brothers," Micky and Dicky Ward of Lowell, Massachusetts (near Boston). Dicky the older brother once fought the Great "Sugar Ray Leonard" and Dicky's Claim to fame is that he knocked the great Sugar Ray down. Dicky's younger brother Micky looks up to his brother and idolizes him in a way, even though Dicky has become a hardcore "Crack Addict."
And in his role, playing the Crack Addicted Micky Ward, "Christian Bale" has done a phenomenal job. Without question a Oscar Winning Performance. There is not much doubt about this, in most peoples minds. Bale's performance is Scary, as it should be, he is a crack Addict after all. And for those who see this movie and Tour de Force performance, if you thought about it, you would not be able to imagine another actor taking on this role. That there people is the kind of performance that might rank amongst the great ones. That is, for those who are true movie aficionados and you pick movies apart and do things like trying to imagine another actor in a particular role, and you know, no one else will do. Such as the case of performances like; Marlon Brando as Stanley in Tennessee Williams "A Streetcar Name Desire" or Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsesee's "Raging Bull." No one else will do.
    The movie is wonderful. Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward  chases the title. Will he, or will he not get a shot at it with his crack addict brother Dicky as his trainer and mother his manager. Mark Wahlberg does a fine job as Micky, but his part does not compare to that of Bale's, who takes a complex character and runs with it.
    Back to "True Grit" the Cohen Brothers and Jeff Bridges. The Cohen Brothers are Great film makers and Jeff Bridges is a wonderful actor and who could ever forget Jeff's awesome performance as The "Dude" in the Cohen Brothers masterpiece The Big Lebowski? "The Dude Abides." To put it bluntly, True Grit was "So-So," not bad, but not that great either and definitely not worth the $13 you will have to shell out to go see it in New York. True Grit is a definitely "Wait til it is On Cable" type of Movie. If you're smart, you'll do just that. And though I'm a huge Jeff Bridges fan, I've got to say, the Rooster Chogburn character is annoying. The story had no suspense or drama. You always know what is going to happen, Chogburn is going to get his man. The Cohen Brothers are great, as is Jeff Bridges, True Grit is not. Far from it!  The movie is entertaining, but, in this economy, "Save Your Hard Earned Money" and wait to see True Grit for Free and on TV.

by. Daniel Bellino Zwicke ...



Wednesday, September 26, 2018

DBZ Back at NYfoodie

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Me in ROME

2018

 

Hey Guys, "I'm Back!" Somehow I lost my password for my Dashboard that I run sever websites from, including Daniel-Bellino-Zwicke.com (this Site),  Big-Lebowski-Cookbook.com , Greenwich-Village-Italian.com , Vinyl-n-Vines.com ,  and NY-Foodie.com.

None of the Sites were down. They were all up and running, it's just that I couldn't get to the dashboard of each to make Post, so consequently there have't been any posts on any of these sites for 3 months. I started a couple of New Sites in order to make posts, as I wasn't sure if I would ever be able to get back on the sites, so I have another Author Website for myself at Daniel-Bellino-Zwicke . 

I also started a new site for Positano , and The Amalfi Coast . Please stay tuned, I will start posting again on all these sites.

Thanks,

Daniel

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Keep Donuts Dunkin DunkinDonuts

 

KEEP The DONUTS

In DUNKIN

 

 

We LOVE DINKIN DONUTS

And COFFEE

   

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Madonna Marries Sean Penn

 
MADONNA
 
 
INTO THE GROOVE
 
1985
 
INTO THE GROOVE
 
 
MADONNA 
 
1985
SEAN PENN
 
and MADONNA
 
1985
 
 
 
 
CRAZY FOR YOU 
 
MADONNA
 
1985
 
DANCETERIA
 
 
NEW YORK NY
 
 
 
 
MADONNA at BATTERY PARK
 
With PYRAMID JACKET From Love Saves The Day Shop
 
From The Movie DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
 
Starring MADONNA , ROSANNA ARQUETTE
 
AIDAN QUINN
 
With ROCKETS REGDGLARE as The TAXI DRIVER
 
Directed by ANN MAGNUNSON
 
 
 
 
Like many wonderful things that people Love in Europe that Eouropeans in Italy, Spain, Francce and all the countries in Europe, there are things that are not present in the United States of America, like certain types of music, food, fashion, habits whatever.
 
As with the Negroni Coaktail, Campari, and Aperol Spritz in Italy, Mortadella, and Burata, I started drinking NEGRONI 'S a good 25 years ahead of most present day Americans, who have just recently discovered this great Italian Cocktail in the past few years, I first started drinking Campari and the Negroni Cocktail way back in the Summer of 1985 when I made my first trip to Europe, traveling in Italy, The SOuth of France, and Spain. That is a Summer I will never forget, when I went to the Birthday Parties of FELINI and BOY GEORGE in the same week when I was to take off for Rome, Italy on Saturday June 15, 1985 ..They  actually had two parties for Boy George, one at the Palladium on 14th Street and another later in the evening at AREA down on Hudson Street in Tribeca. That same week, I attened Frederico Felini 's 60th Birthday Party at AREA  with my buddy Bobby Matinez. We were  hanging out with Felini and the legendary Italian Director told Bobby he wanted to put him in his next movie. It never happened, but it was quite cool to be hanging out with Felini (how many people can say that). 
Anyway, I was having such a great time that week, althoough I was dying to go to Italy, I almost didn't want to go. Also that same week, Madonna did a few shows at Madison Square Garden a few weeks before she was to marry Sean Penn . At the opening night of Madonna 's Concerts at The Garden I was hanging out with her and my buddy Bobby in the Private Party for Madonna in the Michael Todd Room at the Palladium. Later that evening when we were leaving the Palladium, a number of Papparazzi starting taking pictures of Bobby and Madonna togehter.  Bobby ran afer a photogpraher and started beating him up.
 
Anyway it was quite a week, hanging out with: FELLINI , MADONNA and Bobby and going to Boy George;s Birthday Party.  Yes I almost didn't want to go to Italy, I was having so much Fun at home in New York 's East Village, it was quite a week, and one I have never forgotten.
 
 
 
 
DBZ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MADONNA
In CONCERT at MADISON SQUAARE GARDEN
NEW YORK
1985
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DANCETERIA
Where MADONNA Danced The NIGHT AWAY
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Photographed by Steven Meisel
1992
 
 
 
 

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STING Joins CHRIS BOTTI on Stage

At The BLUE NOTE

New York Jazz Club






STING

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

With CHRIS BOTTI

BLUE NOTE

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CHRIS BOTTI and STING

On Stage at The BLUE NOTE

GREENWICH VILLAGE

NEW YORK






SUNDAY SAUCE

and JAZZ

In GREENWICH VILLAGE

NEW YORK ITALIAN


Saturday, September 1, 2018

New York s Top 10 Restautants TenDollars or Less DUMPLINGS HotDogs BURGERS PIZZA SANDWiches chinese VIETNAMESE

# 1

VANESSA DUMPLING HOUSE

118 Eldridge Street, NY NY  

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The ORIGINAL VANESSA'S DUMPLING HOUSE

118 ELDRIDGE STREET

NEW YORK NY

Also on WSET 14th STREET 

and in WILLIAMSBURG , BROOKLYN

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4 DUMPLINGS For Just $1.50

4 orders Shown Here

That's Just $6.00

DumpinSesamePANCAKE

A SESAME PANCAKE

Filled with BEEF BRISKEY CUCEMBER CYLANTRO & CARROTS

$2.50

# 2

PAPAYA KING & GRAY'S PAPAYA

HOT DOGS

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PAPAYA KING

86th STREET & 3rd AVENUE

SINCE 1932

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GRAYS'S PAPAYA

HOT DOGS 

and FRUIT JUICE

BROADWAY at 72nd STREET

NY NY

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The RECESSION SPECIAL

At PAPAYA KING

2 HOT DOGS and a SOFT DRINK

Just $4.45

WORLD'S BEST CHILI DOGS

Recipe

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HOT DOGS on THE GRILL

At GRAY'S PAPAYA

# 3

SHAKE SHACK

Madison Square Park and Other Locations  

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SHAKE SHACK

Te ORIGINAL

At MADISON PARK

At 23rd STREET

NEW YORK NEW YORK

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A SHAKE SHACK BURGER

 $6.85 

$8.10 For a DOUBLE

LEARN HOW to MAKE YOUR OWN

SHAKE SHACK BURGER

RECIPE is In The BADASS COOKBOOK

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SHAKE SHACK

BURGER Recipe INSIDE !!!

# 4

MAMOUN'S

119 Macdougal Street, Greenwich Village and 30 Saint Marks Place , NEW YORK .

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Waitng for their FALAFEL MAMOUN,S

# 5

CUBANO SANDWICH

Casa Havana aka CHELSEA HAVAN, For those in The Know

190  8th Avenue and 18th Street, New York NY  

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Casa Havana

Formely CHELSEA HAVANA

Great Cheap Eats, including their awesome CUBAN SANDWICH (CUBANO)

Rice & Beans

Perrnil (Roast Pork Leg) Goat Stew, Cuban Coffee, and More ...

 

CUBANO

A CUBANO

Sandwich Cubano

$7.50

CASA HAVANA

Chelsea

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RICE and BEANS

CHELSEA HAVANA

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# 6

JOE'S PIZZA

Carmine Street, GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK  

JOE'S PIZZA

Two SLICES 

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A PIZZA at JOE'S

Get a SLICE or WHOLE PIE

# 7

KOSSAR'S BAGELS

367 Grand Street, NEW YORK  

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KOSSAR'S BIALYS & BAGELS

367 GRANDE STREET

NEW YORK NY

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EVERYTHING BAGEL with CREAM CHEESE

$2.00 to $2.75

More Great BAGEL SHOPS

ZABAR'S

BAGELS on The SQUARE  

Carmine Street

GREENWICH VILLAGE

BLACK SEED BAGELS

1st Avenue , East Village

MURRAY'S BAGELS

Sixth Avenue near 11th Street, Greenwixh Village

# 8

SAIGON VIETNAMESE BANH Mi

369  Broome Street, New York NY

 

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SAIGON

VIETNAMESE BAHN MI

369 BROOME STREET

NEW YORK NY

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A BAHN MI SANDWICH

SAIGON

Just $6.50

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# 9

PHO

at Nha Trang

87 Baxter Street , NY NY  

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PHO

with FREE TEA

Just $7.00

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SPRING ROLL

$5.50

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Vietnamese Ice Coffee

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#  10

SUN SAI GAI RICE SHOP

220 Canal Street, NY NY  

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ROAST DUCK , BARBECUED PIG

or SOY SAUCE CHICKEN and RICE

with Free TEA for Just $6.50

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A Tasty PORK BUN

Just $1.50

RoastDuckWonton

A BOWL of TASTY ROAST DUCK WONTON SOUP

Roast Duck , Wonton , and Invigorating Broth

Only $6.50

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