Knicks drop another one

Kurt Thomas tied a career-high with 33 points on 15-for-22 shooting from the field. Allan Houston, Charlie Ward and Lee Nailon added 14 apiece for New York, but the knicks still got tripped up by the pacers, 107-94.

Thomas was often a one-man show for the Knicks as leading scorer Allan Houston made just 3-of-16 shots for 14 points.

"The Pacers' aggressiveness got to us," Kurt Thomas said. "It caused our big men to get in foul trouble early and it put them at the line late and they were able to extend their lead late."

Kurt ... Please, and where was the rest of the team, where was the defense? Ya'll let Indiana score 38 first-quarter points and shoot 66.7 percent. Under former coaches Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy, the Knicks used to kick ass, they sent their opponents home black and blue (even if they lost). Now you guys are giving your opponents an E-ZPass ticket down the lane. Come on now! let's play some basketball.

Let it be said, let it be done
Yes, Oliver is going to be on television as part of special program on blogging.

An Old Funkateer

William 'Bootsy' Collins and his wife Pat Collins arrives for an event honoring the Funk Brothers at Harlem's Apollo Theater Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, in New York. The story of the studio musicians known as the Funk Brothers, who performed without credit on hundreds of Motown records, including numerous No. 1 hits, were being honored at a screening of a movie about them, 'Standing in the Shadow of Motown.' The evening also featured performances by Bootsy Collins, a bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic, andsome members of the Funk Brothers. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

Def Poetry jam

What happens when you put together nine gifted poets and performers, a talented DJ to add music to their words, one of Hollywood's most prolific directors of television and films, and a master visionary who has long shaped the evolution of pop and urban culture? The result is Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, a presentation of performance poetry inspired by today's world.

Longacre Theatre
220 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036
212-239-6200 or 800-432-7250
$25.00 - $65.00
Opening: November 14, 2002

Nine culturally diverse poets in a tapestry of jazz, pop, and hip hop - lyrical, raw, smart, hilarious and searingly honest.

Note to self: Must attend / perfect birthday gift.

Too Close for Comfort

A New Mexico couple who traveled to New York have been hospitalized with what is believed to be the first case of bubonic plague in the city in a century, said health officials.

The couple arrived in the city last Friday and went to the hospital two days later with high fever and swollen lymph nodes. The man, 53, is in critical condition and on life support at a Manhattan hospital; his 47-year-old wife is in stable condition, said officials. Both are in isolation at the hospital.

"Today, we are announcing what are likely to be the first cases of bubonic plague in New York City in 100 years," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, the health commissioner of New York City.[more]

Get a Clue

Bob Levey says:

Rap is a litany of half-formed thoughts, laid over half-formed percussion. You can't hum it or dance to it. Half the time, you can't understand it. [more]

Poor chap doesn't have a clue as to what he's talking about.

Oh no you don't

A man who robbed a midtown New York bank yesterday was tackled by two bank employees. The robber broke free and ran outside where the bank employees were joined by a retired cop and a meter maid, who held on the thief until the troops arrived and cuffed him.

Passings

Election coverage kind of took priority over Jonathan Harris' recent death. Best known as Dr. Smith from the TV show Lost in Space.

While we're on the subject, this site tracks whether famous people are still alive or whether they have passed away. It is intended purely as a resource for those seeking that type of information about famous people.

Houston, Nailon Lead Knicks to First Win

Allan Houston had 21 points and Lee Nailon added 20 to help the New York Knicks record their first win of the season, 95-88 over the Sacramento Kings Wednesday.

Charlie Ward and Shandon Anderson both had 15 points for New York (1-4) as the Knicks handed the Kings their third successive loss. Sacramento is on its first three-game losing streak in two seasons.

Great effort guys, I'm looking forward to seeing more of the same. And, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only NY knicks fan out here in the blogoshere, Brian is just as enthusiastic as I am.

An easy win for NY Gov. Pataki

I'm not surprised. It is interesting to note however, that New York is a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by two million voters.

So, what happened?

Pataki basically squeezed his Democratic opponent, McCall, out of the way. A combination of a good message, (even if from a conservative standpoint) and an opponent running an under-financed, unimaginative and dismal campaign proved to be an overwhelming advantage for the incumbent. Pataki also assured his election by jumping to the left on a host of issues over the last few years.

As for Carl McCall, (the first African-American nominated for Governor in the Empire State) there was barely a "McCall for Governor" sign anywhere to be seen in my travels. McCall wasted time doing national radio when he should have been trying to rally his own local troops while broadly spreading his message and significantly challenging his opponent on the issues that mattered.

No surprise that Pataki got nearly 50 percent of the vote, McCall 33 percent and billionaire Tom Golisano took 14 percent ... One observer said that McCall's effort may have been worse than that of Michael Dukakis.

For complete NY elections returns, go to the Gotham Gazette election results page. For an overview of the state elections, see Eye On Albany. And for more information on the NY City races, click on The Record on Searchlight.

As for the national results, let's be better prepared in 2004! I believe that the "so called" leaders of our Democratic Party learned a valuable lesson. We need real leaders with vision and a clear agenda. Sleepers step aside - It's time for a Change.

For now, let's hope that the Republican party can make good on tax improvement, create jobs, reduce health care expenses and clean up our school system; find a solution to crime, drugs and corrupt officials as well as return reason/common sense to the establishment and enforcement of law without respect to Gender, Race, or Political/Private Interest Group.