I don't think that Jamaica, Queens is actually a Jamaican neighborhood and I was a bit surprised that they went in that direction. Not that I know what sort of neighborhood it is.
I'm just trying to tell you that we have nothing in common besides both of us liking your penis.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
sumi - Nov 14, 2008 4:31:49 am PST #7221 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Jessica - Nov 14, 2008 4:47:49 am PST #7222 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sumi, Wikipedia agrees with you.
If they'd wanted West Indian food, they should have come to my neighborhood, except we don't really have any good grocery stores.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2008 4:47:50 am PST #7223 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm sure there are Jamaican people in Jamaica, Queens, but I think of it as a fairly miscellaneous poor neighborhood, mostly black, but not predominantly Jamaican, for sure.
lisah - Nov 14, 2008 4:53:24 am PST #7224 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
Okay, is anyone else watching Stylista? It is almost unbearable but also addictive!
brenda m - Nov 14, 2008 5:06:56 am PST #7225 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm sure where they could find a good store was the primary consideration over actual neighborhood characteristics.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2008 5:16:14 am PST #7226 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
From Lee Anne's blog:
I know about ethnic neighborhoods and food, but sometimes production reasons get in the way of, well, reason. Like the fact that The Nile Deli is also technically in Astoria (actually right behind my apartment building on Steinway), but they didn't want Astoria on two knives (Titan market is a famous Greek market in my hood also), so we settled for Long Island City which is also my zip code and appears on some of my mail, even though technically I'm considered to live in Astoria. Then there were politics of calling it Little India (which is technically on 6th Street in the East Village when really Kalustyan's is located in a neighborhood known as Curry Hill, which I think the production company thought could be interpreted as offensive).
Lee Anne is totally my neighbor!
Jessica - Nov 14, 2008 5:56:20 am PST #7227 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
She says Bushwick is where the kitchen is, so I guess the apartment's in Williamsburg. (I wonder if they're as close to Manhattan as they make it look, or if those views are faked?)
Jesse - Nov 14, 2008 6:05:35 am PST #7228 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Apparently 20 Bayard: [link]
Vortex - Nov 14, 2008 6:12:17 am PST #7229 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
(I wonder if they're as close to Manhattan as they make it look, or if those views are faked?)
I'm pretty sure that they are.
Jessica - Nov 14, 2008 8:45:56 am PST #7230 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Okay, show of hands.
Who really really REALLY wants to see this turned into a reality competition show???