Tag Archives: John Belushi

dixie: wrecking ball blues

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dave

Dixie Square Mall, over on 151st Street, is getting the wrecking ball today. It’s sat vacant for well over 30 years. Remember the mall chase scene in the movie, The Blues Brothers? That was Dixie Square.In 1979, two years after … Continue reading →

Posted in Shake Your Hips | Tagged dan ackroyd, dixie square mall, dixie square mall demolition, John Belushi, the blues brothers | Leave a comment

WHO SPIKED THE PUNCH

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Dave

When discussing the fall of Rome, there is a desire to latch onto the shortest, the most accessible, and the most direct and dramatic answer to the question lurking in many minds: mind: what does it actually mean for a … Continue reading →

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Hiding in an iPhone Out Of Fear

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Dave

If there is one emotion that impacts upon men more than any other it is fear. Fear of being seen as feminine or womanly, fear of intimacy, fear of being vulnerable, fear of not being powerful enough, fear of not being … Continue reading →