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FOT Community => Hey New People! => Topic started by: tim m on January 27, 2010, 03:47:38 AM

Title: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: tim m on January 27, 2010, 03:47:38 AM
hi. my name is tim. living in greenpoint brooklyn. from long island new york. suffolk county, deer park. it's a town known for its name sake avenue in which people once raced cars, but now just park in the payless/tcby/buybuy baby lot and turn on their floor effects.

i've been listening for a few years, thinking of calling up and figured i'd do the cowards way first.

i have no plans to see avatar. i'm more a fan of cameron's early work.

(http://colunistas.ig.com.br/toscorama/files/2009/02/piranha_2.jpg)
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: buffcoat on January 27, 2010, 10:57:17 AM
I ain't a-scared of anything that can't get through a) a strong net or b) a door.
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: Reeleyes on January 27, 2010, 11:57:19 AM
In the 3rd one they have hands, pocketknives, and lock picking tools. Watch out Buffcoat!
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: tim m on January 27, 2010, 02:41:33 PM
I ain't a-scared of anything that can't get through a) a strong net or b) a door.

well yeah, sure. but comparatively these things couldn't even get out of the water then suddenly these things are flying around like so many seagulls... shit gets real quick. their kill rate is staggering.
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: nicole on January 28, 2010, 07:37:22 PM
i'm a new user from greenpoint and i work on long island what's up now.
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: Christina on January 28, 2010, 09:02:25 PM
Man, there are a shit-ton of Greenpoint FOTs.
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: nicole on January 29, 2010, 11:06:27 AM
has there ever been a meet-up?
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: dave from knoxville on January 29, 2010, 11:45:45 AM
has there ever been a meet-up?

Are more than 2 of you allowed in the same room at the same time?
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: tim m on January 29, 2010, 04:46:19 PM
yeah, it's really weird. i would hear all these callers calling from greenpoint and, like a fool, i was convinced that there was a greenpoint in new jersey or something. no, no. something about this town. rent, beautiful views of scary oil refineries, cheaper rent, drunk older men who've lost their way stumbling about... 

there should be a meet up here. we can all show up and roll our eyes at each other!
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: nicole on January 29, 2010, 04:54:02 PM
clifford party.
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: Christina on January 29, 2010, 10:03:00 PM
We should all go see Klausner at Word in a few weeks.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=283159497779&index=1

Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: nicole on January 29, 2010, 11:12:37 PM
oh shit that is right in greenpoint. i was thinking park slope or something. i might just be there! let's stay in touch about it.
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: DoodleJump! on January 29, 2010, 11:38:16 PM
Man, there are a shit-ton of Greenpoint FOTs.

I stayed at the Greenpoint Y during my visit this fall! Does this count?
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: senorcorazon on January 30, 2010, 08:53:46 AM
We should all go see Klausner at Word in a few weeks.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=283159497779&index=1

I will be there, and everyone else should be too. If you're not already supporting WORD, DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT. It's an amazing store, and they put together a really fun basketball league this summer, among many other great events. Amazon can suck it. That store is probably reason #1 that I feel sad about considering leaving Greenpoint.

Let's hear it for another weekend without train service! 
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: Christina on January 30, 2010, 09:05:13 AM
We should all go see Klausner at Word in a few weeks.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=283159497779&index=1

I will be there, and everyone else should be too. If you're not already supporting WORD, DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT. It's an amazing store, and they put together a really fun basketball league this summer, among many other great events. Amazon can suck it. That store is probably reason #1 that I feel sad about considering leaving Greenpoint.

Let's hear it for another weekend without train service! 

Hell yeah! is this the last weekend, or is there one more?

RE Klausner @ WORD ... anyone who wants to, let's sync up before or after, yea? Pencil Factory, Black Rabbit, that new bar that just changed names & I can't remember what it is? That one?
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: Christina on January 30, 2010, 03:44:59 PM
Oh, and this looks awesome, now that I've read this a bit closer ... from the event page:

Julie Klausner, author of the new memoir, I Don’t Care About Your Band, will host a night of funny stories about love-gone-bad, also featuring Rachel Shukert, author of Have You No Shame? and Mike Albo, author of The Underminer: The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life.

I haven't heard of Rachel Shukert, but I love The Underminer - this is going to be a fun evening!
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: nicole on January 30, 2010, 10:53:09 PM
i'm psyched! will be totally fun.
Title: Re: i'm a new user, in greenpoint, YEAH WHAT
Post by: senorcorazon on January 31, 2010, 09:46:54 AM
Hell yeah! is this the last weekend, or is there one more?

RE Klausner @ WORD ... anyone who wants to, let's sync up before or after, yea? Pencil Factory, Black Rabbit, that new bar that just changed names & I can't remember what it is? That one?

I think we're got another weekend of getting screwed by the G. Had to schedule it in the coldest part of the year, eh, MTA?

Drinks after sounds like a great idea and maybe we can all drag Julie and Her Jack out. Greenpoint is ghoul free, or at least, we've got enough to fight them off.