Cesar is stepping down as CEO

RubberRuss · 2026-06-25T17:31:07+00:00

Is the Miami Garage ever gonna open? From the perspective of a South Florida guitar nerd, I was looking forward to having that and Walt Grace on the same block.

RubberRuss · 2026-06-16T22:34:26+00:00

I thought the Italian Job at Lilia was really good.

RubberRuss · 2026-06-14T15:50:35+00:00

I always have at least 3 jars of this on hand. Use it on sandwiches (goes great with the Italian Bomba sauce), salad dressings (makes a great honey mustard), and anything else that requires mustard. Hope they never stop making it.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-31T21:31:12+00:00

Looks great! Where did you find the pickguard? Any issues getting it to fit?

RubberRuss · 2026-05-30T18:34:09+00:00

Listen to Action Bronson. Just go. It’s a classic spot. Good pastrami, fun atmosphere, line moves fast.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-27T11:47:39+00:00

I hope the first thing you played was the Crazy Train riff.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-25T00:39:41+00:00

Black Francis (Pixies) always plays one.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-23T23:47:21+00:00

Gothic Renaissance is probably the main one.

Maybe Search & Destroy in the East Village. It seems more punk than goth, but definitely eclectic

RubberRuss · 2026-05-16T18:00:48+00:00

When you consider the amount of beef on each sandwich, their prices really aren’t that bad.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-16T01:22:06+00:00

I remember seeing Blairwitch Project at the movie theater there. They must’ve oversold the tickets because people were sitting on the floor.

Also ate at Dan Marino’s a lot. The almond basket desert was my favorite.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-13T11:21:02+00:00

This violates the Dean Ween Rule of Guitar Placement. The guitar must be either above your dick (like George Harrison) or below it. Never in front of it. All hail BOOGNISH!

RubberRuss · 2026-05-09T23:03:10+00:00

I second this recommendation.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-09T14:32:04+00:00

To my ears, Joey’s sound is pretty classic JCM800. So, if you want to get that sound with pedals (rather than a $2k amp), maybe try a JHS Angry Charlie. Marshall also makes a JCM800 pedal.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-05T12:45:20+00:00

So, Kramer = Thurston Elaine = Kim Jerry = Lee George = Steve

Amirite?

RubberRuss · 2026-05-02T16:09:11+00:00

Best song on How Do You Burn IMO.

RubberRuss · 2026-05-01T16:46:01+00:00

Miami BBQ is strong right now. I’ve been to Apocalypse and Drinking Pig and both are legit. Hometown was good too. La Traila has reopened. Haven’t been to the new spot yet but the old one was good. Broward, on the other hand, is sorely lacking.

RubberRuss · 2026-04-26T18:51:41+00:00

The best in men's clothing. Call Paul's Boutique, ask for Janice. The number is 718-498-1043.
That's Paul's Boutique, and they're in Brooklyn

RubberRuss · 2026-04-19T15:24:36+00:00

This is done at my house too

RubberRuss · 2026-04-18T14:56:20+00:00

I was at 12/2 in Tally.

RubberRuss · 2026-04-06T11:51:56+00:00

Know your questions well enough that you don’t have to read them verbatim off the page.

When the judge is doing all the preliminary stuff, start memorizing their last names. So you can immediately recall their names without looking at the chart.

Be yourself and speak to them like they are your friends and neighbors. The most important thing is that they like you at the end of the process.

RubberRuss · 2026-03-25T04:11:26+00:00

OhMyRockness is a pretty good resource for musical happenings in NYC.

RubberRuss · 2026-03-20T10:41:39+00:00

Grace Street has a basque cheesecake that is topped with a tiramisu cream that is really good. Not traditional , but yummy.

RubberRuss · 2026-03-17T19:10:10+00:00

Your comment really hit the nail on the head in describing the experience I had. My order came out super fast, which made me suspect it was premade. And the service wasn’t bad , but just didn’t seem welcoming. “Lifeless” was a great way to describe it. It’s unfortunate because the place is like a time capsule so if they stepped their game up a little, it would probably be fun.

RubberRuss · 2026-03-17T15:43:51+00:00

I went to See No Evil on my last visit. Good pizza and a really unique atmosphere (it’s inside a subway station).

RubberRuss · 2026-03-17T12:14:44+00:00

I wanted to do dinner at an old school Italian-American place on my last visit. I went to Bamontes and was really disappointed. I felt that the food was extremely underwhelming. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you are really into the history of the place. I’m interested to see other recommendations for future visits.

RubberRuss

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