ASK A GABBNEB

of which the mascot is the bulldog

of which the bulldog is the mascot, i mean?

Abbott,

Just to elaborate a little bit further, when I say that I might approve of a bohemian hat on a member of the female persuasion, I should note that I refer to a hat and wearer that express a certain joie de vivre. However, I might find a simulacra of same on the part of a young woman of the 'indie' or 'hipster' persuasion most depressing. I would also like to note that baseball caps on women, while variable in attitudinal appropriateness, are often A-OK.

best regards,
gabbneb

p.s. I hope that it is a raspberry cordial that you are enjoying. raspberries are the best.

gn,

clarification was so that she didn't think you were perving on olsens, right?

that impression is pretty fun, would have been more so if you could see his face! thanks for the tip!

t

this guy puts his fucking back into it respect

t,

i am unfamiliar with these olsens of which you speak. note that you can see the halperin's face i that clip.

g

oh gab,

let's not pretend.

i realize there is some face, but you know, a head-on, snl-ish setting would have been fun. still enjoyable, though.

t

Abbott,

Just a further note on happiness as well. While I cannot deny a certain fondness for idleness, one of the things I enjoy is feeling useful, and I try to stay that way a fair amount of the time. See also this thread.

Hopefully helpfully,
gabbneb

gabbneb,

what are your 3 favorite tv shows?

yours -

dn

Dear gabbneb,

I had no idea War Room was your favorite movie. I walk past the Gazette Building where a lot of that movie was filmed at least twice a week.

Below is a list of the second-most populous cities of each state listed. Please state a short opinion regarding each one:

Alabama - Montgomery
Alaska - Juneau
Arizona - Tucson
Arkansas - Fort Smith
California - San Diego

Regards,
P. Plains

this has probably been posted in the other threads, but they'll send you the vp via text or email if you like:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/firsttoknow

I'm signed up.

Dear PP,

The War Room is not actually my favorite movie. I do own the dvd though and find it very watchable.

San Diego is only the 4th-largest metro area in California, and I haven't been there since the mid-80s. While I enjoy retrieving impressionistic memories of morning croissants among Hopper-esque huts on a pier and a nighttime party with a mariachi band (i could be making that part up) at the foot of the lit-up Air and Space museum, I feel no pressing desire to return in the immediate future. While I have some interest in Tucson and environs, it too is fairly low on my list. I have no opinion on the other places you mention.

Best,
gn

kingfish,

thanks for the heads-up. i am not part of the text generation/continent, and resisted for a while, but i did give in and sign up the other day, partly to say i did.

i also signed up like, a week ago, though i was hesitant bc i fear soliciting phone calls.

Abbott,

I must follow up again with an important addendum to my position on hats. It has occurred to me that there are a number of antiquated hat varieties the boldness of the wearing of which in this day and age is something I would feel compelled to applaud as a welcome source of amusement. Such hats include those of the cowboy, boater, tri-corn and napoleonic type. The bowler might be added to this category as well, provided that it is not worn by a misguided devotee of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.

Additionally, while I am wont to disdain the 'jester'-type hat as far too facile and juvenile in its merriment-making, I must admit that I myself have a hat nearly two feet in length in the form of a multi-colored tropical fish. In my younger and less responsible days, I wore the hat on consecutive nights to large arena rock concerts by a musical group that shall remain nameless, receiving many accolades from fellow concert-goers in the process, especially on the second night when many acknowledged having seen the fish prominently displayed in the audience the previous evening.

In the interests of full disclosure,
gabbneb

p.s. I am wearing the hat right now.

morning gab,

no texts here. you?

with your lawyering experience, do you ever consider going into politics? why or why not?

happy friday,

t

t,

you have so many questions!

no one has texted me since me last night. while i understand their utilitarian niche, texts tend to make me nervous; why can't people just call or email? get one (1) blackberry already.

with respect to politics, i think my interests in/obsessions with the personalities, strategy, maps, demographics, language, etc., are well-documented, and i think we all know that i am not cut out to actually be a politician myself. while the notion of some sort of involvement in the political arena (or government itself) certainly intrigues me, and would likely be more socially useful than what i do now, i have yet to make any real effort to be anything more than an observer of it. however, i am still fairly young, still figuring out the various things i am good at and enjoy, still developing various kinds of relationships, and still seeking additional security. does this answer your question?

gab

gab,

it's true, i am very inquisitive. i have even more questions, but i do not want to overwhelm you.

i was referring to obama texts -- perhaps i should have been a bit clearer. of course i now realize that, given your profession, a bit more attention to detail when asking my questions would be ideal.

i understand your view of entering a career in politics. it is very well-rounded! perhaps you could follow int he steps of mr. halperin and put this interest to work as an on-air analyst, using your professional background for a little boost, of course.

just a thought,

t

t,

i understood your reference to obamatext.

while it is true that there should be an avenue for sharing my extremely valuable political insights with the wider world, and indubitable that i am very telegenic, mr. halperin's recent airwave ubiquity was preceded by years of experience in hard political journalism and print-based prognostication, and abetted by an ingenuous nature, an apparent entrepreneurial bent, and probably early connections paired with a decent bit of luck.

thank you for making suggestions,

g

PP,

Just an additional note of appreciation for your reference to the Gazette Building. I will have to check that out if and when I make it to La Petite Roche.

fraternally,
gabbneb

dear mr gabbneb,

texts are quite useful for sending concise bursts of information in less time than a phone call. they also can deliver this information without needed to be received in real-time and cannot be forgotten, only deliberately deleted. a 'where the fuck is this place?' text sent to one's drinking companions can be promptly responded with a 'ne30th and broadway, ya fuckin loser. i told you before lol' which allows one to find the proper establishment for the evening.

your humble servant,

mr kingfish

(It's a charter school now.

The kids play out in the old parking lot on this Jacob's Ladder rope deal, and I just know that one of them is going to fall off of it and break their little neck.

I'd take a picture for you all, but my name isn't Kenan Hebert.(

Dear gabbnebb,

Long have a yearned for a thorough assay of hats by a modern 'typical guy' (for lack of a better term). You have really made my week.

Haberdashedly,

Abbott

I wore the hat on consecutive nights to large arena rock concerts by a musical group that shall remain nameless

hahahahahajhahahahahaha

OH MAN

hahaha

mr 'fish,

while i do not spend a great deal of time in drinking establishments and pride myself upon knowing where everything is, i understand this particular sort of utilitarian value to texting. i guess i find the enterprise sort of a passive-aggressive half-measure. perhaps this is because i have not approached it in the more direct fashion you suggest.

thank you for the additional optics,
mr 'neb

xp - now that wasn't called for, Mr. Plains

Abbott,

I am glad that you, unlike I, were willing to risk 'haberdashedly.' However, as I too-faintly implied above, I would seek to avoid giving the impression that my opinions and tastes are those of a "modern 'typical guy'," at least of the sort that predominates in our community here; in fact, they are more likely to be anything but.

With concern,
gabbneb

gabbneb,

thank you for introducing me to zabar's, i go there all the time now. if i am a really lousy mood and don't feel like walking very far, i go to E.A.T. and get very expensive $9 matzoh ball soup that completely rules.

i need to try more of the places you mentioned.

ok i also have a question.

why is a premade egg salad sandwich at e.a.t. like $12? is it really special? it looks so normal!

Dearest gabbnebb,

Hence my addendum to my shortly & inadequately conceived phrase. I am well aware that yours are not the tastes & opinions of that nebulous typical 'modern guy.' I know yours are not those of the typical ILXor male. I suppose I meant "tastes of a tasteful man who does not have the tasteful tastes of a typical tasteful ILX man."

Borderline lucidly,

Abbott

Dearest gabbneb,

I have now learned how to properly spell your handle, and with this new era comes a new question: what is your favorite smell?

In curiosity,

Abbott

b_labs,

while i must note that zabar's is the original institution on the west side, and eli's the more recent east side establishment owned by a more entrepreneurial member of the family, i am glad that you find it useful and enjoyable.

you're welcome,
g_neb

p.s. i stopped in at E.A.T. on a recent night when time was short and it was on my route, and was shocked - SHOCKED - at the prices i was forced to spend for my simple picnic food.

bell,

i believe the answer would have something to do with the comparative rent of commercial space on madison and third avenues, and also with the fact that the night i stopped in at E.A.T., my two fellow shoppers were high school age girls, dressed a la mode, who appeared little concerned with cost. the working adults who use Eli's as grocery store would pay about half the price for the same sandwich.

confusing, huh?
gabb

it makes sense. everything on madison is ridiculously expensive, which makes finding lunch around my work difficult. i just wondered if they had a "famous" egg salad or something.

gabbbbbb,

if you will humor me some more...

was it a dmb concert? or phish?

also: what is your favorite opera/symphony/classical work?

go friday!

t

Abbott,

I am pleased that you have asked a question to which I have an immediate answer. While careful reflection might well produce a different answer, my instinctive response is that my favorite smell is that produced by rain on red desert soil.

earthily,
gabbneb with three b's

Dear Gneb,

Is EAT the same chain of the same name as the one in London?

Where should I get lunch today around 33rd and 5th?

Ed

oh also!

do zabar's roof-grown tomatoes and greens live up to the hype i saw on martha stewart? it looked pretty neat!!

ttttt,

i really must turn to other matters, but will note the hat i describe would really not be appropriate for the more humorless and 'normal' fans of the dave matthews band.

i am cautious to select a single work, particularly in the opera arena, given insufficient depth of musical knowledge, but i think that i can safely say, based as many things are upon childhood exposure, that my favorite symphony is beethoven's 7th. it is possible that in time it might come to be replaced by a work of Mahler.

signing off for now,
nebbbb

Ed,

As to your first question, I haven't the faintest idea, but would guess not. As to your second, there are a number of good indian places in the area. Saravaanas is well-reputed, and Curry in a Hurry a good quick stop. If you have the time and means, perhaps you would enjoy a cheese plate at Artisanal. There are also a number of suggestions in the wider area by Lauren and myself, I believe on the New York Restaurants thread.

time-sensitively,
neb

'Nebbbb,

How did you like the show in Damrosch?

Sincerely,

Emily

T,

You pull me back in. Eli grows very good heirloom tomatoes on his roof, but I believe that most of those sold in his store recently are from Eckerton Farms, which also sells them at Union Square for less money.

LATERS/choom gang 4 eva,
gabby

E,

You would like me to get no work done today? I thought the music was aight; some of the Ex songs were especially enjoyable, especially the Zorn-ish squealy stuff. I missed Extra Golden. Y'all should have said hello; I could have bestowed my peace offering upon you.

5000,
B

b,

have you been billing all this time? ;)

t

(you don't have to answer that)

t,

i bill the time i work.

b

p.s. i thought it was a very nice night, and the stars were pretty good for manhattan

G,

We would have said hello, but you kept running away! There was a crowd of like 10 ILXors; I can't believe you missed us.

-E.

Gabbneb –

Rumours or Tusk?

I hope it's tusk!

E,

I am a mover. Found it hard to see from the seats, so kept looking for an elevated spot; finally found one before the Ex. Where were y'all?

G.

gabbneb -

why didnt you answer my question asshole

dn.

Al,

Dunno!

Don't stop thinkin' about Obama,
Neb