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http://xrl.us/BijouStudioPhoto


Seller's description:

Cabinet Photograph of  a young Victorian Gentleman. This photo was taken in S. G. Van Derbeck operating out of "The Bijoj [sic] Studio of Art on State St. Opposite the Town Hall in Hackensack N. J. This photo is good condition with aging and wear.



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So it's not about Hackensack - sue me.


My old agency was on the 14th floor of 1501 Broadway, by 43rd St. Twenty years ago tonight, they had a New Years Eve party for the dawn of a new decade - the 90s. I brought my clunky camcorder so I could tape the ball drop.

Since it was too crowded in their office to get sole window access, I found a building security guy who located a vacant office nearby and opened it up for me and my date.

Perfect!

After partaking of a little party food and a lot of party drink, we went to our office to hang out of the window for the next few hours. I felt bad for the loud crowd outside when it started raining, but it was good for the video because Broadway's lights were now reflected in the wet street.

What I had never seen before was the "after" stuff - the police marching in on foot and on horseback, the street sweeper vehicles, etc.

Since I used my cellphone off a TV screen VHS playback to create this 2-part file, the image is small and not even on the same planet as HD, but maybe you can get a feel for what it was like.

It sure beat being in that mob (and I've been there a couple of times).

So, as we go into another decade (I know.........it doesn't really start until 1/1/11), I wish you all a Happy (and much better) New Year!



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http://xrl.us/10PCs50Cents


As I type this, there are no bids and the opening bid is 50 cents.........for ALL of them! (plus $4 shipping)

Each one is worth a couple of bucks and the Main St one could get $10, so this is a bargain right now.

Here's the seller's list of what's included (including misspelling):


Times Square
Tappan Zee Bridge
The Palisades
NYC (Ariel shot)
NYC Skyline
NYC Skyline at night
Garden state parkway
Statue of Liberty
Branch Brook Park
Hackensack (street view)



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The album was recorded live at Dweet's Royal Oak, 604 Main St Hackensack, on Monday, March 20, 1978.

THE FRONT COVER



The small pictures, from upper left to upper right, are:

Terry Hogan (the Hulkster?)

Roy Atkinson

Dweet

Phil Cenicola (I shot this guy when he appeared on The Uncle Floyd Show performing the same song that he does on this album - "Louie Coletti")

Peter Scance

David Scance

See the peach in the upper right corner? All graphics on the covers and sleeve were done by Peach Arts, which used to be at 817 Main St (and which did some snazzy business cards for me a decade later - where's Tom Flynn these days?)

As the graphic in the upper left indicates, the album was engineered and mixed at Fox Recording Studios, located at 9-11 Station Square in Rutherford.

Next to that graphic is a small sticker on which someone wrote the word "crazy". This was on the album when I bought it on eBay years ago.

THE BACK COVER



Self-explanatory.

THE SLEEVE 1



The small writing along the top and upper right side are Peach Arts credits. In the bottom left is the Royal Oak's Sanitary Inspection Report. In the upper right is the Hackensack sign. The city was apparently not in motion yet - it was just the "Capital City of Bergen County". The bottom line on the sign is superimposed and says "Home of Dweet's Royal Oak 604 Main Street".

Aside from Dweet, I couldn't tell you who any of the pictured people are.

THE SLEEVE 2 (not pictured)

The other side of the sleeve shows mostly a long story that's basically a blurb for Fox Studios. There's also a drawing of a fox, a small picture of Fox guys, and the studio logo.

RECORD LABELS/TRACK LISTINGS

Dweet wants everyone to know that there's no Side 1 - just 2 and 3. What a cutup that guy is!





"Louie Coletti", as I recall, was sung by Phil while wearing two sides-of-his-head face masks - one male, one female. When he sang the "Freddy" part, he'd turn to that side and "Betty" faced you on her parts. "Louie" faced you straight-on.

So here's Phil and his alternating bass and falsetto voices right from the album (Audio only):

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http://xrl.us/Christmas1940


Seller's description:

This old & original 1940 Christmas family photo is Id'd on front as " Christmas Day..1940..Hackensack." It measures 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" and is in excellent condition. It is dated and stamped on back : " 12/25/40" and " 019."



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http://xrl.us/1897Directory


Seller's description:

This auction features an original 1897 Allen's Hackensack, Englewood & Nyack Business Directory.

Hundreds of pages of Bergen & Rockland businesses, and their addresses.

Hardcover book in excellent condition.



Interesting to note that "Red Towers Greenhouses" on the front cover - run by yet another member of Teaneck's fabulous Phelps family - had their greenhouses on River Rd near Cedar Lane in Teaneck (Cap't John Phelps lived on River Rd) and their store at 243 Main St in Hackensack, where an H&R Block is today.



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