For some reason, I always seem to know what’s happening.  It’s just the way I am: I’m a good listener, I read a lot, and pay attention to what’s going on around me. That’s why I started "Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn."

I’ve always been a culture hog. I get it from my Dad. Like him, I compulsively check the listings in The New Yorker, Time Out, the Village Voice and the New York Times because I NEED to know: who’s playing music in town; what movies are around; what’s in the museums, in theater, performance art, spoken word… 

It’s not that I do all that much. I just like to know that I have the option, if I should choose to  exercise it, to see this, that, or the other thing. While most nights evaporate into the ether of dinner, homework, and read-aloud before bed, there’s always the fantasy of catching a show somewhere in town.

So keeping you readers abreast of stuff to do comes naturally to me. And it’s a way to vicariously enjoy all the kultcha this city has to offer. I am continually amazed at how much is going on. Whether it’s a community meeting, an early morning bird walk, a performance by the Wooster Group, a reading by a poet, or a documentary at Barbes – there’s so much to do – if you have the time to do it.

Yours from Brooklyn,
OTBKB