Weezer fans and NAG supporters packed the back room of Union Pool last night to hear The Blue Album Group cover the band’s eponymous classic. The BAG was note-for-note on ’90s alt anthems “My Name is Jonas” and “No One Else,” while “The World Has Turned,” a personal favorite, sounded a little fast. There were some other snags for the BAG, but that didn’t stop people from singing and dancing (in a restrained fashion).

Unfortunately, I missed The Roulettes and only caught a little bit of Rebecca Schiffman (it was a nice night on the patio, what can I say…). Anybody catch those?

Not sure what NAG’s fundraising goals were for the night, but the back room was overflowing with supporters — we’ll try to find out how that translated into dollars, and how those dollars will become oral histories.

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A man watches the aftermath of a fatal accident on Manhattan Avenue. Photo:Sheryl Imperati

 

The Greenpoint Gazette has an eyewitness account of the arrest and photos of the accident. New York Sh*tty has some eyewitnesses in the comments as well.

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From Greenpointers, this photo and a report that earlier this afternoon, the driver of a stolen car hit a young woman on Manhattan Avenue, between India and Huron.  The Greenpoint Gazette reports that it received an e-mail tip earlier in the day of a shoot-out on Nassau Avenue.  Unclear for now how the two are related, whether a suspect is in custody, and whether the woman’s injuries were fatal. Appears she was taken to Bellevue in critical condition.  We’ll try to figure out what happened as soon as we can.  In the meantime, our thoughts go out to the woman’s family.

Feels like summer. Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson

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