Last night was the season premiere of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 8 on HBO. To promote the airing, HBO hired a marching band on Saturday to play the show’s intro on the streets of New York where some of the new season takes place. A little fact for all you ‘Curb’ fans out there, the song is actually titled “Frolic” by Luciano Michelini. Eh, their rendition is pretty, pretty good. Check it out after the jump

We tend to neg on Kanye ‘Fishsticks‘ West just about any chance we get – from his incredibly awkward interviews to his lyrics – he’s the cocky douche we love to hate, but a rapper we can’t live without. For the most part, the criticism is much deserved.  But walking home last night, I ran into Chris, a West Village / Soho homeless staple, sporting a brand new pair of blue kicks. My first thought was, “This is why you’re homeless, dude. Spending handouts on flashy shoes instead of business cards.”  Good thing I asked what the deal was.

Following the Swine flu epidemic on TV is pretty intense. Way better than Bird Flu, and a contender with the economic recession. Today, I saw a couple people on the New York City streets sporting surgical masks. If this trend continues soon New York is going to look like China. I didn’t want to be left out…

When a rich celebrity rolls around with 4 bodyguards it’s usually the hired help that does the roughing up. Not the case this weekend!
Puff Daddy had a good old Rocky vs Tommy Gunn style street brawl this Saturday night at Kiosk in SoHo. What started as a verbal argument with his acquaintance Steven Acevedo escalated quickly and ended when Diddy gave Ace… Click to read more