People In My Neighborhood: Rico

Me and Rico like to go on long strolls, looking for missing pieces of Zaghaven.

 

PIMN - Me and Enrico Wide

 

It was Rico that figured out the only way to properly “zap” a puzzle peg back to the Sixth is to record it on an old school video camera.  “None of this HD nonsense,” says Rico.  The only thing I like better than Rico’s exploratory “Sixth” Sense, is his sense of style.  Especially in the zone of how high one should pull up one’s pants.  “Way high,” says Rico, “if only I could get them right over my stomach, I’d be a happy man.”  Don’t tell Rico but I have a tailor working on a pair of jeans that are gonna blow Gloria Vanderbilt off the map.

 

PIMN - Me and Rico

 

Concrete Futures

We always said that the city offers filmmakers an opportunity to create Science Fiction because the future is not only now, it was then, and could be tomorrow. There are so many locations in New York that are fantastic in some way. Scary concrete. Old Future Spires. Deco. Fountains. Old Cars. Bicycles. The Elevated Train. Municipal Power Stations. Factories. Waste Facilities. Parks. Fire Escapes.

 

Alley Garages SciFi

Another One Goes Down

The great Comic Den of Kew Gardens, Queens held on till just this past winter.  The Comic Shops of 3rd Borough are rapidly disappearing.  It’s almost like, the more superhero movies they make, the more obsolete the comic book becomes.  I really don’t know how these guys held on for as long as they did.

 

Comic Den

Quick Stop

The Mini-Market on our side of the Jimmy Carter Tunnel in Zaghaven has it all.  Even an old Invisible guy (Invisible Joey) who hangs outside all the time, even in bad weather.

 

Quick Stop Front

 

Hey Joey.  How’s it going?  “Beautiful Day,” says Joey.

 

Quick Stop - Invisible Jimmy

 

The sandwiches at Quick Stop are great.  Well, they’re not exactly “great” but they do heat regular turkey sandwiches up in the toaster oven unless you tell them not to.  What I mean is, if you order a turkey sandwich, they heat it for you.  That’s what they call a turkey sandwich.

 

Quick Stop Sandwich

 

When I said that Quick Stop had it all, I was lying.  I’ve never seen a fruit or vegetable in Quick Stop outside of the tomatoes that they heat in the toaster oven.

 

Quick Stop - Veggies

 

Oh yeah, and these Albino Pickles that all kids go crazy for.  I love Quick Stop!  Well, not really.  I kind of like it though.  Oh yeah, you’re not supposed to say Albino Pickles, you’re supposed to say Pickles with Albinism .

 

Albino Pickles

 

House On Top Of Pet Grooming Shop For Sale

This beautiful 2 family home is on the market! The way I see it, having a house on top of a Pet Grooming Shop is an added bonus. I wouldn’t have to commute all the way uptown to get my neck hairs cleaned up.

 

 

The Head Groomer, Sloppy John yelled at this car because he caught the driver running a red light. The argument got pretty heated but came to an end when John said, “When Happy Hour’s over, I’m gonna kick your ass!”. The car just left after that.