Halloween is almost upon us, and that means one thing: CANDY. But not all that newfangled nonsense with the 3-D chocolate and edible glitter and biologically engineered flavor bursts. We're talking about classic candy—the kind of stuff that's been around since your grandparents were trick-or-treating. The kind of stuff that you can't find in too many places these days, unless you take a trip down to Economy Candy, the city's preeminent old-school candy purveyor, a sugar-fueled time warp if there ever was one. Here's a look at some of the fine products we were able to score on a recent shopping trip.
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Your Guide To The Best Old-School Halloween Candies
Hear A Pilot's Homophobic, Sexist Rant Accidentally Broadcast Over Texas Airspace
On the morning of March 25th, air traffic controllers and other pilots in Texas were blocked from communicating with each other for two minutes because a Southwest airline pilot accidentally left his microphone on as he bitched to his co-pilot about homosexuals, women who wouldn't sleep with him, the elderly, and the ugly women in Houston. Houston TV station KPRC obtained a recording (below) of the hate-filled diatribe, which was unleashed by a guy entrusted with the lives of hundreds of people on a daily basis. Basically, he's the Bizarro World Captain Sully:
NYC's Finest Old-School Bowling Alleys
Not crazy about the younger breed of newfangled bowling alleys cropping up across the city—places with blaring DJs, exorbitant drink prices, and some BS lounge-y atmosphere? If you prefer the smell of stale beer and tacky furnishings to compliment your game, click through for a journey to some of New York City's classic old school alleys; while they're a dying breed, they do exist, if you know where to look.
How Many Cops Are Needed To Break Into Police Cruiser?
Well, according to this photograph, which was taken at Bowery and Prince, it looks like four might be just right to get back into a police cruiser. There's nothing else to say except...WINNING!
Happy Repeal Day, Let's Honor History with Booze
The Daily News talked to some bartenders and alkies about today's significance. 35-year-old Daria Dennhardt from the Bronx said she can't wait to squeeze into The Back Room for the "classic cocktails," adding, "Thank God it's still legal." Can't you just smell it on her breath when you read that? As a side note, have fun tomorrow with this website that calculates the calories in how much you imbibed, then shows you the (shocking) the equivalent in food. [Via Grub Street]
Let's Do the Times Warp Again: Gray Lady Goes Gray
When we saw today’s edition of The New York Times we did a double take since it was in black and white above the fold. The black and white fifty year old photo of presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his father gave a classic retro look to the paper, making newsstands throughout the city look like there was a bit of a time warp among the stacks of newspapers.
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