#(frozen streets) lauryn

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have you guys ever tried to sell things? commerce nation every weekend my neighbor sets up the most involved racks of clothes and tent canopy yardsale i've never seen anyone attend and on every corner there are popup mountain of junk sales everything must go and it's like who even buys a lawnmower from the empty lot across from the perpetual mixed use five above one condo construction down the street from the bridge that's been closed all year? how are they even getting any foot traffic in that location location location? i don't know

take a box of books to half price but they open an hour late on weekends for some reason so you buy a coffee but the drive thru's full and you need (ground) coffee anyway so in you go and there goes $20. the pickled garlic at menards has in fact been on your grocery list for over a month and aldi is right there so now you've got half-frozen raw chicken too, and while-u-wait you check the one shelf that houses the $6 books you sold last time and at this point you don't even remember what all of them were but they've got 5 priced for $53, a "whopping" $15 for the youtuber who turned into a transphobe, probably by virtue of unfortunate research practices in order to pick up her video production turnaround, because it was hardcover, and $9 for the second book in paperback by the new york times bestselling harvard professor who went out of style because all her theories turned out to be undetectable at experimental regimes

and despite the capital outlay required to buy community college textbooks at the outset, they're able to make you an offer of a "whopping" $2, apologizing for it while they say it out loud, because it was obviously the wrong place to sell textbooks and you knew that. and resignedly you're like well it is an everything must go sale but i know i can do better for this one and you pull out kroenke database processing 14th edition even though it's realistically less useful than mcconnell code complete, because you found the receipt when you unshelved it and it was $200. not a price you paid because it was a certification -- to which you're considering setting fire -- that was paid by a federal program

and it's like what are we even really doing here. commerce nation but unless you have the capital outlay to establish a network of bricks and mortars, where you can just ship books in between each, anytime anyone at your convenience in the commerce nation asks for one of them (they've got brazilian portuguese in mississippi), you're not going to get a fair price for resale without patience and possibly a warehouse lease. deck stacked against the consumer at every turn, buck sure does stop here by which i mean the end user is buried in a mountain of junk they can't resell. anyway they had lauryn hill so i think all told it cost me $53 to get $2 back. but it's fine. i paid credit

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1998 • Musical Memoirs Of Millennials

01. Madonna - Frozen [6:08] 02. Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply [4:38] 03. Pras (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya) - Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are) [4:22] 04. Janet Jackson - Together Again [5:02] 05. Boyzone - No Matter What [4:35] 06. Brandy - The Boy Is Mine [4:55] 07. Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It [3:48] 08. Cher - Believe [4:00] 09. Spice Girls - Viva Forever [5:11] 10. Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing [5:00] 11. Des'ree - Life [3:30] 12. Faithless - God Is A DJ [3:29] 13. Mousse T. - Horny [3:08] 14. Céline Dion - My Heart Will Go On [4:41] 15. Jennifer Paige - Crush [3:21] 16. Ms. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) [5:21] 17. Robbie Williams - Millennium [4:09] 18. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn [4:05] 19. Fastball - The Way [4:18] 20. Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next [4:52]

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1. Wu-Tang Clan - Message [Professor Moses Intro Edit] 2. CyHi The Prynce Ft. Estelle - Murda 3. Miguel Ft. Travis Scott - Sky Walker 4. Apollo Brown & Planet Asia - You Love Me 5. JAY-Z Ft. Damian Marley - Bam  6. CyHi The Prynce - No Dope on Sundays 7. Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. 8. The Roots Ft. Bilal – It Ain’t Fair 9. Apollo Brown & Planet Asia - Pain 10. SZA - Go Gina 11. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, RZA and Sean Price - Pearl Harbor 12. Jhené Aiko - Psilocybin (Love In Full Effect) 13. Vic Mensa Ft. Ty Dolla $ign - We Could Be Free 14. Miguel Ft. J. Cole, Salaam Remi - Come Through and Chill 15. Jay-Z Ft. Frank Ocean - Caught Their Eyes 16. CyHi The Prynce - Amen 17. Apollo Brown & Planet Asia - The Aura 18. JAY-Z - The Story of O.J. 19. DJ Premier Ft. A$AP Ferg - Our Streets 20. J Dilla Ft Common & D'Angelo - So Far To Go 21. Lauryn Hill - Zion 22. JAY-Z - Moonlight 23. 50 Cent Ft Jeremih - Still Think Im Nothing 24. Wu-Tang Clan Ft. Method Man, Killa Priest, Chris Rivers - Frozen 25. James Brown - The Boss 26. Damian Marley – Grown & Sexy 27. CyHi The Prynce – Free 28. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On 29. Wu-Tang Clan  Ft. Redman - People Say 30. Damian Marley - Living It Up 31. SZA - Broken Clocks 32. The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone 33. Jhene Aiko Ft. Swae Lee – Sativa 34. Damian Marley - Autumn Leaves

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Frigid Bitch 2018 Results

The 5th Annual Frigid Bitch: …not the coldest, …not the warmest, …not the longest…

At 9am on Saturday February 17th, 2018, the race organizer drove down to the north shore trail to check for ice and found herself staring at the river. There was no trail. Pittsburgh was flooded, the Point was underwater, the steps and railings leading down to the trail were protruding out of 10 extra feet of river along with signage and street lights. Well shit. That would fuck up the route map. Or would it? One of the checkpoints was on the West End Bridge, (or more accurately - under it, in the pedestrian tunnel) and most cyclists would either know or check the map and see the best way to get there is to take the trail. But from the kayak rental station under the Three Sisters Bridges to the Carnegie Science Center, the trail was The Allegheny. Well, if anyone follows the map and ends up staring into the river, we’ll chalk that up to race-day obstacles. They’ll just have to find their way around it.

Set up started early at Spirit, bike-rack equipped cars were already in the lot, and randonneur extraordinaire Monica VanDieran popped in first thing for the second year in a row to grab her spokecard, manifest and shirt. A steady stream of ladies rolled into the upper lodge to register and claim a corner to huddle over their maps and start plotting routes. An hour later an announcement was made that the race would start in 30 minutes and we were at 95 registered racers, so call your friends! Pittsburgh Babes on Bikes had decided that for our 5th year, in an attempt to beat all known previous records of ladies cycling fields, 100% of the registration fee would be donated to the Greater Pittsburgh Women’s Shelter if the race broke 100 riders. 10 minutes later Ngani Ndimble and Franky Montenegro registered as 99 and 100 and a great cheer erupted around the hall. In that moment, hundreds of dollars were pledged to the Shelter and the Frigid Bitch established itself as Pittsburgh’s biggest ladies’-only race ever. Ten minutes after that, the rules and general info for the race were announced from the stage.

   Make as many checkpoints as you can. Go in any order, via any route. Ride however you want, but DON’T GET HURT. Watch out for potholes. Make sure the volunteers get your spokecard number before you roll out! If Paul Beaver tries to make you do something stupid, don’t listen to him. Don’t give my volunteers any shit. Unless they’re Paul Beaver, then give him as much shit as you want. Checkpoints close at 2, race ends at 3. You must be back at Spirit at 3pm! When you get back, FIND ME to check in. Any questions???

From there, the crowd started heading outside to gear up, unlock their bikes, and pile onto the street. One of the volunteers walked out and said “Damn, there’s so many ladies out here! It looks like we’re about to take down the government or something!” Still 5 minutes from the start, the clusterfuck on 51st street started to back up towards Stanton ave. Incoming brunchers were stuck between Butler st and Spirit, and very few racers felt inclined to make way. The clock ticked towards noon. Returning 2017 racers laughed that the light at the end of the street would again be red for the start, so at the last second the proverbial starting shot was moved to the moment that light turned green. A panicky last-minute rider showed up to register, and 106 kick-ass Frigid Bitch racers surged forward towards the checkpoints!

THE CHECKPOINTS The Button The closest checkpoint to the starting location was the Button, a concrete slab on the side of the river that doubles as a semi-secret hang-out spot. The route map showed a set of railroad tracks at the end of a nearby street, which had to be followed on the diagonal across an off-camber grassy stretch. Originally, volunteers were going to stand on the button and make racers ditch their bikes, climb down a rooty mud cliff, and clamber up next to them to get credit for the stop. HOWEVER, when the guys arrived to set up the checkpoint, they immediately realized that was not going to work. The button was completely submerged in the river. No trace of it was there to be seen. So instead, they built a fire on the traintracks and told racers they’d make extra points for shotgunning a beer (untrue). "A" for effort!

Stanton Ave Another nearby checkpoint was not at all secret - the top of the well-known brutally long climb that is Stanton Ave. Impossible to approach from any direction without slogging up one of many hills, your only option is steep or steeper. A lot of racers opted to get this checkpoint out of the way first, and then stop for a minute for one of Bruce’s hot toddies at the fire station. Hell yeah!

Troy Hill Stairs For anyone who decided to hit the button first and then make their way west, the next checkpoint down the river was the massive staircase that connects the sidewalk along route 28 to Troy Hill. Shane was hanging out at the bottom to let everyone know that the checkpoint…was much closer to the top. Some carried their bikes with them (most ditched them with Shane, who ended up fixing a few), hiked up the winding steps and were greeted by a cheerleading squad toting pickles, pineapple, whiskey, and a cowbell. Zack was hopping around and playing “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward over and over and over on his boombot, and Ryan was yelling for racers to…wait for it…. ring the bell! to get credit for the stop. Frigid Bitch volunteers are the best!

      The West End Bridge Further down the river past the flooded out North Shore, riders had to find the staircase leading up to the West End Bridge’s pedestrian tunnel! Helpfully, Paul Beaver had decorated them out with balloons, and Tim brought back his creepy friend to point the ladies in the right direction. Colin had set up a camp stove with mulled wine and coffee in the tunnel for anyone who needed to heat up some. There was a group of ladies who sure enough, not realizing the river was flooded, not knowing another way around, made it to the washed out section of the trail and decided they were gonna just ride through the water, fuck it. “I didn’t know when I showed up for this race that I’d be biking through the Allegheny River!” Drenched, they rode with frozen feet, until Tim pulled a couple pairs of socks outta his truck and doled em out.

Water Tower on the Hill In the middle of the city, the diva of the checkpoints was the Hill District Water Tower. Anyone following the route map would go across Bigelow Blvd (either up the fast-paced bridge and through a shitty intersection, or along the sidewalk and then up and down the stairs to the pedestrian overpass), up a gnarly hill, up a worse hill, up a staircase, up a brick road, and then either find the dirt trail through the park or climb up a grass embankment where volunteers made them hug the water tower before they could move on. It ruled! Even riders who trekked their own way to the tower found themselves winding up potholed-nightmare roads and climbing other staircases.

   The Wheel Mill and Pocusset The two furthest checkpoints out were also some of the most straight forward - pretty much everyone knows where the Wheel Mill is, and Pocusset is a street that’s been turned by the city into a cyclist-only road connecting Squirrel Hill to the Greenfield Bridge. The Wheel Mill, almost at the city limits, was the furthest checkpoint from the start. The lack of traffic on Pocusset is great, but it’s also a super windy hill, and one rider bombed down it so fast in her determination to kick ass she slid out, terrifying the volunteers. She knows how to power through tho, and made it to the finish beat up but in good time. Pittsburgh was flooding, but the temps were freezing and halfway through the race snow and sleet had started falling. When riders finished and bolted down the steps of Spirit to yell out their spokecard #s, water sprayed from their helmets, down their faces and careened off their noses and gloves to spray anyone around them. Alex K said she had to ride her fixie from the button to the finish line with her signature heart-shaped sunglasses clenched in her teeth bc they were all snowed over. Ladies arrived, soaked and grinning about how hard and terrible and awesome the race was. Women who had just moved here a few months ago came out and met new cyclists, complete strangers rode together, one racer said she had been spectating at the Dirty Dozen when a woman she didn’t know asked her if she’d ever heard of the Frigid Bitch. “No, but I googled it and it looked fun so I just came out!” They were packing into the bar, taking over the tables and floor space, ordering pizza and drying out while the numbers were crunched and the results were tallied.

The Results!! 1st place! Kelly Collier #3 Caryn Willis #6 Elise Rowe #10 Taylor Kyuk-White #666

5 - Franky Montenegro #102 6 - Monica VanDieran #4 7 - Jen Damon #42 8 - Suz Falvey #99 9 - Anna Biebersmorf #86 10 - Sarah Skelly #47 11 - Sarah Ralich #16 12 - Anna Barensfeld #11 13 - Robyn Brewer #8 14 - Kelsey Kradel #19 15 - Cora Devoir #45 16 - Barbara Jensen #32 17 - Heather Knupp #25 18 - Allison Glick #72 19 - Julie Baker #70 20 - Bernadette Brogden #67 21 - Alex Korshin #62 22 - Samone Riddle #64 23 - Jessie Appleman #44 24 - Laura SanBoeuf #77 25 - Alyssa Crawford #103 26 - Ru Emmons #43 27 - Chloe Newman #36 28 - Paige Anderson #48 29 - Naomi Anderson #34 30 - Megyn Sybeldon #35 31 - Katherine Jordan #84 32 - KateCampbell #41 33 - Alex Anna Angela Shewczyk #29 34 - Jamie Martina #69 35 - Cansu Ozen #51 36 - Shaena Ulissi #26 37 - Jane Runyan #63 38 - Maria Bajzek #22 39 - Paula Zamora #28 40 - Catherina Armbruster #50 41 - Sarah Pearman #53 42 - Lindsay Dill #97 43 - Ngani Ndimble #93 44 - Lauryn Stalter #101 45 - Lan Tran #95 46 - Romina Rozar #81 47 - Sara Khalil #74 48 - Tara Seplavy #55 49 - Ania Jaroszewicz #38 50 - Riesa Lirette #14 51 - Emily Palmer #92 52 - Elise Fantom #23 53 - Emily Persico #54 54 - Dani Kramer #7 55 - Beverly Bendax #107 56 - Dayana Rivadeneira #30 57 - Bonnie Weibel #76 58 - Genevieve Everette #37 59 - Mary Jackson #73 60 - Milo Spiders #13 61 - Hayes Vif #1 62 - Sabina Sloman #98 63 - Sarah Wasilewski #83 64 - Bridget McCoy #24 65 - Catherine Oldershaw #100 66 - Leah Nicolich #56 67 - Jaime Park #33 68 - Meghan Warren #58 69 - Morgan Tunstall #59 70 - Kacyn Keys #21 71 - Ellen Kiley #40 72 - Alex Falk #27 73 - Cindy Billisits #79 74 - Katt Schuler #96 75 - Jaclyn Sternick #75 76 - Ryder Lythos #80 77 - Tobin Seastedt #20 78 - Shannon Kenyon #12 79 - Erin Potts #60 80 - Molly Orzechowski #18 81 - Cat Woodson #31 82 - Susan Carlson #46 83 - Sally Folan #15 84 - Laura Jones #57 85 - Joanne Anderson #39 86 - Sara Crawford #49 87 - Rachel Ding #78 88 - Rebecca Jacobson #61 89 - Elayne Filio #17 90 - Nancy Jones #87 91 - Jolynn Gibson #2 92 - Maureen Duncan #9 93 - Athena Marsh #85 94 - Rachel Zaydak #52 95 - Katie Blackburn #65 96 - Joi Roboch #104 97 - Holly Wik #66 98 - Dirty Jones #71 99 - Erica Gamerro #88 100 - Demetra Czegan #68 101 - Amanda Glevicky #89 102 - Gina Gowins #91 103 - Megan Lovett #90 104 - Hana Swift #82 105 - Sarah Grossman #94 106 - Carrisa Mendez #105

            The Donation This exhilarating bitch of a race definitely has its obstacles - from the cold, snow, ice, floods, stairs, mud, brick… - but registration fees won’t be one of them. As long as we are running it, it will always be $5. With 106 registered racers, all of whom made it to the minimum 1 checkpoint, the registration money in its entirety will be donated to the Women’s Shelter this year. Inspired by that goal, registration #s were matched by two outside benefactors, bringing the amount raised to $905. Congratulations to all the ladies who hauled themselves to Spirit; YOU made that happen! Two decades ago 100 pro cyclist women raced the streets of Pittsburgh in pursuit of the US championship and a $25,000 prize purse. This year at the Frigid Bitch you broke that record in the pursuit of alley-cat glory and support of victims of domestic violence. Pgh Babes on Bikes is so proud, and grateful for making our 100+ rider dream come true, we are going to bump that number up to $1,000. Cuz it just feels like a good number to put on a check. THANK YOU to all of the racers who came out to bust apart records, kick ass and grant wishes. Thanks to all the volunteers, for showing up, cheering, bringing hot booze, doing hilarious shit and gettin creative with your stops! Thanks to the photographers for memorializing this race forever and catching everyone’s glee and embarrassing moments! Thank you to the video team; we CAN’T WAIT to see what you do with the race footage! Thank you to my lovely assistants and stage bouncer, and to my little brother for the epic, amazing, incredible artwork. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, who donate mountains of swag so no matter how big our numbers get, everyone gets rad stuff!

                                                                                                SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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Top 25 Top 40 Hits of 1998

Honorable mentions: Pink -- Aerosmith (#27 -- peak Mar. 14)* I Got The Hook Up! -- Master P featuring Sons of Funk (#16 -- peak Jun. 27) (#67 -- YE 1998) Let’s Ride -- Montell Jordan feat. Master P & Silkk The Shocker (#2 -- peak Apr. 11) (#27 -- YE 1998) Too Much -- Spice Girls (#9 -- peak Feb. 21) (#69 -- YE 1998) Stop -- Spice Girls (#16 -- peak Jul. 4) Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here -- Deborah Cox (#2 -- peak Dec. 5) (#98 -- YE 1998) (#9 -- YE 1999) A Song For Mama -- Boyz II Men (#7 -- peak Feb. 14) (#30 -- YE 1998) Together Again -- Janet Jackson (#1 -- peak Jan. 31) (#6 -- YE 1998) Kiss The Rain -- Billie Myers (#15 -- peak Feb. 21) (#46 -- YE 1998) Body Bumpin’ (Yippie-Yi-Yo) -- Public Announcement (#5 -- peak May 16) (#24 -- YE 1998) Lately -- Divine (#1 -- peak Nov. 28) (#61 -- YE 1998) (#31 -- YE 1999) The Mummer’s Dance -- Loreena McKennitt (#18 -- peak Mar. 21) (#83 -- YE 1998)* I Get Lonely -- Janet Jackson featuring Blackstreet (#3 -- peak May 23) (#43 -- YE 1998) What You Want -- Mase featuring Total (#6 -- peak Mar. 21) (#31 -- YE 1998) It’s All About Me -- Mya & Sisqo (#6 -- peak May 16) (#49 -- YE 1998) One Week -- Barenaked Ladies (#1 -- peak Oct. 17) (#51 -- YE 1998)* Never Ever -- All Saints (#4 -- peak Aug. 22) (#42 -- YE 1998) Who Am I -- Beenie Man (#40 -- peak May 23)

25. Make Em’ Say Uhh! -- Master P feat. Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Mystikal (#16 -- peak May 16) 24. Too Close -- Next (#1 -- peak Apr. 25) (#1 -- YE 1998) 23. Dangerous -- Busta Rhymes (#9 -- peak Feb. 7) (#80 -- YE 1998) 22. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) -- Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz (#9 -- peak Mar. 28) (#36 -- YE 1998) 21. I Want You Back -- ‘N Sync (#13 -- peak May 2) (#37 -- YE 1998) 20b. I’ll Never Break Your Heart -- Backstreet Boys (#35 -- peak Dec. 5) 20a. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) -- Backstreet Boys (#4 -- peak May 9) (#22 -- YE 1998 19. When The Lights Go Out -- Five (#10 -- peak Aug. 1) (#38 -- YE 1998) 18. Doo Wop (That Thing) -- Lauryn Hill (#1 -- peak Nov. 14) (#41 -- YE 1999) 17. Sex and Candy -- Marcy Playground (#8 -- peak Apr. 18) (#28 -- YE 1998)* 16. Crush -- Jennifer Paige (#3 -- peak Sep. 5) (#21 -- YE 1998) 15. Iris -- Goo Goo Dolls (#9 -- peak Dec. 5) (#94 -- YE 1999)* 14. I’ll Be -- Edwin McCain (#5 -- peak Oct. 3) (#74 -- YE 1998)* 13. Are You Jimmy Ray? -- Jimmy Ray (#13 -- peak Mar. 14) (#65 -- YE 1998) 12. Bitter Sweet Symphony -- The Verve (#12 -- peak Apr. 4) (#79 -- YE 1998) 11. The Power of Good-Bye -- Madonna (#11 -- peak Nov. 28) 10b. My Way -- Usher (#2 -- peak Aug. 15) (#16 -- YE 1998) 10a. Nice and Slow -- Usher (#1 -- peak Feb. 14) (#9 -- YE 1998) 9. All My Life -- KCi and Jojo (#1 -- peak Apr. 4) (#7 -- YE 1998) 8. Real World -- matchbox twenty (#38 -- peak Dec. 5)* 7b. From This Moment On -- Shania Twain (#4 -- peak Dec. 19) (#57 -- YE 1999) 7a. You’re Still the One -- Shania Twain (#2 -- peak May 2) (#3 -- YE 1998) 6. The Boy Is Mine -- Brandy & Monica (#1 -- peak Jun. 6) (#2 -- YE 1998) 5. It’s All About The Benjamins/Been Around The World -- Puff Daddy & The Family (#2 -- peak Jan. 3) (#19 -- YE 1998) 4. Money, Power & Respect -- The LOX featuring DMX & Lil Kim (#17 -- peak May 16) (#78 -- YE 1998) 3. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing -- Aerosmith (#1 -- peak Sep. 5) (#23 -- YE 1998) 2. My Heart Will Go On -- Celine Dion (#1 -- peak Feb. 28) (#13 -- YE 1998) 1. Frozen -- Madonna (#2 -- peak Apr. 4) (#32 -- YE 1998)

Albums Worth Checking Out: Mezzanine -- Massive Attack Aquemini -- Outkast The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill -- Lauryn Hill Ray Of Light -- Madonna Adore -- Smashing Pumpkins Without You I’m Nothing -- Placebo Version 2.0 -- Garbage Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie -- Alanis Morissette System of a Down -- System of a Down This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours -- Manic Street Preachers Americana -- The Offspring Mechanical Animals -- Marilyn Manson Hello Nasty -- Beastie Boys Celebrity Skin -- Hole Dizzy Up The Girl -- Goo Goo Dolls

The Bottom of the Pile: Hole In My Soul -- Aerosmith (#51 -- peak Aug. 30)* Tearin’ Up My Heart -- ‘N Sync (#59 -- peak Dec. 5) In A Dream -- Rockell (#72 -- peak Jun. 6) Jackie’s Strength -- Tori Amos (#54 -- peak Oct. 3)* Spark -- Tori Amos (#49 -- peak Jul. 4)* Celebrity Skin -- Hole (#85 -- peak Dec. 5)* Only When I Lose Myself -- Depeche Mode (#61 -- peak Oct. 3)* Push It -- Garbage (#52 -- peak May 9)* Love Me Good -- Michael W. Smith (#61 -- peak Apr. 25) Smack My Bitch Up -- The Prodigy (#89 -- peak Jan. 17)* Torn -- Natalie Imbruglia (#42 -- peak Dec. 12)* Wide Open Spaces -- Dixie Chicks (#41 -- peak Dec. 5)

Alternative songs are the ones starred.

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Winter in Westchester 

It’s a cold December morning and we’re only about forty minutes from the city, driving north along the winding I-87, but to the east, outside the frosted car window, is a different world: acres of farmland dusted with the first snow of the year, and farther out, a silver, sundrenched lake. Around the bend, we see whitechapel churches surrounded by dry streambeds and frozen sunflower stalks. And way out there, is a solitary farmhouse, small as a thimble, nestled in the snow.

Westchester County is a collection of small towns with big city sophistication. It attracts locals and folks who want the amenities of Manhattan without the rushed chaos of midtown life. And through the years, it’s caught the eye of A-listers like Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Richard Gere, and The Clintons.

EAT:

For big shot city slickers, Westchester is an ideal long weekend, romantic getaway, or day trip. It’s where we go to unwind and unplugged without sacrificing the quality of food, art or service we’ve come to expect. Our most recent visit came with a revelation: Westchester is a foodie haven. And at the top of the list? Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a two-Michelin starred oasis of culinary and architectural brilliance (with a side of rustic charm.)

The restaurant is a venue that has hosted several queer weddings, as well. Tucked away in Pontatico Hills, Blue Hill is the star of Westchester and a destination dinner spot that gay boys make a special trip from the city to enjoy..

In Tarrytown, Goosefeather — a Cantonese hotspot inside an 1840s mansion — is garnering raves. The chef, Dale Talde, is something of a local celeb himself, having appeared as a contestant on Top Chef on two occasions. In 2019, his crab rice dish had the entire county in a frenzy, and why not? Jasmine rice, pickled jalapenos, generous amounts of locally caught crab with red and black tobiko has reimagined what we knew about Eastern cooking. 

And speaking of culinary celebs, Jean Georges himself is at the helm of The Inn at Pound Ridge, a charming getaway inside a rustic, two-story 1833 farmhouse with stone walls, wood floors, and cozy fireplaces. Jean Georges opened his upstate oasis nearly six years ago, where you can warm up with haute takes on comfort food perfect for winter nights: burgers, pastas, and wood-fired pizzas paired with local wines. 

For something a little easier on your bank account, check out a new favorite, The Little Drunken Chef. 

RETREAT:

Opening in February 2020, The Abbey Inn & Spa in Peekskill is sure to be a new favorite for those looking to come to the country to be relaxed and revitalized. The inn has riverview suites, an onsite farm-to-table restaurant, and spa featuring treatment rooms, saunas and whirlpools. You can come to eat, sleep and be pampered in one of the most anticipated openings in the new year. 

Some years ago, three Westchester residents — Carey Lowell, Russell Hernandez, and actor Richard Gere, joined together to turn an old farmhouse into a rural but luxurious getaway called The Bedford Post Inn. Today, the Relais & Chateaux property is a charming boutique hotel, revered restaurant, and wellness retreat equipped with one of our favorite yoga studios. The Yoga Loft offers daily classes, workshops and private sessions to help you become a more centered, focused, and flexible you. 

 In Chappaqua, stay and dine at The Clinton’s favorite spot, The Crabtree Kittle House and Inn. The historic inn resides on a quaint, tree-lined street in rural upstate, perfect for especaping and regrouping in cozy quarters with one of the best restaurants in town (you can even reserve The Clinton’s favorite table!)

EXPLORE:

Westchester County is brimming with art, with top-notch museums, performing arts, and events. The Hudson Valley MOCA in Peekskill is our favorite, with contemporary artists and edgy works that challenge and enthrall visitors. And the new Sing Sing Prison Museum is set to be as controversial as it is educational, telling its story for the first time through tours, archived photographs, and films. 

If you’re looking to see a show this winter, check out Almost Queen — a cover band tribute to Freddy Mercury — at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on February 1st. We’ve also got our eyes on the Calexico and Iron & Wine show on February 5th, or the return of the elusive Lauryn Hill on February 20. At the Emelin Theater in Mamaroneck, Lisa Loeb performs on March 21.  Published in partnership with visitwestchesterny.com

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Photographs That Capture the Legacy of Soul, from Tina Turner to Amy Winehouse

In the late 1950s and early ’60s, soul—black music with elements of R&B, gospel, and blues—emerged in the American South and later burgeoned in Detroit, where pop-infused Motown hits took hold, as well as Chicago. Although male artists like James Brown first championed soul, women became a driving force of the genre, as legends like Etta James and Aretha Franklin rose to center stage. Soul music became a powerful vehicle to address social and political issues like civil rights and the Vietnam War, with which white soul singers like Dusty Springfield and Janis Joplin also engaged. Subsequent genres like disco and funk are indebted to soul, while artists such as Amy Winehouse, Erykah Badu, Adele, and Lauryn Hill represent the genre’s contemporary influence and endurance. Below are six photographers who immortalized the performances and personas of soul’s leading ladies.

Gijsbert Hanekroot

Tina Turner by Gijsbert Hanekroot. © Gijsbert Hanekroot.

Tina Turner by Gijsbert Hanekroot. © Gijsbert Hanekroot.

Tina Turner by Gijsbert Hanekroot. © Gijsbert Hanekroot.

For over a decade beginning in the late 1960s, the Brussels-born Dutch photographer Gijsbert Hanekroot shot leading musicians—from Mick Jagger to Bob Marley—for the Dutch music magazine OOR. In images from the early ’70s, Tina Turner performs in Rotterdam during an era when she and Ike Turner were making soulful music together, churning out hits like their 1970 cover of John Fogerty’s “Proud Mary.” Shot from below, Turner appears larger than life as she performs with powerful, expressive energy. Although Hanekroot left music photography in the early 1980s to become a tech and publishing entrepreneur, he recently returned to his body of work, digitizing past images; publishing an art book, Abba…Zappa: Seventies Rock Photography, in 2008; and showing in Tokyo, Moscow, and across Western Europe.

Jerry Schatzberg

Aretha Franklin, . Jerry Schatzberg ClampArt

LaVerne Baker, 1957. Jerry Schatzberg Nikola Rukaj Gallery

Bronx-born Jerry Schatzberg was an instrumental American filmmaker in the ’70s, and his 1973 film Scarecrow, starring Al Pacino and Gene Hackman, earned him a Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Before his film career began, Schatzberg shot fashion photographs that were published by the likes of Vogue and Glamour, as well as portraits of celebrities from Fidel Castro to Jimi Hendrix. In 1967, he captured Aretha Franklin in her mid-twenties. The close-up photograph shows Franklin, seemingly unaware of the camera, caught in the middle of singing with her earring frozen mid-swing. The image epitomizes Schatzberg’s intimate, lighthearted compositions, whose unusual angles and stolen moments place them more in step with Modernist photography than traditional celebrity snaps.

David Corio

Whitney Houston performing in 1988. Photo by David Corio, Redferns.

Nina Simone, . David Corio Gallery Vassie

As a teenager, David Corio began photographing concerts in London, shooting artists like Elvis Costello. Later, the British photographer captured “High Priestess of Soul” Nina Simone, as well as soul and funk singer Lyn Collins (whom James Brown dubbed the “Female Preacher”) and Aretha Franklin. His black-and-white photos perfectly balance crisp dark tones with luminous highlights, resulting in images that are simple yet stunning. (Corio has stated that he prefers the medium to color photography for its “character” and drama.) Illustrative are his photographs of Whitney Houston from her 1988 concert at London’s Wembley Arena, soon after “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” shot to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list—her seventh song in a row to do so. The images of Houston also hint at the singer’s genre-crossing career as she appears both sensual and bubbly, an embodiment of her trajectory from soul-infused R&B into ’80s pop.

Ron Galella

Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach, Pierre Hotel, New York, 1968. Ron Galella Staley-Wise Gallery

Diana Ross, New York, 1978. Ron Galella Staley-Wise Gallery

In Ron Galella’s images, a smiling Dionne Warwick—whose music spanned gospel, soul, and R&B—hugs Burt Bacharach, who wrote many of her songs; pop and soul superstar Diana Ross is glamorously swathed in fur; and a young Whitney Houston poses with Michael Jackson. A pioneer of the paparazzi genre, Galella captured singers’ and other celebrities’ individual personalities as he unexpectedly photographed them in the course of their daily lives. He often went to obsessive lengths to shoot his famous subjects, adamantly exercising his First Amendment right to follow them through the streets or wait for them to emerge from their homes. Although Galella was praised by Andy Warhol, Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s one-time exclamation to “smash his camera” spurred a lawsuit and became the title of a 2010 documentary about the photographer.

David Gahr

Aretha Franklin, 1968. David Gahr Staley-Wise Gallery

Raised by Russian-Jewish immigrants in a predominantly black Milwaukee neighborhood, David Gahr developed an early appreciation for jazz and blues music. He later moved to New York City, forgoing a spot in Columbia University’s political science Ph.D. program to work at the record store Sam Goody, where he started to photograph musicians who patronized the shop. Beginning in the late 1950s, his photography penchant turned professional; his work graced prominent album covers and was published repeatedly in Time and Life magazines. Gahr’s candid portraits reflect the friendships he developed with many of his subjects. In his images, preeminent folk and jazz musicians like Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, and Ella Fitzgerald seem at ease with Gahr’s discerning lens, often during iconic moments in their careers. Gahr also photographed “The Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin—one image of her with a half-smoked cigarette in hand and a sorrowful expression on her face is particularly incisive—as well as Janis Joplin, whose passionate, raspy vocals helped launch the blue-eyed soul genre, its white offshoot.

Harry Benson

Tina Turner and Janis Joplin, New York, 1969. Harry Benson Staley-Wise Gallery

Amy Winehouse, London, 1977. Harry Benson Holden Luntz Gallery

Lauded Scottish-born photographer Harry Benson photographed civil rights marches in the ’60s, Nixon’s resignation, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He has photographed world leaders from Queen Elizabeth to Barack Obama during his presidency (and every other U.S. president since Eisenhower); athletes; models; visual artists like Francis Bacon; fashion designers; and musicians, including The Beatles on their first U.S. tour in 1964. Earning the International Center of Photography’s Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017, Benson produces composed, artistic shots that reveal their subjects’ humanity and psychological complexity. In one image from 1969, soul and pop artist Tina Turner sings with Janis Joplin, their shared joy apparent. A more recent image of Amy Winehouse documents the late singer’s sultry persona and evokes her well-known “retro-soul” tracks that are indebted to earlier singers like Turner and Joplin.

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Frigid Bitch 2017 Results

The Frigid Bitch 2017 was epic. Not the same way 2016's Bitch was epic: no snowstorms, no ice, no subzero wind chills. This time, finally, the Frigid Bitch did not manage to fall on the coldest shittiest day of the year. February 11th 2017, while bookended by cold as fuck weekends, was a testament to the upswing in unseasonably warm weather, lending some cheeky volunteers to dub it the "Tepid Bitch." Nevertheless, the event smashed records if not with the temperature, with the crowds. Eighty-two women came out to race; exactly twice as many as last year, and a number that is surpassed in Pittsburgh's women's races only by the 1997 US Pro Women's Championship at the Thrift Drug Classic (a race that, perhaps relevantly, offered a $25,000 prize purse to the 100 women field).

Local racers met at Spirit to register, chow on pizza brunch, and strategize their routes. Comin in hot from Philly was a car full of killer ladies, burning time stuck on the turnpike trying to make the start!

Everyone else got their manifest at registration; the Philly babes got theirs via text message.

    Crowds of exuberant ladies lined up on and took over 51st st in Lawrenceville, tucking their spoke cards into their wheels, picking their layers, talking route and generally havin' a good time.

                           At 1pm the whistle blew and they were off! Aaand the light at the end of the street immediately turned red to give advantage to those willing to run it.

    CHECK POINTS! The 9 total checkpoints were split into 4 open for the first hour of the race, 4 open for the second, and one open the whole time. The split in times for checkpoint locations essentially doubled the distance racers had to ride to hit every spot, and forced them to gamble on whether their speed got them to final checkpoints before they closed. Rialto Though one of the closest checkpoints from the start, as one of the 13 hills hundreds of riders race up every November for the agonizing Dirty Dozen LINK , Rialto was definitely the most intimidating chunk of this year's Bitch. Racers huffed it up the 27% grade…or took the sidewalk stairs.

        Free Ride Pittsburgh's best DIY non profit bike work shop brought racers out to the edge of the East End.

        The Cathedral of Learning Towering above Pitt campus and taking up a whole city block, the Cathedral is kinda hard to miss. Hardest part was probably finding the right entrance.

    Schenley Oval A staple of the urban Pgh racing scene, racers sped down Washington Blvd to check themselves off at the barren mid-winter bike track. The Point When the fountain at Point State Park was used as a checkpoint at the very first "frozen fountain" themed Frigid Bitch, racers belted across a crackling frozen snowscape towards the popsicled volunteers in the distance. This year? Less snow, more step riding.

    Penn Brewery It's the oldest brewery in Pittsburgh, people generally know where it is! Need we say more?

        Phipps Conservatory A lot of racers decided to hit the Cathedral as the last of their first-half checkpoints and then immediately sail the very short distance over to Phipps, where volunteers were waiting. With smiles. And cookies.

    Highland Park Reservoir Another staple loop for Pgh urban cyclists and checkpoint in the original Frozen Fountains Frigid Bitch, the HP Res was significantly less icy this year.

    The Penitentiary Looming at the very end of the North Shore Trail, the Penitentiary stands as a portal to Riverview Park, the Mckees Rocks Bridge and Neville Island, home of Pgh's abandoned velodrome. Tho it was the furthest checkpoint from Spirit, over half the racers bolted up and down the trail setting Strava records to make it.

THE FINISH Racers had to make it back to Spirit before the cut off, make it snappy with the bike locks and elbow their way through crowds to find ALK and get a time in.

Ladies grabbed pizza, ordered drinks, and compared race strategies and routes during the hour it took to crunch the results. Three prize tables were set up next to the stage with a mountain of swag donated from all our amazing sponsors, enough for literally every single one of the 81 racing women to go home with multiple grabs.

    They gabbed, they took stock of the goods, and they waited, until finally….

ALK and Scott K prepare to announce... THE RESULTS! In first place, returning from a 4th place finish last year: #54 VICTORIA VERCELLOTI

SECOND PLACE: #23 SUZ FALVEY THIRD PLACE: #48 SHEQUAYA BAILEY

4 - Sarah Skelly #12 5 - Lydia Yoder #44 6 - Elise Rowe #10 7 - Josie Lacoe #15 8 - Acadia Klain #37 9 - Anna Biebersmorf #51 10 - Megan Sybeldon #24

    11 - Danielle Millet #72 12 - Sarah Ralich #8 13 - Robyn Stewart #1 14 - Monica VanDieren #4 15 - Shanna Stojakovich #7 16 - Tricia Chicka #11 17 - Barbara Jensen #20 18 - Molly Moore #62 19 - Lucy Bender #71 20 - Maria Bajzek #49 21 - Taylor Kyuk-White #666 22 - Alex O.K. #63 23 - Chloe Newman #6 24 - Alyssa Crawford #50 25 - Laura SanBoeuf #57 26 - Sienna Cittadino #52 27 - Dani Erdos #30 28 - Ngani Ndimbie #70 ...Katy Popple #3 ...Franky Montenegro #22 31 - Paula Zamora #34 32 - Anne Sobol #78 33 - Kate Carney #32 34 - Lieu Wolf #53 35 - Elise Fanto #47 36 - Lauryn Stalter #55 ...Anita Arguello #79 38 - Lan Tram #59 39 - Lindsay Dill #67 40 - Stephanie Bercht #56 ...Allison Glick #17 42 - Ang Urban #39 43 - Lizzy Nolin #2 ...Alex Falk #9 ...Megan Hynes #13 ...Sarah Khalil #27 ...Hayes Vif #28 ...Maya Henry #38 ...Megan Andrews #41 ...Rachael Shockey #45 ...Lauren Renaud #58 ...Leah Nicolich #61 ...Tracy Yenchick #64 ...Kate Campbell #65 ...Stacy Grimes #69 ...Victoria Bleiweiss #75 ...Sarah Pearman #77 58 - Caitlin Woodson #16 ...Katie Walker #25 ...Cassandra Malis #26 ...Antonella Polito #29 ...Di-ay Battad #33 ...Gianna Fazioli #42 ...Laura Lythos #46 ...Megan Loftus #68 ...Qat Gregor #73 ...Angela Ryu #74 ...Naomi Anderson #76 ...Maggie Feinstein #80 ...Jenn Batterton #81 71 - Sarah Scherk #18 ...Rebecca Label #31 ...Lauren Delorenze #35 ...Erin Potts #36 ...Liz Reid #40 ...Katharine Jordan #82 77 - Lauren Attwood #14 ...Bridget Ward #19 ...Marie Knupp #21 ...Elana Szymkowiak #43 ...Sarah Mateskovich #60

        MEGA THANKS to all of our sponsors, without which I doubt we'd have gotten 80+ women to show up and race! Thank you to all the dudes (and some ladies) who volunteer every year, usually having to lounge around in freezing temps for a few hours and always smiling. I can never thank our photographers enough, without yinz we wouldn't have the hundreds of killer photographs to turn into profile pics, instagram posts, and, crucially, race hype for next year! Thank you Spirit Pgh for hosting, Bike Pgh for lending the racks, Di-ay and Qat for helping screen the shirts and bandanas, Mattie Cannon for being a general day-of assistant, and Thomas Kempen for the AWESOME flyer image! If you loved reading about this race but wish it had been a rough snowy icy for-real FRIGID event, check out the results from Frigid Bitch 2016.

                                                             See you next year!