The Legend of Salsa Gringa
Stoop Dog
September 1, 2026
Everyone’s got a “Gig From Hell” story. This isn’t that. This was the craziest gig of my life. Backstory: after I left Berklee and returned
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Why is Trump Fixated on Judge Engoron’s Law Clerk?
Stoop Dog
November 7, 2023
Trump knows he’s lost this case and that this judge isn’t going to let him off easy. His only recourse is to attempt to illegitimize
Trump “INDICATED”
Stoop Dog
April 1, 2023
I was playing the first set of a Happy Hour gig at a local jazz club when I heard someone in the audience comment that
The Herd Immunity Paradox
Stoop Dog
December 2, 2021
There’s a built-in fallacy to herd immunity that shows the difference between a mathematical model where there’s an assumption of even distribution and the practical
Proof of vaccine, please!
Stoop Dog
August 3, 2021
Damn, I hate being right. And right yet again. Sure I do. ? Not to rehash my amaaazing prescience but I wrote back in September
The Next Mayor Of NYC Is…
Stoop Dog
June 21, 2021
As even many non-New Yorkers know, NYC is in the final week of its Democratic primary for Mayor. I don’t know if it’s because Mayor
“I’m Leaving This City!”
Stoop Dog
September 1, 2020
New York City is a city of dramatic memes, urban legends and doomsday rumors. It’s the city of 8 million stories, and a million of
Fear City
Stoop Dog
August 5, 2020
For those of us who lived in New York City in the 1970s/80s, the long-running drama of NYC vs. the Mafia and the ultimate demise
Is Telecommuting the Future of Employment?
Stoop Dog
May 4, 2020
Lots of speculation has been made about the Post-Covid World and the cliche “new normal”. The fact is, nobody knows. This pandemic is a unique