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OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With The Winning Easy Williams!

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Greetings, bed-hoppers, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday - today in a laidback, after-bang mode, if'n you know what I mean. And I know you do. For such times, when blasting 80s hair metal just won't do, you need the stylings of a lass whose singing is both skilled and chill like a lotus. Intrigued? Be sure to come to the Manor's "Crossing Swords" lounge at around 4am (or before closing at sunrise).  That 's when DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing tunes performed by a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a sphinx. Yes, it's another Mystery Lady™. Or yet another jazz songbird who recorded only one LP, then - poof! - vanished into oblivion. Unsurprising, since her LP dropped in the late-1950s during the inexorable rise of rock 'n' roll, which decimated the jazz songbird market. In the case of Easy Williams - what a name! - it's a shame, because her slinky-gal vocals are smooth, intimate and a lot of fun - and well suited to...

Birthday Hors

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Bonnie Tyler - Welsh singer - 75 Ashley Darby - American tv personality and singer - 38 Torrey DeVitto - American actress and former model - 42 Irina Lazareanu - Canadian model and folk singer - 44 Sturgill Simpson - American singer-songwriter and actor - 48 Kanye West - American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer - 49 Eion Bailey - American actor - 50 Shilpa Shetty - Indian actress and tv personality - 51 Mark Feuerstein - American actor - 55 Gabby Giffords - American activist - 56 David Sutcliffe - Canadian former actor - 57 Dan Futterman - American actor, screenwriter and producer - 59 Julianna Margulies - American actress - 60 Frank Grillo - American actor - 61 Nick Rhodes - English keyboardist and producer, member of Duran Duran - 64 Kristine W - American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and entrepreneur - 64 Mick Hucknall - English singer-songwriter, member of Simply Red - 66 Keenen Ivory Wayans - American actor, comedian and filmmaker - 68 Griffin Dunne - Ame...

OPEN POST: The Spanish Singer

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The Spanish Singer, 1860 Edouard Manet

Birthday Hors

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Paddy McAloon - English singer-songwriter, founder and lead vocals of Prefab Sprout - 69 Swae Lee - American rapper, singer-songwriter - 33 Fetty Wap - American rapper and singer-songwriter - 35 Emily Ratajkowski - American model and actress - 35 Iggy Azalea - Australian rapper and model - 36 Amy Childs - English model and t v personality - 36 Michael Cera - Canadian actor and musician - 38 Anna Kournikova - Russian model, tv personality and former pro tennis player - 45 Anna Torv - Australian actress - 47jenny Mini Anden - Swedish model, actress - 48 Bill Hader - American actor, comedian, filmmaker - 48 Cassidy Rae - American retired actress - 50 Bear Grylls - British former SAS trooper, survival expert, adventurer, tv presenter - 52 Karl Urban - New-Zealander actor - 54 Kim Rhodes - American actress - 57 Dave Navarro - American guitarist and songwriter - 59 Mick Foley - American retired professional wrestler and author - 61 Damien Hirst - English artist and collector - 61 Roberto ...

OPEN POST: JLo's Subway Hot Take

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Jenny From The Block™ recently filmed a segment for SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma, and shared her personal take that you have to be from the five boroughs in order to claim official New Yorker status. Rahma pressed the popstar further by asking if you can claim New Yorker status after living there for 50 years, but JLo stuck to her guns and said no! She is a New Yorker purist and no imports are permitted, no matter how long they've lived in the Big Apple. Just don't try out her bodega order , lest you be met with a blank stare. Source: SubwayTakes on Instagram

Birthday Hors

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Kyle Falconer - Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, lead vocals of The View - 39 Vic Mensa - American rapper - 33 Ashley Park - American actress and musician - 35 Ellie Kendrick - English actress - 36 Carl Barât - British musician and actor, member of the Libertines - 48 Joy Enriquez - American singer and actress - 48 Mondo Guerra - American fashion designer - 48 Staci Keanan - American lawyer, law professor and former actress - 51 Sonya Walger - British-American Actress - 52 Natalie Morales - American journalist - 54 Max Casella - American actor - 59 Paul Giamatti - American actor - 59 Jason Isaacs - English actor - 63 Paul Nassif - American facial plastic surgeon and tv personality - 64 Carole Baskin - American animal rights activist - 65 Tom Araya - Chilean-American musician, member of Slayer - 65 Jimmy Jam - American composer and actor - 66 Steve Vai - American guitarist, songwriter and producer - 66 Colin Quinn - American stand-up comedian, actor and writer - 67 Sandra...

OPEN POST: The Boys

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The Boys, 2023 Mark Thomas Gibson

Birthday Hors

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Kenny G - American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer and producer - 70 Troye Sivan - Australian singer-songwriter and actor - 31 Steelo Brim - American tv personality, comedian and actor - 38 Amanda Crew - Canadian actress - 40 Sam Skarsgård - Swedish actor and production manager - 44 Pete Wentz - American musician, member of Fall Out Boy - 47 Mike Fisher - Canadian former professional ice hockey player - 46 Nick Kroll - American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer and producer - 48 Liza Weil - American actress - 49 Joe Gatto - American improvisational comedian, actor and producer - 50 Aesop Rock - American rapper and producer - 50 Chad Allen - American retired actor and psychologist - 52 Susan Lynch - Nothern Irish actress - 55 Mark Wahlberg - American actor - 55 Claus Norreen - Danish musician, member of Aqua - 56 Brian McKnight - American singer-songwriter, actor, media personality - 57 Ron Livingston - American actor - 59 Rick Riordan - American author - 62 Lisa Cholodenko -...

OPEN POST: Hosted By "Today On Cooking With Brooklyn Beckham": ROOT BEER FLOAT!

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Birthday Hors

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Mollie King - English singer-songwriter, radio presenter - 39 Lucky Blue Smith - American model - 28 Maria Bakalova - Bulgarian actress - 30 EJ Johnson - American tv personality and socialite - 34 Oona Chaplin - Spanish actress - 40 Evan Lysacek - American retired figure skater - 41 Bar Refaeli - Israeli model - 41 Amelia Warner - English musician, composer and former actress - 44 Brandon Jenner - American singer-songwriter and tv personality - 45 T.J. Miller - American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter - 45 Robin Lord Taylor - American actor and director - 48 Angelina Jolie - American actress, filmmaker - 51 Theo Rossi - American actor and producer - 51 Michele Hicks - American actress and former model - 53 Nikka Costa - Australian-American singer - 54 Noah Wyle - American actor, producer, director and writer - 55 Izabella Scorupco - Polish-Swedish actress, singer and model - 56 Rob Huebel - American comedian and actor - 57 Horatio Sanz - American comedian and actor - 57 ...

OPEN POST: Want To See A Movie?

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There's this new one out called "2001: A Space Odyssey" and everyone says it's great but the commercials look weird. How about "The Graduate?" I don't know what it's about but they say the soundtrack is killer! Yeah, I know, tickets are expensive (who's got 2 whole dollars to throw away?) so maybe we can watch some TV? " The Beverly Hillbillies" are on tonight, or maybe "The Mod Squad"  with that DREAMY Clarence Williams III.  Oh shoot, turn it up, I love this song! This post is inspired by that pic up top. Haven't seen that Grand Prix (I always pronounce it as "pricks") in several years, but whenever I used to pass it, it always looked like it was rakishly winking at the whole neighborhood, and as far as I'm concerned, that's a good thing. So let's rakishly wink and chat and listen to music and watch stuff. After all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK, Getty Images

Birthday Hors

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Kelly Jones - Welsh musician and member of Stereophonics - 52 Louis Partridge - English actor - 23 Beabadoobee - English singer-songwriter - 26 Anne Winters - American actress and singer - 32 Sean Berdy - American actor - 33 Imogen Poots - English actress - 37 Dave East - American rapper - 38 Lalaine - American actress, singer-songwriter and bassist - 39 Rafael Nadal - Spanish former professional tennis player - 40 Josh Segarra - American actor - 40 Detox Icunt - American drag performer and recording artist - 41 Nikki M. James - American actress and singer - 45 Lyfe Jennings - American singer-songwriter, record producer and instrumentalist - 48 Arianne Zucker - American actress and model - 52 Jason Jones - Canadian-American actor, comedian and writer - 53 Anderson Cooper - American broadcast journalist - 59 Mike Gordon - American bass guitarist and vocalist, member of Phish - 61 Kerry King - American musician, co-lead guitarist of Slayer - 62 James Purefoy - English actor - 6...

OPEN POST: Unauthorized Manhole Usage!

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Source: Shauna Hall on Facebook Manholes in NYC are being carefully monitored this week after the police have identified more than a dozen "unauthorized individuals" entering and exiting two manholes in Brooklyn.  According to police reports, several people were seen entering a manhole at 11pm on Thursday and later emerged at 2am on Friday. Eight miles away, authorities noticed several other individuals entering a manhole at 1am on Friday and later emerging around 4am.  The New York City Department of Environmental Protection are advising the public that entering the city's sewer system is both illegal and dangerous. Risks include flooding, noxious gases, and unstable surfaces.  Police are investigating whether the two separate instances are connected. What do you think is drawing people into the sewers, Peckers? Must be one hell of a rave down there! Source: KDVR

Birthday Hors

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Charlie Watts - English musician, drummer of the Rolling Stones - (1941-2021) Brittany O’Grady - American actress and singer - 30 Brittany Curran - American actress - 36 Awkwafina - American actress, rapper and comedian - 38 Fabrizio Moretti - Brazilian-American musician, visual artist, The Strokes’ drummer - 46 Abby Wambach - American retired soccer player, coach - 46 Morena Baccarin - American actress - 47 Dominic Cooper - English actor - 48 Nikki Cox - American actress - 48 Justin Long - American actor and comedian - 48 Zachary Quinto - American actor and film producer - 49 Tim Rice-Oxley - British musician, member of Keane - 50 Wayne Brady - American tv host, comedian and singer - 54 Wentworth Miller - American actor - 54 B-Real - American rapper - 56 Beetlejuice - American entertainer, comedian and actor - 58 Andy Cohen - American radio and tv talk show host, producer and writer - 58 Tony Hadley - English singer, lead vocals of Spandau Ballet - 66 Dana Carvey - American comed...

OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With The Legendary Pearl Bailey!

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Greetings, music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday! Today, DJ Li'l Scratch is completely chillaxed from a vaca across the pond and so needs a bright and lively singer to shake him alive - but with joy, mind you, only joy. It's a singer we're all familiar with, but have perhaps taken for granted. She has, after all, been in most of our lives since the very beginning, yet look - and listen - closely, because she's an astonishment that keeps on giving. Tonight at the Manor's exclusive "Pitch-a-Tent" bar and grill, DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing scads of her bestest tunes ever.  Are you surprised it's Pearlie? You shouldn't be. In 1957 alone, Pearl Bailey's self-titled LP was one of seven released under her name. That's seven as in s-e-v-e-n. Can you imagine any pop-tarlet even approaching that kind of output today?  Her career lasted decades, so let's just bounce-bounce-bounce around a few career and person...