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About Janos Marton

Janos Marton is a lawyer, advocate and writer.

Happy Sunday Bedrock Rock

This song will lift up your spirits like nothin’ else. It’s Iggy and the Sandstones rocking out to the “Bedrock Rock“.   Dig on the awesome caveman meets 80s style.

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Best Opening Track Of All Time?

Motivation was tough on Friday afternoon, and coffee wasn’t helping, but after blasting about thirty seconds of “Rocks Off”, I was already feeling amped.   The blistering opening track to the Rolling Stone’s great album, Exile on Main Street, prompted me … Continue reading

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The Four Loko Battles Come to New York

“Four Loko, and drinks like it, are a toxic, dangerous mix of caffeine and alcohol, and they are spreading like a plague across the country.” -Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) “Chuck Schumer, and politicians like him, are grandstanders who’d rather go … Continue reading

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Rev Billy Funraiser- Next Tuesday!

As some of you know, I am on the Board of the Church of Life After Shopping, the organization spearheaded by the Reverend Billy Talen and his partner Savitri D.   The Rev and his choir have raised awareness about local … Continue reading

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Get Yourselves Outdoors!

Manhattan is a bigger island than people think when they’re compressed like sardines in subway cars or on midtown streets.  This Saturday a group of us went hiking in the Fort Tryon Park and Inwood Park, which are just around … Continue reading

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Time To Get Back To Work

Tuesday night was a tough night for the United States.   The Republicans slaughtered the Democrats, not only winning back the House of Representatives, but also capturing state governments all over the country.  Because Republicans ran on a campaign of opposing … Continue reading

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Need a dentist? Living the Dream salutes Forest Hills Family Dental

Eleven years ago, Sippy Gulati was awarded academic credit for a dental internship.   Around the high school it was considered an enormous coup, as Sip had spent the entirety of the internship tutoring his dentist on his basketball game.  That’s … Continue reading

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The Real Reason…

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Great American Road Trip: Why We Have State Parks

On an otherwise gloomy post-elections Wednesday, let’s revisit some good times in California from last week.  After all, California was one of the few bright spots last night, with veteran progressive Barbara Boxer holding her Senate seat, and Jerry Brown, … Continue reading

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Great American Road Trip: The City By The Bay

The City That Rocks. The City That NEVER Sleeps! Jefferson Starship was referring, of course, to San Francisco, a city built on rock and roll, and also a series of fault lines that leave it vulnerable to earthquakes for the … Continue reading

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