Max Silvestri and Gabe Delahaye are two funny people who hold court every week at Cameo (93 North 6th Street) for their show Big Terrific, which features an ever-rotating circle of other funny people, right here in sunny Williamsburg!
They are now making funny videos for a new show about gadgets and bus reviews from the top of the Empire State Building Tavern on the Green some studio on Details.com. Here is their first: Gabe and Max’s 100 Seconds #1!!!

Update: I originally and incorrectly said it was Max and Gabe Liedman, but it is in fact Gabe Delahaye. We can only blame Max here for associating with too many Gabe’s. He writes: “while I do host Big Terrific with the hilarious Gabe Liedman, occasional contributor to Videogum, the Gabe & Max videos are made with Delahaye, editor of Videogum and occasional performer on Big Terrific. Confusing, right???” Double Indeed! (Comment correction of the correction noted!)

Updated w/ a comment from Sen. Schumer…
Could our beloved Jelly Waterfront Pool Parties actually really for realsies dry up? Gosh, we sure hope not, but that’s the word from Jelly’s mouth today. From an email we just received:

The future of the Pool Parties at the East River State Park could be in jeopardy. After a very successful 2009 season with 8 weeks of free performances including Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk, The Black Lips, Dirty Projectors, Deerhunter, Dan Deacon, No Age, Mission of Burma, Beach House, and Simian Mobile Disco, news came from the New York State Parks Department and the Open Space Alliance that the East River State Park may not be available to JELLY for the 2010 season. This will ultimately put an end to the flourishing free summer series.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, a Brooklyn native, is now leading the fight to save the JELLY Pool Parties. The Senator took the stage at the last Pool Party in August 2009 and pledged that the free concert series would return to the waterfront in 2010. Senator Schumer and his staff have been campaigning for the Pool Parties to remain at the East River State Park, speaking to other state and city officials to ensure JELLY’s free summer series will be back for a 5th year.

So what can YOU do to keep the pool parties alive? Call or email your Senator! Chuckie hung out at the parties last summer, you might have seen him. He gave a speech before Grizzly Bear promising to pass health care with a call to keep the parties coming. Let’s hope he lives up to his word. Here’s Jelly’s:

JELLY is reaching out to the community to call Senator Charles Schumer at (212) 486-4430, or via email phil@schumer.senate.gov to show their support and express any concerns on behalf of this tremendous free community program. The Senator will relay the public opinion to the NYS Parks Department and the Open Space Alliance.

H20 Shows.
The New York Times has a quote from Schumer who says he’ll do everything he can to keep them around.

‚”I happened to pass by the Jelly concerts when I was riding my bike through Williamsburg and was amazed at the thousands of people who lined the streets to come to the concerts,” the senator said on Wednesday. ‚”People from every part of the country who had made their way to Brooklyn, enjoying music and one another’s company ‚Äì it’s the best of New York. When I heard that the concerts might be canceled, I couldn’t understand why, given that this is exactly what our parks are supposed to be for, and I am going to do everything I can to see that they continue.”

One more version after the jump. Via The Awl.

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Come join Pomp & Circumstance, a Brooklyn based arts and culture magazine, as they celebrate their next issue launch with a Post-Apocalypse Survival Party tomorrow – November 19th @ www.littlefieldnyc.com. The event will feature a panel of media stars who have changed their lives to succeed and survive. Live performance by Elk City will follow. Beats by DJ Jinners. Sponsored by Mercy, Harper Perennial, Sneak Attack Media, Green Truck and Lucid Absinthe.
**That’s right, Absinthe Open Bar!!!**
7-9 pm guest list only. RSVP to pomponline@gmail.com
9pm-midnight open
Panelists include:
Andrew W.K. released his first full-length album in 2001 – the controversial, I Get Wet – Andrew was quickly recognized as a powerful musical performer, and exhilarating, positive role-model for a new generation. In 2008, Andrew and his friends opened a downtown Manhattan music venue and nightclub, Santos Party House. In 2009, Andrew began his own record label, SKYSCRAPER MUSIC MAKER, and began hosting his own TV show on Cartoon Network, “DESTROY BUILD DESTROY”.
Matt McCarthy is a stand up comedian hailed by the NY Times as “a Belushi-like mad man.” He’s also the redbearded ubiquitous Fios Guy.
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The plushie spokesperson warns us that some may see Death Bear and feel “intimidated by his stature,” but we still find the pervy fish WAY more creepy. From our mailbag:

We all have someone or something we would rather just forget. Things fall apart. Love hurts. Dreams die. But when you summon Death Bear to your door, you can rest assured that help has come. At first you may be intimidated by his stature and color (7 feet tall with a hard, black bear head, black jumpsuit, and black boots), but absorbing the memories of others is a dark art, and Death Bear must present himself appropriately for this solemn duty. Death Bear will take things from you that trigger painful memories and stow them away in his cave where they will remain forever allowing you to move on with your life. Give him an ex’s clothes, old photos, mementos, letters, etc. Death Bear is
here to assist you in your time of tragedy, heartbreak, and loss. Let Death Bear help you, and absorb your pain into his cave.
*Death Bear is a member of Club Animals, a pop-performance art group in New York City founded in 2008. We are best known for the Free Bouncy Rides, Candy Crack Delivery Service, and Bunny Butterfly Kisses.
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
and Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Serving all Brooklyn only
Text 347-742-2293 for an appointment
Free
http://clubanimalsnyc.blogspot.com

On Thursday night, Williamsburg’s own City Reliquary will reset the course of history as the museum crowns one of its 18 semi-finalists with the worldly title of Miss G Train 2009!
It’s been a long, lonely summer, as humanity crawled back to a point of sustainability following the disaster that was the Miss Williamsburg pageant. Just one year ago, faux-pageants watchers of this fine city were so deeply scarred after its accusations of vote rigging and insider dealings that some said they’d never go to another fake pageant established for publicity reasons again!
But perhaps the Gods of the Reliquary have found in their wits humanity’s one chance to redeem last year’s eternal sin and rightfully bestow the crown, the people’s crown, atop the glistening head of our new queen.
But who will she be? Let’s take a look-sie at our favorite contestants! Last names have been removed, but you know where to find them. Feel free to handicap in the comments. Just to play, I’m guessing it’ll be either Erica, Jessica, or “Thorgy.”
Anastasia F. – She’s a blogger with a tumblr blog and will be playing the tambourine!
Jessica D. – According to Wikipedia, she “jokes about vaginas and other sexual or dark topics” and plays a rape whistle. She also sent them a photo of herself nearly naked covered only by money. (link nsfw!)
Marleah M. – Marleah is a Gowanus resident who comes to Greenpoint for haircuts.
Colleen S.- Colleen is a young journalism student who starts her poem with, “Hi Brooklyn, or anyone listening.” America’s listening don’t you worry.
Elizabeth K.- Here we have a television producer who “almost never smell(s) like urine and would never, ever let a homeless person ride me.” Oh oh!
Anne S. – Anne’s a fashion blogger and “community reporter for The New York Times’ Fort Greene-Clinton Hill blog” and is our new Twitter friend.
Monica W. – Monica plans to use the G train as a nuclear disaster contingency escape plan one day.
Natasha L. – She still uses the word “phat.” Never let them tell you that’s not cool, Natasha.
Erica S. – Hey, she’s a free williamsburg friendly! She added more poetry to her submission though…
Rebecca K H. – Rebecca quotes Nietzsche!
Stacey B. – Stacey is funny because she wrote ‚”G Skreeeeeechhhh!!!”
Shane T. a.k.a. ‚”Thorgy” – “Thorgy” has a pretty good shot at winning this thing because he’s been on Rupaul’s Drag Race, Season 2 and might be a potential fameball in the making. He notes he’d like to show his face “everywhere.”
There are more. Perhaps our future queen is hiding in the rough. But good luck to all you lovelies. We wish you the best, and rest easy knowing the winners and losers have a standing interview offer waiting right here once you’re finished.

You can grab it here. Here’s an acoustic version of the single [via Gorilla vs Bear]. We can’t wait to hear the whole record.

We’ve been loving Nneka’s debut new single “Uncomfortable Truth.” She’s playing tonight at Highline with The Roots and we’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway. Comment on our Facebook page for a chance to win! We’ll announce the winner at 4pm.

Attention photo aficionados: K&K is a new photography gallery located at 109 Broadway (between Bedford and Berry). They are hosting an opening reception this Friday from 7-10 pm featuring their first group show.
Check it out, yay for thriving art!