[FIPS Was There…] 'A Man Of No Importance' at the Gallery Players

Pictured (l to r): Charlie Owens, Spencer Robinson, John Weigand, Lorinne Lampert and Julianne Katz in The Gallery Players’ A Man of No Importance. Photo by Bella Muccari.

We here at FIPS spend a hell of a lot of time out and about in Brooklyn, attending outdoor concerts, comedy shows and various other events. So [FIPS Was There...] is where we're gonna' talk about all this shit.

Alfie Byrne could really use an “It’s Get Better” campaign.

After all, it’s Dublin in 1965, and Alfie’s a middle-aged, single bus conductor who’s constantly getting in trouble with his boss. He lives with his sister, who criticizes his cooking at every turn and won’t marry until Alfie’s found a nice girl of his own. Oh, and the production of Oscar Wilde’s Salame that he’s directing at the local church has just been shut down. I mean, regardless of what his sexual orientation is, the man needs to know that things won’t always be this shitty.

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Cool or Not Cool: Using the YMCA free daycare while you run errands?

Photo by Flickr User Betty Blade

One of the great things about the Park Slope YMCA is that they offer totally free daycare for parents who want to work out, but don't want to pay a babysitter while hitting up that spin class. The "child watch" system, as it's called, is simple: parents drop their kids off in a designated supervised area, work out, and then pick them up on the way out. Easy, right?

But what you may not know is that some parents have been dropping off their kids at the YMCA daycare, and then sneaking out for some time away from their kids and their exercise routine.

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Pranked in Park Slope

While catching up on some DVR this weekend, I found myself laughing my ass off at a show called Betty White's Off Their Rockers. It's a new hidden-camera prank show from NBC, with old people serving as the pranksters, and the rest of us as their unsuspecting victims. Betty White hosts and executive produces. 

Most of the action takes place in Los Angeles. But about halfway through the episode, I caught this above scene, shot in our very own Park Slope (9th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue, to be exact)! That's right, Betty White's old fogies are walking the streets of the Slope, wreaking havoc on our sorry asses. Here are some more screen shots:

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What Should I Do With My Bike For The Winter?

[via ninedaves]

In the warm NYC months, I practically live on my bicycle. Whether I'm going to work or putzing around the neighborhood, I'm pretty much always on two wheels. But as much as I love biking, I hate being cold waaay more. So the second the temperature drops, I drag my bike inside, buy a Metro card and countdown the days until biking season starts again.

This year, however, I've found myself in a bit of predicament. I have absolutely no idea where to put my bike for the winter. 

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With Uncle Moe's closed, where will we get take-out margaritas?

[VIA E ROBERT BLANC]

I know it's about three-week old news, but I just realized that Uncle Moe's on 9th Street and 7th Avenue has closed for business. It's safe to say that I wasn't a frequent customer of Uncle Moe's. I mean, I walked past the place every goddamn day for weeks without realizing they were no longer open. But I'm totally bummed! And not because their food was good (believe me -- it wasn't), but because they had take-out margaritas! 

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