Gowanus Lounge: Serving Brooklyn

Dumb Ass Park Slope Way to Promote a Brooklyn Blog/Artist of ’08?

December 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

We found this tacked to a tree on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope yesterday. At first, we thought it was a real Missing Person flier, because, God knows, we’ve sadly seen our share of those around the Slope and the rest of Brooklyn this year. Then, we we looked more closely at the photo, the only contact info is the URL of the blog itself. Shitty way to promote yourself, dude, although if you have no respect for real fliers of people or pets that are missing, it does work. (Also the tree in question is a makeshift memorial to people that died on 9/11. Most Slope residents know it well.) In any case, we decided to post your dumb as flier, minus the URL, because it’s so (a). stupid, (b). offensive and (c). an affront to everyone that lost a loved on September 11. PS: On the other hand, if this dude is really missing a smidge of advice–you should include a phone number and/or email address. Would someone be lame enough to do this in Gowanus or Williamsburg or is this just a brainless Park Slope stunt? And, by the way, should someone leave a comment with this wanker’s name or URL, unless he really turns out to be missing, we will not publish it.

Tags: Park Slope

4 responses so far ↓

  • 1 alan // Dec 30, 2008 at 10:11 am

    Is it just me, or has the tone of this website become increasingly vulgar and misanthropic since the return from the hiatus?

    Sad to see, it’s turning me off.

  • 2 these nuts // Dec 30, 2008 at 11:11 am

    I prefer just the tree. Not the 9/11 tree, not the artist tree. No nails or staples stuck into the tree, no message at all, just the tree.

  • 3 Xris (Flatbush Gardener) // Dec 30, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    (d) STAPLED, not taped, to the tree.

  • 4 Eric // Dec 30, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    He looks upset that you blocked out his url.