Feck, The Drones!
Santa, singing & a chance to get lit
Drones Deliver Our Daily Dread?
Um, you guys? Apparently everyone is seeing stuff in the sky.
Today in a Hoboken bodega, a guy in line in front of us buying a pack of Marlboro Reds saw an item on the TV about the recent NJ drone sightings. As he amiably slapped down a crisp $20, he said to all assembled, “Heh, when they say there’s nothing to worry about? That’s when you should be worried.”
Now I dig outlandish claims, but fact is, some people are looking up for the very first time. For example, the planets have been seen shining bright in the night sky since the birth of humanity, but many people with phones have been too busy scrolling to notice them. Now that they are looking into the Milky Way, rogue constellations and even the planets seemed poised to beam them up. And it’s nothing new. In 2012, the Indian army mistook Venus and Jupiter for Chinese drones.
But even after accounting for the astronomy-challenged, can we really ignore all the people from Asbury Park to upstate NY who say they’ve seen something? We’ve seen people who say they’ve seen something SUV-sized, and people who say they’ve seen many somethings, and for sure people are seeing somethings they swear they’ve never seen before. I’m not sure we can afford to ignore all the sightings.
But then again, until we discover if the something is anything, be it nefarious, or awesome or plain old mass hysteria, we do have an obligation (OK, a desire) to do something about the something!
We say instead of freaking out, or trying to shoot at the stars, it’s better, cheaper, and safer to salute whatever it is in song. Here’s an original Weehawken Gazette holiday ditty set to the tune of “Deck the Halls” and then we’ll get on with the rest of this.
Feck, the drones
with howls of folly!
La la la la, la la la la.
‘Tis the season to say — maybe?
La la la la la, la la la la!
Don we now our tin apparel,
La la la, la la la, cha-cha-cha! 🕺💃💃
Troll the alien invasion, 🛸
challah la la la, la la la La!
12/19 & 12/20: Wee Will See Santa
Santa drives around Weehawken every year with music pumping, First Aid Squad bumping, and his elves (who best have candy canes or we are gonna be super bummed) rocking and it’s something we all look forward to every dang year.
Rain pushed the date back to Thursday and Friday, but here’s the Weehawken flyer ICYMI, below. Oh and Hoboken will get Santa on December 20th and his Hoboken schedule is here.
Sleigh, Girl
Hudson Blue (not to be confused with Blu on the Hudson) at the Weehawken Port Imperial Ferry is doing some karaoke, prizes and more. If you want a cup of cheer, and wanna belt out some Bon Jovi, mosey on down there this Friday.
Groovy Rental?
OK we haven’t been inside, so what do we know, but this place looks awesome, no? And it’s famous because years ago George Clooney and a lady friend skidded out on his motorcycle right by it. The cool thing is if you rented this, and told people your place was haunted, people would totally believe you, and that is a selling point for sure.
Singers Spring Forward
Cantigas Women’s Choir is a fast-growing non-profit based that recently performed a sold out show in Jersey City. They rehearse in Hoboken, perform two concerts annually and also do local outreach events and even travel internationally. They are soon ready to accept new members for their spring season. Rehersals begin January 14 and if interested just write to membership@cantigas.net to learn more.
You can also hear and meet a smaller cohort of the group when they go merrily singing in Hoboken on Dec. 22nd. That info below:
Out There Podcast Recommendations
Some podcasts we dig:
Juskow In The City, where comedian Dave Juskow recounts his adventures in NYC and voyages to his mom’s home in NJ. In every episode he manages to produce a fine whine. Fun fact: he recently did his 500th podcast episode, also does a live show for the Comedy Cellar, and he performed in Weehawken in 2024 at The Hawk.
Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, which has legions of fans calling themselves “Nobodies” and where Adam Felber manages to be on every show. Adam is the brother of the Weehawken Gazette EIC, so yeah, he’s a nepo sibling! Fun fact: Adam will be visiting Weehawken again over the holidays which for NPR fans is more exciting than George Clooney crashing his bike here.
Got Holiday Cards?
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So do you wanna reach us? Do you have extra holiday cards — like those beach ones of the whole family that might be out of date by next year anyway? Send one to the Weehawken Gazette. Why? No one will appreciate them more. We love holiday cards and we will string them up and admire them. If you don’t have a holiday card, send an empty envelope with a drawing on it. We’ll hang that up.
Just write to:
Susie Felber
Weehawken Gazette
P.O. Box 3006
Weehawken, NJ. 07086
Another mode of contact is to send a DM on Instagram to: instagram.com/weehawkengazette — you can also comment here, but you know, be nice. If we are missing events? Send to our IG DM’s with ALL the info. Date, time, cost, etc. Lots of good stuff but without all the details we scrounge and no time to scrounge!
Tah for now nice nabes!
Susie
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And Finally…
You could look for/stress about drones or walk a few blocks and find peppermint bark cream cheese on a holiday bagel. The choice is yours, people. ☃️🎁🎄
Much need optimism for the Garden State 🫶🏼 Love the Gazette’s humor
So creative!