11/4/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: The Great Fatsby

Step into The Great Fatsby — a Cole Porter–style musical romp through Donald Trump’s gilded Gatsby fantasy, where greed glitters, democracy wilts, and everyone’s in on the grift. Champagne, chaos, and Cole Porter rhythm collide in this Jazz Age fever dream. Continue reading

11/4/25 O&A NYC FALL COMFORT FOOD: The Secret to Perfect Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes Revealed!

The Secret to Perfect Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes Revealed! – Are you looking for a secret to perfect steakhouse mashed potatoes? Look no further! In this video, we’ll reveal the secret to making the perfect mashed potato dish that everyone will love.”- Smokin’ & Grillin with AB Continue reading

11/2/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Dee Dee Bridgewater At Birdland Jazz Club (January 23rd 2025)

 

Birdland Jazz Club presented music legend and NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater for a four-day eight show engagement January 22nd through January 25thDee Dee Bridgewater remains a force to be reckoned with after fifty years at the top of her craft. Continue reading

11/2/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY MORNING FUNNIES: The Exorcist 2 featuring Richard Pryor (SNL)

 

In this racially-charged parody of The Exorcist, two priests (Richard Pryor,and Thalmus Rasulala) confront a little girl (Laraine Newman) who’s possessed by the devil, says vile things and insults their mothers. This skit is from Saturday Night Live’s first season in 1975.

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10/31/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: New York City Breakers Celebrate Katherine Dunham At The Kennedy Center Honors (1983)

Shall We Dance Friday

 

The New York City Breakers were the first Hip Hop group and to perform in Washington D.C for a sitting President, specifically Ronald Reagan, during the 1983, Kennedy Center Honors. Continue reading

10/30/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Vincent Price Raps Thriller (1987)- The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers

Actor Vincent Price performs the iconic rap from Michael Jackson‘s mega hit Thriller. This was the first and only time performed the verses live on television Continue reading

10/26/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – Live in Belgium (1958)

 A 1958 performance of jazz icons Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers live from Belgium featuring Art Blakey on drums, Lee Morgan on trumpet,  Benny Golson playing saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano and Jymie Merritt on bass. Continue reading

10/26/25 O&A NYC THE SUNDAY MORNING FUNNIES: The Great Choir Fight – Key & Peele



In The Great Choir Fight by comedy duo Key & Peele opens with the choir learning that their leader is running late, a gospel choir attempts to rehearse without him, only to immediately start bickering with each other.
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10/24/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: A. Piazzolla- Libertango


Libertango is a composition by tango composer Astor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974 in Milan. The title is a portmanteau merging “Libertad” (Spanish for liberty) and “Tango”, symbolizing Piazzolla’s break from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo.  Continue reading

10/21/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Michael Jackson – Thriller

Thriller, Michael Jackson’s 1984 music video directed by John Landis and written by Landis and Jackson.   Continue reading