steveb leatherworks: the blather

What is this? Its a long bone wallet –  I hate to tease you, but this one is no longer available. The long bone is a big wallet. It holds a lot of stuff. It’s a unique, one of a kind unit. Its made of great American-tanned vegetable tanned leather, the very same leather used […]

Years ago I called this place home. This was a scary neighborhood and i remember feeling like I was living in a fort. Funny how things change and tides turn.

In the center of what used to be the “Polish” part of Buffalo, stands the Broadway Market. This area is now pretty dead from both commercial and demographic standpoints.  Even though it is a bit off the beaten track, it is worth a visit. I highly recommend visiting the Horseradish vendor found inside…

So, meet the mellow side of Lake Erie. It can be a wonderfully beautiful place when it is in the mood.

Buffalo’s waterfront is all along Lake Erie. A meaner, nastier piece of sonofabitch water you are not likely to find. Lake Erie can be placid as a pond and then a howling banshee in a matter of minutes, pretty crazy to see this – and near all of the weather in Buffalo is created by […]

If you’ve been reading my crap for any length of time, you know I love food, I love to eat, I love local business and to wrap it all up – i love eating in the most local of all places, the neighborhood joint…. I seek these places out wherever i go eschewing “finer fare” […]

I was fortunate and had a chance to hook with an old friend from back in the day, recently – his name is Don. This consumate character lives in Cali and I can almost forgive him bailing on the East (East Coast Rules) because ya see, Don grew up in Lackawanna, a hardscrabble town on […]

Scene: the Lake Erie waterfront, Dug’s Dive, Buffalo NY Situation Analysis:  fire rages out of control for a solid 15 minutes, fire department comes on scene, puts out fires on 3 boats at this point, a ton of equiptment was dispatched, news teams show up…it is a madhouse.. unreal – all in 45 minutes. Immediate […]

Scene: the Lake Erie waterfront, Dug’s Dive, Buffalo NY Situation Analysis: small boat fire, police on scene prevent owner of boat from returning to boat with fire extinguisher thus allowing fire to begin to rage out of control, boat tied to dock and next to other boats in marina. Wind is picking up off the […]

Scene:                      the Lake Erie waterfront, Dug’s Dive, Buffalo NY Situation Analysis:  small boat fire, owner running for fire extinguisher, police on scene Spectator:                Wiz Immediate Assessment: no big deal, this will be out in 10 minutes…… Part 2 […]

I like hanging out by the water if given a choice…and it is especially good to do if i can have an adult beverage in my hand when i am enjoying the scenery and even better’er  if there is a plate of food in front of me. Visiting good friend Wiz in Bflo some time […]

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American hero, a bit of a nut, he was brilliant,  he was an iconic architect and notably  he was a  designer. This is a guy who is a national treasure. This house, The Martin House is worth seeing if you are ever in the Buffalo area. Don’t be a know-nothing, […]

Back about 10 lifetimes ago, I worked at a bar call the Continental. This place was the epicenter of punk rock, cheap drinks and a good rowdy time in Buffalo, NY, a place i called home . My best friends at the time worked and/or partied there and it was 2 floors of nuttiness… Bud, […]

While visiting Buffalo a few weeks back, i let Wiz lead the way and we wound up at Eddie’s, for afternoon shots & beers…. now I am no big drinker, but it seems the right thing to do, no matter the time of day when you are at a place like Eddie’s. The neighborhood around […]