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| Erika On The Edge
Erika
Home: Woodside Age: 24 Height: 5’ 6" Weight: 110 lbs Stats: 32-24-34 For someone who has only been modeling for a few months, Erika has been pretty busy. “I’ve had a lot of people who want to work with me,” she said on a recent warm Friday afternoon. “I’ve done a couple of shows, I was on A.M. New York, and I just signed with an agency.” Prior to the last few months, Erika could have been found close to a computer. As an IT consultant, she made good money, but was missing something. “I left because I knew it wasn’t my passion,” she said. “I was good at it, enjoyed it, and learned a lot from it – but it wasn’t fulfilling.” Many people over the years had told Erika that she should try being a model, “but there were things I knew I could do, and I did them instead. This is kind of a going-out-on-a-limb kind of thing.” But she simply felt compelled to do it. “It’s something new – and it’s something like a dream I gave up in the past. It’s really amazing to have it come true now. . . If I had done it earlier it would have been different. You need to know who you are.” Erika is in a great place now, but knows it is not the end. “I think its part of something bigger,” she said. “It’s good, and I’m learning a lot, meeting a lot of different people.” Which, coincidentally enough, is one of the things Erika loves about Queens. “I like the diversity,” she said. “Even riding the 7 train is an experience in itself.” Though she doesn’t really have a favorite Queens hangout, one thing she really likes about the borough – and the rest of the city too, is how you can always find something new. “I think for me the most fulfilling part of all of this [business] is knowing that everybody has something to give,” she said. “Two of the greatest gifts anybody can give are their smile, which really takes no effort, and their time.” Any time, Erika. Anytime. |
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| Made U Look
While Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. was spearheading the fight against graffiti by putting spray painters like Kiko behind bars and chastising sidewalk chalkers, several graffiti artists were out tagging an entire subway train with a message that is sure to anger the prosecutor within Vallone.
Razorapple.com, a New York City Web site, reports that graffiti artists painted 10 cars on the R subway line with an image of the monopoly man and a sprawling message: “Made U Look.” Now the vandals are gloating about by selling T-shirts featuring images of the paint-covered subway cars. Made U Look T-shirts are on sale at www.madeulooknyc.com/store for $19.95 . It’s probably not a good idea to wear one near the Councilman. |
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| Another Record
Queens’ most famous obscure-record stuntman has added several more zany feats to his Guinness World Record resume this month. With an over saturation of strange subway acts numbing New Yorkers, Ashrita Furman took his strange show to Bulgaria where a newspaper there reported that he completed 1,300 forward rolls in the Black Sea’s Kavarna to nab his 139th world record.
All the records seem to involve activities that can only be dreamed up by either a.) a man in solitary confinement or b.) the executive producer of a new reality show looking to pit Furman against his few-screws-missing equal, David Blaine. But a stunt underwater with no audience is a bore, which is why Furman traveled to Bulgaria’s 2,000-year-old Aspendos Roman amphitheater to balance the world’s tallest object on his chin for 10 seconds. No word yet on what the object was, but it can probably be found on e-Bay. The Sophia Weekly also reported that Furman topped the record for jumping with one leg on a treadmill. And you thought the sweaty guy rocking out to his iPod at your gym was weird… |
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| Madonna’s Undies
Several years ago, Madonna gave David Letterman a pair of her underwear.
Now Madonna thinks that Letterman should pass them on to someone who really needs them: Britney Spears. When Madonna, was a guest on “The Late Show” recently, Letterman broached the topic of celebrities who choose not to wear underwear. “I love underpants,” the former Queens resident, who has often perormed wearing little more than her undies, said. “I’ve come to New York, and the first thing I hear is about everyone not wearing their underpants.” When Letterman reminded the diva that she had once given him a pair of her own undies, Madonna suggested that Letterman put the lingerie to a new use. “Maybe you could send them to Britney,” Madonna joked. Madonna is playing innocent now, but let’s not forget about the infamous French kiss Madonna shared with Britney at the 2003 MTV Music Video Awards. |
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| Some Selfy Time
Laurelton home girl Alicia Keys recently took her first vacation as an adult. Keys wanted to travel alone to spend some time getting to know herself, according to starpulse.com.
The sultry songstress decided she needed a break and enjoyed her own company for a change. “I took an incredible vacation,” said Keys, who stole away for three weeks. “I went to Egypt and then I went to Italy. It’s my first vacation ever in my adult life and I went totally by myself. I saw the Valley of the Kings, the tombs, the temples, I swam in the Mediterranean Sea, I sailed down the Nile, and it was amazing! I went to breakfast by myself and lunch by myself and dinner by myself. “It was great! I loved it. I would go to the restaurant and the waiter would say, ‘Are you waiting for someone?’ And I would say, ‘No.’ They probably thought I was strange, but I loved it, I really did. I could just sit there and observe people’s conversations and I just took it easy. For me it was just the perfect time. I really needed it.” |
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