Rock Band For Wii came out on June 22. To see what the hubbub was all about, some of the neighborbees (Doug, Kat, Adam, Dash, Jaime, and Rob The Bouncer) got together to try it out. Much fun was had, but our musical talent… could probably use a little help.

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This week on The Swarm, blogger Alice, of FeistyRed and Tales of A Delectable Redhead, tells us about the online dating scene, and why normal people should not use eHarmony.

Recently over a night of fine liquor and fine friends, girls and guys alike were bemoaning their single status. I responded via my recent upbeat positive drunken way, “no guys! Online dating is where it’s all at! So many people fall in love online!” Since I don’t have any empirical evidence to support this, I offered myself up as the guinea pig.

On May 1st, a mere 7 days before my 28th birthday, I signed up for 3 dating sites- eHarmony, Match, and OkCupid. After further consulting a girlfriend, I eventually paid for eHarmony, because eHarmony is where you go to find a relationship (or so I am told). And essentially that was what I promised my friends they would find online, we don’t need a website to find a fling, it’s called Tumblr Meetups (I kid!).

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Last night, neighborbeeblog went to Hiro Ballroom to celebrate Internet Week with Thrillist. There was a beer luge, Root Beer Vodka Floats, glowsticks, money with Bill Clinton on it, (which we lit on fire) and Faux Punk, “the world’s best/worst/only Daft Punk cover dj crew”. Needless to say, much fun and debauchery was had. For all the photo awesomeness, click here and here.

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Last night, neighborbeeblog went to the opening night of Sundance at BAM. On top of seeing the NYC premiere of the unbelieveable film American Teen, we also got to go to the after party: a prom!

With free booze, crowns, sashes, and formalwear everywhere, the prom was an excellent time (and a sight to behold). Fortunately, we had our video camera with us, and were able to capture this Night To Remember Under The Stars Forevermore In Each Other’s Arms. Or whatever they name proms these days.

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Sorry to disappoint any of you who will be sitting in front of your computers this coming Monday, but we at neighborbeeblog will be wrenching ourselves away from our keyboards for the weekend to eat hot dogs, get some fresh air, and expose our pasty skin to the sunlight (The sun! It buuuurns!). We’ll be back on Tuesday.

Happy Memorial Day!

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It’s Memorial Day this weekend, and while many of you will be heading to the Jersey Shore, the Hamptons or other beachy destinations, we at neighborbeeblog wanted to make sure that those of you who were staying here were properly entertained. Fortunately for you, this weekend is the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th birthday, and there are a ton of Brooklyn and bridge-themed activities for everyone! Listed below are some of our favorites, but for a full list of events, click here.

Friday, May 23

Brooklyn Bridge Film Series: open-air showing of Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted (2007; rated PG), a modern-day fairy tale set in Manhattan. Empire - Fulton Ferry State Park. Doors open at 6PM, film starts at 8:30PM.

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Welcome to At Large, neighborbee’s newest column. In this column, we will host bloggers who, although not regular columnists, will be contributing to the ‘bee on a relatively frequent basis. Our first At Large post is from one of our favorite bloggers of all time (and last week ’s featured blogger on The Swarm): Rob The Bouncer .

I know where Roger Clemens ate dinner on Wednesday night. I know where he ate, what he ate, with whom he ate, and what was talked about at his table. I know these things because I was sitting six feet away from him for the better part of an hour.

What happens to me, from time to time, is I get invited to events and activities hosted by very wealthy people. Now, I don’t know a lot of very wealthy people. For whatever reason, though, I know more than my share of people who know people who are very wealthy. The people I know aren’t wealthy themselves, but they seem to receive a disproportionate number of invitations to things involving very wealthy people.

For the purposes of this discussion, “very wealthy people” are, indeed, very wealthy. I’m not referring to some dude who makes $300K per year, plus bonuses, working for Goldman Sachs. This is about people you’ve probably heard of

When these friends of mine receive these invitations, they’re often inexplicably inclined to bring me along as a guest. I don’t know why this is the case, but it happens quite frequently. I have no complaints about these invitations. I simply find it rather amusing to end up, every few months or so, floating around in environs to which I’m not particularly accustomed – and by unaccustomed, I’m not talking about some hackneyed “Which fork do I use?” scenario, either. I just mean that I don’t hang out with very rich people on a regular basis, so I find it interesting to observe them in their natural habitat.

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Last night, neighborbeeblog got out of the house and had a very good time at a preview party for the newest batch of Rock Band’s downloadable songs.

The party was held at Angels and Kings, which is known to most people as Fall Out Boy/guyliner aficionado Pete Wentz’s bar (where “Pete Wentz Sucks” was scrawled all over the bathroom walls). The crowd consisted of Rock Band enthusiasts, many of whom played new song after new song, fueled by their inner rock gods and free drinks.

Harmonix has thus far added 110 downloadable songs for the game, ranging from The Monkees’ “Last Train to Clarksville” to “Crushcrushcrush” by Paramore (thank you, promo ads during The Hills, for introducing me to Paramore and not making me feel so incredibly old). The neighborbeeblog crew sang our fair share of songs, including My Sharona, Roam, and More Than A Feeling. We would have tried out several more, but we ended up playing the same songs multiple times, since we, um, failed a few times.

In between shredding and belting out/mutilating our favorite tunes, we got to talk to one of Harmonix’s developers, who informed us that not only is Rock Band for Wii coming out in June (as Gossip Girl would say, OMFG), but that The Cars’ super-classic first album will be available for download in its entirety on May 27. I could make the joke about the new songs being just what I needed, but I’ll refrain. Sort of.

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This week on The Swarm, neighborbeeblog plays host to Spinachdip NYC. One of NYC’s earliest members of the blogosphere (waaaay back in 2004!), Mr. Dip recently moved to D.C. In the following post, he tells us New Yorkers the top 5 things we shouldn’t take for granted.

It’ll happen to you someday - you’re going to leave New York. Sooner or later, you’ll find a better paying job, start a family, or decide you want to spend your $1 million on something other than a 1-bedroom walkup. And when you do, you’ll miss New York.

I’ve lived in DC for the past year, and as comfortable as it is here, it’s not the same. Whereas people move to NYC for the big city experience, people who move to DC are there in spite of the big city-ness, and it shows.

It’s really the little things I miss, like the coffee vendor on the corner and seeing the Empire State from my rooftop. Anyway, here are the five things about New York that you might take for granted.

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Between Zach Galifianakis & Les Savy Fav, Air Hockey and tons of food, how could you NOT go out tonight?

Fun & Games: Air Hockey NYC @ Manitoba’s, starting at 8 pm

Fun & Games/ Music: Indie Rock Trivia Night with Zach Galifianakis and Les Savy Fav

Food: Dine Around Downtown (now tomorrow from 11 am to 3 pm because of the rain)

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