tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post4864557260869464855..comments2023-06-03T07:55:31.975-04:00Comments on The Subway Rambler (Online): A Bargain at Just $43,000 a Month for 30 Years!Dave Koppermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-14687568815129535432008-03-19T11:10:00.000-04:002008-03-19T11:10:00.000-04:00I'd have to say that it's specifically the Old Tap...I'd have to say that it's specifically the <B><I>Old</I></B> Tappan area - Tappan itself really has nothing but small and lovely homes, and even the larger houses in the town seem to be built with an eye towards restraint and functionality over flash.<BR/><BR/>The moment you cross the border into Jersey, though... whoof!<BR/><BR/>Don't you think that Bergen should open it as a museum? In a weird way, these monstrosities are landmarks, and should be preserved. Heck, they could make their money back on it in a year, just hiring it out for film shoots...<BR/><BR/>BTW: I need to point some credit to my mother, who first noted the realtor's sign and found the listing online. She lives for that stuff.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-59078458111077272702008-03-19T01:51:00.000-04:002008-03-19T01:51:00.000-04:00Again, Dave, Thank you for posting it. I have had...Again, Dave, Thank you for posting it. I have had trouble describing this house to my friends in the City. Now I have proof that I am not making it up...not that there aren't some other fine examples of McMansions as monuments to poor taste in the Tappan area, but this...this defied believable description.Boots O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422744921244385304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-33186396209261746272008-03-18T00:47:00.000-04:002008-03-18T00:47:00.000-04:00Don't thank me... thank the fine folks over at the...Don't thank me... thank the fine folks over at the New Jersey Multiple Listings.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, that's a pertinent detail I neglected to mention - there often was a limousine parked out front.<BR/><BR/>Vinnie the Chin...? Perhaps I'll delete this blog...<BR/><BR/>D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-8999387122843312302008-03-18T00:35:00.000-04:002008-03-18T00:35:00.000-04:00I know this house. Rumoured to be owned by Vinnie...I know this house. Rumoured to be owned by Vinnie the Chin.<BR/>Thank you for showing me the inside. I think there is also a parking lot of limos in the back.Boots O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422744921244385304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-49739835652576236382008-03-17T16:26:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:26:00.000-04:00I was thinking something along the lines of either...I was thinking something along the lines of either a large steel sphere, lovingly attached to a chain and then applied repeatedly to the structure, or something bright, flickering and hungry.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-72182889822522825182008-03-17T15:52:00.000-04:002008-03-17T15:52:00.000-04:00This place needs more "mah-buhl cah-lums" too!This place needs more "mah-buhl cah-lums" too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-28264574880209990582008-03-17T01:03:00.000-04:002008-03-17T01:03:00.000-04:00I just have one thing to say:"Delicate, sparkling,...I just have one thing to say:<BR/><BR/><I>"Delicate, sparkling, and bursting with class! Nothing says "I'm loaded!" like a CHANDELIER!<BR/><BR/>Are you kiddin' me? If you had one of dese in your house, you could look like a millionaire! Like da King of England! Like da King of France, or somethin'.<BR/><BR/>Imagine walking in your house and seein' dis one. Or dat one. Or dis one... <BR/><BR/>Ya GOTTA get a CHANDELIER!"</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com