ClintonHillChill launched earlier this week. Our “pilot”, BKnesto, is a fourth generation Brooklynite (damn, I’m only 3rd) who can recall “back in the day”. Like the post about Spike Lee’s crackhead brother.

I lived in Ft. Greene in the late 80’s. I don’t remember Spike’s brother, but I did see his folks wandering around the neighborhood quite a bit. I found a cat on Dekalb across from 40 Acres and named him Spike. He was with us for 13 years until he passed at the age of 18. That’s my Spike Lee story. Not very impressive, huh?

And I forgot all about Spike’s Joint! Ok, here’s a little trivia (because I can’t remember myself and I’m looking for the answer). Didn’t director John Singleton also have a store on Vanderbilt in Prospect Heights?