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Simon van Kempen Performs His Hit Single Live Tonight on Bravo

By on May 12, 2011 in Celebrity Residents

Cobble Hillbilly Simon van Kempen lets us know via his blog that he’ll be performing his single I Am Real live this evening:

van Kempen Blog: Also of course make sure you watch me on Watch What Happens Live tonight. Kelly Bensimon & Cindy Barshop are Andy Cohen’s guests and I get to close the show with my first live performance of “I Am Real”

Also earlier today, due to the many requests I’ve had on Twitter, we launched the “I Am Real (Thug In A Club Mix)”. The original version is a better reflection of my voice but I hope you all watch & listen live as I sing for Andy tonight and judge for yourselves.

We’ll be live Tweeting during RHONYC etc tonight. Follow and discuss with us using hashtag #rhonycchb.

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Simon van Kempen Shouts Out CHB on @Gothamist

By on May 4, 2011 in Celebrity Residents, Cobble Hill

Cobble Hillbilly/ Real Housewives of NYC castmember/Rock star Simon van Kempen shouts us out in his Gothamist interview today:

Gothamist: I actually wanted to talk to you about that because we have a huge Brooklyn readership. You’re in Cobble Hill? Or Carroll Gardens? We are in, according to the Cobble Hill blog, we’re in Cobble Hill. We’re in that sort of no-man’s land, if you like. We’re on Butler Street between Smith and Court streets. Some people say that Cobble Hill ends at Court. It seems that the border -Carroll Gardens starts at Degraw, but between Degraw and Wyckoff west of Smith Street is classified as Cobble Hill, and then Wyckoff to Atlantic between Court Street and Smith Street…I can’t even keep track. Cobble Hill blog calls it the DMZ, it can be Cobble Hill, it can be Boerum Hill. Or, we live in BoCoCa.

Note to Gothamist – this is the post Simon’s referring to, how’s about a link?

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Simon’s Real Housewives of NYC Spinoff/Webisodes Launch

By on April 26, 2011 in Celebrity Residents

CHB pal/Cobble Hillbilly/ Real Housewives of New York City castmember Simon van Kempen’s webisodes have launched on Bravo’s website.  The series focuses on “the Chums”, Francois and Johann, with the first installment showcasing the boy’s predilection for creating “concoctions”.   If  you’re a fan of kid chefs then this premiere episode is for you.  Watch it after the jump.  Oh and did we mention that Simon has just released a dance single?  Read about it at the Brooklyn Bugle. Continue Reading →

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Simon van Kempen, Chums to Star in Bravo Webisodes

By on April 13, 2011 in Celebrity Residents

Cobble Hillbilly/Real Housewives of New York City castmember Simon van Kempen has been letting the world know via Twitter that he and sons Francois & Johan (aka the Chums) will be starring in webisodes on Bravotv.com beginning April 21.

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Alex McCord, Real Housewives of New York City Visit The View

By on April 5, 2011 in Arts and Entertainment, Celebrity Residents


The cast of Real Housewives of New York City stopped by ABC’s The View this morning. Check out the wild and wacky “View Tube” behind-the-scenes segment featuring Cobble Hillbilly Alex McCord.

The new season premieres Thursday (4/7) at 10pm on Bravo.

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New Neighbor: SNL Writer Simon Rich, Crosses Over from Brooklyn Heights

By on March 13, 2011 in Celebrity Residents

SNL writer Simon Rich is moving to Cobble Hill.  Curbed reports that he’s purchased 12 Warren Place from owner/broker Debra LaChance for $1.198 million.  She says, “It was nice to go to someone that nice. He seems like someone who will really appreciate the home.”

Aside from being the youngest writer ever for Saturday Night Live, Rich has published several books and collaborated with New Yorker cartoonist Farley Katz on New York Superheros playing cards.  He’s currently working with SNL castmember Bill Hader on the script for House of Joel, described as a “slasher-comedy”.

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The McCord-van Kempens Ramp Up for Season 4 of Real Housewives of New York City

By on March 10, 2011 in Arts and Entertainment, Celebrity Residents

Cobble Hillbilly/Real Housewives of New York City castmember  Simon van Kempen (@simonvankempen) tweeted us today to let us know that the trailer for Season 4 (premiering 4/7)  has been released.  And boy, does this season look like a doozy! Continue Reading →

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CHB’s Official Photogs, the Shaltzes, Star in New Blackberry App Spot

By on February 20, 2011 in Celebrity Residents, Cobble Hill

It’s been running for a couple of weeks now, the Blackberry apps TV ad featuring CHB’s “official” photographers/Cobble Hillbillies The Shaltzes.

Their hometown newspaper in Michigan tells the story: Continue Reading →

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New Neighbor: Author Martin Amis Buys $2.5 Million Cobble Hill Home

By on December 16, 2010 in Celebrity Residents, Real Estate

The New York Observer reports that British author Martin Amis will be moving into a 5300 square foot brownstone on Strong Place: Continue Reading →

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Blame it on the Jones?

By on November 25, 2010 in Celebrity Residents

Back in 1972, Kris Kristofferson invited us to “blame it on the Stones”. According to this Gothamist piece, which links to this NY Press article by local resident Danielle Gelfand, number one on the Cobble Hillbilly hit parade today may be “Blame it on Ms. Jones”; Ms. Norah Jones, of course.

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