I don't think they're that Brooklyn-specific. I have seen trucks of this sort out here in Portland. And the Good Eats episode (filmed in Atlanta) where he tells you about having knives features a traveling knife sharpener guy.

Thought I'd be awesome by now.

An animal that has to migrate over great distances needs to have both a compass and a map

How sad is it that my first response to this sentence was "Yep. Just like Link in a dungeon."

(Da da da DAAAAA!)

I bought that Shure adapter from the Apple store online a month or so. It works quite well, especially if you have headphones with a short bit of cable, so you don't end up with wiring all over your body.

Unfortunately, it was like $50. Which is a bit ridiculous.

Evan:

I think you are confusing "derivative work" with "fair use." The copyright owner (Knight) has the rights to make derivative works generally, and they did not try to get permission from him to make their own. They should only be able to get away with it if their use falls under fair use. I can't really say if it does or not, not being able to see the TV segment, but I'm thinking that the fact they are trying to make money off of it would cut against them. So no, legally, I don't think they had the right to do what they did here.

And from a policy perspective, while I think what they did (probably) isn't all that bad and shouldn't be a violation of copyright, that's only true if it goes both ways and he is able to post-and-or-comment on their segment.