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Monthly Archives: February 2014
GET A JOB
My blog is about nothing in particular; I guess it’s like Seinfeld, a blog about nothing. But in the end, it’s about me, and I know I am not nothing. If you know me or are a … Continue reading
LIGHTNING DOES STRIKE TWICE
I lost my job, again, and maybe permanently this time. The only positive thought that this evokes is that I lasted 17 years at this job, an improvement on the 13 years I lasted in my previous … Continue reading
CRASHING IGGY’S PARTY
I couldn’t decide what to write for today’s blog- my friend Bill messaged me to write about Maggie’s tribute Saturday and how she influenced my writing, but I think we should let Maggie rest and get used to … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bowie, groupie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Max's Kansas City, party crasher, starstruck, The NY Dolls, The Stooges, Todd Rundgren
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GOODBYE TO THING 2
I usually post on Tuesdays and Saturdays, but this Saturday I will be at Maggie Estep’s funeral in Hudson, New York; so I am posting this today and will see you all next Tuesday. This blogpost is dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged Coney Island, Edna St. Vincent Millay, friendship, Hudson NY, inspiration, Love, Maggie Estep, miss you Maggie, Peter Pan, T.S. Eliot quote
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WHAT THE HEART WANTS
I was debating about what to write about today, I have a piece I wrote last week about the overdose death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and how his celebrity made a drug overdose front page news. Hundreds if … Continue reading
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Tagged bending the facts, celebrity battles, Mia Farrow, moral responsibility, proof, qubbling, right and wrong, Woody Allen
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CIGARETTE MONEY
Last week a woman gave me $20 for helping her load the last of her dead father’s possessions into a cab. I usually get two or three dollars, but she gave me twenty. Of course, I’d been … Continue reading
WALK AND CHEW GUM
It snowed again and garbage removal has been suspended again. That means my street; Broadway in Brooklyn (as opposed to Broadway in Manhattan or worse, Broadway in Queens) between Thornton Street and Flushing Avenue will be extra dirty … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway in Brooklyn, DSNY, garbage removal, LES, local politics, Mayor deBlasio, Park Slope, street plowing, Tale of two cities, UES, Williamsburg
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Monster Coat Habit
Last spring I bought TWO coats at J. Crew, both on sale, both at a great price. I still have one, this one: It’s a herringbone tweed topcoat, just like the one my dad used to wear. I’m … Continue reading