Monthly Archives: April 2014

EXTREME PREJUDICE

  Today I went to the Realty Adjudication Board to meet with my union rep and FINALLY settle the matter of my being terminated from my job at 144 West 86th Street. The word terminated has some serious connotations, and … Continue reading

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GO, JOHNNY, GO GO GO

  John Genzale, AKA Johnny Thunders died 23 years ago on April 23,1991. I read about it in the Village Voice, a few days after it happened. I don’t even know if it made the New York papers, as it … Continue reading

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WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT

              I was going to call this post psychotherapy but there’s already a Ramones song called that. Then I remembered an incident in the lobby at the building I got fired from, where there … Continue reading

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      IT’S ALL RIGHT

  Yesterday I was doing some work for friends of mine, the wonderful Anne and Paul who have a condo on East 9th Street. Anne read my blog about being out of work a few weeks ago, and graciously offered … Continue reading

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    CRANK!

                                               People write all sorts of blogs, some even only have pictures, not even actual writing, but the … Continue reading

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THE REAL HEDWIG

  The Real Hedwig  Thanks to the generosity of my friend Vicki Perlman (sometimes Alspector) the lovely Danusia and I went to see Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig And The Angry Inch last night at the Belasco Theater. It was … Continue reading

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  PANDEMONIUM!

  I missed posting yesterday because I was busy; I got a little P.A. work on of all things a Polish music video for a Polish pop star. But more on that on Saturday. Stay tuned, loyal readers, it will … Continue reading

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GOODBY COLUMBUS AVENUE

  OK, it’s official now; the union rep called and said the company had settled on a severance offer, 8 weeks pay plus a “neutral” letter of recommendation. So that comes out to less than a half a weeks pay … Continue reading

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  HOW TO COOK BEANS (Not meant to be a food blog)

               Being Mexican, one of the staples of my mother’s dinner table was beans. She liked pinto beans, and as a child I was required to sift through the dried beans and remove the … Continue reading

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