Category Archives: New york

MY LIFE IN THE MOVIES

Posted on July 16, 2017 by xaviertrevino

  Film Forum is running a series called “Ford to City-Drop Dead. N.Y. in the ‘70s.” It’s 44 films so I won’t name them, I’ll just say I’ve seen most of them, and most of them on the big screen … Continue reading →

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LONG LINES, DOLPHINS AND A ROGUE WAVE

Posted on July 4, 2017 by xaviertrevino

It’s beach season again and we’ve been to Rockaway twice in a week. The plan Sunday was to catch the 9:30 NYC ferry from Pier 11 at the foot of Wall Street. We were supposed to leave at 8 but … Continue reading →

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INSIDE THE GARDEN OF CATS

Posted on May 14, 2017 by xaviertrevino

A couple of months ago we learned that the garden of cats is actually called Hope Garden, and we were invited to join for this season if we wished. There is a guy, Juan who is the president of the … Continue reading →

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NICE SHOES, J.B.

Posted on March 20, 2017 by xaviertrevino

In the winter of 1981-82 I dated a girl named Tegan, who had a sister named Sian. They talked to each other every day, and sometimes I was present. Somewhere in those daily conversations one would inevitably ask the other, … Continue reading →

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CALL THE WATER DEPARTMENT

Posted on March 8, 2017 by xaviertrevino

Actually I called 311, to report a leak. That was Saturday, after spotting a leak in the street on my way to do the laundry very early in the morning. I like to get there early so I don’t have … Continue reading →

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PROTEST AND A SHOW

Posted on February 18, 2017 by xaviertrevino

For Valentine’s day Danusia and I were going to a show. The Wooster Group’s production of “The Town Hall Affair,” an irreverent look at Norman Mailer’s raucous 1971 confrontation with leading feminists at New York City’s Town Hall. The event … Continue reading →

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PILGRIMAGE

Posted on January 7, 2017 by xaviertrevino

  I wanted to ride the new subway the day it opened. I wanted to ride on that noon Q train that would leave from 96th street heading south for the first time. I also don’t want to pay rent … Continue reading →

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