Monthly Archives: July 2008

Arthur Weinstein NY TIMES OBIT

July 15, 2008 – 9:55 am

Arthur Weinstein, Who Redesigned Nightlife in Manhattan, Dies at 60 By DOUGLAS MARTIN Published: July 13, 2008 In the glittery, manic, often ostentatiously naughty 1970s and ’80s, Arthur Weinstein was king of the night. His kingdom was a new breed of nightclubs that transcended disco balls, tired formulas and strobe lights to become ultra-hip destinations […]

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Laws Were Meant to be Broken

July 13, 2008 – 11:07 am

In 1982 I ran a VW-GTi Golf at 220 kph on the autoroute north of Paris to Bruxelles. This year I drove my Toyota Altis 1.8 at 160 kph on the elevated section of the Chonburi-Bang-na Motorway. Two months ago I obeyed the speed limit on the Taconic Parkway. My friend Andrew took over the wheel and ten […]

By Peter | Posted in america, Driving | Comments (0)

Bad Boy Etiquette

July 12, 2008 – 2:13 pm
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Koh Phi Phi

July 12, 2008 – 2:11 pm

I spent two months on Kho Phi Phi in 1992. Another month in 1994 and a two week stay in 1995. Ava my Palm Beach friend had been there in 1977.

By Peter | Posted in Thailand, Travel | Comments (0)

ATONEMENT movie

July 12, 2008 – 1:47 pm

There will always be an England although the England of the upper-classes is hardly visible to the masses other than in thoroughly boring films such ATONEMENT. Kiera Kingsley is gorgeous as is the English countryside, however Ian McEwan’s novel is a paean to those utterly useless aristocrats to which so many British aspire without any […]

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