Monthly Archives: July 2008

Arthur Weinstein RIP

July 10, 2008 – 10:59 am

In June 1966 Truman Capote invited 500 people to a soiree at the Plaza Hotel. This event has come to be known as ‘the party of the century’. I was 14 at the time. Truman never sent me an invitation, but by the time I arrived in New York the city’s nightlife was no longer […]

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BET ON CRAZY 2 / SETTING UP

July 9, 2008 – 2:45 pm

The next morning I woke at 8am. Manny’s exchange opened at 9:30. I bathed in my kitchen, dressed in a midnight-blue pin-striped suit, threw on my leather coat, and walked over to Velseka’s Coffee Shop on 2nd Avenue. A light snow was falling without sticking to the sidewalk. I had $5 left from the $20 […]

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Murder or Suicide / Pattaya Police Hard at Work

July 9, 2008 – 10:48 am

Pattaya police are investigating a farang’s mysterious death. Officers answering the call discovered a man on his side. A knife wound in his neck. Both the house and corpse have been burnt. Police consider this a 1-2-3 case of farang suicide, since farangs like to commit suicide in Thailand, although this wasn’ the usual jump […]

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F1 Boss Seeks Freedom For Spanking

July 9, 2008 – 9:54 am

My cousin Sherri worked at the Belle Du Jour in Manhattan. The year was 1981. The upstairs club entertained a clientele of S&M enthusiasts. Sherri dressed up as ILSA OF THE SS SHE-WOLFS and whipped bankers, lawyers, and Hassids seeking punishment for their sins. Better a few lashes of the whip at the Belle Du […]

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Happy Birthday JD

July 9, 2008 – 7:59 am

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards celebrated the birthday of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil. Military officials explained that the missiles had the range to hit Israel, but also Pakistan. “We have choices, but this is a happy occasion, after all without the great capitalist Rockefeller, Iran would still be Persia.”

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