Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Comeback of Rourke

September 7, 2008 – 9:48 am

Working at a nightclubs I met a lot of people. The good, the bad, and in-between. Famous, infamous, and nobodies. Sometimes I had no idea who was who. I tried to stop Mick Jagger from entering Hurrah. He was wearing a beard. His bodyguard Tony steered me right. I refused Meryl Strep entry to the […]

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Bhutto’s Widow

September 7, 2008 – 9:26 am

In 1995 my good friend Scottie Taylor opened the Milk Bar in Beverly Hills. He asked me to be the doorman with our tall Haitian friend Bernard as the bouncer. No one messed with Bernard. He was 6-8 with connections to the voodoo priestesses of LA. We had a good time until the Beverly Hills […]

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Gandhi’s Seven Deadly Sins

September 7, 2008 – 9:25 am

My mia noi gave birth to our son in August. A good name was necessary for my baby. I reviewed the standard names without success, then reflected on those of revered men. I almost choose Gandhi, but decided on Fenway instead. I am a Red Sox fan.

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Quote of the Day

September 5, 2008 – 4:29 pm

“After nine years of striving to be a good steward of your capital, I am very sorry for this outcome.” Dwight Anderson of Ospraie Fund telling it like it is to his investors after losing $9 billion dollars in less than a year due to betting on the rise of oil to $200/barrel. Better luck […]

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Old Geezer Go Go

September 5, 2008 – 4:07 pm

Last night John McCain spoke to the GOP convention in St. Paul. He has the scars to prove his patriotism. His campaign coffer is filled with $200,000,000. His feisty VP is prepared for a down-and-dirty fight. She knows how to gut a moose and sleep inside its carcass. If I were John McCain I would […]

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