Monthly Archives: February 2011

Story of the Week / Mr Bellers Neighborhood

February 15, 2011 – 8:26 am

As published in Mr Beller’s Neighborhood 1981 by peter nolan smith 02/14/2011 Neighborhood: East Village, West Village Everyone on the scene thought operating an after-hours club on top of a 14th Street theater was a good idea and Arthur Weinstein opened the Jefferson on New Year’s Eve 1980. During the week the loft was home […]

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TV Limbo

February 15, 2011 – 7:46 am

And suddenly it was 4am. No one of the modern age remembers waking to this signal and even fewer can recall its black/white ancestor and only a handful the sight of electric snow blanketing the screen of their Zenith Television. Only 4 channels and all of them were good.

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The Glue of the Cosmos

February 13, 2011 – 11:29 am

The Universe is a cosmos of mysteries beyond Man’s comprehension. Scientists battled religionists on the story of creation. The Bible versus the Big Bang Theory. Seven days versus seven billion years. I reject both their antiquated offerings in favor of the ‘Always Was’ Factor based on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. E = MC squared. The […]

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Bloomberg, Teigh Trasna Ort Féin

February 12, 2011 – 9:12 pm

New York’s Mayor Bloomberg spent $100 million to convince the voters that his opponent stood no chance against his juggernaut. The billionaire won by 6% thanks to the apathy of the brainwashed electorate. Bloomberg has cut services, raised subway fares, and blamed underlings for his failings, but this week the nebbish crossed ethnic lines by […]

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Brooklyn Tony ON GETTING OLDER:

February 12, 2011 – 8:55 pm

Brooklyn Tony was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another. After the 6th candy bar a man on the bench opposite him said, “Son, you know eating all that candy isn’t good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat.” Brooklyn Tony replied, “You […]

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