Monthly Archives: April 2011

Number Phenomena

April 11, 2011 – 8:01 pm

In 1975 New York’s diminutive mayor asked the federal government to aid the city. Its coffers had been depleted by the fiscal short besetting every American metropolis after the 1973 Gas Crisis. President Ford refused any assistance and the NY Daily News infamously shamed Washington with the headline FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD. The city […]

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Jeffrey Lewis Anti Folk Complete History of Punk Rock

April 8, 2011 – 9:38 pm
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WANDERLUST by Peter Nolan Smith

April 7, 2011 – 11:43 pm

The 60s were a time of rebellion. My father was straight. I was a hippie. His politics and mine were in conflict for most of our lives and I swore that I would not be my father. He was no fan of my lifestyle. We were worlds apart from the 60s into the 90s. A […]

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Long Ass Winter

April 7, 2011 – 11:12 pm

This winter started in October. The temperature dropped below freezing. Snow fell in November. A blizzard shut down New York at the end of December. The rich mayor blamed the the unions for the city’s failure during the crisis. He belong to the wealthy class. I escaped the cold three time. Twice to Thailand. Once […]

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Over 40 a la Brooklyn

April 3, 2011 – 8:30 pm

From LA at Frank’s Lounge. Where the truth is the truth. OVER 40 VERSUS THE NOW 1) When I was a kid we didn’t have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog. 2) There was no email!! […]

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