Monthly Archives: July 2011

26 Hours Door to Door

July 30, 2011 – 1:16 am

I left Fort Greene Wednesday morning at 10:30. The A-train took me to JFK. Air-rail to Delta’s Terminal # 3. A 777 over the NorthLands to Tokyo. 2 hours of waiting in Narita. Another 7 Hours to Bangkok and then a 2 hours taxi ride to Sriracha. Home to see little Fenway and his mother. […]

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BASS STRINGS – Country Joe and the Fish

July 25, 2011 – 3:11 pm
By Peter | Posted in 60s, hip, music | Comments (0)

Never No Hotter

July 25, 2011 – 9:01 am

Hottest temperature ever recorded on the surface of this planet was 57.8 °C (136 °F) at Al ‘Aziziyah, Libya on September 9, 1922 Having been in 117 F, I can’t imagine how much hotter is 136 F. Damn hot.

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19 Ways of Keeping Your Insanity Intact

July 24, 2011 – 8:24 pm

1. At Lunch Time, Sit in Your Parked Car with Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer at Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down. 2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice. 3. Every Time Someone Asks You to Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that. 4. Put Your Garbage […]

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MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN by Noel Coward

July 24, 2011 – 8:05 pm

Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Noel Coward) In tropical climes there are certain times of day When all the citizens retire, to tear their clothes off and perspire. It’s one of those rules that the biggest fools obey, Because the sun is much too sultry and one must avoid its ultry-violet ray — Papalaka-papalaka-papalaka-boo. (Repeat) Digariga-digariga-digariga-doo. […]

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