Monthly Archives: December 2011

PACHAMANA –

December 13, 2011 – 6:21 am

the wonders of the andes

By Peter | Posted in 50s, america, music, myth | Comments (0)

The Unglitter of Gold

December 13, 2011 – 5:55 am

Last week Peru’s president suspended civil rights in a northern Andean region after a series of protests had shut down the development of a new gold mine. The locals had resisted the government’s attempts to aid Newmont Mining to exploit the region’s watershed for their project and the politicians have responded to the the violence […]

By Peter | Posted in america, Environment, greed, politics | Tagged , | Comments (0)

ROUGH ROAD by Peter Nolan Smith

December 11, 2011 – 4:50 am

Peru sucked in 1995. The capitol city Lima sucked even more. I had spent the better part of two days trying to score a bag of cocaine. The airport police had fingered me as a user. They weren’t wrong. An undercover squad had tailed my ventures into the slums. Their obvious presence had scared off […]

By Peter | Posted in 90s, Drinking, Drugs, Love, semi-fiction, Travel | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

KEEP ON KNOCKING – Death 1976

December 7, 2011 – 11:30 am

clive davis told them to change their name. they said go fuck yourself. he pulled the money, but this song rocks. fuck you clive indeed.

By Peter | Posted in 70s, hip, music, punk, revolution | Comments (0)

Faster Faster

December 7, 2011 – 8:38 am

The fastest speed on the French Autobahn was clocked at approx. 320 KPH or 205MPH by a BMW out past Strausbourg in the late-80s. The police never chased the violator. They radioed ahead to the toll booth to arrange a reception for the speed demon. A road block slowed down Speedy and the driver supposedly […]

By Peter | Posted in cars | Tagged | Comments (0)