Monthly Archives: October 2012

Doug Henders Opening OCT 26 NYC

October 22, 2012 – 9:04 am

Doug Henders and I played basketball on the courts of Tompkins Square Park for years. His painting of an astronaut hangs in the dining room of this townhouse. Last December I visited his exhibition in Koln. Do yourself a favor and see his work this October 26 at the Mayson Gallery. Mayson Gallery 254 Broome […]

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Sensual Spam

October 21, 2012 – 11:38 am

I love how computers write to me. It’s so personal. “You can get what you want. But who will do all the house work? I love you! No wonder people say that computers are taking over the world. None of your business! I hope we can see each other again some time. I think so. […]

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Still Lifes On Other Planets

October 21, 2012 – 11:05 am

NASA released photos from their Rover vehicle this last week and I was stuck how much the sere close-up resembled Yves Klein’s BLUE SPONGE. Obviously it was another case of art imitating still life on another planet. There will be many more in the centuries to come. If we are going to the stars. And […]

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FREE THE RALPH

October 21, 2012 – 10:14 am

Last Thursday night I walked down Lafayette to repay a debt to the local bodega owner. Crossing South Portland I spotted several undercover NYPD cops gathered before Lafayette Ave. Meat Corp. Just the other day the bearded Palestinian had lent me $80, so I could send money to my son Fenway. All I had to […]

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Sylvia Kristel RIP

October 20, 2012 – 1:27 pm

In 1974 Sylvia Kristel became an international sex star thanks to her lead role in the soft-core movie EMMANUELLE. The French film portrayed the actress as the bored housewife” of a French diplomat exploring the frontiers of sex around the world. I saw EMMANUELLE at a packed theater in Boston’s Combat Zone. The movie sold […]

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