Monthly Archives: July 2015

The Racism Of Hipsters

July 13, 2015 – 9:05 pm

The cult of modern hipsters was birthed by the gentrification of New York’s Williamsburg. The men wore vests, plaid shirts, new jeans, and bushy beards. The women dressed normal. Beards got longer. The look was popularized by TV and Hollywood. The peak period lasted from 1999 to 2009, however the hipsters remained in hipster drag […]

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Pattaya Always Pattaya

July 11, 2015 – 7:24 pm

Back in the 1970s Miami Beach was a neglected beach resort populated by ancient retirees in moldy art-deco apartment buildings. Elderly snowbird males dine at Wolfie’s Deli sporting Sta-press shirts, plaid trousers, and gleaming white shoes. Attired in their polyester finery these septuagenarians trolled Miami Beach for blue-haired widows with a little extra income. The […]

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Throwing Back Fish

July 11, 2015 – 2:09 pm

Last weeekend Bushwick was heaving with artists, hipsters, dealers, and tourists enjoying a day of open studios in the rejuvenated industrial wasteland. I had bicycled over to Grattan Street to view a friend’s paintings. Frank Holiday greeted me with surprise. “I’m so happy you showed up.” “As am I.” I quickly examined his new paintings. […]

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Peanut Butter and Jelly by the painter Frank Holliday

July 11, 2015 – 10:25 am

Peanut Butter and Jelly by the painter Frank Holliday. Out at his Bushwick studio.

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MANEATER

July 10, 2015 – 10:41 am

From my younger sister about my brother Michael Charles Smith. “I was driving home tonight listening to vintage Hall & Oates and thinking of Michael. Their song “Maneater” came on. I remember it was a hit around 1984. I came home to Milton from DC a few days before Christmas. Mom and I were chatting […]

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