Monthly Archives: June 2022

Nice 1985

June 21, 2022 – 1:45 pm

The summer of 1985 Albert, Serge, Jacques Negrit and I opened a nightclub in Nice. Our vehicle was Albert’s Chrysler Imperial. The city’s narrow streets were hell on the mirrors. The long black car had class, although we wished it was a convertible. Our villa was covered with grape vines. There was no AC or […]

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12:09PM Prosecco High Noon

June 18, 2022 – 1:19 am

In 1970 Xaverian-Westwood High School was all-boy. I was a math major. My foreign language was German. Typing 101 was for football players. Our team was State Champs. 9-0 in the Catholic Conference. Typing 101 class was taught by a woman instead of a black robed brother. Every student was male. I took Creative Writing […]

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Hotel Des Ecouffes 1982

June 16, 2022 – 7:43 pm

In the early 80s I often resided at a Marais hotel particular on Rue Des Ecouffes off the Rue Des Rosiers. The top follor offered a view of the rooftops and the bell towers of St. Gervais. As a true Shabbas Goy I loved waking to the gangs fighting on the street and the nearby […]

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THE END OF BABYLON by Peter Nolan Smith

June 14, 2022 – 12:08 pm

Pattaya had long been recognized as the world’s leading destination for sex addicts and lowlifes attracted to the sordid city on the Gulf of Siam by the countless bars, the easy women, lax enforcement of law, crooked police, rampant drug use, stunning ladyboys, and young boys. My ten years in the Last Babylon furthered my […]

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The Beauty of Myopia

June 13, 2022 – 7:52 pm

Myopia denies good vision. I’ve been near-sighted since 3rd grade. My teacher moved me to the front row, which was reserved for reprobates and vision-challenged children. The bad boys never persecuted the girls, but ratpacked the bespectacled boys as easy prey for humiliation. 4-eyes around the world have been rescued by laser technology. Laser surgery […]

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