Monthly Archives: June 2024

May 12, 1978 – East Village – Journal

June 4, 2024 – 11:44 am

Last night I drank a lot of bourbon waiting for Ro to show and accompany me to my friend’s art opening. Thankfully Mike Selbach was there with his wife. Cheryl kept ribbing me, as if she wanted to see my cruel side. Mike had enough of this at hime and went o get beers at […]

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October Crow Screening

June 3, 2024 – 8:27 pm

Dr Neil Nepola. Three nights ago an audience of fifty young peple showed up for the first screening of OCTOBER CROW. The crowd were mostly tgere for Brigette who is a star. But my dear friend of fifty-four years was drivinf from Staten Island. He was running late. To stall tge impatience of the young, […]

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Tides Of The East River – June 2023

June 2, 2024 – 10:02 am

June 20, 2023 Dawn on the East River Grey I touch the window A seventh-floor hospital room Glass warm to my palm The summer solstice No blue A clouded sky A pale white sun 93 million miles away Glowing Gray The East River flows fast south Four knots with the flush Of Long Island Sound […]

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BLOOD AND MUSCLES @ CBGBs – 1978

June 2, 2024 – 8:55 am

1978 CBGBs. A rough Bowery bar. The Hell’s Angels home Away from the clubhouse No one challenged their claim To the punk rock venue. The Angels scared off other asshole bikers Although not every night. The Cramps From Memphis First show in NYC A packed house Garage rock fans and some Jersey bikers. Rocking, As […]

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Oysters On The Hudson

June 1, 2024 – 9:01 am

Every summer the Lenape traveled with the seaward tide to harvest the oysters from the Muhheakantuck or the River that flows both ways. The middens of discard shells created large mounds and the Dutch named a path Pearl Street for the luminous nacres. PSD the name Manhattan means “place of inebriation. Judy Nylon wrote The […]

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