Category Archives: 60s

I HATE PAUL by Peter Nolan Smith

August 12, 2023 – 1:20 am

The Beatles infested America in 1963 and the following April the Fab Four dominated the US charts with five #1 hits. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND was followed by one chartbuster after another. Everyone had their favorites. My next-door neighbor, Addy Manzi had seen the group at Carniege Hall in December 2, 1964. Her father […]

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Saturday Afternoon 169 169 Bar East Broadway

August 10, 2023 – 10:19 am

Saturday afternoon Summer. Early The 169 Bar East Broadway Jimmie Smith and his organ On loud. No one here, But Cass and Vince. Bartenders / friends Cass serves a cranberry.soda. Cranberries. In 1969 I raced my VW through the bogs west of Plymouth On Qualludes. I ditched the Beetle in a pond My three friends […]

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BURNT ORANGE HERESY by Charles Willieford

June 3, 2023 – 2:58 am

I could have taken State Road Seven straight away by picking it up west of West Palm Beach, but because the old two-lane highway was used primarily by truck traffic barreling for Miami’s back door, into Hialeah, I stayed on U.S. 1 all the way to Boynton Beach before searching for a through road to […]

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ANCIENT PORN by Peter Nolan Smith

June 1, 2023 – 2:32 am

Pornography is derived from the Greeks linking two words; prostitute and I read. The portrayal of sexual acts can be traced to pre-Ice Age. Scientist claim a naked figurine carved from a mammoth ivory was man’s first attempt at figurative representation. Opponents to this thought counter that lurid images were not found amongst the thousands […]

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Best Meal Of All

May 19, 2023 – 12:05 pm

Next week my younger sister and her husband are leaving for a holiday in Northern Italy. I am so envious, as I have been confined to New York City for the past year, due to a long illness. My body has been steadily healing after a major operation over Yulemas, but the doctors have strongly […]

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