Category Archives: 80s

Kind Words From The Far Right

November 1, 2011 – 5:18 am

Thirty summers ago I was stuck in New York waiting for a doorman job in Gemany. My pockets were empty and my rent was a month late. Many of my friends worked at Danceteria on West 21st Street. I ate at the BBQ on the roof and drank for free. The owner was a fan […]

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Go Civic Go

October 1, 2011 – 2:27 am

In 1982 I drove a VW Golf GTI from Paris to Bruxelles Aeroport. My mission was to pick up Valdmar, a New York DJ. He was going to spin records at the Rex Club for the magazine Actuel. On the way I noticed Benzs and BMWs cruising at 180 KPH or 100 mph and decided […]

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Hail Mary Move

September 12, 2011 – 10:43 am

No matter how long you live in a country, it’s difficult to become a native. My Swedish friend Jonas is a Michigan fan. He posted this on Facebook along with his Swedish friends’ comments; A guy just approached me and said pointing to my Michigan hat, “I hate everything that hat stands for”. Smiling at […]

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Across The Solent

August 14, 2011 – 3:01 am

Empires are ruled by emperors and empresses. Queen Victoria sat on the English throne from 1837 to 1901. The pressure of her reign required regal rest and her summer residence was the Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight. The Italian Renaissance palazzo reminded her beloved Prince Consort of Naples. I have stood on the […]

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Tank Man Plus 22

June 5, 2011 – 7:58 pm

22 years ago young protesters gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mourn the passing of a liberal official. Communist countries in Europe were collapsing like dominoes and the Chinese Politburo feared this non-violent threat to their regime. The hardline Premier Li Peng attempted to establish martial law, however the city troops had no heart to […]

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