Category Archives: 90s

Ireland – ELK BOOKS The Last Issue

May 6, 2023 – 8:49 am

Jocko Weyland has published his last issue of ELK and included an excerpt from my journal entries from my long stay in the West of Ireland. 1997. Ballyconneely. Twenty-five years ago. Yeah, Todd and my stay in Ballyconneely was weird. September was fine ,but October grew grim and November the rains struck with a sodden […]

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NORTH NORTH HOLLYWOOD – CHAPTER 6 By Peter Nolan Smith

April 29, 2023 – 7:43 pm

SIX The 757 descended for its final approach to Las Vegas. The passengers tightened their safety belts and the male steward knocked on a bathroom door. A single passenger was missing from the flight. “Sir, you have to get back to your seat.” “Just a second.” Sean Coll was unraveling the turban of toilet paper […]

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NORTH NORTH HOLLYWOOD by Peter Nolan Smith Chapter One

April 27, 2023 – 9:12 pm

Six women crowded the honeymoon suite of the Coastal Motel north of Ventura. The buxom ‘groom’ patiently lay on the bed for her ‘bride’, while the brutish camerawoman glanced at the director and tapped her watch. “Lena, are you ready yet?” A bead of sweat trickled down the wiry director’s spine, as she knocked on […]

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THE BEAUTY OF BALI by Peter Nolan Smith

March 17, 2023 – 10:40 am

Back in the 90s I developed an annual routine of working seven days a week at the diamond exchange during the Christmas season. The weekly income and commission from the sales provided enough money for a 5-6 month hiatus in Asia and my yearly bonus paid for the around-the-world flight. Once Richie Boy and his […]

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ERIN GO BALI by Peter Nolan Smith

March 17, 2023 – 6:58 am

My first trip to Bali was in 1990. Most tourists gravitated to Kuta Beach for sea, sun, and fun. Being a pseudo-intellectual I opted for Ubud, an idyllic village of Legong dancers, ornate temples, and quiet evenings, where I rented a small house overlooking an idyllic stream. My house servant served breakfast in the morning. […]

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