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January 1, 1979 – East Village – Journal

January 1, 2025 – 11:55 am

Alice, Anthony, and I saw in the New Year on 3rd Avenue. A gang member of Puerto Ricans from the Lower East Side muttered at Alice, “What are you looking at, ugly?” Ship horns from the harbor signaled the end of 1978 and the gang member wished us, “Feliz año nuevo.” We returned the wish. […]

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December 30, 1978 – East Village – Journal

December 30, 2024 – 1:42 am

Dallas over Atlanta and the steelers over Denver, the post season nears the yearly climax to the NFL, Super Bowl XIII, the league using Roman numerals to pretend this blood sport has a link the the gladiator games of the Roman Empire. Alice returns tomorrow via a flight from Charleston WVA. In times for the […]

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December 29, 1978 – East Village – Journal Entry

December 29, 2024 – 10:31 am

Disco was king on 1978 AM airwaves. Rock and roll came a distant second and punk barely scratched the airwaves. Everyone was into Disco. Donna Summer, a Dorchester native, struck platinum with MacArthur Park and Last Dance, Chic took over # 1 in December with Le Freak. The shout for Disco echoed across the country […]

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December 22, 1978 – East Village – Journal Entry

December 22, 2024 – 9:45 am

Andy promised to call me this afternoon from Boston. I hoped to stay with him in Brooline, instead of my parents in Milton. I waited by the SRO hall phone at the 11th Street SRO. Nothing. No call. I walked over to the St. Marks Bookstore, browsing Peter Matthieson THE SNOW LEOPARD. I wished I […]

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December 21, 1978 – East Village – Journal

December 21, 2024 – 2:42 pm

GG Barnums was good fun last evening, especially dancing between a glamous queen and ballerina; Shannon and Dove. Shannon stuck poppers under my nose and Dove too, whispering ‘fuck me, fuck her’ in all seriousness dancing to Chic’s FREAK. Grant and John joined us in the dance orgy. It had been a long time since […]

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