Category Archives: Love

Edith Spain 1919 – 2010 RIP

June 22, 2010 – 10:34 pm

Her kiss represented the mirage of ‘welcome home’ to the troops returning from WW2. The promise of lust. The reality of a family. The union of man and woman. Edith Shain has joined the mortal coil. Her kiss is immortal.

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For the Love of Gold

June 13, 2010 – 11:43 am

Gold has been the staple gift for Thai girls from their farang boyfriends since the Vietnam War. 5 baht of gold on a bar girl’s neck or wrist is a dead give-away she has a love-struck sponsor in the closet. The girls love this show of wealth, for the sheer pleasure of rendering other bargirls […]

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Oh What a Wonderful Day

April 21, 2010 – 8:04 pm

I woke up early to blue skies over Brooklyn. I reached over to my computer and opened up Skype to call Mam, the love of my life. There was no answer from Thailand and I figured that my son was sleeping early. The time difference is 12-hours and Fenway has not been feeling well. I […]

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The Fade of Glory

March 31, 2010 – 1:43 pm

Earlier this month Hollywood bestowed its highest honor to Sandra Bullock for her role in BLINDSIDE. That Academy Award evening the actress proudly stood in the loving limelight of her peers and press. The gold on her Oscar tarnished with the report that her biker husband was seen in the presence of LA’s leading tattoo […]

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Valentine’s Eve @ Zeppelin Hall 2/13

February 10, 2010 – 7:49 am

My only Valentine is 9000 miles away on the other side of the world. I’ll be heading out to Thailand to see her soon. On Sunday I’ll be alone, but on Saturday I’ll be drinking beer, eating sauerkraut, and dancing to a Omp-pah band at John Argento’s Zeppelin Hall in New Jersey. Nothing says ‘no […]

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