Category Archives: myth

House of The Rising Sun – Bob Dylan 1962

April 26, 2012 – 7:46 pm

Fifty years later. The LP BOB DYLAN changed our world. I was ten years old. It was arranged by Dave Van Ronk. The Pope of Greenwich Village.

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Chinatown’s Dancing Chicken

April 24, 2012 – 4:04 pm

Back in the 70s one of Chinatown’s greatest attractions was the dancing chicken at the Chinatown Fair Video Arcade. The chicken or chickens didn’t really dance the insipid tune, but shifted their feet to avoid the shock from the electrified plate. They also played tic-tac-toe and strangely won most, if not all the games they […]

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Origin Of Boob

April 5, 2012 – 4:10 pm

Some words have simple explanations, because we are simple people.

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MEMORY LOSS by Peter Nolan Smith

March 27, 2012 – 1:19 pm

The Catholic Church and other derivatives of the Judeo-Christian faith extol monogamy as the true state of man and woman, then explain sex through the mystery of the birds and bees. Actually my parents never lectured their children on that subject, although they spoke about the stork whenever a new brother or sister arrived unannounced […]

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Burning Money For Quiet

March 26, 2012 – 1:20 pm

Last January Jamie Parker and I were drinking at a bar on Soi Bukhao in Pattaya. Several sound systems competed for our attention and Jamie said, “I’ve never see a people more allergic to silence than the Thais.” “The TV in my house is always on.” Thais love their soaps. “What about the loudspeakers in […]

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