Category Archives: NEW YORK

BAG OF NAILS by Peter Nolan Smith

December 15, 2016 – 2:21 pm

Throughout the 70s Nickie Barnes strongarmed for a Harlem heroin empire under the protection of the Lucchese crime syndicate. His godfather ‘Crazy Joe’ Gallo helped Barnes create ‘the Council’ to run the trade north of 125th Street and Barnes earned the nickname ‘Mr. Untouchable’ for his skill at beating charges and evading arrests. Neither the […]

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LAST CALL WITH ARTHUR

December 15, 2016 – 11:40 am

After my arrest for copyright infringement in Thailand I had to stick around Pattaya for my court date. Three months without any income. I called my various friends around the world for contributions to my ‘stay out of jail’ fund. There was a schedule to these pleas and in April it was Scottie Taylor’s turn. […]

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Russian Supermodel Copycats Pattaya Farangs

December 12, 2016 – 10:24 am

Pattaya probably leads the world for most suicides by tourists. Every week the city’s newspapers report another fatal plunge from a condo balcony. No one ever calls for the landlords to place a sticker on the railing saying, “Falls from this height could be dangerous.” because the suicides are usually considered to be losers, however […]

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The New 50 is the Old 50

November 21, 2016 – 11:04 am

Men celebrate their 50th birthday. Women avoid any mention of age. Men don’t care. To them fifty is the old age of youth and the youth of old age. 50 came as a surprise to me and I started the party in Pattaya to Bangkok to New York to Boston and finally Watchic Pond in […]

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Lets Play Two

November 19, 2016 – 1:04 pm

The Yankee destiny was built on a single trade, when the owner of the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to finance a Broadway production of NO NO NANETTE. $200,000 for a flop and the curse lasted 68 years. While the Sultan of Swat might have been the most memorable hitter of the Damn Yankees, over […]

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