Category Archives: NEW YORK

Christopher Hitchens RIP

Long-time Vanity Fair writer and general anti-anythingist Christopher Hitchens passed away at the age of 62. Seconds after his death his body remained dead. He was not Christ and he promoted atheism to his dying breath. Friends and colleagues mourning his passing. Vanity Fair represented the sell-out of an intellect, so I was not familiar […]

BAD INFLUENCE by Peter Nolan Smith

Last winter Enos Washing called me at the diamond exchange. “I heard from your cousin that you had come back from Thailand.” Enos had visited Ty Spaulding in Pattaya and the then-broker had thought the Last Babylon ‘dirty. He wasn’t wrong. “I’m back almost four years.” I hoped Ty had said nothing about the circumstances […]

Running In Place

Mayor Bloomberg has not announced his candidacy for president, but his position as the in the top twenty wealthiest men in America has given him an outside shot as a third party option financed by his own money. In order to gain recognition in the rest of the country the illegally-eleected mayor has waged a […]

Fuck Off Mr. Bloomberg

The mayor of New York was born several months after Pearl Harbor. He is ten years older than me. His net worth is around $19 billion dollars making him the 30th wealthiest man in the world. It’s amazing what a difference those ten years make for one’s fortune. Wikipedia has listed Bloomberg as a business […]

Kind Words From The Far Right

Thirty summers ago I was stuck in New York waiting for a doorman job in Gemany. My pockets were empty and my rent was a month late. Many of my friends worked at Danceteria on West 21st Street. I ate at the BBQ on the roof and drank for free. The owner was a fan […]