Category Archives: NEW YORK

Arrigato Irene

August 27, 2011 – 9:39 pm

Autumn is not known for storms blowing up the Eastern Seaboard, but in late october 1991 a tempestuous Nor’easter combined with a cyclone off the the Maritime Provinces and a sputtering hurricane. This unusual triad formed what is now known as the Halloween Storm or the Perfect Storm. The latter title was made famous by […]

By Peter | Also posted in Travel, weather | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Sucker Punch

August 18, 2011 – 7:11 am

The CBGB’s bathroom had many purposes. The main use was the traditional release of body waste. Another was spray-painting or magic-markering a band’s name atop the thousands of previous honorees of the toilet hall of fame. The inhalation of cocaine or heroin was more popular in the stalls than shooting up dope or speedballs. The […]

By Peter | Also posted in 70s, Sex | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Memory Loss by Peter Nolan Smith

August 13, 2011 – 4:28 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 with the mystery of the birds and bees. Actually I don’t ever recall getting that lecture from my parents, although the stork was mentioned whenever a new brother or sister arrived unannounced […]

By Peter | Also posted in Beauty, friends, semi-fiction, Sex | Tagged | Comments (0)

Peter Nolan Smith Reading Tonight

July 22, 2011 – 4:31 pm

34 years ago lightning struck the power lines feeding NYC. The city was thrust into a black-out. Burning and looting in the Outer Boroughs. I tried to emulate the anarchy in Midtown Manhattan. Tonight I will be reading TRASH FIORUCCI for Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood Reading Series at Happy Ending! Located at 302 Broome St. in […]

By Peter | Also posted in 70s, Nightlife, semi-fiction | Comments (0)

Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood Reading Series at Happy Ending!

July 19, 2011 – 6:06 pm

Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood Reading Series at Happy Ending! Located at 302 Broome St. in the Lower East Side. This Friday – July 22, 8 PM – 10 PM Readers include Peter Nolan Smith, Robin Kilmer and Royal Young and JB McGeever Hosted by Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood’s managing editor, Connor Gaudet . Come out. Hear stories. […]

By Peter | Also posted in Nightlife, semi-fiction | Comments (0)