Category Archives: NEW YORK

Studio 54 plus 34

April 26, 2011 – 7:57 pm

Studio 54 opens its doors 34 years ago. It changed the nightlife of the world. I was hangin out at CBGBs. We sneered at the discophiles. I visited the club that winter in leather and jeans. Everyone outside was in satin and glitter. The doorman pointed at me and waved for me to come forward. […]

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No-Go Zone on the Hudson

April 23, 2011 – 2:03 pm

Last weekend I rode the Hudson Line north to Poughkepsie. Spring was suffering a delay thanks to a powerful storm warping across the nation. Heavy winds were expecting to batter the region overnight. I sat by the window and watched the a gray rain lace the river. At times the opposite bank was obscured by […]

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West 23rd Street Afoot

April 21, 2011 – 7:56 pm

Residents of Chelsea are noticeably thinner than the inhabitants of other Manhattan neighborhoods. Their sparse frames might be attributed to youth, exercise, and diet, however the cause of their weightlessness is a result of the paucity of M-23 buses. Every time I exited from the F train at 23rd Street to head west the the […]

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GONE ARE THE GODS by Peter Nolan Smith

April 14, 2011 – 8:56 pm

This afternoon at the diamond exchange my co-worker Ava was reading scripture, while listening to god music on her computer. This good woman is worried about my soul. I told her that I was content with the threat of hell, for my best friend had drowned in Sebago Lake at age 8. No one saw […]

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Long Ass Winter

April 7, 2011 – 11:12 pm

This winter started in October. The temperature dropped below freezing. Snow fell in November. A blizzard shut down New York at the end of December. The rich mayor blamed the the unions for the city’s failure during the crisis. He belong to the wealthy class. I escaped the cold three time. Twice to Thailand. Once […]

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