Category Archives: Nightlife

Kind Words From The Far Right

November 1, 2011 – 5:18 am

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 […]

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To Grope Or Not Grope

October 30, 2011 – 6:20 am

Somehow when men from the West come to Pattaya they lose whatever manners their parents had beaten into their thick skulls during their dullard childhood. Bad behavior becomes almost a prerequisite for a good time. Drunkenness, rowdyism, and macho studity are usually forgiven by our Thai hosts and hostesses, but there is always a boundary […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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Another One Bites The Dust.

July 19, 2011 – 10:31 am

Once the Mudd Club closed at 4am, most of the post-punk clientele scurried home to the East Village, Tribeca, or Soho. Those with money in their pockets prolonged the evening with a stop at Dave’s Luncheonette on Broadway. Tuxedo Moon had performed on the small stage that night. My girlfriend and I had invited the […]

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