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Maria Schneider RIP

February 3, 2011 – 4:03 pm

LAST TANGO IN PARIS was the hottest film of 1972 this side of the XXX hits DEEP THROAT and BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR. Audiences were enthralled by the full-frontal nude scenes between the cinema icon Marlon Brando and the lithe ingenue Maria Schneider. The young actress was a protege of Brigitte Bardot. Nothing in the […]

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Honor Guard for My Father

November 14, 2010 – 9:33 am

My father volunteered for the US military right after Pearl Harbor. His color-blindness excluded him from the army and marines, so he enlisted in the Army Air Force. He served in Kentucky testing radar-controlled 20mm cannons in B-25 bombers. He said they lost a crew a week. My father demobilized as a captain and the […]

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Big Frank’s Gone North

November 11, 2010 – 8:56 pm

RIP Frank Arthur Smith II (1921-2010) A Son’s Best Friend

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SEA BREEZE / Frankie Lymon

November 6, 2010 – 4:51 pm

Famous people lead fast lives. Frankie Lymon achieved success with The Teenagers’ first single, 1956’s “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”. The youthful hustler from Harlem had his way with prostitutes and older women. He penned the hit song with two bandmembers based on a teenage girl’s love letters. A host of hits rocked the […]

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RIP Solomon Burke

October 10, 2010 – 1:31 pm

“RIP Solomon Burke…I remember having Mr. Burke play the new Peppermint Lounge on West 46th St in Times Square. He demanded being paid his fee prior to performance in $10 and $20 dollar bills. Despite my partner Rudolf objection I agreed. So we sat in the dressing room as he counted his $5000 in $10’s […]

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