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FAMOUS FOR NEVER by Peter Nolan Smith on Kindle FREE

August 25, 2014 – 11:49 am

FAMOUS FOR NEVER is a semi-fictional recounting of a ne’er-do-well living in the East Village during the 1970s, Paris through the 1980s, and Asia into the 1990s. Peter Nolan Smith’s pingponging around the world has ricochetted him through the ranks of the famous and near-famous such as Jean Michel-Basquiat and Klaus Nomi without success ever […]

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IN THE ABSENCE OF AMNESIA by Peter Nolan Smith on KINDLE

April 21, 2014 – 11:21 am

New York in the summer of 1981 was everything it hadn’t been in the winter. The 90+ temperature boiled the asphalt. New Wave had replaced punk and somehow the city had escaped bankruptcy. Money flowed on the streets and even the East Village exhibited signs of regeneration, since abandoned tenements can only be burned so […]

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Last Meal In Les Halles

February 21, 2013 – 8:52 pm

Back in May 1982 Walter Durkacz and I celebrated my 30th birthday with a luncheon at our favorite Paris cafe, which served the gourmands of Les Halles. I ordered the steack au poivre and Walter had the sole. He was a very slow eater, so I drank wine waiting for him to finish his meal. […]

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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST by Peter Nolan

November 28, 2012 – 9:51 am

Punk died before Disco. The next alternative defender of rock and roll was the New Wave, which combined electronic and experimental music with a minimal beat. Bands such as The Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds, and Echo and The Bunnymen achieved critical and financial success during the early 80s, however American New Wave acts were shut […]

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Mira Tibblin RIP

May 15, 2012 – 7:36 pm

Paris is a magical city. Parisians boast about the French capitol as ‘La Ville-Lumičre’ or City of Lights as much for its illumination as its well-deserved reputation for thought. I was lucky enough to have lived in Paris during the 80s. I learned the language, I ate the food, and I slept with the women. […]

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