Monthly Archives: October 2008

Rejection for MAYBE TOMORROW

October 24, 2008 – 5:19 pm

Last year I re-wrote my punk novel MAYBE TOMORROW. The story is about a car thief, gay hustler, and a runaway teenage girl who form a punk band in 1976 to rip-off a rich kid, but fail because they succeed musically for one night. I first sent 30 pages of this book to Emma Parry, [...]

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Trouble in Omaha

October 21, 2008 – 7:14 pm

Joba Chamberlain of the NY Yankees was arrested in Nebraska last week for speeding, driving under the influence, and having an open container of alcohol in his car. The hour was 1am. The ex-Cornhusker ace was returning from a night on the town in Omaha. The last stop had been at a strip club. His [...]

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Down and Out for Thaksin

October 21, 2008 – 7:13 pm

The Supreme Court of Thailand dealt a serious blow to Tuesday Thaksin Shinawatra by sentencing the deposed prime minister to two years in jail for helping his wife in a shady land deal. A bizarre twist in these legal proceedings is that the court revoked an arrest warrant out for his wife. She is already [...]

By Peter | Posted in Thailand | Comments (0)

Fake Cops in Pattaya

October 21, 2008 – 7:13 pm

Several years back when I was living in the East Village, I bought a slice of pizza on 9th Street and crossed over to 10th on Stuyvesant Street. I had eaten the pizza down to the crust and intended to finish it off, except a car blew the stop sign and nearly smashed into me. [...]

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Thailand and Khmer Spat on the road to China

October 21, 2008 – 7:12 pm

The military of Thailand suggested to the PM to take a vacation and Somchai has obeyed their edict by scheduling a trip to Beijing, where we will meet with his Cambodian counterpart in hopes of resolving the two SE Asian countries’ border disputes, which escalated into a bloody confrontation last week, leaving dead and wounded [...]

By Peter | Posted in Asia | Comments (0)