Monthly Archives: November 2008

Without You Blues

November 18, 2008 – 2:59 pm

Nick worked 3 months to save up money for his trip to Pattaya. 9-9 driving a taxi in a shitty English town. He flew over last week and sought to rekindle his love for the Last Babylon, but emailed me that Pattaya wasn’t the same without me. We were and will be drinking partners and [...]

By Peter | Posted in Pattaya | Comments (0)

LA SPEEDBALLS by Anonymous

November 18, 2008 – 2:58 pm

I have been arrested 3 times in LA, yes, that would be one too many and they wanted to lock me up for a year and a half. It’s a long and not so interesting story so I will spare you the details, but in a nutshell, here goes. The last boyfriend (or a walking [...]

By Peter | Posted in Drugs | Comments (0)

Cannibals have better taste than Nazis

November 18, 2008 – 2:56 pm

Polish jokes usually depend on the premise that all Poles are stupid. We know that is not true, however the foreign minister reputedly made the following joke. “Have you heard that Obama may have a Polish connection? His grandfather ate a Polish missionary.” The Polish government has not denied the statement, but protested it wasn’t [...]

By Peter | Posted in Food | Tagged | Comments (0)

169 Bar Chinatown NYC

November 18, 2008 – 2:54 pm

My friends don’t really go to bars. The older ones hit bed early and the young ones like trendy nightspots, leaving me to wonder whether there are any bars for drinkers in this city. Luckily I’ve found a few that haven’t been ruined by slummers or hipsters, mostly because their remote locations protect them from [...]

By Peter | Posted in Driving, NEW YORK | Comments (0)

Cold As a Witch’s Teat

November 18, 2008 – 2:53 pm

For the past 6 years I’ve spent my winters in Thailand. My springs, summers, and autumns too. This year I’m in New York. Latitude 40′ 47′ N. There are no palm trees in sight. Boreal winds ripped the final fall foliage from the branches. It’s official. I’m cold and the temperature will only getting colder, [...]

By Peter | Posted in weather | Comments (0)