Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Downside of Heaven

July 28, 2009 – 9:14 pm

A holy man from Bali died from old age. He arrives at the Pearly Gates to be greeted by St. Peter. “Welcome to Heaven.” St. Peter leads the Balinese holy man inside. “I thought heaven was only for Christians.” “No, no, heaven is for everyone. Over there are the Balinese. To the right the French. [...]

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Heaven or Hell

July 28, 2009 – 9:09 pm

The model from Paris has converted to Fundamentalism with a vengeance. Her eternal life dogma is based on solid belief. Only two choices allowed to all souls. Heaven or Hell. I asked her if there were any alternatives. Her response “NO. Don’t fight it cause there’s only one way, and don’t worry once you admit [...]

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Damn You Satan

July 27, 2009 – 11:38 pm

The model from Paris shared an apartment on Ile St. Louis. Her husband paid the rent. He was an ex-legionnaire living in the South of France. She assuaged his suspicion about our having an affair by declaring at dinner on Cap d’Antibes that I was gay. In truth we were never lovers. I wasn’t her [...]

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Filming THE LAST QUAALUDES ON EARTH

July 27, 2009 – 11:03 pm

Several years ago my doctor and I were cleaning out the medicine cabinets of his deceased father’s office. It was in his parents’ old house. where his old man had spent over 40 years caring for thousands of Staten Islanders. We were surprised to find three small boxes of Quaaludes. Their expiration date was 1979. [...]

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Teddy Bear Picnic

July 27, 2009 – 8:26 am

Dave Van Ronk was a growling folk singer from Greenwich Village. He played the east Coast due to a refusal to fly. His mode of travel was buses, trains, or a car driven by a young girlfriend. His bearish body hid a gentle heart which he revealed any time he performed the classic TEDDY BEARS’ [...]

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