Category Archives: fights

WALK LIKE A WOMAN by Peter Nolan Smith

August 25, 2010 – 10:43 am

I thought Billy Wilder’s film SOME LIKE IT HOT was funny, until my next-door neighbor asked in his basement, “Who you think is prettier as a woman? Jack Lemmon or Tony Curtis?” “Neither.” This was 1964 and men in dresses weren’t supposed to be funny to 11 year-old boys on the South Shore of Boston. [...]

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Mushrooms Clouds Teriyaki

August 21, 2010 – 12:24 am

1992 marked the last nuclear bomb test in the USA. The various atomic powers conducted nearly 2000 explosions. Only two were on populated targets. My Uncle Russ told his nieces and nephews that he had ready to parachute into Japan, when a flash appeared over a city. The assault troops watched the mushroom cloud consume [...]

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Nuclear Trigger Happy

August 21, 2010 – 12:07 am

“Just a pinch more of plutonium.” Iran’s leader is asking for some whop. Israel is hot to whack Iran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has boasted to the global community is close to creating an Islamic nuclear capability. The clock is ticking and Israel is watching the passage of every second. Months versus years. The timeline depends [...]

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Like Father Like Son

July 6, 2010 – 9:06 pm

Fenway took a fall in the bathroom. Lots of blood. 8 stitches. No longer perfect. Everyone says his mother beat him. Mam would never touch him. Me maybe, but like father like son. My black eye is from a street fight in Pattaya. “It was a good fight, ma, but I lost.” In fact I [...]

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Best Punch CBGBs

July 6, 2010 – 7:32 pm

CBGBs was a rough bar. The Hell’s Angels called it theirs. No one questioned their right to act like they owned the place. At least they scared off most other asshole bikers, although not every night. It was the night of the Cramps’ first show at the Bowery club. The place was packed with affectionados [...]

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