Category Archives: NEW YORK

GO PATRIOTS

February 5, 2012 – 12:37 pm

In 2008 I watched the New England Patriots play the New York Giants in Superbowl XLII from halfway around the world in Pattaya. My team had coasted to a 19-0 record and were looking to close out a perfect season. Destiny was thwarted by a late drive in which the Giants QB miraculously connected with [...]

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BETTING THE OTHER WAY / Bet On Crazy by Peter Nolan Smith

February 5, 2012 – 12:13 pm


Betting on the Superbowl has been an American tradition since the first game in 1967. Betting was another part of that tradition and for two weeks before the Big Game the diamond dealers and jewelers had been wagering bets on pools, the point spread, the over-under, which teams scores first, and the MVP. Some claimed [...]

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RICHARD IS A FORKHEAD by Peter Nolan Smith

February 4, 2012 – 11:37 am

In July of 1977 I discovered my roommate stealing my tip money and moved to a SRO room on West 10th Street and 5th Avenue. A bed and four walls cost $44/week. I was making about $200 at the restaurant and after work I took the subway from 60th and Lex to the Astor Place. [...]

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TOO MANY CREEPS / Bush Tetras

February 4, 2012 – 10:41 am

Stephania sent a photo of snow covering the landscape around her Rome studio. She explained that a freak storm had paralyzed the city and I sarcastically chided her of the usage of the word ‘freak’ being non-PC. She responded by saying there weren’t enough freaks. She’s right. Like Cynthia Sley sings in this song, “There [...]

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Asshole of 2011

January 19, 2012 – 4:17 am

TIME magazine’s Person of the Year was the protestor. Governments in Egypt and Tunisia were ousted by people fed up with the status quo of the few rich ruling of the many poor. The western media attempted to portray this change as the seeds of democracy, but were surprised by faceless protestors in America assailing [...]

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