Category Archives: soul

HELLBOUND by Peter Nolan Smith

March 30, 2013 – 3:33 pm

AP and his family left Fort Greene for the Easter Weekend. I’ve been alone in the brownstone, feeding the cats, turtle, and fish. My sense of worth is low and I treat that with beer, preferably Narragansett. That lager tasted of New England. This morning I finished re-writing IN HEAVEN ABOVE, my comedy script about [...]

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WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye Detroit Mix

September 8, 2012 – 10:03 am

The productiion history of Marvin Gaye’s WHAT’S GOING ON from Wikipedia; In late March 1970, Marvin Gaye had fallen into a deep depression following the death of his singing partner and fellow Motown artist Tammi Terrell, who had died of a brain tumor earlier that month. Gaye refused to record or perform, going as far [...]

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Zombies on the Highline

June 4, 2012 – 7:52 pm

They are everywhere. Photo by Jorge Socarrás He lived while others dined.

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AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU by Billy Paul 1972

May 9, 2012 – 9:20 pm
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Angels Dancing on a Pinhead

May 3, 2012 – 11:29 am

“How many angels can dance on the point of a pin?” My 6th Grade teacher asked our class at Our Lady of the Foothills. This spiritual question stumped most of us, since we had no data on the celestials’ weight, size, or their favorite dances, but my best friend coughed at his desk and Sister [...]

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