Tag Archives: cocaine

Hurrah Punk Nightclub

Hurrah disco on West 62nd Street died after the opening of Studio 54. The owners experimented with a dance club featuring mainstream rock with video monitors hanging from the ceiling. When this scheme didn’t work, the owners called on Jim Fouratt to animate the ex-dance studio and the impish impresario booked punk and new wave […]

The Beauty Of The Female Breast

Wholesome. Unwholesome use. Screw it. Who needs a breast when you have a spoon.

The Romance Of Blow

The 1970s were a beautiful time. And so were the 80s. And I liked it.

Waiting For My Man

The year was 1997. The night New Year’s Eve at the Helmuth Building on West 18th Street and 7th Avenue. The party was hosted by my good friend, Juliana, and music provided by her music fanatic ex-husband. A Chelsea loft filled with old jazz musicians, real estate moguls, and a crew of Italian visitors. The […]

Don’t Run Don’t Walk

My position on drug legalization has been well-stated over the years, however I am not naive enough to ignore the problems besetting those using drugs in extreme or the people surrounding them, mostly innocent family members or neighbors. Pot is no longer pot. It’s turbo-powered skunk. I don’t smoke that mutant shit. Blow is a […]