Monthly Archives: March 2012

Billion Euro House

March 26, 2012 – 12:47 pm

In fall of 1997 I rented a converted schoolhouse in Ballyconeelly from Lord Guinness of the Guinness Beer fortune. The monthly rent for the autumn was 600 Irish pounds or almost $1000. I was splitting the cost with my friend Ty Spaulding, but upon arriving at the desolate dwelling in the coastal bogs I discovered […]

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Wage Slavery for the Movies

March 26, 2012 – 11:01 am

Two weeks ago a casting director asked if I wanted to work a long day as an extra. “It’s $8 an hour.” She sounded apologetic, since the last three gigs had been at AFTRA rates. “Put me down. I”m not doing anything.” Nimmt geld or take money was one of the first rules of my […]

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The Word Fuck

March 25, 2012 – 7:21 pm

This tone poem is attributed to the great linguist George Carlin. Perhaps one of the most interesting words in the English language today, is the word FUCK. Out of all of the English words which begin with the letter F, FUCK is the only word referred to as the “F” word, it’s the one magical […]

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You Bet I Would # 231

March 25, 2012 – 6:03 pm

Alexa Chung – fashion editor and British it girl photo thanks to Duncan Hannah

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Poor Baby

March 23, 2012 – 10:00 am

Last February Whitney Houston died in suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was found submerged in the bathtub. The loss of the megastar saddened her fans around the world and yesterday the LA coroner announced the causes of death as accidental drowning due to cocaine, Benadryl, Xanax, marijuana and Flexiril. Heart failure was […]

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