Monthly Archives: August 2013

Flip-Flops Out – Paris – 2013

August 25, 2013 – 11:51 am

One of fashion’s greatest stylists attacked summer comfort by saying, “Let’s face it: FLIP-FLOPS ARE TO SUMMER WHAT UGGS ARE TO THE REST OF THE YEAR!” I agree with SL about Uggs, however in Hawaii they are called chappal, dép tông in Vietnam, chinelos in Brazil, Jandals in New Zealand, japonki in Poland, sayonares in […]

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TÃ’in Chliste

August 22, 2013 – 11:06 pm

My Irish grandmother said, “If you can tie your shoes in the morning, then you have nothing to complain about.” Later in the 60s I smartmouthed Nana saying, “What if I wear sandals?” She did not laugh until she smacked the back of my head. “Tóin chliste.” Yes, I was a right smart-ass hippie, but […]

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Unlucky Someone

August 21, 2013 – 8:52 pm

This evening a biker ran a light at West Broadway and Houston. He didn’t make it to the other side in this life. Drive safe, bikers. The first Kawasaki Ninja came to America in 1986. We called them ‘widowmakers’. They were too much speed for a man. Same as this Unlucky Someone.

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Lucky Me

August 21, 2013 – 8:34 pm

New Years Eve 1986. I was riding my Yamaha 650 through a snowstorm. Approaching Houston and 2nd Avenue the light changed to red. I skidded through the intersection excepting the worse. Cars crisscrossed my path. I stopped against the curb. A 9th Precinct cop said, “Damn you were lucky.” “That I was.” “Where you Headed?” […]

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NOT A CHANCE by Peter Nolan Smith

August 16, 2013 – 8:09 pm

In 1984 I flew home from Paris for Christmas in Boston. After the holiday I headed south to New York. The East Village to be exact. New snow prettified Tompkins Square Park. Tomorrow it would be cold dirty slush. I had $200. Florida was 1200 miles away. Hitchhiking to Miami Beach took as long as […]

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