Category Archives: france

WIN AT ANY COST by Peter Nolan Smith

February 11, 2023 – 7:22 am

In 1968 the Baltimore Colts entered Super Bowl III as 18-point favorites over the New York Jets. The NFL champions were led by Earl Morrall in place of Johnny Unitas, while the AFL underdogs were quarterbacked by the flashy Joe Namath and the Alabama native boasted in Miami, “We’re gonna win the game. I guarantee […]

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BRIGITTE NEVER GETS OLD by Peter Nolan Smith

December 10, 2022 – 9:58 am

Ten years ago I returned to New York after a long time in Thailand. Culture shock had been minimized by staying at my friend’s $2 million Ft. Greene brownstone, however after a week I had acclimatized to fat people with loud voices, young people walking with cellphones in their hands, and the lack of serious […]

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La Belle France

July 13, 2022 – 4:30 pm

Paris is an amazing city, but it has been renown for the beauty of women living there throughout time. Here is a collection of movie stars. They lit up our lives. Catherine Deneuve Brigitte Bardot Sophie Marceau Marie Trintignan Carole Bouquet Dominique Sanda Isabelle Adjani Of course there’s no mention of Franciose Hardy. The only […]

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Nice 1985

June 21, 2022 – 1:45 pm

The summer of 1985 Albert, Serge, Jacques Negrit and I opened a nightclub in Nice. Our vehicle was Albert’s Chrysler Imperial. The city’s narrow streets were hell on the mirrors. The long black car had class, although we wished it was a convertible. Our villa was covered with grape vines. There was no AC or […]

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THE TEN TOP THINGS TO DO IN PARIS

April 19, 2022 – 11:36 am

Set fire to a historical cathedral. Get entombed in the catacombs Die of boredom waiting in line for the Louvre. Pay a wanker in a beret to paint an unflattering caricature of you. Surrender to an invading force without shot being fired. Protest the rigors of a thirty -hour work wee. Enjoy local delicacies like […]

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