Tag Archives: 9/11

A DAY FAR FROM NORMAL by Peter Nolan Smith

September 10, 2012 – 4:22 pm

That September morning a jet roared above the East Village. I opened my eyes. Lots of planes and helicopters flew over Manhattan. None ever went this low or fast or loud. Thirty seconds later the windows shook with a muffled thud. It was more from an explosion than a sonic boom. The screaming children in […]

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Out My Window

September 8, 2012 – 1:28 pm

Last night I saw the above photo posted on FB by John Argento, the owner of the Surf Bar in Jersey City. I looked out my window and saw the twin columns of light marking the approaching commemoration of 9/11. I called a friend on the phone. Eleven years ago he and I along with […]

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Rule # 34 No Exceptions

August 16, 2012 – 1:34 pm

Rule 34: If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.

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Bombs Away Times Square

May 2, 2010 – 6:36 pm

New York City is swarming with tourists, foreign and native-born as well as illegal aliens. The visitors filled restaurants and hotels. They flock to the city’s many attractions such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Last night the Crossroads of the World was cordoned off by police after a street vendor […]

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Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name # 1 in UK

December 20, 2009 – 9:29 pm

Rage Against the Machine beat out a TV idol’s bid for Christmas # 1 hit thanks to a campaign by teen youths to tell the record industry ‘fuck off yer gits’. The insipid cover of The Climb by X Factor winner Joe McElderry lost by 50,000 votes. The power of facebook propelled the LA-based band […]

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