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May.20.2009
THE HOTTEST SPOT IN TOWN
July '73, Times Square, New York...There's a recession on, but you can't tell by me. I've got a bar job-- twenty-seven bucks a night and all the goldfish I can eat. It's at the Hotel Diplomat, an SRO on 43rd. St. and Sixth Ave. We call it "the Roach Motel"...
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May.20.2009
Dick Zigun is the owner of the Coney Island Sidesow, and “unelected Mayor of Coney Island”. Dick has been the Spokesman for Coney Island Amusement Park since 1980. Since day one, he has been a champion for the Coney Island cause in this era of Development, and has been instrumental in making...
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Apr.04.2009
You might be wondering why a photo of butter goes along with a post titled New York? Well, unlike in Toronto, in NYC I can get just about any butter I want, well almost. As I am going to France next month, I bought butter from elsewhere in Europe, Italy, England and Ireland. One of my favourites is...
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Mar.26.2009
Good afternoon everyone! Happy Spring at last!!!
First, some odd news: I read this morning that a man was recently arrested for impersonating a Justice of the Peace in Sedona Arizona. Apparently the legality of several couples’ marriages are now being questioned. Mr. Allen Elfman, age 41, is...
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Mar.23.2009
Just a quick note to say that I was thrilled to learn today that FAT has been nominated in the Single Subject category for a James Beard Award. I am in New York at the moment, which makes it all rather exciting. I am going out tonight with friends to celebrate, more news soon.
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Mar.17.2009
I am meant to be writing a two page film proposal to outline what I see are the main themes for my film. But mind is elsewhere, news just in that American Express, which prides itself on avoiding deadbeat cardholders is losing money because ahem, their "exclusive" members can't pay and...
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Mar.15.2009
Currently tucked into the driven snow on the eastern side of Long Island reading “The Road Washes Out in Spring — A Poet’s Memoir of Living Off the Grid ” — about one fourth of the way in — and am enthralled, meditative, attuned, and simply feeling extremely romantic about places I’ve never lived...
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Mar.11.2009
Today on my home blog I am writing about the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit: Choirs of Angels. It is a gorgeous collection of illuminated manuscripts. Check out the pre-printing press fanciness:
http://aknickerson.blogspot.com/2009/03/choirs-of-angels-painting-in-ita...
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Feb.12.2009
Phoenix caused a flurry recently when he told a camera crew that he was done making films, over acting and planned instead to focus on his music. Attending a Paul Newman tribute, Phoenix's words with met with skepticism and many thought he was joking, but his publicist confirmed his plans to change...
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