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HUSTLER MAN FAIL AT DINNER TABLE

I watched a hustler man work the magic one night at a dinner table. He was alone, wife out of town, with a few married couples. One woman caught his attention. Hustler: You seem very happy tonight.

FEARFUL LIFE SOLUTIONS?

A fearful life is riding a NYC subway at night in the Seventies. This is what my ride looked like. I took the train from Brooklyn, up Manhattan, and over to Queens. It seemed like scary ride at night. Why the fear?

THE KING OF NEW YORK CITY, 1975

Stoner nation rolled in the muddy Woodstock slip and slide in upstate New York. Five years later they took a shower, got a haircut, and danced the disco. Top New York City discos needed the right people managing the door and lines that grew down the sidewalk most weekends. Full of Queens, Brooklyn, and Jersey […]

40 Is The New 60? Growing Up Boomer-style

Dear Boomer, Do you feel the years creeping up? Are you looking back more than ahead? If your parents are still alive, give them a call. Ask them what it was like closing in on 60. They won’t say much. That’s how it works with the Silent Generation. But that doesn’t mean you’re alone. Apparently closing […]