New York

Bittersweet Symphony
The last couple of weeks have brought a couple of painful bereavements. Though each died of cancer, their lives could not have been more different. But let me celebrate their...
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July 16, 2008

I Would Go Out Tonight…
…But I live too far away. Still, it’s always nice to get the personal invite. James Murphy, Tim Sweeney and Pat Mahoney all on the decks. You gotta love how...
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June 4, 2008

From Prospect Park to the Catskill Mountains
And I’m not talking about the Fletchers. I’m talking about Albie. Read more here: And visit the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary here....
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May 2, 2008

A Spring Fever Hitlist
NEW RUNNING SEASON Spring had not yet arrived by the time the local Grand Prix Running Season opened last Sunday with a 5k race at, of all places, the Lowe’s...
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April 4, 2008

Name This Book!
As some of you may know, over the last few years I’ve been gradually putting together, and have these last few months been busy writing, what I trust will be...
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March 11, 2008

Lush Lifers
“I always like to hang out, because, one, it’s a way of avoiding really writing; and, two, sometimes God is a crackerjack novelist and you can plagiarize the hell out...
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March 6, 2008

The New York City Touristrip
The tourists taking pictures on 42nd Street. But off what, exactly? A neon MacDonald’s? The New York Public Library on 42nd Street and 5th Avenue; one of New York’s most...
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February 11, 2008

I Want To Kill You
Okay, now that I’ve got your attention, what I really want to do is bring your attention to a song of that headline’s name. It’s by David Peel and the...
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November 20, 2007