Terrible Magazine Selection

By hugh | Published: April 12, 2009

I don’t know who the manager of this Bank of America is, but he/she is not a go-getter. Do not trust this person to ever go the extra mile. In Mad Men, the young Don is taught the symbol that tags a house with a “dishonest man.” I say everybody start tagging places the way [...]

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I See The Gates

By hugh | Published: April 11, 2009
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More Stairways With Holes

By hugh | Published: April 10, 2009

I see where this is going.

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New York City Fire Escapes

By hugh | Published: April 9, 2009

Many of us have these tiny balconies to hang out on on a nice day but we usually don’t. Why is that? What if a fireman sees you? Is it against the law? (Most people know you can’t grow your garden on your fire escape or use it for any other storage because whatever it [...]

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Moving the Car on Passover

By hugh | Published: April 9, 2009

Just kidding. I was pretending to go John Galt on the parking laws. Carry on!

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Come Back Tomorrow

By hugh | Published: April 8, 2009

The other drug store in my neighborhood is open 24 hours, bitches. What’s with all the red? Obama officials embody the corruption he promised to get rid of. Glennzilla reports. Boom time for criminal syndicates. Robot army deployment. Bill Moyers and Michael Winship call for a more serious investigation. Update: I meant to point out [...]

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Ding Dong Deluge

By hugh | Published: April 6, 2009

I arrived at the Ding Dong Lounge last night to discover a fire truck parked out front and a dozen patrons milling around with New York’s Bravest. Not seeing any smoke, I looked into the bar and saw a waterfall pouring from the ceiling. Chet told me it had subsided quite a bit and earlier [...]

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Pirates Opposite the Beacon

By hugh | Published: April 4, 2009

Bartenders wait for the show to end. Opposite are two tour buses and a giant moving van for lighting gear and props. Just riding by.

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The Genius of the Crowd

By hugh | Published: April 2, 2009

Matt Dillon nailed Charles Bukowski in the movie Factotum. He never smiles and got the cadence just right. Someone should cast him again in another Bukowski / Chinaski novel turned movie. Mickey Rourke missed in Barfly. There’s a man playing a lonely trumpet outside. I turn on WNYC and listen to the talk radio people [...]

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Credit Crisis Primer

By hugh | Published: April 2, 2009

Via Digby. This pleasantly reminds me of elementary school and watching movies that explained the banking system. Watch it if you’re confused about what’s going on. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis

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Thumbs Up for the Oak Hill Kitchen

By hugh | Published: April 2, 2009

The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival is happening there again so you best be showing the love. They served me the best corn chowder I ever had. Besides some good sandwiches.

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Old Men Justifying Shit

By hugh | Published: April 1, 2009

Watching Ben Kingsley muddle his way through Elegy, I thought of The Dean’s December by Saul Bellow. They were both long falling moments when a couple of my heroes got really ugly. They stumble out at the end a ready-made baptism. (Both are fictions.)

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