By the look of the Home page it appears we have been infested with
drug pushers. They need to go. This kind of crap is all over the net
so we sure don't need it here.

Not sure what steps need to be taken but to let 'em know they do
not have a place here!

Jim Keller and Alex Call wrote the hit single "867-5309/Jenny" which climbed all the way to number 4 at Billboard in 1982.





Funny how things go around. I had no idea that someone named Jim Keller had co-wrote that huge hit from the early eighties. I found out because I have this subscription to New Yorker magazine; and I only have that because they sent me an offer in the mail that was too good to refuse. So several weeks ago, I'm paging through the magazine and I see… Continue

Out on the street, Delancey, in front of the club the winter winds were having their way. Playing freeze tag. I had an extra ticket, if you can believe it, but I had to duck into the club a couple of times to warm up before I popped out the second time and found someone in need. After I sold the ticket I went to the corner, Bowery and Delancey to find my son who was meeting me. His cab driver dropped him in a void somewhere. He ended up having to use the GPS on his phone to find the club!… Continue

Hey. Going to the first of three sold out shows tonight by Patti Smith at the Bowery

Ballroom on Manhattan's lower east side. I have been hoping to see her perform for

years but especially after I had seen the documentary on her life several months ago:

'Patti Smith--Dream of Life.' I believe the film captures her essence. It explores her

family, her writing, painting and politics. Very inspiring film. It is my intention to post

a review of tonight's show in the next… Continue