Thursday, September 24, 2015

St. Patrick's Gets The Pryor's Rolling

As an incredibly laxed Catholic it takes a Pope like Francis to get me excited about the direction of the church. His arrival at St. Patrick's today brings to mind my Grandfather Pryor's baptism there in 1900. Thomas E. Pryor was born on Third Avenue and 50th Street before the El was electrified, so every day dirty locomotive driven trains rushed past their third floor window.

Tonight, I'm telling a story about how art and life comingle in my family's lives in Manhattan back to 1896 on Avenue A.

In my family, we make things to convey emotions difficult or impossible to express.

Please rsvp this morning and join us tonight on a rooftop terrace, great storytelling, full dinner & wine and a great skyline view all for $40.

New York Arts & Science September Salon

@ Monterrey Terrace @175 East 96th Street

Thursday, Sept 24th @ 7-10 pm 

You must RSVP ~ register at this link:


Art and life. At times, a blissful marriage. Other times, hell. September’s featured performers will tell stories exploring the blurry line between art & life. 

Kiley Edgley is a blogger and former professional quiz writer. She writes about cultural observations, weird things that happen to her, and general nonsense. Read them at her blog: kwolverine.wordpress.com 

Bassey Etim is a journalist and musician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He lives in Brooklyn and runs the Community Desk at The New York Times. In 2011, Bassey released his debut novel "The God Project." His debut album "Perpetual Motion," is slated for fall 2015. 

Thomas Pryor's memoir, “I Hate the Dallas Cowboys – tales of scrappy New York boyhood,” was published in 2014 (YBK). His blog: “Yorkville: Stoops to Nuts,” was chosen by The NewYork Times for their Blog Roll. 

Marie Sabatino (Producer) has been writing stories since she was a little girl. and telling stories all over NYC for the past 10 years.You can find her work in publications such as, Mr. Beller's, Word Riot, Freerange Nonfiction, Columbia: A Journal of Literature & Art & other places.












Do you like old New York City photos and stories? Then check out my 1960s memoir,"I Hate the Dallas Cowboys - tales of a scrappy New York boyhood."Available at Logos Book Store and online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

The book has 112 Amazon five star reviews out of 112 total reviews posted. We're pitching a perfect game. My old world echoes TV's "The Wonder Years" ~ just add taverns, subways and Checker cabs.

You can also purchase my photography portfolio, "River to River - New York Scenes From a Bicycle" on Amazon.

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