The West Side Spirit published my Yorkville story, “Sentimental Journey on a Hot Summer Night.” An excerpt is below, click link above if you'd like to read the entire tale.
Sadly, during his youth my father’s emotional development was stunted. In 1945, hanging over the mezzanine at the Paramount Theatre, Dad swayed dreamily side-to-side listening to the Artie Shaw Orchestra. In mid swoon, while admiring his new suit, Dad flipped over the railing landing head first on an usher flirting with a floozy in the orchestra’s tenth row. Luckily, neither was killed. Both bleeding, they were taken to Polyclinic Hospital for stitches and x-rays. Dad begged the theatre’s manager for a rain check as the medics led him through the lobby. Dad sustained permanent injury that became apparent as the years unfolded. He no longer could make a decision or form an opinion that’s basis did not derive from something that happened in 1945 or before.
The next “City Stories: Stoops to Nuts,” Storytelling show is this coming Tuesday, July 12th @ 6pm @ Cornelia Street Café. With terrific yarn spinners & songsmiths:Barbara Aliprantis, Jake Goldman, Thomas Pryor, Francesca Rizzo, Tricia Scotti & Coree Spencer. Please stop by! Admission is $7 (that includes one free drink.)
Cornelia Street Café, @ 29 Cornelia St. between W. 4th St. & Bleecker St.
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