Read MoreBabbo is an upscale Italian restaurant in New York City’s West Village on Waverly Place, just steps away from Washington Square Park. A few nights ago, I dined there with three of my dearest and most respected friends — Stevan H. Goldman, Steve “Ice” Eisenstein, and Peter Alson.
Read More….a pugilist with an authentic desire to win cannot be knocked out if he sees the punch coming, for then he suffers no lack of communication. The blow may hurt but cannot wipe him out. In contrast, a five-punch combination in which every blow lands is certain to stampede any opponent into unconsciousness. No matter how light the blows, a jackpot has been struck. The sudden overloading of the victim’s message center is bound to produce the inrush of confusion known as a coma.
— Normal Mailer in “The Fight” (1975)
Read MoreWe all need a park. Each of us requires our own particular park bench, that profoundly personal place where we run off to, that temporary asylum away from it all, that emotional hideaway uniquely our own, that haven assuring some calm and comfort when we need it most.
Poker’s legalization in Atlantic City changed many lives, including mine.
It wasn’t so long ago that every Hold’em player on the East Coast knew each other.
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Read More“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”
― Christopher Hitchens (The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever)
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