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I’m Not a Maven!

In Woody Allen’s film Annie Hall there is a scene where he and Diane Keaton are standing on line to get into Bergman’s Face to Face. Near them is a guy who is sharing his opinions with his friends, quoting … Continue reading

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Two Cents Plain

We lived in a nice house. That section of New Haven was called Westville. As a kid property value meant nothing to me; but being five blocks from Yale Bowl did. That, and being a short bike ride away from … Continue reading

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Mr. Winston

Mr. Winston… I hate when people call me that. Yeah, it might be respectful and all; but my thinking is that Mr. Winston, Sid Winston, that is, passed away a few years ago. He was Mr. Winston. So when I … Continue reading

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The Great Naretsky

Streets change. I love looking at photographs turned to near “sepia” with age… photographs showing a familiar corner a 100+ years ago and then, in contrast, a photograph, crisper in detail, of the same corner today. And if the difference … Continue reading

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