My incredible host had come up with another interesting evening and experience. We would venture to an equestrian, golf and tennis club to which he belonged – mostly for its restaurant. Mumbai’s Amateur Riders’ Club sits in the Mahalakshmi race course and polo complex near one of Bombay’s many downtowns (like Houston). A gigantic wedding […]
Read more "Mumbai and a TayTay Reference"A friend and I sat at a pub in Cork, November 26, 2008. Breaking news invaded the screens, fire lit up a gorgeous building somewhere in India. A handful of Pakistani extremists had executed people in a Jewish outreach center, murdered dozens at a train station, ten more lost their lives in a popular cafe, […]
Read more "TAJ PALACE (not that one)"7:47 AM, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – MUMBAI A man about 150-feet away from where I’m typing this is shouting something. It’s repetitive and in a semi-joyful tone He’s selling something but my non-Hindi-speaking ears can’t determine what – and I can’t see him from this corner of the balcony. I’ve been up for three […]
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Read more "COMING SOON: ASIA/SOUTHEAST ASIA"“We have to stop and get a nice bottle of wine, he’s a ‘VP,’ he’s in so-and-so’s vertical.” Or group or whatever the hell strange and twisted game they play up there in Round Rock that means you’re supposed to kiss this guy/gal’s ass because they report directly to a guy/gal who reports to a […]
Read more "Swing for the Fences"The L&L Tavern sits on North Clark, about half a mile south of Wrigley Field. The owner’s a bit of a celebrity and, should he deem you worthy of service, can set you up with your favorite liquor and/or Stroh’s, PBR or Blatz. Or, of course, an Old Style. It’s rumored that both John Wayne […]
Read more "A Killer Evening."Leslie Cochran: A Photoshoot to Remember I would say something like, “for those of you living under a rock…” when I reference Leslie Cochran but that’s unfair. Not everyone had been to Austin between 1996 and 2012 and not all of the people who had met the former mayoral candidate and constant drag queen(slash)urban outdoorsman. […]
Read more "What was the question?"You meet the damndest people in a second-rate graduate school. Mine was near Preston, England, not far from Manchester, slightly closer to Blackpool. If you’re not familiar with Blackpool… you lucky bastard. The main administrative building on campus flew an English, a British and a Chinese flag. This struck me as odd for about an […]
Read more "Everybody Chen Wang Tonight"The Russian Embassy After I spent a few months in England at University (as they say), a friend from Tennessee came to visit. School was near Manchester but we all wanted to meet in London. Most people do. By “we,” I mean my Tennessee friend, my girlfriend, and some flatmates. The Crew. We would make […]
Read more "Happy New Year"Tom Waits and the North Georgia Woods A tale of two men, two flight attendants, a once-in-a-lifetime concert, the world’s best/worst strip club, 9mm Glocks and some possible incest. “Once in a lifetime” doesn’t do it justice. A chance to see Tom Waits live on what would likely be his final tour? Give me a […]
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The Neighborhood 