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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 2/3

Froze my buns off to no avail today. There was a cold wind a-blowin', negating the effects of the brilliant sunshine. The highlight of the session was a visit from Steve, a poet who lives in the building that was at my back. He's been a little down in the dumps recently, as he's being harassed by gangsters - the IRS. That results in sleepless nights for anybody. He's retired on a disability pension, which was supposed to have been tax free. He found out recently that it's not. He's now in arrears a couple of years, and he's on an austerity budget until he knows what's what. He did have something good happen: articles on presidents Arthur and Nixon were published in a magazine that has featured several of his poems. Way to go, Steve.
I've had a bit of relief in my own dealings with gangsters. The actor who read the made man's treatment had not shredded it, as I was sure he had. I received it yesterday. What does that mean, really? If he wanted to steal it, all he had to do was make a copy. It's just another case of an actor passing on something that in the end may prove a bonanza for someone else. That has happened thousands of times to even those at the top of the profession. If only the MM could get the treatment to the handlers of Jennifer Aniston, who find her starring roles despite disastrous results at the box office. Maybe she is handled by gangsters. That would explain a lot. She is a good actress and beautiful woman but, given the results of her films, the most overpaid star of all time.
Thanks to the folks at Synovate surveys for the five dollar check. Every little bit helps.
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