Tag Archives: New York City

Life is But a (Lucid) Dream

Posted on June 2, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Vanilla Sky (2001) I believe this is the first time I’ve seen this film again since it first premiered in 2001. The world was a different place, after 9-11, and the premise of the film could somehow make sense, if … Continue reading →

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An Echo from 1939 at Madison Square Garden

Posted on October 28, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Trump NYC Rally (October 27, 2024) You know what they say: if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. Right, Donald? In real terms, this was Trump’s Last Hurrah: he wanted to make sure … Continue reading →

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It Took a (Greenwich) Village to Raise His Dander

Posted on August 29, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Positively 4th Street (July 29, 1965) Strange as it may seem, this is my favourite Bob Dylan song. And because it hit No. 1 in Canada, that may be the reason. At any rate, it’s a snarky comeback on something … Continue reading →

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Not All Monsters Live Under the Bed

Posted on July 11, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Eric (2024) We watched episode one of this limited series on Netflix, last night. It is a mess of the worst of 1985 NYC: AIDS is killing people; homosexuality is bordering on pedophilia; kids go missing and parents are fighting … Continue reading →

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He Knows Where All the Bodies are Buried (and Stories)

Posted on April 25, 2024 by cdsmiller17

David Pecker (September 24, 1951) Being the first witness for the prosecution (under subpoena) in the ‘election interference’ trial of Donald J Trump must be a very difficult place to be for this man. He and Trump were ‘friends’ for … Continue reading →

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He Really is Talking at Cross-Purposes with America

Posted on April 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Jim Jordan (February 17, 1964) Thinking that you have oversight of state judiciary is the first mistake. The second is that you think by putting everyone else on the defensive is going to save your own skin. Eventually, everything catches … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Court Case #71543-23

Posted on April 4, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Donald J Trump Arraigned (April 4, 2023 @ 2:30 pm EDT) For historical interests, only, I have raised the Trump Arraignment chart and compared it to Trump’s birth chart. Well, well, well: the Ascendants are almost exactly conjunct. What are … Continue reading →

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This is No April Fool’s Joke: The Time Is Now!

Posted on April 1, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Trump Indictment (March 30, 2023) This is something no one thought would happen. Well, looking at Alvin Bragg‘s birth chart, it seemed that something had to give eventually. That time is now! As always, there are subtle (and not so … Continue reading →

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Did You Know There was a Real “Popeye” Doyle?

Posted on February 24, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Jack “Popeye” Doyle (May 7, 1932 – February 26, 2013) Sometimes, the obvious stares you right in the face and you choose to be blind to it. By all accounts, Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle’s character was based on Eddie Egan, a … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History XII

Posted on April 10, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Rita Moreno Wins an Oscar (April 9, 1962) On this day in 1962: Actress Rita Moreno becomes the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar, for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961). It’s hard to believe this … Continue reading →

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