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Finally we came down enough to get back to my sister’s around 4 a.m. Then Sal tells me he has to go to work! Every working day of his adult life his Dad has picked him up and together they … Continue reading
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Just before I started driving a cab, Philadelphia’s cab drivers had been on strike for better pay. The new contract that was bargained got better retirement benefits for the retired drivers and soon-to-retire drivers, but no pay increase for current … Continue reading
You’ve got to know your dealer Foreword: My last acid trip was in Philadelphia at age 25. Not that it was a “bummer,” I’d just had enough. Tripping is such an intense thing you never really know for sure … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter Debating Gerald Ford, Philadelphia 1976. I was in law school at Temple in 1976 attending evening classes. It was a late September Friday night, and after classes I was to catch the last train out of Reading … Continue reading
The Ride to Chicago [second daily dose of Erie Islands] It was mid-afternoon when I once again had my thumb out on Ohio 2. The Erie Islands, like I said, is not much of a destination spot, so I … Continue reading