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Tag Archives: New York City

The J Train.

20-Dec-09

http://taltybaptistchurch.org/special-headings/ A few friends got some real experience with the J train last night – in a blizzard no less – coming out to decorate the Christmas tree with me and sing a few old songs.  It reminded me of the following story: A friend called me up after flying out of New York, very excited.  […]

Richard Rohr comes to New York.

13-Sep-09

Banbury This coming week Richard Rohr will be visiting New York.  Rohr is a Franciscan, and while I’ve never met him personally, in the tapes of his lectures – particularly his astonishing work on Paul – my reaction is always, “This man is preaching the Gospel, the same message as Christ’s, in a modern form.”  It’s […]

Money and Radio.

12-Aug-09

I’m just back from a 2,500 mile road trip and want to know: how is it that New York City has the worst radio offerings of any city in the United States?  I heard the Talking Heads song “Born Under Punches” on the radio near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  When did that last happen in New York?  […]

The purpose of despotic government…

05-Jul-09

… is revenue, saith Tom Paine.  Here’s the latest adventure in this realm. I’m wrapping up a nine-day stay in the City, and have some time at long last to record a few of the many, many impressions. The Friday after Michael Jackson died I met some friends at a Soho apartment and we listened […]