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Post by telegonus on Jul 6, 2018 17:49:40 GMT
I WOULD LOVE GRUNGY TIMES SQUARE. GOD. the shit we have now is just embarrassing. I die a little when I look at old photos of it. Might have been the apex of the idea of the Sinful Big City, but it had grit and character. You won't find much of either around the island now, except in a few isolated pockets that the developers haven't felt was worth their while to 'pretty up'...yet. Truly. Grit and character have largely vanished from our major cities. City living, when I was a young fellow, meant having to "put up with" stuff like that. It was part of the landscape, and that included the street hookers I used to walk past and across the bridge by when coming home from work after dark. They'd proposition you right there, grab at you sometimes  , or try to. Like something out of Lou Reed ( Walk On The Wild Side), which is exactly what it was. Then all the gay stuff,--drag queens and the like, no "trannies", please  (no such word then)--it was quite a sight to see. I can't honestly say I'd want the world to look like that now, but as part of my coming of age experience I wouldn't want to change one bit of it. An education in living in and understanding the world. |
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, or try to. Like something out of Lou Reed (Walk On The Wild Side), which is exactly what it was. Then all the gay stuff,--drag queens and the like, no "trannies", please