“McGovern motioned to Dave the bar-tender for another drink. McGovern was drinking a Vodka McGovern. Dave of course was more than a little familiar with the drink, a rather large helping of vodka, soda, fresh orange juice and a squeeze of lime. It had to be a squeeze of lime.”( ”Musical Chairs”, 1991). One [...]
Archive for November, 2008
The Corner Bistro – Greenwich Village Landmark
Posted in About Greenwich Village, Interesting Locations in New York, Kinky and Friends, Kinky Friedman, Kinky Friedman's Novels, Literary Tour, Restaurants and Eateries, tagged Corner Bistro, Jane Street, Kinky Friedman, Mike McGovern on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dining at La Labotomy
Posted in About Greenwich Village, Interesting Locations in New York, Kinky and Friends, Kinky Friedman, Kinky Friedman's Novels, Literary Tour, Restaurants and Eateries, tagged 8th avenue, diner, Kinky Friedman, La Bonbonniere, La Labotomy, Ratso on November 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Charles the cook and proprieter took our order. Charles was one of the few Frenchmen I liked, and that was because he was probably a Greek. Charles is a French name and La Bonbonniere is a French name but the cusiine and ambiance of the place is more like a Greek Coffee shop than a French [...]
Where the hell is……199b Vandam?
Posted in About Greenwich Village, Homes and Hotels, Interesting Locations in New York, Kinky and Friends, Kinky Friedman, Literary Tour, The Wit and Wisdom of Kinky Friedman, tagged 199b, 199b Vandam, Greenwich Village, Kinky Friedman, loft, Vandam, Vandam Street on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is this 199b Vandam? “I took a place on Vandam Street. It was a sparsely furnished loft in an old decrepit warehouse recently converted to the Church of the Latterday Landlord”. (Blast from the Past, 1998). All Kinky fans must have harboured a wish at some time to visit the source of his inspiration, the [...]
