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Bootleg City: Neil Sedaka in London, March ’10
Citizens of Bootleg City, this is your mayor. This is your mayor on drugs. This is your mayor on drugs trying to get over a bout of hay fever and possibly hallucinating and temporarily
Read More »Bootleg City: The Heroically Tedious Journey of Making a Movie Begins!
Last week I delivered the thrilling news that a movie is going to be shot right here in Bootleg City, and now I’m happy to announce that shooting begins next week! The story line
Read More »Bootleg City: The Movie!
To fully enjoy the following piece of news from the mayor of Bootleg City, you must put on your 3-D glasses. And in order to be fully exploited by the 3-D movie experience, you
Read More »Bootleg City: In the Darkest Hour …
Folks, I have some exciting news to share with you — the Terrorist Dunking Booth is back! After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, none of us here in the United States were
Read More »Bootleg City: Alex Chilton (1950-2010)
Alex Chilton was the king of rock 'n' roll. The king of rock 'n' roll is dead. Long live the king
Read More »Bootleg City: Remember Me (As Better-Looking Than You)
“What will be my legacy?” It’s a question every politician has to answer. Will we be remembered for fighting the good fight, or, like former New York congressman Eric Massa, fighting the tickle fight
Read More »Bootleg City: My Life Would Suck Without Young Girls
On Monday I was told that my poll numbers have been slipping among young girls. This may seem like no big deal when you consider that no one under 18 can vote — that
Read More »Bootleg City: A New, Radical Concept for the Future
There’s been a lot of negativity here in Bootleg City the past few months. From last fall’s mayoral election to the criticism of my extended vacation and the controversy over my personal life and
Read More »Bootleg City: Endless Vacation
Fellow citizens of Bootleg City, I have something to confess — I am not a fellow citizen. I’m the mayor. I’m up here, and you’re down there. That’s why certain people (I don’t want
Read More »Bootleg City: Blue Angel in New York City, February ’81
A few months ago I wrote a couple pieces praising the dearly departed Spectrum in Philadelphia. But ever since, my karma’s been out of whack. See, I grew up just outside of New York
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