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Greenpoint Video Du Jour: Let Them Have Porn!
Last night I had a conversation with someone I (and many others) highly respect. After airing concerns about his work situation (and who isn’t concerned about such things nowadays?) he confided in me that he wasn’t really good at anything but writing. He seemed to be depressed about this, but as someone who could, would, should be earning five figures as a sales person (but whose heart is lies in art and mayhem) I understood. Some people are simply not “cut out” to sit at a desk. We want to roam, take photographs, write and follow our creative flights of fancy; my blog has been a product of this as is his.
Does this make us any better or worse? No, not necessarily— but being different doesn’t pay for shit. Then again being the “same” isn’t as safe as it used to be. I know too many people who have been laid off in Greenpoint to recount here. And many more who fear for their jobs. This upsets me tremendously.
However so trivial I take a perverse pride in my daily tribulations at the junk shop— if for no other reason because I suspect my fellow New York Shittites might enjoy them.
Larry da Junkman was sick, so he took a break outside. I, albeit briefly, presided over the junk shop. And with this came the supreme perk: I selected the music. And what did I, the decider, choose to play? The Beastie Boys, naturally. AS LOUD AS I COULD PLAY IT. And who decided to chat me up in return? Lovers of porn and Dire Straits.
Mostly porn.
There may very well be a recession but I can personally affirm the demand for porn has not dropped. It has in fact increased.
When I was nine years old I had my whole life planned out, e.g.; getting educated, married, having a “nice” job, kids, etc. Somewhere along the way I took a wrong right turn. And now I find myself being the Greenpoint masturbation mensch.
Do I have any regrets about this, you ask? HELL NO!
Miss Heather
P.S.: This is dedicated to my fellow creative weirdo— you know who you are!
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4 Comments on Greenpoint Video Du Jour: Let Them Have Porn!
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rheingold on
Fri, 20th Feb 2009 4:43 am
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superclam on
Sat, 21st Feb 2009 8:12 pm
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missheather on
Sat, 21st Feb 2009 8:18 pm
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superclam on
Sun, 22nd Feb 2009 10:26 am
I come back to a the great quote I’ve cited here before. As Silvio Dante pointed out in The Sopranos, “There are two things that are traditionally recession-proof. Certain aspects of the entertainment industry, and…our thing.”
Pornography (or, as Zippy The Pinhead says, pornogrippy) seems covered by both categories. Nice to see someone’s doing well in the economic shitstorm.
Sorry to be a jerk, but “mesch” means “gentleman”. I think you mean “maven”, which means “expert”. Feel free to call me a schmuck, or even a putz!
I typed “mensch” not mesch 😉
My poor spelling and I stand corrected. May I humbly suggest “Wankmeister”?
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