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A life-long New Yorker writes in to lament the current state of things at the Chelsea, and in New York. Unlike some of us, however, he believes he’s found a silver lining. Ed, Somewhere between the many letters you must recieve from those abroad that are concerned with the current conditions and the uncomfortable chatter…
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Poet and author Piri Thomas said on Tuesday that there have been no decisions made either way in the 1.2 million dollar struggle between himself and his stepson David Elder. Thomas would only say, "I don’t know what happened to justice." So far, calls to Elder’s attorney have gone unanswered. According to the calendar posted…
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Its taken two months of close scrutiny but we finally spotted a guest who must have booked his room while Stanley was still in charge. I’m sure that many of you who live here have noticed the tall skinny guy dressed in hippy garb sitting in the lobby for the past couple of weeks. Well,…
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Imagine a microcosmic landscape crackling with pigments of green and gold with electric frequencies of saffron-orange cradling circular pulsating “beings”. Rupert Sheldrake has such a painting hanging in his study in Hampstead, London. It was this unexpected gift, given a few years back from Swedish artist Hawk Alfredson (who resides at the Hotel Chelsea) that…
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In a sporty rhinestone t-shirt, bandana and black jacket, author Julia Bell betrayed her punk rock roots. Her first two novels were marketed as YA (Young Adult), and dealt with, respectively, eating disorders and sex trafficking, but the one she’s working on now will break that mold: it’s about creative writing and literary snobbery. Julia…
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Being There, Being Here “Foreign Correspondent” Segment, May 15, 2007 (The segment is now available for viewing online. Click through and scroll to the bottom of the page for the link.) As I followed the camera into the lobby and fixed on the familiar features of Stanley Bard, I tried to resist the inevitable nostalgia…
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Sometimes life intervenes and we have to get to leave the Chelsea for a while. Last week, we were in San Francisco. Since we’re bookworms at heart we were able to hook up with some like minded folks Thursday night. Coincidentally, Kemble Scott, editor of SoMA Literary Review, which published a story by Ed a…
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Here’s another e-mail we received this week from a gentleman who wants the Chelsea experience, but doesn’t want to pay an arm and a leg. Southern writer looking for information on living in Chelsea for a couple of months. I am wrapping up a year in the Quarter in New Orleans and will be sidelined…
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Patti Smith’s New Year’s greetings arrived in our e-mail box a little late this year. Frankly, I wish I hadn’t received it at all. Who wants to be reminded by Patti Smith to go to the dentist and to change their socks. Give us a break! Sex, Drugs, and Rotten Teeth forever! Her advice for…
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Well, according to our unscientific study conducted by searching youtube.com it’s Chelsea Hotel #2.. Almost every day a new version of this song pops up on youtube.com For those of you who don’t know the history Leonard Cohen wrote this song to commemorate a one night stand with Janis Joplin, which occurred here a the…
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