Headbanging

November 11th is Metal Day. Have you hugged a headbanger? See you in the mosh pit — not!

Headline from nypost.com: “By the numbers: Only 2% of the 140K migrants who have come to NYC have applied for work permits.” Why work if you don’t have to?

From NYP: “Sen. Marsha Blackburn demands subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ flight logs.” O, pretty please.

Headline from foxnews.com: “Space station astronaut spots ‘ghostly’ image staring at them from Earth.” Volcanic pit and soda lake Trou au Natron in northern Chad, photo from GI:

Here’s some great Hollywood trivia. John Cazale, who was taken by cancer in 1978 at 42, appeared in only five full length films — all were nominated for Best Picture. There are only eight titles under his name at IMDb: The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and The Deer Hunter (1978). His other credits are The American Way (1962), a short, an appearance on N.Y.P.D. in 1968, The Godfather Saga (1977), the mini-series compromised of the three films. Born in Massachusetts to an Irish mom and Italian father, he concentrated on theater in Boston, Central Park and off-Broadway, winning two Obie Awards. He won the lead in a 1977 production of Euripides’ Agamemnon on Broadway. Tragically, he appeared in only the first preview, withdrawing after taking ill. Somehow he was never nominated for an Oscar, showing how meaningless such awards are outside the moment. His work will last as long as mankind does.

The shadows engulfed the floating book shop at 12:30, so I spent most of the rest of the session in the car, although it wasn’t very cold. Can’t take chances after a certain age — aargh! My thanks to the gentleman who, after having passed hundreds of times without a purchase, bought Man Up: How to Cut the Bullshit and Kick Ass in Business (And in Life) by Bedros Keuilian and BenBella Books; and to the woman who chose the massive World Without End by Ken Follett; and to the one who jumped on a Russian translation of a Dan Brown novel; and to Wolf, who took home a book and two DVDs in Russian, Runaway Jury (2003) on DVD, and a Nat Geo special edition on Leonardo DaVinci… RIP Arthur, who succumbed to cancer. He bought many items from me through the years. A burly guy, I don’t believe he made it to Social Security eligibility. Such is life.

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