tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post5432338482538857057..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Laundromat and MarcJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-64405402152319799692012-12-15T14:17:13.859-05:002012-12-15T14:17:13.859-05:00" It seems he had been frequently observed at..." It seems he had been frequently observed at the Club to put into his pocket the Seville oranges, after he had squeezed the juice of them into the drink which he made for himself. Beauclerk and Garrick talked of it to me, and seemed to think that he had a strange unwillingness to be discovered. We could not divine what he did with them; and this was the bold question to be put. I saw on his table the spoils of the preceding night, some fresh peels nicely scraped and cut into pieces. 'O, Sir, (said I,) I now partly see what you do with the squeezed oranges which you put into your pocket at the Club.' JOHNSON. 'I have a great love for them.' BOSWELL. 'And pray, Sir, what do you do with them? You scrape them, it seems, very neatly, and what next?' JOHNSON. 'Let them dry, Sir.' BOSWELL. 'And what next?' JOHNSON. 'Nay, Sir, you shall know their fate no further.' BOSWELL. 'Then the world must be left in the dark. It must be said (assuming a mock solemnity,) he scraped them, and let them dry, but what he did with them next, he never could be prevailed upon to tell.' JOHNSON. 'Nay, Sir, you should say it more emphatically:—he could not be prevailed upon, even by his dearest friends, to tell.' "<br /><br />from Boswell's <i>The Life of Samuel Johnson</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-84065019621876531982012-12-14T08:51:18.482-05:002012-12-14T08:51:18.482-05:00Wanting equal rights had absolutely nothing to do ...Wanting equal rights had absolutely nothing to do with wanting to be integrated into straight society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-52437494406900482192012-12-14T08:19:35.660-05:002012-12-14T08:19:35.660-05:00It must be Dr Laura schlessingerIt must be Dr Laura schlessingerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-27401792480930195752012-12-13T17:21:28.978-05:002012-12-13T17:21:28.978-05:00anon 11:39, many decades ago my parents took me to...anon 11:39, many decades ago my parents took me to greenwich village. we saw the art show, the beatniks & the gays. i didnt know they were gay, & nonone talked about it. the village was a tourist place on wkends, except they only had tourist trap souvenier stores. because of liberal TV, gay is trendy, gay is family friendly. because of gay marriage, & gay child bearing, "GAY IS THE NEW STRAIGHT". you reap what you sow. get it? oscar wilde said "be careful what you wish for". the bigger the front the bigger the back. the activists wanted total acceptance, tolerence, & you got it. (saw them whine on public TV in the 90s, the transgender parents who were not accepted @ local PTA meetings). dont you just wish for the good old days, when it was INtolerable for boring straights to be around you? im straight, & you guys were much more fun before. see?? we are not all the same. we cant always intergrate. equal but seperate? maybe that should be the new tune. in the meantime get ready for manolo. & please, no more PBS specials. the damage has been done.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-33644635258414389582012-12-13T08:17:31.431-05:002012-12-13T08:17:31.431-05:00what's happening to Provincetown, thanks to Ja...what's happening to Provincetown, thanks to Jacobs, is horrible. he donated a lot of money so he could open that store. and the bachelorettes are anathema.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-39220463587517318492012-12-13T00:41:59.029-05:002012-12-13T00:41:59.029-05:00This one also struck a chord of sadness in me; sad...This one also struck a chord of sadness in me; sad for that women who probably had no choice in the decision, sad that she lost her view of the street, and sad that retailers have so much power. Tell me, do you think we'll al still want to live here in ten years? In five? Thanks, Jeremiah, for always providing the human side of things, the details. You're an inspiration!editrrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316299523717724844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-2994316885190169242012-12-12T23:45:02.378-05:002012-12-12T23:45:02.378-05:00Yes, I know what you mean about sad and romantic. ...Yes, I know what you mean about sad and romantic. All those small stores that tend to simple, everyday, personal needs. Public & intimate at the same time. Laundromats, barbers, beauty shops, shoe repair shops, liquor stores, coffee shops. <br />I loved reading this piece.onemorefoldedsunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995652957356064546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-35392263224578034642012-12-12T23:39:17.371-05:002012-12-12T23:39:17.371-05:00Wow, what a beautiful piece of writing. Thank you...Wow, what a beautiful piece of writing. Thank you. <br /><br />When Marc Jacobs opened up a store in Provincetown, I thought that something just didn't feel right - in a town where retail ran the spectrum from thrift store to cocktail shakers to drag queen and leather paraphernalia. <br /><br />Sure enough this coincided with an influx of straight folk who come to gawk at the gays like they're at a zoo. OrdinarilyI wouldn't make a distinction between straight and gay, but when straight people have 3598 other miles of space to explore in the US, they can stay the f%*& out of Provincetown. I've noticed that a lot of the bachelorette party/Carrie Bradshaw wanna be's strolling in and out of the Marc Jacobs store. <br /><br />Can't MJ just stick to malls and leave our cities alone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-71829244267853657792012-12-12T23:05:41.598-05:002012-12-12T23:05:41.598-05:00Such a sad and beautiful piece, JM. And I love the...Such a sad and beautiful piece, JM. And I love the picture of the lady standing in the laundromat.Romyhttp://walkersinthecity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42492057180729558442012-12-12T17:53:02.259-05:002012-12-12T17:53:02.259-05:00i wonder is she uses the dried peels for cooking? ...i wonder is she uses the dried peels for cooking? or maybe for an herbal mix? they are really medicinal, an old tradition. i have a feeling marc J will take the laundry space & expand. they did that where i live, my little laundry is gone. the big chain liquor store now is larger, next to that is a dominos pizza. no small business could sustain themselves in that location. a little cyber place closed, then a greek resturant. in came the liquor store (dominos was there years before), & the landlord knew it was time to blow away another little guy. lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-85373691393796234422012-12-12T14:01:42.414-05:002012-12-12T14:01:42.414-05:00smelling of old orange peels and dry cleaning migh...smelling of old orange peels and dry cleaning might be insulting to some, but not to me. (though i prefer the smell of laundry to dry cleaning.)<br /><br />let's all peel some oranges tonight, that sounds lovely.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42019239587024168162012-12-12T13:59:13.023-05:002012-12-12T13:59:13.023-05:00This is such a touching piece. Thank you. I am pee...This is such a touching piece. Thank you. I am peeling an orange this evening.BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12547868048375207682012-12-12T13:27:10.688-05:002012-12-12T13:27:10.688-05:00I never noticed the orange peels...and now I regre...I never noticed the orange peels...and now I regret it. :(Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81994972989104939582012-12-12T10:43:44.349-05:002012-12-12T10:43:44.349-05:00I think you may have just distilled the essence of...I think you may have just distilled the essence of your blog...and it smells like old dry orange peels and dry cleaning. <br /><br />I don't think I want to live in a world that has no place for little eccentricities such as orange peels on a window grate; that instead prefers the cold calculation of modern retail over everything else.<br /><br /> randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56682378716152129532012-12-12T09:47:45.320-05:002012-12-12T09:47:45.320-05:00"a Velveteen Rabbit of a place."sheer po..."a Velveteen Rabbit of a place."sheer poetry!Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87809219282831618362012-12-12T08:25:47.416-05:002012-12-12T08:25:47.416-05:00I used to live in West Village when the area was f...I used to live in West Village when the area was full of unique independent shops and had great warm neighbourhood atmosphere to it. Paris commune, Raffaela's, travel book store, Japanese antique store, angel fee, the flower shop, moondog icecream, etc. to name just a few. Now West village is just a roofless shopping mall. With 50 Marc Jacobs stores. Mytylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-16081133457432984622012-12-12T08:10:31.573-05:002012-12-12T08:10:31.573-05:00Beautifully told Jeremiah, in words and as pictori...Beautifully told Jeremiah, in words and as pictorial. <br /><br />This was a particularly sad post. I don't know why it was extra painful to read about this. Maybe because I think the devolution of this neighborhood began with the first MJ store that moved in. Or because I know someone who has had fleeting personal interaction with MJ -- and I know he is not very nice human. Or because I think that the LV brand has gone hill since Jacobs had taken over as design director, with all of those silly pleats and heavy buckles he's so fond of. Or is it just because the business owner is Asian and I am too? I dunno. All of the above, I guess. chummy's mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847094429288177924noreply@blogger.com