tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post1041959544385150289..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Parisian Dance LandJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-68840372809998355502009-06-25T08:40:57.116-04:002009-06-25T08:40:57.116-04:00Mr. Freedland, thanks for the lead. Alibris had a ...Mr. Freedland, thanks for the lead. Alibris had a copy of <i>The Strangest Places</i> for five bucks!<br /><br />And thank you again, Jeremiah.<br /><br />— BrooksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-26034558716784488752009-06-24T22:35:45.519-04:002009-06-24T22:35:45.519-04:00on your recommendation, I netflixed it....on your recommendation, I netflixed it....dirtygirlhttp://dirtygirldiaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-40016643293680938752009-06-24T21:41:08.712-04:002009-06-24T21:41:08.712-04:00Jeremiah, this is a great essay on the Parisian Da...Jeremiah, this is a great essay on the Parisian Danceland. For anyone interested, "Taxi-Dance" is available in a wonderful book titled THE STRANGEST PLACES, with a credit to "Leonard Q. Ross," Rosten's pseudonym. It was published in 1939 and you can still find a used copy for a good price. There is also a hilarious chapter titled "Rubberneck Wagon," about tourists in Chinatown.David Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122435459767425860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18115837779595353752009-06-24T15:58:05.190-04:002009-06-24T15:58:05.190-04:00Why do I get the feeling we're more nostalgic ...Why do I get the feeling we're more nostalgic for the tired, soot-coated mise-en-scene of 1955's taxi-dance hall than the sassy, gum-cracking verve of 1938's? <br /><br />Is the past not worth revisiting, even in the mind, unless it's a little grimy and threadbare? And isn't that, too, a conceit?pwlsaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301642133484044429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80382716863335694072009-06-24T13:21:10.587-04:002009-06-24T13:21:10.587-04:00i found the essay in a book of rosten essays years...i found the essay in a book of rosten essays years ago--i think it was at an NYPL branch on the LESJeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-52712772871461502912009-06-24T12:48:32.801-04:002009-06-24T12:48:32.801-04:00"Gee, it's too bad you had to choose me t..."Gee, it's too bad you had to choose me tonight. Really, I'm <i>lively</i>." <br /><br />For some reason, that line made me gasp. The New Yorker wants money to view Rosten's piece, so I'm hoping I can find it at the library. Thanks!BrooksNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001832037256411973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69439909676392294712009-06-24T07:16:05.120-04:002009-06-24T07:16:05.120-04:00Ah! Nice details! I feel as if I need to watch the...Ah! Nice details! I feel as if I need to watch the scenes at Pleasureland again....EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.com