****RIDING RHYTHMS….this is music from new york city that you can let play in the background as you read the true tales. especially the true tale about the nun in spanish harlem. LISTEN

****LATE BREAKING NEWS (updated constantly)…. TODAY

****TWO WARS ARE BETTER THAN ONE (some people die, some people make profits with u.s. army contracts.) WAR

**SPECIAL NOTE….please go to PUFFER for a really inspirational true tale about a very fine radio broadcaster.

****IF YOU CAN’T HUG A NUN, JUST SMACK HER…a guy lost and then found his keys in spanish harlem. a nun was standing nearby. he was so happy he wanted to hug her. she said no. he hit her and knocked her down. we, however, permit hugging in the taxis.

****THIS BUM MAKES JANE FONDA LOOK GOOD….nobody at the board of education or the teacher’s union seems to care that alex kunhardt a new york city school teacher told his kids to send nasty letters to american soldiers in war zones.

****PHILOSOPHY FROM THE WORLD OF HACK (people will wonder at your sophistication)….”and this too shall pass.” use that phrase and people will just wonder.

****OLD TIME RADIO (shows you might be too young to remember)….this month's broadcast is ozzie and harriet. THE PAST

****YENTA YACK FROM THE BACK OF THE HACK (what they are talking about in the yellow mobile conveyance lounge)….the plaza hotel is closing. the staff is lamenting that they are losing their jobs. they deserve it. this hotel is number one on the complaint list.

****THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY (what the media didn't tell you)....martha stewart’s arrogance continues. the corporate jet that flew her home from prison to westchester county landed in the wee hours of the morning which it was not supposed to do. the gabman learned to fly at this airport and has two interesting tales to tell about it. the first passenger. the almost crash. licensed to fly. licensed to drive a taxi.

****THE EARL THEATER (it used to be on 161st street in the bronx. now it is here and this month's feature is popeye and his spinach.. SAILOR MAN

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**AND THAT NEAT MOVIE HOUSE ALWAYS SHOWED A DOUBLE FEATURE AND HERE WE ARE WITH A SECOND FLICK. this is a wonderful trip around new york city in the famous yellow mobile conveyance lounge. HONK HONK

****THE HEY ABBOTT AWARD (an epistle about life)....the people at the united states army recruiting command should be sent on a march to reality. they don’t have a clue as to why people are not joining the army. EPISTLE

****TAKE A HIKE (discovering new york city)…. the fulton fish market has been around for a long time. even now you can go there in the early morning hours to see the fish coming into the city. now it comes by track rather than by ship.

****CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BIZARRE (people are people)....this isn’t the way coney island looks these days, but lots of people do go swimming all winter long.

****POSSIBILITIES (could it not be?)....that leo durocher who was the manager of the brooklyn dodges was right when he said “nice guys finish last..” a new york city taxi driver was a hero when he returned $6,664 left in his cab. nine weeks later he was dead. his name was benjamin adjepong and he is still a hero.

****AMMA'S KITCHEN (a recipe….this is what you would find cooking in a nyc home)….a nice beef stew on a cold day. GOOD EATS

****JASON BLAIR AWARD (for the worst journalism during the previous week)….cnn talked about a possible terrorist threat on grand central station. there is no such place in new york city. TERMINAL

****THE MOST WANTED TOUR IN THE BIG APPLE…. here is a family that just loves aerosmith and the gabby cabby. click here for an interesting short movie about these visitors to the big apple. FAMILY

**you too can have a tour by going to TOUR INFO

**and if you want to hear what other happy tourists had to say about the tour, just go HAPPY

****CELEBRITY SIGHTING (media adulation)….bruce willis getting into a new york city taxi. who was the driver? STAR

****JOKE DU JOUR (told to me by the passengers)….this week the punch line is “the czech is in the mail.”and you can hear it at AUDIO

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