“If I respected the demands of my bladder, I could drink beer all day and all night. No more. My bladder continues to cry for attention, but in addition my eyes grow heavy, my stomach churns and gurgles, my intestines begin to snarl and kink, and a dull meat cleaver commences a slow descent through the center of my forehead. When Morris Graustein and I finally bumbled out of the little baron Washington Street, night had fallen and the Combat Zone had sprung to life. Red and green neon flashes ja...bbed painfully at my eyes. The insistent beat of amplified music—what my son Joey had once told me was called “heavy metal”—reverberated in my liquid brain. Graustein shook my hand vigorously, thanked me for the fine beer, and disappeared among the crowds on the street. I had no interest in the business establishments, nor did the ladies moving in and out of them arouse my curiosity, I wanted only to go home and vomit. The subway ride did nothing to ease my misery. I stumbled into my apartment, put the heat on under the water, and climbed into the shower, leaving a trail of clothing behind me.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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