Author Archives: Peter

About Peter

Peter Sylvester is a long time NYC resident who has, among other things, worked in a gas station, hitch-hiked across the country in the middle of winter, been a cab driver, acted on European stages, been a limo driver, driven Greyhound buses, done construction, run a theater company, worked in a bar for a long time, borrowed $80,000 to get a graduate degree he never used, written plays, sold encyclopedias, taken too many pictures, etc. He grew up in the New Jersey suburbs and, many years later, lives in a fifth floor walk-up tenament apartment with his lovely wife and a very mean cat. Very mean.

After the Party(s)

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Peter

A beautiful night, we walked up a few blocks to Lincoln Center, where some guy was conducting the fountain (yea, the fountain) while security handled the crowds in Avery Fisher Hall.

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Primo Party

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Peter

So this woman who Julie had brought in from California for her conference in Las Vegas was in town. A media person, she was negotiating a syndication deal with CBS and some PR firm was throwing a little party at … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Peter

Obama was in the neighborhood yesterday, up at Columbia/Barnard to give the Barnard Commencement address. Coincidentally, he stayed in town to do a little fundraising. I went to work last evening and all the streets in that neighborhood had barricades … Continue reading →

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Just Visiting

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Peter

 Knock, Knock!  Who’s there?

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A Little Beer

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Peter

A beautiful weekend. In town, we found ourselves under the trees out at the Bavarian Beer Garden. Very tasty.

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A Little Theatre

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Peter

Last couple of nights at “the theater.” First at a friend’s show, 60 seat house, 45 unoccupied. Pretty damn good play. Last night on Broadway, almost full house, Pulitzer prize winner. Yea, pretty damn good play. But, like Yankee Stadium, … Continue reading →

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