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London Buzz

Knowing your brother is a genius is one thing; seeing him depicted as a sort of visionary in a slick media magazine is something else.

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Clenches and Clover

One-night stands are awkward, and in the era of AIDS they’re dangerous. I need a girlfriend and I need one now.
Be careful what you wish for.

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Alphabet City

In the first episode of Season 2, Alphabet City, 1986 — the rent is cheap, the night is young, and the stars are out.

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Peppermint Lumps

In the first episode, an after-party hang with Courtney Love goes south, I turn Winona Ryder on to indie rock, and introduce you to my uncle, Sgt. Pepper.

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Screaming Eagles

In episode 2, my father gets extremely Bold with Jimi Hendrix’s Axis, my hometown of Tenafly is lousy with pop hits, and my brother Meets a Beatle. Which sucks …

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What’s on a Man’s Mind

With my beige Rabbit, record player, and private dorm room, I’m ready to cross “virgin” off the list.

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I F***ed with the Angels

It’s the last day of ninth grade. Let’s take some acid.

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The Rover

I meet Led Zeppelin — in a dream sequence and in actual quantifiable reality. Things go much better in the dream sequence.

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Hot Chestnuts & Dutch Apples

I meet my first rock star and discover the joys and perils of juvenile delinquency with Tenafly’s Rum Bum Gang.

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All Fun and Games

Projectiles are all the rage at Smith School. A bent paperclip propelled by a tautly pulled rubber band achieves greater distance and greater pain. I’m about to meet with the sharp end of that proposition.