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I grew up between two brothers, Danny and Andrew. For the longest time, we were equals in every way. We built forts together, made go-carts, jumped in the leaves, threw snowballs at each other, …
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Ramona Jan
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10/10/23
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It was 1984 and Venus Fly Trap (Soozie Tyrell, myself and Lisa Lowell) had just arrived back in NYC from the streets of France, England and Italy where we mesmerized crowds with our incessant …
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Ramona Jan
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10/3/23
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How to form a rock band in two easy steps…based on true stories
1. Recruit friends
2. Procure a great band name
Note: I didn’t mention learning to play an instrument. …
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Ramona Jan
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9/26/23
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CBGB’s was long and narrow like my chicken coop. Unlike the coop, however, walls were covered in posters and stickers so thick you couldn’t see through to the paint, if there was any …
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Ramona Jan
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9/19/23
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If you’re going to steal my identity, you have to take it cancer and all. My credit card number was filched more than once most likely by someone using a device called a skimmer, which zaps …
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Ramona Jan
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9/12/23
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My boyfriend in ’77 played lead guitar in The Rousers; an original rockabilly band that was extremely popular on the NYC club circuit. They played everywhere including CBGB’s, The Ritz, …
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By Ramona Jan
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9/12/23
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Can we talk? I’ll be delicate. One of the side effects of chemo, shall we say, is a blockage of the lower hemisphere.
After my first infusion, back-door movements (the kind we …
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By Ramona Jan
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8/29/23
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Why do they call it the Emergency Room? I think a better name would be Extreme Waiting Room. Yes folks, I visited the ER in two hospitals this weekend. First, at Garnet Health in Callicoon where a …
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Ramons Jan
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8/22/23
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Dear Readers and Friends:
After my oncologist visit the other day, my mom offered the following story:
Mom: You remember my friend the doctor’s wife?
Me: Yes
Mom: Well she …
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Ramona Jan
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8/15/23
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While in NYC (getting treated for cancer), I suddenly craved a massage. A google search turned up Anna and Lucy; Reflexologists located only a few blocks away. I walked into a very narrow basement …
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Ramona Jan
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8/8/23
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Hope. I consider the word deeply as I settle once more into NYC for another week of treatment. According to Emily Dickinson, it’s “the thing with feathers that perches on the soul” …
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Ramona Jan
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8/1/23
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I feel stressed so I google acupuncture on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and find three places. Typically, I go to the nearest place. However, something tells me to look at the reviews. It …
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Ramona Jan
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7/25/23
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