Chapter One. He Adored New York City. He Idolized It All Out Of Proportion. Eh Uh, No, Make That He,

Chapter One. He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion. Eh uh, no, make that he, he romanticized it all out of proportion. Better. To him, no matter what the season was, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gershwin. Uh, no, let me start this over.

Chapter One: He was too romantic about Manhattan, as he was about everything else. He thrived on the hustle bustle of the crowds and the traffic. To him, New York meant beautiful women and street smart guys who seemed to know all the angles. Ah, corny, too corny for, you know, my taste. Let me, let me try and make it more profound.

Chapter One: He adored New York City. To him it was a metaphor for the decay of contemporary culture. The same lack of individual integrity that caused so many people to take the easy way out was rapidly turning the town of his dreams in - no, it's gonna be too preachy, I mean, you know, let's face it, I wanna sell some books here.

Chapter One: He adored New York City. Although to him it was a metaphor for the decay of contemporary culture. How hard it was to exist in a society desensitized by drugs, loud music, television, crime, garbage - too angry. I don't want to be angry.

Chapter One. He was as tough and romantic as the city he loved. Behind his black-rimmed glasses was the coiled sexual power of a jungle cat. Oh, I love this. New York was his town, and it always would be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyaj2P-dSi8

http://www.everywoodyallenmovie.com/post/manhattan/

http://www.subtraction.com/2007/11/05/manhattan-in

http://www.itsasickness.com/woody-allen-films/content/manhattan-cinematography

http://www.therackedfocus.com/2013/01/23/look-back-woody-allens-manhattan/

- I don’t know the original source/artist/poet. Found it on net and sharing. 

8th September 1966 Star Trek is born Second star to the right and straight on till morning...

Marlene Dietrich in Stage Fright (1950) appreciation post

I had a dog once, he hated me at last he bit me and I had him shot. When I give all my love and get back treachery and hatred it's, it's as if my mother had struck me in the face.

Recipes for Pies and Tarts! (recipes)

Need some pie baking ideas for this Thanksgiving?! Wait no more!

All-American Apple Pie

Apple and Pear Pie

Apple Caramel Cheesecake Pie with Toasted Pecans

Apple Cider Pie 

Apple Galette

Apple Tarte Tatin

Apricot Pie

Autumn Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

Blueberries ‘n Cream Pie

Blueberry LatticePie

Blueberry-Almond Tart

Blueberry-Apple StreuselPie

Blueberry-Peach Galettes

Buttermilk Pie

Caramel Apple Pie

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie with Cream Cheese Pastry Crust

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

Chocolate Cream Pie

Chocolate Meringue Pie

Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Pie

Coconut & Lime Cream Cheese Pie

Coconut Custard PieCoconut Custard Pie with Whipped Cream Topping

Coconut Pie

Creamy Lemon Meringue Pie

Decadent Chocolate Ganache Pie

Dutch Apricot Pie

Early American Buttermilk Pie

Easy Lemon Meringue Pie

Egg Custard Pie

French Apple Tart

Fresh Blueberry Pie

Fresh Cherry Cobbler

Fresh Lemon Curd Tart

Fresh Lemon Meringue Pie

Fresh Raspberry Tart with Lemon Filling

Fresh Strawberry Pie

Grandma’s Rhubarb Pie

Grandma’s Fresh Cherry Pie

Grape Pie

Individual Nectarine Tarts

Innkeeper Pie

Key Lime Pie

Key West Key Lime Pie

Lattice Cherry Pie

Latticed Peach Pie with Peach Brandy

Lattice-Top Mulberry or Blackberry Pie

Lemon Apple Chess Pie

Lemon Tart with a Lemon Pecan Crust

Lemon-Buttermilk Meringue Pie

Lime Custard Tart

L’orange and Citron Cream Cheese Tarte

Macadamia Nut Pineapple Tart

Margarita Key Lime Pie

Microwave Sour Cream Lemon Pie

Milky Way Tarts

Mississippi Mud Pie

No-Bake Lemon Cream Tart

Old Fashion Fresh Apricot Pie

Old Time Chess Pie

Old-Fashion Apple Pie

Old-Fashion Blueberry Pie

Old-Fashion Fruit Tart

Old-Fashion Pecan Pie

Old-Fashion Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Old-Fashioned English Custard Tart

Oven Fried Apple Pies

Peach Custard Pie

Pear and Almond Cream Tart

Pear and Almond Tart

Pear Praline Pie

Pear Tarte Tatin

Pecan Streusel Apricot Pie

Plum Galette

Plum Pie Augusto

Puff Pastry Apple Tart

Raspberry Sour Cream Tart 

Recipe for Cookie Crumb Crust

Rum Raisin Apple Pie

Rustic Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tart

Scrumptious Strawberry Tart

Shoofly Pie

Sour Cream Raisin Pie

Southern Fried Fruit Pies

Spiced Peach Galettes

Strawberry Almond Chocolate Tart

Strawberry Hazelnut Tart

Strawberry S’More Tart

Summer Cherry Pie

Summer Tart

Sweet Potato Pie

Very Lemon Pie

Vinegar Pie

Walnut Chocolate Chip Pie

Walnut Fudge Pie

White Chocolate and Blueberry Tart

Worlds Best Apple Pie

My Neighbour Totoro (1988) Dir: Hayao Miyazaki

Home is where the heart is, raindrops on umbrellas and cat-bus