My book & I are in the Observer this week
"Okay, this is important," said Ms. McClear as we walked up Eighth Avenue. She pointed at the ribbed building to our right. "The New York Times building. One of the lots on that site was the Playground…so there's a peepshow somewhere under there."
Back then, The Times was at its old 43rd street location. "I would wonder how many, many fucking Times people came to see a show," Ms. McClear said. "They do seem pretty straight-laced. Except for David Carr, but I never saw him."
"The Port Authority's a fucking hellmouth," she announced as we passed under the construction awning there. "There's actually a really good wig kiosk in there, though."
Can't wait to read this! Did I mention Sheila's reading at the Red Umbrella Diaries next Thursday?
