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Notes From the Upper West Side
By Dan Roentsch
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Notes From the Upper West SideAug 25, 2024
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135. Leatherpants
Paul encounters an intruder who seems to have an unusual relationship with Fonda.
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134. Maritality
Bang wants to know what Paul did to Cammy. Fonda gets the impression Paul's wife is the boss.
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133. The Wifely Wifeliness
Bang asks Paul for details about his excuse. Paul resents insinuations about Junior.
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132. That Junior!
Paul goes with the Junior-emergency excuse. Bang is the earlier bird.
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131. A Shiny Bright Lie
Paul sees a way out, and this way out centers on affairs in Junior world.
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130. Chumbucket Jeff and the Neighborhood Education
Paul encounters Jeff at the Mermaid, and plays Show Me the Tummy with the boys.
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129. Freak Out
Paul freaks out and goes home. Junior is focused on her Schmuckbook page.
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128. A Night at the Tavern
Paul encounters Jonno and a cinder block. Carry Edwarski scores one against the dragon.
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127. Rattlesnake Parking Lot
Paul mopes off to his shift at the Irish Tavern, with no drugs to keep him from introspecting.
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126. The Bottom of the Bearable
Paul gets a MiraTrim with his photo on it. Bang discovers the humor in Paul's photo
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125. Too Big to Yank
Paul remembers his adventures and triumphs while running out to the drugstore. — Where he discovers another personal triumph.
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124. Dumbass
Cammy snarks at Paul while mixing One For the Road. Paul gives Cammy some performance advice.
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123. Brain Screams
Paul battles his own brain to be decent to Cammy. Cammy doesn't return the gesture.
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122. The Master Builder
Paul reunites with Roz. Captain Think loses track of Paul's complicated history with Cynthia.
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121. Puissance
Paul goes back to Whispers On Sixth. Cammy is cordial.
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120. Meet Sergeant Buttkick
Paul snaps at Parp. Junior thinks One For the Road is... interesting.
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119. Real Women
Paul pays up... sort of. Junior has to complete a project for the Newbie School.
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118. Rambo
Bobby and Fonda make an abrupt exit. Paul and Bang exchange Parp stories.
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117. Pud Jones and the Science Aficionado
Paul finds himself fixated on Fonda. Bobby proposes an alternative theory for the normal male curiosity..
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116. Psychology and Anthropology
Paul explains the natural male curiosity. Bang is a little scandalized.
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115. Birth of a Perversion
Bang tells Paul the legend of One for the Road's origin. Paul comes up with a new idea.
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114. The Unmistakable Taste
Paul discovers One for the Road is the real deal.
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113. Ladies and Gentlemen, Irv Stricker!
Whispers reveals Bangalore Springfield's real name. Paul and Whispers make a deal.
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112. Da Puddusa
Paul offers to help out. Whispers tells Paul to pay up.
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111. Whispers On Sixth
Paul sees a D-List celebrity at Whispers On Sixth. Mondi McDade gets the promotional ball rolling for One For the Road.
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110. Sweat and Chickfunk
Junior decides to get back to the normal, marital activities. Paul gets ready to use Whispers On Sixth as his next beachhead.
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109. She's Smarmy
Perry tells Paul about his mom's dramatic exit from the Traffic Maven's Office. Paul decides to go down to help out at Whispers On Sixth.
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108. Americana
Paul's mom gets some help from the landmark geeks. The newspapers take sides in the Buzzers Affair.
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107. The Traffic Maven
Paul's mom fights Zelda Zany to preserve the traffic buzzers in her home town.
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106. The New Context
Paul finds out what Junior is studying at the Newbie School. Captain Think has a Cesar Romero laugh.
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105. One for the Road
Parp tells Paul how he can bump into Cynthia again. Junior buys blouses that could be part bustier.
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104. The Unforgivable Sin
Paul burns his last bridge to Cammy and her theatre. Parp is skeptical that women can be attracted to Paul.
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103. A Summerstock Resume
Paul learns the horrifying truth. Winthorp recounts his summer as a director.
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102. Me and Cammy and Winthorp
Cammy recommends Paul for the part of Gerard. Winthorp thinks 'Little Round Jewish Hat' is hate speech.
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101. Democracy My Ass
Cammy sends Paul the script. Paul heads down to the Film Center Cafe in a humid haze.
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100. Ambivalent
Cammy reaches out. Paul can't remember an appropriate word.
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99. Camaraderie
Paul takes us back to the days just after The Fiasco. Captain Think is up to something Paul only barely suspects.
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98. The Parity Theory
Paul wants to know how Junior can be so evil. Jessica thinks Junior may see herself as the injured party.
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97. A World of Gruff
Junior is extra cruel. Paul vows to get his revenge.
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96. Casablanca
Paul enjoys a lint-free skull, and checks Junior's photos on social media.
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95. Put Down the Needle
Paul deals with the downside of therapy. Jessica asks Paul to consider taking radical action.
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94. Evidence
Paul compares himself to a paunchy Narcissus. Jessica isn't sure the problem is Parp.
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93. Cathedral
Paul burns another bridge. Kurt tells Paul how bad things are at the hotel.
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92. Pig
Paul meets Fern at the Commodore. Fern tells Paul he doesn't need other women.
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91. The Doables
Mike tells Paul about his new job. Paul weighs alternatives.
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90. Teresa Klempick
Paul decides Parp is his bete noire, and dodges Teresa when she starts feeding him Jesus.
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89. What Normal Guys Want
Paul decides he is a modern Minute Man.
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88. No More Jewels for You!
Paul confesses a suspicion. Cammy slams the door to the vault.
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87. Yeah I Guess
Paul makes Cammy remove her lipstick. Cammy has the slapped-in-the-mouth look.
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86. Aha! So There!
Paul explains the complications of having a libido and talking in one's sleep. Cammy does a really great I'm-busted look.