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    Googies Bar and Other Natural Phenomena
    Googies Bar and Other Natural Phenomena
    Googies Bar and Other Natural Phenomena
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    Googies Bar and Other Natural Phenomena

    By Erich von Neff

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    The backdrop for the misadventure is, of course, Googie’s Bar where the blonde, the big Greek, the fat bald man, the transvestite, and others engage in animated dialogue with the bartender and among themselves.

    The main emphasis in Googie’s Bar is on racy dialogue interspersed with outlandish misadventures.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherErich von Neff
    Release dateAug 3, 2011
    ISBN9781465718068
    Googies Bar and Other Natural Phenomena
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    Erich von Neff

    Erich von Neff is a San Francisco longshoreman. He received his masters degree in philosophy from San Francisco State University and was a graduate research student at the University of Dundee Scotland.Erich von Neff is well known on the French avant-garde and mainstream literary scenes. He is a member of the Poetes Francais ,La Societes des Poetes et Artistes de France, Vice Chancelier de la Federation Poetique de Saint Venance Fortunat, and Membre d'honneur du Caveau Stephanois.He has had the following publications in France (en français):Poems: 1303Short Stories: 318Small press books 9Books 1Prix (Prizes) 26Erich von Neff's novel "Prostitutees au bord de La Route" (Prostitutes by the Side of the Road) was published by "Cashiers de Nuit" (1999) with a grant from Centre Region des Lettres de Basse-Normandie.Erich von Neff's book of poems "Les Putains Cocainomanes" (The Cocaine Whores) was published by Cahiers du Nuit, 1998. "Les Putains Cocainomanes " was discussed on 96.2 FM, Paris, 1998 by Marie-Andre Balbastre, Poem # 45 was read.Several poems from "Les Putains Cocainomanes "were read at the Cafe Montmarte in Paris,2010. Several poems from "Les Yeux qui faiblissent ont faim de la vigilance eternelle de la verite "were read at the Cafe Au soleil de la Butte in Paris, 2014. Poems from " Un Cube chrome a l'interieur d'une coquille d'oeuf cassee" were read at the Cafe Au soleil de la butte" in Paris 2014.A Trophée Victor Hugo was awarded to Erich von Neff's novel "Une Lancia rouge Devale Lombard Street a tombeau ouvert," (The Red Lancia Roars Down Lombard Street), 1998. Several poems from my "Le Puttane della cocaina" (The Cocaine Whores) were read by Giulia Lombardo at the Caffe Litterario in Rome, at the Caffe Palatennistavolo,Teni Italy & Caffe degli artisti in Milan, Bookbar in Rome, Bibliocafe in Rome , and in five other Italian cafes in Italy,2014. Several poems from my "Le Puttane della cocaina" were read by Giulia Lombardo at the Caffe Palatennistavolo,Terni Italy in February ,6 readings in May 2015, 3 readings in June 2015, 2 readings in July, 4 readings in August, 4 readings in September,3 readings in October, 5 readings in December, 2015. 2 readings of my "Le Puttane dela cocaina"were read by Giulia Lombardo at the,Caffe Palatennistavolo,Terni Italy, January 2016. 2 readings of my "Le Puttane della cocaina" were read by Giulia Lombardo at the Caffe Palatennistavolo, February 2016. My poetry book "Un Cube Chrome a L'Interieur d'une Coquille d'Oeut Cassee "was published by Henri Tramoy editeur of Soleils et Cendre, France,2016. In 2018, 30 short stories and 3 poems were published in Russian magazines. In 2019 my book of poems Le Cabaret de la Souris Rugissante ( The Cabaret of the Roaring Mouse) was published by Atlier de l'agnew, editor Francoise Favretto. Le Cabaret de la Souis Rugissante was awarded a Trophee Edgar Allen Poe by Simone Gabriel editor of Cepal magazine.Le Cabaret de la Souris Rugissante was read by my translattor Jean Hautepierre at L'Autre Livre bookstore in Paris on September 5th.It was also read by Jean Hautepierre at the Cafe de la Marie in Paris on October 15th. It was read by the French actor Sebastien Bidault at the Bar-Restaurant du Palais in Paris on December 18th. There were four good reviews. In 2023 6 Affaires Resolues par Frieda et Gitta was published by Editions Unicite.

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      Googies Bar and Other Natural Phenomena - Erich von Neff

      Googie's Bar

      and

      Other Natural Phenomena

      By:

      Erich Viktor von Neff

      Published by:

      Erich von Neff at Smashwords

      Copyright (c) 2011 by Erich von Neff

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      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

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      Googie's Bar

      and

      Other Natural Phenomena

      Contents

      The Fat Bald Man

      Googie's Bar

      Big Hans

      The Raised Right Arm

      Sailor Boys

      Fancy Pants

      The Piccolo Player

      The Pumpkin Festival

      Sand City

      Kabarett zum Kater

      The Stranger

      The Swiss

      Aum

      U-237

      Where Are They?

      Hull Pressure

      The Nutcracker

      On Strike

      Somewhere in the Atlantic

      The Fireman

      On the Streets of Buenos Aires

      The Transvestite

      Showdown at the Cave

      The Big Greek

      Return

      The Conga Line

      The Boys Sipping Tequila Through Peppermint Striped Straws

      The two leather boys

      In Googie's Bar

      Were sipping tequila

      Through peppermint striped straws

      They ogled the transvestite

      In pink hot pants

      They ogled the fat bald man

      And the big Marine

      They were very horny fellows

      The two leather boys In Googie’s bar Sipping tequila

      Through peppermint striped straws

      Introduction

      The blonde was leading the conga line. Twenty men were lined up behind her. She held her old-fashioned in her left hand which she raised to her pouty lips revealing the tuft of hair beneath her armpit. The conga line lifted their glasses in unison. Slurp. Slurp. Altogether now. The blonde extended her right leg. She thrust it out of her red slit dress. Twenty black polished shoes tapped against the floor. The blonde puffed a big cigar. Thrusting it in and out of her mouth. Twenty men inhaled their cigars, then blew smoke. The blonde began singing, I left my heart in San Francisco... High on a hill... they sang together. The blonde sashayed her hips. Altogether now.

      The blonde was leading the conga line. Twenty men were lined up behind her.

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      The Fat Bald Man

      Standing on the corner of Post and Leavenworth Streets (in San Francisco) she waits under an umbrella. The blonde. With hair that hangs down shoulder length. Offset by red cowboy boots. Between the red and the blonde she wears a lavender dress, which fits very snugly. Occasionally she twirls her umbrella, scattering rain. Headlights pass. More headlights pass. She taps the toe of her boot. Impatiently. And reaches in her purse for a filter tip. Cigarette. She lights it with a gold lighter. Puff. Puff.

      The fat bald man in the black Chrysler Imperial circles the block. He has circled it once before to get up his courage and to appraise. Flesh. Some cost more than others. Some are discriminating and don't like fat bald men. He looks her over. Red cowboy boots and all.

      A cat zooms underneath a car. Safe. The cat peers at the blonde as she paces back and forth. Hoping that the fat bald man won't return. But he probably will. Even though he is oblivious to the presence of the cat who is lurking underneath the car.

      The fat bald man drives down Sutter Street, which is empty of flesh. He turns the black Chrysler right at Jones Street. There, thank God, right thigh is paired with left thigh, rows of them. Ready. Sheltered by umbrellas. White, black, and gray. Pink, brown, and purple. Beneath which lips with contrasting colors are pursed. (Repeat the series backwards.) The fat bald man grins broadly. Hope.

      The redhead nudges her friend with her elbow. "Get a load of that

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