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Howie Klein
Feb 6, 202412 min read
Another Random Page From My Memoir— Sri Lanka
I met Charlie on the steps of American Express in Delhi in 1969. We all used American Express to pick up our mail from back home in those...
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Howie Klein
Jan 14, 20243 min read
Music's Always Been Part Of My Life... In The '60s At Stony Brook, Last Week In Delhi
An old friend from Stony Brook, Brian Baxter, is working on an art project and a couple of days ago he asked me if I could remember all...
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Howie Klein
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Memories Are Made Of... What?
I Never Had A Single Beer In My Life My old friend Dan Levitin is an author. He totally lucked out with his first book, This Is Your...
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Howie Klein
Nov 13, 20235 min read
Something For My Memoir: I Had Sex In The White House
When I die, Roland’s going to inherit most of my estate. He’s not extravagant and I think I’ve been mostly successful in teaching him the...
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Howie Klein
Nov 13, 20239 min read
I'm An American, A Jewish-American By Heritage... An Israeli-American Not At All
Growing up, the person I loved most and who loved me most was my grandmother, Jean. And the person I respected most was my grandfather,...
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Howie Klein
Nov 6, 20235 min read
I Don't Really Feel Any More Jewish Than I Do Christian, Muslim Or Buddhist-- But I Was Born Jewish
So I Signed This Important Letter A Dangerous Conflation We are Jewish writers, artists, and activists who wish to disavow the widespread...
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Howie Klein
Oct 28, 20233 min read
Adventures In New York— No TV For A Week... And A Very Nice Mullah
I was in New York last week— 7 days in the city I hadn’t seen since a couple years before the pandemic. One thing I was especially...
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Howie Klein
Oct 26, 20232 min read
A Reminder From Herzog That Writing A Memoir Is Harder Than Writing A Blog Post
Werner Herzog, 81, just released a new memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir, and was a guest on NPR’s Fresh Air...
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Howie Klein
Oct 5, 20235 min read
Getting Ready For Another Trip To India Made Me Think Of The Impact Of European Colonialism There
When I graduated from college, I decided I didn’t want to go to graduate school like all my friends were doing. I had no plan and needed...
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Howie Klein
Oct 1, 20233 min read
At Some Point Everything Changed-- I Wonder If That Happens With Everyone
Until he died, whenever I went to New York, I always reserved some time in my schedule to spend with him. I’m not going to name him...
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Howie Klein
Sep 1, 20234 min read
A Couple Of Books That Changed My Life-- Jean Genet's Thief's Journal & John Rechy's City Of Night
A Young Man Seeking Liberation Through Transgressive Experiences Once I got an inkling I was gay, I was never for a moment interested in...
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Howie Klein
Aug 7, 20234 min read
On Second Thought, I’m Almost Positive I Was Adopted
I never had anything to do with those people. Well, they fed me and gave me a roof over my head ’til I was 18. And they mostly left me...
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Howie Klein
Jul 24, 20233 min read
Before Cell Phones, Before Internet... And Now
When I was born, the price of mailing a letter was 3 cents, which it had been from 1932. (The inflation-adjusted price was around 25...
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Howie Klein
Jul 2, 20234 min read
Found: Old Travel Documents
You needed all kinds of documents to drive successfully from Europe to India, starting with a passport, of course, and visas for many of...
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Howie Klein
Jun 24, 20232 min read
Moo Moo Mutants... 45 Years Later
The other day I was getting ready to go see a screening of the new documentary about the Mutants-Cramps concert at Napa State Mental...
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Howie Klein
Jun 17, 20238 min read
Another Of The Great Inspirations Of My Life Has Passed: RIP Kenneth Anger
If You Do Nothing Else Today, Watch 28 Minute Long Scorpio Rising A couple days ago, I got an invitation from an old friend, Harper Simon...
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Howie Klein
Jun 16, 20233 min read
My First Post-Pandemic Cold + A Soup Recipe/Cure Without Chicken
From the time I moved to L.A. to work for Warner Bros, til I retired, I only ever worked in one building. It’s adjacent to the Warner lot...
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Howie Klein
Apr 25, 20234 min read
Back From Two Weeks In Thailand
It’s 4 AM. I’m in Bangkok, getting ready to fly home after 2 weeks in the sweltering 100 degree heat. It’s even steaming hot at 4 AM. I’m...
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Howie Klein
Mar 26, 20236 min read
Half A Dozen Things That Have Scared Me-- And Trump Isn't One Of Them
When I was weighing the pros and cons of buying my forever home. the size of the master bedroom on the second floor was a huge plus for...
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Howie Klein
Mar 20, 20236 min read
There Were Elections In Holland Last Week-- And The County's Politics Was Turned On Its Head
Last night after dinner, Roland shaved my head. We met when he was around 18. He just turned 50 this month. He asked me how I feel about...
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