Category Archives: Americana

My Meeting With Donald Trump

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Ralph Beaumont

I met Donald Trump on May 23rd, 2007.  It was at a Rudy Giuliani fundraiser down in the Park Avenue Armory.  The standard fare to have a cocktail with Rudy was $5,000.  But I was a guest of Iris Dwyer … Continue reading →

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Lilly Wachowski – An Unfortunate Affair

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Ralph Beaumont

We Forget How Good The Special Effects In The Matrix Movies Really Were Lilly Wachowski – the younger brother now sister of the older sister but before 2008 brother who together teamed up to make some grand Hollywood psuedo-SciFi movies … Continue reading →

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The Swindle Of Pie

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Ralph Beaumont

Arfie and I have been running the New Hudson Exit gallery for nearly 25 years.  It has been a good gig – buying art, selling art, working with scores of wonderful artists.  What could be better? Well the money could … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2015

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Ralph Beaumont

Thanksgiving 2015 It is Thanksgiving and this has been a year full of wonderful things we were delighted to experience.   Here’s the 10 most memorable things we tremendously enjoyed: 1. Donald Trump – We have hand it to Trump.  We … Continue reading →

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The Path To Enlightenment Is Smooth

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Ralph Beaumont

Yowza! That Hurts So the Dalai Lama meets Russell Brand a couple of years ago in Manchester and pulls his beard with a big happy smile on his face.  Six months later, he is India greeting Hindu refugees, pulling more … Continue reading →

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The Dalai Lama Blows A Great Big Buddhist Fart

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Ralph Beaumont

It All Started After He Met Patti Smith Dalai Lama: Therefore, you see now today’s world, lots of trouble. I think females should take more important roles. And then I told the reporter [in Paris who had once asked him … Continue reading →

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