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Friday November 9, 2018

Friday November 16, 2018: My BARBIVERSARY!

November 15, 2018 112 Views 0 Comment

Three years ago, I was in a dead end job having dead end job turmoil. Can’t quit, college is looming. …

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Wednesday November 14, 2018

November 13, 2018 59 Views 0 Comment

The changing colors of the leaves are a thing; New Yorkers, we call it foliage. For those of us who …

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Monday November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018 79 Views 0 Comment

Good Morning! I have returned. I will be here Mondays. Wednesdays. Fridays. Blogging. Reporting. Updating. For the past month, I …

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Friday November 9, 2018

November 09, 2018 103 Views 0 Comment

I’m still here. I moved apartments, last Monday. It’s been difficult to find the time to write, amidst living in …

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Wednesday BARB UP October 24, 2018

October 24, 2018 102 Views 0 Comment

I bought these shoes, at a shopping center in Les Halles in Paris, sometime in the early 90’s. I was …

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Friday BARB UP October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018 216 Views 0 Comment

Ack! Where has this week gone? Even with The Teenager firmly ensconced in college and thoroughly enjoying it, I’m as …

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Tuesday BARB UP October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018 154 Views 0 Comment

Oh yes you can. Yes you can get out of bed. Yes you can walk the dog in the rain. …

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Wednesday BARB UP October 10, 2018

October 10, 2018 224 Views 0 Comment

This photo of me is from 2011; I wanted purple and pink hair. And so, I went to Cutler Salon …

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Monday BARB UP October 8, 2018

October 08, 2018 237 Views 0 Comment

I’m staying away from the obvious. I just can’t today. There are many, many, many opinions, most of which I …

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Friday BARB UP October 5, 2018

October 05, 2018 222 Views 0 Comment

I’m keeping this short because today, today will be rough. The Doctor is a woman and hells yeah. Madeliene Albright: Not …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 1296 Views 4 Comments

I have been friends with Lydia Lacey since the very early 90’s. She was a Chicago transplant; our mutual friends …

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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 1192 Views 3 Comments

She’d be turning 54 this weekend, Wendy, that is, my friend who committed suicide in 2001, only three months before …

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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 1557 Views 3 Comments

“I already want to marry you.” The banter is going well, as well as dating-app badinage goes. It’s 11am, I’m sitting …

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Friday BARB UP November 17, 2017: My One Year BARBAVERSARY

November 17, 2017 1306 Views 2 Comments

My daughter Ruby Karp wrote a book, Earth Hates Me. Order it here. Please. I have been blogging here at BARB for one year, …

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Entre Nous: Tracy Bonham

February 23, 2017 1977 Views 2 Comments

I remember clearly when Mother, Mother was on rotation on MTV; there she was, Tracy Bonham, reminding me that we …

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5 Things I Own and/or Covet.

January 29, 2017 1581 Views 2 Comments

A list of 5 things I want and or covet. BAGS For the women who carry everything, or are in …

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Cinema Siren Says: It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To

May 19, 2017 2268 Views 2 Comments

Cinema Siren Says! ….a new column by Leslie Combemale… It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To Every …

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Thursday BARB Up February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 539 Views 2 Comments

Last night, while I was out with a friend of mine, I got a message from a fella on one …

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Thursday BARB UP July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017 613 Views 1 Comment

For most of the 90’s, I ate at least one meal a day at a restaurant called Shopsin’s. I lived …

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Video Premiere: Soul Quake by Cindy Alexander

December 01, 2017 1413 Views 1 Comment

I’m so honored to premiere Cindy Alexander‘s video, Soul Quake, from her upcoming release, Nowhere to Hide, her ninth album! …

Friday November 16, 2018: My BARBIVERSARY!

Wednesday November 14, 2018

Monday November 12, 2018

Friday November 9, 2018

Wednesday BARB UP October 24, 2018

Friday November 16, 2018: My BARBIVERSARY!

Wednesday November 14, 2018

Monday November 12, 2018

Friday November 9, 2018

Friday November 16, 2018: My BARBIVERSARY!

Wednesday November 14, 2018

Monday November 12, 2018

Friday November 9, 2018

Wednesday BARB UP October 24, 2018

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Tuesday BARB UP October 16, 2018

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