From Stage to Page

Written by NYPress on May 2, 2012. Posted in Arts our town downtown, Breaking News, News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider rocks his autobiography and a new album By Rachel Sokol In the 1970s and ’80s, Dee Snider—the lead singer-songwriter for the heavy metal band Twisted Sister—really didn’t care what anyone thought about him. Who cared if he had long, curly, insane hair? Who cared if he wore leopard-print bell-bottoms,
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Alcoholism, Unmasked

Written by admin on March 4, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Some people don’t get it, even columnists in these papers. Alcoholism is a disease, not a failure of will power, a character defect, a childish indulgence or a willful abdication of responsibility. Brewers, distillers and righteous columnists piously preach about drinking responsibly. Alcoholics cannot drink alcohol responsibly, or at all. That would be akin to
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