The Day I Nearly Burned Down Edgar Allen Poe’s HouseI worked for many years on the production staff of numerous films, including stints as a location manager. This is from 1974, in my…Aug 31, 20211Aug 31, 20211
God I Loved SnowMany winters’ days, I woke up at first light, to the odd squeal of a car tire spinning on ice. Wheeee, wheeeee… then look out my bedroom…Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
I spent two summers writing my 346 page memoir “Low Budget Hell: Making Underground Movies with…Half-way through the book I started looking for agents, but none were interested enough to take it on. The main thing was that I was an…Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
“Edith to Edie The Impossible Dream” An Eulogy for Edith Massey from her brother, Morris Grodskyfrom Robert MaierAug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
How to sell a $100,000,000 painting for $10,000I lived and worked on low budget movies in downtown New York City in the early 1980s when the arts were going through big changes.Aug 20, 2021Aug 20, 2021
My first memoryI’m just ending my 68th year on earth — much to my surprise. I was born on December 26th 1950. I was a day late to imitate Christ, and…Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Review of “The Baltimore Kid Rides Again” by Tom DiVentiReview by Robert MaierJun 11, 2021Jun 11, 2021
New York City in the Stoned AgeI grew up in the Baltimore suburb of Towson. It would be almost anonymous, if it hadn’t also been the town where John Waters and Divine…Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
Bum Trips on Air BnBNotice: this is not a sweet puff piece about the joys of Airbnb. As such, I expect to be banned from Airbnb for life in the near future…Sep 27, 2019Sep 27, 2019
Review of Tom Diventi’s book “The Baltimore Kid” and Punk’s Salad DaysTom DiVenti was born and raised in an early 1960s working-class Baltimore City neighborhood. It was row houses, apartments and small…Sep 22, 2019Sep 22, 2019