The Tammany guys, many of them were corrupt. They were still around when I was a boy. You knew the Tammany guys' name. Pete Hamill boycorruptguy Change image and share on social
New York is essentially a bazaar, not a Presbyterian church. Pete Hamill bazaarchurchessentially Change image and share on social
Confession alone is not necessarily good for the soul. Pete Hamill confessiongoodnecessarily Change image and share on social
There is a growing feeling that perhaps Texas is really another country, a place where the skies, the disasters, the diamonds, the politicians, the women, the fortunes, the football players and the murders are all bigger than anywhere else. Pete Hamill bigcountrydiamond share on social
The blogosphere might be very useful as propaganda or as therapy. But it's not journalism. Pete Hamill blogospherejournalismpropaganda Change image and share on social
In 1962, I wrote a series about 42nd Street called 'Welcome to Lostville.' One result was that the young Bob Dylan read it and invited me to his first concert at Town Hall; the result was a kind of friendship that years later led to my liner notes for 'Blood on the Tracks.' Pete Hamill 42ndbloodbob share on social
The Internet has got great tools. How we lived without Google all those years I don't know. Pete Hamill googlegreatinternet Change image and share on social
The challenge remains a simple one: to write news that stays news. Pete Hamill challengenewsremain Change image and share on social
Getting out any weekly magazine requires many hours of reading, choosing, discarding, and thinking beyond the obvious. Pete Hamill choosediscardhour Change image and share on social
In the 1950s, when I was hanging around Sullivan's Gym and the Gramercy Gym, there were fixed fights. Mob guys like Frankie Carbo and Blinky Palermo had taken over the sport; one lightweight champion loaned his title to others at least twice; the welterweight division was a slag heap. Pete Hamill 1950sblinkycarbo share on social
