Episode 13 Paul Scialla

By David Gottfried | January 16, 2017 |

I vividly recall that ornery night in Sevilla Spain about 17 years ago when I looked into the mirror and realized the person looking back wasn’t me. He had red bags under his eyes, a puffy inflamed face and was coughing away phlegm from his fourth seasonal flu, indicating a trashed immune system. That was…

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Episode 11 David Gottfried

By David Gottfried | December 29, 2016 |

Thirty years ago I could hardly recognize that guy in the mirror. Hair slicked back. Azzaro cologne off-gassing. Face inflamed from gluten and beer. Hazel eyes red and bulging, with sleepless bags beneath. Bright textured gold tie, draped by a dark gray pinstripe Armani double breasted suit. The fluorescent light was sparkling off his Cartier…

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