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Robert Tortorelli's avatar

I've wondered on occasion what led to your move to Austin, so this was very interesting to learn (or be reminded of?). My last job was a two minute walk from that "fourth-floor walk-up on the edge of Hell’s Kitchen overlooking the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel," so this was one thing I did remember. The neighborhood's gone through a major renovation in the last ten years, but the building you lived in remains somehow untouched.

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Jim Caligiuri's avatar

The one thing I remember about that place was the smell of cat piss in the hall from that one crazy cat lady. Luckily the smell never reached my floor.

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Sally Breaux's avatar

Sweet memories! We are glad you came here, glad you stayed.

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Jim Caligiuri's avatar

Thanks!! What was your job title at Antones?

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