Words and Images by Marshall ArismanTumblr (3.0; @marshallarisman)http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/ In the hallway outside my studio The Wise Guy from Queens lined up to get their picture taken.  The...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/50474623619http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/50474623619Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:46 -0400mafia My African American friend had two personalities.  Like a metronome his emotions became a sliding...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/49990115049http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/49990115049Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:59 -0400Psychic Reading In the backstreets of Guanzhou, China I saw a street peddler, dressed in animal skins, selling...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/49490587869http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/49490587869Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:47 -0400Chinaviagra           No longer a recent arrival on this earth I am looking forward to being reborn in my next...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/49063784972http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/49063784972Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:58 -0400Marshall ArismanreincarnationBuddhapainting               Confirmed by the authority of his teachers and not an academic degree the Indian...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/48412255595http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/48412255595Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:48 -0400Marshall Arismanyogacollegeteacing yoga in collegeh             Smoking two packs of Pall Mall’s a day during pregnancy is bad juju.             Born...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/48177348127http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/48177348127Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:01:07 -0400Marshall Arismansmoking         Using his cane as a devining rod he pointed at me in the street.  Feeling chosen I...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/47837767551http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/47837767551Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:01:06 -0400Marshall Arismanmonksbeggingbegging in NYC             Along the path to the middle weight title Joe experienced a miracle.  Coming to the...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/47516068966http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/47516068966Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:01:05 -0400Marshall Arismanwinerestaurantsbodyguarsd                    The Civil War was fought without bullet proof vests or body armor.  The...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/47167487193http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/47167487193Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:43 -0400Marshall Arismancivil warfighter planes          Standing in line I was trying to choose between a lamb gyro, beef shish kabob or pulled...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/46821311234http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/46821311234Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:43 -0400Marshall Arismanmeat eatersvegetariansvegans                                 Unable to see the white light bouncing around the room I prayed...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/46481539355http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/46481539355Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:57 -0400Marshall Arismanspiritualismlost relatives                       Two worlds collided when Swami Das settled into the American landscape.  A...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/46132649090http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/46132649090Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:47 -0400Marshall ArismanSwami Das guru On her 20th birthday the last thing on Karen’s mind was not being buried in a Jewish cemetery. ...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/45813523367http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/45813523367Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:38 -0400Marshall ArismantatoossuicideJews with tatoos                      My friend Gil collected muscles and steroids.  The muscles he got from...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/45398180384http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/45398180384Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:46 -0400Marshall Arismanaidsdrugs                                   If Cain had a Smith and Wesson .38 Special with a 3 inch barrel...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/45000334835http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/45000334835Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:49 -0500Marshall Arismangun control              In 1970, a little old lady, barely five feet tall, watched intently as I removed my...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/44521632552http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/44521632552Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:01:02 -0500Marshall ArismanJapanpublic bathing I own almost every recording that Miles Davis ever made.  I heard him play on numerous occasions...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/44121583081http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/44121583081Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:46 -0500jazz storymusic Charlie Parker was a rocket.  Put an alto saxophone in his hands and he flew.  When he broke the...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/43867203056http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/43867203056Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:37 -0500be-bopCharlies Parkercats Once upon a time, the Grimm Brothers told the story of a young girl who was kidnapped by Bluebeard...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/43625164949http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/43625164949Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:51 -0500Grimm Fairy Tales My mother never used profanity when she spoke.  Shoot was as close to shit as she would allow...http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/43376958035http://marshallarisman.tumblr.com/post/43376958035Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:44 -0500sotory about my mothermothers and sons