Notes From the Upper West Side

After Paul wakes up, he remembers his old band Tolstoy and writes some Tolstoy-esque lyrics.Twitter: ⁠Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X⁠Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Parp tells Paul why he doesn't get the producer credit. Paul dreams he is a candle in an Italian castle.Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / XSupport this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Paul and Parp argue over Paul's producer credit. Paul sees the fifteenth or sixteenth remake of The Great Gatsby.Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod) Support this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Paul turns down a job at Whipers', and leaves the factory for the last time.Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)Support this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Paul encounters a racist at the tobacco store. Fonda, it turns out, is not Paul's type.Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Paul earns in the Biz. Carrie tells Paul to calm the F down.Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Cammy slams her way out of the tobacco store. Paul finds out what happened to "Democracy My Ass."Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠⁠Support this saga! : ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Paul remembers Lux. Cammy is infuriated by the mature card.Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠⁠Support this saga! : ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Cammy shows up. Paul tells us about Jimmy and Jerry and Mr. X.Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠⁠Support this saga! : ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Paul encounters an intruder who seems to have an unusual relationship with Fonda.Twitter: ⁠Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X⁠Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Bang wants to know what Paul did to Cammy. Fonda gets the impression Paul's wife is the boss.Twitter: ⁠Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X⁠Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Bang asks Paul for details about his excuse. Paul resents insinuations about Junior.Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / XSupport this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

Paul goes with the Junior-emergency excuse. Bang is the earlier bird.

Paul sees a way out, and this way out centers on affairs in Junior world.

Paul encounters Jeff at the Mermaid, and plays Show Me the Tummy with the boys.

Paul freaks out and goes home. Junior is focused on her Schmuckbook page.

Paul encounters Jonno and a cinder block. Carry Edwarski scores one against the dragon.

Paul mopes off to his shift at the Irish Tavern, with no drugs to keep him from introspecting.

Paul gets a MiraTrim with his photo on it. Bang discovers the humor in Paul's photo

Paul remembers his adventures and triumphs while running out to the drugstore. — Where he discovers another personal triumph.

Cammy snarks at Paul while mixing One For the Road. Paul gives Cammy some performance advice.

Paul battles his own brain to be decent to Cammy. Cammy doesn't return the gesture.

Paul reunites with Roz. Captain Think loses track of Paul's complicated history with Cynthia.

Paul goes back to Whispers On Sixth. Cammy is cordial.

Paul snaps at Parp. Junior thinks One For the Road is... interesting.

Paul pays up... sort of. Junior has to complete a project for the Newbie School.

Bobby and Fonda make an abrupt exit. Paul and Bang exchange Parp stories.

Paul finds himself fixated on Fonda. Bobby proposes an alternative theory for the normal male curiosity..

Paul explains the natural male curiosity. Bang is a little scandalized.

Bang tells Paul the legend of One for the Road's origin. Paul comes up with a new idea.

Paul discovers One for the Road is the real deal.

Whispers reveals Bangalore Springfield's real name. Paul and Whispers make a deal.

Paul offers to help out.  Whispers tells Paul to pay up.

Paul sees a D-List celebrity at Whispers On Sixth.  Mondi McDade gets the promotional ball rolling for One For the Road.

Junior decides to get back to the normal, marital activities.  Paul gets ready to use Whispers On Sixth as his next beachhead.

Perry tells Paul about his mom's dramatic exit from the Traffic Maven's Office.  Paul decides to go down to help out at Whispers On Sixth. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

Paul's mom gets some help from the landmark geeks.  The newspapers take sides in the Buzzers Affair.

Paul's mom fights Zelda Zany to preserve the traffic buzzers in her home town. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

Paul finds out what Junior is studying at the Newbie School.  Captain Think has a Cesar Romero laugh.

Parp tells Paul how he can bump into Cynthia again.  Junior buys blouses that could be part bustier.

Paul burns his last bridge to Cammy and her theatre.  Parp is skeptical that women can be attracted to Paul.

Paul learns the horrifying truth.  Winthorp recounts his summer as a director. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

Cammy recommends Paul for the part of Gerard.  Winthorp thinks 'Little Round Jewish Hat' is hate speech.

Cammy sends Paul the script.  Paul heads down to the Film Center Cafe in a humid haze. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

Cammy reaches out.   Paul can't remember an appropriate word.

Paul takes us back to the days just after The Fiasco.  Captain Think is up to something Paul only barely suspects. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

Paul wants to know how Junior can be so evil.  Jessica thinks Junior may see herself as the injured party.

Junior is extra cruel.  Paul vows to get his revenge.

Paul enjoys a lint-free skull, and checks Junior's photos on social media.

Paul deals with the downside of therapy.  Jessica asks Paul to consider taking radical action.