Goldstein Sacked From Greeter Gig



The New York Post's Page Six reports that First Amendment pioneer Al Goldstein, whose recent woes were chronicled in a August NY Times piece, was fired this week from a job greeting diners at lower Manhattan's Second Ave. Deli.

"I got fired Monday night, after I slept there on Sunday," he said. "The owner got mad at me. I feel terrible. I loved that job. It kept me out of the shelters. Now I have nothing. Last night in the shelter, a homeless guy actually gave me $5. He said, 'Don't have pride. Take the money.' I'm humiliated. Everyone who hated me should be gleeful because my life has become a true horror. Like T.S. Eliot, I'm one of the empty people. I once was Al Goldstein, now I'm a pathetic homeless person."




Before he was fired from his two-month gig at the Second Avenue Deli, Goldstein tried his hand at stand-up comedy in "What I Like About Jew," a music and comedy revue. He recently applied for a job at Cigar magazine. "It's my last hope," he said.

To repeat my comments from last August, I know, there are starving people deserving of our charity, but if anyone knows a way to send Goldstein a few bucks, please, pass it on. Can someone PLEASE start a paypal account for Al?

Posted: Fri - October 29, 2004 at 02:42 PM      

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