WELCOME TO DAVE BERKOWITZ'S HOME PAGE

Check out these pictures of my new niece (born 7/26/99), Raisa Gold Berkowitz! The first is her at three weeks. The second is the three Esthers with Raisa at the baby-naming. The others are about 30 hours into my niece's out-of-womb existence. She's growing up so fast, that Raizl!


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YOU ASKED FOR IT! My first full-length play, written in the closing weeks of 1998, is finally available for downloading or viewing. Set in the fictional Eddingsburg University, it's a romantic comedy that any college student, college grad, or someone who's ever seen a picture of a college can relate to. Okay, I'm full of it. Some friends of mine asked me to put it up, and here's my attempt to do so. This is in a Microsoft Word format. Below it's in a Text format. If you have problems, e-mail me (address listed below). I'd love to get some feedback.

YOU ASKED FOR IT! (TEXT VERSION) Here's the text version of the play, entitled "You Asked For It." Just a disclaimer: if the characters resemble any persons living or dead, well, that's probably my fault. Thanks to everyone who gave me support during the process, a short list of whom includes Devin, Robyn, Debbie, Marnie, Dan, my sister Dana, and especially Marty Sterling.

SAME OLD NEWS! Attention all Lenny Malone fans and fans of injustice everywhere, "Lenny Malone" e-mailed his letter to Broderbund and got one hell of a response. Click here to see it, or scroll down to see the original Lenny Malone letter.

Welcome to my occasionally-maintained website, the land where Gas-Man and Kofiko romp side by side in cyberspace. Here you will find some of my personal writings, information about my tour de force, Poem Day, some miscellaneous stuff about my family, friends, hometown, school and life along with a step by step instruction guide to how you can make Reaganomics work for YOU! You'll also find links to such fabulous websites including those of Mamaroneck High School, Binghamton University and Wegmans (where I receive my supplemental education). And now, explore away!



I am currently enrolled at the State University of New York at Binghamton, also called Binghamton University, SUNY Binghamton and "that really cold place in the armpit of New York." I want to give some quick mention to my suitemates of my junior year, Devin, Mike Boxer, Hiro, Steve, and the since-departed God of Love Fabs. Here's also a shout-out to the boys who are no longer with us (that's a euphemism), Hirschy Pork and Schleffers. I reside in Cleveland Hall, where I serve as Co-President (with Devin), and resident rhinophiliac. I'd like to say how amazing Cleveland was in Hysteria for the past two years, but I can't now due to my chairing of the Hysteria Committee; I'm supposed to be impartial. While I long for Yoda and Velveeta, the loves of my life these days include Kittenplan College Council, Pipe Dream, Hinman Production Company, the Psychology Department (I also love kissing ass), Oatmeal Creme Pies (along with all food orgasmic), and of course, the rhinos. There's a nut in a nutshell for you.

I have to give a special mention to the crew at Pipe Dream, the twice-weekly campus newspaper where I dedicate most of my extracurricular efforts, considering I'm NOW CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (I love ya Seth!). Three cheers to B.U.'s only journalism program.

Oh, and this is for all of you at Fair Use, especially Kevin Kniffin, who have always sent your warmest wishes to me ever since that little Ralph Nader incident:


This section is dedicated to my Alma Matter, Mamaroneck High School, and my fellow tigers who I continue to visit in cyberspace and beyond, Brad, Bucky, Everett, and maybe others, as well as my MHS friends up here at Bing, Leifert, Becca and Fat Mike.


FOR YOUR NET-SURFING PLEASURE, MY LIST OF LINKS!


Binghamton U., where I receive my formal education
Wegmans.edu, where I receive my informal education
Go directly to PipeDream Online where you can find late-breaking news, reviews and anything you choose! Do a search for "Literally Speaking" if you want to see the award-winning (or at least critically acclaimed) (or maybe just well-liked) columns by yours truly.
Turnstiles.Com, the most comprehensive Billy Joel site online
Hinman College Council (aka Kittenplan College Council), the award-winning site designed by Hirsch Fishman. Check out the people I hang out with at Denny's, and also look for the upcoming events.
David Hirschl's home page
Dogpile, one of my favorite search engines
Are you like Lenny Malone? Go directly to Broderbund's customer service page!
Check out Kaskeset's home page. Damn, those Jews can sing!

AND NOW, MY WRITINGS . . .


My apologies for the messed up margins. I'll have to get around to fixing them, but if you save the file and open it in Wordperfect or something, that should take care of the margin problem for you. Please don't let that stop you from viewing the documents.


Short Stories

Gas-Man, my story of Gendler the Gastroenterologist and his quest to rid the world of flatulence as we know it
Kofiko, in his first adventure
Kofiko's Road Test
Kofiko visits the library
The Rise of the Challah Mafioso starring Aaron Saturday, my latest short story to date

DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH POEM DAY


An introduction/query letter, it can give you a gist of the book
My list of Acknowledgements for the book; I could not tread this path alone

LETTERS (LENNY MALONE ONLINE!)


The Lenny Malone letter, turning an evil eye on Broderbund's discrimination
A letter to Friendly's, ala Nikolai Gaetonovich

MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS


The Only Option, a bit of homage to my summer workplace, Beth El Summer Session in New Rochelle
Here's my Binghamton University Anagrams article as featured in Pipe Dream




This page was given the distinction of "Site of the Week, 10/25/98" on The Late Show with David Letterman

E-mail me at bf18136@binghamton.edu

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