I recently wrote about an article that appeared in a German newspaper touting PK.com as a place to find voyeuristic photos of New Yorkers spying on their neighbors. Photos that don't exist. But that doesn't stop me from getting e-mails like this:

Dear Paul,

I am so sorry to bother you but I was wondering if you would be so kind to tell me if you might be able to help us. For a major German Television network, we are trying to film a report about voyeurs in New York. We are trying to find a normal person who we can film using binoculars to peer into other people's apartments in Manhattan. The report would not air in the USA.

Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks so much,
[Name Withheld]

All this because I mentioned that my 11th-floor apartment looks into about 200 others, and I joked about throwing BYOB (Bring Your Own Binoculars) parties. Hyperbole is apparently lost on the Germans. So I declined their offer — in part because I'm not heavily medicated at the moment — but I'm throwing it out there, because some woman said I could solicit replies to this address (not even hers) if my readers are interested in participating.

So, just to be clear: If you're a "normal person" and want to be filmed while you "peer into other people's apartments in Manhattan," send a note using the link above.

I can't imagine that being a bad decision at all.

Now a Couple of Related Anecdotes:

• I was once at my computer, with the blinds drawn, as usual, when a couple of teen-aged assclowns started shooting into my apartment some stupid red laser, from a couple of blocks away. I was bothered, of course, and quickly came up with an idea to freak them out. I stood at the window while they cackled and celebrated their annoyance. I waved at them to let them know I was aware of where the laser was coming from, then fired my digital camera's flash a few times, pretending to take super-zoom pictures that I could then turn into their building's doorman or something. These kids immediately FREAKED, ducking down so fast it was like they fell into a trap floor panel in Montgomery Burns' office. I never saw the red laser again.

• I once did an interview in my apartment for Israeli television on the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue franchise. One of their natives was appearing in the latest edition or something. Anyway, I have almost every swimsuit issue since the late '70s in my collection of just about every important SI since that time, just as I collect classic TIME magazines. I never saw the edited segment, and I regret doing it, because the interviewer tried to set me up as a total perv, asking me things like, "And what do you do when you look at these magazines?" Um, think of banging your mom again?

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• Cheapo New York — Travel and lodging advice for tourists. Eats and thrills suggestions for locals. All for tightwads like me.

• NYC's Public Golf Courses — Manhattan User's Guide shares addresses, phone numbers and quickie reviews of our area's public courses. Prices have gone up quite a bit in the last few years, but the cost is not nearly as dreadful as the pace of play from these hackers.

• Vidocity — A video-based site reporting on the latest NYC happenings. Hosted by Tiffany Simons, who's got a great set of cans.

• NYCBP.com Reloads — My friend Kevin is back to writing about the dive-bar scene in New York.

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