we had to go through the Catskills to get from the southern tier to NYC and i thought of you, truthy, yes i did! i love your stories of your time there.
Comedian Robert Klein has written an excellent memoir of that time, "The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back." You can pick it up for a penny, although there is the matter of $3.99 shipping:
link.