Contents Index – 2002 Issues

Issue 7.51/52 – 16/25. Dec 2002

• Café Life – Wednesday, 25. December
• Café Metropole – A Small Issue, For Real
• 'Wine News' – Tools of the Trades
• Update Club: for 19. Dec – The Amsterdam, Oh, Amsterdam! Report
• This Week's Paris Xmas Posters
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II & III
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Turkey Pizza!"

Issue 7.50 – 9. Dec 2002

• Café Metropole – A Small Issue, For a Change
• "Tout à Bas!" – 'Exceptions' Explained by Jim Auman
• 'Wine News' – Metropole's Wine Visits Las Vegas
• Update Club: for 12. Dec – 'Dennis' Toy Show and Swing Club' Report!
• Scene –New Stuff, Current Stuff and 'Last Chance' Stuff
• Noël 2002 – More or Less
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Your Red Suit'

Issue 7.49 – 2. Dec 2002

• Café Metropole – Metropole, 'On Strike!'
• 'Café Life' – Dimitri's First Car
• Reds In My Street Wasn't In the Brochure
• 'Wine News' – Allan Is Not On Strike
• Update Club: for 5. Dec – "Rock of Cashel Set On Fire" Report!
• Reruns – Scene, Noël 2002 and 'Mois de la Photo'
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II & III
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Ever Wonder About Retiring?"

Issue 7.48 – 25. Nov 2002

• Café Metropole – Spotlight On a Bender
• 'Au Bistro' – Anyone for Zero Tolerance?
• Rudolf Augstein Dies – Translated by Chris Irwin
• 'Wine News' – "The Best Sparkling Wine Possible"
• Update Club: for 28. Nov – the Thanksgiving 'Icons of the Week' Return Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Pizza? What kind?"

Issue 7.47 – 18. Nov 2002

• Café Metropole – 'Café Life' Is Like a Long River
• 'Au Bistro' – UMPs Decide UMP Is Best
• 'Wine News' – A Small Champagne Vocabulary
• Salon 'Paris Photo' and Three Daguerréotypistas
• Update Club: for 21. Nov – the "Something Must Be Wrong!" Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Read the User Manual!'

Issue 7.46 – 11. Nov 2002

• Café Metropole – Bon Anniversaire Dimitri!
• 'Wine News' – Winery's Truck Falls Ill
• Noël 2002 – Not Quite the Full Program
• 'Le Mois de la Photo 2002' – the Mid–November of the Photo
• Update Club: for 14. Nov – the 'Best Crêpe Stand in France' Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Since You Asked'

Issue 7.45 – 4. Nov 2002

• Café Metropole – Amok and Out of Time
• 'Wine News' – Cold Snap Makes Moonlight Light Its Stove
• Update Club: for 7. Nov – The "Eeek!" She Said' Report
• Scene – Only Ordinary Attractions
• 'Le Mois de la Photo 2002' – The November of Photos
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Wouldn't You Rather?"

Issue 7.44 – 28. Oct 2002

• Café Metropole – Brief Heaven for Ducks
• 'Moonbeam and the Slug' – Wine Lore from 'The Shed'
• Update Club: for 31. Oct – A New 'Food of the Week' First Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Bring Your Sister!"

Issue 7.43 – 21. Oct 2002

• Café Metropole – Drizzle On My Head
• Your Club Turns Four (Three!) – Whichever, It Only Took a Whole Year
• Grape Days for Café Metropole, the World's Only Drinkable Online Club
• 'Le Mois de la Photo 2002' – More Cheese
• Update Club: for 24. Oct – "A Complex Philosophical Question" Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Pure Breton Cola!"

Issue 7.42 – 14. Oct 2002

• Café Metropole – Fabulous Fictional Fall Weather
• Scene – Constable and Jimi Hendrix
• 'Le Mois de la Photo 2002' is Coming
• Update Club: for 17. Oct – The 'Five Buck Water' Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Nobel Peace Prize for Peanuts'

Issue 7.40/41 – 30. Sept – 7. Oct 2002

• Café Metropole I – The Big Cheese Thing
• Café Metropole II – The Move and the 'White Night'
• 'Au Bistro' – Dwarf–Tossing Nixed by UN
• The Silly Car Show – World's Biggest, Etc Etc
• Update Club: for 3. Oct – The "Numbers of Ducks?" Report
• Update Club: for 10. Oct – The "Paris Is Almost Normal" Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• More Paris Weekly Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "It don't look like much, but it's home."

Issue 7.39 – 23. Sept 2002

• Café Metropole – Winter Before Autumn?
• The People's Palace, at the Hôtel de Ville
• Update Club: for 26. Sept – The "Geezer Meeting" Report
• Scene – Some Coming Events Right Now
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Free Rooms at La Santé?"

Issue 7.38 – 16. Sept 2002

• Café Metropole – Techno BOOM Techno BOOM
• 'Au Bistro' – France Télécom Sees Red
• With a Little Help from the Agency Ladies
• Update Club: for 19. Sept – The 'Flat Stanley' Major 'First' Report
• Scene Repeat – Try and Take a Pick
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Abandoning the Bench?"

Issue 7.37 – 9. Sept 2002

• Café Metropole – Any Peniches for Rent?
• 'Au Bistro' – The Paperless
• Update Club: for 12. Sept – The "He Eats French Dog Food" Report
• Scene – Try and Take a Pick for September, October
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II & III
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "No Kids, No Dogs!'"

Issue 7.36 – 2. Sept 2002

• Café Metropole – Resigned From Weather
• 'Au Bistro' – Amélie's Café Changes Hands
• Update Club: for 5. Sept – The 'Illegal Parking Is Back' Report
• Scene Repeat – Issue 7.34's 'Coming Ultra Soon'
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Still Here!?!"

Issue 7.35 – 26. Aug 2002

• Café Metropole – 'KultTour' Arrives In Paris
• 'Au Bistro' – Some Non–News of the Week
• Update Club: for 29. Aug – The "Don't Forget Napoléon!" Report
• Scene(s) – Issue 7.34's Repeats
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Staying Long?"

Issue 7.34 – 19. Aug 2002

• Café Metropole – Two Heatwaves
• A Ranch Holiday with a Cat Named Tiger
• Update Club: for 22. Aug – The "You Need To Speak Antarctican!" Report
• Scene – Summer Is Not Over
• Scene 2 – Coming Ultra Soon in September
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Nawwwwwwww... I'm staying here..."

Issue 7.31/33 – 29. July / 15. Aug 2002

• Café Metropole – Surprise Holiday for 'Ed'
• 'Au Bistro' – Pedestrians Are Dangerous
• Update Club: for 15. Aug – "It Might Have Been In British English" Report
• Update Club: for 1. Aug – 'Vat 19 the 'Drink of the Week' Report
• Scene 3 – Paris' Outdoor Summer
• Repeats – Scene & Scenes d'Eté
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "We're going back to Paris"

Issue 7.30 – 22. July 2002

• Café Metropole – There Was 'Happy' Weather
• 'Au Bistro' – The Postman Rings Again
• Todo El Mundo – Vamos a la Playa!
• Email – Dimitri's Postcard – Goes and Comes
• Update Club: for 25. July – 'Two Real Members Really' Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "You Said, You Promised..."

Issue 7.29 – 15. July 2002

• Café Metropole – A Strange Thing Happened On Bastille Day
• 'Au Bistro' – Is Not Here This Week
• The 14th of July Surprise Party
• Update Club: for 18. July – 'No Rules' Rule Kicks In' Report
• Scene – Paris' Long Summer has More than a Short One
• Scenes d'Eté – A Lot of It Is Outdoors
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Beached Parisians'

Issue 7.27/28 – 1/8. July 2002

• Café Metropole – Leftover Confetti and Empty Ping–Pong Balls
• 'Au Bistro' Falls Victim to Flat–Hunting Sports
• Taking a Long View On a Clear Day
• Update Club: for 4. July – 'Martinique's One Season' Report
• Update Club: for 11. July – 'A Bungle of a 'First' Report
• Scene – Two 'Scenes' for the Price of One
• Scenes d'Eté – And Some of It Is Free
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "HEY! It's France! Right on the nose!"

Issue 7.26 – 24. June 2002

• Café Metropole – Summer Is Officially Here
• Tiny Capsule 'Au Bistro' – José Bové Goes To Jail, Slowly
• The Reds' Last Stand – On the Butte–aux–Cailles?
• Update Club: for 27. June – "It's a Virtual–Reality Club," Report
• Scenes d'Eté – More, Better, Summer
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Adventures In the Jardin des Plantes'

Issue 7.25 – 17. June 2002

• Café Metropole – Grilling Like Sardines
• No Show 'Au Bistro' – In Paris, Pinks Beat Blues
• Anything for a Photo – The Non–Feature of the Week
• Email from Jim Auman, 'The Hotel VW'
• Update Club: for 20. June – the 'Forgotten Tab' Report
• Scene – Huge Hugo Marathon
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Chute de Météorites'

Issue 7.23/24 – 3/10. June 2002

• New – Café Metropole – Flat Hunting, Part 44
• New – 'Au Bistro' – All Together Now, Turn Right!
• Café Metropole – Home Sweet Home
• 'Au Bistro' – No News In a Very Tiny Nutshell
• Update Club: for 6. June – the "Something Pulled Us Here" Report
• Update Club: for 13. June – the 'Nothing of the Week' Report
• Scene – Roller Days Are Back
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• New – This Week's Paris Posters III
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Great Flyer!"
• New – Ric's Cartoon – 'Let's Wake Her Up'

Issue 7.22 – 27. May 2002

• Café Metropole – George Visits Jacques
• 'Au Bistro' – Europe Needs Immigrants?
• Update Club: for 30. May – the "Where Are All the Flower Stalls?" Report
• Scene – The Everything Weekend
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Eddie, Wake Up!"

Issue 7.21 – 20. May 2002

• Café Metropole – Don't Forget to Feed the Canary
• 'Au Bistro' – Only 8474 New Candidates
• 'Lindbergh Flies from New York to Paris Non–stop
• Update Club: for 23. May – the "It Has More Cows Than People" Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Ricolitti's Last Design'

Issue 7.20 – 13. May 2002

• Café Metropole – Roller Days Are Back
• Oyster Opener of the Year, at the Foire de Paris
• Update Club: for 16. May – the "Twice As Much Caffeine?" Report
• Scene – Wondering What To Do Next?
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Get Ideas'

Issue 7.19 – 6. May 2002

• Café Metropole – No 'Good Old Days' for Paris
• 'Au Bistro' – Election – 'France Wins!'
• Parisians Vote for May Day 2002, Massively
• Update Club: for 9. May – the 'Best Friends' Plus One, Minus One' Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "Emigrate to Canada?"

Issue 7.18 – 29. April 2002

• Café Metropole – Intermission, so Meet Flat Stanley
• 'Au Bistro' – Back To the Past
• Update Club: for 2. May – the "Why I'm In a Good Mood" Report
• Scene – May's 'Bridges' – As In Olden Times
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Vote Like That'

Issue 7.17 – 22. April 2002

• Café Metropole – Shocko Horror Election Show
• 'Au Bistro' – Stupefication! Le Pen Beats Jospin
• Election Springtime – Some of the Players
• Update Club: for 25. April – "I Just Want Some Red Shoes!" Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Non Vote'

Issue 7.16 – 15. April 2002

• Café Metropole – The Weather News Is All There Is
• 'Au Bistro' – Before You Know It the Elections Will Be Over
• Update Club: for 18. April – New 'First Extinct Volcano' Report
• Scene – Maybe Just a Skim, Not Skimpy
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Out of Gas?'

Issue 7.15 – 8. April 2002

• Café Metropole – A Smaller, Return–to–Work Issue
• Big–Time Baseball As Seen from a High Place
• Updates Club: for 28. March & 4. April, by Linda Thalman
• Update Club: for 11. April – The "Only Shopping This Time" Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Happy Landings'

Issue 7.13/14 – 25. March 2002

• Café Metropole – Taking Another Powder To New York
• Do–It–Yourselfers at the Salon du Livre
• Updates Club: for 28. March & 4. April, see late Report in issue 7.15
• Scene – Brava At the Café de Flore
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Easter Recycled'

Issue 7.12 – 18. March 2002

• Café Metropole – Rain In Paris Is All the News There Is
• The Art of 'Flânnerie' – Aimlessness As a Paris Sport
• Update: Club, 21. March – The "Heads or Tails?" Report
• Scene – 'Circus City'
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Traffic Ringmaster'

Issue 7.11 – 11. March 2002

• Café Metropole – Goofing Off
• Emails – Club Members' Woes
• Update: Club, 14. March – The "We Had a Great Cab Driver!" Report
• Scene – Much More of Too Much
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II & III
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Labels for the Sponsor'

Issue 7.09/10 – 25. Feb 2002

• Café Metropole – Surprise – We Are Seven!
• 'Au Bistro' – Chunnel Rocky Horror Hungry Trip
• Update: Club, 7. March – A New First – The 'Club Mutiny' Report
• Update: Club, 28. February – The 'No Sausage of the Week' Report
• Scene – Much, Much, Way Much More
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II & III
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – '7 Bougies At Last'

Issue 7.08 – 18. Feb 2002

• Café Metropole – Low–Key Café Life
• 'Au Bistro' – Do You Remember the Franc?
• Emails: Hugo In New York & Count–Downs In Paris
• Emails: The French Can't Always Know
• Update: Club, 21. February – The 'Drowsy Club Secretary' Report
• Scene – Beautiful Cows Coming On Friday
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – "These Are All FRANCS!"

Issue 7.07 – 11. Feb 2002

• Café Metropole – This Magazine Is Online!
• 'Au Bistro' – Jacques Is Running
• It's Wheelie Time Again at Rétromobile
• Update: Club, 14. February – 'First' Valentine Meeting Report
• Scene – The Year of the Horse
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Rétro Valentine'

Issue 7.06 – 4. Feb 2002

• Café Metropole – Only a Day! Late
• 'Au Bistro' – Sketchy 'euro' Report
• The Palais de Tokyo – With Two Views of Modern Art
• Is It True? – Is France a Hypochondriac?
• Emails: – Is It the 'Year of the Hugo?'
• Update: Club, 7. February – A Whole 'Band of Moyers' Report
• Scene – Held Over One Week
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Ever More Interesting – Winter Sports'

Issue 7.05 – 28. Jan 2002

• Café Metropole – A Fine Time With Real Buffalo Grass
• 'Au Bistro' – The 'Big Wheel' Deal
• An Oasis In the 7th – Stone Palaces and a Park
• Update: Club, 31. January – 'Victor Hugo Is Not a Club Member' Report
• Scene – The Year of the Horse
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'The Big Wheel Deal'

Issue 7.04 – 21. Jan 2002

• Café Metropole – The Worst Café Column Ever
• 'Au Bistro' – The 'Big Rabbit' Theory
• Winter Neither This Nor That
• Scene – 'Last Chance' – Paris' Big Wheel
• Update: Club, 24. January – The 'Ladies Day At the Club' Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'All Flags Out'

Issue 7.03 – 14. Jan 2002

• Café Metropole – Wonderful Weather Is Not Here
• 'Au Bistro' – Funny New Money Works Fine
• The Euro Winter Sales – Another Once and Only 'First'
• Scene – Shopping' Is Not Paris' Only Attraction
• Update: Club, 17. January – 'The 'Chicago a Close Second – Paris First' Report'
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II
• Ric's Weekly Cartoon – 'Black Is Out!'

Issue 7.01/02 – 7. Jan 2002

• Café Metropole – New York City Wrap
• Two Weeks In New York – Was It One Tour or 12?
• Update: Club, for 10. Jan – The "Nothing To It!" Report
• This Week's Paris Posters I & II

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