Click above (or on black video screen below right) to read/watch the story of Estelle's third husband, Joe Ades -- "the Park Avenue Peeler Man". The Oct. '08 piece is about Joe, with the noticeable absence of Estelle -- and some key facts omitted. But apart from the shadowy details which lurk beneath so many stories here in The Big Apple, it is creatively told and honors the last of a dying breed in NYC -- the street Grafter.

This rags-to-riches portrait was picked up at a time when the stock market was nose diving, the U.S. government was bracing, and NYC media was looking for some hope. I only hope they appreciate hearing the other side of the story soon... cause there is definitely one to tell!