a hipster hangout at Fifty-first and Seventh where the addicted comic held court in a rear booth? In midtown, a favourite place to score was Hansen's Drugstore, a hipster hangout at Fifty-first and Seventh where the addicted comic Lenny Bruce held court in rear booth. I can't understand the meaning of "at Fifty-first and Seventh". And does "held court in rear booth" mean arrested in toilet?

What does"chippying" mean? It is a description about a heroin user.

What does "charge tires" mean? stop at every other gas station to charge tires

What does "charge tires" mean? stop at every other gas station to charge tires

What does "chops" mean? He had chops, power,he was playing fast and furious.(He is the trumpeter)

What does “wearing bangs” mean? The contact sheet showed Baker scowling at the camera, wearing bangs that made him look like a nasty juvenile delinquent.

You had to find a poison to let you look in the mirror? "Why is it that every jazz musician just happened to get bent out of shape?"she said."Is that just an accident? What you have to go through to bare your guts--it's so fundamentally obvious. In order to really, genuinely be a participant in that world, you had to find a poison to let you look in the mirror."And for Baker, she thought, the reflected image was terrifying. Does "get bent out of shape" mean "addicted"? And I can't understand "you had to find a poison to……image was terrifying."

What does "Taverna Room in hotel" mean? Does taverna room mean bar or cafe?

What does " under the wave" mean? Is it similar to at sea？The connection was so poor that his voice kept fading in and out. "It sounded like he was under the waves, " she said……