Monthly Archives: April 2013

Boston Suspect # 1

April 17, 2013 – 9:34 am

On Monday two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed and over 170 were injured by the infernal devices. The explosion took place four hours after the start of the beloved race from Hopkington to Boston Garden held every year on Patriots Day commemorating the Battles of Lexington […]

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CCTV SOI 6

April 14, 2013 – 11:36 am

Several years ago I was out with the boys on Soi 6. Strictly for sociological research. Nick was drinking vodkas. Sammie was searching for Ms. Perfect, and young Marton was wrestling with an undersized bargirl on the sofa for what seemed to be about an hour. He weighs in at 85 kilos and she couldn’t […]

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1984 Plus 29

April 14, 2013 – 11:26 am

CCTV was used instituted by Siemens AG at Test Stand VII in Peenemünde, Germany in 1942 to observe the launch of V-2 rockets according to Wikipedia. After the defeat of Nazi Germany the technology was adopted by the West to protect military and security installations. In 1973 the NYPD installed several cameras in Times Square […]

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Bobbing For Apples

April 14, 2013 – 10:58 am

My son Fenway loves to throw cellphones into the toilet. I don’t understand this fixation and I keep my phone out of his reach. His mother isn’t so lucky, since Mam needs the phone by her side. Last summer Fenway dropped an iPhone in the toilet. I admonished him and he sulked the rest of […]

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BOOMBOX @ The House of Art / Bed Stuy

April 13, 2013 – 7:19 pm

I liked two galleries in New York and one of them is the House of Art on 409 Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bed Stuy. The curator Richard Beavers learned his licks from his mother, who bought him to museums and art shows, and this instilled love shows in the artists flocking to his gallery. BOOMBOX […]

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