Monthly Archives: November 2013

On Writing – Patrick Dennis

November 24, 2013 – 11:38 am

“I always start writing with a clean piece of paper and a dirty mind.” – Patrick Dennis, author of AUNTIE MAME.

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Sort Of Justice For the Scottsboro Boys

November 24, 2013 – 11:02 am

On March 25, 1931 a fight broke out a freight train traveling the Southern Railway line between Chattanooga and Memphis. Nine black hoboes battled a few whites and two women. According to Wikipedia the whites were kicked off the freight car and a posse stopped the train at Paint Rock, Alabama and arrested seven teenage […]

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A Dead Man’s Triptych

November 23, 2013 – 8:24 pm

Last week Christie of New York auction off a Francis Bacon triptych for a record $142 million to an unknown bidder. The rich and even more rich were ecstatic with the result, since the high-altitude sale reinforces all recent purchases of trophy art by dead painters. The Guardian wrote, “There can be no doubt the […]

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THE DARK SWARM by Andrix

November 22, 2013 – 7:45 am

Music from Andrix Words from MAYBE TOMORROW Please go to the following URL http://andrix.bandcamp.com/track/the-dark-swarm

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Tough Year for the Green

November 21, 2013 – 8:31 pm

The Boston Celtics are a storied team in basketball. No NBA franchise has won more championship and suffered fewer losing seasons. Last year Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were traded to the Brooklyn Nets to complete the break-up of the Big Three. “This is my team,” Rajon Rondo declared to the Boston media, except the […]

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