tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15551659.post113163818079820355..comments2023-06-15T05:11:03.408-07:00Comments on Kit Burns was framed!: As I said, Paris is ALWAYS a good ideaalpharathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10399655031407319997noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15551659.post-1132078882733251352005-11-15T10:21:00.000-08:002005-11-15T10:21:00.000-08:00in the infinite wisdom of the australian blockbust...in the infinite wisdom of the australian blockbuster <I>strictly ballroom</I>:<BR/>"vivir con miedo es como vivir medios"<BR/><BR/>...or something like that.Paprikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630633638222340937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15551659.post-1131760686564389582005-11-11T17:58:00.000-08:002005-11-11T17:58:00.000-08:00And a very good post it was too Mr PaulB. I've bee...And a very good post it was too Mr PaulB. I've been to Paris and in my experience you'd need to make a fair old effort to stray off the tourist/safe path. Even the Red light district is fine, I strutted through it, often alone at all hours of the night and early morning and encountered no problems at all.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15551659.post-1131694475651009022005-11-10T23:34:00.000-08:002005-11-10T23:34:00.000-08:00I want to go to Paris more than any other place, e...I want to go to Paris more than any other place, even still.<BR/>This week, riots.<BR/>Four months ago, Tom Cruise & the TomKat crap.<BR/>A couple of months before that, Oprah (you remember, when she couldn't get into that purse store because it was after hours).<BR/>Paris is Paris is why I want to go...(not me stuttering. was trying to copy Gertrude Stein.)<BR/><BR/>PLEASE take pictures of literary people's houses if you pass them by. Okay? And, well, be careful, too. Make sure to pronounce Detroit the French way if someone tries to F with you.Angeline Rose Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058615711696995128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15551659.post-1131681681159604292005-11-10T20:01:00.000-08:002005-11-10T20:01:00.000-08:00Fear exists everywhere. I've lived all over the co...Fear exists everywhere. I've lived all over the country, and crime and racism are abundant no matter where you travel. However, the most disturbing thing I've seen (and I grew up in Detroit, knowing a few things about blacks vs whites) was in a small southwestern Florida town called Old Homassassa. It's a tropical place along a traversing canal leading to the Gulf of Mexico, lined with beautiful Spanish moss filled trees. Posted on those trees were signs that said "No Niggers Allowed." This was in 1989. Seems like a long time ago in certain ways, but not for that one.tanagramehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002453157387196872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15551659.post-1131653214786358432005-11-10T12:06:00.000-08:002005-11-10T12:06:00.000-08:00A few years ago, I DJ'd every Friday at a club in ...A few years ago, I DJ'd every Friday at a club in the middle of one of Cincinnati's worst areas (I should explain that downtown Cincinnati sits right next to Over The Rhine, which is pretty much THE slum in the area, and the club district sits right on the line). When I got off work at 2:30am, there were always some very, ah, interesting people outside.<BR/><BR/>There was another club right across the street called The Warehouse. One night an off-duty police officer spotted someone he knew to have a bunch of warrants, and he chased him. The chase led into an alley around the corner, and the suspect ended up getting shot and killed because the officer believed he was pulling a weapon from his pants.<BR/><BR/>Timothy Thomas' death incited some pretty serious race riots... You probably heard about it on the news. White people pretty much stayed out of the area for quite awhile after that. Both clubs (which happened to attract white clientele) went out of business.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever seen the movie "Traffic"? The scenes where the drug czar's son (played by Topher Grace) and his girlfriend are buying drugs in the ghetto were filmed less than three blocks from the club. That's not a movie set... That's exactly what it looks like.<BR/><BR/>Being down there never bothered me much, even after I got robbed at gunpoint (and had my wallet and cellphone taken).<BR/><BR/>But I don't fault white people for avoiding black neighborhoods. That is a very effective method of avoiding crime and bodily harm.<BR/><BR/>Now there's a double-standard no one ever mentions:<BR/><BR/>If a black person walks into an all-white neighborhood, there is a realistic possibility that they will suffer some sort of discrimination, even if it only occurs in the minds of the white people.<BR/><BR/>If a white person walks into an all-black neighborhood, there is a realistic possibility that they will get robbed. White people know it. Black people know it. That's just the way it is.Seguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622882275402687470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15551659.post-1131651662900336212005-11-10T11:41:00.000-08:002005-11-10T11:41:00.000-08:00"...there’s no use in living in fear, or you’ll ne..."...there’s no use in living in fear, or you’ll never go anywhere."<BR/><BR/>Damn straight!<BR/><BR/>You are taking a camera, right?<BR/><BR/>My mother grew up in Rosedale Park and was allowed, in 1947, to take the bus to Hudson's, unescorted, at age 7. Growing up in Flushing, I remember my first trip into Flint at the same age to see the eye doctor. Apparently Mom had lost her city kid awareness after so many years in suburbia -- or maybe not. The guy who tried to snatch her purse that day was not successful. It rattled me nevertheless.<BR/><BR/>I also remember driving, in 1990, from Catalpa & Woodward down to the Sacred Heart Seminary. At 8 am the streets were eerily empty. By noon, for the drive home, I considered stop lights optional.<BR/><BR/>I never felt unsafe in London or midtown Manahttan, even after dark. San Francisco ... the need for awareness kicks in, no matter the neighborhood. The worst we got, though, was from a passing punk who sneered at Mr. Z, "I'll screw your woman!" 8:00 pm on a nice street in Chinatown. Go figure.<BR/><BR/>Paris should be wonderful. My mother says the Parisians were friendly, helpful, and eager to please. Enjoy!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802695378617927299noreply@blogger.com