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I was wondering if I was the only one who noticed the New York Policeman grab that kid by the THROAT last night at the home run derby.
Apparently not:
http://www.prosportsdaily.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245985
Lots going on in the consumer world… we’re preparing action items concerning our 3 favorites here, due out in the next couple of weeks:
“Lacie, redux”
“T-Mobile, OMG!”
And, last but not least, a new ongoing series entitled:
“The MTA owes me some muthafucking money!”
Or, some other title that *might* be more fit for consumption 
Stay tuned, and thanks for the hits.
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Explode. As in a good way.
A few years ago I got a low-rez .mp3 off of pitchforkmedia from a TVT band called Ambulance LTD. Which I immediately confused with Son, Ambulance, on Saddle Creek Records, but no mind.
After a few months of this sneakily catchy song, “Primitive”, creeping onto my iPod playslists, I decided to investigate further, and I immediately bought everything of this addictive young “Spanish Harlem” indie rock band I could get my hands on. Which, unfortunately, was not a lot: a self-titled EP, a full-length, creatively-titled “LP” (album-naming clearly taking a second billing), and a smattering of loose demos, three songs released especially for DKNY, and finally, in 2006, another EP: “New English EP”.
And then nothing. For two full years.
So last fall I went searching again.
And of course they have a website (not-often updated) and a myspace.com page (slightly less not-often updated), but nothing more. Just a lot of comments asking the question I wanted to ask: “where the fuck ARE these guys?”
Then, over the Holidays last year, I heard their song “Anecdote” on a commercial. Of course I had my usual reaction when I hear a band that’s near-and-dear to me show up in a commercial… “Oh hey… wow… FUCK!”.
I know, I know. Pretty conflicted for a marketing guy, but moving on.
What made their commercial debut slightly better for me was the immediate rash of metoo songs in commercials that rather blatantly ripped them off. A very good sign for a band, methinks.
And then, last week, I re-checked their myspace page: …”Oh hey… wow… FUCK!”
They announced a tour…! The first one in YEARS!
And it was last month. Great.
Anyway. Even though I am beyond super-bummed not to be able to see these guys live, even though it was at the fight-or-flight-inducing Mercury Lounge (drink or pee, the choice is yours)… despite many, many lineup changes (never, ever good) …and despite this video of the lead singer/guitarist/creator Marcus Congelton blathering SoCal-style in a grimy wifebeater (which, apparently, unfortunately, he wears a lot)… I am making the call. Right here. Right now.
The call: Very soon Ambulance LTD will be a household name.
A man was robbed at in New York City today. At gunpoint. Just south of Central Park, in front of a Starbucks. The thief made off with $100,000.00.
I’m not kidding. See?
But what’s striking to me about this was not how unique, and brazen a crime it was (and, as a New Yorker, I must admit I am kindof freaked out), but rather how the foolishly, and recklessly politically correct is the description of the suspect was:
“Police were searching a suspect they described as a man between 25 and 30 years old who was wearing a black parka, black pants is about five feet 9 inches tall.”
Um, wha? …Really? We’re seriously going to continue this charade? Male. Average height. Poncho. Really? Are we really supposed to just pretend that this person wasn’t white, black, or brown? But rather a pure amalgamation of all the human races, with the skin tone of a just-past-perfectly baked sugar cookie? Gimme a break. How are we supposed to look out for this guy? More importantly, how are the Police supposed to look out for this guy? (Well, they won’t admit it publicly, but I ASSURE you they know what race and ethnicity this guy is).
I’ve got an idea. What about not saying “African American” or “White”? What about simply “light complected”? Or “dark-skinned”? More of a medical diagnosis?
And before you even say it, there’s a marked difference here between this and “racial profiling”. THAT is where you assume people of certain vague descriptions *could* commit a crime. This is very, very different. There is an armed, and well-funded maniac on the loose. In my hood. Yikes.
Well, either way, as a society we’ve reached a level of certifiable insanity. If we have to tiptoe around what a gun-toting maniac actually looks like, we’re doomed. Just doomed.
Doomed.
The so-called “transit system” that supposedly “serves” New York City is an unmitigated joke. I really, truly, and honestly believe it is run by monkeys. Actual, hairy, poop-throwing monkeys.
