NYT/early august article

The article was entitled:

A THRIVING GROWTH AREA IN A WEAK ECONOMY;HAIR

Capitol Heights, MD

(Here is a clip from this article that I enjoyed, reminding me of my last trip to Lanham about 10 years ago)

"In low slung suburban strip malls, nestled among fast food restaurants and auto supply stores, hair salons are sprouting like mushrooms."

"A bad attitude with a good haircut can fool you sometimes."

(My visual for this article is the many African American families in Baltimore City who would sit on their urban porches "doing" each others hair! on a hot humid summer day.)

"healing thoughts for Gabby Giffords"

I was also in a very violent situation on the day that Gabby was shot and watched the t.v. coverage from a hotel since I had no safe place to stay that day. I have been reading as many articles as possible on her recovery. If i had a t.v. I'd have watched her first interview with Diane Sawyer. I'm very eager to see it on t.v. I realize that I oft see things from a very diff. perspective then others. How lucky she was to have had such a joyful 15 year best friendship with Ian* (is that his name?) I'm amazed that friendships like that even exist.

Black Sabbath - Iron Man - Live In Paris (Remastered) 1970

hopefully they won't remove this video. also dedicated to all children who survived school bullying.

Iron Man - Black Sabbath

This song is dedicated to every American kid who has ever been bullied in grade school or in senior high school. Please listen carefully to the words. It's not hard for me to understand why some of those children come back to their schools to get vengeance in some form or another for all of the abuse.

One more reason to not attend my 30th reunion. The effects of school bullying sometimes last a lifetime.

The Who Teenage Wasteland

High school reunions are for the ones who made it, the ones who have something to show for.

Have fun at your 30th reunion Randallstown High, I won't be there. This one's for you!"

Alice Cooper - Schools Out

"Good Luck Class of 81 Randallstown HIgh School"

I hear our reunion in on 11/5. You won't catch me there!

Mama Cass, Mary Travers & Joni Mitchell - I Shall Be Released

Posting some light stuff because my sleep deprivation is so severe I can barely keep my eyes open to write my usual deep stuff. mama cass lived in Baltimore.