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Buju Banton Coming to St. Petersburg Venue

October 16, 2009September 29, 2018 355 Views 1 Comment Buju Banton, Hate Speech, Jack Bodziak, Janus Landing, John Bodziak, Murder

Buju Banton is a Jamacian Reggae star who riled up the gay community with songs like “Boom Bye Bye” which calls for gay people to be shot in the head with automatic weapons, have acid poured on them, and be burned “like an old tire wheel.” He currently has an American tour being roundly opposed by the gay community, and a number of events have been cancelled. Unfortunately, the owner of a concert venue in downtown St. Petersburg, Janus Landing, feels no responsibility to help build an inclusive community.

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Favorite Season

September 30, 2009September 29, 2018 229 Views 0 Comments Appalachian Mountains, Autumn, Blowing Rock, Boone, fall, seasons

OK, I know that about this time every year I write something about Autumn being my favorite time of year. I know, Tampa, FL is not the place to be thinking about Autumn. I think we get our Autumn here in January, the time of year when these nasty live oaks dump a big portion of their leaves. Still, there is a rhythm that comes with the seasons no matter where one lives, and I love this time of year for the sense of “settling-in.”

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Crazy Crash Sunday

September 28, 2009 B. John 226 Views 0 Comments Howard Franklin, Traffic

I am glad I was not on the road for most of Sunday, and even then, we stayed on surface streets and around the neighborhood. Three crashes (I-75, I-4 and I-275) all had major accidents within a two hour window Sunday afternoon that involved over 100 vehicles, and sent 14 people to the hospital. Fortunately, no one seemed to have life-threatening injuries.

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Big Doings In The Tampa Bay Area Today

September 24, 2009September 29, 2018 114 Views 0 Comments Bank Robbery, St. Petersburg Fire Department, Tampa Police

Dale Mabry was closed at Bay to Bay all day yesterday and most of today, there was a bank robbery and shootout, a pack of cocaine was found in a fire station washer, and then they ran over someone they were going to help.

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Daily Ramblings – July 1, 2009

July 1, 2009September 29, 2018 B. John 239 Views 0 Comments Baby, Bedwell, court, Frivilous Law Suits, Lawyers, McTear, Murder, Pigs, rain, Sheriff, Tampa, Traffic

From yesterday, we’ve got a “pig” traffic tie up out in Pasco County, and today we’ve got rain, rain, and more rain, and do you know what one calls 1,000 lawyers on the bottom of the ocean?

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Hometown Pounded by Tornados

June 18, 2009September 29, 2018 B. John 285 Views 0 Comments Bethlehem Community, Cleveland County, NC, North Carolina, Oak Grove Community, Storms, tornado, Weather

What now appears to have maybe two tornados pounded my hometown of Kings Mountain Tuesday evening. West Kings Mountain out through Bethlehem and Oak Grove communities seem to have been hit the hardest. Fortunately, Mom only had a few limbs down in her yard.

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Lawsuits Galore

February 9, 2009 B. John 282 Views 0 Comments Cannons, Gasparilla, Hillsborough Deputy, Lawsuits, Lawyers, Lowes, Parades, Restrooms

I think this is going to start a new series we’ll call RUFKM (Are You Fucking Kidding Me). We’ve got a Hillsboroug Deputy suing because someone at the Gasparilla Parade fired a cannon near him, and another guy suing Lowes because the bathroom stall door would not lock. It was a hit and run in the Lowes Restroom.

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News Wrap-up for January 2, 2009

January 2, 2009September 29, 2018 B. John 203 Views 0 Comments AirTran, Bank Robbery, Muslim, Paintball, Soda

We’ll try to get back to finding those fun little over-looked news items you won’t get on the CBS evening news. This is what we found for the week ending on January 2, 2009. Wow, a new year already.

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So Where Have I Been Lately

December 29, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 340 Views 0 Comments Blogging, Christmas, Depression, diary, home, Malaise

If you’re a regular visitor (or you receive the digest email) I suppose you have noticed a decided lack of activity here lately. I have to tell you, I’ve just been tired. I think that’s the best way to describe what’s been going on in my life lately. It’s not that feeling of “being sick and tired of being sick and tired,” but more a general malaise that came over me during the last months. I didn’t send out Christmas cards this year, and didn’t even decorate the house. I came into the season with a good deal of the shopping done, and combined with some upcoming time off, I was actually looking forward to the holiday, but somewhere along the way, I just sort of lost that holiday spirit. I’m working on a comeback.

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Central Avenue Oyster Bar – A Restaurant Review

November 23, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 191 Views 0 Comments downtown St. Petersburg, oysters, restuarants, seafood

Friday evening Lay and I ate at one of my favorite restaurants in downtown St. Petersburg, The Central Avenue Oyster Bar. This is one of a number of small storefront places in the 200 block of Central Avenue in downtown. We have not been there in a while, but have eaten there several times, and find the food, service and atmosphere excellent.

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Enough is Enough – The Fallout From The Gay Marriage Vote

November 17, 2008 B. John 249 Views 0 Comments Amendment 2, Civil Rights, Equality Florida, HRC, Kevin Beckner, Linda Saul-Sena, Marriage, Proposition 8, Stop the H8, Undo 2

Maybe, finally gay people have decided that enough is enough when it comes to having second-class citizenship foisted upon us by krazy kristian kooks. Across the country Saturday were a series of rallies decrying the enactment of three marriage amendments on election day which enshrine discrimination in the Constitutions of Florida, Arizona and California. As angry as we may all be, we should not be surprised at the outcome. There is no leadership within the gay community, and practically no community left anyways. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has become a parody, and while I respect the work done by Equality Florida, they too have been totally ineffective. So let’s take a look at what happened, and think about what comes next.