Tag: graffiti
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The Dirty Water
The Flushing Creek is not a resort. It is no longer pretty and hasn’t been for a century. I can reflect on long car rides as a child, gazing out of the window and seeing the big U-Haul building, indicating that we were not far from home. Across the way was where the home team…
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Seano’s First Arrest
Last night two police officers were shot in Harlem. One was shot dead and the second is not expected to survive. My condolences to their friends and family. I tried to be a cop in the mid 2000s , I scored fairly well, although I thought I should have done better. My list number was…
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Dart Etiquette – Ch. 28
We talked for hours last night about what we don’t want to be. How crucial is that aspect to a great friendship? The simple act of talking. Ozzy and I had done that most nights since we weren’t tall enough to ride the rides at the St. Luke’s fair. We spent so many nights talking…
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Dart Etiquette – Ch. 26
The small patch of earth we held down, the piece of meager turf we claimed and plunged our invisible flag into was mostly farmland prior to the 1920s. The inhabitants from the surrounding area formed a corporation to purchase the property. It was then handed off to the Parks Department after the corporation failed to…
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Dart Etiquette – Ch. 16
Things had been problematic in my house for a while. I’d say by the time I got to Junior High school, specifically the summer before, I became more autonomous, more self reliant, and resulted in spending majority of my time at the park to avoid my house and my parents as much as I possibly…
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Dart Etiquette – Ch. 7
A muddled pile of money remained on the bar soaked in Irish whiskey and Imported beer. Our hands gesturing and accentuating all the dumb words that slurred from our crooked mouths. We talked so much nonsense, but it was always fun, and that was the point. Pints and shot glasses clinked one after the other…
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Dart Etiquette – Ch. 6
Soilent Green executed a flawless set. I felt inspired. I didn’t want to chalk it up to being what it was because of the mushrooms, because it wasn’t. Only certain bands have the ability to become larger than life, to conduct an event that might be the closest thing to a religious experience I could…
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Permanent On Most Surfaces
Graffiti is an Italian word and examples of it can date back to ancient Egypt. People can debate whether the modern origins started in New York City or Philly. I don’t really care. It’s Election Day, and NYC is in a bad way. While people are quick to say the city looks like its reverted…
SEAN GABLER 