helado Negro is a Pimp

I never blinked! And he's my cousin.

Who Could Win A Slap Fight?

I think the image file name is labeled "Henry Rollins would destroy you in a sack race!". Kinda of suits the weather today with it's downright shitty attitude and hopeless negativeness. I looked that word up; I spelled it right. It's kinda dreary and dreamlike but fairly scary like a suburban Sleepy Hollow type hamlet this neighborhood I live in so the tone is quite boorish on this entry. I have been quite slack on my entries and I apologize(to nobody)and would like to extend my hand in negotiating a truce with my brain..I have just recently gone EXTREMELY part-time at the wash so there will be a drought with the stories from that place and minor adjustments to spending some home time. I started wearing a watch again(applause),thank you , thank you..Because of my previous employment I stopped wearing a watch because it would interfere with the day to day activities that my job entailed. Also I'm growing a circa 1970's porno mustache for shits and giggles. I think I look more disturbing than when I dyed my head blue and shaved a checkerboard pattern in it.

The children of today have absolutely no clue what originality is. The fact is most "originality"today is a copy of something else anyway but the true inspiration is really what counts when you cut to the bone. What's the SYMBOLOGY you ask?(I know that word is imaginary) The Balls are gone from everything.Huevos!!Courage!! Strictly homogenized I scream! The silent majority is growing in this country, they got out and voted but now they are right back in their living room sitting in front of the tube expecting everything to be resolved in 4 years. The damage from the bush administration is far reaching and excuse me for noticing but the appeal of this country for immigrants(which all Americans are,except the native peoples who settle here from the land bridge)was the strong middle class which has all but completely disappeared. Myself included I feel like I am about 1 paycheck from the street most days. I'm no slouch when it comes to hustlin' and making some money, my work ethic is strong. I have a strong set of skills ranging from every aspect in the construction field, hotel restaurant experience,computer skills,bow hunting skills,knife skills(I own 34 knives) and still the market has seriously dried up in my area.

On a separate and more relevant tangent I have to recommend the film "The Boat That Rocked"or"Pirate Radio" whichever title you prefer. My only comment is that my foot never stopped tapping because the soundtrack is excellent. I recall saying many,many years ago to a friend of mine,"Thank god for the British Invasion!". I had always imagined the world full of the douchy guys who sing White Guy doo-wop at the beginning of "CryBaby". I highly recommend it to anyone who has a pulse and possesses opposable thumbs. Also if you are a big Nick Frost fan from the flick "Shaun of the Dead"fame he has a semi-major role in this movie but on the flip side he does get naked too which is mad gross,Bee!! Personally, I though Bill Nighy is an amazing character actor because he is so on point.

"OYE,HEAVY DOOTY"
TOO LEGIT TO QUIT ON THE ZUNE

Once in a great while something smacks me in the face when I least expect it. In this case it was a band called Bad Lieutenant which to my surprise was New Order or Joy Division whatever.I really haven't had the chance to research this band to make a proper review of it but it hooked me from the get-go.Just masterfully done.Perfect for a day like this. Hey, I'll put that on again.

More Reasons To Love Baltimore

Big Ass Pick-Up Trucks Make You Cool

Acrylic and Sharpie 2009



Just wanted to post some new art....

The Dirty South Is In My Zune

I lived in Miami-Dade for some years and I never forgot the things I learned living in the dirty south, in fact I miss the south because of the whole "I Don't Give a Fuck Attitude Because It's Too Damn Hot,Bitch"feeling which is prevalent in all parts of the ghetto. From the tough gangster clubs like the "PAC-JAM", to the teen friendly clubs like "Nepenthe" or "A Taste of Honey" For Christ sakes teen-friendly clubs in Florida..It's like they were training future date-rapists in the SUNSHINE STATE..South Florida is mad weird...Call it nostalgia, call it early Alzheimer's, call it whiskey, call it what you will but the 2-Live crew oozed this attitude..And most importantly CAPITALIZED on this motherfucker. The only reason they got harassed is because rich white kids were booming this shit out of their graduation gifts. I went back and found some of their 12 inch LP shits which were much more raw and electrifying. Memory lane is slick with the antics caused by finally being able to scream out loud what all 14 year olds in Miami were thinking in the 80's,"Hey,We want some Pussy!!" so be it. The mid eighties were so conducive to the partying lifestyle they rapped about it almost seemed made up. But believe me, you drop a 2 live track back in the day, man people were copulating like a mutherfucker..Pass me the sun tan lotion. And this post was supposed to be labeled "Hybrid Cars And The Elderly"

Guns Don't Kill People,Lazers Do!!

102.5 degrees Farenheit

Forgive me for slacking but I had a touch of the Flu in my body. I am not going to press charges because it was more like heavy petting.I did find this article online and would like to share it.

Dallas police chief: Dozens of tickets issued for not speaking English

05:22 PM CDT on Friday, October 23, 2009

By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN / The Dallas Morning News
sgoldstein@dallasnews.com

Editor's note: Comments have been disabled on this story.

Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle said this afternoon that his officers have written at least 39 citations to people over the past three years for not speaking English.

Apologizing publicly to the city's Spanish-speaking community, the chief said all officers and supervisors involved will be investigated for dereliction of duty. All pending citations will be dismissed, and people who paid fines will be reimbursed.

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Dallas officer tickets mom for not speaking English.

"I was stunned that this would happen," Kunkle said at a news conference.

The police chief added: "In my world, you would never tell someone not to speak Spanish."

The bogus citations – there is no law requiring Dallas residents to speak English – came to light after it was revealed that a rookie officer, Gary Bromley, had issued a citation on Oct. 2 to Ernestina Mondragon for being a non-English-speaking driver.

Bromley had stopped the 48-year-old woman for making an improper U-turn in the 500 block of Easton Road, near East Northwest Highway, according to the citation.

Police officials at first dismissed Bromley's action as the foolish error of an inexperienced cop.

"That's a charge that does not exist here in the city of Dallas," said Sgt. Warren Mitchell, a department spokesman.

"Although we believe it was a sincere mistake ... there's no excuse for it."

He said that charge and a charge of failure to present a driver's license were dropped

In all, about Dallas police write about 400,000 citations a year, department officials said.

Bromley, 33, is a trainee officer in the Northeast Patrol division. His trainer on the date the ticket was issued was Senior Cpl. Daniel Larkin, 53, said Deputy Chief Tom Lawrence, Northeast Patrol commander.

Under the Dallas City Code, taxi drivers must be able to communicate in English. Mitchell said there is also a federal statute that says commercial drivers must speak English, but it would not have applied in this case.

Mondragon's daughter Brenda Mondragon said her mother was rushing to take her younger sister to school that day and did not see the "no U-turn" sign. Records show Ernestina Mondragon has a driver's license, but her daughter said she had forgotten it. She said her mother, a native Spanish speaker, speaks limited English.

"She was very mad; she was very upset," Mondragon said of her mother's reaction. "We ended up taking her to the [emergency room] because she was nervous; she was just stressing over the ticket."