Fresh off the Pixels
Clicking through the morning Times today, two things caught my eye (probably because they are on the top of the page in Bold 16 Font).
The first is a local story that I've always thought about while doing my 5.5 mile run on Alki. What would it take for a car to get enough air to make a splashdown 8 feet from the nearest concrete marker? Well, thanks to the driving of Roy Espiritu and his Ford Explorer we now have an answer. This unfortunate incident occurred early Sunday morning while I was still blacked-out from the night before and due to me skipping my run on Sunday afternoon didn't hear about it until yesterday.
This is the unfortunate result of the Lottery game I've played too many times in my life and been fortunate it enough to write about: Guess my blood/alcohol level while I'm driving this car? Espiritu paid the ultimate cost as did his buddy Cameron Johnston, both were into the dancefloor with Espiritu being a fan of the Lodge-favorite pastime: "Breakin' like Ice-T". I post this because of the freakish type of events that occurred to cause the car to fly off the seawall...in what has been in the movie Magnolia as "not just a simple coiencidence".
The other story comes to us about an uprise in gang-violence. 101 cases have already been submitted for 2006 alone compared to 91 for all of last year. A number of different factors are supposedly playing a prominent role in the upswing: increasing criminal sophistication, demand for drugs, demographics, migration patterns and generational conflicts. However I tend to believe it is something much more troubling:
These are the Armies of The Night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one. They could run Seattle. Although tonight they're all out to get the Warriors.
Are we finally heading into the world described by Sol Yurick in his 1979 opus dedicated to the power of the street gang or is this merely a coincidence? South King and Piece County aren't big enough to hold the Furies, The Boppers, The Hi-Hats, The Lizzies, The Turnbull AC's, The Gramercy Riffs and The Warriors
What's going to happen when they finally learn to count and realize they own the night? What gang are you going to side with? Can we get to Alki by morning? and CAN YOU DIG IT!
The first is a local story that I've always thought about while doing my 5.5 mile run on Alki. What would it take for a car to get enough air to make a splashdown 8 feet from the nearest concrete marker? Well, thanks to the driving of Roy Espiritu and his Ford Explorer we now have an answer. This unfortunate incident occurred early Sunday morning while I was still blacked-out from the night before and due to me skipping my run on Sunday afternoon didn't hear about it until yesterday.This is the unfortunate result of the Lottery game I've played too many times in my life and been fortunate it enough to write about: Guess my blood/alcohol level while I'm driving this car? Espiritu paid the ultimate cost as did his buddy Cameron Johnston, both were into the dancefloor with Espiritu being a fan of the Lodge-favorite pastime: "Breakin' like Ice-T". I post this because of the freakish type of events that occurred to cause the car to fly off the seawall...in what has been in the movie Magnolia as "not just a simple coiencidence".
The other story comes to us about an uprise in gang-violence. 101 cases have already been submitted for 2006 alone compared to 91 for all of last year. A number of different factors are supposedly playing a prominent role in the upswing: increasing criminal sophistication, demand for drugs, demographics, migration patterns and generational conflicts. However I tend to believe it is something much more troubling:
These are the Armies of The Night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one. They could run Seattle. Although tonight they're all out to get the Warriors.Are we finally heading into the world described by Sol Yurick in his 1979 opus dedicated to the power of the street gang or is this merely a coincidence? South King and Piece County aren't big enough to hold the Furies, The Boppers, The Hi-Hats, The Lizzies, The Turnbull AC's, The Gramercy Riffs and The Warriors
What's going to happen when they finally learn to count and realize they own the night? What gang are you going to side with? Can we get to Alki by morning? and CAN YOU DIG IT!
posted by Jimbo at 11:59 AM
9 Comments:
They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.
Stay Gold Pony Boy, Stay Gold
Jimbo, guess you tempted fate too many times and wised up before you found the same fate.
How is the marathon training going?
I usually run from that first bend/point where you can park and get the full seattle skyline, then i jog until I hit the first part of the strip. Whats your route Jim?
I just hope you're not running around wearing your colors.
I like to start at the 7-11 south of Salty's and run until I get to the Beach and then back...and the half-marathon training has hit a snag:
a) the need to utilize the current global warming trend to paint and seal my front and back decks
b) the fact that my wife has booked the half-weekend marathon for us in Pt. Townsend...
However, there might be some 10k's in the future so, next week will mark the return to the pavement so beware b*tches...
I try not go into the beach since theres Orphans around. So far down they're not even on the map. Real low class. I bought some new Asics recently just for running and they're RED. I'm not trying to rumble cuz those cats will get wasted anyways.
You're impressive though bro. A smoker and a runner. That's really heavy.
I've gone down to a part-time smoker now...staying away from manufactured packs...sticking to rolling, like Johnny T. in Pulp Fiction w/o the L Ron Hubbard...
and I'll roll with anyone as long is ain't the Furies...because face paint and Baseball uniforms scare the hell out of me...the Orphans are coming up...
One thing I give the Seattle media credit for is that they are very urban colloquial. Not only do they use the term O.G. but I know they are not afraid to use the term "TAGGING" when referencing paint vandalized property.
Hey Jimbo...the Dawg Dash is coming up around Halloween sometime.....that's a nice run around campus.
w/ a Keg Cup in your hand...
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