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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

The Writer's Life 9/19 - Enhancements

There's a lot of good stuff in today's NY Post: From the Weird But True column, an 111-year old Brit, Grace Jones, reveals the secret of her longevity - a shot of whiskey per day... Also from WBT, a guy in Kentucky was caught on camera breaking into a funeral home and donning the clothes of the deceased. The blurb does not state whether he stripped the poor soul. The thief also took the guy's jewelry and the keys to the parlor's limo... Nancy Pelosi held an event in California in support of protection for "Dreamers." She was heckled by a group incensed that she'd worked with President Trump on DACA. The ridicule got so intense she was escorted away by security. A liberal badgered by her own constituents - I love it!... Authorities in Geneva, Switzerland are investigating a mystery. $100,000 in high note denominations backed up the toilets of three restaurants. The legal tender is believed to have come from the pipes of a nearby bank.

RIP pro wrestling legend Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, 72. According to Wiki, he dropped out of school in the eighth grade to support his mother and grandmother. He began his career in the sport of kings at the bottom, carrying bags and jackets for the wrestlers, and selling refreshments at events. His first big break in the business was as a manager of heels and wrestler in 1965. In his first appearance in the AWA in 1974, he adopted his famous nickname. Along the way, he became an entertaining broadcast color analyst, working smoothly with the legendary Gorilla Monsoon, real name Gino Morella. Here are a couple of quotes attributed to The Brain: "I'm a legend in this sport. If you don't believe me, ask me." And: "I know all about cheating. I've had six very successful marriages." In truth, he was married to the same woman from 1966 until his death. Although he billed himself as being from Beverly Hills, he was born in Chicago and raised in Indianapolis. Well done, sir. Thank you. Here he is with one of his protégées, The Brooklyn Brawler, Bensonhurst's own Steve Lombardi, one of the all-time great whipping boys, known as "enhancement talent" in the business:



While on my morning walk I observed two interesting sites along the Sheepshead Bay promenade. Using a wide stance, a young man was repeatedly slapping the palm and fingers of his right hand at what seemed a bag of rice propped on a backpack. I assume he was in the midst of a martial arts workout. I found it curious that he wasn't using the edge of his hand. Further along, there was only a lone fisherman on the pedestrian bridge that spans the lower Bay - an Orthodox Jew. I took a gander into a bucket he'd filled a third of the way with water, and spotted a few snappers swimming in it. The baby bluefish begin leaving the area about this time of year. He was standing about 20 feet to the right of the lamp post below:



My thanks to the local home attendant who bought up my inventory of cook books, to the woman who purchased a beautiful, large children's book in Russian, and to the gentleman who selected a novel in that language. As I was waiting for customers to come along, I was surprised by an advertisement on the side of a city bus. It offered breast enhancement for $3900 and sported a picture of a bosom, reasonable by today's standards, covered by a bikini top.
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