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The Pink Ribbon Blues – Part V (Conclusion)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by gar

Rick called on Lionel’s cell just as he was packing up his briefcase.  It had been a long ass day filled with too many meetings about too much stuff that they had been dealing with for too long and he … Continue reading →

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The Pink Ribbon Blues – Part IV

Posted on May 15, 2012 by gar

Sonja didn’t tell her everything.  She didn’t tell her about her father’s cackling.  But she did tell her about the origin of the pink ribbon.  She did mention Rick’s name.  And she did tell her that Mickey met his late … Continue reading →

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The Impaired Judgement of Johannes Mehserle

Posted on May 12, 2012 by gar

I opened the Oakland Tribune the other day and found a most shocking headline:  ”Mehserle asks appeals court for new trial.”  I swear I thought it was a typo. Mr. Mehserle, as you may recall, is the former BART officer … Continue reading →

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Evolution Happens

Posted on May 9, 2012 by gar

If you go back and look at the tape of then VP-candidate Joe Biden during the vice presidential debate, when he answered the question about same-sex marriage, you can hear in his cadence that he was following a script.  Yes, … Continue reading →

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The Pink Ribbon Blues – Part III

Posted on May 9, 2012 by gar

“Sonja!  Oh my God, girl, how are you?  How’s it blowing?” “It’s blowing,” she replied with a smile that Leticia could hear over the phone. “It’s good to hear from you, Sonja.”   As Mickey rounded out the ballad he … Continue reading →

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No Flip-Flop Here – The Man’s Just Not That Into LGBT Folks

Posted on May 5, 2012 by gar

{Editor’s note:  This is the 100th post on the gar spot.} On April 29, the Los Angeles Times published an article which chronicles then-Governor Mitt Romney’s history with Massachusetts’ gay marriage law.  It makes for very interesting reading. While campaigning for … Continue reading →

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The Pink Ribbon Blues – Part II

Posted on May 2, 2012 by gar

He stood eyes closed and let the notes wash over him as he leaned against the wall, a Diet Coke hanging from one hand.  He barely allowed her to speak when she arrived.  “Take it out and play something,” he … Continue reading →

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20 years ago: A Remembrance of the Rodney King Uprising

Posted on April 28, 2012 by gar

April 29, 1991.  I was at work in Berkeley.  There was no World Wide Web in those days.  I checked.  The Mosaic browser wouldn’t come out until the following January, over a half-year later.  No, I got the news on … Continue reading →

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Corner of History

Posted on April 25, 2012 by gar

A corner.  Just a corner.  Not a fancy corner on a tree-lined boulevard with a landscaped median strip.  No, it was just an ordinary corner, but a happy corner that saw the sort of traffic a corner would see when … Continue reading →

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The Pink Ribbon Blues – Part I

Posted on April 23, 2012 by gar

As soon as Lionel entered the family room, tie undone, shirt untucked, beer can in hand, his eyes fell on the saxophone.  It has occupied the same corner, slouched at the same unaltered angle, for the past four days.  Dust … Continue reading →

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