Comments on: Come hear me read tonight in NYC

By: Ginjoint

Ginjoint — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:10:23 +0000

Thanks for the clarification of your meaning/stance. I appreciate it. Recently I got into a small argument with a male coworker (he’s a Duke alumnus) about this issue. While he thought that something may have happened to the woman, he also felt sorry for the players involved, saying their reputations are ruined for life, over charges that were eventually dropped. In his argument I could sense his dismissal of the woman, simply because she is a sex worker. Needless to say, that raised my hackles.

By: Aunt Soozie

Aunt Soozie — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:25:48 +0000

yeah, no…
that’s not how my paramour meant it…living right there it was hideous. The whole event. We’ll never know what actually happened in that house but needless to say it was far from appropriate.

Issues with students living on that street and their interaction and relationships with members of the wider community had been ongoing. This was just one incident that became very public.

Though we’ll never know exactly what happened to the young woman who made the accusation… we do know for sure that there was underage drinking happening in a house that was being rented by a senior member of the team and that strippers were hired to appear there… it’s all disgusting.

In the end the statements from the coach were ridiculous at best. Instead of proclaiming their innocence his emphasis should have been on providing a deep mea culpa for their actions and for the behavior that led to this situation in the first place. He should be on that team like white on rice.

If Aunt Soozie was their coach you best believe not one of them would be acting nasty, disrespecting themselves and the community they live in and playing for my team. Aunt Soozie doesn’t play like that….

By: barry

barry — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:14:40 +0000

no – the Duke lacrosse case had no silliness associated with it at all. The sad reality is that as a result of government malpractice, we’ll never know what actually took place at 610 N. Buchanan last year, and that, moving forward, it will be so much more difficult for anyone who is actually victimized in this or similar fashion to be able to bring credible charges.

That said, the Beaver Queen Pageant is in fact loaded with homegrown silliness, which is a necessary, temporary diversion from the non-stop, sometimes overwhelming seriousness of the world around us. If you’re near Durham, NC, this weekend, please stop by and say hello. If you’re not, come back to the blog and watch the video that we’ll have posted as soon as we possibly can.

By: Ginjoint

Ginjoint — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:08:46 +0000

I don’t think what happened at Duke was silly.

At all.

By: Aunt Soozie's Paramour

Aunt Soozie's Paramour — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:59:24 +0000

http://beaverlodgelocal1504.org/

Friends o’ Alison,

I am a shy one, really, I swear. But if NYC just ain’t humid enough for you this weekend, we encourage you to beat it on down to Durham, NC for the 3rd Annual Beaver Queen Pageant in the Duke Park neighborhood.

This is the antidote for all that Duke Lacrosse silliness and general anti-Southern bigotry you’ve been swallowing in the mainstream media for a year now, maybe more.

Let me put it this way: if DTWOF was set in the South, Mo would be the Prez of Duke Park neighborhood. Sydney would be taking notes.

By: Doctor E

Doctor E — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:26:46 +0000

Shameful behavior in a good cause is still shameful behavior, and public beaver displays certainly qualify!

But I’d be there with my camera if I could.

Fortunately for us all, I’ll be in North Jersey this weekend, dancing to Dr. John and The Meters.

By: Al, et al.

Al, et al. — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:17:09 +0000

Not that I’ve ever noticed, Ginjoint. Of course, I have two small children, so this question isn’t entirely relevant to my life.

By: Ginjoint

Ginjoint — Thu, 31 May 2007 00:58:14 +0000

Al, do the trees in your town really burst into flame when you reach orgasm?

By: Al, et al.

Al, et al. — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:58:55 +0000

You guys are making me homesick for Manhattan! I live in Pleasantville now. (Seriously. Feel free to laugh– everyone else does!) It’s been a long time since I was roughed up in Fairway by a little old lady with a shopping cart. And, sad to say, I used to be one of those moms with the huge stroller, but I tried to be considerate, at least. If I had run over your foot, Maria, I would have at least mumbled, “‘scuse me”, before barreling on. And really, how else was I supposed to propel a 3-year-old,a 1-year-old, a diaper bag, and 40 pounds of groceries down city streets? Maybe I should start a sherpa business….

By: SparrowRocks!

SparrowRocks! — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:47:43 +0000

Durnit. I’m on the west coast. But I”ll see ya in San Diego!
I’m sending the offspringomine to see you Friday in Tempe.