With all the crap going on in the world, we forget about the craziness that is happening right in our backyard. Thankfully, you have me to swoop down and offer you up some tidbits of local news, with some commentary, of course. We may live in Maine, where not too much ever happens, but here are some recent headlines...
60 year old transient found floating in Portland Harbor, ruled a drowning. Well, I'm sure he did drown. But I ask this, did he decide he wanted to go for a midnight swim? Did he get into some altercation with someone and get shoved in? Did he get drunk and fall in? Guess what, we will never know. Instead of doing a proper autopsy the Portland PD are ruling it a drowning and closing the case. That's it folks, nothing to see here. Now, what if a well known local lawyer or businessman was found floating in the bay, would we just say he drowned and not dig any further? I understand the concept of it not really worth the money to dig too deep when it comes to the death of a homeless person, but what if there is more to this story. What if another person is found in the bay this weekend, and again next month? Is there more to this story that we are willing to ignore because the guy was homeless? I hope not.
Woman who cried sexual assault later admits she made it all up. A woman who was running Back Cove Monday night claims to have been sexually assaulted by a group of black men, until a passing motorist noticed and yelled and the men ran away. Turns out the woman is full of shit! Apparently she and her boyfriend had gotten into a fight and she decided to make this entire thing up, maybe to make him feel bad or something?! And nothing like blaming it on 1% of the Maine demographic lady, sheesh! I'm waiting for Jesse Jackson to have something to say about this!
The State Theatre is reopening! After being closed for 4 years, the State Theatre is opening it's doors to the public again, having announced its first four shows slated for this fall. My Morning Jacket, Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band with Low Anthem, Guster and Michael Franti with Spearhead will be hitting the stage in October. It's so exciting to have the State back. I moved to the area just before it closed, and have not yet been to a show there. I'm looking forward to seeing Guster, and perhaps My Morning Jacket. My hopes is that we see some jam bands come up to Portland to play this venue, as it is the perfect size for most of the bands on the jam scene.
Trash problems have closed down Raymond Beach on Sebago Lake. Trash problems are one thing, but this is something extremely different. We are talking hypodermic needles, animal waste, dirty diapers, empty beer and liquor bottles as well as human excrement! Apparently this isn't a new problem, it's been going on for a while. Just this week workers filled three 32 gallon garbage bags with a variety of nastiness, including 15 dirty diapers as well as human poop! Who the hell does this sort of thing? I mean, they have port-o-potties on site, not to mention garbage cans. Are we that lazy and, well, stupid? It's not my yard, who cares, is that the attitude? People, that is freaking nasty! If people can't toss their kids crap catcher in the garbage at a public beach, can you imagine what their house looks like? SHIVER!
Again, just a hint of some of the local news that came out this week. It appears, that despite a smaller population than other states, we still have to deal with the same crap as everyone else (no pun intended Raymond Beach!). I'm hopeful for a day when the news isn't all bad, but I'm realistic enough to know that it will never happen. Here's hoping we don't make the news this weekend while enjoying a weekend on the Saco River, because you know it wouldn't be good! I'm just saying...
About Me
- Mark
- I've always wondered if people actually read this stuff. I never do when I'm on other pages. Well, in case, for some strange reason, you find it necessary, I'll give you a little knowledge. I was born in The County. For those of you who don't konw better, that would be Aroostook County. For those of you who do, your jokes won't work on me, they are lame. I'm the son of an investment banker that squandered his every penny on tuna fish sandwiches in the late 80's, and my mother was the lead singer for the Bangles. Neither of those is true, but again, I'm convinced nobody is reading this anyways. I met my wife at a carnival, and we were married by the bearded lady in front of the entire clown brigade. I have a daughter who is training for the 2012 Olympics where she will compete in the Triple Jump and Javelin. We live in a nice little shanty in the woods and are hoping to one day have running water. Any questions?
