December 16, 1985, "John Gotti takes care of the boss before the boss takes care of John Gotti." via NatGeo

And so if the world didn't need any more proof that Florida is the absolute dregs of modern society we get this story: Skateboarder and popular Miami-area artist Israel Hernandez (only 18 years of age) has been murdered by the Miami police department via taser for the unspeakable heinous atrocity of graffiting an abandoned McDonald's building at 5 a.m. this past Tuesday morning. In my various tweets, blogs and dialogues I have been critical of CNN in the past - I have to give them some credit however for actually having enough integrity to run a piece on this upsetting...

Tell em' the truth and they call you a traitor Talk to em' honestly and they call you a hater ... Immortal Technique; "Eyes in the Sky" | DL The Martyr for free R.I.P. Israel Hernandez - Martyred this week by the murderous state of Florida.

There is a saying: when one door closes, another door opens. Keeping that little idiom in mind New York might be the most dynamic city in the world when you consider how new shops, businesses, restaurants and clubs are always opening somewhere. But as the saying goes, one venue must close for another to then open. With the upcoming film CBGB set to be released later this year we're taking a brief look at a handful of some of New York's most iconic music clubs, beginning of course with none other than CBGBs: CBGB | 315 Bowery on Bleecker Stret,...

http://youtu.be/3oqUd8utr14 Graphic design has certainly come a long way. Check out Andy Warhol using a Commodore Amiga 1000 at to paint Debbie Harry at the Amiga press release news conference in 1985. via OC

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I find people with the talent, drive & determination of a Don Zimmer to be most humbling. via FNG