Yea, I love moving to a new city and exploring, and Baltimore looked more interesting than most when I spent a week there. If you are unfamiliar with Atlas Obscura you should look up their recommendations for weird things to do in Baltimore, or whatever city you visit. That’s how I found the abandoned shopping mall/open air drug market t…
Yea, I love moving to a new city and exploring, and Baltimore looked more interesting than most when I spent a week there. If you are unfamiliar with Atlas Obscura you should look up their recommendations for weird things to do in Baltimore, or whatever city you visit. That’s how I found the abandoned shopping mall/open air drug market there and the doll head trail in Atlanta, among many others. And You’ve probably heard this suggestion so much that you’ve hardened your heart against it, but you’ve really, truly, absolutely got to see The Wire.
As long as you are not a drug dealer, there’s not much to be afraid of as far as personal safety. There is a general ethic regarding not harming the customers or even random white people who the cops are more likely to care about. The Wire is not just about drug dealing, it examines the education system, journalism and politics as well.
Yesterday we had a fine day out with old friends. Stories were told. One of my favorites was from the former manager of marine sanctuaries who one day was contacted by somebody who said they'd caught a shark with a tag on it, and was calling to claim the $5 'reward'. Our friend described going to a sketchy part of town (born in Queens in the 30's and having lived all over the world, he knows sketchy and is not intimidated). He knocked on the door of the apartment and there was general non-decipherable noise within. Eventually a woman opened the door a crack (but just wide enough that there were several other people visible inside) and started yelling at him coarsely. He explained why he was there and some guy further inside started screaming out of the gloom. The woman and the man had a yelling contest for awhile before they settled down, and the tag and the fiver changed hands simultaneously.
Our friend then backed out of the building into a general pandemonium on the street as a carfull of cops squealed to a stop right in front of him and 3 cops hustled out. Our friend said he felt in that moment regret that he'd inadvertently started a drug raid and feared for the apartment's inhabitants, but what happened next was he was lifted straight off the ground and slammed against the car. The cops were yelling at him. They told him to empty his pockets while he tried to explain what he was doing, and finally they settled down when he showed them the tag.
Just one data point, but interesting counter-narrative to the "living while black" norm (our friend being the only white guy in that black neighborhood at that moment).
Must watch! The Wire is one of the best ever anythings. Can't believe you haven't, Roy. As a proud New Yorker I was ashamed that I had to turn on the English subtitles to understand much of the dialogue in the first season (the one most concentrated on the drug world). Much later, I saw a panel discussion where a member of the cast who played a young gangster (I think it was Jamie Hector) in a later season said that when he was hired for the gig he watched the previous shows and had to turn on the subtitles! Not because the dialogue was "black", but because they were all speaking in "Bawlmer"!
Not to mention the writing and the cast is magnificent, and it would be a chance to see the late Lance Reddick and Michael Kenneth Williams just kill it, along with everyone else.
Not to mention that the writing and the cast is magnificent, and you'd get to see the late Lance Reddick and Michael Kenneth Williams just kill it (as does everyone else). I can't imagine you and the missus not appreciating the experience.
Yea, I love moving to a new city and exploring, and Baltimore looked more interesting than most when I spent a week there. If you are unfamiliar with Atlas Obscura you should look up their recommendations for weird things to do in Baltimore, or whatever city you visit. That’s how I found the abandoned shopping mall/open air drug market there and the doll head trail in Atlanta, among many others. And You’ve probably heard this suggestion so much that you’ve hardened your heart against it, but you’ve really, truly, absolutely got to see The Wire.
Frankly I'm afraid to watch The Wire. We live a short walk from the McCulloh Homes.
As long as you are not a drug dealer, there’s not much to be afraid of as far as personal safety. There is a general ethic regarding not harming the customers or even random white people who the cops are more likely to care about. The Wire is not just about drug dealing, it examines the education system, journalism and politics as well.
Yesterday we had a fine day out with old friends. Stories were told. One of my favorites was from the former manager of marine sanctuaries who one day was contacted by somebody who said they'd caught a shark with a tag on it, and was calling to claim the $5 'reward'. Our friend described going to a sketchy part of town (born in Queens in the 30's and having lived all over the world, he knows sketchy and is not intimidated). He knocked on the door of the apartment and there was general non-decipherable noise within. Eventually a woman opened the door a crack (but just wide enough that there were several other people visible inside) and started yelling at him coarsely. He explained why he was there and some guy further inside started screaming out of the gloom. The woman and the man had a yelling contest for awhile before they settled down, and the tag and the fiver changed hands simultaneously.
Our friend then backed out of the building into a general pandemonium on the street as a carfull of cops squealed to a stop right in front of him and 3 cops hustled out. Our friend said he felt in that moment regret that he'd inadvertently started a drug raid and feared for the apartment's inhabitants, but what happened next was he was lifted straight off the ground and slammed against the car. The cops were yelling at him. They told him to empty his pockets while he tried to explain what he was doing, and finally they settled down when he showed them the tag.
Just one data point, but interesting counter-narrative to the "living while black" norm (our friend being the only white guy in that black neighborhood at that moment).
Right, neglecting to mention that about the cops being dangerous. Yes, they certainly can be.
They don't need you
And man they expect the same.
Isn't it also about not taking notes on a criminal f*cking conspiracy. I'm guessing Trump and his people never watched The Wire
Must watch! The Wire is one of the best ever anythings. Can't believe you haven't, Roy. As a proud New Yorker I was ashamed that I had to turn on the English subtitles to understand much of the dialogue in the first season (the one most concentrated on the drug world). Much later, I saw a panel discussion where a member of the cast who played a young gangster (I think it was Jamie Hector) in a later season said that when he was hired for the gig he watched the previous shows and had to turn on the subtitles! Not because the dialogue was "black", but because they were all speaking in "Bawlmer"!
Not to mention the writing and the cast is magnificent, and it would be a chance to see the late Lance Reddick and Michael Kenneth Williams just kill it, along with everyone else.
Not to mention that the writing and the cast is magnificent, and you'd get to see the late Lance Reddick and Michael Kenneth Williams just kill it (as does everyone else). I can't imagine you and the missus not appreciating the experience.
Substack completely erased the whole comment when I edited. Hence the dull repetition. Apologies.
I watched it back when you had to go to the video store and rent it disk-by-disk. Damn show cost me a fortune.