Op-Ed In Daily News Shocks and Awakens – You’ve Got To Read This
This is must reading for everyone. Yvonne Allison is a distinguished writer, author, and communications executive in our area. You can also read this online at philly.com.
OP-ED “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” – Philadelphia Daily News – 1/21/08
My business partner and I went to dinner at one of Center City’s upscale restaurants. It’s a favorite of ours. We arrived early before the holiday crowd. As our entrée was served the restaurant began to fill up and a couple was seated at the table behind us. Due to the close proximity of the seating it was easy to hear their conversation without feeling guilty of eavesdropping.
The woman was greeted by our waitress as a regular customer and her companion was introduced to the server as a long time friend who was dining at the restaurant for the first time. She said that two more friends would be joining them. Our diligent waitress promised to direct them to her when they arrived.
They were seated directly behind me. As we finished our main course I heard the woman praise the menu as she confirmed to her friend that he would love the food no matter what he ordered. Trying not to listen, I heard only snatches of what was said next until the word was used that managed to turn my stomach upside down. She asked him what his favorite food was. He replied, “I can tell you what I don’t like. I don’t like Nigger food.”
His use of the ‘N word’ continued and led into their discussion about President-elect Obama. Numerous disparaging and ugly remarks were made including how sad it was that someone hadn’t already ‘knocked him off.’ I was stunned as I felt the African American color drain from my face. I felt emotions that I hadn’t felt since my childhood. I was horrified and filled with rage. It was difficult for me to stay seated and not turn around and face them with my anger and embarrassment. I looked across the table at my Jewish business partner shaking my head. She knew by my reaction that something terrible had happened but she didn’t know what because she couldn’t hear their conversation.
What should I do?” These two people were having a private conversation. They never looked my way nor were their racist comments directed at me. I wanted to turn around and confront them. I didn’t. I was suddenly frozen in time as painful memories from the past came flooding back. The dull ache in the pit of my stomach was one that I hadn’t felt since growing up in a small western Pennsylvania town in the fifties.
Blacks were not permitted to eat in upscale restaurants nor could they swim in community pools. I flashed back to the time when my two best friends who were white told me they couldn’t walk to school with me because I was ‘colored.’ Those emotional feelings of racism and exclusion churned inside when I heard him say the word that was never spoken in our home; the word my parents raised me to rise above and not become a victim of as they taught me the familiar chant, ‘sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.’
I turned slightly in my seat to watch as her other two friends came to the table. I was shocked to see that one of them was an African American. It was all I could do but to pull him aside and tell him what I heard. As we passed by their table to leave I tried to make eye contact. But I was invisible. Would being noticed by them have satisfied me? Probably not. Would my white Marine Corps husband being there to defend me have made me feel better? Yes, but only for the moment.
What did I do? I took the high road. The experience made me realize how important it was to remember how far we’ve come and the opportunity we all have to achieve long term satisfaction. So rather than dwell on the negative feelings that were generated from the past during my dining experience, I am uplifted as I look toward the future.
On January 20, 2009, I will be privileged to witness what my ancestors struggled for and dreamed of but never got to see, the first African American President sworn in as our 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. Thank you Mr. President for the hope you’ve given me. I invite you and the First Lady to join me for dinner at one of Philadelphia’s finest restaurants!
Yvonne Allison, Creator of WorktheShow.com
Comments(168)
Why do we have to read this, Larry? It is very predictable from the second paragraph on. How is this a blog topic? You haven’t even contributed your own take on this.
Larry I’ve been around a lot of people and some were blatant racists, yet I have never heard a conversation that would even begin to sound anything like the conversation this lady overheard.
C’mon Larry give me a break! When was the first time you ever heard someone say
“I’ll tell you what I don’t like. I don’t like Nigger food” And since when is nigger spelled with a capital N?
I read an article this week about the 7 Liberian Africans who perished in a house fire. The mother of one seven year old who died in the fire exclaimed how her little son knew every lyric to 50 Cent’s songs. If some one truly cared about racism and sexism they would spend more time trying to influence those people. 50 Cent’s songs celebrate Niggas guns and Hos not quite appropriate for a 7 year old. Not quite appropriate for anybody……..
What do you mean “those people”?
Larry, I know some pirates who are probably looking for a good parrot.
Also, regarding the essay that you’ve republished as a post here, who was it who said, “All that is required for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”?
Larry why you show this crap Sonny Lee don’t drive in black community they try to rob Sonny Lee they no respect Sonny Lee Larry you let your wife and family go to black neighborhood no i don’t think so Larry you racist.
this story reeked of bs the first time i read it, and it’s drawn flies since then. absolute fabrication, and not a very good one. some people will believe anything
Doesn’t pass the smell test.
LB-That would be that Edmund Burke,courtesy of google.
Gotta call BS on this one, sounds about as credible as Tawana Brawley or Crystal Gail Mangum of Duke lacrosse infamy. Will Al Sharpton or Jesse “Baby Daddy” Jackson be coming to Philly to protest?
YBP, the question was rhetorical, but I’ll take the answer.
The woman who wrote that essay doesn’t have the courage of her convictions. She hides behind scruples and ersatz rules of etiquette. When I see women on the El hitting their children and swearing at them, I call BS on them. I don’t sit back and think about how things will be better someday.
How’s that work out for you ? We’ll be reading about a shooting on the El one day & won’t even know it’s Leo Bloom.I can see the headline now “Community activist shot dead on El.Mother of two held. “
Ahoy maties! Did I hear pirates? Arrrgh! Leave ye pirates be! Arrrgh!
4 dead in Ohio
Nothing infuriates me more than issues that can’t be confirmed or denied when there are plenty of injustices that take place right under your nose.
Take for instance that well connected girl who killed her baby and stuffed it into the trunk of her car. For that she received 45 days in jail, to be served on weekends. 45 days !!! for killing her child. That is what should SHOCK and AWAKEN the general public. As one infamous low down political hack once said “Money talks and bullshit walks”.
Ed-Which one was that ? As I recall,there were a spate of those type murders about ten or so years ago.
I don’t know about ten years ago but I do know there was a law enacted which allows mothers to abandon their children at a hospital…..no questions asked. The specific case that I mentioned involved the granddaughter of a high profile local Delaware County money man. She murdered her kid two years ago and today was sentenced to 45 days in jail, to be served on weekends, thus interupting her social life and making it a bit harder for her to get knocked up again and kill another baby and stuff that one in the trunk of her car and getting another 45 days in jail.
Garcon, there is a horrible racist in my soup!
I remember when Spencer came to dinner. He stayed afterwards and we had some private conversations.
Actually we have private relations as I recall
People have been asking me how do I determine if a restaurant is upscale. There are two signs I look for…..
“no shoes…no shirt…no service” and “restrooms are for customers only”
Snoop Dog was in town over the holidays. He talks like that all the time. He also likes upscale restaurants.
Hey Yvonne didn’t you know that you were being “punked”? We do that sort of thing all the time. MTV thinks its funny. Lighten up lady………
Larry again your column is a snooze fest.
I read your drivel in order to put me to sleep. It’s cheaper than a No Doz….
Sometimes I make myself laugh…..
Wow Larry, way to play the race card in the post racial Obama era. The connotation of Nigger is being redefined and “defanged” much as queer and fag has been, i’ve made this point many times over the last year. However, such words will always carry baggage and pain for many.
The self righteous indignation of Alllison is a red herring (perhaps what her dining partner was eating). The fact that a white man was using it with his black friend shows that they were likely friends and his dinner partner was comfortable with context and intendeded connotation since he did not take exception. No racial group owns any word, Allison seems to just want to stir the pot and make a point that self righteous liberals can still be offended when they evesdrop on private conversations that they had no business listening to.
Also, blacks often make outrageously racist comments and sterotypes openly, but are never held to account because of the racial double standard. The good news is Obama sees the folly of “do gooder” liberals that once fell over themselves trying to “help him”, he knows their condescending help only cheapens and marginalizes his real accomplismnets. He swore himself in on Lincoln’s bible, now watch him govern like Reagan.
Well Tillie, when the hell are we going to get some dinner?
TIME TO CHANGE BLOG TOPIC!
TIME TO CHANGE BLOG TOPIC!
TIME TO CHANGE BLOG TOPIC!
LARRY YOUR OPINIONS PLEASE
LARRY YOUR OPINIONS PLEASE
LARRY YOUR OPINIONS PLEASE
FREE AIR
FREE AIR
FREE AIR
FREE LIBRARIES
FREE LIBRARIES
FREE LIBRARIES
FREE US
FREE US
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A new day certainly means the Daily News must have a new op ed piece to parrot. Unfortunately, it is probably not going to be about FREE AIR.
GO BAMA! GO BAMA! GO BAMA! GO BAMA! GO BAMA! Larry you cockeye racist. GO BAMA!
I would never tolerate racist conversations at any of my dinners.A census taker once tried to test me.I ate his liver with some fava beans & a nice Chianti.
CALL FOR COMMENT
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Larry, I’ve read that SEPTA is attempting to implement “quiet cars” on select suburban regional rail lines. Will SEPTA be successful? If so, can we expect them to implement some “no chicken bone/public urination/public defecation/spilled malt liquor” cars on the Market-Frankford El? Will lazy SEPTA employees actually enforce these rules? (I ask because I’ve never seen one try to stop a woman from hitting or swearing at a child, leaving me to shoulder the risks of telling those women to knock that BS off.) What do your sources say?
Maybe the headline will read, “Famed Duane Morris attorney murdered on El.Mother of two snaps after being told to stop hitting children.”
Don’t worry about me, YBP. I’m bulletproof.
Under the auspices of Larry Kane I do now proclaim this site off limits to George and Leo. As the new administrator selected by Mr. Kane I find it incumbent of me to rid this area of rift raft and potential politically incorrect responders. Larry would have made this announcement but he couldn’t make up his mind if this was the right thing to do..
besides he is having dinner tonight with Yvonne Allison. Stay Tuned………..
Leo, that chicken bone comment has offensive racial over tones. Also, there is no law against hitting and swearing at your own children, so don’t be surprised if one of those woman’s boyfriends pops a couple caps into you next time you butt into their private family business. You need to repsect cultural diversity and differing attitudes about child rearing. Time outs don’t work for all children, especially hardend urban predator males, and corporal discipline is often the most effective way to keep children safe.
The race (no pun or offense intended) is now on. As the real Ground Hog day races (again no pun or offense intended) towards us, will Punxsutawney Larry get this lame blog topic changed before 2/2? Las Vegas odds are 6 to 1 that blog will change before 2/2. Over/under (number of insufferable days this blog will grace this site) is actually 7 1/2.
For those wondering, the over/under on days before George gets banished insensitivity is 28 days. Not my idea, George, you know Vegas.
BTW, over/under on days before Jack Russell reappears as himself (sock puppets do not count) is also 28 days.
Larry, as President Obama takes office and faces a manifold of problems, real and imaginary, I would guess you could come up with a real blog topic this week. Suggestions:
The Stimulus Package: How much? Where? Will it really work?
Bailouts: Who gets them? When is enough enough?
Liberal Left Wing Nutjob appeasing: Gitmo, abortions in Mexico, inclusion, etc how far does he have to go?
Bipolarized Congress: Republicans trying to hold ground on issues while not appearing to be blocking “mandated progress”. Liberal pushing for extreme socialistic legislature. How does he build bi-partisan true support without alienating the extremes? Can it be done?
What is the #1 issue facing the country after the economy?
You can do it, Larry. Yes you can!
No more parochial drivel, Larry. Put your mind to it and you can come up with a real topic that will invoke spirited debate until Groundhog Day without bloggers calling for a premature change.
You can dot it Larry. Yes you can!
YES YOU CAN!
YES YOU CAN!
YES YOU CAN!
Hello everybody…..Had dinner last night with Larry and Yvonne. I was just along for the ride. Larry had a salad(thank god) and Yvonne (who was also along for the ride) had the house special. I couldn’t see it because Larry never stood up. As the evening wore on a couple came in and sat down beside us. Nary a hint of the N word from either one. I was a little disappointed. I wanted to see if Larry would man up to any affront cast his way. Anyhow we got the check left a tip and were out of there by 4:30. “Man those early bird specials are great”,Larry exclaimed to Yvonne. Yvonne responded, “yes Larry having dinner at 4:00 is a real treat”.
LB, was that in Boca or Philly?
OOOJ of course we’re in Boca. Larry knows I can’t stand those cold seats on SEPTA, and besides he likes to show me off down here. He buys his Speedo swimsuits a size smaller just to enhance the effect.
LB, what about shrinkage?
Close your eyes and imagine this. Now here’s a visual. Larry in his tight blue speedo, oversized Hawaiian shirt, big straw hat, knee high black socks and sandals. Sporting a belly bag and toting an umbrella drink and metal detector. Blanket in one underarm; paperback in the other. Someone give this man a hand… before the fashion police arrive.
I forgot the bag of Cheetos.
Are you sure those aren’t his tighty-whities?
Larry’s Butt, did Allison or Kane pick up the tab and are they good friends? Good tippers? My guess is larry’s an 18% guy unless service is really bad, then he cuts to 15%. 20% if great service and an attractive 28ish female server who flirts with him like he’s 45 again.
LB, do you use any special creams or ointments on your cake hole to keep it moist and soft in this cold dry weather?
Larry’s a big tipper. Local celebs can’t afford to be caught short changing their public. Vince Fumo tips the most but it’s usually with other peoples money. Pattie Labelle usually dines at Burger King so she’s not obligated. The only guy in this town who comes up “short” most of the time is Donovan McNabb. I kid. Donny’s a great guy. Big smile, happy-go-lucky, loves the chicken cheese steaks…chicken cheese steaks???? Oh well……..
Jimmy Swaggart was a great tipper. Only the tip. Praise Jeebus!
Larry, Hannity is having Limbaugh on for interviews. It’s like an echo chamber. Limbaugh blames the decline of the Republican party on (wait for it) . . . HOLLYWOOD! It couldn’t have been Bush’s misguided policies and incompetent administration. What I want to know is, Why do these men hate America? Why are they criticizing the new administration, giving aid and comfort to our nation’s enemies? Please opine.
LB, #1 – Why are you watching Sean Hannity? No self respecting, bleeding heart liberal would be doing that.
#2 – Why are you listening to anything Rush Limbaugh says, more-or-less taking it seriously. He is for entertainment purposes only. He doesn’t even believe what he says. Put him in the same nitwit category as Bill Maher and Al Franken. Seniors love him.
#3 – Hollywood financed Obama’s campaign and coronation. That’s pretty clear. Speaking of nitwits – Hollywood. Is there a brain cell in SoCal?
#4 – Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich and Donald Rumsfeld ruined the Republican Party. W just happened to be President when they were in power. W is ultimately responsible but he was just their front man… Obama could have the same problem with Pelosi, Reid and the Clintons.
#5 – Rush Limbaugh has made a fortune railling on Liberals. Where have you been? As hard as it may be for you to believe it, nearly half of America does not like the pandering, spendthrift ways of the Dems. I know that’s tough for liberal do gooders to understand but it is reality.
#6 – The Press, primarily the TV journalism, gave Obama the lapdance for the last 13 months. Their continuous conservative propaganda and White House beatings were most responsible.
#7 – The enemies are within. Their names are Pelosi, Reid and Clinton.
What the hell is a chicken cheese steak??Are you kidding me????
Yo Road Dog kinda like Obama lite with no beef
Deflation is here. No one alive today is really prepared for it, declining prices and wages, then all of a sudden your debt seems like a huge number that you can no longer afford, and it swallows you like Barney Frank in the night. Pay down your debt, rebuild savings. Obama is not going to get things fixed overnight. The Japanesse stock market is now priced where it was in 1981. We may not see 2008 prices in the U.S. market until 2030 or beyond, so much for the ownership society!!!
Larry tell us what to do, we’re scared and hugry for your wisdom in these troubled times. We need your steady guidance and matinee idol good looks to get us through all of this.
what?
What did you guys think of Michelle Obamas dresses? I really liked them, she is elegant and svelt for a big boned African woman. Is she african American or just African African like Barrack’s father? It gets so confusing. Like Tiger Woods, not African American at his own insistance. “Cablazian” is what he calls himself; carribean, black, and Asian. Obama is black and white, with an African father, so African American is more correct for him, but the other 50% must be some caucassian ethnicities. Does anyone know what other heritage Obama has besides African?
George, even I know about deflation. Every year it seems to get worse and worse. When I was a young hunk-a-hunk-a man meat I stood out…… like Michelle Obama on steroids. Now that Larry has put on a few miles I can’t seem to fill out his old jeans like I once did. When Larry looks in the mirror I seem to look as though someone let the air out of my balloon. There is nothing left to fill my back pockets. It’s all flat and loose where once a prominent bulge appeared. Yes…. deflation is a nemesis not to be underestimated…………
Larry’s Butt, I’m talking about economic deflation, a wage a price spiral that moves downward instead of upward, which most people are not use to. It is insideous, and will detroy our economy. Ben Bernanke even once said as a fed govenor, if we ever have deflation I will throw money from helicoptors to stop it, thus the nick name “helicopter Ben” look it up, its for reals butt boy!
Now I’m serious about this, and trying to get intelligent dialouge acceptable to Larry Kane going here. But I also understand that being his Butt is a huge job and responsibilty and is equally important to any economic idea I might have. Tell me larry’s butt, do you ever stop an 22nd and market and present yourelf at a joy hole in one of those establishments? Are you the king of all rosebuds?
Larry, when everyone of one race endorses a candidate of their own race I tend to be a bit reticent about endorsing said candidate. I understand that a half black candidate has never won the presidency but I am not going to back someone for the president of the United States simply because he is half black. It symbolizes something but I don’t need a symbol in the White House I need a person who is capable of doing the job.
Yo George loved the swallow you in the night like Barney Frank line. Now thats a classic.
Yo Homosaywhat Michelle Obama looks like a WNBA player and you know what they say about them. Where did she get that gold dress from? The Smithsonian?
oooj, close, but I think that Tom DeLay had more to do with wrecking the Republicans than the neocons did. I guess you can throw Larry Craig and Rev. Haggard in there, too. And Foley. They’re a bunch of hypocrites. I think Bush proved Will Rogers right: the motto of Republican presidents is “Go ahead, boys, my back is turned.”
And get real with the deflation talk. Look at how much core energy prices have fallen in light of $40/barrel oil. That’s dropping prices on a lot of things that got more expensive during the most recent oil crunch.
Re: Limbaugh, I don’t think that nearly half of America doesn’t like social programs, etc., supported by Democrats. It’s true that Rove used wedge issues like homosexual marriage to drive haters to the polls to vote Republican, but that strategy has proven to be shortsighted.
I also love how the squirrelly right wingers have been reduced to criticizing Michelle Obama’s dress. What a pack of fools.
It’s not hard to be considered a Republican when you consider the alternative. Consider it the other side of death….. Why do you think commentators like Limbaugh make so much money and Air America radio has several listeners, and most of them live in an snow laden Minnesota.
I resent anyone who thinks we Democrats are less than faithful to the United States of America. I have worked diligently for the people. The people are who I work for. These people constitute the reason for my existence.
Any one who thinks that I don’t love the people are probably Republicans or a replica there of. I love the people and work endlessly for their well being. Every politician from Chicago feels that way………..
Yo Blago you are a true credit to the fine people of Chicago and Illinois. I gotta chicken cheesesteak for you right here!
Joe, your logic is faulty. That’s like saying there’s something redeeming about NASCAR just because a bunch of hicks like it. All it demonstrates is that there are a bunch of dumb hicks out there.
LB, 58.3M people voted for John McCain. That is 46% of the voting population. He carried 22 states including Texas, the 2nd most populated state.
We can debate why he got the vote that he did and the factors involved but the numbers are the numbers. And that in a year when he was getting killed by the record of the previous administration, a wrecked economy and the press.
You see it’s because the left wing nutjob liberals go off on extremely unpopular crusades like gay marriage, that the Dems have problems in a normal general elections. The average American knows it’s fundamentally wrong.
Also the incessant pandering to the lowest common denominator and taking on every “cause” known to man alienates a lot of Americans. Particularly when nutjob groups like the ACLU are involved.
Karl Rove may have driven the spike but the left fringe put it there in the first place.
Right. When liberal groups take patriotic stands on the Bill of Rights, they’re “nutjobs.” That’s Limbaugh rhetoric, and it appeals to uneducated hicks, like the ones in Texas who voted for McCain and who, like Islamic extremists, want the state to impose a religious version of morality on everyone everywhere instead of staying out of an area it has no business in.
Like gay marriage, healthcare, abortion, etc?
Gay marriage and abortion are two. Healthcare is a secular issue. Instead of keeping government out of those areas, the religious right wants to impose its limiting moral values on everyone, just like Islamic fundamentalists. Some of them even bomb abortion clinics or terrorize homosexuals, again just like certain Islamic fundamentalists.
It’s official, this blog has been hijacked by Leo Bloom and his misguided conception of reality. Whether it’s him yelling at mamas on the el inflicting corporal punishment on their own kids or his assessment of the validity of gay marriage or whether free air is still an issue. This is the type of person who has an “opinion” on every current event, or not current. He just has an opinion on everything. Someone like that is either very busy formulating opinions or he has just got to be heard no matter what the subject……. I’m sure he got an “A” in social studies this semester. I believe most of this stems from Richard Petty refusing to autograph the picture he sent him..
Larry, buddy, pal. Monday is Groundhog Day. Send some quality time trying to come up with a decent blog topic that is relevant, stimulating and thought provoking. No more retread topics or plagerizing others articles.
We feel like it’s Groundhog Day everyday. We get up, check out our computer and the same old lame-o blog is there again. It’s a vicious cycle.
Headlines on Inauguration Day 4 Years Ago:
“Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops die in unarmored Humvees”
“Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times”
“Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, ordinary Americans get the shaft”
Headlines this time:
“Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $170 million”
“Obama Spends $170 million on inauguration; America needs a big party”
“Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate”
“Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration”
Bill, believe it or not my favorite movie of all time is not Groundhog Day. Why I watch this movie over and over again that depicts the same day being depicted over and over again does give me pause… maybe it’s because I love Andie McDowell or maybe it’s the notion that we as people can overcome our short comings if given enough time and enough motivation to do so….. Nah it’s Andie
You miserable whiners! All you do is whine about this stupid website. Its not insightful enough. Its not changed enough. Its not creative enough. Think about me. I’m holed up in a tunnel under the ground for 4 months smelling my own feces and urine. Sleeping in a bed of dead grass. Eating Cheetos and watching TV reruns. In a couple of weeks I won’t even be able to do that when everything goes digital. Yeah like the cable company is installing cable for me. You think you got it bad? Think about my life.
Larry, based on your proclivity for using archaic institutions (libraries, SEPTA and ), have you (or Comcast) checked your television for acceptance of digital signal? Your time may be running out…
Leo, we’ll just have to agree to disagree. You are entitled to your liberal intrepretation of the world just as I am entitled to my conservative point of view. One thing we both agree on is that we want President Obama to be successful. We only vary on what the key issues are beyond the economy.
Speaking of the economy, it truly is a double headed monster as Cramer described last night. You can’t create jobs without fixing the housing market (or vis versa). A jobs stimulus plan without a plan to restart sales of existing home inventory is doomed to failure. Stopping the hemorrhaging of jobs is the critical to turning around the economy and the country’s psyche. Let’s make second step some sort of incentive plan for reducing the national inventory of homes for sale/foreclosed.
PL, I can see you coming out of your burrow next Monday with orange residue all over your face smelling like a SEPTA restroom. Try to make yourself presentable before emerging for your big moment. BTW, can we visit your Facebook site? Do you have a 24 hour reality cam in your burrow?
Larry since you have declined the suggestion to change your blog topic I had to force myself to watch the local news casts for my information. I now see why you are so concerned about their future. They’ve taken an important information vehicle for the local population and have turned it into hours and hours of wasteful viewing. It’s like the boy who cried wolf. They spew out countless stories that have no real impact on us and when they finally get a story worth mentioning they beat it to death so it finally becomes unbearable to listen to. I only mention this because I heard on the news today that besides catching a cold this winter some of us might catch fat. That’s right Larry, fat is now considered (maybe) to be a contagious disease. I won’t go into details but maybe we should all think about the last time we bumped into a fat person. Could those extra ten pounds we put on over the holidays actually be their fault?
BTW oooj the Obama government has delayed the digital switchover for TV until June. They’ve realized that 2 years is not enough warning for the American population to come to grips with this new technology. Oy Vey! Are we really that stupid?
Remember, Larry’s generation grew up listening to the radio. He probably didn’t have a TV in the house until he was 13. Larry is more of a ‘Green Hornet’ or ‘The Shadow’ guy than a TV guy. He probaly still relies on ‘rabbit ears’ on the TV in his bedroom.
Joe, you’re so very clever. I have an opinion about you also. You are a nut filled turd and a fan of Limbaugh. I am right about everything so it is true.
Good. It looks like the sock puppets are back. I am not a sock puppet.
Larry, change this blog. I have a feeling it’s going to get ugly in here.
oooj, Larry probably grew up wearing rabbit ears……..Halloween was an all year round experience for him. His mom would just tell the neighbors that Larry was a devoted Bugs Bunny fan. He’d run around saying “What’s up Doc?” His father a General Practitioner would always respond “son get the hell away from me”.
I’m sensing that Larry is either at the Fumo trial, orrrrrr he’s checking out the new Speedo swimsuit selections at Macy’s.
hellllo larry bracing for another stormgot my bread and milk this morning. seems like its getting a bit cold around here too
JR back to pick at the carcass.Not much left here,JR.
I’m a big fan! You were great on CBS. I get chills thinking you will read ths. You should tell more people about your blog. It is great. You sure have a lot of clowns commenting on it tho.
Yeah Nina,now you’re a clown too.
I beg your pardon. Do yhou let people treat your fans like that Larry?
Nina, have you heard about the benefits of FREE AIR?
Nina-Larry has a strict ” hands off ” policy concerning this blog.Since you allowed yourself to be sucked into this vortex,you’re at our mercy.Don’t bring any split infinitives or dangling participles with you either.
Yeah, we don neeed no steeeenkin’ split infinitives. Welcome to No Exit.
Man I just can’t wait for the next topic to pop up in Larry’s blog. I bet this is going to be the best column he’s ever produced. He hasn’t written an original thought for some time now. I see the culmination of this drought brought to a resounding crescendo with delightful musings and insightful commentary that Larry has spent many hours pouring over. If not, we can always laugh about his spelling and punctuation mistakes
Psssst hey Larry, don’t you hope we get a blizzard tomorrow? The weather people are down playing the storm but I can tell they are all just chomping at the bit to declare the end of civilization as we know it. At least for those that live in the Lehigh Valley….
Larry, can we have a pajama party in here tomorrow if we get a big snow? I got some PJs with feet in them from Santa and really want to wear them.
Hey Nina, tell us more about those chills and goose bumps you get knowing that Larry Kane will read this. What else happens? ? We really need more woman in here, especially if you get visibly excited when talking about things Larry tells us to discuss. He’s a tremendous leader, legend and gentleman.
Dont forget to rush out and buy me tonight you might go hungry tomorrow. we’re going to get whalloped according to John Bolaris, he’s hyterical and just blew a load in his pants before cutting into the prime time shows. Also, when you buy milk, think about Harvey Milk and pray for his gay sole. Hopefully he’s prancing around heaven, wathcing John Bolaris and milking a cow.
hey nina are your headlights on too? we love pokies.
if not i’ve got some old spandex i can lend you. do you ride bikes?
100! 100! 100!
Milk & Bread, I didn’t know Harvey Milk had a homosexual fish/shoe. Now that’s something Larry should have written about.
Its not easy being small, brown, furry, smelly and the object of everyones attention. Ask my friend the beaver. I digress.
I am cooking up an extravaganza for Groundhog Day. It will involve travelling to all 8 public libraries on one day by way of SEPTA. Each library has its own rich history and ambiance. You don’t get these kind of puff pieces on the local news anymore.
Mr. Kane make sho you see me at the library. The girls are stacked in the stacks and they want you to check them out if you acquire my meaning.
Willie I understand your girls particularly like the poles on the El. Ax them.
dead dog is not JR.I got a false positive on that yesterday.
YFAP, why would JR come back here? The only reason we check in from time to time is to check on each other. Not the blog topics that’s for sure.
How is babby made?
Bernita-Ms.Yankee makes babby with cannoli beans & rice but there are other ways.Or so I’m told.
OOOJ-I think JR would come back because he’s known here.wouldn’t have to hide behind lonewolf or DEADDOG.I’m certain that,to some extent,he misses Leo.
I think Larry’s on strike. This blog entry was nothing more than parrot talk, probably thrown up by a scab.
Larry, share with us the wisdom you acquired as someone who wore makeup and read aloud under bright lights. Bring us FREE AIR!
Leo,
Larry is holding out for Groundhog Day next Monday. He will change blog, see his shadow and we’ll have 6 more weeks of bad blog topics.
Is he Pennsylvania’s third most famous groundhog?
Holy Cow Larry! Are you lost or just watching Lost. Larry I need your opinion on something. I’ve finally found a TV show that I like. It’s called Life on Mars. It’s about a cop from today that gets hit by a car and ends up in the 70′s. I know the premise is a bit of a stretch but here’s a guy who has to deal with life without cell phones, DNA, computers, etc in order to solve crimes. Forget Lost and watch this show and let me know what you think………Oh I forgot it’s on tonight at 10:00, maybe a little to late for you.
I think i got babby.
Larry will be sitting in his underwear eating Cheetos and watching I Love Lucy reruns.
Ricky Ricardo: Did Ricky give you a tough day?
Lucy Ricardo: No, just the same as any other day: after breakfast, I put on his snow suit. I pull on his galoshes. I slip on his mittens. I walk him to the park. He chases the pigeons. I chase after him. He runs after the squirrels. I run after him. He get’s on the swing. I push the swing. We go on the teeter-totter. He teeters, I totter. Then we leave the park and we walk home. I pull off his galoshes. I pull off his mittens. I pull off his snow suit. I tell him to go into his room and play with his teddy bear. And that is why you find me sitting here with my coat and my boots on.
Ricky Ricardo: Whew! I’m worn out from just listening.
Bernita, that’s babble, not babby…
Larry you putz enough with my article. Even I switched topics days ago.
4 days til SuperBowl
5 days til Groundhog Day
I’m all a titter in anticipation.
It’s always great to stop by and pick over the remains of a Larry Kane column.
Where do some of you people come from? Bernita, Road Dog, Geno, Nina Mozzola, Willie the Pimp and an assorted array of living and dead celebrities. What is the attraction to Larry Kane and his lame excuse of a blog? People here is some inside info for you. The Larry Kane Report has no “inside info”………
And as for calling it a “Report”, I’d say that’s a pretty loose interpretation of the word “Report”.
“Report” this! Mr. Kane “Report” this!
My big day is about to arrive. The jamokes here in Punxsutawney don’t treat me very well for 360 days a year. Then in a flurry of activity before GHD, I’m groomed and spruced up. What frauds. I can’t promise a new blog topic on GHD but I can promise you 6 more weeks of bad blogs.
MY site is reporting 3 days, 21 hours and 48 minutes to my big appearance!
Larry, which scratch-off game should I play? What does your buddy Gus say?
Will there ever be a casino in Philadelphia where I can gamble away my life savings? Will it arrive before the government inflates me out of my life savings?
There is only one Punxsutawney Phil and I am it. All others are phony baloneys, like Larry. I have my own web site and generate a substantial amount of hits, whereas Larry has a few woebegone characters who return every once in a while to mock and tease Larry out of his lair. Larry couldn’t forecast the Eagles game. Undoubtedly he will not be able to forecast the weather. I will deal with him as I did with the Chicago impostor Wood Chuck Willie. Ever heard of him? Wonder why not? I had a couple “friends” of mine take Wood Chuck on a tour of the Sears building. He’s now known as Road Kill Willie or “Splat” for short….may he rest in peace.
I am, sir, a man of letters. A reader of teleprompters. A reporter of the news. A journalistist extrodinaire. I will neither be refered to as road kill nor a Road Scholar :-) . I have faced tougher foes than you in my day and prevailed. I am from the tough streets of Brooklyn. I’m connected to Obama. I’m connected to Ed Rendell. Heck, I’m connected to Josh Shapiro. Better yet I’m connected to Comcast and you’ll find yourself at the bottom of One Comcast Center in Liberty Park if you do not stop this Quijotesque quest. Do not underestimate the power and prestige of Punxsutawney Larry in Philadelphia. I will squish you like a bug on my turf you oversized, overblown rodent. Hell hath seen no fury like a Kane scorned. Splat, I think not.
This is Day 7.
YFAP, are you communicating telepathically with JR?
PL, dude, throw the gauntlet down on PP. Challenge to a duel.
TC, what is 7 days in Groundhog years?
No telepathy,I’m Croatian not Greek.
I wonder if this is what Larry had in mind when he admonished us,some seven days & 127 posts ago.
Post 102 was the best of this week,in my opinion of course.There’s a certain flair to the writing that seems so familiar,a style that I’ve come to recognize on this board.
YFAP, you certainly do have your cast of characters as AFF points out. I think Larry has consciously or subconsciously disassociated himself from this blog. True be told, Larry has no one but himself to blame for the state of this blog. He’s run off some of his strongest admirers and loyalist bloggers due to neglect.
truth
Larry, it occurs to me that the Israelis conduct entire wars in less time than it takes you to change a blog post.
Hey-o!
Larry has been spoted!!!! TMZ has reported that Larry is in line waiting for the Wing Bowl doors to open. Wearing face paint and a Beaver’s hat it was hard to recognize him but his Speedo
was a dead give away………
It took some prodding to reveal his Speedo suit but the guy in line behind him lifted up the cape Larry was wearing up over his head.
Larry, I want to give you a gift.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2009-01-27-snuggie_N.htm
I QUIT!!!!!!
LARRY,PLEASE CHANGE THE BLOG,PLEASE LARRY PLEASE,STOP THE TORTURE!!
BLOG SECURITY PLEASE DON’T QUIT WE NEED YOU HERE,OR THERE WILL BE CHAOS!!
BLOG SECURITY PLEASE,WHO WILL SAVE US FROM THE SOCK PUPPETS!! OR LEO!!
BLOG SECURITY IF YOU’RE NOT WITH US,YOUR AGAINST US!!
Mr Larry you need rickshaw ride to WingBowl??
Did I note that someone here quit their job today? It so happens that I’m available to fill a new position due to unforeseen circumstances. I love people and people turn me on. There’s nothing like people to brighten up the day and as far as I can see there are a lot of people here. If you want security I can deliver, because I just love people and would do anything for them. I am not a crook and would never peddle my influence
in order to advance my bank account. If you want a secure site I am your man, especially if you grease my palm with a gift ……for the people ….naturally.
Is it my imagination or is Larry’s face getting more red at the top left hand corner of this blog. Is he getting redder because:
a) He’s clearly embarrassed by this blog
b) Irritated by the “cleaverness” despite his admonishment
c) Had to wait in line outside a restaurant in Boca for Early Bird dinner
d) Blog Security is trying to slowly remove his face and replace it with Jim Gardner
e) All of the above
3 days, 11 hours and 38 minutes until Punxsutawney Larry’s re-emergence and subsequent blog change. I’m all a titter.
typo: cleverness
LARRY
PLEASE
CHANGE
BLOG
TOPIC
Has anybody seen George?
Yes, I was just brushng your dog Sam.
Mr Berkowitz, George went out searching for Jack Russell, and I’ve been making soup with Gary Heidnick, Harry Marty Graham, and Eddie Savitz. Heidnick wanted to put in body parts of dead retarded woman, Savitz wanted to watch me poop in it, and Graham was too high to help out, but did drag in a dead prostitute and threw her in the closet with the rest of his bone colletion of dead crack addicted woman. We have plenty of milk in bread, after Eddie obsessed about the storm and stocked up. Sam you have nothing on Philadelphia’s special cup of crazy!
Eddie Savitz…..I couldn’t quite place the name until the subject of underwear came up. My psychitrist has been telling me for years that it had nothing to do with me. I’ve never purchased used underwear in my life, especially from a six year old. However if anybody collects used tampons……..
By the way, heaven is great! I’m in the unusually gay section, where all of my needs are tended to by nude gay angels, who are well-hung, and shaved smooth all over. Please see my movie, but remember, I was much gayer in real life than was portayed by the communist Sean Penn. By the way Larry, thanks for providing such a gay friendly forum, I could not have dreamed of such a place in Phildelphia back when your friend and homophobe Frank Rizzo was mayor. Remember the “make Attila the Hun look like a faggot” quote? That really hurt my feelings, I hope you were offended too, you homophilic mustashiod news man, oh right, thats the better looking Jim Gardner- God he’s handsome and hung like a horse!!!!
See what happens without supervision.
Babby hungry needs pop tart.
Larry needs a pop tart as well. Britney? Lindsay? Miley? What do you think his flav would be?
BTW, 3 days and 44 minutes to Punxsutawney Larry’s grand re-emergence. I’m all a titter.
Blog Security, best time to change blog picture and name to ‘Jim Gardner’ is after midnight. As long as blog topic does not change, no one will notice.
Blog Security, you can’t quit, you’re fired! Failure to maintain order.
Maybe Larry has forsaken this blog for Twitter. I could see him as a Twittering kind of guy, seeking FREE AIR.
When I was a child I spoke like a child, I understood like a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man I put away childish things……. well not exactly, I started to make comments on Larry’s blog….. See you all in Paunxsutawney !!!!!!
AF, just 2 days, 22 hours and 37 minutes!
but who’s counting?…
Hey groundhog you like holes? I can get you holes. Just stop by the library.
We’re closing in on a new record for posts.This is one muscular blog.
I’m riding the R5 looking for someone blogging so I can copy their blog entry.
I hear Punxsutawney Larry likes Gobbler’s Knob. I filmed there once with ol’ unibrow MacDowell.
Yeah, this is one muscular blog. Only my better nature keeps me from describing how muscular it is. The French don’t think it’s very muscular, and they haven’t had any muscle since Louis the XIV. Maybe if Mr Kane of which this blog is named after used the muscle between his ears this blog might not have atrophied into a blubbering mass of incoherent gibberish. Jabba the Hut has more muscle tone than this blog. BTW am I dead or still alive?
Jerry