i was walking down the street early this morning

Past the graveyard, voices whisper to me.

I was walking down the street, early this morning

And the silver tears of rain hung from the leaves

And I swear I heard the voices singing to me (Concrete Blonde)

if you listen carefully to the written words above you can hear Jehnette Napolitano's haunting, powerful voice sharing a song as only she could. I hate this month with a passion.....as our country , our world teeters on the brink of crossing over into the oblivion i feel it's too late. I don't think we can come all the way back this time.....the pendelum will continue swing back and forth...but each time it swings back it stops a few inches shy of previous high-water mark. A full generation is growing up with senseless crime as the norm, elderly citizens are prisoners in their own homes. saturday night in Wildwood Nj an illegal pop up party with vehicle stunts was held on the main avenue. 500 cars descended on the sleepy off season seaside town and proceeded to drag race and spin doughnuts on main street. in 2 separate incidents innocent people out for dinner were killed when first a car went airborne and crashed into a vehicle in the oncoming lane (killing the driver instantly) and a few blocks away a car jumped the curb and slammed through a liquor store window (killing a pedestrian unlucky enough to be on the sidewalk). wildwood police said they were faced with an invasion and were unmanned and unable to control the throngs....too bad buck tooth murphy sent 75 State Troopers to Puerto Rico to help with heavy rains.....the poor tax paying citizens in wildwood could have used them.

in howard beach a 30 year old woman was followed off the train and savagely beaten because she refused to talk to her attacker while on the train...this animal has an interesting rap sheet.....as a 14 year old misunderstood stymie he beat his Grandmother to death in bklyn because she refused to give him money....as a 20 year old he stabbed someone while in Creedmore in the face and neck and permanently disfigured the individual ....oh and of course he was out on parole.

in reality no lives matter....no lives have value to the dark side of society...and the darkness is overtaking the light....as we crawl excruciatingly slowly through autumn to the winter of certain death, the good in society are like the poor people of wildwood....outmanned and overmatched.

in queens yesterday a man was shoplifting in a Rite Aid.....they called Police and he fled.....he ran across the street and tried to drag a 57 year old man out of his car to steal the vehicle....he drove over  the double line up onto the street and through the front window of a KFC.....at a time when shoplifting is no longer even prosecuted if the theft is below $1,000 , why would this suspect up his own charges to grand theft auto, kidnapping, reckless endangerment and or attempted murder ?  because at the end of the day nothing matters.....it's all just a game...when there are no consequences for your action there are no deterrents to criminal behavior.

i continue to retreat, retreat, retreat...to a simpler time....i disappear into my beer with my music and memories to keep me company, some real and some were just not sure yet....today we give thanks to Jehnette

And on the bus today, I met the queen of L.A.

At least she said she was and who am I to say?

She was sixty-five and full of life,

She had purple-painted cheeks

And glitter on her eyes

And the troll on the corner, I flipped him a quarter

And he looked at me and smiled.

He wasn't abused, he wasn't confused,

He had nothing to gain and less to lose in Hollywood

Oh WOW! Thought I'd be out of here by now.

Still in Hollywood!