JRull86
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If that movie didn't have Depp in it, it might have been decent. The supporting cast was pretty good.
Depp however, sucks.
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Depp however, sucks.
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Depp is really good in oddball, off-the-wall movies. When trying to play it straight, he's not so good.
What it means when you spot a blue pumpkin or bucket this Halloween | Metro News
If a trick or treater young or older comes to your door tonight please be kind.
This isn’t just a fun style choice. A blue pumpkin is used to symbolise autism, and will be carried by trick or treaters to signal that they may have certain needs. One mum shared her decision to use a blue pumpkin this Halloween on Facebook, explaining that her 21-year-old son, BJ, has autism and absolutely loves Halloween. ‘Please help us keep his spirit alive & happy,’ wrote Alicia Plumer. ‘So when you see the blue bucket share a piece of candy. Spread awareness! These precious people are not “too big” to trick or treat.’
If a trick or treater young or older comes to your door tonight please be kind.
This isn’t just a fun style choice. A blue pumpkin is used to symbolise autism, and will be carried by trick or treaters to signal that they may have certain needs. One mum shared her decision to use a blue pumpkin this Halloween on Facebook, explaining that her 21-year-old son, BJ, has autism and absolutely loves Halloween. ‘Please help us keep his spirit alive & happy,’ wrote Alicia Plumer. ‘So when you see the blue bucket share a piece of candy. Spread awareness! These precious people are not “too big” to trick or treat.’
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I watched a 60 minutes piece last night about when he was captured in 2011. Amazing how long he hid in plain sight as the FBI’s number 1 suspect. It didn’t go into too many details about the extortions and murders but I got the sense he was a bad dude. Apparently even the people from his neighborhood hated him. And I didn’t know he was a drug smuggler responsible for a lot of the coke in Boston. This guy was like the Scarface of Boston.
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Unfortunately, a good portion of Southie worshiped him as some sort of Robin Hood (and some still do). The meme about Whitey in the 80's was "He kept the drugs out of Southie", which was funny, because he was flooding the streets with coke. He also got a cut of every other drug sold, including the heroin. With the heroin came overdoses which conveniently became "suicides" in the press and police reports. Seems having a brother who is the most powerful politician in town has its benefits.
For a tragic (and sometimes hilarious) tale of a Southie projects family which runs afoul of Whitey and his drugs, read All Souls: A Family Story from Southie by Michael Patrick McDonald. It's a great read.
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Didn't realzie it was a book, I'll have to check it out.
The Brothers Bulger by Howie Carr (if you can stand him) is a good read as well.
I thought it was a great read. Especially since I knew of the places and some of the guys it covers. Mostly the Winter Hill aspect of things.
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Bolded is unfortunately accurate. Though with the cultural shift Southie has gone through over the last decade, I doubt 75% of Southie even knows who he is at this point.
My grandfather is from Southie, his brother has a square in Southie named after him by the bath house, and my dad lived there post-divorce up until 2005. Everyone knew not to use the rotary conveinence store by the section 8 housing.
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That's the only logical explanation of who would really take the risk or have the will to bother to take him out at this point. You'd have to figure that most of his peers from that era are either dead or too old to do that. It's likely someone like this who has nothing to lose and figure he's "defending the code" so this fits the rationale
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Owned by Whitey and his gang, was a known front for gambling, drugs, and all other fun stuff that mascaraded as a legitimate business.
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I wandered from the suburbs into Southie one night in the mid-80s and ended up in Triple O's. Even given my "street smart, but still from the suburbs" naivete, I knew I was over my head. I told my buddy "Let's go, this place is not for us." Given our level of intoxication and obviously-not-from-Southie attire, I'm sure Kevin Weeks would have been paying us a visit that night.
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Gee. And it seems like it was a really inviting place
Considering this was one of my regular watering holes:
Triple O's did look downright inviting.
And if you know anything about the Rat patrons compared to Southie regulars, you know why my attire would have stood out.
JRull86
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Yeah probably a good decision.
They've tried a few different restaurants in that space, and they've all failed.
Amrheins is really the last bastion of old Southie in that area.
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Funny enough, I hang out in Touchie's Shamrock every once in while now. It's one of the only true old school Southie dive bars left, and so genuine it's the only place I see the "Ben Affleck in Good Will Hunting" Southie Leisure Suit still worn with pride.
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Next door to the liquor store (also owned by Whitey) that sold the lottery ticket Whitey "won" millions with.
As an example of how Southie residents felt about Whitey, check out this article about him winning the lottery:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...4b6-8d43-58a7885e0878/?utm_term=.ed8855bcdb53
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Considering this was one of my regular watering holes:
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Triple O's did look downright inviting.
And if you know anything about the Rat patrons compared to Southie regulars, you know why my attire would have stood out.
Oh I get that now, yeah you wouldn't have made it outta there intact if you stuck around. Smart move!
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Freddy Geas, eyed in ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s killing, ‘hated rats’ - The Boston Globe
When private investigator Ted McDonough heard that Freddy Geas was suspected by authorities of taking part in the murder of James “Whitey” Bulger, he knew immediately why Geas might have done it.
“Freddy hated rats,” said McDonough, using the slang for criminal informants.
McDonough had become friendly with Geas while working for him as an investigator.
“Freddy hated guys who abused women. Whitey was a rat who killed women. It’s probably that simple,” McDonough said.
When private investigator Ted McDonough heard that Freddy Geas was suspected by authorities of taking part in the murder of James “Whitey” Bulger, he knew immediately why Geas might have done it.
“Freddy hated rats,” said McDonough, using the slang for criminal informants.
McDonough had become friendly with Geas while working for him as an investigator.
“Freddy hated guys who abused women. Whitey was a rat who killed women. It’s probably that simple,” McDonough said.
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Boston has such an intriguing dark side. I love this kind of shit.
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