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The Boston Massacre
From: newmexiken.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 23:02:06

On this date in 1770 — It began when a young barber’s apprentice by the name of Edward Garrick shouted an insult at Hugh White, a soldier of the 29th Regiment on sentry duty in front of the Customs House (a symbol of royal authority). White gave the apprentice a knock on the ear with the butt of his rifle. The boy howled for help, and returned with a sizable and unruly crowd, cheifly boys and youths, and, pointing at White, said, “There’s the son of a bitch that knocked me down!â...

On the road again
From: newmexiken.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 20:08:28

Seemed like a good time to get out of town, so here you see what I saw as I came down I-25 into Colorado from Raton Pass. (Click image for larger version.) Again, I’m no Ansel Adams. On the other hand Adams didn’t take too many photos that I know of while driving on an interstate. (And to think they consider cell phones a distraction!)   Earlier, on a cool but clear late winter’s morning I drove through Las Vegas, New Mexico. From I-25 Las Vegas appears to ...

Oh Parody Woman
From: newmexiken.com
Post Date: 2008-03-07 12:32:17

It was on this day in 1994 that the Supreme Court ruled that parody can be protected by the fair use clause of the Copyright Act of 1976. The case arose from a song by the rap group 2 Live Crew, which used elements of the Roy Orbison song from 1964: “Oh Pretty Woman.” The Roy Orbison version of the song is about a man watching a pretty woman walking down the street. The 2 Live Crew version is about the subsequent relationship with that woman, who becomes a hairy woman, a bald-headed ...