I donıt think they are going to recover...not their livers in any case...
Montois with Armagnac in hand, looking for the Irony Barı
On 7/19/09 1:40 PM, "Brian Thornton" <bthorntonwriter@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just have to say this: NO, I don't "gotta love this joint."
>
> Talking about noir/hardboiled fiction is one thing entirely, and yes, I get
> it that violence is a part of hard-boiled/noir literature, and I further get
> it that literature is a reflection of the human condition, and I'm also fine
> with that, because it's *fiction*.
>
> But I just find it positively ghoulish to revel in actual real world
> violence such as that reported below.
>
> I hope every one of the victims, including the owner, makes a full and
> speedy recovery.
>
> All the Best-
>
> Brian
>
> On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Frederick Zackel <fzackel@wcnet.org
> <mailto:fzackel%40wcnet.org> > wrote:
>
>> >
>> >
>> > I just saw this in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ya gotta love this joint!
>> >
>> > Two arrested, five shot at Cleveland bar; councilman wants it to close
>> >
>> > Posted by Michael Sangiacomo/Plain Dealer Reporter July 16, 2009 07:22AM
>> > Categories: Breaking News, Crime, Real Time News
>> >
>> > UPDATED 5:10 p.m.
>> >
>> > CLEVELAND - A 49-year-old Cleveland bar owner was critically injured and
>> > four other people hurt early Thursday in a shootout at the Bottom's Up Cafe
>> >
>> > at East 71st Street and Superior Avenue.
>> >
>> > Carlton Story was in intensive care at Huron Hospital with a gunshot wound
>> > to the hip. None of the other victims' injuries were life-threatening. In
>> > addition to fighting to regain his health, Story will have to fight to keep
>> >
>> > his bar open.
>> >
>> > Ward 7 Councilman T.J. Dow said he had planned to ask the owner to
>> > voluntarily close and surrender his liquor license. Dow said he was sorry
>> > that Story was shot but the incident was the last straw for the night spot.
>> >
>> > "It's been a problem since Fannie Lewis was councilperson for that ward,"
>> > he
>> > said. "I know she tried to shut it down. It has flipped owners several
>> > times, but the same problems persist. Neighbors are always complaining
>> > about
>> > gunfire at the bar, especially at closing time."
>> >
>> > Oh, there's more, but ... haHA! Love it!
>> >
>> > Bottom's up, gents!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
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