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October 31, 2014
Greenwich Village Halloween Parade
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Always at night, it's the largest Halloween parade in the world. 60,000 participants. A carnival. A debauch. A trip.
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October 29, 2014
November 16: NYC screening of "The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest", a film about criminal justice.
If you are criminal defense lawyer, this will interest you. Other screening locations, which include law schools, are below. The NYC screening of Gabriel London's documentary "The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest" is November 16, 9:30 pm, The SVA Theater, 333 W. 23rd Street. About this film:
See the NYC premier of Gabriel London's 's acclaimed film at DocNYC. Bring friends who are interested in the criminal justice system, and of course lawyers, judges, prosecutors, mental health professionals and the like. Gabriel's film captures the humanity of a non-violent but mentally ill prisoner, Mark DeFriest, jailed for a non-crime, who has been denied treatment and punished with rape, beatings, and solitary confinement for 33 years, but still preserves his decency and his sense of humor. Come to the premiere and join the effort to gain a fair parole hearing for Mark, who represents an estimated quarter million mentally ill persons behind bars in the US. Click here for NYC and screening in other cities.
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October 26, 2014
Jack Symon Asher (Jack) Bruce (1943-2014)
Introductory note: What does a Superstar Scot musician's passing have to do with a legal weblog or "blawg" started in 2005 about quality lawyering, the magic of travel, who to fire, who to hire, Paris and making your life a work of art? Everything. If you don't get it, see me after the meeting.
Rock, blues and jazz superstar bassist Jack Bruce died Saturday at his home in Suffolk, England. Classically trained and famously versatile as a musician, Bruce was--among many, many other things in his life and career--co-founder of both Cream and (Leslie) West, Bruce and (Corky) Laing, an exceptional bassist, singer, composer, arranger and producer. He even played the blues harmonica spectacularly. Bruce played with nearly everyone significant in British music. In his first band, which he joined in 1962, his drummer was Charlie Watts. A Scot, musical polymath and quiet madman, Like many other musicians in history, Bruce had a self-destructive streak. He struggled with alcohol and drugs, losing nearly his entire fortune before he stopped using. Bruce was/is several times more interesting than fellow Cream band member and lead guitarist Eric Clapton--and musically just as talented.
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Pantheon: Kim Bassinger, 60.
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