by Ian | Oct 29, 2009 |
Thanks to the Equinox’s Corey Smith for this article:
Rain dampens bi-annual Free Keene festival
A steady rainfall and dipping autumn temperatures did not dampen the spirit of participants in the Free Keene Fest at Railroad Square Oct. 18.
One day after Keene’s annual Pumpkin Festival, the small gathering aimed to catch the attention of visitors still lingering in the area. Local residents set up shop underneath tents and sold handmade jewelry, baked goods, tamales and hot apple cider.
In addition, a tent with a FreeKeene.com sign attached to it had informational pamphlets and issues of the Free Keene Press available for visitors to read. The event, held once in the spring and again in the fall, is a collaborative effort.
One of the organizers and a contributor to the Free Keene Fest Web site, Mike Barskey, said to his knowledge none of the merchants or performers at Railroad Square applied for permits (more…)
by John Smith | Oct 28, 2009 |
[Transcribed from Kurt’s “Mail From Jail” letter, which can be found here. Be sure to visit Mail-to-Jail to write letters to Kurt in jail.]
Saturday, October 24, 2009 A.D. Day 23
The Roof
It’s coming down pretty heavy out there and there is a chill in the air. There is the sound of an occasional snore, a television with the volume on low, but low enough that you know it’s some mindless form of distraction, as it almost always is. The inmates beg for direct responses from the “corrections” officers and receive the all too familiar vague answers only people hired not to think or feel can give. There is the echo of the speakers blaring from the task masters “Mister Banker, Mister Durall, Mr. Coll, get ready for work detail!” They are headed out to see “the girls” and milk them and shovel their poop into machines… I guess the cows and the humans are on the same level… slaves of the state, or in this instance, the county as well. An “inmate” which I choose to call “Terry” (that is after all his human name, not “inmate”) says thank you to me for coming over to him with a roll of tissue to blow his nose and dry his tears he is dripping all over the letter he is writing in response to the pictures and letter he just received from his wife and his 18 month old beautiful little girl, he won’t see for at least a month… There is much more to hist story, too, more that the thugs calling themselves “everyone’s government” who dares enter this land. Terry thanks me for the stamp and envelope that I shared with him, knowing that just doing this gets me a “write up” and possibly sent to solitary confinement in East Block. (more…)
by John Smith | Oct 28, 2009 |
[Transcribed from Kurt’s “Mail From Jail” letter, which can be found here. Be sure to visit Mail-to-Jail to write letters to Kurt in jail.]
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 A.D. Day 22
Today, I’m weak. Today I’m bewildered. Tody I miss the love of my life. Today I miss hugging all my friends and welcoming new ones with hugs and blessings. Today I shed tears, not for me entirely, but rather… today I can’t write… I just can’t.
by Ian | Oct 26, 2009 |
I always figured Keene was too small for Google Street View’s van to drive through, but I’m so pleased to have been wrong! Street View is now available for nearly all of Keene west of Washington St. and Main St. for whatever reason, east of those streets did not get cataloged. Maybe they’ll come back?
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by Ian | Oct 25, 2009 |
Thanks to Mike Barskey at Mail-to-Jail.com you can now read Kurt’s letters from jail. Something got messed up in their posting, resulting in them showing up back in time on the blog, so I’m going to link to the ones we have so far here. You can write to Kurt via Mail-to-Jail, and don’t forget to send along a contribution to Mail-to-Jail to buy some postage!
