Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport, arrivals. A white middle-age man is pointed towards a shiny black Lincoln livery car and told to “take that one” by a large woman wearing a blue officially patched shirt. Man gives driver his bag, tells him where to take him and hops in the back.
Louie (Driver): How ya doin’, I’m Louie.
Kevin (Passenger): Hello Louie, I’m Kevin.
Louis: Where you fly in from Kevin.
Kevin: Boston. Now I know nobody is from Vegas, where are you from Louie?
L. Jersey. South Jersey. Philly Jersey, not New York Jersey. Been out here 32 years.
K. Philly aye, were you a Flyers fan?
L. Was and still am. We had some great series with you guys way back when.
K. I know. I hated Bernie Parent. Hated him. What brought you out here.
L. Me and a friend knew a guy from Philly who knew a guy out here who could hook us up with casino jobs. We came out. You name a casino out here I worked it. I became a dealer for awile. But it wasn’t for me. And they weren’t giving me shifts either. You know, politics.
K. Oh yeah, politics.
L. Kevin, lemme ask you sumtin. You like girls?
K. Huh?
L. You like girls?
K. Well yeah, who doesn’t right?
L. Homosexual men and heterosexual women don’t Kevin. Being from Massachusetts I’d expect you to be a little more sensitive on the sexual orientation.
K. You’re right. I should. I’m sorry
L. Baahaa, I’m just screwin’ with you. Listen, the reason I ask is because if you’re interested I can put you in touch with some fine fine women.
K. Oh, thanks Louie but I’m good.
L. Ahhh, you have a little wild side aye brother. No problem, just stop when you hear something you like. Here’s my card by the way. Call me anytime.
Anyway, what, you need more than one woman, is that it? No problem. Men, just as easy, so don’t hold back thinking I can’t provide.
K. (laughing) no, but i’ll keep the card just in case.
L. There you go Kev. Now if animals get you goin’ then don’t say another thing. Yeah, I can tell by the look in your one eye I see in the rear view mirror. Barn animals or pets? Doesn’t matter to me either one is a phone call away. How about blind animals, you ever had a blind donkey? I think you’s like a blind donkey Kevin and I know a guy who’s running a special on blind donkeys. He’s even throwing the donkey condom for free. You can’t beat that with a stick. You know how much donkey rubbers cost? Shit loads Kevin, shit loads.
K. Thanks Louie I’ll keep it in mind.
L. Dead people, that’s your thing. I knew it. I have a sense for this stuff you know. a sick sense.
K (laughing harder, then quiets down to speak) But ahh, hey, any chance of getting a little herb so I can decompress after my long flight.
(Brakes screeches and skids to stop – trunk flies open)
L. Out of my car now! Now! Grab you bags before i drive off. i don’t know what sick life you lead the other 363 days of the year, but right now you’re are in Las Vegas and we don’t take kindly to your kind. This is my adopted city. The city that gives me a hug when I need one, and willing to pay. How dare you?
K. Sorry, I didn’t know.
L. We are nice people here. I’m feeling naseaus now. Damn it. I think I’m gonna puke. Shit, where’s the McDonald’s? I gotta get my ass over there or the Bellagio fountain it is.
K. McDonalds? Just go into one of the hotels right here.
L. Can’t. I’m not allowed in any establishment in Nevada with a gaming license. Politics, you know. Hey, wait a minute. What am I doing talking to you? I told you to screw.
And scene.
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Judge Young totally screwed Fred Wyshak today at the probation trial by ruling that the defense may cross-examine witnesses on court officer hirings. That means we are going to see the what’s good for goose good for the gander sort of thing that will expose this as what it is: The SJC and the Trial Court, with the help of the Boston Globe created a one-sided narrative.
You see most of the other trial judges in the Moakley Building do what Fred says and Fred thought all along he would keep out the other side of the story. As soon as Judge Saylor was forced to leave and Judge Young took over Fred had a problem. For the first time in his career he would have to try a case and win his motions on the facts and law.
Not only is Judge Young allowing the deferndants’ lawyers to put on their defense (you’d be surprised how few let you in that building, especially when feds are involved) but he’s making him follow simple rules of evidence. No leading questions for your witnesses. Freddy can’t do it. It’s embarrassing to watch. He’s also getting scolded for speaking objections. The jury can’t be diggin’ Freddie right now.
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Unless you want some vegas limo driver come to you house and tell you ………. ahhhh………. I got nothing. Just follow me on Twitter, will you please?
JimC says
Pronounced “mah-ME-shun.”
Rec’d for the good legal analysis that follows the stageplay.
johnk says
was that a new ruling, or was that always in he mix from the outset of the trial. I didn’t see anything that this was new. Do you have it?
mike_cote says
An Allegory is a story in which each person and thing in the story is a direct representative of something else in the story to which it is an allegory. For Example: In Leaf By Niggle the character Niggle represents Tolkien himself and each of the leaves that Niggle paints represent the pages of work that he must create/write so that the forest represent the story/novel and each tree is a chapter within the story.
eb3-fka-ernie-boch-iii says
F- for you Mike.
mike_cote says
and you know the rest.