Just alot of random thoughts that will probably snowball into explicit rants at some point, open to criticism and speculation by the masses.
Category: PeopleBy hipkat on Jun 14, 2009 in Life, People, Peoria | 0 Comments
I will freely admit that I like do some things that many people may not agree with.Not habitually, but recreationally, I like to smoke pot, and drink Jack Daniels. I’ll have a beer on occasion and if I have the money and the access to some good cocaine, I will gladly indulge.That’s about as far [...]
By hipkat on May 26, 2008 in Loss, Memories, People | 0 Comments
Jimmy Griffin’s down-to-earth philosophy was matched by passion
Jimmy Griffin — feisty, independent and at times irascible — finally succumbed in a fight he could not win.The former mayor, who fought his way through the Korean War, some nasty city politics and perhaps a couple of street brawls, died Sunday at Father Baker Manor in Orchard [...]
By hipkat on May 25, 2008 in Loss, Memories, People | 2 Comments
This was the headline in today’s Buffalo News.
It really came as shock to me, and immediately brought tears to my eyes, as I didn’t even know he was sick.
Jimmy Griffin was Buffalo Mayor from 1977 – 1994, one of the longest tenured. Shockingly, in a heavily Democratic city, he won on the Conservative ticket, [...]