Daily Archives: 10/01/2009

(Community Matters) Sad, looks as if it’s official. I’ve lost my largest koi, Barack. I noticed him and three of the comets missing when I returned from Port A. Was hoping they were just hiding. Alas no sign during the last 4 days, and I’ve even dug around under rocks and in the plants. probably a racoon . . . . rats, but that’s the cycle of life isn’t it.

(Community Matters) Buju Banton is a Jamaican raggae singer who advocates violence against gay men – his 1992 song Boom Bye Bye advocates killing gay men with submachine guns and pouring acid on them.

Jamaica is well-known as a violent place for gays. Every year, gay Jamaicans are granted asylum to the United States because of well documented prosecution in their country. Efforts underway to cancel Buju Banton’s upcoming concerts in the USA.

Even though the singer has “reformed” and now produces songs with ant-violence lyrics, even donating the proceeds of a 1993 song to charities providing services for children with AIDS, he was arrested in 2004 for violence against gays.

(Community Matters) Steven and I had a delightful dinner with Carolyn and Marc Seriff at La Condessa last night. Don’t think I should have two drinks as sweet as their watermelon martinis, however.