by Philip Farruggio | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog
In John Sayles 1987 film Matewan, concerning the 1920 coal miners’ strike in West Virginia, not all cops were of the same ilk as the Baldwin-Felts private detectives. Those ‘rent a cops’ were deputized by the authorities, at the behest of the powerful mining...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog
In 1965 Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote the giant hit song made popular by singer Jackie Deshannon , What the World Needs Now is Love. I enclose the lyrics: What the World Needs Now Is Love What the world needs now is love, sweet love It’s the only thing,...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog
He loved his brother, from the time he realized he had one. Three years older than him, his brother always had that allure of someone way up upon a pedestal. As a four year old sitting in the apartment kitchen with his mother and paternal grandmother, he could get so...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 24, 2024 | Blog
He was working as a wood craftsman when the ICE agents showed up at the jobsite. A few of his fellow workers started to flee the premises, but he stood there with his tools in his hands. The agents grabbed him, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him. HIs brow...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog
Funny how so many ‘ so called’ Christians kneel and perform such pomp and circumstance every December 25th. All the beautiful Christmas decorations and wonderful seasonal songs are in fitting tribute to … WHAT? Do any of the myriad of hypocrites and phony spiritual...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog
He was Santa Claus every holiday season at the local mall. The photography company built a beautiful ‘ Santa’s Workshop ‘ in the main lobby of the Kings Plaza, Brooklyn mall. There he would sit, usually in the late afternoons and evenings, after his...
