COnfessions of a MAD Antique Dealer

I am so friggen pissed. I wrote  a huge BLOG and AOl...somehow lost it......so I have to write it again, and I hope that I will be able to repeat what I said...Lets start with the man in the photo...the rock star looking guy, who really resembles the late great FRANK ZAPPA....he is not famous, but one of his relatives was....He is the great, great, great, great..(how have no idea how many greats....because I for got to ask) grandson of Aaron Burr.....the Man...who shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel...yes, we Americans had duels, not just the French...but usually, when there was an insult, the duel was fought by "seconds"  stand in....like movie doubles...and no one, really ever got hurt..Well MR BURR, either really was revengeful, or his bad aim, was too good. and Alexander Hamilton, the founder of PATERSON NJ..the first Industrial Center in the USA....was shot dead..You can see his portrait...there is a bit of a resemblance....to the man who was third VP under Jefferson...and whose father was the 2nd President of PRINCETON UNIVERISTY......  Now the ROCK STAR...Burr, came today to vishis family who live in HOHOKUS....yep, Aaron was dating the woman who lived in what is now HOHOKUS....She lived on the Franklin Turnpike, which was already there....prior to the American Revolution.......in HOHOKUS...it had various names over the years....and the house where she lived...is now the HERMITAGE MUSEUM.....one of the three attractions that HOHOKUS has to offer...The other two attractions....the HOHOKUS INN, which is on the corner of MAPLE AVe and FRANKLIN TPK, which was a stage coach stop...inn and restaurant even back then...and GRANNYS ATTIC...the largest antique store in NJ...  OK...back to AaronBurr....he and his family eventually  lived in Bergen County and still live in HOHOKUS.....I found this out when he gave me his credit card....I commented on his name and we went into a hyst erical historical conversation..

Today is MAY 5th, or better known as CINCO DE MAYO, a holiday for celebration by Mexicans....from Mexico and all around the world..Most people, including MEXICANS think its Mexican INDEPENDENCE DAY...well its not....and even Mexicans, who are not terribly educated thinks it is too. Its a day of celebration, invented in the state of Puebla....someone thought they just needed a holiday...to party and this was invented for celebrating both sadness and happiness......that is the way one Mexican person told me tonight.....so....in celebration of sadness and happiness, the BOYS and JOHN and I went to a RESTAURANT called teh CINCO DE MAYO in Waldwick, maybe a mile from the HERMITAGE MUSEUM, that I mentioned above...right on the FRANKLIN TPK....the same street my MAHWAH store is on.....of course Aaron Burr never went there for tacos or guacamole.....because at that time, there were probably bears and Indians living on the spot now occupied by the strip mall it is in......and Mexican food was unknown in these parts.....

The Restaurant was jumping..People were waiting on line outside..Music was blasting..and colorful helium balloons were everywhere....we were told that there was a 45 minute wait.....which didn't bother me because I wasn't hungry....the guys had brought their six packs of CORONAS (Mexican beer into which you put a squeeze of fresh lime) and I was really happy for the owners, because they had not been doing well in this economy.   We waited, talked and joked....and commented on the amount of people who are morbidly obese.. I don't mean fat...I mean, people who couldn't get into a phone booth to make an emergency call...or if they got in and ate a jellybean, they wouldn't be able to get out. I think cell phones were invented by fat people. People who were to fat to get into a phone booth without getting stuck....makes sense...necessity is the mother of invention..Now I am not making fun of fat people...not with MY BELLY... I was asked if I was having twins.....or what is my due date......

We waited for the table, and then we waited for the food...we waited and waited and waited...But I almost fell asleep..I wasn't even hungry...I enjoyed the party atmosphere...it was happy, it was joyous...people brought their own wine, and tequila(with the worm) There were people with jars of SANGRIA....Everyone was happy...which was so nice....and what was even nicerwas my analysis of the situation..We Americans were there, celebrating the holiday of another culture..A culture that is always in the news getting berated as illegal aliens. People calling them illegal, criminals, people  who want things for nothing.....and all negative dialogue....but here...I saw assimilation....Acceptance...enjoyment....they were embracing the Mexican culture, the food, the joy, the music,.......But we should not only accept them, but learn from them. They are truly hard working people. They are pleasant, kind, and joyous. The know how to share...They know how to say please and thank you....and mean it. They work their asses off for little pay, and send much of their  earnings to support theri mother and father, or even wife and children. They will share a room with many others, give up their own pleasures and privacy, for family.... Its seems that the average people have more respect for them than you think. But there are those....who say horrible things....including jail them and even some really horrible trash say...shoot them...and you know...There are HELICOPTERS who fly over the RIO GRANDE...and they have machine guns..and they do shoot these poor sweet people, as if they were escaped convicts, or wild game. And of COURSE, a lot of this is in the GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, home of the most hated president that our COUNTRY EVER HAD...and I guess, if  you all studied history..we stole TEXAS and other states from the MEXICANS......so in reality, they have as much right to be here as we do...and maybe more..  Again I repreat..we all can learn from them... Learn Generosity, kindness, work ethic, the concept of sharing, humility.;;;;;;;take a good look my friends and learn... I think a lot of my blog readers do no need to be preached to...I think most of you think like I do.

The next photo, of an Eagle that was shot by a hunter......who was found starving to death....but was hand fed by kind people for a few years....and now, medical technologist are building him a new prosthetic beak...which is really great... The eagle is the symbol of our great country....but, how many people.....also need prosthetic to walk(etc).isnt there anyone out there that might help a human.......I guess helping a human isn't as newswothy as helping an eagle......Back to the hunters....I hate them...The masculine guys wit h little dicks, who have to kill animals, and bring trophy's  home to show they ar a man...and....use logic..."they are culling the herd" to make them stronger....and while if we are talking about deer, it might be true....don't tell me they don't get their jollies killing those animals.....then there are those who kill bears for fun too...there is no heard to cull...and yesterday someone shot 5 sea lions who were caged....and ready to be moved out the way of salmon fishermen.....they were shot and killed in cages.....hunters again....if I had my way..and I am a revengeful bastard (although I never ever have seeked revenge..just fantasize about it like many people) I would shoot of the little penis of these hunters....and make sure they live a long life as a dickless wonder....that would be good punishment for them.....

The last entry wil be about the photo of the above group of people..with a church...in front of them Well the Vatican decided today...that a little girl in the 1600's saw a vision of the VIRGIN MARY....so this week, the VAtician deicded she really did see MARY....and to celelbrate the vision they all got togetehr on the same spot.. I will fill you in tomorrow with more details....I wonder why it took them 400 years to make a decision......I guess the girl is no longer around to argue with.....Today, I am sure they would haveput her on anti psychotic medications for hallucinatory episodes....and even BUSH..said GOD told him to invade the midEAST....he should be on medication for hearing voices......yes heavy medication.......I personally would have perscribed Arsenic...but PAcil, or Thorazene might do.?  But  as much as a trash BUSH..t he real Darth Vader of the BUSH ADMINISTRATION is CHENEY, KARL ROVE and RUMSFELD......pray they all will be gone soon...

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