12 Years Ago Today in NYC

The lights went out:

The NYC blackout of 2003 was 10 years ago today. It's one of the events I'll always remember re: the uniqueness of the place and how it seemed to bring everybody together - still does, really.

I've decided that the people from the 1977 blackout could pretty much beat the shit out of us from the 2003 one. I mean, those dudes were looting and raping and burnt down Bushwick while having to worry about the Son of Sam capping them. In 2003 we all got drunk off free beer from the bars ("it'll go bad in the taps; drink! no ice, drink!") and free food from the bodegas ("the food will spoil! eat! eat!") I'm surprised Bloomberg didn't pass out free kittens to all of us for being such great, orderly citizens. What a bunch of pussies. Maybe we are heading back towards a more 1950's NYC. A time, as The Barber once said, "When Whites Ruled Brooklyn."- XMASTIME

hHre's some snappity-snaps from that day.