by Dee McLachlan
On Christmas Eve, 2017, the threatened East Coast whopper of a snowstorm – that was to have been named ‘Dylan’ — did not show up, so Mary W Maxwell, assistant editor of GumshoeNews.com, ventured to New York City.
Her cousin instructed her to go Ivanka Trump’s Shop at the Trump Tower and see if there was anything on the clearance table for under $3K.
Mary left New Hampshire by bus at 6am, arriving into Manhattan at 11am, and grabbed a Yellow Cab. When the taxi driver learned that Mary is in the law field, he asked her to please show up at the tribunal of the Taxicab and Limousine Commission to see “how cruelly the drivers — both regular and Uber — are treated by the Commission.”
Although cruelty always seems to draw Mary in, this was a Sunday, so no tribunals could be audited.
She asked the driver to let her out at Trump Tower on 57th Street. Gumshoe’s assistant editor enjoyed having her lunch there (photo above). Ivanka was sooo pleased to see the patriotic Trump hairdo.
Upon leaving the premises, Mary got to hear a punch line she had been waiting a lifetime to hear. Knowing that Carnegie Hall was on 56th Street, but not sure if that was east or west of the Trump Tower entrance, she asked Trump’s doorman “How can I get to Carnegie Hall?”
He said “Practice, practice, practice.”
The Mystery Matinee
Mary hastened to Carnegie and got there just in time to snag a matinee. The box office man said the tix for the afternoon “student recital” would be a minimum of $50. (That’s 64.70 AUD at today’s exchange rate.)
Mary asked what instruments the students would play. He said “I can’t tell you.” He also wouldn’t reveal the program – it could have been Handel, Debussy, Grant McLachlan, or Mozart. Impossible to say.
Mary is a risk taker, as we all know, but the thought of sinking 50 bucks into a “we don’t name names” recital was too much. Thus, she sauntered off to the Seventh Av subway, obtained a token for $2.25, and took the R train to Cortland St.
The Cortland St station brings you to the 9-11 memorial museum. Mary was wearing her “Free Jahar” sign and imagined Homeland Security might look upon it as a security issue in this sensitive location.
The “Fuck the Draft” Case
No worries. Our “Al Haig” knows her free-speech prerogatives. She had a precedent ready in case the matter came up. As follows:
In 1971, a man wore a sign “Fuck the draft.” Actually it was embroidered onto his jacket, and what’s more, he wore it into a courtroom. He was arrested under a California law for “disturbing the peace.” But later the case reached the Supreme Court and it was declared that the words he wore were the same as spoken words, and thus protected under the First Amendment.
Note: The Supreme Court law clerks, in those polite days, were highly amused that Justice Harlan was required to actually say the offending words “Fuck the draft” in reading his ruling. But, you know how it is: procedure is procedure.
(General Haig hopes a judge or two will not be shy to use the words “Free Jahar” when appropriate.)
A Queue Is a Queue, Or Is It Two?
Still another entertainment disappointment was in store. On arriving at “Ground Zero,” Mary saw two huge queues of customers waiting to buy tickets for the 9-11 Memorial. She wondered if she had the stamina to stick it out. (This was outdoors, in the cold.)
Mary then realized that one queue was for buying the ticket, and, after it was obtained, you then had to wait in the second (very long) line to get into the museum.
This led her to think “Drat that” – or words to that effect – and so she went away. A peddler sold her a touristy book entitled “9-11, Heroes All.” She will mine it for a future Gumshoe article about the day that changed all of our lives forever.
By the way, of interest to Australians, the logo of the 9-11 museum’s owner is prominently displayed at the site:
Back in Midtown, Mary thought, why not do a one-man Flash-mob of her “Free Jahar” stuff? But when she got to the appropriate venue – Grand Central Station — everybody else had similar ideas, so it was a bit chaotic.
Note: In the whole day of sign-wearing, Mary had aroused only one response. A young woman on the street came up to her and said “What does the sign mean?” Mary replied “It has to do with the Boston Marathon.”
The lady then said “Oh. You’re going to be in the Marathon! Wow. Are you excited?”
(For once, Gumshoe’s assistant editor was at a loss for words…)
Photo credit: Barron
We wait eagerly for the next escapade
Mary, as we have met in person and I know you have difficulty walking a distance, your last encounter “The lady then said “Oh. You’re going to be in the Marathon! Wow. Are you excited?”
I could not help myself for laughing. I know that Americans are gullible, but…………..
If Westfield could afford to blow up their leased buildings, then rebuild them, why should the public be asked to pay to visit the area. The public worldwide, has already paid, through the scam known as insurance.
Mal, the tix are $26 online. If you do get them online, you are spared having to wait in the first queue. My photo does not do justice to the depth of the queue. It was massive.
You are too right, Mal, I am not Marathon material now and never was.
But my mother was a runner, and in 1932 she ran with “the Babe.” I think my sister has a newsclip of it:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Didrikson_Zaharias
I just had a closer look at photo of Tower Memorial and was not disappointed in seeing the triangular (pyramid profile) of Freemasonry. They really know how to “throw it in your face”.
That’s exactly right, that pyramid is very obvious! The Westfield signs all over the world belong to the Rothschild, Scull and Bones, in other words, evil and dangerous…. Take care Mary, keep warm……..Cherri 🙂
OK, Mal, don’t get your knickers in a knot over the photo of “Freedom Tower” (yick!) in this video. There are good biblical references here:
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16 years on whoever did 911 , by now , is immune to accusations !
that rings true with me too 56, but it doesnt mean the official story from now on shouldnt be told with a bit of truth included for a change, seems we are still not quite at tipping point though, still a few recalcitrant cling-ons not quite ready to admit to being lied to for so long.
Mary, re Carnegie Hall.. I never have to ask for directions to anywhere, people are forever telling me where to go.
Fair ,
hear and feel your truthful thoughts . But our oppressors have an armada of nuclear and conventional weapons of mass destruction , to destroy 100 earths . All we have is faith and prayers in the truth . The only way our children can be saved is by Divine intervention . Love peace and truth always .
Westfield: Property of former Jewish/Zionist terrorist and member of homicidal crime gang Frank Lowy. He does love his soccer though.
Proper title, please, Paul: SIR Frank Lowy.
Correction: the NY subway fare is $2.75 not $2.25. Not bad, really, as it was 50 cents when I lived there four decades ago — in the 1970s — and most prices have increased tenfold.
Many beggars in Manhattan. I saw a woman sitting on the ground begging. I said “You can’t stay there you will freeze. What are you gong to do?” She said “I’m waiting for my sandwich to be delivered [??] and then I am going to ride the trains up and down.”
Beggars are getting assertive. Sometimes you have to negotiate the price. Yesterday a man asked me for two bucks. I said “I can only afford a dollar fifty.” He said OK and immediately handed me the two quarters — “the change” — even before I handed him the two paper dollars.
Come to think of it, the US has only recently imitated Oz by producing a one-dollar coin. And Oz is decades ahead of Seppo’s in taking copper pennies out of circulation. Or maybe Oz was the experimentee?
One more beggar story. I offered a lady in Boston a candy bar. She read the label “Chocolate with a touch of sea salt” and handed it back to me with the remark “I don’t do salt.”
Who knows, maybe there will be an uprising of beggars. They sure know what’s going on.
Mary ,
yes everyone could see the emperor had no clothes except for himself , maybe pride got in the way .
Mary have you heard of Shadowproof. Please google it. They are seeking pitches from freelance writers for publication on there website in January.
[…] December brought a new group into my lens’ focus: Boston for 9-11 Truth. Preparing a lecture for their January meeting got me to concentrate on the Marathon, as expressed in the 3-part series of articles called Boston Marathon Wrap-up. December also included a failed trip to the 9-11 memorial museum. […]