A reader writes, in re yesterday's Observer article on the bar-owning Dorrian clan: "Can we talk about this ridiculous article in which the statment 'Shut up about the Preppie Killer, that was a fluke,' appears? Really? Was that the same fluke that led a girl to get killed after drinking at The Falls, also owned by the Dorrians, 20 years after Jennifer Levin got killed after drinking at Dorrian's Red Hand?"
It's a fair point.
First quote in the story: "You pay with your body."
Yikes.
That's not a quote left over from the cheetah story? Huh.
Where's Bakes? I need someone to help me hiss angrily. (Also wait and what?? I'm allowed to go there again at my age?!?! THRILLING NEWS.)
Ha, those Far Hills kids really do travel in SUCH a pack. I think they miss the old Martignettis :(
Huh. I always thought it was run by Ulster Protestants. Now there's no excuse for it being so Earth-shakingly unpleasant and dangerous.
"Hipster Grifter" > "Preppie Killer"
So it's the owners fault that some dangerous people hang out in bars? For fuck's sake.
Applause.
"Hang out," "hire," same thing, right?
1. After a few days, Dorrian finally admitted that St. Guillen had been in the bar but continued to lie about who was working, how she left, and whether he had been on duty that night.[22] Michael Dorrian, the owner, claims that his family is not to blame.[23]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Imette_St._Guillen#The_Falls_bar
2. "The Chambers family tried to raise the cash but could not get all the money together. Jack Dorrian, owner of Dorrian's Red Hand, posted the remaining bail. Concerning the propriety of providing bail money, Dorrian said, "At least his mother has the comfort of having him out of jail for now. I'm sure the mother of the victim would understand that." But, of course, she didn't."
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/not_guilty/park/9.html
FOLLOW-UP: Not that it matters to anyone, but I liked this story otherwise!
Compare to: "On May 12, 2006 it was reported that St. Guillen's family was suing the Dorrians.... This legal step was in reaction to The Falls bar's hiring of a "career" felon.... The Dorrian family had responded by calling the claim "ridiculous" and saying that St. Guillen's mother is "doing this for the press."
Ewww!
"DNA evidence testing reveals pubic hair from Littlejohn's mother and brother's semen on quilt covering St. Guillen's body"
"OK, two flukes. So sue me."
It could be me, but I found the writing in that Bar article to be rather painful to read, the layout blew something awful too.
It's not you.
Rock Hudson: Pocket Pool Shark.
I am Jack's Square head.