KA-BOOM

Good news for Real Estate Agent Delia Banks: she unloaded that house on Elm before it blew up. Bad news for the new owners. Did you guys have insurance in place? Random thought: maybe the deductable is something you don’t mind paying to get peace of mind for being out of a place that supposedly was haunted. I guess that’s one way to solve a problem. Question: how did it blow up? Inquiring minds want to know.

REAL ESTATE ESCAPADES

My friend in the real estate business has officially moved on from selling the Handyman’s Special out on Elm. Interesting factoid: the new agent on the case is Delia Banks. Friend to and employee of Melinda Gordon. Small world. Good luck, Delia. I have interesting photos of the place if you’d like.

EDGAR CASEY - not so much?

I happened to be in the Bayridge Booksellers the other night and lo and behold the store was hosting a curious event: Casey Edgars, world-renown psychic, was pushing books and his brand of entertainment. Quite an act he had going there – holding on to earrings and whathaveyou and then coming up with amazing factoids about the owner and their loved ones. I’ve heard Edgar Casey was the real deal, but that’s before my time so who’s to say. I’ve also heard that the Amazing Kreskin wasn’t so amazing, that in fact he used to “set up” his subjects ahead of time and then pay them a large sum to keep their mouths shut after he “read” them. The sad part is, this Casey Edgars is helping the cops with a missing person case, Sydney Drake. If people have any REAL tips on the missing Sydney, please contact local law enforcement.

STRIKE

The local bus drivers have gone on strike. They’ve been negotiating all summer with the city council to try and get a fair contract. Apparently the city council – whose members make a VERY nice living – can’t see beyond their own salaries to share the wealth with other city workers. Support your local rank and file city workers and let the city council know how you feel.

PHOTO SURREALISM

What is it with photos in this town? Rumors are flying around about photo professor Claudia Pollili’s being “erased” from her own photos. And I thought I had strange pictures. Anyone else having photo or camera problems???

SMASHING PUMPKINS

Hats off to the Rockland U. Theatre Dept. and the Nursing school (yeah, an odd couple) for putting on an awesome Halloween party Wednesday night. Scary makeup, dangerous nurses and all for a good cause -- $960 was raised for the Smithson cancer hospice for kids. Brickbats to the idiots who came along after midnight and beat up the pumpkins left on display in the quad. Scary, dangerous nurses will haunt you – you’ve been warned.

SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS

Where is Power and Light when you need them? Last Tuesday power was out for several blocks on the south side of Grandview. And then it took three full days to get everyone back on. This isn’t Chicago in a monster heat wave, folks. Who dropped the ball? And don’t tell me it was ghosts.