I always thought your letters were fake In Lewiston, a man walked into the police department to report that he had been jumped by a group of women. Apparently he wanted advice on how to best begin his letter to the Penthouse Forum. Dang paparazzi At the Montello Night of Stars, you find a […]
Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Path of least resistance strewn with trash
It was a good day at the dump. People came with pickup trucks sagging under the weight of household refuse. Some hauled trailers overflowing with stuff they’ve been meaning to get rid of for years. Battered refrigerators, grimy stoves, rusty bicycles, coffee tables with broken legs, decrepit barbecue grills with bits of burned beef still […]
Talk of the town
Google Drive You geeks out there will note that this program was officially released on Tuesday after months of speculation. Free space in the void to store your documents. You know: Diary. Hate-filled manifesto. Disturbing letters to Delta Burke you swear you’ll send someday. Things like that. And while that’s just peachy, I couldn’t be […]
Street Talk: Boys who beam over bicycles
Saw a little kid pushing a bicycle up College Street in Lewiston the other day and he was smiling like the shark after it ate Quint. And why shouldn’t he? Even from a distance you could tell that bike was spanking new. It gleamed so bright that every inch of paint and chrome threw arrows […]
Talk of the town
Clothes make the man So, I’m riding around downtown Lewiston on the Suzuki as I’ve been doing for three years now. But today, everyone out there seems to be shooting me a strange look. The old woman with granddaughter in tow does a double take and nearly snaps her neck. Bunch of gangstas on a […]
Street Talk: Let’s go out to the kitchen and have ourselves a snack!
Good morning, Sunshine. Pretty sure I saw you at the drive-in last weekend. You were rolling around in the back seat, steaming up the windows like a teenager. Good for you, Potsie. And good luck getting those shoe prints off the ceiling. You know, Armor All can’t wash off shame. So, I’m at the drive-in, […]
Talk of the Town
My apologies For answering the door sans pants when a Lewiston police officer knocked at about 4:30 a.m. one recent morning. I feel bad about this because I’m sure cops who work in and around downtown Lewiston aren’t accustomed to seeing semi-naked people acting strangely at all hours. I hope the poor young cop will […]
Street Talk: Behind the scenes at the Street Talk studios
At the end of this column, there will be an extremely funny line in bold print. I didn’t write it. The tag lines for Street Talk are written by Karen, our lovely and talented “tag executive.” Karen, come on out here and take a bow, will you? Karen can’t come out and take a […]
Talk of the town
Above the foldSo, I go away for two weeks and they completely redesign the Sun Journal. Changes from cover to cover. I know what this is. Every time I go away, they change something in hopes that I won’t recognize the place when I get back. It’s like that time they tried to ship me […]
Street Talk: A Twitching Tail of Two Cities
Did you know that scorpions glow in the dark? Did you know an adult male can jump 6 feet and run screaming at 30 mph? These fun facts and more follow my two-week vacation out West. You got my postcard, right? Because I sent it. Maybe it got lost in the mail. Damn postal service. […]