I’ve only seen CSI Miami a couple of times, not being much given to watching TV. Curious though, the times I’ve seen it, that the people doing all the killing and dying seen to be wealthy, the female detictives all have plunging necklines, nary a slum is shown (and in Miami there is an abundance of slums), each crime is neatly wrapped up within 60 minutes, and the stars all drive these amazing cars that real detectives could never afford. Oh yeah, funny point, a detective who got killed on the show last year was also one of the long-haired potheads in Dazed And Confused. Hilarious flick. I hope his career goes well.

Those teenagers who allegedly carried out the beatings of the homeless men in Fort Lauderdale? A lot of people have been claiming that that sort of stuff could only happen in Florida or California, but the truth is it could happen anywhere. I knew a couple of wastrels back in the 70s who not only were capable of it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they carried it out. And these guys grew up in Leawood, a posh little suburb on the south side of KC. Yeah they were bored, raised in rather bizarre but very strict, loveless families, and quite violent. Several homeless men were murdered downtown in those days, near the River Market, and clues led to suburban white boys. It’s always made me wonder… Those two guys now? One of them is dead, and the other one may as well be. Karma always collects.

The photo above is of downtown KC, showing old Union Station, the modest skyline, and The Crossroads gallery district in mid-field. No this place ain’t NY, Miami or LA, but it’s home to me. I think I dig Florence a little more though.