Jerry Bledsoe, via email, responded to my post about Al Sharpton's recent award, the N&R's apparent tacit approval of him receiving it, and Rosemary Roberts' column about the whole mess:  With his permission...

"Saw your post on the Sharpton matter. I know Rosemary Roberts to be a sweet and honorable person. I doubt that she's a Rhino reader and I feel certain that she wouldn't have known about what I had written. I'm sure that what she wrote was not prompted by anything other than her own thoughts. She speaks her own mind, and I admire her."

I didn't question Roberts' honor, but I did question why Bledsoe's Rhino column was not cited in her column... and I guess I got my answer.  I was under the impression that everyone reads the Rhino.

Note to self: Don't even appear to bash a local writer in the future unless you want to get written to about it by their brethren... a lot.  Jerry wasn't the only one who stood up for Roberts through back channels.  Ed Cone weighed in on Saturday.

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There has been much speculation here and here (frograbbitmonkey) about the future of the Palms now that DGR, LLC bought the property to consolidate more land for the future baseball stadium site downtown.

I have it from a very reliable source that the owner of the Palms rolled her $300,000 into one of my favorite nightclubs:  The Blue Hour Bar.

Fine by me as long as the new ownership keeps the fried pickles on the menu.

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