@ CK MacLeod:
Vista Del Mar Treatment Center: a large, residential child-care facility for emotional disturbed kids. I referred to the residents as emotionally disturbing because it was our call as adults how we reacted to them. The administration was in the habit of hiring very large African Americans to visually intimidate the kids into behaving properly, but they were actually very sweet with the children. I wrote a script about the place. Never sold. Too bad--it's was a good script.
supplied the Norwegian guys for the church gym full-contact basketball games.
The most interesting "full-contact" games I played in happened at an LA Treatment Center where I coached. The place was funded by the Jewish Federation and it had a gym. The staff and their friends who played late every Wed night (starting at 11pm) were all African-Americans. I was the only white guy. Most fun nights of my life, but it was hardcore. On a given Wed, there was always a handful of pro football players (LA Raiders) and some even more aggressive shoulda-been pros who screwed-up (Hollywood Henderson's cousin, etc.). I remember the first shot I took. It was in the lane. Maurice Cheeks' cousin Bob (6'9'') blocked it easily and looked down at me: "Not in this lifetime, Scott." One night the head of the Treatment Center happened to be working late and saw all the cars at the gym. He was a little Jewish guy. He came in, took a look around, opened mouthed at all the black giants filling his gym, practically shit in his pants. Next day, word came that there would be no more Wed night games.
@ CK MacLeod:
Vista Del Mar Treatment Center: a large, residential child-care facility for emotional disturbed kids. I referred to the residents as emotionally disturbing because it was our call as adults how we reacted to them. The administration was in the habit of hiring very large African Americans to visually intimidate the kids into behaving properly, but they were actually very sweet with the children. I wrote a script about the place. Never sold. Too bad--it's was a good script.
fuster wrote:
The most interesting "full-contact" games I played in happened at an LA Treatment Center where I coached. The place was funded by the Jewish Federation and it had a gym. The staff and their friends who played late every Wed night (starting at 11pm) were all African-Americans. I was the only white guy. Most fun nights of my life, but it was hardcore. On a given Wed, there was always a handful of pro football players (LA Raiders) and some even more aggressive shoulda-been pros who screwed-up (Hollywood Henderson's cousin, etc.). I remember the first shot I took. It was in the lane. Maurice Cheeks' cousin Bob (6'9'') blocked it easily and looked down at me: "Not in this lifetime, Scott." One night the head of the Treatment Center happened to be working late and saw all the cars at the gym. He was a little Jewish guy. He came in, took a look around, opened mouthed at all the black giants filling his gym, practically shit in his pants. Next day, word came that there would be no more Wed night games.
@ Scott Miller:
Seriously, though, the Norwegians are really serious about sustainable energy. It's a true passion of theirs.
Good thing I'm not Norwegian. Swedish on my mom's side.
@ George Jochnowitz:
Norway is doing more than its share.