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By: John Wetmore

John Wetmore — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:10:00 +0000

“Perils For Pedestrians” Episode 86, with the interview with the Honku Poet, is now available on Blip TV at http://www.blip.tv/file/5069113
Thank you.

By: John Z Wetmore

John Z Wetmore — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:29:39 +0000

Honku poet on satellite tv

Tuesday, November 28, DISH Network will show Episode 86 of “Perils For Pedestrians”.

Contents of Episode 86 (2003):
–A bill to make walking the official exercise of Maryland is vetoed by Governor Ehrlich in Annapolis.
–The Rails to Trails Conservancy hosts a conference in Providence, RI.
–Project for Public Spaces meets in New York City.
–In Brooklyn, the Honku Poet has an antidote to road rage.
–We look at the TMA Group and Transportation Management in Franklin, TN.

DISH Network Channel 9411 — The Universityhouse Channel
Tuesday — 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 Pacific

Note: Episode 86 is not yet available on Google Video.
Note: Public access cable channels are showing different episodes than DISH Network.

Thank you.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:49:08 +0000

That particular honku poem was written after observing a single-passenger SUV with NJ platest blasting his horn like a sociopathic a-hole in front of my apartment for an extended period of time. This is what good haiku poems are supposed to be — direct observations of the natural world. The poem doesn’t mean that every single NJ SUV driver is a jerk. But I also don’t think it’s an accident that this particular honku resonated with so many people. I think one of the reason the poem resonates is because many people are frustrated by the fact that a majority of NYC residents do not own cars yet so much of our city’s public space has come to be dominated by cars — many of which are driven in from out of town by people who could care less about the quality of life of the urban neighborhoods they drive through. So, you can change NJ to Long Island or even Eastern Queens. I think if there is any prejudice in the current system, it’s a prejudice against people who want livable streets in NYC’s neighborhoods instead of highways filled with rampaging through-traffic.

By: ddartley

ddartley — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:58:44 +0000

You know, when The Sun first appeared around 2003 it struck me as annoyingly right-leaning, and I stopped reading it regularly. However I often see it mentioned here, and I think they quote T.A. people a lot. Maybe they’re intelligent after all!

Oh, and to get back to my MLK act: really, don’t more New Yorkers than Jerseyans honk in front of your house (and stand in bus stops)? I would bet yes. That’s not about defending Jerseyans, it’s about defending all people from the most insidious form of prejudice–the kind that comes from stuff someone’s merely dreamed up. (Don’t worry, you’re my hero; I don’t fault you very much for a honku with a little “chauvinism,” as P. called it.)

By: P

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:48:18 +0000

Is it profiling
to say, “Dude in the Hummer
is an idiot”?

Brilliant.