Honestly I think the whole claim is silly. I’ve been groped in gay bars by men a lot less appealing than Kevin Spacey and it wasn’t hard to get over. If it’s continued and prolonged abuse then that’s one thing, but a one-off dick grabbing shouldn’t be a big deal for most gay men.

Montana says he was left with post-traumatic stress disorder for at least six months after Spacey “forcefully” grabbed his crotch.

“You’re not in the gay community, you’re in the creep community! Go celebrate creep pride and throw a little creep parade.”

When adding compensation into the mix, the users — for whatever stupid reason, get a customer/server mentality, where they somehow begin to act as if they are your superior since their money goes towards mods’ pay.

It’s dead as a reliable source of economic success. Which is what Kuttinen is saying is true of the arcade genre. Obviously, that genre isn’t dead using your metric either.

They’re being awfully optimistic. The truth of the matter is probably something closer to “Indie development is dead.” The market is over-saturated. Your game didn’t sell because there are too many games and you didn’t get lucky. Genre probably wouldn’t have made a difference. That being said, I’ve heard good things…

While I’ll have to remain vague about the origin of my story (for very obvious reasons), I’ve worked in the gaming industry in the past as a game testers and I remember we were once asked by a developer to post positive reviews on his game to “help support the game”. We all felt very uncomfortable with the request…

Who would be responsible for something like this? A diehard fan?

Really appreciate your comment. It really is sickening to see how much people with disabilities are taken advantage of. It makes you wonder how some people can even live with themselves. And yeah, just the practical struggles they face are astonishing. Thanks for your comment and your volunteer work, and for reading!

I’ve spent over 20 years volunteering time during the summer at a camp for the intellectually disabled, and loved the hell out of this story. It’s one of the very few stories I’ve read that really captures the every day troubles of people with a mental disability.

I love this comment. I think it’s fucking awesome that he gets to just be one of the guys, drinking a beer, shooting the shit, getting his hands dirty. And not just because you’re letting him do that, but because he is one of the guys. We’ve all got our issues, external or internal, and some people have them more than…

That is awesome. That is so great that you also noticed and admired his machine. He’ll be so thrilled to know. I used to live on the corner of Clinton and Luquer, so if you had pivoted right about 45 degrees, you’d be taking a picture of my house. There used to be a great little bakery on the corner of Court and…

I was just in japan last week and i heard there are no trash cans in japan but still expected to see some, trash cans were pretty rare outside food courts, normally i would carry a small bag with me to put my trash in it during the day but you can’t expect ppl in customes to carry trash bags while being drunk

I finally found some space in my day to read this masterpiece. Thank you so much for giving such empathetic and clear-eyed voice to Radar’s story. You have a talent for weaving a compelling narrative without getting in your own way. I’ll look forward to your next one!

What an interesting read! I used to live on Court & Huntington before I moved out west in 2009. As a car person, I used to take photos of Radar’s Charger on a periodic basis. I was always glad to see it when I walked up Clinton St.! Let Radar know it always made me happy to see it! This photo is from 2007.

That’s very cool! Thanks so much for reading. Big Joe is so great. I could probably write a book about him. Every single day I lived in the neighborhood, he would stop me to lecture me about one thing or the other: “You think you drink beer? Nah nah nah, let me tell you, I’ve been drinkin’ beer for 45 years, *I* know…

Great story; excellent writing. I grew up in nearby Cobble Hill and went to grammar school with Joe Sciria. I left Brooklyn for 40 years and returned three years ago. So I guess I’m a newcomer-leftover, or some warmed-over version of the two.
Again, excellent writing — a page turner. I really enjoyed it.
Tom Kennedy

I grew up around a lot of old car guys from Brooklyn and Queens. I refer to them all as “guys from the neighborhood”. It doesn’t matter where they’re from, the cast of characters is always the same. And a lot of the time, there’s someone in the group like Radar, who may be developmentally disabled or simply can’t find…

See?

THIS is why I give you guys shit when you just post a Youtube Video and write half a paragraph.

Cause this is fucking art. It’s a goddamn book, but its beautiful. If such things were possible, my heart would have grown “3 sizes that day”.