Far-L

btw...

I also lived in Venice on a street called "Brooks Ave" that someone altered to read "Rock Ave" which was more appropriate.

Cops stopped us all the time thinking we were there to buy crack. They would say things like "we pull a body out of here every night why do you live here?"

Yes, we could hear gunfire many nights of the week. However, I was never worried about the gangsters. Those guys were running a biz and as long as we didn't mess with them then they were completely friendly to us, less menacing than the cops to tell you the truth.

I don't live in paranoia. I don't even have guns right now to be honest. However I do believe that preparation, due to the events I have witnessed personally, is not a bad thing.

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