James was always relating tales of meeting this or that person on a bus who was wearing a Sex Pistols badge, or in some way broadcast their punk affiliation or noticed his. Yes, the shockwaves from CBGBs and the UK scene had finally been picked up by a few folk in Perth. We were n...
blocks at night, because we might get attacked, knowing, as we all do, that the taxi drive itself might not be safe, lest our being drunk or wearing a sexy outfit be taken as an invitation to rape, so then we text the taxi badge number to a friend, knowing they are doing the ...
When her blissful summer takes an unexpected turn, and Takumi becomes her knight with a shiny library employee badge (close enough), Alice has to decide if she’s willing to risk their friendship for a love that might not be reciprocated—or understood. The Gilded Wolves by Roshni Chokshi G...
With the show on the verge of being cancelled, it was the prankster hypester Kim Fowley who badgered Brower (or, “preached” to him, as the promoter recalls it) into calling Apple in London to invite John Lennon, knowing the walrus loved Chuck Berry and Little Richard, who The Beatles ...
We felt like we deserved a badge of honor (or maybe stupidity) for flawlessly crossing a mountain pass in an Icelandic whiteout. It was around 6pm and so of course the grocery store had just closed, but we parked in the lot anyway and took a quick walk around. We saw the houses in...
except for the people who still had to put out the news. Alix and I walked through the revolving doors and out of 600 South Tryon, probably for the last time. But the party wasn’t quite over. Some folks had arranged to meet at a bar around the corner. We went to spend a little...
I remember my dad calling me at home and telling me to lock the doors, windows, and to call him if I saw Frank. He didn’t tell me why at the time and I didn’t ask. My dad was always calm and collected so it was out of the norm to hear him a bit panicky. ...
I had a pretext ready if someone saw me farting around with his boat door or hatch, I had my badge, but nobody saw anything and nobody said anything. Next day, he went fishing, drank some beers, passed out in the sun, and died of heat prostration. It was an unusually hot day. ...
As I entered the hospital in my white coat,I looked just like any other doctor.That was until I(1)___my curly rainbow wig(假发),big red nose,and added my name badge "Doctor Larry Laugh-Out-Loud".I walked through the doors into the waiting area,where there was a familiar (2)___...
By the time we hit the end they printed our badge, handed us the swag bag, and sent us on our merry way. When we got back to the Hilton the lobby party was in full swing and it was way too much for me so we took some folks up to our room. I did get to see Sara very ...