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« Reply #30 on: June 14, 2021, 07:47:01 PM »

I could tell you a story behind this statue “butt” a imagine is worth a thousand words!  WOW!  Let’s just say, the boy “loved” turtles!


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« Reply #31 on: June 14, 2021, 07:47:32 PM »

Dig this…

There is a small piece of land sticking out of a Shrewsbury, Massachusetts pond that doesn’t seem to belong to anyone in particular, but, as 99% Invisible has reported, one local man is crusading to name the spot Busta Rhymes Island.

The tiny, 40x40 outcropping has no official name, but Shrewsbury resident Kevin O’Brien, who uses the island as a hangout spot with his friends, is determined to change that. O’Brien began frequenting the island after moving to the city over a decade ago, and has become its de facto caretaker, picking up after other drunken visitors and even planting blueberry bushes on the land. Realizing that his adopted scrap of land was nothing without a proper name, O’Brien and a friend decided to dub the island, “Busta Rhymes Island,” after the famous hip-hop artist. When asked by the Boston Globe why he named the island after the rapper, O’Brien said it was because the island had, “rope-swinging, blueberries, and … stuff Busta would enjoy.”


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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #32 on: June 14, 2021, 07:47:54 PM »

By the way, Busta Rhymes Island is located in a …


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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #33 on: June 14, 2021, 07:48:38 PM »

Boo!  That is how my text started with naitram (Neal)!  Not giving him any advanced notice of me being in the area, nor being one to text him often I suspected he may have thought it was an accident.  Sue, his wife, had the instinct that I may be but Neal was not convinced.

Any way…Surprise!

I was blessed with the opportunity to spend some time with them and catch up.  I trust we will see each other again in “the Valley!”


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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #34 on: June 14, 2021, 07:49:07 PM »

After my visit with Neal and Sue, it was time to be whisked away to a bewitching location.



The statue is more relevant than just the fact that it matches the theme of the town. In 1970, Bewitched filmed a series of episodes on location there after a fire shut down its Hollywood set. The episodes have come to be known as the Salem Saga and featured many of the landmarks of the city. The arrangement ended up being a great tourist boon for the city, helping to elevate awareness of the historical location.
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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #35 on: June 14, 2021, 07:49:32 PM »

All throughout Essex street you will find these statues…




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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #36 on: June 14, 2021, 07:49:59 PM »

The Salem witchcraft trials took place between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused, 59 were tried, 31 were found guilty, and 20 were executed. Those final unfortunates were hanged, and one man was crushed to death while being tortured.


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« Reply #37 on: June 14, 2021, 07:50:23 PM »

Among the judges who convicted the witches (based on “spectral evidence,” evidence based upon dreams or visions) was Jonathan Corwin. As a local magistrate and civic leader, Corwin was called upon to investigate the claims of diabolical activity when a surge of witchcraft accusations arose in Salem and neighboring communities. He took the place of Judge Nathaniel Saltonstall, who resigned after the execution of Bridget Bishop. Corwin served on the Court of Oyer and Terminer, which ultimately sent nineteen to the gallows. All 19 refused to admit to witchcraft and maintained their innocence.


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« Reply #38 on: June 14, 2021, 07:50:50 PM »

The Witch House, as it is now known, was his home and is the only structure still standing in Salem, Massachusetts with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692. The house was bought by Judge Corwin in 1675, when he was 24 years old, and he lived there for more than forty years. Corwin is buried in the nearby Broad Street Cemetery. The house remained in the Corwin family until the mid-19th century.


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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #39 on: June 14, 2021, 07:51:18 PM »

One of the many churches in the area…




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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #40 on: June 14, 2021, 07:51:44 PM »

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.






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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #41 on: June 14, 2021, 07:52:10 PM »

Plenty of craftiness goin’ on around here…


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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #42 on: June 14, 2021, 07:52:41 PM »

Some blood suckin’ too…


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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #43 on: June 14, 2021, 07:53:07 PM »

And there you have it…who shouldn’t have the Golden Girls on their Jeep.


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Re: Life at the Covid Cafe
« Reply #44 on: June 14, 2021, 07:53:30 PM »

Honey Dew Donuts?  Mmmm


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