tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post116881702244514657..comments2023-06-23T16:13:12.577+03:00Comments on Neeka's Backlog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-10362794998400622832007-09-12T11:39:00.000+04:002007-09-12T11:39:00.000+04:00Hello Veronica =) My grandfather was Henry Black ...Hello Veronica =) My grandfather was Henry Black of Gaslight Village. My father was raised there. My step-grandmother Frances continued the place on til selling it several years ago. When did you live there? Any interesting stories you care to share? lol I really enjoyed reading youre blog. <BR/> ~Peace~ Laurel Black J.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286434251564392123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-1168834472833464582007-01-15T07:14:00.000+03:002007-01-15T07:14:00.000+03:00ah yes, Gaslight Village. And let's not forget the...ah yes, Gaslight Village. And let's not forget the poisonous room there made from railroad ties that seeped out so many toxins they killed plants and who knows what all. Sounds like something an avant-garde Bolshevik might build. <BR/><BR/>And by the way, there's a huge photo of Rodina Mat' (baba) in the New Yorker this week--part of someone's gallery show in NYC. But it's not online, of course. Also there's a review of Martin Amis's new book about gulag livin. Sounds like he really wants Russia to be weirder and more cruel than it already is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com