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This is an old photograph from the end of 1800's depicting a Chinese Pirate execution on the banks of the Yangtze river.
Bullet holes from where a guard was executed during a riot on Alcatraz
Alcatraz
San Francisco, CA
March, 2009
"Mr. Tom T. Gobble, it is my pleasure to inform you that a last minute phone call from the Governor of the State of Alabama has granted you a permanent stay of execution..."
LOL...actually this guy was never subject to becoming Thanksgiving Dinner...he and several other turkeys are the beloved pets of my friends Gladys and David and they would never let any harm come to them...they are part of their family! Many thanks to them for giving me the opportunity to have this fine fellow added to my photostream for Thanksgiving! : ) I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with them this afternoon!
Have a Large size helping of this guy if you will (plenty of detail)...and please pass the sweet potato casserole!!! ; )
If you are like so many who will be leaving tomorrow to visit far away family and friends for the holiday, I wish you safe travel and a wonderful, warm, and joyous Thanksgiving!!! : )
lastcall.
i'm a little fone.
operated by irreplaceable ni-cadoodah batteries.
i'm on the little table by the executioner's chair.
right under the clothesline.
location: sexy sandy beach? prison roof?
somepeople think that if u place me in sunshine
:::i be solar powered.
08/25/2008 21:56:36
I arrived here at the end of the "Old" Shinagawa Tokaido that lead me back to Rte 15. The Suzugamori Execution Grounds.
This place was originally right on Tokyo Bay when it became a place of death in Keian 4 (1651). Due to land reclamation (also known as paving the Earth) it's now safely quite a distance from the Bay.
This location was used in combination with Kozukappara and Itabashi Execution Grounds by the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo Period. It continued until Meiji 4 (1871).
So, back to being on Tokyo Bay. It was very important that this place be located near the water, because the preferred method of death was by drowning. Yes. Drowning. Those brought here were suspended head down so they might wait patiently for High Tide and not die too quickly. Estimates for the number of people killed here rise into the tens of thousands. Somber little place. I know that many were probably guilty, but I'm also sure that there were some innocent ones that suffered the same fate as the guilty over 220 years of slow death. Some historians here in Japan have estimated that no less than 40% of those that lost their lives here were found guilty of FALSE charges.
Suzugamori was quite famous in its time. Ando Hiroshige created a woodblock print of it. Many Kabuki plays were written about it and one of them, called Gozonji Suzugamori is STILL being performed!
Although also just a remnant, a Temple once stood nearby called Daikyo-ji, which was built to calm the souls of the executed (read: keep the angry souls of the innocent from coming back to wreak havoc on the bastards that sent them here).
It is listed as Number 55 of the "One Hundred Scenic Spots in Shinagawa."
Activists around the world including Amnesty International gathered on Wednesday May 6th 2009 for a worldwide day of action protesting against the illegal execution of Delara Darabi in Iran on Friday. May 1st.
A two-month stay of execution had been issued by the Head of the Judiciary only two weeks before Delara's sudden and secretive execution.
Take action against Delara's and all child executions here:
Sterling Renaissance Festival - Sterling, NY - Saturday, August 13, 2011
Sheriff Spector and his Constable's after the public execution.
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth, Sir General Sarge had a wonderful day at the Sterling Renaiisance Festival making many new friends.
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REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command Band increased morale in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait by performing to deployed units assigned there, Feb. 23-28.
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Schubert - Moment Musical op.94 No.1, Impromptu op.90 No.2 & No.4, Chopi - Etude op.10 No.3, Liszt - Valse Oubliee No.1 & No.2, Etudes d' execution transcendante No.5 & No.11 - Sviatoslav Richter Piano, Live in Sofia, Philips