@MenInBlazers Not to ruin your WC vibe but the American CIA conspired against Patrice Lumumba, backed his removal, and explored assassination. They may not have pulled the trigger but the CIA's fingerprints are all over one of the Cold War's darkest episodes.
A masonic lodge in Paris ran a murder-for-hire squad employing state intelligence operatives. They are currently on trial, most facing life in prison. I tell the unbelievable story of The Athanor Affair on the latest QAA ep.
Neil Young supposedly wrote "Down by the River," "Cinnamon Girl," and "Cowgirl in the Sand" during a 103° fever. If that's what delirium sounds like, bring on the fever.
A few people have described these rides as "NYC history tours." Others as "the first thing that's gotten me to sleep in weeks." A kind of Yoga Nidra on wheels.
I'm choosing to take both as compliments.
A few thoughts from a warm NYC morning after buzzing around on the CBR: iced coffee is a scam, and smartphones are forcing everyone to walk around hunched over like they're searching for loose change.