Con Chapman

Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges; Kansas City Jazz: A Little Evil Will Do You Good; Don Byas: Sax Expat; Queer Street.

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@brecht_dp I got a response from what read like an undergraduate working through the slush pile that was barely high school college prep English quality.

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@3YearLetterman Didn’t he also discover Pennsylvania?

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@BeckyLTuch Don’t think it’s a matter of “choose to self-publish” vs. “have to.” Many well-known writers self-published (Hemingway, Wilde) but doubt they would’ve if a publisher had been willing to bear the cost. I self-published my 1st book when it was expensive now the cost is $0 on amazon

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@sometimesalight The fines will continue until the required regalia is worn.

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They should make her VP of marketing A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly impersonating a Costco employee and turning an ordinary shopping trip into what witnesses described as a full-blown “warehouse happy hour.”

According to authorities, 32-year-old Brianna Keller walked into a Costco location in Tampa dressed convincingly enough to fool both shoppers and employees. Wearing black pants, a red polo shirt, and a fake name badge that read “Crystal — Beverage Team,” Keller reportedly stationed herself near the frozen food section and began offering customers tiny cups of tequila disguised as free product samples.

Investigators say the scene escalated quickly.

Using miniature ketchup cups typically reserved for condiments, Keller allegedly poured tequila shots for shoppers while pairing them with frozen appetizers and snack foods. Witnesses claimed she confidently explained that Costco was “testing a new customer experience initiative” and referred to the alcohol as part of a “weekend tasting event.”

Several shoppers reportedly believed the setup was legitimate.

“She was so confident that nobody questioned it,” one customer told local reporters. “She kept talking about flavor profiles like she actually worked there.”

Authorities say Keller became increasingly theatrical as the crowd grew larger. Witnesses described her leading chants of “Weekend mode activated!” while customers laughed, cheered, and continued lining up for more samples. At one point, shoppers were allegedly dancing near the mattress displays while holding condiment cups filled with liquor.

Employees reportedly became suspicious after noticing unusually large crowds gathering around the snack aisle and customers behaving noticeably louder than normal. Managers approached Keller after hearing her pitch what she called “Bottomless Sample Fridays” to confused supervisors.

The situation came to an end when store management contacted police.

Officers say Keller continued attempting to rally customers even as she was being escorted from the building, shouting, “WHO’S READY FOR ROUND TWO?” while several shoppers applauded the spectacle.

She was arrested on charges related to impersonation, disorderly conduct, and unauthorized distribution of alcohol.

No injuries were reported during the incident, though authorities confirmed the store temporarily shut down the sampling area while employees cleaned up the scene.

One shopper summed up the bizarre event by saying, “Honestly, for a minute I thought Costco was just evolving.”

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@JonahDispatch Unfortunately, I am told by a reliable source it is pronounced "Kunt."

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@megansarahj *yawn*

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@__apf__ We had one wander off for an entire summer, then return one day and walk right in as if it was no big deal. Probably got tired of the food at its vacation home.

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@conroyherald John Adams gave them free legal counsel 200 years before Miranda!

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@OnlyInBOS If you run an errand for one parking meter, pretty soon they’ll all want one.

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@finestcutoftofu I think what happened to Carver is people learned his minimalist style was forced on him by Rust Hills, and that his 1st drafts tended to be much more sentimental and much less fashionably angsty. So they decided he wasn’t the writer they loved, they preferred the Hills version.

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@MilesPerHoward If people here would just eat some haggis they wouldn’t always be bitching about the restaurant scene in Boston.

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