Friday Updates-

Fort Worth police suspend operations with TABC
By BILL MILLER and MITCH MITCHELL

FORT WORTH — Police Chief Jeff Halstead has suspended joint operations between Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission until internal-affairs investigators file their report about what happened early Sunday at a gay bar near downtown, where one customer was injured and six others were arrested.

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In other news, Mollie Sugden brought the Celebrity Death March count to 8. That still means if the "trouble in three's" theory holds true, we still have one more shoe to drop. Many have speculated about Patrick Swayze, but his rep vehemently denies that he is in danger, and claims he is still working on his latest project. In was in People Online, so it must be true.

Liz Taylor is inching out Dick Clark on Miss Ginger's Celebrity Death Poll, and you've got 2 more days to vote if you've yet to opine! It looks like the next to go will be Walter Cronkite, the talking head from childhood. He apparently is gravely ill and Miss Ginger wishes him comfort in his final days, as his family reportedly has acknowledged that he is not expected to recover. Hopefully, that will be the end of the Celebrity Death March for awhile!

If Wishes Were Horses, Then Beggars Would Ride!

So here's a lot of follow-up on the shit Miss Ginger has been stirring lately.....

The Houston Police Department says it has no plans to further investigate the injury of the stupid bead whore who ran out in front of a horse to claim a 10 cent trinket. They stand behind the training of their officers and their animals, and to that Miss G says: "you go, gurls!"

Up in Foat Wuth, the injured pary in the "Rainbow Lounge Incident" has had his condition upgraded from "serious" to "fair". That's a step in the right direction!

The "Celebrity Death March" continues with Karl Malden kicking the bucket at age 97. Although most remember him from "the Streets of San Francisco", Miss Ginger remembers him best as the would-be suitor of Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire". RIP, Karl.

This brings the "trouble in three's" count from an even 6 to a volatile 7...... who will be 8 and 9???

Finally, in restaurant reviews: Ralph's on the Park in Mid City, New Orleans, left Team Ginger sadly dissapointed. It came highly recommended, but Team G found the portions to be skimpy, the drinks to be weak, and the items to be highly overpriced for the value they provided. The standing joke was that we needed to drive thru McDonalds on the way back to the hotel! Sorry, Brennan's Resto Empire: no 'snaps for you on this one!

Only in Texas....

Is everyone up to date on the bullshit going on in Tarrant County? If you missed this tidbit, Fort Worth police and 2 narcs from the TABC (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission) arrived at the Rainbow Lounge (clever, huh?) at 1am on Sunday morning for a "routine compliance inspection". Supposedly, some patrons in the bar made "obscene gestures" and things got ugly. 7 people were arrested, 20 were "questioned", and one guy was slammed to the ground and is now listed in "serious" condition in a Fort Worth hospital.

W.......T.......F.......???!!

So now, the the Police Chief in Fort Worth is saying, and I paraphrase: "It wasn't my peeps who arrested the hurt guy... it was the TABC guys that hurt him and arrested him."

So again, Miss Ginger says W........T........F.........?!

Your peeps participated in the raid. Your peeps particpated in the arrests for "public intoxication". And your peeps failed to protect the safety of one of your citizens!!!

I, for one, could care less what "brand" of handcuffs went on the guy!!

And 'snaps to te gay villages of Fort Worth for refusing to stand for this facist type of behavior from their public officials!

So, anyway, shcek out the 2nd link for the story about the Chief of Police trying to make all nicey nice with the gay community. He has even invited himself over for barbeque! What unmitigated gall! Miss Ginger says "c'mon over, baby. Miss Ginger's got a surprise for you!" "Secret's in the sauce!" ('snaps to the reader who can identify the source for the 2nd part of that quote!)

Miss Ginger will, of course, keep you all posted!