tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post7286631401625356238..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Pink PanthersJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21777259687849059732014-12-25T14:42:04.008-05:002014-12-25T14:42:04.008-05:00What a surprise to see this page, especially after...What a surprise to see this page, especially after all this time. I didn't think anyone would remember us after the lawsuit - wow!Sharon Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786224887212925154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-5723963642853695512013-05-20T15:33:01.474-04:002013-05-20T15:33:01.474-04:00i had no idea this problem was this serious in NYC...i had no idea this problem was this serious in NYC, since the 90's. this was unheard of prior. what has brought this on? this is like a red state somewhere down south. who are these attackers? lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-55703437766817630122013-05-19T21:28:39.299-04:002013-05-19T21:28:39.299-04:00Correction. Of course, I meant the baddest. Like S...Correction. Of course, I meant the baddest. Like Shaft. "Who's the cat that won't cop out / When there's danger all about? / SHAFT! / Right On! Can ya dig it?"Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-76420293958482121032013-05-19T21:14:55.090-04:002013-05-19T21:14:55.090-04:00Who the baldest big cat? The tiger. Go Pink Tigers...Who the baldest big cat? The tiger. Go Pink Tigers?Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-1212936772576794592013-05-19T17:22:49.111-04:002013-05-19T17:22:49.111-04:00I just read about the shooting of Mark Carlson on ...I just read about the shooting of Mark Carlson on Friday, May 17, 2013. I then did a Google search for the Pink Panthers and came across this blog. Perhaps its time for them again! I was a member of the West Village Saturday night Patrol but often patrolled the East Village as needed. I have awful memories and some great ones. I can't add much to what has already been said by other comments except that I remember vividly the whistles and how the community would respond if they heard one! The self-defense training, whistles, and the mere sight of the patrol waking the streets was empowering. I still have my sweatshirt too! (with "pink Panther" crossed out in red tape) The back of the sweatshirt had patrol written in four other languages too. We couldn't carry any weapons but I did carry a very big flashlight! I learned how to use it (if needed) by a gay cop. <br />Each Patrol had people assigned for specific duties if an incident arose. Legal- wrote everything down and got information from witnesses. 911 - ran to call for help (pre-cell phone era)and crowd control to provide trained emergency personnel with quick access to the victim(s).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-2038237052405303522012-12-31T16:45:42.327-05:002012-12-31T16:45:42.327-05:00This is such an important part of gay history. Som...This is such an important part of gay history. Somebody should write a book about it or a screenplay. It would make a great little Indy movie. The topic could create a whole new genre of film- gay action cinema. At least it could be a documentary.Glenn Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066973311808805586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75549481736182726482012-06-20T02:01:42.896-04:002012-06-20T02:01:42.896-04:00Either heckled and jeered, thanked and cheered, bu...Either heckled and jeered, thanked and cheered, but its good to stand up for what you believe in. Great Job!Ronniehttp://howcanihelpsandiego.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83605346616327697382012-06-19T22:38:44.741-04:002012-06-19T22:38:44.741-04:00Steven: I was one of the founders of the East Vill...<b>Steven</b>: I was one of the founders of the East Village patrols. Sorry I can't remember everyone I met back then.<br /><br />I still have my hoodie sweatshirt, too, though mine doesn't fit me any more! And my patrol tshirt. And several of the buttons. I still have my <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/2213336281/lightbox/" rel="nofollow">patrol jacket</a>.<br /><br />I also helped with some of the warmups and stretches for the self-defense classes at the Karate School for Women on Bleecker Street, now long-gone. I love strong women!Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-55325721378863881122012-06-19T09:34:00.409-04:002012-06-19T09:34:00.409-04:00Wow, what a cool story.Wow, what a cool story.JAZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61678142486948570932012-06-19T03:36:18.877-04:002012-06-19T03:36:18.877-04:00I joined the Pink Panthers in the winter of 1990/9...I joined the Pink Panthers in the winter of 1990/91 as an impressionable 23-year-old graduate student new to the city from California. I met friends there who are still friends today -- Mark, Patrick, Davora, Jarret, etc. <br /><br />We altered weekends between patrolling the East and West Village. In addition to the leather jackets and t-shirts with the pink triangle/paw print logo, we had black hoodies similarly emblazoned. I still have mine. <br /><br />I vividly remember learning self-defense moves -- me and a bunch of other young male Panthers -- from female Panthers who were bigger and tougher than us. I remember walking the streets in the dead of winter -- feeling scared to death and like I was freezing to death. But in time I felt comfortable and secure patrolling among friends. <br /><br />We all despised MGM for what they did, and we sadly saw the Pink Panthers dissipate. <br /><br />I had an ulterior motive for joining the Panthers. As a journalism student at Columbia, I chose to make my Master's Project a comparison between the Pink Panthers and Guardian Angels. Not revealing my motive, I hung out at the Angels headquarters for a day, and I thought I'd do the same with the Panthers. Except with the Panthers, I stayed with the group even after my Master's Project was finished.<br /><br />I became a full-fledged member. Eventually, I nervously revealed what initially led me to them. I was pleased to see their acceptance of me continue. <br /><br />I'll never forget those days, the people I marched with, or the little piece of queer history we all lived.Steven Shultzhttps://www.facebook.com/podpoetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-5517767909769128112010-10-31T15:06:22.843-04:002010-10-31T15:06:22.843-04:00And now MGM has declared bankruptcy.
Karma!And now MGM has declared bankruptcy. <br /><br />Karma!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80020904808579082572010-10-26T21:31:39.864-04:002010-10-26T21:31:39.864-04:00I seem to have truncated my name; the last comment...I seem to have truncated my name; the last comment is from me, BaHa.BaHanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-72188548634043372722010-10-26T00:20:42.904-04:002010-10-26T00:20:42.904-04:00I wasn't in that group, but I was in ACTUP. A...I wasn't in that group, but I was in ACTUP. As well as Socialites for Human Rights, another gay activist group that I helped found. (We sure as hell weren't socialites, but socialist and social we were.) And all are dead but me. Pace Carl, George, Kiki, Jimmy, and Ivan.Banoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-16967516249099823062010-10-25T15:12:38.294-04:002010-10-25T15:12:38.294-04:00Yay, Pink Panthers! I guess I have a good memory, ...Yay, Pink Panthers! I guess I have a good memory, because I remember them rather well, but a lot people don't seem to recall it with ease when I bring it up. I think they should make a comeback... !S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81472842298590461142010-10-25T08:48:35.094-04:002010-10-25T08:48:35.094-04:00The full photo explains it - it was (one of) the J...The full photo explains it - it was (one of) the Julio Rivera march in Queens. I was wearing the arm-band because I was one of the marshals for the march.<br /><br />BTW: New York mixed up the captions for the photos of Foreman and Sanderson. The photo below the march photo in which I appear is not Matt Foreman, who is white. I think it's then bias-unit Inspector Paul Sanderson. Matt Foreman is in the other photo, speaking at a microphone, identified as Sanderson.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-92142272971781262132010-10-25T08:34:02.845-04:002010-10-25T08:34:02.845-04:00Chris, thanks for the corrections. amazing that th...Chris, thanks for the corrections. amazing that the New York Mag photo is you--if you click on the link below it, you can see the whole article on Google Books.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-52679823982245529752010-10-25T07:41:33.453-04:002010-10-25T07:41:33.453-04:00One more note: The Pink Panther Patrol changed its...One more note: The Pink Panther Patrol changed its name to Outwatch following the lawsuit. It dwindled through 1991, and lingered in name for a few years before liquidating the few assets it had.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-36087551060833695912010-10-25T07:37:15.951-04:002010-10-25T07:37:15.951-04:00Thanks, Jeremiah, for this piece. One correction: ...Thanks, Jeremiah, for this piece. One correction: The patrol t-shirts did not say "Bash Bask" on them. We were not a vigilante group, going out for justice. Our presence was the deterrent.<br /><br />And amazing to me, I'm the "Pink Panther" in the New York magazine photo! I don't recognize the event. The white arm-band is significant, but I can't recall what it was for.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.com