Introducing The Latest Addition To Your Chestnut Hill Local: Larry Mendte
Because all Twitter and no play makes Larry a very, very dull boy. And we’ve already seen what happens when Young Lawrence has too much time on his hands. So why not pen a piece or two for the Chestnut Hill Local? I mean, that’s our first go-to when sentenced to six months of home confinement — supposing that hunting for “Indians” on the Wissahickon still counts as “home confinement”:
We walked up hillsides, across footbridges, over fallen trees and rested at a lookout point at the edge of a cliff before I admitted I wasn’t sure I remembered how to get to the secret Indian.
“But I know he’s looking out for us,”” I told Michael. ““He is always on the lookout.”
A young couple was hiking by, and I asked, “Did you see the Indian?”
“No,” the young man said and did a quick look around, “We’re looking for him too.”
We can’t stress this enough to our readers of Native American descent: Read this at once.
Chestnut Hill Local: And How [third item down]
April 21st, 2009 at 11:48 am
“Jesus t*tty-f*cking Christ” Larry, I’ll gladly invent a teleprompter headset similar to all those “virtual reality glasses” we were supposed to have in the early 2000s. You would no longer be given free reign over what comes out of your head and onto paper or through your mouth. At least there would be some point to what the hell you are saying.
Oh yeah, I think “total dweebs” when I hear the term “Native American”. It’s not politically incorrect, it is just plain INCORRECT. They are not from India, Lar!
Go back to Lansdowne and gallavant in the Darby Creek for a while, soaking in the residue of a bygone manufacturing base.
April 21st, 2009 at 11:48 am
My grandmother is a Choctaw, and refers to herself as an Indian. White people think they’re absolving themselves by using “Native American”, which has a disingenuous, patronizing ring to it. So convenient, this after-the-fact nicety. As if it could possibly make up for my great great grandfather being dragged along the Trail of Tears. It’s insulting and self-serving, this convenient piety. Skip the hall monitor piety and leave it as ‘indian’. It’s more honest.
April 21st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Where’s the editor? His son goes from being 4 years old, to 3, to back to 4.
April 21st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
And if you check out Larry’s awesome site, http://www.themendtereport.com/, his son is now 5 years old.
April 21st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
You people are trying way too hard to bash this guy. I like the article – a lot. (Although the 4-3-4 year old problem should have been caught).
As for the Indian versus Native American, as has been pointed out, that is a white man battle. Indians have little problem with being called Indians…Redskins, like the NFL football team, is a much bigger problem.
But seriously, Larry Mendte is obviously talented and very creative. This constant bashing is silly. He’s lost his job and has been convicted-he’s been punished (severly considering the crime). After everything he did for charities and the community, he deserves a second chance.