We have a secret REGJB guilty pleasure. Keep reading and we will reveal it, along with our NFL playoff picks for Saturday.
But first, what kind of spoiled, entitled person takes up two spots in the REGIB parking lot? It's not like those who wear black robes at work are using the parking lot. Or are they? (H/T an alert reader).
Speaking of entitled, one judge threw a complete fit when being shown his/her chambers on the third floor. "Not on your life" they sniffed (or words to that effect) and stormed away. New accommodations were located.
True or False? An ASA in the 1980s hired an interior decorator for her office on 6 in the REGJB. Scroll down for the answer.
Yes you DeSantis judges read that right. The SAO used to have offices on 6. The PDs were on 8 and the building ran just fine without your presence calling balls and strikes.
Our Guilty pleasure.
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| 7th Floor Snack Bar |
Earlier this week, after a case, we snuck up to 7 where we had a cup of coffee and the grits and corned beef hash. It's our favourite breakfast at the REGJB. It's not the egg sandwich with the duck sausage at the NOMAD in NYC, but for Miami it is not bad at all.
TRUE: The late, great Carol Ann Guralnick had a decorator do her office. She also parked her Porsche in front of the building every day and just paid the ticket. These days she would be called into HR and chewed out. Of course back then the SAO did not have HR. They just had a guy who Janet told to straighten you out.
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| Lady Law- that was her license plate and the name of her radio show. |
NFL Playoff picks for Saturday:
These are two tough games. But here goes.
Houston's fairy tale playoff ride and season ends today on the cold field in Baltimore. The Ravens are too good. Ravens -9.5,
Green Bay on the other hand is peaking right at the same time. Their QB Jordan Love is showing why the Packer's picked him in the first round, which pissed off Aaron Rodgers, who left for NY a few years later and tore his Achilles heel.
Brock Purdy on the other hand...well, we just don't buy into the hype. From a technical standpoint, the 49ers run a pretty standard defense. Nothing exotic. They run it well, but there is nothing tricky to it. Which means the Packers and Love will be prepared and they will at least keep it close. Green Bay +9.5.
Here are a few player props we like. Nothing complicated here.
Lamar Jackson over 226.5 passing yards. Jordan Love over 250 passing yards.
If you want to have some real fun, put ten bucks on the following flyers:
Jordan Love scores first TD- +5000; Christian McCaffrey scores first TD +300.
What a fall from grace! Carol died tragically and so young. She really spiraled out of control after her divorce. I know first hand since I was her landlord. If walls could talk what a story would unfold.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Ravens pick Rump. My GF and I had about 1200 saved after our year end bonuses and I convinced her to out a grand on Ravens because of you. We already took the cash out the app offered for 800 so I’m an inner thanks to you and she thanks I’m a sports genius. Which means I’m getting lucky tonight. Pretty good day thanks to you.
ReplyDeleteI’ll Take going 2 for 2 on my playoff picks anytime. Let’s see if I can do it again today.
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A couple of minor corrections on your Carol Guralnick post...it was the 1970's, not 1980's and she drove a Cadillac Eldorado, not a Porsche. The Cadillac was baby blue, just like the color scheme in her office.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Leslie Rothenberg also had decorating assistaance when she had offices in the building on the second floor. She had custom paint and an American Indian motif in her chambers.
ReplyDeleteYes, Carol King Guralnick had so much potential. She was colorful, vibrant, yet had a self destructive demon in her that led to her being struck by a car while trying to cross US 1.
Perhaps Rumpole, with all his connections at the BBC, might be able to dig up this series from 1979 on Miami justice*
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Carol’s office was between mine and Abe Laser, as I recall, Phil’s right, her color scheme was violet, Purple and baby blue. Carol was like a bright comet flying across the sky, whose fire burned out too soon. I’ll always remember her for her outspoken nature, which was unlike most women of the early seventies, and her exuberance for criminal law and life. She was an honest , hardworking prosecutor who fashioned herself after Judge Morphonius. We actually argued with Richard Gerstein , at a Janet Reno Get together, over which one of us would get to prosecute a child murder case, that was the sensation of Miami at the time. P.S. she won the argument and lost the case to Roy Black.
ReplyDeleteMorophonios had her chambers all in purple, rug included. I recall watching TV in her chambers during the Market Connection case and she said if then Judge Murray Goodman took the stand all the judges on the floor ( there were only 4 at that time) would be screwed. Fortunately Goodman took the advise of Kogan,( do not recall if it was Max or Gerry) and was acquitted and the Daytona prosecutors left town with their tail dragging. Frank Martin, was the market connection as I recall.
ReplyDeleteTrialmaster would you please email me? I want to do a piece on Market Connection.
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