Day: June 9, 2023

by Travis Mateer

I found out yesterday that another old timer–known to his street friends as “Grizzly”–passed away from cancer. He was a gentle teddy bear with a gruff exterior and voice that boomed, often seen around town rolling cigarettes and reading paperbacks. Griz was always giving people gifts, and would pass along stuff he came across that he thought my kids would like. I’m going to miss him.

The walking bridge by campus, where I took this picture, is also where I met an eccentric street person when I first moved to Missoula 23 years ago. Not many people remember Tommy, probably because a more famous Tommy (the Leprechaun) is usually who comes to mind, but this Tommy used a micron pen to draw very intricate drawings, like this one:

Another homeless person who is dead–a mentally ill woman by the name of Holly–died under circumstances I’m currently investigating. I’ve gotten unofficial confirmation of her death from one official source, and several unofficial sources, so I’m pretty sure she’s dead, but it’s the MANNER of death I’m wondering about.

All I’ll say at this point is that her death was violent, and her assailant ended up dead by his own hand quickly afterward, so it doesn’t appear awareness of her death went much farther than a small circle. If anyone has any insight, my email is willskink at yahoo dot com.

I’d email the Missoulian about this 3pm memorial, but those pretenders are too busy quoting a CURRENT staff member of the Poverello Center because he’s a much better token than I could ever dream to be.

“I strongly feel that when we look at our community we need to be making decisions that consider everybody,” said Poverello Center employee Riley Jacobsen, “not just folks who are living in homes, because ultimately we all live in Missoula, even those who are living in tents.”

I wonder how the article would read if a former coordinator of the Poverello’s Homeless Outreach Program was a SUPPORTER of the ordinance? I guess we’ll never know.

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by Travis Mateer

The crappy white building with the red “Soul Massage” sign is where commercial sex was available until the AMAZING Missoula County Sheriff’s Office busted ’em. Who could have known that more than “souls” were being massaged inside this unassuming structure?

How about the business that shares a dirt road with this dirt-bag-looking dude and his Asian partner who were peddling flesh for Missoula customers?

I took a look online and Hollywood Sheds shares more than a dirt road, this business actually shares an address with “Soul Massage”. Isn’t that interesting?

I reached out to Hollywood Sheds to, first, confirm they are open and, second, try and get in touch with the landlord. Was I successful?

As you can see from the the email, no, I was not. Darn.

My point is when it comes to sex crimes, the stuff that makes a headline or two rarely gets any substantive follow-up from local media. Take, for example, the case of J.D. Partain.

I don’t have to say IF the accusations are true in this case because J.D. Partain openly admitted to his premeditated plan to record his adopted daughter undressing in her room. Here’s the quote (with my emphasis) from my article, which I posted all the way back in December of last year:

I know there is interest in this case because I can see that my article keeps getting clusters of views over the past six months as the JOKE of our criminal justice system allows Partain’s lawyer to keep kicking the legal can down the road. Imagine being the adopted daughter who was violated by this sick fuck as the weeks turn to months? Disgusting.

It’s too bad J.D. Partain doesn’t understand there are legal ways to get his rocks off, but perhaps the illegality of his actions is part of the allure. This is NOT uncommon among repressed Christians. Maybe the solution is to immerse Christian culture in PRIDE month! I’m sure my INCLUSIVE former landlord, the ZACC, would by happy to oblige.

Here’s the ZACC using negative attention by “the trolls” to sell their drag show. What fantastic marketing!

I picked up my middle kid the other evening at his Middle School dance. On the way home he told me some of the things that he DID NOT like, and he listed Zoophiles, Pedophiles and Furries in that order. What would LIBERAL culture warriors recommend in this situation? Should I sit him down and force him to watch bestiality porn?

Did I imagine I’d be having this kind of conversation with my 12 year old when I first became a father 14 years ago? No, but this is the world we live in, and I won’t shy away from equipping my kids with information about what kind of agenda is targeting them.

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