The Adventures of Cowboy Hazel

I was craving pizza today so I decided to head up to the Patsy’s on 117th. As soon as I walked outside, I heard yelling. I didn’t think that much of it, though, because you hear a fair amount of yelling up here in el barrio. But, as soon as I got to the corner I realized this was more intense than the typical. There was a big Mexican guy standing there in front of Dunkin Donuts holding a baseball bat, looking real pissed off and about to swing the bat at this high school kid. The kid is like two inches away from the Mexican’s face and yelling, “Get the fuck outta here! Just get the fuck outta here!,” over and over. People stop and watch until finally one of the kid’s friends stepped between him and the Mexican and forced them apart from each other. The Mexican got back into his car and drove off and the kids started walking up First Avenue.

Summer has arrived.