Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 January 1979

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

In an abandoned brothel I lay on the floor in one of the back rooms. The door was slightly ajar and people could only see the performance by sticking their head inside. I made a machine with a cast of my hand that caressed my back until it bled. A cassette player played Roy Orbison’s ‘Only the Lonely’ all the time.
(17 January 2002)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 29th of January 1979 45 years ago She Didn't Like Mondays
17-year-old murderess Brenda Spencer opens fire on a school across he street in Grover Cleveland Elementary School, 6365 Lake Atlin Avenue, San Carlos, San Diego, California, United States. Spencer killed 53-year-old principal Burton Wragg and 56-year-old custodian Mike Suchar and wounded 9 children. After firing thirty rounds of ammunition, Spencer barricaded herself inside her home for several hours before surrendering. During the siege she had a telephone conversation with a journalist who reported that she had said "I don't like Mondays". More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Elementary_School_shooting_(San_Diego)