Saturday, January 1, 2011

Mr. Goodbar

Jan 1, 1973: The real-life murder behind Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

It's crazy how meeting someone online is so common now days. It makes you think how far  your willing to go to meet Mr. Right... Granted I dont think in "73" women were looking for hookups online... but there really isn't much difference if your meeting them on the computer or at a bar that person is still consider a stranger... I guess it a chance everyone is willing to take because in the end were all strangers at one point to someone.  We never really know someone like we would like to think we do. I believe there is always that "What if" in the back of our minds telling us we honestly dont know this person. He could be the best bull shitter in the world and would say anything to make us believe. We dont know what that person has done and havent done in their lifetime... I think people tend to be easily trusted. I have to admit trust is a big issue with me. I dont trust anyone and I guess that is why I am still single and alive... enjoy reading the history that has taken place on this day.

"Roseann Quinn, a 27-year-old New Yorker, visits Tweed's Bar on the Upper West Side and is picked up by her soon-to-be killer. The incident inspires the cautionary novel and subsequent movie Looking For Mr. Goodbar. For many, Quinn's murder represented the dark side of the sexual revolution. At Tweed's on New Year's night, Quinn had met John Wayne Wilson, an outwardly charming, but seriously disturbed man who was dealing with problems of sexual identity and orientation. He was homosexual but refused to admit it to himself, leading to violent feelings toward women. At his home later that night, Wilson beat Quinn, stabbed her numerous times, and sexually assaulted her before finally killing her. Before he could stand trial for his brutal crime, Wilson hanged himself in jail in May 1973. In 1975, Judith Rossner wrote the best-selling novel Looking For Mr. Goodbar, which described a similar incident and served as a warning to women about the dangers of anonymous one-night stands. Diane Keaton starred in a popular movie version of the book in 1977." sources: http://www.history.com/

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