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posted on 2-7-2012 at 10:46 PM

portland TX mystery photo

is this any ones kite, saw this on a fox news report post

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=485796124767500&...

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posted on 2-7-2012 at 11:44 PM

Two girls were shot on that deck which is right next to Wildcat Park which is one of the major kite spots in the CC area.

I was there on Sunday and the place is currently a memorial to them. One died and the other survived but is in the hospital.

Lots of news stories here:
http://tinyurl.com/7zbh6zh

There were 3 dudes flying Zephyrs that exact same color when I was out there. I can't tell when that pic was taken, but it might be one of them.

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posted on 3-7-2012 at 04:29 AM

if you look closely (I opened the FB link and noticed...) there are actually 2 kites in the background... the obvious one, but then another in the distance in the top righ corner.

... It's a DOUBLE mystery!

The actual news story sounds awful though :no:

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posted on 3-7-2012 at 06:16 AM

a shooting ? really ? such a beautiful spot ,

violence, fear and hate only yields more of the same , such desperation on such a heavenly little planet.

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posted on 3-7-2012 at 09:05 AM

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The shooting story is terrible!
But the kite closer looks like the new Ozone edge?

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