French Quarter Becomes Oasis of Wary Calm

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3 - Marty Montgomery stood on his second floor balcony on Friday night, playing blues on his harmonica into empty French Quarter streets that have never seemed so dark, so desolate - or so threatening.

On the table beside him sat a shotgun that he calls kindness.

"If something happens and I have to use it, I'll be killing them with kindness," Mr. Montgomery said, laughing with a tinge of menace.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/na...04quarter.html

Kindness.....just what we all been talking about! :D :D :D