Golden Voiced Ted Williams Better Get A Grip, and Quick!
I hope Ted Williams will be okay. He`ll have to turn his eye away from the cruel media, who are pouncing on the poor homeless, overnight sensation like so many black panthers springing on its prey (say, that cutey of a cross-eyed opossum mega-Facebook star). Okay, so he got into a little scuffle with his daughter at a Hollywood hotel.
Some loose-ends from his past, no doubt. I suspect family members are envious of Ted`s new found fame. Ted better get a grip, if he wants to survive! Show Business is ruthless; maintaining his sobriety is the key, one would think.
And the media should lay off too! This would help a great deal. Last night I heard about his entire troubled past and saw a number of his mug shots. The media shouldn`t be posting these, that`s being a bad sport. Ted better get a thick skin right now, or his house of cards will come tumbling down. He should concentrate just on his announcing, that`s what he does best. He shouldn`t be talking at all to the people from his troubled past, this will make him vulnerable.
This reminds me of these lottery winners, whose distant relatives suddenly appear out of the woodwork to grab a stake in the winners new found fortune. I`m reminded of Abraham Shakespeare down in Florida who let a swindler take advantage of him. Eventually, he was rolled of his dough and finally murdered. I covered this story, and it tends to stick with me in a lesson learned. Ted better be careful and maintain a distance from many who claim to be his friends. Stick to those lucrative business offers. Otherwise, disappear.
Who Shot Ronni Chasen Five Times At Point Blank Range In Beverly Hills?
I begin my work today on the Ronni Chasen Case. Initially, I focus on all the key articles I can find on the case. I print them out so that I can see what I have. In this Who Dunnit?, I favor the Los Angeles Times piece, Police have little evidence in Ronni Chasen slaying, since the shooting occurred in Hollywood. I figure the LA
Times is a little closer to this troubling mystery, since it happened right in Beverly Hills.
Then it`s always nice if I can find any video news coverage. CNN and ABC News are usually good for this. Okay, so I begin to sift through this mountain of data. I need to get the facts straight for a starter. The one image that keeps repeating itself to me is the marquee poster for Burlesque starring Cher. Ronni was just leaving this movie premiere when she was shot. I`ve seen the previews a few times, and it looks good.
Bet receipts will be awesomely big for Burlesque. You know where I`m going with this. My instincts tell me that the killer was on foot, and approached Ronni`s Mercedes coupe and shot directly into the vehicle from the passenger side. This was premeditated murder with a definite motive. Right now, no one knows what that motive might be? More digging is required.
I know you will be thinking about this case all day while you are at work! I`m positive, because it`s such an interesting case. Send me a comment or two of your theories and I will ponder the logic of your theories as I prepare an expanded analysis myself. Who shot Ronni Chasen 5 times point blank in Beverly Hills? (The title has already suggested itself for today`s post).
Why was a Chicken Lunch and an Empty Pop Bottle Sitting in the Sniper`s Nest?
“A Dallas police inspector named J.H. Sawyer said the police found the remains of fried chicken and paper on the 5th floor indicating he said that apparently the person had been there for quite a while waiting for this moment in history.” (CE 2174)
I often wondered what to make of the half-eaten chicken lunch, a soda pop bottle, and an empty cigarette package,
that was left behind on the Sixth Floor of The Texas School Book Depository Building. Dallas detectives who had originally found the Sniper`s Nest, were in disagreement in their observation about just where the chicken lunch or bones were sitting.
No photographs were ever taken of this unusual evidence. Some detectives saw the bones in a different window all together. Another odd and terrible omission, is that the pop bottle wasn`t dusted for fingerprints. Oswald had his lunch on the first floor at around 12:15 PM. A witness saw him there. It wasn`t Lee who was eating the chicken lunch. The bones were seen right on a book box that was utilized to construct the Sniper`s Nest.
The Chicken Lunch is on pages 39, 40, and 41 of Sylvia Meagher`s Accessories After The Fact, first published in 1967. You may want to take a closer look at the chicken lunch story, it sure doesn`t add up, if you ask me.
Gary Shaw Explains the Role of The Grassy Knoll on Alternative Views!
In conjunction with yet another one of my hair-brained projects, I`ve discovered a fascinating video document on the internet. It`s an interview that was done in 1988 with JFK Assassination expert Gary Shaw. The show was called Alternative Views, and the hosts (Douglas Kellner and Frank Morrow-was an Austin Community
TV program begun in 1978) allow Gary to elaborate on many of his well thought out theories of just what happened to John Kennedy during his visit to Dallas on November 22, 1963.
In the spirit of this column, which needs to be brief, I am asking you today to simply view Segment 6, which runs a little over 8 minutes, several times over. The segment is called: JFK Assassination: The Grassy Knoll. Comprehension can only be achieved by multiple viewing. The quantity of information crammed into the 6 or 7 seconds that comprise the actual shooting of the President is infinite.
Just to be clear: Shots were fired from the right front of the President`s limousine. Gary Shaw relies mainly on photographic evidence in this clip, to demonstrate definitively that the President was struck in the right temple and thrown back violently in his seat from the impact of the missile. Look at the photo of press personnel looking over at the picket fence as the motorcade passes by. The truth comes in the moment, not after the fact!
And why was a stray bullet that missed the motorcade and was confiscated by a Secret Service agent never heard of again? The only problem is that we have photographs that document him picking up the bullet fragment. This is obvious ‘evidence tampering!’ Please study Segment 6 on The Grassy Knoll. Twenty-two years since this Alternative Views special. Thank you, Gary Shaw!
Keith Richards` New Book, Life, Looks Like An Interesting Read!
“I can`t untie the threads of how much I played up to the part that was written for me. I mean the skull ring and the broken tooth and the kohl. Is it half and half? I think in a way your persona, your image, as it used to be known, is like a ball and chain. People think I`m still a goddamn junkie. It`s 30 years since I gave up the dope! Image is like a long shadow. Even when the sun goes down, you can see it.” Keith Richards-Life
I usually shy away from these types of rock autobiographies, but this new one, Life *(great review in NY Times, by Michiko Kakutani), an honest tell-all of Keith Richards` long-spanning career with The Rolling Stones should be earmarked as a Christmas present for yours truly. I prefer the Early Stones myself, and have been looking at some great video moments on YouTube this morning.
Ready Steady Go!`s Under My Thumb is one such enchanting moment. My pic of Keith comes from a performance of The Last Time. We don`t really have Rock & Roll Stars anymore. That`s why it is interesting to study Keith Richards. To see what this Dinosaur Phenomenon is all about. It appears to be particular to those times, namely the mid-1960s.
Why did Brian Jones self-destruct? Why did Keith get hooked on junk? Why was Keith`s partnership with Mick such a LOVE/HATE, YIN/YANG thing? How did he kick junk? The answers seem to be in this book, Life. *(Fantastic Keith Slideshow!)
Sharron Angle Takes A ‘SHELLACKING’ From Harry Reid In Nevada!
*(I wrote these words below the morning of the election, but wasn`t able to post it because of technical difficulties on Around The Water Cooler. The final outcome was that Harry Reid was able to defeat Tea Party zealot, Sharron
Angle. I sighed with relief when Angle was defeated; her views are dangerous, wrought with fear and racial hatred and would have been a scary precedent, had the Red Queen taken claim to victory.)
(November 2nd, 2010 6:00 AM) Nevada tonight is the Alamo, Custer`s Last Stand and Thermopylae bundled together in one giant battle. Moreover, the Nevada Senate race is a microcosm for the bigger-picture struggle between the surging Republicans and defensive Democrats, who are Crockett`s sharpshooters behind Adobe walls. Harry Reid will prevail, Harry will defend his territory, but it will be gory!
Before you shower, get dressed and charge your way over to the proper precinct to vote, I will provide you with 3 good links, that make Harry Reid`s case against the angry Red Queen, Sharron Angle. The first is Harry Reid`s last stand by Brent Budowsky. An Associated Press piece has loads of good information too: In closely watched races, campaigns hunt for votes, by Michael R. Blood and Cristina Silva. And Michelle Obama`s stump speech, ‘We`ve Come Too Far’ is a moving testimonial.
All eyes will be on Nevada tonight as we watched the returns. Before you pull the lever for Angle today, THINK! Is Sharron for freedom of the press? Why does she avoid reporters` questions? Is she a racist? Why does she favor racial profiling for Hispanics? And does Angle want to phase out Social Security? We can`t afford to turn back the clock on America! Pull the lever for Harry Reid! (You did just that, Thank You!) Great slide show on The New York Times! Harry Reid`s Home Town.
Will Kendrick Meek Drop Out of Florida Senate Race?
It sure would be a good thing if the Democrats could find a way to block the young Latin Tea Party upstart, Marco
Rubio, from winning the senate seat in Florida. It`s rumored that Bill Clinton discussed the possibility of Kendrick Meek`s dropping out of the race (with Meek), to put their support behind Charlie Crist, and spoil Rubio`s bid for the senate. Kendrick Meek denies this rumor, and plans on fighting to the end.
Only four more days for this to happen. Meek only has 15% of the vote in most polls. If he and Crist banded together, they could curtail the ambitious Rubio, whose head is filled with some very crazy notions. This sacrifice by Meek would be a noble deed for the Democratic Party. Charlie Crist looks liberal when compared to Marco Rubio. I hate to see the Sunshine State go down this path.
*Details in The Washington Post-Aide: Clinton tried to tell Meek to quit by Anne E. Kornblut.
A Violent Overthrow of Obama Government Okayed by Stephen Broden!
“Our nation was founded on violence, the option is on the table. I don`t think we should ever remove anything from the table as it relates to our liberties and our freedoms.” Pastor Stephen Broden
I was surprised to read a piece in The Daily Mail about the Republican Tea Party candidate, Stephen Broden, running for a House Seat in Dallas against Democrat, Eddie Bernice Johnson. Since when were the English interested in volatile Texas politics? But the outrageousness of Broden`s comment about the feasibility of an insurrection against the Obama Government, and coming from another black man, must have been shocking to our friends across the Pond.
I found two facts equally as shocking. One, is that The Dallas Morning News did, at one time, endorse this nut case. True, they had the common sense to withdraw this un-vetted endorsement. Two, would be a comment made by the head of the Dallas County Republican Party, Jonathan Neerman, when reacting to Broden`s overtures of revolution, said: “It is a disappointing, isolated incident.”
Isolated? Hardly! Tea Party candidates blurt out these gaffes every week. Let us not forget when Sharron Angle recently suggested we might have to use ‘Second Amendment remedies’ (Lock and Load) to neutralize an over-aggressive federal government. Okay, let`s add in Sarah Palin, though she disguises it in code. And now Glen Beck claims he never really knew Stephen Broden, even though the pastor had been on his show 5 or 6 times.
I`m glad to see this story go virile. People are not really paying that much attention to this growing aggregation of kook-cases. It`s dangerous to enter the voting booth without the rotten apples from this tree of knowledge. *P.S. (Michelle Bachmann is denying she knew Broden also. Find the incriminating evidence for yourself.)
Will the Aqua Buddha Ad Hurt Or Help Jack Conway?
I don`t believe that Jack Conway`s Aqua Buddha Ad really so much questions Rand Paul`s faith, as it does call into question the extent to which he has been consistently a Christian. This is the image Rand Paul is trying to project, such as in his new rebuttal ad, since Paul is trying to appeal so hard to his Tea Party base. The Christian Fundamentalist group comprises a big part of this new conservative movement. Thus, they will be scutinizing this ad most thoroughly.
I applaud Jack Conway for having the guts to run this ad; I know if Rand Paul could get his hands on this type of graft, he would use it in a millisecond. Do I think it will backfire on Conway, as many liberal pundits have so expressed? I don`t think so.
As people review how Rand Paul tries so hard to project an image of a wholesome Christian family man, conservative undecided voters will perceive him as inconsistent, as perhaps shallow in his faith. The initial backfire on Conway will then morph to a backfire on Paul. That`s what I predict.
Joe Manchin Pounces on “Hickey Ad” as Stereotyping West Virginians!
The race for the senate in West Virginia may end up being remembered as the most exciting one for these brutal mid-term elections. I know for sure that the “Hickey Ad” will go down in the history books as the most controversial one.
Joe Manchin (Democrat) is pounding away at this John Raese (Republican) ad, which employed Philadelphia actors, as fake and insulting to the hard-working people of West Virginia.
This is resonating with West Virginians, who don`t like to be stereotyped as hicks or hillbillies, or as generic “good old boys” sipping coffee at a local truck stop and bad-mouthing the President. John Raese could just as easily have hired real West Virginian workers to sound his cause of fiscal irresponsibility in Washington. I was offended by the ad myself, and could easily tell these were ‘Phoney Good Old-Boy West Virginians.’
No polls have come out in a while, but the last count from Real Clear Politics gives Raese a 5.5 margin edge over Joe Manchin. This is, however, before Manchin has been pounding away at Raese for the insult this ad does to real West Virginians, who must resent being stereotyped by two-bit actors, attempting to chew straw while the camera is running. The real nerve that is struck here smacks of social class status. This is not a joking matter. This is not the Beverly Hillbillies, John Raese!
The “Hicky Ad” has been pulled, but it`s already gone viral, whilst every commentator in the country breaks it down from a critical, sociological and political viewpoint. I will gamble to say that this offensive ad will cost John Raese the election in West Virginia, who comes off as being out of touch with native West Virginians. And Joe Manchin has a great new ad, ‘Dead Aim,’ that makes him look even more conservative than his opponent. Joe is quite a politician!
Manchin`s comment about the “Hickey Ad”: “That ad that they`re running against me now-to have a casting call in the most disparaging way and him not even saying, ‘I`m sorry for that happening,’ not even apologizing. Not even saying,’It`s wrong.’ Not even asking them to take it off the air. It just shows you. Now I know why he lives in Palm Beach, Fla.-because he doesn`t really want to be here or be part of us, and he`s not one of us.” *(West Virginia`s Senate Race: Joe Manchin vs. John Raese-Time/CNN-By Jay Newton-Small/Elkins)