The video explains it all.

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     I was talking with an online friend yesterday in my email. He was telling me about an incident that happen between two Senators, Al Franken and Joe Lieberman. Lieberman had asked nicely for an extra moment. Franken immediately objected, telling Lieberman no, which lead to a few Senators getting ticked off about it.

     I had asked my friend a question pertaining to this subject. While I was waiting for his response, I went to You Tube to find the video that pertained to the incident so I could understand better the incident. I found the video and listened to it. Once I was finished listening to it, I started to read the comments under the video to see what others had to say about it. My friend hadn't responded to my question yet. The comments were basically the same old rhetoric then I ran into the comment written by OrgeDaddy. This is his comment.

"If we are not going to prosecute members of Congress for
accepting bribes and racketeering, at least we should
DEMAND a NASCAR Congress so we know
who is bribing these corporate shills.
C-SPAN needs to run banners during their broadcast
indicating "sponsorship" and amounts received.
Fair and balanced reporting regardless of party affiliation."

     I immediately began to laugh. It sounded like a great idea to me. I was already visioning our Senators and Representatives in these cute NASCAR uniforms and caps.

     My mind was starting to design this NASCAR uniform and cap for Congress. The cap and body suit would be coded in a color that represent rather the Senator or Representative was liberal, moderate, or conservative. The cap would have the word Senator or Representative, depending on which house they were in. Logos would be on the front of the uniform, who the Senator or Representative back and got bribed from. On the back of the uniform would be the words "I proudly work for 'We the People'." On the forearms of the uniform would be a patch of a donkey, elephant, or "I", depending on which patch they get would be determined by the party they were in.

     For a moment, I couldn't help but think the uniform was missing something. Then it occurred to me what it was. The uniform needed a shoulder ornament, a handprint ornament, to mark the spot for a pat on the shoulder for a job well done. Then my mind went to a shape of a target. I knew where the target needed to go. A place to give the Senator or Representative a good swift kick for a job badly done.

     I couldn't go any further with my designing idea because my friend sent a reply to my question. It was time to talk some more with him.    

     The clips in this video are from old gangster flicks. The song seems to fit with the clips. Enjoy. By the way, this video was made by AbejaMariposaJr.

     When I saw this video, I had to put it up on my blog. I was completely amazed by it. The scenes were in the range of Michael Jackson's version.

     To find out the reason why this video was made you will have to go to Fred Astaire+Michael Jackson-Smooth Criminal and read the more info part.

     Well, you can't enjoy a good movie at the drive-in without some snacks or some food but at this drive-in it might be best to bring your own snacks and food. Don't get food from this concession stand. There is no telling what kind of stomach problems you can get. Unfortunately, the video doesn't mention which drive-in this concession stand is at. Enjoy some laughs from watching the video.

     This video was put up on You Tube from CineGraphic.

     I figured we all could use a break from regular news and have a good laugh. Enjoy the advice column.

     My source for this one is a friend online. He emailed this one to me.

     When I first saw this title, The Whaley House- Government ‘authentication’ of ghosts-, the first thought that went through my head was "don't tell me the government is getting into the ghost business too". My second thought was "isn't there anything the government won't stay out of?" My third thought was "got to read this one". Not to mention, I do like ghostlore.

     Yes, I read the article. I am happy to say the government has stayed out of the ghost business and my first and second thought was wrong. It was just a claim that the government recognized the place as haunted. The government recognized 29 other places here in the states as haunted too. The 29 other places wasn't mentioned just the Whaley House.

     But then again, we don't need the government's claim on rather a place is haunted or not. It is up to us realized it or not and make our own decision. 

     One last thought before I end this post. Does this claim mean our government believes in ghosts? I guess that will be a story for another time.    

     I made this video of a few Perry Mason Moments from the old TV series. The clips are from the episodes of 'The Antic Angel', 'The Festive Felon', and 'The Shifty Shoebox'. The song on the video is 'Eyes Without A Face' sung by Billy Idol. 

     For those of you who rather just hear the words instead of music, you can listen to the videoes below. Just words. No Music. The videos are the clips I put in the music ones.

Newspaper Articles

1) FEDERAL STAGE SET FOR DRY LAW ENTRY TOMORROW

      WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--One minute after midnight tomorrow night the United States becomes flesh and bone dry under the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

January 16, 1920, Friday, Page 1, New York Times

2) STATE NOT BOUND BY VOLSTEAD ACT

     TRENTON, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 10.-- The Joint Legislative Committee which yesterday afternoon conducted a hearing in the battle to overthrow the Eighteenth Amendment and upset the Volstead act, did nod make its report to the Legislature before it adjourned early this morning.

February 10, 1920, Tuesday, Page 4, New York Times

Magazine Articles

1) PROHIBITION: Crime in Purchase?

     There is nothing in the 18th Amendment or the Volstead Act to prevent any thirsty U. S. citizen from buying a drink. 'Leggers and speakeasy proprietors are lawbreakers only because they sell liquor and transport it.

October 21, 1929, Times Magazine

2) PROHIBITION: State Rights

     In New York State the last election showed apparently that a wet platform carries the. support of a large vote. For a month there was before Governor Smith of New York a bill to repeal the state's prohibition enforcement law. He had the simple choice of offending either the Wets or the Drys, and he chose to offend the Drys. He signed the bill repealing New York's enforcement law.

June 11, 1923, Times Magazine

3) National Affairs: A Nice Point

     The triangle as a source of drama is not exhausted. A recent variation is that in which Governor General Wood of the Philippines, the War Department (his superior) and the Department of State are concerned. It involved a nice point.

October 6, 1924, Times Magazine

4) Northcliffe On Prohibition

     This article is about Viscount Northcliffe's opinion of Prohibition in the United States.

Current Opinion, December 1921

This article was found on the Website: Old Magazine Articles.

5) A Litany for Bubuli

     Major Owen Hatteras wrote this article about cost of alcohol at illegal prices, Prohibition.

The Smart Set, November 1920

This article was found on the Website: Old Magazine Articles.

I thought I would share some old articles I found on Prohibition. This is one of my favorite eras.

This Video was made by lostinbelgium.

Clips are from the pilot of 'Leverage' going into paying back the person that betrayed Ford's team. The clips are set to the song 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by Pat Benatar, which comes around the middle of the video.

The clips in the vid are from the episode 'Conspiracy Theory'. The song is 'Share It With Me' sung by Family Force 5. Yes, I made this video.

     The clips on the video is from 'Hell And Back'. It is about Audie Murphy's life during World War 2. The song on the video is 'Rivers Of Babylon' sung by Boney M.

I have been wanting to do some more music videos on some old time TV series, old movies, and stars I enjoyed when I was younger. This is one of those TV series I enjoyed. The clips are from the episode 'Three Bells to Perdido'. The song on the vid is 'Citizen Soldier' by 3 Doors Down.

Does anyone remember this old TV Series and remember this song?

The clips in this video are from the episode 'Survival' to the song 'One Tin Soldier' sung by Coven.

Image via Wikipedia

 

In late 30's and 40's, William Wilkerson founded several nightclubs along the Sunset Strip, among them was the Ciro's and Cafe Trocadera. These two industries alone helped earn William Wilkerson the nickname "Father of the Sunset Strip".

William Wilkerson was also a ladies man. He had a eye for female talent. One of the female talents he discovered was Lana Turner.

Though Wilkerson had founded several nightclubs, his real baby was the 'Hollywood Reporter' which was founded in 1930. The Hollywood Reporter was the first Hollywood-based daily trade newspaper covering the entertainment industry.

In 1936, Wilkerson created a beautiful office for the Hollywood Reporter. A visitor would describe entering a long hand-finished wood hallway with floor-to ceiling mirrors that led to a marble fireplace and a grand staircase to Wilkerson's offices on the second floor. The hallway was Wilkerson's domain. He loved walking up and down it, looking into the offices. Wilkerson put is heart and soul into the Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter is where his heart and spirit remain. Though he died in 1962, the remodeling of his former offices seem to have Wilkerson pacing the halls again.

In 1992, the Hollywood Reporter moved to larger quarters. But the following year, another paper took over the space. The other paper is called the L.A. Weekly. Before the L.A. Weekly moved in Jerry Brake, a construction worker, worked on the building's seismic upgrading. Brake set up offices in the front hall, watched as the interior of the entryway was gutted and stripped back to brick. Everything was demolished except for Wilkerson's office on the second floor.

During construction, Brake usually was alone in the building. On occasion, at his desk, he would catch movement from the corner of his eye like a shadow of someone going by his door.  During those times, Brake would dismiss it as a trick of light. The lighting had been strung, casting eerie shadows across the floor. One night when Brake was by himself in his office, he felt a tap on his back. He looked to see who it was but no one was there. Brake went out of his office and looked up and down the hallway. Nothing. Brake walked past a room to the left of his office and saw a figure in the corner. Brake looked past it, to a mirror that stood in front of them both, but he only saw himself in the mirror. When he looked back towards the figure, it was gone.

A few days later, Brake was again alone in the building. He heard a noise and went towards the sound down the hall towards the stairs. Brake clearly heard footsteps in front of him and ran after them. When he came around the corner, he could of sworn he saw a figure but the lighting was bad. Brake went to check the rest of the building to find the figure but didn't find it.

Brake told a co-worker the story when suddenly the co-worker went white and pointed to an open side door. The co-worker stammered he saw a man there with gray pants and black shoes.

The thing was it was pouring rain outside and the floor was dry. After that incident, the co-worker never came back to work.

As the remodeling progressed, the grand staircase was removed, an elevator was the only access to the second floor. Late one night, the architect, Ted Powell, was in Wilkerson's office talking with a woman. The two were alone in the building. Suddenly the pair heard what sounded like a broom handle on the ceiling under them. It was no easy feat because the ceiling was nine feet high. Both took the elevator down, searched around but found no one. Just as they became sure it was nothing, both heard footsteps above them in the office. Both made a quick exit out of the building.

Brake stated that out of the 15 different things he saw he dismissed 10 of them as his imagination. But there was five time, he couldn't dismiss it, Brake swore he felt the presence of Wilkerson in the room.

Hope you enjoyed this recounting of Wilkerson's ghost. Have a Happy Halloween everyone.

*I found this story on the Britannica Blog.  It was written by Laurie Jacobson. I did my best at putting the story in my words instead of hers.  You can find her version at: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/02/haunted-hollywood-9-wilkerson-the-hollywood-reporter-10-oscar-related-ghost-stories-in-honor-of-the-academy-awards/

 

 

 

Clips are from the episode 'When Worlds Collide' to the song 'Showdown' by Electric Light Orchestra.