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Created out of the darkness, a unique spin at following the shambling fortunes of two very wet lost folk in the woods. That's not all though, with now the unknown before them, they in the manor, who came from some different place unseen, were looking at turning them (the two) from unexpected guests into subjects. They, the inhabitants, they were not average. No, not at all.
What had began in 09/75 with a California theater was however puzzling. What was taking place? Other methods being used to draw people into other presentations weren't working like it. But across state-lines, it wasn't really that hot. Soon enough, it changed with interest. A year later, 12 am was more suitable for the stretch of weird actions, brought repeatedly on weekends. It was unheard of. Who exactly came up with that idea? Soon, Texans and New Yorkers caught on with winding oneself to the confetti littered seating at a late time. It was an timely start that went over well to other suburbs you may know of. How about cities like Portland and Milwaukee? They never closed their doors. And it all originated from the stage culture found across London. Will you tell us, were you one who was involved in the strangest suggestiveness? It should be noted that Miss Susan, had actually got herself very sick during the weeks that were spent in England. Reason: Too wet and cold! What a sad state to be in. All in all, it took eight weeks to to put it into a soon to be hit. As you know, that took a lot of convincing and luck at the right time. *E*
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Added: 26th October 2011
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Remember a storyline from December of that year? A woman of former films (Jane) finds herself with a massive amount of dollars from her demised, but powerful husband. With the terrible impact, she naturally becomes affected by it, and soon quickly busies herself, spending a serious time trying to figure out everything her husband would of did to cause this. Unable to avoid, she makes it her responsibility to take it to the next step, setting off on trying to come to a conclusion on reasons with great curiosity. With the resources she finds about her, the widow comes in contact with an open-minded banker associate (Kris), and both try to locate her husband's killer. As a result of teaming up, she blocks those who scoff at her questions; though she does not play it safe with being unnoticed. Eventually, both end-up becoming engaged with romance and go on a trip to the Middle East. This is when she borrows legal tender, representing her revered former husband; and to really put things back in order; using the kind of terminology that you'd hear from business experts. Unfortunately the sudden payoff comes with a price, as they come across somewhat a dirty revelation during their investigation. Based on evidence, there comes a strange connection that will bring more than ruin to the (then) Western economy. This was no small-scale matter. And so, I will leave you with that. Why ruin it for ya.
Duly noted, behind the scenes, the two spent time together in a gym - but of course. That was her lifestyle choice then. Remember then? Both did not like the fact, there were many made-up lies about the two being said by those that report in those tabloid papers. This could explain the reasons behind Miss Jane waiting 36 months until she did anything else after the mess. To cap this all off, both were nervous the entire time, as they felt the original material changed too much during their weeks in NYC.
*E*
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Added: 24th November 2011
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Remember December of '76? The 17th? Chances are, you couldn't open a newspaper without seeing the excessive print advertising in numerous papers.
Want to get exceptionally technical? How can I document the era without? Well, the attempt of over-expressed hype with a contemporary 40 foot high simian was put to the test with a challenging expedition. Remember, everyone came out to see him fall down. Too many! It sort of got dangerous with the crowd. As mentioned already, remember the advertising. It never matched the pose of the beastly gorilla. What happened? Did you have an experience then in NYC with it then? Remember the huge publicity that had started a year prior to it? Did you know it was taken in on a Hawaiian island. Remember the puzzles and Seven-Eleven cups, or the recreated posters that were synonymous with outlandish hype. Helicopters appeared instead of jets?! They had lost the jets in the long process. Totally disappeared from sight? Though, it was still brought together with a huge scale with the updated story. The hype, it was hard to avoid then. Magazines, newspapers, bubblegum. Anything possible was printed up. Most of the hype consisted of sixty-one tons of metal in total weight. Sure, it could of gone wrong with the animosity being created by someone behind the lens and the publicity that was connected to it. Mean and occasional confrontational towards others were the rumors. So many personalities were being protected by Dino then. Mister D. could express himself easily with the vivid project. So, how do you create a trans-formative idea into an event for Christmas, while under pressure for a specific date? Holding to patience and budget and keeping the name in the news. Perceptions were made strong for the life-like beast with the constant push of hype. We all knew the errors that were made with whispers in the cinema. It just didn't match-up. What happened? But with most of the kids, they don't care what they saw. Then, there were many big inconsistencies along the way. Especially during the months leading up to the day. Drawings, sculpture's were far-fetched from its final visual presentation that cost over a million, all constructed by an Italian for Mr. D. He would later work again for the man, but this time with another white animal. With the work put in weekly then, 31,000 in hydraulic hose and 4,500 in electrical wires looked like it did cost a lot of money. The workshop must've been busy for months. It was. Did you know the beast had an arm span of 20 feet! His arms and hands were able to move in 16 positions. Remember the waterfall part? A real high-tech deal then. It was urgent that they hurried on it for the coming December. The date had already been placed - an entire year away in newspapers. Did you know, the huge furry creation was created to walk and turn - but we all know how that turned out. Fabricated lies. The motion was not good. Too mechanical. His still eyes and open mouth were supposed to be close-to-life as the complex hydraulic valves were pressed and pulled. It is funny, little was said of who was actually being shot for closeups and long shots. A secret kept for months. Nobody really knew what to expect, when actually it was an innovative electrical-wired-mask that was made for an actual makeup man. The gorilla costumed now actor was actually ignored many times during the days they were working. The man nowadays, he is a big deal in recent years. Know him? Who is he? You should know. It had to be sweaty under all that. Then, at the time, it was very constraining to be dealt in that way. To be ignored, left in a corner - alone. Alienated. There’s more to this thing than you could imagine. Hard to just rip it away. But then, it was all new. Unlike the renowned 30's one. Too different. That was the appeal as it eventually came off more like a homage. The secret to the big and tall balanced figure was - well-made proportionally hydraulic valves, as they were assembled together using wires running to a crane by a control system run by six operators. It looked dangerous when set-up for balancing. Did you know that 4,000 pounds of horse tails from Argentina were added to the exterior of its appearance. Four kinds of netting contributed in months of preparation, all by securing into panels individually; then glued on a plastic mold - entirely covering the frame of the metal underneath meticulously. A lot of patience for the end result. Once organized, a huge cost to build the furry machine. The funny, almost absurd thing is, it didn't look real. Robotic and unnatural. You could see, once put together, it was only seen for a few mere seconds. A glimpse? That was it. Seconds? All that work and money for a $1.7 moment. Of course, the rest was done with award winning, groundbreaking blue screen technology with the fearsome suit added in. But did you know, it recovered its 24 million budget -by three times! True. I assume, some of that came from the wide merchandising too. Remember View-Master? The proof is in the pudding, despite the best efforts then with going to Hawaii and NYC for weeks. Now, just maybe, you have a totally different opinion on it. I can understand. Did you know that Jess, she went off to learn more on her craft on performing, including photography. She wasn't clueless with the unique virtue she had placed then. Also, I thought she had done a great job with the big primate. Then again, I do pay full attention to details with trying to explain it all smoothly. I suppose you realize this now. Did you ever catch the second part to the story in the mid-80s? I walked out of it. Boy, talk about being short-lived. That was one thing that hype could not buy. A dull story.
As usual, there just wasn't enough of it. Too bad.
They had missed the mark on it.
*E*
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Added: 18th December 2011
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Forget about everything you might not know. Forget about everything. Go stick your earphones in and slide your seat up. Now disparate problems that have nothing to do with you. Fight back at that and just think. Think back to another time. And, of course, if that sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Sorry. But, just like most good things in life, there is no detour to always thinking back to a better day. Let me bring somebody to the light now. Cofused? No need for it. Shown is one guy who you gotta know. He held himself up for a few years, then dropped out only to return. Reasons? There were many in-fights that could last for hours or even years. Take about messy. Together, they just couldn't keep things together as a unit. A lot of changes took place with members leaving. Nobody could get along with the difference of personalities. Trying to hold it all together was difficult then. How true. Recall Marty? That's right, the guy with the moustache. Mr. Balin was just trying to contribute in his own way. He did his best, as he was always talking spiritualism. He didn't let things stop him though. Man, he had been with them since the 60s! As some of you may know, he went on to other projects that he loves. Did you know he lives near Tampa, Florida. It goes without saying, you can remember those days you lived back then. It is natural to remember the time when you were hardly ever home. Given a choice, I bet you would've chosen to stay like that, in say the year being stated now. Addressing the time now, they carried a lot of happiness for people. I bet you had a few favorite days and nites when you went to the vinyl stores on another shopping spree. Disposable coins on March 11th of that year. When it went up the respected list. Hard to forget. All you wanted to do was get home and let it be heard. You may know them well, but do you remember the then ongoing years of these individuals? Most disappointingly, there were a lot of problems keeping them together. If it sounded too good, well it just isn't going to last. Problems instill more problems, as things always broke down for them, as their front man wasn't ready to give all his time to them. That would change later on for the better. You know, Marty, he is also a painter and can still be be often seen with those close to him on a stage even now. Definite cool. Opening the jacket up and ... you get the picture. Once it was opened, it stayed on the turntable for weeks. *E*
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Added: 13th January 2012
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Tom Cheek was the smooth radio voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from the team's inception in 1977 until 2004. Largely unknown outside of Canada, his most famous call was of Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run in 1993: "Touch 'em all, Joe! You'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!" Remarkably, Cheek never missed a single Jays' broadcast until June 4, 2004 when he had to attend his father's funeral. His absence that night ended his streak of 4,306 consecutive regular-season games at the mike. Sadly, less than two weeks after his father's death, Cheek was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. He left the broadcast booth to undergo treatment. He made only sporadic appearances at Jays' games after that. He did have a Lou Gehrig-type farewell appearance at Toronto's SkyDome in September 2004. The ceremony was sad and poignant. (Ken Singleton, a New York Yankees announcer, was so teary that he had to leave the broadcast booth.) Cheek died in October 2005 at the age of 66. He is honored in the Blue Jays' "Ring of Honor" at the SkyDome (now known as Rogers Centre) alongside the number 4,306.
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Added: 16th January 2012
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Okay then, let me tap into something else now. Maybe you know it? Maybe you don't?
All you need is some of that good cheer you had in you a few weeks ago to play.
How about it? Can you go far on it?
*E*
UPDATED: ANSWERED! But something is not correct with it. Do you know it?
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Florence Patterson Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets.
But Green, who died on February 4, 2012, aged 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women's Royal Air Force as a waitress at an air base in eastern England when the guns fell silent on November 11, 1918.
It was not until 2010 that she was officially recognized as a veteran after a researcher found her service record in Britain's National Archives.
Green died Saturday at the Briar House Care Home in King's Lynn, eastern England, two weeks before her 111th birthday, the home said.
Retired Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye, director-general of the RAF Museum, said it was fitting that the last survivor of the first global war was someone who had served on the home front.
"In a way, that the last veteran should be a lady and someone who served on the home front is something that reminds me that warfare is not confined to the trenches," Dye said.
"It reminds us of the Great War, and all warfare since then has been something that involved everyone. It's a collective experience ... Sadly, whether you are in New York, in London, or in Kandahar, warfare touches all of our lives."
She was born Florence Beatrice Patterson in London on February 19, 1901, and joined the newly formed Women's Royal Air Force in September 1918 at the age of 17.
The service trained women to work as mechanics, drivers and in other jobs to free men for front-line duty. Green went to work as a steward in the officers' mess, first at the Narborough airdrome and then at RAF Marham in eastern England, and was serving there when the war ended. The photo below was taken in February 2010 at a celebration of Florence's 109th birthday.
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Jill Kinmont Boothe (February 16, 1936 – February 9, 2012) was a former alpine ski racer who competed in the mid-1950s.
Jill Kinmont grew up in Bishop, California, skiing and racing at Mammoth Mountain. In early 1955, she was the reigning U.S. national champion in the slalom, and a top prospect for a medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy. While competing in the downhill at the Snow Cup in Alta, Utah on January 30, 1955, she suffered a near-fatal accident which resulted in paralysis from the neck down. It ironically occurred the same week that Kinmont, about two weeks shy of her 19th birthday, was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated dated January 31, 1955.
After her rehabilitation, she went on to graduate from UCLA with a B.A. in German and earned a teaching credentials from the University of Washington. She had a long career as an educator first in Washington and then in Beverly Hills, California. She taught special education at Bishop Union Elementary School from 1975 to 1996 in her hometown of Bishop. She was an accomplished painter who had many exhibitions of her artwork.
Kinmont was the subject of two movies: The Other Side of the Mountain in 1975, and The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 in 1978. Both films starred Marilyn Hassett as Kinmont.
Jill married trucker John Boothe in November 1976, and they made their home in Bishop until her death.
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Added: 13th February 2012
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Once again, it's showtime! Who could forget, the affection former Manchester gent had gained then. It was just as equally great as his older siblings. It was unfortunate though, he had passed on at exactly 30 years of age. Bad timing. There was a lot of talk on why and so sudden. Remember when? Like all, we expect to spend a lifetime with him. But it was not to be. How do I incorporate a great life of travel for the Manchester-born performer? Well, as a child, he was relocated nearby Brisbane, Australia, which changed the course of his life. His days included being placed in the city of Sydney. But by the late 1960's, he decided to fly over to Britain with the rest of his family to seek a more appealing life of success with his brothers and close sister. He wanted to be creative and expressive like his other three bros. You could call this a cash move for the whole family. It seemed then, the family were making the right move for the boys. As he grew into his teen years, he set himself up on the Island of Ibiza (Spain) doing the tourist entertainment circuit, and then, after some time, he went over on the Isle of Man, found close to Britain and Ireland. In 1974, Barry asked him to return to Australia. He listened, and hastily packed, most obviously to take action to make it big. Often times, this is how you solve a problem, by taking your strong impulse and moving on with it. Back then, he was orienting himself with endlessly being connected with his brothers calling. As life suddenly became complex for him in 1976 Australia, he decided to take the significant step to go to Florida with them. It had become difficult to deal with his wife in Australia. He wasn't receptive to know that she was with baby. It wasn't his! That would of finished most, but he carried on in America. In the late part of '76, brother Barry was ready to guide his baby brother in the right direction. Everything felt better when both experienced a top-charted disc (#1) that his brother famously wrote for him, as he was too skilled at it, just like his other siblings were. The next year he saw a wave of success by the brothers that included himself this time. Do I really need to say that it was partly thanks to a white suit and a flashing-lit disco floor found in NYC. That accomplishment made them all feel like a million bucks. But it was even much more for them. At one point, Andy outsold all others with his brothers help. That is a strong family unit, just so long as you are happy. In April of '78, things took off for Andy. He achieved his hearts desire with a wave of numerous vinyl hits that followed more and more. Well, not that it made much of a difference, but Andy emerged just as popular as his family members. He had become as important. We are aware that Barry had a hand in it. Everyone shared together with the '78 hit. A great bond. Two years had passed, when things would crack with inadequate feelings. Time spent with his gal would become broken suddenly. How many recall Victoria P.? He had to choose from becoming an ongoing concern during the course of their known relationship. He ultimately suffered with losing her. He was too much in a daze then with her. Things were becoming strained with that. It wasn't good. So with various projects still being sent his way, he became more and more difficult in social situations on and off in the public. He did try and try by conquering his problems in '84. He was the top performer at a major festival in Chile, with performing two nights back to back. He also held a two-week engagement at San Fran's Fairmont Hotel in 03 of '86 thanks to his talents. His streak of ones was slowing though, even when he was given great opportunities. But he had a difficult time overcoming his now gone girlfriend. He couldn't move forward in a personal way. So he just fell into the distance of his private world of drugs and behavior issues. And absenteeism was causing heartbreak and agony, all caused by binges of that white junk we know of. Basically, it wasn't pretty. Much sadness followed quickly with him isolating himself from others due to that. All in all, he did achieve more by becoming the guy who would never disappear from us, despite the consequences that messed his life up. He had a total wave of 11 no. ones that came right on time in his life. Never forgotten. *E*
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Hal March, born Harold Mendelson, was best known as the host of the popular 1950s quiz show The $64,000 Question from 1955 to 1958. This TV Guide cover is from August 1955 when the show was ascending to the top of the TV ratings after just three months on the air. Although no scandal was ever associated with the show, The $64,000 Question was axed in 1958 when rigging scandals involving other prime time game shows soured the public's appetite for them. March was also an actor. He appeared on a 1966 episode of The Lucy Show as a comedian whose partner was a very large monkey (played by a man in a monkey suit). March was hoping to make a comeback as a game show host in the fall of 1969 with It's Your Bet, but ill health quashed those plans. After completing about 13 weeks of tapings, March complained of weakness and tiredness. A medical exam confirmed the worst: March, a lifelong heavy smoker, had an advanced case of lung cancer. He died on January 22, 1970 at the age of 49.
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Added: 11th March 2012
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