tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78582213449292656222024-03-12T17:17:23.814-07:00Chuck NegronChuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-942300806671231952023-11-12T09:34:00.000-08:002023-11-12T09:34:11.093-08:00Trust and Respect<p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 18pt;">Trust and Respect<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV5B6KtSJCH20MbXdvk0Q1CLqwV33M774xKmF45yXRDVCFxU6Weej76hAYFnZs1a3Lkd24LWARffd8zIahssTokNRLJqSC9mWwtxc9M8OXZ739rraaV0CukaDnlRfq-opMhmA6T7cZoC6Tz0WF-b8LYmb5deDhq1ro1nda5Gja8dtywEWbtN4awuRpz9T/s2160/TR%20Title%20Pic%206-2-23.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV5B6KtSJCH20MbXdvk0Q1CLqwV33M774xKmF45yXRDVCFxU6Weej76hAYFnZs1a3Lkd24LWARffd8zIahssTokNRLJqSC9mWwtxc9M8OXZ739rraaV0CukaDnlRfq-opMhmA6T7cZoC6Tz0WF-b8LYmb5deDhq1ro1nda5Gja8dtywEWbtN4awuRpz9T/w453-h640/TR%20Title%20Pic%206-2-23.jpeg" width="453" /></a></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydp3e52c06eyiv0305391977" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">It appears some of you haven't noticed, and others because of ideology, that we can't face the reality that our freedoms and way of life are being diminished every day. In cities like Portland and San Francisco, residents live amongst thousands of homeless and mentally ill with feces and drug paraphernalia on the sidewalks. In New York, addicts shoot up in broad daylight while others defecate in store fronts.<span class="v1ydp3e52c06eyiv0305391977apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="v1ydp3e52c06eyiv0305391977" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class="v1ydp3e52c06eyiv0305391977" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">NO RESPECT for our borders and sovereignty. NO TRUST in the government by those emboldened<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and accountable to keep our borders sealed. Our children are more likely to be shot than obtain a good education.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydp3e52c06eyiv0305391977" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="v1ydp3e52c06eyiv0305391977" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #26282a;">NO RESPECT! NO TRUST!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">I clearly remember the learning process as a child in the 1950s involved consistent guidance on the importance of morality, respecting others, and being respected. This information came from our parents, family members, spiritual leaders, and even adults in the neighborhood. Respect was an important commodity. The reverential treatment of the many immigrants who came here with nothing, yet still created wonderful lives while remaining humble and gracious was born out of a deep respect for all they had achieved. They remained good, moral people who were trusted and respected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">When I was 14 years old, I had the honor of working for one of those respected and trusted people in the community. Izzy wasn't a big man in stature standing<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space">barely </span>5' 2" tall, nor was he wealthy or handsome; however, the latter observations were rarely noticed once you met him. He always shook your hand and looked into your<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span>eyes with a thoughtful kindness that was compelling. His broken English was endearing and always calm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">While working with him, I delivered groceries, stocked merchandise, and did whatever else was needed in his small grocery store on 166th Street just off of Sheridan Avenue in the Bronx. Early in my employment, I asked Izzy what the tattooed numbers on his arm meant. His reply was overwhelming to me and I couldn't understand why he wasn't full of rage and bitterness for the horrific treatment he and his family had endured. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">In the aftermath of the Holocaust, he chose to create a new life out of nothing remaining a humble, kind, proud man who instilled in me the importance of respecting others and to never cheat yourself or your employer out of a full day’s work.<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span>Trust is established over time through consistent behavior, honesty, and estimable acts. It is something one should not demand of others for it is earned. Trust must prevail for relationships to survive. It is a blessing providing both comfort to the soul and well-being to the heart.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">I wouldn't be surprised if some of our youth today have rarely known the gratification associated with trusting and respecting others. Sadly, for some, that includes their parents. Nor have these youth experienced the emotions associated with feeling trusted and respected themselves. Trust, honor, and respect were</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #26282a;">virtues first learned in the home from our parents. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #26282a;">Virtues like pride in a hard day’s work, gratitude, courtesy, and kindness, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #26282a;">are unfortunately disappearing in this new culture.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">There is a major shift in the mindset of Americans who once aspired to live by the words of John F. Kennedy in his inaugural speech,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>"Ask not what your country can do for you - Ask what you can do for your country."<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This sensibility is a relic of a time when most Americans were proud of their country and grateful for the opportunities it offered them. Many Americans still live by that creed, but unfortunately, far too many feel the country owes them anything and everything. The love of hard work and the pride that comes with supporting your family is gone for far too many.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 14pt;">PRIDE? There's the P in FREE!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">The concept of respect has been diluted, and possibly abducted, by its evil twin--<i>disrespect.</i> In today's world, many feel powerless, diminished, and disregarded by the government, their employers, and by society as a whole. Some violence is perpetuated under the guise of retribution for being disrespected by an individual or group. More often than not, references to discord will be associated with individuals feeling they have been disrespected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">It seems the psyche of some of the populace doesn't understand nor embrace the concept of respect, but instead views it as something you take, control, and acquire through fear!<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">In this America, the war cry is for stealing, burning, violence, and even homicide all labeled as consequence of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>disrespect.</i>In their world, you earn respect by fear<i>.<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">We are also dealing with the <b><i>“Cancel Culture”</i></b> where truth, character, and self-respect are often insignificant.<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>These once admired qualities are now handicaps that<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span>will put you and your family in jeopardy. The driving force keeping us in line is based on fear—shut up and support the lies, illegal acts, and whatever else you're told to do, or you will be cancelled and ruined.<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-tab-span"> </span>Morals, honor, trust, and respect are flaws in the new ideology of power and wealth at any cost. Even the destruction of American citizens and America are on the table.<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span>There is nothing more pathetic than extremely old white men trying to be cool and woke at the cost of their dignity and honor. Clad in thousand-dollar suits and diapers from Walgreens, these men would walk on fire to stay in power a while longer. Their archaic minds are far removed from a time when respect and trust meant everything.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Our institutions of higher learning are more in keeping with the philosophy of China and Russia in that the students are bombarded with just one political point of view leaving no room for conversation or debate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span style="color: #26282a;">This is not education, it's indoctrination!</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Not even the brightest minds in the world are welcome at most universities to enlighten our youngest minds if their message alters from the party line. <i>When will the disrespectful and dishonest woke agendas be exposed?<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">We live in a time where there is very little accountability or consequences for bad and/or illegal acts by society, police, clergy, teachers, and our trusted leaders in government. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a;">How can we expect our youth, some with little education and limited parental guidance, to aspire to become business owners and entrepreneurs when they can steal anything they want with no repercussions?<span class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a;">Are we creating a culture of youth whose norm is crime, guns, burning, looting, and drugs?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a;">Why would a young entrepreneur risk opening a retail business when looters and shoplifters can steal up to $900 of their merchandise every day, all day long, without it being a crime? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Not to mention, there is the possibility that looters might decide to burn down the building! Who in their right mind would put every penny they have and go into debt for a business that is not protected by either their law enforcement or elected officials? <b>Is a crime still a crime if there are no prosecutions?<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #70ad47;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt9Q0O-csOOWhqweGZ66lnFqvpMFHHJp2-O4RbZBVKYTpjdaHLcFsVk6_piOb6uLPxj18sLsET68Z_s4NKE45-yeQB4AQW2FbFTkdqTPuzVRFUEUDg8bU4jxVNOH3Mi_I5mBgaoeZQjbKHfH3IXOwHZGSRuw7HPwWGhmbjWYm4QWQfEQBvi9kkCIluZo5/s1620/TR%20End%20Pic%206-2-23.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1620" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt9Q0O-csOOWhqweGZ66lnFqvpMFHHJp2-O4RbZBVKYTpjdaHLcFsVk6_piOb6uLPxj18sLsET68Z_s4NKE45-yeQB4AQW2FbFTkdqTPuzVRFUEUDg8bU4jxVNOH3Mi_I5mBgaoeZQjbKHfH3IXOwHZGSRuw7HPwWGhmbjWYm4QWQfEQBvi9kkCIluZo5/w640-h584/TR%20End%20Pic%206-2-23.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;">I’m 81 years old and grateful I won’t be around for the </span>shit storm <span style="color: #26282a;">that will inevitably happen if these old hacks keep getting elected. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
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</style></p><p class="v1ydpa00bf697yiv4277663586" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #26282a;">On a personal level, I am concerned for the well-being of my new electric scooter considering the pathetic thieves behind me who have stolen scooters from the handicapped and elderly people. <b>NO RESPECT!</b></span><b><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-48154116073126377712023-10-06T10:41:00.004-07:002023-10-06T18:06:34.444-07:00A View from the Peanut Gallery<p> <b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">A View from the Peanut Gallery </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bb_tJ6yU38-1su0ZTys584h9L0_Uc9GE1IK-uyO10Cv8EGgn5qicQg1WeMxLw1gdfuDZoEGxMCfeHS7Gyh9vGiCLSrfjcQBr_xjuKzgGoGCTj6Db9Sz68HHF70nhV3kdDTWzGA_mxyACxHgU0oJaBFEIWQB_LIoCl9el6KREXJtlvVMI0moOJrqHbLY_/s804/4-16%20Title%20Pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="796" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bb_tJ6yU38-1su0ZTys584h9L0_Uc9GE1IK-uyO10Cv8EGgn5qicQg1WeMxLw1gdfuDZoEGxMCfeHS7Gyh9vGiCLSrfjcQBr_xjuKzgGoGCTj6Db9Sz68HHF70nhV3kdDTWzGA_mxyACxHgU0oJaBFEIWQB_LIoCl9el6KREXJtlvVMI0moOJrqHbLY_/w396-h400/4-16%20Title%20Pic.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Induction Criteria?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Does the subjective induction criteria of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (aka, The Rock Hall) echo the beginnings of Rock when artists were cheated, ripped off, and marginalized?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Initially, I don't believe this was the intent. The Rock Hall was at first a DREAM—a vision of men and women whose primary purpose was to honor not just musicians, but all of those who gave so much to build and expand the music industry. It was initially meant to honor those reaching milestones of both artistic and commercial success that advanced the medium as well as those who raised the bar artistically, economically, and/or socially for those to come. Unfortunately, that is not their mission today. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm finding it difficult to arrive at a positive reason for which The Rock Hall chose to establish a more subjective and arbitrary standard for nominations and induction instead of using the already existing and recognized criteria being utilized by other Hall of Fames. Instead, The Rock Hall saw fit to reinvent the wheel and established precarious guidelines void of tedious and mundane facts, milestones, and statistics. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I imagine vetted data and factual evidence of achievements would hinder one's ability to honor those who would not endure actual standards and impartial scrutiny, hindering The Rock Hall from continuing their nepotism. The inconsistent actions of these voyeurs of Rock & Roll are suspect, and unfortunately reminiscent, of the carpetbaggers who arrived on the Rock scene in its infancy. Reflecting on those opportunists who viewed not only this new genre, but also the young musicians who created it as naive and vulnerable, maneuvered many into unethical contracts leaving behind broken dreams and empty pockets. Those were the days when Rock & Roll was similar to war in that it was built on the backs of the disposable. It appears far too many worthy artists who built Rock & Roll are still viewed as disposable. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">That being said, the subjective nature of this induction process opens the door for prejudice, favoritism, and compromise which affords all concerned the flexibility to ignore their own guidelines and predilections. The reality is these individuals are still prevalent in, and around, music. Sadly, it appears some have found a home at The Rock Hall. They exhibit a Pavlovian dislike, and visceral reaction, to hugely successful artists that in their view are insignificant, commercial, or ineligible for reasons only they are privy to. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Instead,<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> they fondle and induct acts who have never penned or recorded a charted record throughout their career. One of these artists was inducted on their first year of eligibility despite the fact it took 38 years for their first album released in 1976 to be certified Gold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The Beatles had to wait two years after their eligibility before they were inducted!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The latter is a testament to how bogus the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s induction process is!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">Collaboration Creates Magic</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It has been noted there are individuals at The Rock Hall who frown upon artists who didn't pen their own material; thereby, ignoring the historical evidence that early Rock records were actually covers of old blues songs and standards from previous generations adapted to fit this new genre! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This collaboration between writers and artists enabled Rock & Roll to evolve and mature. In New York City alone, writers like Goffin & King, Bacharach & David, Mann & Weil, and Lieber & Stoller developed relationships with artists such as The Drifters, The Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes, Elvis Presley, and more. These collaborations led to “Up on the Roof,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “Be My Baby,” “Hound Dog,” and many other hit songs! <i>What is the rationale, the process, in deciding to honor one while ignoring the other?<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The aforementioned composers were also involved in the British invasion contributing "Don't Bring Me Down" and "We've Gotta Get out of This Place" for Eric Burdon and The Animals (a 1994 inductee,) "I'm Into Something Good" for Herman's Hermits, as well as songs for Marianne Faithfull, Manfred Mann, and Dusty Springfield (a 1999 inductee.) This ongoing partnership between artists and writers has continued, and will continue, to influence and guide new artists to understand and respect that the partnership between a great song and a great artist is magical.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Many great Rock & Roll artists who did not write their music rightfully avoided this scrutiny and have been inducted into the Rock Hall. This list includes, but is not limited to, Jackie Wilson, Janis Joplin, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Drifters, The Four Tops, and “The King” himself—Elvis Presley! I estimate that 90% of all Motown artists utilized a team of great writers made available to them by the label. Philadelphia International Records, whose artists included The O’Jays, Patti LaBelle, The Stylistics, and Teddy Pendergrass, also had most of their songs penned for their artists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Another unfortunate fact is that many artists who were instrumental in creating and furthering the different genres that made up Rock & Roll in its infancy are being passed over simply because of their limited ability to sell tickets to the Induction Ceremony. Some years ago, a doo-wop group was bumped even though they had more votes than the act which replaced them. In 2007, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, who are ARGUABLY NOT Rock & Roll and barely fulfilled the 25-year eligibility criteria, were inducted! The Rock Hall lied, manipulated, and stole an award from a group who earned it and gave it to another with the only criteria being their ability to sell tickets to the award ceremony! <i>This is just one more reason that The Rock Hall is an embarrassment and bogus.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">To note, doo-wop was overlooked until 2000 when 50 black doo-wop groups were recognized. Unfortunately, doo-wop groups such as The Skyliners, The Duprees, or Dion and the Belmonts were not recognized.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The Rock Hall doesn't feel Gold and Platinum Awards, industry milestones, and record-breaking crowds alone are appropriate guidelines for acceptance to The Rock Hall, but instead prefer conjecture, opinion, personal taste, and the artists' influence on Rock & Roll which is totally subjective. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Synchronicity of Influences</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Each new sound, new song, or new artist is composed of a cornucopia of musical influences presented in a fresh new way! We are all linked by our love and respect for music as well as the individuals that bring it to life. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">We have inevitably been influenced by and/or emulated an artist we have never actually seen; however, we are inspired by musicians mimicking and emulating these artists, over and over again as one artist inspires another gradually morphing from one genre to another and so on, etc., <i>ad infinitum.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">So, who influenced whom? And, if you actually could figure that out, should that one factor be a criterion to keep one from being inducted into The Rock Hall?<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-25666269547027880162023-04-08T11:08:00.005-07:002023-04-11T13:13:23.531-07:00Diamond in the Rough<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rQoglyWrsHDc4h800S4xXSQvgbZal_x-TOcqbUkvEAVS997mGB7507Tw_NaxOgY_o8Y9Ou4tjngpb4HW_yL_EhNeaZ_HC5Ny2JtlZE7bzCpRZ_Z5uqAsZ0-oAOhSviZb7lzD4HZJyQ2A4zPTKgY4jSkoI87kFZ5iztuTK-aYriAZiwh_C1PicvS5kQ/s1272/Diamond--Title%20Pic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="977" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rQoglyWrsHDc4h800S4xXSQvgbZal_x-TOcqbUkvEAVS997mGB7507Tw_NaxOgY_o8Y9Ou4tjngpb4HW_yL_EhNeaZ_HC5Ny2JtlZE7bzCpRZ_Z5uqAsZ0-oAOhSviZb7lzD4HZJyQ2A4zPTKgY4jSkoI87kFZ5iztuTK-aYriAZiwh_C1PicvS5kQ/w492-h640/Diamond--Title%20Pic.png" width="492" /></a></div><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22pt;">A Diamond In The Rough<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In 1902, construction on The Home For Friendless Children was completed in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. The American Female Guardian Society erected this huge and beautiful Beaux-Arts styled building to house and care for abandoned and abused children. This facility was one of the, if not the, most advanced residences built specifically for children in need in America. Woodycrest accommodated 120 children with five dormitories, a hospital, a kindergarten, a chapel, a dining room, a gymnasium, an indoor swimming pool, and a quarantine ward for new arrivals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Architect William B. Tuthill skillfully designed the structure to appear to be a mansion and not an institution. Mr. Tuthill was a renowned and often sought-after architect. He designed the world-famous Carnegie Hall so his work commanded high fees. In spite of the cost, the American Female Guardian Society insisted children in need grow up in a beautiful and safe environment. Sadly, many orphanages were in decline and unsafe as the bigger and older kids preyed on younger and smaller children. The mortality rates in these institutions were not much better than on the streets. Woodycrest was a safe environment to learn and build a new life for ones’ self. It was a true diamond in the rough!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I've written about the following drama before in my book <a href="https://www.chucknegron.com/shop/#!/Three-Dog-Nightmare/c/17954031" target="_blank">"<i>Three Dog Nightmare"</i></a> </span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">and again in a story on my blog entitled<i> <a href="http://chucknegron.blogspot.com/2016/08/twins-forever-copy.html" target="_blank">"Twins Forever</a></i><a href="http://chucknegron.blogspot.com/2016/08/twins-forever-copy.html" target="_blank">"</a> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">; h</span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">owever, as I find myself closer to the end than the beginning of my blessed and magical life, more has been revealed. I'm now able to contribute some context to this tired old tale with some new relevant information on the <b><i>most devastating time in my life.</i></b><i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Alone<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Normally, my day began awakening to an empty apartment. We lived in 4F at 1051 Sherman Avenue in the Bronx. My mother had already left for work and my twin sister, Nancy, was off to school. People were banging on the radiator with hammers and other objects in hopes of waking the super (superintendent of the building.) Others were yelling, “Put some coal on the fire you lazy bum!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Cereal was usually available for breakfast; however, having on a few occasions eaten cockroaches living in the Raisin Bran, I left for school without eating anything. My mother always left me lunch money.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">By the age of six, I stopped attending school to avoid the gut-wrenching anxiety, fear, and shame I endured attending class. It had become unbearable to continue being the stupid kid, the joke, the victim. At the time, I didn't understand why I was confused simply trying to tie my shoes and why I couldn't read like my sister, Nancy, and other classmates. I couldn't spell but a few words and barely understood math. Everything seemed upside down, inside out, and backwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">A teacher is someone you respect and desire their approval. One day, in hopes of achieving that goal, I excitedly approached Mrs. Kraft’s desk at PS 90 Elementary School to inform her that I had won a medal at the school track meet. I was not prepared for what followed for it was the first time I was knowingly discarded and unwanted by someone. An adult, a teacher nonetheless, had given up on a six-year-old child seeing no worth in me. She looked down on me smiling with an indifference, with a meanness I couldn't understand, and said, "Well, at least you can do something Charles."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The day I decided I could no longer handle the stress of the third grade came after I misspelled a word in a class spelling bee causing my group to be eliminated. Thankfully, it was time for recess and fun in the schoolyard. One of the boys in my class had a handicap. He had one arm bent and shorter than the other. Two boys began making fun of him and I automatically reacted and stopped them. After they left, I asked him if he was alright. Instead of replying to me, he turned to his friend and stated, "This is the kid I told you can't even spell yes." Shame and hurt rushed through me followed by anger and the desire to hurt that boy. Instead, I left the school and didn't return for the better part of two years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Being alone suited me. I thrived on the solitude and anonymity on the streets. The sounds of the city were like music to me and I was comforted by its rhythm. I wandered in and out of different neighborhoods inhabited by people of all colors, nationalities, and speaking many different languages. I sometimes walked for hours stopping to watch older boys and grownups playing handball, cards, craps, or bocce ball. What really lit me up was watching the fierce competition on the basketball court and baseball fields, not to mention the magical sound of Doo Wop echoing through the allies, hallways, subway stations, and street corners of this fantastic borough of New York. I truly can't remember ever being stopped by the police or even any adults asking what I was doing alone on the street and not in school. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Street Craps<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlakLQDv8C8YaZTpSS6aQDMC5B1mNuGqAOY-mOwT3PyzZy_bu62cmgBaAJQ9nbOQ96dxSZNsuRNDxqAV2Lw7RTJS8OcrIXNVE2Vq8o4q2GcDsWihHiVgjW0mxvia6kUAHKLDTXZpPfflVtmG33kc0h6PEVuiNKLONQdAWt0zBot4Dfxkm6XNOm7Bwmlg/s1620/Facetune_15-03-2023-18-18-42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1620" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlakLQDv8C8YaZTpSS6aQDMC5B1mNuGqAOY-mOwT3PyzZy_bu62cmgBaAJQ9nbOQ96dxSZNsuRNDxqAV2Lw7RTJS8OcrIXNVE2Vq8o4q2GcDsWihHiVgjW0mxvia6kUAHKLDTXZpPfflVtmG33kc0h6PEVuiNKLONQdAWt0zBot4Dfxkm6XNOm7Bwmlg/w400-h374/Facetune_15-03-2023-18-18-42.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">One day I stopped by a crowd of people watching several men playing what I found out later was street craps. Colorful language and loud aggressive voices seemed to endlessly bounce off the walls of the buildings. The shooter—the player rolling the dice—was aggressively shaking the dice in his hand and talking a lot, but I really didn't understand him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">When he finally bent over and rolled the dice, another die fell out of his pocket onto the ground. This initiated a frightening silence that lasted just seconds before an explosion of ugliness and violence began. This was the first time I witnessed a knife being pulled on someone. I ran away and didn't look back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">One morning during school hours, I noticed a friend’s mother across the street at a <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">market. I was paranoid she had spotted me and would inform my mother. Now, the stress of being found out was becoming as stressful as attending school. Each day, the pressure mounted wondering if the school had contacted my mother again or if I'd been exposed by a neighbor. That's when I decided not to leave our apartment at all and remained there until school was let out at 3 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The school periodically informed my mother of my truancy and she had to meet with the principal on a few occasions; however, she was more upset about missing work than my truancy and learning difficulties. It was confusing to me not being hit and yelled at, but my mother did possess the ability to wait before dispensing her justice—her form of psychological torture. The root causes of my truancy, my fear, and anxiety due to my learning disability were never addressed. Unbeknownst to me, my mother had already begun looking into a resolution to my truancy and a punishment—her retribution for disrupting her life. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I was unaware of my ability to separate, compartmentalize, and move forward from one situation to another without carrying baggage from the previous circumstances, but it served me well. I was grateful to receive happiness wherever and whenever I found it. I believed, and always had faith, that a higher power watched after me—God!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I learned how to comfort myself with sports, neighborhood friends, and <i>girls! </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">My first validation came from a girl and I continued <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">to enjoy the friendship of those who thought I was special. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Girls are the best!</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Most evenings around 6 PM my mother made the walk from the subway station to our apartment bringing her past the schoolyard I played in. She would yell out, “Charlie, be home in half an hour,” or, “Charlie, come home now!” It wouldn't be long now before I found out my fate. I might be verbally attacked, hit and told to get the belt, or nothing would be said if she hadn't been contacted. My mother rarely, if ever, spoke to us on an emotional level. If I was upset, scared, or hurt, I cried alone in the kitchen until my sister came to comfort me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Some evenings, Nancy and I went to bed before mom got home, but it wasn't a big deal for we never had a children's book read to us before bed nor were we kissed goodnight. Going to bed alone was our normal. I wasn't aware that most parents spent time with their children at bedtime until some years later when we had a TV and I witnessed this special time between parents and their children on the television. I won't say we weren't loved, but somewhere in between.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">One evening, my mother informed Nancy and I we were going out. It was exciting to have an excursion at night. No explanation or destination was given, but nevertheless, it was thrilling that all of us were going out together. Unbeknownst to me, my sister had been briefed and prepared well in advance for what was to follow concerning our destination and our future for the coming years. Nancy was told not to let me know and I wouldn't be made aware of this secret for decades. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">We left the apartment and walked a few blocks to the Grand Concourse, a main thoroughfare in the Bronx. We began running and laughing as we tried to wave down a taxicab. Little did I know that we were heading to Woodycrest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCYAbOMwZeBhDJtZsGUuJiOdozMmG677hx5Omx9pEknD25zepBeIUp5MvqAakOOTxfUO0LNwIBDxGB4JGGTEraNn52tK7nYkZ0INOjv1K2U9oKfpb48TQhi31lHBI2kKcS6_JKRmeBuKBSLvR8eKiDd9BI1qO_bWV5L5_PV7mRTQ3IoU17iJ654K1Pw/s977/Diamond--Before%20Perception.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="977" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCYAbOMwZeBhDJtZsGUuJiOdozMmG677hx5Omx9pEknD25zepBeIUp5MvqAakOOTxfUO0LNwIBDxGB4JGGTEraNn52tK7nYkZ0INOjv1K2U9oKfpb48TQhi31lHBI2kKcS6_JKRmeBuKBSLvR8eKiDd9BI1qO_bWV5L5_PV7mRTQ3IoU17iJ654K1Pw/w400-h320/Diamond--Before%20Perception.png" width="400" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Years later, when I did learn the facts of that memorable night, I asked Nancy if she could forgive me for putting her through that dreadful experience. Her reply was unexpected and comforting. Nancy told me she really liked it there. It was nice not being alone anymore and having breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the girls in her dorm. She felt safe at Woodycrest and informed me that, at times, she was scared being alone in our apartment at night when mom hadn't come home and I was still in the schoolyard playing ball.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Perception Is Reality <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Woodycrest was no longer the gem it was almost 50 years ago, but it remained one of the best facilities of its kind. Being only eight-years-old and 3' 9", this huge building with its dramatic entryway was frightening and overwhelming. At this point, I didn't know why we were even there. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This is where my penance came due, where the emotional and psychological corporal punishment would be disbursed. This punishment wouldn't be centered around traditional physical discipline, although that did happen for these wounds would be more permanent. Wounds and scars you couldn't see, but were always there, just below the surface inhibiting the ability to trust, to love, and to feel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The <i>modus operandi—</i>the knockout punch—was, in fact, <i>The Secret</i>. Woodycrest would now be my home forever. It was the ruse that would break me, bringing me to my emotional knees, stripping away any remaining trust I had in people that I hung onto after my father left and didn't return. It changed who I could have been into who I would become. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">How is it possible for a parent to drop off their child at the <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">front door of an orphanage without an explanation, <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">a hug, kiss, or comforting word? How?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Having seen the confusion and terror on my face, how did my mother not waiver in her resolve? How could she not abandon her desire to punish me and decide to explain the circumstances truthfully? She didn't. I had to be taught a lesson. I had to pay for intruding in her life!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">With her hand on my back, my mother urged me to go with the lady in charge, but I couldn't move. Mother firmly, but gently, moved me forward repeating for me to go with the lady. The women took my hand and softly explained everything would be fine as we walked towards a grand stairway. <b>I turned back towards my mother, but she was already gone.</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><h2 style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;">Spiritual Heads Up<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">During the process of writing this, I've been physically compromised due to my COPD. For the last month or so, I've been on heavy doses of steroids and antibiotics. More recently, I started nebulizer treatments several times a day. The latter isn't the core of what I want to share with you, but it is a catalyst. I'll explain what happened that guided me to the reality that it is time to stop allowing this part of my life, this resentment, to be responsible for more negative consequences to me and my life!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">While quietly sitting in my favorite chair, I experienced a visualization in my mind’s eye. The clarity of the message opened my mind and my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">You will never remove all the sickness <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">from your body and mind until you forgive your mother. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Forgiveness is the only avenue to your freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Forgiveness is the answer to set me free, to unlock the cell I entered willingly by embracing my resentment and bitterness towards my mother. The key resides with my mother and to retrieve it I must forgive her.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Acceptance can be daunting, even nonexistent, if you are lacking in faith and a healthy spiritual connection to a higher power. Accepting that my resentment, well-founded as it might be, has drastically skewed how I see others and how it has negatively affected my mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing are the first steps to surrender and forgiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-24824825128772563582022-06-13T19:44:00.002-07:002022-06-13T19:48:45.909-07:00Three Card Monty<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RBHYaL9248J0ZojL_-0oqMx9gg5HDxOCLh-btAW_vsk6BhNmh4AAJZ7wOU1Dripn8E9AhuNmPnT0X6MdhZcCE_KWf-f4Tm1Dw-4UJgoGi0O2LN-lbTC5ZMP9pF0G1TdPaFbFI-HFc58ltFcU6PzfDXLTurHcycsmHJzy4XeJBjSokURaJd7DSfdJaQ/s240/TCM%20Title%20Picture.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RBHYaL9248J0ZojL_-0oqMx9gg5HDxOCLh-btAW_vsk6BhNmh4AAJZ7wOU1Dripn8E9AhuNmPnT0X6MdhZcCE_KWf-f4Tm1Dw-4UJgoGi0O2LN-lbTC5ZMP9pF0G1TdPaFbFI-HFc58ltFcU6PzfDXLTurHcycsmHJzy4XeJBjSokURaJd7DSfdJaQ/w400-h400/TCM%20Title%20Picture.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">THREE CARD MONTY</span></span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">Before my birthday last week, I found it difficult to comprehend that I would soon be 80-years-old not just due to the lifestyle I led when I was younger, but also due to my confusion and concern as a child about the life expectancy of human beings.<span class="v1apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">When I was just 12-years-old hanging out with my friends at the corner candy store, I overheard a neighborhood man telling his friends he was turning 30. Immediately I thought, "This poor guy is going to die soon." Actually, life expectancy in the 1950s peaked at 66.8 by the end of the decade. When I turned 30, I was aware there were those saying I would be the next musician to die, but that's another story.</span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 1.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Satirical Speech </span></span></b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">When social commentary, humorous anecdotes, and satire are stifled or abandoned for fear of irreparable damage inflicted upon those who inform and enlighten our burden with humor, we are taking another step towards the end of freedom of speech.<span class="v1apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">In the 1950s and 60s, Dick Gregory and Lenny Bruce were shut down for their social commentary on outrageous injustice to people of color and the fight for freedom of expression and speech. Today, the news, whether it be from network, cable, print, Internet, or social media, as well as late night TV only offer a diatribe of limited thought coming from humorless lemmings who beat the same tired horse to death over and over again signaling the death of intellectual thought, balance of ideas, and introspective<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Comedy.</i></span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">Much humorous social commentary is realized after hearing or reading absurd falsehoods that are so ridiculous that they're funny. George Carlin was great at this, but today he might be attacked and demonized for his humorous insight. In our current political climate, if you don't fall in line and embrace the ideology much of the media shoves down your throat, you will be ridiculed and cast out. Threatening, shaming, assaulting, or ostracizing others has only served to widen the divide by harming those who have never harmed you nor wish you ill will! This "pound of flesh" scenario is fathered by hate and strives on power and control.</span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 1.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dinosaurs </span></span></b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">Throughout my life, I've seen wondrous progress--miracles in medicine, technology, and science; however, with all the wonders my generation has witnessed, it's uncomfortably clear that<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Politicians</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>appear immune to change, growth, and a commitment to the rule of law. The primary purpose of these relics seems only to advance their agenda and to accumulate power and wealth. As takers and hustlers, they are pimping us out and selling our resources to the highest bidder with no remorse nor allegiance to the country they have sworn to protect and serve.<span class="v1apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #2c363a;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">These panderers of chaos who offer citizens no more than smoke and mirrors, gibberish, and "Three Card Monty"-like choices to the serious issues this country is facing must be confronted and made accountable. Far too many who enter the political arena, even those with grandiose visions of goodwill to the country who respect the rule of law, eventually fall victim to the intoxicating allure of power and wealth. </span><span style="color: #2c363a;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">Even violent crimes perpetuated against the citizens of this country are now clouded with inaccurate statistics and outright lies. One would think the slaughter of children would warrant honesty and accuracy, but politics trumps all decency and integrity. It's impossible to solve a problem when all resources are allocated away from the actually issue which is often the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Mental Illness</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of the perpetrator. We live in a time when anarchy is a staged production employing looters, arsonists, and rioters as the primary cast members. The performance is rehearsed and choreographed by political actors who exhibit no allegiance to anything or anyone except the acquisition of<span class="v1apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>power and wealth. </span><span style="color: #2c363a;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">It is my belief that most citizens of our now drastically divided country oppose politicians, organizations, corporations, and institutions who condone and employ fear tactics, including social and economic exile, to those who disagree with them. These dangerous and hostile actions are killing the American dream and destroying Americans. The purpose of stifling speech, slandering, and demonizing others who think and believe differently is to squelch any point of view other than their own. Censorship is the preferred action when lies lose their power and no remedies nor constructive ideas are forthcoming. Calling out everyone you want to silence as White Supremacists or racists is evil for the intent is to create fear, anger, and division<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>ending all constructive measures.</b></span><span style="color: #2c363a;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 1.5pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Forgotten </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 1.5pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 1.5pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURr7ra3ofCfcpGz24dcxHb4fZsCnGRR1bIE_x2wOIocE4Pc2o5XcBkJHpnG5sUhLOfEcMW5lDO41CBrm60xwsp_mb5JOMrdsdFeQK4Ki_6jFlPznw-3Q2AitReVSeUPhYs3qZPHndXZ96LhqC5hMXocR7IwFkt2Y1yzzGJr513HkK4DAay_b0SagKvw/s3267/TCM%20Forgotten%20Soldiers2.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3267" data-original-width="3168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURr7ra3ofCfcpGz24dcxHb4fZsCnGRR1bIE_x2wOIocE4Pc2o5XcBkJHpnG5sUhLOfEcMW5lDO41CBrm60xwsp_mb5JOMrdsdFeQK4Ki_6jFlPznw-3Q2AitReVSeUPhYs3qZPHndXZ96LhqC5hMXocR7IwFkt2Y1yzzGJr513HkK4DAay_b0SagKvw/w620-h640/TCM%20Forgotten%20Soldiers2.JPEG" width="620" /></a></span></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">What must parents, siblings, and relatives of our fallen and disabled warriors feel when they see our leaders neglecting our veterans and giving away much of what these courageous soldiers fought for?</span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">What must they think when the leaders of our country send billions to aid other countries to support their soldiers and civilians fighting to stop those invading their borders in hopes of defending their sovereignty, yet these same leaders allow our borders to be overrun with drug smugglers, human traffickers, and those simply seeking a better life? Daily, we hear the reckless redirect from inept hacks that bring us closer and closer to World War III for no one they know will be fighting. Rarely will you see them in combat on the battlefield as that battle is left for our children.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 1.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Power</span></span></b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">You may feel helpless believing you have no power to make a difference, but that mindset must change. You must,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>we all must,</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>confront those responsible for these obscene tactics making them accountable for their reckless, predatory, and, at times, illegal actions with your vote. In this disingenuous landscape and political climate, those being assaulted and affected by these tactics must use their right to vote instead of simply sitting in their favorite chair complaining about crime, violence, gas prices, inflation, school curriculum and unsafe classrooms, the border, etc.<span class="v1apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p align="center" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #454545;">Accountable and responsible citizens can remove those who are destroying the rule of law and chipping away at the Constitution by voting them out of existence.</span></b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p align="center" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #454545;">Only about 55% of Americans vote so think how much power and influence </span><span style="color: #4472c4;">YOU</span><span style="color: #454545;"> would have simply by voting and raising the percentage to 60 or 70%?</span></b><span style="color: #2c363a; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p align="center" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Get out </span></b><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">and </span></b><b><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">VOTE!</span></b></span><span style="color: #2c363a; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-7100486743777599172020-12-20T13:08:00.000-08:002020-12-20T13:08:20.971-08:00What a Mind F*#K!<p><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #70ad47; 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font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a Mind F*#K! </span></span></b></h1></span></b><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In an attempt to understand why my dearest memories, those moments spent with family, friends, and colleagues that remain crystal clear to me, vary from others I shared these experiences with, I began reading about <i>the <b>brain</b> and reasons for memory loss. </i>The more information I gathered, the more amazed I became. To be honest, it's overwhelming what the brain is capable of and, thankfully, there's a wealth of information addressing the infinite facets of this magical organ! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Much of the brain functions are like a thief in the night stealing moments our conscious mind doesn't register. In less than a second,<i> </i>it anonymously retains anything you see, touch, or smell, without cognitive control. By utilizing automatic response<i>, </i>it<i> </i>stores information derived from all of our senses.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Research shows we articulate our memories differently to different audiences. That seems obvious to me since I don't mind spinning a yarn and injecting a bit of drama and humor, with a pinch of exaggeration, always taking into consideration the audience. An example might be a college reunion attended with my old classmates as well as their wives and family. Some of the tales might require some editing so they're more appropriate for the venue.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The <i>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology</i> states that not only do the stories change on these occasions, but the memory is now changed. Furthermore, each time the memory is recalled it will be altered. This is known as the </span><a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-13299-001" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">"audience-tuning effect"</span></a><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I question the latter theory for it has been my experience that the stories we hear from family and friends on Thanksgiving, Christmas, barbecues, or other family events are tedious in their consistency. I appreciate that stories might be embellished considering the audience and the libations being consumed, but they inevitably return to the same boring tales we've come to love. There are numerous explanations as to why embellishments might happen every time we recall a previous experience, taking into consideration what we <b>believe</b> to be true and what we <b>want</b> to be true!</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Published on November 20, 2018, in </span><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07280-0" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nature Communications</span></i></a><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, the findings offer new insights into the mechanisms of both memory and decision making. According to Columbia University researchers, the brain plays back and prioritizes high-reward events for later retrieval and filters out the neutral, inconsequential events, retaining memories that will be useful to future decisions. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">If that's true, why do I still remember my first wife?!?</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Four Types Of Memory Loss </span></span></b></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">According to the <a href="https://www.terravistafoundation.org/four-types-memory-loss/" target="_blank">Terra Vista Foundation</a>, <span style="color: #454545;">memory loss isn't a simple thing, and there are many factors at work when considering the process of memory loss. There are four different types of memory: sensory, short-term, working, and long-term memory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Short-Term Memory—</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Short-term memory loss is one of the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. You might recall your loved one asking the same question multiple times in the course of a day, or a couple of days. This is commonly described as the inability to recall information that was just recently given to you. The amount of time concerning 'short-term' can be from a couple of seconds, up to a few days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sensory Memory—</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sensory memory is considered the 'shortest-term' memory. It usually is only 3 seconds recalling sensory experiences (memories related to seeing, hearing, tasting, etc.) Sensory memory is often not referred to so much in detecting Alzheimer's because it is subtle and these memories are too short.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Working Memory—</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Working memory is also noticed in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, as it is closely linked to the short-term memory. Working memory is what allows our brains to keep limited amounts of information stored up long enough to use it. It helps us to process our thoughts and to form plans, as well as to develop ideas. As you can see, the short-term memory and the working memory work together.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Long-Term Memory—</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Long-term memory is usually visible in Alzheimer's patients later on in diagnosis. These memories are from a few weeks to early memories from life. The process of memory moves from sensory to short-term to long-term. This explains why long-term memory is the last to be affected in the disease.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It's inconceivable that the human brain isn't considered the wonder of creation! Especially since it weighs just 3 pounds with billions of nerve cells that exchange data with other neurons faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive. While reading this blog, your brain is carrying out an immense number of highly complex functions including guiding the muscles in your eyes, adjusting so you can see with equally sharp clarity in changing light conditions.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The capacity the brain has to store and disseminate information, to mention just a few of the plethora of its capacity, totally <b><i>BLOWS MY MIND MAN!</i></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Through Whose Eyes Will We Experience The Truth?</span></span></b></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFP4Va6KUtDa3TLkyu8nfENuHzg2dikueLqJsS4pZ62sAPAapvnfjw47K51IDfcTBNlNjkSwhALn2aVl5kNnAOohuJNLWTXGzY8mMa7OpI_Bn1sDtLxCQhO6OZh4sUS2wCisufGNJjaJ0/s2048/Faces+and+Eyes.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFP4Va6KUtDa3TLkyu8nfENuHzg2dikueLqJsS4pZ62sAPAapvnfjw47K51IDfcTBNlNjkSwhALn2aVl5kNnAOohuJNLWTXGzY8mMa7OpI_Bn1sDtLxCQhO6OZh4sUS2wCisufGNJjaJ0/w640-h640/Faces+and+Eyes.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">If in fact our memories do change simply by recalling and sharing them, how do cultures who document their history with only paintings and stories rely on these traditions to maintain a consistent message as time passes? Since much of the truth has been omitted from our history books, is the truth now a lie? If men wrote the Bible from information gathered from other men, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">or from their own memories, </span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">why would anyone be surprised when its content is questioned? One example is the debate between the Old and New Testaments.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The ability to question and inquire into other’s beliefs is a gift of free men and women. To blindly believe everything we’re told is naïve and troublesome to me. Since the truth has become so subject and vague, we must teach our children to have an open mind and to utilize that mind to find their own beliefs. If they don’t, they will spend their lives living someone else’s truth! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back in the day, in most grade school history books, Native Americans were either portrayed as ignorant for selling the Island of Manhattan for beads and trinkets, or savages who needed to be stopped from slaughtering the settlers. How many of us read about "The Trail of Tears" in the school history books when we were growing up? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm" target="_blank">"The Trail of Tears"</a> was a 1,000+ mile journey on foot that claimed the lives of 4,000 Cherokee Indians as they were forced to move from their tribal lands from as far away as southwestern North Carolina and northwestern Georgia out to the new Indian Territory of Oklahoma. This tragedy silenced a culture that could have taught us how to respect the earth so it could continue to thrive, and to take only what we need from it. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I don't recall hearing any book reports read in class addressing the <a href="https://guides.loc.gov/indian-removal-act" target="_blank">"Indian Removal Act"</a> created by Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, specifically to exile Native Americans from their ancestral land in spite of agreeing to never remove them from said land, while also banning the use of their language and traditions. Their language and traditions expressed who they were, and without them they would cease to exist as they once were!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With all the information gathered, it appears truth is a subjective thing in spite of the fact that it isn’t subjective at all. When antipathy befriends indifference and ignorance, it allows the haters to commit unthinkable human rights crimes; therefore, the plight of the Native Americans happened!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The truth we learned came from the perspective of progress being sacrosanct, capitalism taking precedence over fairness, and the Anglo-Saxon perception of superiority. This allowed them to look at the fate of Native Americans as collateral damage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Historic Indian tales and mythology teach appropriate behavior and the repercussions of not following the laws of nature. Native Americans who have abandoned their traditions in order to embrace mainstream culture and the American lifestyle are now encountering an increase in disease! Almost a century ago, there was <a href="https://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/23/4/272" target="_blank">virtually no diabetes in the Indian communities</a>, but today it runs rampant except for those Elders who continue to observe their traditions. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydz-rOjpEXqS2v7zzDq799UYFRMTQZgHXeXkHqChY9QiV2eNjl_ntJ7QtJjmB5GIOTrO7lSITJy6BHsEqXbQSZT0W4AlU6e21sXoqv4rERJIS4EVhjnoJqTRlHD5pUOi-NuJMTZO2-4j-/s2048/Man+Blowing+His+Mind.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brain Fart</span></span></b></h3><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My personal concern involves <i>short-term memory loss,</i> for this has become my Achilles Heel surpassing trips to the bathroom. I perused through my collection of Reader’s Digest and found nothing relevant so I located a 1959 edition of "<i>The Bronx Journal On Short-Term Memory Loss and Potato Latkes Recipes" </i>and found some pertinent information.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm sure many of you have found yourself in a room wondering why you're there! There is a name for this dilemma and an answer to why we find ourselves in these situations. It's referred to as "Event Boundary" in the mind! Research shows that when we pass through a doorway leaving a room and entering another, one set of thoughts end and/or separate from the next thought. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Meaning:</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room, and prepares a blank slate for the new locale. The thought you had to go to another room and turn out the light could very well evaporate once you pass through the doorway from one room to another, leaving you wondering why you're there! </span></i><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we can see, there is so much we can't fathom about the brain, but knowing its importance must be conveyed to all of our youth for it is the touchstone to all they will achieve and aspire to. The brain is the “Holy Grail of Knowledge” and a healthy wellbeing! Not integrating basic moral standards and spiritual guidance to the brain, nor nurturing it with positive information, a healthy diet, physical stimulation, and ethical boundaries is naïve and dangerous considering the havoc it can create. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The mind runs the show, writes the script, and, ultimately, will direct what part you’ll play unless you create the best part available utilizing the unending, wondrous, and magical things your brain is capable of!</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Handwriting - Dakota"; font-size: 18pt;">WHAT A MIND F&*K!<o:p></o:p></span></p><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
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</style><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">or simply adapting to social and career environment?</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGAjnwVNq9kCohab7vt6oYf8T3vlfDklCXAw7iIEP9mmy8ZDqPJmzTOG_wQi4MRDE3b_hOqcfTZ-fdw1D-8_ewsC7FZ9pFn5THuj86ek8wjOXu5uAdMfsnw6qMWnmj3wACViTroVxUMIA/s305/Pic+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="305" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGAjnwVNq9kCohab7vt6oYf8T3vlfDklCXAw7iIEP9mmy8ZDqPJmzTOG_wQi4MRDE3b_hOqcfTZ-fdw1D-8_ewsC7FZ9pFn5THuj86ek8wjOXu5uAdMfsnw6qMWnmj3wACViTroVxUMIA/w640-h504/Pic+1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">My earliest memories of the necessity to adapt to my circumstances was at home with my twin sister, Nancy, and my mother, Elizabeth. Mother wanted calm and quiet for she worked up to three jobs to provide for us. Being thoughtful was a requirement! This was my first of many encounters adjusting to my surroundings to better fit in and thrive. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The process of adapting can be more difficult as you mature, developing into who you ultimately will become and/or whom you perceive you are. That being said, it is not uncommon for introverts to become extroverts at their place of employment and other competitive settings, often without even realizing it! </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">If you find yourself bored to tears, you might peruse through information regarding the most accepted model on personality and the five basic personality attributes that can define us as individuals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">O</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">penness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">C</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">onscientiousness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">E</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">xtroversion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">A</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">greeableness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">N</span></b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">euroticism<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #454545;">These </span><b><a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/the-big-five-personality-dimensions-2795422" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Big Five”</span></a></b><span style="color: #454545;"> traits all have a cluster of related traits that shape our emotions and behaviors in a wide variety of situations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In 2014. </span><a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/insights/us/en/focus/human-capital-trends/2014/hc-trends-2014-diversity-to-inclusion.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Deloitte reported</span></span></a><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> that 61% of employees do some form of “covering.” Though it has a negative effect on one's sense of self, it is seen as a necessary evil for career advancement. Employees don't <b><i>want</i> </b>to hide who they really are, but feel they <b><i>need</i> </b>to, due to pressures from leadership or company culture.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In an attempt to explore a personal belief, that I dramatically refer to as "<i>THE PHENOMENON," </i>I offer this somewhat crude and simplistic comparison of one facet of bipolar behavior as it relates to introversion and extroversion, specifically regarding the extreme differences between the highs and lows of bipolar disorder as well as the divergence of demeanor and conduct by introverts and extroverts. </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health problem that often goes undiagnosed, misdiagnosed and untreated. Untreated bipolar disorder can lead to social, emotional and financial problems as well as substance abuse and </span><b style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">suicide</b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">! Symptoms include both extremely elevated moods called mania and episodes of depression. For more information, check </span><a href="https://www.healthgrades.com/right-care/bipolar-disorder/the-dangers-of-untreated-bipolar-disorder" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">this article</span></a><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> from </span><i style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Healthgrades. </i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">“Introversion and extroversion,”</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/myths-about-introverts-and-extroverts" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" target="_blank">according to Dr. Juli Fraga</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">,</span></span></span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> “are personality characteristics and often influenced by nature and nurture. Because they're widely discussed in business, social, and relationship circles, they're often misconstrued. Extroversion and introversion refer to where people receive energy from. Extroverts are energized by socializing in larger groups of people, having many friends, instead of a few intimate ones while introverts are energized by spending time alone or with a smaller group of friends." </span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">For my hypothesis, I'm looking at what scenario best fits my multi-tasking subjects, how they best thrive, and what gives them energy.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“THE PHENOMENON”</span></i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> previously referred to occurs to those who at some point make either a subliminal or conscious decision to assume dual personalities in order to accommodate the two distinctly different and separate lives they now find themselves living! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">During these episodes of persona alteration, the time will inevitably come when there are no longer any attempts for balance, nor adaptation from career to family life, for a new, more dynamic, charismatic you is coming to life! A you that is now unwilling to share the spotlight with <i>even </i></span><i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">the other you!</span></i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">There is usually an imposing <i>"Yin to the Yang," </i>a harsh downside to this social experiment of self-indulgence and deceit. I found it <i>fascinating </i>observing the point when push comes to shove and it’s time to decide what character best suits <b><i>your family</i></b><i> </i>and business associates, for your dual role is beginning to crumble them both!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Even more fascinating—many choose the character that least fits them, even though it has kept them in harm’s way with their family and peers, especially if they no longer see the world through sober eyes! It is my experience most choose “The Extrovert” vis-a-vis <b>the high mania</b> experienced with bipolar disorder. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjN6Qts69X-WFZ4TczI5mBQObqCeuSFNtdsMWebmwg6GzkHUcTjUq_xFgyn1vWK5F0pS5P1jzPhlsJfyvJKnM2i_AZ-VzGYD1dT5WkAfnTZQ9Ubi_X9teADCMMMEiJqB9CZln1SzWy9xI/s267/Pic+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="241" height="702" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjN6Qts69X-WFZ4TczI5mBQObqCeuSFNtdsMWebmwg6GzkHUcTjUq_xFgyn1vWK5F0pS5P1jzPhlsJfyvJKnM2i_AZ-VzGYD1dT5WkAfnTZQ9Ubi_X9teADCMMMEiJqB9CZln1SzWy9xI/w633-h702/Pic+2.jpeg" width="633" /></a></b></div><b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">When someone is experiencing the manic highs of bipolar disorder, they feel overly excited and energized. They're unusually friendly, outgoing, and very productive. They generally report feeling incredibly good.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">During a manic phase, people feel on top of the world, as though they're unstoppable, invincible, and destined for greatness. Unfortunately, they also undergo compulsive behaviors such as binge shopping, excess use of alcohol or drugs, or promiscuous behavior to name a few. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Extroverts exhibit similar behaviors being sociable, talkative, action-oriented, and enthusiastic, but can also be easily distracted unable to be alone, and attention-seeking. Ultimately, are we capable of discerning who we truly are along with what persona most accurately represents us and feels the most natural and comfortable for us to sustain? Or, will we find ourselves swept away with the allure of fantasy and excess? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Possibly even more heart wrenching is having to assume an identity in order to fit in at a mundane, unfulfilling job or relationship. What is the percentage of people who misrepresent how they think and feel, not only in their career, but in their most intimate relationships? </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I found myself searching for the answers to some of these questions once I became a member of Three Dog Night, one of the most prolific and successful bands in Rock & Roll in the late 1960s and throughout much of the 1970s. Even in today’s landscape of successful artists, our achievements more than hold up! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">60 million records sold</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">7 million-selling singles</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">10 platinum and 14 gold albums</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">18 Top 20 and 21 Top 40 hits in a row</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">You learn a great deal about people you travel with, live amongst, and depend on! In fact, you'll recognize the subtle, sometimes obvious, changes in them long before you're aware of the alterations to your own personality and moral compass. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It was becoming obvious that we all were making subtle adjustments to our image, possibly unbeknownst to us, morphing from one character to another. Accents changed as we traveled from The North to The South and country to country. We were having fun taking in this new adventure—<i>seven musicians, one road manager, and a roadie crisscrossing America! </i>At first, we were in a small, old bus and then in a station wagon. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It's unnatural to be adored, admired, respected, desired by people <b><i>you have never met </i></b>for they have no idea who you truly are! They definitely have their own idea of the magical person you are, someone you could never live up to! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The person I was becoming while on the road didn't compliment my life at home. As we toured more, it took time for me to become comfortable again with the slower pace and predictable routine at home. When I began to understand why I was uncomfortable at home, I attempted to mentally prepare for this drastic change and enjoy the time off in between tours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The majority of my life was now spent touring, recording, making TV appearances, and the cornucopia of events made available to successful artists. For the most part, I spent my life in fourth gear and was learning how difficult it would be for me to downshift only to be required to rev it back up whenever necessary. Going home had become a reprieve from my real life, from recording, and from being on the road. Each time, it was taking longer and longer for me to acclimate, slow down, and adjust to the different physical and emotional pace that my family adhered to when I was gone. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">As time passed, I realized many of my choices while touring had left me restless, irritable, and discontent when I was separated from them. It was becoming simpler, and preferable, to remain balls to the wall and the object of your affection! </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTWE1NAJ8YoH6Ti1pAFKVjk33qxi92nx_CiIuPJHO8LlOjUxoaGgAHoa1DQXnW8jni12cs5Uz6aAnmNzP7bTzZV9jpLSZWlLZAelhjpuFCCAyW-I-hJs61WmFo_vsrDVinnq2nar78DQV/s247/Pic+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="247" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTWE1NAJ8YoH6Ti1pAFKVjk33qxi92nx_CiIuPJHO8LlOjUxoaGgAHoa1DQXnW8jni12cs5Uz6aAnmNzP7bTzZV9jpLSZWlLZAelhjpuFCCAyW-I-hJs61WmFo_vsrDVinnq2nar78DQV/w638-h622/Pic+3.jpeg" width="638" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Now, I truly believe we all assume the most affable face we can and adjust to our circumstances when need be—<i>It’s part of life!</i> For the most part, people are kind, adaptable, and have the capacity to find their way through most of what life throws at them. The journey from quiet detachment to jubilance requires little more than a loving glance or thoughtful remark! We are blessed with the capacity to emote as many feelings and display as many personas as necessary for us to feel a part of something, to fulfill our rolls as partner, parent, lover, and business associate while still feeling good about ourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Embracing coveted fantasies of great wealth, celebrity, and romantic conquests on the surface may seem more compelling than Sunday dinner with family and friends, but more often than not, there is nothing more fulfilling and comforting then being loved, accepted, and permitted to be yourself with the most important people in your life…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">…YOUR FAMILY!</span></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-92149066075165670112020-11-07T12:55:00.003-08:002020-11-08T10:31:33.234-08:00Karma--Holy Compensation<p> </p><p><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkJw4x4J1GHWDiZGn6NOTaavRnFg326UJwsaj1H6UAGP-qZpPEXdu0TFXQSj8nBK2m6_urrSJbjaCZzEJe8M__YE6b-VT8CO4uAkKr87aAEZEo-h62ZpG8kmtrEl9NhYU0Hhvp6ouUWVM/s1427/Pic+1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkJw4x4J1GHWDiZGn6NOTaavRnFg326UJwsaj1H6UAGP-qZpPEXdu0TFXQSj8nBK2m6_urrSJbjaCZzEJe8M__YE6b-VT8CO4uAkKr87aAEZEo-h62ZpG8kmtrEl9NhYU0Hhvp6ouUWVM/w558-h640/Pic+1.jpeg" width="558" /></a></b></div><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 24pt;"><p><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 24pt;">KARMA - HOLY COMPENSATION </span></b></p></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>From an early age, I always felt the presence of a Higher Power that made me feel special and safe. Even though there was never any talk of spiritual matters at home, nor did we attend church or other religious functions, my faith was a part of me. The only divine intervention in Apartment 4F in the Bronx was corporal punishment which put the fear of God in you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">Of late, I've been struggling with the demons of my past life as an addict and pathetic human being. T</span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #454545;">hese feelings of despair were brought on by a few situations in my life—one being a project my wife and I undertook in hopes of helping addicts, parents, and significant others of those suffering from addiction. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #454545;"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #454545;">In June, 2020, Ami and I began a video series, "Three Dog Nightmare Revisited," which consisted of reading chapters from my book in conjunction with </span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #454545;">contributing candid conversation on the content of the chapter being read. Casually taking on this endeavor has reopened deep wounds that had long since faded away! How could I have forgotten the two years it took me to recover from writing <i>Three Dog Nightmare (TDN) </i>in the first place?</span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif"> </span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">I honestly feel the waiter has come with the check, <b><i>AGAIN, in the form of an intimate Karma brought on by shame.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></i></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #454545;">It is my sincere wish that you may find something helpful from my book! At this time, I find it personally humiliating, unconscionable, pathetic, and grossly offensive to have been capable of the acts described in <i>TDN</i> especially since I walked away clean and sober with so many more chances for a new life than anyone should expect, while others live with my bad choices!</span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"> </span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #454545;">I'm writing this as a first step in my recovery from the shame and disdain I have for myself! The ultimate goal being acceptance and a pathway to forgiveness.</span></span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #454545;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;">The philosophy of Buddhism related to Karma and certain Christian principles are similar in that it is believed one’s actions determine their life in the hereafter!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">KARMA</span></b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">—Action, seen as bringing upon one’s self-inevitable results. The sum of a person's actions in this state of existence viewed as deciding their fate in previous, current, and future existences. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>Karma is not an external force, not a system of punishment or reward dealt out by God The concept is more accurately understood as a natural law similar to gravity. You do bad things. You get bad things. You do admirable things. You receive the same.</span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;">YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW... <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>Reaping and sowing are essentially about blessings and consequences—accountability for one’s actions! <i>The Holy Bible </i>teaches grace. Grace is where you get what you don't deserve. Grace is unmerited favor. It is love and mercy bestowed upon us by God because God desires us to have it. </span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Cheap Grace”</span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><i><span>“Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheapjacks’ wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices. Grace is represented as the Church's inexhaustible treasury, from which she showers blessings with generous hands, without asking questions or fixing limits. Grace without price; grace without cost! The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance; and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing. Since the cost was infinite, the possibilities of using and spending are infinite. What would grace be if it were not cheap…”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span><i> </i> <b>--Dietrich Bonhoeffer<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>NOTE: This theory of<span class="apple-converted-space"> “</span><i>Cheap Grace”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>is coined in the book, <i>The Cost of Discipleship, </i>written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who is considered a classic of Christian thought. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> --Galatians 6:7-8<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>Much religious doctrine is based on the fear of retribution and <i>the Wrath of God</i>—<i>righteous judgment against sinful humanity, </i>which has been a motivating factor in promoting a spiritual life, the fear of Hell, and eternal damnation. God's desire is that all be saved (<b><u>1 Timothy 2:4</u></b>, <b><u>2 Peter 3:9</u></b>), but those who refuse will suffer the consequences of that refusal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>Grace is the Hebrew word <i>chanan,</i> or the Greek word <i>charis</i>, meaning "the state of kindness and favor toward someone, often with a focus on a benefit given to the object." (<b><u>Strong's Greek 5485</u></b>.) The Grace of God is employed in various forms of religious-inspired rituals with the goal being absolution, utilizing penance, and repenting which has also proven to be a powerful attraction to Christianity. Sadly, it would not shock me to hear that much of the younger generation sees the latter as Voodoo, or hypercritical nonsense. Nor would it surprise me if some Sunday, one-day worshippers utilize the ease of absolution as a “Get Out of Hell FREE Card!” as if absolution was a divine hall pass, enabling you to continue on whatever path you have chosen with impunity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>Most Christians address their sins by asking for God’s forgiveness for He is the ultimate judge! However, our actions on this plane are consistently judged by others, <b>despite God being the ultimate judge</b>, so <i>asking only for God’s forgiveness</i> and not making amends to those we have injured, lied to, stolen from, cheated on, or abused emotionally, mentally, and physically, doesn't seem as significant as making amends to those we have harmed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">On September 17, 1991, while in </span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">Cri-Help Recovery Center,<i> </i>I was struck clean and sober by a loving and forgiving God. I began striving for balance in all things in my life despite the difficulties and my many failures in doing so. I found myself adapting to spiritual and religious principles that best suited my belief of God’s will on my journey with Him—a God of my understanding! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #70ad47;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><b></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAHqCmMma1ft6-Azz9LeTVIfoBWssTw4JX5Ck5xaJgIDVY291Ix4GQnAQtdmGdGQ0OnFIl4wYIhLK5V3vDMwqbUomrad_1R5R8flhRQsVnj84TQjM4go9ft6ge9f9MKJMhJY5eX6mikj9/s301/Pic+2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="241" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAHqCmMma1ft6-Azz9LeTVIfoBWssTw4JX5Ck5xaJgIDVY291Ix4GQnAQtdmGdGQ0OnFIl4wYIhLK5V3vDMwqbUomrad_1R5R8flhRQsVnj84TQjM4go9ft6ge9f9MKJMhJY5eX6mikj9/w512-h640/Pic+2.jpeg" width="512" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>UNCONSCIOUS SELF-IMPOSED INTIMATE KARMA—An unsought involuntary act of self-reflection evaluating your life and worth as a human being. A Karmic encounter caused by one's subconscious coming to light. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">This intimate Karma will be difficult for those lacking in faith, humility, as well as the desire and/or tools in making amends. Those with sociopathic tendencies and others who simply don't care who they've harmed <i>CAN GO TO HELL</i>!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">Those who have Ignored the ethical and moral principles throughout their lives, those meant to control our actions, may be exposed to distressing episodes of conscious and reflection. <b>I certainly was!</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">AMENDS—</span></b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">An amendment, a transformation from your previous, unacceptable behavior to that of an honorable person! This is much more than an apology. <b><i>It’s a commitment to change!</i><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">Acceptance that a moral and spiritual debt is owed in the form of amends for the damaging deeds others have endured on our behalf is paramount in one’s pursuit of God’s Grace and good Karma! The Cowardly usually balk at the previous suggestions for courage isn't their strong suit, however, if these timid souls see how asking for forgiveness and making amends will benefit them, sincere amends might be made! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">The act of making amends is not just meant to simply help you clear your conscience so you feel better, and definitely not to further injure those you have already infringed upon. <i>(A crude example: </i>You should tell the person you stole a watch from and return it to them, but you would never inform them if you had an affair with their spouse for that would be devastating to both families and perhaps cause irreparable harm.) Once you have asked for God’s Grace your <i>Amendment </i>would be to cease being a thief and an adulterer!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333;"><span>When our self-will assumes control, God becomes a distant memory for we are now the ultimate judge! <i>WE are all things</i>, driving the bus WITHOUT A LICENSE nor the skills to navigate through the bad roads ahead! Hopefully, we will encounter a willingness to be accountable for our weaknesses and embrace our strengths <i>for the rings on the tree that you and your first-love carved a heart in are many now</i>, as are the wrinkles on your face! If we allow God in our consciousness, we will be guided to a better existence. Life as God planned it! </span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;">Forgive and ask to be forgiven!</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;">Tell those who need to hear you say<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;">“I LOVE YOU!”, that you love them!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;">Pray for guidance and it will come and...<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="font-size: 20pt;">YOUR </span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Segoe Script", sans-serif" style="color: red; font-size: 20pt;">K</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Segoe Script", sans-serif" style="color: #5b9bd5; font-size: 20pt;">A</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Segoe Script", sans-serif" style="color: #70ad47; font-size: 20pt;">R</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Segoe Script", sans-serif" style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 20pt;">M</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Segoe Script", sans-serif" style="color: #ed7d31; font-size: 20pt;">A</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="font-size: 20pt;"> WILL BE </span></i></b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><i><span face=""Handwriting - Dakota"" style="color: #70ad47; font-size: 20pt;">G</span></i></b><b><i><span face=""Handwriting - Dakota"" style="color: #00b0f0; font-size: 20pt;">R</span></i></b><b><i><span face=""Handwriting - Dakota"" style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 20pt;">O</span></i></b><b><i><span face=""Handwriting - Dakota"" style="color: red; font-size: 20pt;">O</span></i></b><b><i><span face=""Handwriting - Dakota"" style="color: #ffd966; font-size: 20pt;">V</span></i></b><b><i><span face=""Handwriting - Dakota"" style="color: #ed7d31; font-size: 20pt;">Y</span></i></b></span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Handwriting - Dakota"" style="font-size: 20pt;"> </span></i></b><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="font-size: 20pt;">MAN!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 20pt;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #70ad47; font-size: 20pt;"></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonR665GVOhQS3SHoz7q2fs0i3_6vkmYJy2l50Nix6vPKHLY1zOAB51x9hLnEaVEvtB0r4QeUpFtMEb6YAuLpJmXWs-J7BXwGjZChYvUdxIFvnW03RWfmtelkcT7NGGq-_uiPYESWl7syd/s309/Pic+3.jpeg" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonR665GVOhQS3SHoz7q2fs0i3_6vkmYJy2l50Nix6vPKHLY1zOAB51x9hLnEaVEvtB0r4QeUpFtMEb6YAuLpJmXWs-J7BXwGjZChYvUdxIFvnW03RWfmtelkcT7NGGq-_uiPYESWl7syd/w497-h640/Pic+3.jpeg" width="497" /></a></i></b></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 20pt;"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Most of my contribution to this piece was stimulated and gathered from reading <i>The Big Book</i> <i>for Alcoholics Anonymous </i>and <i>The Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-85216341738693758892020-09-06T11:01:00.028-07:002020-09-07T15:46:03.135-07:00The Ugly Truth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YJMAh63ijwBF14gcbOphmeaTWcj3PbOBJPHh5JuB3VtI6rj78VDlpV_olHYuH6fkVJpDizENKr79CAXlyCMFLevrbZ7C8r3Ykaad6lqIekq7uWiBdmXWQD-ZA6-a10oqIBA5Qb4lEbwl/s1478/Opening+Collage.jpeg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1242" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YJMAh63ijwBF14gcbOphmeaTWcj3PbOBJPHh5JuB3VtI6rj78VDlpV_olHYuH6fkVJpDizENKr79CAXlyCMFLevrbZ7C8r3Ykaad6lqIekq7uWiBdmXWQD-ZA6-a10oqIBA5Qb4lEbwl/w525-h625/Opening+Collage.jpeg" width="525" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /><span> </span></span><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: x-large;">AN UGLY TRUTH</span></span></h1><h2 style="font-size: 18pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: 14pt;">Prejudice is everywhere—and always has been!<o:p></o:p></span></i></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">We all have encountered bigotry in one form or another whether personally, as an observer, or as a willing participant.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It is my sincere hope that I can contribute something worthwhile to the hypersensitive issue of prejudice.<span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">Some will be skeptical, and others outraged, feeling that I don't have the proper pedigree to truly understand discrimination in the context they're relating to--<i>I AGREE!</i> I can only express my experience as a beneficiary and observer of prejudice—<b>that it is an abomination, an insult to God, and a disgrace to mankind no matter whom it touches!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545;">I can equivocally state that prejudice is not practiced by, or limited to, one race, gender, color, or ethnicity—for it has been universally employed by all cultures since the beginning of time</span><span>. <span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">That being said, I should further qualify that in America, there has been no culture more devastated by the relentless oppression of prejudice than the Black community. </span><span style="color: #454545;">When human beings know something is wrong, vulgar, and indefensible, yet it continues, outrage will ultimately follow. When there is no hope, no viable solution, revolt ensues! Despair and desperation fuels anger. Hate embraces both! We must stop the suffering of the people with our silence and our rage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">We are born with a basic intuition that instinctively leads us to react cautiously, and possibly negatively, towards that which we see or perceive as different, even dangerous. This sense can be nurtured or diminished by the environment we are nurtured in along with the opportunities to socialize with those from various ethnicities, sexual proclivities, and religious affiliations different than ours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGd_jiO7TUHF1-AF9v9a9hvTol3BpsVjfgIfW1cs3gZ_jiOABEaPz17gAgyBs0GmmQDAVwAANMBSnv_ZRx-zYCHWa822DkfeTO-GB81AUJw4fhgE_-dUD2a2II8UItZHJ7Ai8ZEfapvJy/s2048/Children.jpeg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="2048" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGd_jiO7TUHF1-AF9v9a9hvTol3BpsVjfgIfW1cs3gZ_jiOABEaPz17gAgyBs0GmmQDAVwAANMBSnv_ZRx-zYCHWa822DkfeTO-GB81AUJw4fhgE_-dUD2a2II8UItZHJ7Ai8ZEfapvJy/w625-h514/Children.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">OUR CHILDREN ARE THE ANSWER</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">It has always been my belief that each newborn is a God-given opportunity for the world to change in a positive way. We should look to the children for they are our greatest opportunity for a better tomorrow.<span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">I find children are more open-minded than adults concerning differences. They seem to be color blind, more inquisitive, and willing to engage with other cultures; whereas, older members of the family might already be influenced by racial bias, homophobia, and religious paranoia learned in their youth at home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">I'm not addressing venomous, hate speech, but instead, the more prevalent and snide slurs and jokes passed down from prior generations that demean and marginalize those we see as different. In many cases, this demeaning speech isn't based on any actual interaction or knowledge, but solely on stereotypical misconceptions based on one's appearance and/or cultural differences.<span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">It's paramount that parents and teachers introduce and familiarize children to the varied nationalities and cultural differences that surround us when they are very young. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">Educators should teach a course of study that </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545;">reflects the wonders of the many different cultures that make up Americans, including their varying backgrounds and customs, honestly depicting the hardships and struggles they have had to, and continue to, overcome.</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">Being enlightened and educated, as well as concerned as to why our schoolmates look and act differently, will bring about understanding, familiarity, and, ultimately, normality and acceptance. It is a necessity for our youth to see that being different is the norm in our ever-shrinking world. Separatism and isolation breed a social ineptitude that is destroying us! </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545;">Most prejudice is learned at home and reinforced on the streets in like-minded communities with similar ethnicities!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;">Many of the schools today are employing a drastic and erroneous course of study directed at our youngest minds. This curriculum is more of an indoctrination based around the social science of Critical Race Theory (CRT) which states that racism is ingrained in the fabric and system of the American society. CRT identifies that our power structures are based on White privilege and White supremacy which perpetuates the marginalizing of people of color!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;">This provocative approach in educating our children that White people have been responsible for all of the horrific wrongs people of color have endured is reckless, flawed, historically inaccurate, and will perpetuate division, confusion, shame, guilt, and anger of our youngest minds further separating us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">MY STORY</span></b></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">As I was putting together a memorial of my family members who served in the military, I came across a picture of my maternal grandfather in his Navy uniform from World War II. I was so excited to include his portrait in my Memorial Day tribute!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">I found myself searching for his name only to realize I couldn't remember it. Was his name John or William? I simply didn't know.<span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">Thinking back, I became aware this wasn't the first time I experienced this confusion. I remember a night in my early teens, in our apartment on Sherman Avenue in the Bronx, when I noticed my mother quietly weeping. I asked my sister why mom was crying and she explained that her father had died. I asked if he was our grandfather and she replied, "I guess."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">We had never met my Mom’s Dad, Mr. Rooke, because he didn't approve, nor accept, his protestant, Anglo-Saxon daughter marrying a Catholic, Puerto Rican man; therefore, he never wanted to meet us—AND NEVER DID! He had almost entirely eliminated our mother from his life which is s</span><span style="color: #333333;">o very sad and pathetic. Although I never met my grandfather, I do remember waiting outside on the stoop once when my mother went in to see him. Prejudice added to the dissolution</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">of my mother and father’s marriage, the separation of the two families, and ultimately ended with Nancy, my twin sister, and I in an orphanage. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: times;">It's difficult for me to articulate how I felt being given away at only eight-years-old. Prejudice was the catalyst to this life-changing event.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGmUrABq2TB6-HXxFredY24a6OcDjhyphenhyphenzM_ClXbGYJE6n1dfLx18uGbzM15PTV2IecDg_VdkqSV_Uz-vz_saKddanWHaO93XDMVX_9FqFTmisjvI7Bh-uWvP5rN4gVcIA85UGX-gCDA4LI/s2048/Woodycrest.jpeg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2048" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGmUrABq2TB6-HXxFredY24a6OcDjhyphenhyphenzM_ClXbGYJE6n1dfLx18uGbzM15PTV2IecDg_VdkqSV_Uz-vz_saKddanWHaO93XDMVX_9FqFTmisjvI7Bh-uWvP5rN4gVcIA85UGX-gCDA4LI/w625-h474/Woodycrest.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 16pt;">WOODYCREST—"The Home for Friendless Children"</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #70ad47; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">Staff at Woodycrest cared for adolescents, pre-teens, and teenagers until they reached eighteen years of age. I lived in the dorm for boys from eight to eleven with over 20 other young boys—Puerto Ricans, Blacks, Whites, one Asian, and a German boy who arrived shortly after I moved in. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">All we knew, and all we needed to know, about each other was that we were all hurt, confused, lonely, and often scared! We were brothers from absent mothers, soulmates in loss and pain. We all knew we would never experience anything more crushing than being discarded. We shared the shame of losing not just everything, but everyone we knew and loved. Disrespecting one another because of our differences or the color of our skin was irrelevant for we survived together in the emptiness of our new lives, some of us sharing secrets children shouldn’t have! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">After leaving Woodycrest, Nancy and I returned to our apartment on Sherman Avenue with our Mom. </span><span style="color: #333333;">It was a primarily Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx.<b><i> I loved it there!</i></b> People either accepted or tolerated the varied cultures that flourished around them, but only their children truly embraced their encounters with other ethnicities, learning to live and sometimes even love their differences! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">The children were helping to make the neighborhood a better, more comfortable place to live. I still believe that the prejudice they encountered primarily came from their families’ attitudes and predisposition on race, religion, and separatism. I wouldn't be surprised if several families, no matter what their ethnicity, had some prejudice against one or many other groups<span class="apple-converted-space">. Each block was a cultural experiment—not just with people of color, but also from varying nations including Ireland, Italy, Puerto Rico, Germany—a new world, a melting pot of civilization!</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">In the 1950s, our neighborhood didn’t have any aggressive or hostile bigotry, and none of the shameful horrors, perpetuated against people of color. Nor was there any ignorant or intolerant hate speech being spewed from the lips of those more archaic than the dinosaur. Instead, it was a more subtle and hidden bias that survived behind closed doors, only to be shared with family and friends and most likely overheard by their children! </span><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">I wouldn't be surprised if some were uncomfortable with their parent’s bias.</span></i><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">THE BAR MITZVAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uViD-5itdGSIbcgz1fTNP2QilUg5Kdg3FWg5yu1Hs-3peYOd-WuN8s4znNlldQX-iHbNIqAsmd-e-33gPk980rNAWjeakMSuBd6z12ASTGL9ERYlXbSc3XBtPLumvySUCdXw_qUfr1n4/s1242/Bar+Mitzvah.jpeg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1242" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uViD-5itdGSIbcgz1fTNP2QilUg5Kdg3FWg5yu1Hs-3peYOd-WuN8s4znNlldQX-iHbNIqAsmd-e-33gPk980rNAWjeakMSuBd6z12ASTGL9ERYlXbSc3XBtPLumvySUCdXw_qUfr1n4/w625-h624/Bar+Mitzvah.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><h3 style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><i><span face="" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Herbie Rosenkowitz Bar Mitzvah<o:p></o:p></span></i></h3><div><i><span face="" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">I had a best friend named Sheldon Schlossberg</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">We loved sports as well as playing on the streets or in the schoolyard. When Sheldon was 12, he began preparing for his Bar Mitzvah which would be held when he was 13. On a few occasions, I accompanied him to the synagogue where he was learning a prescribed course of study in Judaism.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">I had gone with other friends when they were preparing to become a man in the Jewish religion and had also been to their Bar Mitzvahs.</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">When Sheldon's parents informed him that I was not welcome to attend his Bar Mitzvah since I was not Jewish, it deeply hurt and embarrassed him. He could barely face me and, ultimately, it altered our friendship. I too was embarrassed for I would be the only boy from our tight-knit group that wouldn’t be attending. I knew the decision came from his parents and not my dear friend, Sheldon. (<i>An interesting side note: </i>Years later, as an adult, Sheldon Schlossberg legally changed his name to Don Schlossberg!)<span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">When I was about 13, there was an elderly man who enjoyed leaning out his first-floor window adjacent to the sidewalk. I occasionally noticed him engaging passersby. This day, he beckoned me over and asked if I could dial a number for him as he was having difficulties with his phone. I still remember how he would confuse the letter “O” with the number “0”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">He appeared to be a religious man of faith and wisdom. He always dressed in black with his <i>payot </i>or<i> payos</i>, also known as sidelocks or sideburns, flowing down from the side of his <i>yarmulke</i> atop his head. He also wore a <i>tallit </i>or<i> toles</i>, a fringed, poncho-like garment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">In a thoughtful, yet superior manner, he proceeded to explain why some residents in our neighborhood had treated me differently. At first, I was put off, but I knew he meant no harm so I remained and listened to him. He continued explaining the horrific ordeal the Jews had gone through a little more than a decade ago. The essence of his dialogue concerned his race and that they were rebuilding their lives and families. He then stated that boys like me didn't fit in that scenario. Jewish girls should not be with <i>goyim</i>, those who didn’t follow the Jewish faith. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">Whatever his reasoning for sharing these thoughts with a 13-year-old, only he knows, but I felt he believed it was a <i>mitzvah, </i>a good deed or kind act, for him to enlighten me. Actually, I thought he was a bit of a <i>nebbish</i>—a pitifully, ineffectual man—instead of a <i>mensch, </i>the stand-up guy he thought he was! He actually caused me to experience some <i>shpilkes,</i> states of impatience and/or anxiety. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">I did learn that men of faith and religious commitment are not immune from ignorance!</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">I had heard some of my neighbors call my sister a <i>shiksa, </i>or non-Jewish girl, and me a <i>goy</i>, but in their context, the term felt like a slur and definitely mean-spirited. Those individuals were usually <i>yentas,</i> or gossips, and definitely not the norm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">I love the Jewish people—their strength, intelligence, religion, humor, and their beauty. My first relationships were with Jewish girls in spite of the resistance from some of their parents. I married a Jewish girl and have a wonderful daughter Charlotte being raised in the Hebrew tradition.<span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><h2 style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;">“In Your Face!”<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWFIXYnevyGG7t-oFhIlHv2ySMWc05Zu4rKueF_A6wczKHfHN5KNz4_ggv6XvbLwdIJc9QAZXwnB0k6MF0m0JONjjI6z8ooFL5MSH3bSi_AC9QGJCiBk3ojPRalsEKwX3WXccHs3Oqh1C/s771/Basketball.jpeg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="744" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWFIXYnevyGG7t-oFhIlHv2ySMWc05Zu4rKueF_A6wczKHfHN5KNz4_ggv6XvbLwdIJc9QAZXwnB0k6MF0m0JONjjI6z8ooFL5MSH3bSi_AC9QGJCiBk3ojPRalsEKwX3WXccHs3Oqh1C/w604-h625/Basketball.jpeg" width="604" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">When I was in junior high, or middle school to some, I was looking for a place to fit in and also expand my basketba</span><span>ll game. I went to Harlem’s Kennedy Center, to Hilton White’s South Bronx playground on Cauldwell Avenue, to Rucker’s Park on the weekends, and to a local gym in a nearby Black neighborhood. </span><span style="color: #333333;">Initially, it took some time before I was any kind of an offensive or defensive threat, but I was able to hold my own. More often than not, I was accepted and judged on my ability to play.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">A year later, many of the athletes knew me and we looked forward to competing. One evening, I was having a particularly good game when a big man, about 25 years of age, felt I had embarrassed him with an offensive move I had made. He threw me to the ground stating, "You don't belong here and you better get your f#*!’ing White ass out of here." I was 16 and only weighed 155 pounds or so, but I knew if I left, I could never come back. </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">At that point in my life, being accepted not only as an athlete, but as a person, was far more important to me than taking a beating from this man. Being marginalized was beginning to wear on me! </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: times;">Fortunately, some of the older guys told him that if he couldn't keep up with the kid, he should go home. It opened my eyes that being in that neighborhood had also caused some tension. As in my neighborhood, once again there were those who felt I didn't belong.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span face=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 21.33333396911621px;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">RESPECT</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span class="apple-converted-space"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH0W0vYlnd4bkyJ54TJ-q6tF9PO_zv512Vj0exv9o6PDo2jlBvl3UDdIc70nYEnlfc8a4O3bd0TTObuwIA4vfaQp_alTtusIDLPeLz25U3f5zGQFD5KMaI2BJMWqrP7iUEk2Rx7IybDNE/s1211/Bronx+Falcons.jpeg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="654" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH0W0vYlnd4bkyJ54TJ-q6tF9PO_zv512Vj0exv9o6PDo2jlBvl3UDdIc70nYEnlfc8a4O3bd0TTObuwIA4vfaQp_alTtusIDLPeLz25U3f5zGQFD5KMaI2BJMWqrP7iUEk2Rx7IybDNE/w423-h781/Bronx+Falcons.jpeg" width="423" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">During my 1964 summer break, after finishing at Hancock College, I was getting ready to attend Cal State LA where I would play for Coach Bill Sharman! I participated in what I perceive as a milestone in my basketball life when four Jews, a Puerto Rican, and an Italian entered The Hilton White Basketball Tournament. This three-day, eight-team event featured the powerful Bronx Falcons. They were favored to win and included Willie Worsley, Nevil Shed, and Willie Cager who would be part of the first all-Black starting five to win the NCAA Division One Championship with their Texas Western Miners teammates just two years later!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">When we walked in the gym, you could feel the tension. Not a word was exchanged between the athletes as the spectators just looked at us. It hadn't crossed my mind until that moment that five White guys were going to be competing with all-Black teams in their neighborhood gym in the South Bronx. <i>This was going to get real!<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">We won the first two games and were going to play against the Falcons in the championship game. Hilton White, their coach, had put together some of the best players in the Bronx and Harlem. It was an honor for me just to compete with them! The championship game was as physical an event as I had ever been involved in. Either team could have won, but somehow, we did! I hadn't realized I was the high scorer in the tournament until reading the coverage of the tournament in <i>The Daily News</i> and <i>New York Post.</i> In fact, I had scored 62 points in three games averaging over 20 points a game!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">My memories of those games, along with the interactions with the spectators and other athletes, will always be treasured ones. Respect, common goals, open hearts, and the opportunity for all to get to know one another removed any preconceived notions of who, or what, we truly were. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">That tournament led to an invitation from the Harlem Magicians for both Murray Zinavoy—DeWitt Clinton High School All-City Honorable Mention—and ME—All-Divisional, All-League, and All-City Honorable Mention—to be on the team that would play against the Magicians in venues around Harlem! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">It was nothing like the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals where the game was choreographed for a predetermined outcome. Instead, it was <i>Street-Ball</i> where every trick, dunk, and amazing play were vigorously contested. I admit that at times it was scary being one of only two White people in the gym. We heard our share of honky, Casper, and cracker remarks, but talent once again removed many barriers. <b><i>Gratefully, sports and athletic ability transcend intolerance!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: red; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span>I could have potentially been involved in an unethical endeavor playing against the Harlem Magicians for I was being paid! If I had continued participating in college sports at Cal State LA, it would have been an NCAA violation. Deep inside, though, I knew my basketball life was coming to an end. The only reason I considered putting Columbia Records on hold was to play for Coach Sharman </span><span>and continue, for as long as possible, to play the game I loved and committed to most of my young life! </span><span>As fate would have it, Coach Sharman called later that summer to inform me of his departure from the college ranks to coach in a new professional league. It was time for me to leave competitive sports so I could give the music business my full attention!</span><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;">LEAVING THE BIG CITY</span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="color: #333333;">In 1961, there were about 1.5 million residents in the Bronx. I had chosen to attend college in California </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">to reunite with my father and the Negron family. Santa Maria was a town of twenty-one thousand that consisted of primarily White, Mexican, and Filipino families with a small number of Black and Asian families. I was excited to experience living in a small town.</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">A few months into the first semester, one of my dorm mates told us about a live music concert and dance being held in town. We all went and enjoyed the music and meeting girls! As I was dancing with a girl from school, I caught the eye of a beautiful Mexican girl who was dancing with her girlfriend. She smiled and I said, “Hi.” Later, I decided to ask her to dance. As I was walking towards her, I realized only the Mexican kids were congregating in this area. When I asked her to dance, she looked at her girlfriends with a concerned look, but they encouraged her to dance with me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">Shortly after we hit the floor, reminiscent of the gym dance scene in <i>West Side Story</i> where the Puerto Ricans and Whites took offense to Tony and Maria dancing together, I found myself surrounded by her friends as my dance partner was escorted away. The tension ended when some girls pulled me away and started dancing with me. They explained it was not a good idea to cross the invisible line that separates the different groups to ask one of their girls to dance. I got it, like in the Bronx!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: times;">Another interesting side note:</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: times;"> Almost two years later, having performed at many of these dances as well as having some radio success with The Sorensen Brothers under the name of Chuck Rondell—I sang at her girlfriend’s wedding!</span><span face=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJhq4cHZ8lQdyTwcOzpvslZ5uH_FIXvdDcPd2ssJTJrwAI7kBHndAZN8B3R2Tg9IsnuiYbJN8Qb6gLytIMzl84uFaKmCQ7jJ1XEFe1mEVMeuwp4dizLpUlUoE9dG0dJA_bYndnfWx_7c6/s824/Biscaynes.jpeg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="780" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJhq4cHZ8lQdyTwcOzpvslZ5uH_FIXvdDcPd2ssJTJrwAI7kBHndAZN8B3R2Tg9IsnuiYbJN8Qb6gLytIMzl84uFaKmCQ7jJ1XEFe1mEVMeuwp4dizLpUlUoE9dG0dJA_bYndnfWx_7c6/w593-h625/Biscaynes.jpeg" width="593" /></a></div><h3 style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><i><span face="" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Chicano-Filipino White band!</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">During my first year at school, I was asked by Frank Salazar, The Music Man—promoter of local dances, shows, and concerts, if I would perform with The Sorensen Brothers. (Frank and the Sorensen’s were ultimately responsible for my recording contract with Columbia Records as well as my music career.) While performing with them, I caught the eye of Johnnie Perry, leader of The Biscaynes, a primarily Mexican band. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: times;">With them, I did concerts and “Battle of The Band” events all over the Central California area. Their music was actually closer to my roots and I truly enjoyed playing with them. I recall an incident at an out-of-town dance when some audience members were loud enough for us to hear their nasty, ethnic slurs as we performed. Orgy, our Filipino saxophone player, had enough and confronted the bigots. A brawl broke out that was ugly and caused by ignorance, intolerance, and learned bigotry!</span><span face=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 21.33333396911621px;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">FAST FORWARD TO THE PRESENT</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">This is a complex and sensitive subject far above my pay grade, but I am appreciative for the opportunity to have voiced my feelings on this volatile issue.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">To truly move towards eliminating racism, forgiveness must be a reasonable request—a spiritual understanding that mercy, not hate, be realized for hate only begets more hate, and payback engenders payback. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: times;">We, as a society, must embrace a spiritual enlightenment based on the principles of grace, forgiveness, and accountability if we are to move forward with a new pair of glasses so we may clearly see the way to ending bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hate! </span><span face=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Teach our children, teach your children, to love all of God’s children!</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;"> </span></span></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;">SOMETIMES WE MUST LOOK BACK TO MOVE FORWARD!</span></h1><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><h3 align="center" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;">Is it<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>naïve to hope for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>forgiveness?<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><h3 align="center" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;">Are peace and love<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>antiquated fantasies?</span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2VyxX2KfLcDIQiTBmQo6C3AcjZjdgIg4GLt_zs8-7sFAwMt9xFbNHb3uVcXNlgoIXqLJbK8L2YDRMWQzPtT-3ExDP38FS0Iv6IDccry0t0oRigG74_hZUgDDqD9S4DCG-_FEtCfUaoHG/s311/IMG_3942.png" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="240" height="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2VyxX2KfLcDIQiTBmQo6C3AcjZjdgIg4GLt_zs8-7sFAwMt9xFbNHb3uVcXNlgoIXqLJbK8L2YDRMWQzPtT-3ExDP38FS0Iv6IDccry0t0oRigG74_hZUgDDqD9S4DCG-_FEtCfUaoHG/w586-h760/IMG_3942.png" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;">With our nation struggling to find common ground so we may move forward in ending racial injustice, it is my fear that, in spite of the reality, while the hearts and minds of the masses are united and demanding change that this moment may become a remembrance, an epitaph of a wasted opportunity to end the hideous silence that has allowed prejudice to thrive!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;">I am frankly anxious and bewildered why the serious factions working towards equality and change in the Black community have allowed those with only hate and revenge in their hearts to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;">become their loudest voice? <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;">Are those who seem to only want their pound of flesh squandering this long overdue moment? <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;">Is it wise to be branding everyone, and everything, as racist, thus diluting the ugly reality of this words' true meaning; therefore, negating it to the equivalency of:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #454545; font-family: times;"> </span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b><i><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">If everyone is unique, than no one is unique!</span></i></b><b style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><h1 align="center" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 24pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 22pt;">PEACE!<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In Memoriam:</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> I recently lost one of my dearest friends, Mr. Herbie Rosenkowitz!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">A part of who I am went with him! RIP my dear friend.</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><i><o:p></o:p></i><p></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-666340914523609532020-08-09T18:06:00.004-07:002020-08-09T18:11:06.156-07:00When One and One Are Three<p> <b style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 24pt;"> </span></b></p><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
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</style><h1 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">WHEN ONE AND ONE ARE THREE</span></span></b></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0iyG_lsWWtpoZK4pXKCaBUA9Q7m_iLSpRNgcHvpJUGwH1Gx2qneXLbvVmqrBuP_N_YKW3pxwQuJUjz-O2QqUEMEsFj_ZQKfKVQfRXhNV4k_eOcxY_QoRvC6979ZkforSpfMnnxe6NNZO/s274/Disclaimer.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="249" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0iyG_lsWWtpoZK4pXKCaBUA9Q7m_iLSpRNgcHvpJUGwH1Gx2qneXLbvVmqrBuP_N_YKW3pxwQuJUjz-O2QqUEMEsFj_ZQKfKVQfRXhNV4k_eOcxY_QoRvC6979ZkforSpfMnnxe6NNZO/w159-h175/Disclaimer.jpeg" width="159" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: red;">DISCLAIMER:</span></span><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I’ve been self-quarantined since March and, like many of you amidst this craziness, fear I might be “losing it” just a bit. For example, I’m confused why I’m in the living room, but I know if I stand here long enough, then I’ll remember. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Do you find it disconcerting being treated differently than others, especially when the people who demand change while requiring we follow specific protocols DO NOT do so themselves? I’m going to turn 80 in two years so please indulge my lack of political correctness and/or WOKE skills. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">It just came to me. I need to turn off the living room lights. </span></i><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>I began writing this article in May, but my family asked me to please not share with you in fear of my well-being. I do know that by voicing my discontent on controversial issues, by choosing not to put my head in the sand, leaves me vulnerable to be flanked in the rears and could potentially invite attacks and unkindness. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>There was a time at 6’1” and about 190 lbs. that I would easily embrace an encounter, but the truth is, I’m shrinking as we speak. I’m most likely closer to 5’11” now (and definitely a little heavier!)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">I wish no harm to anyone</span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">. </span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">I’m simply voicing my opinion. </span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">May God be with you! <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> </b></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Now, did I leave the cats out?</b></span><span style="color: #353535;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #538135; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhZaQFLWwlaD9RvbmXdzPopZRZs2liyI0Julf4KGtHUzt2QetC7V6LqEcCr5P7yqctoLinn560TcevqP_o4EQgLDPIO3U1qFRfkNwTw_VdW7kWL6vUEzWVcmqzOoX2soLsD_QOn3gB731/s2048/Purple+Collage.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1144" height="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhZaQFLWwlaD9RvbmXdzPopZRZs2liyI0Julf4KGtHUzt2QetC7V6LqEcCr5P7yqctoLinn560TcevqP_o4EQgLDPIO3U1qFRfkNwTw_VdW7kWL6vUEzWVcmqzOoX2soLsD_QOn3gB731/w560-h1000/Purple+Collage.jpeg" width="560" /></a></b></div><b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Our country has been traumatized by a pandemic that has resulted not just in the death of more than 160,000 Americans (for current information, click <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/us-cases-deaths.html" target="_blank">here</a>), but also the loss of multiple businesses and jobs. Combining that with social unrest, the anarchy initiated by the horrific murder of George Floyd, and the tireless injustice and inequality that African-Americans have suffered far too long has unleashed a frightening rage from people of all colors!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Sadly, to those who see opportunity in all catastrophes—the hustlers, takers, and pimps—we are no more than a trick! </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">In today's America, is it possible to initiate a conversation addressing the zealots and those whose mission is to only fan the flames of hate, fear, and anger ONLY to enrich themselves as they blatantly utilize arbitrary, bitter vitriol to incite more discontent, to gain power, without the fear of being assaulted, ridiculed, or chastised?</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 9pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">What can a parent say to their children concerning the upheaval surrounding them? </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">How do we address the discrepancy between peaceful protesters and those causing violence, loss of life, looting, and destruction?</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">By what means can I articulate another state of consciousness, another point of view, ideals, or morality that won't <i>fall on deaf ears, stimulate rigid pushback, or worse? <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Contributing deception and confusion in to the mix are the “spin doctors” who reside within sociologically antiquated press rooms where the news is now invented! Media gurus have found it necessary to expand their editorial staff so they are better equipped to <b>“Create”</b> the news instead of <b>Reporting</b> it. These new <i>“psychic and telepathic divisions” </i>are up and running!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">BE A MENSCH, WEAR A MASK! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">IT COULDN’T HURT!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShvyW5rJXnUYMwJgFueUxOaHTwwYQlGsP-6R2Etx1s0xs22DnieXeTMlHIoSYKUsFYzGYe-fAhfZsUwPczBELJh_K3Bv8QUbWdhXQzJ8RPxeb61HcK9Qb4O2KKqQuOGdwQ0sB_5DEG7Vr/s1242/Masks.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1242" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShvyW5rJXnUYMwJgFueUxOaHTwwYQlGsP-6R2Etx1s0xs22DnieXeTMlHIoSYKUsFYzGYe-fAhfZsUwPczBELJh_K3Bv8QUbWdhXQzJ8RPxeb61HcK9Qb4O2KKqQuOGdwQ0sB_5DEG7Vr/w640-h529/Masks.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">The media has shamed and scolded us for leaving our homes even to make a living, concluding that we would be responsible for killing others if we do so. The messages and warnings keep changing, but we all do our best to follow the directions given to us by our elected leaders. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">For months, COVID-19 consumed the news every night! Wear a mask, don't wear a mask. </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Information is power, but too often it seemed the data was politically motivated and inaccurate. Those with the virus must be quarantined, yet contagious senior citizens were released from hospitals and sent back to their respective assisted living facilities to die where they infected and ultimately caused the deaths of thousands!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Then something entirely unforeseen happened—<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_CGtiE7dp_9KmL6a-Drjn14YHHX5onr3CddG7j95tfMon0CEWQCGYFR2X6SB8PBCxCZ4c2sfMnU7XD7xaG6d7Y06qHzAm-2BsOv-WHnQxd6eHUhTQlvz2SldmAhrAgPs4ApURwuuRP2o/s640/Bap-Zoom.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="640" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_CGtiE7dp_9KmL6a-Drjn14YHHX5onr3CddG7j95tfMon0CEWQCGYFR2X6SB8PBCxCZ4c2sfMnU7XD7xaG6d7Y06qHzAm-2BsOv-WHnQxd6eHUhTQlvz2SldmAhrAgPs4ApURwuuRP2o/w640-h558/Bap-Zoom.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">It <i>VANISHED</i> from the news cycle!</span></b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> Like playing three-card Monty with The Riddler, you just couldn't find the COVID-19 charts, the daily briefings, and analysis.</span><b><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Once again, political opportunists would be driving the news. The media’s assessment along with like-minded politicians decided the protests and lawlessness in the streets better fit their agenda. News of the riots transcended reporting of the killer pandemic putting our wellbeing on the back page. </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">The pandemic reporting only returned to the headlines when the crime, deaths, looting, and burning of our cities became too difficult to support and were negatively affecting their cause.</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">These “spoon-bending illusionists” want you to put your common sense aside. Don’t be concerned that they are ignoring every warning they gave us for months concerning the dangers of COVID-19 and about being in crowds as if they no longer mattered! <i>Perhaps the health organizations found the virus only targets specific groups and ideologies and avoided others? <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Protesters, looters, statue assassins, and anarchists need not be concerned for you are “safe” from the virus and “will not” infect others! </span><i><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Pardon my sarcasm again, but isn’t having groups of people screaming in each other’s face, walking hand in hand, reckless behavior considering many of us have not been out for months in hopes that this pandemic might end?</span></i><span face="" style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></i></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">FOLLOW THE SCIENCE!</span></span></b></h4><p style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;">If we are to follow the science, then it would be prudent to consider more than one’s physical health for that is just one part of a healthy, human being. Mental and emotional health is paramount as is spiritual and economic well-being! The very fact our politicians took such a drastic approach to COVID-19 based on only one of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>aforementioned human health concerns is ignorant and definitely not following the science.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #454545;">1)<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">Mental and Emotional Health:</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #333333;">a.<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/04/mental-health-coronavirus/" target="_blank">Washington Post reported</a> that in only the first three months of the quarantine,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>federal agencies predicted an "historic wave of mental health problems is approaching; depression, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and </span>suicide."</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. John Muir Medical Center revealed in recent months that they have seen more deaths</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">from suicide than from COVID-19.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href=" https://abc7news.com/suicide-covid-19-coronavirus-rates-during-pandemic-death-by/6201962/" target="_blank">Doctor Mike deBoisblanc</a> stated, "We've never seen numbers like this, in such a short period of time…we've seen a year’s worth of suicide attempts in the last four weeks." </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #454545;">2)<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">Spiritual Health:</span></b><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">The<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/us/churches-coronavirus-services.html" target="_blank"> New York Times stated,</a> "cancelled religious services are another symbol of a lost chance to be still, and to breathe.” </span>But for many Americans, their Faith and Church is a big part of who and what they are. To remove such an essential component of their lives is misguided and totally arbitrary when used car dealers, landscaping, and pool maintenance are deemed “essential” to name a few.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">NEWS ALERT: Attending churches and funerals is unessential; therefore, it is forbidden! Yet, cannabis businesses and liquor stores remain open. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><i><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">How is nourishing your spiritual health, your faith, burying your loved ones, or earning a living considered UNESSENTIAL?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">Our Constitution states: <span class="apple-converted-space"><i>“</i></span><i>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”</i></span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #454545;">3)<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">Economic wellbeing:</span></b><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">In May, the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/12/small-business-used-define-americas-economy-pandemic-could-end-that-forever/" target="_blank">Washington Post wrote</a> more than 100,000 small businesses have closed permanently according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #454545;">Within the U.S.,<a href="https://cdn.advocacy.sba.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/23142719/2019-Small-Business-Profiles-US.pdf" target="_blank"> 99.9% of businesses are considered small businesses</a>. They are responsible for over 47% of U.S. employment and <a href="https://advocacy.sba.gov/2019/01/30/small-businesses-generate-44-percent-of-u-s-economic-activity/" target="_blank">44% of the gross domestic product</a>. They are the key to our economic recovery and now many of them are gone! </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">The mayors and governors of these states are complicit <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">by allowing the lawlessness to continue. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">DO WHAT I SAY, NOT WHAT I DO!</span></span></b></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #538135; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEDGs1km-VfNkznM3dd5xmkwxSSkSmC4RY3EXpAFfhISfQPOpLnbCgz7INIGiT8yxTZBb8BlWi_-7ChDFIY5uN2cAW0_3qIfu2YMt2uVSxLMiapPbbV_xwbpQuYPw9rSVgqRH636___tA/s2048/Flint+Lives.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1293" height="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEDGs1km-VfNkznM3dd5xmkwxSSkSmC4RY3EXpAFfhISfQPOpLnbCgz7INIGiT8yxTZBb8BlWi_-7ChDFIY5uN2cAW0_3qIfu2YMt2uVSxLMiapPbbV_xwbpQuYPw9rSVgqRH636___tA/w631-h1000/Flint+Lives.jpeg" width="631" /></a></b></div><b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Although we’ve been required to abide to rules regarding wearing masks and adhering to quarantines and curfews, those who enact these rules are often ignoring their own rules!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Burying a loved one is “unessential” to most, but burying a colleague is essential to public servants! Many mayors and others in the public eye eliminated the 14-day quarantine for themselves so they could travel to Atlanta, a high-risk spot, and back to DC to <a href="https://spectator.us/coronavirus-funerals-john-lewis-george-floyd/" target="_blank">attend the funeral </a>of Congressman John Lew. May he rest in peace! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">New Jersey <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/gop-assemblyman-n-j-gov-murphy-broke-own-order-marching-in-protests/" target="_blank">Governor Phil Murphy</a> <b><i>prohibited</i></b> gatherings of 50 or more people and extended the social distancing to six feet, but walked arm in arm with hundreds of protesters without a word of the dangers of doing so! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Michigan <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/whitmer-blasted-by-gop-rep-for-marching-amid-coronavirus-social-distancing-is-critical-unless-you-have-a-great-photo-op" target="_blank">Governor Gretchen Whitmer</a> insisted quarantined constituents could not even cross the street to visit their neighbors, yet she walked amongst thousands for a photo op. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Chicago <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/chicago-mayor-defends-hairstylist-visit-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-n1181546" target="_blank">Mayor Lori Lightfoot</a> defied own order and opened a “non-essential” business just to have her hair cut only to close it back down. Although many of us felt like hippies with our growing hair, Mayor Lightfoot exclaimed, </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">“I’m the public face of this city. I’m on national media and I’m out in the public eye.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">No one is above the law, especially if you initiate that law yourself!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Lori, you're a 57-year-old public servant, not Beyoncé!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Instead of breaking the laws, these public figures should be setting an example for their constituents both local and abroad. How can we be expected to “follow the rules” if they aren’t followed by those who lead us? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">FICTION OVER FACTS</span></span></b></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #538135; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEjHPwo9pLwu0X1hAN0SbkomS0GZtN6PsmnDf6TXycwZ_2PIflJFsInAgOU-3jD2baTboWPHzUCE1SwZYMmOWZ9dhYdJPtCtvxGqL7zUkJYROGVlpiB8D8QcXKFZBLBNmtajQxJvZrnuN/s1242/Newscasters.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1242" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEjHPwo9pLwu0X1hAN0SbkomS0GZtN6PsmnDf6TXycwZ_2PIflJFsInAgOU-3jD2baTboWPHzUCE1SwZYMmOWZ9dhYdJPtCtvxGqL7zUkJYROGVlpiB8D8QcXKFZBLBNmtajQxJvZrnuN/w640-h540/Newscasters.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #538135; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">To more clearly appreciate the absence of accountability when newscasters unashamedly deceive and fabricate the news, you should first think of them as tabloids where half-truths and manipulation of facts is common. </span></i><i><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">A logical example concerns a newscaster who night-in and night-out passionately insisted everyone needed to STAY HOME if we were to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Having tested positive for the virus, he continued his broadcasts from his basement. </span><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Then one evening, after </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">verbally bullying </span><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">his audience to adhere to the stay-at-home orders, HE was spotted in a local neighborhood with his wife and children—<i>WITHOUT</i> masks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">It gets worse!</span></b><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> When confronted by an elderly gentleman simply requesting that they don their masks, instead of doing so, this mask-less newsman attempted to intimidate and verbally assault this gentleman.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Indifferent to the fact that his deception was exposed and had been reported in the media, he chose to disregard the<a href="https://www.spj.org/pdf/spj-code-of-ethics-bookmark.pdf" target="_blank"> Journalistic Code of Ethics</a></span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">—</span><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness, and PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY. He had a TV film crew capture his bogus, long-awaited emergence from being quarantined in his basement. His wife and children pretended to see him for the first time since his quarantine. <i>I imagine if he feels no remorse lying to America, he just doesn't care that his offspring will see him as a liar and a fraud. </i>His wife later admitted she caught the virus two weeks after her husband went into quarantine.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #353535; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">America is the sum total of all that has happened from our inception until now. The good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, the ignorant and the brilliant somehow go hand and hand in the creation of something so magical that people from all over the world come here for a better life. We are one of the youngest countries in the world, but still have so much to learn and change. Ignoring our past, destroying all evidence of it, or attempting to erase it is foolish! Without history, you have no country. Removing or manipulating history is a totalitarian tool. Obviously, you cannot learn from nor change something that never existed! </span><span face="" style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">"THE SUMMER OF LOVE"</span></span></b></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #538135; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla1XgHwnvRo9rcLoMw6S7IN-KAZByCMxJb0pCy-_wSI-CBznE3G57_wEqw6uazxdZ8tfFf0MtTEps2tnIPCbwlOq_e9JVH_GtAg9HyQCB57dL9vyHKI8czGi33jdGb4W-7RqwIZPmRp1t/s2048/Autonomous+Zone.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2048" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla1XgHwnvRo9rcLoMw6S7IN-KAZByCMxJb0pCy-_wSI-CBznE3G57_wEqw6uazxdZ8tfFf0MtTEps2tnIPCbwlOq_e9JVH_GtAg9HyQCB57dL9vyHKI8czGi33jdGb4W-7RqwIZPmRp1t/w640-h568/Autonomous+Zone.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #538135; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">I'd like to suggest a wise course of action for many of the devotees of the fallen 196 Nation Chop. Nurture your memories and perceived power as you morph from</span><span face="" style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">obedient Lemmings to obsequious minions on your journey back to reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Your host, Mayor Durkan, put up with the shootings and deaths of your brethren. She then banished you from her site after literally having to put up with seeing you from her front window. The Elite will tolerate anarchy, except when it’s in their neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Mayor Durkan’s disregard for families, small business owners, and those who respect the rule of law is pathetic. It’s a telling view of far too many mayors and governors responsible for destroying our cities as they seem only to be interested in qualifying for the WOKE Olympics, and possibly a Vice presidential nod.</span><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">WHAT SHOULD A PARENT SAY?</span></b></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">With all the turmoil we are all facing in America, how do I, or any parent, explain to their children and grandchildren that many of the protesters feel it's justifiable to shame, bully, and physically assault certain races regardless of their demands for equal rights and the end to racism?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">In what rational conversation can I articulate to my loved ones that they might literally and/or figuratively be asked to take a knee and apologize for being white? The privilege this has afforded them as well as the possibility they may be in harm’s way because of the color of their skin is now a possibility. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">How will prejudice ever end if bigotry is diverted from one group to another? Prejudice keeps veering its ugly head for forgiveness is frail and elusive, often having a short shelf-life; whereas, hate seems to </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">get stronger and stronger!</span><span face="" style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">If you find it troubling and unfair seeing signs demanding you wear a mask, </span><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD_8zap2FQfAR6SBnaJky2mKZjCpzqIvQZrSkzj5T8ESytt6SENdqAlJ_Lry02HzXdP-htRMN_iMgdPObsYdW7_TWLkTX0tZIEp56kJBqRgyCpqjb4PoztdO-MNPb0iSDDFdzPRlWTDtI/s1719/Blue+Mask.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="1242" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD_8zap2FQfAR6SBnaJky2mKZjCpzqIvQZrSkzj5T8ESytt6SENdqAlJ_Lry02HzXdP-htRMN_iMgdPObsYdW7_TWLkTX0tZIEp56kJBqRgyCpqjb4PoztdO-MNPb0iSDDFdzPRlWTDtI/w578-h800/Blue+Mask.jpeg" width="578" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">try to imagine what it feels like to see these signs! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyvyhO3U_uKs1ydXe24o-QQA8_gTq8yJc3tMbFzjoorlnbZkL1_h_KGGpIn-k6mrcnyhagNcHR4hTTlesHcZOc8mcKxLYYPHU6DFzvY7BT2HJxe4M2JlEaXIOqQINsjQqH3WLFks38cpj/s640/Inflammatory+Signs.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="640" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyvyhO3U_uKs1ydXe24o-QQA8_gTq8yJc3tMbFzjoorlnbZkL1_h_KGGpIn-k6mrcnyhagNcHR4hTTlesHcZOc8mcKxLYYPHU6DFzvY7BT2HJxe4M2JlEaXIOqQINsjQqH3WLFks38cpj/w640-h546/Inflammatory+Signs.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">GOD BLESS AMERICA!</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-23532489809554868982020-04-19T17:00:00.000-07:002020-04-19T18:38:02.048-07:00Absence of Sanity<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Unfortunately, our politicians are using this tragedy to not only further their agenda, but also to vilify all efforts and medical strategies offered by their rivals that would aid in combating this virus showing us that <i>we mean very little to them!</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">The very fact that our streets are overrun by drug addicts, dealers, the homeless, the mentally ill, and our Veterans is outrageous! It reveals how out of touch, disengaged, inept, and corrupt our politicians truly are. Yet, we allow them to remain in office doing little but moan and groan. We have become soft, lazy, and take our freedoms and rights for granted. While <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2019/11/20/what-does-high-voter-turnout-tell-us-about-the-2020-elections/" target="_blank">half of Americans don’t even vote</a>, they still manage to judge and criticize those who do!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Parts of San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and many other cities across America look like Third World countries, but very little is being said by the media or done by our leaders to end this scourge. Ignoring this will inevitably greatly hinder all attempts to curtail the spread of COVID-19. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Everyday people, the human beings that surround us, mean nothing to those who cherish power and winning above all else! <i>The “Rule of Law” seems to have little significance!</i> Drugs are taken out in the open. Human waste is everywhere. Instead of correcting this issue, the police have been told to stand down. One law after another is being implemented to keep criminals on the streets. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">You might get arrested, but in lieu of bail, you are simply let go over and over again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Second Amendment has lately been vigorously challenged encouraging the perverse view of the laws governing legal gun use. In truth, it’s the reason for owning a gun!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">(Please note, these numbers change daily, but when written, were gathered from sites including <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html" target="_blank">CDC—COVID-19</a> and <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/surveillance-research/index.html" target="_blank">CDC—Opioid</a>.) </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">More deaths occur each year from <a href="https://www.thetruth.com/o/the-facts/fact-1023" target="_blank">drug overdoses</a> than from <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/16/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/" target="_blank">gun violence</a>, <a href="https://www.tmc.edu/news/2019/01/odds-of-dying-for-the-first-time-opioid-overdoses-exceed-car-crashes/#single-article-body" target="_blank">automobile accidents</a>, or even <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/12/21/health/drug-overdoses-2016-final-numbers/index.html" target="_blank">breast cancer.</a> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Last year, America lost more than 135 people a day to opioid overdoses! Since 1999, there have been over 700,000 drug overdose-related deaths with opioid deaths increasing six-fold!<b> </b>To date, we have lost over 35,000 Americans to COVID-19. We are now battling two epidemics—COVID-19 and opioid abuse, but only one has been addressed by all Americans. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Addicts have a new face, a new “MO”, for they are now often responsible, hard-working Americans who trusted their doctor to have accurate information concerning the medication being prescribed to them. Unfortunately, this is not the case! The new dealers of devastation and ruin reside in offices caring for you and your family. Sadly, addiction will take us all to Hell where you make your bones and travel the road all addicts do…to jails, institutions, and DEATH! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">The “Best of the Best,” our brightest and most gifted, will fall for Addiction doesn’t care what you look like, or where you are from. It takes whomever lands on its doorstep stealing not just their life, but the lives of their loved ones! Unfortunately, addicts bring along a well-documented dossier of crime and devastation so they are judged and condemned like the plague.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Drug-related crime has become such a burden on the legal system. If we don’t address this issue appropriately, take steps to end these epidemics through education, by opening more rehabilitation centers and having fewer prisons, or by simply shutting down the irresponsible manufacturing of these drugs by the pharmaceutical companies, we will keep losing lives! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">The answer to stopping addiction is long-term treatment, not prison time. We must come together as we are with our efforts to eradicate COVID-19!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Pharmaceutical Lobby is so powerful and has such a foothold on our politicians who enable the drug companies to continue dealing their drugs and ultimately killing more than 50,000 Americans a year. This overdose epidemic leaves the United States with a $78.5 billion economic burden, including health care, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and the overwhelming cost to the criminal justice system. Yet, there is still no plan, no unified movement, to resolve the opioid tragedy as we are presently seeing to stall COVID-19. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">seriously addressed the opioid epidemic that, in the long-term, will likely kill more Americans than COVID-19, continue to add to the homeless crisis, and further burden the already overwhelmed prison system?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Could it be because the homeless, mentally ill, and addicted don’t vote? Or that our leaders don’t live in the neighborhoods where these unfortunate individuals do?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Heroin was legal in 1889 and remained so until 1924 when our local and national elected officials, along with the medical community, realized that drugs like heroin and cocaine were both dangerous and addicting. At that point, there was no Pharmaceutical Lobby to hinder a bill that mandated heroin or cocaine to be taken off the market when they were deemed illegal substances. The very fact that <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2622774/" target="_blank">OxyContin, introduced in 1996, and other addicting medications weren't taken off the market</a> like heroin and cocaine were in 1924 is extremely telling. This fact takes us directly back to the politicians who are getting rich supporting the Pharmaceutical Lobby, Credit Card Lobby, and China who has an overwhelming control of our pharmaceuticals producing over 80% of our medications. Fentanyl, for example, is a synthetic opioid that comes primarily from China and is 50-100x more potent than heroin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">It never occurred to me that the news I digested might be manipulated to fit a point of view that only some adhered to. <i>Was I naïve to believe that the media held itself to a higher standard honoring their responsibility to uphold our precious First Amendment right of a free press, or has everything changed?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">As time passed, I came to understand the news media was changing and becoming an arm of one specific ideology or point of view. Sadly, there is now a wealth of misinformation and dishonesty in said media—be it in print, movies, TV, and now online! Misinformation is more often than not driven by an unethical journalist on the take. Their preferred mode of payment, their currency, is appearing woke, being recognized and applauded as archaic functions of puffery produced by those as out of touch as our politicians. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Some news has morphed into a provocative arena—a form of “hate speech”—inflaming the angry mob that displays a visceral reaction to authority, property, opposing views, and MAGA baseball caps. You are now framed a fascist for simply wearing said hat! Common sense tells us there are most likely some racists in this group as there are in both “Black Lives Matter” and “Antifa” for sadly, that is the human condition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">The groups attending events only to create discord are prepared for battle. They will beat, kick, and mace all those with opposing or misguided convictions. Inevitably, the police stand down allowing crime to happen right in front of them! Upholding the law is too sensitive an issue and much too politically incorrect for our elected officials to get involved!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Regrettably, our “Guardians of the Truth” are instead blatant liars. They have traded in their journalistic ethics and credibility for bitterness toward their subordinates and any they wish to destroy. They impose threats or revenge on those who don't fall in line. They no longer respect the will of the people, the election process, nor the “Rule of Law.” They do not believe most Americans are smart enough, or worthy enough, to have their vote count as much as these Elitists. Some believe it should be decreed that the “Rabble” heed the moralizing and pontificating of “The Chosen” from their offices high above us in the very cities and states they are destroying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">For some, the validity of the First Amendment is even on the table for change in an effort to further stifle OUR freedom of speech by once again following their game plan of demonizing and scandalizing those who have the audacity to question the validity of what they are told. All dissenters are fair game for destruction. <i>It’s become a blood sport!</i> Fortunately, many of these weekend warriors are of the prissy or artsy types from whom you only hear at awards shows!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Social media sites engage in eliminating free speech by excluding content they don’t want you to see. They shut down ideas, concepts, and ideologies they deem as bourgeoisie, while approving content that furthers their philosophy and cause. These provocateurs of malice are influencing our election process by utilizing their sites to blatantly promote those they support in an election and recklessly deprecate those they want to lose. It’s called PROPANGANDA!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">These are the true fascist dictators of our time who are complicit and more dangerous than Russia and China in negatively influencing our elections. Make them come out and proclaim to the world who they truly are. Make them embrace their beliefs and ideology and pay taxes for these are the richest companies in the world. They do not pay their fair share, but have purchased…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-82983026779123761962019-06-16T20:33:00.000-07:002019-06-16T20:33:11.478-07:00Folk Law, Fiction, or Fact?<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Is this a tale, a fantasy concealed in reality, a yarn—not a fable of a family visually able to turn your head around without making a sound? Is this a gift, a curse, or even worse--a joke, a goof, a spoof, or just the truth?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So that you might better understand the nature of this potentially heartbreaking affliction my family has been encumbered with, I have assembled some actual photos of my Negron Family members who suffer this innate infirmity—The Negron Curse!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Top, left to right: Chuck Negron, Sr. (father); Chuck Negron, Jr.; Rene Negron (brother)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bottom, left to right: Chuck Negron III (son); Conrad Negron (uncle); Ashton Negron (grandson, son of Chuck III)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“Acceptance is the answer to ALL my problems today.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">some fact of my life—unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">it is supposed to be at that moment.”<b>*</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Negron family has learned to accept what for most would be seen as a blessing, not something that would encumber you. I might appear disingenuous and narcissistic to address this personal issue as a potential problem; however, The Negron Clan has at times experienced anguish and confusion when dealing with our dilemma… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As a middle schooler, a beautiful high school co-ed approached me. She explained she was frightened walking to her apartment alone and asked if I would escort her. Upon arriving at her door, she engaged in conversation and began touching my hair. <i>What kind of a person messes with a boy’s hair? </i>Annoyed, and at a loss for words, I left.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">An older boy in the neighborhood, who always hung out on the corner in front of the candy store, called me over and wanted to know how I was able to hook up with an older high school girl. I explained what had happened. He was completely baffled when he realized I was unable to assess the romantic potential of the situation. In fact, I couldn't relate to, nor accept, the concept of this popular girl possibly liking me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At that point, the conversation got weird and awkward for me. I was a naive boy who was never comfortable with obscenities and vulgarity. In my apartment, you were hit if you used any kind of colorful language. I grew up in a one-bedroom apartment with my mother and twin sister. There was no male influence. My sister and I slept in the same room for 18 years and not once did I even see her in a bra. I was unfamiliar with sexual-related language, let alone actual participation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He proceeded to say, “If I were you, I'd go home and choke the chicken!” I honestly had no idea what he meant for I had never choked a chicken! When I asked him what he was talking about, he replied. “Charlie, you know, clean your rifle, paint the ceiling, Jack in the beanstalk, and hold the sausage hostage.” I swear I had no idea what he was talking about!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I had to ask what he meant. Although I had heard the word masturbation before, I honestly didn't know its meaning. He explained all the guys were doing it, but the Catholic School boys feared going blind. He warned me it was a sin and might grow hair on my palms. Still, I borrowed a National Geographic Magazine along with a picture of a bra and headed home!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On September 14, 1972, <i>Rolling Stone </i>stated:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Three Dog Night looks like an advertisement for a stud farm."<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">My partners were very flattered, but I felt the statement was meant to minimize our achievements. I resented what I saw as the writer negating our talent and the magnitude of the success we had achieved by focusing on our appearance. The cover story went on to further diminish our artistic excellence by creating the misconception that we were marionettes controlled by management who made all the decisions and had created this mega moneymaking machine of pretty boy toys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I've always believed most boys and men are pigs concerning their attitude towards girls and women; however, my opinion broadened once I became a successful musician to include a new breed of liberated young ladies. With my first success, I contributed my newfound sexual appeal to the phenomenon of The Negron Curse, but soon came to realize I was just one of many Rock & Rollers being pursued by this brazen group. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Some of these lovely ladies viewed us as sexual objects. Some wanted souvenirs in the form of plaster casts of our privates. To others, we were a name to add to their list of Rock & Roll conquests. Nevertheless, I loved seeing them at the concerts for they were a barometer of our status and success.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Just over 12 years ago, while cutting fruit, I sliced my finger severing a nerve and causing significant bleeding. At the Emergency Room, I noticed people who came in after me were being seen. When I finally inquired as to why, I was told the older patients and those needing urgent care were seen first. I explained no one talked to me concerning the seriousness of my injury when I checked in so you couldn't possibly be aware of my condition. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He asked me my name. When I told him, he said we thought Mr. Negron had left when we didn't see him in the waiting room. I explained, “I'm Mr. Negron! I never left.” He sheepishly replied that he had seen me, but dismissed the thought I was the 65-year-old man he was looking for. The curse struck again! I was too svelte, well groomed, and a little too attractive to be cut and bleeding. The dreaded visual evaluation had put me at the end of the line!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I received 10 stitches and was told to stop taking aspirin to lessen the bleeding. I also had severe nerve damage which would need surgery. I never had the time nor inclination for surgery so all these years later, my finger still feels like pins and needles running through it, but I look better than ever! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you travel by air, you are sadly aware of what a stressful and demanding experience it can be—requiring one surrender after another. You are a powerless lemming controlled by individuals, who at times are lacking in basic common sense! I'm certain these aficionados of security have strict guidelines and protocol they are required to follow, allowing them to only utilize linear thinking when dealing with the old, crippled, and impaired travelers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When I approach a TSA inspection area, I am wearing my oxygen simulator, cannula in nose, and am often in a wheelchair. Even so, the following ensued recently:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">TSA: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Sir, can you take off the oxygen?</i> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">CN: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Of course, it's ONLY a fashion statement! </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">CN: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">No! I only utilize it when I'm training for the Ironman Triathlon!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">CN: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">NO! I can't even put them on! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">TSA: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Sir, would you please take off your shoes?</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">CN: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I'm 77 years old and no longer required to remove my shoes per TSA regulations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ami: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He is 77 years old, on oxygen, and in a wheelchair. What's wrong with you? <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">CN: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">No, it's the only reason I fly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That would be the last time we saw him for once he found out Ami knew more than he did concerning the rules, he managed to avoid us the entire flight. No apology, no assistance, just unprofessional indifference due to the underlying belief that attractive individuals don't need special consideration or assistance <i>so they will NOT get any! </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ami and I encounter many of these road blocks every time we fly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Truthfully, acceptance has become a blessing in my life. When I stop fighting everything and everyone, and come to terms with my extraordinary good looks, I immediately realize I have taken a positive step in accepting The Negron Curse! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">How about you? Life is often difficult, full of disappointment and loss. Embracing who we are and how we look is paramount. I learned that rest, exercise, and good diet exacerbate my condition. I found myself staying up for days, not eating, smoking, drinking, and doing drugs in hopes of arresting my condition to no avail! As the years passed. my condition worsened. By age 21, I was a 6'1", 180-pound boy toy, an easy score, and a harlot!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A respected doctor I knew recommended a therapist who might be of assistance to me on my emotional journey. Ultimately, her guidance aided me in understanding we don't always get what we want, but we learn to accept what we have. In time, with therapy, I accepted there was more to me than my good looks. I no longer needed to accommodate all females who made romantic overtures to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">My therapist explained that some people view the “Terminally Good Looking” as slow, shallow, and enjoying wonderful lives simply based on how they look. She also felt the correlation between a person’s appearance and how they are treated is detrimental to all concerned. It is possibly an inherent character flaw in many individuals who evaluate others based on appearance, for that often leads to inaccurate or judgmental characterizations of people we otherwise know nothing about. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I agreed to perform on the Yamaha Grand Stage on closing night. Unfortunately, on the night of the concert, I was dealing with the last stages of antibiotics and steroids for my pneumonia. At that time, I wasn't comfortable having the industry and fans know I used oxygen so I didn't bring it to the show. It was a cold and foggy night for an outdoor concert so Ami and I were concerned about getting me on and off the stage and back inside as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To run a show with many established artists, such as Elton John and Stevie Wonder who have appeared at previous NAMM events, takes many people and dedicated volunteers to make it happen. The NAMM convention and concerts last three days. Each day, the glitches and mishaps of the previous day are addressed for an ongoing, problem solving process. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One issue that I was unaware of was artists had been arriving at the Yamaha Grand Stage later than the production manager felt comfortable with so from that point on, all acts were brought down early. Not a problem on a beautiful California night, but a bad situation for me on a cold, damp, and foggy night. Ami explained our dilemma to an assistant in The Green Room. I needed to remain inside until shortly before I was to perform. When I spoke with her, she subtly implied I might be attempting to receive special treatment and possibly not be sick. She stated, “You look pretty good for someone with pneumonia!” I then said, “That’s because I’m good looking, but I’m still sick with pneumonia!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When we were told it was time to leave. we were led to a cold tent directly behind the stage. Bill Chapman from Chicago and other artists were there including Floyd Sneed, my dear friend and band mate from Three Dog Night. Ami and I quickly learned our request to remain indoors as long as possible had been ignored. It would be 45 minutes before my stage call, which turned into over an hour in the cold. It was distressing and set in motion some unpleasant events. For the most part, I am a cordial man, but when my health is put in jeopardy, especially at an event in which I'm donating my time in support of the LA music scene and NAMM, I <i>WILL </i>let you know if I'm unhappy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It was too far to walk back to The Green Room. Leaving the event was the best option for my health, but I just couldn't do that to my fans so I was stuck! I was angry and fearful. Floyd Sneed kept me engaged as Ami did everything possible to help the situation. By the time I received my stage call, I felt fine and was looking forward to performing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As I made my way onto the stage, someone grabbed my jacket stopping me in my tracks. A gentleman in his forties, who looked totally out of place, had his hand wrapped around the shoulder portion of my jacket holding it so I couldn't proceed. Even after I laughingly asked him to "Use your words," he just looked at me with my coat held tightly in his hand. My boyish good looks must have disguised a 6'1”, 200-pound, Bronx-trained man who might take issue with being handled! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The volunteer only knew that one of the members of Three Dog Night would be performing. When I entered the stage, he felt I was too young to have been in a band from the 60s and 70s. Flattering? No! At this point I couldn't care less about anything but getting to the microphone with enough time to catch my breath so this issue remained unresolved. The show went well. The crowd and the band were great. As far as I know, everyone had a good time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">After my performance, Ami and I proceeded to leave the stage area when the volunteer came into view. He wasn’t there to apologize or thank me for my participation at NAMM, but to further stimulate bad will. The reality of the situation is that I am an older gentleman, about 30 years older than this guy, who would hope to be treated appropriately. I am not dead and will not allow aggressive individuals to put their hands on me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There was a time when confrontation would have not just been warranted, but also an understandable behavior. Of course, that mentality is passé for now people shoot one another instead. Although I may appear to be posturing and my thinking somewhat archaic, the truth is I'm too old to fight, yet too young to lay down. I found myself walking towards him in hopes of working on his teeth, perhaps a good cleaning, when he mockingly smiled at me initiating the launching of a right cross towards him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I was frightened I had hurt her, but Ami was more upset that I would do something like that in front of my peers at a high-profile industry event. Ami was correct, and a total professional and caring partner. The actual act of fighting is ugly, dangerous, and in this particular instance, could have been harmful to Ami, the dentist, and me by resulting in jail or worse! I was wrong and I will never forget my outrageous behavior nor repeat it again...<i>I'll go with the left hook next time!</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Our basic instincts can aid us in a visceral sense when in jeopardy, but these instincts, or survival mechanisms, can be of little aid in a world of people with sharpened social skills to the point of sociopathic-like behavior. The willingness and ability of so many to change their appearance with plastic surgery, Botox, and a cornucopia of beautification procedures make it impossible to obtain an accurate read on many.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Initially, I don’t believe this was the intent. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was at first a <i>DREAM</i>—a vision of men and women whose primary purpose was to honor not just musicians, but all of those who gave so much to build and expand the industry. By reaching milestones of both artistic and commercial success that advanced the medium, the bar was raised artistically, economically, and socially for those to come. Unfortunately, that is not their mission. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">I'm finding it difficult to arrive at a positive reason for which The Rock Hall chose to establish a more subjective and arbitrary standard for nominations and induction instead of existing and recognized criteria already being utilized by other Hall of Fames. Somehow, The Rock Hall saw fit to reinvent the wheel and established precarious guidelines void of tedious and mundane facts, milestones, and statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">I imagine vetted data and factual evidence of achievements would hinder one's ability to honor those who would not endure actual standards and impartial scrutiny, hindering The Rock Hall from continuing their nepotism. The inconsistent actions of these voyeurs of Rock & Roll are suspect, and unfortunately reminiscent, of the carpet baggers who arrived on the Rock scene in its infancy. Reflecting on those opportunists who viewed not only this new genre, but also the young musicians who created it as naive and vulnerable, maneuvered many into unethical contracts leaving behind broken dreams and empty pockets. Those were the days when Rock & Roll was similar to war in that it was built on the backs of the disposable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The reality is these individuals are still prevalent in and around music. Sadly, it appears some have found a home at The Rock Hall. They exhibit a Pavlovian dislike, and visceral reaction, to hugely successful artists that in their view are insignificant, commercial, or not eligible for reasons only they are privy to. It has been noted there are individuals at The Rock Hall who frown upon artists who didn't pen their own material; thereby ignoring the historical evidence that early Rock records were actually covers of old blues songs and standards from previous generations adapted to fit this new genre! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The alliance between writers and artists helped build <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">what is now Rock & Roll!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Even so, many great Rock & Roll artists who did not write their music rightfully avoided this scrutiny and have been inducted. The list includes Jackie Wilson, Janis Joplin, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley—“The King,” The Temptations, The Supremes, The O'Jays, The Drifters, and The Four Tops to name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">That being said, the subjective nature of the induction process opens the door for prejudice, favoritism and compromise, which affords all concerned the flexibility to ignore their own guidelines and predilections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Another unfortunate fact is that many artists who were instrumental in creating and furthering the different genres that made up Rock & Roll in its infancy are being passed over simply because of their limited ability to sell tickets to the Induction Ceremony. One year, a Doo Wop group was bumped, even though they had more votes than the act which replaced them. In 2007, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, who are ARGUABLY NOT Rock & Roll and barely fulfilled the 25-year eligibility criteria, were inducted for their ability to fill seats!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Even The Beatles had to wait seven years after <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">they were eligible to be inducted!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Musicians who have given their lives to making music, having been blessed with illustrious careers, expanding the boundaries of the genre, are once again faced with those who would marginalize and cheat them! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">On September 14, 1972, </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Rolling Stone </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">magazine’s cover stated:</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">More Gold Than The Stones! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">If there were standards of excellence, specific achievements that must be attained to qualify for induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, what would they be?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">55 million records sold<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Randy Newman</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><span> </span><span>Paul Williams</span><span> </span><span>Daniel Moore</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">John Hiatt</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><span> </span><span>Leo Sayer</span><span> </span><span>Hoyt Axton</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Laura Nyro</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><span> </span><span>David Loggins</span><span> </span><span>Harry Nilsson </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Elton John & Bernie Taupin</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Unfortunately, the aforementioned achievements are irrelevant since<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Statistics are NOT relevant!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The Rock Hall elitists opt to play by their own rules and would rather perish than honor those they see as the bourgeoisie. Furthermore, they feel Gold and Platinum Awards, industry milestones, and record-breaking achievements are inappropriate guidelines for acceptance to The Rock Hall, but instead prefer conjecture, opinion, personal taste, and the artists’ influence on Rock & Roll which is totally subjective. Sadly, those with obvious credentials, <span>but less cachet than these luminaries are comfortable with, are never even put on the ballot!<i> </i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The following is not an artistic judgment, but merely a comment on the inconsistent and ambiguous voting guidelines <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">employed by The Rock Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><span> </span>I praise all the inductees for being honored by a business that has been known to take more than it gives.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The Velvet Underground never had a charted record on the Billboard, Cashbox, or World Record Top 100 charts.<span> </span>They weren’t a successful touring act either; however, they are enshrined in The Rock Hall due to their contribution to furthering Rock & Roll. If the reality is that virtually no one bought their album or saw them live (I did!), then I’d like to know how their influence on Rock & Roll was calculated and determined?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Throughout the years, Rock and Pop became so sophisticated in its production, song writing, and artistic performances that it was literally out of reach for most aspiring musicians. We lost sight of the days when Rock wasn't tethered to one's limitations or musical expertise, writing, or vocal skills for Rock & Roll was born of rhyme, soul, young love, heartbreak, rebellion, raw passion, and all things innovative. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The listener was tuned in and turned on by how the music made them feel as much as the vocal and musical mastery of the messenger.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Inevitably, the freedom which Rock & Roll encouraged from its beginning, coupled with overproduced records and manufactured artists, opened the door for Iggy Pop, The Ramones, and The Sex Pistols—all of whom became an intricate part of a blossoming new music. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Often an artist’s persona is defined as much by their shortcomings as their assets for that's what makes them unique.<b><i> </i></b><i><span>You don't have to possess the ability to dunk to play basketball!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Warren Zevon, a roommate of mine in the 80s, said to me after hearing a Grateful Dead song on the radio, “This is music for people who hate music!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">So many points of view derived from different perspectives and levels of expertise. Ones man's Beatles is another's Velvet Underground! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">I put forward this hypothesis:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Music and musicians are all connected and influenced by the many varying genres, artists, and writers who came before us.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">We have inevitably been influenced and emulated an artist we have never seen or heard. We are inspired by musicians mimicking those artists, over and over again as one artist is inspired by another and so on, etc., <i>ad infinitum</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Each new sound, new song, or new artist is composed of a cornucopia of musical influences presented in a fresh new way! We are all linked by our love and respect for music as well as the individuals that bring it to life. To give credit to a specific musician or group for their musical influence might be lacking in historical perspective for we influence each other. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">That being said, there are always leaders, the best of the best, <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">who we all learn from!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">In the 1940s, girl groups were embraced by our soldiers in Europe, in the South Pacific, and at home. The Andrews Sisters, Boswell Sisters, and The Chordettes established a formula that female groups would emulate for decades to come! The 1950s and early 1960s girl groups were in heavy rotation on every AM station in the country. The Shirelles, The Chantelles, The Shangri-Las, and The Ronettes led the way for The Bangles, En Vogue, Destiny’s Child, and The Spice Girls in future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The Golden Gate Quartet, a 1930s vocal group, was credited with pioneering the Jubilee Gospel sound as well as influencing Doo Wop vocal groups to come. The 1940s gave us The Mills Brothers, The Four Vagabonds, and The Ink Spots setting the stage for Doo Wop groups that helped define the 1950s and early 1960s including The Cadillacs, Five Satins, Drifters, The Passions, and Dion & The Belmonts. Jazz and Pop influenced The Skyliners, who wrote their own hits, featured one of the most unique, lead vocalists of the day—Jimmy Beaumont, and were followed by The Dells, Stylistics, Chi-Lites, Four Seasons, and Manhattan Transfer from the mid-1960s and 1970s that then inspired the phenomenon of "Boy Bands" from the 1990s into the new millennium.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The 1960s Rock grew by expanding not only musically, but became socially relevant. The musicians of this generation forged ahead creating astonishing new sounds on their instruments that advanced their music to an extraordinary level of skill and commercial success. Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton established an exciting and unique sound born in part by R & B, early Rock, Country, Rockabilly, and the great Blues artists from the past and present that included Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B. B. King.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was founded on April 20, 1983, by Atlantic Records President, Ahmet Ertegun. Since The Rock Hall started, Atlantic (or Atco) Records represents 17% of the artists who have been inducted into The Rock Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The thousands of remaining record companies make up the remainder of those inducted into The Rock Hall.</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">Sadly, the continuation of bias, as well as the lack of credible criteria, for nominations still thrives. This is an acceptance of mediocrity perpetuated and immortalized by those too affected to be impartial.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">It comes to mind that a comparison can be drawn between The Rock Hall and The Fight Game, or boxing. The similarities being that boxing has criteria for establishing the winner, but these criteria can also be subjective. At times, when put in the hands of those who have an agenda, the outcome is questionable, unfair, and not embraced by the public as a legitimate endeavor in spite of the extraordinary talent involved. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chuck Negronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793809940423980218noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858221344929265622.post-43200618250922157192019-04-15T22:19:00.001-07:002019-04-15T22:53:08.561-07:00Karaoke Night at the Dog Pound<h2>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Over the last several years, I found myself fondly recalling and writing about what I refer to as “the good years,” sharing the neighborhood experience with friends and acquaintances in the Bronx. I affectionately recall the importance of sports, respect, fair and honest competition, and winning or losing with humility. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I also became aware of a morality, or code of conduct, to which I adhered even though it might be seen as unacceptable to some in the neighborhood. My friends and I were in our early teens. At a movie theater, a few of us were getting loud which prompted a man to turn around and politely ask us to quiet down. He was with his girlfriend, or wife, and in his late 20s or early 30s. One thing led to another, stimulated by rude and unnecessary behavior by my friends, leading to a fist fight. The boys from my block jumped over the seats onto the man and a small riot ensued as bystanders came to his aid. I found myself so upset with my friends’ actions that I refused to become part of it. One of my friends had his nose broken. My lack of involvement didn’t go unnoticed. I was perceived, by people I respected, as weak, as a coward. My penance—my friend’s parents had me take their son to the doctor throughout his rehabilitation. I learned you are accountable for your actions, or lack thereof, and that I had broken a basic rule whereas you always cover your friend’s back, no matter what! It was confusing choosing not to do what was seen as the correct action by my closest friends, but not by me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The years moved by at a comfortable pace for me, but the day did come when I understood we all would desire and need unconditional support from someone who had our back—no matter what!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">During my years of competitive sports, especially in college, I found most teammates became friends who supported one another. We understood the common goal was to compete as a team and win or lose—as a team. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Recently, my college teammates from 1961-64 reunited at Hancock College for a few days of fellowship, exaggerated facts and stories bordering on fantasy, and wonderful memories of an undefeated League Championship and the birthplace of lifetime friendships! Our time together reinforced my belief in the gift and blessing of what true friendship is! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Over these many years, my closest friends from this group have supported my career and attended my concerts all over the world, visiting with me in my home, inviting me into their homes, rescuing me from a world that, can at times, be lonely as they provided me with a reprieve from hotel food and strangers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">These times are more than a wonderful pardon from the tedium of the road, but a renewal of my spirit which I have always cherished!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">To give you some background regarding my respect and love of perfectly crafted songs, and how it affected Three Dog Night, I go back to 1958 when I discovered many of the Rock & Roll hits I loved and sang were being written about 40 minutes away from my apartment in The Bronx. My heroes—Goffin & King, Mann & Weil, Leiber & Stoller, Bacharach & David, Barry & Greenwich, and many others—were creating hits just a subway ride away in Manhattan at The Brill Building and 1650 Broadway. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Rondells, the group I sang with, took the subway every week to seek out these writers, and possibly a hit song! We sang a cappella for one publisher after another in hopes of meeting their famous writers and recording one of their songs. We were hired to record demonstration records for some of these publishers, better known as demos, at some of the best studios in New York City. Eventually, The Rondells were selected to record a new song, “Oh Baby,” by Ricardo Weeks and Gloria Negron (no relation!) Mr. Weeks had written “I Wonder Why” for Dion & The Belmonts. We also did an original song, “Bells of My Heart,” written by second tenor Phil Namanworth. Mr. Weeks and Ms. Negron became our first managers. We all needed our parents’ signatures on the contracts as we were still minors!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">When Bobby Pittari, with whom I recorded my first record, and I appeared on <a href="http://www.alanfreed.com/wp/biography/" target="_blank">Alan Freed</a>’s Big Beat TV Show, I closely watched and listened to Jackie Wilson, Bobby Darin, and Johnny Maestro and The Crests. Alan Freed was originally a disc jockey from Cleveland who has been credited with coining the term Rock & Roll as well as helping to plan the first Rock & Roll concert—the Moondog Coronation Ball! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I was moved by the beauty and emotional impact of their performances. Their talent and stage presence mesmerized me as did their stylish, flamboyant wardrobes. Despite the broad scope of musical genres and vocal styles, it became very clear to me that after all was said and done, it all came down to the song! Your star will rise or fall based on THE SONG! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I brought this mentality to TDN!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I began learning my craft in my teens by honing my skills performing in subway stations, on street corners, at Bar Mitzvahs and weddings, high school/college dances, and night clubs. In 1959, I performed with The Rondells at the world-famous <a href="https://www.apollotheater.org/" target="_blank">Apollo Theatre</a> in Harlem which led to my appearances on Cousin Bruce Morrow’s Palisades Park Concerts with Gene McDaniels, Freddy Cannon, The Kalin Twins, and The Ronettes and on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8629078/" target="_blank">The Clay Cole TV program</a> with Tommy Roe where I not only sang, but I did a comedy skit with Chuck McCann.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Cory and his groups, which included The Fidelitones, Vibratos, and others, performed at every club in Buffalo and nearby areas. While serving his country from 1959-62, Cory, then known as Airman First Class Emil Lewandowski, toured Air Force bases with The Satellites performing for servicemen and women until his release in 1962. In the mid-60s, his group, Cory Wells and The Enemys, acquired a residency at the world-famous <a href="http://www.whiskyagogo.com/site/about/" target="_blank">Whisky a Go Go</a> on The Sunset Strip. This high-profile gig made them celebrity favorites landing them roles on TV shows and movies including “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Burke’s Law,” “Riot on Sunset Strip,” and “Harper” with Paul Newman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Danny lacked this background or apprenticeship in groups and live performances for his career had only spanned four years, primarily in the recording studio, before getting together with Cory and I in 1967. In 1965, he did his first live performances as part of <i>The Sonny & Cher Tour, </i>in which he played his Billboard-charted record, ”Roses and Rainbows.” He also appeared on “Shivaree” and “Hollywood A Go-Go,” two of several Rock music programs of the day where guest artists would lip sync their current record. It was on one of these shows where he met June Fairchild, a dancer. Initially, Danny was uncomfortable with being on stage, but eventually, the stage became a second home to him. Danny’s strength came from working in the recording studio that helped increase TDN’s recording IQ! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">When there wasn’t any work, you found a way to perform—not only because you loved it, but more importantly to keep your voice, your instrument, ready for any opportunity that might present itself! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Biondi" target="_blank">Dick Biondi</a>, a renowned DJ at WLS in Chicago, was in Los Angeles at KRLA. He was putting together a show with several acts that would tour and perform for two weeks for the young men and women participating in The Job Corps Camp program in the Pacific Northwest. <b><i>No money, but certainly a wealth of experience and good karma!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It wasn’t until I signed a deal with Columbia Records—the biggest label in the record business, got a Beverly Hills manager, and moved to Hollywood that I experienced a collaborative relationship with individuals who would undermine their colleagues to divert attention from their shortcomings, insecurities, and lack of character. I learned it's hard to know what character is, but you certainly know what it isn't!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The survival instinct of these people, along with their willingness to go to any lengths to protect themselves, swiftly becomes apparent when they transform into sharks in a feeding frenzy, devouring the innocent hopes and dreams of their victims. You must learn quickly that it takes so much more than talent to remain in the entertainment business! An almost spiritual resilience must reside within you, guiding you through the crap you will inevitably be involved in if you’re lucky enough to stay around. Regrettably, our “lowlife radar” rarely works with people we admire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The most fulfilling recompense for those who take more than they give is your personal success. Hopefully, you get a chance to flaunt it! As they say, “Revenge is best served hot, cold, wet, dry—I don't care, as long as it’s on the menu!” NO BAD VIBES HERE, MAN!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The importance of being in a group or a band at some point in your musical development is paramount. Without that foundation, you might not appreciate the importance of relying on and respecting those with whom you are not just creating with and learning from, but to whom you are also responsible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">There is a social etiquette, a creative rhythm, and a synchronicity necessary to flourish in a band. Entering a group setting after spending your entire career as a solo artist can be challenging. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Three Dog Night (TDN) came at a time in my life when I was beginning to be concerned. I was older than some of my peers and other up and coming artists of my day. It had been ten years since I had recorded my first record and started performing. When Danny, Cory, and I began TDN, I felt comfortable for Danny and I were 25-years-old with Cory being 26. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Cory Wells was the real deal. He was the best singer and front man with whom I had ever worked. Watching him helped me define my role and develop a new persona on stage. To this day, considering all I’ve worked with, Cory Wells is still THE BEST SINGER AND FRONT MAN! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Danny Hutton was one of the most creative musicians I had worked with. He was charismatic and always fun to be with. I was proud to be his friend. I will admit, being my friend was not always easy for I was moody, had a temper, and the girls usually went for me—SORRY ABOUT THAT!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">As perfect as anything can be, with success came competition creating an uncomfortable atmosphere when the singers recorded together. "IT'S FOR YOU!" was a signature Danny Hutton concept. We should have dedicated more time to that direction, but doing so would have required many hours of intense work together, which was increasingly becoming more awkward. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Sixties were an extremely unique adventure in that all social norms were not only being challenged, but also being turned upside down! The puritanical views of sex and drug use were no longer a moral issue, but instead, socially acceptable and an encouraged experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Naïve, and potentially dangerous, drug experimentation frustrated Cory who neither drank nor used drugs. To add insult to injury, the Band would humorously and playfully make light of Cory’s drug- and alcohol-free life. After all, it was the Sixties—almost everyone tried one drug or another!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It appeared that Danny felt drug experimentation was an experience that should be shared. He artlessly pursued turning on as many people as possible as if drugs were the equivalent of a great book, movie, or music; however, there were unknown risks involved. Some he encouraged to indulge were not stable enough to withstand the experience, or were predisposed to becoming addicted. Many, like Cory, simply weren't interested!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It was common knowledge that Hutton had parties at his home that included celebrities and peers such as John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne, Brian Wilson, and Lowell George to mention a few. Anyone who was anyone frequented these gatherings which often went on for days! The cast was always changing as people would make their way in and out, night and day, making it impossible for Danny to make it to the studio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In 2015, I was devastated when we lost both Jimmy Greenspoon and Cory Wells to cancer for we had been estranged for years. I was fortunate enough to speak to Jimmy before he passed and tell him how much I loved and missed him! Cory and I had made our amends via email. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Their loss, however, seemed to stimulate one unfeeling and hypocritical remark after another from Danny Hutton. He is no longer tethered to the truth since there is almost no one left who knows the truth, not even his immediate family! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In recent interviews, Danny has consistently avoided facts in hopes of rewriting history to the point of being insensitive stating that with Cory gone, he's been able to "cut the fat out of the live show.” In a <a href="https://www.theindependent.com/life/entertainment/founder-strives-to-maintain-quality-of-three-dog-night/article_7a0339a2-6751-11e7-aae0-77158fd99a92.html" target="_blank">phone interview</a> with <i>The Grand Island Independent</i>, Danny stated, “I basically kind of had to right the ship.” He didn’t want to compromise when Cory wanted to add some blues songs to the live set. Now he does it his way with the show being “exactly what I always dreamed of.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">To be candid, “Joy to the World” has been responsible for some of TDN’s great success, but it also hindered the band’s cache amongst the press and the musical elite. The overwhelming success of this one song altered the view of some who never delved into our eclectic musical skills in the art of choosing great songs and creating unique records. To truly understand and see TDN, you must look at its entire body of work which includes 21 consecutive Top 40 hits, album cuts, and overwhelming success when touring!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">TDN created individual pieces of art and each picture was unique unto itself. A tranquil Monet landscape depicting “Out in the Country,” an aggressive Jackson Pollock portrayed in “Women,” or a love song, “Pieces of April,” as would be depicted in Gustav Klimt’s <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(Klimt)" target="_blank">The Kiss</a></i><i style="font-style: normal;"> </i>along with the soulful art of Ernie Barnes representing TDN’s R & B charted record—“Mama Told Me Not to Come.”<i> </i>No band before nor since has successfully maneuvered through so many different genres as did TDN! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Looking back at our beginnings, I came to realize Hutton’s manipulation and disingenuous demeanor began at the very start! For years, Hutton sold the narrative that his girlfriend, June Fairchild, came up with the name Three Dog Night. This is not true! <i>(Why he did this, I just don’t know?)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">June, who was beloved by all members of TDN, admitted Danny had asked her to present an article in <i>Mankind </i>magazine, given to them by <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/van-dyke-parks-mn0000838241/biography" target="_blank">Van Dyke Parks</a>, to Cory and me. This article was about aborigines who referred to extremely cold nights as a “Three Dog Night” for they slept with their dogs to stay warm. Danny had June imply that this article was her inspiration for the name, Three Dog Night, when it was Van Dyke who was responsible and thoughtful enough to turn us on to this great name! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I felt no need to embarrass her and never mentioned it. She passed away several years ago, but I still felt no desire to bring it up until reading some of the following comments from Van Dyke Parks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">There is truth in the latter quotes by Hutton, but they must be taken in context. WE ALL FORMED THE BAND! Both Cory and Danny claim credit for starting the band. Eventually, they decided they wanted a third voice and Danny suggested me. The three of us found and selected the four musicians; hence, TDN was born. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">As for staying up for days mixing, it’s true, but those cocaine-laced marathons rarely, if ever, yielded anything usable!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Hutton’s actions and words are in keeping with a trend in America to erase the past by eliminating all historical evidence in hopes of altering reality to fit their narrative. Historical reminders of disgraceful behavior associated with ones’ past should be banned since these individuals cannot embrace the truth for it reveals a legacy not even they can abide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Although a group, we were often treated as separate artists.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">If one of the singers brought in a song, it became their project AND their success or failure! </span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">This mindset of the singers being responsible for the success of their songs instead of the group established an unhealthy, competitive environment that was stifling and inhibiting to some. For example, on two separate albums, Danny agreed to record a song both Cory and I felt was strong. Danny rehearsed with the musicians, but at the last minute, he decided against recording them. He passed on "All Right Now” by an unknown band, Free, as well as "Fire and Rain” by a new artist, James Taylor. The pressure to not make a mistake on your song selection led to indecision and doubt. It was a full year before Free and Taylor released the aforementioned reinforcing my belief that these were hit songs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Jay Laska, President of ABC/Dunhill Records, was interested in the decision-making process TDN employed in picking songs and who would sing lead. Bill Utley, our manager, had me explain the process to Mr. Laska who proceeded to compile a makeshift list consisting of those responsible for the selection of a hit and who sang it. The purpose was similar to a chart used by coaches to keep pertinent data on each player. The very fact there was now a list on us reinforced my understanding that the label viewed Cory, Danny, and I as separate entities, and possibly competitors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Using the following, (W) Cory, (N) Chuck, (H) Danny, and (G) Group Choice, here is <b>The List:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Cory Wells believed in a song written by a comparatively new writer, Randy Newman. He believed in Randy enough to have already recorded one of his songs on our first album in 1968, even though Randy had not yet achieved any notoriety and wouldn’t appear on the Billboard Charts until 1971. Cory believed in him, but due to the mild reception Cory received from Danny for his latest selection, he waited two more albums before recording it. Cory was correct about "Mama Told Me Not to Come” for it became a Number One record for Cory, and for TDN! We all knew the importance of selecting great songs and, at times, we let some get away, or simply avoided taking chances when we weren’t sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I liked a song a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVGmdwHTP1I" target="_blank">local bank was using in their commercial.</a> Danny was totally against recording it since it was already associated with a commercial even though I felt I could make it another “Easy to Be Hard.” I passed on it fearing Hutton was right. The Carpenters not only took “We’ve Only Just Begun" to Number One on the charts, but also won a Grammy beating out TDN’s “Joy to the World” in the category for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Cory and I were able to choose almost 90% of TDN’s hits and introduced some of the greatest, and previously unheralded, writers of our time to the music world. Of TDN’s first five singles, I submitted four and Cory submitted the fifth. Of the 21 Top Forty hits compiled by TDN, Danny was responsible for submitting only 2—“Celebrate” and “Black & White”—and was also involved in the selection process with Cory and I on three group songs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In August, 1971, it all changed. It appeared that the original concept of three vocalists performing three different styles of music was being realized when a song Jimmy Greenspoon brought to Danny was released. “Liar” became Danny’s first hit single reaching the Top Ten on three different charts! It was exciting to see his passion when he chose to do a complete remix of the album version of "Liar." It was a piece of art and one of my favorite TDN singles! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We all hoped the success of "Liar" would invigorate him and stimulate more exceptional work, but the opposite happened. He became inconsistent on stage, even though he only performed 2 solo songs in a two hour plus concert. He also stopped coming to the studio on a regular basis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Eventually, our concerns morphed into disdain when we were forced to spend hundreds of extra hours in the recording studio attempting to make up for his absence, one album after another.</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Considering the band believed our harmony separated us from many of our peers, and was also the spiritual glue and lifeline the three singers shared, it was devastating when he stopped showing up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Initially, we did not understand the degree to which his absence would erode the foundation of the band causing dissension and resentment. It divided the members into two groups—those who wanted him gone and those who hoped he would straighten up. I was part of the latter group. I ran cover for him and fought for him. Several times, I even climbed over his barbed wire fence and up a tree to the second story of his home in hopes of taking him to the studio because it was imperative that he be there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">One afternoon at the recording studio, Cory became so frustrated that Danny hadn’t shown up that he went to his home determined to bring him to the studio. While attempting to navigate the barbed wire, Cory’s arm was sliced open requiring many stitches. I now had to step aside and let the inevitable happen to Danny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Sadness prevailed when it became obvious that we could no longer justify his worth, a painful surrender for me to embrace for he was my friend. The added pressure from management and the record company to replace him sealed his fate. Once he was gone, TDN was never the same for me. He ended what we had worked for and dreamed of our entire musical lives. He made it impossible to recreate that which had held us together—three-part harmony. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A more daunting scenario, and one of the reasons for this piece, is now taking place over forty years later as only one original TDN member, Danny Hutton, performed at a recent concert. To see him perform is to understand his involvement in fraud every time he presents his karaoke band of Three Dog Night impersonators. TDN is gone, and the original members deserve a proper eulogy, not a soliloquy during Karaoke Night at the Dog Pound!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It’s ironic that Danny Hutton is now at the helm of this once prolific musical juggernaut that has remained impotent on his watch. Obviously, he was a founding member and has every right to be in the position he finds himself. It’s only fitting this man has the opportunity to perform this great music. I just ask that he honors it and the Original Seven who made it possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It is my heartfelt wish that Mr. Hutton curtail his fabrications which disrespect the Original Seven and the four men who passed away, as they were responsible for the work and success for which he now takes bows. I would think a man endowed with an annuity for something he neglected, and offered the least to, would be grateful to those whom accorded him this gift and simply say, THANK YOU!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Only God knows when all our pathetic excuses, resentments, and perceived injustices will be buried with us, leaving only more regret for those left behind! I can never tell Cory Wells, Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, or Jack Ryland in how many ways they made my life better and how I wish we could have been closer after the band disbanded. I am forever grateful for their musical contributions that have allowed me to have a blessed career!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Since my departure from TDN over 35 years ago, I have had the freedom to pursue my heartfelt wish to write and record new music. I am grateful to have released six albums as a solo artist and a seventh with The Negron Band, which includes my daughters Charlie and Annabelle. I produced my eighth release consisting of original TDN master recordings I own of live, in concert performances from the 1970s which was released on Shout Factory Records entitled <i>Three Dog Night Greatest Hits Live.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve been blessed having written my best-selling book, <i>Three Dog Nightmare,</i>which has been incorporated into the course of studies in many drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities across America. I released my PRISM Award-winning DVD, "The Chuck Negron Story: Biography of An Entertainer," written articles published in medical journals and music business publications, and released eight albums and five singles these past years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</style><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">I did all these with the guidance, love, and support of more people than you can imagine. Thank God for all of you that loved me back to health!</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333;">…Maintain their instrument, and remain vocally relevant?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333;">…Come back after decades away?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333;">…Overcome serious health issues and keep on rockin’?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">I will address my take on these questions and some personal observations concerning singing and singers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Athletes blessed with special abilities and gifts far beyond their peers usually compete until either injury or age requires them to accept the inevitable--<i>that their extraordinary gift has withered with time.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Generally speaking, they make the most of the advantages they were blessed with by working hard, by dedicating their lives to becoming and remaining the best; however, when the body can no longer accommodate a request from the brain, they either retire or participate at a lower level of ability. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">The voice is the most primal of all instruments. It's also among the most technically advanced, but not utilizing it will diminish its abilities. Like any other muscle, you use it or lose it!</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">A word that is often misunderstood and used incorrectly concerning vocalists is “range”—meaning the distance between your highest and lowest notes. Pure tenors sing in high registers, but do not necessarily have great range. High tenors can jump up an octave during a song giving the impression the vocalist has great range for it sounds so dramatic in the higher register, but one octave does not equate to excellent range. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Great singers with range will offer more than that one attribute. They will offer power and finesse when utilizing:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">All of the above will work if you’re believable. Instead of sounding schooled or trained, you are real and relatable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">A great deal of the character, richness, and depth of a voice does not come from the vocal cords, but from the resonating chambers in the head, the curve of the palate, and the shape of the nose. This internal topography not only helps define the sound of each voice, but is also a reason individuals and cultures have their own unique, varying sounds.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">In the world of music, many great athletic vocalists have attempted to return to the years of gold and platinum dreams after their initial success. Some of these singers once possessed power, skill, and the ability to showcase their vocal gymnastics so I refer to them as athletes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Notwithstanding is the fact that singers who choose to perform again after years away will confront having to adjust their musical sensibilities, for they may reflect a dated style; however, most artists can adjust to current themes and musical trends if they so desire. The question remains:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333;">Can their voices remain pure and sound good enough for their liking?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333;">Can they establish a new fan base while stimulating their old fans?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333;">Do they have enough fight left in them for this emotional,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333;">and physically arduous, undertaking?</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">I've chosen the following singers for my hypothesis: Mickey Thomas, Lou Gramm, David Coverdale, and Steve Perry. They share similar, yet distinctive vocal abilities, but have different paths in the world of pop and rock vocalists.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">At 68-years-old, Mickey has consistently worked for decades after his initial success with Elvin Bishop in 1975 with "Fooled Around & Fell in Love" and again in the 1980s and 90s with Starship reaching the top of the Billboard charts three times with “We Built This City,” “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now," and "Sara." He still sings in the same keys in which he originally recorded these songs. Most tenors can't perform the number of shows Mickey does without putting their voice in jeopardy. His resilience and consistency only add to his greatness. In my opinion, the only ingredient missing from Mickey Thomas having another Number One record is the right song!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">In the best possible sense, Mickey Thomas is like putting money in a jukebox. You get what you're paying for! As a side point, he is one of the most genuine and unaffected celebrities you will meet!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Lou is now 68-years-old. </span><span style="color: black;">He is an </span><span style="color: #333333;">extraordinary tenor with range and power that separates him from the crowd of rock vocalists. His story is as unique as his voice for in 1996, Lou discovered he had a life-threatening tumor in his head. Lou opted for a dangerous surgery in hopes of saving his life. The operation was successful, but unfortunately left him with a long road ahead of him before he was able to record and tour again. His recovery and efforts to regain his beautiful voice was onerous. Steven Zeitel, surgeon to the Stars, was not involved in Lou’s operation, but said: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333;">Nothing in the human body moves with such precision and speed as the vocal cords. With that in mind, a brain injury could inhibit the process significantly.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Lou recorded and toured for years while relearning and rehabilitating his voice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">His fortitude and bravery transpired in front of God and everyone who came to see him perform after his surgery. In 2009, he released his last album and continued to tour. As time moved on, he became disappointed in a music business he no longer understood nor respected. I recently read Lou Gramm was hanging up his mic after all the painful struggles in an attempt to hear his beautiful voice once again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: black;">Of course, you never say never when in the music business!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">All the hard work, bravery and belief in his voice have put Lou on the big stage again with Foreigner as they pursue touring with the remaining original members. <b><i>Godspeed, Lou. You are a blessed warrior!</i></b></span><b><i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">David is a 66-year-old rock singer inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame in 2016 for his work as front man for Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976. As a vocalist for Deep Purple, he displayed a raw, dynamic power and range while utilizing his forceful, natural voice along with his melodic falsetto and screams. Coverdale has kept busy since leaving Deep Purple with solo projects, an album with Jimmy Page, and his latest band, Whitesnake! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">His work with Whitesnake has exposed us to even more vocal depth with a new warmth and fullness in his lower register while still maintaining power in his higher range.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">From 1973 to date, David Coverdale has recorded new successful albums and toured extensively. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">In 2019, David Coverdale and Whitesnake will release <i>Flesh & Blood,</i>their latest album of new material which will be followed by another world tour!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">At age 69, Steve Perry arguably has <b>the best voice on this list</b>! He also comes from impressive lineage for he's a member of The Rock Hall as well as a multi-platinum, award-winning musician. The similarities seem to end there in that Steve Perry walked away from all opportunities to showcase his talents, while still in his prime, after the release of his last album with Journey in 1996. Steve has not recorded an album in 23 years, so we can only imagine what exquisite experiences his voice would have taken us on if he had continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333;">What could have transpired for Steve’s mind to convince his heart and soul to ignore his calling, to encourage him to turn his back on the God-given gift he has been blessed with?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">To be honest, the business of recording, touring, and performing can become a very dark place taking more than one is willing to lose. In Steve's case, debilitating arthritis in his hip made it impossible to tour. Steve is not the first who needed to step away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333;">Steve Perry, Recording Once Again!</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h3>
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<span style="color: #333333;">As I was writing this piece, Steve Perry made available, “No Erasin’,” his new single! Enthusiastically, I listened to the music I have waited to hear for over two decades. “No Erasin’</span><span style="color: black;">," was inspired by the loss of a very special loved one so it’s an extremely personal story, although I found it callow as it lacked a lyrical maturity in expressing the deep, emotional turmoil he must have been feeling.</span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">His voice still retains its beauty, </span><span style="color: black;">passion, and pureness. I </span><span style="color: #333333;">now better understand Steve’s magnanimous gesture at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony when he declined to perform stating the current singer is the front man now and he should perform. That was a prudent gesture considering his current range would not have allowed him to sing in the original keys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">I'm curious as to what ensued to encourage him to undertake this arduous voyage at almost 70 years of age? Music aficionados, critics, fans, agents, promoters, managers</span><span style="color: black;">, and peers will all have something to say about Steve’s latest effort, so one needs a thick skin and a true desire to perform again to withstand the positive and negative input that will follow.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Much like a great athlete, athletic singers who vocalize in the stratosphere are at their best when they are younger, stronger, and most athletic. Steve Perry is of this ilk; however, he is one of the best I've heard so I'm rooting for him! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Mickey Thomas, Lou Gramm, and David Coverdale performed and made records as their bodies matured and changed. They utilized their gifts, took risks, and fought through the many physical and mental obstacles an artist and his voice go through as time stole from them! In Lou Gramm’s case, an unforeseen tragic health issue hindered a once extraordinary instrument leaving a brave beast of a warrior who would not give up his attempt to erase the cruel facts of his situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">The work, the regimen, the very exercise of singing live and in the studio keeps you on top of what you must learn, what you must change, and what you must do moving forward to retain what you have—all with the added dilemma of not overworking your voice. Rest and silence are a great ally to those who rely on their voice for their livelihood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333;">How can you know these things without experiencing them? </span></b><span style="color: #333333;">After years of not vocalizing, there might be a foggy or scratchy sound in your voice that will take patience, vocal exercises, and carefully singing to curtail when desired—not to mention the time it takes on stage to get your sea legs back. Stage chops don't come overnight! It takes years to develop charisma, a dynamic, yet effortless presentation, and to simply appear comfortable on stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Aging singers can develop a warbling in their voice, a loss of warmth and consistency when singing in </span><span style="color: black;">the keys their </span><span style="color: #333333;">music was originally recorded in, and an overall lack of flexibility in the vocal cords. Usually, a warble is defined as an exaggerated or extremely wide vibrato. A quivering or shakiness in the voice might be an indication of other issues such as medication, </span><span style="color: black;">health concerns, or simply fatigue</span><span style="color: #333333;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333;">Rock singing equates to torture to the larynx and violence to the vocal cords!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Like everything else in the body, this fragile instrument loses it power over time. Over the course of a singer’s career, millions of collisions occur to the supple bands of tissue located not only in the throat’s protective enclosure, but also in the larynx leaving scars and stiffness to the vocal cords. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Of course, then comes this question—if you really can't sing in the first place, the aforementioned infirmities really might help to add some character to your voice</span><span style="color: red;">. </span><span style="color: black;">Honestly, everyone can and should sing for it’s always been my belief that singing enriches th</span><span style="color: #333333;">e soul and, therefore, should be indulged in by all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">For the truly gifted, the magic has been there without having to break a sweat until the athletic years are behind them. Then, they must learn how to care for what they previously took for granted. For some, that prospect is too daunting to move forward. You cannot and will not remain brilliant if you don't have the heart for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">As a fan and supporter, I feel honored to have listened to these extraordinary artists share their special abilities and I applaud them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">For me, singing makes me feel alive! I am blessed for having something of my own that brings others joy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I do whatever it takes </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to be the best I can be. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At 76-years-old, sometimes that means just showing up!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, back to my initial question—can great aging singers still rock?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Terminating a pregnancy simply because the fetus is not the sex you desire is pathetic and a testament to the cavalier attitude that prevails since abortion became big business and, therefore, morally sound. Capitalists do not recognize good or evil, right or wrong, they only care about the bottom line—PROFIT! </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Doctors who perform late-term abortions--those delivering live healthy babies only to murder them--are more prevalent than you can imagine. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Options are the American way and that which Capitalism thrives on, yet even Google limits most rational conversations concerning alternatives to abortion. When I googled "Options To Abortion," most of what came up was a slew of abortion facilities and abortion information. Their bias is showing and it virtually stifles all other information, but abortion! They have their hands on the scale. More political crap is the very reason monopolies are not permitted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">Life is an amazing roller coaster ride of ups and downs that
will ultimately influence your perspective and perception of the world. </span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">Shy and seemingly awkward youth can blossom into outgoing, confident individuals if the family unit is nurturing and supportive. A
gregarious, outgoing child, whose trust in the family unit has collapsed because
they have been forced to raise themselves, may turn into a </span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">cynical, angry
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">When people decide to remain alone, they do so for the alternative
has been too difficult for them to sustain an emotionally secure and joyful
existence. Although it is a natural instinct to desire family</span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">, companionship,
love, and all that comes with it, for some their mold has been set in a less
conventional way. Through no fault of their own, they psychologically and
emotionally repel from Hallmark Card limericks and the traditional
comforts most individuals aspire to for traditional norms are not a part of
their story. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">Starting life on the bench, so to speak, can change a perfect game
plan into an endless slideshow of mishaps and barriers they are forever
maneuvering around, over, and under in pursuit of the unconditional love and
acceptance they have only heard of. A fatigue of the soul and weariness of
heart is inevitable and can even manifest early in life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">When a child is
excluded from some of life's most precious treasures, both LOVING others and being LOVED by others,
they learn to live without it. It seems as if there is a limiter on the heart
keeping them from speeding out of control, from accepting and giving more love
than they are willing to lose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">We must be vigilant with children concerning the love and
attention we share with them; for without it, they are lost. Children left to their own devices will eventually be compelled to make decisions they are unequipped
to make. If an animal is left without a parent, it will die. A child will find a
way to survive, but it will not know how to live--to enjoy life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">You might think that sad and even pitiful, but, in fact, many do
well when left to their own survival instincts and personal skills. T</span></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5pt;">hese abilities are more conducive to self-nurturing for they have never experienced parental guidance and rearing so they
have no reference for caring for others in a healthy, nurturing way. They have
developed a hard fought and honest respect for what one can expect from others
when life shows up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">Self-restraint based on their reality, associated with the
dangers one will encounter caring and depending on others, allows them the
ability to detach before becoming too emotionally vulnerable. It is near
impossible to reverse the course for someone who experienced having their life
and family snatched away only to be replaced with others in the exact situation
they find themselves--the discarded, abandoned, and lonely due to a
cornucopia of unpleasant scenarios.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">Like a lifesaver to a drowning man, <a href="http://chucknegron.blogspot.com/2016/08/twins-forever-copy.html" target="_blank">involvement in team sports</a> on a significant level can be an epiphany. This endeavor will hopefully
lead to an emotional commitment including love and respect of their peers who they will
trust and give their all to without reservation. This experience will open
their heart and ability to be vulnerable and, in fact, might be their first
experience of unconditional love and family. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">Although this uplifting time in
their lives can never be negated, sadly, in other team endeavors in the world of
commerce, group enterprises can be so competitive there is little room for
camaraderie, nor a soulful connection beyond respect and admiration for their
associates abilities, even when extreme mutual success is achieved.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">A life infected and affected by an unthinkable act that deprived
them of becoming who they could have been, but instead made them who they are,
challenges their ability to trust their own feelings. Instead, they need to monitor and
retrain those feelings that most would welcome. The older they become, the
clearer it is how emotionally compromised they are in matters of the heart. Yet, they still remain eager to share all they have with their family.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">Living alone requires a fast learning curve. Relying on
oneself for all that is necessary to sustain a healthy physical, mental, and
spiritual life is relentless if you desire to live a good quality of life. The
inner strength one develops having to care and rely on themselves accords them
great comfort in times of solitude and the ability to be happy living alone.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">To be clear, children and family are the link to a fulfilling
life, for they reinforce the understanding that we all desire and need deep
emotional bonds with the people that will always love and cherish us. Living
alone does not equal loneliness in part because the family is a welcome reprise
from the chaos accompanying working and living in society.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">Neither searching nor longing for an opportunity in which to
feel safe and willing to embrace and love others unconditionally, it happened.
While going about business as usual with several other cohorts and peers, a
spiritually, cohesive family was born!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">Being the most physically compromised, and
needing assistance provided by his life partner, it was obvious how many of
the group consistently took the time to assist in making it possible for life to go on. This physically challenged, but willing man, continues doing what he loved! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-size: 14.5pt;">At times, it takes a village to pull it off, but the help is
there night in and night out! They understand that this is not a broken man, but a man who had been broke many times, always getting up and moving forward
with an excitement for life and gratitude to be in the game once again.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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If it weren't for my youngest daughter and her friends, I would not have been made aware of the sophisticated and prudent efforts school administrators are making to assist transgender students and their classmates. Together, they must maneuver through these complicated times and issues with understanding and positive reinforcement for all concerned. Growing up in a more socially-evolved world than I did, our children see their classmate's and friend's challenges as part of the natural order of things. <b><i>That's exactly how it should be!</i></b></div>
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I'm about 20- to 30-years older than most other parents. The information my generation was privy to involving the LGBTQ community was vague, skewed, or non-existent. My beautiful daughter, through her love of all people, opened my heart and mind to the reality that we all need to approach diversity with respect as we are all different in as many ways as we are the same. It is my hope to contribute something positive to the conversation concerning the LGBTQ population moving forward.</div>
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<i>I wish to address primarily straight, transgender, and lesbian organizations</i></div>
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<i> joining forces with mainstream feminist and women's rights groups</i></div>
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<i> in addressing <b>all women's rights</b> under the same umbrella.</i></div>
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Some might be uncomfortable embracing those who are women residing in a male body, a biological woman who is in fact a man, or women and men attracted to the same sex, for it is human nature to resist that which is unfamiliar, especially when interpretations from the Bible to the Quran are used to argue that being LGBTQ is a sin. Many religious beliefs inhibit far too many from having an open mind on the ever-evolving information on human beings who were forced to live in the shadows far too long because they were born into an unsophisticated, uninformed, and judgmental world.</div>
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Women's rights groups, for the most part, work independently of each other despite the fact their goals are similar--total equality for all women, including straight, lesbian, and transgender ladies!</div>
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A Few of the Many Women's Organizations</h3>
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<a href="https://weareultraviolet.org/about-us/" target="_blank">UltraViolet</a>--Women of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ founded to "fight sexism and create a more inclusive world that accurately represents all women, from politics and government to media and pop culture."</div>
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<a href="https://now.org/" target="_blank">National Organization for Women (NOW)</a>--The largest women's grassroots activist organization was founded in 1966. It is "dedicated to multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women's rights...take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals."</div>
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<a href="https://www.aauw.org/" target="_blank">American Association of University Women (AAUW)</a>--AAUW has been empowering women since 1881 "through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research."</div>
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There have been different waves of feminist groups with different goals and ideologies. The following is an incomplete synopsis of some of them.</div>
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<li>WAVE 1--Began in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The primary focus was on legal issues such as obtaining the right to vote and the right for women to own property.</li>
<li>WAVE 2--Primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, this wave focused on more women's rights including sexuality. The debate was broadened to include the workplace, reproductive rights, and the inequality of women in society overall. Of paramount importance was the equality fought for women of color who had been marginalized for too long.</li>
<li>WAVE 3--These women didn't feel comfortable defining themselves as a group, or even as feminists, but continued the process for equality for women. They proposed that women's rights had already come a long way--although disagreed with by those in Waves 2 and 4.</li>
<li>WAVE 4--These women have broadened their goals to include racism, classism, homophobia, and many other political and social issues formerly outside their purview such as environmental concerns. They believe that women's rights are affected if any of the aforementioned groups are marginalized.</li>
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As stated before, this is an incomplete summary of the extensive work completed for there are many feminist groups with varying ideologies, <i>but is it possible that instead of bringing women together, they might be bringing on division which, of course, is counterproductive?</i></div>
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All women want to be treated equally, be respected, and treated fairly. My meaning when referencing division is that many of these organizations do not work in concert and are not inclusive enough leading to confusion with those who wonder why some women's groups are silent on lesbian, transgender, and other controversial and so-called "politically incorrect" subjects.</div>
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Those in Rap and Hip Hop are the perfect example of a group with vulgar depictions of women! Addressing these vulgarities and exploitation of women is a matter the feminist groups should all take on together. If they did, I believe they could change the current situation for the better by challenging, instead of inhibiting, the artistic process.</div>
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There has been a consistent, abusive assault, both verbally and visually, on women from the world of Rap and Hip Hop for decades with virtually no consistent response from feminists, musicians, entertainers, and celebrities of any race or color. Instead, these celebrities honor one another at every turn identifying themselves as supporters of women's rights on issues they feel will further their standing in the community.</div>
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Why aren't sensitive Black matters approached vigorously as in the aforementioned exploitation of women, vis-a-vis Rap and Hip Hop, which affects how young black children will perceive women? This depiction is so disrespectful! How can you fight for equality and respect, but deny these God-given rights to women? The truth be told, most efforts to acknowledge volatile matters involving people of color are only brought up when the messenger can further a political or personal agenda.</div>
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Preaching only to the choir at gatherings of self-puffery is the only forum they consistently have the courage to air their narrow point of view on the rights of some women--celebrity women or the "flavor of the month" casualty they are currently using to appear engaged in this horrific problem. These frauds, dressed in anything from Sarah Burton to Joseph Altuzarra, have limited ability and attention spans. When not thinking of themselves, they articulate the words abused women need to consistently hear for these fly-by-night crusaders are content with simply being in the spotlight.</div>
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Their silence, when their voices are needed most, is pathetic, but consistent with individuals truly concerned with themselves and how they appear to the Peanut Gallery. These less than courageous warriors pick and choose their battles by only addressing politically correct or soft targets regarding the many wrongs done to women.</div>
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There are women in powerful positions who could have, and should have, come to the aid of vulnerable victims of predatory behavior, but instead, chose not to do so.</div>
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The shameless mindset of these silent co-conspirators appears akin to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-brutal-college-hazing-rituals/ariel-kana" target="_blank">college hazing</a> in the sense that everyone knows it's going on, but it's allowed to continue. Like a rite of passage, the new pledges must endure as the alumnus had done before them. Why? Because "it's always been that way" from the <a href="https://variety.com/2017/film/features/casting-couch-hollywood-sexual-harassment-harvey-weinstein-1202589895/" target="_blank">Casting Couch of old</a> to the current blatant rape of young women.</div>
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Yet, the spiritually bankrupt have no qualms jumping on the <a href="https://metoomvmt.org/" target="_blank">"Me Too"</a> express clearly indicating their shallowness and insane need for glorification and acceptance! Their thirst for awards and success are never quenched so they will seldom exhibit bouts of character. Acts of courage might be costly to their standing with the animals and criminals they blindly support, the predators they protect with their silence, the rapists of human dignity who exploit, blackmail, bully, and destroy promising young lives.</div>
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Most of us have turned a blind eye at one point in our lives when we should have gotten involved so I can't in good conscience condemn someone for being in fear of jeopardizing themselves by getting involved. What I do find offensive are those who cower from doing the right thing, but will have no qualms throwing a colleague under the bus when it serves them.</div>
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In a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/movies/meryl-streep-tom-hanks-the-post-metoo.html" target="_blank">2018 <i>New York Times</i> interview,</a> when addressing alleged acts of rape and sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein, Meryl Streep said the following, "I really didn't know...but when I heard rumors about actresses, I thought that was a way of denigrating the actress and her ability to get the job." <i>This is coming from a feminist or human being concerned about the treatment of others?</i> It's gone quiet on the "Feminist front" concerning the abusers in the theatrical world; however, there are some awards shows on the horizon and I'm certain we will hear something then.</div>
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Clearly, the Feminist and Women's Rights issues have become more complex since the transgender community has come to the forefront of the world's consciousness. So many people don't understand, accept, and fear difference when it comes to sophisticated concepts like transgender. We need to be educated so we might have a better understanding of these individuals.</div>
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There are <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html" target="_blank">74 countries in which same-sex relationships are illegal</a>. With that tragic statistic in mind, we all need to embrace those who are perceived as different, or sinners, and end the persecution they have endured since the beginning of time. Why aren't all of God's children permitted to live the lives they were born to live without fear of legal reprisal or social condemnation?</div>
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Theoretically, it would seem if the ultimate goal for women is equality in all areas of human interaction, aka LIFE, then building alliances and unifying different factions under the umbrella of <i>Women's Rights for All</i> might be more effective.</div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit;">In 1954, when I was a teen in The Bronx, I noticed a very petite, stylishly-dressed, Black woman walking to the subway station heading to work. In the early evening, I would often see her returning for her journey always took her past the schoolyard I played in. I couldn't help but notice her extreme 5 o' clock shadow leading me to the conclusion that she had chosen to live as a woman, but biologically, was most likely a male.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit;">I never heard a word about her when she passed, but I'm sure she received her share of abuse. I believe there were few, if any, avenues available to her for comfort or answer to the many questions she must have had. Her basic needs for support, information, and understanding were probably not available. She was true to herself and a brave lady!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit;">Every now and then, I think of her when I need to be brave. I wonder how many times a day she yearned for acceptance and the peaceful anonymity that comes with it? I feel she desired to be treated like a lady, a human being, not a different or a specific type of human being. I believe she wanted to be one of many women, not an oddity!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit;">I don't believe that desire or need is different today; therefore, it should be supported by all women's organizations and human beings as a whole.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit;">In today's world of competition, so many want to be in control of their vision so they establish their game plan and goals in an attempt to reinvent the wheel. Control and prestige are the new mission statements for those who desire notoriety above all else. Diluting, excluding, and manipulating basic common sense measures that would establish unity and ultimately success are avoided in lieu of one's own agenda which might be inclusive enough to attract the number of supporters necessary to achieve their goals. A balance in articulating the unique issues and differences of certain women while also cloaking them under the same umbrella as all women seeking equality is paramount.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit;"><i>our common goal...<b>Equal Rights for all Women!</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: inherit;">Of course, within the umbrella of Feminist and Women's Rights groups, there should exist support groups addressing more specific needs with information and education by uniquely identified individuals in the ever-evolving world of gender, sexuality, and needs of all women!</span></div>
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Rock and Roll transgender pioneer and icon, Wayne/Jayne County, was <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/17/jayne-county-transgender_n_5169324.html" target="_blank">removed from Facebook for using the term "Tranny."</a> Most likely, some techie at Facebook sitting in their safe space decided "TRANNY" was an unacceptable term even when used by a transgender person.<br />
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In an <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/10/jayne-county-after-dark_n_5662717.html" target="_blank">interview with </a><i><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/10/jayne-county-after-dark_n_5662717.html" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a>,</i> when asked about her identification, Jayne spoke of her frustration of the ever-changing acceptable terms for women of her proclivity.<br />
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<i>"I'm a little pissed off at the "PC college" crowd at the moment. I don't want to go on a rant about it...but I think this stupid PC crud about the word "tranny" is a pile of possum crap."</i></div>
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Jayne prefers identifying as a transgender or gender variant, but is a believer in self-identifiable terms. Jayne identified as a transsexual in the 70s and 80s, but has used the terms tranny, drag queen, queer, and she male over the years. To use some of these terms today, you do so at your own peril, at least in the PC world of our ever-so-sensitive youth--many of whom are making these decisions from their crying closets, but have no real vested interest in anything but controlling the narrative.</div>
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I can't imagine feeling I had to hide who I was born to be, living with shame, fear, and confusion because I am different in one way or another, judged and misunderstood. For those of us who have a God in our lives, remember Jesus Christ loves us all and would not want us to turn our backs on those who need support and love! Anyone who professes their love and acceptance of Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, but turns around to judge and condemn some of his flock are hypocrites! There is only one criteria God uses to judge who is saved and who is not--their faith in Jesus Christ.</div>
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The simple minds and dark hearts of those who cause unthinkable hardships for others they do not understand or perceive as sinners are, in fact, sinners themselves. They will not be forgiven until they truly accept the teachings of Jesus Christ and ask of this forgiveness for their thoughts and actions towards the children of God!</div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">I spent the first eighteen years of my life in
the Bronx. I then moved west to California and have lived here ever since.
Considering I'm now over 75 years of age, the period of time spent in New
York was comparatively brief; however, it molded and taught me powerful lessons
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the Bronx out of the boy.</b></i><b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">For the most part, those lessons learned a lifetime
ago still apply, although many sociological concepts have changed vis-à-vis:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">conflict resolution</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">lack of acceptance of other's beliefs</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">scarcity of </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">kindness and respect</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">and many more!</span></li>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Seeking common ground in hopes of defusing
disputes can be frustrating and often futile in today's landscape. Attempting
to interject facts into a conversation, such as the First Amendment, specifically addresses unpopular and controversial speech as protected speech.
There are no references to the term "hate speech," or any suggestion that unseemly
speech is not protected speech!</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">I
believe most individuals understand that prejudice and unseemly bigoted speech
is hateful; however, it seems what is perceived as hate speech has evolved into
anything one hates hearing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It was a simpler time in the 1950s on Sherman
Ave between 165th and 166th<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> S</span>treet. Disagreements were settled with impassioned debate, by flipping a coin, with odd or
even finger match, and, only when absolutely necessary, by fisticuffs. Physical altercations were
monitored by friends and interested parties making certain no one was seriously
injured. These disputes inevitably ended with a mutual respect that wasn't
present before the conflict. </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">What I disliked more than fighting with my friends
was watching my friends fight. We didn't shoot one another, but, as a last resort, we would work things out with our fists. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Nevertheless, I still have a bit
of that "Bronx balance the scales thing" in me.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">My teenage years were filled with many splendid
moments while participating in sports on the streets, at the schoolyards, and in the gyms of
that special borough!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">While in high school, I competed at the world
famous Madison Square Garden three consecutive years as a part of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New York City PSAL High School Basketball
Finals. At age 16, I was honored to perform at the World Famous <a href="https://www.apollotheater.org/" target="_blank">Apollo Theater</a></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> in Harlem with The Rondells vocal group--showcasing our newest original song, "Bells Of My Heart," written by second tenor Phil Namanworth.</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">I never in my most adventurous dream imagined I
would one day play basketball on the storied hardwood floors of Madison Square
Garden, let alone sell out this historic venue just eight years later as a lead singer
of a great Rock Band! Being a small part of the Apollo Theater's
legendary history was a dream I was never brave enough to dream, or knew I could
dream, but it came true. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">On the block and in the neighborhood, I was a
respected and admired young man which aided me in balancing out the shame of
being perceived as stupid while in public school.
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="color: #420178;"><a href="http://chucknegron.blogspot.com/2016/08/twins-forever-copy.html">My dyslexia and ADD</a> </span>were
misunderstood and misdiagnosed, landing me in the Special Education class which
consisted of physically-, emotionally-, and mentally-challenged youth. I felt so
different and so alone. I had virtually no self-esteem contributing to my
feelings of anxiety and fear making my time in school unbearable.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Small achievements and success in sports and
singing changed how I viewed myself and the world around me. I blossomed and
began living with less fear and apprehension concerning my learning
disabilities and unkind treatment received from some teachers and classmates.
This confidence helped me conquer my academic shortcomings and eventually
attend college where I succeeded.</span></div>
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on life giving us the courage to take on bigger challenges and worthwhile
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been moved by the beauty in so many, and overcome by the weakness in others.
Being a success in your own minds' eye is a personal validation and a segue to
healthy self-worth, greatly contributing to the person you have become in lieu
of the person you might have been. Personal failure is too often evaluated by
how we feel others perceive us.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I was so blessed to be part of such a prolific, creative machine. As a trio within a quartet, I found comfort in the middle. I was
content just being there. Being the least musically astute, and the only member who
did not play an instrument, I was at a distinct disadvantage. Unbeknownst to my
partners I had <b><i>never</i></b> sung harmony before, having spent my early
musical career on several different record companies only singing lead. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I had
to learn on the job, and at times, my partners got frustrated with me, not
understanding why I found some of our harmonies difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also had pitch problems for I had no
musical reference. To be honest, I thought I was better than I actually was. That naiveté got me to the next level of success and gave me the musical expertise in which
I was lacking. When I hear Three Dog Night recordings today, I'm aware of all my
shortcomings, but I still love what we did.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It was 1968 when Jimmy Greenspoon and I shared
our secret dreams about our new band that at the time didn't have a name. We
called it "Tricycle," "Six Foot Three," and then finally
settled on "Three Dog Night." Jimmy and I had similar
fantasies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that in fact would fall short
of what was actually to come. We both wanted a new Mercedes if we became
wealthy and Jimmy was the first to buy one. A beautiful ivory/beige
convertible with rich brown leather seats and top. He looked like a true Rock
Star, and he was!</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Like a miracle dressed up in work clothes
tirelessly trudging to be better, it all came together as I embraced the
knowledge and talent around me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b><i>You can learn on the job if you bring enough
to get the job.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I really do not believe my transformation would
have occurred without experiencing success earlier in my life. That success stimulated
bigger dreams and positive self-esteem derived from small achievements leaving
me with the knowledge that if I had done it before, maybe I could do it again.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">WHAT DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE MORE IMPACTFUL--</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">SUCCESS OR FAILURE?</span> </h3>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">We all have dreams that may seem out of reach; however, many find when
they pursue them, possibly with an unrealistic and naïve enthusiasm and
passion, they can, and will, materialize as long as they never give up on their quest.
Like a dog with a bone, success is mesmerizing and exciting when first attained.
Everything</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";"> </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">you wanted to achieve is now
available to you. Dreams you never dreamed have come true! Success breeds
opportunities that might bring to light even greater achievements with
wonderful opportunities such as working with peers you admired and emulated on
your rise to your current position. Becoming one of many, comfortable with your
vulnerability, yet confident in your ability, and excited to show what you can do
in your new role as a successful, admired, and respected individual. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">The magical experience of stepping on stage or
a podium to a roaring ovation, taking the winning shot in the big game, seeing
your book on the best seller list, or having a number one record for 6 weeks are
intoxicating experiences - - often creating a profound psychological dependency on the
adoration accompanying public and personal success. We all want to be respected
and loved, but these basic desires become skewed when success, power, money,
and celebrity enter the equation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">How can you know, how can anyone know, if their
feelings are founded on caring and admiring who you truly are, or is their
attachment to the success and celebrity you have achieved?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tricky stuff! How do friendships and intimate
relationships evolve when the glamour, admiration, and appearance of
invincibility are tarnished?</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Falling out of favor can be a life-changing
spectacle of feeling betrayed and an abundance of waning character by the
important people in your life. If you have surrounded yourself with individuals,
who honestly felt there was a special bond between you, only to realize their
attraction was to the glamour and excitement, it can become an awkward and
emotionally messy situation for all concerned. This is not to say these are bad
people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It is my belief that people who pursue individuals due to their talent
and success are generally not looking to learn much else about them.
Furthermore, there are others close to you who find it too painful to witness
the social, personal, financial, and professional decline of someone they hold
in such high esteem so they unceremoniously leave their beloved friend to
endure the waning success without them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Of much more importance is your perception of
the fragile human species not being diminished, but reinforced by the actions of
the people who truly love you, warts and all, for they will lift you up and
help you find your way!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">We are now presented with an opportunity to
learn a great deal about our choices, the fragile nature of our existence, and
the willingness to explore our mistakes and shortcomings while navigating
through the ups and downs of our successful years for it may define our
future. Knowledge is power and we now have an abundance of that. Being tougher and wiser, hopefully with newly acquired humility and spirituality, will keep us on
solid ground while exposing us to a more fulfilling life driven by family, a
higher power, and the love and respect of our God-given gifts. In the end, it is
up to us to either grow or to repeat our mistakes <i>ad infinitum</i>. This window of
introspective evaluation will serve us well if we desire a better life and
career moving forward.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It is uncomfortable and awkward confronting the
fear that you may not be able to live without the fame, respect, and riches
synonymous with success, considering you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have paid so dearly maintaining your career.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Pursuing and maintaining a career often harms
the family, for the artist spends much of their time creating, working, and traveling so they cannot be a parent, wife, or husband. How can any artist balance
the scale of family and career when the time comes for their star to shine? How
does an artist walk away when they are on top, in the middle, or at the bottom,
even when it is important to the family for them to do so? We do not walk away
and that is why we are successful. Sadly, our families have walked away from
this selfish, self-centered business to which we dedicated so much of our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">RESPECT
YOUR ART BY EXPRESSING IT</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Honoring the blessing of good fortune with
gratitude and respect are essential if we are to avoid the self-centered haze
so many succumb to during their time as a desired commodity. Success is the
Holy Grail for many, and their most important dream, but once attained, it may fall
short of one's expectations leading to neglect. One can be jeopardizing all they have
worked for when the celebration of a job well done never ends. It is my feeling
that many, without a supportive family and some spiritual foundation, will find
it easier to lose sight of how much was given up by them and others so they
might pursue their dreams. Without humility, we are at risk of missing the more
gratifying gifts and opportunities brought to us by success.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It is my
experience that failure can be either a great motivator or an inhumane bully, either enlightening
or crippling your psyche. I have seen success alter one's concept of failure
leading to feelings of low self-esteem as they encounter minor bumps in their
personal and professional lives. When one is overly sensitive and too focused on other's
perceptions of them, it can lead to skepticism and self-doubt concerning their
abilities. A response to this form of paranoia can be getting out of harm's way
by choosing not to compete or contribute in something that was once the most
stimulating part of their life. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Winning </span><span style="color: #282828; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and losing are experiences
that all of us will encounter. These should be accepted with balance and
understanding for that situation is but a moment in time connected to a bigger
picture unfolding in our lives.</span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="color: #282828; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When one's comfort zone is diminished due to their perceived
weaknesses, it can cause them to withdraw from the invigorating splendor of
creating, learning, and spiritually growing. They may now find comfort in the
efforts and talents of others. Now experiencing their career as more of an
observer in creative matters, it is obvious that previous artistic
disappointments had a profound effect on them. Their pursuit of truly
creative endeavors is limited. They become incapable of facing the possibility
of failure. They are afraid of bringing into question their relevance in spite
of their ability to earn a comfortable living in their chosen field. Their
unwillingness to throw an artistic hat in the ring, in fear that their peers
will discover they could not have possibly contributed much artistically to the
very thing they make their living from, cripples them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>I reiterate, those who
forego the thrill of a new milestone and the pride one feels when attaining a
goal, or simply competing, are missing an important part of life, pride of
achievement, and the psychic enlightenment on said journey. </i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535;">Challenging yourself
and others is not for everyone, considering many have had their confidence
cruelly stripped away. Sadly, it is not a big leap for those questioning their
own abilities to subconsciously paint everyone with the same brush! In effect, their shortcomings have made it possible for them to dissect and minimize
others who are taking risks and competing against themselves and others.</span></span></span><br />
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that it might be futile to do the work if the chances of it being successful
are minimaI. I also concede that prospect has eliminated most of the remaining, and still touring, bands of my era from recording new material. But don't we
make music because we love it? Arguably, we are at our best as human beings
when we are creating it. Artists put so much of themselves into their music; therefore, it is more than disheartening to accept the possibility that no one will
listen to it. To be very candid, I make music for myself for I so love the
process as well as the result. I will not stop until I can no longer do it! Furthermore, I don't understand what replaces the joy, the pain, the ups and
downs, the laughter and tears we share when making music together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">You might have grasped that I am going through
a time of reflection and self-evaluation which has humbled me. Some of these
revelations have been a cruel reminder of what a flawed individual I am. I have
failed throughout my life far more than I have prevailed as I have been weak,
selfish, unkind, vain, a liar, an unacceptable parent, sibling, son, husband,
business associate, and friend. Many of my victories and bravery came after
unthinkable acts causing fear and pain to those who love me most. </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">How do I come
to terms with the capacity that I had to disrupt the lives of those I love so
dearly? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">How do I deal with the self-centered shame I am confronting that has
left me disillusioned, feeling only disdain for myself?</span></span></li>
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events associated with my years as an addict have recently reared their ugly
head in the form of arduous and reoccurring dreams in which I am the subject of
ridicule administered by family members reminding me of the damage I caused.
Constant voices repeating what a pathetic person I am are now a part of my
night. In this paradoxical sleep, I'm frozen, unable to move, forced to endure
relentless reviews and critiques minimizing me and my music by stating I have
taken more than I have given. In these dreams, my music is obsolete for my creative ideas might
have been relevant in the 1950s, but not today! Next, I find myself attempting to
defend lyrics. I am being challenged, but cannot articulate my feelings in
this nightmare from Hell. The last remark I hear before awakening, one that echoes in
my head and remains while awake, </span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>"If you think
your music is contemporary, WHEN WAS YOUR LAST HIT?"</b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Despite the fact these are dreams, or should I say nightmares, I feel
compelled to respond. More to the point, I feel obliged to examine the content
in hopes of discovering where these thoughts and feelings came from. I found my
reaction to the dreams predictable in that the attempt to demean me stimulated
disdain for the message and the messenger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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unconscious mind authored this fantasy, then my brain created the scenario I
found unkind. <b>Why would my mind present this onslaught of information in a form I would ultimately reject? </b></span><span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Equally fascinating is that I am aware and
comfortable with not being a contemporary artist. After all, I am a 76-year-old
man who accepts and is grateful for his standing in the musical community, not
an aspiring young artist. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The most damaging secrets are the ones we keep
deep below the surface. Freud stated, "Whilst human beings are great deceivers
of others, they are even more adept at self-deception." A secret that might be
irrelevant at this point can nevertheless cut the legs out from under you if
revealed, exposing you as someone different than you profess to be. Not to say
one's secret self isn't a fine human being simply because they want to be
perceived as someone else. Does that make them a fraud? Maybe only to
themselves!</span></span><br />
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us how precarious our existence can be without faith in something more powerful
than us. Hopefully, we will find a way to deal with low self-esteem or our
grandiose feelings of self before we are living a life with debilitating
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">A secret can separate you from much of what you
hold dear. Old friends, loved ones, and peers who know more about you than you
are comfortable with will be rejected. We all have a story and a past. Fortunately, most face it and move on putting the difficult times behind them and growing from the experience instead of pretending these
uncomfortable events ever happened. To correct a mistake of poor judgment,
moral or ethical lapses, you must admit they happened before you can draw from
them in hopes of avoiding these pitfalls and vulnerabilities again.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">If we are unable to separate ourselves from the
feelings of low self-esteem and shame, being content not addressing how our
behavior might have escalated the demise of our personal relationships and
professional success, these issues will slip into our unconscious mind and no
longer be readily available to our conscious mind for evaluation, acceptance,
and change. Nevertheless, these hidden secrets will have a powerful effect on
our self-esteem and personality. Most individuals are aware of human nature so
divulging deeply personal secrets is a risk.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with physical challenges can be complex and full of compromise when you are
dependent on assistance from others. Acceptance is not always easy to come by; however, it is the easier, softer way when facing new obstacles in your life
requiring support from loved ones.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">For many of God's children, change happens when
we can no longer abide by our current existence. Our suppressed feelings can
affect our lives negatively when they are suddenly brought to the surface.
Sigmund Freud believed a traumatic experience would awaken unconscious thought
bringing to light events that we will need spiritual and psychological help dealing
with, for these feelings have held us captive having been hidden in our unconscious mind influencing who we are. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">On the surface the stunning and powerful iceberg revealed little of the many complex and hazardous secrets below!</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;"> </span><span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The path to forgiveness and acceptance is
challenging and might have to be traveled over and over again, feeling as if
you're lost in a maze of resentment and debilitating anger. We must find a way
to leave ego and false pride behind along with all that inhibits our ability to
love and forgive! Although lofty objectives, they are necessary goals for a healthy life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For me, in the end, all difficult, hateful,
ugly, and even horrific things done to me or those I love must be forgiven, </span><span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">or my resentment will destroy me and all that is important in my life. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I must walk away when provoked, whether I'm the victim of a personal or business assault, or I will risk exposing people I care for to the survival instincts of a scared 8-year-old boy who feels he's fighting for his life. Normally, I'm a happy humorous man, but when provoked, a Mr. Hyde-like, verbally abusive intruder can manifest creating fear and unhappiness. At this point, the realization of my inability to absorb slights and unkindness is gone and I long for solitude, admitting my behavior when provoked is completely unacceptable--even to me. It might be prudent to reevaluate my ability to tolerate others and seek comfort in seclusion to explore some answers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Fortunately my faith in God is with me more
often than not as is my relentless and idiosyncratic sense of humor that has
served me well during my difficult times.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;"> </span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Having obtained my PhD online at “The Institute for Voodoo, Potions, and Doll Making Studies," it is my informed opinion that those who have lost all they have worked for must honestly evaluate their part in bringing on this debilitating crisis and get back on the horse!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">My studies in metaphysical transference
enlightened me to the world of black magic, but more specifically, a ritual<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> m</span>edicine men perform utilizing men's testicles
as earrings in hopes of reminding men not to be so cavalier about giving away
the family jewels opened my eyes. These medicine men are from the </span><a href="http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Costa-Rica-to-Georgia/Jivaro.html" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #420178;">Jivaro--a tribe of headhunters</span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535;"> in
Ecuador. </span></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Jivaroans are known for the art of </span><a href="http://www.ecuador.com/blog/ecuador-headhunters-of-the-forest" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #420178;">shrinking heads</span></a><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. This particular head shrinker was an entrepreneur of sorts and was selling shrunken balls on the side. The retailer of said ear wear explained that any man who has lost his balls should avail </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535;">themselves of the medicine men if
they are ready to reclaim them!</span><span style="color: #353535;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535;">At times, I find myself reflecting on my youth in The Bronx and the hard fought lessons
acquired on the streets. I had no need for a medicine man in those adventurous
years; however, I will avail myself of their expertise if I feel my balls are in
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</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">Trust is established over time through consistent
behavior, honesty, and estimable acts with our loved ones and the multitudes of
people we meet over our lifetime. Trust must prevail for a relationship to
survive and, furthermore, it is a blessing providing comfort to the soul and well-being to the heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Being respected is a gift that can only be earned!
I would venture to say there are many of our youth that have never known the
gratification associated with trusting and respecting someone. Sadly, for some,
that includes their parents. Nor have these youth experienced the emotions
associated with feeling trusted and respected. Self-respect is a gift only you
can give yourself by living honestly, by not taking more than you give, and by
respecting others.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">We also have our intuition that will come into play
spontaneously, when encountering a stranger, awakening your instincts for
self-preservation helping you decide if they are trustworthy or not.
Instincts are important, but regrettably not always accurate in a world of
sociopaths, emotional manipulators, in-laws, and agents.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Sadly, some children, teens, young adults, and
adults have known nothing more than poverty, illiteracy, drugs, gangs and/or
violence in their lives. One of the causes directly attributed to the latter is
the lack of role models for these children along with the lack of any
accountability or consequences at home for unsupervised children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">When they
indulge in questionable behavior, they are left to fend for themselves and
forced to make decisions they are incapable of, and should not be making.
Often, their path will be chosen for them if they are sucked in by the street
life! Regrettably, many positive choices might not be available to them as they
are denied a good education. If they are lucky to not be shot or killed in
their teens, the probability of opportunities for gainful employment is
few. These young people deserve more than life has offered them for so
many are children that have been abandoned by all of us!</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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respect and care for those </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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forgotten, and forced to go </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">without the simple
necessities of life.</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Children need the guidance and the wisdom of adults
to keep them safe and secure! <a href="http://chucknegron.blogspot.com/2016/08/" target="_blank">I know the debilitating fear a child can experience when left on their own.</a> Many children who have suffered pain and
abandonment find it difficult, even after they are removed from their horrific
surroundings into a safe and positive life, to be able to give unconditionally
of themselves, for trust is not part of their emotional toolkit. It could
take years before they are willing to contribute the essence of a relationship,
unconditional commitment, and love! </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">It has been tragic observing the results of
generations of Americans forced to grow up in broken homes with no male
guidance. Many of these youth have found family in gangs with their role models
being drug dealers and pimps. In their world, respect is evaluated in terms of
power over others. Kindness, compassion, and understanding are virtues these
children cannot afford, for being respected is associated with how feared you
are!</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Right now, somewhere in America, children are being
left alone. Some will be left all night long in a dark, cold room possibly with sporadic gunshots in the background or loud voices in the street freezing
them in fear! </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">How can we, as a civilized society, feel fulfilled
and proud of our countries' accomplishments and of ourselves when we have not
eradicated our greatest failure--poverty in America? </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">How can we give billions of dollars to other
countries, </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">but allow thousands of our Veterans to go
homeless?</span></i></b></div>
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women </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">who put their lives and bodies on the line so
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One should not expect trust from others before it
has been earned and feelings of security and well-being have been established
between said individuals. We all want to be admired and trusted, as well as
experience the ability to trust others in lieu of living with the uncertainty
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">There have been decades of mistrust in minority
communities directed at law enforcement who are often perceived as prejudiced
by engaging in inexact profiling practices, as well as fraudulent
rationalizations. When said officers exceed their authority, they attempt to
explain away the excessive force they seem to engage in far too often. </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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time to establish new avenues of trust with people who have been negatively
impacted by the few who should have never been given a badge and a gun. There
are communities all over the country feeling under siege by the very people who
are, or should be, there to protect them. How do we begin establishing trust in
communities where it has never existed? </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">How can we begin to trust and respect our public
officials, elected and appointed, when they lie to us? The aforementioned
entities no longer serve their constituents, but instead, blindly follow the
party line no matter how badly it affects the people who voted for them. Their
allegiance is to their parties ideology and/or the special interest groups that
own them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The men and women in blue, who are expected to, and
do, put themselves in harm's way when they enter war zones of illegal activity
and heavily armed adversaries, must be concerned for their very lives. This
kind of stress, coupled with the presence of aggressive scrutiny and hostility,
is a breeding ground for overreacting, poor judgment, and unintended
consequences. Sadly, years of overzealous policing, partially due to
inadequate training and vetting of potential officers, has left relations
between minority communities and police strained to the breaking point.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">With the advent of phone video capturing the
senseless murder and beatings of unarmed civilians, citizens have taken to the
streets to protest or riot. Citizens are outraged by the unconscionable actions
of some police. It is counterproductive and dangerous
politicizing these issues for common sense is replaced with the
party line, often skewing the issue or completely diverting it to a hot topic
partisan issue such as <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-CONAN-1992/pdf/GPO-CONAN-1992-6.pdf" target="_blank">The Constitution</a>, more specifically, The Second
Amendment. The criteria and procedures established for arresting citizens should
be closely scrutinized and definitely altered! </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Poorly trained officers who have too much
discretion employ irrational and dangerous tactics to subdue suspects they
discern as being non-compliant. For an officer to establish non-compliance, the
subject in question need only assertively question or argue the veracity of the
charges against them, or not comply with every request from the officer, even
when said requests are demeaning or threatening, in order for the officer to be
warranted to aggressively attempt to handcuff the subject creating a
potentially volatile encounter. In some jurisdictions, the officer does not
have to explain to the subject why they are being arrested nor read them
their <a href="http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/miranda-rights-and-the-fifth-amendment.html" target="_blank">Miranda Rights</a> when being arrested.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">One universal rule law enforcement must follow is
they are not allowed to use excessive force or treat the arrestee cruelly!
(Some officers might have to go back to class and write that 1,000
times.) Excuse me for being curt, but this rule is disingenuous as the
officer can simply say he or she was in fear for their safety and used
appropriate force. </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">A course of action to follow when questioning a
perceived suspect might be to respectfully address the man or woman, ask for ID
if appropriate, and never intimidate them verbally or with any expression of
physicality, for people who believe they are going to be harmed will
instinctively defend themselves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Questioning the authority and resolve of the police
can get messy. It can be having 50,000 volts of electricity administered by TASER,
being violently taken down for not responding quickly enough to
an officer's command, putting yourself in a situation to be shot
for non-compliance, or what is seen as aggressive behavior,
inspired in hopes of protecting yourself from the beating they are
receiving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><b><i>Why are there not specially trained men and women
that are prepared with psychological and sociological skills for these
hazardous assignments that can function under extraordinary conditions with
emotional control, patience, and civility?</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Learning to deal with extremely agitated and
potentially aggressive citizens is a learned skill not everyone is capable of
mastering. In war, there are those who deal with gut-wrenching fear and
confusion while in battle while others unravel, paralyzed by fear. The
men and women who are able to function in all situations, with control allowing
them to accurately access what they are encountering, keeping their peers safe
are the people that should be on the front lines in volatile situations within troubled
communities. Only excellent training and education will bring these special
officers to the forefront. Needless to say people with prejudices, including
black, white, brown, yellow, and red applicants, are hopefully vetted properly and not
hired.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">It is my belief that most Americans want to trust and
respect the police for they put themselves in life-threatening situations to
keep us safe from predators and criminals. I would think, with the abundance of
video footage made available on social media, that most citizens have been
enlightened to the fact that we have a problem with some of our men and women in
blue. A small portion of our normally courageous officers have let us all down and, more importantly, have abused and, in some instances, killed human beings who are of a different color, who are economically deprived, or who have been subjected to misguided
stereotyping. That is not to presume unfit officers haven’t tragically impacted
people of all ethnicities.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">One of the <b>frightening consequences</b> of unqualified
officers wreaking havoc in our neighborhoods is<b> they have put a target on the
backs of all police officers everywhere!</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">In 2016, while writing this piece, no less than 32 police officers were killed and at least 61 were shot. </span><span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 "; font-size: 21.33333396911621px;">In 2015, 123 law enforcement officers were killed. There have been 15,750 assaults against law enforcement officers and 1,165,383 violent crimes occurred nationwide.</span><span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 "; font-size: 21.33333396911621px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">Many of these
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">It is admirable and understandable that law
enforcement will close ranks and support one another in this time of pain,
loss, and bitterness. With that being said, we should not perpetuate more
revenge on our honorable men and women in blue, because we have yet to
eliminate all unqualified and dangerous officers!</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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and woman in blue are honorable, circumspect individuals who need our support
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">I have tried to comprehend going to work, not knowing if you
will return from home safely from the black hole of murder and mayhem you are required
to enter. What must it be like wondering if you will be outgunned when
responding to a call, "Shots fired!"? </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">These people are doing a job that requires them to
be more than brave, selfless, impartial, understanding, intuitive, and compassionate
all while looking out for their partner, their citizens, and their own well-being! I
find it extremely unfortunate that because of today's hyper-politicized landscape, that the answers to the many problems facing
the Police Department will have little balance, or common
sense, but instead be driven by ideologies and winning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: x-large;">My Personal Law Encounters</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">I must admit my encounters with law enforcement
have been fairly consistent in the sense that I could have done without them.
Although I have had the occasion to meet many helpful and cordial officers,
whom I respect and appreciated, I also had an officer who assaulted me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">Frank Salazar, a man I love and respect who was my Manager in the 1960s, was also a policeman and later a detective. We have remained close since we first met. He is one of
the best people I have ever known.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">It only takes one bad encounter with the police to
leave a permanent negative opinion of all police. I would imagine most people
only encounter law enforcement when they are pulled over for possible driving
infractions, and in that isolated circumstance might form their opinion of law
enforcement in general. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">From my own experience, treating citizens as if
they had just robbed a bank while at a routine traffic infraction is
counterproductive and absurd. I find the subtle, and at times, obvious intimidation
tactics officers employ at routine driving violations inappropriate
and stupid for public relations. </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">You cannot strip a person of their
dignity and sense of well-being without turning that individual into an
enemy with total disregard for you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">As you have probably already realized, I am conflicted on
the extremely important issues pertaining to appropriate restraint versus the use of deadly force. If officers are making prudent choices in the split second, do they have to do so? We all expect law enforcement to use necessary
force to protect themselves and those around them without escalating the situation by using
cruel and unsafe practices on unarmed civilians.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: x-large;">The Highest Respect</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">With all of the aforementioned obstacles hindering
the ability to trust the police, it will take time, understanding, compassion,
and faith by all concerned moving forward if we are to make any headway.</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">A foundation of trust can be difficult to acquire, for consistency of lofty acts can be elusive, and many people do not find it
important to treat others with respect, compassion or kindness. </span><b style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">For our police officers, this is a must!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><b><i>Respect...being honored,
highly regarded, and held in high esteem.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">I find the concept of respect has been diluted, and
possibly abdicated, by its evil twin--disrespect. In today's world many people feel
powerless, diminished, and disregarded by the government, their employers, and by society as a whole. Some violence is perpetuated under the guise of retribution
for being disrespected by an individual or group. More often than not, references to discord will be associated with individuals feeling they have
been disrespected.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">It seems the psyche of some of the populace is
skewed and, therefore, not embracing the concept of respect, being respectful, and
becoming respected! Instead, they put forth a manifesto of threats
and demands meant to demean and create hostility.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't Let Hatred Obscure Your Rights!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Hate speech is a coward’s way of stimulating others
to violence. Hate is a toxic poison that will infiltrate the mind and encourage
the infected to commit unspeakable acts. We all should understand that
hate only creates more hate. Inciting others to destroy, slander, lie, and
fabricate information about another individual is evil and criminal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">We have the right to our Freedom of Speech--the right to articulate one’s
opinion and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship, or
societal sanction, but we must respect that freedom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">If someone is accused of being a
racist, bigot, sexual abuser, homophobe, or conservative, even though these
allegations might be based on nothing more than mere rumor, your participation by associating with these individuals could very well cloak you in the same
tainted garment they are now garnishing putting your social, economic, and
personal relationships in jeopardy. </span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The strength of character, the unquestionable support of
friends and family members who are being accused, with or without evidence, is
all but gone, replaced by the scared, blind lemmings pointing the finger from
their seat in the peanut gallery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">When did we become a society that destroys lives by
convicting and judging others before their day in court? Why do we
consistently turns our backs on the poor, the mentally ill, and the men and
women who have fought and died to keep us all safe…our Veterans and public safety officers?</span><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Can a Society Flourish Without Respect and Trust?<span style="font-family: "times";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Earlier generations were raised learning about
respect, and being respectful, by their parents and family. Respect was an
important commodity. The examples of its powers were evident in the
successes and character of their fathers, mothers, and grandparents who were
proud honest people that created a wonderful life for their children and
themselves out of nothing. For that, they were respected. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Trust, honor, and
respect were virtues once learned in the community and the teachers of these virtues were our
family, neighbors, and friends. Other virtues like gratitude, courtesy, and
kindness, and hard work are also disappearing in our cultural lives in America,
which has greatly contributed, to our lack of trust in society as a whole!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">We must learn to appreciate other's point of view, which could very well
be derived from their cultural heritage, not just from a political doctrine, but from a
moral and spiritual philosophy that truly guides their lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><i>Who are we to disparage
and ridicule anyone’s belief in the teachings of a Higher Power, simply so we
can justify our position which might be founded on a lack of faith in a higher
power?</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Bronx in the 1950s was a perfect time and place to be an
adolescent. World War II was behind us and the country was prospering. Both pre-baby boomers and boomers filled the neighborhood streets, thus creating a
playground for friends and rivals to compete in the games and sports on the asphalt
of this wonderful borough. I grew to depend on my friends and admired the pride
we all exhibited during spirited schoolyard contests. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "\22 times\22 ";">Throughout my years of competitive sports, I found the team players always had each other's back, understanding that the common goal was to win and not to be concerned with statistics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">These were my experiences; however, some band members in Three Dog Night approached their careers, and life in general, differently.
Regrettably, there can be a tedious and precarious period when different
philosophies clash in the pursuit of artistic cohesiveness. Only time can
establish the hierarchy in a band. Hopefully, there is no dissension when band
members find themselves with less status or rank than they believe is
deserved. Nevertheless, the standing of all concerned is established
organically, without a word or a vote, but by a preponderance of the units
actions. Feelings get hurt when power shifts, leaving one or more of the
artists input diminished as they find themselves adjusting to their new role.
Overcoming this hurdle can be a lofty undertaking, but they must attempt it to
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "\22 times\22 ";">To be candid, at first I viewed Danny as the principal player in Three Dog Night and never thought it would be a problem. He perceived himself as the leader. He was creative, savvy in public relations, easy to get along with, and, at that juncture, he was the most suited to speak for the band. I enjoyed the time Danny and I spent together, he was fun and we had much in common. Before </span><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/van-dyke-parks-mn0000838241" style="font-family: '"times"';" target="_blank">Van Dyke Parks</a><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "\22 times\22 ";"> turned us on to the name Three Dog Night, we recorded </span><i style="color: #353535;">"It's for You"</i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "\22 times\22 ";"> with Greenspoon, Schermie, Wells, Hutton, myself, and a drummer. </span> </span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">Around 1:30 AM the following morning, I was awakened by a call from Danny requesting my presence at his place. When I arrived, he explained he had the tape of the <i>"It's for You"</i> session we had done just hours earlier. He asked if I would lie on the floor, place my head in between the speakers, and insisted I smoke some pot to enhance the experience. Hearing the recording moved me deeply for it was special! Danny had </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">experienced similar feelings and wanted someone to share them with. I was touched he called me. In my mind, that recording was 100% better than the version on our first album, but, regrettably, that master tape was lost </span>so we were forced to record it again.</span><span style="font-family: "lucida grande";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since the three singers were often looked at as separate
entities, when one of the three brought in a song they wanted to record, it was
considered his project. The success or failure of that song would be
attributed to him.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was unaware of this unusual situation until <i>"One</i>" sold a million reaching:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Number 1 on the World Record Charts</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Number 2 on Cashbox</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Number 5 on Billboard</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">The manner in which the band acknowledged our milestone was to congratulate me by shaking my hand. To me, this was bizarre, but I was very proud to have been important to the team! </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">On occasion, this mindset of attributing hits and misses to a specific singer established an unhealthy, competitive environment that could be stifling for some, separating the band into different factions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our backgrounds varied. Some of us had done extensive live performances while others learned the trade primarily in the recording studio. It did not take long for the seven of us to get up to speed on all facets required in order to fulfill our
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the slack. Sometimes, this forced us to work hundreds of extra hours in the recording
studio in an attempt to adjust to the absence of a downed colleague. In these
circumstances, ignorance is bliss for knowing the facts behind their inability
to contribute would most likely be upsetting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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undertaking often leading to insecurities, grandiosity, and major league
competition, but, in the end, this led to common ground and respect!</span><span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The bands follow-up single to "<i>One</i>" was "<i>Easy to Be Hard</i>," also featuring my lead vocal, creating some tension. I totally
understood for I was getting most of the face time on TV contributing to a
falsehood that I was the only lead singer in Three Dog Night. In 1970, Cory's Number One
hit, "<i>Mama Told Me Not to Come,"</i> defused the anxiety and restored
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The concept of Three Dog Night revolved around the uniqueness of three lead
singers. It was paramount to establish our brand that each lead singer
contributed hit records stimulating individual face time on TV, magazines,
industry publications, and during live performances. Our concept of three different
voices creating three distinct and diverse records would only work if we were
patient and helped each other realize our goal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Envy has no place in a band, although it did appear from time to
time. It is a powerful drug much like hate so it must be eradicated before it
can breed a cancer there is no cure for! </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Envy is as covert as the Brown Recluse spider, as offensive as prejudice,
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needed each other to create this powerful and unique gift from God. Our three-part harmony was our most effective and recognizable asset. Not embracing this blessing was ignorant and potentially
dangerous, as was not respecting one another, and naïvely getting caught up in
all the distractions success makes available. This is easier said than done for young
men in their twenties. Only one of the original seven was able to achieve
this seemingly lofty goal of remaining focused and grounded--Cory Wells. He did
not waver in his work ethic or personal behavior, and never let us down. The
remaining six members were all involved in reckless behavior at one time or
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Danny would have our next Number One single, a song he had found while
vacationing in Europe. This project was a positive example of cohesiveness in
the band. Cory felt a children's choir on the chorus of "<i>Black &
White</i>" would be perfect so he arranged for the children to record and
showed them their vocal parts. We all continued working early into the mornings
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of my dearest friends, and Three Dog Night's Road Manager in
the 1960s and 1970s, Bob Tommaso, recently emailed me some chart positions that
were not available for years since the publications were out of print. With the
advent of Google, these missing charts were recovered. I found the magazine
publications and chart positions from 1968 to 1976 enlightening. I am enclosing
the information Tommaso gathered from the Record Industry Charts depicting the
positions of the Three Dog Night in those exciting and magical days.</span><span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Ten people are responsible for the following music--Cory Wells,
Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, Floyd Sneed, Danny Hutton, Michael Allsup, Chuck Negron, Richard Podolor, and Bill Cooper.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">Three Dog Night was blessed with 7 million-selling singles and <a href="https://www.riaa.com/" target="_blank">RIAA</a> Gold Record Awards. We also received 12 Gold Records that eventually turned Platinum. </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">According to our unwritten mission statement, our hits were attributed not just to the band, but also to the lead singer of said performance. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">Here are the 7 </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">million-selling RIAA Gold Record singles and their artists:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"One," "Joy to the World,""An Old Fashioned Love Song", </i>and <i>"The Show Must Go On"</i> all featured me as the Lead Singer.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><i>"Mama Told Me Not to Come" </i>and<i> "Shambala" </i></span><span style="font-family: "times";">were</span><span style="font-family: "times";"> attributed to Cory Wells.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: "times";">"<i>Black and White</i>" was courtesy of Danny Hutton, with assistance from Cory, myself, and the band.</span></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"> </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cory Wells is credited with Number One hits of "<i>Mama Told Me Not to Come</i>" and "<i>Shambala.</i>"</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"One," "Easy to Be Hard", "An Old Fashioned Love Song </i>(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM7zb5FMmLM" target="_blank">video</a>)<i>,""Joy to the World", </i>and<i> "The Show Must Go On," </i>featured me as the Lead.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Danny's song, "<i>Black and White</i>" </span><span style="font-family: "times";">achieved</span><span style="font-family: "times";"> Number One status as well.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">Plus, </span><i style="color: #353535;">"An Old Fashioned Love Song"</i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"> ranked #1, "</span><i style="color: #353535;">Pieces of April"</i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"> ranked #6 and "</span><i style="color: #353535;">Till the World Ends"</i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"> ranked #11 in </span><a href="http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Record_World.htm" style="font-family: times;" target="_blank">Record World</a><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">'s Adult Contemporary genre.</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">I must admit I am completely fatigued being associated with the
mortality of Three Dog Night when factual information, and historical data, prove differently. If the truth is not laced with a modicum of understanding
and fairness, you run the risk of appearing unkind. With that in mind, I will
proceed carefully.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">History has proven that many bands experience dysfunctional
relationships with members who do not get along, yet are capable of working
together. However, when a band member, who is responsible for much of the drama,
perpetuates consistent division and is involved in unconscionable sabotage, it
is inevitable that he will crack the foundation hastening the demise of
the band. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the world of celebrity and Rock & Roll music, there is usually
enough blame to go around when the end is near! Let me add, at this point in
time there is no need, nor desire, to become a Monday morning quarterback on a
game that ended over thirty years ago. Who is to blame for the beginning or
the end of this creative juggernaut is irrelevant, for we are now men in our
70's with decreasing endurance for such mundane matters! I find it more rewarding, and forgiving, dwelling on the positive enabling me to perceive all complicated matters
with a broader, softer perspective.</span></div>
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words of an inappropriate or untrue nature are spoken by someone you have
worked so hard to forgive and forget. In these unpleasant situations, when it
is difficult to let it go, I pray for the understanding that if I do not let
it go, the resentment will kidnap my mind and serenity leaving me spiritually
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of my rewards when I got clean and sober on 9/17/91 was not returning to this artistically barren group that was sadly crippled by the resentments and bitterness harbored by the two remaining partners for each other.</span></div>
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<span class="s3" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.cri-help.org/" target="_blank">Cri-Help</a> taught me about the life-changing benefits that exercise and weight training offers an addict of my ilk. With guidance and persistence, over a period of many years, my body and mind were healing, transforming a broken, 126-pound shell into a healthy, and physically imposing, 200-pound man. At almost 60 years of age, I was healthier and stronger than I had been through my 30's and 40's.</span><br />
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<span class="s3" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A dream of mine, which I always included in my prayers while in Cri-Help, was to be accepted back as a member of Three Dog Night. Upon my graduation from rehab, I stayed clean and sober one day at a time, worked with new addicts and alcoholics, studied voice, and trained every day hoping the time would come that I would be given another chance by my old band mates.</span></div>
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<span class="s3" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The day came where I was face to face with my old partners and offered a position back in the band! I quickly realized I would have to find a new dream for I had come too far and been through too much to accept a position I felt would be detrimental to my sobriety and my serenity. Maybe it was simply too much water under the bridge, for it all felt foreign and unnatural. I was comparatively new in sobriety and more fragile than I realized.</span><br />
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<span class="s3" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many years have passed and, by the grace of God, my life is full. I avoid conflicts with Three Dog Night as much as possible. At times, I have overreacted when confronted with behavior that I feel is inappropriate and unnecessary by my former partners or their associates. My writing to you is in no way stimulated by anything but the wave of emotions and nostalgia I experienced when I lost two of my old comrades!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "\22 .sfuitext\22 ";">When Cory Wells and Jimmy Greenspoon passed away, so did Three Dog Night in my heart and mind. The latter is not meant with any malice, but with a dose of reality and sadness at the end of an important part of my life. What has stimulated a reaction in me are the admirers of Three Dog Night's music who understandably desire a reunion before any more of the original members pass. Not appreciating the reality, it is simply too late. </span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cory Wells and Jimmy Greenspoon were far too important to be replaced! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">T</span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">o be honest, we all did the best we could for almost a decade,
considering we were in our twenties at a time in American history unlike any
other--peace and love, the sexual revolution, experimentation with drugs of all
kinds, political and humane rights involvement, and, of course, the explosion of
Rock & Roll into mainstream big business. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">W</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">e wanted to change the musical
landscape and achieve unprecedented success. We did, but our celebrity,
exploration into drugs, and insecurities ended our long-term goals of even
greater success. By 1976, we had sold 55,000,000 records and had 21 consecutive
Top 40 hits. Irregardless, we lost four of the original
seven making it painfully difficult to continue. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">T</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">here was one more album we had to complete to honor our
recording contract; however, it would be a daunting task in that we were
emotionally, physically, and artistically drained. As I look back, regrettably, I </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">remember that Danny, Cory, and I rarely, if ever, utilized our greatest asset, our three-part
harmony, together on this final album. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We could no longer put our feelings aside and were now unwilling to work together. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Instead, we recorded our parts independently. I did
work with Danny singing harmony on "<i>Mellow Down"</i> and on a
track in which he wanted to incorporate the theme music from the movie <i>A Patch of Blue</i>. It sounded great, but he never completed it. I worked with Cory on a
few of his songs and sang harmony on the single, <i>"Everybody Is A Masterpiece."</i> </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubris to not utilize what helped us achieve our success was not just ignorant, but also dangerous!</span></div>
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Night could no longer maintain the high level of artistry attributed to them
throughout their recording career. Vince Lombardi once stated, "Fatigue makes cowards of us all." That sums up our situation while recording this
album. Observe the back cover of the album, (I have enhanced the image so you
can clearly see the hands on the clock.) You will see a subtle, yet glaring, acknowledgement that it was the end for the hands on the clock read a little past
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "\22 times\22 ";">Cory did his best work on this project with </span><i style="color: #353535;">"Easy Evil"</i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "\22 times\22 ";"> and "</span><i style="color: #353535;">Yellow Beach Umbrella"</i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "\22 times\22 ";"> as well as a few other selections you will love. </span>Danny did one song, "<i>Mellow Down,</i>" and I
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not long after, we were on tour with a lineup I had no
visceral connection with, and were musically and spiritually alien to me. My
feelings magnified while recording for it was not Three Dog Night in any way. It was without the majority of the men who
made the original records. Floyd Sneed, Michael Allsup, Joe Schermie, and Danny
Hutton were no longer with the band. This led to our
final curtain call at </span><a href="https://www.lagreektheatre.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">The Greek Theater</a><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> at Griffith Park in Los Angeles on July 26, 1976. The adventure that had begun in 1967, ended in 1976!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">God bless all the original members of Three Dog Night and thank you for the experience of a lifetime! I also want to thank Jack Ryland, Bass, and Skip Konte, Chamberlain, for their contributions on </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cyan, Hard Labor, Coming Down Your Way, American Pastime, </i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and the Number One </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">singles <i>"Shambala" </i>and <i>"The Show Must Go On." </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love you all and miss the learning, creating, and camaraderie. We knew our worth as did the millions who bought tickets to see us live or purchased our records. We were the band no one wanted to follow on stage at almost every festival. Big bands would insist on performing before us, and this happened at many of the festivals we did. Many of the canonized and enshrined wanted nothing to do with Three Dog Night Live--for we were just too good!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">I think we all would agree attractive
people seemingly enjoy a more positive, fulfilling existence than people with
different, or less conventional, beauty. Beauty can be compelling and in its
extreme--intoxicating. Everyone is beautiful in a uniquely compelling way, but
some beauty can be diminished when different from the current look being
promoted by the beauty industry. Throughout the world, the perception of beauty
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">That is changing, however, from a more
universal view of beauty with less cultural influences, ethnic roots, and individuality
to a more standardized view that is being manipulated by the beauty industry.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">A phrase that dates back to ancient
Greece holds true today. Even my twin sister and I had different ideas of what
was beautiful. In fact, I have always seen beauty where others see none! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "times";">According to <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/beautiful" target="_blank">Dictionary.com,</a> b</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">eautiful simply means, </span><span style="font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">"Possessing qualities that give
great pleasure or satisfaction to see; delighting the senses or mind."</span></i><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">So it would seem beauty, in itself,
is a positive and, most definitely, a desired commodity. I intentionally chose
the word commodity, meaning "<i>merchandise, object, or thing,"</i>
because throughout the world, beauty is a billion-dollar business that has
created its own perception of what beauty is, narrowing and stunting the full
potential and reality of what beauty truly is. </span><br />
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<h3>
Industry Influence</h3>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">This decade, more than most previous
periods, the fashion and beauty industries have broadened the scope of merchandised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beauty by utilizing physical traits
previously avoided such as extremely freckled faces, gaped teeth, and <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vitiligo/home/ovc-20319041" target="_blank">vitiligo</a>.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y2alRfxbb03p2BUvtXP70nQcxtsJmRGeL2rzer9VpMnIp53muV2dYsvH21p1lGYsHXlRoEycQQr5y9SGKLvHD0A47szqOZEXn0AARb2zsTk4JHW0g3CHEbd6TBHmCwjXM2rmVzqEAbJZ/s1600/BIABD+%25233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y2alRfxbb03p2BUvtXP70nQcxtsJmRGeL2rzer9VpMnIp53muV2dYsvH21p1lGYsHXlRoEycQQr5y9SGKLvHD0A47szqOZEXn0AARb2zsTk4JHW0g3CHEbd6TBHmCwjXM2rmVzqEAbJZ/s640/BIABD+%25233.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><i> Heroin Chic</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">A deplorable example of how far the
beauty and fashion industries will go to create or sell a look is "Heroin Chic." This campaign, started by Calvin Klein in the 1990s, was based on
models appearing to be heroin addicts and exploiting this sad situation
with complete disregard for the negative influence it might have on
impressionable youth. For a respected industy to embrace pale, sickly girls
who intentionally appear to be using drugs is pathetic and exposes them as
unethical and evil! I have never seen a fashion campaign that was as reckless
and unthinking. Lost in their own world of depravity and excess, they thought it
was campy until one of their own, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/20/style/a-death-tarnishes-fashion-s-heroin-look.html" target="_blank">Davide Sorrenti, a 20-year-old fashion photographer, died of drug-related issues</a>.</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><o:p>Fashion in the 60s</o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">In the mid-1960s and 1970s, young
ladies began wearing minimal, or sometimes no makeup, producing a fresh, natural look. The
girdles and body armor of previous generations were removed accentuating the
beautiful silhouette of the modern woman. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">At the same time, many young men began
exploring the use of makeup accentuating their idea of freedom of expression in
a theatrical manner. The use of makeup did not necessarily correlate to
one's</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"> </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">sexual preference, but more to the
emancipation of expression and stereotypes.</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>David Bowie, Alice Cooper, </i></span><i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">Simmons & Stanley, </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">Leo Sayer</span></i></div>
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<i style="color: #353535; font-family: Times;">1969 BEAUTIFUL</i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marianne Faithfully, Floyd
Sneed, </span></i><i style="color: #353535; font-family: Times;">Pam Grier, Mary & Cory Wells</i></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">The youth of the 1960s and 1970s
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status quo. They were "The Beautiful People," yet to society as a
whole, they were dissident hippies with no redeeming qualities. These
"<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/hippie" target="_blank">Hippies</a>" would one day change the world with a brash, business
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our history in which sexual emancipation was the order of the day. Although,
I must admit, I found aggressive females unsettling and, at times,
intimidating, </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">due to my unfamiliarity with girls who openly expressed themselves on subjects once seen as sensitive or awkward.</span><br />
<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">Articulating our feelings was important, </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">for we had come from a generation of
parents who endured in silence, no matter what difficulties arose, they never
were discussed. These events eventually became secrets that had the ability to
create a dysfunctional family unit. The 1960s were a time of exploration in
hopes of experiencing life differently than our parents or grandparents. We
did not mind hard work, for we had learned that from our parents, but we wanted
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">"The Sexual Revolution" had arrived!</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times"; font-size: large;">Beautiful Proverbs</span></b></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">"</span><i style="font-family: Times;">All
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">How can we equate beauty to
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not, yet in the enclosed proverbs there are clear inferences that being
beautiful somehow makes you shallow. Beauty is determined by our ancestry, our DNA,
and is arbitrary with no connection to morality; therefore, you should not
infer beauty can be a contributing factor to a person's character, nor should
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">My observations on this hypothesis of
beauty getting a bad rap, vis-à-vis enclosed proverbs, stimulated me to
slightly expand the examples to include imagined beauty where there might be
none. I incorporated the idea that celebrity can create a perceived beauty, or
beauty by association. Those affiliated with affluent, successful, and famous
individuals </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";">seemingly have invented an attractiveness and charisma that is not really there.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">The aforementioned, as well as the
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<i><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"</span></i><i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">From the poem, "<i>A Wife</i>,” by Sir Thomas Overbury (1613)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">This proverb means that character is
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character, intellect, or spirituality beneath their beautiful exterior. Being
different is always difficult, and that holds true for attractive people. More
often than not, people who pursue attractive individuals are not looking beyond
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">To be impartial, the following
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">Confucius</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">"<i>You Can’t Judge a Book By Its Cover.” </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">First recorded in the <i>Piqua Democrat</i> newspaper (June, 1867)</span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "times";">This is the crème de la crème! Truer
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "times";"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/6-25.htm" target="_blank">Proverbs 6:25</a>, Holy Bible (NIV)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">From the 1920s through World War II, a large contingency of Puerto Rican families immigrated to the United States and settled in a section of Harlem, eventually referred to as Spanish Harlem. Today, it is called East Harlem, or, colloquially, El Barrio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Bill Stewart, William's father, and his family travelled from Kent, England, to The Colonies and established residence in Harlem. Harlem has always been a melting pot of varied cultures and nationalities. At one time, it was called <a href="https://medium.com/harlem-focus/harlems-hidden-history-the-real-little-italy-was-uptown-ac613b023c6b" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: #420178;">Italian Harlem</span></a> and today there still remains a smaller area of the Harlem community that is primarily Italian.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Carmen and Bill met in Central Park at <a href="http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/chess-checkers-house.html" target="_blank">The Chess & Checkers House.</a> Bill was there in hopes of playing a match or two, and Carmen was with a girlfriend who was playing checkers with a young man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Carmen and Bill noticed each other and spent the rest of the afternoon talking. From that day forward, they became a couple. Their relationship made them both perfectly content. It was comforting to have each other to navigate through a new country with so many different nationalities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">The differences in their ethnicities and cultures manifested an indifference and some racial bias endured. These families knew virtually nothing of the other's nationality or descendants, but that doesn't stop human beings from judging one another.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">To elaborate on my point of view I would ask two questions:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1) In the 1920s, how many Puerto Rican families lived in Kent, England?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">So, with no possible interaction nor personal history with one another, how can they disparage and discriminate against each other? Do we instinctively snub others with a different appearance and background, or is it learned behavior? Some psychologists feel human beings are naturally drawn to similar genders, ethnicity, race, and even political preference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">People are comforted by others with the same physical resemblance, culture, and iconic symbols of affiliation. On the contrary, human beings seem threatened by other groups of people with dissimilar appearance and history. Taking into consideration the latter, how and why does prejudice manifest itself? Most likely it begins when people cut out and divide each other into separate groups. The group, team, gang, or soldier is inclined to think and feel comparably. They are predisposed to an adversarial view of other groups. The -ism takes its first breath when we choose not to understand nor embrace those who are different or in other groups.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Bill's fear is that if the families continue their conduct, it will fester and grow until it is too big to control. Having the possibility </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">of a new beginning, in "The Land of Opportunity," only to bring the baggage multitudes in the world coming to America are trying to escape is wretched.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Carmen and Bill's son, William, is 12-years old now. William feels fortunate to have four grandparents who dote over him. With the happiness of their son, daughter, and grandchild at stake, the two families were once invested in cordiality and peace when William was first born, but that is no longer the narrative, which sadly evaporated over time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Mr. Lopez, after ten years of success in his line of work, finds himself unemployed. He's seriously contemplating relocating to Tampa, Florida, to reunite with his brother and accept a lucrative job offer he has recently received. Unbeknownst to Bill, his wife, Carmen, is contemplating abandoning him and their son, William, and departing New York for Tampa, Florida, with her family! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The Lopez and Stewart families continually scorch one another with subtle, and often blatant, behavior calculated to disrespect the other's ethnicity. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Bill and Carmen also began animated arguments under the guise of defending their family from the stereotypical racial slurs being expressed. Carmen, calm and relatively detached, rationalizes her decision to leave to her son, William, and her husband, Bill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Astonished and distressed, Bill cannot find the words to voice his feelings. William, confused, but revealing an understanding and acceptance far beyond his years, asks his mother, "Will you be coming back?" "No," answers Carmen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Weeks pass, but Bill is still unable to comprehend how a mother can abandon her child. On the other hand, William starts frequenting The Chess & Checkers House in Central Park as well as <a href="http://washingtonsquareparkconservancy.org/visit-us/" target="_blank">Washington Square Park</a> in Greenwich Village. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Many of New York's best chess players come to Washington Square Park to compete. </span><a href="https://www.biography.com/people/bobby-fischer-9295608" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;" target="_blank">Bobby Fischer</a>,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> the youngest to ever win the U.S. Chess Championship at 14 and additionally winning the World Championship at 15, also played chess at Washington Square Park. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">William's father taught him to play chess when he was 6 and they still share their love of the game together at least once a week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Mr. Stewart came to America founded on an offer from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/12/us/henry-b-fried-89-an-expert-on-watches-clocks-and-time.html" target="_blank">Henry Fried</a>, who is referred to by the New York Times as the "dean of American watchmakers", to be his apprentice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">In 1940, the Battle of Britain raged above the fields and villages of Kent, England, spilling debris as German and English planes fell from the sky. Kent was heavily bombed leaving "Stewart's Watch Makers" in ruins. With literally nothing left, Bill convinced his family to emigrate to America.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bill's position with Henry Fried was more than
he ever imagined. Bill once looked at watch making and repair as an occupation,
but now he sees it as an art or a calling! Henry Fried is a brilliant artist
creating beautiful masterpieces. He can take a broken, neglected watch and
breathe fresh life into it as well as years of perfect time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Henry Fried was the first to teach watch
and clock making at the technical high school in NY. He taught for 35 years and
in that span of time he wrote three books which were widely considered a <i>must
have</i> for anyone wanting to make or repair watches:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) <b>The Watch Repairer's Manual</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2) <b>The Watch Escapement</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3) <b>The Electric Watch Repair Manual</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mr. Fried instructed William on the importance
of not just loving the occupation you choose, but also being passionate and
inquisitive about learning. William had been tutored on watch making and repair
by Mr. Fried since he was 9 and his father began bringing him to work with
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the better part of a year, William had become a gifted chess strategist. Mr. Stewart was approached by <a href="https://williamlombardychess.com/" target="_blank">William Lombardy</a>, a chess writer, teacher, and former Catholic priest, concerning William being his apprentice. Mr. Lombardy became the first American to win the World Junior Chess Championship, which also made him an international chess champion. He coached Bobby Fischer from age 11 until he was 29 preparing him for the highest profile chess match in the history of the game. They designated the competition as <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-match-of-the-century" target="_blank">"The Match of The Century"</a> in which Fischer beat the Soviet Union's World Champion <a href="https://www.biography.com/people/boris-vasilyevich-spassky-9489899" target="_blank">Boris Spassky.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bobby Fischer was intrigued regarding Mr. Lombardy's new apprentice, William Stewart, so he inquired if they might meet. William was overjoyed about the prospect of meeting Bobby Fischer and possibly playing a game of chess with him. Throughout the day, William fantasized of beating Bobby with thousands of onlookers and screaming girls chanting "We Love William!" That scenario was eventually replaced with the fear and reality of losing badly in front of everyone! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">William made a discovery today observing Bobby play chess. It was obvious the love, commitment, and God-given talent young Fischer exhibited. William believed he had the same attributes and passion when it came to creating new watches from discarded ones. Until he watched Bobby, William didn't realize he could make a career doing something he would do for free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Years pass and a new century is at hand. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mr. Stewart is retired and still looks forward to his chess nights with his son. Mr. Fried has passed, but spent everyday of his life teaching someone about watches and clocks. Mr. Lombardy became a Chess Master and wrote several books including:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A lifetime has seemed to vanish for William since he lost his father. He so desperately pines for just one more night of chess with his dad! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The results from his test have arrived and the prognosis was not what William was expecting. His trembling hands and weak extremities are being caused by <a href="http://www.pdf.org/" target="_blank">Parkinson's Disease</a>. Parkinson's is a debilitating</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> disease, but it can have a slow onset and, in that stage, medication can help with tremors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before Bobby passed away in 2008, while living in </span><a href="http://www.visitreykjavik.is/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Reykjavik, Iceland</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, he and William spoke often. Bobby believed there was a conspiracy against him by the U.S. government. His U.S. passport was revoked for participating in a non-sanctioned chess match against Boris Spassky in The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which was under U.N. sanctions at the time. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bobby had become paranoid, but still trusted his long-time friend, William. Even when Fischer was dealing with mental issues and moving from Hungary to Germany, the Philippines, and Japan, he would call his childhood friend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">As early as 1700 BCE in Greece and on the island of Crete, boxing matches were popular. In Ethiopia </span>and Ancient Egypt,
pugilistic contests began even earlier. In Sumeria, the earliest known civilization which started in <a dir="ltr" href="tel:4500-4000" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">4500-4000</a> BCE,
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">These new rules gave a significant benefit to a hurt opponent for he may take a knee whenever in trouble. The fighter taking a knee was not penalized and came to be looked upon as unmanly. In time, the seconds for the fighters would negotiate that rule out of the fight until eventually it was gone. </span>
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In 1867, the 12 <a href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/Marquess-of-Queensberry-rules" target="_blank">Marquess of Queensberry Rules</a> were formulated by John Chambers and named after John Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry. The ring would
be 24 feet. Duration of each round would be 3 minutes, with a minute rest in between. If a fighter is struck and goes down, he must get up before the count of ten. In all, there are 12 Marquess of Queensberry rules that, for the most part, are followed
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The advent of gloves changed offensive and defensive strategies significantly. Combatants could now throw blows to the head with less concern of breaking their knuckles and fingers. They could also protect their head with newly developing defensive
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former bare-knuckle champion <i>John L. Sullivan</i> in New Orleans. His notoriety and good name greatly helped boxing's popularity because through the end of the 19th century boxing became illegal in England and much of the United States due to
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Why Boxing?</h3>
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So what is the fascination with two men in a ring pummeling one another? I would think to some degree it is a similar instinct that causes people to stop and observe an accident or to stand up and turn away from a world championship fight to see a fist
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A boxing match can be many things from<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> choreographed chaos, to improvised brutality, as well as a pugilistic Lindy while playing hide and seek. It is my belief that most fans truly want to see the manly art of self-defense, but they also demand to see a fight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">One of the most anticipated fights of the past few decades was <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2016/03/01/floyd-mayweather-v-manny-pacquiao---fight-stats/" target="_blank">Mayweather vs. Pacquaio</a>. </i><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sadl</span>y,</b>the
match materialized at least five years too late leaving boxing enthusiasts frustrated and inevitably taken advantage of.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">You would think to be touted as the best ever, never losing a fight, would assist in making a strong argument on your behalf, such as </span>
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Rocky Marciano</i><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><span style="font-weight: bold;">(49 & 0 with 43 knockouts!)</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">and </span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><i>Floyd Mayweather</i> (49 & 0 with 26 knock outs,)</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">but that is not always a given!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Things get convoluted for me if in your 20, 30, 40, or more matches, you have rarely fought a </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">great opponent in his prime. To wish, perchance to dream, for just <b><i>one </i></b>historic contest displaying the fighting heart and soul exhibited by so many champions of the ilk of an <i>Arturo Gatti, Chico Diego Corrales, Matthew Saad Muhammad, </i>and, more recently, <i>Roman</i></span>
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The new heir apparent for the pound for pound title could be <i>Andre Ward</i> who displays the defense of a world class fighter as well as an offense complete with fast hands, great feet, and adequate power! He recently stated after the <i><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/andre-ward-crushes-alexander-brand-in-final-tuneup-for-sergey-kovalev/" target="_blank">Brand</a><b> </b></i>fight
that his fighting agenda moving forward will be <i style="font-weight: bold;">to not get hit and leave the sport intact. </i><i>This is a novel concept more in line with being an accountant!</i>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">He rarely takes any risks as it is so is he planning to wear full body Kevlar? </i></span>
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Without question, avoiding having your body and brain compromised by unnecessary damage is the goal of <b><i>all professional athletes </i></b>in contact sports. So what does <i>Andre Ward</i> mean stating the obvious? <span style="text-align: center;">Did</span> <i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/super-six-world-boxing-classic-final-preview-ward-vs-froch/" target="_blank">The Super Six World Boxing Classic</a> </i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">make him revaluate the toll mixing it up can take on you? </span>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Andre </i>beat </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Sakio Bika, Allen Green, </i>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></span><i style="font-weight: bold;">Mikkel Kessler</i><i style="font-weight: bold;">, </i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">fighters who are strong and tough and roughed Andre up whenever they could; however, Andre dispensed of them, but at what cost? </span>Andre Ward got the nod against Sergey Kovalev in an excellent fight. I cannot wait for the rematch!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Boxing has changed and I guess I have not. I loved watching <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/super-six-world-boxing-classic-final-preview-ward-vs-froch/" target="_blank">James Toney's</a> </i><span style="font-weight: bold;">defensive skills<b>--</b></span>for
they were among the best! Showcased with his back against the ropes, slipping punches with head and shoulder rolls, and then he would make his opponent pay, because he wanted to. He had 76 wins, 46 knockouts, and 10 losses.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">With all respect and kudos to these exceptional fighters, inevitably I am still wanting, desiring more, once the fight is over. </span>Where
one person might see an unsophisticated brawl, another might visualize abilities including speed, power, and great technique. Where one observer might fall asleep on his couch, another might testify to seeing the most technically skilled fighters
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The boxing game requires courage, a refusal to quit, professionalism both in and out of the ring, controlled aggression, quickness, good footwork, uncanny timing, and an extraordinary understanding of distance to maximize the impact of offensive blows while being out of reach defensively. Even w</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">hen all of these are put together on any given night, the outcome might still be in question if the opponent has a better fight plan and is better prepared both mentally and physically.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">There is a new adversary in town capturing one championship belt after another--vacating titles in all divisions without throwing a punch--THE SCALE! </span>Over
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<li><i>Adrien Broner</i> recently <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-3518133/Adrien-Broner-loses-title-scales-failing-make-weight-WBA-super-lightweight-bout-Ashley-Theophane.html" target="_blank">lost his WBA Super Lightweight belt</a> on
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<li><i>Randy Caballero</i> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-sn-randy-caballero-fails-to-make-weight-20151120-story.html" target="_blank">lost his IBF Bantamweight </a>title weighing in at an astonishing 5 1/2 Lbs. over
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<li><i>Orlando Salido</i> <a href="http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/10534021/orlando-salido-fails-make-weight-stripped-world-title" target="_blank">vacated his Featherweight</a> belt. </li>
<li><i>Eric Morales</i> was <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/story/2012-03-23/morales-stripped-of-title/53739844/1" target="_blank">stripped of his WBC Super Lightweight belt </a>for not making weight. </li>
<li><i>Thomas Oosthuizen</i> <a href="http://www.supersport.com/boxing/south-africa/news/150605/Oosthuizen_loses_IBO_title" target="_blank">forfeited his IBO Light Heavyweight title </a>when he was unable to make weight. </li>
<li><i>Nicholas Walters,</i> <a href="http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/nicholas-walters-loses-his-world-title-on-the-scales/" target="_blank">WBA Featherweight title holder</a>, was also beaten by the scales.</li>
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followed suit when he refused to attempt losing the 2 1/2 Lbs. he was over. Quite a sum of money was lost by the fighters on the card, plus HBO was embarrassed for not being able to telecast the fight card as previously advertised to their
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extra pounds. Ultimately, less matches would be cancelled, but it could also increase the number of heavier fighters moving down in weight to capitalize on a size advantage exacerbating the problem.
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I followed <a href="https://bambamrios.com/" target="_blank"><i>Brandon Rios</i> </a>and observed how weight cutting eventually altered his career as well as his outstanding abilities. It is not as simple as Rios being a bigger man who
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He was stripped of his WBA Lightweight title for not making weight. Now, fighting for the WBA Welterweight championship against <i>Timothy Bradley,</i> he failed to make weight on his first attempt. After an hour away from the scales, a
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<i>At 147 Lbs., Timothy Bradley (WBA Welterweight <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Champion) Fought Brandon Rios W</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">eighing in at 170 Lbs. the Night of the Fight </span></i>
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Intensive research at <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/" target="_blank">The Cleveland Clinic</a> on drastic weight cutting has discovered serious factors related to the affects of unwise weight cutting. It reduces your bodies' ability
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Eating and drinking barely anything to cut weight is harmful to the brain causing hormonal imbalances that perpetuate mood swings, depression, and eating disorders. We expect a lot from the fighters, but do we want them injuring themselves or dying while
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In 1909, a ratification of a vote cast around 1891, by 21 Sporting Clubs in London, amended the Marquess of Queensberry rules to implement eight divisions, or weight classes. Since then, these divisions have been split so that now
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"The Gentlemen of Boxing"</h3>
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I became a fight fan in the 1950s when I was ten years old--listening to fights on the radio. <i>Floyd Patterson,</i> a 160 pound Middleweight who earned the <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/floyd-patterson-9434776" target="_blank">Gold Medal as he knocked out five opponents at the 1952 </a>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">It was important to an impressionable, young boy that they were both perceived as good people. They were both respectful of their opponents and fought a clean fight. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><i>Marciano</i> was invisible and <i>Patterson</i> was vulnerable. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><i>Floyd Patterson</i> became the youngest Heavyweight champion ever at age 21. Each fighter brought their own brand of drama into the match. In a <i>Marciano</i> fight, there was the undefeated record on the line as well as his one-punch knockout ability possibly ending a fight in a heartbeat. </span>
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to take on the hardest punchers in boxing, <i>Floyd </i>did go down, but he kept getting up. He got off the canvas seven times in his loss to <i><a href="http://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Liston_Sonny.html" target="_blank">Sonny Liston</a></i>. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">When <i>Marciano </i>retired, <a href="http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/06/13/page/57/article/agree-on-patterson-moore-fight" target="_blank"><i>Patterson</i> fought the great <i>Archie Moore</i></a> for the vacant division championship. <i>Archie Moore </i>was born in Benoit, Mississippi in 1913 or 1916 (according to documentation in respected publications) so no one really knew his age. That night in 1956, when <i>Archie Moore</i> fought <i>Floyd Patterson</i> for the vacant Heavyweight Championship, <i>Moore</i> was almost 20 years older then his opponent <i>Floyd Patterson</i> who knocked out <i>Archie Moore</i> in the fifth round. </span>
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In February, 1964, The <a href="http://hancockcollege.edu/" target="_blank">Allan Hancock College</a> Bulldogs were in their locker room having ankles taped, putting on their uniforms, and closely watching the clock. Gilbert
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will hear you!" Brown turned on the radio in hopes we could hear some of the fight between <i>Liston</i> and <i>Clay.</i> Three rounds into the fight we were all blown away that <i>Liston</i> was being beaten.
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Our coach, Sam Vokes, pushed the door open and couldn't grasp that we were listening to the radio. In disbelief, he insisted we get our butts on the court!</div>
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After college, I attended every <i>Ali</i> fight in theaters; however, it was not until<i> Muhammad Ali </i>was reinstated after a three-year suspension in boxing that I was able to see him in live competition.
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In November, 1966, I was working late at The May Co. Department Stote in downtown LA. A few of us decided to take our break at the same time for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rI6pZDJOVc" target="_blank"><i><b>Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams</b></i></a> fight
was simulcasting at the theater up the block. That fight is one of my favorite <i>Ali</i> fights for he took apart a good fighter in <i>Cleveland Williams</i> who had won 78 of his 92 fights with 58 knock outs and 1 draw. <i>Ali </i>might
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The Fight of the Century</h3>
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My life had changed. I traded in my job as the assistant manager of the cosmetic department for The May Co. for my new role as lead singer for <b><i>Three Dog Night. </i></b>On March 8th, 1971, I drove my new 1971 280SE
convertible Mercedes to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to see the simulcast fight featuring <i>Muhammad Ali</i> and <i>Joe Frazier </i>accurately dubbed <i><a href="http://www.ibhof.com/pages/archives/alifrazier.html" target="_blank">The Fight Of The Century</a>. </i>
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It was an excellent matchup of two great fighters in their prime--although <i>Ali</i> was at a disadvantage due to his three years out of the ring caused by his suspension as well as a lack of rounds leading up to this fight.
It was a fight ripe with tension and drama, but in the end, <i>Joe Frazier</i> won a unanimous decision. Everyone could not wait to see a rematch and we all would get our wish two more times.
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An Elaborate Hoax?</h3>
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The night <i>Mike Quarry</i>, Jerry's brother, fought the great <i>Bob Foster</i> for the Light Heavyweight Championship and <i>Jerry Quarry</i> fought <i>Muhammad Ali </i>in Las Vegas, I was there with a special friend. Nick Allen
and I were good friends in college and we still are today! We were on the basketball team at AHC in Santa Maria, California, and one thing you could always count on from the ball players were outrageous pranks--some of
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Years later, when I was in <b><i>Three Dog Night,</i></b> Nick and Margo Allen flew from New York to California to visit family and friends stopping by my home for several days to visit. During dinner one night, I told Nick I
had ringside seats to the <i>Ali vs. Quarry</i> fight and asked if he would like to go. Immediately, I could see on his face that Nick was thinking I was trying to pull a prank on him. The more I elaborated on <i>Quarry</i> being
a friend and managed by my managers, the more certain he became I was hustling him.
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The day of the fight, I told Nick a limousine would be picking us up in two hours and would take us to a private airport where our jet was. He began repeating to his wife Margo what I was saying to him,<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">"The limousine will be picking me and Chuck up and taking us to a very private airport so we can fly to Las Vegas in Chuck's jet to see <i>Muhammad Ali</i>, and Chuck's good friend, <i>Jerry Quarry,</i> fight." He still wasn't sure if I was telling the truth.</span>
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A few hours later, the limo picked us up and now Nick was even more certain that I was pulling an elaborate hoax on him, typical of what we would have done in college. When we arrived at the airport, Floyd Sneed and Michael Allsup, fellow <b><i>Three Dog Night</i></b> members,
were waiting for our jet to land. Nick was wondering if everyone was in on this prank or could it possibly be true? Like a perfectly timed entrance of a spotlight on a dark stage, the jet descended out of the California
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When the plane was close enough to read the <b><i>Three Dog Night</i></b> logo on the side of the plane I gestured to Nick and said, "There it is." Nick looked up and watched the jet landing without saying a word. He was very
cool, not acting impressed or surprised, but I know he loved it!
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Ali vs. Quarry--Round 2</h3>
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In the first fight that evening, <i>Mike Quarry</i>, Jerry's brother, was fighting a powerful punching Light Heavyweight Champion <i>Bob Foster</i>. Foster knocked out <i>Mike Quarry</i> in the fourth round with a knockout
some say, including <i>Bob Foster,</i> was the scariest they had ever seen. <i>Bob Foster</i> thought he had killed Mike as did many in the ring attending to him. He was unconscious for ten minutes.
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<i>Ali</i> was visibly shaken and later commented he had difficulty pulling himself together for his fight with Mike's brother <i>Jerry Quarry</i>. Needless to say, Jerry and his family were devastated and deeply concerned about
Mike's condition since he was still unconscious. Jerry was spending his warm-up time with his brother, waiting for him to come around. Finally, Mike's eyes opened and everyone breathed a sigh <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">of relief; however, that was one horrific blow he received. Furthermore, </span>who
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Jerry had to pull himself together and head to the ring to face <i>Ali</i> for the second time in his career. He first met <i>Ali </i>in Atlanta (10/26/70) which was the return of <i>Muhammad Ali</i> after a three-year suspension
by the World Boxing Association for a <a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/muhammad-ali-refuses-army-induction" target="_blank">draft evasion conviction.</a> The Supreme Court overturned the verdict and <i>Ali</i> was
acquitted and permitted to fight in Atlanta. <i>Ali</i> was determined to make a point and send a message that he was back and still "The Greatest." Unfortunately, <i>Quarry </i>had to fight a driven, and possibly angry, <i>Muhammad Ali</i> that
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<i>Ali</i> said of this fight, "If <i>Quarry</i> didn't get cut, it would have gone ten rounds." <i>Quarry</i> was badly cut in the third and the fight had to be stopped. <i>Jerry Quarry</i> was consumed with fear for the well-being
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<i>Ali</i> won the first round utilizing mostly his jab and staying on his toes. In the second round, <i>Ali </i>was flat-footed and setting down on his punches which gave<i> Quarry</i> an opportunity to find <i>Ali</i> to the body. <i>Quarry</i> won
the second round, but that will be last the round he wins for <i>Ali</i> decided <i>Quarry </i>was too dangerous for him to remain flat-footed so he went back to moving and jabbing<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">. <i>Ali </i>hurt <i>Quarry </i>in the sixth and pummeled him into submission in the seventh round.</span>
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After the fight, Jerry invited us back to his suite, but I was concerned that after the beating he and his brother had taken that it might be inappropriate for us to attend since his family would be there and concerned for his health. We decided to see
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<i><b>As the evening unfolded Jerry, Nick, and I ended up sitting on the hallway floor, resting against the wall, talking about the night. </b></i>
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Jerry's face was badly swollen and he was dejected. Jerry was a gracious host in spite of an extremely difficult and traumatic evening. During our conversation, Jerry, half-kidding, asked me if when he was done with fighting could he work with <b><i>TDN</i></b>,
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Later In Vegas</h3>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Three Dog Night </i>was doing a concert in Las Vegas. While in the lobby of the hotel, I heard "Chuck Negro to the front desk. Mr Negro, message for Mr. Chuck Negro." I started making my way
to retrieve my message when I saw <i>Jerry Quarry</i> laughing hysterically. Jerry always thought it was so funny to address me in that fashion. He gave me a big hug and asked how Nick was doing and we caught up for awhile.
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Jerry inquired if there was still a job with <b><i>TDN </i></b>for him and explained he talked to our manager, Burt Jacobs, concerning the matter. Burt told him to ask me. Jerry started as an advance man! We were touring and
performing at mostly stadiums across America. Jerry's job was to go to each city about ten days before the performance and appear on all the morning shows, midday programs, evening news, and any local late night TV. He would
also do print interviews and wine and dine VIP's. Jerry was a natural and did a great job for us. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Jerry then traveled with the band in an assistant road manager/security role position in which he was both professional and effective.</span>
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It was January 28, 1974, at Madison Square Garden. <i>Joe Frazier </i>and <i>Muhammad Ali</i> met for a second time. I flew in from LA with my new manager. Most who attended felt it was a great Heavyweight fight. It was not a
championship fight, but it was 12 rounds. When the cards were tallied, <i>Muhammad Ali</i> won 7-4-1, 7-5, 6-5-1. It was obvious they had to fight again and so they did!</div>
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My manager not only knew <i>Frazier</i>, but he also managed the band performing at the huge after party event so we attended. They gave <i>Frazier</i> a new Corvette and one-by-one, family and friends shared stories of Joe and
how much they loved him. A subtle shift occurred in the content of the messages being shared when a few female family members began suggesting Joe should retire. It was inappropriate, to say the least, to share such feelings
in public without regard for how demeaning it must have been for Joe who was swollen and bruised. <i>Mr. Joe Frazier</i> was a class act and it was a privilege to talk with him. He loved music and entertainment and asked several
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It has been a lifetime since I first listened to my first boxing matches on the radio at age ten. My father and I shared the love of the sport and he took me to fights. My brother Rene and I talk and text boxing whenever a good fight is happening and
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<b><i>I believe boxing is a metaphor </i></b><b><i>for life!</i></b>
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<b><i>I respect the fighters of yesterday and today. I am so grateful to all of them for what they have given me and taught me about life, hard work, and having a dream! </i></b>
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The learned, and/or innate, ability to sustain physical damage, yet continue and, more often than not, turn the tide of the fight into their favor has always astounded me. The character and mental fortitude is another quality
I find so very admirable in these men! To me, these warriors are all champions and will forever remain so in my mind!</div>
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<b><i> A SCARY GOOD TOUR</i></b></h2>
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<b><i> <a href="http://www.paradiseartists.com/artist/happy-together-tour-2016/" target="_blank">THE HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR</a></i></b></div>
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<i><b> </b>(BRINGING JOY TO THE WORLD)</i></div>
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<i>"The Happy Together" Touring Artists are Linked To The Past & The Present...</i><i>For They Are Keeping Alive What Rock & Roll Was And Still Can Be!</i></h3>
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A Musical Genre History Tour</h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">In the 1960s, <b>Rock & Roll </b>matured into many genres including
the melding of traditional acoustic folk music with electronic rock
creating <b>Folk Rock<i>. </i></b><i>Bob Dylan, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Byrds<b>, </b></span></i>and <i>The<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Lovin' Spoonful<b> </b></span></i>greatly
contributed to the success of this new musical style. <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Turtles </span></i>expanded the
genre when they took <i>Bob Dylan's </i>"<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It Ain't Me Babe<b>" </b></span></i>out
of the <b>Folk</b> and <b>Folk Rock</b> medium exploring a <b>Pop/Rock</b> approach
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<i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-flying-burrito-brothers-mn0000194703/biography" target="_blank">The Flying Burrito Brothers</a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">were significant in blending country music with
rock creating a new avenue for bands like <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Eagles<b> </b></span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">and<i>
Poco<b>, </b></i></span>who forged a path and created a consistent demand
for <b>Country Rock Music<i>. </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">In 1968,<i> Three Dog
Night </i>and <i>The Flying Burrito Brothers </i></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">toured
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"><i>THE BAND</i> brought </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">a sophisticated funk to the <b>Country
Rock<i> </i></b>genre significantly influencing <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Bob Dylan </span></i>who pursued this
style of music often over his illustrious career! <i>THE BAND<b> </b></i>wrote and played an
exquisite brand of soulfully, honest songs that shed light on what country and
rock could be as one! I would venture to say there is a significant percentage of <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Country Music</b></span> today that is closer to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rock & Pop</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>than the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Country </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">genre</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>has ever been before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Traditional <b>Rhythm & Blues (R&B)<i> </i></b>spread
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experimented with </span></span><b style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">Psychedelic Soul </b><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">including </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><i>Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Isley Brothers, </i>and <i>The Chambers Brothers--</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">ever broadening the borders of <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Rhythm & Blues<i>.</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="http://classic.motown.com/" target="_blank">Motown</a> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">had an historic roster
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Along with many other outstanding artists, the
amazing <b><i>Motown</i></b> label brought <b>R&B<i> </i></b>to
mainstream America.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Influence of Doo-Wop</h3>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> <i>The Ink Spots</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">In the 1930s and 1940s, <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Ink Spots </span></i>harmony
simulated the sounds of strings, stand-up bass, and rhymes so well, they needed
very little musical accompaniment on their early records. <b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Bill <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kenny,<i> </i></span>the
lead singer of <i>The Ink Spots<b>, </b></i>has been referred to as
"<b><i>The Father Of Doo-Wop."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Ink Spots</span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">
amazingly scored <b><i>12 Top Five records, 14 Top Ten hits, 29 Top Forty hits,
</i></b>and an outstanding<b><i> 3 Number One records </i></b>from 1939 thru
1951!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The number of artists in the <b>1950s, 1960s
& 1970s<i> </i></b>who were influenced by, or were<a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/doo-wop-music" target="_blank"> </a><b><i><a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/doo-wop-music" target="_blank">Doo-Wop</a> </i></b>groups,
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<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">From Detroit rode </span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">Rare Earth, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit
Wheels, </i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">and </span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">Grand Funk Railroad. </i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">Hollywood hailed </span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">The Beach Boys,
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<li><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">Sly & the Family Stone, Santana, </i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">and</span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;"> Jefferson Airplane </i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">flew
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">For many American youth, it all began in 1955
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<i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Mae was
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Some of the artists who contributed to <b>Rock
& Roll</b> by bringing their <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Country</span></b> influences
to this new musical expression included <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers,</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and <i>Jerry Lee Lewis,</i></span> creating a highbred and new
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Who created the phrase--Rock & Roll?</h3>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><i style="font-weight: bold;">Alan Freed</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The term <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rock</b>
had been around as well as <b>Roll</b>, exemplified in<b> </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Trixie
Smith's<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> "My Daddy Rocks Me (With
One Steady Roll)"</span></span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">
from 1932<i> </i>and<i> "Rock & Roll" </i>by <i>The Boswell
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">These songs, however, were making
subtle and/or blatant sexual references. In the case of "<i>Rock &
Roll</i>" by <i>The Boswell Sisters,</i> the lyrics describe a trip on the
ocean, not a new form of musical expression as <a href="http://www.alanfreed.com/wp/biography/" target="_blank">Alan Freed</a><b> </b>was
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">It makes no sense to take the position that Alan
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<i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Soul Stirrers Gospel
Quartet, </span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">proudly representing <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gospel</b> music for 80 years, helped shape <b>R&B</b>. This
inspirational quartet gave us the beautifully, soulful voice of <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sam Cook<b>, </b></span></i>who brought
an abundance of talent including writing many of his hits, producing, and a
keen business mind which gave more credence to this new venue setting the
music world on its heels!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><i>Etta James</i></span></div>
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</span></span><i style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="http://www.biography.com/people/etta-james-9542558" target="_blank">Etta James</a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.5in;">was known
as a gospel prodigy by age <b><i>5 </i></b>and at <b><i>17 </i></b>scored
a <b><i>#14 </i>R&B hits </b>on
Billboard’s Top 100<b><i> </i></b>hits of <b><i>1955. </i></b></span></div>
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</span></span><i style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Staple Singers <b>1956
Gospel </b></span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.5in;">hit "<i>Unclouded Day<b>" </b></i>was an introduction to what
was to come for the <b>R&B </b>charts, and
inevitably to the <b>Rock &
Pop Charts </b>with their hits--</span><b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">"</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Respect
Yourself<b>, ""</b>I'll Take You There<b>," </b></span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">and <b><i>"</i></b><i>Let's Do It Again<b>" </b></i>putting
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">In the 1950s, <b>Doo-Wop<i> </i></b>dominated
the charts with great songs and classic vocals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Five Satins, "In The Still Of The
Night"</span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Platters, "My Prayer"
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Why"</span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Many of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Doo-Wop's</b>
successful groups began their careers on street corners and subway stations,
transforming old standards into fresh a capella arrangements. Many of
these groups were plucked from the corner stoop to the recording studio for the
new record companies as they<b><i> </i></b>could not get enough of <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Doo-Wop </span></b>music! <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Turbans<b> </b></span></i>gave us
the first song using the words <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Doo-Wop</b>
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station in the country and most likely were a part of many teens first slow
dance at parties from New York to Los Angeles!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">When <b>Country, Rhythm & Blues, Gospel,<i> </i></b>and <b>Doo-Wop<i> </i></b>merged, an infectious, magical, youthful, and spiritual <b><i>Fact </i></b>was born.
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forms are now one in synergy and more unique as a whole than they were by
themselves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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age in the mid-1960s selling more records and concert tickets than the music
business had ever seen before! Huge numbers of young consumers that made
places like the Copacabana in New York City, home for the industries biggest
acts such as Frank Sinatra, obsolete for they were simply too small to
accommodate the unprecedented demand for the rock artists of the 1960s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="http://www.paradiseartists.com/artist/happy-together-tour-2016/" target="_blank">The Happy Together Tour 2016</a> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">features <b><i>6 </i></b>acts
from a magical era in <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Rock
& Roll<i>! </i></span></b>The show takes you on a trip to
the wonderfully exhilarating world of the <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1960s & 1970s.<i> </i></span>You just might see as much Tie Dye in
the audience as you did in 1967 during the Summer Of Love. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">"</span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">Joy To The World,</i><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;">" </i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">performed by </span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">Chuck Negron, </i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">who was the voice belting out </span><b style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">"</b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"><i>Jeremiah was a bullfrog</i></span><b style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">" </b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">while singing lead vocals for </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt; font-style: italic;">Three Dog Night.</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt; font-style: italic;">The Cowsills</span><b style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt; font-style: italic;"> </b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">with their number one hit, "</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt; font-style: italic;">Hair."</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"><i>Mark Lindsay</i> performed the number one hit, </span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">"Indian Reservation." </i><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;"> </i></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"><i>Gary Puckett </i>added to the overwhelming amount of number one hits with <b>"</b><i>Young Girl."</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"><i>Spencer Davis </i>brought his number one hits from across the pond with a distinctively British edge with <i>"Gimme Some Lovin'" </i>which was listed as #244 in <i>Rolling Stone's </i>Top 500<b> </b>best records ever recorded! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">Our hosts, <i>The Turtles</i><b>, </b>brought it all to a dynamic crescendo with their number one hit, <i>"Happy Together."</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">In <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1966<b><i> </i></b></span>and <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1967,<b><i> </i></b><i><a href="http://spencer-davis-group.com/" target="_blank">Spencer Davis</a> </i></span>scored with <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Top Ten hits<b> <i>"</i></b><i>Gimme Some Lovin’</i><b style="font-style: italic;">" </b></span>and <b><i>"</i></b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I'm A Man."<b> </b>Spencer </span></i>has
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together in the late </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">1980s<b><i> </i></b></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">as part of </span><b style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;"><i>The 30th
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Charts.<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>When it comes to vocal harmonies, you would be hard pressed
to find a better vocal blend than that of siblings <i>Sue, Bob, </i>and<i> Paul Cowsill!</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="http://www.garypuckettmusic.com/" target="_blank">Gary Puckett & TheUnion Gap</a></span></i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"> had <b><i>5 </i></b>top ten songs including a <b><i>#1
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"</b>Young Girl." </span></i>Gary is one of the great pop
singers of his day and he continues to showcase his special talent on tour with
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">Mark had 13 Top 40 hits with <i>Paul Revere & The Raiders</i> and 2 as a solo artist. Mark is touring with, and is an important
part, of </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The Happy Together Tour 2016 </b>and has toured as a successful solo artist for decades. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">His voice is extremely versatile taking on the edgy <i>"</i><i style="font-weight: bold;">Kicks</i><i style="font-weight: bold;">"</i> as well as the mid-tempo <i style="font-weight: bold;">"Indian Reservation"</i><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>where he displays a smoother, beautiful side of his voice!</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">"Happy Together"
topped The Billboard Charts for three weeks in 1967! The Turtles had 5 Top
Ten hits and 9 Top 40 hits from 1965 to 1969. </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">For over a decade <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Mark Volman </span></i>and <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Howard Kaylan </span></i>have hosted <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Happy Together Tour, </b>showcasing many of the great artists of
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">I have history with Mark & Howard and <i><a href="http://theturtles.com/" target="_blank">The Turtles</a> </i>going back to the <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1960s & 1970s </span>when we toured together. Mark Volman was a neighbor of mine for years on Coldwater Canyon in Los Angeles, CA. In the early <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1980s, </span>while recording a solo
record, <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Mark
& Howard </span>did all the harmonies--which were unique and greatly
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Mark and Howard are two of the great front men in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rock & Roll.</b> Their stage persona is not only funny, but also musically compelling with great harmonies and songs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Mark Volman has an impressive range which is the "star on the top of Christmas tree" rounding out <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Turtles</i><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>unique sound. </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">Howard Kaylan is one of the great American voices in <b>Rock</b> & <b>Pop </b></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">I have watched and listened to a few hundred shows and I cannot recall him missing one single note! I find his voice to be a magnificent gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;">I enjoy being a fan on the side of the stage
watching and supporting my peers as they perform their portions of the show on
this fun-loving, artistically-outstanding tour and I appreciate the opportunity
to perform the great hits I sang with </span><i style="font-family: times; font-size: 16pt;">Three
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 19px;"> <b><i>Nancy & Charlie </i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I've heard it said that twins have a special connection not
afforded to other siblings, a bond that forever keeps them spiritually
linked and close, no matter how many miles may separate them. This bond is
uniquely important since it's a relationship that really started <i>in
utero</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Twins learn to play together in the womb, while sharing a mutual
space and maternal sustenance. In very subtle ways, their relationship and
personalities with each other are being formed in the womb.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Once twins are born, it is important to be aware that while they
are young, a balanced relationship is developing. It is not uncommon for the
passive twin to become dependent on the caregiving, or dominant twin. The
disposition of the twins will determine how their roles as both passive and
dominant twin are embraced. A calm demeanor will serve the caregiver well;
whereas, a fussy, dominant, and/or passive twin might find being a constant
caregiver stressful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">There are documentations, but no scientific proof, that some
twins feel the pain of the other, or that some twins are psychic. For
example, Terry and Linda Jamison, twins from West Chester, PA, claim to be <span style="color: #420178;"><a href="http://www.psychictwins.com/home/" target="_blank">The Psychic Twins</a></span>. They do readings on their radio show, but only
they know if they are truly gifted. Some twins end each other's sentences
while others intuitively know what their sibling is thinking. Nancy and I did
not share these unique attributes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <i><b>Nancy & Charlie </b></i></span><i style="color: #353535; font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt;">Taken During <b>World War 2</b></i></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My earliest memories as a child are of my twin sister, Nancy,
with visions of her playing and caring for me whenever I was in need of
comfort. I was very thin and, at times, painfully shy. Being a Gemini, I am
never one person too long.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Having a weak, roving eye, I was obliged to wear glasses that
blacked out the stronger eye in hopes of strengthening the weaker one. My
feet were turned in drastically forcing me to wear corrective shoes that looked
more like Frankenstein's boots. To add insult to injury, I had a blood
condition that caused boils on my arms that were lanced and bandaged as
seen in the picture below with my grandmother Flora Negron.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">Knowing that I was overwhelmed or frightened, Nancy would help
me. Just knowing she was near was always comforting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When we began elementary school, I immediately had difficulties
keeping up with the basic curriculum. I couldn't concentrate or grasp basic
information. Consequently, I couldn't read or write--I was
illiterate. I was embarrassed and often felt deep shame in the
classroom simply by not knowing how to read, write, or answer basic spelling
questions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I was laughed at and made to feel stupid. I quickly
learned that bullies don't like to be challenged. At that point in my life, I
decided I would rather take a beating then be disgraced further. Being so
young, this humiliation was too much for me so I stopped attending school, even
though I was only 6 or 7 years old. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When Nancy came home for lunch, she would make us something to
eat and then try to encourage me to come back to school for the afternoon
classes. She was always understanding and kind to me even when I wouldn't go
back to school. On one occasion, she stayed home with me after learning I had
been walking the streets of the Bronx alone during school hours. She expressed
her concerns and asked me to come to school with her, so I did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My sister, Nancy, appeared to be calm and happy most of the
time. I cannot recall one instance in which she was harsh to me--ever! Of
course, there were many times during our lives when I disappointed her and let
her down, but she never openly judged me nor expressed anger towards me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Our New "Home"
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Nancy and I were just eight-years old when our mother, Elizabeth
(Betty) Negron, decided she was unable to monitor and care for us properly. She had a full-time job in Manhattan that required her to leave before
we woke in the morning and often arrived home after we had gone to
bed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The school we attended, PS 90 in The Bronx, and the Board
of Education insisted that my mother make certain I was back in class.
My mother could no longer take time off from work to
attend meetings with the principal so she decided to put Nancy
and I in a home--a politically correct word for an orphanage at that time.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Woodycrest, associated with many success stories, was a godsend
for many of the abandoned, neglected, and forgotten children living there, but
not for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When our mother brought us there, I had no idea where we were
going nor why. I was given no comforting explanation as my mother took my hand
from hers placing it in a pleasant, matronly woman's hand. Another woman
proceeded to take my sister's hand, walking away with the only person whom
I felt loved and took care of me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My heart sunk and a piece of me left with my sister. Fear and
emptiness would soon turn my emotions to stone! I lost a profound piece
connected with being a child for I would no longer be the little boy who walked
into Woodycrest that night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Years later, when I was clean and sober, writing a fearless and
moral inventory as part of my ongoing recovery, I asked my mother to clarify
her intentions regarding placing my sister and I in Woodycrest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"Why did she choose not to explain to us
that it was not her intention to abandon Nancy and me, but to have us in a safe
environment in lieu of being home alone?"</span></i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>"Why didn't she tell us that we would
return home in a few years?"</b></span></i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In her letter, she communicated that Nancy knew we were
going to Woodycrest for two years and that I was the cause due to my
unwillingness to attend school. My mother did not address a reason as to why I
was not informed of her plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My sister never said an unkind word to me even though I was
responsible for her being uprooted. My experience in Woodycrest was
dramatically different than Nancy's because unbeknownst to my sister, I believed
I would remain there forever, but she knew we would be going home some day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The History of Woodycrest</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">In 1901-02, </span><a href="http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2000AmericanFemaleGuardianSociety.pdf" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #420178;">Woodycrest</span></a><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">, sometimes referred to as Woody
Crest, was built by the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the
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The mansion was in the shadow of the old Yankee Stadium in
the Highbridge section of The Bronx. It was constructed by a prominent
architect, William B. Tuthill, who also was the chief architect for <a href="http://www.carnegiehall.org/Information/About-the-Architecture/"><span style="color: #420178;">Carnegie Hall</span></a>--one of the most famous concert
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 19px;"> <b><i>How Woodycrest Affected Me</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In the early fifties, there were no computers or adequate
systems to share information about people. Over the last few decades, it has come to light that known child predators were transferred from one orphanage, church, or school </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">to another without regard for the children's safety. </span><br />
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<span style="color: rgb(53 , 53 , 53); font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">For a short period of time, Woodycrest was home to one of these predators. He was hired as the head of our dorm. I cannot imagine what those 8, 9, and 10 year old boys have gone through as adults--not only reliving being seduced, but also being taken advantage of their innocence and desire to be loved.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgb(53 , 53 , 53); font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">I saw my sister, Nancy, at meals, but could
not talk to her in the cafeteria. We were only permitted to talk on our way to
school. While at PS 73 in Highbridge, as far as I knew, my teachers didn't even
know I couldn't read. As time passed, I fell even further behind with my
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><i> Charles & Betty Negron</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I was broken. My parents' had been divorced so my father
had already moved to California when Nancy and I went to Woodycrest. I was
emotionally numb from trying to comprehend...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>"Why does nobody want me?</b></span></i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Woodycrest closed the door to my heart, yet sadly opened
another which defined my future interaction with the most important
relationships in my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It was wonderful being home with Nancy and my mother. We only
spent two years living at Woodycrest, but to me it was a lifetime.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Growing up with Nancy</span></h2>
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Until Woodycrest, Nancy and I had slept in the same room as
newborns in a dresser drawer. Later, we shared a bedroom in a small,
Bronx apartment. Nancy and I lived in that room until we were 18.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I had terrifying nightmares as a child and I was often too
scared to put my feet off the side of my bed believing there were monsters
there. </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">When I needed to go to the bathroom, I would quietly call my
sister's name. Nancy would get up, turn the light on, look under my bed and
assure me nothing was there. Then, she would walk me to the bathroom, wait for
me, take my hand, and lead me back to my bed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My battle with dyslexia and ADD</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In the years after I arrived home, I learned I was dyslexic and
had ADD--although those terms were not used in the 1950s to describe my
challenges. My mother put me into a private school for students who couldn't
function in a traditional learning environment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in Manhattan. In order for me to attend, she had to pay 1/3 of her income which
she did as she wanted me to have this opportunity to receive the help I so
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">I would take the overcrowded rush hour subway from 167th Street in the
Bronx to 125th Street in Harlem, change trains, and continue on to 42nd Street
in Manhattan. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">Once I arrived, I would walk from the subway into Grand Central
Station. The architecture was powerful and exhilarating. I was fascinated by
the hundreds of people from all over the world who gathered waiting for their
trains to depart. I then continued on my way to school entering the Chrysler
Building, which I feel is the most stunning building in New York, and exit the building. Just four more blocks and I arrived at
The Yoder Reading School.</span><br />
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loaded. I was ashamed and didn't want her to see me that way causing us to grow
apart. Years, in fact decades passed, before I was able to put down all that
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It was time for me to return home to care for my 11-year old
child as well as perform at several concerts. A few weeks later, I
returned to say my goodbyes to Nancy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The last days I spent with my sister, she was quietly falling
away on her journey to be with God. When I had to leave for home, I knew I
would never see my sister again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>"Nancy was not only a sister, but also a
friend and a mother to me when we were children." </b></span></i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Losing her was more distressful than I was equipped to handle.
Upon arriving at the Newark airport, I walked down the escalator. I
collapsed a few steps from the bottom causing the people behind me to go
tumbling over me. Some fell on top of me or other travelers. I was helped
to my feet, but my legs could barely hold me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Having my sister taken away was beyond my understanding. It
ushered back the hollowness I felt back at Woodycrest. It evoked
emotions in me similar to an 8-year old child trying to comprehend being given
away--akin to a child saying his first prayer in hopes of mending a broken
heart, but not knowing how to begin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Living with the Loss</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You learn to live with the horrific emptiness and sorrow by
unknowingly repressing it because there is no one to console, nurture, nor
help you navigate through these undeniable, yet overpowering feelings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When the feelings become too much to endure, an appalling
anger might rise up to push the pain and crippling fear away. This buffer could
be the only way a child knows how to get some relief. A
sorrowful yet disconcerting truth might be a grown man depending on the information
of an 8-year old to lessen his anguish, confusion, and disappointments
with anger, for he knows no other way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Let's hope we can shield our children from events beyond their
comprehension. Nurture and guide them through the mine fields in life with
patience and love!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I was graced with a twin who treasured me, who endeavored to provide
me with care and kindness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When I lost Nancy I began feeling I hadn't been there for her
the way she would have for me under similar circumstances. Nancy was a kinder,
more thoughtful, loving caregiver then I ever was to her! When Nancy lost
her battle with cancer, I knew the best part of me went with her.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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emotional despair is, at times, veiled by a lifetime of loving memories--monumental
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