Friday, October 31, 2008
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Happy Halloween
Am watching THE DEVIL BAT with Bela Lugosi..what better way to enjoy a Halloween day?
The reality of the HORRORS of lies and smears from McCain Palin's campaign far outweigh the Horrors of Dracula.
I have already voted and it was easy and took a couple of hours.
If you live in NY go to the Election Baord at 200 Varick St, 10th Floor.
Fillout a Ballot Application which you can get online. Bring it with you, hand it in and they will give you a Ballot. Fill that out ..for OBAMA I HOPE...and hand it back to them.
It will now be in the mix and on it's way. And no long lines or machines involved.
This is a very important election as we cannot put another foot into, in my opinion, the Fascistic trends that are permeating this country.
THE ONLY WAY TO INSURE PROGRESS AND HOPE IS TO VOTE FOR OBAMA.
I think he will LISTEN and perform with "WE THE PEOPLE" instead of more of the Bush WAR on public policies and finances.
I guess it is OK to have anxiety and Fear on all HALLOWS EVE...but after HALLOWEEN is over we need to get out of the dark weight of opressive policies and Bush,Palin and McCain inspired hate and fear. WE THE PEOPLE need to see that dissolve and evaporate like an Evil Vampire exposed to the cleansing rays of the purifying Sun of truth and reason!
BOO
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KEYBORED
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
I performed at a LEUKEMIA benefit last evening at the Marriot Sky Lobby last night. My old pal Sean McDermott was honored for his work in performing and donating his talents to thsi worthy cause.
It was an appreciative house and a really great time for all.
Ric Ryder, Glory Crampton, Marie Johnson, Patrick A'Hearn and myself sang. Richard Danley played an amazing piano He is terrific on the Keyboard.
The Jane Alissa Foundation for Leukemia was the name of the event.
I sang THOUSAND STARS for EVITA which was a joy and fun and OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY.
Sean sang duets with Glory and Marie two of his West SIde Story co-stars and Ric Ryder sang I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE gloriously and Pat A'Hearn did a smashing MUSIC OF THE NIGHT.
It was a treat to be able to sing for this Benefit and with these terrific performers. Pal Annie Albarian helped organize this even with gift baskets and all sorts of raffle prizes.
I was asked about the Cancers I have had and I hope that there will soon be some more progress against this terrible disease.
This past weekend was the MODERN showat teh 26th ST Armory.
Pals Oscar and Jeff had a booth with lots of their wonderful furniture and objects.
It was a beautiful show all around. I hope you got there. There is another one at the uptown Armory this coming weekend I am told.
Must go..
VOTE OBAMA ...
Keybored.
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SAL
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
"POLITICS and POKER" was a song title in the musical FIORELLO circa 1960 about LaGuardia's Mayorship of NYC in the 1930's.
We are now in the POKER OF POLITICS in SPADES.
McCain and Obama have debated twice and we got a Debate between Biden and Palin as well.
All the players are trying to trump the opponent and pull out a card that will sway the table stakes toward them.
Unfortunately the Economic situation and the Gluttonous Greed that has caused it is causing the citizens stress and in some cases ruin. And in some cases Suicide. This is a horrible atmosphere to wake up to every morning.
The Bailout is Obscene to my thinking and has not obviously helped anyone that really needs help.
WHERE IS FDR ???
The Republicans will destroy services and policies that help the common working person for the greed and riches of the Few. That is the way they have behaved for many years but in major aggressive ballistic mode since Bush took the White House.
We can all live here and make a living doing that IF the playground is level.
Bush and his cronies LABEL policies with grand names that evoke honorable intent and then UNDERFUND and destroy them. Then they point and pronounce on FOX NEWS mostly, to the Policies and Departments they underfunded and say "SEE GOVERNMENT IS NOT WORKING!"
A friend who tried to get 4 weeks or so of OWED back Unemployment checks that were withheld because he worked those weeks, had a devil of a time;
In his quest he was told that ALL the UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN NYC HAVE CLOSED!
There is one on Varick Street which is a screening place for Orientation for getting you into a job searching mode. They are well equipped and staffed well and have all sorts of facilities for you to use in SEARCH of a job interview.
BUT they told him" NO ONE on the premises is able to TALK to you about YOUR claim." NO CLAIMS ARE PROCESSED AT THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN NEW YORK CITY.
WHAT WHAT WHAT???
He had tried to call the Phone Number for the Dept of Labor and was roller coastered through eh electronic menu. Never got to a person to ANSWER or HELP him.
He talked with the PUBLIC ADVOCATES office. The man he spoke with told him that he was told by his superiors ..that he was "NOT to call NY Unemployment anymore. They are overwhelmed with calls." The implication was he would be in JOB trouble if he did that.
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
What is the Public Advocate there FOR but to ADVOCATE FOR THE PUBLIC??
My friend was at a loss. I told him to Call and Email all the News Stations on Radio and TV and make this situation KNOWN!
This fellow is working at temp job. WHICH he was told would last for a year or more. This is another chip in the POKER game ..
Businesses..Solvent ones are NOT hiring full time people. BECAUSE they can UNDERPAY them and NOT offer BENEFITS and NO OVERTIME PAY!
This is all under the public Radar.
When you hear the Republicans talk about JOBS and JOB creation they NEVER EVER...mention A WELL PAID JOB WITH BENEFITS and Overtime.
They can game the scene by NOT COUNTING PEOPLE OFF THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ROLLS..These are the INVISIBLE WORKFORCE.
They are Ghosts with no help and no Government resources to guide or help.
These are people who have worked and PAID into Social Security and paid Taxes and are left out in the rain.
How many more due to this insidious Bush/Republican manipulation are WORKING and still impoverished. THEY ARE COUNTED AS EMPLOYED, but aren't able to MAKE A LIVING!
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
We get Race, Lies and Sarah Palin as a Major Distraction by a Minor player. She pushes buttons on both sides and meanwhile their Republican machine continues to grind us into the ground.
Using HATE and FEAR...
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
The Bottom line is WHAT? WHAT ? WHAT?
do we do.
I think NOT be blinded or sideswiped by the SAME selfish greed gluttons who are wanting the "IV" of Political Plasma left in their veins to Kingdom Come! These Voracious Vampires have tapped our Monetary Artery and slowly drained us of our resources. They want to continue this by rewording the SAME policies and Ideology.
This is what we are hearing from MCCAIN and PALIN and in the coroners from the Right Wing News anchors and Rove induced fanatics.
When someone yelled out "TERRORIST and KILL HIM" at Palin's Florida RALLY.
GIDGET ADDRESSING THE REICHSTAG someone called it, We get EXACTLY how these Dangerous politicians are provoking their base ( and I use that word in ALL its meanings) into perhaps DOING in Fact wheat they are Implying in Word.
This is AMERICA?
WHAT?WHAT?WHAT?
Until Palin and McCain STOP this type of LOW and DANGEROUS rhetoric and disavow those who are energized into frantic behavior, we are not ever going to have a real America.
Palin kept saying "There Ya Go Joe, POINTING BACKWARDS again!"
And what has McCain been doing except pointing Backwards to his own Questionable record and behavior!
And then POINTING BACKWARD to Obama's behavior. Only Obama's behavior hasn't brought us to this Ruin?
And in ONE instance they pointed to an Obama that was 8 Years OLD!
One surmises they would aim at that because THEY themselves are infantile and sophomoric so why wouldn't they think that was a viable pointing?
We do not need a political poker game that includes event h breath of Assassinating an opponent. We don't WANT it and we don't want anything but some help and relief from the devastating situation we are in and the eventual perpetuation of more loss of Health Insurance, Jobs..WELL PAYING JOBS, International Disgraces, Financial Ruin and the Divisive Hate these Republicans have mad us Wallow in while THEY float in their Yachts and ride in their BMW's over all our devastation!!!
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
What do we do?
My Friend FINALLY managed to get a hold of someone who said he would get his checks. B|But look what HE had to do to get what was OWED him.
We as a general population have to jump through HOOPS and Over many HURDLES before we can get basic things in place.
This takes our energy and drive into places that deplete our hearts and souls.
They have made things so difficult for you and me we may eventually give up and ....and
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
Well This is what they perhaps want...it allows them to continue to underfund, close services and places that provide them and we are left with
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
We can VOTE.. and HOPE the VOTE is counted.
But we have to VOTE in HUGE HUGE HUGE Numbers.
So VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!
Change is the ONLY thing that will CHANGE things.
We can't afford MORE of the SAME...Hey that almost rhymes with McCain..
But it MEANS MCCAIN,
VOTE for OBAMA and ALL THE DEMOCRATS in your CONGRESSIONAL RACES.
Keybored
We are now in the POKER OF POLITICS in SPADES.
McCain and Obama have debated twice and we got a Debate between Biden and Palin as well.
All the players are trying to trump the opponent and pull out a card that will sway the table stakes toward them.
Unfortunately the Economic situation and the Gluttonous Greed that has caused it is causing the citizens stress and in some cases ruin. And in some cases Suicide. This is a horrible atmosphere to wake up to every morning.
The Bailout is Obscene to my thinking and has not obviously helped anyone that really needs help.
WHERE IS FDR ???
The Republicans will destroy services and policies that help the common working person for the greed and riches of the Few. That is the way they have behaved for many years but in major aggressive ballistic mode since Bush took the White House.
We can all live here and make a living doing that IF the playground is level.
Bush and his cronies LABEL policies with grand names that evoke honorable intent and then UNDERFUND and destroy them. Then they point and pronounce on FOX NEWS mostly, to the Policies and Departments they underfunded and say "SEE GOVERNMENT IS NOT WORKING!"
A friend who tried to get 4 weeks or so of OWED back Unemployment checks that were withheld because he worked those weeks, had a devil of a time;
In his quest he was told that ALL the UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN NYC HAVE CLOSED!
There is one on Varick Street which is a screening place for Orientation for getting you into a job searching mode. They are well equipped and staffed well and have all sorts of facilities for you to use in SEARCH of a job interview.
BUT they told him" NO ONE on the premises is able to TALK to you about YOUR claim." NO CLAIMS ARE PROCESSED AT THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN NEW YORK CITY.
WHAT WHAT WHAT???
He had tried to call the Phone Number for the Dept of Labor and was roller coastered through eh electronic menu. Never got to a person to ANSWER or HELP him.
He talked with the PUBLIC ADVOCATES office. The man he spoke with told him that he was told by his superiors ..that he was "NOT to call NY Unemployment anymore. They are overwhelmed with calls." The implication was he would be in JOB trouble if he did that.
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
What is the Public Advocate there FOR but to ADVOCATE FOR THE PUBLIC??
My friend was at a loss. I told him to Call and Email all the News Stations on Radio and TV and make this situation KNOWN!
This fellow is working at temp job. WHICH he was told would last for a year or more. This is another chip in the POKER game ..
Businesses..Solvent ones are NOT hiring full time people. BECAUSE they can UNDERPAY them and NOT offer BENEFITS and NO OVERTIME PAY!
This is all under the public Radar.
When you hear the Republicans talk about JOBS and JOB creation they NEVER EVER...mention A WELL PAID JOB WITH BENEFITS and Overtime.
They can game the scene by NOT COUNTING PEOPLE OFF THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ROLLS..These are the INVISIBLE WORKFORCE.
They are Ghosts with no help and no Government resources to guide or help.
These are people who have worked and PAID into Social Security and paid Taxes and are left out in the rain.
How many more due to this insidious Bush/Republican manipulation are WORKING and still impoverished. THEY ARE COUNTED AS EMPLOYED, but aren't able to MAKE A LIVING!
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
We get Race, Lies and Sarah Palin as a Major Distraction by a Minor player. She pushes buttons on both sides and meanwhile their Republican machine continues to grind us into the ground.
Using HATE and FEAR...
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
The Bottom line is WHAT? WHAT ? WHAT?
do we do.
I think NOT be blinded or sideswiped by the SAME selfish greed gluttons who are wanting the "IV" of Political Plasma left in their veins to Kingdom Come! These Voracious Vampires have tapped our Monetary Artery and slowly drained us of our resources. They want to continue this by rewording the SAME policies and Ideology.
This is what we are hearing from MCCAIN and PALIN and in the coroners from the Right Wing News anchors and Rove induced fanatics.
When someone yelled out "TERRORIST and KILL HIM" at Palin's Florida RALLY.
GIDGET ADDRESSING THE REICHSTAG someone called it, We get EXACTLY how these Dangerous politicians are provoking their base ( and I use that word in ALL its meanings) into perhaps DOING in Fact wheat they are Implying in Word.
This is AMERICA?
WHAT?WHAT?WHAT?
Until Palin and McCain STOP this type of LOW and DANGEROUS rhetoric and disavow those who are energized into frantic behavior, we are not ever going to have a real America.
Palin kept saying "There Ya Go Joe, POINTING BACKWARDS again!"
And what has McCain been doing except pointing Backwards to his own Questionable record and behavior!
And then POINTING BACKWARD to Obama's behavior. Only Obama's behavior hasn't brought us to this Ruin?
And in ONE instance they pointed to an Obama that was 8 Years OLD!
One surmises they would aim at that because THEY themselves are infantile and sophomoric so why wouldn't they think that was a viable pointing?
We do not need a political poker game that includes event h breath of Assassinating an opponent. We don't WANT it and we don't want anything but some help and relief from the devastating situation we are in and the eventual perpetuation of more loss of Health Insurance, Jobs..WELL PAYING JOBS, International Disgraces, Financial Ruin and the Divisive Hate these Republicans have mad us Wallow in while THEY float in their Yachts and ride in their BMW's over all our devastation!!!
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
What do we do?
My Friend FINALLY managed to get a hold of someone who said he would get his checks. B|But look what HE had to do to get what was OWED him.
We as a general population have to jump through HOOPS and Over many HURDLES before we can get basic things in place.
This takes our energy and drive into places that deplete our hearts and souls.
They have made things so difficult for you and me we may eventually give up and ....and
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
Well This is what they perhaps want...it allows them to continue to underfund, close services and places that provide them and we are left with
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
We can VOTE.. and HOPE the VOTE is counted.
But we have to VOTE in HUGE HUGE HUGE Numbers.
So VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!
Change is the ONLY thing that will CHANGE things.
We can't afford MORE of the SAME...Hey that almost rhymes with McCain..
But it MEANS MCCAIN,
VOTE for OBAMA and ALL THE DEMOCRATS in your CONGRESSIONAL RACES.
Keybored
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