"SUMMER OF '42"

"SUMMER of '42" It was a very popular movie in America released in the early 1970's. The 1971 film is a "coming of age" story set on Nantucket Island. At the time, it felt uncomfortably erotic. I was 18 when I first saw it. I ran into a streaming version online and decided to re-watch it. Because there is such great background information about any movie online, I decided to read about it first before watching it. What I discovered changed the way I saw it this 2nd time around and will forever make me look at it differently. Hollywood has used novels as the source of films for decades. When originally watching the film, based on a book by Herman Raucher, it was clear that this was another novel-turned-movie from Hollywood. At least that's what I've thought for 45 years--and what you've thought as well. It's not. "Summer of '42" is a detailed word-for-word retelling of what happened to Herman Raucher when he was 15 in the summer of 1942. Characters all have the same names. The dialogue and scenes are exact re-enactments. The author has since stated that after the movie came out in 1971--he received a letter from "Dorothy" that had no return address, phone number or way of contacting her. Her letter contained details that only they would know. It was postmarked Canton, Ohio. She said that she had re-married and was now a grandmother. She was very concerned that she may have "traumatized" him with what had happened that night 30 years earlier. He never heard from her again after that communication. In 1971, Herman, who is now almost 89, was about 45. Dorothy, who he never asked her age, was as young as 20 in 1942, and in 1971 anywhere from 50-55. She would be in her 90's now if still alive. Go back and watch the movie now knowing that it is a 100% true story down to every word said. It makes it as penetrating as "The Notebook."

POP MUSIC 1955-1990


RESIDENT RUMP


I GET TO FINALLY TELL MY ZSA ZSA STORY.


I GET TO FINALLY TELL MY ZSA ZSA STORY. IN THE 90'S, I CREATED THE FIRST EVER LIVE ONLINE CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS WHERE AVERAGE PEOPLE COULD PARTICIPATE AS PART OF THE EVENT. THIS WAS FOR COMPUSERVE. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO BRING ZSA ZSA GABOR ON AS A GUEST. AFTER ALL--SHE'S ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN. I CALLED A CONTACT OF MINE AND ASKED IF HE HAD THE PHONE NUMBER FOR ZSA ZSA'S PUBLICIST. HE SAID HE DID AND GAVE IT TO ME. I CALLED THE NUMBER AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN I HEARD A FAMILIAR VOICE ANSWER "HELLO?" AND LET'S FACE IT--HER VOICE IS DISTINCTIVE. HALTINGLY, I SAID, "ZSA ZSA--THIS IS ELIOT WITH COMPUSERVE. YOU KNOW THIS NEW ONLINE COMPUTER THING? I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN HAVING YOU ON AS MY GUEST!" AN IRATE ZSA ZSA (WHICH YOU'VE ALL HEARD BEFORE) STARTED YELLING--"WHERE DID YOU GET MY HOME NUMBER FROM?" I RESPONDED "I..I..I THOUGHT I WAS CALLING YOUR PUBLICIST"...IN ZSA ZSA STYLE SHE INTERRUPTED--"YOU CALL MY MANAGER FOR THAT." I WISHED HER WELL AND SAT THERE LAUGHING AT WHAT JUST TRANSPIRED. IT WAS LIKE TALKING TO A COMIC BOOK CHARACTER.

"MY FAVORITE THINGS" DAY.

"MY FAVORITE THINGS" DAY. I have 5 Favorite things. 1. The Beatles--especially the album "Rubber Soul." 2. Charlie Chaplin. 3. Troll Dolls. 4. Pinball Machines 5. Edward Hopper paintings.

It's getting a bit cold in Burbank. I got out my "Beatles Jacket" which I made. Ringo the dog and I went to Atomic Records. Other than Amoeba, this is the most popular record store in Los Angeles. They have every style of music going back to the 1920's. They always play a random LP selected from thousands. When we walked in, they were playing "Rubber Soul," my favorite Beatles album. Ringo started to bark. The owner asked why he was barking. I said he was saying, "You play this at home all the time!" Ringo and I then went to Brand Park, this beautiful elaborate park in nearby Glendale. We saw a group of students filming in a corner with modern sophisticated equipment. They were from USC. To my stunned surprise, they were filming a Charlie Chaplin short. Complete with detailed dressed performers, a crew of 15, they were intricately making a retro silent film which I could see being processed on their attached monitor. I had to get a picture with Charlie. I told them that I used to teach about Chaplin in my Media & Society film school class--and would show them scenes from "Modern Times" and "City Lights," because other than knowing the famous "Little Tramp" caricature, students had never seen the films. What a wonderful "MY FAVORITE THINGS" DAY IT WAS.


This is Charlotte. She was having 300 seizures a week.

This is Charlotte. She was having 300 seizures a week. She flatlined and almost died many times. The medications she was taking did nothing to help her. Her parents moved to Colorado. It was only there they could get a substance called CBD that suddenly decreased her seizures to a few a week. There are two main substances in marijuana. One is THC--that creates the "high." The other is CBD--a God given natural element which is stopping or curing--not covering up-- hundreds of ailments including cancer cell growth (National Institute of Health), epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, glaucoma, HIV, chronic pain, Alzheimers, nausea, ADD/ADHD, depression, wasting, PTSD and others. The pharmaceutical industry doesn't like CBD. Anybody can grow marijuana and therefore, it competes against their high priced poisons which kill tens of thousands of Americans every year. This week, the DEA added CBD to Schedule 1--therefore claiming it is addictive and has no medical value--on the same level as heroin. The pharmaceutical industry has been protected by the government for decades--after all, who do you think makes the greatest contributions to politicians so they can start running for re-election the minute they get in office?



Just Saying Hello!

It was bedtime. The only thing on my bed was a pillow and a blanket--that had clearly taken the form of something hiding under it. In cute talk I said, "Somebody's hiding under my blanket. Who can be under there?" All of a sudden, either a hand or foot just popped up in a crevice-fold area of the blanket and remained there in that position for 30 minutes. It was so funny when it happened.


PLEASE LEARN THIS WORD: ZEITGEIST.


PLEASE LEARN THIS WORD: ZEITGEIST.
IT MEANS "THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES." IT REFERS TO THE THINKING AND FEELINGS THAT EXISTED AT A PARTICULAR PERIOD OF TIME. TODAY, ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TEACH U.S. HISTORY. TRYING TO CONVEY THE ZEITGEIST THAT EXISTED IN AMERICA ON DEC. 7, 1941, IS OFTEN DISMISSED BY YOUNGER AUDIENCES THAT FEEL THE BEHAVIOR OF AMERICANS WAS SO RACIST AND NO EXPLANATION WILL SUFFICE. A CARTOON THAT HAS BEEN BANNED SINCE BEING SHOWN IN THEATERS TO WW2 AUDIENCES IS CALLED "BUGS BUNNY NIPS THE NIPS." ANYTIME IT GOES UP ON YOUTUBE, WARNER BROS. HAS IT REMOVED. WARNER BROS. HAD RECENTLY CONSIDERED FINALLY RELEASING IT WITH AN ATTACHED HISTORICAL EXPLANATION, BUT DECIDED NOT TO. BY TODAY'S STANDARDS IT IS SHOCKING. HEARING BUGS BUNNY CALL HIS JAPANESE NEMESIS BY EXTREMELY DEROGATORY TERMS AND WATCHING HIM BLOW UP JAPANESE PEOPLE IS HORRIFIC. TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE THINKING THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME HAS BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THERE IS ONE COMPLETE VERSION OF THE CARTOON HIDDEN ON THE INTERNET. WHAT DO YOU THINK--BEFORE THEY REMOVE IT?

DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO REMOVE CITIZENSHIP FROM...


DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO REMOVE CITIZENSHIP FROM OR JAIL AMERICANS WHO BURN THE U.S. FLAG. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WEAR THE FLAG IN A SUSPICIOUSLY SATIRICAL MANNER?

GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE JILL STEIN HAS RAISED 3.5 MILLION FOR A WISCONSIN BALLOT RECOUNT

GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE JILL STEIN HAS RAISED 3.5 MILLION FOR A WISCONSIN BALLOT RECOUNT WHICH WILL NOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING. AND HAS RAISED ANOTHER 3.5 M FOR TWO OTHER STATE RECOUNTS. THE GREEN PARTY IS THE BIGGEST POLITICAL PARTY ADVOCATE FOR TAKING CARE OF HOMELESS PEOPLE. WITH WINTER HERE, WOULDN'T THAT MONEY BETTER GO TO HELPING THESE PEOPLE ON WISCONSIN'S STREETS WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, BLANKETS, MEDICAL AND SHELTER?



HERE IS FIDEL AND HIS BUDDY CHE. THE TWO OF THEM ALMOST ENDED LIFE ON EARTH IN 1962.

TOWN HOUSE RESTAURANT -- SHERIDAN & MORSE

TOWN HOUSE RESTAURANT -- SHERIDAN & MORSE HO5-6800
1950s MATCHBOOK ROGERS PARK


THIS SHOULD MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY!


When George W. Bush became President...


When George W. Bush became President, it took me about 4 months before I really got tired of him and couldn't stand seeing him, listening to him or even seeing a picture of him. In an amazing new record, Donald Trump has accomplished the same effect for me--2 months even before he becomes President.

MEASURING INTEREST IN MUSIC TO COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS


IN RECENT YEARS, BEFORE MY COLLEGE "MEDIA & SOCIETY" CLASS WOULD BEGIN, AND JUST AFTER A BREAK AND BEFORE CLASS STARTED AGAIN--I WOULD PLAY MUSIC VIDEOS ON A LARGE SCREEN WITH A PRIMO SOUND SYSTEM. THE AVERAGE AGES WERE 18-24. I WOULD NOTE THE INTEREST LEVEL REACTION TO VARIOUS PERFORMERS ON A SCALE OF 1-10. (10 THE HIGHEST. 1 THE LOWEST)
THESE RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT OVER A FEW YEARS:
10- MICHAEL JACKSON. (THEY WOULD STOP TALKING TO NEIGHBORS, GET OFF PHONES, DROP WHATEVER THEY WERE DOING AND JUST BECOME MESMERIZED AND FIXATED TO THE SCREEN. IT WAS A BIT SCARY.)
9- JIMI HENDRIX
8- THE DOORS
7- ROLLING STONES; TEMPTATIONS; FOUR TOPS
6- ROY ORBISON; THE ZOMBIES; WOODSTOCK VARIOUS
5- THE BEATLES; RICK NELSON; MAMAS AND PAPAS
4- THE BEACH BOYS; BOB DYLAN
3- THE MONKEES
2- ELVIS
1- SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (THAT SURPRISED ME. THEY JUST DIDN'T GET IT)
0- ABBA. (ZERO INTEREST.)

A QUICK LESSON ON WHY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY UNDERMINED BERNIE SANDERS

A QUICK LESSON ON WHY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY UNDERMINED BERNIE SANDERS AND WOULD NOT RUN HIM AS THEIR CANDIDATE. IN AMERICA, YOU MUST RUN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT ARE AT LEAST JUST A BIT RIGHT OF CENTER. BERNIE SANDERS WAS LEFT OF LEFT OF LEFT. IN 1972, THE DEMOCRATS THOUGHT THEY COULD WIN AGAINST REPUBLICAN RICHARD NIXON WITH A CANDIDATE THAT WAS LEFT OF LEFT OF LEFT. HIS NAME WAS SENATOR GEORGE McGOVERN. TAKE A LOOK AT THE ELECTORAL VOTE FOR 1972. GEORGE DID NOT EVEN WIN THE STATE IN WHICH HE WAS THE SENATOR. BERNIE SAYS THAT HE MIGHT RUN AGAIN IN 2020. THIS WOULD NOT BE A SMART IDEA.

NOW THAT ALL THE RESULTS ARE IN

NOW THAT ALL THE RESULTS ARE IN--ALLOW ME TO SHOW YOU HOW 2 STATES WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE ELECTION RESULTS. MAP #1 SHOWS YOU THE FINAL ELECTORAL PICTURE WITH A DONALD TRUMP WIN. MAP #2 SHOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD FLORIDA AND OHIO GONE BLUE--A HILLARY WIN. THOSE STATES HAVE BEEN BLUE FOR THE LAST TWO PREZ ELECTIONS. ASK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WHY WITH THE MILLIONS THEY PAY STRATEGISTS, ANALYSTS, CONSULTANTS AND ADVISERS--THEY DID NOT FOCUS ON FLORIDA AND OHIO.




DEAR YOUNG FOLKS, LET THIS ALL BE A LESSON FOR YOU.


DEAR YOUNG FOLKS,
LET THIS ALL BE A LESSON FOR YOU.

YOU WILL BE DENIED A JOB IN AMERICA BECAUSE:
THE EMPLOYER FOUND A PICTURE OF YOU PARTYING;
YOU GOT IN TROUBLE FOR SMOKING MARIJUANA;
YOU HAD A LOW GPA;
YOU OWE MONEY ON STUDENT LOANS;
YOU HAVE A LOW CREDIT SCORE;
YOU HAD DRIVING TICKETS;
YOU HAD SOME KIND OF LEGAL SYSTEM INFRACTION;
YOU NEVER HAD A JOB BEFORE;
YOU WERE AT A JOB FOR TOO SHORT OF TIME;
YOUR DEGREE ISN'T FROM AN IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY

HOWEVER--YOU COULD HAVE:
COMMITTED ADULTERY A NUMBER OF TIMES;
ASSAULTED A NUMBER OF WOMEN;
SAID DOCUMENTED SEXIST THINGS ABOUT WOMEN;
SAID DOCUMENTED RACIST THINGS;
SAID DOCUMENTED BIGOTED THINGS;
SAID DOCUMENTED INSULTS ABOUT PEOPLE'S RELIGIONS;
CHEAT PEOPLE OUT OF MONEY FOR WORK THEY DID FOR YOU;
INSULT VETERAN'S PARENTS;
INSULT PEOPLE'S RELIGIONS;
INSULT HEROIC VETERANS;
INSULT DOZENS OF OTHERS;
DECLARED BANKRUPTCY NUMEROUS TIMES;
CREATED A PHONY SCHOOL THAT TOOK PEOPLE'S CASH;
CURRENTLY HAVE 75 LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST YOU;
BRAG HOW YOU FOUND LOOPHOLES NOT TO PAY TAXES;
HAVE MILLIONS IN UNPAID LOANS;
AND YOU CAN BECOME THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!

THIS IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN.

THIS IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN.
EVERY TIME I GO TO THE POST OFFICE BEGINNING JANUARY 20, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT A PORTRAIT OF A TV GAME SHOW HOST ON THE WALL.


45 years of progress has just been turned back.

In 1972, San Diego State University offered a "Women's Rights History" class. I was the only male in the entire school that signed up for the class. Outside of school, when I made statements in public such as "Women should have the right to hold any job that a man has," I had men look at me like I had just committed some kind of unspeakable violation--and even women were shocked by the boldness of such declarations. Over the last year, almost 45 years later, I saw for the first time, a heightened awareness finally permeate our society's thinking regarding the equal treatment of women. Last night America voted for a man who was a serial adulterer and lived the "Playboy" lifestyle--refusing to ever acknowledge any of this. 45 years of progress has just been turned back.

SCARECROW VS. RUSH LIMBAUGH



CUBS WIN WORLD SERIES!

CUBS WIN WORLD SERIES! Los Angeles based Cubs fans (all from Chicago) got together to watch Game 7 of the World Series at "Taste Of Chicago" Pizzeria in Burbank. There was complete hysteria throughout the exciting game and when they won--it was pandemonium. Pictures: Eliot when they won; Eliot with actor Joe Mantegna


ELECTORAL COLLEGE ANALYSIS 1 WEEK BEFORE ELECTION


















ELECTORAL COLLEGE ANALYSIS 1 WEEK BEFORE ELECTION. The events of the last few days have tightened the race considerably. And this is the best analogy. Hillary is the CLEVELAND INDIANS who need only one game to win the series. Donald is the CHICAGO CUBS who need to win one game to even up the series and another one to win the series. Do not pay attention to national polls at this time. It basically is coming down to one state--FLORIDA. With its 29 Electoral College votes--if it turns BLUE--Hillary automatically wins. If it turns RED--Donald still needs more states to turn red to stay in

NIXON


ABC News had this picture on the front page today. And I jumped out of my seat. Its got to be 8 years since I've seen a picture of this guy featured prominently anywhere (since the movie Frost/Nixon). And you know what--I HATE THIS CROOK AS MUCH TODAY AS I DID IN 1969-1974. His Vietnam policies which took and destroyed the lives of Americans and others by the millions. His abuse of power against anybody who disagreed with him. His hatred of young people. His obstruction of justice. His constant lying to the American public. Where was John Hinckley when he was really needed? ROAST IN PEACE you SOB.

TOM HAYDEN


Tom Hayden, one of the most effective young Anti-Vietnam War protesters has died. Of course, in the new "wave your flag without questioning America," you are supposed to be "I'm glad that damn hippie is dead." Because of Tom Hayden's efforts, 61% of the American public eventually demanded that the idiot policy makers in Washington D.C., who always made sure that their own children got deferments, put an end to America's quagmire in Vietnam. Have you looked at which country is making most of your clothing these days? Vietnam. 60,000 Americans died for your cheap Walmart shirts. And your refusal to hold LBJ and Nixon responsible for the deaths and destruction of millions.

CHEAP HALLOWEEN COSTUMES YOU CAN GET IN SINGAPORE

ONE OF THE VERY TOP YAHOO! STORIES TODAY IS: CHEAP HALLOWEEN COSTUMES YOU CAN GET IN SINGAPORE. YAHOO! FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCOMPANYING ARTICLE ON "MOST INEXPENSIVE FLIGHTS TO SINGAPORE" SO THAT AMERICANS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS INCREDIBLE OFFER. DOES YAHOO! NOT HAVE EDITORS THAT WOULD QUESTION PUTTING UP A STORY LIKE THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?


DONALD TRUMP LOOKS LIKE A PORCUPINE THAT GOT ITSELF INTO A BOWL OF CHEETOS



OINK! OINK! DONALD TRUMPIG.

OINK! OINK! DONALD TRUMPIG. AFTER LISTENING TO THE 2 ADDITIONAL WOMEN WHO CAME OUT TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH DONALD TRUMP (WHICH HE SAYS THEY ARE COMPLETELY MAKING UP) I HAVE COME TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS: THE "DETAILS" THAT COME FROM THE WOMEN ARE EXTRAORDINARY. AND IF THEY JUST MADE IT UP TODAY, THEY SURE HAVE PHENOMENAL ABILITIES WHEN GOING OVER IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE WOMEN ARE NOT MAKING ANY MONEY FROM THIS. LET'S HAVE LIE DETECTOR TESTS. THE WOMEN WOULD DO IT. HOW ABOUT YOU DONALD?

The greatest poet of the 20th century turned 75 today.

The greatest poet of the 20th century turned 75 today. But most people know him only as a singer/songwriter. Yet, if you removed his brilliant music, you would still find some of the deepest thought provoking words about humanity. Paul Simon's extraordinary ability to touch people: "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls" "I touch no one and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island." “We note our place with bookmarkers that measure what we've lost.” "Preserve your memories they're all that's left you” "still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest"



THIS DEBATE MOMENT TONIGHT

THIS DEBATE MOMENT TONIGHT--LOOKED LIKE WHEN ALFRED HITCHCOCK MAKES A CAMEO APPEARANCE IN HIS MOVIES.


How did the loyal Republican radio sycophants deal with the Donald Trump women-abuse tapes?

How did the loyal Republican radio sycophants deal with the Donald Trump women-abuse tapes and the Sunday night debate on Monday?


Rush Limbaugh decided to attack Democrats.
This is what always happens and has nothing to do with –and determines the outcomes of elections—the Democrats get away with hypocrisy”


They are going to lie. They are going to destroy anyone on the Republican ballot.”


Rush may have been on Oxycontin and hallucinating a different debate.
The purpose of last night was to destroy Trump forever.”
His campaign was supposed to be over. That's what today was supposed to be. And it isn't.”
Trump triumphed last night! It was a huge win!”


Dennis Prager decided to use generalizations.
We must stop judging people on private conversations.”


Sean Hannity decided to attack the Clintons instead.
Abuse women. Smear women. Slander women. You can't ignore the actions of the Clintons which is much worse than saying 'she's got blah blah blah.' ”






ONLY ONE THING COULD TOP DONALD'S LOCKER ROOM TALK SEX TAPE

There could only be one more thing that could possibly top the release today of Donald Trump's locker room talk sex tape. I urge the Republican party to immediately release Sarah Palin from her banishment to the Phantom Zone and allow her to make some kind of statement showing women that Donald is really in their corner.

IT'S THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!

IT'S THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!

COME ONE! COME ALL!


TWO CLOWNS HAVE BEEN SIGHTED TRYING
TO BREAK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE JUST
WEEKS BEFORE THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.



ARMED WITH SELTZER BOTTLES, CREAM PIES
AND A TINY CAR THAT GIVES OFF THE ILLUSION
THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR EVERYBODY,
THE EVIL SMILING ILLEGALS ARE TRYING TO TAKE
OVER THE LEGENDARY 3-RING AMERICAN RESIDENCE WHICH HAS
BEEN IN TURMOIL SINCE 1964.


WELLS FARGO -- REALLY...IT'S JUST A LITTLE INCONVENIENCE


FROM THE WELLS FARGO WEBSITE:

“If you want to find out how strong a company’s ethics are, don’t listen to what its people say. Watch what they do.”

“Everything we do is built on trust. It doesn’t happen with one transaction, in one day on the job or in one quarter. It’s earned relationship by relationship. ”

"We have a responsibility to always act with honesty and integrity."

"We believe in free and open competition. We gain our competitive advantage through superior performance rather than through unethical or illegal business practices."

And after being fined $185 million for fraud and illegal practices the other day, the CEO of Wells Fargo continues to act like the opening of up to 2 million fraudulent customer bank accounts and credit cards is just the work of some renegade employees.

Testifying before the U.S. Congress, CEO John Stumpf blames the company-wide behavior on just a small percentage of employees trying to enrich themselves through additional sales of products. Yet, dozens of employees who tried to blow the whistle on the unethical antics through in-house disclosures, found themselves very quickly without jobs.

Apparently, the CEO didn't know about anything going on in his own company and when most likely is forced out, will take home a consolation prize of up to $200 million for a job well done.

Like all previous corporate scandals in America, TV commercials of children running slow motion through cornfields under the Wells Fargo logo, will soon impact the public's very short memory. When the public's attention turns to Brad and Angelina appearing on "Dancing With The Stars," all will be fine again.

This is a still from the 1966 Shea Stadium BEATLES concert.

This is a still from the 1966 Shea Stadium BEATLES concert. The CBS reporter is interviewing average fans. Look at the fan on the left. Recognize her? It is Meryl Streep. She has confirmed this.