tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44913161854850087482024-03-19T09:01:18.337-04:00The Peverett PhilePeverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.comBlogger1508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-38543815739533890382021-09-22T11:35:00.003-04:002021-09-22T11:38:12.869-04:00The Peverett Phile Phinale Pheaturing Phile Alum Graham Parker<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PSnjP2ZAmQsXzcEDWJwBvXs71zvBoErfOz7L_PxMgSz4mXr2pDhBmhv4xWQKmSkeWVXVt1NscH1es4uwxZ_yt9ppmqU79EjQGdfz1wcQl0qoTgJxiK8pv8odjMpmg-jnwSsKu036nX4/s320/C99E6689-CA98-4BA9-86FD-67D4715EC486_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PSnjP2ZAmQsXzcEDWJwBvXs71zvBoErfOz7L_PxMgSz4mXr2pDhBmhv4xWQKmSkeWVXVt1NscH1es4uwxZ_yt9ppmqU79EjQGdfz1wcQl0qoTgJxiK8pv8odjMpmg-jnwSsKu036nX4/w400-h400/C99E6689-CA98-4BA9-86FD-67D4715EC486_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Wednesday, we have come to the very last entry, kids. I have to say, 14,000 people are having sex right now. Twenty-five thousand are kissing. Fifty thousand ate hugging. And you... well, you're reading this. I can't believe I am finishing the Phile after 15 plus years. Most people just finish a bag of chips. People have asked me what I'm going to miss the most about doing this weekly blog and I think it'll be thinking. I spent way too much time thinking about it. The jokes, finding stories, interviews, research, it was a lot. All these interviews I have done and not one of them was with Kelly Clarkson. Why? Haha. Okay, let's start this thing with the last five stories on the Phile.</p><p><b>For</b> most of us, putting on a seatbelt in the car seems like second nature. There aren't constant discussions about whether the invention of seatbelts is infringing on our personal freedoms, or whether wearing a seatbelt is a deeply personal choice.
Given the current normalization of seatbelts, it's easy to feel like it's always been this way, but that's far from the case. When seatbelt laws were first introduced in the 1980s, there was a lot of backlash, with many people claiming they were unnecessary and the laws were invasive.
A clip from the 1980s that first aired on the "Daily Show" went viral because of the parallels between people's arguments against seatbelts, and the current backlash against masking and vaccines. In the clip, you could see people claiming they'll never wear a seatbelt, that seatbelts prove "there's no more freedom," and a patrolman sharing how people complain of discomfort and wrinkled clothes.
In a longer clip showing men from a small town in Michigan react to a seatbelt ordinance, one man claimed people were "in shock" at the concept of seatbelts.
It wasn't long before people on Twitter drew comparisons between anti-maskers and the people arguing against seatbelts. This proves that sadly, people being defiant to safety measures is far from new. Hopefully, as with seatbelts, the general population will come around to COVID safety measures so this pandemic can eventually end. </p><p><b>Ted </b>Nugent was challenged by a black man during a political rally in Centreville, Michigan, where the guitarist called Black Lives Matter a “terrorist organization.”
Only around 100 people attended Nugent’s appearance on Friday (September 17th) as part of the Jack Coleman Presents Ted & Shemane Nugent Constitution Tour. Apparently, 600 attendees were expected.
Nevertheless, a camo-clad Nugent took the stage to pontificate his right-wing views to the mostly white crowd. At one point, Nugent touched on Black Lives Matter, even goading the audience to challenge his opinions regarding the movement. “Aren’t there any BLM punks who want to come up and harass me?” Nugent asked, as reported by local news station WWMT.
At that point, a black man named Jalen Brown approached the stage, asking for the mic from Nugent.
Bravely, Brown stood directly in front of the stage and proceeded to speak in support of Black Lives Matter, despite a chorus of boos from the mostly white crowd. Nugent then resorted to personal insults, calling Brown a “varmint” and saying “black lives don’t give a shit about black lives” before calling BLM “a terrorist organization.”
Prior to leaving the stage, Brown reminded the crowd that “we’re not here by choice” and “black lives matter, too,” but again, the crowd berated him with chants of “U-S-A!” and the ultimate cry of ignorance, “all lives matter!”
Later, Brown told WWMT, “As soon as he said Black Lives Matter was a terrorist organization, I took that personally.” One can only admire Brown for standing up to Nugent, considering the latter’s track record for racist sentiments. Over the years, he’s asserted that “it would have been best had the south won the Civil War” in a <i>Washington Times</i> column and once said blacks were not hard workers while repeatedly using racial slurs. He also said once that if my dad wasn't a vegetarian he wouldn't have gotten cancer and died. Fuck that guy. Moving on...</p><p><b>
The</b> Skywalker saga may have ended its controversial run for good in 2019 but if you've been following the latest rumors, there have been rumblings all over the internet that a <i>Star Wars Episode X</i> could actually be in development, potentially spawning a brand new trilogy that will still be connected to the aforementioned saga and pick up where <i>Episode IX</i> — <i>The Rise of Skywalker</i> left off. Lucasfilm currently has its hands full with the MandoVerse so it would be safe to assume that they're not thinking ahead in terms of coming up with a brand new film trilogy considering we still have projects like "The Mandalorian" Season 3, "The Book of Boba Fett," "Obi-Wan Kenobi," and "Ahsoka" among others all lined up.
However, according to a new scoop from The Den of Nerds YouTube channel, Disney is in fact working on a brand new trilogy that will directly follow the events of the divisive sequels. They didn't go into detail about the alleged project but the report claims that Lucasfilm is planning to resurrect Kylo Ren who died during the climactic moments of <i>The Rise of Skywalker</i>. Again, the specifics weren't discussed so as intriguing as it may sound, better take it with a huge grain of salt. Kylo Ren is definitely one of the redeeming qualities of the sequel trilogy and his death in <i>Episode IX</i> came as a huge shocker to a lot of fans. As it stands, it's still a little too hard to tell if Lucasfilm is in fact already developing a brand new "sequel sequel trilogy" just two years after the sequel trilogy came to a close let alone bring back Ben Solo from the dead. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how everything plays out.
<br /></p><p><b>It's</b> been nearly two years since the <i>Star Wars</i> universe closed out the Skywalker saga in the most divisive way possible but it doesn't come as a surprise how until now, fans are still talking about Disney's controversial sequel trilogy which according to some people almost killed the franchise. This week, one of the key people behind the original trilogy and someone who is near and dear to George Lucas stunned the <i>Star Wars </i>community following her harsh criticism against the final three films of the saga. George's ex-wife Marcia Lucas made headlines after airing her grievances regarding the sequel trilogy in the newly released <i>Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life</i> biography. Turns out, one of the editors of the original trilogy wasn't a fan of Disney's take on the franchise and she made sure to call out the people whom she thinks should take the blame for the sequels turning out to be a critical flop.
During one of her pieces in the book, Marcia blasted Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and director J.J. Abrams, claiming that they know nothing about the franchise. Of course, Lucas' feisty comments hold a lot of merit to them but shockingly enough, the fans are divided by her statement. The way Disney handled the sequel trilogy surely left a bitter taste in a lot of fans' mouths. Disney, the greatest company to work for ever tried to make amends through the creation of "The Mandalorian" which eventually became a smash hit but it's still pretty evident that the atrocity that is the sequel trilogy is still haunting them today. Despite the MandoVerse getting some love from <i>Star Wars</i> diehards, I don't think Lucasfilm has recovered from the sequels.</p><p><b>Okay</b>, I have to say I have received emails asking if the Phile is ending because of Cancel Culture. Nope. It's ending because I wanted it to end, so I can work on some other stuff, not think about the next entry and the entry after that, and so on. Cancel Culture is a real thing though. The term “canceled” has become a buzzword on social media. The idea of canceling public figures who have acted out in ways deemed problematic as a form of online activism started in good faith, but has since been construed. So, what exactly is cancel culture? It seems like there is a lot of confusion around the term. Many celebrities have faced online cancellations. From Republicans to Democrats, Joe Biden to Donald Trump, it seems like anyone and everyone is at risk of finding themselves canceled online. Canceled is no longer just a term reserved for the ending of an unpopular TV show, it is the idea to boycott people who have done problematic things. Sometimes, canceling can happen over silly things, other times, people are canceled for saying a racial slur or participating in sexism. If someone is acting as a white supremacist or other forms of active discrimination, boycotting their work in pop culture seems to send a message.
Lisa Nakamura, a professor at the University of Michigan explained canceling best. “It's a cultural boycott…[It's] an agreement not to amplify, signal boost, give money to. People talk about the attention economy?when you deprive someone of your attention, you're depriving them of a livelihood.” If you do not agree with something someone says or does, it is your right to “cancel” them.
J.K. Rowling is a great example of cancel culture. The Harry Potter author has made several controversial statements on social media. Her fans have not been afraid to speak out about what they feel is inappropriate behavior by Rowling. Some critics of cancel culture refer to it as “call-out culture” or stifling free speech. While cancel culture can go too far and turn into public shaming of people, sometimes it serves a purpose. Sometimes, the concept of cancel culture can be misunderstood. A recent example came from a social media post made by the estate of Dr. Seuss. Those in charge of the legacy of the author had decided to stop publishing a few children’s books that had problematic imagery. There was a misunderstanding that “social justice warriors” were calling for Seuss to be canceled when in reality, those close to the deceased author made the decision on their own. This misconception turned into an argument that people were demanding political correctness from the estate, but it was ultimately their own decision.
There is also an idea that those who align with the left politically are the only people participating in boycotts. Right-wing aligned individuals have called for the cancelation of CNN for the way they covered Trump to Disney and even Keurig coffee makers. Both sides have participated in boycotts, which is their right as Americans!
I believe that cancel culture can serve a purpose. By boycotting artists or companies who do not share your core beliefs, you are making a statement! However, it can get a bit out of hand. We should give people some grace and room to change and open up a conversation about issues rather than publicly shaming people. We can demand change and also give compassion and understanding while people grow. </p><p><b>Okay</b>, sometimes when I get bored, which is not often as I am writing new lyrics for another album, making daily TikTok videos, writing my third novel and going through my record collection, as well as working full time, I like to go on Twitter and look up certain words. One of those words is "Foghat" and this is a tweet I saw many years ago...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9C7VCLR9QgF80Sa-mx7XAD63Kh4gsFe9oQMByKnExisjYP8R8KZZNlXysb4OV2mc4Nt2uOnD1bqbq5leqq9qkOJVzq3ykSC258kbf4xRrMipCp-SRmP69YefYEY1CrCcN1skT4wcN8U/s400/C22C317F-15F1-49DA-BA86-BFE3E3ED83D6_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="400" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9C7VCLR9QgF80Sa-mx7XAD63Kh4gsFe9oQMByKnExisjYP8R8KZZNlXysb4OV2mc4Nt2uOnD1bqbq5leqq9qkOJVzq3ykSC258kbf4xRrMipCp-SRmP69YefYEY1CrCcN1skT4wcN8U/w400-h248/C22C317F-15F1-49DA-BA86-BFE3E3ED83D6_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Okay, I have to show you this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjib7y0pEZGMFOLmLiFMauMDvPQ8eH4KCaRnprlizma3_IRUB0NL_u1ufXMQQNTwDhHvrIWGIvr5NoBOg_CAke0VPSQ6-_Y9AbohjrhgKwo3cOE0TTYSo6dohThaIk4Wa0gOF2m6vJ0fmw/s1670/Screen+Shot+2021-09-22+at+9.29.23+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1670" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjib7y0pEZGMFOLmLiFMauMDvPQ8eH4KCaRnprlizma3_IRUB0NL_u1ufXMQQNTwDhHvrIWGIvr5NoBOg_CAke0VPSQ6-_Y9AbohjrhgKwo3cOE0TTYSo6dohThaIk4Wa0gOF2m6vJ0fmw/w400-h318/Screen+Shot+2021-09-22+at+9.29.23+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Do you know what this is? The first ever picture ever to be put on the Internet. Look it up. Why that one? I have no fucking idea. Who are those women? So, when I started the Phile for the first few months or so, maybe the first few years it was pretty low key. But then this was posted on some website's forum after I started to do interviews...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPl-eDiqnIg82RmX0CqHTul6lzEq03Pjpdc8smLDvd5fciwhlL8Egm-dpSS_3htLV2991x75gTEjuuc-pulV6x_MbGIiTkpSGnELW08vtCCdiVylfPdjhU3n2oUYsuZr6tafwz4mXo2I4/s588/3A0F931C-EECE-48E3-99B6-B109FD338AD9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPl-eDiqnIg82RmX0CqHTul6lzEq03Pjpdc8smLDvd5fciwhlL8Egm-dpSS_3htLV2991x75gTEjuuc-pulV6x_MbGIiTkpSGnELW08vtCCdiVylfPdjhU3n2oUYsuZr6tafwz4mXo2I4/w273-h400/3A0F931C-EECE-48E3-99B6-B109FD338AD9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div>I thought that was pretty cool. Okay, now from the home office in Port Jefferson, here is the phinal...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGxVFtNE76uodCy1bA9-SR7nun4cRX6UNrDsz9ctMoDaWrIHmKOSC0ermTt8ntixbTJohkgRk3iv0bVtqUrB3tw7XHTiw1JX9wWxEFX78BlbKufkE1um4yLkRh7cycLru00R84VetNH4/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGxVFtNE76uodCy1bA9-SR7nun4cRX6UNrDsz9ctMoDaWrIHmKOSC0ermTt8ntixbTJohkgRk3iv0bVtqUrB3tw7XHTiw1JX9wWxEFX78BlbKufkE1um4yLkRh7cycLru00R84VetNH4/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Top Phive Thoughts About Getting Older</b></div><div><b>5.</b> You know you are getting old when you throw your back out trying to grab a cookie. </div><div><b>4.</b> Being an adult is really just being keenly aware of each specific way in which you're fucked up. but also resigning yourself to not fixing any of them. </div><div><b>3. </b>Drinking coffee after 6 p.m. is the middle aged version of doing tequila shots: no good can come of it.</div><div><b>2. </b>I looked in the mirror this morning like who punched me in there face? Turns out it was life. </div><div>And the number one thought about getting older is...</div><div><b>1. </b>Being an adult is mostly just whispering "for fucks sake" at least 10 times a day and drinking coffee at all hours. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWsweXdth_2PTATydvMA3S_WuMTP32LT8nA8nn2MrJKCfozGprGBgG3VjdYCUNftVAWHUGmp_PUJgb86gbsHMjhOcdhTmc8bAyAXi_KfTmwNhMBfMd7mwmhfQe-uenz44tmb49oh7z_A/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWsweXdth_2PTATydvMA3S_WuMTP32LT8nA8nn2MrJKCfozGprGBgG3VjdYCUNftVAWHUGmp_PUJgb86gbsHMjhOcdhTmc8bAyAXi_KfTmwNhMBfMd7mwmhfQe-uenz44tmb49oh7z_A/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJU58KCLjvIBhVK8nCibI5UTJ0hVT9J6A97175IOeABsK_qWznsrrfZC1s8BNjzkUvUw2A7pDUAmjktssr3GJ6UWOj7nSne7WWffTaSHHwLB85pmim6G9jPnfINLgGELrlV2nscQnYpE/s650/fullsizeoutput_375f.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="650" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJU58KCLjvIBhVK8nCibI5UTJ0hVT9J6A97175IOeABsK_qWznsrrfZC1s8BNjzkUvUw2A7pDUAmjktssr3GJ6UWOj7nSne7WWffTaSHHwLB85pmim6G9jPnfINLgGELrlV2nscQnYpE/w400-h221/fullsizeoutput_375f.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>As always if you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take one last live look at Pot Jefferson, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ9wLZvLsA6pq6eKLK8a8czdhJ_OJM2Fay2DNobpbXZNfXY00tBGYB7AYgF0PCNjxrOkf6Kpbj_jBfrIgDrOD0MmM27Czx6vvFKSMx3bKWlZynjFasfFALrXqW6l_HWygmOyWjRzkTeg/s1244/Screen+Shot+2021-09-22+at+9.52.39+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1244" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ9wLZvLsA6pq6eKLK8a8czdhJ_OJM2Fay2DNobpbXZNfXY00tBGYB7AYgF0PCNjxrOkf6Kpbj_jBfrIgDrOD0MmM27Czx6vvFKSMx3bKWlZynjFasfFALrXqW6l_HWygmOyWjRzkTeg/w400-h221/Screen+Shot+2021-09-22+at+9.52.39+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a cloudy day there today, but I wish I was still there. Okay, so, for the last eleven years or so (give or take) I have been having a good friend from New York appear on the Phile expressing his opinions on various subjects. Well, he's here with a the Phile's obituary. He's a singer, patriot and renaissance man, you know what time it is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_A2jpaVLesECXsV2jRBQ8GmCFICPDkLD03Z7J9Ajp2AG_yQ1cKrZmBFpehd4s1kFRNDVjPHXCFnkroXvbyGgm9_osoCIIAR0E3jcofEYDfMiMniMHfkMWtICTODIraj5bu9g0T3GrOo/s400/DA444E32-5621-4F25-BE4D-FFF84087FFCB_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_A2jpaVLesECXsV2jRBQ8GmCFICPDkLD03Z7J9Ajp2AG_yQ1cKrZmBFpehd4s1kFRNDVjPHXCFnkroXvbyGgm9_osoCIIAR0E3jcofEYDfMiMniMHfkMWtICTODIraj5bu9g0T3GrOo/w300-h400/DA444E32-5621-4F25-BE4D-FFF84087FFCB_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Peverett Phile </div><div>January 8, 2006 - September 22, 2021 </div><div>Since his early days writing for Topo Gigio on "The Ed Sullivan Show," Jason Peverett was destined to share his unique take on life with the world. From day one of the Peverett Phile, Jason’s interviewing skills were not to be taken as pedestrian. I was on hand working security when he verbally eviscerated Yasser Arafat, during his freshman interview, causing the controversial P.L.O. leader to call him a “spotty little ginger” before storming out in a huff.
His pointed dialogues with both the famous and infamous are every bit as legendary as that of the late, great James Lipton. Biting social commentary equally mixed with satire being the order of the day for over fifteen years.
Jason decided to lay his beloved Phile to rest after his Pulitzer Prize winning, in depth interview with Jon Bon Jovi.
Mr. Peverett has assured me that during his downtime, he will under no circumstances revert back to following Kelly Clarkson around shopping malls and there will be no need for that restraining order to be reinstated.
Coming next… Jason’s New Interview Blog (that I suggested he call… Confessions of a Spotty Little Ginger from Port Jeff). Best of luck to you, my brother…
Love & Kisses, Laird. Peace. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJg6zLq_N-XC57K-JrN8yrrctqPYusOdCujiQ610GHF32__gHYSkf7l3OyXjYYBUWTou5OouYOlmfc9spX54YLZdk4JWBc6OBKFmUJlXN8PMlfky22jvJ7Ah0bsJWMEEmpoX91SExDbw/s400/CFCA682D-2A3F-4305-86FD-B22F90B804B6_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJg6zLq_N-XC57K-JrN8yrrctqPYusOdCujiQ610GHF32__gHYSkf7l3OyXjYYBUWTou5OouYOlmfc9spX54YLZdk4JWBc6OBKFmUJlXN8PMlfky22jvJ7Ah0bsJWMEEmpoX91SExDbw/w313-h400/CFCA682D-2A3F-4305-86FD-B22F90B804B6_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div>Our ultimate goal is to make as many people happy as possible while we live and as many people as sad as possible when we die.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqblwxgi0UTiqaOHuRuhhxnSQYzaD64UsLjmi82jxjzq02fZHWOmf3k-LHKS7Nyn3VQkKNYZ2SSophDMjH43KgNl-tN0kR_xaBCrRxTRSUF-TNAqRTAsZOk1bLpR-9VvK4ayTZy3NJOI/s300/4F4E8A0F-7180-4ECD-B4FB-DFC2CD6C5D8F_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="300" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqblwxgi0UTiqaOHuRuhhxnSQYzaD64UsLjmi82jxjzq02fZHWOmf3k-LHKS7Nyn3VQkKNYZ2SSophDMjH43KgNl-tN0kR_xaBCrRxTRSUF-TNAqRTAsZOk1bLpR-9VvK4ayTZy3NJOI/w400-h223/4F4E8A0F-7180-4ECD-B4FB-DFC2CD6C5D8F_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Since December 6th, 2008 I got to interview many great people. Unfortunately in these 15 years some of them have passed away. So, here is the list of people I have interviewed on the Phile who have passed. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Mike Finnigan</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireLZKXRix8g1LQ1yw2u6rjP0AJWaF5NgRyLu7Zovyf901ToaRUKoAke2zbUgf-HK_Bhf6xL-dYLBjRy_j_docdMpPiT6RPXvBwIM_ds0DewGAuZMgu3FFuXjfGGHucLMkufEIduNpm-8/s262/15C65465-15F0-4F85-9DE3-BDC24AC75C28_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="193" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireLZKXRix8g1LQ1yw2u6rjP0AJWaF5NgRyLu7Zovyf901ToaRUKoAke2zbUgf-HK_Bhf6xL-dYLBjRy_j_docdMpPiT6RPXvBwIM_ds0DewGAuZMgu3FFuXjfGGHucLMkufEIduNpm-8/s0/15C65465-15F0-4F85-9DE3-BDC24AC75C28_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Kim Shuttuck </b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HhHdwrdIjFPbaPGuUyGXr2QDDLRZ6ECp9vSp0DoGSxzpd8za71GVg1P8TCqrTqH8Icy_nXuMsIyp1o9Sox1bGGmkzoTmkdCb3eO8iMuVJ5rRNNoKdTve-toPZkmtdZYbaoap2xLFr3o/s634/017A119F-7E89-4939-9406-434133C0B30D.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="634" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HhHdwrdIjFPbaPGuUyGXr2QDDLRZ6ECp9vSp0DoGSxzpd8za71GVg1P8TCqrTqH8Icy_nXuMsIyp1o9Sox1bGGmkzoTmkdCb3eO8iMuVJ5rRNNoKdTve-toPZkmtdZYbaoap2xLFr3o/s320/017A119F-7E89-4939-9406-434133C0B30D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Joe Skinner </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Williams</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLXMurBqCxuboIeaxnP5iVYi3dQosbzuYkv5h5vV2Zx95O-Pceedq8mFcGYbCApH3opue67VNSyAHzg6zE2a1iVQjzgCsdijDS0FUT7tOcRC508M6_pMDnRVUhmOp9qyrN-VqPAdbS3U/s1271/D1D7E669-E503-4EA1-B652-22D26C41C90C.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLXMurBqCxuboIeaxnP5iVYi3dQosbzuYkv5h5vV2Zx95O-Pceedq8mFcGYbCApH3opue67VNSyAHzg6zE2a1iVQjzgCsdijDS0FUT7tOcRC508M6_pMDnRVUhmOp9qyrN-VqPAdbS3U/s320/D1D7E669-E503-4EA1-B652-22D26C41C90C.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Thanks to all those folks for being on the Phile. So, another good friend who I have known for almost twenty years has been a constant guest on the Phile talking about football, answering questions, being a guest, and even interviewing me. I wanted him to come on and say something about the Phile. So, please welcome back to the Phile... Jeff Trelewicz!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBWyTkGr-DgvGoELUbYDfOWvGcbWVeVGVQn91Lbd7Z-SIZJtXOpyYL0gk30PB2ELLwmAEzZEWu-ZmUY4pTYEVqIxXs13yy8caij-rE4qMGsHq8AqvrS0JjqgsNMBXsWn2FoaySuQ75MA/s2048/17D2EBEB-0FDE-48F7-AA22-9E3A01F7A0ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBWyTkGr-DgvGoELUbYDfOWvGcbWVeVGVQn91Lbd7Z-SIZJtXOpyYL0gk30PB2ELLwmAEzZEWu-ZmUY4pTYEVqIxXs13yy8caij-rE4qMGsHq8AqvrS0JjqgsNMBXsWn2FoaySuQ75MA/w300-h400/17D2EBEB-0FDE-48F7-AA22-9E3A01F7A0ED.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>First off I want to say that I have enjoyed the Phile. It’s impressive to me the level of celebrities you have had a chance to interview. From famous musicians and actors and everyone in between. You have an excellent interview style. I will not lie, I’ve bragged about knowing a guy that has interviewed Paul McCartney and Elton John and Neil Patrick Harris and Bill Hader, just to name a few. You’ve interviewed famous authors and not famous authors who barely sold a copy of his latest books but treated him like he was a best selling author. Whatever happened to that guy? Well, who knows.
So I want to thank you for hours upon hours of entertainment from your interviews and other segments including Shower Thoughts. I will admit I was usually creeped out by the MindPhuck segments but that’s just me. I didn’t always agree with the comments in the Someone Phamous has Died segment but some were amusing as well.
But of course my favorite segment was me beating you most times in Phootball Talk. Sad we didn’t get to do it the last two years, but I enjoyed it. I still have all the old databases so I can remember all the times I beat you!
You haven’t really said what’s next for you, but know that you will have a built in audience whatever is next. Congrats on retiring the Phile. Thank you for mentioning me to random celebrities who for a second knew who I was and then instantly forgot it. Good luck! (I did my best to not make this sound like I was signing your high school year book, but kinda failed... so having a bitching summer!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrZ-AMLOhpgcosIZ-02Q-0DRKgiAsljMtR6IP7u0kvQQFu29GQHpx3zq3X_TsGMrb8yXfWIkQItt2Cavv3a2H-zeQi5kckdDyiLFdCbT7iOr2YdAA0j81-XhMn_A0yeRLzaEnUta_ZbU/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrZ-AMLOhpgcosIZ-02Q-0DRKgiAsljMtR6IP7u0kvQQFu29GQHpx3zq3X_TsGMrb8yXfWIkQItt2Cavv3a2H-zeQi5kckdDyiLFdCbT7iOr2YdAA0j81-XhMn_A0yeRLzaEnUta_ZbU/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Phact 1.</b> The almost final words of the British novelist, Roald Dahl, were “You know, I’m not frightened. It’s just that I will miss you all so much” to his family. After appearing to fall unconscious the nurse then injected him with morphine to ease his passing and he said his actual last words: “Ow, fuck!” </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2. </b>The last words from the Challenger Space Shuttle before it exploded were “Uh oh.” </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3. </b>WWII German Ace Heinrich Ehrler’s last words were “Theo. I have run out of ammunition. I’m going to ram this one. Good-bye. We’ll see each other in Valhalla.” </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4. </b>Painter Vincent Van Gogh’s last words were “La tristesse durera toujours," which translates to “The sadness will last forever."</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5. </b>Monty Python member, Graham Chapman’s last words were “Sorry for saying fuck” to a nurse who accidentally stuck a needle in his arm shortly before he died. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A6BRq49NWhCksGH56RZwwyRJ6T22OUfZQ8YNTyteJGPmpO9dzbZANdzu_tjNNooFJEFU1VnODscPifm-hd0ALTt_jypUzcpR9v26gjT6AVr44x3Z1jjLS9ZwDdJfJOozKZeMqqMDCp8/s500/fullsizeoutput_3760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="500" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A6BRq49NWhCksGH56RZwwyRJ6T22OUfZQ8YNTyteJGPmpO9dzbZANdzu_tjNNooFJEFU1VnODscPifm-hd0ALTt_jypUzcpR9v26gjT6AVr44x3Z1jjLS9ZwDdJfJOozKZeMqqMDCp8/w400-h385/fullsizeoutput_3760.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The very last guest on the Phile is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the British band Graham Parker & the Rumour. He is also a Phile Alum and one of my favorite singers ever. His latest album "Five Old Souls: Live in Southampton" is available on iTunes and Amazon. Please welcome back to the Phile... Graham Parker!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ-TpRmrUbSal3WFoDpV8mjg_KtC81yDkVTyzBroZVVTtr3ZlhSmPtjEl2lfxvgoi0n3mS8viE3QcrOUgdjvfR5Ra1d17iy3DjiWJ1aDK2YYw6DzPQLAFVBSAVi_6-XKVUmJIt4mF8bk/s800/D7201D59-3DAE-4308-A2F3-AD9FFA6B8BA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ-TpRmrUbSal3WFoDpV8mjg_KtC81yDkVTyzBroZVVTtr3ZlhSmPtjEl2lfxvgoi0n3mS8viE3QcrOUgdjvfR5Ra1d17iy3DjiWJ1aDK2YYw6DzPQLAFVBSAVi_6-XKVUmJIt4mF8bk/w400-h250/D7201D59-3DAE-4308-A2F3-AD9FFA6B8BA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hey there, Graham! Welcome to the last entry of the Phile ever! How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> I'm terrific, Jason. Great to be back on the Phile. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, how have you been with this whole COVID thing? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> The thing about COVID is for there last four of five years I've been thinking I could deal with a year off Not that I'm doing big tours, I don't want to do that. No thank you. I'm doing like 12 date tours which is all I want to do. I'm saying to agents now don't put me in these inbeetweeny gigs, don't make me do the 8 hour drive. I've done that, man, I've done 40 years plus of this. Treat me with a little bit of respect. That's my ethos now, I deserve a little bit respect. Before COVID hit I thought man, I need a year off. I'd just like not to be preparing for a tour. It sucks a lot of oxygen out of the air even though it could be only six gigs. I've always had so many other interests in life other than playing music and then this pandemic came along and I was like oh, shit. Be careful what you wish for. I'm thinking did I curse everything? It was my fault. I cursed the world. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Hahaha. Nah, it was just some fucker eating a bat. You have been around for so long and like I said before my dad and I were huge fans. I really got more into you in the 80s. Do you hear that a lot? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>The 80s were great for me, Jason. Which is counter curative. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What do you mean? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> Everything was different from the 70s quite radically and the ethos was more more we spend making a record the better it'll be and all that stuff. The image of acts that moved on accordingly. No one seemed to blink in America about me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You have played so many shows. Is there a city that you never really liked going? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Denver. It was always a strange market for me up and down. Even with the Rumour we never packed them out in Denver which is odd really. So many places up north, Minneapolis and Chicago were great and I thought Denver would be a match for us but we never quite clicked and it's been up and down.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I always thought you should have been as big and popular as Dylan or Elvis Costello. What do you think? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Well, it didn't seem like that to me. With the four first records everyone sold a bit more than the last which I thought was a good steady way of doing things. It wasn't in my hands, it was the way it was. Every tour we were playing bigger places. My idea of stardom was playing the Hammersmith Odeon for about 2000 people which me and the Rumour did for three nights I think. Even the post Rumour, two nights completely sold out. I saw the biggest bands I've ever seen play in those places. I never really thought in terms if I don't make it to the stadiums I haven't made it. So it never occurred to me. It's been a lot of years without having to think of a day job. The worse thing is the press is still "oh, what a loser."
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What? That's bullshit. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Yeah, they're always like "oh, what a shame it must be so tough." And I'm like Jesus Christ, how much do you need? How much stuff do you need? The most frustrating thing is that imagery of the whole how sad it must be. I'm like no, I was having such a blast those first four years. I started off in 1976 in a field of one basically. There was nothing quite like what me and the Rumour were doing or songs like that at the time. It was a marvelous year, and the competition starts coming in. Things change and suddenly there was punk and new wave and people had names for things. There wasn't any names for me. They threw this pub rock nonsense at me which is something that I wasn't aware of until I was reading the press I got something to do with "pub rock." Which was guilty by association. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What do you mean by that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Because of my band members. Bands got branded as that which is the kiss of death. So I was lucky even to survive that white frankly. That is the kiss of death, no one knows what it is. The press talk about it now "in England in the 1970s pub rock was all the rage." It wasn't. I was in the suburbs living in '74, '75 after doing a lot of traveling and going up to London regularly in squats. It was all the squatting rage then. Nobody paid for anything. Some bunch of freaks I knew let me know when to come and we I came up to London I'd be in some monolithic house that had been empty for ten years. There was no market for these places that were worth multi-millions. Nobody I knew said, "Let's go down to the Hope and Anchor and see some pub rock." Nobody I knew in the suburbs heard of pub rock. I've seen the name Brinsley Schwartz, I said this before but nobody pays attention, in the back of the <i>Melody Maker</i> playing small gigs and I thought that must be a German heavy metal band. I said this so many times and nobody wants to know, nobody wants to write it down. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> That's crazy. Why is that do you think? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> They just want to say the same story, there's a Rolodex: Graham Parker, pub rock. Punk Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen. That's it. That's the story so wherever I see a new review off an album they mention in the first few bars as if they listen to the album and then they go about my history. Then they go on to a history lesson which is totally incorrect. How many artists could be saying the same thing? This niche that I have just turns out that I would have this limited audience and it was limited to a lot bigger crowds in the early days and now it's limited to what you would expect. Like 45 years later or whatever it's been. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Why do you think you still sell out shows and do well in my eyes now? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>The one thing that has got me through so many gigs, especially in America, all over the place, flying to Little Rock, Arkansas for one gig. It's not my territory and nobody came and doing Texas so many times that were gigs that were half full often. The occasional year where I think that's great. Whatever you say about promotors,. I tell you what, I've got a lot of fans who have booked me in a lot of places way outside my territory and often paid me decent money for many, many years so as much as anything I'm lucky because of the music business support. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Do you think the labels they gave you, like the angry young man one limited you in a way? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> Well, it tends to. The only band I've seen, if you can call them pub rock, was about two years before my career and that was Dr. Feelgood in '74. What I liked about them was I knew I was on the right track because I cut my hair short from having it down to my ass. I was doing three minute songs that had roots influences, all kind of roots influences. I left psychedelia behind after four years of that. Not playing any in any professional sense at all. Just doodling away on the guitar and suddenly I started to get good with songwriting and it was because I was suddenly inspired by what I liked when I was a kid. When I was 14 or 15 R&B soul, then Bob Marley in '74 came along. But as far all those other acts with supposedly pub rock... Ducks Deluxe, Martin Belmont who was in the Rumour who you interviewed a few times, and Brinsley Schwartz, Nick Lowe. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I got to interview Brinsley and Nick. What did you think of Nick Lowe at first? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> I just thought he was a novelty act. He was producing my record. All I knew about him apart from this Brinsley Schwartz thing was he made this record called "We Love You, Bay City Rollers." He called himself the Tartan Horde and it was a minor hit in Japan. My manager told me that so I thought he was a novelty songwriter. It's only recently I thought oh, wow, he's good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Recently? I've been a fan of his since the "Nick the Knife" album I think. I mean, "What's So Funny About Love, Peace and Understanding" is a great track! </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>I thought "What's So Funny About Love, Peace and Understanding" tongue in cheek novelty song. And the Brinsley Schwartz albums when I finally heard them, by the time I got a record deal I got a free album I just thought "what is this lame country shit?" What I was influenced by was pop hits. It could've been listening to Radio One, the dreaded terrible station that wouldn't play new stuff and wouldn't get edgy for the most part. But there I was at 23 or 24 or 25 driving around listening to that. And I hear "You Can't Hurry Love" and suddenly I thought this is the shit. This is it. It certainly wasn't Pink Floyd and King Crimson or the Incredible String Band. I love all that stuff now, but I was one of those people that if I went for something it was at the expense of everything else. So suddenly I was writing songs that was almost all based on what was on the radio. I hear "Brown Sugar" even though it came out a couple of years later and I thought that's it, man, and suddenly I'm writing "Soul Shoes." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What other music did you have or liked? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>I had John Prine, I also had the Sparks album. And I was into Jackson Browne, and all this stuff. Then I discovered Van Morrison way before you would think. I heard a track and I went holy moly, what have I been missing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What did you think of punk then? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Punk wasn't even there in in 1976. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Yes it was. Haha. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> It was but the only thing I knew about it was I kept reading about it in the back pages of the music papers. There were a certain amount of people championing this thing that was going on in CBGB's in New York. They wanted that to happen in Britain, they wanted that anarchic kind of thing. I didn't know what it was, I hadn't heard it. Once I made my first record I was almost 100% in my own tunnel and writing songs that were coming from my own influences. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, I'm gonna get nerdy for a minute. One of my favorite albums of yours is "Human Soul." Side 2 has this "Abbey Road" kind of thing of all these little songs going into each other. What was the thinking behind that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>That came from the period when I was writing "The Mona Lisa's Sister" record. I had all these other songs like "Daddy's a Postman" and I had "Sugar Gives You Energy." That's only on one side, the other side is literally put together to be quirky pop like "Abbey Road" like you said. With those songs I thought I don't like all of these songs but I like a minute and a half. I was writing the songs for "The Mona Lisa's Sister" as well, I was so full of writing and great creativity throughout the 80s really. I would often have two albums worth of songs sitting there looking at me and I pushed a load of them aside and therefore made "The Mona Lisa's Sister" which is almost conceptual in its singer/songwriter nexus as it were. Then with "Human Soul" I thought I need to make something really quirky. I had these weird songs and I said to Brinsley who co-produced with me and John Jacobs, I said this has got to be "Abbey Road," if you remember has a real side with songs like "My Love's Strong" for instance and "Soul Time." Then the second side is completely off the wall. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>"The Mona Lisa's Sister" is in my top five favorite albums of all time, Graham. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Thank you. That album did very well for me, I was packing gigs all over America. I got this red from all the younger people who heard "Get Started, Start A Fire." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Really? Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> Because it got a bit of radio play. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Ahhh, that makes sense. "Struck By Lightning" was a great album as well. "Brand New Book" is one of my favorite songs of yours. What can you say about that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>That's a great album, I had Garth Hudson on it. Basically there were three guitars often, I was playing electric on it, I was playing acoustic of course. The way that album comes off it as if it is straight down and raw. I didn't want it to be fat like the 80s. There's a lot of songs on there and again I was flairing with creativity and they go all over the place but they all have the same feel. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, when you make a new album what are you thinking? Radio play? Or being cult status? Or you can just do what you want? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>I don't think about any of that at all actually. When I start to write songs I just think how is this going to sound. I start thinking of sequencing with a bunch of songs for the album so I do think in that kind of sense. Gradually I think what kind of album it is. To me it's about technical things, things that nobody cares about really. You talked about me being a cult, I was one of the rare artists that was still getting record deals into the 90s. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I'm glad about that. But why do you think that was? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>"The Mona Lisa's Sister" was on RCA in America, a major record label and I went four albums with them. In the 90s it was come on, you got to get down on the indie land, which I did after that. People who sold more than me also went down to indie land. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why do you think that was? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> The record companies made it clear they wanted flash in the pan hits, they wanted commercial. I said to a record guy at a major record company, "Is it worth me bothering going to the majors?" And he said, "No. Don't. We don't care about you. We don't care about most of the acts. Even if they sold more than you and have your kind of music, just go to indie land." That's what happened after that. My perceptive and perception is different because of that long run of major labels and being called up by David Letterman every year. So I can't think it's a cult when I'm called on by David Letterman in my experience in my career. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Yeah, you were on Letterman for quite a bit and then you weren't. Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> Nirvana happened and Letterman went to another channel and I never got another look in. That's the way it goes. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You have a great live album out called "Five Old Souls," which I have to mention. What do you think of it? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> It's the best live album I've ever made by far. There's nothing that compares to it for me. I'm totally happy with it, best sound and exactly right for me now. It's all about where I am now, I'm at the best sounding record and songs for me at this point of time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, do you prefer to play solo or with a band? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> I do not feel any need to pin people to the wall. I just don't have any feeling to do that really. I don't sing like that now. The "Cloud Symbols" songs if you listen to a song like "Love Comes" I've never been that good before. The vocals and the acoustic, it's all live as well. So that's what I' m best at now, but having said that don't forget there's a horn section of "Five Old Souls" as there is on "Cloud Symbols." It's what we call roots rock, we're doing a lot of "Howlin' Wind" on that record. We're doing songs from "Cloud Symbols" and I thought those two albums relate to each other very much say. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, so I have to mention <i>This is 40</i> that came out ten years ago next year. That must've helped your career, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Yeah, I had this huge bump for four years with that Judd Apatow movie. It was great. Out of the blue. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> How did that come about? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> To correct another misrepresentation I had already got the Rumour on board to make a new album which turned out to be "Three Chords Good." Out of the blue, on a whim, almost on a dare I wanted to put Andrew Bodnar the bass player and Steve Goulding the drummer from the Rumour and I got hold of them on emails and said I've been playing with a drummer and I've been playing bass and I'm doing guitars, would they fancy doing an album, us three because they both worked with me since the Rumour. Steve made a joke about what if I got Bob, Brinsley and Martin and then I'll have a proper band. So it was also like a dare so I said, "The hell with you man, I'll do it." And I foolishly emailed everyone and everyone said okay. I thought this is going to cost me a lot of money. What the hell have I done? In for a penny, in for a pound. It must've been in a week or two the most my publishing company said Judd Apatow wanted to talk to me. I said okay, give him my number. We chatted and he was going to be in New York City and I said I'm going down, I'll meet him. So we sat and talked and he told me about this idea for a movie and I said yes, I'm the guy. That's how the movie came about. About three quarters into the conversation I said by the way, I just reformed the Rumour, which literally knocked him back in his seat. I said why don't he put them in the movie. So he said. Talk about the greatest impossible thing ever.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You did two albums with them, so why did you part again? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> Everyone was sick of the thing, everyone was weary enough. It's an intense thing. Touring, the whole part of it is intense and most of those six tours we did three in America and three in England with a bit of Europe thrown in I'm the one losing the money. I didn't lose a fortune but I lost enough to know that the next thing to happen is we're going to get hired in clubs instead of 2000 seaters. That's what's going to happen next. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why do you think that is? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>These things have a shelf life. They're going to have a shelf life unless we're Duran Duran who can quit for 30 years and come back and play stadiums. It was a win win, but stop when we're winning. It cost me ten thousand dollars to put those guys in a room to rehearse. There are people in America, there are people in London, somebody in Yorkshire. It takes as long to come on a train from Yorkshire as it does to fly from New York. I had a crew, a small crew very modest, but the fact is there's ten thousand dollars and there's lights. People think that grows on trees, that doesn't. I'm paying for it. It's not the old days when we needed a fifty grand from a. record company. It's now all on my bill which we forgot about because we were having the time of our life. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>But so many fans would love to have you guys get back together, Graham. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> Jason, I'm not going to be starving or drive myself into the ground to do this because want the Rumour. I know you do, great, but get with the program. I live in reality. I don't think ion anything else was happening we'd have thought we've done it, we've done our bit. We've reformed, it was great. We had spectacular nights, made two great albums and I think that's the natural flow of things really. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You have a point. Okay, so, with your early albums there was a lot of raggaeish songs, like "No More Excuses" for example. What did reggae mean to you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> When I was 14 or 15 in England there was Johnny Nash who was. It wasn't called reggae then, it was called blue beat. On the one hand there was blue beat or rock steady, I don't remember the name reggae, not in the U.K. I was a mod which wasn't the mod of the Rod Stewart days, it was more of a skinhead look, very striped down with Levis and very short hair. I was about 15 or 16 and there was this scene with what were called discos even then. We're talking 1964 to '67, I had the scooter and stuff. Flower power might've been happening but I was oblivious to that, I was totally immersed in soul music. Those clubs, those discos would get packed out. I'd go on the afternoon on a Sunday at like two o'clock and it'll be packed out with skins and the best looking chucks around. There I was ten years later and I'm reviving old school styles of music, those were the songs I was writing, that became "Howlin' Wind." And I put an English spin on them. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, can we talk about ""You Can't Be Too Strong," one of the greatest songs and meaningful songs you wrote. Where did that come from? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Well, it's based on something I was involved with but didn't know about until it was too late. It does make you think a bit, let's face it. The weird thing about that song is I was to lighten up the whole thing, because I wasn't exactly devastated. It was just something out of my arena that happened without me knowing. Basically meeting someone when I'm touring and then became friends to a certain extent. We had letters back and forth in those days but then that got broken. I wasn't devastated, the song came out as devastation. It's not like I really didn't feel it, I did when I sang it. It's an interesting thing, singing is acting really. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What is the most deepest or hardest song for you? Does that make sense? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> When I was recording "Cloud Symbols" the co-producer Neil Brockbank unfortunately died half-way through making the album. We were recording "Love Comes," and even the lyrics, how did I write lyrics like that that feel so keening, so deep, so painful, so atmospheric, how did I write that when I don't even feel it. The thing is though when I came to sing it "Is the Sun Out Anywhere?" I can barely get through it now on stage. It starts to make me choke. That song is the most emotional powerful thing to me I've ever written. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, when you first started doing shows with the Rumour back in the 70s what did you think? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> That this is real, and in the sense it is but on the other hand it's acting. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Do you like listening to your music? Do you ever put on one of your CDs? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> It's hard for me to listen to things anywhere from beyond the last album. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Oh, wow. Since last summer I published two novels, Graham. You wrote some books, are you going to write more? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> It's not compelling to me. My literary agent who dealt with that stuff back then, she's like, "Graham, memoirs are popular now." I wrote my memoirs on <i>Carp Fishing on Valium</i>. But they're not memoirs, they're fiction. I think the best way too write memoirs is to turn it into fiction and then I can do anything I like with it. Memoirs seem so self indulgent. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Graham, you would write such a good memoir. Why do you think it's self indulgent? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>I don't know, there's something about it. I'm not Shakespeare, I'm not Einstein, I'm just a guy who wrote some songs and did some singing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, what's next for you? Another album I hope. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> I don't know what's next around the corner. My head is full of song ideas and I can't say I'm writing up a storm. My guitar in this pandemic sits on a stand glaring at me, most of the time. I definitely don't have an urgency and I definitely don't have an ambition. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, why do you always wear glasses? Hahaha. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Very simple thing. In 1974 or 1975 I met Dave Robinson who became my manager. I was introduced to him and he told me he'd been a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and I thought that's enough for me. He managed these bands which I didn't know anything about but at least he's done something. I never met anyone like that. I was completely green to the music industry so he's recording my songs in his studio and I happened to be wearing sunglasses, dark sunglasses and he said, "You look good in those. Keep them on." I said yeah, all right. So I did. I've been stuck with this bullshit ever since. Now I have to go on stage with very light glasses. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Really? Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>Because I'm going to be walking into things. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I recently had an eye exam and have early stages of glaucoma and have to have cataract surgery. What about your eye sight? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham: </b>My eye sight is pretty good with distance. It's reading that kills me, I have to wear reading glasses. Walking own stage with black shades, yeah, a bit ion a liability. Nobody wants to see that, particularly me. I look at photos of myself and think well, I look pretty good. Even now if I want to look you get and better than I do in a photoshoot I'll put on dark sunglasses. It covers up a wealth of aging problems. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, as you know this is the last entry of the Phile and you're my last interview. I thought who should be the last one, and the readers and everybody that knows me knows what a huge fan I am of yours. I found a drawing that my dad did of you in a sketchpad, which I will show here... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NIdXabE8n82C-v-75rfZ40LR-bNYrt9ht3xHo8hFiOTljh_uGz1C6m7P0fZmrtIxq-Kz_kXsheaa11ECBled5y3i-xyIiuCRTaZudg2j98AukrpvtHs0CCkVKb4_iuTp2Vecc1HORMA/s400/9712F8E2-84CB-4559-ACC7-5BAC2329FD90_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NIdXabE8n82C-v-75rfZ40LR-bNYrt9ht3xHo8hFiOTljh_uGz1C6m7P0fZmrtIxq-Kz_kXsheaa11ECBled5y3i-xyIiuCRTaZudg2j98AukrpvtHs0CCkVKb4_iuTp2Vecc1HORMA/s320/9712F8E2-84CB-4559-ACC7-5BAC2329FD90_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I plan on getting that turned into a tattoo. Don't laugh. Anyway, I was thinking who should be my last guest and I thought of you. So, I have to say thank you. You've been on the Phile a few times, but not in the last ten years I think. This was so cool to have you back. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> Well, I have not been doing any interviews right now, but I like your blog and you had some cool people on it... and a lot of people in my circles, so out of the blue I decided to do this. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I'm so glad you did. It means sooo much to me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Graham:</b> You had a good run, man. Thank you for having me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Thank you, sir.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSu3MsMRn9asOPS_FR7gRmExvwayMtuZoguuWROIpSgdbBD_0r_LAFIqexPE-CwP_njal5aMWSIqZ3N7ZJdKUulzG7KVNfNzhL3egNtNBJGSwoo2ihzerD3BOCfAxDRCqd6aZvNsNgZY/s316/4F71DD82-78D1-46C0-9173-31A2FAE78E9B_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSu3MsMRn9asOPS_FR7gRmExvwayMtuZoguuWROIpSgdbBD_0r_LAFIqexPE-CwP_njal5aMWSIqZ3N7ZJdKUulzG7KVNfNzhL3egNtNBJGSwoo2ihzerD3BOCfAxDRCqd6aZvNsNgZY/s0/4F71DD82-78D1-46C0-9173-31A2FAE78E9B_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
Okay, that about does it for this blog. If you think about it I had some wonderful guests, and I am so glad that Graham could come back on and do the final interview. I want to thank my guests Laird Jim, Jeff Trelewicz and of course Graham Parker. So, this is the 1509th phinal entry. I began the Phile on January 8th, 2006 with no idea what kind of blog I wanted to do. Then in December of 2008 I had my first interview guest... Jill Wagner from "Wipe Out," and in a few years I decided what the Phile should be... a talk show format with a monologue, jokes, some other random stuff and then an interview. I reached out to people on MySpace, musicians mostly who were really unknown and then a few "bigger" names but then slowly over time my guests got bigger and bigger. I mean, I interviewed members of my favorite bands like Squeeze and Barenaked Ladies, two Beatles, one Monkee, Robert Plant, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Dave Grohl, Jon Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Barrack Obama. I interviewed artists, authors, actors, musicians, my sister Leila, puppets and close friends. Since I started this blog I have moved four times and got to do this thing from some other places... Long Island, MegaCon, Amtrak, Gainesville, Clermont ComicCon, Walt Disney World. I have been through a lot. I want to say thanks to you all who read this blog for all the years, especially to those that read every entry or so. I would not have done this for so long if no one was reading. I have to say thanks to the P.R. firms and managers and people that have helped me get these interviews. When I decided that the blog has to have a logo I asked my good friend Ron Mena to come up with it with my concept of a filing cabinet flying through space and that was the original one. Then over the years, it changed but still with the flying cabinet. Anyway, thanks to the people who did the logo... Ron Mena, Liz Isfelice and Tracy Brown. I had some cool people that contributed to different things on the Phile as well I'd like to thank two who have been a big part off the Phile... Laird Jim and Jeff Trelewicz. It was great to have them both on the Phile today. I also want to thank two musicians who I interviewed for the Phile... Dan "Foghat" Nowicki and Chris Nelson. I had no idea when I interviewed these two great musicians I would end up releasing music with them. Thanks to Dan for helping with Strawberry Blondes Forever and Chris for Null & Void. That about does it... I'm not going away for good. I still have my popular TikTok where I tell stupid jokes and other stuff. You can find me @jaypea68 if you want. I want to start a podcast, which we'll see and as far as blogging goes I am sure I will blog again sometime in the new year with a different title, format and who knows. Maybe I will get to interview Kelly Clarkson in the future after all. You know longer have to spread the word, but still don't spread the turd. That'll be gross. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. I will leave you with this... Love your fucking life. Take pictures of everything. Tell people you love them. Talk to random strangers. Do things that you're scared to do. Fuck it, because so many of us die and no one remembers a thing we did. Take your life and make it the best story in the world. 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Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12x_ooUE4RnWpFrb_Pr6Wi4XRhfx2tsNh-MGb2haXX_3whiV8tJ4RmneAP1bIHEiVcrcyquMpvRCJyoOaSLja726rK711GNsC3719-0EO81cukgjZlLJTq2zuvv1vmFvSN8svwdl5J5s/s400/7D1EB903-8A00-4F40-978E-D25CA1D6E5E9_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12x_ooUE4RnWpFrb_Pr6Wi4XRhfx2tsNh-MGb2haXX_3whiV8tJ4RmneAP1bIHEiVcrcyquMpvRCJyoOaSLja726rK711GNsC3719-0EO81cukgjZlLJTq2zuvv1vmFvSN8svwdl5J5s/w300-h400/7D1EB903-8A00-4F40-978E-D25CA1D6E5E9_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-5414864160595507522021-09-21T12:00:00.001-04:002021-09-21T12:00:14.463-04:00Pheaturing Tom Jones<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qnA__LMEdUu9JkE6dRf9t-z9nBO4wfx_39cfpGSjHhoctEgAnIMB_XUc0mIQnfJdQ6vZCeIE1lTDnFrm8sw_I35KKQiZdw95SMWZpmJ1k90q-xrLXTOuAAk0-VY9U9-fSH0zly3Vh8w/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qnA__LMEdUu9JkE6dRf9t-z9nBO4wfx_39cfpGSjHhoctEgAnIMB_XUc0mIQnfJdQ6vZCeIE1lTDnFrm8sw_I35KKQiZdw95SMWZpmJ1k90q-xrLXTOuAAk0-VY9U9-fSH0zly3Vh8w/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Tuesday. How are you? This is the penultimate entry, the second before the last. Phinale Eve. Call it what you want. Sunday night's Emmy Awards were a return to classic Hollywood form.... in that no actors of color won any major awards, and a white dude bummed everyone out by refusing to shut up.
When writer and director Scott Frank won Outstanding Directing in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his work on "The Queen's Gambit," he brought up three pieces of paper, talking for over two minutes, and ignoring the orchestra three times. The guy spoke even longer than Governors' Award recipient Debbie Allen, powering through his laundry list of "thank yous" with a complete inability to read the room. Twitter roasted him to shreds, calling him "an entitled piece of shit" and even editing his Wikipedia page. Frank's audacity made the telecast run longer than scheduled, making him the mascot of white male entitlement for the day. According to gossip site Celebitchy, "That Scott Frank douche from 'Queen's Gambit' just cost himself so many jobs with that performance. He showed everyone who he is."</p><p><b>CBS</b> announced that what was originally a competition series to find America's Next Top Activist is now being re-edited as a documentary after social media backlash.
The original concept of "The Activist"... the one that they filmed... had people competing in "missions, media stunts, digital campaigns and community events" about health, education, and the environment. Nobody involved in the production thought that that was in poor taste until real activists pointed it out.
The show starred Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Julianne Hough, and Usher as the expert judges, deciding which community organizers contributed the most to humanity that episode. Chopra Jonas published an apology on her official Instagram account, telling fans "the show got it wrong, and I'm sorry that my participation in it disappointed many of you." She insisted that she had only the purest of intentions, that just so happened to have involved a starring role on network television.
The social media blowback prompted not one, but TWO apologies from Chopra Jonas's fellow judge, Julianne Hough. "The Dancing with the Stars" star said she was sorry about the show, and also sorry that she wore blackface as part of a Halloween costume. Whose apology was better? Find out on the new reality competition series, "The Apology," this spring on CBS!</p><p><b>Out</b> of the Philippines this year, there was some sad animal news involving a one-eyed puppy. Cyclops, as he came to be called, was born with a single eye, no nose, and two tongues sticking out. Shocking pics of the deformed dog quickly went viral on social media, but sadly Cyclops did not survive. I have to show you these pics...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOLGHEWnbPL7sGtjv2xNNS6EDL9qM8tb9EYHp68JSZs4ozHUV85W_TFkF3lAlIhUJz-2NyK71SSV1if2hlh4P1qqT6Ve9GvwN21Zl8wNcE7XmhXN-DO2ZyBAHswV_o0v0mITHpMwvwvs/s1994/Screen+Shot+2021-09-21+at+10.27.51+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1994" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOLGHEWnbPL7sGtjv2xNNS6EDL9qM8tb9EYHp68JSZs4ozHUV85W_TFkF3lAlIhUJz-2NyK71SSV1if2hlh4P1qqT6Ve9GvwN21Zl8wNcE7XmhXN-DO2ZyBAHswV_o0v0mITHpMwvwvs/w400-h265/Screen+Shot+2021-09-21+at+10.27.51+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>He was born on February 6th and succumbed to the birth defects in less than a day. Cyclops was born in the Aklan province of the Philippines, to a dog owned by local resident Amie de Martin. Martin first posted the trending photos of the pooch, sharing that the mother dog might have ingested toxins prior to Cyclops’ birth. Cyclops' mother was also a “menopausal puppy” which may have had something to do with the genetic physical abnormality. Since Cyclops had no nose, he was not able to feed off of his mother. Although a veterinarian supplied Cyclops with formula food, it was quickly clear that the little guy would not survive.
After the puppy’s death, Martin preserved the rare specimen in a glass box, rather than simply burying him underground. Maybe Cyclops will become a scientific step in further understanding. </p><p><b>Phile </b>Alum Morgan Wallen addressed his use of the n-word during a July sit down with "Good Morning America," in which the country singer also claimed he and his team donated $500,000 to Black organizations. According to a new <i>Rolling Stone</i> report attempting to trace the donations, it appears the money hasn’t materialized with any organizations besides the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC), which Wallen specifically mentioned by name in the interview.
Calling the $500,000 number “exceptionally misleading,” BMAC told <i>Rolling Stone</i> that they received $165,000 from Wallen in April, which was used to make grants for black musicians through a COVID-19 emergency relief fund. However, the organization said it was “disappointed that Morgan has not used his platform to support any anti-racism endeavors” after meeting with Wallen and his management in February and March “in an effort to help him understand how deeply harmful, offensive, and unacceptable his use of the n-word was.”
During the "GMA" interview, Wallen told host Michael Strahan that he and his team decided a total sum of $500,000 represented the spike in his record sales after the n-word “incident,” but did not name any other organization besides BMAC. In an effort to verify Wallen’s statement, <i>Rolling Stone</i> reached out to 56 other state, regional, and national black-led or black-founded charities... none of which said they received any money from him. The publication created the list from a variety of sources, including multiple directories of black-founded nonprofits and roundups of highly visible Tennessee charities in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder.
The charities include longtime national groups like the NAACP, popular regional organizations like Black Lives Matter Nashville, and music-focused groups like the National Museum of African American Music. While it’s possible Wallen made anonymous donations, <i>Rolling Stone</i> points out he typically makes any charitable efforts well-known. Not only did Wallen prominently launch a charity to “help children, adolescents, and teenagers find families that can provide warm, loving homes” in July, but he also headed a recent event called Morgan Wallen & Friends which his publicist noted in a press release raised a whopping $725,000 for Humphreys County flood relief in Tennessee. Beyond not delivering on his charitable claim is the greater problem of Wallen not making any attempts to atone for actions by being actively anti-racist. Back in July, he told Strahan he hadn’t “really sat and thought about” an overall race problem in country music overall, and it appears Wallen didn’t take BMAC up on the offer to work together in order “to create awareness campaigns and initiatives around anti-racism.”
And with country radio reembracing Wallen with open arms, there’s no reason for him to look back. </p><p><b>America’s</b> top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has been forced to comment on the curious case of Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s testicles.
The bizarre episode launched on September 13th, as the first images of the 2021 Met Gala captured the attention of millions. Minaj tweeted that she wouldn’t be attending the fundraiser, because as she said, “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t [be] for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research.”
She added that she’s “working on that now,” and asked her followers to wear masks. But then the rapper did two unusual things: she explained the source of her vaccine hesitancy, and she told the whole world about the bulging ball sack of a man she had never met. As she recounted, her Trinidadian cousin knows a guy. This poor fellow, the story goes, got the COVID-19 vaccine and “became impotent. His testicles became swollen,” and even worse luck, “His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding.”
As many of her followers pointed out, either Nicki Minaj’s cousin or his STD-ridden friend are fibbing. But the Met Gala was a big deal and Nicki Minaj has a huge platform, and so it fell on Dr. Fauci to put out the misinformation fire.
Fauci has led he White House’s COVID-19 response through two administrations, and he appeared on CNN with Jake Tapper to discuss more pressing concerns: The safety of children returning to schools, and when kids under the age of 12 would be eligible for vaccination (“sometime in the fall”). Then Tapper asked the big question: What does Fauci think of Minaj’s cousin’s buddy’s balls? Specifically, is there any evidence that any of the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccines cause reproductive issues?
“The answer to that, Jake, is a resounding no,” Fauci said. “There is no evidence that it happens, nor is there any mechanistic reason to imagine that it would happen. So the answer to your question is no.”
Tapper pressed Fauci on what health officials can do to halt the spread of misinformation. “It’s very difficult,” Fauci said. “There is a lot of misinformation, mostly on social media, and the only way we know to counter mis- and disinformation is to provide a lot of correct information and to essentially debunk these kinds of claims.” He added that the mistake “may be innocent on [Minaj’s] part. I’m not blaming her for anything. But she should be thinking twice about propagating information that really has no basis as except a one-off anecdote. That’s not what science is all about.”
Trinidad & Tobago’s Minister of Health also felt the need to debunk. “There has been no such reported either side effect or adverse event,” the Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh said. “And what was sad about this is that it wasted our time yesterday, trying to track down... because we take all these claims seriously, whether it’s on social media or mainstream media. As we stand now, there is absolutely no reported such side effect or adverse event of testicular swelling in Trinidad or, I dare say, Dr. Hinds, anywhere else. None that we know of anywhere else in the world.” To Minaj’s credit, she held an ongoing conversation with her fans about the safety of the vaccines, sounding much more jab-curious than anti-vax. She pointed out that, “A lot of countries won’t let people work without the vaccine,” encouraging her fans in those situations to seek inoculation because, “They have to feed their families.” She added, “I’m sure I’ll be vaccinated as well cuz I have to go on tour, etc.” This adds to an already colorful summer for Nicki Minaj. Last Friday, her husband Kenneth Petty pleaded guilty for failing to register as a sex offender. Both members of the couple are currently being sued by the victim of his attempted rape for alleged harassment and witness intimidation. </p><p><b>Have</b> you ever seen this real 7-Up ad?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRJLmYpT5y9UwO3azEEDHLByuDLma1Z81iwTHvmrp86UZ6GINa2o60EF3WTr6BJf_T_ewTK7qhaftH_nfllpgwREJK7ECJgoUdD4z6Vg3LmsvNU47SNIkwqmFgemr6j3MT8OG5tpPvKk/s348/4486D78C-4A9E-4BCF-ABDE-A682E4F5D72F_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRJLmYpT5y9UwO3azEEDHLByuDLma1Z81iwTHvmrp86UZ6GINa2o60EF3WTr6BJf_T_ewTK7qhaftH_nfllpgwREJK7ECJgoUdD4z6Vg3LmsvNU47SNIkwqmFgemr6j3MT8OG5tpPvKk/w371-h400/4486D78C-4A9E-4BCF-ABDE-A682E4F5D72F_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="371" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It says it all. That's 100% real by the way. Sometimes I like to get on Twitter and look up certain words. One of those words is "Foghat" and here's a tweet I saw back in 2014. Man, that was a long time ago.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoITQCrt0iVtPz1wyPPqVTEmVFrNCezyPm7fU05JWntn0NEReyFzloBiUvYw2TyasBmAPvucuvUfS9D8sqNWKWNLcROmBfiPdzjjz3IFpZa8b4T0B-LxBVfUGj_-PJa-jiRWKqfa7uoE/s400/C22C317F-15F1-49DA-BA86-BFE3E3ED83D6_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="400" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoITQCrt0iVtPz1wyPPqVTEmVFrNCezyPm7fU05JWntn0NEReyFzloBiUvYw2TyasBmAPvucuvUfS9D8sqNWKWNLcROmBfiPdzjjz3IFpZa8b4T0B-LxBVfUGj_-PJa-jiRWKqfa7uoE/w400-h248/C22C317F-15F1-49DA-BA86-BFE3E3ED83D6_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>Speaking of Foghat, I was going through TikTok the other day and I saw a video of two little girls dancing. In the background was a wall of record album covers and yes, there was a Foghat one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP70XO9l2j-eaHpm-o8DCDWVYg8dJnNaLZl-8fyOPBXyzk5vbWzDmCl8kVVVHM5BRne2coeuH7qsjXvXnbxgwxtXZp0YrihABVnEMHVO6tJw1ZgoXN8jL0ppq2txHEB0NJpgJ_lA2S6A/s711/9B2E0681-0945-41D9-95B3-B7E8D22FF344.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP70XO9l2j-eaHpm-o8DCDWVYg8dJnNaLZl-8fyOPBXyzk5vbWzDmCl8kVVVHM5BRne2coeuH7qsjXvXnbxgwxtXZp0YrihABVnEMHVO6tJw1ZgoXN8jL0ppq2txHEB0NJpgJ_lA2S6A/w225-h400/9B2E0681-0945-41D9-95B3-B7E8D22FF344.png" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p>So, I have to mention something in case I forget tomorrow on the last entry, as I have a lot planned. I have used a lot of different graphics and stuff on the Phile, which I have created myself but sometimes even I need help. A friend used who I used to work with, Liz Iafelice, has done some cool stuff for the Phile, like worked on the logo and some of the interview graphics. There's one she dod for me that I don't think I ever used, and I love it so much that I have to show it here...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSim-jP3mhqSx3RzfdEcvPO5FlYK8zLbEtuEj1lq7hEbqf8ixJZiA05axSXynG-R2k2CRwpy9iLUT4-jlNiVETFjpN3oybJCKsjbTZMvM1xysbtQJ2LwLVGhYIdOOiydX9qO1QDNXYLsw/s400/0C7A73EB-B124-4D24-89C7-19C65F117B99_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="400" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSim-jP3mhqSx3RzfdEcvPO5FlYK8zLbEtuEj1lq7hEbqf8ixJZiA05axSXynG-R2k2CRwpy9iLUT4-jlNiVETFjpN3oybJCKsjbTZMvM1xysbtQJ2LwLVGhYIdOOiydX9qO1QDNXYLsw/w400-h299/0C7A73EB-B124-4D24-89C7-19C65F117B99_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I think the reason I didn't use it is because the font is so small, but if you look closely there's a Led Zeppelin 8-track, a Stones one and then a Peverett Phile one. It's still so cool. When we hear about an ex with a damaged car, it immediately evokes Carrie Underwood. The country belts in her karaoke classic after seeing her boyfriend cheat. "I dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive, carved my name into his leather seats, I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights, I slashed a hole in all four tires, maybe next time he'll think before he cheats." This woman didn't go Full Underwood... or even close... but her ex wants her money, nonetheless.
A guy asked his ex to pay for damages after he was so surprised to see her, he accidentally hit something with his car.
She emailed the Phile...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0LTAeEwHPDjPW_jiJfHj5f-kfPxfRtHBtVoow2SeXi8XR_0CKWFUlvu_ZHD52JvTjWJORIkcixnL8iDqjNXXMci7fuYEjrCiMfBicFFTCh0-prN011feHiJau_bizWSH10cdTbjkRuc/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0LTAeEwHPDjPW_jiJfHj5f-kfPxfRtHBtVoow2SeXi8XR_0CKWFUlvu_ZHD52JvTjWJORIkcixnL8iDqjNXXMci7fuYEjrCiMfBicFFTCh0-prN011feHiJau_bizWSH10cdTbjkRuc/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"I broke up with my ex Ryan because I found him on Tinder talking to other women. I moved out of his house and I’m living in my own apartment. A few days ago Ryan messaged me begging me back. Ryan said he was sorry and that he wants to get back together. I told him I needed space. He asked if I was seeing anybody and I said no. Ryan told me. 'I’m not seeing anybody either I’m still so in love with you.' Yesterday when I was walking back from the grocery store I saw Ryan at the Wendy’s parking lot with another woman. At first I assumed she was a friend until they started kissing. For my own amusement I stealthily walked up to the car and knocked on his window. Ryan was so shocked he put his car in reverse and hit something. He drove off and later texted me that I needed to pay for the damages. I blocked him. Am I wrong" No, you weren't behind the wheel, and by the laws of reason you are not at fault for this damage. And it's karmic justice at its finest. Your ex is a moron. 'You damaged my car by making me put it in reverse and press down on the pedal without letting up while you were outside the car!'" I was so sure you were going to scratch his car or something and then the plot twist came and it's just hilarious. Did this guy win his driving license in a lottery? Maybe next time he thinks before he puts his car in reverse?! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_cGZnylcyrmjI-eRnly1LxOQD-1JwqLp89Ja6Qkn46djuQU-IJL_peS6Bd7qgqFiAyIy64NuMHKHYwMcf4KaDh6jwh28v8qoTJn4WEbXaUp_Z6HW9dQUpoCk8q2dA6EuLOuSiZJqDW8/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_cGZnylcyrmjI-eRnly1LxOQD-1JwqLp89Ja6Qkn46djuQU-IJL_peS6Bd7qgqFiAyIy64NuMHKHYwMcf4KaDh6jwh28v8qoTJn4WEbXaUp_Z6HW9dQUpoCk8q2dA6EuLOuSiZJqDW8/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMWcSBTlZ6w8oo1GWPhU2pQnkE6O0JWow8h-l8Wz45kVEGtX6ce_xT3bXBnzTSjB2Uk7CNS6gNURWrp1a1VTFbgSNNl8elTdeHEIpltZrNKtiez9ASSGWD2X1KVWnjLh6WV4z2gvELZs/s621/fullsizeoutput_375d.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="463" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMWcSBTlZ6w8oo1GWPhU2pQnkE6O0JWow8h-l8Wz45kVEGtX6ce_xT3bXBnzTSjB2Uk7CNS6gNURWrp1a1VTFbgSNNl8elTdeHEIpltZrNKtiez9ASSGWD2X1KVWnjLh6WV4z2gvELZs/w299-h400/fullsizeoutput_375d.jpeg" width="299" /></a></div><p>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Let's have a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6l5SDIHlFbXwiNfGDQjdDR5yOyo34mc3Dp0XQFwlhYKkJDXpGcYE8FfNayioCoPGcapWvL5J49-r9Bgq_-UfSheBAVuvEjS1Jasz4ED7rHm_D_sQzoJ32chkQVRV5uo6pDsME4bFCR-I/s1245/Screen+Shot+2021-09-21+at+11.10.08+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1245" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6l5SDIHlFbXwiNfGDQjdDR5yOyo34mc3Dp0XQFwlhYKkJDXpGcYE8FfNayioCoPGcapWvL5J49-r9Bgq_-UfSheBAVuvEjS1Jasz4ED7rHm_D_sQzoJ32chkQVRV5uo6pDsME4bFCR-I/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-09-21+at+11.10.08+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Oh, a story day I think. Look at though scary looking clouds. It's like it knows tomorrow is the last day of the Phile. Haha. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyenIhLtvlpuqkeDTr3dfbX6vA9IICP-3WLo7bhpH1irq7emXfWqedsA6zLF3IgETtpcajn9Oe2E-xMeEOO53EL42ozNCr_0SYJrEYmDBqYdjinQ7t78djg0NWMH-uGF_y25BTrsCO4Rk/s500/fullsizeoutput_375e.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="500" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyenIhLtvlpuqkeDTr3dfbX6vA9IICP-3WLo7bhpH1irq7emXfWqedsA6zLF3IgETtpcajn9Oe2E-xMeEOO53EL42ozNCr_0SYJrEYmDBqYdjinQ7t78djg0NWMH-uGF_y25BTrsCO4Rk/w400-h389/fullsizeoutput_375e.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Today's guest is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas. has sold over 100 million records, with 36 Top 40 hits in the U.K. and 19 in the U.S., including "It's Not Unusual," "What's New Pussycat?," the theme song for the 1965 James Bond film <i>Thunderball</i>, "Green, Green Grass of Home," "Delilah," "She's a Lady," "Kiss" and "Sex Bomb." His latest album "Surrounded By Time" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Please welcome to the Phile... Tom Jones!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJIG5hC1AqX2Sm-GCXdD8AlHq-66iZgGyNAvYCnpO-D_smrdgFKSfTDmV-06-f4pmPuspD0wTR4vCz9cyHWuQtuERkRfWwRTSHXoQvDFyVAVsX0L_9SmEg0OVgAMCo_76cEL3X1kQm4o/s1000/ED386E68-A87E-42B1-9DF2-8AE945EE74F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJIG5hC1AqX2Sm-GCXdD8AlHq-66iZgGyNAvYCnpO-D_smrdgFKSfTDmV-06-f4pmPuspD0wTR4vCz9cyHWuQtuERkRfWwRTSHXoQvDFyVAVsX0L_9SmEg0OVgAMCo_76cEL3X1kQm4o/w400-h320/ED386E68-A87E-42B1-9DF2-8AE945EE74F7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Me:</b> Wow! This is a big deal for me! You're one of the last interviews I have on the Phile and I'm so glad you are here. Welcome to the Phile, sir. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>I am good, Jason. Great to be here. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, I read you are a record collector in your younger days. I collect records but no one collected records more than my dad when he was alive. When did you start collecting? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Not only in my younger days, I still collect records. I love records. I've got all kinds of recordings. Blues, a lot of blues things, gospel, blues, country. That's when I started getting interested in music with those three main ingredients as far as I'm concerned which then of course turned into 50s rock and roll. I was a teenager in the 50s so that hit me like a ton of bricks. So I've never been right since. I've been affected by it ever since. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Music has changed a hell of a lot since then, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> It's a strange thing because people say well, about music changing the essence of it I don't think has changed. It's still three chords and the truth. Hopefully. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What was it like before you were "Tom Jones"? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Let me see, when I was a kid I would listen to Mahalia Jackson album, I had a Big Bill Broozy album and then I started playing Frankie Laine because it was a big one that I liked. I liked voices, I liked people to sing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Ha. So, what did you think of Biob Dylan when he first came on the scene? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>When Bob Dylan first came out for instance people were making a fuss of him and I said, "He sounds terrible to me." And they said, "Yes, but he wrote the songs." I said, "Well, God bless him." That's okay but as far as the singing of them I wasn't impressed. But I was only listening in those days, you see, I was listening to singers but of course once I listened to Bob Dylan then I realize that he's creating these masterpieces it's a different thing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, what about Chuck Berry? What did you think of him? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>I always thought that Jerry Lee Lewis sounded better than Chuck Berry as far as singing was concerned. But then we know that Chuck Berry wrote those songs as well and played guitar. So he was an innovator. Like Dylan, I think Dylan referred to him as a poet of rock and roll, a rock and roll poet. Chuck Berry was unbelievable rock and roll right there. John Lennon said, "If rather they're going to rename it rock and roll they could just rename it "Chuck Berry." Because that's how much the influence, the Beatles were influenced by Chuck Berry. We've got to take those things into consideration when we hear a voice what it is. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You don't write your songs, right? You'd rather just sing them? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> To me you see singers are like actors, they don't have to write the script of a film or a play in order to make it great or to give it their own interpretation. <i>Macbeth</i>, whoever does <i>Macbeth</i> they don't say, "Oh, you didn't write that, did you?" No. Or <i>Othello</i>. William Shakespeare did, you know what I mean. There's two things, there has to be a great writer and there has to be a great performer to perform them. And that's where I come into play, I listen to the songs and try to inject my own feelings into the songs. Like an actor does with a part. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, I interviewed Cat Stevens on the Phile a few years ago and you cover his song "Popstar" on your new album "Surrounded By Time." I love your version! What made you pick that song? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Okay, well I remember when Cat Stevens wrote that song because I used to do a lot of TV shows with him in the 60s and he said to me one day, "The record company wants me to be more of a pop star and I want to write songs that have more depth than that." And I said, "Oh, right, okay." And he said, "I might even write a song called 'Pop Star' one of these days." And I said, "Oh, right." And he did so what he was doing when he wrote it was sort of making fun of the record company. Sort of saying well look, this is if you want me to be a pop singer this is it. And he did "Pop Star" but in a negative way. Now when I listen to it I listen to it as a positive song. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Because all budding pop stars will say, "Mama see me, mama see me, I'm a pop star. I'm on TV. Come and see my first gig." And that's the way I see it so I sing it like that, not as a negative but as a positive. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you love being a pop star? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Definitely. One hundred percent. I wanted it when I was a child I was singing it all kinds of things in Wales where most people sing anyway. So any chance I ended up singing I would do it. I wanted to become a pop star. That was my goal in life. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, when you became a pop star what was that like? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> When I got "It's Not Unusual" I recorded it in 1964 I thought this is it, this is the beginning. And it went to Number 1 thank God, then I was up and running. But I've been aiming for that all the time. The only thing I didn't expect was being Knighted by the Queen. I never dreamed of that. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why do you think you wanted to be a big famous pop star? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>Well, I didn't want to be a big famous pop star, I wasn't aiming at that. The first thing I wanted to do was make a living singing rather than having to do a job of work that I had no interest in whatsoever. The only thing I really loved was music. And I thought if I could turn this hobby into a profession then that would be fantastic and that's what I was aiming for. How far it would take me I didn't know. But as long as I could make enough money not to do something I didn't want to do that's what I was aiming at. But I didn't know how big it was going to get. And I didn't know how long it was going to take but that was the initial thing. When I was a kid in school I'd be up on a Friday night, the teacher would be getting a register together and she'd say to do something and she'd say, "Tommy, run a little concert or something." So I would be the master of ceremonies in the class and get people up to do different things but then my friends would say, "But, Tommy, you're the best singer in the class, why don't you just sing? We'll just listen." I thought if I could do this as a profession then that would be it. And it is it. I thank God every day of my life for giving me this voice. Because he couldn't give me anything better than that. I hope I've done as well as I should've done with it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Are you still having fun doing it? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>Yes, that's why we called the album "Surrounded By Time." Because we are surrounded by time, we can't do anything without it. I'm starting to run short of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Shut up. Why do you say that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>Because I'm 80-years-old now. It's different when I was 20, it's a different feeling. So now time is even more important to me now that I'm 80 as when I was 20. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What did your friends and family say when you said you wanted to make music? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>There was a lot of amateur singers in waves you see, we see a lot of people sing so there's like no big deal. I was one of the many that can sing in Wales. "What makes you think that you can make a profession out of it?" There's not many professional singers, more now but not then, from Wales. I said I think I can do it, I was listening to the radio and I didn't hear anything that I thought was any better than I was. Or there was something that came on and I thought I could never sing like that. Or I could never do that. I never thought that. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Because it wasn't true. Unless I wanted to be an opera singer that's a different thing, but being a pop singer I thought I can do this. And that's what sort of drove me on and seeing my father was a coal miner. So the first thing on my mind was I got to get him out of that coal mine. So I did. He was in his 50s and I was in my 20s and I had a couple of hit records and a new red Jaguar car and I was driving back from London. I drove back to Pontypridd in South Wales where I come from and when I got there on Sunday my mother was making sandwiches for my father. I said, "Where are you going?" He said, "I'm going to work." I said, "You can't go to work, I'm only home for a couple of days." He said, "Yes, but I'm a coal miner. I work for a living." I don't think they thought singing was like making a living. I said, "Dad, I'm making a lot of money and you're still going to the coal mine. That's not right. What about if something happens to you? It's a dangerous job. I wouldn't forgive myself. I make a lot of money now." He said, "Yeah, but how long do you think that will last?" I mean honestly nobody in my family there's no professional singers or musicians there you see. So I had to say to him, "Look, I'm going to see how much money I do have, I'm going to check it all out and if I can assure you that I could put the money in the bank, as soon as I can get enough money in that bank see what you would make now until you're 65." Because he had to work until he was 65. He was only in his 50s there and I said whatever that number is I'll match it. I'll come up with it, I'll make sure of it. So when I got back to London I talked to my accountant and he said yes, and he worked it out what he would've made if he was alive. A coal miner is a dangerous job. So I said I could put that in the bank for him. "Would you then stop?" And said yes. So I did and I got him out of there. He was like 57, he should have worked until he was 65. But I couldn't let that happen with a clear conscience when I was making money singing. Doing something to me was easy, like second nature. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>That's so beautiful you wanted to do that for your dad, Tom. It must've felt good, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>Yes, I wanted to do that ever since I was a kid. He used to bath in a tin bath by the fireplace after the war. I was born in 1940 and I used to watch him come home from coal mine and in those days he was still covered in coal dust. They didn't have showers at the pit head at that time so he would come home and my mother would fill up a tin bath up. We didn't have indoor plumbing and she would put this bath by the fire and fill it up with the kettles of water and he would bathe in front of the fire. And I thought my God, I hope that one day I'll be able to get him out of there. And stop this. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, you never went to the coal mine to work? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> No, because I had TB when I was a kid you see. Whatever I do I can't go to the mines. So I knew I wasn't going there but to see him do it was a terrible thing. A lot of other men were there, all his brothers were coal miners, all my uncles on my mothers side as well were all coal miners. I was is glad when I was able to get him out of there. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You were on TV a lot in your career, sir, and you even had your own show. What did TV mean to you in your career? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Well, that's why I recorded that "Reality Television Talking Blues." It's all about television and what the influence the TV had on us all. As I was saying I had TB when I was a kid so I was bedridden for two years so my mother bought me a television set in 1952. So ever since then TV has been a big part of my life and then going on television but I used to watch a Sunday night variety show in the 50s when I was a kid in quarantine and I thought a guy's whose name was Frankie Vaughn and he used to come on the TV on a Sunday night and I thought I can do that. And I met him and told him so. I did meet him and we did a duet together and I had to tell him that story about watching him on television. So yes, it's a big part of our lives and that's what got me across especially to the American and Canadian audiences, or North American audiences I should say, is television. Like you said I had my own show in the late 60s. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, we talked about Bob Dylan and I didn't mention you cover "One More Cup of Coffee" on the new album. Did you ever know Bob Dylan? I wish I could've interviewed him but I did interview his son Jakob. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> No. I'll tell you there closest I ever got to him on Music Cares which is a show they do from Los Angeles about six years ago I think now. They wanted two honor him and he said he would but he didn't want to perform on the show but if they could get ten people that have recorded his songs that he liked if they can get them to do the show then maybe he would show up. Well, I was one of the ten people that he chose because I had recorded a song called "What Good Am I?" which was on the "Praise and Blame" album. I'm always frightened to ask songwriters what they think of songs. I didn't have to ask him because he picked me to do it because quite a few people had recorded the song but he liked my version and I went in and did it for him. So he actually came there, did a speech on stage but Bob is like the Scarlet Pimpernel, we seek him here and we seek him there and he's gone. So I didn't really get close. The make-up guy who did his make-up hard to go the Grammys the following day and the make-up guy said, "I made you up yesterday when Bob Dylan and he told me to tell you you did a great job with the song." I said, "Thank you very much." I can't wait to find out what he thinks of "One More Cup of Coffee." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Okay, so I was told I have to ask you about "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Carlton on the show would dance to "It's Not Unusual." Did you get a kick out of that back then? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> Yeah, yeah, of course. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Did you know about it beforehand? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>They told me what the episode was going to be like from <i>It's a Wonderful Life</i> when his guardian angel comes to Earth so they wanted to use me as Carlton's guardian angel. I said okay, because I knew I'd watch it, I was a fan of the show anyway and I saw Carlton was a Tom Jones fan. He mentioned art before and for me then to show up and I knew Quincy Jones was doing the music so he said, "It'll be great if you come on and do 'It's Not Unusual.'" The we could do it together maybe and I'll be the guardian angel. I don't know if I saw the episode but Carlton said when I showed up, "Wow, you're white." Because I was supposed to be his guardian angel and I'm white. So I was going to say and wish I had said it, "It was either me or Michael Jackson." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Hmmm. What do you mean? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>Michael was getting very light skinned at the time. But I thought it might be a little bit too controversial but I said I knew all this writing and I knew soul singers like that I loved doing it. I got to know Carlton, I got to know Will Smith, I got to know all the cast and they're great people and I knew Quincy Jones of course. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, there was no hesitation with you doing it? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> I said as long as they don't make fun of the song, "It's Not Unusual" was my first hit and very important to me. They said no, they're making fun of Carlton trying to dance like you. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Tom, I lost my parents from cancer in 2000 and I'm sorry for your loss, you lost your wife of 59 years to lung cancer. How were you then? I was a fucking mess when my dad passed away. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>Thank you. I didn't think I was going to make it to be honest with you. I didn't think I'd be able to sing again. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Oh, man, why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> I thought how am I going to get through those songs now that she's not here? I always used to ask her every time I made an album she would be the first one I would play it to to get a response. Well, track by track when I did a song I would ask her what she thought of this. The last album is the first time I ever recorded an album without playing it to her. She never got to hear it. So some of the songs on there like the opening song for instance is called "I Won't Crumble With You If You Fall." I was with my wife for the last two days of her life, I was on tour and they told me that it was terminal lung cancer so I flew back to Los Angeles and went straight to the hospital and stayed there with her for ten days. I said, "Linda, I don't think I'll be able to carry on. I won't be able to sting because it will stick in my throat and she said, "Look, you must do it because I got to leave. I know that I'm dying, I know they've told me." She was the only calm person in the room by the way. My son and myself were both bloody basket cases. She said, "You've done all you can, it's not your fault. It's my fault." Because she used to smoke cigarettes. She said, "Don't you fall with me." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, what was it like when you went back on stage back then after she passed? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> I went to Hampton Court and opened the show there in June 2016, Linda died on there 10th of April 2016 and I opened in June. I didn't think I was going to though. But then the audience you see they lifted me as well. I went on the stage and they seem to feel what I'm going through, it's uncanny but it happens and then they lifted me up. So thank God for the people that were there that got me through it. It was a terrible time and I got through not and the therapist said time is a healer, believe me. I got her asked with me in my flat in London. She's the last person I talk to at night and the first person I talk to when I wake up. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Can you give any advice? I started this thing 15 years ago and a lot has changed with my life since then. Any advice on growing old? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom: </b>You've got to live every day. That's the advice I would give two anybody. You mustn't waste a day, don't waste any time. If you want to do something with your life, especially with young people now, I know it's difficult with the situation we're in but once we get out of it and hopefully we'll get back to normal go after your dreams. Go and do what you want to. An old man once told me that in a paper mill that I worked in when I was a teenager. He said, "I hear you can sing." I said yes and he said well go for it. Because when you're old like me that's all you really will have left, the memories. make sure they're good ones. That's a fact. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So true, sir. Tom, thanks for being on the Phile. This was great. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tom:</b> My pleasure. Thank you.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lwDxnt1xkhckYtZssLvUr8ICgNWHs5qHTAjZQVGrfd0lM31iKJFoAwwMmUcMLSuTVC1BJcg9kEdIVzbjNz_1dgzpXHEmKgabiWyQyPQIhpp9BqeGJ3KZM_lAd6givoCHl3MKIJhHYjg/s1500/57EEA103-7B75-4118-8D54-ED36E00AA484.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lwDxnt1xkhckYtZssLvUr8ICgNWHs5qHTAjZQVGrfd0lM31iKJFoAwwMmUcMLSuTVC1BJcg9kEdIVzbjNz_1dgzpXHEmKgabiWyQyPQIhpp9BqeGJ3KZM_lAd6givoCHl3MKIJhHYjg/s320/57EEA103-7B75-4118-8D54-ED36E00AA484.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Tom Jones for a great interview. He's a legend. Okay, tomorrow is the day, my loves. The Phile will be back tomorrow with The Peverett Phile Phinale Pheaturing Phile Alum Graham Parker. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLd52ix0vduiOPn2D71-GISQV6Qu5QdSt8rJ_OQoGaCXB1GVusXs5yXQCWcpyqY-g97Lpl2I1HVVjvfvTAxotdeo9e6CsrUxEvV0A9BkJogUcit8ykLh7J3XPboCRBQ917zopXE0LDCA/s400/D3AB692E-EE2B-4C06-AE8A-F6D889F5B476_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLd52ix0vduiOPn2D71-GISQV6Qu5QdSt8rJ_OQoGaCXB1GVusXs5yXQCWcpyqY-g97Lpl2I1HVVjvfvTAxotdeo9e6CsrUxEvV0A9BkJogUcit8ykLh7J3XPboCRBQ917zopXE0LDCA/w301-h400/D3AB692E-EE2B-4C06-AE8A-F6D889F5B476_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-23614190389607227602021-09-20T11:28:00.001-04:002021-09-20T11:28:18.011-04:00Pheaturing Glenn Tilbrook From Squeeze<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQPxSdWimqIMzEWwHJjyJsmIwPnLFn3Qukr42pyzcHaT4ABBynB81hcOf-mv5UoO927oWY94sPVvNU83VYaVx6gOeOg9ALO6DVSmWIo_4p_6qp00DYL6AteLmcWSlGmMvay5Qgi_5hKw/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQPxSdWimqIMzEWwHJjyJsmIwPnLFn3Qukr42pyzcHaT4ABBynB81hcOf-mv5UoO927oWY94sPVvNU83VYaVx6gOeOg9ALO6DVSmWIo_4p_6qp00DYL6AteLmcWSlGmMvay5Qgi_5hKw/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. We are down to the last three... three is the magic number. How are you? Speaking of three... Rebecca Roberts, a woman from Wiltshire, England, has given birth to so-called “super twins” conceived three weeks apart. Roberts’ fertility treatments last year resulted in her getting pregnant twice! The unique twins were born in September 2000 but are now going trending on social media. Roberts, who is 38, and her husband Rhys Weaver had trouble conceiving a baby naturally. So the couple went to a fertility clinic in Bath, England where Roberts has prescribed a drug to induce ovulation. And on her first cycle, Roberts became pregnant! But, she told "CBS News," “This is the fun part. I found out there was a second baby at my 12 weeks scan.”
Roberts had already undergone two scans, both of which only showed the original baby boy, who has been named Noah. She was excited for this first child, not realizing a second was also on the way. That’s when the couple learned about the possibility of a “superfetation pregnancy” in which the fertilization of a second conception can occur. “All of a sudden I have twins and now they are super special rare twins. It felt magical,” Roberts said. Most fraternal twins are fertilized from two different sperm during single ovulation. But not Noah and Rosalie Roberts. These “super-twins” were not conceived at the same time. As such, when Roberts gave birth, the younger fetus... a baby girl named Rosalie... was just 2 pounds and 7 ounces. An issue with her umbilical cord had forced doctors to deliver early and so her brother Noah was also small, at 4 pounds and 10 ounces. Both babies were cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit of Bath Royal United Hospital. And though both babies are thankfully healthy, the second twin Rosalie was still seeing a NICU nurse until early April.
The superfetation twins have been a happy bit of pandemic content. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>On </b>Wednesday, <i>Time</i> magazine released its issue highlighting the top 100 most influential people in the world, and unsurprisingly Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were featured on the cover.
While the photos would appear equal parts flattering and inconspicuous to most, the posture and pose of the couple sparked a debate about body language among several threads online.
In the cover photo, you see Meghan posed slightly in front of Harry, who is perched behind her on a ledge. This effectively makes them look like they're the same height, and places prominence on Meghan while Harry hangs slightly back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YYEBezN-bElV5xnnPqeTs9yymARnirngKFDFIdpBPyW44Iw0IXn9HbrhgZXw4ouvQRr3If_GQC5n25XOJa3caF8c3nugiqE_qDIxlIZ0bTowetO9kgrLiXkuoclmOR32JYWbYqPFNMw/s640/Screen+Shot+2021-09-20+at+10.10.00+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YYEBezN-bElV5xnnPqeTs9yymARnirngKFDFIdpBPyW44Iw0IXn9HbrhgZXw4ouvQRr3If_GQC5n25XOJa3caF8c3nugiqE_qDIxlIZ0bTowetO9kgrLiXkuoclmOR32JYWbYqPFNMw/w301-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-09-20+at+10.10.00+AM.png" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While there are plenty of factors that go into the posing of a professional photoshoot: the photographer's vision, which positioning best utilizes the lighting, the theme of the shoot (if there is one), and what organically makes sense, the discussions that were sparked online were focused more on what people thought the posing reflected about the relationship itself.
Staying true to her brand, the Conservative commentator Candace Owens was quick to weigh in on what she perceived as "the live emasculation of Prince Harry," and even went so far as to invoke blame onto Meghan for allowing the photo to happen. One man pointed out that standing behind someone does not immediately imply hiding or submission, and provided a few examples, before going on to point out the subtleties that make the photo of Prince Harry and Meghan stand out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsTbwaXrUplusR0qnT34LPNo2CkIAI2u6EveWm-NaZ8dLizDApj-lNrDZxH2HYE3CE0eG_pog2JlCu29Rn16XxS_97d_ffprGvlsovyX3f4kx6s3EG-8LEELD3oSEBEwyFqCALxQtneo/s1264/Screen+Shot+2021-09-20+at+10.11.31+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1090" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsTbwaXrUplusR0qnT34LPNo2CkIAI2u6EveWm-NaZ8dLizDApj-lNrDZxH2HYE3CE0eG_pog2JlCu29Rn16XxS_97d_ffprGvlsovyX3f4kx6s3EG-8LEELD3oSEBEwyFqCALxQtneo/w345-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-09-20+at+10.11.31+AM.png" width="345" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Speculations on the relationship itself aside, some people were most enamored with how generally awkward they found the posing on the cover. Conversely, a lot of people thought the speculation over Prince Harry's body language was completely forced, and largely a projection of misogyny and insecurity on the part of the commenters. Of course, a lot of the responses to the cover were just people commenting on how cute they found the photos. Suffice it to say, the amount of conversation that was sparked by a mere photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle proves they definitely have enough reach and influence to be included in <i>Time</i>'s list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>The</b> <i>2021 Primetime Emmy Awards</i> took place last night at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Now in its 73rd year, the annual ceremony honored the best in U.S. primetime television. Cedric the Entertainer, one of the Original Kings of Comedy, served as the evening’s host.
Unlike last year’s awkward digital presentation, this year’s Emmy Awards took place live and in person. All attendees were required not only to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19, but also a negative COVID test received within two days of the event.
Among the night’s big winners was Ted Lasso, which claimed the prize for Outstanding Comedy Series. What’s more, Ted Lasso himself, Jason Sudeikis, was honored with the trophy for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, while Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham took home Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. "The Crown" was crowned Outstanding Drama Series, and also swept the dramatic acting category, with Olivia Colman and Josh O’Connor claiming the lead actor honors, and Gillian Anderson and Tobias Menzies winning the supporting actor categories. "The Queen’s Gambit" walked away with the prize of Outstanding Limited Series. Meanwhile, "Mare of Easttown" swept the Best Supporting Actor/Actress in a Limited Series category thanks to Evan Peters and Julianne Nicholson.
The evening’s other notable winners included Jean Smart, who claimed her fourth Emmy Award. She was named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "Hacks." "Saturday Night Live" won Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" was was crowned Outstanding Variety Talk Series. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>If </b>there was one MVP at the "73rd Primetime Emmy Awards" last night, it was undoubtedly Conan O’Brien.
While the talk show legend’s eponymous TBS late-night show, which aired its series finale in June after 11 seasons, was nominated for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, he didn’t even have to win in order to steal the spotlight throughout the telecast.
“Conan is the best part of this show and he hasn’t even been on stage,” one viewer captioned a clip of O’Brien hilariously trolling Television Academy chairman Frank Scherma by standing and saluting throughout his speech. Wanda Sykes simply tweeted, “Conan is giving no F’s tonight!” with a cry-laughing emoji. Over the course of the evening, the comedian also earned a special shout-out from John Olivier after losing to the fellow host in their category. It all culminated in an excellent stagebomb during pal Stephen Colbert’s acceptance speech for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), much to presenter Aidy Bryant’s delight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>The</b> first teaser for "Peacemaker" hasn't been released but we already have some interesting footage from the upcoming <i>Suicide Squad</i> spin-off. HBO Max has dropped a teaser for the Emmys and it features our first look at John Cena in action in the new series.
The HBO Max teaser actually features a ton of footage from upcoming shows that will air on the streaming service. However, most fans were delighted with the "Peacemaker" footage since it features Cena defending his right to wear his "costume" wherever he wants. It's just a small glimpse at "Peacemaker" but it's clear that the series is going to be hilarious. Needless to say, I can't wait to see the full trailer later this year. "Peacemaker" is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated shows next year considering how fans loved <i>The Suicide Squad</i>. Everyone truly enjoyed seeing Cena's character in the James Gunn flick and we just can't wait to learn more about him in the future.
The HBO Max teaser also featured new footage from shows like "Succession," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Euphoria," "Insecure," and "Sex and The City." In addition to that, it confirms that <i>Dune</i> and <i>The Matrix Resurrections </i>will air on the streaming service at the same time as their theatrical debut. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nWF-Vuv07g072lh3-C7b7b6mqNx8i9aQOYYpITK2nEVoOOm9wKt5WmXjtbszLoH_65V8hDPfk29a080PM8YFIMg0jmDwITvKcjf3uPqlL_SBB1dt89hZU9Rpi99wNQ6tQdKUWdt3PAk/s681/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image30-ryqwc0mezv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nWF-Vuv07g072lh3-C7b7b6mqNx8i9aQOYYpITK2nEVoOOm9wKt5WmXjtbszLoH_65V8hDPfk29a080PM8YFIMg0jmDwITvKcjf3uPqlL_SBB1dt89hZU9Rpi99wNQ6tQdKUWdt3PAk/s320/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image30-ryqwc0mezv.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ummm... nope. Did you see the new Apple product that is coming out as well as iPhone 13? I will show you...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicA2utizs18SzpVBhVebNuezQr55B9aYJfv6V2R00Cn85JU-Vt_pvVaz5jPBqQ0dpAI6pVLS7N1OwBB0VzW7KTMc_NDvi8dx0e7vVmAnYrQE3mcuBpQ_xBkpW-sWvU9T8tZaW3DMpxS04/s658/Top-10-Funny-But-Fake-Apple-Products-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="658" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicA2utizs18SzpVBhVebNuezQr55B9aYJfv6V2R00Cn85JU-Vt_pvVaz5jPBqQ0dpAI6pVLS7N1OwBB0VzW7KTMc_NDvi8dx0e7vVmAnYrQE3mcuBpQ_xBkpW-sWvU9T8tZaW3DMpxS04/w400-h308/Top-10-Funny-But-Fake-Apple-Products-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't think they'll be popular. They tell me I'll neve know what I'm gonna see in Walmart... I didn't believe it until I saw this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHaQM2TXb4kgvGxDKde6FaIPiY_CBf8YQKaxbNFBkPYuHsL_Ygw9RBL-1H-d8-jiHfgH4vPGvYmhvt8eDn6k4BBFydtTfmt_8jQOB1AFnk5nay5s7v0Byye5OwM9oo_zQiE2DbWVk35Q/s854/gps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHaQM2TXb4kgvGxDKde6FaIPiY_CBf8YQKaxbNFBkPYuHsL_Ygw9RBL-1H-d8-jiHfgH4vPGvYmhvt8eDn6k4BBFydtTfmt_8jQOB1AFnk5nay5s7v0Byye5OwM9oo_zQiE2DbWVk35Q/w300-h400/gps.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I said it before and I'll say it again... the Internet is great for seeing porn so easily and free. But if you're at work or school you might have a problem, so I came up with a solution...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37cCTOjGRfasDEYYQjKc6rypW1WINlp3gIvkQagF-EDuxp1xwi3mN7bD-lrYHT31ZR2-Ptu9RHX5-X9J-R0jcKvKKpp3GGirF-wQ1CGZQfrz3AtOdp27gXUplZ7aR_ZSDs0IbxE_dZGQ/s548/fullsizeoutput_3759.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37cCTOjGRfasDEYYQjKc6rypW1WINlp3gIvkQagF-EDuxp1xwi3mN7bD-lrYHT31ZR2-Ptu9RHX5-X9J-R0jcKvKKpp3GGirF-wQ1CGZQfrz3AtOdp27gXUplZ7aR_ZSDs0IbxE_dZGQ/w293-h400/fullsizeoutput_3759.jpeg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You are welcome. Okay, now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh9nAw62600odFNCVaC8el4f33RFcM_GnpNjoVMtCF4VYX5YUoMuuXsOJ_GyI-xMbd0PAevHs1NDTyYbV3tRnz9pG1a8aK2lW7MfKWAXUU6jV9zzvDGeHm8Ryi0pfSwH5JDZgOMy_g5A/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh9nAw62600odFNCVaC8el4f33RFcM_GnpNjoVMtCF4VYX5YUoMuuXsOJ_GyI-xMbd0PAevHs1NDTyYbV3tRnz9pG1a8aK2lW7MfKWAXUU6jV9zzvDGeHm8Ryi0pfSwH5JDZgOMy_g5A/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Top Phive Pieces Of Advice From Me To You</b><div><b>5.</b> If you stare at something you dropped on the ground, eventually someone will pick it up for you. </div><div><b>4.</b> Never take decisions when you are angry and don’t make promises when you are happy. </div><div><b>3.</b> Don’t set your goals around people, because people change. </div><div><b>2.</b> Never be afraid of rejection. </div><div>And the number one piece of advice from yours truly is...</div><div><b>1.</b> Check your bank account often. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Gw-Pgigvt8QTvUV9ZVNa8-DqcDnPktRb_xKfOTHrXfGXKBMsTy3IMuk0hU_JJOfc95jZCHpZKlzbPik67ULt7btzBCFoAJoU2RNPOOFLsb6KZOwAVBFgRJM7jLa8VGGg3X_EJKNFcIo/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Gw-Pgigvt8QTvUV9ZVNa8-DqcDnPktRb_xKfOTHrXfGXKBMsTy3IMuk0hU_JJOfc95jZCHpZKlzbPik67ULt7btzBCFoAJoU2RNPOOFLsb6KZOwAVBFgRJM7jLa8VGGg3X_EJKNFcIo/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7zCPFuFBcCKQeNNQ4hP3kH-Rr3Q1js18_KtWPbvD-7FXWfiFrSBTksCJahP1gdvfbubaScZxevTEj3C5QePgHKukqQvYeFbdEEBtjy9QCZCqznKrik3z2GBnPa_I43lL0T8F3g_yaU4/s618/fullsizeoutput_375b.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7zCPFuFBcCKQeNNQ4hP3kH-Rr3Q1js18_KtWPbvD-7FXWfiFrSBTksCJahP1gdvfbubaScZxevTEj3C5QePgHKukqQvYeFbdEEBtjy9QCZCqznKrik3z2GBnPa_I43lL0T8F3g_yaU4/w301-h400/fullsizeoutput_375b.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Pot Jefferson, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfkzW0qDHcDn7sCyWRYrFblTLG5fkjtKQn3bnk0fuztZhZNWmiEIVBbHmn7-TSVZffodu1jiI3BnIFEEjyYIaLczH1ESOpwf1rE3E1_2JfyOacw4Dh0DB3bhnL_jhnkgv7RolAZrCgC0/s1242/Screen+Shot+2021-09-20+at+10.51.37+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1242" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfkzW0qDHcDn7sCyWRYrFblTLG5fkjtKQn3bnk0fuztZhZNWmiEIVBbHmn7-TSVZffodu1jiI3BnIFEEjyYIaLczH1ESOpwf1rE3E1_2JfyOacw4Dh0DB3bhnL_jhnkgv7RolAZrCgC0/w400-h220/Screen+Shot+2021-09-20+at+10.51.37+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>It looks like a nice day today. Well, as there is the magic number and this is the third to last entry here are some magic...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ79ARHu4mCma5HX-9eXdV_h3FHK-Aiks2FYboFJfo2F3mkPX3oCkdueouuZJpIzKNyF7N6sjKoFQgn6tv134ZzUY4n_b8180kdd3NkE_8BBFFgc7hj-OudgpmLrytoAnmcqzDxLLhyphenhyphenfI/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ79ARHu4mCma5HX-9eXdV_h3FHK-Aiks2FYboFJfo2F3mkPX3oCkdueouuZJpIzKNyF7N6sjKoFQgn6tv134ZzUY4n_b8180kdd3NkE_8BBFFgc7hj-OudgpmLrytoAnmcqzDxLLhyphenhyphenfI/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Phact 1. </b>It’s illegal in Queensland (Australia) to own a pet rabbit unless you can prove that you’re a magician. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2. </b>An American magician in the 1900s acted as a Chinese man for his show and never broke character in public, even using a translator when speaking to journalists. He died on stage after a trick went wrong, his last words were “Oh my God. Something’s happened. Lower the curtain.” </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3.</b> In 1956, a magician was performing the “cut a person in half” trick using his wife for a televised performance. Immediately after she was divided, the host ended the show. People were horrified, thinking she had been killed, but time had just run out on the broadcast. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4. </b>The Amazing Randi, the magician who debunks supernatural claims has stated upon his death, “I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes blown in Uri Geller’s eyes.”</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5.</b> China’s Emperor Qin sent his magician to find the elixir of life. The magician sailed away with the “sacrifice” of 6000 boys and girls, lots of wheat, and never returned. Some believe that he settled in Japan and became their first emperor. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqNUXbSaauCW6TVCtcvc_fff7F7ta5KvRmVOHMG0_9daWDyxuShIfO4ZK2bVj8EgRWHB5HmZxTt6GHeX7u9VlsabuTJRvoWDR1ZPG7fta9BxoZ5uYUP7AvQfdXsx4JjG_9afgQDIA2N8/s500/fullsizeoutput_c56.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="500" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqNUXbSaauCW6TVCtcvc_fff7F7ta5KvRmVOHMG0_9daWDyxuShIfO4ZK2bVj8EgRWHB5HmZxTt6GHeX7u9VlsabuTJRvoWDR1ZPG7fta9BxoZ5uYUP7AvQfdXsx4JjG_9afgQDIA2N8/w400-h385/fullsizeoutput_c56.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>This is so cool to me. Today's guest is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. They're most recent album "The Knowledge" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify and currently they are on their </div>The Nomadband Tour which I'll be seeing them in concert on Thursday in Jacksonville. Please welcome at last to the Phile... Glenn Tilbrook.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YT-fvyGl18dr_1SonpG80uypfeAmZMI_ryynsGTPw_OCK_kACktXsryPXZybX8iW3H25OYSKAawsIi6WiSZQJZusXqMKflVrzaC9_8pSHTE3cJauiudFaU4lWlQsBx5M6N5Z_KRyytE/s1200/B86FEF34-BEC7-435D-892D-96E5FE53BD9C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YT-fvyGl18dr_1SonpG80uypfeAmZMI_ryynsGTPw_OCK_kACktXsryPXZybX8iW3H25OYSKAawsIi6WiSZQJZusXqMKflVrzaC9_8pSHTE3cJauiudFaU4lWlQsBx5M6N5Z_KRyytE/w400-h266/B86FEF34-BEC7-435D-892D-96E5FE53BD9C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hey, Glenn, welcome to then Phile finally. I interviewed Chris Difford twice I believe., Gilson Larson and John Bentley, two members who used to be in Squeeze. I am a big fan, saw you guys in concert many of times and gonna see you in Jacksonville in a few days. How are you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> I'm very good, thank you. Thanks very much for having me on, Jason. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>When you look back at 1978 what was the scene like for you guys in England becoming a popular band? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Well, when I look back at it I think it's amazing that I thought at the time it was inevitable that we would succeed. I had no doubt in my mind which is sort of scary but when I look back at it many things could have gone wrong. So at that time I would have said I really expected, I look back now and know we were good but that doesn't mean we'd get success. There are many people who are great who hadn't had that. It was a good time for us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> What got you into music and how did you start this career? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> I think I was one of those lucky people who I didn't have any training. My parents loved music and there was always music on in the house. What I know now but didn't know then was I could hear music like really well and it would touch my soul and obsess me from a really young age. It was the most natural feeling in the world for me so when I learnt to play the piano and the guitar to the satisfaction of being able to play whatever songs I was listening to at the time and that's how I taught myself to do. It was the beginning of an obsession with me and I didn't know that's what it was. I thought everyone thought the same. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I grew up with music in my house as my dad was the lead singer in Foghat, but I just play the kazoo. Haha. So, you're an amazing guitar player, Glenn, how do you write your music? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>It's instinct and I'll tell you what leads that. I spent a lot of time growing up a lot of time by myself and I didn't feel and about that. I mean in my room, not literally by myself. So learning to try to play stuff and then to write didn't feel like a big stretch. And in fact the first song I wrote is one I dreamt, and I dreamt it with a full arrangement and it wasn't me singing it, it was a woman singing it. It was quite a Phil Spectorish massive production. I wrote the song and I remember the song and wrote it and added bits to it. I was 10 or 11 and up until that point I hadn't thought about writing but from that point onwards I did think about writing. My lyrics were really that of an 11-year-old, put it that way. But the music was quite sophisticated. I can look back at that now and say I wouldn't know that but it really worked. When I work I'm bit of a loner, I like to just figure things out by myself and that's how I've been right from an early age, right to now. Even when I collaborate I like to squirrel away and do my bit with time and space to think about it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, how did you come to the conclusion that you would write most of the music and Chris would write most of the lyrics? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Well, I think Chris and I were really fortunate. When we met Chris wrote great songs by himself. His lyrics are way, way better than anything than I've ever written. There's about a three year age gap between us. When I'm 15 that's quite a lot of years to be behind somebody. So Chris gave me some lyrics and I was knocked out with them and it just felt like a really great thing to do when he have me the lyrics I put tunes to them immediately. And like much of our relationship we never really discussed it, it was unsaid that it works that way, let's not break it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Is it weird singing someone else's lyrics? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> I felt like Chris expressed everything really well and reflected OUR lives as we were together at that point. Certainly in the early days. I think what happens as we get older is we develop our own interest and take on things and so I wouldn't say it was difficult in singing Chris' lyrics but sometimes they'd be differences of outlook or something between us. But not very often. When we first met our ideals were absolutely aligned weirdly enough. Now we're just in a vey different place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> When COVID started were you scared that you might not be able to tour and play again for a long time? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> It was a very strange time for us because we've been over in the states, and I think I left the 3rd of March last year after we did Madison Square Garden with Hall and Oates and a few days by ourselves. That time when we did that it felt like the very beginning of that year which is going to be spectacularly year of touring. That package was a dream package for us, it really works well. They're great and so are we, and so it makes for a really good evening. But the talk of the coronavirus was all around but I remember how I interrupted it at the time, it wouldn't really touch us. I think many people were like that and within two weeks of getting back to London we were in lockdown. So that long strange journey began. In London the lockdown was absolute total, we would walk our dogs and avoid other people and worry when I saw someone walk towards me, all that sort of stuff was a very odd time. I got to spend a lot of time with my family so there were some upsides but it was definitely a time of reflection, wasn't it. Of course none of us had known anything like this in our lifetime. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Yeah, I wrote a book when I was quarantined. Did you write any music at that time? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Squeeze had not recorded any new stuff since "The Knowledge." I've been working on stiff myself, just because that way felt easier for me. In fact, we had a bubble with our family and some of their extended family so we started working together at my studio and doing weekly covers. Just putting them up on YouTube. We did that for about three months. That actually felt like it was not only a joyful thing to do, it's a lot to think about this is a record, this is anything, let's just do a cover we can all play, make it sound good, then we'll just put it out there and move on. So that was great for us as a family, people absolutely love it. I got a lot of good responses from that. I'm very proud of that, for the family it was the best thing for all of us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, how did Squeeze start? I know but there's a lot of Phile readers that might not know. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>Well, as I said I was playing when I was 10 or 11 or 12 and when I was 13 I met Jools first through a mutual friend. She knew Jools and she knew me. She said to me I should meet this guy, he's a really good piano player and I think you'll get on. So he was selling a guitar for 5 pounds, so I went and it was also a chance to meet him. The guitar was useless, it wasn't worth one pound, let alone 5. But Jools was, he and I never met anyone else who played so we started playing together. I've known Jools a year and a half before I met Chris Difford after I applied to an advert that he put in a local store window. When I met Chris Chris really sparked a whole different thing. With Jools we were two musicians, but with Chris I became more of a writer. So really Chris and Jools were operate things for maybe six months Chris and I had a totally different band before we had Squeeze. But once I hit the idea of bringing Jools and Chris together that's really the start of Squeeze. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> How long did it take to get that record deal? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>Well, Chris and I met in the summer of 1973 and by the fall of '73 it was Jools, Chris and me playing before we had the first band that was called Squeeze. We found it really hard to get gigs for like 18 months. Then we started gigging regularly in 1975. In '76 we started on the pub circuit around London and started to break out of London. There were loads of bands and also a load of venues doing that. So it took us until 1977 to get a record deal. When we were 18 or 19 or 20 those three or fours years felt like 15 years. You know how it is, I was desperate to get started. But we needed to learn our chops as well. We were always creating but it took a long time for us to settle on who we actually were. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Why was that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Because every style of music that came along, because we were so sponge like at that age we would jump on it, devour it a little bit of that would become us. And also every bit of current music from that point from Lou Reed to David Bowie, to Sparks to going back to rock and roll records to blues records that people older than us would listen to all of that went in and were a part of that what we did.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> How important were videos for you in those days? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>For us we made videos. For the first album there was one, for the second album there were two. It was big patchy for us but definitely some of the stuff that got made had traction for us and definitely introduced us to a whole different audience in America. It did a lot of groundwork for us, we were doing a lot of touring in the states as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What was that like, coming over here to play? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>It was a great time to be touring with all the acts that opened for us. We had Bon Jovi open for us in this club in New Jersey once, when they were really getting started. They were phenomenal really then, they were one of the bands I remember opening for us that really emerged fully formed. They knew what they wanted to do and did it really well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> What was it like when you first came to America? Had you been to America before you first came here to tour? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Actually it was everything I dreamt. I wanted to come to America ever since I could remember. When we first arrived May or June in 1978 it did not disappoint at all. Growing up with so much of American culture being a big influence on us, although we were very British and very English still it was a massive influence. So going where those records came from gave it some context that's been lacking before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What do you remember about it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>Things like experiencing I think we came in at the tail era of massive cars. Seeing those on the streets was astounding. How friendly people were, what scene there was, also quite scary in New York at certain points. It was a lot wilder I think, the economics of New York City afforded people to live there.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> What song do you think that moved you guys to the next level, that made you guys bigger? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Well, on the east coast of America a lot of stuff from "Argybargy" like "Pulling Muscles" and "If I Didn't Love You" really hit home. "Tempted" I think would be the icing on the cake for us. It felt like it was going to happen for us and it did happen and it lasted until we split up. For us we weren't a massive chat success, we've been one of those bands who always nearly got there and somehow managed to evade that all concrete success. But I'm very happy at the success that we got, I think it's very good for us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Why did you split up that first time? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>A lot of people talk about mental health and I'll tell you five years of touring and doing an album every year and writing without any proper break at all would do someone's head in. I can only imagine what it must be like for people that really go through that pressure. You have to be a really special person to put up with that, even though if that's what they always weaned and sustain it. We just needed some time off and it was the only way we knew howe to put the breaks on. "All right, that's it." The band started to implode as well. Gilson was drinking, his drinking was completely out of control not that I hold that against him, it's just where he was then. So it came like a competition for him to break out of wherever straight jacket he felt he was in. And certainly one of those became the band. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>How did the band get back together? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn: </b>Well, I booked a gig, it was just a solo gig at a benefit. A mate off mines mum had died at this local hospice and so I did a show for them to raise money for them for the work they do. All of Squeeze decided via phone call, I expected a bit of skullduggery going on behind the scenes, to come back together again to do that show as a surprise. So we did. It was undeniably the power of the band when we got back together was really great. It felt like we had unfinished business, we had three years apart and it felt like we were ready to go again. From that gig onwards it was obvious that we should reform. I think that time that we reformed was a very odd time for music and of course things constantly changed and evolved. Where Squeeze was at we were one of those bands that plated really well together so we made an album where everyone overdubbed everything. We never played together and that's what the album sounded like. It wasn't our best album, although we've now deconstructed the songs that were on "Cosi Fan Tutti Fruitti," that's the record and we play them beautifully now. But they sounded all angsty and eighties with sharp elbows and perhaps cocaine induced, who knows. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Then you broke up again in '99 and got back together again. What happened with that one? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Um, by that time it was Chris' decision. He felt like it was going no where and he also started working on some other stuff. I think he felt like he should spread his wings. So by the time we made our last record I think Chris decided that he was leaving anyway but left it to the last minute to actually say so. It's difficult to say why anyone would want to terminate something but really he was right. It was a good time for us to split then. I really thought at that moment that would be it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Really? Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Because it launched Chris and I into different worlds. I did a lot of touring and recording by myself, discovering a lot of how I was, outside of a partnership, bear in mind I was 42 or something. I spent since I was 15 at that time in a partnership and so to be outside of that partnership was a good thing for me. I learned a lot about my own how tenacious I am and how I want this to succeed. When I put the Fluffers together we had such a great band at a great time, it was everything that Squeeze had not ended up being. So I essentially went through starting again, doing all the small gigs and touring a lot but discovering in my own heart and soul A) this is what I really want to do and I'll do it whatever happens. B) to learn from that when times I am playing gigs next to no one what I can gain from that as well as the things I wish that would happen. Because all those things, I sound like a self help menu., but they really do make me stronger. And I feel like I enjoy this time now more than I ever enjoyed my career. Like for the last say ten years, it's been amazing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Okay, what is your favorite Squeeze song to play live? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> The best song at the moment is the opening track of "Cosi Fan Tutti Fruitti," it's called "Big Beng." But I don't like the record version, I like the live version that we're doing now, I just finished mixing a live Squeeze record and it's got that version on it, the new version. It is everything I hoped the song would be when I wrote it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Cool! A new live album! What Squeeze song means the most to you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> I'm going to say "Tempted." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Really? Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> Because "Tempted" felt like a statement for us of going to a different place and sounding like a different band. I'm proud that we could do that. That's still something I love about Squeeze, is not genre hopping, it's not like going to the market and choosing this or that but it's just when I love different sort of stuff and feel I could play it and it comes a part of me that's a lovely thing. I think that Squeeze do that and can do that still. That was the first big leap for us, from what we've been before to maybe where we were going next. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Glenn, thanks so much for being on the Phile. I cannot wait to see Squeeze in a few days. You rock.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Glenn:</b> I hope to see you there, Jason, and I'm glad to be on your blog finally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwDJaqqETIPV_DTsa4obnHKCPBUnZkoZ8gJCbE5mqjzbgdx0V7EE5HWqVx8zKQ5RrZV_eDl-l1kwyX_oe0JrHIFUY9Y4eS9a0ONoUMbAtVm9VWcD44YSm56eOG2kPfTiEqgyLRdWWNAE/s1200/253D1266-5540-442A-8968-440CE8671FBC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwDJaqqETIPV_DTsa4obnHKCPBUnZkoZ8gJCbE5mqjzbgdx0V7EE5HWqVx8zKQ5RrZV_eDl-l1kwyX_oe0JrHIFUY9Y4eS9a0ONoUMbAtVm9VWcD44YSm56eOG2kPfTiEqgyLRdWWNAE/w281-h400/253D1266-5540-442A-8968-440CE8671FBC.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Glenn for a cool interview. The Phile will be back tomorrow with the legendary Tom Jones. Then on Wednesday it's the phinal entry pheaturing Phile Alum Graham Parker. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA44XuuUEcJwiapImeu9t7EqJEXrBR2eDTKMbxVuLPEj5pouyiuzmlDd5vkR5ejeYDkRVgjG-FVvFIQoaAZUj8jJuhRoE0Aru9vKCOzvvU0JeLtwc9SHBOzB30HDs77awXvZeAizIpNwk/s400/9FB761FE-0F28-4B17-A022-E76FED71ACE8_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA44XuuUEcJwiapImeu9t7EqJEXrBR2eDTKMbxVuLPEj5pouyiuzmlDd5vkR5ejeYDkRVgjG-FVvFIQoaAZUj8jJuhRoE0Aru9vKCOzvvU0JeLtwc9SHBOzB30HDs77awXvZeAizIpNwk/w301-h400/9FB761FE-0F28-4B17-A022-E76FED71ACE8_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-69438133001200952762021-09-18T11:35:00.001-04:002021-09-18T11:35:10.943-04:00Pheaturing Brian May<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6OzAzElOmRM4m0xobeLaI52OCvnFIIEqNm3s_BqgX8As3JG11kyO3fdBzN1d_hdOcPszL5Js0bvCFQXuzwmPbWTTOvQWhRXUF5jRNO5_xNPy-XAtZXr2tnnAYAFq-Pg1M9NG-5su9PU/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6OzAzElOmRM4m0xobeLaI52OCvnFIIEqNm3s_BqgX8As3JG11kyO3fdBzN1d_hdOcPszL5Js0bvCFQXuzwmPbWTTOvQWhRXUF5jRNO5_xNPy-XAtZXr2tnnAYAFq-Pg1M9NG-5su9PU/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Saturday, how are you? We are down to the Phinal Phour entries. Don't cry, you'll be fine. The latest former Trump White House staffer to cash in on their connections after enabling the Trumps for years is Melania's former chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham.
Politico got an advanced copy of Grisham's upcoming memoir,<i> I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw in The Trump White House</i>, and Grisham wrote about Melania's reaction (well, <i>not</i> reaction) to the Capitol insurrection: "At 1:25 p.m. on Jan. 6, soon after rioters had broken through barricades outside of the Capitol, MELANIA TRUMP received a text message from her then-chief of staff, STEPHANIE GRISHAM. 'Do you want to tweet that peaceful protests are the right of every American, but there is no place for lawlessness and violence?' Grisham asked the first lady.
A minute later, Melania replied with a one-word answer: 'No.' At that moment, she was at the White House preparing for a photo shoot of a rug she had selected..." Yeah, that tracks.
Grisham also writes that Melania, like her husband, insists that the election was stolen, and refused to reach to Jill Biden.
Melania responded to Politico with an incredibly salty statement that goes as far as invoking a domestic abuse allegation: "A statement provided by the office of Melania Trump said: 'The intent behind this book is obvious. It is an attempt to redeem herself after a poor performance as press secretary, failed personal relationships, and unprofessional behavior in the White House. Through mistruth and betrayal, she seeks to gain relevance and money at the expense of Mrs. Trump.' Her mention of “failed personal relationships” appears likely to be a reference to Grisham’s past relationship with former Trump aide MAX MILLER. Citing three people familiar with the incident, <i>POLITICO Magazine</i> reported in July that the relationship “ended when he pushed her against a wall and slapped her in the face in his Washington apartment after she accused him of cheating on her.” He denied the allegation. It's an incredibly low blow for Melania to bring up domestic abuse, but that's why the lady is a Trump. Be Best.</p><p><b>Last </b>week, the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i> premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the reviews are not so dear.
Releasing on September 24th, the film is being hailed as "a total misfire" and "one of the worst movie-musicals ever made." <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i> is about a clinically anxious high school student who fakes a friendship with a classmate who died by suicide. Sounds fun, eh?
Robert Daniels, in his review for <a href="http://RogerEbert.com">RogerEbert.com</a>, calls it "an emotionally manipulative, overlong dirge composed of cloying songs, lackluster vocal performances, and even worse writing."
Critics noted that the moral dubiousness of the title character is rendered irredeemable because Ben Platt straight-up looks like a grown man enrolled in high school. Sorry, buddy. I don't think your Tony Award-winning role is going to turn into an Oscar-winning one.</p><p><b>Okay</b>, I have to mention the Giants... When they bring out the air cast, you know it’s bad. Unfortunately, that was the case Thursday night for Nick Gates.
The Giants captain was carted off with a gruesome leg injury during the first quarter of the Washington-New York game on a field that appears to be somewhat cursed in the department of compound leg breaks.
Gates snapped his tibia and fibula in an injury that will sideline him for at least the remainder of the season, possibly into next year. In the final seconds of the fourth quarter with the Giants up 29-27, Washington kicker Dustin Hopkins lined up to kick a game-winning field goal. Hopkins missed the kick but the referees threw a flag on Giants’ Dexter Lawrence for being offsides.
But after looking at a freeze frame clip of the play, it looks like Lawrence didn’t jump offsides, instead read the snap perfectly. Lawrence indirectly echoed this sentiment when speaking with reporters. “That’s on me. I have to be more disciplined in… a critical situation.”
Lawrence it seems didn’t think he was offsides a day later. “My opinion really don’t matter,” he said. “We lost the game. The refs called what they called.” Tough to tell if it was an offsides or not, either way, the Giants fall to 0-2 after a 30-29 loss.</p><p><b>I</b> think it's already safe to say that Canadian star Simu Liu is Hollywood's latest breakout star and the unprecedented success of Marvel Studios' <i>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings</i> pretty much catapulted his career to heights previously unbeknownst to him. However, just as Simu's acting career is finally taking off, the actor is being dragged into several controversies that are bringing up comments he made from several years back.
For starters, the actor was reportedly under fire in China after his 2017 interview recently went viral in the country. Appearing on CBC's "What's Your Story?" to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Canada, Simu recalled his early memories of living in communist China, describing it as a third-world country where people are allegedly dying of starvation.
If that issue wasn't enough, the actor is once again in hot water after his alleged comments on his archived Reddit account have resurfaced online for the world to see. The said comments which include "racist" and "sexist" remarks from the MCU newcomer were posted under the username /u/nippedinthebud between 2013-2019 and have been deemed problematic by a lot of fans.
Simu has yet to release an official statement regarding his latest controversy but intriguingly, the actor took to Twitter to look back on an old tweet of his where he talks about making questionable comments out of hate and anger. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOGd_HVYFkUBst1pCd7pC11yTbOTHhzUeeR0n19oNW2Np-UP4_KGS0BxKdJbAE8hHC176atP-XbZDctr59qZmxBEsDRL2cdcwxpPDqQKlnlk7VJUw9sv8Zzy_SLhfsnCVyYLjYxYCDn8/s1094/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.09.01+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1094" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOGd_HVYFkUBst1pCd7pC11yTbOTHhzUeeR0n19oNW2Np-UP4_KGS0BxKdJbAE8hHC176atP-XbZDctr59qZmxBEsDRL2cdcwxpPDqQKlnlk7VJUw9sv8Zzy_SLhfsnCVyYLjYxYCDn8/w400-h275/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.09.01+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The timing of the issue is absolutely bad as Liu is just starting to make his mark in Hollywood as a bonafide A-list celebrity. But when you think about it, it's been an ongoing cycle for actors in Hollywood as of late to become haunted by their past "mistakes" and while I don't condone Simu's controversial comments, I think we can all agree that Cancel Culture is mainly responsible for exposing him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in the day on the Phile I used to talk about what happened on "The Amazing Race" and "Big Brother" in a pheature called "Reality Blurred" I think. Anyway, I am still a big fan of those shows and as "Big Brother" is going on right now I thought I'd just talk about it. "Big Brother Season 23" contestant Azah Awasum may have just lost her chance at the $750,000 grand prize. The second double eviction for the summer aired this week, and it saw Azah winning her first Head of Household (HOH) competition. Prior to the eviction, Hannah Chaddha begged for her life in the game but Azah told her that she needs to stay true to what she promised Kyland Young. Apparently, Azah told Kyland that she would not put him up because Kyland didn’t put her up for eviction last week.
Azah also told Hannah that she needs to put her up alongside Xavier Prather and all she needs to do is win the Power of Veto (POV). Unfortunately, Kyland was the one that won the POV and he decided to use it on his ride or die, Xavier.
Azah put Big D Frazier up as her replacement nominee and Kyland and Xavier both voted to save him over Hannah. Since "Big Brother" is a number and loyalty game, Azah might have just lost her chance at bringing home the grand prize.
Prior to Tiffany Mitchell’s eviction, she and Hannah spoke to Azah urging her to stay loyal to the last three women in the house. Tiffany told Azah that they need to stick together so that they would have the numbers to evict the final three men in the house.
Unfortunately, Azah decided to stay loyal to the other housemates and not to Tiffany and Hannah. Azah has always been close to Big D and she has also been very vocal about her crush on Xavier.
Since Kyland put Tiffany and Hannah up for eviction, Azah voted to send Tiffany packing. And when she had the opportunity to save the other female player in the house, she refused to do so. Now, Azah is the only woman in the game. And even though she and the other members of the cookout made history by being the first African-American alliance to make it to the top 6, it’s unlikely for her to become this season’s winner.
As this week’s HOH, Azah isn’t qualified to compete in next week’s HOH game. What she doesn’t know is that Xavier and Kyland have a final two deal. So, if either one of them becomes HOH, they will put her and Big D up for eviction.
Either way, Azah and Big D’s position in the game is quite similar. After all, Azah just had her first big win this week. Big D, on the other hand, has not won anything. So, taking them to the final two could either make or break Xavier and Kyland’s strategy.
In "Big Brother" history, it has become common practice for the finalists to take a contestant that didn’t do much throughout the season to ensure that they would win the grand prize. So, if this is Xavier and Kyland’s strategy, they could take each other out and bring either Azah and Big D to the finale.
However, Kyland also said that he wants his "Big Brother" experience to be unlike any other. So, he wants to compete with only the best on finale night. If he remains true to his word, this means that Kyland would take Xavier to the finale. And the first male African-American winner would be crowned in "Big Brother Season 23." The finale episode for "Big Brother Season 23" will air on September 29th on CBS. The members of the jury will also return to cast their vote on who they think is most deserving to bring home $750,000.
America’s Favorite Houseguest will also bring home $25,000. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Did</b> you see the new billboards that are popping up all over Florida? I will show you...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqnTZP4qaI6aYr8tHnMcTDAeZCnN4FwwWkNM1DxPa2JQ5UbkkBw_IFF2ikWyS2BXtPs19eSt9NLjUDO_IHfJHn8wdxn83e6uEksLkPhFC8ZaSz5pLP969o5fzQ_-rk0vhCiG1ZGuSGrI/s400/686FB851-0D51-4F7E-80B4-4325F5B332E3_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="400" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqnTZP4qaI6aYr8tHnMcTDAeZCnN4FwwWkNM1DxPa2JQ5UbkkBw_IFF2ikWyS2BXtPs19eSt9NLjUDO_IHfJHn8wdxn83e6uEksLkPhFC8ZaSz5pLP969o5fzQ_-rk0vhCiG1ZGuSGrI/w400-h289/686FB851-0D51-4F7E-80B4-4325F5B332E3_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hahaha. There's a new Disney+ <i>Star Wars</i> that is coming out... I'll show you the first promo poster for it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgD6w7N2u5rvnhLXreKQP5IJqEe69M5K-dFmPLpLvrq6wOs2actZ1p15OIID4z5eTCWx8mQaUCa2t7EShylUBEVozrfRxtzCRzyZjObZjNsOcw06Wn42EGKUa2smx2ydJlJhV9keHHDI/s400/99F8BA84-2A98-43CE-ACDE-72147CD6E521_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="400" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgD6w7N2u5rvnhLXreKQP5IJqEe69M5K-dFmPLpLvrq6wOs2actZ1p15OIID4z5eTCWx8mQaUCa2t7EShylUBEVozrfRxtzCRzyZjObZjNsOcw06Wn42EGKUa2smx2ydJlJhV9keHHDI/w400-h288/99F8BA84-2A98-43CE-ACDE-72147CD6E521_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think it'll be good. You know, children's books are not as creative as they used to be...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpiXwDEvTzs38O1Hwm8x5FvU4cWUppBQIl2D4BaOVHOjS38GBbaTDcO_y-ORFInFxBJtLisxpDXTWS-u9_u0X9dL0gYGGihOgZyxbEbv5ZuqF0Bo3esLb_ID-s4vWrF7Yg7bdnQfltF0/s422/C1FEDA45-AED0-45C0-9C0A-7E02129646AD_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="359" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpiXwDEvTzs38O1Hwm8x5FvU4cWUppBQIl2D4BaOVHOjS38GBbaTDcO_y-ORFInFxBJtLisxpDXTWS-u9_u0X9dL0gYGGihOgZyxbEbv5ZuqF0Bo3esLb_ID-s4vWrF7Yg7bdnQfltF0/w340-h400/C1FEDA45-AED0-45C0-9C0A-7E02129646AD_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Haha. Only 25 cents. If I had a TARDIS I would go to Aspen, Colorado in 1973 and buy a cup of lemonade from this kid. I wonder what he's doing now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfgTtDZs2TVnyPLlHr0as0o6boFguvVrgRFw1GTgP_25-h1no16u2jRR5gISE8om7VCj8bFW7t7pBVn8EmkXNOHIrkOMbrLGXrtJFTt_69XTF2jtddx93nuGHdxMc6Po2tA-xcNyXGsQ/s1314/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.56.19+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfgTtDZs2TVnyPLlHr0as0o6boFguvVrgRFw1GTgP_25-h1no16u2jRR5gISE8om7VCj8bFW7t7pBVn8EmkXNOHIrkOMbrLGXrtJFTt_69XTF2jtddx93nuGHdxMc6Po2tA-xcNyXGsQ/w270-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.56.19+AM.png" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's guest used to be in Queen and I have to show you this... the poster from the one time Foghat opened for Queen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcjFsOP1prsf42HVH_529k-ezCJxR6di2Flw7lDCYIt2DFGfyzE3UOFCevttQI1lPDFXyvWDQFsmiEUEcaYCM1ChqwSHSVP6J8y-mCGA3mk4gzUTdAYP2Eo2mXn80mPGfpc12-mfsx38/s618/AC27FFE2-B303-47C9-8948-471689402EAC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcjFsOP1prsf42HVH_529k-ezCJxR6di2Flw7lDCYIt2DFGfyzE3UOFCevttQI1lPDFXyvWDQFsmiEUEcaYCM1ChqwSHSVP6J8y-mCGA3mk4gzUTdAYP2Eo2mXn80mPGfpc12-mfsx38/w259-h400/AC27FFE2-B303-47C9-8948-471689402EAC.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Valentine's Day. I wish I was at that show. A good rule of thumb is that if something involves secretly tinkering with somebody else's phone, it's not the cleanest move.
A guy emailed the Phile about how he was frustrated with his wife checking her email while they were on vacation. Rather than talk to her about it, he picked up her phone while she wasn't looking, and changed the notification settings. He also took the opportunity to criticize her job as not worth caring about. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwR8e6NhxfinWBvDt7rkvV15QtSPAu5xnwHMjLWNnLRvOWnJdaXpdLJXXnNLKHmF5clZDO7nqEFjO360CiZtUM4U7enAN47V7F-wrnv3QQkbzxfJKBW7_6MBt2tntBuI96k6MuvP1D7rs/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwR8e6NhxfinWBvDt7rkvV15QtSPAu5xnwHMjLWNnLRvOWnJdaXpdLJXXnNLKHmF5clZDO7nqEFjO360CiZtUM4U7enAN47V7F-wrnv3QQkbzxfJKBW7_6MBt2tntBuI96k6MuvP1D7rs/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"She is hourly, and not paid a high enough wage to warrant her needing to check emails after hours. I'm paid a high salary in a 24/7 production type job. I check my email once a day to make sure I didn't seriously screw the pooch on something before I left, but that's it. I do have a problem with her reading emails and starting to worry about work when she isn't paid to, every time she gets copied on a work email. I get that she doesn't want to walk in blind next week. But she'll have plenty of time to read missed emails on the plane ride home.
Am I wrong to getting her phone and blocking her work email notifications behind her back?" You could like... you know... talk to your wife. I get that it comes from a good place, but this is not the right solution." The entitlement is stunning. Who gave you the authority? You decided to sabotage your wife's work and treat her like a child you need to manage, not an adult partner. You see your work as important but her work, her job, is just some cute hobby you just... messed with. For your convenience. So, yeah, you were wrong, my friend. If you have a problem and you'd like my advice on email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. Mind you, only three more entries after this one so there's a good chance I won't get to it... but you never know. Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMD0DuK0cPNYqTE4HuSdfwQfuqmzs3wmU1feLCoLaA9aeJ7KGNITWhzmx2GqlficlJ5XqphzCDliUKTP661nxvYhV6dTL4DZzGAza3GWyEuQ0TEbqQtnsYGgyYG2U1-SJPl1dkqAaie0/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMD0DuK0cPNYqTE4HuSdfwQfuqmzs3wmU1feLCoLaA9aeJ7KGNITWhzmx2GqlficlJ5XqphzCDliUKTP661nxvYhV6dTL4DZzGAza3GWyEuQ0TEbqQtnsYGgyYG2U1-SJPl1dkqAaie0/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Top Phive Things Said At A Bar Last Night</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>5.</b> I drank too much wine which wouldn't have been so bad but I was already drinking vodka. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>4.</b> The olive in a dirty martini basically makes it a salad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3.</b> Life rule: vodka mixes well with everything except decisions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2.</b> Therapy: $125. Margarita on an empty stomach: $12. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the number one thing said at a bar last night was...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>1. </b>Time heals all... and so does tequila. Tequila and time heal all. Drinking tequila all the time heals all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFdEWR99_KwGtvpcplD-yuigmztmwcrLhU_NJgvv5pJgL3sMq5pN0hwKYmuBaMHZSVNj_LsspuTSLMv6tIMBVq1Ezd2NWJI3Vp2B3WuDSFkNIlNBmk-jUybB-EmAaXAcHxzTjHzDRVy0/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFdEWR99_KwGtvpcplD-yuigmztmwcrLhU_NJgvv5pJgL3sMq5pN0hwKYmuBaMHZSVNj_LsspuTSLMv6tIMBVq1Ezd2NWJI3Vp2B3WuDSFkNIlNBmk-jUybB-EmAaXAcHxzTjHzDRVy0/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKxYQoPtBS-lABjxGJJUPKFydI6gTdjxqyMXzH9BgOPmpxDrJt6SuTx0J3GoSmLNMXjRhogfGvOH99NuYxOOT44BghTJojoNsijsxv_ESGmxl8b-Se3wl2v9bll-iPEAgnnDBd_XMLpo/s621/fullsizeoutput_374e.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKxYQoPtBS-lABjxGJJUPKFydI6gTdjxqyMXzH9BgOPmpxDrJt6SuTx0J3GoSmLNMXjRhogfGvOH99NuYxOOT44BghTJojoNsijsxv_ESGmxl8b-Se3wl2v9bll-iPEAgnnDBd_XMLpo/w395-h400/fullsizeoutput_374e.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Pot Jefferson, shall we?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQNVcBwpeneMdsuXufLqEfVRoTiFMTPvXl0igdD6JkgyNPru-SgC_EkCzAzJsS3wGnl6TF3-rsNbRviAn7pt5ReJIV4hFUbLIlw-qDoXC3v8vP-9sKUoOOTvlbcj2eS5VROH_o0HCKNw/s1243/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.43.34+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="1243" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQNVcBwpeneMdsuXufLqEfVRoTiFMTPvXl0igdD6JkgyNPru-SgC_EkCzAzJsS3wGnl6TF3-rsNbRviAn7pt5ReJIV4hFUbLIlw-qDoXC3v8vP-9sKUoOOTvlbcj2eS5VROH_o0HCKNw/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.43.34+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is so cool! It's the Summers Fames Market. Also today is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQo1sgCZTOfGJuEUbUYgN38Y3vHIEK9OhxaaFoXi8DoFD3AKBWxAsgWaAW5qfKLll5tyxEd1SwzXMOlyScV4sRY9m8V6oKloNo1NDAZiZloZRlHhWvTvIJDmW8N1hxsx9tnwmNb8hBXE/s316/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.48.58+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQo1sgCZTOfGJuEUbUYgN38Y3vHIEK9OhxaaFoXi8DoFD3AKBWxAsgWaAW5qfKLll5tyxEd1SwzXMOlyScV4sRY9m8V6oKloNo1NDAZiZloZRlHhWvTvIJDmW8N1hxsx9tnwmNb8hBXE/w318-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-09-18+at+10.48.58+AM.png" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wish I was there. Now for some...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ1tZf-8mBPINoViJ_46pJ85_dF_TF4PXcSbQ3TwV8BDSRwkfexBlNHYV1xpULu49mSERHWiNmmppelJ189WfI2-NFc6bVuPI3B20iZG-kTdVYO18-wiI3vWiRlq8Anq36t2VCzCXkxI/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ1tZf-8mBPINoViJ_46pJ85_dF_TF4PXcSbQ3TwV8BDSRwkfexBlNHYV1xpULu49mSERHWiNmmppelJ189WfI2-NFc6bVuPI3B20iZG-kTdVYO18-wiI3vWiRlq8Anq36t2VCzCXkxI/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 1. </b>Mark Twain repaid his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full, though he had no legal obligation to do so. “I am not a business man; and honor is a harder master than the law. It cannot compromise for less than a hundred cents on the dollar, and its debts never outlaw.” </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 2.</b> In the Marvel comics, Santa Claus is actually the world’s most powerful mutant ever registered by the X-Men. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 3.</b> Leonardo DiCaprio bought an island in Belize 10 years ago and built the world’s first eco-restorative resort that restores the island’s over-fished waters, coastline, and forest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 4.</b> In 2000, three Colombian gunmen made the mistake of trying to kidnap the family of Bernardo Tobar, one of the top rated shooters in the country, while he was returning from the range. He shot two of them dead with his target pistol. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 5. </b> The first meal consumed on the moon was bread and wine. Buzz Aldrin brought with him communion bread and wine, along with a small silver chalice, and held communion during a requested radio blackout shortly after landing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW9nQpp2QkO1e6atIX3Uk__W3hop80jI9LJz3iPEkqvBDenXAC3ZmGzEd-SKRI1CVix41mc1y1NICnLTCk0tjDQt_nOSyHfdapDt3D_Q9O7rBdpcXaX3h1lLscCSvvo4hJhRsRWIqQSk/s500/fullsizeoutput_3550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="500" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW9nQpp2QkO1e6atIX3Uk__W3hop80jI9LJz3iPEkqvBDenXAC3ZmGzEd-SKRI1CVix41mc1y1NICnLTCk0tjDQt_nOSyHfdapDt3D_Q9O7rBdpcXaX3h1lLscCSvvo4hJhRsRWIqQSk/w400-h385/fullsizeoutput_3550.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is cool. Today's guest s an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, author, astrophysicist, and university administrator. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. His debut solo album "Back to the Light" was reissued as part of the "Brian May Gold Series," packaged with a second disc of bonus tracks titled "Out of the Light." Please welcome to the Phile... Brian May!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmlSaVbtwtQC-zL83GAv0v54hBxccVHQQs1Zo9Rv3YNehi1J8UnZi1ULgXhmmi5FA4TQmmcgosbL3ytqkvuSNZTC8SaTfRQayg0zEn0RIL195_XVi6tXUGukJGjXdUMTlRX2bo481kss/s400/03BDA36E-EAD5-40BD-A22B-E00D3D3461B7_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmlSaVbtwtQC-zL83GAv0v54hBxccVHQQs1Zo9Rv3YNehi1J8UnZi1ULgXhmmi5FA4TQmmcgosbL3ytqkvuSNZTC8SaTfRQayg0zEn0RIL195_XVi6tXUGukJGjXdUMTlRX2bo481kss/w400-h360/03BDA36E-EAD5-40BD-A22B-E00D3D3461B7_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Hello, Brian, welcome to the Phile. My friend Jeff is gonna be jealous I'm interviewing you. How are you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>Hello, Jason, and hello Jeff. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, you released your solo album "Back to the Light" for its 30th anniversary. How has this experience been for you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> It's great, it's been very energizing and very unexpected I've got to say. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Because I am 30 years older than the boy that made that record. The boy that made that record was not in a good state. He was in a very depressed state because he was losing Freddie, he was losing his dad, he was losing his marriage, he was using the band that he put all his energies into. It was a bleak time where I felt a lot of blackness and got kind of paralysed mentally for quite a while. I was looking for a way out, looking for a new light and that's what this album is all about. So in a way I was hoping to connect with people who are in a black place and looking for a light. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, what made you decide to re-release the album? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> The timing couldn't be better. The funny thing was I thought I would feel paternal towards that boy that I'm looking back on. But actually, as soon as I immersed myself in it, I felt that no, this is still me. I am still that boy. If I was going to make an album right now I would probably make this one. I still have the pain. I still have the yearning. I still have the feelings of unfulfillment. All that kind of stuff, and I suppose they're the stuff of life. So I stand by the album, it's a new album effectively. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> It is? But it came out in 1992. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> But it's not been out there. I think it's bene about 20 years since someone could buy that album. It's never been out for streaming or downloading or anything. Never ever. So, folks, "Back to the Light" is a new album straight from my heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What was the motivation to do this solo album? Why was a solo project something you wanted to work on? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> It wasn't comfortable, that's the thing. We had this Queen family for many years. It's been very rocky but incredibly productive and incredibly creative and now we perceived because it must come to an end. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Why was that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Because Freddie's time on this planet was coming to a close. That's something we hardly talk about and we don't most of the time. We just get on and make music as best we can. But nevertheless there is that knowledge and I was just dealing with my personal stuff so I just needed to work at therapy for myself and try to find myself where it was a strange situation where everything was in flux. And I don't feel every day to get up and do the stuff I want to do. Sometimes I just don't want to get out of bed. I know a lot of people who have been in that situation. So on the days where I do feel productive I go in to what then was my little Billiard room down in the little country houser that I had. It's got a couple of tape machines, a mixing desk, nothing more and I go in there and just try to make music. I knew it was music for myself, it wasn't going to be for Queen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me</b>: Why is that? The music definitely could've been Queen music. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> That's a separate compartment. I had this overwhelming that Queen would be ending soon. So I'm doing it partly for therapy, partly because I want to find myself and partly because I don't even know who I am. I'm looking for that new identity if you like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Were you bogged down by making this album? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>No, but I was bogged down by other things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I'm sure, you were going through a lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>Yeah, my personal side was so draining. I felt like I didn't have a future. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>You covered the Queen song "Too Much Love Will Kill" you on this album. Did you enjoy putting your own spin on it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> No. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" kind of sums it up. I thought I was in a vice and I couldn't take a step in any direction because I didn't know what the direction was. That's a bad place to be in a state of kind of paralysis. If I'm not moving in my life I'm kind of dead. That's what that song is about and it's the only song I wrote in about a 12 month period. The rest of the time I was trying to find the energy and the motivation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Did anything help you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>Two things really helped me. "Driven By You," this is very uncharacteristic of me because I'm not a professional writer, nobody says, "Write me a song and I'll pay you, Brian." That just doesn't happen. But on this occasion I was offered a job to make a song for a TV commercial for a motor car, completely out of character and I went I don't know if I can do that. They told me the mantra, which is everything we do is driven by me. It hooked me, it inspired me. I could hear "everything I do is driven by you," I could hear the song, I could hear the chorus, it meant something to me on the level of motor cars and it also meant something to me on the level of relationships. Everything I do in a relationship is driven by "you." They call it co-dependancy. It's a therapy thing, so I was really into writing the song and did it really quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, did the car company like the song? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Yeah, they loved it. I should talk to them about doing it again, shouldn't I for my reissue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Reissue the car and reissue the song? Haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>Yeah, do a retro car ad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, did you play this song for Freddie? What was his thoughts on this? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>Yeah, I asked him what he thought because that's the normal way we behaved. If we did a track or we did a demo or whatever we'd always play it for each other and say, "Do you think this is a Queen track? Or should it be solo or whatever? Or should we just get rid of it?" I played it for Freddie and he really liked it. He said, "Yes, it's got great energy, it's really good." I said, "What do you think? Maybe it should be a Queen track? Do you want to sing it?" And he said, "Darling, you sing it beautifully. I don't think I should sing it. I think you should go with it." Then we had this strange conversation I had expected to have, it was in my mind but I never would have brought it up. Freddie said, "Look, I don't know how long I'm going to be around and I know you're probably feeling anxious about putting this out because you might be feeling it's disrespectful to me leaving me in the lurch." He said, "You shouldn't worry about it… We are here, we're doing what we always do. Business as usual. We're Queen as long as we can be. But you should be thinking about your solo career because that's going to come up. And this is a great way to start. Go out there and take it." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> That must've made you feel great, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> It was great to have Freddie's blessing and he was that kind of a guy. He was very generous. I don't know if I could manage that kind of speech if I was in that situation. This gave me confidence because I had been paddling around thinking I'll make track here and there. But as soon as I delivered this and it was a hit, I thought, okay, I can do this. I can make a track and make an album. It's going to crystallize the emotions that I'm going through... the journey that I'm on... and it's going to be an album which means something to me and to people who listen to me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I love the song "Nothin' But Blue" on the album, Brian. I am guessing that song is about Freddie...
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>Yes, you're right, it's about Freddie. I had this kind of intuition and it was actually the night before he went that we recorded it. Cozy Powell had come in with this backing track which had all these beautiful chords on and I could just hear immediately, I scribbled a few words down and sang it and it was done in I suppose a couple of hours really. I played the guitar really quick. I had this wonderful Joe Satriani guitar, a big chrome plated guitar which he'd given me and that inspired me as well. A lot of that was played on that guitar which I never do. Usually I play on my own guitars the whole time. But I had Freddie in my mind and I just had this feeling he was about to go. And all I could think about was what might have happened, what might have been... and it was now not going to happen. So I was kind of projecting what I was going to feel like in the song and it came out very quickly and very fluid. I do love it, I love the freshness of it. It's the only track on the album which is for Freddie. The time I didn't say so, only a few people really twigged it. But there's lot of clues in there. If you listen carefully there's a lot of little bits of Freddie writing in there and Freddie phrasing. A little bit of "Champions" is in there. It's written all over the walls what it's about. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Yeah, I figured it out. Would you say writing this song and with the others helped you with grief?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Absolutely, yeah, it's the best therapy. Creation is therapy and if I'm putting my heart and soul and my pain in creating, yes, it's very helpful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Losing my dad I never get over grief, I just learned to process it. Is that the same with you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>Yeah, I think that's right. We don't ever get over it, we just put it in a different place, find the peace with it. Freddie was like family. It was definitely a family that we had. And losing him as a family member is something that never goes away. Same time I get to a different place, I get to a place of peace and I think both Roger and I and John in his own way grieved for a long time in a kind of unreasonable way. Both Roger and I went out and denied that we've ever been in Queen. It was quite odd. It was like we didn't want to talk about it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> That's one of the stages, right? Denial. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> I think it is. There's anger there as well. It's a strange sense of frustration and anger, like being left or something. It's not the emotions that I expect. So we did that and it was such a very strange time. But now I think of Freddie every day but it's a good feeling, a feeling of pride that we had those great times together and we created all those things together. That we had the great friendship that we had. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> When you think of him now is there a story about Freddie that says to you who he was? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>There's so many things really. It was very easy to misunderstand Freddie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Really? Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> He could look selfish, he could look very self centered. But it was because he was so focused. He had no patience for fools or for wasting time. I found myself a lot of times apologising for Freddie, knowing where he was coming from but knowing what it looked like. People would come up in restaurants and say, "Could I possibly bother you for an autograph?" And he's go, "Don't be fucking ridiculous. I'm eating my dinner, I need my time." It happened a lot and sometimes people would get offended and I'd explain that Freddie was in the middle of recording and he doesn't want to talk because it hurts his voice, etc, etc. Sometimes people would actually get it. I remember one girl coming up, we were just going to the studio and this girl comes up and goes, "Can I have your autograph, Freddie, it would mean so much to me?" And he said, "Oh, fuck off, darling." He was tired and he goes in and I'm left with this girl and she goes, "He told me to fuck off. That's so wonderful." Ha ha. I think she got it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ha. Did you guys get a lot of fan mail? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> I remember mountains of gifts coming into us from the Japanese fans, who are always so wonderful. We have a special connection with Japan, there is no doubt. And he had this beautiful house which he had not long moved into in Kensington and this kind of crate of presents arrived for him and he went, "Oh, darling, just see of there's any Samurai swords in it and get rid of the rest." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> That's bloody rude, don't you think? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>He's tongue and cheek, but he's focused. He doesn't want clutter in his life, he just wants what he wants in his life. He wants to sing, that's all he wants to play, he wants to entertain, he wants to be an artist. That's Freddie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Okay, so, you guys were in hiatus and then played with Paul Rodgers and with Adam Lambert. What made you decide to go on as Queen? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> We didn't look for it. We always imagined if one of us went that was the end. I was firmly convinced it was all over. But I used to drive out passed those beautiful arenas where we used to play, like Madison Square Garden and I used to go "I used to do that, that's never going to happen again." We're never going to be in there and I was convinced. Roger too, he thought it was over. I was all right about it, I thought that was part of my life, I'm having a different kind of life now. But then a couple of things happened. The Paul Rodgers thing happened completely by accident. I ended up playing an awards show, playing "All Right Now" with Paul. It felt so great because I was such a fan of both Paul and Kossoff who did the original riff. We came off stage having thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and Paul's lady was there and said, "Hm, you guys seem to get on really well, all you need is a drummer." I went, "Okay, I know a drummer." I talked to Rog and he said, "Oh my God, I never thought of that. We could play with Paul." So we did and it just happened in a very relaxed kind of way. Suddenly we were playing in front of 120,000 people. And it became serious and we toured the world. There we were... Queen + Paul Rodgers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I love Paul, he was one of my dad's best friends. Why did the you and Paul stop working together and get Adam Lambert? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>It came to a logical end because Paul has to return to his mainstream obviously. So we parted company in a very amicable way. And again both Roger and myself went that's it, we've done it now. We've done Queen, we don't need to do that anymore. We have our lives, we have a comfortable place to be, we can get on with other stuff. Then along comes Adam Lambert, and he's literally like a Gift from God that I call him. Suddenly out of the blue there's this guy who could do it all, who can sing it, who can perform it, who can relate to the audience, who has the entertainment value and camp value and he's a nice person. Suddenly, okay, it's a no brainier, we have to see what happens if we play with this guy. And we did "The Show Must Go On," "Rock You," "Champions," and it was a home run. Everybody went you got to do this. so we did and become a very efficient and rather glorious touring entity I think. It's quite self unconscious, we just do what comes naturally and it's like Adam's always been there. He's like a young brother, but the age difference doesn't make any difference. We've had a great time and people have come to love it and get into it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, you never set out to find a replacement singer? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian: </b>We never looked for it, it just happened. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I love your unique guitar sound, Brian. What was your first guitar? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> I built my first guitar from scratch when I was a teen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> That's crazy. What was that like and why build one? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Me and my dad made a guitar because we couldn't afford one. We couldn't afford to buy a Fender or a Gibson. We couldn't even afford to buy the English copies of those things. So, we made it, I designed it from scratch, in fact I did my one shapes from my own cut down from what I envisioned a Spanish guitar to be cut into. And it was out of bits and pieces, and old oak table that my dad had lying around, a piece of that is the oak insert for the body that takes the strain. The neck is a piece of hundred year old fireplace that's 150-years-old now. It was all carved by hand, we had no machine tools or whatever. Everything was carved out, sanded, polished by hand and it's my guitar. It was designed to feed back, I think it was the first guitar where that would be the case. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Because everyone was designing guitars not to feed back. It's ironic, isn't it, the Fenders, all the Stratocasters, all the Gibsons, Les Pauls, or whatever or designed totally solid body so they don't make this ugly sound that amplified acoustic guitars made in those days. But of course we had Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, and who who followed who turned the game up so loud that they did feed back. I wanted my guitar to feed back in the right way, so I put these little acoustic pockets in the body and I don't know if my design was right or I was just really lucky, but it works, it's just a great live instrument and it feeds back. It'll feed back for ever, I'm sounding like Spinal Tap now. The guitar became my voice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, how did you come up with the Brian May guitar signature sound? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> There's a couple more elements, Rory Gallagher came into it because I wanted that "voice" that Rory Gallagher had. I wanted the sustain and the articulation and I stayed backstage at the Marquee after he played one night and said, "How do you do that, Rory, where's your sound coming from?" He was a very openly, wonderful gentleman guy he was, he said, "Brian, it's easy, I have this guitar which happens to be a Fender, and I have this little treble booster which boosts the sound, it's a Range Master, and it sits atop the AC-30 and the AC-30 is where all the sound comes from, there is no other amp like an AC-30. It doesn't sound like a Marshall or any other thing, it has its own class A sound. That's where my sound comes from." He said, "When I'm at low volume it's nice and clear and articulated, you can hear chords and as I turn it up it gets more and more saturated and eventually at full volume it sings." So there next day and go and buy myself two AC-30's and a Range Master treble booster, plug it into my guitar and that's my sound. It hasn't really changed in the 50 years since then. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, what do you think about "Queen's Greatest Hits" being back on the charts, Brian? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Amazing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What is it and still makes the band still so popular do you think? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> I don't know. I think we speak the language of the common man honestly. I think we speak of the hopes and dreams and the pain and disappointment of everyone. We don't speak like rock stars, I think that's maybe the secret. Also we were very competitive as writers, the four of us all wrote hits and we were fiercely critical of each other and raised each other's game I think. So we had a powerful writing team, we had a powerful production team, because we learned our lessons from early on from the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. But we had superiour technology because it was advancing. So the Beatles were working on a sixteen track, we were working on a 24 track then a 48 track and then an infinite number of tracks. As it foes on we have digital slave tracks. So we have a powerful kind of machine in our grasp, and we talk about real things, I think that's it. We're very old school, we talk about the hopes and dreams of every man, I think that's it. I think that's why people relate. "I Want It All," "I Want to Break Free." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> What story does "Bohemian Rhapsody" tell, Brian? Haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> It tells the story of ultimately of release. It's the stuff of reality I think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Brian, thanks so much for being on the Phile. This was a big deal for me, sir. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Brian:</b> Thank you. Thank you for being so supportive and so well prepared, my God, I don't encounter people like you very often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Thanks. That means a lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVbCC-zndmbce5Yp1Smpe9t7XZzceUgok680ArAp3XSx6KO9rohPW8Eu8G7y1FLbIg9hNLSI0MCp-8O9rZKaPG5F3zyr6U8ItPqseh93ttvV7t8wXg9kCJDlihDQREm_HrVHgdq8x518/s1180/DB815E56-F1DC-4D5B-B42F-4EC6E9BC264D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVbCC-zndmbce5Yp1Smpe9t7XZzceUgok680ArAp3XSx6KO9rohPW8Eu8G7y1FLbIg9hNLSI0MCp-8O9rZKaPG5F3zyr6U8ItPqseh93ttvV7t8wXg9kCJDlihDQREm_HrVHgdq8x518/s320/DB815E56-F1DC-4D5B-B42F-4EC6E9BC264D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Brian May for a great interview. The Phile will be back on Monday with Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze. Only three more to go, kids! Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OS4TelwdLrEaEuZZiLdk-R8AevnyRw_FKc26_bOnkpFJfj8LsbCyrF7luznDooNKsBylGc4fXNOfqfhcD8rrCz5zmNce31v8HvzAraVdkflm4-eG91Ku_W4DkeewzTU02_CPEKkXvQ8/s400/C17CFAF5-EFE9-4F4F-91B3-4F3813E59248_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OS4TelwdLrEaEuZZiLdk-R8AevnyRw_FKc26_bOnkpFJfj8LsbCyrF7luznDooNKsBylGc4fXNOfqfhcD8rrCz5zmNce31v8HvzAraVdkflm4-eG91Ku_W4DkeewzTU02_CPEKkXvQ8/w301-h400/C17CFAF5-EFE9-4F4F-91B3-4F3813E59248_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-24616630004829766772021-09-13T10:41:00.001-04:002021-09-13T10:41:04.790-04:00Pheaturing Phile Alum Ringo Starr<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h6o-xCRidB3ki2QIS00pOE8MN0-r5apo1UDcSzGwXhYqn2UJtwwOLlxD8xxNoY5WITgSb3avjhoSAvPkSh-yEbFZGOsrsRd_ltbvldcvTGRSIB6yHpcJBrjMDiMuW1gfE3Q8pMSRcxA/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h6o-xCRidB3ki2QIS00pOE8MN0-r5apo1UDcSzGwXhYqn2UJtwwOLlxD8xxNoY5WITgSb3avjhoSAvPkSh-yEbFZGOsrsRd_ltbvldcvTGRSIB6yHpcJBrjMDiMuW1gfE3Q8pMSRcxA/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. How are you? We are down to just a handful of entries left... literally. We are down to the last five. Lana Del Rey says she is signing off social media.
In a video posted to Instagram on Saturday night, Del Rey announced that all of her accounts will be deactivated effective Sunday. “That is simply because I have so many interests, and other jobs I’m doing that require privacy and transparency,” she explained of the decision.
Del Rey assured fans she will continue to making music and poetry, adding, “I’m still very present and love what I do.” The timing of Del Rey’s decision is certainly odd, considering she has a new album coming out next month. But it’s also probably for the best, as the singer has stirred up plenty of controversy with some of her past social media postings. Last year, she criticized female musicians of color, only to later say her comments couldn’t possibly be construed as racially charged because “I have Black friends,” and then vowed to get revenge on her critics. She also posted photos of herself wearing a mesh face mask during the height of the pandemic, and posted video of looters during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests. So, yeah, probably a good decision to deactivate the accounts.
Before Del Rey signed off for good, however, she commemorated the 20th anniversary of September 11th by announcing she was working on a new covers album. </p><p><b>The</b> gravesite of Pop Smoke was vandalized over the weekend, and there’s evidence to suggest the vandals attempted to remove the late rapper’s casket.
TMZ reports that the crypt at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York was smashed open sometime between Friday evening and Saturday morning. Drag marks were also seen on the ground outside of the crypt, suggesting that the vandals attempted to remove the rapper’s grave. It was not immediately clear if they were successful.
Pop Smoke (whose real name Bashar Barakah Jackson) was shot and killed during a home invasion in Los Angeles on February 19th, 2020. </p><p><b>Looks</b> like Bill Cosby won’t be heading out on a comedy tour any time soon.
The disgraced comedian first let the ill-advised plan of some sort of post-prison stand-up comedy tour slip back in July, but according to a new report by TMZ, he’s been talked out of the idea because of yet another sexual assault lawsuit.
The case in question was filed by Judy Huth, who alleges Cosby sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion back in the 1970s when was just 15 years old. Huth’s case isn’t exactly new either... it dates back to 2014, with Huth one of more than 60 women who have come forward over the years with allegations of rape, drug-induced sexual assault, sexual battery, and child sexual abuse towards the one-time icon. However, the lawsuit was put on the back burner while Cosby faced the charges brought by Andrea Constad, which ultimately sent him to prison until his early release this summer courtesy of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Now, with the newly-energized case set to go to trial next spring, the actor is staring down the prospect of another legal battle, and his rep told TMZ he won’t go on tour in order to avoid all the media scrutiny that would come with mounting a comeback in the middle of more allegations. There are also concerns Cosby could say something incriminating while on stage.
While Cosby’s spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt, wasn’t directly quoted in the report, he insists Cosby's decision had nothing to do with lack of interest on the part of audiences or the comedy circuit. In fact, he claims at least a dozen clubs around the country approached Cosby about performing after his conviction was overturned. Speaking of media scrutiny, Cosby himself claimed the “mainstream media are the insurrectionists” after Phylicia Rashad received a public reprimand and more than a little backlash for celebrating his release from prison.</p><p><b>If </b>you’re like most Americans, then chances are you’ve stopped by McDonald’s hoping to beat the heat with a McFlurry only to be told that the machine is broken. It’s an infamous trait of McDonald’s franchises around the country, but hopefully that might change soon. After years of complaints from everyday consumers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started an investigation into the fast-food chain’s perpetually broken ice cream machines.
<i>The Wall Street Journal</i> reports that the FTC has been mailing letters to McDonald’s locations around the U.S. inquiring why the ice cream machines that make milkshakes, soft-serve cones, and the coveted McFlurry are constantly out of order. While it’s tempting to imagine federal employees are doing this because they want a classic sweet treat like the rest of us... and, really, who could blame them... the real reason is because they’re hoping to answer a bigger question. If these machines break as often as they seem to, then who is tasked with fixing them? And more importantly, why are those people doing such a bad job?
Before the FTC can solve the cursed malfunctions of McDonald’s ice cream machines, they must first determine how the fact-food chain reviews its suppliers and equipment, why they still work with a faulty supplier, and how frequently owners work on their own machines themselves. As Business Insider points out, McDonald’s gets its frozen treat machines from a brand called Taylor and they’re notoriously very difficult to fix, nevermind to maintain, due to special cleaning cycles that often lead to failure. Two years ago, a company called Kytch designed a tool that helps McDonald’s franchise owners fix their own ice cream machines without having to call in a special Taylor repair technician. Soon, McDonald’s owners in over 30 states were using Kytch’s breakdown spotter. However, McDonald’s ordered franchisees to stop using the devices last year because they’re unsanctioned. Kytch fought back by suing Taylor, accusing them of infringing on franchisees’ rights to fix their own machines and stealing intellectual property. Alas, that’s when the FTC stepped in. So where are we in the process now? The FTC is currently engaging in a “preliminary investigation” to figure out if manufacturers are blocking consumers from fixing the machines themselves. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee the FTC’s involvement will solve this lawsuit or result in McDonald’s finally purchasing more reliable ice cream machines. At the very least, though, it does mean a non-consumer, non-business organization is finally applying pressure to the years-long problem, which is certainly overdue.
While you wait for the FTC to solve this long-running McDonald’s issue, figure out where to get your next McFlurry with ease by using McBroken, a website that tracks which McDonald’s locations have broken machines that was created by someone who was fed up and good at coding. Don’t forget you can get your ice cream fix at any of the local parlors or independent ice cream stands in your local neighborhood, too. </p><p><b>Darth</b> Vader is taking some time to interact with <i>Star Wars</i> fans. Hayden Christensen has been spotted at Florida SuperCon where he posed for photos with fans who attended the convention. Interestingly, the Darth Vader actor was also promoting his upcoming "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series at the event.
Fans were overjoyed when it was confirmed that Christensen will reprise his role as the Sith Lord in the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series. However, the <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith</i> actor has been very secretive about his role and hasn't been making a lot of public appearances since the announcement.
Luckily, that changed when Christensen was confirmed to be in attendance at Florida SuperCon. The Anakin Skywalker actor took photos with fans while maintaining social distance.
People who are concerned about the fan interaction can rest assured that there is a clear panel between Christensen and his fan. Besides, it's more exciting to note that Christensen was wearing a stunt crew cap from the Kenobi show.
It isn't clear if Christensen was discussing the series with fans but there is little doubt that everyone was curious about his new series. For now, it's only been confirmed that the show is still in production but we're hoping there will be a new update soon. </p><p><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BnF_9iq2Kr4QangODIRqaG2pw0E_iLoEEwStZa2x0M578ANfiC_lePMySPhdmcKHCkE3KKCB9HgJcFbqK45Lb8xtJOekC9HfioS1810P6wFHhefQS77YJu-dT4AV3cVi_UU2NIlFwBw/s660/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image38-2zwwhuxfx1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BnF_9iq2Kr4QangODIRqaG2pw0E_iLoEEwStZa2x0M578ANfiC_lePMySPhdmcKHCkE3KKCB9HgJcFbqK45Lb8xtJOekC9HfioS1810P6wFHhefQS77YJu-dT4AV3cVi_UU2NIlFwBw/s320/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image38-2zwwhuxfx1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Ummm... maybe not. Did you see the new <i>Star Wars</i> show that is coming out on Disney+? I'll show ya...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HOkbte_d-6_LlHRNUO-4Fobqkgfir1_44Fc01quWHFemT8M5qPxIx3b6twF-1GnwO7v_Eu0u65agTIZEeWD8sOdHrfwLItjiJPKhJdTSD2vpZcCqjg7yKc-EHZpnWf7h4jmV8QMYJyg/s550/86AFDD61-7F8B-40CC-BA40-F5E8324B2A39.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HOkbte_d-6_LlHRNUO-4Fobqkgfir1_44Fc01quWHFemT8M5qPxIx3b6twF-1GnwO7v_Eu0u65agTIZEeWD8sOdHrfwLItjiJPKhJdTSD2vpZcCqjg7yKc-EHZpnWf7h4jmV8QMYJyg/w291-h400/86AFDD61-7F8B-40CC-BA40-F5E8324B2A39.jpeg" width="291" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. That's dumb. Ever noticed every photo of Tears For Fears looks like a couple who just had a fight and aren't talking to each other?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj82WPFSz_-A1WHqqPU6Ry-Y9P6m9qyw0fLi1qUgW8op63KHX0BLqIg2KSTeGq0y6UvcKIkdsvUuYAd_bImFtRxlSfAMq4t-RH6JB4qHxZj2ogsg2uL5ZC2qM6-SCjcL3e2xHWDJ4eGxU/s400/795356BD-959F-4142-B67C-2474F4FD22E5_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj82WPFSz_-A1WHqqPU6Ry-Y9P6m9qyw0fLi1qUgW8op63KHX0BLqIg2KSTeGq0y6UvcKIkdsvUuYAd_bImFtRxlSfAMq4t-RH6JB4qHxZj2ogsg2uL5ZC2qM6-SCjcL3e2xHWDJ4eGxU/w400-h303/795356BD-959F-4142-B67C-2474F4FD22E5_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See what I mean? So, sometimes I like to get on Twitter and look up certain words and one of those words is "Foghat." Here's a tweet I saw recently...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6v8cSHTxfUuSNpLlPvRQRqioAr4CdBWnVcLp1BAfz66cqd8KrfzT8k-2-r9BALYjuFqRmhlqn0w0cwcsZNfL6qfU93ji_frJsH5ypMuZnka7UBYnCA5hZBCTBAy-NWFlZQxAWSlcuMA/s400/70F22A8E-66FE-46F4-BFF3-409F232D054F_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6v8cSHTxfUuSNpLlPvRQRqioAr4CdBWnVcLp1BAfz66cqd8KrfzT8k-2-r9BALYjuFqRmhlqn0w0cwcsZNfL6qfU93ji_frJsH5ypMuZnka7UBYnCA5hZBCTBAy-NWFlZQxAWSlcuMA/w400-h303/70F22A8E-66FE-46F4-BFF3-409F232D054F_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's funny. Pregnancy isn't always the miraculous and beautiful experience that Instagram mommy bloggers posing in floral crowns on the beach would lead you to think it is...
While carrying a baby for nine months and giving birth can be a transformative, life-altering experience for many people and couples, the physical and emotional toll isn't glamorous. Having a partner to support you through the pain of pregnancy can be a massive help, but if your partner is putting their own struggles over yours it can be a red flag for the future.
Parenting can be a highly rewarding gift, but it's also an exhausting journey in waking up with Cheerios in your hair and forgetting what rest feels like. When you're so pregnant that you see your toes and you're crying over a toothpaste commercial while your partner is so nauseous simply from watching your nausea, it might be time for a discussion.
So, when a frustrated soon-to-be dad experiencing "sympathetic pregnancy" symptoms decided to email the Phile about whether or not he was wrong to call his pregnant girlfriend "ridiculous," I decided to deem a verdict. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAmYxkvurO69XVUNtLA6LVOZgHLejlRzaj2-FB9oX3lah6iDLt3n5HNzpaik1wTms-EjUjgFT2j9UiRDafngt6DujChaRs6OwQcqpHcnVe46DCSYKRZc2l5cHZ5mSoFTFbXoyPlaZUkQ/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAmYxkvurO69XVUNtLA6LVOZgHLejlRzaj2-FB9oX3lah6iDLt3n5HNzpaik1wTms-EjUjgFT2j9UiRDafngt6DujChaRs6OwQcqpHcnVe46DCSYKRZc2l5cHZ5mSoFTFbXoyPlaZUkQ/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Am I wrong for calling my girlfriend ridiculous after she accused me of 'mimicking' her pregnancy?
Me and my girlfriend recently found out we're expecting. It's been difficult for both of us so far. She deals with several symptoms like morning sickness and nausea which are the worst to manage. I try to do all I could to help but very recently, I started experiencing similar symptoms myself.
I too started having morning sickness, nausea, open appetite, etc. My girlfriend absolutely hates it. She hates that I have these symptoms that I can't control and say I was purposely 'mimicking' her suffering for laughs which I'm not. Every time I throw up or get sick she would say, 'Oh my god you're such an asshole!' Or 'you're enjoying making fun of a pregnant woman and stealing attention aren't you?' The doctor and mom said it's called 'sympathetic pregnancy' but my girlfriend refused to believe it and told me to stop despite saying I can't control it. She reminded me that she's the pregnant one and I needed to cut the crap and take medication for 'whatever I'm dealing with' because this is so ridiculous and embarrassing.
Final straw was when her parents came over for dinner. I wasn't feeling well that night. I just got off work and was feeling nauseous the entire day. My girlfriend prepared dinner and I had to join her and her parents. It didn't go well I started gagging and my girlfriend kept staring at me while her mom asked if I was okay. I excused myself to the bathroom and threw up really loud. I heard her mom say that pregnancy must be hard on 'us' which caused my girlfriend to lose it and go on about how I was just fine and was just mimicking her for some reason. Her parents left and we got into a fight when she called me horrible, attention-seeking asshole for putting on a show in front of her parents when it's her who's truly suffering. I told her she had me sit eat dinner with her parents despite saying I preferred to have something light for the night.
She said I could've held it in or not make such fuss about it but clearly I did this to steal attention from her. I blew up and called her ridiculous for making such accusations. She started crying saying she's dealing with enough and I was making it worse for her. She packed and went to her sister's and won't come home 'til I stop this." It’s a literal documented phenomenon that happens to men, sometimes men literally experience pregnancy symptoms. It’s literally like you telling her you have depression and anxiety, the doctors telling her the same and her not believing it and saying you’re faking it. You literally cannot help it and honestly don’t think anything besides couple therapy can fix it because you can’t FORCE her to believe you, the doctors, or some blogger. So please see if she can be open to that otherwise reactions like that to your own suffering will cause the relationship to be lost before it even gets anywhere amazing. So, there you have it!
Your symptoms are valid, but you could work a bit harder to put your girlfriend's needs over your own. While you might be experiencing some "pregnancy symptoms," you are not pregnant. Good luck, everyone! If you have a problem you need my opinion on to help then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com and I might help you. Not too much time left, kids. Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX82E7dsi-J1wU_JbWXNEVEabLw28uVoFLBw-X72ke8ckN2_oPBdZC5wMceCBmaSZ9wLrx2dTpw9GvG9ZneTXstXVXTZeG6fmVKDt8FDHPYAy_s19-lg5x7pW2zFj7T8pz8YD8bzorEhk/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX82E7dsi-J1wU_JbWXNEVEabLw28uVoFLBw-X72ke8ckN2_oPBdZC5wMceCBmaSZ9wLrx2dTpw9GvG9ZneTXstXVXTZeG6fmVKDt8FDHPYAy_s19-lg5x7pW2zFj7T8pz8YD8bzorEhk/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Top Phive Red Flags Recruiters Seen On Resumes</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>5.</b> When their job title says “entrepreneur” and their description just screams pyramid scheme. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>4.</b> Once saw a resume where the guy included a shirtless gym selfie and an “about me” section where he talked about working out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3. </b>I got a resume once where a girl typo’d her major as “pubic health” instead of public health. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2.</b> "Might or might not come to work." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the number one red flag a recruiter saw on a resume was...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>1.</b> “Excellent attention to detale.” </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnDEHYhRba4wGWyEFIlfdZ7nvWZ-65oiqxIbBcIyiMcUlOkhCIv43Q3mWkaehWTWDpoldWksnFe1QeaWq_MxeTwWNzh0RL0BDeJ9sO2tYhL0aircM1RGlCUnxEGJm4nRHTgE63j8eGow/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnDEHYhRba4wGWyEFIlfdZ7nvWZ-65oiqxIbBcIyiMcUlOkhCIv43Q3mWkaehWTWDpoldWksnFe1QeaWq_MxeTwWNzh0RL0BDeJ9sO2tYhL0aircM1RGlCUnxEGJm4nRHTgE63j8eGow/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM_mXCB7h4EjzJwpvNgJObybK52uhvt7ylS76bnld4HAnK1C0KOxLZMgDoJU3r2bjbSiOi_FLTWJr-_Bvdd3QdksHpXkCLUQsRAg-16IwMUOQ6mToSuCy1oBH_4TYXLefO_N-RjvKqOw/s648/fullsizeoutput_374c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="648" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM_mXCB7h4EjzJwpvNgJObybK52uhvt7ylS76bnld4HAnK1C0KOxLZMgDoJU3r2bjbSiOi_FLTWJr-_Bvdd3QdksHpXkCLUQsRAg-16IwMUOQ6mToSuCy1oBH_4TYXLefO_N-RjvKqOw/w400-h310/fullsizeoutput_374c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Pot Jefferson, shall we?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwU1LtPReLM5rgfeu3EqaR1iQKF70koGlE7_6aN1wnvDsndRL0x_dA6JI6mO0Uh6L6XJcHfsLeTf94Rw6Or5CZmydDR4jRbJbVsnfbKuEf1fuMraqXAMoxlRBz0i6nrt7Mozlt9ZqBUk/s1243/Screen+Shot+2021-09-13+at+9.59.18+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1243" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwU1LtPReLM5rgfeu3EqaR1iQKF70koGlE7_6aN1wnvDsndRL0x_dA6JI6mO0Uh6L6XJcHfsLeTf94Rw6Or5CZmydDR4jRbJbVsnfbKuEf1fuMraqXAMoxlRBz0i6nrt7Mozlt9ZqBUk/w400-h216/Screen+Shot+2021-09-13+at+9.59.18+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looks like a nice uneventful day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq-MDjy_QiX5B7QY6Xp5klQ_6LNoHyvKIBKs8hzq1hws19CksSwzY4pE1BpoMbEqkCTM8Nl5XkVaB9lt2FjBKqDB1dUKrBJunqtgXiT3I1aykO0kSK0TwTHPdBOaYpN4vIyWRfxXPAkc/s498/fullsizeoutput_374d.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="498" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq-MDjy_QiX5B7QY6Xp5klQ_6LNoHyvKIBKs8hzq1hws19CksSwzY4pE1BpoMbEqkCTM8Nl5XkVaB9lt2FjBKqDB1dUKrBJunqtgXiT3I1aykO0kSK0TwTHPdBOaYpN4vIyWRfxXPAkc/w400-h390/fullsizeoutput_374d.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's not the best graphic. Haha. Anyway, today's guest is a Phile Alum and is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. His latest EP "Zoom In" is available on iTunes and Amazon and Spotify and next week his new Ep "Change the World" come out. I cannot believe I have him on the Phile again... please welcome back to the Phile the great... Ringo Starr!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5Rlf8blOBituAudQ_-lvvSffUgDhavIZ3PWm-KUT_R7wIqOeuHKPtUwEsuXX9QS3zXO5seI4zWgRziFyYT83D3jmpYh0-Ew55aWPll1twVuAyN2CyLl4Ggl1fcR51Sd4aN98PC4yF68/s780/A8ED77E3-D566-499D-B689-D36FE996A6CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="780" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5Rlf8blOBituAudQ_-lvvSffUgDhavIZ3PWm-KUT_R7wIqOeuHKPtUwEsuXX9QS3zXO5seI4zWgRziFyYT83D3jmpYh0-Ew55aWPll1twVuAyN2CyLl4Ggl1fcR51Sd4aN98PC4yF68/w400-h225/A8ED77E3-D566-499D-B689-D36FE996A6CD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hey, Ringo, welcome back to the Phile. How're doing? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> I'm great, Jason, great to be back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> How are you holding up? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>I'm feeling good. It's been another year now. Last year was up and down. I had two tours booked and they didn't go on. The year before when it started February and March got sticky but who'd knew it'd be going on this long. I'm out there saying "we'll be seeing you next year, same time, same venue" and that didn't work out. I honestly couldn't see it working out this year either. I think it's still got a lot of danger into this virus, so we'll see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Health wise you're okay?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>What saved my life is I do have this two-room studio. The bedroom has the drums and amplifiers and the living room has all the equipment and the Pro-Tools, and that's where I make the music. It's a lifesaver really because I got to play my drums which I love and also people as strict on themselves as I am thorough the virus came over so I had moments to hang out with musicians with masks on and I'd be with mask on but it was still some contact. So I made this EP "Change the World" and the previous EP called "Zoom In." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> What was the first track you recorded because of this? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>The first song I put down was "Zoom In, Zoom Out." It was a surprise to me. Bruce Sugar, my engineer, noticed these guys in the Valley who wrote this song and I loved it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What did you love about it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> That's all I was doing lately. I'm Zooming in every day it seems, to someone somewhere. That's a great part of it, that I can Zoom in someone in New Zealand, and we get more of a connection. It used to be all those phoners but I like some sort of view and contact. If I throw in something flippant in black and white sometimes it looks really harsh. But they'll see the attitude we're doing it so I've become to love Zoom! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Have you had a new perspective over the pandemic? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> Well, you know what, everybody on the planet right now is experiencing the same thing. That's what's far out, it's not like I could fly somewhere and it could be okay. Because it's no okay anywhere. That hits me hard. There's a lot of struggling going on and a lot of incredible help from the healthcare people taking a chance if anyone's got it they're going to deal with them. So we have to love them. Sometimes I get miserable and I want to do something. I'm going to go out, I'm going to go wherever and the end result of that could be what death okay, I'll just stay home. So I think it's an experience we're having. I think the experience is worse for the kids actually. I can't understand any of my grandchildren, they all wanted to go back to school. I never wanted to go to school. "We want to go to school!" So that's the new neighborhood we're living in. Kids want to go back? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You got the shot, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>What? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Did you get the vaccine shot? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> Oh, yeah, I wondered what you meant for a minute. From kids to the shot. I got two shots. It's incredible how much weight that takes off my mind. That I feel because I've had the two shots, it's incredible that a couple of percent of people who get it die. There's all the other 90 percent and but we all go to that one. Like the worst one so now I believe I've had the two shots and if I get it God willing I'd be able to fight it. You know what, Jason, I'm a little older than you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Ha. A hair, sir. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> I had TB as a kid. Bring in the violins! Yeah, things were sad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Okay, so what can you say about the newest EP that comes out in a few weeks? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>Right now it takes a long time to get anything out. I have to thank Universal and Bruce Reznikoff who's a wonderful human being that he's got out "Here's to the Nights" because we thought it'd be a great New Years song. I bet you have a few nights you don't remember. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ha. Maybe. It's a good song after the post-pandemic, isn't it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>Yeah, I think it's great and Diane Warren wrote it. We got a lot of people at the end of that song helping me out and I truly thank them all. Peace and love. I did the song and we got a lot of people like Paul, like Dave Grohl, a lot of people and so it's a sing-along at the end. That's what we were aiming for. The people would be hugging each other but that's not this year of course. I love the sentiment and Diane got a lot of people to sing on it, I got a lot of people. It's like a competition we had there and I won. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>You had a bunch of Phile Alum on it. Lenny Kravitz, Dave Grohl, Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney. What was that experience for you to collaborate even from a distance? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> Great. They can just send the files. Like Paul was in England, and there were people all over America. We send the files, and I say, "Would you... if you want to, if you could... sing the chorus with me on the end of this song?" And everybody bar two said yes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Friendship is an important thing in your life. Even with "A Little Help From My Friends," or the Beatles with your buddies, or the All-Starr Band, all the different collaborations you've done through the years, forgive me for what might be a broad question but what has friendship given you over your life?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> Oh, it gives me friendship. I have friends from way back. I was in a band and I had three brothers and that was great. I'm an only child and that was great for me and I was in a couple of bands. But it really cemented itself in the Beatles that we were four lads from Liverpool and we were going to the top. I'm blessed really. I had fun with Steve Lukather because he's my last best friend. I don't have any more time with best friends now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>We can't be best friends? Haha. Why not? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>It takes a while to trust each other that much that I can open up and say anything and it's going to stay there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So you had to find "siblings" in friendship? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>Well, I didn't when I was a kid. My mother didn't let my friends in every day. And so I've come from a neighbourhood we had a street, we're in the Admiral Grove and all the kids were all out there together and then we sort of get a little older and then we break up. I had Brian Briscoe and Davey Patterson from six to 16. We were the trio. We call ourselves the Three Musketeers, the Skull Gang, we called ourselves all these names that we were 9-years-old. We went everywhere together, it was far out.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Any friends left from Liverpool? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> I've got one friend left... Roy. When I was in the factory, actually the guy that was my neighbour, Eddie Miles formed the first band I was in... Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. And Roy at the teacher space and we've been friends forever now. Even today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>The best thing about doing this stupid blog for 15 years is the friends I made through it, people I keep in touch with. Even people like Laird Jim, and Dan Narwicki and Chris Nelson, two great musicians I collaborated with on music projects. Is it weird to have a buddy from before you were Ringo Starr, before the Beatles? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> Yeah, I think the good news about that is that a lot of people make friends because of their image of who I were and I have some years where I'm very doubtful about people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Because your fame? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> Because they're they're just coming at me for that guy So, yeah, I'm really blessed and I do have other friends but I just like to mention Roy because he's the longest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, how did you first meet Paul? What's your earliest memory of Paul McCartney? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> We went into the coffee bar, Rory Storm. I was in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes and we were the top band in Liverpool and we went into this coffee bar and downstairs they had a basement and we heard some music coming and they were teaching Stu Sutcliffe how to play bass. That's the first time I met him. But the great news was Howie Casey went to Germany or suddenly the guy crushed me into coming over and wanted Liverpool bands to play the clubs in Hamburg which was great for us. So we were playing the Kaiserkeller and they were playing the this other really small club down the road and living behind the toilets and we came in and we were the third band to get into Germany but that's where we really got to know each other. On weekends we would do twelve hours between two bands and that we all admitted that really made us what we are, we sort of found our way of doing it. So I would maybe have a drink or two and go and watch the lads play. I love that front line and I would demand they'd play certain records at certain tracks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Like what? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> I'm not telling you. I only found out later when I was in the band I would come down with it, bosses about. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Ummm... okay. So, when Paul nowadays says something really nice about you, how do you feel? It's great you're both still mates I think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> I'm always just so excited when we get to play together. When we were in a band together we were the best band in the land, I don't care what anyone says. We knew each other, it was like psychic, I would be playing drums with my eyes closed and the headphones on and I knew John was going to go somewhere and I'd drum in that and I'd hold it together while they went mad and then bring it back. One day I told Paul that John gave me a guitar and that George gave me a guitar and "you never gave me anything, man. You never gave me the bass." He said, "This is the only one." He's still playing the same bass from 1962. It's the same damn bass. And so I let him off. LOL. In an auction I got one that looks like it and I hang it on the wall. When he comes over, and I'm doing tracks I'll say I've got this track, I'd love you to play bass and he'd say, "I'm coming into L.A." and he'll come over and play bass and he is the most melodic. John was the most incredible guitar rhythm, sometimes got too crazy with it and lost the spot but incredible. And George, most of George's solos are part of that record. If you just hear the intro, oh, it's that one. So we all just gave our best. That's all we can do. That was just like a fact. But I miss the other two, I loved them and I loved Paul. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, what do you think of the new Peter Jackson <i>Get Back</i> documentary? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>I moaned about the original one forever. The only great thing the other one did is that we played live. We got on that roof and we played. It was so great, we hadn't played in a couple of years. We didn't play after that as the Beatles. Michael Lindsay-Hogg took like two seconds of attitude and based the whole film, the whole documentary on that and it was miserable and down. We found like two years ago 56 hours of unused footage. How far out and all of that was full of joy. So Peter, thank you Peter, said he'd put it together another way. He actually did on the roof now, if you look at the original one, I don't know, I'm guessing seven or eight minutes long. Peter Jackson's version if it is 43 minutes long. Just the roof. We're playing and we're talking and we're shouting and we're backing. If you see there little trailer we're in the studio and there's a lot of laughter and we're all fooling about and messing about, unless we played and then we're very serious. I love Peter Jackson and thank him from the bottom of my heart that he put this together for us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> It's been 20 years now that George has gone. Can you believe it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>Yeah, and 40 for John. I miss them every day. But I have to carry on. Like I miss my mum. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Yeah, I miss both of my parents. I got to work years ago with George's sister. What was George like?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>George was great. He was a great friend to me. He's a beautiful human being and he was searching and he brought Indian music I think to the masses in Europe and America. He just loved music. He was another guy I could go to about whatever I'm moaning about. He'd sort of give me his version of what I'm saying. For that I could talk to George. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I can't imagine how much you miss them, Ringo. I mean, who knows, you guys could've got back together on a tour or album... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>Yeah, sometimes I'm in the studio and wish we could get together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>After you guys broke up I wonder why you never did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> If you look at after we broke up I had the three of them on one of my records. And also John would write me a song. By chance I'm in L.A. with Richard Perry to do the album and by chance John is also in L.A. nothing to do with me and George is in L.A. so what happens, we all joined together. They came over and wrote me a song and played or whatever. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>You seemed like the great Switzerland in that break up, am I right? Everyone loves you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>What's not to love? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ha! So, have you seen the video on YouTube of 4-year-old Leo Lacrets I think his name is from Toronto who is a massive Ringo Starr fan and massive Beatles fan playing "With a Little Help From My Friends" on drums? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> Yes, I have. Great. Leo, 4-years-old. Great. I was 17 when I got my first kit and I learned everything I know on stage just playing with bands, that's how it worked for me. Yeah, I love that. I do have grandchildren and two of them are drummers. Well, three of them are drummers, four of them WERE drummers and one of them changed to skateboarding but that's how it is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You must love the legacy of the band, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo:</b> I'm so proud of the music we made, I love the other three guys, but every generation has a listen to us. As soon as they become teenagers if they're into music they have a listen to us. So every generation has their Beatles moments. That's how we carry on. I used to think we were doing really well because we sold and we streamed I think it was like 5 billion last year. Five billion streams. Get off. Then I look at Drake and he does that a day. LOL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> When I started this stupid little blog 15 years ago, and started interviewing people in December 2008 I never thought I'd get to interview a Beatle, and I got to interview Paul once and you twice. Thanks so much for being on the fifth to last entry of the blog, sir. It means a lot to me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>Lovely to be here, Jason, and it was lovely talking to you. Peace and love. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Peace and love. Take care, Ringo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ringo: </b>Thank you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JXNX_3lEFxUwJwTKKt70AzMiSTWW2cvZcitXvSgELax4VoomimwrIYMpLWtqRCh_sgmOqjrdQPevI21R2VEWtEoX6WZmkDo8w4ahlbQjRCEfj3lKPEuUJNQH7L9TqGk4349gQ8n5gPE/s316/9AE4AF4C-D32D-4D7D-BA28-7FE26FC40650_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JXNX_3lEFxUwJwTKKt70AzMiSTWW2cvZcitXvSgELax4VoomimwrIYMpLWtqRCh_sgmOqjrdQPevI21R2VEWtEoX6WZmkDo8w4ahlbQjRCEfj3lKPEuUJNQH7L9TqGk4349gQ8n5gPE/s0/9AE4AF4C-D32D-4D7D-BA28-7FE26FC40650_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that was fun. Haha. That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Ringo for a fun interview. The Phile will be back on Saturday with Brian May, the great guitarist who was in Queen. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Flip that pancake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Wk5sW3j0COPRSavBncjGku0Vy1lKW6PWt8WJ3ujoZtoxa-qpCjlhXpYEghRlNsOmsyGRqrO1q85MRdmOO__PC4uPgsYN5o99pwWyuBPCT0SPWGFQmkFjWTH8sqe3oAx4whjZfRmoKXk/s370/BFF6B257-BBC3-498A-9041-E73EDE5D0A1F_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="357" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Wk5sW3j0COPRSavBncjGku0Vy1lKW6PWt8WJ3ujoZtoxa-qpCjlhXpYEghRlNsOmsyGRqrO1q85MRdmOO__PC4uPgsYN5o99pwWyuBPCT0SPWGFQmkFjWTH8sqe3oAx4whjZfRmoKXk/w386-h400/BFF6B257-BBC3-498A-9041-E73EDE5D0A1F_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-44189472316174929232021-09-11T12:18:00.004-04:002021-09-11T12:19:28.089-04:00Pheaturing Britta Phillips<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W8_hqutmqD-5eQWQqQMhBEiXRjc3M-UxxdYhFwRX-GeGHHVFdGsb2TeJcusgzqEYXRuhaKt39BNyCAXtW7ANzVkVfWYqOsC83_Vu0s-9ikWBLmwYk9SQaPGT-NiXtQOOJKtlAeMbUms/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W8_hqutmqD-5eQWQqQMhBEiXRjc3M-UxxdYhFwRX-GeGHHVFdGsb2TeJcusgzqEYXRuhaKt39BNyCAXtW7ANzVkVfWYqOsC83_Vu0s-9ikWBLmwYk9SQaPGT-NiXtQOOJKtlAeMbUms/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Saturday. Not just any Saturday, it's the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Don't ever forget. Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at the September 11th 20th anniversary remembrance ceremony in Lower Manhattan today. Following a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist attack, Springsteen took the stage to perform “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” a song from his latest album, "Letter to You." “May God bless our fallen brothers and sisters, their families, their friends and their loved ones,” said Springsteen prior to his performance.
Springsteen famously addressed the September 11th attacks on his 2002 album, "The Rising," which went on to win Grammy of the Year for Best Rock Album. </p><p><b>Today</b> I bring you the AOC vs. Sarah Palin feud you never knew you always needed. The former VIP-candidate recently slammed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during an interview on Fox News, calling the New York congresswoman a "fake feminist" after her criticism of Texas' recent abortion ban. For context: AOC recently said Texas Governor Greg Abbott didn't understand a "menstruating person's body" in response the stringent law illegalizing abortion after only six weeks (when many women don't yet realize they're pregnant).
"Wow, AOC she’s really milking this, isn’t she?" said Palin on Fox. "She’s such a fake feminist that she would bring up an issue like this and try to use it to make some kind of political point." AOC responded to the criticism in the most AOC way possible, by trolling Palin in a satirical video shared on Twitter. "I'm so sorry Sarah Palin is mad at me!" she wrote, "In fact, to address this I set up a special hotline just for her.
In the video, Ocasio-Cortez asks, "Does my existence make you mad? Does the fact that, yes, I am a mouthpiece for the people of New York's 14th Congressional district upset you? Well, I have help for you. Call 1-800-Cry Now." People enjoyed the clap-back.
In addition to the video, Cortez shared a link to a website her team set up to help fund abortion and reproductive health providers in Texas. She says they have raised over $250,000 so far. </p><p><b>Greta</b> Thunberg supports a woman's right to choose, and has made her thoughts abundantly clear by sharing a blunt infographic on Twitter.
Responding to the radical anti-abortion laws implemented in Texas last week, the 18-year-old climate activist tweeted out this "why women have abortions" pie chart to her five million followers...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI8HbI6db1XcwHb4SR9xvczxF5ms1992_ANm5DH2OwFnWOJVCWSSU-rHK34y9J3AXiVuB-5N_af6LEb6jF6LXX80h7a8ecOfRs9scOQTQ7v6CNByWkpghJeCv33Ch_79SLBnMDRyahS8/s1284/Screen+Shot+2021-09-11+at+10.48.03+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1086" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI8HbI6db1XcwHb4SR9xvczxF5ms1992_ANm5DH2OwFnWOJVCWSSU-rHK34y9J3AXiVuB-5N_af6LEb6jF6LXX80h7a8ecOfRs9scOQTQ7v6CNByWkpghJeCv33Ch_79SLBnMDRyahS8/w339-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-09-11+at+10.48.03+AM.png" width="339" /></a></div><p>Reactions to the tweet were mixed. Many supported the strong sentiment and praised Thunberg for taking a stand. But others called the infographic "flippant" and unproductive. Still many others criticized her for weighing in on a subject that isn't climate-related. But if there's one thing we know about Greta Thunberg, she won't let the haters silence her. </p><p><b>In</b> the wake of the expiration of unemployment benefits, millions of Americans who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic are struggling financially, but what is the solution Texas Senator Ted Cruz is suggesting? Why, it's just "get a job," of course!
Considering the global pandemic and the fact that you had to have a job in order to apply for the unemployment benefits you had already paid into in the first place, the number of jobless Americans in the United States is far more complex than people simply not wanting to work.
Has Ted Cruz ever had to quit his career because he could no longer afford childcare, endure a 12-hour serving shift on his feet without being able to take a sick day, or find himself unable to afford rent despite working full-time? While there are jobs currently available, the reason many people have reevaluated their career paths or physically cannot go right back to their 2019 job (if it still exists) vary widely. </p><p><b>Following</b> the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, close to 200 songs were shadow banned from American radio stations by Clear Channel Communications, known today as iHeartMedia. There were little to no consequences for DJs who broke the embargo, though as The Daily Beast, <i>Kerrang</i>, and others have noted, it had a chilling effect on radio play for the targeted songs. Today, the list stands as a curious relic of a time where unfathomable tragedy led to one of the most sweeping censorship movements in recent history.
Clear Channel announced the “suggestions” in a memorandum sent out to its over 1,100 radio stations on September 14th. Many songs were cited as “lyrically questionable,” which meant that the words could be triggering, as in James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” AC/DC’s “Shot Down in Flames,” or Foo Fighters’ “Learn to Fly.” But others were struck from playlists for political reasons.
Rage Against the Machine’s entire discography... four albums and over 50 songs... were deemed unacceptable, apparently because the band had been critical of America and capitalism. John Lennon’s “Imagine” was also banned, because envisioning a world where we all got along was at odds with the public demand for bloody justice. And several heavy metal songs found themselves on the wrong side of the censor, seemingly for no other reason than the suits at Clear Channel didn’t like aggressive music. “Bad Religion” by Godsmack has nothing to do with fire, planes, killing, or New York, but it was unceremoniously yanked anyway. So, too, were Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff,” Tool’s “Intolerance,” and dozens of other relatively inoffensive tracks. And what could be the possible reason for excluding The Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian,” except for blatant Islamophobia? </p><p><b>I</b> have been to the Twin Towers, World Trade Center twice. Once was in a field trip and the other was in 1991/1992 when my friend Jim and I went to New York to see my dad play at the Marquee. While we were there we had a few days of sight seeing and went to the World Trade Center. Here is a photo of me with the Towers in the background from that trip...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AEli95bWweSxyFgX-GkO8oXntJyDGqefiPuUB422i2QCfJt946FfJMOZ_-aR4Y-PWWarIIRGQwmgNHXLrrDjGOcx2om0ikb8EkdXx8SCuXStussrXAL0AZdfPPb4q5pMmJIhsORhd8I/s604/78879E2E-5074-4994-BA77-7D3416B03FA8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="604" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AEli95bWweSxyFgX-GkO8oXntJyDGqefiPuUB422i2QCfJt946FfJMOZ_-aR4Y-PWWarIIRGQwmgNHXLrrDjGOcx2om0ikb8EkdXx8SCuXStussrXAL0AZdfPPb4q5pMmJIhsORhd8I/w400-h374/78879E2E-5074-4994-BA77-7D3416B03FA8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And this is me in one of the Towers...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8eMW41ZApJerZzgletqlPowsFvcu0wWhwNwyfU6f0DfSPdJojzA9bL7bRVy2rFUlml9MfpQHahpjp1Nh87L9AaSbMs2CTf0aCarRbQPgBBM-lCZ4yRC_Nzn6kjP5L7zykOp8fMBBi0g/s604/2B9C1BE2-23A3-4864-9B40-F930AE95943D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="604" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8eMW41ZApJerZzgletqlPowsFvcu0wWhwNwyfU6f0DfSPdJojzA9bL7bRVy2rFUlml9MfpQHahpjp1Nh87L9AaSbMs2CTf0aCarRbQPgBBM-lCZ4yRC_Nzn6kjP5L7zykOp8fMBBi0g/w400-h289/2B9C1BE2-23A3-4864-9B40-F930AE95943D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>If I had a TARDIS I would go to New York in the 70s and watch the Towers being built...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvu3T7CsOg2vWWA4GUyuxB9JhiJCs2n_ma6baxGJ5Ea9vQrQjcG8-GAISN4Boj-ErKEJgxIPKOn6eZ3cAWXisIuDOib-biVk_r9yik-iNRhL0hz__G00-Ac1IhJY1cet3weLdPxJtyn4/s1842/Screen+Shot+2021-09-11+at+11.17.59+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1842" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvu3T7CsOg2vWWA4GUyuxB9JhiJCs2n_ma6baxGJ5Ea9vQrQjcG8-GAISN4Boj-ErKEJgxIPKOn6eZ3cAWXisIuDOib-biVk_r9yik-iNRhL0hz__G00-Ac1IhJY1cet3weLdPxJtyn4/w400-h285/Screen+Shot+2021-09-11+at+11.17.59+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was thinking of getting a new tattoo but someone had the same idea I had...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYLLUS2Iyq5MwZCY_Rd_3nBXxsm8_466-XZ_VSW3SzlN0I3mLBRwJcQt945IBYIHXbnNnG_ZtfJMTITh2X-Rf8oIt4xCRhtL5-2GK6EHh_XGHDkpPWKS5qqci6szAjmFDqRSPoncBijU/s410/51D17E49-5FF7-497D-9211-BAE478CAA450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYLLUS2Iyq5MwZCY_Rd_3nBXxsm8_466-XZ_VSW3SzlN0I3mLBRwJcQt945IBYIHXbnNnG_ZtfJMTITh2X-Rf8oIt4xCRhtL5-2GK6EHh_XGHDkpPWKS5qqci6szAjmFDqRSPoncBijU/w390-h400/51D17E49-5FF7-497D-9211-BAE478CAA450.jpeg" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahaha. Did you see the billboard signs that are popping up all over Texas? I'll show you...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA46zqVWHHpfb_c_VZfMHkKM1k_lqMlY5A-pLCrShfAO9tytd_u4cdi7NbDQ2JnSRtfd7ifRdjnF-RNjPA353HbTwHGECIx_B4w1fmDl83RJj5I6XWaqMIgui_RtRYBQCkBbYpyk8yBg/s400/3FA5EA7C-1B55-417F-8562-C39B65E3A314_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="400" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA46zqVWHHpfb_c_VZfMHkKM1k_lqMlY5A-pLCrShfAO9tytd_u4cdi7NbDQ2JnSRtfd7ifRdjnF-RNjPA353HbTwHGECIx_B4w1fmDl83RJj5I6XWaqMIgui_RtRYBQCkBbYpyk8yBg/w400-h268/3FA5EA7C-1B55-417F-8562-C39B65E3A314_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Do you watch that "Antiques Roadshow" TV show? You never know what is gonna be on that show and how it's gonna be described...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhl-OYUQhOCyjp2YjlCujvFHvKaizsqcglQo0ooAbrqgZBML6FtLPwym4Tlk1sfz2JGkc0rMzDPLd23rekO7aqQW-5cZ-yDobYKZh271edSNAweUT4UTYi6XaQDtScT01-Fz1aXONZeQ/s604/0F4259B1-5BDA-46C8-97FD-6B4E02101E40_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="604" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhl-OYUQhOCyjp2YjlCujvFHvKaizsqcglQo0ooAbrqgZBML6FtLPwym4Tlk1sfz2JGkc0rMzDPLd23rekO7aqQW-5cZ-yDobYKZh271edSNAweUT4UTYi6XaQDtScT01-Fz1aXONZeQ/w400-h220/0F4259B1-5BDA-46C8-97FD-6B4E02101E40_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahaha. Spoilers for movies and television shows can be a divisive subject for fans, but ruining the series finale for everyone surely won't earn you any popularity points at the watch-party.
Some people quell the anxiety of watching a suspenseful film by sneakily searching the ending, but it's always best to keep that knowledge to yourself. If you live for spoilers and can't sit through a movie without knowing how the plot unfolds, respecting that others enjoy to watch films in the way they were intended to be watched is important.
It's one thing to assume someone has seen a television show that came out five years ago and accidentally reveal a major plot twist, but repeatedly ruining someone else's viewing bliss when they've told you not to is some casually evil behavior. It doesn't matter if the <i>The Sixth Sense</i> came out in 1999, it's still rude to ruin the twist at the work Halloween party. So, when a frustrated woman decided to consult the Phile about whether or not she was wrong to blow up on her spoiler-loving boyfriend, I decided to deem a verdict. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVsj3G2FbOsDKZWsEDkDaoZofAkbpNPbxkbL3cBQGyRKAshfjL3-ZyYVw6tg7N25CUu_g-_FAKv7S4qZjPEOw86KF6psxQDUseZZa7mMNefbj6T8vFias7dCiZIFGAHl5seZjsD8l4QU/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVsj3G2FbOsDKZWsEDkDaoZofAkbpNPbxkbL3cBQGyRKAshfjL3-ZyYVw6tg7N25CUu_g-_FAKv7S4qZjPEOw86KF6psxQDUseZZa7mMNefbj6T8vFias7dCiZIFGAHl5seZjsD8l4QU/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>"Am I wrong for canceling movie night with my boyfriend after what he did?
I'm a movie lover I love watching TV shows and movies (like "Star Trek," <i>The Greatest Showman</i>, <i>Star Wars</i>, and I have tons of favorite actors like Jake Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert De Niro and Keanu Reeves!) I even have rituals for when I watch movies. Especially new ones. My boyfriend Andy and I have movie night every Thursday (together for 9 months btw we don't live together)
He has a habit of Googling spoilers whenever we're watching a movie for the first time. It may not be a big deal but... I hate it! I hate when he does that! It ruins the mood, the excitement of the movie and so far he's ruined over 14 (what would've been) great watching experiences. He did it again after I had a talk with him about it. He says he just can't help it, but I said I can't let him ruin the one thing I'm so madly interested in. I can't even enjoy our Thursday movie night anymore because of it. He said I was right and promised he won't do it again. Heck, he even promised he won't keep his phone with him and will leave it elsewhere.
This past Thursday he came over to my place so we could watch a new movie together. I prepared popcorn and drinks and we sat on the sofa and started watching. It was a great movie choice I was in the mood/excited to see how events turn out. Andy's phone was in the kitchen so I didn't have to worry when he started moving in the sofa looking uncomfortable. I kept staring at the screen and in few minutes I heard the "tic tic tic tic tic" keyboard sound! I turned my face and saw Andy had my phone in his hand and was seemingly looking up spoilers for the movie. I was like, "you know? YOU KNOW! What the hell did you do that for, you also took my phone?"
I got mad he just kept smiling at me with his sharp teeth. He promised he won't spoil it for me and I can trust him this time to not say anything. I took my phone back hoping I'd still find out what happens in the movie on my own. He kept harassing me asking if I wanted him to tell me what was going to happen at the end. I said no. Minutes later he spoke up and said "hey babe, I just wanted to tell you that XYZ will happen at the end." I blew up, I yelled calling him unbearable and selfish to have ruined yet another great movie watching experience.
He said he wanted to ease my mind about the ending after seeing me so worked up like that but I said I was done and canceled our Thursday movie night and will have a girl night in with my girls instead. He got offended saying I overreacted over a movie and that he was hurt after I canceled our "special night" of the week together. He left and then texted me later saying I ruined the night and was hard on him since this is a habit of his that's hard to get rid of but he's trying and I'm not giving him chance. He wants me to reconsider." It's not a NORMAL thing for someone to actively ENJOY sucking the joy out of your life. It's sick. Here's a new movie for you, it's called <i>Red Flags</i>. It's best watched alone. Do <i>not</i> date a movie spoiler. In general, do not date someone that spoils life’s little pleasures for you. I feel it’s super manipulative he would make it seem like you are the unreasonable one. So, there you have it!
You weren't at all wrong to snap at your boyfriend as his behavior is not only annoying, but downright malicious. Ruining an experience for yourself is one thing, but repeatedly crushing your partner's joy seemingly for the thrill of it is a serious red flag. Good luck, everyone! If you have a problem you'd want my opinion on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlb51JRx_SUvGFUQ1jfwRcW3BZsWPKtMYM29k0sq3TMdBVwEG3RBuN3JneIbwGhFDOYwe2-C8v5ex6SujXzVHLn2iaDGyIenXIXMVuIL4hu2BvD8bjkWGPYQD7p-FOq1fK3XmmRF8f5c/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlb51JRx_SUvGFUQ1jfwRcW3BZsWPKtMYM29k0sq3TMdBVwEG3RBuN3JneIbwGhFDOYwe2-C8v5ex6SujXzVHLn2iaDGyIenXIXMVuIL4hu2BvD8bjkWGPYQD7p-FOq1fK3XmmRF8f5c/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafjtZxDi21vzKpzEiiedyF5HvaAFGVVq_yBNqycLekz2x2xL4yHEOeOsCriCX4do7gIcCL1CGoUkBhLDG5nh9h7I34Nm3d81a4WiqIXudmyXpb33cCGILmreuGdb_TjnsTGTl4GlFFUY/s649/fullsizeoutput_3746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="649" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafjtZxDi21vzKpzEiiedyF5HvaAFGVVq_yBNqycLekz2x2xL4yHEOeOsCriCX4do7gIcCL1CGoUkBhLDG5nh9h7I34Nm3d81a4WiqIXudmyXpb33cCGILmreuGdb_TjnsTGTl4GlFFUY/w400-h226/fullsizeoutput_3746.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's have a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccVc2m5AZpJqofxeAKv6AQpHeJTytU5YbaAqceW2OQR0asPuaz5szxq-KIuS-256hipnvkDWDdmJdZR2tSCxt-X-cZX6aqi8oQT6tfSN7bQheuKcS_lIn7ZO29jJzmYNtiy2UCEid-uI/s1246/Screen+Shot+2021-09-11+at+11.34.14+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1246" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccVc2m5AZpJqofxeAKv6AQpHeJTytU5YbaAqceW2OQR0asPuaz5szxq-KIuS-256hipnvkDWDdmJdZR2tSCxt-X-cZX6aqi8oQT6tfSN7bQheuKcS_lIn7ZO29jJzmYNtiy2UCEid-uI/w400-h215/Screen+Shot+2021-09-11+at+11.34.14+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>It looks like a nice day there today. I wish I was there. A friend of the Phile who is from Long Island has something to say about today. He's a singer, patriot, and renaissance man. You know what time it is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRidPryw8hMP9o1lgtsqjNLKZh6c-RJ6xhyphenhyphenh8Fi3wjkCKcSiFOpKugAvvoS9Sid3lXYgh1Aaii422zSdFlbA5QpyCtn5azTUw6RbhF_1K2BivtqxAgtd4sKqRbENu2pIqTyvekvCG5knU/s400/DA444E32-5621-4F25-BE4D-FFF84087FFCB_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRidPryw8hMP9o1lgtsqjNLKZh6c-RJ6xhyphenhyphenh8Fi3wjkCKcSiFOpKugAvvoS9Sid3lXYgh1Aaii422zSdFlbA5QpyCtn5azTUw6RbhF_1K2BivtqxAgtd4sKqRbENu2pIqTyvekvCG5knU/w300-h400/DA444E32-5621-4F25-BE4D-FFF84087FFCB_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Twenty years…
It always upsets me when people say things like “we need to move on, this was twenty years ago... get over it.”
I hope I never “move on" from how I felt that morning. From the fear I felt when informed that my younger brother was missing... from the pain I felt when informed that three people I knew since childhood, had perished when the Towers fell... the relief I felt when my brother was found, safe and sound. The smell in the air, as I arrived on site, the anger and rage I felt as I saw the full scope of what took place that day.
I hope someday people will understand why this is such a dark day for people like me. It forever changed who I was, just one day before.
Never Forget. #RayDowneyJrFDNY
#DennisCrossFDNY
#JamesLeahyNYPD. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLorHPR75yizCkD0BvyH3xYCaED5TfgthOtgtgAieDR7h6UM7BFcV1C5LXpKxeX4Ib0OGTDTQOEg2vZ8avARWktKprjCmhvKPB7fSM3LoJP1qYygtmgRPvVG9IABXIA8ErH9ia9DCUXnw/s400/9BB3BE11-C9FF-4368-98AA-7E06CC5348D1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="364" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLorHPR75yizCkD0BvyH3xYCaED5TfgthOtgtgAieDR7h6UM7BFcV1C5LXpKxeX4Ib0OGTDTQOEg2vZ8avARWktKprjCmhvKPB7fSM3LoJP1qYygtmgRPvVG9IABXIA8ErH9ia9DCUXnw/w364-h400/9BB3BE11-C9FF-4368-98AA-7E06CC5348D1.jpeg" width="364" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Ed Asner </b></div><div>November 15th, 1929 — August 29th, 2021 </div><div>Up, up and away.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6WB6iNOI83o3f2uO47YQAre54Aiy3VJIRdQdz4aCrNdgVPaBQc1XP_tyKrecusduX0jY7r8tbk8y7ZycK7ngzX5-jVG0o1BmhONT-SQv9FMjbbQ2M0FI4JHGFipyViw2xd7-EnAQc0c/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6WB6iNOI83o3f2uO47YQAre54Aiy3VJIRdQdz4aCrNdgVPaBQc1XP_tyKrecusduX0jY7r8tbk8y7ZycK7ngzX5-jVG0o1BmhONT-SQv9FMjbbQ2M0FI4JHGFipyViw2xd7-EnAQc0c/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>On presidential elections...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbykhTYkDEKIjMEXRSRXS3nFx3XddCsiUx0B9BTCQ9F-5l53Mvp06RhL0SfS6-LnnZXBRe5lUPHxv9RSt8YV0Jm4g-ZX7uxpUL9kZTc0DN4aLo1A67WW2MJw7FvWuZySVV6qRBPtru2KU/s640/EF78B6D7-122E-4901-B001-1E31EF1B1CE1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="640" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbykhTYkDEKIjMEXRSRXS3nFx3XddCsiUx0B9BTCQ9F-5l53Mvp06RhL0SfS6-LnnZXBRe5lUPHxv9RSt8YV0Jm4g-ZX7uxpUL9kZTc0DN4aLo1A67WW2MJw7FvWuZySVV6qRBPtru2KU/w400-h308/EF78B6D7-122E-4901-B001-1E31EF1B1CE1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Now for some 9/11...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFISS8vR3vQthw_9mzL34GBZPs_OzCJppADBHfpBjDCz3PcCKp61EJzEKFmkYzgkmDX4jOV-sDq3JVOVVfXC2QYXkGPH0bBBdGkCaSautm7ebhDtsoqEFDTdEMwye6qSlXcJ01nyTT7U/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFISS8vR3vQthw_9mzL34GBZPs_OzCJppADBHfpBjDCz3PcCKp61EJzEKFmkYzgkmDX4jOV-sDq3JVOVVfXC2QYXkGPH0bBBdGkCaSautm7ebhDtsoqEFDTdEMwye6qSlXcJ01nyTT7U/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Phact 1: </b>After 9/11, the Masai tribesmen of Kenya donated 14 cows to the U.S. to help with the aftermath of 9/11. To the Masai, the cow equals life. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2.</b> On 9/11, when all transport out of the city was shut down, boat owners managed to transport over 500,000 people from Manhattan Island in an amazing act known as the “9/11 Boatlift.” </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3. </b>On September 11th, 2001, Officer John Perry was at police headquarters filing his retirement papers when he was notified about the first airplane striking the first Tower. He rushed to the scene to assist with rescue operations and was killed when one of the Towers collapsed. He was the only off-duty officer killed on 9/11. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4.</b> On 9/11, after the first plane hit the North Tower, people in the South Tower wanted to leave but were advised by an announcement to stay at their desks. Some of those who tried to leave anyway were turned back by security in the building before the exits. About 1,120 of them died. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5. </b>After 9/11, the Queen of England authorized the Coldstream Guards to break protocol and play the U.S. national anthem during the Changing of the Guard, giving some comfort to Americans stranded in London due to airport closures.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h4LKBLPgYWeFrndkwYKQ2D0u-VgxsQ_d5Kuieev15rs6QGsH92J8aKiVs6_pArN8ktwyJRN874vcUyFLpCzizsYwXf9uih0kFIBeaDv_wnmnCZkGn9ZxQzeUKoHHIKtLgKiA70cLEvg/s500/fullsizeoutput_374b.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="500" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h4LKBLPgYWeFrndkwYKQ2D0u-VgxsQ_d5Kuieev15rs6QGsH92J8aKiVs6_pArN8ktwyJRN874vcUyFLpCzizsYwXf9uih0kFIBeaDv_wnmnCZkGn9ZxQzeUKoHHIKtLgKiA70cLEvg/w400-h378/fullsizeoutput_374b.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's guest is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress, voice actress and last female guest on the Phile.
Her music career spans more than 30 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s as the singing voice of the title character of the animated television series "Jem." She has also been a member of the bands Luna and as one half of the duo Dean & Britta, both with her husband Dean Wareham, and has had a solo career which has included one studio album called "Luck or Magic." Please welcome to the Phile... Britta Phillips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByKc0Cnvh0LLs6IRLUrQ-17xggX_BoMoPR7h2YIHtKWig4aYayNIgAcM6jif0gaqDQpp0V3cv0hs4E2kIigEEyjQh6oYI1NUWCDLR2DRHuyfXabfdeM7C0Sa8NhOhY9S0_c6gRUPFAYw/s1000/FAD877B2-99A3-41F9-A282-AAA6F37C5FD2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="1000" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByKc0Cnvh0LLs6IRLUrQ-17xggX_BoMoPR7h2YIHtKWig4aYayNIgAcM6jif0gaqDQpp0V3cv0hs4E2kIigEEyjQh6oYI1NUWCDLR2DRHuyfXabfdeM7C0Sa8NhOhY9S0_c6gRUPFAYw/w400-h278/FAD877B2-99A3-41F9-A282-AAA6F37C5FD2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hey, Britta, welcome to the Phile. How are you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Hello, Jason. I am good. I love your blog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Thanks. Enjoy it while it lasts. Haha. Months ago I interviewed Samantha Newark who voiced Jem but you did the singing for Jem, and Samantha recommended I interview you as well. And here you are. My dad was a musician and your dad was as well, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Yeah, my dad was a musician and started out as bass trombonist and started out with Herbie Hancock and then he got into Broadway musicals and eventually jingles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> That's cool. So, you're a rocker, Britta, and have your own musical career, how did you get involved with "Jem"? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> My dad knew Anne Bryant for years and played on jingles with her on all of her stuff. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Britta, who was Anne Bryant? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta: </b>Oh, sorry, I figured you knew... she was the music director on "Jem." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Ooooh, <i>that</i> Anne Bryant. Hahahaha. So, your dad introduced you to her? What was that for? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> I think he took my sister and I into the studio when I was about 12 and we watched a jingle's session and she heard us sing because se was interested in using us, but we lived in Pennsylvania so it didn't work out, we weren't living in New York City. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, when did you and how did you do the Jem thing? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Years later when I was 19 I made this demo tape and my dad helped me make it. He got his friends, his studio musician friends to play on it and he gave it to Anne when he found out they were looking for a young rock singer for this "Jem" project. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, did you have to rerecord all your music or was it new music you had to record? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> With my memory they used the audition, when I auditioned for "Jem" they just had me sing the theme song and maybe couple of other things. And they used that audition as the theme song. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Were you happy about that? That's kinda cool, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> I had a cold which I could always hear but I like it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>They must've liked you a lot, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Yeah, yeah, I guess so. If it's not broke... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> If they had you redo it would you have changed anything? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Um, I don't know. You mean now? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I meant back then, if they had you rerecord the song? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> I like it how it is. I think I warmed up and started singing a lot. Actually I think there's some high notes in the original. I don't know, I probably got better as it went on but I liked the original theme song.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What was the recording process like for you as the singing voice of Jem? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Um, well, I would go in and Anne Bryant and Ford Kinder would teach me the song on the piano, run through it and they would explain. This was done all before the animation. They would explain what was going on in the script, so I'd get the drama. In fact, I probably got more what Jem was about by the recording sessions and talking to them and they'd be talking to the script writers rather than watching it because I was like 20 at the time and not getting up early on Saturday mornings. LOL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Did you get to meet the cast? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> I only met the other singers. We would meet because the same singers were there voices for the Misfits, who did the Holograms. They just had their good girl, bad girl voices. LOL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, when did you meet Samantha? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> We met at JemCon years ago, like maybe it was like 10 years ago. We had kinda been in touch on social media. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I can't believe there's such a thing as a JemCon, Britta. I guess there's a con for everything. What is it like? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Well, I've only been to two and both really blew my mind. With the first I really didn't know what cons were. I didn't know what cosplay was and all that stuff. I got there and I'm meeting all these quiet normal looking people. LOL. Then day two they are all dressed up like Jem characters. Then the last night, the disco night it's like full on, not just dressed up as Jem characters, but whatever character they want to be and it's s total fantasy party, it's so fun. It's really a full escape and a vacation for these people.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, what is it like when you meet these Jem fans? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta: </b>What always moves me the most is I talk to these people who say Jem was really important to them as a kid because they had a rougher childhood. It was an escape, a safe place. That's the stuff that's really moving and humbling to hear. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, how many songs were in the series, Britta? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> About 180. I think I did about a 150 but maybe it was a 130. Something like that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Holy shit! That's a lot more than I imagined. Hahaha. Do you remember any of them? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Yeah, a few. They were stuck in my head in a loop for a long time. LOL. I kinda not listened for a while to get them out but they're there. If I just hear the beginning of it I might not remember all the lyrics but the melodies I remember. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, when you were doing "Jem" what kinda music were you into? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> I was into Madonna. Pop stuff. I didn't into the retro stuff until probably like 20 years ago, I started getting into Dusty Springfield and Nancy Sinatra. Rock 60s music I always liked, like the Beach Boys and all that stuff. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Cool. Britta, thanks for being on the Phile. I hope this was fun. My friend at work Melody is a big "Jem" fan so she'll love this interview. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Britta:</b> Thanks, Jason. Bye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYjpzDPTmnuohw3sUNhao1OJLgq9FcGTZTIbM6GjgtWvLgzmbSesVcH9wY6KyzQYRlT07qxz7bp_GBIAoqNMbyRi_n2ET6wEwLBP3uFqgJS7aLAqNsMRkWg2WnO0NWXUuAq55wxaV0a4/s444/F1ADEC23-819C-432D-889F-71DC9043319E_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYjpzDPTmnuohw3sUNhao1OJLgq9FcGTZTIbM6GjgtWvLgzmbSesVcH9wY6KyzQYRlT07qxz7bp_GBIAoqNMbyRi_n2ET6wEwLBP3uFqgJS7aLAqNsMRkWg2WnO0NWXUuAq55wxaV0a4/w281-h400/F1ADEC23-819C-432D-889F-71DC9043319E_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to my guests Laird Jim and Britta Phillips. The Phile will be back on Monday with Phile Alum Ringo Starr! Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Never forget.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWH9B_sEhNmnS7YvU6AB27VAj_dffhhaUHoALliaAXUAVXtDyly4qg2JS26NmHx3VDGheDaLzT5SGN0ZmrVxTbPKhsZBJ_8I7PGho5JeDkrI0t8F8WuwT4gFWb9KZW5rCLZ02pTdjtGI/s711/6C210E01-9A29-4185-BBC2-CB3FBEC79E6B.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWH9B_sEhNmnS7YvU6AB27VAj_dffhhaUHoALliaAXUAVXtDyly4qg2JS26NmHx3VDGheDaLzT5SGN0ZmrVxTbPKhsZBJ_8I7PGho5JeDkrI0t8F8WuwT4gFWb9KZW5rCLZ02pTdjtGI/w225-h400/6C210E01-9A29-4185-BBC2-CB3FBEC79E6B.png" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-74652615046102378052021-09-02T11:42:00.003-04:002021-09-02T11:42:41.146-04:00Pheaturing Brian Johnson From AC/DC<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSpft0NtNMW6wctvQo4FAWzKSrpJ0_c8uBxznNKKFZLBUBPQFvlwkasYfFIshK2u5ZYzk2r9AEpj2pT3Sk9mjfW-yIj706OaW7GtlGdXO-hhHO_vXd7sG3aDd3ik_AD1EfF_lfpApPbw/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSpft0NtNMW6wctvQo4FAWzKSrpJ0_c8uBxznNKKFZLBUBPQFvlwkasYfFIshK2u5ZYzk2r9AEpj2pT3Sk9mjfW-yIj706OaW7GtlGdXO-hhHO_vXd7sG3aDd3ik_AD1EfF_lfpApPbw/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>She</b> was standing alone over by the jukebox like she's something to sell. I said, "baby what's the going price?" She told me to go to hell. Hahaha. That is one of my favorite song lyrics ever. AC/DC's "Shot Down in Flames." Maybe I will karaoke that on TikTok. Haha. Hey, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Thursday. How are you? So, most people know better than to come for Oprah. But Rose McGowan isn't most people.
The "Charmed" actor has publicly accused Oprah (yes, THE Oprah) of being "as fake as they come" in a scathing tweet calling out the legendary talk show host for her past association with convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein and alleged sexual abuser Russell Simmons. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-_UJsqUg2vc79Wf9Wt5Iy2gdVdJDo3_bPny3CEuEgF0LzqKa0013voa17awbzqbAYLEj5a6xR6UoW1KM9KpL66zqSCWrBDDa03tBFbb3Rbc3qlpfyrOk_XTN-T9f2GyooaiZrj1Zmns/s1082/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+10.42.10+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="1082" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-_UJsqUg2vc79Wf9Wt5Iy2gdVdJDo3_bPny3CEuEgF0LzqKa0013voa17awbzqbAYLEj5a6xR6UoW1KM9KpL66zqSCWrBDDa03tBFbb3Rbc3qlpfyrOk_XTN-T9f2GyooaiZrj1Zmns/w400-h149/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+10.42.10+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Wrote McGowan in the tweet, along with a photo of Oprah kissing Harvey Weinstein on the cheek. Here's that photo...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MV6ffa3Ssfort-R1lgiXvDda6tZJz5qOwfzdpvynf1YiaYKOwEXHQ5JcNl7_5u568VafLOpxEu66w9K5io6Dq6wzL3yh_0ME0XSTxmVt8Mc6gmHpRIOj8rkzol5SeW-AEyFS7KHt-94/s1022/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+10.43.20+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1022" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MV6ffa3Ssfort-R1lgiXvDda6tZJz5qOwfzdpvynf1YiaYKOwEXHQ5JcNl7_5u568VafLOpxEu66w9K5io6Dq6wzL3yh_0ME0XSTxmVt8Mc6gmHpRIOj8rkzol5SeW-AEyFS7KHt-94/w400-h297/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+10.43.20+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Back in 2018, in an episode of the Goop podcast Oprah told Gwyneth Paltrow that Harvey Weinstein was “a bully,” but she was “friendly” with him anyway. Regarding the many rape accusations against Weinstein at the time, Winfrey said, “of course, I didn’t know any of this was going on." McGowan, who is one of the many women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, also commented in her tweet about Russell Simmons' victims. This seems to be in reference to Oprah's decision, in early 2020, to step away from a documentary about a former music executive who accused Simmons of sexual misconduct.
The tweet seems to have been triggered by a clip of an old interview between Oprah and Dolly Parton that went viral over the weekend, sparking criticism of the way Oprah questioned Dolly Parton's plastic surgery and mental health.
People took issue with the way Oprah grilled Parton about her plastic surgery, as well as her apparent frustration with the singer's light-hearted reaction to the questions. And then a second clip shows Oprah bringing up Dolly Parton's reported history with depression.
Many people criticized Oprah in the comments, calling out her history of being a "hater" intent on "humiliating" her guests. Of course, other people came to Oprah's defense. She is Oprah, after all! Neither Oprah nor McGowan have commented further on the controversy. </p><p><b>Did</b> you hear the story about the parents who were ordered by a judge to pay their son $30,441 for getting rid of his porn collection? The<b> </b>Associated Press reports that 43-year-old man David Werking has won a lawsuit against his parents who did not appreciate his hobby. When Weking moved back in with his parents after a divorce, they said "my house, my rules" and disposed of his extensive collection of films, magazines, and other stimulating items.
U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney ruled that the puritan parents had no right to sabotage their son's gallery, and had an expert appraise the value of the nudes. Judge Maloney also ordered Werking's parents to pay $14,500 to their son's attorney. "Frankly, David, I did you a big favor getting rid of all this stuff," his dad said in an email after the purge, clearly showing no remorse for his crime. </p><p><b>Britney </b>Spears has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an incident involving her housekeeper.
Last month, Spears’ housekeeper alleged that the singer slapped a phone out of her hand after the two got into an argument regarding the veterinary care of Spears’ dog.
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office investigated Spears for misdemeanor domestic battery, but declined to file charges, citing insufficient evidence that a crime had occurred. In a statement, Spears’ lawyer Mathew Rosengart described the allegations as “nothing more than sensationalized-tabloid fodder... an overblown ‘he said, she said’ regarding a cell phone.”
“If this involved Jane Doe rather than Britney Spears it would not have been pursued or covered at all,” Rosengart added. Anyone can make an accusation but this should never have made it this far and we are glad the DA’s Office has done the right thing. Sadly, it is apparent that some have learned nothing from the past, and we sincerely hope the media and others will be more respectful of Ms. Spears in the future.”
This week also saw new developments in Spears’ ongoing legal battle over the future of her conservatorship. On Tuesday, Rosengart filed supplemental petition to immediately suspend and remove Britney’s father, Jamie Spears, as the head of her conservatorship. Jamie announced his intention to step down as Britney’s conservator last month, but in the weeks since then he’s sought to use “his remaining leverage to ensure the pending accounting is approved, which includes about $2 million in fees to third parties including his attorneys.” “Britney Spears will not be bullied or extorted by her father,” Rosengart said in a statement. “Nor does Mr. Spears have the right to try to hold his daughter hostage by setting the terms of his removal. This is not about him, it is about the best interests of his daughter, which as a matter of law, mandate his removal. Even putting aside the legal issues requiring his prompt removal, if he loves his daughter, Mr. Spears should resign now, today, before he is suspended. It would be the correct and decent thing to do."</p><p><b>A</b> few months after doing an about face on his vaccine stance, Joe Rogan has said he caught COVID-19 while on tour. And because he’s what we’ll call a “counter-mainstream” podcast host, of course Rogan took the unproven horse dewormer ivermectin as part of his treatment regimen.
What, he couldn’t get his hands on some hydroxychloroquine?
If you haven’t heard, ivermectin is an anti-parasitic medication mainly used to treat horses but also, in smaller doses, to fight river blindness and intestinal roundworms in people. Now, obviously, a virus is not a worm, so why anti-vax and right wing personalities have latched onto ivermectin as a possible cure for COVID-19 is down to more of the usual “don’t be a sheep” herd mentality.
Of course, Rogan is a hugely successful and wealthy comedian, so wouldn’t you know it, he also had access to some legit COVID treatments like monoclonal antibodies. (Whether the noted health nut has a chronic illness that would actually qualify him for such access under FDA guidelines is unknown.) After feeling rundown coming off a round of shows in... wouldn’t ya know it... Florida, Rogan got himself tested and came down positive. “We immediately threw the kitchen sink at it,” he said in a Instagram video message to fans. “All kinds of meds: monoclonal antibodies, ivermectin, Z-Pack, prednisolone, everything. And I also got an NAD drip and a vitamin drip. And I did that three days in a row, and so here we are on Wednesday, and I feel great. I really only had one bad day.”
Few people who come down with COVID-19 are going to have that kind of medical access, but the danger here is that those who believe in the power of a horse dewormer to fight a coronavirus will likely find some justification in Rogan’s experience. That’s despite the fact that he took all the drugs, many of which the FDA is not down with as COVID treatments, meaning it’s impossible to determine what actually helped his case. I bet it was the monoclonal antibodies. Ivermectin has repeatedly failed clinical trials testing its effectiveness against COVID-19, yet prescriptions rose from an average of 3,600 a week in 2019 to more than 88,000 in one week in August alone via the CDC/<i>The Washington Post</i>. That’s potentially dangerous, as health departments are already seeing ivermectin poisoning as folks try to buy the horse dewormer version instead of getting a real prescription. “You are not a horse. You are not a cow,” the FDA clarified in a recent tweet. “Seriously, ya’ll. Stop it.”
Yet to that, Rogan says, “A wonderful heartfelt thank you to modern medicine for pulling me out of this so quickly and easily.”
It’s unknown if Rogan is currently vaccinated, but given his tour schedule and many major venues’ precautionary requirements, it seems likely he is. He recently offered refunds for fans who have “an ideological or physiological reason for not getting vaccinated.” As a result of his own diagnosis, he’s moved his planned Nashville show from tomorrow to Sunday, October 24th.</p><p><b>In</b> a bit of karma, one of the infamous General Lee cars from "The Dukes of Hazzard" was crushed by a tree earlier this week when Hurricane Ida struck John Schneider’s studios in Holden, Louisiana. Apparently, the 61-year-old actor has a whole collection of the Confederate flag-sporting vehicles, and a second one got caught in a tree.
Putting on a brave face, "The Dukes of Hazzard" star shared a cheeky Facebook post about the damage. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0ksOjRBWrbpJbNQByYFSn_ILWWBsl7DVjjUdEDdp5WIKGqpNHcgbJ8cTgobt65CfZC39cgYEKXTE-dTPg-oRLpQuAgDEIjavP8S5bmhUG4_ws3uh_Z8KYKxMbyZEIywDdGo4yBHGTWs/s1178/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+10.56.25+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="1100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0ksOjRBWrbpJbNQByYFSn_ILWWBsl7DVjjUdEDdp5WIKGqpNHcgbJ8cTgobt65CfZC39cgYEKXTE-dTPg-oRLpQuAgDEIjavP8S5bmhUG4_ws3uh_Z8KYKxMbyZEIywDdGo4yBHGTWs/w374-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+10.56.25+AM.png" width="374" /></a></div><p>Over the past several years, the 1969 Dodge Charger has rightfully become a cultural flashpoint as more people have finally come around to the idea of removing Confederate symbols across the South. In 2015, TV Land stopped airing reruns of "Dukes of Hazzard" and Warner Bros. stopped making General Lee toy cars as part of a decision to no longer sell any products featuring the slave-era hate symbol. Amid the 2020 racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd, Schneider continued to defend the General Lee car. “I have never had an African-American come up to me and have any problem with it whatsoever,” he told <i>The Hollywood Reporter</i>, before having the gall to describe the show as a “unifying force.”
As the saying goes, what goes around comes around.</p><p>Sometimes I like to go on Twitter and look up certain words and one of those words is "Foghat." Here's a tweet I saw not long ago...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNqNy3K1jTMDKVOwc0lheQkg1BHCP0D7QjUU6Ezm5r_usXWD4Holsijo_obspUw4W_H-fFXpipLXdm-kZ2uuCmQ7609u6qRYoQJRXiN1UXsWnZL2dtzDQ1XphAsu1iTYgP_VZuN2psAU/s543/33076E22-68EB-4F7B-ADDB-07A6F0C56132_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNqNy3K1jTMDKVOwc0lheQkg1BHCP0D7QjUU6Ezm5r_usXWD4Holsijo_obspUw4W_H-fFXpipLXdm-kZ2uuCmQ7609u6qRYoQJRXiN1UXsWnZL2dtzDQ1XphAsu1iTYgP_VZuN2psAU/w295-h400/33076E22-68EB-4F7B-ADDB-07A6F0C56132_1_201_a.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. That one was different. Remember that 90s TV show "Dinosaurs"? It's a little different than I remember...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7bJ5cwAtjXRk1DU0tKQgJqkWejhyphenhyphenN_ZwsAXhDXnQYWaJ4hSM7gPipbbDj0e72fHaIZ3Da7k54YwSGM3bPxEyBtIDPCt43jX-H9a6C-MWh_ujuVugHr4vtoChKehCuWaq1lPAKGv-9qc/s444/fullsizeoutput_3745.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="444" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7bJ5cwAtjXRk1DU0tKQgJqkWejhyphenhyphenN_ZwsAXhDXnQYWaJ4hSM7gPipbbDj0e72fHaIZ3Da7k54YwSGM3bPxEyBtIDPCt43jX-H9a6C-MWh_ujuVugHr4vtoChKehCuWaq1lPAKGv-9qc/w400-h220/fullsizeoutput_3745.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. If you fear that you are not living up to your intellectual potential, or simply aren't the most knowledgable person around...fear no more. As long as you know what the delta variant is, basic spelling, and that it's physically possible (and indeed quite common!) for a woman to know more about something than a man, you are an absolute genius compared to the person in this post...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoS7TAq9o2qlqrtLqcsdRK_ykIHyjroBHDQ4XykW5X0HjupU0PwPJdvQ4dC2hwkvGs2EJU6NxqKl4cXE-W6jNsBuPJDd3fgnuCzI5yvmNszB-xf-yLiHghVg9jIIbi4gcyf9oMrwJ49Ws/s640/851E00A2-6BAE-432B-BAE1-F55DBD487D89_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="640" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoS7TAq9o2qlqrtLqcsdRK_ykIHyjroBHDQ4XykW5X0HjupU0PwPJdvQ4dC2hwkvGs2EJU6NxqKl4cXE-W6jNsBuPJDd3fgnuCzI5yvmNszB-xf-yLiHghVg9jIIbi4gcyf9oMrwJ49Ws/w400-h181/851E00A2-6BAE-432B-BAE1-F55DBD487D89_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hey, it's Thursday. You know what that means...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X4AtGFBLnxXv6rjbf3ieB3dbkJU783JkktVRXsODVBadAXi5krd8OP8GBjzX0r_OrEO7ohlRoisWQdQbClZjwkdbrQFTGs7wtsI_hCwo6n2J-hOD1wBCWkkltPQrRONXj7_MaTFqJJo/s400/2D0207C0-4122-442F-B352-8B21C8BE9A24_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X4AtGFBLnxXv6rjbf3ieB3dbkJU783JkktVRXsODVBadAXi5krd8OP8GBjzX0r_OrEO7ohlRoisWQdQbClZjwkdbrQFTGs7wtsI_hCwo6n2J-hOD1wBCWkkltPQrRONXj7_MaTFqJJo/w400-h278/2D0207C0-4122-442F-B352-8B21C8BE9A24_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj209-nCeo526p8fcIJSPKodBZoSSe-ygETHWPUssY8Ree1JTBuzFM_kTLvkQhRVuzRUMZm522xpRTTE9rqpSTBjNsVBIJG-y3nMiPUX6qGcg97zYLlXEIUMdM5VfQsh0bMlje8r2QkVKQ/s1338/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+11.07.47+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1338" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj209-nCeo526p8fcIJSPKodBZoSSe-ygETHWPUssY8Ree1JTBuzFM_kTLvkQhRVuzRUMZm522xpRTTE9rqpSTBjNsVBIJG-y3nMiPUX6qGcg97zYLlXEIUMdM5VfQsh0bMlje8r2QkVKQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+11.07.47+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Oh, that's nasty! I apologize. Okay, so, now that President Biden has been in office for a while I wondered what a friend of the Phile thinks of it. He's a singer, patriot and renaissance man. You know what time it is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2n_UgJLfwb14HsVrGluSU-THksW4exDLo6sRR4ZSoYZWr-uafGTYYO8Bm12ccsHOmfwd18RsD1viLncNM7bkriiT9BmfH42TOmG2_-SV7WgIbLOSaw7RNTk4u8AYTD7Vrs918ubT9ns/s960/cWO3q1610380575.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2n_UgJLfwb14HsVrGluSU-THksW4exDLo6sRR4ZSoYZWr-uafGTYYO8Bm12ccsHOmfwd18RsD1viLncNM7bkriiT9BmfH42TOmG2_-SV7WgIbLOSaw7RNTk4u8AYTD7Vrs918ubT9ns/w300-h400/cWO3q1610380575.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Look… as much as I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, if you’re honestly trying to tell me… that this administration isn’t the biggest joke in U.S. history... that literally everything our current President has done since taking control, hasn’t been harmful to America. That Joe Biden isn’t <i>completely </i>and incoherently driving our great nation, full speed over a cliff. That this “withdrawal plan” for Afghanistan isn’t the biggest cluterfuck EVER. That heads don’t need to roll at the highest level... and there’s no need for Biden/Harris to step down... then all I have to say to you is this... you should consider wearing a tinfoil hat in public (so people can spot you easily... and avoid your crazy ass. The term “misguided” is a gross understatement in terms of your particular brand of mental illness. Aaaaand you should definitely consider some form of surgery to prevent you from breeding even more stupidity for the world to deal with. #WakeTheFuckUpYouSheep. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV6P7Stb0yvrs1OPASMcbmaIHXusbKgPsqDjPsIripMnWOBbf_aw7-JaHfw06xxxi9PI3aLxSDoqcNZWKcRPzHWsYlors71ppDPIM6MvE9zst2o6X8c_TWLNKUmK7UtKKNHXsZyMzj54/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV6P7Stb0yvrs1OPASMcbmaIHXusbKgPsqDjPsIripMnWOBbf_aw7-JaHfw06xxxi9PI3aLxSDoqcNZWKcRPzHWsYlors71ppDPIM6MvE9zst2o6X8c_TWLNKUmK7UtKKNHXsZyMzj54/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavIjbVN74vkNUtOAmYDfRebzpa2W7q_JpnpOv2VMdX7yFrc2bk53ChsY97atAidFeQc_371PT523kbwgcVbWHOYnDWCezJzc2G_tCQaYfBWJpykmUbcW9de-GQr81eaDi_tAh7RojBWw/s615/fullsizeoutput_3744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavIjbVN74vkNUtOAmYDfRebzpa2W7q_JpnpOv2VMdX7yFrc2bk53ChsY97atAidFeQc_371PT523kbwgcVbWHOYnDWCezJzc2G_tCQaYfBWJpykmUbcW9de-GQr81eaDi_tAh7RojBWw/w348-h400/fullsizeoutput_3744.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div><p>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxllUxUMhN4C3kttlb_4C6L7a_1JPerxm2a4_7zMDgWtEu4chNjrDiqZxqf1ffV0DtF29fNY-m3ydXEHkGF8Xqvigr9aqmJYCXscdYUMvRnnAiPmK4bodgYB-7OgRcWrG7C6QZss9TKJM/s1242/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+11.19.15+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1242" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxllUxUMhN4C3kttlb_4C6L7a_1JPerxm2a4_7zMDgWtEu4chNjrDiqZxqf1ffV0DtF29fNY-m3ydXEHkGF8Xqvigr9aqmJYCXscdYUMvRnnAiPmK4bodgYB-7OgRcWrG7C6QZss9TKJM/w400-h214/Screen+Shot+2021-09-02+at+11.19.15+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Looks like a nice day. Now from the home office in Pot Jefferson, New York here is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx2qcxwz8pT0TcxuSEkFZGVMW19yfWSXlphwF3FwkpVXUQ-fdJddSC0WS4gHxbFd645NS59uwp6YisQfbFAR2MKLcHK4XINeeCet9JQ2qUS0yd7dHmgSGTMfZ2HFEL6RrvFYdExx_0CM/s500/fullsizeoutput_3550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="500" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx2qcxwz8pT0TcxuSEkFZGVMW19yfWSXlphwF3FwkpVXUQ-fdJddSC0WS4gHxbFd645NS59uwp6YisQfbFAR2MKLcHK4XINeeCet9JQ2qUS0yd7dHmgSGTMfZ2HFEL6RrvFYdExx_0CM/w400-h385/fullsizeoutput_3550.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is cool. Today's guest is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. AC/DC's latest album "Power Up" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Please welcome to the Phile from AC/DC... Brian Johnson!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSH6XJi9gEWku3doQ0fbFwupIyY_86TuloilyXLZ5WVBd0IXoHhRvwbd9X7aA-s_z6qiMfLN3cHFTzWiKKUChURSYu58k18bQkKV0Do_1B4cN_xdwp-BYD4lm0Hl0_xVNJRM1Hvae3NY/s1800/4E52184A-6E1D-4C2D-B008-6A543E777E0E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSH6XJi9gEWku3doQ0fbFwupIyY_86TuloilyXLZ5WVBd0IXoHhRvwbd9X7aA-s_z6qiMfLN3cHFTzWiKKUChURSYu58k18bQkKV0Do_1B4cN_xdwp-BYD4lm0Hl0_xVNJRM1Hvae3NY/w400-h266/4E52184A-6E1D-4C2D-B008-6A543E777E0E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Me:</b> Hey, Brian, welcome to the Phile. How are you doing? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> I'm doing good, Jay. Yourself? Everything safe? </p><p><b>Me:</b> I'm doing good. I have to say "Power Up" is a great AC/DC record. </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Well, thanks. </p><p><b>Me:</b> What was it like recording it? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> When we did get into the studio after all the things that had happened that was a miracle in itself. To be back with all the boys, and sometimes the feeling right from the start. </p><p><b>Me:</b> What do you mean? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Malcolm had passed and we wanted really to make this a tribute to Malcolm. He was not just a leader and friend but he was the one that started AC/DC, making the sound that was different from anybody else. That was what he wanted to do at the start and got his brother Angus with him. He kept that all the way through his life and with no better way to give him tribute than to make him proud. Although he was not with us he was everywhere in the studio. He touched every one of us. We had to do something special for Malcolm and it was right from the get go. Brendan O'Brien the producer, he's so positive and he loved Malcolm as well. So we wanted it not just Malcom but his family and all the fans to know that we tried a little more special this time. We always tried our best but I don't know how to explain it. It was just a special feeling just bonding over all those years and the friendship and we remembered Malcolm's cry, just keep the music honest. I think we did that. </p><p><b>Me:</b> You must've thought at some point you might never get another one, am I right? </p><p><b>Brian: </b>Oh, absolutely. This to me was probably the happiest day of my life. I could see it now, when we all walked into that studio it just felt comfortable. It just felt like it always was, it felt nothing had happened. Accept we lost Malcolm. We met at Malcolm's funeral in Sydney and talked after the ceremony with family and we were all together and it seemed just natural that we were together and we still think Malcom had a big hand in us getting back together again. Ha ha. He was not gonna let it lie down. </p><p><b>Me:</b> I didn't know if you were gonna be back. </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Why? </p><p><b>Me: </b>Because you were off the road with hearing loss. Was that really hard for you? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Oh, you're talking about that. It was black days, that's all I can tell you. There was nothing, also my best friend died this same week at a very young age of cancer and it just hit me with a double whammy. But thankfully I just thought it's nothing terminal. Think about the people that were really in trouble. I just thought I'd get through it and then this technology came to my rescue really. A wonderful man called Stephen Ambrose. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Didn't you find him on YouTube? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Well, it was just a photograph and a message just saying, "I want to get in touch with Brian Johnson because I know I have the technology to get him back on stage." It was just too good an offer. I was a little wary that someone was trying to cash in on the situation. I couldn't be more wrong, he's just the most wonderful dedicated man. He came down and spent a couple of nights at the house. He got all his equipment out and started working and immediately I noticed the difference and it was just phenomenal. We worked for about two and a half to three years, coming down every three months. He had to miniaturize so we could actually get it behind the ear and in the ear. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Miniaturize it? Why? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Because it was like a car battery when he first showed it. Ha ha ha. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Hahaha. You'll be pulling it along on a cart on stage. </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Yeah. Ha ha. It worked and thank God for that. I never thanked him enough, he's a good friend now. And it'll help a lot of other people in my situation at the time and I'm talking about other rock and roll people who I am now in touch with and will be helping with that as well. </p><p><b>Me: </b>I'm gonna need some kinda hearing aid in a few years myself. I know people in the rock and roll business who lost their hearing. </p><p><b>Brian:</b> It's the price we pay. It's industrial, let's put it that way. The hearing aids that we use to have to put in was just making it worse But there's a lot of people out there, Jason me son, a lot of guys who are suffering with it. But hopefully this will be able to help all these people. </p><p><b>Me: </b>Where were you when you got to play with the band again after all this? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> It was in Holland. We had just shot a video and Angus said, God bless him, said we can get the whole kit up, the whole set up and do some rehearsal. Angus said we'll start a little quiet and build it up. I said, "No, And, it has to be full battlefield conditions. Otherwise it's not working and I never want to be in that position." </p><p><b>Me:</b> What do you mean "battlefield condition"? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> It's just like full rack, just like on the stage, like a full show. </p><p><b>Me:</b> So, what song did you do first? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> He said what do I want to do and I said "Back in Black." He said okay and off we went and I could hear everything. </p><p><b>Me: </b>How did you feel? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> I was jumping around like a big kid. They couldn't stop me singing. We did fifteen days in a row and Angus said, "I've never seen you rehearse so much." I said, "I can keep going forever me. I'm enjoying the hell out of this." It was just like being reborn, it was just fantastic. I could hear everything, I could hear the guitars as that was the main thing I couldn't hear. I could just hear the guitars and I can't tell you how good that felt as a vocalist who depends on the tone of the guitars and what I hear and the boys were just thrashing it out and I suddenly realised what I've been missing. It's a big part of life listening.
</p><p><b>Me:</b> I find it interesting that you chose "Back in Black" as your first song. </p><p><b>Brian:</b> It's the toughest to sing, the hardest. There's no hiding place in "Back in Black," everybody could tell if I'm cheating or not. </p><p><b>Me: </b>Okay, with the AC/DC sound there has to be certain ingredients, right? I mean, you listen to a song from the 70s or 80s and it sounds like the new record. You guys always had that sound. Do you know what I mean? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Yeah, well, Angus always said Malcom always imagined there was two people playing the guitar. It was just Malcom, there was something about Malcom the way and as Angus could yell you he was technically just a brilliant guy. He never compromised. Angus always explains the first record on the album is "Realize," that's the first number one record on the album. I remember Angus and Malcolm always being so careful about the first record on the album they said the first bars of the guitars has to be that's AC/DC. Malcom used to talk about AC/DC being a separate entity. That's an AC/DC song, that's an AC/DC riff. It was a vehicle that he was so proud to invent really. He sometimes spoke of it in the third person, and he said, "When we got it, the we finish that song that song set the standard and set the bar fore the rest of the album and no song can live up to that of the excitement level to the sound, well, it just wasn't going to make the cut." Thankfully all 12 songs that we had all made the cut. I'm trying to explain that sound and everything, the fact that it's just so honest. It has such science to it, it's not asking to join as a group, it's not a hidden agenda, it's just honest. And this world, right this minute, honesty is a rare commodity what with the elections and the virus and all the bullshit that's going on. Just seeing a little happiness. It was always tongue in cheek, it was always a little mischievous. People ask what this means and what that means. It's like asking Elvis Presley "you're nothing but a hound dog, what's that mean?" "I don't know, ma'am." It's "Wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bom-bom, tutti fruit!" " Excuse me, Mr. Richard, Mr. Little, what does that mean?" "Well, I don't know. I just sing it!" It is what it is. That's according to me, and I'm not that smart. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, how did you feel the night before "Back in Black," the album came out? </p><p><b>Brian: </b>Well, I was asleep for 6 weeks before I heard it. We sort of did it in the Bahamas in this wonderful posh recording studio. I've never been there in my life. I was still a working boy. After about six weeks I thought it must be that good. </p><p><b>Me: </b>What do you mean? </p><p><b>Brian:</b> We recorded it quickly, we just moved from song to song. Especially me and Cliff and Phil and Malcom and Angus were putting on different bits and all of this and stayed there for the mix and we couldn't afford to get us back out of the Bahamas so it wouldn't cost money for hotels and stuff. Then one day the mailman came and I was living with my mother and father at the time and they didn't have a record player so I couldn't play it. So I went to the lead guitarists house, he had a record player so we heard it there. </p><p><b>Me: </b>Did you know it was going to work out? </p><p><b>Brian: </b>I thought at least I'd get six weeks in the Bahamas. I've never been there, I might get a bit of a tan. Honestly, I really didn't know what to think. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Were you worried? </p><p><b>Brian: </b>I wasn't so much worried because I didn't know the business and all of that. I just thought these guys were really good and liked what they heard from me so I'd just give it the best shot. But it may not work out, who knows. But it did work out and I wasn't that dumb, I knew there was something special coming out when I heard the riffs of "It Shook Me All Night Long." I did get a chance to hear that one, Mutt Lange had put a rough mix together and said, "Come in, Brian, I want you to hear." And I must admit I was impressed when I heard that. I thought wow, that is good. "Back in Black" I just did a couple of choruses but "Shook Me" impressed me immediately. I thought it was great rock and roll. </p><p><b>Me:</b> So, being in AC/DC, did that shape who you are? </p><p><b>Brian: </b>Absolutely, of course it did. They've taken me from a life where I was happy really, playing in clubs and pubs and having a great time and I quite enjoyed it. It was fun. Then when this chance came, and I think back at it now when I was in this position where I couldn't go on that was one of the times where I sat there and think, "Brian, what a run you had." It still hurts that I couldn't go on, because I go on like that. And as I said technology came to the rescue. It does give me pause for thought and I think about all the great times I had, places I've seen and the wonderful people I met like your dad, and the fans and the noise they made stays with me forever, it really does. It's a great check of what happens next, I don't expect it and thank my lucky stars it is happening. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Brian, thanks for being on the Phile. This was really cool. </p><p><b>Brian:</b> Thank you, Jason, you made it easy, me son! Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl-O06TeNNc6hVSGjV5aNbaTdfkWDg4-e1_zwuJE7C57z2Q4TbsC-XR7-khBAYj6hpgq75SF-1AAcw2vsOp95GUwbtpEcO4eg8L08iXuwA1fdhFTrS0TpEBZTNyi1S_FTaj-tcBlVWnw/s316/CA7ABA01-A608-441C-95EA-5730C1348F55_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl-O06TeNNc6hVSGjV5aNbaTdfkWDg4-e1_zwuJE7C57z2Q4TbsC-XR7-khBAYj6hpgq75SF-1AAcw2vsOp95GUwbtpEcO4eg8L08iXuwA1fdhFTrS0TpEBZTNyi1S_FTaj-tcBlVWnw/s0/CA7ABA01-A608-441C-95EA-5730C1348F55_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Brian Johnson for a great interview. The Phile will be back a week from Saturday with singer Britta Phillips. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Flip that pancake.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCVJdhWVoK25lHg5atv6QaZU2rMgMo6sny9rjzaqYGE4iVGQSCe1hosQbqcwjwfCRHaSdq4COCv6kw8taYLiWhryjkNI_Dd-FwVHrBJsE0NXKLsGLbRlDHqiA1S1J0U0Fk5IY6YtPCok/s400/4950A7B4-6805-49D1-A3E7-9EE76ED1F920_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCVJdhWVoK25lHg5atv6QaZU2rMgMo6sny9rjzaqYGE4iVGQSCe1hosQbqcwjwfCRHaSdq4COCv6kw8taYLiWhryjkNI_Dd-FwVHrBJsE0NXKLsGLbRlDHqiA1S1J0U0Fk5IY6YtPCok/w301-h400/4950A7B4-6805-49D1-A3E7-9EE76ED1F920_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away..</span></p>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-75050643725372566892021-09-01T12:12:00.002-04:002021-09-01T13:29:39.672-04:00Pheaturing Phile Alum Jon Bon Jovi<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpLiZ2f73xG33RB8L4-eeVjw8v3KoFc9tWmESSnGk8aM1sbgFT5E0crO3koRL0xt2lSjbjhIBI7Eg-nqPtQ3zUdRjZhYJ-g4WEXniIMwYraYOeT9cTPwJrIw_9H6D10CWoTVgYK8o4fo/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpLiZ2f73xG33RB8L4-eeVjw8v3KoFc9tWmESSnGk8aM1sbgFT5E0crO3koRL0xt2lSjbjhIBI7Eg-nqPtQ3zUdRjZhYJ-g4WEXniIMwYraYOeT9cTPwJrIw_9H6D10CWoTVgYK8o4fo/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Rabbit.</b> Hey there, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Wednesday. It's September! This is the last month of the Phile. We're getting close to the end, kids. Jury selection bega this week in the criminal fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes, a highly anticipated showdown after Holmes' grift was explored in both an HBO documentary and a podcast.
Holmes claimed that she had developed technology that could diagnose hundreds of diseases with just a finger prick of blood, which unfortunately for her lawyer and thousands of actual patients, was just a straight-up lie.
NPR published a sneak peek at her defense strategy, which involves including her ex-boyfriend and ex-Theranos Chief Operating Officer Sunny Balwani of manipulating her.
"Holmes' defense strategy came into view in the documents the court released on Saturday: Her attorneys said they have evidence that Balwani controlled what Holmes' ate, when she slept, how she dressed and with whom she spoke. Court filings also disclosed that Holmes plans on accusing Balwani of domestic abuse, including throwing 'hard, sharp objects' at her," NPR reports.
John Carreyrou, who literally wrote the book on Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, calls this "the Svengali defense," and yes, he's doing a podcast. </p><p><b>A </b>high school valedictorian pulled a switcheroo on her school at her graduation, trading her administration-approved speech for a powerful defense of abortion rights.
Texas governor Greg Abbott just passed a law that would prohibit the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy, which is before the majority of women even realize that they're pregnant.
Paxton Smith is the 2021 valedictorian at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, one of the most conservative districts in a notoriously voter-suppressed state. She used her speech as an opportunity to criticize the law and articulate what it could mean for her future, and the futures of her female classmates.
"I have dreams, hopes, and ambitions. Every girl here does. We have spent our whole lives working towards our futures, and without our consent or input, our control over our futures has been stripped away from us," Paxton said at the podium, dressed in a cap and gown. "I am terrified that if my contraceptives fail me, that if I’m raped, then my hopes and efforts and dreams for myself will no longer be relevant. I hope you can feel how gut-wrenching it is, how dehumanizing it is, to have the autonomy over your own body taken from you." The speech was shared to social media, where it continued to spark discussion. While many celebrated her for using her platform to speak about the issue, others criticized her for it. Graduations are a place to hear "<i>Oh, The Places You'll Go</i>," not "register to vote." Watch the whole speech here. </p><p><b>In</b> a deeply divided world that can't even agree on whether or not the COVID pandemic is real (it is), it is astounding to see the people reach a consensus on anything. In this case, unity comes at the expense of James Corden, who people from all walks of life now fantasize about running over with their car.
Corden was spotted filming a segment for his "Late Late Show," a Cinderella-themed flash mob in a busy Los Angeles intersection. Over 18.2 million people have seen the video of Corden in a rat costume thrusting in a mouse costume, and almost all of them wish they didn't. One nation, against Corden, indivisible.</p><p><b>A</b> movie theater in the U.K. is pre-selling tickets for <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> film. It has listed runtime for the Marvel film that will make it the longest solo movie in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Cineworld is the world’s second-largest movie theater chain with over 10,000 locations in ten countries. This means that a theater chain this huge is a credible listing compared to a smaller chain of theaters. The ticket listing for the theater has revealed that <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> will have a runtime of 150 minutes.
Two and a half hours will be a very significant runtime for the entirety of the Marvel film. In the whole history of the MCU, only two films reached over 150 minutes which would be <i>Avengers: Infinity War</i> and <i>Avenger’s Endgame</i>. The two films have a runtime of 160 and 182 minutes, respectively.
If it’s true that <i>No Way Home </i>will have 150 minutes for its run time, it will be the longest solo MCU film. However, it certainly makes sense that the film will have a long runtime as the film will deal with Marvel’s Multiverse. It will be the first Marvel film that goes deep into the Multiverse following Disney+’s "Loki." If it is true that former Spider-Men actors, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire will be in the film, <i>No Way Home</i> will have a lot of stories to cover. This includes the Multiverse that <i>Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness</i> will also delve into.</p><p><b>Just</b> days before Bonnaroo was set to kick off, organizers have pulled the plug on the annual music festival due to unsafe conditions caused by Hurricane Ida.
In a message emailed to fans and shared via social media, Bonnaroo organizers explained that much of Centeroo (where the stages and activations are set) and the surrounding campgrounds became so waterlogged from rain that the grounds have been rendered unusable and unsafe.
“We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo,” read the note. “While this weekend’s weather looks outstanding, currently Centeroo is waterlogged in many areas, the ground is incredibly saturated on our tollbooth paths, and the campgrounds are flooded to the point that we are unable to drive in or park vehicles safely.” Promising a return to the festival’s regular June timing next year, the organizers went on to say, “We have done everything in our power to try to keep the show moving forward, but Mother Nature has dealt us a tremendous amount of rain over the past 24 hours, and we have run out of options to try to make the event happen safely and in a way that lives up to the Bonnaroo experience.
Please find ways to safely gather with your Bonnaroo community and continue to radiate positivity during this disappointing time. WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE FARM IN JUNE 2022!
All tickets purchased through Front Gate Tickets will be refunded in as little as 30 days to the original method of payment.”
This year’s Bonnaroo had already dealt with a number of inconveniences, mostly due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Acts like Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and Defontes pulled out in July, with Khruangbin and RÜFÜS DU SOL brought on as replacements. Then just three weeks ago, the festival finally announced its COVID-19 restrictions, requiring all attendees to either have proof of vaccination or negative tests within 72 hours of first entering Centeroo, with all unvaccinated attendees asked to wear masks.
That alone didn’t give unvaccinated Bonnaroovians much time to get their shots, and things only got more precarious once Ida started moving inward. In preparation for the rain, Bonnaroo first pushed back the campgrounds’ opening from Tuesday to Wednesday, and shortly thereafter announced that camping capacity would be greatly reduced due to soaked fields. The anticipated daily traffic increase prompted some local schools to close down for the rest of the week. With the festival also called off last year when the pandemic was at its (initial) peak, this will mark two years in a row that the beloved Tennessee event will not take place. </p><p><b>And</b> so it begins...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xUbu78wJA53MVcTdIXZ8ebtSGpMgZIKInej8R4szk06zqqgkYrKYhYy5UNX_tv_Y4CBtvVHiuHsuolKUXK_BQlGpCXeAS_fswlS6hxAypqXi1aMeiGpE5y3I44bMU6cbxGgdJn4fcn8/s400/09AE7A18-A2C8-4A9B-B8F7-9DBE76E9628E_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="400" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xUbu78wJA53MVcTdIXZ8ebtSGpMgZIKInej8R4szk06zqqgkYrKYhYy5UNX_tv_Y4CBtvVHiuHsuolKUXK_BQlGpCXeAS_fswlS6hxAypqXi1aMeiGpE5y3I44bMU6cbxGgdJn4fcn8/w400-h269/09AE7A18-A2C8-4A9B-B8F7-9DBE76E9628E_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I like to go on Twitter and look up certain words and one of those words is "Foghat." Here's a tweet I saw a few months ago...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMh_aNkwfIwlVZ0GSCjeAztk3HBZw2OUT1R5jVrUcTveTRAgVTCtVX-GGc_x_BDdWCzc5OWKHdc8X9_N_fmdMN6csdNe-5J9b51cO2SpA8CjKDSi3r28a-_-ZFM4vDzT1G-s-VzkbyVo/s400/AF60B52B-B0F1-4E1D-85F3-8359E84B0ED3_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="400" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMh_aNkwfIwlVZ0GSCjeAztk3HBZw2OUT1R5jVrUcTveTRAgVTCtVX-GGc_x_BDdWCzc5OWKHdc8X9_N_fmdMN6csdNe-5J9b51cO2SpA8CjKDSi3r28a-_-ZFM4vDzT1G-s-VzkbyVo/w400-h224/AF60B52B-B0F1-4E1D-85F3-8359E84B0ED3_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Hahahaha. So, Walt Disney World, the greatest company to work for ever is offering a new service. check it out...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzViUNUItrxqPP9t1rwTpgY6tBFR47f7K1r8wYTt3XiRcfl2jL_eXu-BNcheVPKDbdLLpTGTo-A6NOtHh5_18mrEsAk9Fs9bJVVEcgaj_1koW9inVA7LoDpUAxWnprbu_HpY2rdRxt1U/s400/F8097D9C-5691-4AA5-B00C-3FFD6EAA5FFA_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzViUNUItrxqPP9t1rwTpgY6tBFR47f7K1r8wYTt3XiRcfl2jL_eXu-BNcheVPKDbdLLpTGTo-A6NOtHh5_18mrEsAk9Fs9bJVVEcgaj_1koW9inVA7LoDpUAxWnprbu_HpY2rdRxt1U/w400-h225/F8097D9C-5691-4AA5-B00C-3FFD6EAA5FFA_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hahahahaha. Kidding!!! Remember that 90s show "Dinosaurs"? I think they ripped off <i>Jurassic Park</i>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6S5vPr95WP0KbMIM5RO-xktHmyI1T3It4eJqJFXZwXdo0Ei2GkTvpvvlusm16Gci-ycuuXAYwDdTldI7_QLHqiDdO4QgdC-LcS4XQ2hB-ha11_gwmhOH71HyiPuUuX95tGt2Ce3ioVQ/s441/fullsizeoutput_373f.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="441" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6S5vPr95WP0KbMIM5RO-xktHmyI1T3It4eJqJFXZwXdo0Ei2GkTvpvvlusm16Gci-ycuuXAYwDdTldI7_QLHqiDdO4QgdC-LcS4XQ2hB-ha11_gwmhOH71HyiPuUuX95tGt2Ce3ioVQ/w400-h219/fullsizeoutput_373f.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. Money can be an uncomfortable subject sometimes between relatives, especially when you just found out you have a half-sibling who was adopted years ago...
While gifting everyone in the family DNA ancestry kits can be a fun way to spend the holidays, sometimes you can find out a few family secrets that you might be better off without knowing. Discovering relatives you didn't know existed can be a fun and cathartic way to learn more about your identity and roots, but not every reunion is a Hallmark-style, slow motion run toward open arms and a pristine Thanksgiving table.
Sometimes the coffee meeting with your long lost sibling is just a pleasant experience with a stranger you're not particularly interested in seeing regularly. In that case, are you obligated to spend every family gathering or share every family gift with this person simply because you're related? So, when a conflicted heir decided to consult the Phile about whether or not he's wrong to refuse to split his hefty inheritance with his half-sister I decided to help deem a verdict. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWF5OWZLo_EFlhjn-4QT0l0ZTQOOuu4fRCNJjRxFDizQZAqgYmEcqqPFWrqWrSDd6cRCxgx5tvQ_knQWtf0y4OpHaq5erx65H0p9gCc7sVceYIOFWg4g5SGPMpxDfR9ZUEC6TSZ6CsT0/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWF5OWZLo_EFlhjn-4QT0l0ZTQOOuu4fRCNJjRxFDizQZAqgYmEcqqPFWrqWrSDd6cRCxgx5tvQ_knQWtf0y4OpHaq5erx65H0p9gCc7sVceYIOFWg4g5SGPMpxDfR9ZUEC6TSZ6CsT0/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"Am I wrong for refusing to share my inheritance with a "sibling?"
I am a single child... or at least I thought I was. Just over a year ago, I discovered that I have a sister, Lucy. The story goes that my mother had a child with her first boyfriend while she was in college, and they couldn’t support her so she opted for adoption at birth. My father was aware of this, but I was never told.
Anyways, about a year ago she made contact with my/our mother. They’ve gotten on pretty well, keep in touch and go on the odd lunch. Lucy’s also attended a couple of our family events this past year. Her and I get a long fine as well. We’re different people so not friends, so I sort of see her as an acquaintance/friend of the family I guess. It’s a little odd because I know we’re closely related, but at the same time she doesn’t feel like “family” if that makes sense. My grandparents on my mothers side both passed a few years ago. My mother was their only child, and I their “only” grandchild, and they left their entire estate to me. This was known to my parents and me before they passed, as they had expressed it when they made their will.
My parents are well-off financially (mom's a nurse dad's a doctor), and so they were fine with the arrangement. I was given access to the money on my 20th birthday, and the sum of money was much larger than I expected; totalling around 6 million. This is why I can’t really talk about this with anyone impartial, because I don’t really want friends etc to know. Anyway, a few weeks ago my mother sat me down, and asked me to share the money with Lucy. Now, here’s the thing; like I said, to me Lucy is essentially an acquaintance.
I know we’re related by blood, but I don’t exactly feel the type of connection to her that would merit giving her such a large sum of money, or any money at all for that matter.
So I explained that to my mother, and she wasn’t exactly happy with my answer. She believes I’m being extremely selfish, and that Lucy could very much benefit from this money as well since she’s still a college student and in debt. Here’s why I think I might be wrong; I don’t really see that as my problem. I believe family is who feels like family, not who shares your DNA. Secondly, my grandparents were aware of Lucy's existence (even though they never met her) and they chose to leave everything to me all the same.
Also, it is not as though Lucy grew up poor in the foster system or anything, she was adopted at birth by what seems like two great people. Her adoptive parents are an accountant and a teacher.
P.S. - I do not plan to just hoard the money. I am starting law school this year, and plan to use it to start my own firm once I’m finished. So, go forth and judge me please. Am I being a selfish asshole here, or am I justified in thinking that simply being related by blood doesn’t merit any claim here?" Your grandparents were aware of Lucy's existence and they chose not to leave her an inheritance. I am guessing since she was legally adopted your grandparents didn't feel it was necessary. Your mother's parents could have made provisions for your mother and/or the daughter she gave up for adoption if they wanted. Your mother is free to make whatever arrangements she's fit with her estate but your grandparents made their wishes know when they left their estate to you. As you said, your grandparents could have opted to include her but did not. Your mother could have raised the idea of including Lucy in their will when they mentioned it (I don’t know how it would have been written up since your mom didn’t have contact yet) but she didn’t. Don't let anyone guilt you into giving it away. Your grandparents made an informed choice, it's not like they didn't know about her existence. So, there you have it! Good luck, everyone!
If you have a problem you want my opinion on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvOHXietvqscKMLD3sDQNwjfayP-w2_yq-QdJ-9afq_REF-3WXqUz7A5JuFgHSRCxwUWxFp5Lxs8zcmm_c4rBOUd7_XMUudcaAkE1Cgrh9xgau0JQoc3YD3GWR9jBcHb-NAPkWEKP6EA/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvOHXietvqscKMLD3sDQNwjfayP-w2_yq-QdJ-9afq_REF-3WXqUz7A5JuFgHSRCxwUWxFp5Lxs8zcmm_c4rBOUd7_XMUudcaAkE1Cgrh9xgau0JQoc3YD3GWR9jBcHb-NAPkWEKP6EA/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC46LSwPUq0tuD4wvz6-HyKY7oJ7RITtKJO06Zg58W-sw3m1zAtymSndmoBpifzgGepTH43VMMAdxbRvHzYgaFijTlXEcRGv2JnpfOb1bU-hKY_2NF74_e2p5MDDtfzKu2DEe7bFXysQ/s615/fullsizeoutput_3742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="406" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC46LSwPUq0tuD4wvz6-HyKY7oJ7RITtKJO06Zg58W-sw3m1zAtymSndmoBpifzgGepTH43VMMAdxbRvHzYgaFijTlXEcRGv2JnpfOb1bU-hKY_2NF74_e2p5MDDtfzKu2DEe7bFXysQ/w264-h400/fullsizeoutput_3742.jpeg" width="264" /></a></div><p>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOTnAhzjhp_apBgxu0GBRVmQOBCe3st37ifwcbaIDEIM97SfaKq8YPObv5iqRzo9IALVyYCI-ARUvX8eX6GlEDs7rA0OPpadU8okdmDAfgp-HwKaHzcCxuhPp41ZERsWkM8EA4ot0IEY/s1244/Screen+Shot+2021-09-01+at+11.38.14+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1244" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOTnAhzjhp_apBgxu0GBRVmQOBCe3st37ifwcbaIDEIM97SfaKq8YPObv5iqRzo9IALVyYCI-ARUvX8eX6GlEDs7rA0OPpadU8okdmDAfgp-HwKaHzcCxuhPp41ZERsWkM8EA4ot0IEY/w400-h213/Screen+Shot+2021-09-01+at+11.38.14+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Looks like a little ain thee. Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBl12xiqj_iu0bdHuLRyDErCoE3hV9OE2LR1Nzrppw6F6T9jLnNYxFbDa1-2bi2u-vs2C32H6MgnISMtyS3nkfCOVE6GhcW0_ySQmiOIZjzUerK7X1fHDZ3kiiyEgLNl-7uWHC-mH-go/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBl12xiqj_iu0bdHuLRyDErCoE3hV9OE2LR1Nzrppw6F6T9jLnNYxFbDa1-2bi2u-vs2C32H6MgnISMtyS3nkfCOVE6GhcW0_ySQmiOIZjzUerK7X1fHDZ3kiiyEgLNl-7uWHC-mH-go/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Top Phive Things Said About The Viral Clip Of James Corden Thrusting In A Rat Suit In Traffic </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>5. </b>It might be rash to call this the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but I’m trying to think of something worse and coming up dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>4.</b> "Go to hell" is basic "I hope James Corden gets cast in the movie version of your favorite musical" is smart, it's possible, and it's terrifying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3.</b> James Corden always looks like he’s trying to prove he’s the most fun guy to be around but the darkness in his eyes betrays him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2.</b> Is this why people hate theater kids? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the number one thing said about Corden thrusting in a rat suit in traffic is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>1.</b> No jury would convict, just putting that out there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGJrcItd53RSzRZhC6ufAi38owyYIL3zJhfoNchhEsKpJrVRFm4jlQjEzSanSUp7ifBfG5yL8g8ABxyOvkbPyIxRC4Y9wXEfQoSOPfrxb_n7Ro5yxySxH3h3fLX3XP2l4bbfhHLZxYtI/s498/fullsizeoutput_3743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="498" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGJrcItd53RSzRZhC6ufAi38owyYIL3zJhfoNchhEsKpJrVRFm4jlQjEzSanSUp7ifBfG5yL8g8ABxyOvkbPyIxRC4Y9wXEfQoSOPfrxb_n7Ro5yxySxH3h3fLX3XP2l4bbfhHLZxYtI/w400-h388/fullsizeoutput_3743.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is freaking cool. Today's guest is a Phile Alum and is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He has released 15 studio albums with his band as well as two solo albums. Please welcome back to the Phile... Jon Bon Jovi!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V1dg1SWIR-_ilz-7GlHGzrAmZt4rxgLm2V-hmeQl1ZMcAj8f0paTpo_Qy7LIsWKSaikcsFcDStDBwLNEUkv9ATcjVapNmWMFNoNHPoEZ1RoKql8sVWLoWQKqJprZYpA2Q8qkHsIcLMQ/s1764/Screen+Shot+2021-09-01+at+11.46.43+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1764" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V1dg1SWIR-_ilz-7GlHGzrAmZt4rxgLm2V-hmeQl1ZMcAj8f0paTpo_Qy7LIsWKSaikcsFcDStDBwLNEUkv9ATcjVapNmWMFNoNHPoEZ1RoKql8sVWLoWQKqJprZYpA2Q8qkHsIcLMQ/w400-h296/Screen+Shot+2021-09-01+at+11.46.43+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Hey, Jon, welcome back to the Phile kicking off the last month of the Phile. I'm a HUGE fan so it's great to have you back. How are you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> Thanks. It's great to be back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Last time you were here it was to talk about your latest record, "2020." For the readers that don't know can you tell us something about it? It's a very topical album. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> Yeah. For this record I found it interesting to write about "topics" in the world which we were living. Instead of just writing a rock song or boy meets girl song that didn't have any appeal to me this time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You wrote new songs for the record during the postponement of the record. Was that good for you?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> So, I'll take it back a little bit. In March of '19 we went into the studio in Nashville to record what I thought was the album but in retrospect was just the first batch of songs. I have had the title "2020," one because it's also about clear vision and I thought to myself the insider would know what I was thinking with this album title... I have a clear vision of the future. Of course there was the election year that was pending. And jokingly I realized it'll be a great campaign poster therefore I could sell a lot of t-shirts. But when I told the band the title and we were recording the songs and it was coming together and ultimately almost finished I kept writing because of the pandemic and then the record really started to take a different shape. Now it had a much deeper meaning. Because it was "topical" and I didn't want to take sides which could be very scary. If I sit here and go "bad Trump, bad Trump, bad Trump" I'm going to alienate half of the audience and it's a terrible assumption to think that because I have the microphone I'm right. The conclusion that I came to is that I would bear witness to history and not take sides but just be the narrator. That's when the whole thing took focus to me, and that's when I got really excited about the title and the album cover and even the sequencing. Everything about it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Did you play it to your family beforehand? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Yeah, even more than "Do What You Can" which was okay, we are all in this pandemic together, when I'm taking on the topic of Black Lives Matter and the death of George Floyd and in world where the confusion with the statement and how people would defend their position by saying "but ALL lives matter!" Well, the truth is all lives CAN'T matter unless Black Lives Matter. Then that became this whole heated debate that Blue Lives Matter. That's not the point. Can we agree that Black Lives Matter is the point? So I I knew going down the road was going to be difficult at best and yet I couldn't help but write the song and there were several alliterations during the course of the couple of weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Really? Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> Because I write in stream of consciousness and I played it for my wife who is a honest and harsh critic and she said the verse his fantastic but the chorus is lacking. I kept woodshedding the chorus and got it to a place where I thought it was right and then played to for African-American members of the record company and to songwriters or politicians or the band. I REALLY wanted to make sure I got it right. It was a daunting task. Ultimately I think I did get it right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Which songwriters did you play it too? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Beatle Paul, Bruce Springsteen, they were couple of the people. I'm fortunate enough to know both of them and that kind of fan in me had to be put aside just as another songwriter and say I want your opinions, be as brutally honest. So they were two of the people I played it for. But more of them as songwriters, think about the African-American member of the record company who was like "can I tell him the truth?" Or the Minister from down the street who was like "is he gonna be mad at me if I tell him the truth?" That's the last thing I'm going to be if I was told the truth, I'll be mad at you if you didn't tell me the truth. With that song it wasn't "You Give Love a Bad Name" do you like not or not, this was a real daunting task. It was something that I wanted to get right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Is that what you normally do when you write a song? Play it to other people to get feedback? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> Not necessarily, no. At the end of the day a record has to move me as an artist. If I'm truly going to get to a place where I'm at nearly 40 years down the road when I'm not trying to appease the market or the record company or whatever, the audience that I figure needs an up-temp song then I really sit down and create a record for myself. I'm at the point in my career where that's all that matters. So I can't play the radio game anymore or I'm too old or they have their opinions of me or I have no interest of writing that. So all I could do is create the record that I want to create which is an interesting part of the dynamic as you can relate I'm sure as your father was a songwriter, I do get to a place when I'm a writer and an artist that I can't do something that doesn't ring true. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I agree, Jon. My dad was so like that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> The worse thing that could happen is it's a major hit and I have to sing it for the rest of my life! LOL. But in the big picture to do something that would be compromising at this point in my career wouldn't make any sense. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Was it weird to have that extra chunk of time to revise songs? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Yes. And I'm grateful that I did because come to think of it it was last year when I came over to the U.K. right at the end of February and played "Unbroken" with Prince Harry and the soldiers for the Invictus games choir and I gave them the song "Unbroken." I went to Abbey Road and recorded it with them. I started doing some press for the record and the reaction was fine. It was like "okay, great, another Bon Jovi record, cool." I left there thinking "oh, well, I made the record I wanted to make." But when I went home and had the benefit of pulling the plug writing those two new songs, taking a couple of them off, changing lyrics on several others, remixing and putting it out, that's when it was complete. I don't know about other artists but in my case it takes me a year after the release of a record to come to terms with what we've just done. Up until that point it's the best record I ever made, I'm a genius. LOL. Then I put it out and I go and play a couple of those songs and I go well, that didn't work. That was bullshit. When I look back at the record I know why I got talked doing it that one or why that one made it and this one didn't. That happens to me with every album. But with this one I had the benefit of these extra months.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Next month is October and the one year anniversary, Jon. Haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Yeah, I'll look back at the experiment and decide if I like it or not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> "Lower the Flag" conveys a strong message and tells us where you stand on the gun control issue. You're not provocative with the song, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> Provocative doesn't scare me as much as <i>my</i> assumption because I have the pen that I know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. So I joined it that my position should her to narrate as it happens. That's all. I think it's evident that my position is that we need sensible gun control and legislation. I'd like to sell you a gun but a bullet should cost you ten thousand dollars a round. No problem, here's all the guns you want but a bullet is ten grand a piece. So I don't think we need automatic weapons in our living rooms and all that kind of stuff but that's not the place on that song. My position on that song was here's a list of all the school shootings, this is what happens, put myself in that character of being a state worker, being told to lower the flag again and it just makes me numb. I just wanted to pose the question, how would you feel if this was your family? I got so tired of hearing the politicians on the news sending out their thoughts and prayers to the family. How about go fuck yourself. Thoughts and prayers? Really? "A 6-year-old, my baby was killed in school and you don't want me to take guns out of swap meets." Thoughts and prayers, it's horrifying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I think you always wrote socially aware songs, Jon. "Runaway" is one, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> It is, yeah. if you think about it I was lucky enough to have had a roof over may head, I had this opportunity to go to Manhattan and work in a recording studio as a gopher but I would have a place to go. I would get back on the bus and go back home. A lot of those kids that were on that bus and in that bus station were working the streets. I'd see it everyday, that was New York in 1980, '81, '82. That was it, they were working the streets. It was common place to see girls and boys working the streets. It affected me, I was aware of it. I certainly wasn't Bob Dylan or Woody Guthrie but even at 21 I was aware. In defense of my naiveté, and single minded being focus on trying to become a rock and roll star I was 21. From where we came and the background that I had I should be writing rock and roll songs, that was what life was about. Playing guitar and meeting girls, there wasn't much else that we had to worry about. There were food on the table and shoes on our feet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Does the band chime in with criticisms or things to add where you present them with the new songs?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Generally speaking David, Tico, Hugh, all contribute greatly in the studio absolutely positively. But I don't think it's necessary critical as much as they'll help me to try to get to the vision of a song and whether or not it makes it is another conversation. But during the process I don't think they're ever critical. Which is wonderful because it gives the song a chance to live... or die. But they don't come in and say, "Ugh, I hate this." Which could be, I see body language in a band member that they hated the idea but they're not, they are not like that. They will bring the song as far as we possible can and allow me to rewrite it five times and not lose patience. Then if it sucks it doesn't make the record. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I laughed when I interviewed you last time that they didn't understand the Sinatra line on "It's My Life." I understood it right away and got it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Yeah, Richie didn't understand it which is fine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What? No it isn't. Haha. Why is that fine? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> To be asked to defend a line and if I can all the more power to me. Ultimately the argument was I just came home from making a movie called <i>U-571</i> and I just sent five months in Malta and in Rome. I come home and Frank has just passed and I was always a big fan because he was New Jersey's God and he made movies, he helped get John F. Kennedy elected, he made records, he was still the Chairman of the Board until the day he died. So I had a real admiration for him, my very, very shorty list of regrets that's the biggest one, that I never met him. But I brought that home from that film really saying to myself I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to make records when I want, movies when I want, if if takes a couple of years between things I've earned it. And so like Frankie said, I did it my way. Richie said, "Well, you're the one whose got to sing it." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ha! What was your thought of his reaction to it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> It was an honest reaction to it. At the end of the day who knew, I didn't know that people were going to say that Frankie is their buddy or it's their brother or it's them. To me it was Frank Sinatra. To them it's something else and that's what makes a great song work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>To me Frankie is my friend who works at a car dealership. Haha. Okay, so what were you thinking when you made the "Burning Bridges" album? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>I said, who cares, I'm burning the house down. This is the end of my years at Universal Records. Oh, man, my life's over, and I'm burning the place on my way out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>You like to write characters in songs, like "Wanted Dead or Alive" or "Blaze of Glory," right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Both of those songs sound like a big D. With "Wanted" I had the idea, I went to Richie's house that morning, woke him up and he came up with that lick on the spot and we wrote the song. And another song in the same day. The other song didn't live. With "Blaze of Glory" I had the <i>Young Guns</i> script and so I read the script and put my voice inside Billy the Kid and wrote them that song. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I asked you last time you were here about "Living on a Prayer." I love that song. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> Thank you. It took three people to write that song and none of us had the fuck idea and that bass line was developed in the demo at a later date and we were just pounding on the root chord. I walked everywhere not knowing we had anything because it was so different than anything that was on the radio and it didn't sound like anything else. I just sort of went it's okay. And Richie was like, "You're a fool, this one's special." But I didn't know, none of us knew and anyone who said they knew didn't know. Then we went to in my hometown there was this crap demo studio and we created the demo there including that silly key change that just kills me every time I sing it. LMAO. Son of a bitch. The 25-year-old was of course I can do that. The 59-year-old is going "you foolish kid." But that's where it came to be in my hometown, in Sayreville, when we were all back in that room with the band and worked it up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You worked with Dave Stewart, who was supposed to be on the Phile. What was it like working with him? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>Dave Stewart, I want to say this well enough, he is and I mean this with all sincerity. He is a saint and an angel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ha. Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon: </b>He is so in love with music but unattached to the nonsense that is behind any of it. All he cares about is the beautiful collaborative effort of being in a room with somebody else and getting them to do something that makes them both happy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Where did you first meet him? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> I met him, this is where I <i>think</i> I first met him, I was in and I don't know how I got there, but I hope this is right. I came to England to do a movie called <i>The Leading Man</i> in 1996 I'm going to guess. Somehow I ended up at a rented home of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore and Dave Stewart was there. We had a wonderful night... I don't remember what got me there but I was there and then I hit it off with Dave and he said, "What are you doing?" And I said I was there to make a movie. He said we should get together and write and play music and I said, "Of course, I'd love to." So on the days off on the film I went over to his place and it was all like purple sparkles on the wall and there was a bedspread made of the Union Jack and it said, "Suburbia" on it. To this day, about 25-years-ago, the name of my little side project is the Kings of Suburbia because of that bedspread. He then told me a story of how he got Bob Dylan to go and busk. I think there's film footage of him convincing Bob Dylan to go and busk. That's the kind of guy Dave was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Haha. That's great. Okay, so, are you writing for the next album already? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> Where I'm at today is I know I'm changing channels again, Like I couldn't really write a topical record again now. It's time to change the channel, I'm aware of that. With the riots at the Capital I sat down and wrote a chorus of a song and couldn't truly lock the lyric to the verse in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Really? Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Jon:</b> There were too many pushed and pulls and what is the verse about? What is the point of view with these people? And then I let it go and it sat there for a week to ten days. I was about to send the chorus to Billy Falcon and said, "Do you want to write the verses with me because the chorus was great." David Bryan said to me, "Enough with the topical songs." But instead of me taking it the wrong way, I sort of went, "Ah, good point." I think truthfully this one needn't be written. I think where I'm at today, months and months into it, I'm going to let that one go. It's time to change channels in my mind. I don't know where the next one is going to go but enough with the topical stuff for now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Jon, thanks so much for being on the Phile... twice. You rock and I'm such a big fan so thank you.
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Thanks to Jon Bon Jovi of course. The Phile will be back tomorrow with Brian Johnson from AC/DC! Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. 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We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-65577103485775175052021-08-30T11:07:00.004-04:002021-08-30T11:07:45.649-04:00Pheaturing Marc Summers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC3vAR05H3e7TJ7zTi3KKhghpvaBenmVr1lS2uFLMLxFmnaVOhofeu3pEe0keydCfj8tgpdeYx1EkQK0b-u-vLW9VTYsMw4eHBUBalnvDrrTNFQOuJla9214R2-HYnyjARPfvzUBOwvc/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC3vAR05H3e7TJ7zTi3KKhghpvaBenmVr1lS2uFLMLxFmnaVOhofeu3pEe0keydCfj8tgpdeYx1EkQK0b-u-vLW9VTYsMw4eHBUBalnvDrrTNFQOuJla9214R2-HYnyjARPfvzUBOwvc/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. How are you? We're into the single digits, kids. Down to the final nine. A conservative radio host who branded himself “Mr. Anti Vax” died of coronavirus... weeks after comparing the vaccination effort to Nazi Germany in a chilling final tweet. In a haunting final tweet, he said: Should say, ‘Now the US Government is acting like Nazis. Get the shot.'
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In a haunting final tweet, he said, "Should say, ‘Now the U.S. Government is acting like Nazis. Get the shot.'" He was hospitalized with COVID-19 around three weeks before his death. The radio host made the comparison as he retweeted a promotional video designed to convince Americans to get the jab. Nikki Fried said, “The greatest generation had to defeat the Nazis to preserve our way of life, you’re only being asked to get a shot. So be a patriot. Turn off the TV and go get vaccinated.”
The right-wing commentator was the host of "The Marc Bernier Show" on the radio network. The company said in a statement, “It’s with great sadness that WNDB and Southern Stone Communications announce the passing of Marc Bernier, who informed and entertained listeners on WNDB for over 30 years. We kindly ask that privacy is given to Marc’s family during this time of grief.”
Speaking about Bernier's death, Volusia county sheriff Mike Chitwood told the <i>Daytona Beach News-Journal</i>, "I'm numb. To me, this is a death in the family."
Bernier’s death comes just days after COVID vaccine critic Phil Valentine died of the virus.
The 61-year-old, from Tennessee, publicly mocked the country's vaccination efforts and disagreed with mask mandates before contracting the virus in July.
His death was confirmed by several of Valentine's co-workers who had spoken to his brother Mark, WKRN reports. Before catching the virus, Valentine regularly commented on the pandemic including performing a song called "Vaxman"... a parody of the Beatle's song "Taxman." Last month, Valentine announced his diagnosis on Facebook stating that it "hurts like crap." After he was transferred to hospital, his family released a statement to social media urging people to get vaccinated.
And right-wing host Dick Farrel passed away on August 4th after contracting the virus.
He reportedly texted friends urging them to get the jab in his final days.
In a July 3rd post he wrote, "Why take a vax promoted by people who lied 2u all along about masks, where the virus came from and the death toll? (sic).”
On July 1st he said, “Vaccine Bogus Bull Shid! Two peeps I know, got vaxed, now have Corona, hospitalized critical. Thank you Moderna, FOR NOTHING.”
He branded Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a “power tripping lying freak." </p><p><b>Britain</b> faces increased pressure from the U.S. to hand over Prince Andrew for questioning over sex abuse claims.
President Biden’s office made a rare statement amid claims of frustration over the Duke of York’s stonewalling.
Andrew, 61, has resisted approaches to cooperate with a criminal investigation into dead billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged co-conspirators. Officials want the U.K. to reaffirm its “close and resilient” evidence-sharing relationship. The Department of Justice sent a mutual legal assistance request to the Home Office last year to try to force Andrew’s cooperation.
Following enquiries about the Duke, a U.S. government official said, “The U.S. and the U.K. have a close, productive and resilient law enforcement and mutual legal assistance relationship. We remain in close contact on many active cases on a daily basis and will continue to seek assistance in criminal matters as we provide similar assistance in return.” U.S. prosecutors... who are unravelling Epstein’s sprawling underage sex trafficking operation... accused Andrew of “zero cooperation” last year.
News agency Reuters reported earlier this month that Andrew was a “person of interest” in the Epstein probe... led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. He is being considered “at least” a witness. As part of their investigation, Epstein’s alleged madam, Brit socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, 59, has been charged with procuring girls for her former lover.
The Duke also faces a civil lawsuit from sex slave Virginia Giuffre in the U.S., over allegations he sexually assaulted her.
He has vehemently denied the claims in the past.
His representative declined to comment. The Home Office was also contacted for comment.
The Duke also faces a civil lawsuit from sex slave Virginia Giuffre in the U.S., over allegations he sexually assaulted her Cressida Dick says "no one is above the law" as she orders Met Police review into sex abuse claims made against Prince Andrew. </p><p><b>It </b>has been a year since Chadwick Boseman's passing and everyone is paying tribute to the late <i>Black Panther</i> star. Marvel Cinematic Universe stars like Lupita Nyong'o and Mark Ruffalo are honoring Boseman and his short yet meaningful life.
On August 28th, 2020, the world stood still when it was confirmed that Boseman had passed away. The <i>Black Panther</i> actor died in his Los Angeles home due to complications related to colon cancer. Only his close family and friends were aware of his condition so everyone was shocked that Boseman had been sick for a long time.
It has been a full year since Boseman's passing and people wanted to remember the <i>Captain America: Civil War </i>star in their own ways. For Nyong'o, this meant sharing a sweet photo with Boseman along with a heartfelt caption.
"I did not know that I could miss both his laughter and his silence in equal measure. I do. I do... One year after his passing, the memory of @chadwickboseman remains this alive in me," Nyong'o wrote.
Ruffalo and the official Marvel Entertainment Twitter account also honored Boseman with heartbreaking tweets. Millions have done the same, causing the late actor to trend on social media. Needless to say, Boseman lived a short life but he affected people around him in the best possible way.</p><p><b>That's </b>a wrap for "Umbrella Academy Season 3" and we got the news from the best possible sources. The cast of the Netflix series has confirmed the production wrap in an awesome new video.
The new video was shared by the official "Umbrella Academy" Twitter account and it starts off with Elliot Page confirming that production has wrapped. "I'm stoked 'cause I can't wait for you to see it and sad because I'll miss everybody," Page said.
All the cast members have the same thing to announce except David Castañeda, who says there's "a two-for-one special on the hotdogs at the corner stand of Amar and Valinda." He then reveals it's a joke and confirms the "Umbrella Academy Season 3" wrap.
It's great to know that the third season of "The Umbrella Academy" has finally finished filming. After all, there were concerns about the next season being delayed if production isn't completed by the end of the year. Luckily, the cast and crew worked hard on the series and I can't wait to see "Season 3." Although production has finally wrapped, it might still be a long wait for "The Umbrella Academy Season 3." It has been confirmed that the next season will not air until next year. Nevertheless, fans strongly believe that it will all be worth the wait.
The "Umbrella Academy Season 3" has not yet been given an official release date. However, the series is already expected to return on Netflix in 2022. </p><p><b>The </b>first trailer for <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> has truly been an amazing revelation although it didn't reveal too much about key characters who will appear in the film. However, a new trailer featuring footage from the 90s animated series finally shows us all those awesome heroes and villains who were only teased in the original one.
People had been waiting for the <i>Spider-Man 3</i> trailer for a long time and it didn't disappoint when it was finally released. Although the teaser gave us a glimpse at the Sinister Six and Matt Murdock's return, these characters were not openly shown in any of the footage.
We didn't get to see all those characters but they are all in the fan trailer created by YouTuber 100BombsStudios. The new video uses footage from "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" with the audio from the <i>No Way Home</i> trailer. In addition to that, you can find footage from "The Incredible Hulk Animated Series." It's an interesting mash-up that satisfies our need to confirm Matt Murdock's appearance in <i>Spider-Man 3</i> and debunks the villain that attacks Peter Parker (everyone is convinced it's the Lizard). Hopefully, we'll get more confirmations in the next official trailer for <i>No Way Home</i> in the next few months.</p><p><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdbeW7Jjm5ONxk1damKVv2k4rW9T4Qw0aLgBSzmyGvc5c-5JlETtoX6GUMOnKCbNfknsQVk5pMyw-Iaayy5GoSi4-4b-sL9OTkZuTiQ00JiNGRkcrHviE-sz1F8At2E0ld0JJOIcWT3Q/s660/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image32-osri4x0uag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdbeW7Jjm5ONxk1damKVv2k4rW9T4Qw0aLgBSzmyGvc5c-5JlETtoX6GUMOnKCbNfknsQVk5pMyw-Iaayy5GoSi4-4b-sL9OTkZuTiQ00JiNGRkcrHviE-sz1F8At2E0ld0JJOIcWT3Q/s320/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image32-osri4x0uag.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Ummm... maybe not. So, remember that 90s TV show "Dinosaur"? It is more scary than I remember. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDWYRTmAXZBV3172atF2WWU7071pDkNuuS9abxbB_7ITjD3qXZkBQG9EskmLpzPBs7i8UShtrNwv9u_0v1FmKWObdeyI9mUoYX-n3i_tBp-nJxV-jeHPs4tZp3LOf2nsTTEY-BE3RXNQ/s448/fullsizeoutput_373c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="448" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDWYRTmAXZBV3172atF2WWU7071pDkNuuS9abxbB_7ITjD3qXZkBQG9EskmLpzPBs7i8UShtrNwv9u_0v1FmKWObdeyI9mUoYX-n3i_tBp-nJxV-jeHPs4tZp3LOf2nsTTEY-BE3RXNQ/w400-h263/fullsizeoutput_373c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is how you all look doing the Milk Crate Challenge...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMqIFeukE3PtQIokzShLEFmR6YcC_YRS1r7juDs7EziJkQaQaMLwjuC_hto0Bci8Qb_-v_kLW0pLo0-dksdgXJ1p2_KqdtWuEwcgRLUqQpQr-DMJC8xEV23MnHalptwucfP7H5xHb5u0/s1438/Screen+Shot+2021-08-30+at+10.17.24+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1438" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMqIFeukE3PtQIokzShLEFmR6YcC_YRS1r7juDs7EziJkQaQaMLwjuC_hto0Bci8Qb_-v_kLW0pLo0-dksdgXJ1p2_KqdtWuEwcgRLUqQpQr-DMJC8xEV23MnHalptwucfP7H5xHb5u0/w400-h368/Screen+Shot+2021-08-30+at+10.17.24+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. I was watching CNN over the weekend and I saw this... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTlFR4iNx5U2T6sdCZIUTsmf19Bzxa-lbBg3oBRxQtSLPrMiKsB1OCRPA8Zi6kvTqTQ4lhi3WfQnqQHzxo6Ia6a5VwEqNBUWLhflbLAiPIYA3yPViIljVNB79Xfr7Tv63TpBunup6td8/s720/6A138ACB-E18B-4CD1-B257-084357BBD187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="720" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTlFR4iNx5U2T6sdCZIUTsmf19Bzxa-lbBg3oBRxQtSLPrMiKsB1OCRPA8Zi6kvTqTQ4lhi3WfQnqQHzxo6Ia6a5VwEqNBUWLhflbLAiPIYA3yPViIljVNB79Xfr7Tv63TpBunup6td8/w400-h221/6A138ACB-E18B-4CD1-B257-084357BBD187.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Good news! Money can be an uncomfortable topic sometimes, especially when the subject of finances or class is brought up by your partner's parents during the first dinner you've ever had with them...
Shaming someone for not making enough money according to an arbitrary standard you've set is never acceptable, but assuming things about people just because of their income or their background can also be shady behavior. Of course it's understandable for parents to have the urge to protect their adult children, but going out of your way to make their new partner uncomfortable the first time you meet them is a risky move.
Unless you have a valid reason to shut a relationship down, it's best to keep the first "meeting the parents" session light and breezy and save the brutal grilling for post-Thanksgiving cocktails or the family group chat.
So, when a frustrated man decided to consult the the Phile about whether or not he was wrong to wear a fancy watch to meet his girlfriend's parents, I decided help deem a verdict. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yVmne35p0CCuzr6LsOLzGsJuc2lyaSzk31vfmtPZ6hIBhEuYeysHav-wmu4XaDjjyPg2sgdWGo0t5nSW_EG6jI6iHGuVe4TDaSmhkvQRMsW_8oKnwQO_y1rBA82y2ybX2MQKFQijOqo/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yVmne35p0CCuzr6LsOLzGsJuc2lyaSzk31vfmtPZ6hIBhEuYeysHav-wmu4XaDjjyPg2sgdWGo0t5nSW_EG6jI6iHGuVe4TDaSmhkvQRMsW_8oKnwQO_y1rBA82y2ybX2MQKFQijOqo/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"Am I wrong for wearing a nice watch to meet my girlfriend's parents? We've been together for about 6 months and I have loved every minute of it. This incident happened yesterday. I have a passion for watches and I consider myself a collector.
For context, I come from a wealthy background and through that, I was able to create a business with a friend after college. Things have really popped for us over the last 3 years through a combination of hard work (over 100 hours/week for the first 2 years) and luck. As of right now, my partner and I both stand to each make about 8 figures this year.
I'm doing well but I also prefer to save rather than spend if I can. I was always taught the age old cliché that "money talks but wealth whispers." I live in a nice, but relatively modest house in a great family neighborhood, it feels like home to me so it's all I really need. The only things that I really put money into are my passions: watches, golf, and music gear. So she and I were getting ready to go meet her parents who are from out of state on their way to their vacation. This was the first time I met them so I was a little nervous. My girlfriend works as a trainer and comes from a solid middle-class family. She said her dad is a very hard worker but he could sometimes be a bit tough with new guys.
So we get ready to go meet them at the restaurant, which was a perfectly nice place by the beach, and I threw on a pair of nice shorts and a polo along with my daily watch, which is a Rolex Batman GMT that I've had for 4 years. Putting it on is habitual. I don't really think about it. When we got to the restaurant we exchanged greetings and got to our table. Everything was going good. Halfway through her dad glances down at my wrist and asks to see the watch I had. I took it off and handed it to him and he looked at it for a second and just goes, "Do you expect me to be impressed by this?"
I asked him what he meant and he just says, "This stuff may be impressive to 'your people' but my daughter isn't some trophy for you to flaunt! I'm not going to let my daughter get close to you just for you to get tired of her and leave her heart-broken. I know your kind." I had more than enough. I told him he knows nothing about me or my character we left the restaurant. I got pretty worked up on the drive home. She kept telling me that it wasn't my fault and she's never seen him act like that before but then she said, "I guess you can't wear a watch around him."
That got me thinking. Was I the asshole here? Should I have not worn the watch since it was a first meeting? Was I wrong for getting up and leaving? I know I wasn't trying to prove anything to the guy, I was just wearing something that I always do. But then I start thinking that I must've not read the room properly. I feel terrible about what happened." Your girlfriend's dad is a tool. If you were waving it around in his face that would be one thing but just wearing it on your wrist is another. People offended by this says more about them than it does about you. It's not your fault that he has an enormous chip on his shoulder. Sorry that her dad is a jerk. Hope things can get smoothed over. But guys like that aren't known for their apologies. I feel bad for your girlfriend, but it would have been nice if she stuck up for you. Her dad was completely out of line and she's not much better for backing him up. What bizarre behavior. You weren't wrong to wear the watch, but perhaps this dad was picking up on something other than the watch to have that kind of reaction. Good luck, everyone! If you have a problem you'd like my advice on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmHF7_MV1f9AESufkVpeEAnHtTYa28x2mU2LA4Y5kxmemtM0d6fKlvcmwFoM8N6O-S7H6JkN0n-kW2oqwwPMjPFqWbRyvNmP1F5B9YD5eFZjC1fxhWxQedpMCt2hyP8I8CnylbKWV7SY/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmHF7_MV1f9AESufkVpeEAnHtTYa28x2mU2LA4Y5kxmemtM0d6fKlvcmwFoM8N6O-S7H6JkN0n-kW2oqwwPMjPFqWbRyvNmP1F5B9YD5eFZjC1fxhWxQedpMCt2hyP8I8CnylbKWV7SY/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W3AH9BGRDBMLs8znpepJftxkQuITaQPCTK4SNFxlGwBFpaXk6mTRbcrzJJQF7CGnLryQQEY5BSIDOdGcUqBVZX9gELBzzUzH-CRcidFxB6WFWnPBBHXMAGkfcoOId0xSt0kXrwF4bl8/s612/fullsizeoutput_373d.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="431" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W3AH9BGRDBMLs8znpepJftxkQuITaQPCTK4SNFxlGwBFpaXk6mTRbcrzJJQF7CGnLryQQEY5BSIDOdGcUqBVZX9gELBzzUzH-CRcidFxB6WFWnPBBHXMAGkfcoOId0xSt0kXrwF4bl8/w281-h400/fullsizeoutput_373d.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><p>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Now from the home office in Pot Jeff, New York her is... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhb4jBe-_w9Uo0LgbhH1oYWlD8Y93f9kwwUfk9C4ho6QYrCjv2dBaG9zjLzhvZAoXUYMnegvev2CMDbP-JQjvKanHnReZH96tEs_Q2hO60pbNB9zdHqMRu6uDpyJIZEXrbhXKwL27Hyg/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhb4jBe-_w9Uo0LgbhH1oYWlD8Y93f9kwwUfk9C4ho6QYrCjv2dBaG9zjLzhvZAoXUYMnegvev2CMDbP-JQjvKanHnReZH96tEs_Q2hO60pbNB9zdHqMRu6uDpyJIZEXrbhXKwL27Hyg/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>
Top Phive Things Said By People Who Are Single</b><div><b>5.</b> My ex said he couldn't live without me and I recently found out that he's still alive. Mean are always lying unprovoked. </div><div><b>4.</b> I'm single because I hate people but I want to find one person who I don't hate who also hates people but doesn't hate me. </div><div><b>3.</b> I'm so single I don't even charge my phone at night. </div><div><b>2.</b> You're only like 3 toxic relationships. 2 emotional breakdowns and one rock bottom away from finding your soulmate. </div><div>And the number one thing said by a person who is single is...</div><div><b>1. </b>Called my ex just so I could apologize for things that weren't my fault again. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_pVb5_GqvgssDEgMu3NdqUKE3pYTIIV_B3674XCw5x8j0qnVeLw0rooMz7VXwqDvavaJnGq4TQE3KjQF7KmUDxYA8dpDJM5VGT3PGRVHZ1ezZhv50JjJRCDbQQj7_d-FWAABSXfIWtw/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_pVb5_GqvgssDEgMu3NdqUKE3pYTIIV_B3674XCw5x8j0qnVeLw0rooMz7VXwqDvavaJnGq4TQE3KjQF7KmUDxYA8dpDJM5VGT3PGRVHZ1ezZhv50JjJRCDbQQj7_d-FWAABSXfIWtw/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>On the Chilean flag...</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz1mo5dWqC7vwUU7DNbXhEXaE6ohcG-WkU5FoWMowNcqYQ_tKKonjLU1xTONJaf5aE2pO-PmMLuejciIlZKmMhwfrsaggyZBwRmf5JxGAg5ky4vu00DhdjLBWA4HazKM6DGCBa21XZjk/s764/63D8F0AA-AC04-4D76-A5AF-304F0CD96473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz1mo5dWqC7vwUU7DNbXhEXaE6ohcG-WkU5FoWMowNcqYQ_tKKonjLU1xTONJaf5aE2pO-PmMLuejciIlZKmMhwfrsaggyZBwRmf5JxGAg5ky4vu00DhdjLBWA4HazKM6DGCBa21XZjk/w305-h400/63D8F0AA-AC04-4D76-A5AF-304F0CD96473.jpeg" width="305" /></a></div><br />Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JJDnU-JyVM0FkT5EPEbMfv4fg6Mls0ccegU5QzyW0DkAHj4CrWLynIhbHu5CYnChavTG8UJ6Vt2_-o1G-PxE362ptdB-nZS2ev5J05Lq1c3l1zvT6UksSfncvO7Ky2W-mbowoxp5VwQ/s1242/Screen+Shot+2021-08-30+at+10.42.20+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1242" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JJDnU-JyVM0FkT5EPEbMfv4fg6Mls0ccegU5QzyW0DkAHj4CrWLynIhbHu5CYnChavTG8UJ6Vt2_-o1G-PxE362ptdB-nZS2ev5J05Lq1c3l1zvT6UksSfncvO7Ky2W-mbowoxp5VwQ/w400-h205/Screen+Shot+2021-08-30+at+10.42.20+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a pleasant day there. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt93AeWjYFIglq7HhfEad5ZRHLJDHYMe2xTUzt8wglJV4UfbAmlQlu-XdF_nJwJLbLgBrao1rYvVv4eNGm8cQFbjF_vfyyVY_f9RYhfM3N-Ck1PnCbjT7tUmweXw0I6ME3BQaSfpiKvY/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt93AeWjYFIglq7HhfEad5ZRHLJDHYMe2xTUzt8wglJV4UfbAmlQlu-XdF_nJwJLbLgBrao1rYvVv4eNGm8cQFbjF_vfyyVY_f9RYhfM3N-Ck1PnCbjT7tUmweXw0I6ME3BQaSfpiKvY/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Phact 1.</b> Earthworms do NOT surface to avoid drowning when it rains. Instead, they come to the surface to move overland. Since worms breathe through their skin, the skin must stay wet in order for the oxygen to pass through it. Earthworms can actually survive for several weeks under water.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2.</b> It would cost over $300 million to be a real-life Batman. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3.</b> Leonardo DiCaprio blocked a film he was in from being released in the U.S. and Canada. The producer of the film has released it on the Internet and drafted a letter to Leo about it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4.</b> "The Drew Carey Show" used to do April Fools Day episodes filled with intentional mistakes and fans would win prizes for mailing in all the ones they caught. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5.</b> In the early drafting of <i>Star Wars</i>, Stormtroopers carried lightsabers, and there were female Stormtroopers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO6qtoYAZtL4OtFyr8tiBjH3rytBDkMt8wSdT6AD2l1hBgg3dyYTE7uQBOZzzf_6pbm95E9WClJgjK3hvLTGZ_U5tGhnN3ZhRiU2N9p6Qh7mS-MhY5rzVBKoLqcL-F9UtA6h0WoCBITI/s500/fullsizeoutput_1517.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO6qtoYAZtL4OtFyr8tiBjH3rytBDkMt8wSdT6AD2l1hBgg3dyYTE7uQBOZzzf_6pbm95E9WClJgjK3hvLTGZ_U5tGhnN3ZhRiU2N9p6Qh7mS-MhY5rzVBKoLqcL-F9UtA6h0WoCBITI/w400-h384/fullsizeoutput_1517.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is an American television personality, comedian, game show host, producer, and talk show host. He is best known for hosting "Double Dare" for Nickelodeon, "Unwrapped for Food Network," and recently he was executive producer for both "Dinner: Impossible" and "Restaurant: Impossible" also for Food Network. Please welcome to the Phile... Marc Summers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU8jB6auIxF7SlE20DGM6u4dt2-UZpr3aMR0hyPMfk8-pKxHufTymWhcAlZ3cJRa8fjroqvnz4SdVeVp9eStLNn2ibiS_tKXpOPFPtP7AKObkEYmX_coOSGwnMBCAqjCV-g_Ffyrdqj4/s1028/DCC1544B-D158-4339-BC5E-9CE68EBCCF9D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1028" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU8jB6auIxF7SlE20DGM6u4dt2-UZpr3aMR0hyPMfk8-pKxHufTymWhcAlZ3cJRa8fjroqvnz4SdVeVp9eStLNn2ibiS_tKXpOPFPtP7AKObkEYmX_coOSGwnMBCAqjCV-g_Ffyrdqj4/w400-h263/DCC1544B-D158-4339-BC5E-9CE68EBCCF9D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hey, Marc, welcome to the Phile. I am so glad you're here. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc: </b>Thank you very much, that means so much. More than you know and I'm good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>"Double Dare" first came out in 1986. That's 35 years ago! That's crazy, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> Thirty-five years ago? That's mind boggling to me. I just started to realize it over the last couple of years it's fascinating to me why so many people are attached and hooked on what happened on a show in 1986. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> The show had come back a few times and left again. Why do you think "Double Dare" was and is so popular? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> I don't know why that is. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you like working on that show with those kids? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc: </b>The deal was I never wanted to host a kids show. I wanted to host a grown-up game show and so when I went out there to approach that my idea was I'm doing "Jeopardy," I'm doing "Wheel of Fortune" and so I always treated the kids as equals. I never said in a squeaky voice, "Do you have a girlfriend, Bobby?" I treated them like adults and I think they appreciated that because if you might remember from time to time I would make fun of them in the nicest possible way. Usually I'd get notes from Nickelodeon but they were all with me. They did a focus group and they said I was some sort of big brother or crazy uncle. They kind of got it which was fantastic. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I would have loved to be the host of that show. How old were you when you started to host "Double Dare"? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> I was 34. I'm 70-years-old now. I had thought it was never going to happen, I had thought my career was over with. I had been trying for 13 years to become a game show host and nothing was clicking and for whatever reason the right time and the right place the whole "Double Dare" thing happened which put me on the map. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you have to audition for the part? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> No, I'll tell you that happened. I had a friend, Dave Garrison who was a ventriloquist who got the phone call initially. He called me one night and said, "I'm tired of doing this performing thing, I'm going to work behind the scenes and become a producer. I got a call, I don't know what this is, I've never heard of the network, it's called Nickelodeon and it's a game show, I don't even know what it's called. Why don't you go to the audition instead of me?" So I did. Today you couldn't even walk into an audition unless you were called to set it up and all that stuff. I just walked in and said, "I'm here for Dave Garrison, Dave couldn't make it so he asked me to fill in." I was the first guy to audition in L.A. They auditioned 2000 people in New York and didn't like any of them and decided to come to Los Angeles so I was the first one to audition. I got out and called my agent and said, "I just want to let you know that I just auditioned for a show called 'Double Dare' for Nickelodeon and I'm going to get the show." And he goes, "Yeah, I've got ten other clients going today so good luck on that." Then I get a phone call to do a call back in July and then I got another call back in August so I auditioned for them three times. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So how did you find out you got the part? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> The producer and casting director, I called them at the end of August and I said, "You guys are supposed to make a decision. What's the deal?" They said, "Well, we're really confused here." When they had done the initial auditions they used grown-ups to play the part of the kids and they said it was me and another guy they really liked but they had never seen us with kids. So I came up with the concept of flying me and whoever this other guy was to New York and put us into a studio with kids. So that's what they did, that Labor Day weekend in 1986 they flew me and this other guy and to this day I don't know who it is, flew us to New York. We both went into the studio and did the shows and the next day they called me and said I got the job. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, you always wanted to be a game show host? I think that would be the best. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> I've been watching game shows since I was a kid and Barker was my idol. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, how did you break the news to Dave that you got the part? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> Dave was very thankful and happy for me and he went on to become a huge producer in Los Angeles. Unfortunately he passed away in 2004 very young, he was about 60-years-old. But Dave was very positive, and we worked together many times. In fact he was the first producer of "What Will You Do?" We ended up working together on Nickelodeon and a whole other form where he was telling me what to do. It worked out great. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, what was your favorite obstacle on the show? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> The gum ball machine was my favorite obstacle, that one was just fun for some reason. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Did you ever do them yourself? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> I always tested the obstacles and physical challenges. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You did? Why? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> Because I figured if the kids did I should know what it felt like. There was a moment of when I dived into that thing for about two seconds I didn't know what planet I was on and all of a sudden the bottom thing opened and I was out in civilization again. That was kind of fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> How did the courses get designed? I bet that was a fun job. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> The reality of it is we had a budget of two space camps giving away in a five episode shoot and sometimes kids would run the board and win three in a row and then we had to make the obstacle course harder hoping they wouldn't win because they'd throw us over budget. But when we built the hardest obstacle courses they seemed to do them and then sometimes we went 7, 8 or 9 shows with no wins and we built the simplest ones ever and they couldn't do it. We never knew, it was about their athletic prowess. We would walk them around the course prior to them doing it and give them all the hints. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, you and I have something in common, Marc. We both have OCD. Your might be worse than mine, I'm not sure. Was living with OCD a big problem with you doing the show? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> It was not and I'll tell you why. All I ever wanted to do was to host a game show and so there I was doing it, and I had had this issue. They would tell you that sometimes they'd like to trash me, dump me into the pools, fill me with whip cream and what other substances. Then when we were off the air I wanted to take off that shirt and jump in a shower because I was a mess because I didn't like that feeling. But I was laughing, I was enjoying it, I was loving every moment of it because I got to the goal and the place I wanted to be. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You wrote a book about it, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> Yeah, I was able to help a lot of people in the process. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> That's cool. You always looked happy on the show. So, where did the name "gak" come from? I think that's how you say it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> We were shooting initially in Philadelphia because Nickelodeon didn't want to spend a lot of dough and the prices in Europe were extremely high. There was a PBS station in Philadelphia that wanted to get into the production business so it was sort of we need you, you need us, so we moved out there. The guys that worked on the crew were the nicest, smartest guys I ever met in my life but there was a certain dabbling going on with a certain chemical substance we shall say. Little did we know the street term for heroin was "gak" and so when we were making the slime certain guys on the crew would say, "So, who's making the gak today?" So gak sort of stuck and Nickelodeon thought it was a funny word, little did they know at the time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>That's funny. So, what's the deal with this documentary about you called <i>On Your Marc</i>? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc: </b>Actually it's not me, it's a guy named Mat Klickstein who wrote the book called <i>Slimed</i> about the history of Nickelodeon. Mat came to me when he found out I was doing this one-man show and said, "We should do a documentary on you." I said why? Why would anybody want to watch a doc on me?" And he said, "You'd be surprised." So I thought about it and at first I was negative about it and to this day I'd say he talked me into it and I'm glad he did. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, what is on the doc? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> It follows me with the process of rehearsing and doing the one-man show but also other things I do. Charity events, many things that work out extremely well. There's interview with Neil Patrick Harris, Ryan Seacrest, Guy Fieri and Seth Green. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Cool. I have to check it out. Thanks so much for being on the Phile. I hope this was fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Marc:</b> It was, Jason, thank you.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaAepE6aSg_g47sR3s-X3N2hNMMYkZdp_DF70g2ShcNcR8ajUgAHcFAe30A4k3hOOC904HubMbREx2g-jlRyqdmjLxVWHhsXEGBCLCGa_SoLiMJDGRH6ti1y0B3cRTlLd3MP7ugLiRgQ/s630/1D6F5F42-2204-4A51-99BD-1183A9BC0011_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="630" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaAepE6aSg_g47sR3s-X3N2hNMMYkZdp_DF70g2ShcNcR8ajUgAHcFAe30A4k3hOOC904HubMbREx2g-jlRyqdmjLxVWHhsXEGBCLCGa_SoLiMJDGRH6ti1y0B3cRTlLd3MP7ugLiRgQ/w400-h223/1D6F5F42-2204-4A51-99BD-1183A9BC0011_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does to for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Marc for a fun little interview. The Phile will be back on Wednesday with Phile Alum Jon Bon Jovi. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Flip the pancake. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeay6526TZ1YH1PJQ3-HqY3Bkuo8V7zy62l5ZOGomiTwtv07eoMGe0JpokePVrN-v7PWctcBqb34RY9mVZ0pPANoLPj0I-qpMO2SQVILJPI0l7zcknuqtDlKyo5cZEdRGHNdXvaWDUB3I/s400/7FD0E9FA-E362-4177-A37A-E9F84FE77238_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeay6526TZ1YH1PJQ3-HqY3Bkuo8V7zy62l5ZOGomiTwtv07eoMGe0JpokePVrN-v7PWctcBqb34RY9mVZ0pPANoLPj0I-qpMO2SQVILJPI0l7zcknuqtDlKyo5cZEdRGHNdXvaWDUB3I/w301-h400/7FD0E9FA-E362-4177-A37A-E9F84FE77238_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4631781658867156983" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 586px;"><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 1.5em 0px 0px;"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-46317816588671569832021-08-27T11:17:00.001-04:002021-08-27T11:17:13.480-04:00Pheaturing Eddie Izzard<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnrOYT2YBP6whuzfgEo4dnmw40wQVSQ1IJNyBWM83XPtxKZ7q7ggLTt3wQaKdYo1HHXk7ws8ubR0YhJG1swvjNiJFh_ZdIykZEWwo16y9_vOMAhUYqx_SgsUr_9yc83N46D5Ly1Zi5q0/s352/D8F74AE8-185A-46D6-AC09-E0E77B4DE849_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="352" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnrOYT2YBP6whuzfgEo4dnmw40wQVSQ1IJNyBWM83XPtxKZ7q7ggLTt3wQaKdYo1HHXk7ws8ubR0YhJG1swvjNiJFh_ZdIykZEWwo16y9_vOMAhUYqx_SgsUr_9yc83N46D5Ly1Zi5q0/w400-h396/D8F74AE8-185A-46D6-AC09-E0E77B4DE849_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Friday. We are down to the final ten. So weird. So, Spencer Elden, who appears naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind," is suing the band for alleged child exploitation and pornography.
The album cover shows Elden, now 30, as a four-month-old baby boy swimming naked underwater with a U.S. dollar bill hanging in front of him on a fishhook.
"Defendants intentionally commercially marketed Spencer's child pornography and leveraged the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their music at his expense," he alleged in the lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday.
Elden is asking for $150,000 in damages from each of the defendants, which include former band members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, photographer Kirk Weddle, various record companies, and Courtney Love, executor of lead singer Kurt Cobain's estate.
According to the court filing, Robert Y. Lewis, Elden's lawyer, says the inclusion of the dollar bill in the photograph makes the baby resemble "a sex worker." Elden says his parents never signed a release authorizing the use of the image and that he was never compensated for the photo beyond the $200 his parents were paid for it on the day the photo was taken.
The lawsuit also alleged that a sticker was initially going to be used to cover Elden's genitals, which appear in the photograph shot by Weddle, who was a friend of Elden's father.
Elden also says he has suffered from "extreme and permanent emotional distress" since the photograph was taken.
Universal Music Group, Weddle and a publicist for Love did not immediately respond to requests from Reuters for comment. Nirvana's "Nevermind" album has sold around 30 million copies worldwide, and the cover art has been named one of the greatest album covers of all time by <i>Billboard</i> magazine and <i>Rolling Stone</i> magazine.
Elden has a tattoo that reads "Nevermind" across his chest, and he has previously recreated the pool photograph numerous times for the album's anniversaries.
He had previously discussed the photograph in numerous interviews, including a 2008 interview with NPR where 17-year-old Elden discussed how he struggled to make sense of his public image.
In an interview with <i>TIME</i> in 2016, Elden expressed his frustration with the lack of compensation he's received for the photograph.
"It's hard not to get upset when you hear how much money was involved," he said to <i>TIME</i> in 2016.
"I just woke up already being a part of this huge project. It's pretty difficult... you feel like you're famous for nothing, but you didn't really do anything but their album." What a baby.</p><p><b>Every</b> restaurant owner knows that online review forums are a space where reputations get decimated. While plenty of people log on to give high star ratings and positive affirmations, the customers most drawn to review sites tend to be nit-picky and sometimes downright vindictive.
Of course, even the most well-run restaurant can benefit from constructive critique, but that's far different than malicious or dishonest rants. For this reason, Gary Usher, who runs the Sticky Walnut, decided to shut down a two-star review of his high-end restaurant on TripAdvisor.
The review, which was penned by someone named Rob V, applauded the restaurant for good food, but claimed the customer service was lacking. In a lengthy response, Gary shared the staff's side of the story, detailing how Rob V tried to "bully" and "intimidate" servers. Gary did not hold back in his response, leading it by giving TripAdvisor the nickname "TwitAdvisor."
"For goodness sake Robert, I'm supposed to be in Twitadvisor retirement, so let's not waste any time. After all, you've waited 11 years after joining Twitadvisor to write your first review.
Rob you reserved a table on a Friday evening and agreed to a 1 hour 45 minute time slot. A standard practice, particularly on busy periods, that guests and restaurants worldwide agree to."
Gary then went on to describe how Rob completely ignored the standard time slot for reservations and became aggressive with the Manager when politely warned about the time frame.
"After your dessert course the Manager, who you said "doesn't give a toss," gently reminded you that we would need the table back shortly. You ignored the Manager and proceeded to order another round of drinks. Perhaps if your party had arrived on time for your reservation this could have been avoided. When the Manager came back a final time to politely let you know we needed to clear the table for our next guests you got out of your seat, towering over the Manager, pointing in their face." Gary also dragged Rob for using the classic "I worked in restaurants" line in a manipulative attempt to get free drinks.
"The Manager's response was 'sir, can you please stop pointing in my face.' You proceeded to tell the Manager that they didn't deserve to be a Manager and weren't qualified to be in that position. Your mother then joined in by adding to the vitriol being directed to the manager. That's when both you and your mother showed your true colours with the classic 'We both worked in restaurants so we know how it works. We should be getting these drinks for free.'"
Gary also called out Rob for threatening the Manager by pretending to be his (Gary's) friend, and later sending restaurant an email complaining about the situation.
"You, Rob, then threatened the Manager by telling them that you would be contacting the owner because you know him and that Gary (me) would be appalled to learn to know how you, 'my friend,' had been treated. The Manager politely pleaded with your whole table to just listen whilst they explained. No one did." "In a strange turn of events you emailed me, 'your friend,' at Sticky Walnut's email address. You must have lost my number Rob! Not surprisingly, to either me or the Manager, you and I don't know each other Rob. Every few months in a restaurant a rude guest will use the 'I know the owner' line to try and intimidate team members and bully them into thinking that they will get in trouble because they didn't look after the owner's 'friends' well enough."
Gary ended his response by admonishing Rob once more, sharing he'll never be allowed in the restaurant again, and that they are not indeed friends.
"I did read your email. I did 'give a toss,' not about you Rob, but about the way you treated the team. So instead of replying to you we decided to block your number, and your Mum's, and put a note on our booking system to not accept any future bookings from you. With regards to the Manager who 'doesn't give a toss,' they have managed Sticky Walnut for the past 8 years. Coincidentally the same length of time that Sticky Walnut has achieved a top 100 position in the National Restaurant Awards in the U.K. I think that makes them both extremely deserving to be the Manager and absolutely qualified to hold that position.
Regards,
Not Your Mate.
Gary
Another Owner you don't actually know." </p><p><b>Don’t</b> tell me Kanye West built a damn house inside a football stadium just to not release his album.
Kanye is doing just about everything right now, except dropping his long-awaited album called "Donda," which has been teased by West for years. After missing its scheduled released date, West is testing his fans’ patience by holding massive listening parties to tease the new music.
West has held two listening parties thus far, the latest of which took place inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Bens Stadium. West, in fact, decided to temporarily live inside the building following the show in order to attempt to the album finished, even live-streaming nearly ever minute of his days and nights for fans as he worked in his small cinderblock makeshift apartment.
Kanye’s latest stunt is that of a third listening party, this time taking place inside Soldier Field in Chicago, West’s hometown. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqT-KD36Dkh_DCSpQj2fs_34K-Cmk6NUHoQ9dCY58ntaNWXZSS0mD_u7CC422o9vi5R_eB-F1tHAgOjjrLjL6kfONffjpbcnDTOkDKA9btfBg9jv8puAWICelan3ij3rcTl3Ux8aLdyo/s2048/AB1BDD01-D6C2-4420-80FF-6CF1B733B2C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="2048" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqT-KD36Dkh_DCSpQj2fs_34K-Cmk6NUHoQ9dCY58ntaNWXZSS0mD_u7CC422o9vi5R_eB-F1tHAgOjjrLjL6kfONffjpbcnDTOkDKA9btfBg9jv8puAWICelan3ij3rcTl3Ux8aLdyo/w400-h210/AB1BDD01-D6C2-4420-80FF-6CF1B733B2C3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>He’s gone as far as to have his team elaborately construct an exact replica of his childhood home which sits just hours away in the middle of the stadium.
The build is likely a tribute to his mother, to whom the album is named after. Donda West passed 17 years ago.
West bought back the home he grew up in for $225k.</p><p><b>A</b> "Disney Gallery Special" has been released on the streaming platform where it would focus on "Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Making of the Season 2 Finale," and Mark Hamill already has something to say to the fans waiting for their various questions to be answered, he jokes about some information remaining in the shadows despite the revelations in the show.
The second season finale of "The Mandalorian" has given a lot of surprises to <i>Star Wars</i> fans especially when everyone saw the return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker with Baby Yoda, also known as Grogu, being trained as a Jedi. While the viewers were given as to how the appearance was made possible in a technical perspective, even adding to the narrative, Hamill made sure to confirm the things on Twitter.
Hamill said that even with a new special trying to answer almost all of the questions <i>Star Wars</i> fans would have, there would still be things that will remain unanswered. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D6D_SHgY5YPS6dFFL9BHqFIKxPZBobD9_KgprRNjFCvtTX1Lm5m7jlhd5HGfC0JBTrglC8hfl4IrXd6vUuNj6h8LZAKEZUg1yRTzrvwBck2oFnjW1VzZM4fZCHw5a_cR_rMPdWWBNWM/s1184/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.14.00+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1184" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D6D_SHgY5YPS6dFFL9BHqFIKxPZBobD9_KgprRNjFCvtTX1Lm5m7jlhd5HGfC0JBTrglC8hfl4IrXd6vUuNj6h8LZAKEZUg1yRTzrvwBck2oFnjW1VzZM4fZCHw5a_cR_rMPdWWBNWM/w400-h305/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.14.00+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>The fandom surely has tons of questions and answering all of them could be a long line down memory lane in the galaxy far, far away. Some can’t even be answered at all and if there are things that Hamill has kept a lid on would be for anyone’s guess. The new <i>Star Wars</i> special would be about the season 2 finale of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" last year’s wherein a young Luke Skywalker made its way to the small screen showing one of the biggest reveals and best-kept secrets that the series managed to give the fans and the viewers. The technology that brought him back to the screen was a cutting-edge once and is one of the main topics to be discussed in the special.</p><p><b>There</b> are still times when I have to pinch myself over the fact that Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen will be making their respective returns to the <i>Star Wars</i> franchise nearly 20 years after <i>Revenge of the Sith </i>was released and the timing couldn't have been any better. The two actors will reunite in the upcoming "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series which will take place a full decade following the jaw-dropping events of <i>Episode III</i>.
Aside from the aforementioned setting, very little is known about the series at this point but apparently, leaked concept art from the upcoming series has already been making the rounds online and it pretty much gives us an idea of what will go down in the project.
Twitter page Star Wars Stuff shared concept images featuring how Anakin Skywalker would look outside his Darth Vader suit. The design is quite a terrifying sight to behold as it features Anakin's scarred face, body, and two severed limbs. Also included in the leaked artwork is a large bacta tank and a breathing apparatus. Check it out...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXYrFlxy7LsPCIABwTfD6V0zXxvvLk4z-l2glzMSjWOXbGvXQABdwPKxkCSZ39TocIVGXUXmL_PX97HPXEpXnhnHdPxQQdEap7Ds_WYGp_CEmaX0BQyzoPPoeDgZh-1s-8s0rs8qoGsM/s1286/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.17.35+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1082" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXYrFlxy7LsPCIABwTfD6V0zXxvvLk4z-l2glzMSjWOXbGvXQABdwPKxkCSZ39TocIVGXUXmL_PX97HPXEpXnhnHdPxQQdEap7Ds_WYGp_CEmaX0BQyzoPPoeDgZh-1s-8s0rs8qoGsM/w336-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.17.35+AM.png" width="336" /></a></div><p>As it stands, we're not quite sure if this terrifying new look will be something that we'll see more than once over the course of the show but given the fact that it's actually Hayden who will be under the Vader mask, it's a little safe to assume that we'll see his scarred Anakin face on more than one occasion. Say what you will about the prequel trilogy but I'm seriously stoked about this show.</p><p><b>This</b> just in... Van Halen baby sues Nirvana baby for being a pussy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxyiIODgFGJpJrDIBqJqmY3uVvik50YQqeWC40TGCq0N35IsogKL7VMW2CRUejQIJmWhc7iglnSqYtbIhCtVRdmYPFrLcM0UTM_EisbYpba1lsP7vRIc7CInegyKHEiizfclwuXfk_W4/s320/073154DD-01EB-426F-A1DF-D8F15E26B654_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxyiIODgFGJpJrDIBqJqmY3uVvik50YQqeWC40TGCq0N35IsogKL7VMW2CRUejQIJmWhc7iglnSqYtbIhCtVRdmYPFrLcM0UTM_EisbYpba1lsP7vRIc7CInegyKHEiizfclwuXfk_W4/s0/073154DD-01EB-426F-A1DF-D8F15E26B654_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have you seen the new cover for Nirvana's "Nevermind"? I think it fixes the problem...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzX77tTfvzUjZpyCwASOjA0url3lL2ZeLSilOTSwugWYJShawJjbqFJdvwv-y2qiu5xyir8LtuIlYdOWTM6JmGgpkUIeGiopbEf5JBR45gKBnS0jextv_Ii7UhUBGwJ39byI1Mha5nSE/s400/B4D561C0-C8A6-4986-9FF3-5EF34658F431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzX77tTfvzUjZpyCwASOjA0url3lL2ZeLSilOTSwugWYJShawJjbqFJdvwv-y2qiu5xyir8LtuIlYdOWTM6JmGgpkUIeGiopbEf5JBR45gKBnS0jextv_Ii7UhUBGwJ39byI1Mha5nSE/s320/B4D561C0-C8A6-4986-9FF3-5EF34658F431.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hahahaha. So, today's guest is comedian Eddie Izzard. Not many people know he stole my look when he did stand-up. Check me out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZYfmoD3_r1FJ9e2SYT-6vVXn9MVYFBxR5EG3dBhG5oBI1IdiO-ZTOEBS4VkzG8AJ8zEin3_WrqNOgK0DU6jIC4NsXoMv9Howzxg8jPc_Iz-7iDDtC3evpdn274bU_EzdeBQelKhDEUw/s457/A44BB9D8-A18C-4B5A-8755-031FFFAE9C78_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="457" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZYfmoD3_r1FJ9e2SYT-6vVXn9MVYFBxR5EG3dBhG5oBI1IdiO-ZTOEBS4VkzG8AJ8zEin3_WrqNOgK0DU6jIC4NsXoMv9Howzxg8jPc_Iz-7iDDtC3evpdn274bU_EzdeBQelKhDEUw/w400-h333/A44BB9D8-A18C-4B5A-8755-031FFFAE9C78_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hahaha. That's so dumb. If you fear that you are not living up to your intellectual potential, or simply aren't the most knowledgable person around...fear no more. As long as you know what the delta variant is, basic spelling, and that it's physically possible (and indeed quite common!) for a woman to know more about something than a man, you are an absolute genius compared to the person here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy5-LWXMhhUXo01ftJNejQpzPJVV6wEdPNqp9VZElbiNal_Y3QsdCvhydQClT6AnO2dV-L5YffK0Hot6huDOBSqziVuBCp-D-2BG64lz9URYMPzCchvOlGT7jsNUgjJDfgsIxJhH3qYs/s640/23109EAE-62D9-4DEA-BD73-8B21866241A6_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="640" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy5-LWXMhhUXo01ftJNejQpzPJVV6wEdPNqp9VZElbiNal_Y3QsdCvhydQClT6AnO2dV-L5YffK0Hot6huDOBSqziVuBCp-D-2BG64lz9URYMPzCchvOlGT7jsNUgjJDfgsIxJhH3qYs/w400-h181/23109EAE-62D9-4DEA-BD73-8B21866241A6_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember that "Dinosaurs" show from the 90s? It was more "realistic" than you thought...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNa4WiXMPFEpUsngL1POl9Ir-gdFavj_Hr78t4H2pAA9tMRcafTNImFoLSkBV7dP_JiaWbivyWDxHEgzQrnv_flNEBXKyMBvgdSb_p3VVWjatcTbuZ9K3AitQOC6GYpio4qBHtgdWEM4/s436/fullsizeoutput_3737.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="436" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNa4WiXMPFEpUsngL1POl9Ir-gdFavj_Hr78t4H2pAA9tMRcafTNImFoLSkBV7dP_JiaWbivyWDxHEgzQrnv_flNEBXKyMBvgdSb_p3VVWjatcTbuZ9K3AitQOC6GYpio4qBHtgdWEM4/w400-h268/fullsizeoutput_3737.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99sZlwvE-Kfb5xynkJdT-vctKEuFolhFog651bunJ5DtqUsCaTPNoEzRvf8EnUBNs1eDzzNhY8jmNDeA9YmMzCYuD4ygkI4sDhJjdQJZxOQm_IUskzVaP99rR_Cja265gN9IitatmiJA/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99sZlwvE-Kfb5xynkJdT-vctKEuFolhFog651bunJ5DtqUsCaTPNoEzRvf8EnUBNs1eDzzNhY8jmNDeA9YmMzCYuD4ygkI4sDhJjdQJZxOQm_IUskzVaP99rR_Cja265gN9IitatmiJA/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Top Phive Things Said About The Milk Crate Challenge</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>5.</b> Waiting for FDA approval before I take the Milk Crate Challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>4. </b>Milk Crate Challenge: get a whole bunch of crates, absolutely fill them with my shot, and help me move this weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3.</b> Who called it the Milk Crate Challenge and not Broke Back Mountain?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2. </b>Wish my grandparents were still alive to watch me die doing the Milk Crate Challenge.\</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the number one thing said about the Milk Crate Challenge is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>1.</b> I know someone is out there trying to do a milk crate gender reveal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2tmU6572G4rhyphenhyphengICnmvs1TAl_J0YxXhdeniDLEZTyccGRHvVuhuRCUpTGotrzgWWjxdfXVfkRA1uZoopk2q7cMDmPiBFqJXfrLP4HUS7fTiH2-bPsO2GxT4FYJngHdMuD7oy1wJnVtY/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2tmU6572G4rhyphenhyphengICnmvs1TAl_J0YxXhdeniDLEZTyccGRHvVuhuRCUpTGotrzgWWjxdfXVfkRA1uZoopk2q7cMDmPiBFqJXfrLP4HUS7fTiH2-bPsO2GxT4FYJngHdMuD7oy1wJnVtY/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk3TSBYLItlyuAL53T7mljBl4LplFsK3X8-hJ5sSDO9d6ZzQUQYOVY8IWmycXBlyYQm7IcSBXozZy70-Q96NvZbHFueHvgGMaJd1zJYWOIl7072pstccTs5eDGIvmO-XCoGBkMi6EJXM/s649/fullsizeoutput_373a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="649" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk3TSBYLItlyuAL53T7mljBl4LplFsK3X8-hJ5sSDO9d6ZzQUQYOVY8IWmycXBlyYQm7IcSBXozZy70-Q96NvZbHFueHvgGMaJd1zJYWOIl7072pstccTs5eDGIvmO-XCoGBkMi6EJXM/w400-h301/fullsizeoutput_373a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jeff, shall we?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYOj-TKj2PHFAUuIVVMYLV8rpQphCOWceymp49ES4-lQrIbIunbmtPTgqORLs6drV2OlmcbHugz2C53pPP-q0RMItQkfNN6C2EYOBQnSQFU-woGyBuIACAdGoCQBVkaHh0ZtauYZh_tc/s1243/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.41.53+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1243" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYOj-TKj2PHFAUuIVVMYLV8rpQphCOWceymp49ES4-lQrIbIunbmtPTgqORLs6drV2OlmcbHugz2C53pPP-q0RMItQkfNN6C2EYOBQnSQFU-woGyBuIACAdGoCQBVkaHh0ZtauYZh_tc/w400-h214/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.41.53+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wow! They changed the website. You can't tell here but they did. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvRlJIdZw7h6pgm5k7tyJgnbPRs4mj6zOhZzMFYnHVIY0XHsFVl2UOfe07Isa5Qa0IzollhWfbXbYJrA5hsN61qB0AjSRtgodEUkNrRIUrj4paLl6DRwWHfeIrOvYpbLQV6yiH5lQmT0/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvRlJIdZw7h6pgm5k7tyJgnbPRs4mj6zOhZzMFYnHVIY0XHsFVl2UOfe07Isa5Qa0IzollhWfbXbYJrA5hsN61qB0AjSRtgodEUkNrRIUrj4paLl6DRwWHfeIrOvYpbLQV6yiH5lQmT0/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>On homes in the U.K...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTcXIrOpCeHiRbJQslTtfZXjiicduYhvlGyWTV47Vnun4sxQPe6P57adGnOJBNAwUOrppRn9KLEwmq9SomZKcPR-ZAUSNQ8BgxlFn2eBGnIhG82bCxH63JD-jfGg03kWhztZkRc9EBEQ/s640/B37BE21F-5D5D-4B04-B80E-8118E5C13136_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="640" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTcXIrOpCeHiRbJQslTtfZXjiicduYhvlGyWTV47Vnun4sxQPe6P57adGnOJBNAwUOrppRn9KLEwmq9SomZKcPR-ZAUSNQ8BgxlFn2eBGnIhG82bCxH63JD-jfGg03kWhztZkRc9EBEQ/w400-h139/B37BE21F-5D5D-4B04-B80E-8118E5C13136_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>People are crazy...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8dYT-2a6hTsvVyTMLd2N3vQUBwB6DNqK5oO804cxjOLImS0CU8s1cuVlE4dKJT5ojzCCl4kqv83n11Kt6Tq5xZBCWtH7sgZQPUed9rHBtcr4DMqkIc6gRHN9VdaU5roaMWqlDBnTvD8/s500/fullsizeoutput_373b.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8dYT-2a6hTsvVyTMLd2N3vQUBwB6DNqK5oO804cxjOLImS0CU8s1cuVlE4dKJT5ojzCCl4kqv83n11Kt6Tq5xZBCWtH7sgZQPUed9rHBtcr4DMqkIc6gRHN9VdaU5roaMWqlDBnTvD8/w400-h384/fullsizeoutput_373b.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime. His latest movie <i>Six Minutes to Midnight </i>is available on Vudu, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. Please welcome to the Phile... Eddie Izzard.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUQRx-ZXqtlcLWzUhpY2ZUO8Qc0f9eWEzgwsSvXgQFyPhjjTSaY37IFkobCA_EJfPpWKAVvoWbLGgr98BFEKdi3znlpL7ZkVoQOGYVwZllPA5VHXaSJmZzlsbR8TH6YlBRCNYqJDCw1U/s1770/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.58.32+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1770" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUQRx-ZXqtlcLWzUhpY2ZUO8Qc0f9eWEzgwsSvXgQFyPhjjTSaY37IFkobCA_EJfPpWKAVvoWbLGgr98BFEKdi3znlpL7ZkVoQOGYVwZllPA5VHXaSJmZzlsbR8TH6YlBRCNYqJDCw1U/w400-h300/Screen+Shot+2021-08-27+at+10.58.32+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hey, Eddie, welcome to the Phile. My parents and I were big fans of your stand-up. How are you?
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> I'm very well, how are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I'm good. Okay, before we get going I have to ask what pronouns would you like to use for our conversation? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Oh, any. Use adverbs and adjectives I think. I came out 36 years ago so that's the important date. So 1985... I'm gender-fluid, I do things in boy mode and go mode so this is all in boy mode so I'll go with male with "me" and "him" and stuff. It does trip people up a bit. It's not designed to, so I don't want it to. Whatever you want. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Cool. "He" and "him" then. I was told by one of your people you want to use female pronouns.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Okay. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Okay, so, you have a new movie out called <i>Six Minutes to Midnight</i>, which you co-wrote. Tell the readers what the movie is about. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> It's about an English finishing school where Nazi children went to school. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I'm from England originally and had no idea of this story. How did you find out about this school, Eddie? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Well, no one knows. It's sitting there. There were 26 schools in this town which is bizarro. Who has 26 schools in a town? But this one did. It was due to the fact that they were set up as health spa kind of things. "Come to Bexhill-on-Sea, three new trains of the 1800s are being set up." Royalties would turn upon and stay, so that's why there are 26 schools. One was also a finishing school, where German girls went to learn English and get to know other members of the British aristocracy including Edward the 8th who was in with the Nazis. So all these kind of posh elites who were extreme right-wing were just into making friends and the girls were there to make friends too. They were listening to Hitler's speeches in Bexhill-On-Sea in England on the radiogram, so we know this happened, we know it went on and we know they were there. I found out about it because of the blazer badges, there blazer badges had the British flag and the Nazi flag. If you've seen the film you've seen it right at the beginning being woven. That was the badge that started it all. I was shown a picture of that and I was like "whoa! There's a film in that." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> It would've made a great documentary instead of a film, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie: </b>It still can. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, for people that haven't seen the film how would you describe it? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> A great popcorny thriller. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What made you want to go that route? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Well, that's more commercial. I'm the kid that sat there eating popcorn and watching films. I like thrillers, I like action movies, I'm not an intellectual. I'm like emotional movies and so putting a thriller on top of this seemed good. The clock was ticking, it's called <i>Six Minutes to Midnight</i>. You might think World War II is about countries being bad and counties being good but it's about ideas being bad and ideas being good. We know that because 90 years we've spun around extreme right-wing ideas are around again. And behind the surface the extreme people didn't go away, they just went quiet for a bit after the second world war. Then they came back and Trump gave them permission to come out, get the Confederate flag out again and assault the sea of democracy and all this kind of stuff. So using lies as a tool of democracy that is the dangerous thing. It happened in 90 years ago and some people say let's try the 1930s again. So out film is like a little lesson from history. You do not learn from history, you're doomed to repeat it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What's the lesson? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Well, the lesson is this is it. These children were being beguiled by a guy who was lying. The Nazis were a criminal organization who were quite happy to put lie upon lie the Jews did this. The Jews didn't do any of this, it was nonsense from the beginning. The whole Aryan idea of inbreeding people lead to congenital defects. It was a bad idea to start off with. It's just lies upon lies upon lies. The big lies are much easier to sell than the little lies. And Trump proved this by saying, "I've won the election that I lost." he kept saying he won it, he won it and people in America, some of them still believe this. That is insane because it's an utter utter lie. Even Republican officials are saying "no, you cannot bully us into doing this, Mr. Trump. We will not turn this election over." So that is the lesson that these ideas didn't go away. The right-wing uses it all over the place. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You're not mean to the German Nazi girls in the movie, right? You're very generous to them, so to speak. Am I right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Yeah, I wanted to see them with a more open minded state as opposed to they've all been brainwashed. It also didn't work in our story, but I think they were more overtly pronoun Nazi than we were painting them. We painted some of them that way and some of them were fun loving girls and Carla Juri plays one girl who was against it and she represents this famous photograph of 500 people doing the Nazi salute and one guy who is refusing to do the salute. It's a famous one people can Google it and find it. It takes such strength to push against that. We just got to watch out, I think the 21st century is the coming of age of humanity and this century we will decide it all, whether we are going to become a world where there's a fair chance for everyone or whether we go down this extreme right-wing way everyone hating one country and using lies as a tool of politics. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, Dame Judi Dench is in the movie, playing the headmistress. She's such a legendary actress. What was it like working with her? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> I was listening to Ray Charles' "That's What I Say" when we were making the previous film we made together, <i>Victoria & Abdul</i>, she played Queen Victoria and I played her son Bertie, who became Edward the 7th. Playing this track, and I was just sort of dancing around to it then she started dancing in front of me. It was 1) kind of an amazing moment and 2) I realised she was dancing like a young teenage girl. She still has that. She can access that part of herself, she's such a fun loving person. That's why she's so vibrant with anything she plays. She can access any age of her life, any part of her life at a moments notice. She has a great sense of humour as well. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You weren't intimating working with her? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Well, I've tried in my life too push all intimation back. If I'm performing in French, German or Spanish my fear tends to go away. If I come out as trans my fear kind of goes away. if I'm running marathon upon marathon my fear goes back, so that's what I try to do in life. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, do you like acting? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> When I was 7 I wanted to act and then I wasn't getting any roles at school and I realised there's a separate are for comedy and I love comedy so I thought let's just do that then. Then it took so long for that to take off. Then I added back in drama in my early 30s. I have separate agents and I pushed in there two directions at the same time which is kind of an odd thing to do. With my early work I had comedy muscles developed and I knew I had to switch them off. If I had instincts developed and I switch them off and start doing my early dramatic roles, which become some small scenes. They were rehearsals, I was going in shooting for half a day and maybe that's the end of the my film. All I had was no instincts, and I switched off my comedy instincts and that was a good thing, but it meant I was a little bit awash, a little bit at sea.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Your first big role was in the American series "The Riches" with Minnie Driver in 2007, right? It ran for one season I think. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> Yeah. "The Riches" were probably drama school and film school for me... all in one. I was part of the group that was pitching the idea so I was already in there and I got stronger and stronger through that so it came to a point where I was I now know know what I'm doing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, you co-wrote this new film. Is this your first time you write a movie? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie: </b>Yeah, similarly to what I was just talking about part of the reason was to make sure, secure a good leading role for myself. So I can call first dibs on it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Ha! Are you not seeing enough interesting roles coming your way? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> No, I'm getting interesting roles and they're getting better and better but they tend to me more supporting. They wouldn't think that drag person whose slightly older now, let's go give them that lead. There's a certain look that most lead roles get. So for me I thought I should set up my own films to give myself a good lead role. All the A-listers do it anyway, they might not write the script but they will buy, they will option a property like a book and say that's a good role for me, I'd like to buy this. Then they'll develop it and give themselves a big lead role. It's exactly what I'm doing. So if the A-listers have to do it then me, I may be B plus, B minus... I definitely have to do it. I want to make films, I want to direct films.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I have to ask you about this story I read about or heard about you once, that when you were a kid you broke into a movie studio. Is that true? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie: </b>I broke into Pinewood Studios, one of the big studios in Britain when I was 15. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You broke in? Why did you do this and how? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> I walked in the front door. I'm very military how I get things done. So I was watching films in the 70s in my teenage years and copy down notes from the titles as they went to the end. There was no Internet, I could't even stop the screen to read what was on there. At the end of <i>Battle of Britain</i> it says "filmed in Spain and England." And Pinewood Studios, in Iver Heath, Bucks. I wrote that down thinking there's a studio, they make these things in studios. Iver Heath, Bucks didn't make sense, I didn't know what it was but it must be a place. I had to go get a map with every town and village and city in the U.K. listed alphabetically, which we used to have in those days. It was a village and there was a studio built right near this village so I had to get a train to London from Bexhill-On-Sea and then an underground tube then a bus to Iver Heath where I said, "Its there a film studio around here?" "Yeah, it's half a mile down the road." I walked up to the main gate and thought how do I get in. "What is it, kid?" "I'm going to be in films so I need to come in really." "Just piss off, kid. You can't come in." So I thought I've come miles, I'm not going to give up now. Then there was another entrance which was just a little further up which is now the main entrance and I watched and I realised if I walked in with confidence I can get in, because they were only checking people who looked like they needed their stuff checked. And I walked in like Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood did in <i>Where Eagles Dare</i>. I marched in a certain speed, not too fast, not too slow, and I moved around Pinewood for two hours at a certain speed, hardly stopping in case someone said, "stop kid." Once I was in no one didn't pay a blind bit of notice. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Hahaha. What did you want to happen when you were there? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie: </b>I wanted someone to say, "Hey, kids, walking a certain speed, can you speak English?" "Yes." "All right. You are the lead role." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Hahahahaha. Okay, so last December you got a lot of attention in the press when you said you wanted to be called "she" and "her." How did all this attention affect you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> I don't know, I was slightly surprised because 1) I came out in 1985. How much notice does anyone need? Thirty-five years? Is that enough? You want another ten years? "She" and her?! When you were wearing the dresses we thought that was a tax thing!" I don't know what people were thinking so I don't know anyone was surprised. It's just a language adjustment. I'm gender-fluid, in film roles I will be playing boy roles... I call it "boy-mode, girl-mode." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Haha. That's a good way to put it. What does that mean though? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> I consider being trans is a super hero thing. Just like the Human Torch can go "flame on, flame off." I could do the same with boy off, girl off. That's it. That's how I live my life. But something that was grabbed hold off, and even a year before I've been given an honourary degree in Swansea, one of the big cities, where I used to live actually, in Wales. The Chancellor of the University started calling me "she" and "her" in her read up when she was mentioning me. I was like thank you very much, I'm thankful for that. The press picked up on that and the <i>Daily Mail</i> which is a very conservative/right-wing paper in England is always looking for gossip. "What's going on?!"
So I put a statement out over a year and a half before that, even thought I came out a million years ago. So that was done and dusted then, and no one gave a dickie-bow. Nothing picked up, nothing went viral. Then a year and a bit later it goes COMPLETELY viral around the world. IMDB and Wikipedia my pronouns changed just like that. I thought I was promoted to "she" and it's a great honour, but it shouldn't be the big thing. I'm not all about pronouns. I'm more about adverbs. Vastly. He ran vastly. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Speaking of running, how many marathons did you run? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> In my time now 130 marathons. Back I 2009 I did 43 in 51 days, and then I went to South Africa and did 27 in 27 days in 2016. That was a salute to Nelson Mandela, 27 years in prison. So I thought I'd raise money and salute to it. Then 2020 I ran in 29 marathons, 29 days around Europe. And then I did 32 marathons in 31 days with a double marathon at the end in lockdown on a treadmill, talking to people. And I had George Clooney at the end doing the countdown. And doing a gig at the end of each marathon.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Holy shit. Where does the persistence in your life come from? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> I might have that gene. I might have that genetic. I tracked it back, looking at my school reports and "Edward Izzard is a determined little boy." I used to odd things to get into things. I was not into being in the choir because someone said being in the choir is really girly. I wasn't out at this point. Then later on anyone who was in the choir was in the production of <i>Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat</i> and I thought I want to be in that. It's fun stuff, it's not singing hymns. I was about 11 or 12 so I went and just stood in the room with all of the choir and I'm not supposed to be there so I just stand there. I just became the fetch and carry person, like the stage manager, and no one asked me too, no one checked why I was there. I made myself necessary so I ended up in it and ended up having a solo line in it even. I would push my way into things if I could. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, was acting the only thing you wanted to do? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> I wanted to be in special forces when I was a kid, and I was quite serious wanting to do that and instead I've done civilian special forces I think. Coming out as trans, running 13 marathons before, performing in French, German and Spanish as well as English. And now making films, which is always what I wanted to do in yore first place. It's great to be here with this film, <i>Six Minutes to Midnight</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Eddie, I'm so glad to have you on the Phile. Take care! </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eddie:</b> It was good talking to you.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X_lw7CTcax_32Ppg3o03JybWqgAC5ajggJUllgi-OMvRXs_gf9kyKbxmMHYH6EDWQqkOjD-begPHsQ9slQs-X9aQorobYHFV1B_I8ZIHfQxveZNK6C-23Y9CAK5FXvhtCRxdej5J_QI/s2048/B66D4229-9B4A-4B26-9B5C-EBE306B28BFC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X_lw7CTcax_32Ppg3o03JybWqgAC5ajggJUllgi-OMvRXs_gf9kyKbxmMHYH6EDWQqkOjD-begPHsQ9slQs-X9aQorobYHFV1B_I8ZIHfQxveZNK6C-23Y9CAK5FXvhtCRxdej5J_QI/w270-h400/B66D4229-9B4A-4B26-9B5C-EBE306B28BFC.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, that about does to for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Eddie for a great interview. The Phile will be back on Monday with Marc Summers, who you 90s kids will know who that is I am sure. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5qFJCV2rtWj6bTeDJR0z_P_c2lQW8nlhhJl_KTAqHDKUZqV4lCqXoT2oyVQtDzpI7zkO1NoYWMQcpRToOOerAeIDKPwCexSX88YZzyIeMpsS-vF1zv4TELeOCG8NRZMOYH3M9TQPztQ/s595/26E1EB52-F61B-49F3-AF3D-5BA9E240C4A5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5qFJCV2rtWj6bTeDJR0z_P_c2lQW8nlhhJl_KTAqHDKUZqV4lCqXoT2oyVQtDzpI7zkO1NoYWMQcpRToOOerAeIDKPwCexSX88YZzyIeMpsS-vF1zv4TELeOCG8NRZMOYH3M9TQPztQ/w269-h400/26E1EB52-F61B-49F3-AF3D-5BA9E240C4A5.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-61962995219118137672021-08-26T12:14:00.001-04:002021-08-26T12:14:13.536-04:00Pheaturing Stuart Pankin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XwfMltTGIoVHMtJINsxPGyDMyaj4ebpsdXJ70EKRtW-yzDmEbJGWSsgBvtAgqH0GdrE8D1PeUgWytsPrjZ_xJ1VASOcfTKPG4qEn-K3NNRlN21kjZXYlV_u58oSodfLY4ZCsH7xFpOg/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XwfMltTGIoVHMtJINsxPGyDMyaj4ebpsdXJ70EKRtW-yzDmEbJGWSsgBvtAgqH0GdrE8D1PeUgWytsPrjZ_xJ1VASOcfTKPG4qEn-K3NNRlN21kjZXYlV_u58oSodfLY4ZCsH7xFpOg/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile. How are you? I counted how many people I know personally that had or has COVID… 121. That’s how many people I know. Yes, that’s a big number. It's fucking ridiculous. A Tennessee dad went viral on Twitter for the speech he gave at a school board meeting defending a mask mandate.
Justin Kanew is the founder of the <i>Tennessee Holler</i>, a former Congressional candidate, and the father to a 5-year-old daughter who just started kindergarten.
Originally, he didn't have a speech planned for the August 15th school board meeting, but when the school's heated debate around mandating masks for kids came up once again, Kanew decided to speak his mind.
People who wanted to give a public comment were given the floor for two minutes each, and the clip of Kanew's passionate plea resonated hard, accrewing over a million views online. He began, "I'm a dad of a new kindergartener, and her first day was right after the chaos last week. She went to school and was one of just a few kids in her class wearing a mask, which made her ask me why she had to."
"My answer was 'because we want to take care of other people.' She's five-years-old, but she understood that concept and it's disappointing that more adults around here can't seem to grasp it," he continued.
He then went on to challenge people who use Christianity as an excuse to curb masking. "I asked a pastor friend of mine and he was very clear there's no actual biblical justification for using the Bible to get out of a mask mandate passed by the majority of the selected board. But thousands are doing it anyway, calling it a religious exemption which is frankly just sad. Avoiding masks is not in the Bible, but taking care of other people is. And now, today we have governor Lee's executive order to allow opt outs, which is government overreach undercutting a local decision. He finished his speech with a bang, calling out the hypocrisy of only supporting democracy when it goes your way.
"If you only like democracy when it goes your way, you don't actually like democracy," he finished.
The speech received support from other parents who find themselves in similar positions. And people who were generally relieved to hear Kanew speak with calm precision. Some people pointed out that Kanew is far from alone in Tennessee, it's just harder to find voices like his. Hopefully, as more parents like Kanew speak up, measures will be taken to protect children from the virus, particularly since most kids can't get vaccinated yet, and the delta variant is more contagious. <div><br /></div><div><b>This</b> week, instead of releasing his highly anticipated new album, Kanye West posted shots at Drake, which included both a Joker meme and Drake's address.
On Saturday, Kanye Instagrammed a screenshot of a group chat which including Drake and rapper Pusha T, who also feuds with the Canadian. Late on Sunday night/Monday morning, West announced to his 7.4 million Instagram followers where Drake lives.
Drake posted a video of himself laughing, but he doth protest too much, methinks. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Earlier</b> this week, it was revealed that Dell and Sonia Curry were getting a divorce after 33 years of marriage.
On Monday, the divorce proceedings got a little dirty when court filings revealed that Dell Curry is accusing his, now, ex-wife of cheating on him with a former New England Patriots tight end.
The court documents were obtained by "TMZ," in which they state that Sonya is, and has been, dating Steven Johnson, a 6th round pick of the New England Patriots in 1988.
In the docs, Dell says Sonya “began her extramarital affair with Mr. Johnson during the marriage and prior to the date of separation, and she lied to [Dell] each time she cheated on him.”
Dell, in the docs, says Sonya is actually living with Johnson in Tennessee... and claims she should not be entitled because of it. Sonya Curry responded to Dell’s claims, saying she is not living with Johnson, claiming she’s currently living on her own because Dell will not allow her to live at their home. She did however disclose that she is currently in a dating relationship, but denied cheating on Dell, saying their relationship began “months after” she and Dell agreed to legally separate in March 2020.
Sonya also said Dell cheated on her during the marriage, claiming he hooked up with different women, and that family and close friends knew about it. </div><div><br /></div><div><i><b>Black</b> Panther: Wakanda Forever</i> Star Letitia Wright who plays Shuri, the princess of the ancestral land of the Wakandans, was rushed to a hospital in Boston following a minor injury that she suffered during the production of the sequel after a stunt that had gone wrong, and thankfully, she could be back on her feet in no time as it would not halt the schedule of the filming of the movie. Wright sustained unspecified injuries on set while doing a stunt rig for the upcoming sequel, <i>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</i>. She was rushed for first aid and for checking up on the seriousness and extent of what happened. She is expected to be released soon as well.
According to a spokesperson of Marvel who broke the news in a statement, "Letitia Wright sustained minor injuries today while filming a stunt for <i>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</i>. She is currently receiving care in a local hospital and is expected to be released soon."
In the previous shoot done for <i>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</i>, Letitia was spotted with co-star Dominique Thorne, who is expected to be Ironheart in his upcoming own series, while they were shooting some scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. <i>Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever</i> is expected to explore the homeland of the Wakandans and the incomparable world they built throughout the years with the rich and varied characters that were introduced in the first installment. With the demise of the King, Chadwick Boseman, it is expected that Shuri, being the next of kin to the throne, fits the hierarchy of who will be the next ruler of Wakanda to don the Black Panther suit. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sony</b> Pictures' marketing team has been extremely busy over the last couple of days trying to take down the leaked <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> trailer which surfaced all over social media ahead of its supposed debut at CinemaCon 2021. Turns out, that's not the only problem the studio had to face because after the leaked trailer circulated online, alleged set images from the highly-anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe flick would follow suit.
A rumored set image of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield quickly spread like wildfire all over social media and it sees them donning their iconic Spidey costumes. From the photos that surfaced, Maguire's face is hard to make out but the one featuring Garfield seems to be the real deal.
You can try your luck scouring all social media platforms to see the said images but in case you're unsuccessful, it's because Sony Pictures have also taken them down. Well, according to the latest reports, at least. Discord user JaredEx#2015 claims on the r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers' channel (via The Direct) that the said photo was removed from social media following a copyright notice. The copyright strike was allegedly filed by Elliot Ingram from Entura International, an anti-piracy enforcement agency on behalf of Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony. Sony going out of its way to remove the said images pretty much proves their authenticity but you know, even if they take those down, more and more fans are already starting to get convinced that Maguire and Garfield are actually part of <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i>. Obviously, Sony and Marvel are trying to generate as much hype as they could so I guess we'll have to wait a little longer before they make it official.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Did</b> you know that if you just add some dots, Trump's signature looks like a Klan rally. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVYoltCBYw7oSNwrN1sze_zkIVqliu-32oatzTQCcWVmEwxxM6IwXYpFqUr0UkStodCnCrRSclcwlQUxBPq_2MRSy5_tFeae4YyBldvDogfOvC6fF8XXEJTBUA_2B9wpHNJf-nVWR0zc/s292/38874344-A012-454F-AE7D-36A26494AA30_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="292" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVYoltCBYw7oSNwrN1sze_zkIVqliu-32oatzTQCcWVmEwxxM6IwXYpFqUr0UkStodCnCrRSclcwlQUxBPq_2MRSy5_tFeae4YyBldvDogfOvC6fF8XXEJTBUA_2B9wpHNJf-nVWR0zc/w400-h218/38874344-A012-454F-AE7D-36A26494AA30_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Just saying... So, today's guest Stuart Pankin was on the 90s TV show "Dinosaurs," which was an almost realistic looking show. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrao5Zx9CYrg7mF7L2AV7i5rVmNFJkcjs075OR4Uu74uP7IQ4FYMHWmhQvl2im5o3TlbnyI585zGq4-ZqdF65nRPPJ8foLJDqvkGsLPLDfro3f9uxgDuu4O8K_7RAQllAiVc7GCZ8SGhs/s899/fullsizeoutput_3736.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="899" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrao5Zx9CYrg7mF7L2AV7i5rVmNFJkcjs075OR4Uu74uP7IQ4FYMHWmhQvl2im5o3TlbnyI585zGq4-ZqdF65nRPPJ8foLJDqvkGsLPLDfro3f9uxgDuu4O8K_7RAQllAiVc7GCZ8SGhs/w400-h173/fullsizeoutput_3736.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Haha. If you fear that you are not living up to your intellectual potential, or simply aren't the most knowledgable person around...fear no more. As long as you know what the delta variant is, basic spelling, and that it's physically possible (and indeed quite common!) for a woman to know more about something than a man, you are an absolute genius compared to this person...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAx_Ujupm9V68kslRmIyFOiksbMn89bZcQeL_L8PUBoxFAVUun2igaTPUkcz2Il1x2emiqfJ4vdUBmKVBsYH2vPG0CW0kszWTpoFKsLw2lXmLKodZotk6kxCwO2sWqAs2i9tECUKIuS0/s1334/CDD06C06-93FF-44E2-B0CA-2A1868D89E51.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAx_Ujupm9V68kslRmIyFOiksbMn89bZcQeL_L8PUBoxFAVUun2igaTPUkcz2Il1x2emiqfJ4vdUBmKVBsYH2vPG0CW0kszWTpoFKsLw2lXmLKodZotk6kxCwO2sWqAs2i9tECUKIuS0/w225-h400/CDD06C06-93FF-44E2-B0CA-2A1868D89E51.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Urinated on the corpse. Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPWMHsnaCsTIxTd0ODdk_qb_ALMqhdSXW2NRwUj-HO-TnMAIYYhnGP3MWh3Ww2Nzdq6tTIpycfmEFXYMCGe7_ZW0bWAje62xS79HEF3Ofpf0Vt1zFH68D043Qwo7TyKtstxKf6YUQ7rw/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPWMHsnaCsTIxTd0ODdk_qb_ALMqhdSXW2NRwUj-HO-TnMAIYYhnGP3MWh3Ww2Nzdq6tTIpycfmEFXYMCGe7_ZW0bWAje62xS79HEF3Ofpf0Vt1zFH68D043Qwo7TyKtstxKf6YUQ7rw/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Top Phive Hotel Workers Horror Stories Of Strange Guests</b><div><b>5. </b>Guest once told me to babysit their 2-year-old. Without even answering they left the baby at the front desk and just left. Came back 4 hours later to pick it up. </div><div><b>4. </b>Two guests got into the basement and emptied the icemaker on to the floor. Then they had sex on the ice. Then I showed up. I went back upstairs and let them finish. The guests are always right.</div><div><b>3.</b> Broke into the managers apartment through the back door at 11 p.m. to ask for more towels. Probably would have been faster to ring at the front desk. </div><div><b>2.</b> One of our room service runners was clearing a tray and he went to grab a champagne bottle it slipped out of hit hand and shattered... Because it was covered in lube.</div><div>And the number one hotel worker horror story about a strange guest is...</div><div><b>1. </b>The year we had British soldiers was the worst. They wanted to do nothing more than drink, fight with locals, party, destroy stuff and finish off with hookers. Every damn night.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZBtH9e66SlL2Oe8snNlHaJbfVwX4IDU1L11xl8qWCDEPjS8YnHvIpzS8QesDqTGnq4NFYg3bWEfYbRCQA_ZvrQ-Q3McPkARvPlx-2P6EV5nZ-d2FvRAvMxRWrt82D3ff_R64zm0RueI/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZBtH9e66SlL2Oe8snNlHaJbfVwX4IDU1L11xl8qWCDEPjS8YnHvIpzS8QesDqTGnq4NFYg3bWEfYbRCQA_ZvrQ-Q3McPkARvPlx-2P6EV5nZ-d2FvRAvMxRWrt82D3ff_R64zm0RueI/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzHvnxiRuhdSasvgsPzB4vuJN5bUlwV5WujQftJi9HiDzoE_wbypvL9ZWsyaVhdf77w37tMepxYZLXUEn9erauPrtR22CH70ampknWR_qM9V5-HmSA4LmTawBPqnTzy28Du2pFrmmYUs/s646/fullsizeoutput_54.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="646" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzHvnxiRuhdSasvgsPzB4vuJN5bUlwV5WujQftJi9HiDzoE_wbypvL9ZWsyaVhdf77w37tMepxYZLXUEn9erauPrtR22CH70ampknWR_qM9V5-HmSA4LmTawBPqnTzy28Du2pFrmmYUs/w400-h270/fullsizeoutput_54.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Pot Jeff, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2wq-1WcmfQv8Zy0HRK3wkZbMNqTXnkSHwPOVTC_Y5mkGMVMx4XLA2Jao_8v5v10vQlXiQfXdnfdyv-U-7HN2BdcQgNSF1JiEj3QmSn2cIIxG5YQLM6V2d_fCwx7gwZBQOaM0UhxRFQU/s954/Screen+Shot+2021-08-26+at+11.48.40+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="954" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2wq-1WcmfQv8Zy0HRK3wkZbMNqTXnkSHwPOVTC_Y5mkGMVMx4XLA2Jao_8v5v10vQlXiQfXdnfdyv-U-7HN2BdcQgNSF1JiEj3QmSn2cIIxG5YQLM6V2d_fCwx7gwZBQOaM0UhxRFQU/w400-h224/Screen+Shot+2021-08-26+at+11.48.40+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a nice sunny day. Well, it's Thursday. You know what that means...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNhA1u3VjttFqAD_TZ94hL_78D_pq1T5c231w2uOFHm9N0oyiCM0l1hCXqNbbri3w2xPxY8rioAoBfYySzY2h1Y2F72nrl9xXMFgZ4TZRwTuK3kZyNmxWzv2tZzr9U2BVzM72gO_iO7o/s439/fullsizeoutput_367d.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNhA1u3VjttFqAD_TZ94hL_78D_pq1T5c231w2uOFHm9N0oyiCM0l1hCXqNbbri3w2xPxY8rioAoBfYySzY2h1Y2F72nrl9xXMFgZ4TZRwTuK3kZyNmxWzv2tZzr9U2BVzM72gO_iO7o/w365-h400/fullsizeoutput_367d.jpeg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Charlie Watts </b></div><div>June 2nd, 1941 — August 24th, 2021 </div><div>After the Stones, his next band was The A,B,C and D of Boogie Woogie. Really sorry I'm going to miss that. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Don Everly </b></div><div>February 1st, 1937 — August 21st, 2021 </div><div>Bye bye, love.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwzlrddR95chFObEJykIBIwXKX1ftisTLCahNGdnPxeS1R4k0GpyfHPw1uCh_hEZwqVAMAzJsnHkoGHslruPHMkfhYrCXg64RiHSfCmrDBNRXzztT4WcldCY_JPyQTQk6TTxkJEk94C0/s400/IMG_6721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="400" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwzlrddR95chFObEJykIBIwXKX1ftisTLCahNGdnPxeS1R4k0GpyfHPw1uCh_hEZwqVAMAzJsnHkoGHslruPHMkfhYrCXg64RiHSfCmrDBNRXzztT4WcldCY_JPyQTQk6TTxkJEk94C0/w400-h368/IMG_6721.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is an American actor, who is known for his role as anchor Bob Charles in "Not Necessarily the News" and as the voice of Earl Sinclair in "Dinosaurs." Please welcome to the Phile... Stuart Pankin.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2HSai3DkFLvPgA9H3kN8_Z_0G44HkjoBWWh1dd0THRm7OPL6NrGBR9so9URlOD_2AWsdpN2EPKSawyz6VMLFDdjiwyoPxH1pqRRCUXzpS9SNiFEVJgufIiaLL-cnYRHUA9dOOjmOsnk/s400/973B56D8-DB3E-42E0-BC4D-6F7A1BE0D7C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2HSai3DkFLvPgA9H3kN8_Z_0G44HkjoBWWh1dd0THRm7OPL6NrGBR9so9URlOD_2AWsdpN2EPKSawyz6VMLFDdjiwyoPxH1pqRRCUXzpS9SNiFEVJgufIiaLL-cnYRHUA9dOOjmOsnk/s320/973B56D8-DB3E-42E0-BC4D-6F7A1BE0D7C8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hello, Stuart, welcome to the Phile. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>I'm fine, thank you. How are you doing, kid? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I'm doing good. So, how did you get involved with "Dinosaurs"? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>In an audition. But beyond that I was called in by Michael Jacobs. Michael and I met years ago in 1977 when we both auditioned for a show called "The San Pedro Beach Bums" which was Aaron Spelling's first hour long comedy. He didn't get the part, I did, but he remembered me enough to call me and do a show he produced called "No Soap, Radio" which lasted about five shows but he was sweet and called me. I worked with him on that for a while. Then I guess he remembered me again for "Dinosaurs" and called me in and I auditioned. He told me every actor in California auditioned for that part. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Really? That's surprising to me. Was it surprising to you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> No, it was a great show. And a great job. Of course voice-over jobs are always great for acting.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why do you think so? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>Because you can show up in your underwear. I did that, auditioned for it and I got the part. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I read that James Belushi was offered the part, is that true? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> That I don't know. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I read that he wanted to keep doing acting in movies and stuff, so he turned it down. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>Well, I'm so glad he wanted to act in movies. I run into Jim occasionally so I'll ask him about that.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, how did you come up with Earl's voice? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>There's a guy who was a funny character actor who was in <i>It's Always Fair Weather</i> and he had a voice that wasn't quite what Earl ended up to be but I remember him singing the song, "The Time For Parting." He was from New York. When it came to the audition I had him in mind and I tried to approximate that voice. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What was the recording process like? Were you together or were you by yourself? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> That was interesting. We did about three weeks, we showed up at ABC and sat around the table and read the script. That didn't last long. Then we went in and read alone. It was a lovely feeling for me because Earl had the lions share of stuff, it was a lot of five to eight hours. We never did it together, the tracks were all separate, even if we had scenes together which we always did, it was never together. We always had to reload the puppeteers because the guy that did Earl out the voice track in, and he was an English guy. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, they did the puppets first and then you guys with the voices next? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>That's exactly right. They did it on set. If you knew anything about it it was a great set. They did that, then we came later when it was all edited and put together and replaced the voices. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Were you able to see the set at all? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>Oh, yes. We did it for fun because it was so wonderful and elaborate and realistic. I went to the set many of times, matter of fact when my son was in school and we had fund raisers they were kind enough to let me put a visit to the set as a fund raiser. So at least two times we took families from the school to see the set. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What was the set like? It was big, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>It was built on a platform so the puppeteers could go underneath the platform and stick their hands up through the puppets. There was the oversized furniture and the oversized refrigerator, and I loved occasionally going in there and putting my head on to see what it was like. It was a great, great set. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Was the show cancelled, Stuart? Why did it end? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>One of the reasons I was told the show didn't go on any longer, it was a swell show, it was the most expensive half hour show at least at that point maybe in the history of television. It was so expensive to maintain those animatronic costumes and heads and the set. It cost a lot of money. I wish it could've went on longer but it was a fun three or four years. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, who wore the Earl suit? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>Bill Barretta, who is now a big producer and director and writer at the Henson Company was inside the suit. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I can't imagine wearing a suit like that, can you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> Bill said he actually lost height. It's like a dancer, dancers constantly work through their pains and go see chiropractors. It took a toll, all those suits were heavy and hot. They used to put on hair dryers and when the take was over they just tried to cool them off because it was so uncomfortable. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> How long did it take to shoot one episode? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> It was a long and elaborate shoot, but I don't know how long it took to shoot one episode on camera. But it had to be at least five days of shorting. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Some of the episodes dealt with some "heavy" stuff if I remember... drug abuse, killing off your mother-in-law. What other kinda episodes did you have? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>Yes, drug abuse, I can't think of the other episodes. I still say the last episodes of "Dinosaurs" where they all were going to die, to this day people still talk to me about it, it's one of the most moving things for a half hour of television when the meteorite was coming. They did a terrific job, Michael and Brian and the writers. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Were you a fan of Jim Henson before this? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>Yes, I was. I enjoyed... what the hell did I enjoy? What else have they done? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>"The Muppet Show," Fraggle Rock."... </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> "Fraggle Rock" I never got into the but "The Muppet Show," yeah. "The Muppet Show" was terrific. They were extremely clever and sophisticated. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Did you and the cast ever meet at all? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> Yes, and we still stayed friends. I play golf with Sam McMurray who played Roy on the show. Jessica Walter before she moved to New York we used to hang out. As far as the show is concerned, the times we went to ABC and read the script, that was as far as the show. Do you know what I'm saying? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Yeah. So, do you have a favorite moment about being on that show? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> The pilot took two eight hour days to do I remember that, but that was not a favorite moment. That was a long, hard day. But when it got to be much less, when we got better at it and it became a four to five or six to seven hour day that was a lot of fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What about your favorite moment of recording? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart: </b>You're talking about a long time ago. I think if you're talking about shoes, like I said, the last episode was a spectacular and particularly good episode in my memory. It's so long ago the I think about it I don't think about doing it, I think about as I see it. I remember sitting in the booth and doing stuff, particularly moments about that was we all got along and we actually printed up t-shirts for me and Kim and the guys in the booth that says "I Synch There For I Am." We had good time in the booths and we had nice lunch breaks. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Ha! That's great. Thanks so much for being on the Phile. I hope this was fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stuart:</b> I will, thanks for having me on, Jason. Good questions.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cHSFsg1IZA5yHWyEj192HZSMy3k1GJAMCRmRSfDr6jqw1LKZn_z-mECyukpNP2Td51Y1QpzQlX_PARURbv53BGCH-4kuDRuUO69R7HSrfXeo7um1kFyHzhAEqL53Wc12-fKDced51FY/s1200/14F1FF29-38FF-4F03-BA5F-F3BA25BF084F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="834" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cHSFsg1IZA5yHWyEj192HZSMy3k1GJAMCRmRSfDr6jqw1LKZn_z-mECyukpNP2Td51Y1QpzQlX_PARURbv53BGCH-4kuDRuUO69R7HSrfXeo7um1kFyHzhAEqL53Wc12-fKDced51FY/w278-h400/14F1FF29-38FF-4F03-BA5F-F3BA25BF084F.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"Dinosaurs" is available to watch on Disney+. That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Stuart for a fun little interview. The Phile will be back tomorrow with the great Eddie Izzard. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOBiN2bigRBpYjcrJclrK8wSnlr3-VveSJlWSVa4HS8vf-5EMLEvkwVwEDKVTcFEgzDq6ckW44oUlwLQQpuf6K-qqL0eTr5DdKEhimuTY2UHWG5C0YTBJeyXIzBdO4tVY0enQ52rvSqk/s400/419740A0-F144-49C3-B4EB-56D71EB034F5_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOBiN2bigRBpYjcrJclrK8wSnlr3-VveSJlWSVa4HS8vf-5EMLEvkwVwEDKVTcFEgzDq6ckW44oUlwLQQpuf6K-qqL0eTr5DdKEhimuTY2UHWG5C0YTBJeyXIzBdO4tVY0enQ52rvSqk/w301-h400/419740A0-F144-49C3-B4EB-56D71EB034F5_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-83585916003485658452021-08-25T11:08:00.001-04:002021-08-25T11:08:20.846-04:00Pheaturing Jonathan Freeman <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGTXjLenEitIL_vmhx92XORkzrOYFgaUeQrKPTJXZUwO7oMdYOuseudOJ4sCTVSUZblHQrdfgbvvCcteHAgzIjtoBPNLVayIR139wHXS8Iqrx2PoY3zQbAO2dlEChl8fqSnZEL_jR1Ow/s352/D8F74AE8-185A-46D6-AC09-E0E77B4DE849_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="352" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGTXjLenEitIL_vmhx92XORkzrOYFgaUeQrKPTJXZUwO7oMdYOuseudOJ4sCTVSUZblHQrdfgbvvCcteHAgzIjtoBPNLVayIR139wHXS8Iqrx2PoY3zQbAO2dlEChl8fqSnZEL_jR1Ow/w400-h396/D8F74AE8-185A-46D6-AC09-E0E77B4DE849_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b> kids, welcome to the Phile for a Wednesday. How are you? A guy went off on his "racist" wife after she was "harassing" a black couple at a gas station, in footage that has gone viral on multiple platforms.
Although it's unclear what exactly kicked off the confrontation, it's clear the man had hit a breaking point with his wife's "racist" behavior after she seemingly "harassed" a black couple. In the video, originally posted on TikTok, the man gestures towards the couple while saying to his wife, Erin. "You don't know him, you don't know her. You don't know anybody around here. You are not special. Get your stupid ass in the car." In the background, we hear the woman who filmed the video laughing and adding, "get in the car, Erin!" The black couple remain calm throughout the altercation, while Erin seems both unapologetic and defensive. At one point, she points to the man and calls him a "fucking crack dealer," to which her husband responds, "no he is not! Why? Because he's driving a fucking Buick?"
Erin then walks off and the husband apologizes to the couple, saying "she can't handle a goddamn thing, man." The level of pity for the husband on that black man's face is both equally warranted and unexpected.
I’ve never seen a man say, “I know a good divorce attorney” with a facial expression alone.</p><p><b>In</b> theory, the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19 would inspire more people to keep wearing their masks in public in order to flatten the curve and prevent more variants from forming.
However, the act of wearing a mask is still heavily politicized, with some even going so far as to cite their religious or spiritual beliefs as a reason to go mask-free.
Among the detractors is former televangelist (who was convicted of fraud) Jim Bakker, who recently posed the question: can God hear your prayers through a mask? Naturally, people brought up Bakker's history as a fraudster, suggesting this just falls in line with his pattern of contradictions. Others were just in awe of the sheer ridiculousness. It's clear that other people have a little more faith that an all-knowing God could hear through a cloth mask. </p><p><b>Former</b> president Donald Trump left his compound in Florida for a superspreader event/rally in Cullman, Alabama, and he said something his own sycophants did not like, "take the vaccines."
The fully vaccinated COVID survivor who also benefited from the expensive, experimental treatment including Remdesivir, hosted a rally called "Save America." While it is unclear what Trump and co. were rallying to save America from, it is decidedly NOT the coronavirus, because the crowd did not take his suggestion that they stop spreading the disease well. "And you know what? I believe totally in your freedoms. I do. You've got to do what you have to do," Trump said. "But I recommend take the vaccines. I did it. It's good. Take the vaccines."
He was then booed by the maskless crowd.
"I happened to take the vaccine. If it doesn't work, you'll be the first to know. Okay? I'll call up Alabama, I'll say, hey, you know what? But [the vaccine] is working. But you do have your freedoms you have to keep. You have to maintain that," he responded.
Thank you, Mr. Trump for defending the virus's freedom to spread and mutate!</p><p><b>Apologies</b> for putting the wrinkly faces of two alleged sexual harassers before you back-to-back, but this is a story that needs to be told.
<i>The Albany Times-Union</i> is reporting that during the final days of his third term, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been staying with one of his sisters in Westchester County, but left his dog, Captain, behind at the state-owned Executive Mansion. "Two State Police sources told the <i>Times Union</i> on Saturday that the governor had recently asked mansion staff members if anyone would be interested in caring for the dog. Captain... a high-strung mix of shepherd, Siberian and malamute... has nipped a few people since Cuomo adopted him in 2018, the sources said, and a mansion staffer recently took the dog home for a few days but decided he was too much." Cuomo resigned from office at 11:59 p.m. Monday night, but has clearly resigned from his duties as a Dog Father. He is being roasted on Twitter by both liberals and conservatives alike. After a statement from New York State Animal Protection Federation, a senior Cuomo aide has refuted the report...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyULY0MWTcy98o3d3j2wDRiqJm1TjRoLFPtZT8B54FWXoyNOeE1NwDBp4g_igq6ZNDFJ8UW-Grr45Zc8EvJF8LBWtZxs3gN3ZOVOE04wPSe4nghXu-4osfGQ1Iqa-e-C19Jdi_xBMMhuc/s1188/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+9.36.39+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyULY0MWTcy98o3d3j2wDRiqJm1TjRoLFPtZT8B54FWXoyNOeE1NwDBp4g_igq6ZNDFJ8UW-Grr45Zc8EvJF8LBWtZxs3gN3ZOVOE04wPSe4nghXu-4osfGQ1Iqa-e-C19Jdi_xBMMhuc/w334-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+9.36.39+AM.png" width="334" /></a></div><p>Phew. All is well as long as the dog is safe... and also the women he allegedly harassed and continues to smear are, too.</p><p><b>The </b>brand-new trailer for <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> came swinging onto the world wide web yesterday, unleashing an explosive montage of footage while lifting the lid on some highly-anticipated theories that fans have been weaving over the past year.
The film marks the MCU version of Spidey’s third solo outing, and his sixth in total, having also appeared in <i>Captain America: Civil War</i>, <i>Avengers: Infinity War</i>, and <i>Avengers: Endgame</i>. Now, it looks like he’ll be (sort of) teaming up with Doctor Strange to tackle the threats of the Multiverse.
So, let’s "untangle" the trailer and take a look at some of the biggest reveals. The trailer sees the return of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, and picks up where things were left in <i>Far From</i> <i>Home</i>’s mid-credits scene, in which he’s outed as Spider-Man by none other than J.K. Simmons’ J. Jonah Jameson, owing thanks to manipulative illusionist Mysterio.
Now, Peter is being investigated for Mysterio’s death, while also struggling with the fact that the entire world knows his real identity, which is causing problems for his relationship with everyone he cares about, including MJ.
And this appears to be the catalyst behind the entire movie... Peter doesn’t want everyone to know that he’s Spider-Man, even if his best friend, girlfriend and aunt already know. Even in death, Mysterio continues to torment Peter, while J. Jonah Jameson is clearly relishing in the fact that he’s the one who exposed Parker in the first place, and is no doubt selling lots of papers because of it. Speak of the cigar-smoking devil... yes, J.K. Simmons is reprising his role as the chief of the <i>Daily Bugle</i>, for the fourth time since 2002’s Spider-Man (or five if you include his cameo in <i>Spider-Man: Far From Home</i>).
Fans have been dying for the actor to make a comeback as the abrasive, grouchy, Spider-Man hating character, but had to make do without him in <i>The Amazing Spider-Man</i> movies. But now, prayers have been answered, as it looks like Jameson will be getting more screentime this time around.
As for whether he’ll feature a great deal remains to be seen, but with the Multiverse open it’s likely we’ll be seeing, at the very least, two versions of J.K. Simmon’s version of the character. In the new trailer, he can be heard beaming, “That’s right, folks... Spider-Man is, in fact, Peter Parker!” In the trailer, Peter visits Doctor Strange, telling him that his life has been “screwed over” by Mysterio, and asks Strange to “make it so that he never did." Strange indulges Peter, seemingly without much resistance, and weaves a web... of portals, that is. But naturally, things go awry.
“The entire world is about to forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man,” Strange says before something seems to go very wrong with the spell. He then warns Peter, saying, “We tampered with the stability of space-time. The Multiverse is a concept of which we know frighteningly little.”
Exactly what happens is unknown, but in laments terms, <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> will clearly deal with the Multiverse in question... other realities. “The problem is you trying to live two different lives,” Strange tells Parker. “The longer you do it, the more dangerous it becomes.” Though <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> will deal with the Multiverse, it looks like we’ll also be getting a fair amount of Doctor Strange-esque sequences too, which is no surprise considering the upcoming <i>Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness</i>.
We’re treated to a couple of very "strange" and mind-bending sequences in the new trailer, one aboard a train, in which Doctor Strange seems to fold the train in on itself and breaking it off into a series of twisting, gravity-defying tracks, all the while Spider-Man is riding on top, and the second being a skyline shot of Manhattan sinking in on itself.
Given the nature of the plot, it’s likely that Doctor Strange will play a significant role in the film, as we also see him pushing a non-corporeal version of Peter Parker out of his corporeal Spider-Man form. We also get to see a lot of skyscrapers doing very <i>Inception</i>-like things, which, quite, frankly is too weird and mind-bending for words to describe. As you may have already guessed from the trailer alone, it looks like the Multiverse will definitely be opening in the upcoming film. The classic story from Marvel Comics was also used in the animated film <i>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse</i>, and it’s something fans have been salivating for ever since <i>Avengers: Endgame</i>.
Of course, the Multiverse was previously teased in <i>Far From Home</i>, when Mysterio told Peter he was from there (a lie, of course), and also when the mid-credits scene gave us back J.K. Simmon’s J. Jonah Jameson, famously known from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy.
However, it’s unknown whether this character is from the Multiverse... it’s unlikely, considering the only reason the Multiverse opens is that Peter asks Doctor Strange to help him, as a result of being outed by Jameson in the first place. When a large robotic tentacle land smashes down onto the road, it’s pretty obvious which villain we’re about to meet, but to anyone who hasn’t been following all the updates and rumors for the new movie, then it’s more than likely Alfred Molina comes as a huge surprise.
The actor portrayed the villain in 2004’s <i>Spider-Man 2</i> and hasn't been seen in any other movie since. While his character dies at the end of that movie, it looks like we’ll still be meeting that version of him nonetheless, likely because the new film will reunite us with him before his death.
But this will also mean that his fate will be altered... as will the fate of many that orbit Peter Parker (of which there’s also more than one version). Either way, we’re thrilled to be seeing Alfred Molina step back into the boots of this iconic villain. Alfred Molina isn’t the only original villain from Sam Raimi’s trilogy returning for <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i>. While we don’t quite get to see him in the trailer, we can hear Willem Dafoe’s brilliantly maniacal laugh, made famous when he played Green Goblin in 2002’s <i>Spider-Man</i>.
Dafoe’s portrayal of Norman Osborn was a sinister one... no pun intended... and his turn as the Green Goblin was, while cheesy at times, hugely entertaining, and gave us some of the best villainous one-liners of the original films.
As for whether he’ll be heading up the inevitable team of villains in the new film remains to be seen, but we’re just glad to be seeing Dafoe donning the flight suit and stepping back on the glider once again.
Exactly what the Multiverse will mean for the rest of the MCU remains to be seen, but it’s something that was already teased in "WandaVision" and will likely be explored further in <i>Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness</i>.</p><p><b>Sometimes </b>I like to go on Twitter and look up certain words. One of those words I look up is "Foghat" and this is a tweet I saw recently...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGLFA-NOuhKx2y4Y-S-uuAUvx6BtDCq4VN9pD6Z0DZh9V7f562yDZi4d94wV6-BaAZGYIjj1ghVxDH92e564IXeBuNsJ5ol9A_Q7KE-zA7zPeia3AZFcrcQH6qcMjonJs7IHMud5o-3o/s400/C5C376DF-C1E7-4446-AE33-A5C30A7FFFF5_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="400" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGLFA-NOuhKx2y4Y-S-uuAUvx6BtDCq4VN9pD6Z0DZh9V7f562yDZi4d94wV6-BaAZGYIjj1ghVxDH92e564IXeBuNsJ5ol9A_Q7KE-zA7zPeia3AZFcrcQH6qcMjonJs7IHMud5o-3o/w400-h221/C5C376DF-C1E7-4446-AE33-A5C30A7FFFF5_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Have you heard about the new Genie app for Disney? Well, there's another app coming out...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZiV8GB242N3CSWqgLWv5sEAzWStFU62ziJ6unSw4ADhYG26WhcvlegWe98LgzUe0dV_kuN-RmyQg34bJaJYUgpWgSLi-q86o7KBqlS7sq6XFYPBtn1N-LZQJTLBkqF2gl8SaevORoLs/s400/7754CBBF-7723-41D2-9D82-5968EDD77EC1_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="400" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZiV8GB242N3CSWqgLWv5sEAzWStFU62ziJ6unSw4ADhYG26WhcvlegWe98LgzUe0dV_kuN-RmyQg34bJaJYUgpWgSLi-q86o7KBqlS7sq6XFYPBtn1N-LZQJTLBkqF2gl8SaevORoLs/w400-h221/7754CBBF-7723-41D2-9D82-5968EDD77EC1_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. If I had a TARDIS I would like to go and meet the Queen. But knowing my luck I'd meet her when she's 18-years-old and <i>Princess</i> Elizabeth. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVNCJcv_9E6HijyD62xBczzOdgschIsBIvpvk-da1FjHRSCHXUx91bGVAwWjVhmLCA7y0HSMgkpE8QOCPzmVJWEnePWfEu7UKq0oVxQ3NnHnkQZXWNqF-XiR6jqRjbEDL8BhMEG73kFM/s1224/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+9.56.23+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1224" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVNCJcv_9E6HijyD62xBczzOdgschIsBIvpvk-da1FjHRSCHXUx91bGVAwWjVhmLCA7y0HSMgkpE8QOCPzmVJWEnePWfEu7UKq0oVxQ3NnHnkQZXWNqF-XiR6jqRjbEDL8BhMEG73kFM/w400-h291/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+9.56.23+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>She was in the Auxiliary Territorial Service during WWII where she drove and repaired heavy vehicles. If you fear that you are not living up to your intellectual potential, or simply aren't the most knowledgable person around... fear no more. As long as you know what the delta variant is, basic spelling, and that it's physically possible (and indeed quite common!) for a woman to know more about something than a man, you are an absolute genius compared to this person...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRopurvGjcM24nIIKcfWwdHRUyO96kHE5DRE_roLujHnMfsx0FR3elOdmung0wwPiaj8FxahtsWEz-45aZQLWiNllj5P0bdyL4IL7LoiVFkdQb4424HANXTz3DnbLVK9Bz0DxNBNkDY_A/s1619/7ACCA1C0-6B05-46FC-BE3A-24545E18A102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRopurvGjcM24nIIKcfWwdHRUyO96kHE5DRE_roLujHnMfsx0FR3elOdmung0wwPiaj8FxahtsWEz-45aZQLWiNllj5P0bdyL4IL7LoiVFkdQb4424HANXTz3DnbLVK9Bz0DxNBNkDY_A/w278-h400/7ACCA1C0-6B05-46FC-BE3A-24545E18A102.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><p>Fish are dinosaurs. They say "snitches get stitches," but sometimes, not snitching could lead to even worse health complications.
A woman in Texas whose brother continues to be a COVID denier 19 months and over 4 million deaths later has taken matters into her own hands. When one of her nieces tested positive from the virus, the girl's siblings were not isolated from her, and were therefore directly exposed. Their dad dropped them off at school, and the concerned aunt reported them to the principal.
She emailed the Phile with the subject headline "Am I wrong for calling the school about my idiot brothers kids???"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LnMTunmWBPcFjb4Vu8t7tx8cmQ5tDLERzRxnzOKTSK_3LqohCz1YJar8eOu5PpereR00rcGoH67HgLK3ls8i-RNNCBT1JXz2902KOJ4fLY8950ata7dyb_7bvFOjcBtZAwHf4FTrKss/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LnMTunmWBPcFjb4Vu8t7tx8cmQ5tDLERzRxnzOKTSK_3LqohCz1YJar8eOu5PpereR00rcGoH67HgLK3ls8i-RNNCBT1JXz2902KOJ4fLY8950ata7dyb_7bvFOjcBtZAwHf4FTrKss/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"My brother is an avid COVID denier, to the point that when his older daughter tested positive yesterday he argued the doctor was wrong.
This morning, I see him dropping the other two kids off for school… texted my niece to ask if she had been quarantined from her siblings and her response was “no why?”
So I sent this screen shot to the school and they asked me to contact the principal, however when I do it just goes to voicemail.
Am I wrong for reporting my brothers sending two ticking time bombs to two different campuses today? The two younger kids weren't even tested, because according to my brother, 'it’s just a government plan to control us all.'" Public safety is important, especially when you know there are two kids who have been exposed to COVID and are being sent into school without masks. I’m so sorry you have to deal with this. I implore you to call the school district, and make sure you get through to the principal. The stakes couldn't be higher as children's lives are at stake. If you have a problem you want my advice on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwenH967EmB4t7GU0Wb4TD97xb8cL5yOIjZSgckJUh0xLMfLCSzbrLN0OtMfwJ5QxhfJL4ssfdRf8hknkMHBag1YeOVGiaNq6B5itXkQn-PWy7KZelCX2SU_8KrDfm3vZF_OB7r5J2Xc/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwenH967EmB4t7GU0Wb4TD97xb8cL5yOIjZSgckJUh0xLMfLCSzbrLN0OtMfwJ5QxhfJL4ssfdRf8hknkMHBag1YeOVGiaNq6B5itXkQn-PWy7KZelCX2SU_8KrDfm3vZF_OB7r5J2Xc/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On having a subway...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGUGOT2QEmtjl_Zqz-F5jVkOQo38ANSZcWfO95a2UPiQAy1lwM5i3kUNdgYZ26i28wux6RwXVV5lGYOVSA1DP2KftAGKh_A9yu2Fa8DpfbOnakir-bmDKzs_Q_dKdU6Yv3-0XRf-Qm7k/s761/5145A50F-8D94-41C2-A304-44F53BA806AF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGUGOT2QEmtjl_Zqz-F5jVkOQo38ANSZcWfO95a2UPiQAy1lwM5i3kUNdgYZ26i28wux6RwXVV5lGYOVSA1DP2KftAGKh_A9yu2Fa8DpfbOnakir-bmDKzs_Q_dKdU6Yv3-0XRf-Qm7k/w336-h400/5145A50F-8D94-41C2-A304-44F53BA806AF.jpeg" width="336" /></a></div><p>Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYHViGr5CU9orCFS08eu92aGXZSfByPK8d1W86VW1bz1PdziV-5DiP0YBhlFGO60bcTAP5SckRBvbLpDnrixYC5tuAUcI7nOoj-JIJRl-lOn5sVnmaaTYe_HQoQLDOK0STdf9Xk07zT4/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYHViGr5CU9orCFS08eu92aGXZSfByPK8d1W86VW1bz1PdziV-5DiP0YBhlFGO60bcTAP5SckRBvbLpDnrixYC5tuAUcI7nOoj-JIJRl-lOn5sVnmaaTYe_HQoQLDOK0STdf9Xk07zT4/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>
Top Phive Things Said About Jim Bakker Claiming God Can't Hear Prayers Through Masks</b><div><b>5.</b> I guess omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent don't mean what I thought they meant. </div><div><b>4. </b>Sounds like God suddenly kicked it into a low gear on the whole all powerful thing. </div><div><b>3.</b> Considering the Bible tells us to pray in our closet and NOT screaming out on the street for the approval of the crowd...
AND considering that GOD knows our thoughts... I think it is safe to say that Mr. Bakker is not preaching sound doctrine; he is IGNORING the scripture. </div><div><b>2.</b> Well, it’s true, God has been a little hard of hearing on occasion. </div><div>And the number one thing said about Bakker claiming God can't hear prayers through masks was...</div><div><b>1. </b>The Holy Spirit is notoriously hard of hearing. Created the universe in a few days, but don't even try to bring up the idea of a hearing aid unless you want an earful. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z15CFfiDNGP_vtf4OQ1cLOdO1btXEo_GcctVu854kC706r3obXeTlxveWP-YJEn-Oyo8xyWDhvWTG8AcHmIOvd4XsvLZWPaxVNneCZW0zNiRkVeP2Ckf4lqn717nDHfrvl9DqkiUuLc/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z15CFfiDNGP_vtf4OQ1cLOdO1btXEo_GcctVu854kC706r3obXeTlxveWP-YJEn-Oyo8xyWDhvWTG8AcHmIOvd4XsvLZWPaxVNneCZW0zNiRkVeP2Ckf4lqn717nDHfrvl9DqkiUuLc/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVSFbt6-ax8WV9u5UHlW4hbz12dLI_bqLveREmZQvMaEfoX8gIscIvCGzQN7CfbM3eQ4k-kkrEUw0axucDtXmhkvb2dEJT8AO3Tc7WlC-Y8wePI-3k4GOQWPKBUHILyChyX-7EmBB4xY/s451/fullsizeoutput_3735.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="451" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVSFbt6-ax8WV9u5UHlW4hbz12dLI_bqLveREmZQvMaEfoX8gIscIvCGzQN7CfbM3eQ4k-kkrEUw0axucDtXmhkvb2dEJT8AO3Tc7WlC-Y8wePI-3k4GOQWPKBUHILyChyX-7EmBB4xY/w400-h198/fullsizeoutput_3735.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Pot Jeff, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDwXrv-OGJmb7PYmWP2K3zqFwAjLswY8tREWBNlcITDtyQQSIeLgw39PjY5J54rX5RjiyKO32C7N5Txmd5ve-ArlH3m1VMZHPEtWAVg52BP2-A4XU9w33WZsU0BHGZdtgajVd8WNZ2DQ/s949/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+10.35.47+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="949" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDwXrv-OGJmb7PYmWP2K3zqFwAjLswY8tREWBNlcITDtyQQSIeLgw39PjY5J54rX5RjiyKO32C7N5Txmd5ve-ArlH3m1VMZHPEtWAVg52BP2-A4XU9w33WZsU0BHGZdtgajVd8WNZ2DQ/w400-h224/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+10.35.47+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a nice day there today. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96QvS2qTTN2MrAfON0izq4UuO9ZXUt5FP1fue7DsMncIfYi00cmWTarZ4QAjHGqUmhaAwqOS6SsfmlR5J5cFp4aBkU6mA3KxdD_eUBVjX3KTaq1Axg1YzPC6S2TwJILpgHY1NQs3R9kU/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96QvS2qTTN2MrAfON0izq4UuO9ZXUt5FP1fue7DsMncIfYi00cmWTarZ4QAjHGqUmhaAwqOS6SsfmlR5J5cFp4aBkU6mA3KxdD_eUBVjX3KTaq1Axg1YzPC6S2TwJILpgHY1NQs3R9kU/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Phact 1.</b> If Texas was an independent country, it would rank as the world’s seventh largest producer of greenhouse gases.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2. </b>The only way the BBC could record its live broadcasts in the 1950s was to point a film camera at a television. It’s called kinescoping, and was the only way to preserve television broadcasts until videotape was invented in the mid-1950s. Because of this, the only known recording of the landmark sci-fi serial “The Quatermass Experiment” features an insect walking across the screen. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3. </b>The NHL was started because five of the six team owners in the National Hockey Association didn’t like the sixth guy and wanted to start a league without him. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4. </b>In 2012, a Nepalese farmer named Mohammed Salmodin was bitten by a cobra and bit the cobra back. The cobra died and he went about his daily business with no symptoms as if nothing had happened.. He finally agreed to go to the hospital after pressure from family, neighbors and police. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5. </b>An Australian guy named Bill Morgan was declared dead for 14 minutes and lived unscathed. To celebrate his survival, he bought a scratch card and won a $27,000 car. The news reporter asked him to reenact the scratch card moment to capture it on camera, so he bought another card and won a $250,000 jackpot in it. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UnmzUo79zAtuTmRGtws1SNudhFsscJ_m3xOB395SiT9m6Dnq9c7G8ARLvsWEVSz7VJGK4HtRxB0j0edwdLnNIRWGXlzNbWd2LHYyfcUqZJLXFf5o8pPcxOK7QLOEud6l8GedDmZv9KE/s400/IMG_6721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="400" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UnmzUo79zAtuTmRGtws1SNudhFsscJ_m3xOB395SiT9m6Dnq9c7G8ARLvsWEVSz7VJGK4HtRxB0j0edwdLnNIRWGXlzNbWd2LHYyfcUqZJLXFf5o8pPcxOK7QLOEud6l8GedDmZv9KE/w400-h368/IMG_6721.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is an American actor and puppeteer, known for puppetering and voicing Tito Swing in "Shining Time Station" and for voicing Jafar in Disney's <i>Aladdin</i> franchise, as well as the "Kingdom Hearts" franchise and the 2011 <i>Aladdin</i> musical. So near so Jafar. Haha. Please welcome to the Phile... Jonathan Freeman.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s-sPHme-M9X3S3KcmV-dSQLgXMebm14JJmjHe3HnnUmqsoYTmxhwQiJ6u9BwEAZRcqhKmL0Hg4HDbeFeGPPuoYLNofA5Gj1Lsse-6ThOWtGWFi5_E2E4Vy24sOaAmqScZ3E9C-x8nbk/s264/04A14B89-627F-48D8-A1C5-8A8352B7640B_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s-sPHme-M9X3S3KcmV-dSQLgXMebm14JJmjHe3HnnUmqsoYTmxhwQiJ6u9BwEAZRcqhKmL0Hg4HDbeFeGPPuoYLNofA5Gj1Lsse-6ThOWtGWFi5_E2E4Vy24sOaAmqScZ3E9C-x8nbk/w320-h320/04A14B89-627F-48D8-A1C5-8A8352B7640B_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me: </b>Hello, Jonathan, welcome to the Phile, sir. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> I'm grand, Jason. Thanks for having me on your blog. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, I have to ask, were you a fan of Disney as a kid? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> I was a fan of Disney, most everybody was when I was growing up. Adults too. The difference then and now when I was growing up in order to see those Disney animated features we'd have to go to the movie theater to see them. They weren't that available, there was no videotape. They didn't start showing them on television until much later, I don't know the timeline on any of this stuff but we could find that out easily from Disney when they started broadcasting, showing full length theaters. Everything I saw originally I saw in movie theaters, so yes, I was a Disney kid. I did go see all of them and loved them all but everybody I knew did, all my friends and my siblings and my parents, everybody went, everybody loved them. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, you played Jafar in <i>Aladdin. </i>Who is one of your favorite Disney villains? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan: </b>Well, I had several and I had several sort of role models growing up because although their were character actors that they used they also as you know appeared in a lot of television series in the late 50s and 60s. The actors I mean. I identified the voices, I remember those voices like how do I remember that voice? Oh, he's the voice of the March Hare. My favorite villains I guess, this is probably more indication of the period I grew up though is Captain Hook. I liked Strombolli even though he terrified me and I guess the fox and the cat were considered villains too and I liked their strange weird suave characters. I would say the Evil Queen and Maleficent were certainly big favorites of mine. I think those were the first few that I attached myself too. Then there were other people from film and television too who were villains but not necessarily Disney villains... Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook, I liked all the Captain Hooks. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What did you think of Hans Conried, who played Captain Hook in Disney's animated <i>Peter Pan</i>?
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan: </b>He was a brilliant actor and in my lifetime he was in a series called "The Danny Thomas Show" and he played Danny Thomas' Uncle Tonoose on that show amongst many other things too. He was a Broadway actor and did other films too. He was a wonderful actor and a great voice actor. He was also the voice of Snidely Whiplash who is a cartoon character from "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show." He's been around and he's been a part of my life for a very long time too. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>How did you get involved with Disney and <i>Aladdin</i>? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan: </b>It's actually kind of a long story but it all connects and makes sense. I got involved when Howard Ashman and Alan Menken started doing their three picture deal with Disney it was interesting to everyone that was in show business and theater and Broadway because everybody knew their work and loved them. They were already known commodities in New York City to people in the business although they didn't have the huge audience they now have. Alan Menken I heard has more Oscars than anybody else in the world. He's done music for so many things. Anyway, Howard and Alan I think their three picture deal got a lot of people in New York interested. Prior to that I had done an Off-Broadway show that was called <i>In A Pig's Valise</i> and it was cast by Albert Tavares. It was an Off-Broadway show with Nathan Lane and at the Second Stage Theater, a small theater at hat time and it was Uptown. Albert Tavares was the casting director for that and years later Tavares was the casting director for <i>Aladdin</i> and Albert Tavares cast me as a villain in this show I'm telling you about and it also happened that one of my representatives at the time at the time was interested in animation and I think she had friends in animation at Disney. She'd gone to university with people who worked at Disney so she had an interest in it too. When it came time to <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> and <i>The Little Mermaid</i> and <i>Aladdin</i> I guess it was because of Diana and Albert Tavares, the convergence of two people in my life who wanted me to get in on this project and they thought I'll be great for it and that's how it happened. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, did you have to audition? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan: </b>Yeah, I auditioned. At the time I auditioned it was just Albert Tavares and a reel to reel tape recorder and I brought my accompaniment with me as I had to sing a song for them. They sent me some scenes to look at and work on and a preliminary drawing of Jafar for some sort of visual aid and that was it, that's how it happened. After my first audition months and months went by and then I had a call back and then another month or two went by and just before Christmas of 1990 I booked the job and I went to work in January 1991. They rushed me in to demo a song. I have the dubious distinction to have recorded the last song Howard Ashman wrote called "Humiliate the Boy," which was a song written for the film of <i>Aladdin </i>but not used. I think you can see it on-line as a pencil test. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Oh, cool. I need to look that up. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan: </b>There's a great album you should get called "The Music Behind the Magic," it's four discs. One disc is "The Little Mermaid," one disc is "Beauty and the Beast" and two discs are "Aladdin." It's a lot of music that are not in the films but they working on at the time for the films. It's very interesting, it's very, very interesting to hear the development of the music. You hear Alan talking about an idea and you hear them at the piano noodling around and trying out sone lyrics and you hear someone demoing it and then you hear the final cut off the film. It's a great album but not that easy to find anymore. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, I will try and find that CD or vinyl if it's on vinyl. So, the first drawing of Jafar that you saw, how much of that changed to what we saw on the screen? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> A great deal changed but there were a few things that remained. Those are the things I probably keyed into that I seemed important to met. A certainly heavy livid look in his eyes. I always say when I looked at it it looked like somebody who smoked opium because he had the heavy opiumated eyes and a sort of psychotic look to them. He was very smooth, in some very early drawings there were some drawings of Jafar, preliminary stuff but drawing is Jafar where he was very short and squat and sort of rag-tagged looking, scruffy kind of nasty and smelly looking. The drawing that I got of Jafar made Jafar look very suave, which I think he still is. That remained, a sort of cultured gentleman who is no good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, who was Jafar's principal animator? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> A wonderful animator named Andreas Deja who definitely did Jafar justice, I'll say that. I don't think there's anything about Jafar that is not perfect. Andreas really understands the medium and besides from what ever intuition he has he works very hard at it too. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Did he pull you aside anytime to get any of your characteristics done for Jafar? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> Well, sure. I pulled him aside. I was so excited to go to work on a Disney animated feature, that's all I ever wanted to do since I was a kid was be the voice of a Disney villain. So it was very exciting for me. I guess a lot of people go in and record their stuff and leave and I asked if it'll be possible to see the animators, go to the studio and see what was up and see what was going on. They said sure and it didn't seem to be a problem, but they seemed a bit surprised. Maybe a lot of people didn't ask that much or maybe weren't that interested in it as much as I was but I was very interested. I spent a good deal of time every time I went out, at that time there was no phone watching either so I had to physically get on an airplane from New York and go out to the Disney lot on Dopey Drive and Goofy Lane to Studio B and do the work. So it was a journey all the time and I worked for a year and nine months on it. It was a long haul. So I don't know if Andreas grabbed me or I grabbed him but I was very interested in the work and his work especially. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, were you alone when you did the recording? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> When I worked in the studio voicing the stuff sometimes I'm able to work with my scene partner, sometimes I work with a reader, and as it progresses sometimes I work alone going from line to line to line to line. All the editing as you know is done in the voicing process. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Did they use your mannerisms at all? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> They filmed me or taped me, whatever it is, they had a couple of cameras going so they got a lot of mouth stuff and they got a lot of hands and a lot of eyes and they got a lot of stuff they used. They got a lot of idiosyncrasies and mannerisms I think. I don't know, the best example I always use, I could use Jafar but I prefer to use inanimate objects like Mrs. Potts. I always think that if you saw that teapot as just a still drawing you might not think it looks like Angela Lansbury, but when it's animated and not just because it's her voice, it's because her mannerisms and her idiosyncratic voice and her little chuckles and things only Angela Lansbury would've done all of a sudden you'd say that teapot does look like Angela Lansbury. They captured some of her idiosyncrasies in that. I think that's what they do and they're quite brilliant at it. The first time I noticed it is when I saw a pencil test of the very, very first sequence of Jafar just before he grabs the throat by the throat and says, "You're late." You see him taking the breath before he says, "You're late." Besides the fact it was exciting to see, I was like "oh my God," that's exactly what I did, I wanted them to play it many times over for me. To look at it was exciting. That's one of the things that make people like Andreas and those beautiful animators so great because they do capture those things. It does make them seem more alive and less of a cartoon, more like a possibility of it being a real person I think. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I heard before they got Gilbert Gottfried you actually recorded some lines for Iago, is that true?
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> I did. They're on that album that I told you about. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why do you think they changed it and brought in Gilbert? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> I'm not exactly sure, you can ask somebody else like Ron Clements or John Musker what their intention was. But originally, this is what I remember, I'm not sure memory serves so well almost 30 years later but I remember at the time the parrot was just going to squawk like a parrot and the parrot was going to imitate all these other people. Like when he imitates Jasmine in the garden, he imitates Jafar I think a couple of times. I'm not sure they at that point thought further than that or maybe they just hadn't found the right person yet, they hadn't hired Gilbert yet. On that same recording of "Humiliate the Boy" you hear me play Iago too, talking like a parrot and squawking around, giving voice to a character that wasn't fully formed yet or like I said maybe they haven't found or gotten Gilbert yet. I don't know everything that goes on behind the scenes. I only know where some of the bodies are hidden. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Hahaha. When they bought in Gilbert what did you think? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> It was great. I think it helps the character of Jafar through the writing and playing of it. Once they got Gilbert who was very psychotic as that parrot it helped me smooth Jafar out a little bit. I was able to have something to play against. And he was able to have something to play against. I could be calm and he could be hysterical. Those are two good opposites to out together. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you record with Gilbert? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan: </b>Oh, sure. A lot. I recorded with Gilbert probably more than anybody else. I think everybody else only had a couple of days in the studio with people I had scenes with. But Gilbert and I were in the studio quite a bit together. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What was he like? I am trying to get him on the Phile but time is running out. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan: </b>He's very funny and what he didn't want people to know he's a very nice man and his wife is a very nice woman and they have lovely kids. That's not the Gilbert Gottfried that most of the world knows perhaps. He's actually a very nice guy and I like him a lot. It was a pleasure to work with him. If there were more than three people in the studio it would contemplate an audience and he'd put on a show. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Okay, so, what about Robin Williams? What was he like? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> Well, he worked only very briefly with me and he was terrific. I never heard anybody say that he wasn't terrific. I didn't know him and I can't tell you I was great friends with him, I didn't work with him as much as I worked with Gilbert. I think it was a great coup for them to get Robin Williams to play that part. I'm not sure, you have to do an interview with Eric Goldberg perhaps, but I think they struggled a bit with what they were going to do with the Genie. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Struggle? How so? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> The struggle Disney always has which is one of wanting to be politically correct, needing to be politically correct. Traditionally genie's are slaves or black African slaves in literature or some of the films of Aladdin. There's a lot of different versions of Aladdin, there's actually other animated cartoons of Aladdin, there's even Popeye and Olive Oyl doing Aladdin. All of those versions genie is black African slave because he is a slave to the lamp. That's his tragedy, he really does want to be freed. So I think they struggled with rather that was the right thing to do. I think if I remember it correctly they said let's not have him be black, let's have him be blue or green. I believe it was Eric Goldberg's idea to use Robin Williams and I think he had one of Robin's old comedy albums. I think Eric Goldberg took the album and animated and used that to animate too. It was a section of where he jumped back and forth into many different characters as he used to do so brilliantly and as he does in the film. I can't imagine anyone else fitting the bill. Not even Will Smith. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You later on got involved with the Broadway production of <i>Aladdin</i>. I have to show a pic...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29ZdhlUpXgNTIb5g3NjwLLLWH7x_l69l0ph47u9z-yeW6NqY5En45BEKuKu_CG2yF-l1co6b6wKflh8FKIe9W7bVZamPyqd5hwb0ppTbkC7Y2QLNw1mCU8x155v7zBz6YXNshbInEg7w/s400/BFACA980-A043-489E-9B9C-3E5FB749B1B9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29ZdhlUpXgNTIb5g3NjwLLLWH7x_l69l0ph47u9z-yeW6NqY5En45BEKuKu_CG2yF-l1co6b6wKflh8FKIe9W7bVZamPyqd5hwb0ppTbkC7Y2QLNw1mCU8x155v7zBz6YXNshbInEg7w/s320/BFACA980-A043-489E-9B9C-3E5FB749B1B9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> How did that happen? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> These characters live on in many different things, electric parades in Disneyland and Tokyo, Walt Disney World, board games, there was <i>The Return of Jafar</i>. At the time that we made the movie there was no such thing as Disney theatrical, it wasn't invented yet. I guess <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> was the first theatrical project to be done on Broadway. It was very successful. I think they always wanted to try and do <i>Aladdin</i> on Broadway and perhaps they thought it was too difficult, there were small versions of the show in the Disney theme parks. It was just a question of the time being right, the emergence of the exactly right elements had to be in place for them to feel that they can go ahead with it. About ten years ago we started doing readings at Disney Theatrical just around the table, different versions of it. And I also think partially Alan Menken was interested in trying to resonate some of the material, the ideas for the film that they had worked on that didn't get used in the film. Howard died early on in the process and they brought in Tim Rice who was a wonderful collaborator. A lot of things happen, that's how things happen in making a new musical. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> That's cool., Jonathan, thanks so much for being on the Phile, I really enjoyed this. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jonathan:</b> It was my pleasure.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUuUHdK02kwiP-mqve7BtjLuLJ96L02-mdf9_chds7zM3reU9kZWwrcMmWU8aVIMFhFalRV1FKsrx-Lw58AvVm2wbbuAx3szejm7lMFdPkQlV2ucCbruGQgvV0LVpgt8CFmo0N-M9hnk/s2048/5230F609-6F1D-4C67-B491-F99D35021362.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUuUHdK02kwiP-mqve7BtjLuLJ96L02-mdf9_chds7zM3reU9kZWwrcMmWU8aVIMFhFalRV1FKsrx-Lw58AvVm2wbbuAx3szejm7lMFdPkQlV2ucCbruGQgvV0LVpgt8CFmo0N-M9hnk/w320-h400/5230F609-6F1D-4C67-B491-F99D35021362.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Jonathan for a cool interview about Jafar. The Phile will be back tomorrow with actor Stuart Pankin. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouoQeKWFqCP5bm0wVd9YWKXQN9zSn1HBL-mIBAv3lUShKzbYlsa52fLmF9qpb3MGK_tikeTqsTLDJSNRyo48Ed2cPAzMQKIY1-NQVUhDuwJ29q4TFVOphDMS8MBba60Ft8LzSkkXErwI/s400/B053226D-B19F-4C0C-A804-BC7F4D5BAADB_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouoQeKWFqCP5bm0wVd9YWKXQN9zSn1HBL-mIBAv3lUShKzbYlsa52fLmF9qpb3MGK_tikeTqsTLDJSNRyo48Ed2cPAzMQKIY1-NQVUhDuwJ29q4TFVOphDMS8MBba60Ft8LzSkkXErwI/w301-h400/B053226D-B19F-4C0C-A804-BC7F4D5BAADB_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span><br /><div><br /></div></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-39579930298432897942021-08-23T12:28:00.001-04:002021-08-23T12:28:15.771-04:00Pheaturing Bob Geldof From The Boomtown Rats<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf0d5qcTiFzeUupIrvOujpGWsh44V9EwOXJ_c7YMxlKgXcewtedJokRPhyiFeW6wKyeQst8-Ra3dmnYZRhE3Dp5I-BicRyM0FQCWf_U7StLqqllLth5yWjSwz0tkpb0qJILqGLS_-O28/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf0d5qcTiFzeUupIrvOujpGWsh44V9EwOXJ_c7YMxlKgXcewtedJokRPhyiFeW6wKyeQst8-Ra3dmnYZRhE3Dp5I-BicRyM0FQCWf_U7StLqqllLth5yWjSwz0tkpb0qJILqGLS_-O28/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. How are you? The gym should be a safe place for people to work out without fear of being judged or harassed, but for many young women, it carries the same frustrations as most public spaces. This is to say, it's not uncommon for women to get solicited or approached for sex or dating while trying to work out.
While there are rare exceptions where two people consensually decide to flirt at a gym, anyone approaching a fellow gym-goer should not only be prepared for the possibility of rejection, but be ready to walk away without making a scene.
After getting approached by a man while stretching for a video, Avrey Ovard decided to show her TikTok followers yet another example of a man using the gym as a place to pick up women. In the video, the man can be seen asking whether Avrey is filming, when she reveals she's making a YouTube video he remarks that it's cool.
Five minutes later, after exiting the door to the physical therapy office, he comes back to Avrey and urges her to remove her headphones before telling her about his physical therapy issues. He then moves on to ask if he can get her number to take her out for dinner. Now exasperated with the exchange, Avrey (who is 19-years-old) responds to the man (who she estimated to be around 40) by telling him she's too young for him. In a quick response, he responds by saying he's "too rich" for her before walking off. The video quickly went viral, and a lot of people remarked on how badly the man responded to rejection. A few commenters applauded her for specifically calling out the age difference, noting that many men don't get called out for exclusively hitting on women half their age. However, a few people found her tactic either too rude, or confusing. Regardless of what other people think about how Avrey handled the situation, her response clearly got her the personal space she needed. </p><p><b>Carrie</b> Underwood is getting roasted on Twitter for liking a tweet from Matt Walsh protesting mask mandates at schools.
Comparing mask mandates to child abuse and Munchausen Syndrome By-Proxy, Walsh's speech refers to children in masks as rabid dogs with "muzzles." He notes that teaching children that "the air is toxic" and "everyone around them is sick" causes "psychological damage."
Walsh claims that masks are "dirt-soaked rags," and "symbolic security blankets" that cause their own health effects separate from anything coronavirus-related. Needless to say, this speech on its own is wildly divisive as masks have been recommended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by the CDC. However, "American Idol" and country music star, Carrie Underwood's, endorsement of Walsh's speech sparked further disappointment. Of course, Walsh also noticed... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzPuw94Q8m2PXoUEc2VybSOwVGIJTsMRPivDuicQiGOROEIE-6y1DupWgCsXkW-QkNdOPKbRpnPTyYkT1kPVhiz3eP3WRDZICjSdxQlWlYXzDDv6KgPobHRRXGfaAyANMQgAjG0pSjxI/s1082/Screen+Shot+2021-08-23+at+11.18.23+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1082" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzPuw94Q8m2PXoUEc2VybSOwVGIJTsMRPivDuicQiGOROEIE-6y1DupWgCsXkW-QkNdOPKbRpnPTyYkT1kPVhiz3eP3WRDZICjSdxQlWlYXzDDv6KgPobHRRXGfaAyANMQgAjG0pSjxI/w400-h111/Screen+Shot+2021-08-23+at+11.18.23+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>At least we still have Dolly! </p><p><b>It </b>looks like the wait for the <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home </i>trailer is almost over. A new report reveals that the highly anticipated teaser for the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel will finally be released online this week.
There have been several speculations about the <i>Spider-Man 3</i> trailer and when it will be released. Although some believe that it will be one of the trailers that will accompany <i>Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings</i> on its theatrical run, there are other reports stating it will be dropped at Sony's panel during CinemaCon 2021 this week. The unfortunate thing about the second update is that the trailer will not be released online.
Interestingly, there might be some good news after all. ComicBookMovie reports that the <i>Spider-Man 3</i> trailer will be released online right after it is unveiled at CinemaCon 2021 today. This means that the teaser will dropped anytime between 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. PT today.
It's a hopeful update considering that there were concerns that <i>Spider-Man 3</i> will not get an official trailer. However, it is important to point out that Sony or Marvel have not yet confirmed the teaser's release. With that in mind, it's best to take this with a grain of salt although we're keeping an eye out for the trailer at CinemaCon 2021. </p><p><b>Scarlett</b> Johansson is refusing to back down from her <i>Black Widow</i> lawsuit. The <i>Avengers: Endgame</i> star has fired back at Disney after the greatest company to work for ever filed a motion to move to arbitration.
It was previously reported that Disney had filed a motion to move Johansson's lawsuit to arbitration. The motion states that the suit excluded Marvel Studios on purpose although Johansson's contract was made with Marvel.
The motion is not a surprise at all and Johansson may have been expecting it. Deadline shares a statement from the <i>Black Widow</i> actress via her lawyer John Berlinski.
“After initially responding to this litigation with a misogynistic attack against Scarlett Johansson, Disney is now, predictably, trying to hide its misconduct in a confidential arbitration,” Berlinski said. He further explains why the Disney is filing the motion.
“Why is Disney so afraid of litigating this case in public?” Berlinski added. “Because it knows that Marvel’s promises to give <i>Black Widow</i> a typical theatrical release ‘like its other films’ had everything to do with guaranteeing that Disney wouldn’t cannibalize box office receipts in order to boost Disney+ subscriptions. Yet that is exactly what happened... and we look forward to presenting the overwhelming evidence that proves it.”
It's clear that Johansson is determined to push through with the lawsuit despite Disney's attempts to silence her. Needless to say, this legal war could be drawn out for a long time. Stay tuned for more updates on this story. </p><p><b>Tim</b> Tebow’s run at tight end lasted all but one game.
The former Heisman Winner and all-time collegiate football great turned failed NFL QB turned failed baseball player is now a failed tight end.
The Jacksonville Jaguars made roster moves last Monday, and included in that was the release of Tebow, whom joined former coach Urban Meyer and the Jags in attempt to revive his NFL career at the tight end position. We need a "30 for 30" on Tim Tebow. This man played with Aaron Hernandez, won a Heisman, turned into a pastor, won an NFL playoff game, went to be an analyst and play baseball for 6 years and then come back to play tight end for the Jaguars. </p><p><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkHaHTYUIXhn005V-FayhG0wHJdWP5z3M5nZY0XtRcxK5zJb0dVMKUwe5elU7T22opEyY1T-xx7-vyLi3-aoX99CEOU7N3hyphenhyphenDR31-RKTy5mvTCZzELoelBioZbJchEW0Z_J9RSqetYyM/s660/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image35-7emliy2tdu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="660" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkHaHTYUIXhn005V-FayhG0wHJdWP5z3M5nZY0XtRcxK5zJb0dVMKUwe5elU7T22opEyY1T-xx7-vyLi3-aoX99CEOU7N3hyphenhyphenDR31-RKTy5mvTCZzELoelBioZbJchEW0Z_J9RSqetYyM/w400-h391/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image35-7emliy2tdu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe not. I like to go on Twitter and look up certain words and one of those words is "Foghat." This is a tweet I saw quite a bit ago...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMgdh1HAaggsMsReYDqQeuGWNDXty83SroSfSK47rRPNQsHmWfoMdxsjKVFpkqpq2uqigA6TijRAUSfsoevpBvVumgUHsz55ivFioTWZo7rXECU8wKLsTZgfYBF6YIq_6jN-SI71AWT8/s398/CC54498D-2BBD-4333-8A07-7DB358852845_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="398" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMgdh1HAaggsMsReYDqQeuGWNDXty83SroSfSK47rRPNQsHmWfoMdxsjKVFpkqpq2uqigA6TijRAUSfsoevpBvVumgUHsz55ivFioTWZo7rXECU8wKLsTZgfYBF6YIq_6jN-SI71AWT8/w400-h265/CC54498D-2BBD-4333-8A07-7DB358852845_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was told if I go to Walmart I'd see some odd sights. I didn't believe it until I saw this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE9XIIR5HhfP9vdlP3TD8lYpYkRyJM_7-Nlr6ySRJJDls9R5Pphb2OkyhHgZjgXWMzZh4wFGmWH66AJ7jegrrQN45_5y8sd5sAIxpUO4EDPrHRZO9mTwkbfFywhxeUkWcMUH_KgG4fok/s1199/454983C6-5742-4461-8C43-0B72B9ABE8B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE9XIIR5HhfP9vdlP3TD8lYpYkRyJM_7-Nlr6ySRJJDls9R5Pphb2OkyhHgZjgXWMzZh4wFGmWH66AJ7jegrrQN45_5y8sd5sAIxpUO4EDPrHRZO9mTwkbfFywhxeUkWcMUH_KgG4fok/w214-h400/454983C6-5742-4461-8C43-0B72B9ABE8B0.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pink is the color of... hahaha. If I had a TARDIS I would go to Beautiful Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, in 1951.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF0RpEE4Es2Kez3eeVGQTV8Nt8i8K8e_Wrj6FSHi1M-YV0i_WJ-ROOO0qq-8rUYp3CjTokKVrNTMccDyMJdE93C-MCjemkgplsAghAlRla30Ht5JvasBOcH5yX41_-7aHVbh0aU2595M/s1230/Screen+Shot+2021-08-23+at+11.44.36+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1230" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF0RpEE4Es2Kez3eeVGQTV8Nt8i8K8e_Wrj6FSHi1M-YV0i_WJ-ROOO0qq-8rUYp3CjTokKVrNTMccDyMJdE93C-MCjemkgplsAghAlRla30Ht5JvasBOcH5yX41_-7aHVbh0aU2595M/w400-h272/Screen+Shot+2021-08-23+at+11.44.36+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The subject of whether or not it's "appropriate" for women to breastfeed their babies in public places is still surprisingly divisive.
Many offices, airports and other shared spaces have designated special rooms or areas for women who seek privacy while breastfeeding, but the act itself still shouldn't offend anyone. If a tiny piece of fabric covers a woman's nipples in a bikini or a crop top then you can call it a fun and flirty outfit, but if a baby is covering her nipple so she can feed her child, then she's scandalizing all the passengers on the train?
If a mother taking care of her child in public is upsetting for your precious eyes to behold, then it's up to you to adjust your location or avert your gaze to make yourself comfortable. Asking a mother to leave a public space because you can't handle the sight of nature won't win you too many friends at the coffee shop.
So, when a conflicted man decided to consult the Phile about whether or not he was wrong to ask a woman breastfeeding in public to relocate, I decided to help deem a verdict. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRAXFLBozQa0IZY1BZyuivt0x6qXfmIoJc5d8kZ-3Zl5GFiVkt7DjYCmyL5xdS2eLWT-Uo62gspSFIc43hHUWdJ_k7M3FLV3Mx1_KSX-GSgXB_uJFxsBD2Yql_Z46thcfJWZcoA4xTUg/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRAXFLBozQa0IZY1BZyuivt0x6qXfmIoJc5d8kZ-3Zl5GFiVkt7DjYCmyL5xdS2eLWT-Uo62gspSFIc43hHUWdJ_k7M3FLV3Mx1_KSX-GSgXB_uJFxsBD2Yql_Z46thcfJWZcoA4xTUg/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Am I wrong for asking a women to breastfeed somewhere else?
I work a job that allows a very good amount of time for a lunch break. So much in fact that I’ll regularly head down to a cafe (I really don’t know if it's a cafe but it’s about pretty small, so yeah) and sit and have something while with the time I have for the break. Keep in mind, for some reason this place is almost always busy.
It just so happened that today a woman came inside with a baby and it was so busy that it looked like there was only like 2 open seats available, one of which happened to be the sit across from my small table. This women asked if she can sit at the table. The other table was under the air conditioner so understandable. I said yes because what harm would it have done otherwise? So a little bit goes by and her baby starts crying, so she takes a breast out and starts breastfeeding.
Obviously I’m just avoiding all eye contact but it got so uncomfortable that I ended up asking if she might be able to see if she can sit at the other table. I’m just trying to sit here, drink this cup of coffee, finish reading in my portfolio and leave.
The woman looked sorry and really just said she couldn’t and the baby was already eating (feeding? idk) so I just downed the coffee, and started to leave. A few people looked at me like I was a douche and it’s been bothering me. I know it’s a natural thing for babies and moms and that there’s nothing I can do. I wasn’t going to try and force her away so I left. Was it too far to ask if she may have sat at the other table? Idk I feel like I was an asshole thinking about it now.
But I just didn’t know what to say when a random women is breastfeeding 3 feet away. Was I the asshole here?" Yes, 1000% yes. This woman probably got two hours of sleep last night, has a crushingly awful mix of hormones in her body, she tried to escape and do ONE adult thing for herself, only to have to feed her crying baby and then you give her a hard time? I get that not everyone grows up comfortable around bodies and nudity but, bro. Breastfeeding is 0% sexual. And if it really bothered you, you should’ve moved to the less desirable spot. Please do better next time... she deserves empathy, which was decidedly not what you gave her. “But I just didn’t know what to say when a random woman is breastfeeding 3 feet away.”
Nothing. Say nothing. So, there you have it!
This man was completely wrong here, and if he couldn't handle being so close to this woman who was simply being a mother in public, then he should've just left. Good luck, everyone! If you have a problem you'd like my opinion on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESGYpFXAswYpK-5s3b1mSq-0zKic5vGZLy59gAG2cvoKgZM0ZNTtIgiAmDGxMTWjCKJ4pOYrjOlcY7pkOaI0QPzo78ylulZ_ZSnHEZeC6G8P_G9gni3LwoW_cXkfaaX4AHcfdiIKEi4I/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESGYpFXAswYpK-5s3b1mSq-0zKic5vGZLy59gAG2cvoKgZM0ZNTtIgiAmDGxMTWjCKJ4pOYrjOlcY7pkOaI0QPzo78ylulZ_ZSnHEZeC6G8P_G9gni3LwoW_cXkfaaX4AHcfdiIKEi4I/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On French omelettes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjxPhhNTTBCteIkPgNOKayQKI9r01HhErOnixiYYwhdVvl_rlsBLMoO9Go4DqubNQAsorTpaSTQ9e9Rq9mDEgmCYKQlV6yj_LXaeipvcWrgKjZ1XMd4SLJBa78NfIjajdcJXhsbbyUvo/s640/E17CBD61-3DDF-407D-BF09-0139B08519BC_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="640" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjxPhhNTTBCteIkPgNOKayQKI9r01HhErOnixiYYwhdVvl_rlsBLMoO9Go4DqubNQAsorTpaSTQ9e9Rq9mDEgmCYKQlV6yj_LXaeipvcWrgKjZ1XMd4SLJBa78NfIjajdcJXhsbbyUvo/w400-h126/E17CBD61-3DDF-407D-BF09-0139B08519BC_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, let's have a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0cVHCBO7izPQRKgD4b7wReKeNf69JC2-WZE7g7zH1YsIbnfDoh_25r2i-idX176Yjx3ljahQQy0b2Dzu2hjWXl-I81-5V3NABLCicf0XuoeHpODEqJmz9ZWymtdYlvh9gbgeXP7GDHM/s955/Screen+Shot+2021-08-23+at+11.53.59+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="955" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0cVHCBO7izPQRKgD4b7wReKeNf69JC2-WZE7g7zH1YsIbnfDoh_25r2i-idX176Yjx3ljahQQy0b2Dzu2hjWXl-I81-5V3NABLCicf0XuoeHpODEqJmz9ZWymtdYlvh9gbgeXP7GDHM/w400-h220/Screen+Shot+2021-08-23+at+11.53.59+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A rainy day there. I had a feeling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERchHdvC1sjRMY3d_hsrOwyZ6H7TkS62CxxYdUmfAU9UzDkon5luOs5pGTXw5WmzitG7agJ5QxhrRxGBwLRSvrPCmt9xXs8wFFjjC525FCbF7XxB-L5kbJrtYwkcbVl5WnADcWQz_az4/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERchHdvC1sjRMY3d_hsrOwyZ6H7TkS62CxxYdUmfAU9UzDkon5luOs5pGTXw5WmzitG7agJ5QxhrRxGBwLRSvrPCmt9xXs8wFFjjC525FCbF7XxB-L5kbJrtYwkcbVl5WnADcWQz_az4/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ewkITlR-Nwcsy1hOLSBnaahDXvLwu3VugOryjtA6WlseDjsEAgKX_uG5S4bBAr8V5yuI3KJrn1evuL5vdFvGgIrM0qmQzXORFpH5-junsfY1KcO4lEo_96xupy58ua7jcDM-2CMFvOM/s376/0F90B196-6846-4E50-933D-6FB5E6002D4D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="334" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ewkITlR-Nwcsy1hOLSBnaahDXvLwu3VugOryjtA6WlseDjsEAgKX_uG5S4bBAr8V5yuI3KJrn1evuL5vdFvGgIrM0qmQzXORFpH5-junsfY1KcO4lEo_96xupy58ua7jcDM-2CMFvOM/w355-h400/0F90B196-6846-4E50-933D-6FB5E6002D4D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="355" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hahahaha. If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE0dUJJl1d0jngqaWwGM1N_qd_LknH0RhXeHcT-As4pSVpJ26mCiFVP4ywyPapy8BSzWZLah2R2sbx8KehljIHR6RIEfNw-qOraevUVDPdqd0fjkn7wAe2N4RJXg3_K6rdo3YReMxvU4/s400/fullsizeoutput_15fb.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="400" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE0dUJJl1d0jngqaWwGM1N_qd_LknH0RhXeHcT-As4pSVpJ26mCiFVP4ywyPapy8BSzWZLah2R2sbx8KehljIHR6RIEfNw-qOraevUVDPdqd0fjkn7wAe2N4RJXg3_K6rdo3YReMxvU4/w400-h383/fullsizeoutput_15fb.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is bloody cool. Today's guest is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s, who achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement. As a fundraiser, he organized the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?," one of the best-selling singles of all time. The Boomtown Rats latest album "Citizens of Boomtown" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Please welcome to the Phile... Bob Geldof. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP9LsSfuCHv_809vNDoph0PKJuHB7XIZc_KH-G4uuWk1EURrXyY2sDoyjP1K1fo8NnXwv7ciY2VaMKWVYXdnGDeGwMc1JLNajc2pbFkOTZE_G8X5TsXBWuTkJPvEr7lptV56QQwXsR_k/s629/BoomTownRats-now.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="629" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP9LsSfuCHv_809vNDoph0PKJuHB7XIZc_KH-G4uuWk1EURrXyY2sDoyjP1K1fo8NnXwv7ciY2VaMKWVYXdnGDeGwMc1JLNajc2pbFkOTZE_G8X5TsXBWuTkJPvEr7lptV56QQwXsR_k/w400-h316/BoomTownRats-now.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hello, sir, it's such an honor to have you here on the Phile with only one month to go. How are you?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Good, dude. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, when you hear some of your old songs like "I Don't Like Mondays" do you like hearing them?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> I get fed up with this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What? Why? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Because it's not out of character lyrically or emotionally. The problem would be if I'm specifically known for a singular song that people think that I'm just sort of a band that plays piano tunes and that's rather limiting. I do like the tune though and it maintains its relevance. it doesn't have to be 1979. If I do it now and I do do it I don't demur, I don't think oh, God, this song, the very opposite. As soon as I hear that glissando at the beginning it's almost like a mantra that gets me into some meditative state. As soon as I hear the opening I'm back in the zone. That zone is the zone of the now because it's not about something that happened in 1979, it could be a fallacious as school shooting at a school two weeks ago unfortunately.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I loved the song when I first heard it, but it is a sad song, about a real shooting at a school. Isn't it crazy that it's still relevant? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Look, I'm not forcing this interview interaction but the reality is that as soon as we regrouped, the first thing I said was that I'm not going to do nostalgia. If this just sounds old and if I'm bored by these songs, if they have no resonance for the now, then I'm not going to do it. "I Don't Like Monday's" was a case in point, as soon as they started it I wasn't back then, I was very much in the present. Our first number one, "Rat Trap," I wrote it in an abattoir where I was working. I wrote it about the hopelessness of the people there... less the hopelessness and inevitable death of the animals, but the sort of abattoir of dreams that this place was. If I sing it now, I'm not in the abattoir, I'm talking about the hopelessness of being young now and the conditions of things here today. When I sing "Someone's Looking at You," I'm not talking about that time, I'm talking about Google and Facebook tracking you, following you, listening to you, always on, packaging you and your every nuance, or joke, or friends, or musical choice, or food selection. Packaging you up and selling you to a third party who will exploit you and your preferences. So "Someone's Looking at You" becomes a new rage, a new anger. The songs outlive their time and I'm glad of that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Okay, so, why did you guys first form as a band, Bob? I can't see you guys sitting around a conservatory wondering if you can play music together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> No, that just wasn't available. I mean what was available, push in perspective with what was happening elsewhere no New York 1975 is bankrupt, social services have stopped, they could barely walk in the streets, the garbage isn't being collected, they can't drive in the streets and the Mayor pleads to the U.S. President for help and Gerald Ford literally and famously said, "Drop dead, New York." Well, of course out of that will come something from people denied a future. So we had the Ramones, Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, etc. Exact same time in London inflation is 27% in the U.K. economy, zero economy and we had sharp kids like Johnny Rotten, Johnny Lydon and Joe Strummer saying I don't think so. And in Ireland at the exact same time the Civil War, 3,700 people more 600 people murdered, utterly corrupt government, a corrupt Church that's busily abusing the children of its parishioners and hushing it up and a zero economy. Of course there's going to be an eruption amongst this claustrophobia of sudden this suffocation of silence that enveloped the country just turned out to be us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, where did the name of the band, the Boomtown Rats came from? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> It was named after Woody Guthrie's old gang. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> How did you handle getting popular and becoming famous with the Boomtown Rats? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob: </b>We embraced it hugely. We used the platform that fame gave us to talk about the things that prompted us in the first place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> It wasn't uncomfortable? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob: </b>Stardom is uncomfortable, celebrity is a nothing. I was never interested in stardom, as you can see. I'm a crap star, if anyone considers me a star. I'm just not good at that stuff. I'm not good at red carpets, it's mortifying. I'm not good at the limousine thing. You know, people waving, banging and looking in the window... I feel a fraud. It's the fraud syndrome. But the fame thing I'd always wanted. I said it at the beginning in the first interview I did. I said I wanted it for the platform it will give me to talk about the things that bother me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You're not good at the limousine thing? What does that mean? You don't like riding limos? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> If it shows up and my mate shows up in a beat up Honda Prius I'm gonna take the limousine, dude.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Hahaha. Okay, so, what was one of your first things you sang about or talked about when you became famous? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> I used to work out in Vancouver on an underground paper there and Paul Watson, the great hero of Greenpeace had got his trawler, and he used to go up to the Arctic Circle to stop the Japanese and Russian whalers and these brave people out of Vancouver would put themselves in rubber dinghies and put themselves across in front of the whales and in fact the Japanese whalers would try to harpoon them and subsequently when we got to be a big pop band I could talk in Trafalgar Square about this now. In fact in the song, "Someone's Looking At You" there's a line "you saw me there in the Square when I was shooting my mouth off about saving some fish." And then I questioned myself, I said could that be construed as a radical view or some Liberals wish. I knew purposely perfectly well what I was doing. And then I did a lot of the early amnesty gigs and the later ones and then sang on the Sun City record, etc, etc. So you see the point of rock and roll was always about that for me, it was always about the possibility of change. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, what made you want to be this activist? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> It was the suggestion of being a kid and listening to what was then the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Beats, etc. It was they sang to that and they sang about the possibility have changed the inevitability, the derivability of change. The world was not immutable, it was in fact plastic and could be molded and shaped towards the desire we wanted to go in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Okay, so, let's talk about Live Aid. I loved Live Aid, and even have it on DVD. What a great fucking day that was. What do you remember about that day? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob: </b>I remember being the pop singer with my band and been able to relax into the familiar. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What do you mean? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Up to then it was all fear, tension, organizational continuum and a lot of work. Moments, rock and roll moments stay with me. Just before I hadn't slept night, hadn't slept for many nights, I was sacred stiff.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> What were you scared of? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Failure. Lots of things. I had no contracts with anyone. No contacts with the stadiums. Would they let us in and would anyone show up? Seventeen hours of the Boomtown Rats might be a bit much even for for me. But personal failure on such I mean quite literally, this sounds silly, don't take it the wrong way but literally in a planetary level and then failure for all those people, who'd given up or put rise many, many amnesties, Pete Townshend having to make up with Roger Daltry for a couple of minutes. Paul McCartney coming back after six years, not really wanting, he wasn't prepared to do live. Eric Clapton giving up three days in Vegas saying that the hell with it, I'm coming. Led Zeppelin reforming, Black Sabbath reforming, The Beach Boys reforming, The Who reforming. Queen almost dead in the water and suddenly we saw this great band emerged like a butterfly from Christmas. U2 having huge fights to decide to stage believing they'd ended their career in fact it tipped them over the top. So those things stuck in my head but really the greatest fear was failing those in whose name we were doing it and who would never know we were doing this and had never heard of any of these people. That would have been a crime more than a failure. So I was very afraid and that day my back was killing me because I guess I wasn't sleeping and I was running around all over the place. People were forgetting what it was about because the music and the romance of the day and people still talk about it. I was lying down on a flight case and David Bowie walked over and said, "Turn over" and I turned over and is the big secret... David Bowie could have been a great masseuse. He started massaging me and that's a great rock and roll moment. The guys in the Rats came over to me and said come on, we're on. I went on and suddenly it was okay, I was in my job. But what I remember is the romance that everybody else felt hitting me suddenly and the romance for me was that anyone I'd ever met in my life, my dad and my relationship with him was at best fraught was there. Anyone I possibly said hello to just in passing was watching and there were people at this moment watching this now and I needed to pause to take this in, the enormity of this thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>That was a huge snapshot you must've took, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Just to accept it and reconcile myself with it. That is was something other and I pulled up sharp because suddenly the words of "I Don't Like Monday's" I was coming up to the line which was "the lesson today is how to die" and suddenly just the mad coincidence of of everything pull me up sharp and I sang "the lesson today his how to die" and I stopped dead and my hand was gesturing and it just stayed up in the air and there was just this massive roar of I don't know, comprehension or something from the crowd. And I've got to remember this, I looked to my right and tracked fright along the whole length and breadth of Wembley Stadium and when my eyes came back to me I just okay, I'll move on now. That was when it sort of hit me what it was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Did it do what you wanted? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob: </b>Completely, It's the weirdest thing to be able to say that for once in our lives something worked. It wasn't that day. It's amazing and you're steeped in music and history is that people forget Live 8. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I have that on DVD as well. The Barenaked Ladies performed in that. Haha. So, last year on the Christmas entry I had Midge Ure on the Phile and we talked about Band Aid. What was your thinking on doing that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Live 8 was the culmination of the project that began with the Christmas song. I see the TV one night, I'm disgusted and ashamed, I react in the only way that's viable for me, I'll write a tune with my mate Midge and we'd think we'd be out of there by Christmas. But this become a phenomenon, the Americans call and say would I come over and do this track "USA for Africa" and it occurs to me we can unite this whole idea into a concert and then we're going but except the concert makes millions. But it was the realization that famine is to die of want in a world of surpluses, economically illiterate, intellectually observe and morally repulsive because they don't die of hunger from lack of food, they die from lack of money, you won't die if there's a famine in America, food will be bought, food will be sent if we run out, we'd go to there supermarket. To change economics, you must engage with the agents of change, which, like it or not, you've got to talk to the politicians. We had a huge lobby: 1.2 billion people, 95 per cent of the television sets on Earth watched that concert. Politics is just numbers. They can't ignore it. It took 20 years of trawling around the chancelleries of the world, and as that Live Aid generation came to power... Clinton, Blair, Brown, Schröder, Cameron, Osborne... the doors opened and they caved. So things do change, but that instrument of change is no longer plausible. Rock and roll was the central spine of our culture for 50 years. The web has broken down the world into individualism and that's easy for authoritarians to use. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Do you think Live Aid could happen again? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> No, it wasn't English, it was pop. We now know in 1956 Elvis, Little Richard, they didn't understand but there was a reaction and a cultural revolution. The Beatles and the Stones and Dylan were pretty aware. The Rolling Stones refusal to be deferential of the Beatles with their positive triple yes yeah, yeah, yeah. Dylan mapping out the roots, things are changing, dude, get out of the way. So I come in that period, I take everything from that and when my generation happened and things have to change again we use this medium, this minor art form but a very powerful medium turns out that the world is listening to this stuff now. That won't happen again and it won't really influence the politics of its time. In fact, at Gleneagles in 2005 the day after Live 8 when they agreed to the stuff we demanded that same day the new world was introduced to 21st century came home to roost when Isis killed 58 people in the busses and tubes of London and the Prime Minister Blaire has to leave the negotiation table for the poorest in the world to deal with the massacre, he came back and the deal was pushed through. So we had the end of there world of political cooperation consensus and compromise. That won't happen again, not in this current world. We had the introduction of a new barbaric world. The politicians of today are avatars of that barbarism. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>You don't think the Internet could help? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> The logic of the World Wide Web, this synaptic membrane that wraps itself around the planet, presupposes a hive society. We thought that it would animate an economy. In fact, it sped it up beyond our understanding so the whole thing collapses with greed, puts millions out of work, puts thousands into suicide, wars erupt as a result, millions are on the move to find new work or to escape war, and we throw up our walls and our barriers. We've reduced ourselves. The 21st century is reductionist and it's using the great tool of reductionism, the Internet, and we need to know how to use this thing, which is the most powerful tool ever invented. So you get these old men being angry again and they make a record that sounds like that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> With the new record nothing has changed, you're singing about the same things you were singing about all those years ago. Do you think you're cynical? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> I can't be cynical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Why not? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Because it worked. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> How are you not cynical now? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> My avatars told me go down this route, dude. We change things, you can do it. Okay, I'll try. We had to be a little more empirical. I remember one of the things in the paper after Live Aid, the promise of rock and roll has been fulfilled. So John and his great naïveté saying all you need is love turns out probably right, turns out bop a lob, bop a bam boom brilliant, not English, what is that? I don't know but everybody gets it. So all those things came home to roost. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I still don't understand how your anger doesn't turn into cynicism, Bob. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Something like Live Aid can't happen now, but that doesn't stop me raging against the dying of the light. That doesn't stop me acknowledging that all generations fail and some fail more spectacularly than others. It doesn't mean that someone can't be Greta Thunberg and stand in front of their school silently and just say no. That's still there. The possibility to steer your world in the direction you need to live in, that's there, but it ain't this cyber wanking into the digital void. It isn't this is really shit, that's nothing. It is a 10 billion digital petition is meaningless to authority. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You met Mark Zuckerberg, you think he knows that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> I didn't meet Zuckerberg. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Oh, I've seen you talk about him by first name... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Yeah, I called him Mark because he's Mark because we have him in our back pocket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Oh. So, what do you think of Facebook? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> It's all luck. There were loads of Facebook's around, he just made it through because he wanted to meet girls. Because he had the Ivy League pretensions and everyone thought okay, I'd love to be in the Ivy League. They do it in advertising all there time. He stumbled upon this and he built this huge device and he has to be congratulated for it, but he's gone down a route that is very similar to the industrialists of the 19th century. They are monopolies, no person should have all that wealth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Bob, thanks so much for being on the Phile. This was so different than I thought it would be. I love the new album as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Bob:</b> Cheers, man.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9imEb5hoTxPjc0kqrcv-VYAtw18Ys-UzfYxw3YXb1jubEuDs2rcWbd8GqNoGmeQcv11a5qbQh8EOOInauLJmUof_H80oBRma_p-YC133yUOUSeVqJw1SMN1QHEPuaMdYsmw4C5_UpoDU/s1200/108C1314-70CC-41F1-B0F8-0044ECF92948.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9imEb5hoTxPjc0kqrcv-VYAtw18Ys-UzfYxw3YXb1jubEuDs2rcWbd8GqNoGmeQcv11a5qbQh8EOOInauLJmUof_H80oBRma_p-YC133yUOUSeVqJw1SMN1QHEPuaMdYsmw4C5_UpoDU/s320/108C1314-70CC-41F1-B0F8-0044ECF92948.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Bon Geldof for a very deep and unusual interview. The Phile will be back on Wednesday with actor Jonathan Freeman. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. 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We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-90553620275903662752021-08-17T11:10:00.001-04:002021-08-17T11:10:32.416-04:00Pheaturing Alice Cooper<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkZ5am1TsdVocCWCk4GQ8Kb73m7snnuaQ0xhKxoQegbzXCWd6EFdzVv9nlKcdPa2MsVK_gu94JL6HqdXMSqnvo8t4I58gWM7CFgwr1qY9IBzJ1TYFXeu2vm37TibMrNLcj_zhD2aObqA/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkZ5am1TsdVocCWCk4GQ8Kb73m7snnuaQ0xhKxoQegbzXCWd6EFdzVv9nlKcdPa2MsVK_gu94JL6HqdXMSqnvo8t4I58gWM7CFgwr1qY9IBzJ1TYFXeu2vm37TibMrNLcj_zhD2aObqA/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Tuesday. How are you? Man, phourteen entries to go. In the past week, <i>The New York Times</i> reported that the Taliban seized over a dozen provincial capitals in Afghanistan.
At the time of writing this, the Taliban, which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until the invasion of U.S. forces after 9/11, now has power over more than half of the country.
This all comes just months after President Biden announced the end of a 20-year military occupation of Afghanistan. His administration sent a deployment of troops to aid in the evacuation of Americans and allies.
Amidst all this news, the 24-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai is voicing her concern over the Taliban's growing control.
Malala first came into the international spotlight when she was just 15-years-old, after being shot in the face by a Taliban gunman while pursuing education in Pakistan. Since then, she's been an outspoken advocate for human rights, with a special emphasis on making education accessible for young girls globally. In 2014, Malala made history as the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dBOL1HDKgy36qNlbEqebFP1eE0EQMg8We9Izjj94-7vNDvPYY0XcMkF8YSG5PcBXA-NChWuikDJxNZduF5ZfLcHaIV_f0pA9Aqjt7jAmvlUqjytsLGvVARzxbFvXFnrgCAHVaywPXgc/s1078/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.01.01+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="1078" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dBOL1HDKgy36qNlbEqebFP1eE0EQMg8We9Izjj94-7vNDvPYY0XcMkF8YSG5PcBXA-NChWuikDJxNZduF5ZfLcHaIV_f0pA9Aqjt7jAmvlUqjytsLGvVARzxbFvXFnrgCAHVaywPXgc/w400-h199/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.01.01+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>U.S. troops were first sent to Afghanistan in 2001 by former President George W.Bush.
In the years since original deployment, over 2,000 U.S. troops and more than 100,000 civilians have died or been injured in the conflict. Back in April, Biden made a speech from the White House emphasizing the importance of bringing troops home, with the goal to have forces withdrawn by September 11th 2021, marking 20 years since the 9/11 attacks.
"It is time for American troops to come home. We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result," Biden said. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>During</b> a summer that has turned out to be as stressful as the music on "The White Lotus," the Bennifer reunion has proven to be the most reliable source of entertainment. Violence abroad and the Delta variant at home have only increased the nation's thirst for photos of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez thirsting for each other, and they're giving the people what they want with this highly-publicized reunion.
The latest headlines about the saga zeroed in on J.Lo's Instagram. J.Lo deleted all the photos of them together, including the ones taken on the steps of the Capitol Building at President Biden's inauguration.
Republicans can relate: they're all about forgetting things that happened at the Capitol. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>"SNL"</b> alum Horatio Sanz is being sued for alleged sexual assault. A lawsuit filed in the Manhattan Supreme Court accuses Sanz of grooming and sexually assaulting a then-17-year-old girl at a "Saturday Night Live "afterparty back in 2002 as his fellow cast members looked the other way.
According to the lawsuit, "In January 2000, Defendant SANZ and co-cast member Jimmy Fallon emailed Plaintiff (then 15) from an NBC email account." She ran a fan site, and they invited her to parties.
The details of the law suit go beyond just Sanz. It describes a culture of openly drinking with underage girls at afterparties after recruiting them online. The suit alleges that Sanz's actions included "kissing her, groping her breasts, groping her buttocks, and digitally penetrating her genitals forcibly and without [her] consent" in front of everybody at the party. A witness allegedly said "Are you fucking serious?" while it was happening, but did nothing to stop it. You can read the full lawsuit here... <a href="http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PHfgrAF4J5zKa3usCZ7dBw==">iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PHfgrAF4J5zKa3usCZ7dBw==</a>. It's incredibly disturbing. Here's a Bennifer palate cleanser. You deserve it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQMkMUQKuQ8mH-wBqbuJ_EgXZCpwRXPE0k_BT2INaDiLa8D1C26dQWK2plmPihMWxmtGgRPB-OcESWyh6RTjxKIH7VDMwcwaNbpGTH288pXl55OOCb5D1fMCOYL0xbG8bP6fC-mFVGLo/s1270/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.09.44+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1006" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQMkMUQKuQ8mH-wBqbuJ_EgXZCpwRXPE0k_BT2INaDiLa8D1C26dQWK2plmPihMWxmtGgRPB-OcESWyh6RTjxKIH7VDMwcwaNbpGTH288pXl55OOCb5D1fMCOYL0xbG8bP6fC-mFVGLo/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.09.44+AM.png" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Virginia</b> Giuffre, a sex-trafficking victim of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, filed a civil case in New York. Giuffre claims she was assaulted by Prince Andrew in London and New York.
Andrew has refused to cooperate with the FBI's investigation, but he can't hide in mummy's castles forever: Giuffre's lawyer has told <i>The Independent</i> that Andrew is expected to be served court papers in person.
Because his alleged crimes are back in the news, the British press is trotting out Meghan Markle's dad and giving the story a quarter of the Oprah interview's coverage. Priorities. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>The</i></b> <i>Suicide Squad</i> may have failed to live up to its box office potential but it's easily one of the best films Warner Bros. has produced in the DC Extended Universe. Certain factors affected the film's box office standing but the rave reviews alone would be enough for the studio to greenlight a sequel which I'm pretty sure James Gunn would have no problem helming in the future.
Before its release, <i>The Suicide Squad</i> has dropped hints that Superman would make a cameo appearance but obviously, that never happened. Now, director James Gunn has confirmed that there were actual plans to cast Henry Cavill in the film but he ultimately rejected it and instead chose Starro the Conqueror as the DCEU flick's main attraction.
In a recent interview with Script Apart, the <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> filmmaker revealed his reason for not including, despite his apparent DCEU history with Robert DuBois aka Bloodsport. According to Gunn, he wasn't sure at first whether the film would take place in the DCEU or not. Secondly, Cavill's intriguing status in the franchise was also one of the factors that prevented him from appearing in the film.
Gunn explains, "There was a time when I thought the Suicide Squad should fight Superman. At the time, there were a lot of questions like, 'Who is Superman in the DCEU? Is this movie outside the DCEU?’ I just didn't want to deal with it all that much." I gotta say, a cameo from Henry would've made the film 10 times better than it already is but on the other hand, it didn't really need any cameo appearance from "established" DCEU characters. That's not to say though that I wouldn't be interested in seeing the Man of Steel in an R-rated flick because his clash with Bloodsport that led to him being sent to the ICU still has me intrigued.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>If </b>you fear that you are not living up to your intellectual potential, or simply aren't the most knowledgable person around... fear no more. As long as you know what the Delta variant is, basic spelling, and that it's physically possible (and indeed quite common!) for a woman to know more about something than a man, you are an absolute genius compared to this person...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DnDyDnMPCVRCMY4XKzOI-NlFYc7vPL8GddeADSQvUGkengkewkGQicXiPjnix7zjAEMUZ-pb_FQuUNxtP20hAIULBCfS6_Rg1GiaUJo-3OuyXralMmx2nOEC3tAcZeY8f8p7B3YLCM0/s1278/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.17.06+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DnDyDnMPCVRCMY4XKzOI-NlFYc7vPL8GddeADSQvUGkengkewkGQicXiPjnix7zjAEMUZ-pb_FQuUNxtP20hAIULBCfS6_Rg1GiaUJo-3OuyXralMmx2nOEC3tAcZeY8f8p7B3YLCM0/w339-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.17.06+AM.png" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div>If I had a TARDIS I would go and get a tattoo from British tattoo artist George Burchett, the “King of Tattooists” in 1930. But knowing my luck he'd be too busy tattooing a beautiful woman for hours.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNee3UILTiWBPa7U1B3YWE0QXpWId9T0OItnmIOVPLY7BTX92rfzMYWKf9kJJbhkjF-azy5fTM-I4Cd04dX28KlXNc9vCVYrOCANwG5ugVC0APf27HzZigsbbZS3-BuKkfNXMF1pb5DOo/s1226/Screen+Shot+2021-08-16+at+12.07.40+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1226" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNee3UILTiWBPa7U1B3YWE0QXpWId9T0OItnmIOVPLY7BTX92rfzMYWKf9kJJbhkjF-azy5fTM-I4Cd04dX28KlXNc9vCVYrOCANwG5ugVC0APf27HzZigsbbZS3-BuKkfNXMF1pb5DOo/w400-h350/Screen+Shot+2021-08-16+at+12.07.40+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>He was expelled from school at 12 for tattooing his classmates. He joined the Royal Navy at 13. Among his customers were King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King Frederick IX of Denmark, and the ‘Sailor King’ George V of the United Kingdom. Today's guest is Alice Cooper, which I am so excited about. Did you know he once did an ad for toilet paper? No? Check this out...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqueJzNWsLxDHJpq2WvHXGmPMuMIbAJr_DDKdAYHPTCce87Dv8jpebPx2DD0SF-aojN45i5fWu7DLiXrgSvL7tjdXUsaka2-5XZ6sebyiD3mN6DBE2a1-LZ_LsvZCgfYEx3EojfIWcJTg/s720/883E8357-6C1B-4CCE-8827-788F9839D8F2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="720" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqueJzNWsLxDHJpq2WvHXGmPMuMIbAJr_DDKdAYHPTCce87Dv8jpebPx2DD0SF-aojN45i5fWu7DLiXrgSvL7tjdXUsaka2-5XZ6sebyiD3mN6DBE2a1-LZ_LsvZCgfYEx3EojfIWcJTg/w400-h349/883E8357-6C1B-4CCE-8827-788F9839D8F2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Told ya. Haha. Speaking of ads, did you see this one?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfv8nTDgpNJjqtF997Aw851X0a3b_bcc5TznrjlfZ-Whq54rm02mO3di2mrAkEuhzJbgskEnMqfVnoJbEzGh0WgxuJytYFJNVeiTPN8YPMfPbpD429OuM_JtHbaFPslrtIT_sQLj7phQU/s400/3ADB7382-B1A1-4C1A-B27E-1E99B70C1640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfv8nTDgpNJjqtF997Aw851X0a3b_bcc5TznrjlfZ-Whq54rm02mO3di2mrAkEuhzJbgskEnMqfVnoJbEzGh0WgxuJytYFJNVeiTPN8YPMfPbpD429OuM_JtHbaFPslrtIT_sQLj7phQU/w400-h394/3ADB7382-B1A1-4C1A-B27E-1E99B70C1640.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahahahahahaha. You're welcome, people. One thing I love is when children draw. Can you imagine if what they drew was spot on? Lemme show you what I mean.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBv4kw3JGLPE9i_UkFS2KHJ34Q0AJpsVY3WrA0LiFZcOne0-SKePDEYzbKmjYdodoosC9ZJ2owxdRUHYEvYviJ3Mdohq4hguRK8Jbi3mTAAvjD-axmI1r8WYmn9IzOdl7fLrPNPBFyQg/s400/CB5F1C58-6D57-4AFF-AC1F-5339651018A3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="400" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBv4kw3JGLPE9i_UkFS2KHJ34Q0AJpsVY3WrA0LiFZcOne0-SKePDEYzbKmjYdodoosC9ZJ2owxdRUHYEvYviJ3Mdohq4hguRK8Jbi3mTAAvjD-axmI1r8WYmn9IzOdl7fLrPNPBFyQg/w400-h378/CB5F1C58-6D57-4AFF-AC1F-5339651018A3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's scary! Okay, now from the home office in Port Jefferson, here is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37OivDq0Ng17-TgGUL1tnpyct9zEXylGxzbr07rz3gEKPd8HEfeAjtuMWz0ZPnJCfkDLBcmui-dDzGlKeUWFNvWuEVV0uj_SlbM6cSueNYFWt06aEP4ZVVddZMiSxi0eH8Q_mhLJQank/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37OivDq0Ng17-TgGUL1tnpyct9zEXylGxzbr07rz3gEKPd8HEfeAjtuMWz0ZPnJCfkDLBcmui-dDzGlKeUWFNvWuEVV0uj_SlbM6cSueNYFWt06aEP4ZVVddZMiSxi0eH8Q_mhLJQank/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Top Phive Things Said By Someones Wife</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>5. </b>My husband is a "do it yourself" type. When I ask him to do something, he says, "do it yourself."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>4.</b> My husband's ability to clog the bathroom sink with his beard trimmings is only matched by mine to clog the bathroom drain with hair. We complete each other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3.</b> It's a simple fix. All I have to do is remind my husband 67 times that it needs to be fixed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2.</b> Peak marriage is retiring to the bedroom, and instead of embarking on a romantic encounter, examine each other for worrisome freckles and moles instead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the number one thing said by someones wife is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>1. </b>My husband bought me a new refrigerator today so don't you dare tell me romance is dead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kfr5FGCEZq6GakmlKaIC5Hda4ylmnvluiNUvEERXKz2V_TWjGOo9lndwxZIoZaJC72QTlmFYfUM6vcbpQhoXvQzbyoohzOGzGwzmEqXj84fqpmKYn7C6JCvSLlI0YsMNzJQYpvv0AFk/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kfr5FGCEZq6GakmlKaIC5Hda4ylmnvluiNUvEERXKz2V_TWjGOo9lndwxZIoZaJC72QTlmFYfUM6vcbpQhoXvQzbyoohzOGzGwzmEqXj84fqpmKYn7C6JCvSLlI0YsMNzJQYpvv0AFk/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6Q8A_7WZy4eunpv8wjlbQET84_GBP14rv0HViiHhTC4_Cun3JO9KS0w1JBFFcJWuDt6EoXcQ-ANn5XGIgcTQTmmF7PxQrbTFXVf0W3MySK5CO38Okr6YqS3zHEhRoJmIH_7uFuRRde8/s362/1A1C2076-DE7F-42FE-8ECB-6DDD8DAB0447_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="362" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6Q8A_7WZy4eunpv8wjlbQET84_GBP14rv0HViiHhTC4_Cun3JO9KS0w1JBFFcJWuDt6EoXcQ-ANn5XGIgcTQTmmF7PxQrbTFXVf0W3MySK5CO38Okr6YqS3zHEhRoJmIH_7uFuRRde8/w400-h300/1A1C2076-DE7F-42FE-8ECB-6DDD8DAB0447_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jeff, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nG3pvLozdVUuzs1bohTKmdvoNm6_Vt6R6huvlePWhiJsrppGJ7uV-_l4SRjIoyTLYER6retdBII41V-k-5ZDBgQoslPFx77AZgow_LXbCuaXE-Bc9gY0lqKA5BgKil6Oe7JmBLRo8I8/s956/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.44.15+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="956" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nG3pvLozdVUuzs1bohTKmdvoNm6_Vt6R6huvlePWhiJsrppGJ7uV-_l4SRjIoyTLYER6retdBII41V-k-5ZDBgQoslPFx77AZgow_LXbCuaXE-Bc9gY0lqKA5BgKil6Oe7JmBLRo8I8/w400-h221/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+10.44.15+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Not a whole lot going on there. I miss that place though. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifDC2c4moQPkAMquWAasatuwh5My9L6icqAeTozQXrpZg2-bGmjXrFCm0r1NNg4-IuKVmLhqF3laV3k4aKemBVSn-vzkzhnn62s6vO-GEr9pwTKDyLPVxhsfrMuFAmJCDxvyL473FYXI/s400/CD894B4F-EB81-4C76-ABA1-5BF8775CA8BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="400" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifDC2c4moQPkAMquWAasatuwh5My9L6icqAeTozQXrpZg2-bGmjXrFCm0r1NNg4-IuKVmLhqF3laV3k4aKemBVSn-vzkzhnn62s6vO-GEr9pwTKDyLPVxhsfrMuFAmJCDxvyL473FYXI/w400-h384/CD894B4F-EB81-4C76-ABA1-5BF8775CA8BC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>This is fucking cool! Today's guest is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over 50 years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, he is considered by music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock." He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences. His latest album "Detroit Stories" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Please welcome to the Phile... Alice Cooper!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJCOqXCglcyHzc_9ytp9ymhf5Dm9X3mcuGaS6LCL5CzxqmRwtwJh_r2S-u-wBynbgv8PQLudJbeZ_1skpPiog6CR4yydhKthfHCiP94TvfGbnRWYnEsRrWbFgl93LpwfSvJ55fLBnqaw/s780/8D8F82F1-6E97-4F08-B2B6-F0D51CA279CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="780" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJCOqXCglcyHzc_9ytp9ymhf5Dm9X3mcuGaS6LCL5CzxqmRwtwJh_r2S-u-wBynbgv8PQLudJbeZ_1skpPiog6CR4yydhKthfHCiP94TvfGbnRWYnEsRrWbFgl93LpwfSvJ55fLBnqaw/w400-h225/8D8F82F1-6E97-4F08-B2B6-F0D51CA279CD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Alice! Holy shit! I am so glad to have you hear on the Phile. I interviewed Tommy Henriksen, your guitarist on the Phile a few times. But it is greta to have you here. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> I am great. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, you have't been on tour in a while because of COVID. What was it like not touring? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>Not being on tour for a year and a half is very weird for us. We're not used to three weeks off, let alone a year and a half. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> This has to be the longest time you've been off the road in your life, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Oh, yeah. I started when I was 16. I've been touring for ever. We average a 150 to 200 shows a year. So when the whole thing went down, the pandemic, we had to cancel a 150 shows. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What was your last show like? Do you remember? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>It was kind of interesting. Our last show was in Sydney, Australia. Remember when that country was on fire? We did a show with Queen there, Alice Cooper and Queen at the big stadium. Ninety-five thousand people not realizing that was the last time we were going to be on stage until next year. I thought the pandemic would last a month maybe. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I was furloughed from my job for about three months. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Exactly. No one thought it'll be so huge. But the vaccine has taken over now and everybody is seeing the other side, the light at the end of the tunnel hoping it's not a freight train coming. LOL. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I saw you in concert with my son a few years ago and I am glad you're going back out on the road. So, your new record is all about Detroit. What is it about the Detroit sound you wanted to have on this record? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Well, for one thing Bob Ezrin who worked on 20 albums together, he was our George Martin, he was the one that took Alice Cooper and turned our music into "Alice Cooper" that we are now. We decided to do a real good hard rock, we always do concept albums. Almost every album we've ever done has been a conceptual album and I said let's just do 12 great rock and roll songs. We said Nashville, no not Nashville. L.A.? No. New York? No. The only place we could do a really do a great hard rock record is Detroit. That's the home of hard rock. As far as I'm concerned the heart beats right there, in Detroit. So we went there and the concept started happening. Since we're here let's write the album here. Let's record it here and let's use all Detroit players. So now we're going to get pure influence of Detroit. We'll write songs of characters that we know, we'll write songs and do some covers from Detroit bands. We've got Wayne Kramer, you can't get more Detroit than Wayne Kramer. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> My dad, who you know was Lonesome Dave from Foghat and when we were kids would send us postcards from the road now and then. He sent me one from Detroit which had this huge jukebox on it overlooking the city and I always wanted to go to Detroit as a kid thinking that jukebox was real. Hahaha. So, what was it like when you out this band together? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> We brought these songs in and instead of layering the album like we did with "Welcome to My Nightmare" or "Billion Dollar Babies" which was conceptual albums, I said this band needs to play live. We just let them play, we'll just teach them the songs and let them play it live and then I'll sing to it. Basically every track you're hearing on that album is a live take. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> That's cool, but why did you do it that way? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Because we didn't want to waste that band by layering it. We wanted them to play together. We had no idea it was going to debut at number one. It was like a total shock to us. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What is it about Detroit that has some great music coming out of it? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> It always has been. It's an industrial city. It's sort of a no frills city. You go to New York it has that New York sound, you go to L.A. and you got the Doors and you got that L.A. sound San Francisco's got the Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead. Just talk about the history of those. Detroit has the Stooges, the MC5, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Suzi Quatro, all hard rock bands. The only white guys that ever had what I consider had a lot of success in rap were all Detroit guys. Kid Rock, Eminem, so there's something about the Detroit no frills kind of in your face rock and roll. That's what we depend on. Every band that I know, when they look at their schedule they look and this and this and see Detroit and they have to kill it in Detroit. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>But why Detroit? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>Because that audience in Detroit is a rock and roll audience. We have to bring it. They could tell if we're half there. They want us to bring it and knock their faces off. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Okay, after all Kiss had a song called "Detroit Rock City." Did you live in Detroit? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Yeah, in '69 the band left California and moved to Detroit. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Why was Detroit a better home for the band back then than L.A.? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>When we were in L.A. we scared everybody too much. Everybody was on LSD. Everyone was peace and love and groovy then we'd show up own stage and everybody was like what is this. We were more <i>Clockwork Orange</i> than anything else. In fact there were parts of <i>Clockwork Orange</i> that was taken from our show. People would watch this and would run for the doors, trying to get out of the room. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What? Why? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>It was too strong, there was make-up on the face and there was this whole thing. We didn't fit into L.A., didn't fit into San Francisco... didn't fit in. We fit in kind of in New York in the underground. But as soon as we hit Detroit we were got g to play a big festival there and I never heard of there Stooges or the MC5 or any of those bands, they were just local bands. I saw the Stooges and MC5, I went, "Oh my gosh, competition." First time I saw anybody was going to compete with us on this theatrical kind of thing. Of course we got on the stage and we were louder than the Stooges, we were more aggressive than the MC5. Then they found out I was from Detroit that made me the long lost son and I was immediately moved there. It was there greatest hard rock scene anywhere. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So what you think of those bands at first? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> When I saw the MC5 I went wow, a show band. They were like a review. Only they were White Panthers and I'm going what the hell is White Panthers? They were political and in the face and I went man, that's really good. It didn't matter what they were singing, it was the energy behind it was incredible. Then here comes the Stooges, I've never seen Iggy before. There's this guy with no shirt on... barely anything on... walking on the hands of the audience and he's covered with peanut butter. And I'm going okay, the gauntlet has just been thrown down. I loved watching the Stooges. They were so basic. Nothing got in the way. He was the ultimate punk. The music was cool and the lyrics were cool. But very basic. Then we got on and we were a pure Yardbirds type of rock and roll band. Except there was all this insanity going on ands there was this character that was menacing. I mean truly menacing, this Alice Cooper character looked like he could be a serial killer. The audience got not only the drama and the power, they got the comedy behind it. There was a certain amount of humor in what we were doing. I think once we nailed them with the music then they accepted everything else. They loved that Alice and Iggy were in the same world together. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, they treated you good, these other bands? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>Yeah, it was a fascination of seeing something new like that. No one has ever seen anything like what we did up there. And it was backed up by really guitar rock. I mean loud guitar rock. A little more sophisticated musically than what they were doing but still, it was rock right there in the face. I think people always wanted there to be a feud between Iggy and I and they always wanted to be a feud between Bowie and I. Bowie used to come to our concerts early on when he was David Jones and he would being the Spiders From Mars to the concert and say this is what we should be doing. So Bowie never had a problem, we were just two different artists. We was taking it in a whole different direction that I am. He's creating this space oddity guy and I'm the phantom of the opera, or whatever in Vaudeville somehow. Iggy is the ultimate punk so I never saw there competition, I just saw this whole new brand way of presenting rock and roll. Kiss came along after that so if anything we kind of proved that we can be a theatrical band and have a Top 40 record. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What's the wildest memory of shows you had back in that era in Detroit? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Well, we would do let's say on a weekend, this was a normal weekend, we would be at the Grandy let's say with the MC5 and Bob Seger... and the Who. Eleven hundred people, right. Then across the street would be Iggy and the Stooges and Ted Nugent and Elton John. Then down the road was Steppenwolf and Suzi Quatro and all in the same night and every place was packed. They were rock dungeons. It was all music. The next week it would all switch around, I'd be with the MC5 the next week or the Stooges the next week and we'd be playing with the Kinks. The big British bands were playing clubs, they were not playing arenas. That didn't come until later. Everybody wanted to play the Grandy. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I was lucky to interview Pete and Roger from The Who. How did they go over? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Are you kidding me? They were so Detroit. Everybody would look at the itinerary and say Detroit is the pinnacle of American rock. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> When I think of Detroit I think of Motown though, is that weird? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>The funny thing is we co-existed with Motown. We'll be on stage and we'd look down and there would be Smokey Robinson. Or two of the guys from the Temptations. All those guys would come to the concerts. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Really? I'm surprised. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> There was no racial thing going on. There was no black and white, it was just music. When those guys would play we would go down and see their shows and nobody blinked at all at these long haired guys watching these Motown shows. With us it was just music. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> And Funkadelic was happening in Detroit at same time, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice: </b>Funkadelic was so great because they were so high. They were just so ridiculously high. There's a spaceship coming down on stage and their music was funk. It wasn't necessarily hard rock. But everybody loved it, it was because they had the audacity to do that. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Why do you think you got so big and so popular? I mean, you were on "The Muppet Show" for crying out loud.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> I had two secret weapons. I had Shep Gordon my manager who I've still been together for 52 years. Jimi Hendrix introduced him to us. And 52 years later he's still my manager, we still don't have a contract together. And Bob Ezrin, he was the one that took what we had, the energy what we had, the songs what we had, he would take the best parts of the songs that we had and taught us how to write again. He taught us how to redo everything. He was our George Martin. He was just as crazy as we were, in fact, he might've had a darker sense of humor than I did. He would say, "Why can you tell it's the Doors when it's the Doors when you hear a Doors record? Because they have a signature sound. It's the same with the Stones. You know it's the Stones. What you don't have is that signature. You could be any great psychedelic band." So we spent six months in a barn in Pontiac, Michigan relearning how to do everything. "Love it to Death" came out and everybody said that's Alice Cooper. We suddenly had that signature sound. That's what Bob gave us and we kept that sound all the way through. Twenty-eight albums later, that's our bible, that's our constitution is that sound. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What did you learn in Detroit that most transformed you as an artist? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> That I had to bring it every night. I couldn't just go up there and do a show. I had to give it everything I had because that audience could sense fear. I had to go up there and grab them by there throat and shake them. I couldn't go up there and say calmly, "Gee, I hope you like us tonight. Here's a song I wrote in 1970..." I had to go up there and say "come here" and just shake them and let them go at the end. I think Detroit might've been the most fun rock and roll scene. Everybody was buddies. After every show, after every weekend it'll be "where's the party tonight?" Two hundred people would show up and it'll be like an after party show. That was normal, everybody knew everybody and knew everybody's wife's and girlfriends so it was a really cool rock and roll scene. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me</b>: I think it's cool you knew Jimi Hendrix, Alice. What was he like? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> He was one of my best buddies. He took us under his wing a bit. We went to see them when we were the Spiders in Phoenix. He invited us back to his hotel room, he handed me a funny cigarette, he was the first one that I ever tried that with. And then the crazy thing was we were living in the Chamber Brothers basement during the riots in L.A. We were so poor we were just trying to make it. Jimi knew Shep Gordon at the Landmark Hotel, that's where Janis Joplin died. He said, "Shep, you ought to be our manager. I know this band that needs a manager." And he introduced us. Jimi and I also had the same girlfriend that we didn't know about. It was funny, we burst out laughing when it happened. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Hahaha. He had a sense of humor? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> He was the best. He was always laughing. I never saw him in a bad mood. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, why did you want to go back to this Detroit sound now? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> I'm kind of incoherent when it comes to anniversary of albums. Someone mentioned is was the 50th anniversary of "Love it to Death." That we developed and recorded in Detroit and it was our first big hit. We were in Detroit doing "Detroit Stories" and none of us had any idea that that was the 50th anniversary. I'm a real fan of hard rock, I want hard rock. Of course I throw the theatrics in. Bob and I can't help it. We have to create certain weird characters but we never go away from the basic in your face guitar riff rock and roll. I think it was just time to do a hard rock album. Coming out of the pandemic, everyone is just in a lull. I said let's do a hard rock album that's going to booster everybody. I think not was time for the album. That's what the world needed right then. The Beatles came around at the exact right time, with the exact right stuff. Dylan came around at the exact right time, there's no figuring out what that is, it just happens. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What do you think of Gene Simmonds saying rock and roll is dead? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> I'm guaranteeing you, there's going to be a tidal wave of hard rock coming out because it's almost time for it again. There's always rebellion against what's going on. There's going to be a bunch of young rock bands that are just snotty rock and roll bands, and people are going to be hungry for that. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What would you say to new bands? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> I'd say go see Pete Townshend, go see go see the Foo Fighters, go see Green Day, see us, see Aerosmith, see Guns N Roses, these are the bands that bring it every night. They shake the audience. Be a rock band, if you're going to be a rock star be a rock star. Study what Keith Moon did. First of all, bring fun back into rock and roll. This whole idea of rock and roll is fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Do you think it got serious? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Yeah, and it got political. The last thing you want to do in rock and roll I think. I tell rock and roll bands "tell me about your girlfriend." That's what rock and roll is about. But with an attitude. You can't go up there with a soft attitude, go up there with an attitude. Look at Mick Jagger, he's still strutting around the stage like he owns the world. And he does. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Alice, thanks for finally being on the Phile. Take care. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alice:</b> Thanks, can't wait to go out next month and finally go back out on stage. Maybe I'll see you there.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I hope so.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtl0T5IQZHnAljQI_8tdTdrbOsO_Wlupqm-vBtVaXjrDYCxK8WkY7iuBWDEzhF7nz9rbIp1Pm4QC6CmAqHPaX_-8LIU5GUnJICqeOnHzVcR8FXJ82-JZZ6MvxV8zFbVdit_raw4q9qYI/s1180/E1BD8883-3AC9-45B8-A919-CF2303A063AF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtl0T5IQZHnAljQI_8tdTdrbOsO_Wlupqm-vBtVaXjrDYCxK8WkY7iuBWDEzhF7nz9rbIp1Pm4QC6CmAqHPaX_-8LIU5GUnJICqeOnHzVcR8FXJ82-JZZ6MvxV8zFbVdit_raw4q9qYI/w400-h400/E1BD8883-3AC9-45B8-A919-CF2303A063AF.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Alice Cooper for a cool interview. The Phile will be back on Monday with Sir Bob Geldof from the Boomtown Rats. Spread the words, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOlIstZs8dMhpBhHJqKmCI5LyGR70KUQROhDu5e7TrVPqdWuRNuvPh6UgAO2nNjYdxNHL93HB94STNrFqqarDIsxuiObLDqybZPLTsfgoVn0BECqhQ_g2v0ISMLCDdDCwdrtqOWH-OwM/s400/9D897894-CC28-4C9E-B1C0-3B166BC93BC7_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOlIstZs8dMhpBhHJqKmCI5LyGR70KUQROhDu5e7TrVPqdWuRNuvPh6UgAO2nNjYdxNHL93HB94STNrFqqarDIsxuiObLDqybZPLTsfgoVn0BECqhQ_g2v0ISMLCDdDCwdrtqOWH-OwM/w301-h400/9D897894-CC28-4C9E-B1C0-3B166BC93BC7_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-90936535007417818532021-08-11T11:27:00.004-04:002021-08-16T12:04:28.574-04:00Pheaturing David Foster<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi774DIp3A1wyEAY1IM482GkW6MkUisRuQKcszLc0vN47AgIebkLb2icWgeN_yhiovW375FWvIwGjbo77MDNZJy5L9oIDt6NkxPn2jz-XIqIgH6RC8CCYHCb9zFXTm-xOJg1rgIHmkYB4k/s400/DC72035E-7C39-41A3-B4E6-BB7B8697DD7E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="400" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi774DIp3A1wyEAY1IM482GkW6MkUisRuQKcszLc0vN47AgIebkLb2icWgeN_yhiovW375FWvIwGjbo77MDNZJy5L9oIDt6NkxPn2jz-XIqIgH6RC8CCYHCb9zFXTm-xOJg1rgIHmkYB4k/w400-h393/DC72035E-7C39-41A3-B4E6-BB7B8697DD7E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Wednesday. How are you? Melania Trump may no longer First Lady of the United States, but she left her mark on the White House rose garden... by decimating it.
On the year anniversary of Melania's heavily-criticized redesign of the garden, NBC News presidential historian Michael Beschloss took to Twitter to remind people of the damage.
"Evisceration of White House Rose Garden was completed a year ago this month, and here was the grim result... decades of American history made to disappear," he tweeted.
Melania Trump, who apparently has both an "office" and a Twitter account (congrats!), responded to the criticism by calling Beschloss a fraud and a liar. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLbIH1pVjALUaRLpj9EMd8Az5yX4m2M_eet0C8OCmgAXGP_EyPFHc0YGoAdz-A4ec1W-Vqdm4Dq2rwNQbdM6DeDIEL0Hrmnll3F_iLXNa0s76Gp3F8uIWk2iloCE39HVzJC1Izbdpuyw/s1292/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.01.18+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLbIH1pVjALUaRLpj9EMd8Az5yX4m2M_eet0C8OCmgAXGP_EyPFHc0YGoAdz-A4ec1W-Vqdm4Dq2rwNQbdM6DeDIEL0Hrmnll3F_iLXNa0s76Gp3F8uIWk2iloCE39HVzJC1Izbdpuyw/w329-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.01.18+AM.png" width="329" /></a></div><p>As far as we know, this is Melania's first attempt to drag someone on Twitter (normally she claps back at the haters on a different platform: her jacket). And maybe, like gardening, Twitter clap-backs just aren't her thing.
People quickly pointed out all the problems with the former First Lady calling Beschloss a fraud. They had a lot to work with. </p><p><b>Now </b>here's a guy who is already facing consequences for his wrongdoing.
Last month at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami, rapper DaBaby made homophobic and offensive comments about gay men and people living with HIV/AIDS, apropos of absolutely nothing. In the middle of his set, he said, "If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cell-phone lighter up." It's a patently false statement, as people with HIV and AIDS do not "die in two to three weeks," and they are not exclusively sexually transmitted. DaBaby also said, "Fellas, if you ain’t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up," which is just a stupid and mean thing to say. Imagine being in the midst of a live performance before thousands of enthusiastic fans and thinking, "I'm going to take this opportunity to slam people who are already slammed by society." DaBaby was dropped by big festivals including Lollapalooza and the Governor's Ball, and he's been denounced by his collaborators and music icons such as Elton John. Kanye West removed his remix of DaBaby's "Nah Nah Nah" from all streaming platforms. By August 2nd, the backlash was big enough that DaBaby posted an apology for his "hurtful and triggering comments" and "misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS." It appears that he neither wrote it nor meant it, because Monday he deleted the apology from his Instagram. DaBaby has deleted his apology to the LGBTQ+ community from his Instagram account. He has decided to stay homophobic after the apology failed to get him rebooked on festival lineups.</p><p><b>In </b>what sounds like a real-life episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David was invited, then uninvited from former president Obama's big birthday blowout. After backlash from Fox News and everybody concerned about the pandemic that is very much still happening, Obama scaled down the guest list for his Gatsby-esque beachside mansion party.
<i>The New York Times</i> published a comprehensive report on the updated guest list, and how upset Obama's former staffers were about having been dropped in favor of celebrities and influencers.
Per <i>The Times</i>, "There was some solace among the government wonk set that they weren’t the only ones no longer welcome at porch drinks with Eddie Vedder, who was still expected to attend as of Friday. The late-night talk show hosts David Letterman and Conan O’Brien were also cut from the guest list.
But on Saturday, as the celebrities began descending on the island, every new paparazzi shot sent a wave of hurt feelings through the Obama alumni network who had been cut and were left to track the party via the tabloids. Celebrity couples Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, as well as Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, were photographed arriving on the island ahead of the party, alongside actor Don Cheadle and comedian Stephen Colbert. Even a 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star, Kim Fields, was photographed flying into the island." They also had the scoop that Tom Hanks was still invited, "although it was not clear he would attend and he had recently been spotted in Greece." While Obama promised a "scaled-down" affair after the backlash, the party looks lit and the optics look awful.... almost as awful as Obama's dancing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmiGvM8LE02hysMDEDXq-zzVpsRhinoKcsu7EmODyO38d6j_W5K7P7CGxwswXN2nf5Jq0wNHL9kgBlZssz0rIY9BFpBeHZ7v2VIOJox81PITTWzci54aH7e456PTqAWo6EWfn575ARCQ/s1106/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.09.15+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmiGvM8LE02hysMDEDXq-zzVpsRhinoKcsu7EmODyO38d6j_W5K7P7CGxwswXN2nf5Jq0wNHL9kgBlZssz0rIY9BFpBeHZ7v2VIOJox81PITTWzci54aH7e456PTqAWo6EWfn575ARCQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.09.15+AM.png" width="310" /></a></div><p>Prettay, prettay, prettay bad. </p><p><b>When</b> you hear the name of the famous X-Men character, Wolverine, more often than not, you would immediately think of the amazing portrayal of Hugh Jackman as the mutant with three claws, may it be adamantium or bones. Finally, he breaks his silence on rumors spreading about his possible return in the Marvel Studios universe. With the possibility opened by the various alternate timelines in the finale of Loki, the arrival of the X-Men and other characters yet to arrive in the MCU is getting more and more plausible. In a recent chat of Hugh Jackman with "Jake’s Takes," however, he revealed that he would not be donning the Wolverine suit anytime soon as he said that he did not receive any news from Feige yet about it.
In the interview, Jackman also shared how the film <i>Logan</i> helped him move on and say goodbye to his beloved character one last time and that when it was done, he knew that his time as Wolverine was up. He even joked about having Ryan Reynolds informed about that since the actor portraying Deadpool wouldn’t believe him. Surely, it would not be long enough until the mutants come storming the MCU and it would definitely be incomplete without Wolverine, one of the most famous characters in the franchise. Those claws would not lie and if and when the character arrives in the MCU, many fans are hoping to see Jackman wear the suit once more.
Still, considering that the tenured actor seemed to have his mind made up already, whoever would fill in the shoes of Wolverine could definitely feel the pressure knowing that Jackman’s portrayal is unparalleled, so much that one could easily equate the character to him. It would really be a hard part to play but whoever the lucky actor would be should, at least, level with Jackman’s, better if he could do more and own the role. </p><p><b>O.J.</b> Simpson, the infamous former NFL Hall of Fame player says he avoids going back to Los Angeles out of fear of running into his ex-wife’s murderer.
In an interview with <i>The Athletic</i>, where he came in as No. 41 on their ranking of top 100 NFL Players in history, Simpson claimed that he avoids Southern California, where he was accused of killing two people... one of which was his ex wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, because the real killer might still be out there.
“People may think this is self-serving, but I might be sitting next to whoever did it,” he said in the interview where he maintained his innocence. “I really don’t know who did this.”
Simpson was shockingly acquitted of the double murder in October 1995, which led to controversy during the time due to O.J. being a high-profile celebrity and the evidence being overwhelmingly in favor of him being the assailant.
“I figured eventually somebody would confess to something, you know?” Simpson, whose real name is Orenthan James, continued on to say about the incident. “I had one suspect I told my lawyers to look at. I still think he might be involved, but I can’t talk about it.”
When the criminal case against Simpson first started in January 1995, Simpson was the only credible suspect and the prosecutors found a multitude of incriminating evidence to support their position. </p><p><b>Any</b> stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like any and all gender reveal cakes...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMuAAhDb8awr8or6aOkiadP6FJc1VoARXDZS779JgAwFZYDIXP1TefEPzCBGCx5tgEIcrQtNUVMYLYiHao8963g0cN2d7tkN5hUkrIgNDky6tFMpAsMa068SiiYA1S-k-snzo0kqjIBE/s650/68B12235-1CA4-41FB-828E-75CF1AD0A1C6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="650" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMuAAhDb8awr8or6aOkiadP6FJc1VoARXDZS779JgAwFZYDIXP1TefEPzCBGCx5tgEIcrQtNUVMYLYiHao8963g0cN2d7tkN5hUkrIgNDky6tFMpAsMa068SiiYA1S-k-snzo0kqjIBE/w400-h286/68B12235-1CA4-41FB-828E-75CF1AD0A1C6.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>If I had a TARDIS I would stop 17-year-old Marcus Sergeant shooting blanks at the Queen in London in 1981. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnwXJaZrUWtXwxdVuysBbnXsWBzVqJ18O-ES_Kf10cwvkAx7JVNAyz96lFqkO8iEREHtzieyK4iD8sZYpN2nJ6Mqu8GMSr9NoqW1rRlT31ZQXReJmVj52eSWR-ORuimUkb190S3wgUIk/s1230/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.21.46+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1230" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnwXJaZrUWtXwxdVuysBbnXsWBzVqJ18O-ES_Kf10cwvkAx7JVNAyz96lFqkO8iEREHtzieyK4iD8sZYpN2nJ6Mqu8GMSr9NoqW1rRlT31ZQXReJmVj52eSWR-ORuimUkb190S3wgUIk/w400-h306/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.21.46+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>I am impressed at how she regained control of her horse. A year later a man climbed into her bedroom, asked for some cigarettes and a maid fetched them while the Queen called the police. Okay, so, teenage boys don't have the best reputation when it comes to video game moderation. And one mom decided to take a stand against her son's friend's over-the-line gaming habit by calling the cops on the kid.
The mom emailed the Phile to ask if she'd gone too far when, after her son's friend wouldn't leave their house because he was so enthralled in his game, she called the police.
She points out that the friend is brat right out of the gate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhorNxJAtBs4hhliush5-C-VRVMInhT1H_79MuemZi8KP3HmXKnzvLdaLT4AB8pscoDHZYVJKuTDZ1bZeHwX261QWpzHKg7jLpvfg805gfDQ9JoPa8S_muusW41UbsKd_QPhLP5bZCI/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhorNxJAtBs4hhliush5-C-VRVMInhT1H_79MuemZi8KP3HmXKnzvLdaLT4AB8pscoDHZYVJKuTDZ1bZeHwX261QWpzHKg7jLpvfg805gfDQ9JoPa8S_muusW41UbsKd_QPhLP5bZCI/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"My son, Brian has a friend, Tom who I really dislike. To put it in the gentlest possible terms, Tom has never been disciplined a single day in his life, and is under the impression that there are and never will be any consequences for his actions. However, since Brian is on the spectrum, very few other children want to hang out with him. I have tried to tell him that Tom is using him for his Nintendo Switch, but he is unable to process that. Every time Tom comes over, he'll hog the Switch to play one of the games (often times a single player game). Over the weekend, Tom came over for a sleepover. As usual, he raced right up to Brian's room, turned on the game, and sat there for hours. He played until 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, and then he woke up at 10 a.m., and without joining us for breakfast, started playing more. At around 12, Brian had reached his limit and told Tom that it was time to go home. He was tuned out completely. Brian then came to me asking what he should do, and I told him to be more assertive. An hour later, he came back, basically in tears, saying that no matter what he said, Tom was just ignoring him or giving him short "a little more" answers. I walked in to find Tom, as usual, mouth breathing at the screen. I told him I had to drive him home, and Tom responded that he'd walk (it's like two miles). Then I told him that he had to go home, and the kid legitimately looked me in the eye and said, "No, I don't think I will." He actually tried to pull off the Captain America line. I then called his mother who didn't pick up. Finally, I unplugged the machine from the wall causing his game to turn off, but he attached the controller to the handheld part and sat on Brian's beanbag chair, again impervious to anything we said. At my limit, I went into the other room and called the police. Since we live in a small town, the police officer (a good friend of ours) came right over. He walked up to Tom and said the there had been complaints of trespassing, which Tom responded to by saying he was invited. The officer looked at me, and I assured him that we had asked him to go home. Then the officer asked if he wanted to be charged with misdemeanor trespassing. Tom finally got his act together and was taken home by the police, but on his way out I told him that he was never going to step foot in my house again. I told him not to talk to Brian at school and not to text Brian privately. An hour later Tom's mother called me and shrieked over the phone until hoarse about how horribly I had treated her son. I stayed calm and told her I had called her, but she said she was busy in a meeting and couldn't talk. I guarantee that Tom fed her some lie-filled story, but I didn't have the energy, told her to get her shit together as a parent, and just hung up on her. I've received dozens of anger-filled texts, both from Tom's mother and numbers I don't know. I wouldn't care what those trashy parents think, but I wonder if they have a point." I'm pretty much divided on this one. You took all the proper steps. At that point it was down to calling the police or physically dragging the little brat out of your home. Both for the child's safety and for you not getting sued, calling the police was the right thing to do. Obviously calling the police seems a little extreme, but Tom wasn't listening to any reason and he needed to learn that his actions have consequences. You have a right to protect your son and if calling your police friend to give Tom some form of discipline was the only method, then I agree. The kid was never in real danger, but the visit from the cop may make him think twice about his behavior in the future. He was asked to leave by your son. Then he was <i>told</i> to leave by your son. Then he was told to leave by you and refused. It's good he finally got to see that someone was not going to take his bad behavior. His mother needs to be a better parent. But you should’ve tried calling Tom’s mom a second time or followed up with a text. Before calling the cops. It’s not unreasonable for someone to miss a call because they were in a meeting.
Bu tshayna324 points out that physically removing the kid on her own wasn't exactly a great option:
I want to say calling the police is a little extreme, but that being said I also don’t know any other alternatives besides physically removing the kid from your house and I’m sure the mom would not have liked that! I understand where this mom was coming from, this might not have been the best solution in the long run.
Tom sucks, but her kid's social life might suffer. If you have a problem you want my opinion on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0uqj-7liouoIvtKYLQ5Py3F2OhAcFCwjt5txUP4CayKbQwMphv02dD-XPXiGg8MGL1UEhRj3qEPlF5bju5NBYXF5eoAkfWGYxSUK7LvBQFjcELE3NeSfYnuypffSH9SGlGQfJ-uQXXs/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0uqj-7liouoIvtKYLQ5Py3F2OhAcFCwjt5txUP4CayKbQwMphv02dD-XPXiGg8MGL1UEhRj3qEPlF5bju5NBYXF5eoAkfWGYxSUK7LvBQFjcELE3NeSfYnuypffSH9SGlGQfJ-uQXXs/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeD0DTSSUyQpo4tP23dUUgE1zMU5SWVdczD8LQgIlbOm7QocmWZyOvIAEBSI_6qqhg87efZmbcJkbw0aLyhuS4JyIl0CLwqLHveZmSt1MMsrongAcZlVE-hXVnfW94O2WEwyU9fsHjFQ/s454/DC071E98-3C80-4B59-8415-76747D2322FD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeD0DTSSUyQpo4tP23dUUgE1zMU5SWVdczD8LQgIlbOm7QocmWZyOvIAEBSI_6qqhg87efZmbcJkbw0aLyhuS4JyIl0CLwqLHveZmSt1MMsrongAcZlVE-hXVnfW94O2WEwyU9fsHjFQ/w353-h400/DC071E98-3C80-4B59-8415-76747D2322FD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="353" /></a></div><p>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntHevrN1jRdTVNXd-zM437wkBw6_1Q2XY9mjHGpc2xfLnXwLPrMFWGlCBIWpdMaygt32XgvmO1XLp5YGXYpGpal7sGkg8JjWazFxzS0dM0x4DmfhVb-8qN60u2OqOmgk6E2rr6DFAiDA/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntHevrN1jRdTVNXd-zM437wkBw6_1Q2XY9mjHGpc2xfLnXwLPrMFWGlCBIWpdMaygt32XgvmO1XLp5YGXYpGpal7sGkg8JjWazFxzS0dM0x4DmfhVb-8qN60u2OqOmgk6E2rr6DFAiDA/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On currency...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lv08bsWT8lTf3nugvl6W6AO-pZP9dMAfGIyX0g87l7_mwgZv_bVO-0V3BN6KAosqZ0KtD6G-ynVI8pgVotQMo615_tKmHEvKnE2bquRmGGnmHTFSXUd2nnCC2m7w5NCZz3a7tUJMsok/s640/F2427E16-ED89-4CA0-BD0B-C0941803E24D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="640" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lv08bsWT8lTf3nugvl6W6AO-pZP9dMAfGIyX0g87l7_mwgZv_bVO-0V3BN6KAosqZ0KtD6G-ynVI8pgVotQMo615_tKmHEvKnE2bquRmGGnmHTFSXUd2nnCC2m7w5NCZz3a7tUJMsok/s320/F2427E16-ED89-4CA0-BD0B-C0941803E24D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQDtK9ibs3KQpYicrA5ibepfFTI50ryC5jKha0rSWhWwTbYZX7bJGcsnvUd1FW7X7jX1iBdS7TF1rT0KaIW-Yl4yy95xebJoeSpklbSDqrremltDiekPalMZH6fyRJJSCHe2vbu_Jt4E/s951/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.42.59+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="951" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQDtK9ibs3KQpYicrA5ibepfFTI50ryC5jKha0rSWhWwTbYZX7bJGcsnvUd1FW7X7jX1iBdS7TF1rT0KaIW-Yl4yy95xebJoeSpklbSDqrremltDiekPalMZH6fyRJJSCHe2vbu_Jt4E/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.42.59+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>More landscaping going on. Now for some...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8YHQkykMCgUDu7OapwVXsYqo4V8rkjvQWerp9MVFLDuH-KX0V7ouCLjxUrmRkegEmwUK8f9PM-UfGTYnhV3XwlKtQ5bjrniws4fBaurnfxt7Ar6EgtXFZqnJJdFykFtfMTTgIVORm1E/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8YHQkykMCgUDu7OapwVXsYqo4V8rkjvQWerp9MVFLDuH-KX0V7ouCLjxUrmRkegEmwUK8f9PM-UfGTYnhV3XwlKtQ5bjrniws4fBaurnfxt7Ar6EgtXFZqnJJdFykFtfMTTgIVORm1E/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 1.</b> Some guy attempted to beat a world record by playing QBert for 100 hours straight on a single coin. His attempt failed because a thunderstorm shorted out the game after 56.5 hours of continuous gameplay. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 2. </b>The lion roar sound effects used in <i>The Lion King</i> are not actual lions, but voice actor Frank Welker growling and screaming into a metal trash can. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 3.</b> Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors, a different kind of nuclear reactor, could generate the entire world’s annual energy needs using 7,000 tons of thorium mined from an area the size of a football field. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 4. </b>The president of Taiwan has two cats named Think Think and Ah Tsai who featured prominently in her presidential campaign. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 5. </b>Frank Buckles, the last surviving soldier of World War I, lived for 110 years and died in 2011. When asked about his secret for long life, he simply offered, “When you start to die… don’t.” </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyhZJ4gpuK8DJapeSiZc1V-C1LVp-NffhLBBMg2gHM4qFXd52QjOYDvI3sEIFlpLebJqzGZN6vzGLWTpEmixxQGfReka7Ay4nvFAabkCMMK-o5xKbR7GKPp-TSpfTyE0mieVLnzSbZ7I/s400/8F99A9A2-4C33-4E96-9749-2B92A34C436C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="400" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyhZJ4gpuK8DJapeSiZc1V-C1LVp-NffhLBBMg2gHM4qFXd52QjOYDvI3sEIFlpLebJqzGZN6vzGLWTpEmixxQGfReka7Ay4nvFAabkCMMK-o5xKbR7GKPp-TSpfTyE0mieVLnzSbZ7I/w400-h378/8F99A9A2-4C33-4E96-9749-2B92A34C436C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's guest is a is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His most recent album, "Eleven Words" came out last year and his 2009 memoir <i>Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys </i>is the 155th and final book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club. Please welcome to the Phile... David Foster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieetA6eH_V9mOiSR1kAs2CPPnDHcQisdnnWoPt5Tnspqf2fCXH6PjrhzsyMHJqXA2HeaxXS8IvngMiS3ypazIuevFv3XrP87NvocUFccOH_Qok_JyrllLR7kW6-A78aqAlUiYLq60jxUQ/s1988/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.56.54+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1988" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieetA6eH_V9mOiSR1kAs2CPPnDHcQisdnnWoPt5Tnspqf2fCXH6PjrhzsyMHJqXA2HeaxXS8IvngMiS3ypazIuevFv3XrP87NvocUFccOH_Qok_JyrllLR7kW6-A78aqAlUiYLq60jxUQ/w400-h265/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+10.56.54+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Hello, David, welcome to the Phile. How are you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>I'm good, Jason, great to be here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Congrats on receiving the 2019 humanitarian award for your lifelong dedication to charity work through his David Foster Foundation. What does it mean to be recognized now for that side of your work?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> It's a great feeling, it's a different feeling. This was precipitated by Michael Bublé I have to say who felt it was the right time. He's seen me over the last twenty years how hard I worked at my Foundation and how important it is to me. It's just not me, it's my name, but there's plenty of people behind the scenes that help me with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, tell me about your Foundation. What was it like when you started it all those years ago? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> My Foundation had gotten to the point 20 years ago or so where I neglected it and we were down to like 49,000 dollars in the bank. I looked at that bank statement and went whoa. This is disgusting, I have to get on it. Since that day I've been on it, and on it and on it in a really hard way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, it's a lot better now I take it. Right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Nine years ago we had a bit of an epiphany with some new board members, brought in a new CEO, and we've just been crushing it ever since. We set a goal post of 30 million endowment, we reached it, we exceeded it and our new goal post is 50 million so to be guaranteed when I'm long gone, or done or can't get out of bed, this Foundation will continue the work that needs to be done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, that's kind of a legacy, am I right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> It is. I could for all I know be a bigger legacy than my music, which would be fine with me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> When I was looking at your discography something came up that I never knew about... "Tears Are Not Enough" by a band called Northern Lights. I think two Phile alumni took part in that... Bryan Adams and Bruce Cockburn who was just here recently. What do you remember about that day? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Funny you mentioned that because I was just talking about that in the car. I pulled up the video of the documentary and hadn't looked at it in 20 years. You know what I discovered besides making Neil Young do 13 takes on one line and Joni Mitchell doing 9 takes on one line, I discovered I was not only a taskmaster but I was a total control freak. I was pushing these people around like they were nobody's. I knew I learned to be a control freak but I didn't know I was that hardcore then. That was 34 years ago...? It was 1985. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You produced it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>I think produced by me and written by Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams and myself, plus some French translation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Who are some of the other people that were there, David? It's Canada's version of Band Aid and We Are the World, or whatever America's version was called, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Yeah, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Ann Murray, Geddy Lee, Bryan Adams, Oscar Peterson, John Candy. It was a big list. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> How do you remember that? This was some amazing people to work with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> It's not in the forefront of my brain all the time but it is today because I looked at the video and it brought back great memories. When I'm in the studio for 14 hours working that hard to try and accomplish something so huge I forget that the cameras are there. So I got to see the real me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Another song I didn't know you were a part of is "St. Elmo's Fire" by John Parr. What can you tell me about that catchy tune? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>So far you only mentioned number one songs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hmmmm... didn't realize. Anyway, what is the story about that song? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> I love that song for a lot of reasons. Written and co-written by my good friend John Parr. We wrote the song for the movie <i>St. Elmo's Fire</i> and we weren't getting inspired by the movie so my friend Chris Earthy sent me a tape of a young Rick Hansen on his Man in Motion tour and him raising his arms getting to the top of a hill and John Parr and I ran to the piano. Rick Hansen was the inspiration of that song. If you listen to the lyrics the lyrics have nothing to do with the movie <i>St. Elmo's Fire</i>. We say "all I need is a pair of wheels." If that isn't obvious I don't know what is. When we get to the chorus we gratuitously stick on the words "St. Elmo's fire" because we needed to do that for the movie. It's clearly about Rick and his tremendous effort and endeavor around the world, and it followed him around the world. It became a hit in the countries as he was hitting the countries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Is this what led you to start your Foundation? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Not in particular, no. I was led to the Foundation by a personal incident that happened to me, with a 5-year-old girl that needed a liver transplant. I visited her in the hospital and I asked her if she needed anything and she said, "I just want to see my sister." She was in Los Angeles and the sister was back in Victoria, British Columbia. I made that happen which was an easy 100 dollar airplane ticket. When the two looked at each other I was hooked. When tragedy strikes a family, not just with an organ transplant, any catastrophic disease it literally rips the family apart and they don't see each other for sometimes months when they're separated. Everything goes to hell, they lose their house, they lose their mortgage, they lose their car, they have to set up shop somewhere else in a strange city. Everything goes to hell so we are the one bright spot in the worst day of their life. At the end of the doctor's spiel where he has to give them the worse news possible he says, "But there is a Foundation that will help you financially through all this trouble, so you don't have to worry about that. Focus on your sick child." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>That's wonderful, David. So, what you're all doing now is that all going back to that one little girl?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>A hundred percent and I think about that little girl almost every day. She unfortunately didn't make it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Were you there when she saw her sister? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Sure was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What was that like? I would've cried. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> It's inevitable, too impossible to explain that moment when the two of them saw each other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You have so many hits, David, I thought it'll be easier and quicker to name some and see what you say about them. Is that okay? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> "Un-Break My Heart"? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Toni Braxton. She's incredible. That was her best record I think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> "After the Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind & Fire. I had Verdine White here on the Phile before.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> One of my best songs. Earth, Wind & Fore changed my life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I had Céline Dion on the Phile a while ago, so what about "All By Myself"? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Do I actually have to say something about Céline Dion? She's a Canadian national treasure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> He was 17 when he wrote it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Michael Bublé's "Feeling Good." I met him and his son at work once and who I hoped to have on the Phile. Last year I missed an opportunity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Another Canadian icon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I mentioned only five songs, and left out about forty. What do you think of your huge discography?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Well, I'm old. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Me too. Okay, so, you met so many people and worked with so many people have you ever met anybody and wish you hadn't met them? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Sure do. Sure have. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Anybody you wanna mention? You don't have to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>David Crosby! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Really? I had him on the Phile twice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> I won't tell you the whole story. We met later and he was great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Do you hear anything in common with all the songs I just mentioned? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> I don't think so. I hear, to be truthful, what I think about them was my brain working. I go to a place like oh, yeah, that's what my brain was doing when I came up with that chord change between the verse and the chorus of "After the Love Has Gone." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Do you think hit songs tend to flow out of people? I do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Well, I would tend to respectively disagree with you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Where do you think hit songs come from then? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> I think hit songs come through me and not <i>from</i> me. For instance, "After the Love Has Gone" I literally sat down in a moment of panic with Barry Gordy in a meeting and I played him some stuff and he didn't like it. I lied to him and said I have more. I went to the piano and literally sat down and that entire chorus fell out in real time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Do you ever think you'll retire? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Retire is a stupid work because I think I will work until I drop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Didn't you retire once though? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Honestly, Jason, after making records for 45 years I got bored with myself. I didn't have any new tricks, so better to leave when I still have the choice, rather to leave when they want me to leave. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>When you listen to the radio now none of the music sounds like the stuff you do, am I right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Well, it DOESN'T sound like the stuff i do but I love listening to the radio. I love Top 40 radio. I don't know how to make that kind of music but fortunately when I stopped writing Top 40 hit songs I found Michael Bublé and Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli to take the place of Top 40 for me and we sold tons of records. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Are you happy you don't have to start all over again now? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>I am. However, having said that I'm not the guy complaining about the business. I think the business is still great. With the music business they're figuring out streaming, they're figuring out downloading. It took about 20 years to figure out but they did figure it out. And I'm find with it. If you talk to the Weeknd, Drake, Ariana or Ed Sheehan they think the music business is just great. They are loving the music business and I am happy with the music business. I'm not part of the Top 40 scene but that's okay. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Okay, so I have to mention "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston from <i>The Bodyguard</i>. I didn't know you were part of that song either. What was that like working on that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>We were originally supposed to do "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted." But when you break the song down it's the entire song, there's just not much to the song. So I did a demo with Whitney, I didn't like it, when I played for her she didn't like it. She said please try again and so I tried a second demo with a different approach. She didn't like it, I didn't like it. Then Paul Young hit the charts with that song and I was pretending to be sad I called Kevin Costner and said, "You never guess what, it's a hit on <i>Billboard</i> now with Paul Young. We can't use the song anymore." He said, "Oh, no. Let me think about what I can do." The next day he goes "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton. I never heard the song but I mistakenly went to the record store and got Linda Ronstadt's version which didn't include the third verse. Then I egotistically called Dolly Parton as she was a friend of mine and said, "We just done your song with Whitney." She said, "That's great. I can't wait to hear it when it wraps up in the third verse." What third verse? There is no third verse. Ronstadt never did the third verse. That's the only version I knew and Dolly went berserk. Dolly said, "You got to do the third verse." So we went back into the studio and recut it. The third verse is where everything wraps up. It's the whole sum of the song. Thank God I made that phone call. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hahahaha. That's a great story. And yes, I had Dolly on the Phile. I like the beginning of that song which is just Whitney singing, no music. That was rare for a song back then, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Yeah, and I argued with Kevin too because it was his idea to do that. I said that's the stupidest idea I ever heard. I said he can have it for the movie that way but when I go finish the record I want to put music around it. I watched her do it in the movie because I was there when she was filming and she starts going "if I..." Oh, my God, boom! The whole world stopped. I was like wow, that's the way the record has to start. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> All the artists that you worked with, David, do they have something in common? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Me. Ha ha ha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Hahahahaha. So, what's the difference between a star and a superstar? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> If you go to a party and you know Madonna is going to attend the party as you walk in the room, even though you don't see her you can feel whether she's there or not by the way the other people are acting. And conversely you can feel when she's left, even if you don't see her leave. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Do you think there's something mysterious and spiritual what can explain that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> I do. Nothing that can explain that, I don't know what it is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, you won 16 Grammys, an Emmy and 6 Juno awards and you were nominated for an Oscar. Why didn't you win? What beat you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>"Take My Breath Away" by Berlin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What song of yours was nominated? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> "Glory of Love" from <i>Karate Kid 2</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Your song is a better song. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Thank you, but <i>Top Gun</i> was a better movie than <i>Karate Kid 2</i>. Don't you think? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I don't know, I didn't see either of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Well, just so you know <i>Top Gun</i> had Tom Cruise, Iceman, Maverick, Kelly McGillis, sex, jets, jet fuel, aircraft carrier, it had everything. What did we have? We had the guy that starred in "Happy Days."
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hahahaha. So, you had a tour called An Intimate Evening With David Foster: Hitman Tour. How did it feel being back on stage again? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>Well, I never really been on the stage other than the last decade or doing charity shows. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Weren't you in a band back in the day called Skylark? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>We only did twenty dates back then. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, what's the show like? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> It's sort of my life flashing in front of my eyes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Is it you singing the hit songs? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> It is not me. I do a little thing at the piano where I cover about five or six songs in about three minutes. My wife, Katharine McPhee is with me. I learned, Jason, if I tell the right story about the songs and I have a great singer singing them the audience doesn't mind it's not Whitney or not Céline or Madonna or Bocelli. They're okay with a great singer singing the songs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I didn't know Katharine McPhee was your wife, David. Nicely done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> Yep, she is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Do you think a bad artist good make a good song great? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> I think a bad singer could have a hit with a great song but I think great singer could not have a hit with a bad song. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> David, thanks so much for being on the Phile. I hope this was fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David: </b>You're good, good questions, this was fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> One last question, sir. What's your favorite song of all time? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>David:</b> "Send in the Clowns." That's my favorite song, I don't know why. It's the lyrics, I think, so sad. I'm guessing yours if "Slow Ride" by Foghat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ha! Maybe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtM6-ZNIX2lODjvxKNQlTHvYUN8q7VClfpnFR5jshppH1sFYSH5NT48P27JzPHlJHyU6d5bd5nTunqPh1-u6rFvpuy4xZnCSAtdhslKPY-zn50-JpOszK7ubHbnP1uDxnuli1B41Q7lQ/s498/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtM6-ZNIX2lODjvxKNQlTHvYUN8q7VClfpnFR5jshppH1sFYSH5NT48P27JzPHlJHyU6d5bd5nTunqPh1-u6rFvpuy4xZnCSAtdhslKPY-zn50-JpOszK7ubHbnP1uDxnuli1B41Q7lQ/w266-h400/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That about does it for this entry of the Phile. What a great interview. The Phile will be back tomorrow with actor Squire Fridell. He was Ronald McDonald! Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Get vaccinated! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDmmMYa4-r5ZcDcywv0-_g1QLd9EclPVhfw69SYPcd9jFQISjGvivARnta-eOBV9zvnFrdb7-97VjlNg2C6fs9Y7po5fh_Gc-4kZf-FFnHp8BxpjyVZ8tJLRwsZq4D8Ps_uKQ0R5oa1A/s400/95774A19-D9C4-4EE8-BEF1-7AF805C2BE0D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDmmMYa4-r5ZcDcywv0-_g1QLd9EclPVhfw69SYPcd9jFQISjGvivARnta-eOBV9zvnFrdb7-97VjlNg2C6fs9Y7po5fh_Gc-4kZf-FFnHp8BxpjyVZ8tJLRwsZq4D8Ps_uKQ0R5oa1A/w300-h400/95774A19-D9C4-4EE8-BEF1-7AF805C2BE0D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-63700570192063653032021-08-16T12:03:00.006-04:002021-08-16T12:03:58.913-04:00Pheaturing Ed Robertson From Barenaked Ladies<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHcYu5ML4aOnBs6AQ4Xp4iGCZEzm8zhk_tmCeQ1W-mQexVcTccCInEi7h5CrWLETj-nxwgb_pl3pK2FZ-Cb0OvV9M4Sh6NvElNSioChp1WsdKl4ZiIt_U_sxS8iLxJLliI07MxosxVXI/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHcYu5ML4aOnBs6AQ4Xp4iGCZEzm8zhk_tmCeQ1W-mQexVcTccCInEi7h5CrWLETj-nxwgb_pl3pK2FZ-Cb0OvV9M4Sh6NvElNSioChp1WsdKl4ZiIt_U_sxS8iLxJLliI07MxosxVXI/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. How are you? Guess what? Only about fifteen more entries to go. Crazy, right? So, a bride and groom are going viral for their incredibly tacky RSVP card that makes the guest's meal choices contingent on how large a gift they give.
Not the shiny paper nor the fancy serif font could redeem the Choosing Beggar of it all, not to mention how demanding it is of vegetarians and Jews who keep kosher. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2O2uzKNhJKmfhM7yEn6STdKMl3DX9tc0VZfuIC5Ez1hqm0_RLTyiQ_P_O-WYGs5EyoJMV-OV4DiDGPdoco-Exp-JeEYUF5UIdyCnMgbOA2kZwhpROdfBuRrEZAchGGsDmUIp1v7vkKmA/s720/B26DEBA9-E4B0-4FCB-834A-25B23CC9322F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="720" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2O2uzKNhJKmfhM7yEn6STdKMl3DX9tc0VZfuIC5Ez1hqm0_RLTyiQ_P_O-WYGs5EyoJMV-OV4DiDGPdoco-Exp-JeEYUF5UIdyCnMgbOA2kZwhpROdfBuRrEZAchGGsDmUIp1v7vkKmA/w400-h266/B26DEBA9-E4B0-4FCB-834A-25B23CC9322F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Skeptics insisted that there's no way that this could be for a wedding, and that it must be for a charity fundraiser. Either way, vegetarians deserve better! </p><p><b>A </b>mom in Chattanooga, Tennessee is going viral for her email to her local school board that sums up the hypocrisy of many anti-maskers.
Hamilton County Schools opened last week, and while masks are required for students and staff, parents may fill out an "opt-out" form to exempt their children from the public safety measure. In practice, the mask policy is optional, and the mom asked why the dress code isn't the same way.
<i>The Tennessee Holler</i> shared the email on social media, and the tweet has over 25,000 likes. "Good evening,
I am writing to request the parent opt-out form to opt out of the school dress code. As the parent of a daughter at East Hamilton, I find the school's dress code policy to be misogynistic and detrimental to the self-esteem of young women. Rather than shaming young women into covering their shoulders (and other parts of their body), I believe we should empower female students to have agency over their bodies and to wear clothing that is comfortable for them and contributes to their ability to enhance their learning experience. In light of the opt-out option related to the recently announced mask mandate, I can only assume that parents are now in a position to pick and choose the school policies to which their child should be subject.
As someone who holds a strong commitment to the feminist ideals and desire to raise my daughter to be a strong and empowered woman able to make choices for herself, I find that the school's dress code policy does not align with my belief system. I therefore intend to opt out of this policy and send my daughter to school in spaghetti straps, leggings, cut offs, and anything else she feels comfortable wearing to school. Please make a note that she is not, under any circumstances, to be dress coded, as I have clearly communicated my decision to opt out of this policy.
Thank you." People applauded the mom for throwing anti-masker logic back at the school board's proverbial face. The mom told Raw Story that while she meant what she said about dress codes, the point of the email is about masks.
"My goal is to draw attention to the importance of mask usage in our schools. We need to base decisions around this issue on medical data and be guided by the recommendations of experts in this area. But I'm up for fighting the dress code once we get the mask issue taken care of!" she said. </p><p><b>Despite</b> being discredited by multiple fact-checkers and valid sources that aren't your uncle's blog, some Trump supporters still believed in a conspiracy theory that promised Trump's return to the White House on Friday, August 13th.
Ignoring all the logistics and laws involved with a president who lost an election entering months into the new president's term, word still spread across social media platforms and online forums as many thought if anyone could successfully defy democracy, it could be Trump.
The theory picked up even more steam when Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow set the reinstatement date as August 13th to "right the wrong." (Of course, he has since denied ever saying anything about August 13th specifically.)
Trump's former Attorney, Sidney Powell, also piled onto the chaos when he claimed that the Supreme Court would surely find evidence of voter fraud and set a new inauguration date for the one-term, twice-impeached president. While this might seem like nothing but a spooky Friday the 13th true-life "American Horror Story" to some, <i>New York Times </i>Journalist and CNN analyst Maggie Haberman reported that 29% of Republican voters believe Trump will return this year. </p><p><b>People</b> have been waiting for the <i>Spider-Man: No Way Home</i> trailer for a long time and the long delay is making everyone worry. After all, the third Spider-Man film is due to hit theaters in four months but we have yet to see any footage.
At one point, fans have started to believe that there won't be a trailer for the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel. However, there has been a new update on the <i>Spider-Man 3</i> trailer and when it will finally be dropped.
There have been speculations that the <i>Spider-Man 3</i> trailer has already been completed and is being dubbed before its release. In addition to that, it is believed that the teaser will be one of the several trailers to be screened along with <i>Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings </i>theatrical run.
Interestingly, an insider has confirmed that the trailer is being dubbed in India. However, it is stated that there is no confirmation that the teaser will be released along with Shang-Chi's premiere.
Releasing the <i>Spider-Man 3</i> trailer might be a sure-fire way to get fans to head for theaters to watch Shang-Chi. After all, it would be an awesome treat to be one of the first people to see the teaser. On the other hand, there is a possibility that the film will be accompanied by a second <i>Eternals</i> trailer.</p><p><b>DC </b>Extended Universe actress Margot Robbie is often regarded by comic book film fans as the definitive live-action version of Harley Quinn and her brilliant performance in <i>The Suicide Squad</i> pretty much solidifies that. Now, we still don't know what the future holds for the Australian superstar but it's safe to assume that she'll be sticking around in the DC franchise for more years to come. However, Margot worried many fans when it was recently reported that she plans to take a hiatus from playing the DC anti-hero.
She would later clarify that she's not going anywhere and is ready for Harley's next adventure but according to a new rumor from Bounding Into Comics, Robbie is in danger of being booted out of the DCEU in shocking fashion. The entertainment website claims that <i>The Suicide Squad</i>'s box office failure was a huge factor in her taking a break from portraying the character and plans allegedly call for her to be recast down the line. Of course, nothing has been officially confirmed yet so take this one with a huge grain of salt. Honestly, it's hard to take the report seriously especially considering James Gunn has already expressed his desire to work again with Margot in a future DC project. In fact, according to the <i>Guardians of the Galaxy </i>filmmaker, the two have been discussing ideas for quite some time now. Not only that, but it was Warner Bros. who requested Gunn to keep Harley Quinn in the project and for years now, the studio has been very pleased with the actress' portrayal of the character.</p><p><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifj1sRatay_toQ5PsRXLuFLAKvOQEt_0UGsscoX6rcQe3JsJcX1jjjhS_zPabXexf7AJ8lqSpwK2tsL7n6pBRdQRlXtgDmEpjoncxE0TqQKgLPJazeUdEBDr0BsFOAcQnUZeKNK9Dv1Qk/s667/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image31-fbqali7lxs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="660" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifj1sRatay_toQ5PsRXLuFLAKvOQEt_0UGsscoX6rcQe3JsJcX1jjjhS_zPabXexf7AJ8lqSpwK2tsL7n6pBRdQRlXtgDmEpjoncxE0TqQKgLPJazeUdEBDr0BsFOAcQnUZeKNK9Dv1Qk/w396-h400/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image31-fbqali7lxs.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p>It might be a good album. They tell me if I go to Walmart I might see some odd stuff. I didn't believe it until I saw this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX4NfIUpjMxoM9BsgyhlWgLOHjXX1CpfeHL0Gv0nnKZwh6Wue3mvX4PlXQ8uL7q7F1MO4PnvWpEDCxujsYfYwEv68tYVa3jCon7ZW1IkIi1vAQl88mKzWA_xWHxnpH2v8ujkFZgC93Fw/s853/B0A40FCD-4E58-4CBE-B3C6-831ACA57766B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX4NfIUpjMxoM9BsgyhlWgLOHjXX1CpfeHL0Gv0nnKZwh6Wue3mvX4PlXQ8uL7q7F1MO4PnvWpEDCxujsYfYwEv68tYVa3jCon7ZW1IkIi1vAQl88mKzWA_xWHxnpH2v8ujkFZgC93Fw/w300-h400/B0A40FCD-4E58-4CBE-B3C6-831ACA57766B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. Ever watch that "Antiques Roadshow" Tv show? You never know how they're gonna describe something on it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5UqWvQOOmkisxAdRm9UD5_4wzjTIdNe7iR9ZK0U_RJX36B2gid-95IBE2szqnjMRDDiPt1eiPGU3hPPW9RmK5CwErcOFt-lAJgNUJbNL-_kqbp8llIh4wuRK5IXO5bSGHfRxFjvSfB8/s604/BDFB3303-BC90-4520-A086-168D9E20A8CA_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="604" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5UqWvQOOmkisxAdRm9UD5_4wzjTIdNe7iR9ZK0U_RJX36B2gid-95IBE2szqnjMRDDiPt1eiPGU3hPPW9RmK5CwErcOFt-lAJgNUJbNL-_kqbp8llIh4wuRK5IXO5bSGHfRxFjvSfB8/w400-h224/BDFB3303-BC90-4520-A086-168D9E20A8CA_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>So, I mentioned people thought Trump would be President again last Friday. I knew that was impossible as he has a new job.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzxVqZK5VWOodj4aOenKKBDeThi2p2sVdayc_lZrb5rw6KtMWW9nuMVuPiXqBroLKX5BWV_Z0ztxNyTtS52C8L83-QTqQQsrVZQC-jqAli-DuYzeKDZfuvHZ1ZVZiy25LPNXBnZKXfSM/s350/6FF3035B-2469-44FF-B45A-3AD5D8944A96_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="350" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzxVqZK5VWOodj4aOenKKBDeThi2p2sVdayc_lZrb5rw6KtMWW9nuMVuPiXqBroLKX5BWV_Z0ztxNyTtS52C8L83-QTqQQsrVZQC-jqAli-DuYzeKDZfuvHZ1ZVZiy25LPNXBnZKXfSM/w400-h246/6FF3035B-2469-44FF-B45A-3AD5D8944A96_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>See? Hahaha. Oh, "Blue's Clues." </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB5T9eMhrUw4MU2agH0cnfxKnT7H5tsoN5FR2ZgWYGTFX6iZcOdiNBI2R2Eb4sbdO2zZeqESiHLeV1IWlDHUximYH0yA1b5Y8j6ewx3FxG1YD0mGiSw8dU5DgMcJI_C5pZzYi5L9-Yao/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB5T9eMhrUw4MU2agH0cnfxKnT7H5tsoN5FR2ZgWYGTFX6iZcOdiNBI2R2Eb4sbdO2zZeqESiHLeV1IWlDHUximYH0yA1b5Y8j6ewx3FxG1YD0mGiSw8dU5DgMcJI_C5pZzYi5L9-Yao/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQGRgmhVfQfg5D_v3_PktnntOJIVSc0bbCyvb_GapMQihbwex5ykCU8HtCeIRrHLWcDNLfKhrJsOFRR28FnlCaVoQmf2PaH5EKeMkAlF-hE68WH9nXMYkjcbJii92VpJPKXpgs7VvXjk/s469/15A8C45B-AC50-4855-B2A1-34DFB217AE15_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQGRgmhVfQfg5D_v3_PktnntOJIVSc0bbCyvb_GapMQihbwex5ykCU8HtCeIRrHLWcDNLfKhrJsOFRR28FnlCaVoQmf2PaH5EKeMkAlF-hE68WH9nXMYkjcbJii92VpJPKXpgs7VvXjk/w318-h400/15A8C45B-AC50-4855-B2A1-34DFB217AE15_1_201_a.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloTLHbAPkeVutspJTt1LlBBiyupMJVsObtnF4Gnw9ogf1Uj017QJJh4TepNlPk7NcvGhTLuXvtnhVEsXKKR7DX4g6-dHY18CMgd5pc-b38XYbLSuVeSdbF2AJZf4O4xfjJT8Qju7JMhs/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloTLHbAPkeVutspJTt1LlBBiyupMJVsObtnF4Gnw9ogf1Uj017QJJh4TepNlPk7NcvGhTLuXvtnhVEsXKKR7DX4g6-dHY18CMgd5pc-b38XYbLSuVeSdbF2AJZf4O4xfjJT8Qju7JMhs/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Top Phive Things Said By Fact-Checkers Shutting Down Theory That Trump Will Be Reinstated</b> <div><b>5.</b> I have my tan suit on and front row seats at the Waldorf-Astoria Total Landscaping for this. </div><div><b>4. </b>The crowds are lining up outside the White House for Trump's Reinstatement Day... wait, that's just seven people waiting for a bus. </div><div><b>3. </b>Friday 13th is the day they picked for Trump reinstatement? </div><div>2. Well no wonder the MyPillow guy, Mike Lindell, picked August 13th for Trump’s reinstatement because it's also National Kool-Aid Day. </div><div>And the number one thing said by a fact-checker shutting down the theory that Trump would be reinstated is...</div><div><b>1. </b>Well, the reinstatement of Donald Trump, much like his wall, his inauguration crowds, his infrastructure week, his 2nd term, his military parade, his peace deal with North Korea, and much more, was just total bullshit. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsq1d-IV3ganLk8Pstx86ggvShuU-ukwFI60-YSITZtHJKbqWMCe_3d_fLZyh2PyEk2UnJSky0yYLouxiy8N9ORXqy0UtJjOf-O1kh_ZATYwCNGo7ihoAr7I09xSzu1UWj6i_WVZG0Blc/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsq1d-IV3ganLk8Pstx86ggvShuU-ukwFI60-YSITZtHJKbqWMCe_3d_fLZyh2PyEk2UnJSky0yYLouxiy8N9ORXqy0UtJjOf-O1kh_ZATYwCNGo7ihoAr7I09xSzu1UWj6i_WVZG0Blc/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>On the origins of the English language...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzRfW05E63lkY0pVF7oUX9QYhZ8e4OeqKtzMkpXEs0tovLvzuKfk0SPo_efxDQGLWa8d5qOFwhSNPasny6Ju90i8Az4MnYuWtTuuzHOVn0QQBJvB-c8i-FjtGz7sddRK4HZ2pRUe6pQc/s640/2425C7B4-9653-4BF4-8016-D0EEAC9D8ECF_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="640" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzRfW05E63lkY0pVF7oUX9QYhZ8e4OeqKtzMkpXEs0tovLvzuKfk0SPo_efxDQGLWa8d5qOFwhSNPasny6Ju90i8Az4MnYuWtTuuzHOVn0QQBJvB-c8i-FjtGz7sddRK4HZ2pRUe6pQc/w400-h224/2425C7B4-9653-4BF4-8016-D0EEAC9D8ECF_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jeff, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuN5BgdRkP9R4S1dmc9Vgi2nEW9dHOmCwMp7PQw88eODs3LvQOKpVw4d4nJh21GduckcpraTic-WXqEUe9J9lnGXWsinTrnxAgYt5EJfxYd1hGiu6iZgXzJ7KXtNrA_fFhxNEkugsTwTU/s951/Screen+Shot+2021-08-16+at+11.30.05+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="951" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuN5BgdRkP9R4S1dmc9Vgi2nEW9dHOmCwMp7PQw88eODs3LvQOKpVw4d4nJh21GduckcpraTic-WXqEUe9J9lnGXWsinTrnxAgYt5EJfxYd1hGiu6iZgXzJ7KXtNrA_fFhxNEkugsTwTU/w400-h221/Screen+Shot+2021-08-16+at+11.30.05+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like landscaping is all done. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozHqzNHT_JEZFlUqhFZodALkQ1T7FLcRE_RiqWB7VKSXg-jqSdfDEmkLtAPqKkqm33KXsxt4WzZCCI5bz2H2LEBwf5JaU8T624n062GyVvtT75_09I7gbm9_oJjwpsH6NOYEwEP_VZVU/s400/FE927BD9-5D7E-4490-8433-F36C2CD91A4F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozHqzNHT_JEZFlUqhFZodALkQ1T7FLcRE_RiqWB7VKSXg-jqSdfDEmkLtAPqKkqm33KXsxt4WzZCCI5bz2H2LEBwf5JaU8T624n062GyVvtT75_09I7gbm9_oJjwpsH6NOYEwEP_VZVU/w400-h400/FE927BD9-5D7E-4490-8433-F36C2CD91A4F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The superintendent of a public school district in Florida that has instituted a mask mandate says some parents are furious with the decision, and there are a few who "must call our office every 10 minutes."
Carlee Simon heads the Alachua County Public School District in north central Florida. The board recently passed a mask mandate for the first two weeks of school, defying Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis who, at the end of July, issued an executive order "to protect parents' freedom to choose whether their children wear masks."
COVID-19 has been surging here in Florida, with the state recording a record-breaking 24,869 new cases on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anyway, I thought I'd invite Carlee Simon to the Phile to discuss this... why not? So, please welcome to the Phile Superintendent of the Alachua County Public School District in north central Florida Carlee Simon.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh4TpjQH8xo28LsRW869jCYYwGIuWKyPr3O_U-Iqg_FkBu4vAL5lbb6cPa5WYZMjiKO3NDfq4F1fS0hT_nk4LjqWmHuI-PoaDggbtDHKPnuLQVk-PCPi85fjs8u2MvylkqSM9AyGAwlg/s1185/BA8E323D-3429-4405-A09C-B68EFBCEE7DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh4TpjQH8xo28LsRW869jCYYwGIuWKyPr3O_U-Iqg_FkBu4vAL5lbb6cPa5WYZMjiKO3NDfq4F1fS0hT_nk4LjqWmHuI-PoaDggbtDHKPnuLQVk-PCPi85fjs8u2MvylkqSM9AyGAwlg/s320/BA8E323D-3429-4405-A09C-B68EFBCEE7DF.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me: </b>Hello, Carlee, welcome to the Phile. So, what made your board vote to defy Ron DeSantis? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Carlee:</b> We have been watching the COVID data, the positivity rate numbers, and it was becoming concerning over the summer. But really where I think the board paused and decided they needed to pay much more attention to possibly having to change plans, was when we had two custodians pass away within two days of each other just over a week ago.
Florida, COVID-19 epicentre in the U.S., breaks record with new cases
I myself, as a superintendent, I have the authority to have a mask mandate for all employees and all visitors on our campus. But the next day, the board sat at our board meeting. We had experts from the University of Florida. They came and they shared the current data, as well as what they were seeing in their hospitals, and it was compelling information.
The board voted unanimously to have a mask mandate for two weeks. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What kind of consequences could the Alachua County public schools face? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Carlee:</b> The governor had an executive order where he banned mandatory mask mandates and he has threatened to take funding from the schools.
But that ended up being adjusted to where he is now threatening that he will take money from the superintendent and the board members' paychecks. And just yesterday evening, he realized that he doesn't distribute the paychecks to the superintendents and the board members. So he asked if they would, if this funding was cut, take the pay out of their own accounts... their own paychecks. We won't do that. If our funding gets cut, we will look at other options and we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
But we won't take money from our students. We know how important it is. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Good for you. Personally, could <i>you</i> face consequences? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Carlee:</b> At this point, I haven't heard him make any threats personally beyond just impacting my salary. I do have, you know, threats from the community... the small community of people who are upset about having masks being required.
Most of these are people who are right now focusing on their parental freedoms, and some of them are anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers. So I do have that. But it is a small group. But they are loud and they are very angry. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You've been called some horrible names and even threatened with legal action. Is that right?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Carlee:</b> Yes, I have. We have people who have decided that their way of expressing their anger has a lot of profanity attached to it and not always the kindest, as well, to a woman who's running an organization.
But it's part of the situation and I'm just accepting it and moving through it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why do you think there continues to be such vehement opposition to wearing that piece of cloth? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Carlee:</b> You know there's people who, unfortunately, take opportunities when we are in crises and they manipulate what's going on.
It's unfortunate because I think that the children are not really fazed by this. Obviously, there's some level where children aren't always comfortable. But the kids are behaving normally in school. They're enjoying their day.
But the parents of these students, who don't want their kids to wear masks, they're furious. And we have a few who must call our office every 10 minutes.
I don't understand because I do think it's a piece of cloth. It will protect people. And when you hear these stories about people who are on ventilators, I mean I would take a mask any day. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> You've mandated masks. What about vaccines? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Carlee:</b> So right now, I'm trying to incentivize vaccines. The fact that the COVID positivity rate is going up, people are getting vaccinated. I think we're having a lot of, "I should have done it sooner vaccines."
Then, we are incentivizing. We're paying $100 to anyone who's been vaccinated and anyone who gets vaccinated.
We also are providing COVID leave for anyone who has a breakthrough case. And we have had employees. In fact, my staff attorney who has been vaccinated, she wasn't feeling well, she ended up getting tested; she was positive. So, she will be covered with our COVID leave because, essentially, our focus is to encourage people to get vaccinated. We want to make sure that happens.
I'm sure we're going to have to have discussions about mandating vaccines. Our city is having that discussion now and we are watching it. But I think the topic is going to have to come up soon. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Carlee, good luck and thanks for being on the Phile. Take care.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Carlee:</b> Thank you, Jason. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiqOQe4ByfCxLuFXdHrCp4n6MOlKkin6Tf9cFaPYW1RX0fwR6-heqA_QAOe9ZTU_XA6hFqAWPjsso4rgCJuGMGO7SfmQq7IQ2xOGssq817hbzWuFNhuQbvm2fFa0zg2XfcWmEKIQ5sKk/s400/CD894B4F-EB81-4C76-ABA1-5BF8775CA8BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="400" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiqOQe4ByfCxLuFXdHrCp4n6MOlKkin6Tf9cFaPYW1RX0fwR6-heqA_QAOe9ZTU_XA6hFqAWPjsso4rgCJuGMGO7SfmQq7IQ2xOGssq817hbzWuFNhuQbvm2fFa0zg2XfcWmEKIQ5sKk/w400-h384/CD894B4F-EB81-4C76-ABA1-5BF8775CA8BC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm so excited about this! Today's guest is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Barenaked Ladies. Their new album "Detour de Force" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Please welcome to the Phile... Ed Robertson!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-zBK539B8xkWD0hPMkjIxUjafFXtYlHpPBrAjfHBvvP0m_yNa_0mmor7tt1d2l1hUTLqwbPuAw1SWDnuvRaqIo5ENdi8D9BptMLXJtHkVHBjE72PystFknr5luucAf4VnHhWWLEwOBU/s2048/406E9A2B-C72F-43E5-9BBD-3C694313821F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-zBK539B8xkWD0hPMkjIxUjafFXtYlHpPBrAjfHBvvP0m_yNa_0mmor7tt1d2l1hUTLqwbPuAw1SWDnuvRaqIo5ENdi8D9BptMLXJtHkVHBjE72PystFknr5luucAf4VnHhWWLEwOBU/w400-h400/406E9A2B-C72F-43E5-9BBD-3C694313821F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hey, Ed, I am so excited to have you here on the Phile. I have interviewed Kevin Hearn a few times and even Steven Page a few times... I am glad I get to interview you at last. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed:</b> I am so good, Jason. Great to be here. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, I love the new album... "Detour de Force." That's an odd name, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed:</b> Jason, for some reason that album title is perplexing every single person that interviews me. "Your new record, "De Tour De Force..." I've done fifty advanced interviews for this record. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Hmmm. It seems easy to me. So, how did this album come together? It took a while because of COVID, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed: </b>Well, it's the first album I can remember ever that I actually started writing as soon as I finished my last record. As soon as "Fake Nudes" was done I said, "Not this time, Robertson. You're not going to wait until all the touring's done, all the work is over and then you're staring down the barrel on an impending process with zero songs. Not this time." I've done that 14 other times, every time since "Gordon." This time I decided to get a leg up and as soon as we started touring for "Fake Nudes" I started writing for "Detour de Force." I didn't know I was writing for "Detour de Force" but I wanted to start writing right away. So that when we finished touring "Fake Nudes" I didn't have the same level of stress of staring at an empty song book or an empty voice memo recorder or word processor, however I ended up writing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>But with the other way it worked out so well, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed: </b>Jason! Don't argue with my process. Okay? LOL. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Hahaha. But you know what I mean. You wrote some great songs and had a great career. It's surprising to me that you would change it up. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed: </b>Yes. But the stress of that his stressful and not very good for me. So this time I wanted to try and get ahead of it a little bit. Not so say I eliminated it, there was a healthy level of stress opposed to daunting and scary level of stress this time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What's that level of stress all about? What's keeping you going? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed:</b> It's true, we could say what do I have to stress about. I just want to be good. I want the songs to be great. I want the shows to be great every time. If I take that seriously I can't take it for granted. I can't just assume the songs are going to come even thought I've been writing them for three decades. I now have some sort of process, lots of different process to use. I can rely on the lessons I learned and I can rely on the knowledge I have. I have some level of confidence in my craft but a song still has to come from nowhere. I never managed to get to a place in my life where I'm confident it's going to happen. I know if I work at it it will come and I'll get something but I'm not confident that I'm going to write a record and love it as much as the record I just wrote. There's a time period that is full of doubt, full of self reflection, full of "gosh, I've written a hundred songs what do I have to write about?" Who is listening? What does everyone care? I have those moments of doubt and then I wrote a song like "Live Well." I just felt proud of it. I felt like, okay, if I could do that a couple of times, if I could finish "New Disaster" which is this close and sing everything I've been thinking about for years, about the firehose of bad news in the media, if I could get that one done I'm in good shape. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, there's a "firehose of band news" that you were writing about? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed:</b> I don't mean you, Jason. It's a combination of we all know bad news sells. If it bleeds it leads. That in combination with the very amplified echo chambers of anti-social media have gotten us all in a constant state of anxiety. I noticed it, it was a little ways into lockdown, into the pandemic when we were all wondering "is this it?" What is going on here? We were constantly being told "if you think its bad now, well, it's about to get way worse. Stay tuned, after this message we are going to tell you where numbers are ramping up." It was just scary all the time. I noticed it was like a switch went off, the The National mentioned our moment to the end of the show. As Anne Murray said, "We could all use a little good news today." The market changed and I think people realized okay, it's bad, we got to be careful, it's important that we pay attention here, we got to listen to the science. But we also got to have a life, we got to still be in touch with people, we got to relate to things, we got to find some daylight. So I've been thinking about that sort of thing for a long time. It's funny because "New Disaster" became more timely. The song was written pre-pandemic and it seems it was written about the pandemic. I've been thinking about that steady stream of worry for a long time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I love the song "Flip," which is a very positive song. Where does that come from, Ed? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed:</b> Well, it's a coping mechanism. I think. I've always been the class clown. I've always been there guy looking for the laugh. I've always been the guy that jumps off the cliff in his jean shorts for a laugh. Honestly it is a coping mechanism. I grew up insecure, I grew up the fifth child of an alcoholic father who by the time I came around was a distant accident. I had four siblings who were born a year of each other then a seven year gap the "mistake" shows up. So I grew up kind of feeling, despite my mothers incredibly loving, supportive nature, kids want their dads to like them. My dad was disinterested and I really took that on as a kid and didn't realize until I was well into my adulthood and several years in therapy it had nothing to do with me. My dad will ill and it wasn't my fault. It took a long time to figure that out. So for a long time I was crying on the inside clown and I learned a lot and I grew a lot. I got to a point where I could be both, I could carry that hand in hand, I could process some of the rawness, some of the disappointment, some of the anguish I felt and celebrate the ways I had lived through it and learned to live in spite of it. I didn't lead a tortured life, I look back and I have many fond memories of a great childhood and thousand memories of burgeoning career and a great time with my bandmates. But there was an underlined struggle to all of that that I really only managed to articulate in the last couple of years. I've gotten to the place where I could sing really directly about it and I could talk really personally about it. That's really liberating It strengthened my ability to focus on the absurd and the fun and see the good side and see the silver lining and also be honest about the rest of the cloud. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I can relate to some of what you're saying, Ed, even though my dad was my best friend and someone so different than your dad. Were people surprised about how you are and felt? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed:</b> I worried about people knowing I was struggling. It's ironic, all the tools I put in place to keep myself in pain or to keep myself struggling in silence so people don't haver to help me, or people don't know I'm having a hard time. I build this buttresses and moats and defenses and their all unnecessary, they're all of my own making. My friends love me and they want to help me. People actually admire and respect me. They're not just doing it by playing some long con in the end exposing me for the fraud they imagined I might be. It's really liberating to realize those things. For me it really came to a head when on route to being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame I felt completely insecure. I was feeling that if people think this, what if that, what if I say this, what if they take it the wrong way. I realized I should just be enjoying this. It's not supposed to get any better than this and yet I'm preoccupied with the potential imaginary disasters that could unfold from it. That's when I really kind of got to work on some of the stuff I've been carrying around for a while, for a long long time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You have a song called "Good Life" that reflects on your career. What did you learn about yourself writing it? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed:</b> I had a blast writing it. I wrote it with Kevin Griffin who I've been writing with for over ten years now. I remember emailing an MP3 of the demo to the guys and Tyler Stewart wrote back right away and said, "Barenaked Ladies documentary channel banger." LOL. I still think about that every time I hear the song. It's a fun, literal retelling of the bands story. I had so much fun being super specific while writing it. I remember... every songwriter dreads the bridge when it's time to write a bridge. So Kevin and I wrote a pretty good bridge and we thought what's going to come next. Is it going to be a guitar solo or keyboard solo? What's going to happen after the bridge? Kevin excused himself, I forget if he had to go make a phone call or visit the restroom, whatever it was and I wrote the whole rap section which occurs right after the bridge. Instead of a solo there's a kind of a rap section. And I wrote that whole thing, "had a plateful, so ungrateful. had the gate full..." all that stuff and I sang it to Kevin when he got back and he looked at me and said, "Goddamn it, you really <i>are</i> Ed Robertson, aren't you?" LOL. It was the perfect song to say it on. He's got a million hilarious quips when we're writing songs to keep me coming back for me. I love "Good Life," it really is a good life and it was nice to reflect on the bands career like that and make a documentary channel banger out of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What's your favorite song from this album, Ed? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed: </b>Well, when I sent "Live Well" to the other guys Tyler took me aside and said, "I think this is the best song you've ever written." And it was the song I was probably the most nervous about. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed: </b>It's very raw and it's very personal. It was very difficult to write and I was worried how it was going to make some people feel. I was worried how it would make my family feel. I was worried how the band guys would relate to it. And all three guys in the band went, "Dude, we love this song. It's so beautiful and can't wait to be playing it." I don't know if its going to get a lot of attention on the record because it's kind of a mid-tempo very emotional song but it's one of the things I'm most proud of on the new record. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Ed, I'm so glad I finally got to have you on the Phile. Take care and thank you. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ed: </b>Thanks, Jason.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjo9PsbKPo1WKnDHb4HzGgvV2JhRrF1_MfkBpMtHQoY3dzd-DqZd_jZ7HPdBZXMWt_vmqv3TJ5Q6cCl24021egF3dpjxKSkEynozDbv9HVwJRvVtdqdW0LqqIknZXEs_u3n9kgiWgpRU/s1414/F355A80A-D83F-4469-99BE-DE7F03460386.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjo9PsbKPo1WKnDHb4HzGgvV2JhRrF1_MfkBpMtHQoY3dzd-DqZd_jZ7HPdBZXMWt_vmqv3TJ5Q6cCl24021egF3dpjxKSkEynozDbv9HVwJRvVtdqdW0LqqIknZXEs_u3n9kgiWgpRU/s320/F355A80A-D83F-4469-99BE-DE7F03460386.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to my guests Carlee Simon and Ed Robertson. The Phile will be back tomorrow with Alice Cooper. Yes! Alice Cooper! Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7pVahDWfOz8JiR1r2G4UkAlBz-CMHoo-lgiOg22fkiORB45IoKmPKKatg3au2WjWbZpq-ul_NE58Eam9roKw2C1nWAacpGs4iFp2PK3sIkkDMzqM5f9owkXJSBTV9vwgqvY4r9_wl6g/s400/B3EE2B48-8D75-426C-9DE3-C8DD0E5575D3_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7pVahDWfOz8JiR1r2G4UkAlBz-CMHoo-lgiOg22fkiORB45IoKmPKKatg3au2WjWbZpq-ul_NE58Eam9roKw2C1nWAacpGs4iFp2PK3sIkkDMzqM5f9owkXJSBTV9vwgqvY4r9_wl6g/w301-h400/B3EE2B48-8D75-426C-9DE3-C8DD0E5575D3_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span><br /><div><br /></div></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-82890633452333504862021-08-12T11:54:00.004-04:002021-08-12T11:54:45.894-04:00Pheaturing Squire Fridell<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFpCBDuSoIX-6lzktF8CvLD7YaZ3D_Re6ZLShdaaoz6QTsfn_mX31j8e3Ccyd7hvKK3rQT9qMoEtXV43BJUCXN4XrgBNDD0X7nHk8EuvfFPFtwDbEDq6rOzybNgfzX9YlLjLMjDu8GVM/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFpCBDuSoIX-6lzktF8CvLD7YaZ3D_Re6ZLShdaaoz6QTsfn_mX31j8e3Ccyd7hvKK3rQT9qMoEtXV43BJUCXN4XrgBNDD0X7nHk8EuvfFPFtwDbEDq6rOzybNgfzX9YlLjLMjDu8GVM/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Thursday. How are you? Moms get shamed, judged, and chastised for all kinds of reasons... from the choices they make while pregnant, to the way they choose to raise their kids. Of course, bad moms do exist. But in many, many cases, moms are criticized for ridiculously petty reasons about things that would actually have zero negative consequences for their children's health and happiness.
Mother-of-two and popular mom blogger Caitlin Fladager says she has been criticized for buying her kids' clothing at Walmart.
"'Your kids only wear clothes from Walmart, while you get dressed up a lot. Not a good look for you as a mom..,' That statement is something I get a lot," the Canadian mom wrote in a now-viral Facebook post. Fladager defended her choice to dress herself in more expensive items while buying cheaper clothes for her kids, explaining that children put a lot more wear and tear on their clothing.
Kids' clothes have to be changed and washed much more often, or even thrown away. And also of course, they outgrow them.
“I am not constantly spilling food and dirt all over my brand new clothes. I am not outside running around in the dirt for hours on end," she writes. "I am not tripping and ripping holes in brand new clothes.”
She goes on to explain that choosing to buy cheaper clothes for her kids is part of her parenting approach of celebrating her kids being messy. And ultimately, "they love it."
"I will not feel bad for buying my clothes for them from Walmart," she says.
Of course, it's important to point out that for many families, buying cheaper clothing is the only option they can afford. But whether buying discount clothing for your kids is a choice or not, it's the parent's choice. And certainly no reason to shame or criticize them. Fladager included a photo of her kids eating ice cream as a reminder to herself and others of why it doesn't make sense to buy expensive clothing for children. In the comments, people overwhelmingly agreed that dressing kids in cheap or discount clothes makes the most sense. And also, there's nothing wrong with Walmart clothing... for kids OR for adults! </p><p><b>A </b>Winnie the Pooh fan on Twitter went viral with security camera footage of her Karen of a neighbor complaining about her Tigger flag.
The flag in question...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyCl8onLqnzBM-f6PCUG2dpbb5D7Ym4NeJc0Er774QgIEdQTKAspmv5Ft_F9JqPnPRbw1MKGIOJvvTrNML_iff81B4JF1Ntlr6AbrFpfQ5elfX4fs7uawBsET7As-Z6wwXUl9pqWg6v4/s678/3DBFF42D-C577-4515-BBD3-412FB12233D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyCl8onLqnzBM-f6PCUG2dpbb5D7Ym4NeJc0Er774QgIEdQTKAspmv5Ft_F9JqPnPRbw1MKGIOJvvTrNML_iff81B4JF1Ntlr6AbrFpfQ5elfX4fs7uawBsET7As-Z6wwXUl9pqWg6v4/w255-h400/3DBFF42D-C577-4515-BBD3-412FB12233D9.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><p>"Karen" showed up on TikToker Ambrosia's (@tizzybizzy92) porch to issue her unsolicited opinion about the décor.
"I want to talk about this Tigger flag. I don’t like it," Karen said, as if her opinion mattered. Karen said that while she approved of the "real nice" American flag, and passive-aggressively noted that she was not going to even mention the shrubbery. "We have rules... don’t want to have to go find out what they are, but I don’t like that," Karen insisted. "I’m just saying I don’t like it. It makes it look tacky... it makes the neighborhood look tacky."
"It doesn't [break any rules], but that's okay," Ambrosia politely replied. "You're allowed your opinion."
"Tigger" trended on Twitter as people expressed their support for the flag and disdain for the Karen. Karen should read Winnie the Pooh to learn how to be a good and respectful neighbor. </p><p><b>Scarlett</b> Johansson is one of the pioneers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and when you think about it, she's the last person you would expect to have problems with Marvel Studios and Disney. However, things took a shocking turn when the Natasha Romanoff actress sued Disney, the greatest company to work for ever, claiming that the company violated their contract by making <i>Black Widow</i> available via Disney+'s Premier Access when the original deal was to have it screen exclusively in theaters.
Scarlett's lawsuit was made public just days after it was revealed that <i>Black Widow</i> suffered a major loss at the box office with its revenue significantly dropping following its debut weekend. The actress' camp blames Disney's release model which according to them hurt the film's chances of hitting a much higher box office return.
Both camps have gone back-and-forth over the last couple of weeks and it doesn't look like they'll be able to settle their differences anytime soon. Now, according to a new scoop from Giant Freakin' Robot, Disney has officially ended its working relationship with the 36-year-old actress, and all future projects that would have involved her are no longer on the table. One of the alleged reasons that led to Scarlett filing a lawsuit against Disney was the lack of plans for Black Widow in the MCU. Does this mean that Disney was actually toying with the idea of bringing her back before the lawsuit was filed?
I don't know what the future holds for Johansson but there's no doubt that Disney and Marvel Studios cutting ties with her will affect her career big time. Sure, she'll most likely land projects in other production companies in the future but let's be honest, Disney is a huge deal. Still, I'm hopeful that they'll be able to mend the fences and talk things out. </p><p><b>While</b> everyone’s favorite faraway galaxy expands on Disney+, with upcoming shows such as "Star Wars: Visions," "Ahsoka," "Andor," "Obi-Wan Kenobi," "The Book of Boba Fett," "The Bad Batch Season 2," and "The Mandalorian Season 3," it looks like Disney and Lucasfilm aren’t neglecting the more cinematic side of that universe either. While we know that <i>Wonder Woman</i> director Patty Jenkins will be directing <i>Rogue Squadrons</i>, which is set for release in December 2023, in a recent interview with <i>WIRED</i>, director Taika Waititi discussed his own upcoming <i>Star Wars</i> movie.
Waititi is no stranger to the Star Wars universe, having played hunter droid-turned-nurse droid IG-11 in "The Mandalorian Season 1," and also directing the finale episode “Chapter 8: Redemption." Now, the <i>Thor: Ragnarok</i> director is set to leave his own mark on the <i>Star Wars</i> movies. Waititi’s lesser-known works include <i>The Hunt for the Wilderpeople</i> (which starred Sam Neill from the upcoming <i>Jurassic World: Dominion</i>) and <i>What We Do in the Shadows</i>, in which the director also appeared. It wasn’t until 2017's <i>Thor: Ragnarok</i> that Waititi really made himself known on Hollywood’s star chart. The Thor threequel was a complete reinvention of the God of Thunder and proved that Marvel’s need to venture more into wacky comedy territory is sometimes necessary. In a recent interview with <i>WIRED</i>, the New Zealand filmmaker discussed the new Ryan Reynolds movie <i>Free Guy</i> and <i>Thor: Love and Thunder</i>, the fourth film in MCU’s Thor-centric series. However, he also alluded to a new <i>Star Wars</i> movie, which he is set to direct. “It’s still in the ‘EXT. SPACE’ stage”, the director said, before adding, “But we’ve got a story. I’m really excited by it because it feels very me."
While of course, these few words are little to go on, the prospect of another <i>Star Wars</i> movie fills me with joy. The sequel trilogy might not have gone down well with many fans, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want more cinematic entries from the faraway galaxy. Since their inception in 1977, <i>Star Wars </i>films have had the tendency to be somewhat hit-and-miss. It’s really the overall franchise that is beloved, but more often than not, a new film has the habit of splitting the fanbase down the middle like a clean lightsaber cut. The original trilogy is still very much adored by fans, but the prequel trilogy that started in 1999 and concluded in 2004 was something of a mixed bag. While it has gone on to become more appreciated in recent years, owing thanks to hit animated show "The Clone Wars," the sequel trilogy remains widely hated. Spin-off movie <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i> was an instant hit both critically and financially, while <i>Solo: A Star Wars Story</i> remains the center of much debate, despite being mostly harmless (the trouble is that it’s also quite pointless).
But fans will always salivate at the mouths when a new movie is mentioned. After all, it’s <i>Star Wars</i>, and nothing quite says cinema like the opening text crawl (even if the two spin-off movies didn’t feature those iconic blurbs set against a starry backdrop). So, Taika Waititi’s script remains in its very early stages, but it sounds like, at the very least, the filmmakers have some direction, which is more than what I can say about the sequel trilogy. Looking at his previous works, which are extremely comic and somewhat alternative in nature, it’s possible that the director will bring some of that flavor to the <i>Star Wars</i> cosmos, which might prove a much-needed ingredient to reinvigorate fans’ interest in the film side of things. Either way, it’s fair to say that Waititi has a lot on his plate, as he’s also set to be directing <i>Thor: Love and Thunder</i>, a live-action version of anime classic <i>Akira</i>, an animated remake of <i>Flash Gordon</i>, and two animated Roald Dahl movies for Netflix.
Nothing is known about the film's premise at this stage, but here's to hoping we get some brand new characters, although we wouldn't complain if we got to see the likes of fan-favorites Ahsoka and Darth Maul on the big screen. I won't hold our breath for the likes of Jar Jar, though, but with Taika Waititi, you just never know...
In the meantime, there's plenty of <i>Star Wars</i> material to enjoy and look forward to, whether it's one of the many upcoming TV shows, the ongoing comic books, or the upcoming open-world game from Ubisoft, in which we hope to be able to explore the faraway galaxy. Who knows... perhaps we'll see Taika Waititi and his film crew there.</p><p><b>Episode</b> 1 of "Marvel’s What If..?"gave us a whole new perspective about the First Avenger and it introduced a different hero with Peggy Carter taking up the shield and suit. However, her story took a sharper turn than that of Steve Rogers’ that even when they met the Fury after 70 years, the circumstances were not the same, at all, so, here is the ending explained.
Warning! This portion may contain spoilers for "Marvel's What If..?." Read at your own risk! The pilot episode of the canon show, "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?," took everyone with familiar characters meeting a different fate as it goes back to 1943 when Captain America was supposed to be created. The plan did not go as it was supposed to, instead, the bomb took off the moment Steve was in the chamber.
As the courageous scrawny Brooklyn kid Steve is, he got up on the table but missed the shot, resulting in him getting injured and unfit for the procedure. Since the facility was already in flames and the project is still not pushing through, Peggy Carter jumped on the machine without hesitation, not even having to convince the general nor Howard Stark to do it. All they know is that the procedure must go on or they would lose it forever.
Peggy Carter becomes the super soldier and since she was a woman at a time when men thought she belonged behind the desk, she had a lot more to prove than what Rogers did in the original timeline. She made them see who she is and what she is capable of, therefore, earning the reputation she has... a super-soldier. She got Zola from a Hydra convoy, single-handedly saved the 107th battalion from captivity, and she put Red Skull to where he belonged. However, it is not without a cost... herself. When the monster Hydra summoned came out of the portal, she didn’t hesitate to take her strength to push it into the portal, out of reach from everyone, even if it meant she would go through it as well.
By the time the portal was opened again, 70 years already passed, and she missed the dance she planned with Steve. She met Nick Fury and Clint Barton, longing for the time she didn’t even know she lost. The story ran in the same vein as that in <i>Captain America: The First Avenger</i>, only with a different hero and circumstances. While Steve went under the ice for 70 years, Peggy went through a portal. If there’s a huge difference, Bucky didn’t fall off the train, and of course, wherein the universe could Peggy arrived. All these were told by Uatu, and he tells he would never interfere, as he is The Watcher.</p><p><b>You</b> kids heard of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, right? But have you heard of Dwayne "The Glock" Johnson?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo7mHcf8m7ZRy7ihW0MrqzH2udJnwCHkAPfrANrF0IevvU5Nl21fwAmCBXrO_PbyecCCkdJYsKY1mx6DzAzUJjMwAP7d6BYUHM-jeF_QcLMNQIOID4townAjjntWJ2oy_ntjICosvlLE/s400/5EA0CAF3-3456-4403-927D-D061386B7E99_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="400" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo7mHcf8m7ZRy7ihW0MrqzH2udJnwCHkAPfrANrF0IevvU5Nl21fwAmCBXrO_PbyecCCkdJYsKY1mx6DzAzUJjMwAP7d6BYUHM-jeF_QcLMNQIOID4townAjjntWJ2oy_ntjICosvlLE/w400-h270/5EA0CAF3-3456-4403-927D-D061386B7E99_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And you're wondering why I'm ending the Phile next month... Haha. So, today's guest played Ronald McDonald on TV, but Ronald has been retired kinda from McDonald's. There is word that he's coming back and will look like this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8r1bc9jubSzgiaDL2zLc-EAFW8dhJGdnfuJawUyThY-I8XSzBvr7EpXFBWcJpO1J6iTjgLSeK0_Ua_1rbHJohyOg2zgJCrx4NXZzq8TL5xLepUBRF5qea83Z02JryVNrRgYZNVgAdZ0/s424/FB0848DF-0A4C-4158-9EF1-474C63ED11D0_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="359" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8r1bc9jubSzgiaDL2zLc-EAFW8dhJGdnfuJawUyThY-I8XSzBvr7EpXFBWcJpO1J6iTjgLSeK0_Ua_1rbHJohyOg2zgJCrx4NXZzq8TL5xLepUBRF5qea83Z02JryVNrRgYZNVgAdZ0/w339-h400/FB0848DF-0A4C-4158-9EF1-474C63ED11D0_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><p>Have you ever ordered a Happy Meal in the pale blue moonlight? Actually, there was a type of Ronald a few years ago...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3d_DeMqhoX-l-BW9Yn-3bx6cx4ELpZgUher9Uyfo1BfcUiXJq2yknub8deUhyphenhyphenroRvNO3XJDDFwN3FhYsvrYv0x4U7gm8y6QdO7FtoTMt003cSvqUDkl55xBVKgSibUqB05ark5rz8oE/s400/74EC90B6-B9AD-47F5-B8F4-177117E7AFBD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3d_DeMqhoX-l-BW9Yn-3bx6cx4ELpZgUher9Uyfo1BfcUiXJq2yknub8deUhyphenhyphenroRvNO3XJDDFwN3FhYsvrYv0x4U7gm8y6QdO7FtoTMt003cSvqUDkl55xBVKgSibUqB05ark5rz8oE/w400-h400/74EC90B6-B9AD-47F5-B8F4-177117E7AFBD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Have you seen the McDonald's Gerber baby food? No? Look at this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Gyn0EwIwICCWL606oZz1L6DqroShwsdSgARDLwi_ZquCxwuDYliQu984Oa4KyCtVdFCzexC9G4Pf6Q-WfwUpdmhu3s6gJ5Pu69CHEyeHVir9uj9PTkE8d1C5iXFgIhe7X8KgcXFALY4/s461/9BB12D14-4499-48CC-9F35-AFD307ECD3B1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Gyn0EwIwICCWL606oZz1L6DqroShwsdSgARDLwi_ZquCxwuDYliQu984Oa4KyCtVdFCzexC9G4Pf6Q-WfwUpdmhu3s6gJ5Pu69CHEyeHVir9uj9PTkE8d1C5iXFgIhe7X8KgcXFALY4/w348-h400/9BB12D14-4499-48CC-9F35-AFD307ECD3B1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div><p>I want to try it. Haha. Okay, it's Thursday... you know what that means.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOTG4u2cly00O_Jl6D7qKdOZXmHJfzk6LjNR9CPuAdQYmxe36n9TOJtDBtBts5zAf-4q5_f3yaHE7ZhD0BR-BWWBqPs0HLoSe8LblzsbOsV-z31Kl5ZFpSbRbuld8RpTuy0igliY1pjw/s400/2D0207C0-4122-442F-B352-8B21C8BE9A24_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOTG4u2cly00O_Jl6D7qKdOZXmHJfzk6LjNR9CPuAdQYmxe36n9TOJtDBtBts5zAf-4q5_f3yaHE7ZhD0BR-BWWBqPs0HLoSe8LblzsbOsV-z31Kl5ZFpSbRbuld8RpTuy0igliY1pjw/w400-h278/2D0207C0-4122-442F-B352-8B21C8BE9A24_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk06quDHujhCxAt8cqqZwR4VIXoy0M3ZSOo5GpyB5jtNgxpJH2GRAHFD109gMRCMKqN5z4box5E2OYANufjg-szef7hB4_d4tAMOtB59zzf7TixdT8_JrEY2qx_AT15jVL2DcqSVNtZHs/s400/BECDE8BB-D690-4976-BB08-58005D62AA60_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="400" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk06quDHujhCxAt8cqqZwR4VIXoy0M3ZSOo5GpyB5jtNgxpJH2GRAHFD109gMRCMKqN5z4box5E2OYANufjg-szef7hB4_d4tAMOtB59zzf7TixdT8_JrEY2qx_AT15jVL2DcqSVNtZHs/s320/BECDE8BB-D690-4976-BB08-58005D62AA60_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>WTF?! Okay, let's have a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyYEui8ouGWQl51FyIoyMu6BjEosEVOYkd-r1WZXu0ZjtuldbyQZ4KxWTczX77-766Lf3yooMe8UwKmwW_rxmv_JAPaJHrx6TdKOrx3oMXX-ktE4SOKpN2x4h6W0B4hkoThyphenhyphen9feucfGE/s952/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.05.55+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="952" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyYEui8ouGWQl51FyIoyMu6BjEosEVOYkd-r1WZXu0ZjtuldbyQZ4KxWTczX77-766Lf3yooMe8UwKmwW_rxmv_JAPaJHrx6TdKOrx3oMXX-ktE4SOKpN2x4h6W0B4hkoThyphenhyphen9feucfGE/w400-h224/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.05.55+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>I wonder at that truck thing is... let's have a closer look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjnbqTI-CLH0ZvOHjd32jq3e2ZTc2W5Tzv9s3Sjo4tSuTAp5nXPjUnXG2-mrVEI2fRdq7EeGRGYi8QaQBWNOmOIYbGDtqw2xRQf_586uDzJrFo3lF1g4PVPZRJ1CsCYx6VVd2u3m7Vd0/s958/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.07.23+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="958" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjnbqTI-CLH0ZvOHjd32jq3e2ZTc2W5Tzv9s3Sjo4tSuTAp5nXPjUnXG2-mrVEI2fRdq7EeGRGYi8QaQBWNOmOIYbGDtqw2xRQf_586uDzJrFo3lF1g4PVPZRJ1CsCYx6VVd2u3m7Vd0/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.07.23+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>A stage, maybe? Hmmm. Hey, the ferry is leaving now. Look...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoplcAIgU1zXW6kvegkDWEivGcx8iF_ta9d7-AIr0YeTEOJozRkFJiQEYsPFppoeWmG6XD1A8uFLuSFPAx0fiQbZlifNDBerN2ktepuI1yur403zl2eLEih_Nz7D8U62QmRiB2SWnrk3E/s955/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.08.10+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="955" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoplcAIgU1zXW6kvegkDWEivGcx8iF_ta9d7-AIr0YeTEOJozRkFJiQEYsPFppoeWmG6XD1A8uFLuSFPAx0fiQbZlifNDBerN2ktepuI1yur403zl2eLEih_Nz7D8U62QmRiB2SWnrk3E/w400-h226/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.08.10+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You could tell I miss that place. I have to go back there this year. Okay, now from the home office in Port Jeff, here is...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvuBh6sNJf0OYPVX6wGeN_-KVI_z4NqCHhadjSYe4qDWLra4jhyphenhyphenG_QfHkn16VBPy-DFmutTLq31-9JOBgOjyYy7yEnihPuwOPwlPtQaCC2VnWt0GBNJGJUeiHbhe5zEuI-6VZv-NcbkI/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvuBh6sNJf0OYPVX6wGeN_-KVI_z4NqCHhadjSYe4qDWLra4jhyphenhyphenG_QfHkn16VBPy-DFmutTLq31-9JOBgOjyYy7yEnihPuwOPwlPtQaCC2VnWt0GBNJGJUeiHbhe5zEuI-6VZv-NcbkI/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Top Phive Things Said By Parents Who Are Raising Teenagers</b><br /><div><b>5.</b> Nothing makes me more nervous than a text from my teenage son that says, "How soon will you and mom be home?"</div><div><b>4.</b> I literally get high on not closing my teenagers bedroom door all the way so they have to begrudgingly get up and close it themselves. </div><div><b>3.</b> Hell hath no fury like a teenager who was kindly, gently asked by their loving parent, "Hey, how are you this morning?"</div><div><b>2. </b>Raising teenagers is like trying to fish a contact lens out of your eye when you're drunk.</div><div>And the number one thing said by a parent who is raising a teenager is...</div><div><b>1. </b>A nice thing my teenage son does to help around the house is tell us when we're out of the junk food he likes. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH2ALYiplUf6X0CNvVqMWmXCDrKM_ZFH3wZDSY6_6hUeK3UWhyphenhyphent-tXigV6S11hvjrxluUjgC3HbR8BEcffiHodwLFp4HnpBJ9BfO-6tOXscch-xWSRWj5W162EelGC__6sfmKs1CJ0Vw/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH2ALYiplUf6X0CNvVqMWmXCDrKM_ZFH3wZDSY6_6hUeK3UWhyphenhyphent-tXigV6S11hvjrxluUjgC3HbR8BEcffiHodwLFp4HnpBJ9BfO-6tOXscch-xWSRWj5W162EelGC__6sfmKs1CJ0Vw/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjbINcFAQogVVEc5eXJi_iqnlUjtASSFq1HBNVYo09U0J1W3SFT61eSOB2eC0aymuei2TOmvctwKSRDRFQNxLHlKKuNsCYggJZGew6GrlYebz3dAiAnpdZ6LGNy3dyHfAjTOU7P2u51E/s348/868D8CA1-5F57-4582-84AA-415013E2801A_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="348" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjbINcFAQogVVEc5eXJi_iqnlUjtASSFq1HBNVYo09U0J1W3SFT61eSOB2eC0aymuei2TOmvctwKSRDRFQNxLHlKKuNsCYggJZGew6GrlYebz3dAiAnpdZ6LGNy3dyHfAjTOU7P2u51E/w400-h250/868D8CA1-5F57-4582-84AA-415013E2801A_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahahaha. If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXfH4MPW88GWPkfMuG6sTCna8JXXw3G3wiKhJ4r6H_ZkC0xShDhjTxwE6d4X3D0N40PmH7jJRDoBfdvvwf0Sa0Q0AnrI26Haxu_VponBe41Nx1CH2piDzONxp5pPughOWln96bGWLpDs/s970/552D2C28-231A-4236-A6C1-6DB81CE7DF1A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="970" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXfH4MPW88GWPkfMuG6sTCna8JXXw3G3wiKhJ4r6H_ZkC0xShDhjTxwE6d4X3D0N40PmH7jJRDoBfdvvwf0Sa0Q0AnrI26Haxu_VponBe41Nx1CH2piDzONxp5pPughOWln96bGWLpDs/w400-h297/552D2C28-231A-4236-A6C1-6DB81CE7DF1A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is a retired American actor, author and winemaker, known for his work in over three thousand television commercials, he is also known for his portrayal as Ronald McDonald in the McDonald's commercials from 1985 to 1991. Please welcome to the Phile... Squire Fridell.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsiKitlcTgJOYXKB5cfaSuzuJuhzu7rMvPVuJVrbWDve9vxamhuUITA6diihEF2GaqOWTL-dCJ80dqEUuP5vrab_Fs5KpRilgU8_L4_qjl9DkavxdaE1kk3xuquxFm-KlbOyunaIUVYk/s1324/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.36.39+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1116" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsiKitlcTgJOYXKB5cfaSuzuJuhzu7rMvPVuJVrbWDve9vxamhuUITA6diihEF2GaqOWTL-dCJ80dqEUuP5vrab_Fs5KpRilgU8_L4_qjl9DkavxdaE1kk3xuquxFm-KlbOyunaIUVYk/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-08-12+at+11.36.39+AM.png" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hello, Squire, welcome to the Phile. I have to say I love your name, sir. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> Thank you. What's up? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Not much. So, how do you pronounce your last name? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire: </b>Fri-dell... like Fry Guys. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Okay, cool. I got it right. People screw up my last name but I think on purpose... it's Peverett but they say "Pervert." So, this is cool... you were Ronald McDonald from 1984 to 1991. How did you get that role? What was your audition like? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> I didn't know what the role was for. It was supposedly top secret and it was called "Operation: Red Shoe." If I was brighter than I am I probably would've gotten it. But it was for a clown like character, my agent at the time called me up and said I have an audition on such and such day and I said great. It was a clown like character and I was on my way up and I was by Hollywood Magic and I bought some juggling balls and a little flower that squirted out and couple of little magic tricks, thinking I could use them because a "clown like character" probably did some sort of slight of hand, juggling or whatever and I could juggle. So I went into the audition and there was nothing to indicate it was for Ronald McDonald, not was basically just an interview, no script I don't think and I just pulled out my juggling balls and I did the interview while I was juggling. I guess I always tried to get a handle on something and so I did, and then I forgot about it. Then about two months later or so my agent called back and said, "You remember that gig you auditioned for, the clown like character?" I looked back at my notes and said, "Oh, yeah." In those days there were a lot of auditions and it really didn't come to mind. This time I didn't have to stop at Hollywood Magic, I just brought up my juggling balls and there flower that squirted and stuff and I went in and opened up the door and there were seven guys sitting down dressed like Ronald McDonald. Then there were other actors that were auditioning and then I got it of course. Duh. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, when did you first put on the costume? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> I went in the little side room there and got the make-up on and put on a costume and went out to do the audition and this time I think there were some little improvisational moments or whatever and again I did the same thing I did during the audition, started to juggle and bingo. About three months later I was Ronald McDonald replacing the actor who did it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Who did it before you? Do you know? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire: </b>A fellow named King Moody who was really the first contemporary Ronald. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Oh, cool, I should try to interview him too. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> He passed away now on February 7th, 2001 unfortunately. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Oh, man, exactly a year after my dad passed away. So, there were 7 people there for the second audition? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire: </b>Yeah, I knew them all. They were guys I auditioned with all the time. In fact, one of them was David Ruprecht, still a great pal, he was the guy on "Supermarket Sweep." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Do you think you coming into the audition and interview with a "clown act" was the reason you got the job? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> Oh, sure. I wrote a book in 1980, it's in its 4th edition, it's still out called <i>Acting In Television Commercials For Fun and Profit</i> it's been out since 1980 and it's still in print. You can get it on <a href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Oh, man, if I would've know I would have made it part of the Phile's Book Club. I will show it here... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7OW0ve4_9re3QDAKnv5COwj3o-yYz_xL3AN-WLVAK81in_KTVs_o0gppywfKHs7l-O0X0sHDeJVilP3rujpg5gqmKILh3AOTaa1l2Vlnr8WSWIC7ogOZoSGGpBZEhXGK8nJbZWjDFDc/s292/57A5F556-B383-4883-9C6B-658BCE1A0F16_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="195" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7OW0ve4_9re3QDAKnv5COwj3o-yYz_xL3AN-WLVAK81in_KTVs_o0gppywfKHs7l-O0X0sHDeJVilP3rujpg5gqmKILh3AOTaa1l2Vlnr8WSWIC7ogOZoSGGpBZEhXGK8nJbZWjDFDc/s0/57A5F556-B383-4883-9C6B-658BCE1A0F16_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="195" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me: </b>So, what was the book about? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> It was the first book on how to audition and get a job. A lot of people can do the job but only one of them gets the job. So that's the tricky part, being able to nail the part. One of the things is always find an angle that you don't think the other actors are going to think of. So if you get an audition say Lipton ice tea it might be a good idea in the old days anyway to stop by the store and buy a little packet of Lipton ice tea and then when you go into the audition and everyone is using pantomime for the whole thing you say, "Gee, wouldn't it be good for something delicious right now? Hey, I've got an idea..." Then pull it it out of your pocket. And everybody looking at the video tape later on would go, "Oh, my God, that's really cool." What you're doing is just making things as realistic as humanly possible in a very unrealistic audition. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, was that why you learned to juggle? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire: </b>Two years before that we lived in Los Angeles and we built a big house on the beach and we had one of my wife's old dance partners, she danced in a dance theater for teen years. He was out from New York and he was a street clown. He would do his routine on street corners in New York City, that's how he made a living. I was looking down at the beach and he was down at the beach and he was juggling, he had three balls and then four balls then five balls and there was a whole gaggle of little kids standing around watching him. I just watched him and thought hw cool is that. We're having dinner that night and I said, "That was just wonderful what you were doing." And he said, "What?" I said, "You were juggling for all those kids." He said, "Anybody could juggle." And I said, "You know, I tried it and it's pretty hard." He said, "Nah, I can teach you how to juggle in a day." I said okay and he said we'll do it tomorrow. So he brought out some juggling balls and we went up into the bedroom because it was over there bed and we didn't have to follow the balls all over the place when they bounced and in a day he taught me to juggle. I get there biggest kick out of that because I would always follow my wife in the supermarket and I'll grab the oranges and juggle three oranges and I just thought it was kind of fun. It's fun to juggle. That is where I learned to juggle. About two years later of course I get this gig and I think it's probably because I took in juggling balls. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, you should have given the guy that taught you 10 percent of what you earned. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> I should've but instead I gave him a cheeseburger. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Hahaha. So, do you live in the same beach house now? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> The day I signed the contract is the day we put our house on the market on the beach in Southern California and we began to move up to Sonoma Valley and we bought 26 acres of land, planted a couple of vineyards, built a winery, built a home, and that's where we are right now. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, what was it like when you started to film there first McDonald's commercial as Ronald? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> The first commercial they were slowly replacing, or thought they were slowly replacing King Moody. He was getting older, but I looked a lot like him, only sort of a younger version. I was the back up guy, so King would go in a shoot a scene and then I sitting to the side would go in and do the same scene. I did that for the first day and I could see that it made King upset. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why was he upset? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> Because here was this upstart was coming along and they were comparing what King did with what I did. I'm a good actor, I'm not a great actor, I'm a very clean actor. I went to them and said I can't do this, either you shoot King on one day or you shoot me on the next day but he can't watch my work and I can't watch his. It makes him nervous. I don't care because he's got the job. They said okay and the following week they did it that way and then two weeks later I was doing Ronald completely. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you ever keep in touch with King at all? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> No, we were not really friends. It was sort of an awkward relationship. I don't think King was ready to retire. It was certainly not voluntarily on his part. No, we just never kept up a relationship. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you watch or study King's Ronald beforehand? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> I watched believe me so many different commercials because they gave me in those days VHS commercials of all the stuff King had done. Then I alway have, believe it or not, the history of Ronald going all the way back to Willard Scott. Which you would not recognize as being Ronald. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Yeah, I think I showed that pic on the Phile before... this is Willard as Ronald... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMoc1HxBQshJo2zgGQozQsUMT0pIbnAeWbFPN8D_osVntwk5zpY4kSF14KQiOPPs49_B-aQQyJDx9xuwI4hs2BTrtrSYNgDIEgGTLsMzptO0fIN_Un_cvotwfedlmjKhGdj4GDgcFAxQ/s480/B6AB8358-8826-4EC6-93C9-764107EAFCFF_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMoc1HxBQshJo2zgGQozQsUMT0pIbnAeWbFPN8D_osVntwk5zpY4kSF14KQiOPPs49_B-aQQyJDx9xuwI4hs2BTrtrSYNgDIEgGTLsMzptO0fIN_Un_cvotwfedlmjKhGdj4GDgcFAxQ/s320/B6AB8358-8826-4EC6-93C9-764107EAFCFF_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Squire:</b> Yeah. He has a box of food on his head and a Dixie cup for a nose. He was sort of the prototype and we joked about that too because I shot a television series with Willard after that. He was very excited to work with the guy who is playing Ronald McDonald that he helped start. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Was it fun to do Ronald? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> I did it for seven years. Yeah, it was fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What kinda problems came with it though? All jobs have problems. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire: </b>One of the problems of course was when we had children on the set, which wasn't very often, but when I had children actors that I worked with it was difficult. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Difficult working with kids? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> There needed to be a degree of magic when they saw Ronald and when I had lunch with them and took my wig off it sort of destroyed that magic moment. So I asked them if they would give me a trailer so I could always after each take go into my trailer and take my wig off so the kids didn't become disillusioned. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I love McDonald's food, always did. Do you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> Well, I was like what Ray Kroc said when they asked him about that. That have a lot of different kinds of food. You can go to the market and buy a pound of beef lard if you want and eat it. But it's probably not a good idea. You can get a big six pack of Coca-Cola and go sit out in the parking lot and drink out all and you are going to end up with diabetes and you'll end up fat and all sort of stuff. But have a salad, they make great salads. What tastes better than a French fry? But you just can't eat them all the time of course. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you ever make appearances at Ronald McDonald House? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> Only once, when I just became Ronald. There were a 150 Ronald's around the United States that did all the store openings and visited hospitals and things like that. And those guys really were clowns. They were not actors per say, they were clowns. That asked me if I'd like to go do one, at the Chicago Ronald McDonald House and I said sure. So I flew there and I got in costume and I got in make-up and I went in a room and they moved the little boy over to the hospital because he wasn't in great shape. I zipped over there and said hi to a bunch of children. I sat on this little lads edge of his bed and he's got tubes coming out of him and he's got no hair and I just started crying. That was the difference between somebody who was a real clown and somebody who is just a stupid actor because I couldn't do it. They hustled me out of there in a heartbeat. That was the only one they asked me to do. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Wow. I saw Ronald at a McDonald's on Long Island and knew right away that wasn't the Ronald from TV... that would have been in Kings day I guess. Okay, so, I have to ask you about the movie <i>Mac and Me</i>. What was that like? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> I think it started out as a project to put Ronald in sort of a spotlight and it was kind of a <i>E.T.</i> rip off. The closer they got to actually shooting this thing, because I got scripts from the very beginning, the less and less and less Ronald had to do in the film. It really was just eye candy, it really wasn't anything else as I could recall. I had a couple of lines or whatever, I don't know what the hell I did. I just got paid. I don't remember too much about it and I was in it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I've never seen it, just clips. So, what were you doing before you were Ronald? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> I think I probably shot more television commercials for different products than any person on the planet. Three thousand four hundred of them. The biggest one was Toyota. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, what was better? Doing Toyota commercials or playing Ronald what would you say? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> Believe me, that would be Toyota. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire: </b>That lasted for 29 years. That's got to be almost a steady job in the world of acting. McDonald's was just another set of commercials. I was also a spokesman for a lot of different products. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, do you have any call Ronald memorabilia?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> Don't tell anyone at McDonald's, they probably won't read this, but I swiped a pair of the shoes and have them. Every time we do a Christmas card we do a funny Christmas card, we do a picture postcard every year for our wine club, we have a thousand people in our wine club, and there are hysterical pictures. I'm always wearing my Ronald shoes. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Squire, sir, thanks so much for being on the Phile. This was a big deal. Thank you. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squire:</b> You're welcome.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfxJQxihy4h-R3cIBLAo5KGIicMcCmHJZ6GAeg2710O7erkZ3TKOqLgsc1dNTGxJlvpYk2G1DAtAkkjZsF90u4RCPnSPMMj2_KhQ7g9v6k4N3wGyCMIpKhJWzSe_MexAlIHXJeSxsAHM/s900/2CA398C0-A6E1-4A55-AD02-941B9E867542.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfxJQxihy4h-R3cIBLAo5KGIicMcCmHJZ6GAeg2710O7erkZ3TKOqLgsc1dNTGxJlvpYk2G1DAtAkkjZsF90u4RCPnSPMMj2_KhQ7g9v6k4N3wGyCMIpKhJWzSe_MexAlIHXJeSxsAHM/w311-h400/2CA398C0-A6E1-4A55-AD02-941B9E867542.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Squire for a great interview. The Phile will be back on Monday with Ed Robertson from Barenaked Ladies... one of my favorite bands as you know. Spread there word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLrumvSm_45FlXG7NUZ9tIDFCTC7Ebxfld8ypoqUgwhapehtk2NI9p9lNbCuCcskEjBvnoUbAgG4GYHr3gCnI-JAmXuoH1pAcpKo5SMFYy3JZ0Fa1lLvCXmd5jFNUUy9PirmVXtqejh8/s400/25CD1FBF-382F-406B-B69F-36A2CBCAEBDB_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLrumvSm_45FlXG7NUZ9tIDFCTC7Ebxfld8ypoqUgwhapehtk2NI9p9lNbCuCcskEjBvnoUbAgG4GYHr3gCnI-JAmXuoH1pAcpKo5SMFYy3JZ0Fa1lLvCXmd5jFNUUy9PirmVXtqejh8/w301-h400/25CD1FBF-382F-406B-B69F-36A2CBCAEBDB_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-27521277807009205682021-08-09T11:14:00.005-04:002021-08-09T11:14:55.498-04:00Pheaturing Maurice LaMarche<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vxSZVv4gHjWz31akigle9t_xG59xCbBhUt1KjszpclUamW-pRRG_K6cJdG5y6Y5pwLmCAqZRRn95Y1AyjlPcp8gGlBMwk9UYLLxEHJHOw-E7bmKU4Iio_bRtYQHVp91JOJUCwv7pYhw/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vxSZVv4gHjWz31akigle9t_xG59xCbBhUt1KjszpclUamW-pRRG_K6cJdG5y6Y5pwLmCAqZRRn95Y1AyjlPcp8gGlBMwk9UYLLxEHJHOw-E7bmKU4Iio_bRtYQHVp91JOJUCwv7pYhw/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hi</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. How are you? Making sexist jokes generally isn't the best opener when you're trying to go on a date with a woman, but if Internet screenshots are any indicator, it seems to be a common tactic by men across the world.
One of the most common forms of sexism is equating attractiveness to a lack of intelligence, which feeds into the narrative that women can only be one thing at a time, beautiful or smart, funny or kind, successful or nurturing, all of which flattens the nuance of a fully-formed person. Plus, these ideals are ultimately rooted in objectification and the idea that a woman's attractiveness makes her a sex object, and a woman's "lack" of attractiveness removes her value in the social marketplace altogether.
All this is to say, when men make jokes about women not looking like they work certain jobs or have certain interests, it hearkens to a long history of stereotypes rooted in sexism. Regardless of whether the man in question thought deeply before making his joke or assumption. So when the NASA scientist Lauren McKeown got a message on a dating app joking that she was a receptionist (as if there's anything wrong with being a receptionist), she as quick to shut it down and share receipts on Twitter. In the chat, a guy named Mikey noted that Lauren works at NASA and proceeded to ask if she was the receptionist before writing, "JK you look reasonably smart."
She proceeded to school him.
She wrote, "Smart enough to know at least that judging a woman's intelligence based on her appearance might not be the best way to initiate conversation. P.S. My mother is a primary school receptionist and is the wisest and most inspirational and kindest person I know. So much so in fact my PhD thesis planetary science is dedicated to her." The exchange quickly went viral, with lots of people voicing criticism towards Mikey and expressing solidarity over the struggles of online dating. Other female scientists also chimed in with similar stories of negging, and several people pointed out that this exchange is why the man is single. Hopefully, at least one man who thinks this is a good way to joke caught wind of this thread and was able to learn something. </p><p><b>A </b>belligerent passenger got so out-of-control on a flight from Philadelphia to Miami, that the crew ended up duct taping the man to his seat.
Twenty-two-year-old Maxwell Berry was arrested on three counts of battery, including allegedly groping the breasts of two female flight attendants. A cell phone video from the plane shows Berry screaming "my parents are worth goddamn 2 million fucking dollars" as his fellow passengers couldn't help but laugh.
The laughing stopped when Berry launched himself at a male flight attendant and attempted to punch him in the face. Snickers resumed when the flight attendant proceeded to duct tape Berry down.
ABC reports that the flight crew has been "suspended pending further investigation." The video shared by ABC's Sam Sweeney went viral, with over 2.5 million views. People defended the crew's use of duct tape justice and tweeted directly at Frontier Airlines to give them a raise. People also dunked on Berry for yelling about being being a son of millionaires while flying Frontier... in coach. Hope they do have $2 million... they're going to be spending a lot on lawyer fees. </p><p><b>Tucker </b>Carlson, the Fox News propagandist who urged his viewers to harass strangers wearing masks and call the cops on kids wearing face coverings, was approached in a Montana fishing store by a man who condemns his racism and anti-vaxx-ism. Dan Bailey, a local fly fishing guide in Livingston, Montana, didn't throw away his shot to tell Carlson what he thinks of him when the two were at the same fishing gear store.
"Dude, you are the worst human being known to mankind," Bailey said. Carlson pointed out that he was with his adult child and Bailey responded, "I don't care, man." He went on to say, "What you have done to this state, to the United States, to everyone else in this world. What you have done to families, what you have done to everybody else in this world. I don’t care that your daughter is here. What you’ve done to people’s families…" Carlson told him to "settle down, son." Bailey responded, "Son? Don't call me son."
Conservative pundits were absolutely aghast at Bailey's behavior, because telling people they're awful is their job. Bailey got pretty close to Carlson's face... good thing Carlson is secretly vaccinated.</p><p>So, did you hear about the guy with coronavirus who disguised himself as his wife to get onto a flight? Yup, it's exactly what it sounds like.
A guy who tested positive for the coronavirus, and therefore banned from flying, wore a niqab to cover his face, carried fake IDs, and her negative PCR test to board a domestic flight in Indonesia.
The Associate Press reports that the guy got busted when a flight attendant noticed him changing his clothes in the airplane bathroom, like an aeronautic Mrs. Doubtfire.
"He bought the plane ticket with his wife’s name and brought the identity card, the PCR test result and the vaccination card with his wife’s name. All documents are under his wife’s name," Ternate police chief Aditya Laksimada said after arresting the guy when the plane landed. He was immediately tested, and tested positive for the virus.
And he would have gotten away with it too if he just committed to the bit the whole flight! </p><p><b>There</b> is little doubt that the <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> films have given us some of the best laughs and thrills in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, these movies have also given us some of the most painful heartbreaks.
Unfortunately, those heartaches are coming again in <i>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</i>. James Gunn has somehow confirmed that fans should be ready for another major death in the sequel.
It's no secret that each Guardians film has led to the death of at least one major character. In the first movie, adult Groot sacrificed himself to protect his companions but a part of him was saved and became Baby Groot. The death in <i>Vol. 2</i> was more final as Yondu Udonta sacrificed himself to make sure Peter Quill survived.
So should we fear the same thing happening in <i>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</i>? Gunn has compared the deaths in <i>The Suicide Squad</i> and the Guardians movie, stating that there is "a much bigger sense of danger for all of our characters" in the former. However, that doesn't mean everybody is safe in the more family-friendly MCU franchise.
"We know most of them are going to make it out alive. At least for two movies," Gunn told "Entertainment Tonight." When asked if this means something bad will happen in <i>Vol. 3</i>, he simply responded "You'll have to wait and see."
It's an ominous tease considering that there have been speculations that at least two characters are not making it out alive in the third Guardians film. Some theorized that Rocket Raccoon is the one member of the Guardians who could bite the dust. Additionally, Gunn had already confirmed that <i>Vol. 3</i> will be the last Guardians movie for Dave Bautista so it sounds like Drax doesn't have a bright future.</p><p><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7z7hK1F8q7sACakOkVURWWdQZ_koYjbFyCvxlu6xi0e45NAUIuQr-0TIGNGhu6hwzI3OBzQpn-J6j9CYHNdHKSzL4hDOduCELsqr-s7VWzIP5Sa7qOMi90OqSWquFdBqIDoCoD3n1rk/s660/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image28-enva9lwxuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="660" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7z7hK1F8q7sACakOkVURWWdQZ_koYjbFyCvxlu6xi0e45NAUIuQr-0TIGNGhu6hwzI3OBzQpn-J6j9CYHNdHKSzL4hDOduCELsqr-s7VWzIP5Sa7qOMi90OqSWquFdBqIDoCoD3n1rk/s320/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image28-enva9lwxuk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Actually, I like Rolf Harris and would get that album. Hahaha. If I had a TARDIS I would go see JFK's coffin in the Capitol. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfHGekgrvW-Lx1aF01vnq-hrv0sGn5i33ug83BmJWYxOfCMG9DfkKkJiu6QE4JYCdAM2rQOfzh9YgFTQw0dILM6SL9vuF1G0lxcnrJ_FsdXBG7ZxOsLtXtqjnjaFZaBef6B7cYAT4fYU/s1228/Screen+Shot+2021-08-09+at+10.25.48+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1228" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfHGekgrvW-Lx1aF01vnq-hrv0sGn5i33ug83BmJWYxOfCMG9DfkKkJiu6QE4JYCdAM2rQOfzh9YgFTQw0dILM6SL9vuF1G0lxcnrJ_FsdXBG7ZxOsLtXtqjnjaFZaBef6B7cYAT4fYU/w400-h303/Screen+Shot+2021-08-09+at+10.25.48+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Those people guarding him are honor guards. They’re actually supposed to be facing out, to protect the body of the president, but Jackie thought that JFK looked lonely and had the honor stand facing him. Sometimes when I'm bored I go on Twitter and look up certain words and one of those words is "Foghat." Here's a tweet I saw recently...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij19ys-og9NWk35-QDU9N_h1QY0gDfj4Er-KxwrQ6qJ9fjvC3WxwPrz0e5rEAeEpawuYkdVXATv8lN9cetwnjnTdQdPrut0zyZV5TG813CdMU2bYrwKlUE7lD-fUu_3c9cISdPBnFiDCg/s401/165C65CE-9D05-40F5-B8D8-90EE7628FDDD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="397" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij19ys-og9NWk35-QDU9N_h1QY0gDfj4Er-KxwrQ6qJ9fjvC3WxwPrz0e5rEAeEpawuYkdVXATv8lN9cetwnjnTdQdPrut0zyZV5TG813CdMU2bYrwKlUE7lD-fUu_3c9cISdPBnFiDCg/w396-h400/165C65CE-9D05-40F5-B8D8-90EE7628FDDD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><p>What GIF? There was no GIF. Oh, well... Any stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like these nail clippers for example...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhU4D6ZueHZlvWuwmWxnpobJKFaAWoR6y27nlX6HwxZ50RHteTr3mnUXdRQbxk895iJ3-sTy1z9McgtTVcsFe9nNeY14CQMuCezNOBv9qXpao4zNoepBWl8gB5ETaitahcUuisrX-3fo/s2048/707FFFFD-FFD3-49E2-97EB-48D589B7FA45.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhU4D6ZueHZlvWuwmWxnpobJKFaAWoR6y27nlX6HwxZ50RHteTr3mnUXdRQbxk895iJ3-sTy1z9McgtTVcsFe9nNeY14CQMuCezNOBv9qXpao4zNoepBWl8gB5ETaitahcUuisrX-3fo/w400-h300/707FFFFD-FFD3-49E2-97EB-48D589B7FA45.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I had no idea that clipping your nails wasn’t manly enough. You heard of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, right? But have you heard of Dwayne "The Flock" Johnson? No? Look...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzQOxzgXOVSBH6D_GMBpPmCZQep0ieJ8jwsP5qnscgIf_-p9xBYqV2zaSlkZJNnw3VV4PX9Tv4lB6naQugdrEuGUDzzsbJfwbYaX2YEMgZchMkPe0WWRJDxbJN76bchvoe2NUx5FWeeg/s372/26EA57D7-F1EF-47AA-91D7-D117CE07A2BC_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="372" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzQOxzgXOVSBH6D_GMBpPmCZQep0ieJ8jwsP5qnscgIf_-p9xBYqV2zaSlkZJNnw3VV4PX9Tv4lB6naQugdrEuGUDzzsbJfwbYaX2YEMgZchMkPe0WWRJDxbJN76bchvoe2NUx5FWeeg/w400-h243/26EA57D7-F1EF-47AA-91D7-D117CE07A2BC_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Ever watch that "Antiques Roadshow" series? You never know what they are gonna have on it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYGat5AIEK3j-X6Nk_M0ZPFuPdDs3GzBnTnJs8_aTLMaAWWwxrCKdG8LyuqZOn-iXk4zPtvCB9YJoHEEWx75ZFELQZl11OWRyPfyQkIp2OJ5fRHydK0nnhdPghPkax1EKJlKZbK5h8UE/s604/996029DA-1109-449C-8CDF-556ACB82BA98_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="604" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYGat5AIEK3j-X6Nk_M0ZPFuPdDs3GzBnTnJs8_aTLMaAWWwxrCKdG8LyuqZOn-iXk4zPtvCB9YJoHEEWx75ZFELQZl11OWRyPfyQkIp2OJ5fRHydK0nnhdPghPkax1EKJlKZbK5h8UE/w400-h224/996029DA-1109-449C-8CDF-556ACB82BA98_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hahahaha. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiwoTnWi4CgPLvX1h3wxtAStEsN4Lyw5Xt2okjYmwZG0LtGWV_e31r5bxlVPDbQ9cv3wk5CzVS89ukaSLxEYcbHcVE9MgdC59W1wF-1YelfL-80kg857xg60sy5wT67xhKrxKYOT_42w/s954/Screen+Shot+2021-08-09+at+10.53.46+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="954" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiwoTnWi4CgPLvX1h3wxtAStEsN4Lyw5Xt2okjYmwZG0LtGWV_e31r5bxlVPDbQ9cv3wk5CzVS89ukaSLxEYcbHcVE9MgdC59W1wF-1YelfL-80kg857xg60sy5wT67xhKrxKYOT_42w/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-08-09+at+10.53.46+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More landscaping work. Look at that sky as well. Dang. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTEbqbL3akt0Ml8x8tz9Sx5Dp4LHXYFOMjeqY6PkZJ5oRZO4XXca5RKp04FYOXaWI1v5Q1B7_CEhUcK3T37AkFl1ImeqGgSq_hHg_mn8D6rBnzDMsoOScFwE-G6CSjHvmlQkKeTHHAGI/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTEbqbL3akt0Ml8x8tz9Sx5Dp4LHXYFOMjeqY6PkZJ5oRZO4XXca5RKp04FYOXaWI1v5Q1B7_CEhUcK3T37AkFl1ImeqGgSq_hHg_mn8D6rBnzDMsoOScFwE-G6CSjHvmlQkKeTHHAGI/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcg3cmjccpGMYhHENH-YERofNxkOlgn-_uk5kTRUQms2a5pRm9JiKAOHqmm3gCX-HigDlFWkDPpmDRy98uM0Dy_c8uDpa7wbB_vbJ9JUc7XDWGw4wba9vyiKHx2NSCBFWsX4zunNcfkE/s376/209C2782-6F93-4154-BB6A-95235533933D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="376" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcg3cmjccpGMYhHENH-YERofNxkOlgn-_uk5kTRUQms2a5pRm9JiKAOHqmm3gCX-HigDlFWkDPpmDRy98uM0Dy_c8uDpa7wbB_vbJ9JUc7XDWGw4wba9vyiKHx2NSCBFWsX4zunNcfkE/w400-h393/209C2782-6F93-4154-BB6A-95235533933D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Ckp8Cprq01L8RwKtm_3W5xne-ubF69CNSGmOoiwNoYSA01BL1C0CkD9-V_VOcEb_bgHFqpXJbkFeZY5cpr27q3QfJjmFpk5Hz7hpvIWFo47w4jCw6Lh3NQ2ySIV1ri5u7aJrEvagkg/s300/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Ckp8Cprq01L8RwKtm_3W5xne-ubF69CNSGmOoiwNoYSA01BL1C0CkD9-V_VOcEb_bgHFqpXJbkFeZY5cpr27q3QfJjmFpk5Hz7hpvIWFo47w4jCw6Lh3NQ2ySIV1ri5u7aJrEvagkg/w400-h376/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The 155th and last book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuRGI2PvzZJAU5e4McpYS7_gIUdQm_PUUnVL8ffDXR-JMwPTXWo-nBg0tS04QHQIItVixSyOPKOWdDqNhmdR659y4EgUy0Yq3pXBAvAdfl6XYsY9jN4NrA5XFwcKWp4btYW8CGIxy1i8/s498/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuRGI2PvzZJAU5e4McpYS7_gIUdQm_PUUnVL8ffDXR-JMwPTXWo-nBg0tS04QHQIItVixSyOPKOWdDqNhmdR659y4EgUy0Yq3pXBAvAdfl6XYsY9jN4NrA5XFwcKWp4btYW8CGIxy1i8/w266-h400/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div>David will be on the Phile on Wednesday. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0oDouJcy4kSD7pi4BGkBL8u8AEvYg7bkoVojgMfqoAiduodr7YD8cGqYs-unKfWX3pm_-eY9CEapK3jGDh4zvN8CkAM2mUE6xmEM3wRDaYOeXuC1pTFW-twtjdga9DRUDHLdWDMiXqE/s400/FFE8EC11-8334-4C72-AC07-FFFF74B14292_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0oDouJcy4kSD7pi4BGkBL8u8AEvYg7bkoVojgMfqoAiduodr7YD8cGqYs-unKfWX3pm_-eY9CEapK3jGDh4zvN8CkAM2mUE6xmEM3wRDaYOeXuC1pTFW-twtjdga9DRUDHLdWDMiXqE/w400-h320/FFE8EC11-8334-4C72-AC07-FFFF74B14292_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Today's guest is a Canadian–American voice actor, comedian and impressionist. He has voiced Egon Spengler in "The Real Ghostbusters" and its follow-up "Extreme Ghostbusters," the Brain in "Animaniacs" as well as its spin-off "Pinky and the Brain," Big Bob in "Hey Arnold!" and a variety of characters in "Futurama." Please welcome to the Phile... Maurice LaMarche.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtOHAL9K9OEYg2C521TLIqoGL_EGbYCTbBFPQQGrGNZFfNdYUSpVsVe5r8sLgqRAA2lXju0_c4WwzwhjTuKBjwX77g8Pgecxv7bO3N40jzcN6Ys5DrCff7P3fMTe__rYwkmmKZA7CFfQ/s1200/1A776BF4-76A6-42E0-A167-D3F09C6CB294_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1200" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtOHAL9K9OEYg2C521TLIqoGL_EGbYCTbBFPQQGrGNZFfNdYUSpVsVe5r8sLgqRAA2lXju0_c4WwzwhjTuKBjwX77g8Pgecxv7bO3N40jzcN6Ys5DrCff7P3fMTe__rYwkmmKZA7CFfQ/w400-h223/1A776BF4-76A6-42E0-A167-D3F09C6CB294_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Me:</b> Hey, Maurice, welcome to the Phile. How are you? </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>Hey, Jason, finally you have me on your blog. How am I? I'm tired of wearing a mask. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Hahaha. Aren't we all? You do some great impressions, sir. Do you remember the first one you ever did? </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>Well, okay, there first impression that I eeeevvveeerrr did, ever, ever, ever, when I was a little kid there was a WC Fields impressionist on a commercial and it was for a soft drink called Sego, one of the first diet soft drinks in the 1960s. And I was 10-years-old and I would walk around quoting that commercial. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Sego... Alfred Hitchcock discovered Tippi Hedren who was on the Phile before on a Sego commercial. What other ones did you do? </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>The first impression that I ever got "accolades" for was for the buzzard, the kind of slow buzzard in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. I would walk to school flapping my arms very slowly like that buzzed. My teachers wanted to send to the school shrink. They said, "Why did you do that?" They said, "He just wants attention." Standard issue narcissism. </p><p><b>Me: </b>About how many impressions did you do as a kid? </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>When I was in 8th grade I sat down and said I want to count all the voices I do, it was just me and a couple of my pals, and I had 30 voices. I couldn't believe it, I had 30 impressions that I did. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Did you do their mannerisms as well? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> Yeah, it definitely helps. I didn't know if that would be an asset or a drawback when I got into animation. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Have you ever ran into a celebrity that you impersonated and they recognized you? </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>Well, when I was doing "Inspector Gadget" with Don Adams as we went along I finally comfortable to say he was one of my first impressions, I loved "Get Smart" when I was a kid. he said, "Okay, do me." And I did. </p><p><b>Me: </b>And did he like it? </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>Yeah, he did. </p><p><b>Me:</b> So, what was Don Adams like to work with? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> Don would tell stories. I thought voice over was we record two pages of dialogue then take a little break and Don Adams told a ten minute story of our favorite episodes of "Get Smart." Then we'd record another two pages of dialogue and Don told us another story about Don Rickles. He was great. We didn't have Blu-rays and DVDs, this was like that, this was like Don doing the special features. He answered every question I had about "Get Smart." </p><p><b>Me: </b>That's cool. Okay, you worked with Arsenio Hall on "The Real Ghostbusters." What was <i>that</i> like? For some reason I'm hoping to interview him on the Phile. </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> One point Arsenio just looked at me, I knew him from stand-up, he just looked at me and mouthed the words, "What the fuck am I doing here?" I just shrugged and said, "I don't know." My thinking was probably Ernie picked up another movie or something like that. </p><p><b>Me: </b>When you auditioned for that show did you have to do a Harold Ramis impersonation? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> No. In fact we were told at front don't do an impression. </p><p><b>Me: </b>Really? Why was that? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> Because the time line of the show it turned out and we did an episode of the show based on this, the idea was the movie was based on these guys. In other words, we are going to show the "real" Ghostbusters, there ones that they made the movie about. So they looked different. Ernie Hudson was there to read for Winston, which I thought was sort of bizarre. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Why was that? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> Because there were only two black guys there. Ernie and Arsenio Hall. </p><p><b>Me: </b>What was it like doing that show? </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>I froze when I got into the booth. I look at the model sheet and I could hear the voice talking but nothing was coming back to me but Harold Ramis. So I read it as Harold, I did try one "pondextery" voice but I read it as Harold and when I got the call back they said, "Nobody is allowed to do impressions except for you." </p><p><b>Me:</b> Okay, I have to talk about "Pinky and the Brain" and "Animaniacs." Why do you think those shows are still so loved and people wanted them to come back? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> Steven Spielberg at the helm, he recognized what was great about the old war time Warner Bros. cartoons and the 50s forward, he said he wanted those shows to be for the kids and their parents to watch and there's something in it for both of them. With Pinky and the Brain the idea was that the kids would love Pinky and his goofy silliness and the adults would love Brain with his snide remarks and the kids would laugh when he got bonked on the heard with a pencil and the adults would laugh what he said before he bops Pinky on the head with the giant pencil. </p><p><b>Me:</b> Are you excited that the shows are back? Are you surprised? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> We hoped the shows would come back, now here it is with the people who watched "Pinky and the Brain" now have kids of their own they are getting back into it. </p><p><b>Me:</b> One of my favorite jokes on the old show is the "finger Prince" joke. </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> Yes. I still marvel to this day how the censors let that go. </p><p><b>Me: </b>Hahaha. So, how did you come up with the voice of Brain? </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> He was based on Tom Minton, not on Orson Wells that people think. Tom Minton and Eddie Fitzgerald were two writers that hung out together. Here's them...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1ONC6XENLgICG2_EiEPqvZ0AAoAJOGsZerkij0IWtRnn4SvVhh1yCZE1cCaDJ8dtBPyRE5pthAxdQ4HeTckVDnlTMEctr25tHM9jZ3aP435MG0nmdqBbgKiIVUWNrbctfrNY2lZOWpw/s300/0EEDE55A-2F34-43F9-B4E7-683180B5DB2B_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1ONC6XENLgICG2_EiEPqvZ0AAoAJOGsZerkij0IWtRnn4SvVhh1yCZE1cCaDJ8dtBPyRE5pthAxdQ4HeTckVDnlTMEctr25tHM9jZ3aP435MG0nmdqBbgKiIVUWNrbctfrNY2lZOWpw/s0/0EEDE55A-2F34-43F9-B4E7-683180B5DB2B_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Maurice: </b>They were at Hanna-Barbera together then later on at Warner Bros. they were brought on to do this "Animaniacs" thing and they were just sort of this odd couple. Tom is very low key and very bright and spoke in a very quick and flat monotone and Eddie was very energetic and not at all English but Eddie when he pitched a show would throw in sound effects. They decided to give that to Pinky, those explanation points. I looked at Brain and saw that scowl and went they drew Orson Wells here. They knew I loved to do the Orson Wells frozen peas outtake tape whenever there's a soundcheck. People would say a few lines as their characters and whenever it landed on me I would do Orson Wells from that tape. They say, "Okay, now do it in your character" and I'll do it in whatever character I was doing. They finally got it that I do a great Orson Wells and they created this character for me. So I just did this thing as Orson Wells. They cast me on the spot. I did the first audition on the day and I grabbed the Brain and Squid the Pigeon. I read for everything else, I read for Wakko and Yakko. </p><p><b>Me:</b> So, how would you take over the world? Hahaha. </p><p><b>Maurice:</b> I don't know if you know but that Trump robot was totally under my control. I tried with that.
</p><p><b>Me:</b> Haha. Thanks so much for being on the Phile, sir. </p><p><b>Maurice: </b>It's been a pleasure, thank you very much.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipumBYxa1t0uwgTqGn5QtcFu9oBdgntci3AV1KPK3hMzSbgnNUE1VrRiiH70MPmj6KvVmxmauWGLnbb7syaqenIRR7l-swVTbQ0VYOr6y33RvPayQKrmrWEWhKa7HgWg2MSyOUCOKmOM/s378/206E4918-8F1C-4767-BAD2-1CB083A1A391_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipumBYxa1t0uwgTqGn5QtcFu9oBdgntci3AV1KPK3hMzSbgnNUE1VrRiiH70MPmj6KvVmxmauWGLnbb7syaqenIRR7l-swVTbQ0VYOr6y33RvPayQKrmrWEWhKa7HgWg2MSyOUCOKmOM/s320/206E4918-8F1C-4767-BAD2-1CB083A1A391_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Maurice LaMarche for a great interview. The Phile will be back on Wednesday with David Foster. Spread the word, not there turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm8trn4zAsvFX_7N72xPtq2JVR5WIAd8LYkSUNSHsEyK28i4QhBCYHsrOHjkOhDTOB2R4hAGHYUdPkye9vZKLH2EprAvXCc8aap_F8MSMF5b2OVv2O3nGoL2bnrU5Z7BsbeZKGQg8dqI/s400/6E9087B5-0430-4FF3-A8B7-ECC550757A86_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm8trn4zAsvFX_7N72xPtq2JVR5WIAd8LYkSUNSHsEyK28i4QhBCYHsrOHjkOhDTOB2R4hAGHYUdPkye9vZKLH2EprAvXCc8aap_F8MSMF5b2OVv2O3nGoL2bnrU5Z7BsbeZKGQg8dqI/w301-h400/6E9087B5-0430-4FF3-A8B7-ECC550757A86_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></p></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-7623121016404745532021-08-06T11:38:00.005-04:002021-08-06T11:38:55.206-04:00Pheaturing Lisa Henson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTznrrnbyPizIDz6HxZeYedKRoo0Mxg8LxnnXDMZOHqyGB9krOhl0-gpGS3Y6T0DhQBTxAVFVd1obnD6Rwc4VNytkxs2rF1WQ6XkIRn0WlfNPyu0aaXpU6Znd0gd6RNcj_XUugx6S6Hg/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTznrrnbyPizIDz6HxZeYedKRoo0Mxg8LxnnXDMZOHqyGB9krOhl0-gpGS3Y6T0DhQBTxAVFVd1obnD6Rwc4VNytkxs2rF1WQ6XkIRn0WlfNPyu0aaXpU6Znd0gd6RNcj_XUugx6S6Hg/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Friday. How are you doing? The Minnesota Vikings currently have the worst vaccination rate in the NFL amongst it’s players, and that includes their most important one... Kirk Cousins.
The Vikings has all three of their QBs sidelined earlier this week due to COVID-19 protocols. Cousins, Kellen Mond and Nate Stanley were placed on the NFL’s reserve list for COVID-19, leading to head coach Mike Zimmer was visibly frustrated by the absence of anyone to run their offense.
After returning to practice yesterday, Cousins spoke to the media and was of course asked about the matter, giving some rather odd statements about the lengths he would go... and tried to go, to avoid getting the vaccine. Cousins said he would surround himself in plexiglass before getting the vaccine. Okay then...</p><p><b>It </b>was clear from the get-go that James Gunn's <i>The Suicide Squad</i> will differ from David Ayer's 2016 version of the DC Extended Universe team-up film which isn't all that absurd considering it's being labeled as a "soft-reboot." It's also quite obvious that Gunn had an entirely different vision for his film and it's probably the reason why most of the cast members from the original <i>Suicide Squad</i> film weren't included in the 2021 version.
The 2016 film had a pretty stacked and impressive roster of characters such as Killer Croc, Katana, and Deadshot which is why fans were bewildered by Gunn's decision not to bring back the OG characters from the first one and instead chose to add a few new faces to the fold like Peacemaker, Ratcatcher 2, and Blood Sport to name a few.
The only actors from the 2016 film that made it to Gunn's project were Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, and Viola Davis. When asked about it by a fan during his recent Instagram Q&A, the <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> director offered a pretty straightforward answer that some people may find disappointing. According to him, they were the only characters that fit his vision for the film. It's a bummer for sure considering characters like Katana, Killer Croc, and Deadshot all had the potential to be great but hey, there's still hope that some if not all of the characters from the 2016 <i>Suicide Squad</i> film could still make their way back in Gunn's future sequel. And besides, Gunn himself has previously revealed that not everyone in the film will "survive" so the chances of Task Force X gaining new members in the future doesn't seem unlikely.</p><p><b>Finances</b> can be a sticky subject in marriages and relationships, which is why it's important to communicate openly about how to approach the subject of shared costs. Every cohabitating or married couple has a different approach to how bills should be split. Some believe in splitting bills evenly, while in other relationships, one person pays more. Often these breakdowns depend on gender, income, or domestic roles.
Creative consultant Keshav Kant went viral with a tweet explaining why she thinks couples should split bills "equitably" instead of "equally."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU40xdcHvvCEKip9MyS5SIsccN0jWJEuWkY2vLSXnmKhw63PbcGPbbGeL8fSZFogbUrJd1w5REmZ-yDgPuW1KILyEtDQtJAa_0xCnN6fGkpIxrMOs5KN0d2wZQJndSWe_RaJ1680ura5k/s1176/ABD40817-7ED7-494E-83D9-E51949DF5FB2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1176" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU40xdcHvvCEKip9MyS5SIsccN0jWJEuWkY2vLSXnmKhw63PbcGPbbGeL8fSZFogbUrJd1w5REmZ-yDgPuW1KILyEtDQtJAa_0xCnN6fGkpIxrMOs5KN0d2wZQJndSWe_RaJ1680ura5k/w400-h211/ABD40817-7ED7-494E-83D9-E51949DF5FB2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>She also believed that this system of income-dependent bill-sharing should also apply to friends and family members. The tweet sparked an interesting discussion about how to split bills in families and friendships.
Many people agreed with Kant that this system is much fairer and less "cruel" than splitting costs evenly. Many people weighed in on the ways that "evenly" splitting bills has caused problems for them in relationships. While others shared that equitably splitting bills has been beneficial in their relationships and friend groups. Some married people are sharing that they prefer to merge finances in a single account for shared costs. Some people the "equitable" bills-splitting strategy could create more problems than it solves. Obviously, everyone is different when it comes to handling money and bills. But it seems like for the most part, people are calling this a matter of kindness and common sense. </p><p><b>Meghan</b> Markle turned 40 on August 4th, and she celebrated by announcing a new initiative featuring another iconic MM, Melissa McCarthy.
The Duchess of Sussex announced the 40x40 campaign on the website of her and Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation. "In reflecting on my 40th birthday and the many things I am grateful for, I’m struck that TIME IS AMONG OUR GREATEST AND MOST ESSENTIAL GIFTS," she wrote, with caps lock and bold text for emphasis. "Amongst the most valuable gifts of time is also time spent in service to others knowing that it can contribute to incredible change."
Meghan proceeded to cite statistics about the tens of millions of women around the world who have left the workforce amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Enter the 40x40 campaign. Meghan has asked 40 of her friends... among them very famous activists, athletes, and artists... to contribute 40 minutes of mentorship to support women re-entering the workforce. She calls on followers to pledge 40 minutes of their own, in hopes that it will inspire a "a GLOBAL WAVE OF SERVICE and set in motion meaningful impact in our own communities, and across the world."
That's the serious stuff: now onto the funny stuff. The video opens with McCarthy working on a Rubik's Cube in a bathrobe when she gets a call from Meghan.
McCarthy quickly changes into High Tea garb to speak to the former Senior Royal. Meghan then displays an impressive ability to laugh at jokes about herself when McCarthy guesses what she wants for her birthday.
"I know what it is," she says. "My first guess is, it another photo shoot under a tree where you're looking very peaceful?"
"Peaceful under a tree is me every day," Meghan responds.
McCarthy then pitches "besties forever" matching tattoos, and Meghan jokes she already has one on her back. McCarthy brings up "Suits," to which Meghan replies, "I love 'Suits,' but why would I do a 'Suits' reunion for my birthday?"
Meghan then explained 40x40, and when the two MMs were wrapping up, they were surprised with a cameo from Prince Harry and his secret talent.
Both Meghan and McCarthy lost it.
Eagle-eyed viewers noticed some Easter eggs. First, that Meghan is wearing necklaces that feature her kids' astrological signs... and second, that within the middle frame of the trifold, appears to be our first glimpse at baby Lili, according to <i>People</i>. Participants in 40x40 include Adele, Amanda Gorman, Amanda Nguyen, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Gloria Steinem, José Andrés, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and Stella McCartney, according to Archewell. Happy birthday, Duchess Meghan!! </p><p><b>New</b> York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been hit with a new crop of sexual harassment allegations, and he's apparently fighting fire with fire... by releasing a slideshow that shows him kissing and touching random people from all walks of life. Interesting approach!
A probe showed Cuomo had engaged in "unwanted groping, kissing, hugging and making inappropriate comments," New York Attorney Letita James said, according to the <i>New York Post</i>. She added, “These interviews and pieces of evidence revealed a deeply disturbing yet clear picture: Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed current and former state employees in violation of federal and state laws."
Many members of Cuomo's own party, including President Joe Biden, have called for him to resign. But Cuomo seems determined to go down swinging... er, kissing and hugging.
The governor decided to address the allegations with a video that his office posted on Twitter. In it, he talks about how he's an affectionate person who touches and kisses "everyone. Black and white, young and old, straight and LGBTQ, powerful people, friends, strangers, people who I meet on the street." “I’ve been making the same gesture in public all my life,” he says in the video. “I actually learned it from my mother and from my father [late New York Governor Mario Cuomo]. Indeed there are hundreds, if not thousands of photos of me using the exact same gesture.”
He repeatedly also released a written response which includes many photos of himself and other politicians hugging people. And reportedly said he'll be bringing in a sexual harassment expert for... his staff? His defense is truly baffling. People are wondering who made the slideshow.
How are all these random people okay with this? I predict he's got plenty more kissing in his future. </p><p><b>You</b> heard of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, right? But have you heard of Dwayne "The Shock" Johnson?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lI30l_-giY3xvW12ICZF6F5ICoV43R2mkptTYODTNzmSr1_MOKwJ9sbJEd0a66Ehd7uq0geXjvplWMBApCNzu5gh0nqW3CbnCXixqWIRuEzKQhJmFyePd6LyFTM4PkQVCte4_-TH1b8/s373/B1929E3C-CB1F-4BD3-9186-348CCE588E04_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="373" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lI30l_-giY3xvW12ICZF6F5ICoV43R2mkptTYODTNzmSr1_MOKwJ9sbJEd0a66Ehd7uq0geXjvplWMBApCNzu5gh0nqW3CbnCXixqWIRuEzKQhJmFyePd6LyFTM4PkQVCte4_-TH1b8/s320/B1929E3C-CB1F-4BD3-9186-348CCE588E04_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Hahahaha. I don't get it. Can you imagine if children's drawings were real? This made me laugh...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIj3_vCqX1JzdP_57rm9kngR53XNePIAV7kepDQJmK-n5-LJGmVuvEc_Rl78h5mhd6mFX8FcBcoZB8Px7tVrUlqSfLGJXF4VMr7tvzbm4-N0hJiPILRgFFe_oPNMu1JsRt688f7uyBp4/s400/20880D39-D7C9-4E69-B6A7-5D94F5B8F585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="400" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIj3_vCqX1JzdP_57rm9kngR53XNePIAV7kepDQJmK-n5-LJGmVuvEc_Rl78h5mhd6mFX8FcBcoZB8Px7tVrUlqSfLGJXF4VMr7tvzbm4-N0hJiPILRgFFe_oPNMu1JsRt688f7uyBp4/w400-h395/20880D39-D7C9-4E69-B6A7-5D94F5B8F585.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>What a good artist she is. Today's guest on the Phile is Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson. I didn't know there was a new Muppet movie coming out...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEWgzVwVon86sVeYNG6qzYU61w6J717T14K-4_VAGXogwEyXmelKrS4lseljrxxXBz9AgNuYd4CZIW_GtKf_BJa1ZKhyzaxsYn3h5YrampWKO-ZaJ7QbARovKQX1F2iU2mX8-1PYQZa8/s500/1935CE12-7685-41F0-B39C-AA517F7AA2B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEWgzVwVon86sVeYNG6qzYU61w6J717T14K-4_VAGXogwEyXmelKrS4lseljrxxXBz9AgNuYd4CZIW_GtKf_BJa1ZKhyzaxsYn3h5YrampWKO-ZaJ7QbARovKQX1F2iU2mX8-1PYQZa8/w320-h400/1935CE12-7685-41F0-B39C-AA517F7AA2B5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If only that was a real thing. If I had a TARDIS I would love to go to the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, 1989. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dMogZxuHR3ibf2SwC3QLUfSF-n7GOFAipdKsQK-8EiVTlVwXwQLFQMpX1JcNaKi6fFi2mSkAD6SxtE0EZsXZi03ZijpHSO4hSbcoTsRbnXjUDxW-hs8MCDNwFuLMIovjyX9enu-HErE/s1228/Screen+Shot+2021-08-06+at+10.42.35+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1228" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dMogZxuHR3ibf2SwC3QLUfSF-n7GOFAipdKsQK-8EiVTlVwXwQLFQMpX1JcNaKi6fFi2mSkAD6SxtE0EZsXZi03ZijpHSO4hSbcoTsRbnXjUDxW-hs8MCDNwFuLMIovjyX9enu-HErE/w400-h264/Screen+Shot+2021-08-06+at+10.42.35+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Any stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like these pillows for example...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0BspusgijxGWK8IZg4_wOto4QFFBJmGljs32s0ng3U9JOuUpW1VkNPeKMW2Bkozv4LPbe7WwNWbYhA_oXNi7h3I6iHTeslSPaIyVMksghvxKc8lnvw6GNFmRZ64sq0dkPd6ILNI-frA/s2000/16320350-06EF-46F0-8FE1-8C07145F089D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0BspusgijxGWK8IZg4_wOto4QFFBJmGljs32s0ng3U9JOuUpW1VkNPeKMW2Bkozv4LPbe7WwNWbYhA_oXNi7h3I6iHTeslSPaIyVMksghvxKc8lnvw6GNFmRZ64sq0dkPd6ILNI-frA/w300-h400/16320350-06EF-46F0-8FE1-8C07145F089D.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Pillows, they feel exactly the same. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYHwbHY-4lhzfXmgN9I_MW1hQd3N3naCGAz1RtCAIFLEELupf1sCC_o6oL9zNpI04YZ517hKkzq4rrsH3YxsqFyWmM-YDyyx5cqEF44NUX-kwXaykAdtywJHVE6Pp_cpf5zMaiUuy7hM/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYHwbHY-4lhzfXmgN9I_MW1hQd3N3naCGAz1RtCAIFLEELupf1sCC_o6oL9zNpI04YZ517hKkzq4rrsH3YxsqFyWmM-YDyyx5cqEF44NUX-kwXaykAdtywJHVE6Pp_cpf5zMaiUuy7hM/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>On plumbing...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2KZALYyXAaKKmvnIuOIiDAYaYYhY2P1YBC_jH7gfQlQx7ohs0p31ePIbfcsM2wOOs4ndcO8tYtoeP7NQIVO1YyOFjbTLConm3yn04uU6J0sP0QSxYrjqczpw93es4SbMp1QrFb7-qm4/s661/092E59C3-9B9C-477D-BC8E-945DA26B1537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="661" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2KZALYyXAaKKmvnIuOIiDAYaYYhY2P1YBC_jH7gfQlQx7ohs0p31ePIbfcsM2wOOs4ndcO8tYtoeP7NQIVO1YyOFjbTLConm3yn04uU6J0sP0QSxYrjqczpw93es4SbMp1QrFb7-qm4/w400-h289/092E59C3-9B9C-477D-BC8E-945DA26B1537.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8YyUqVifl65cOrEDCkx-juocIqUBFYKYQ8PtDqDzNqVqC72f104YpTkBGEFjW5AILg1N-TGIPPHza34QHj42RdXB7Kon0Z30IvzK0AvyU9P9agugpSEW_HmJ5LMO0nRvDq0kJYSJigg/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8YyUqVifl65cOrEDCkx-juocIqUBFYKYQ8PtDqDzNqVqC72f104YpTkBGEFjW5AILg1N-TGIPPHza34QHj42RdXB7Kon0Z30IvzK0AvyU9P9agugpSEW_HmJ5LMO0nRvDq0kJYSJigg/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Top Phive Things People Overheard At Work</b></div><div><b>5.</b> Nurse to patient: "No, vodka does not count as a "clear liquid." </div><div><b>4.</b> Passwords are like underwear: they should never be shared, and should be changed frequently.</div><div><b>3.</b> Girls, quick talk. If a guy says to you that he doesn't want you meeting his friends/hanging out with them cause of his "reputation"... dump his arse. You deserve better.</div><div><b>2. </b>You know him. You do. That guy that looks like he just missed out on being a turnip. </div><div>And the number one thing someone overheard at work is...</div><div><b>1.</b> We're not encrypting people's financial data, we're determining whether there's a can of beans in a cupboard. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3EyFbhSeubMk6uWOcxJkQg0UQm1BnB1Ze6frE2RIzKb10YJHZa3fcIYKflWu47L5gMneavbmVB72CIV72fE0MLnPqk2DDrQqHBKhb4_Y8MfJ1U9rXBeNWwRXsvaVzt-gJk2hRWrpDQI/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3EyFbhSeubMk6uWOcxJkQg0UQm1BnB1Ze6frE2RIzKb10YJHZa3fcIYKflWu47L5gMneavbmVB72CIV72fE0MLnPqk2DDrQqHBKhb4_Y8MfJ1U9rXBeNWwRXsvaVzt-gJk2hRWrpDQI/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzy6G5PqWwOlN1oCnYjWJbsWE-NZB_7KhFCohYCxheRkRkFw52gbb8ZyFc3RNbvUZK2TdBr7wkd3fo9XG00I_z2qiotznyjS8-F3CHctGD-tthpVe_MSvyeAHe9ukAMAKW30P_CSr9rs/s400/E6B8A459-AB24-4AB4-99D9-CD1F9C109E08_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzy6G5PqWwOlN1oCnYjWJbsWE-NZB_7KhFCohYCxheRkRkFw52gbb8ZyFc3RNbvUZK2TdBr7wkd3fo9XG00I_z2qiotznyjS8-F3CHctGD-tthpVe_MSvyeAHe9ukAMAKW30P_CSr9rs/w400-h266/E6B8A459-AB24-4AB4-99D9-CD1F9C109E08_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jeff, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBvYF1pzNVvreJ4lB_wKaCdoJRGZV-WPRUzG7oGMrRkNbUoCLefADbiKwqKiVbnhEE7foDNGRy6vLLWrtEX1kAHDg-0g3CaBv9SJn4KIpOAl2S8JzWK9R-BYoYE6yFEXLyLkkQPFzqqQ/s955/Screen+Shot+2021-08-06+at+11.02.38+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="955" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBvYF1pzNVvreJ4lB_wKaCdoJRGZV-WPRUzG7oGMrRkNbUoCLefADbiKwqKiVbnhEE7foDNGRy6vLLWrtEX1kAHDg-0g3CaBv9SJn4KIpOAl2S8JzWK9R-BYoYE6yFEXLyLkkQPFzqqQ/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-08-06+at+11.02.38+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a nice day thee with some landscaping being done. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWUrN-TTAMFEBGvaly8ZOwYO6nUfo-pGW_BFcgd8bUpJXBuxYInVI7JQofXZpzL-CS86qno5dZkLpdrVbe8ZGa9y1sP6_JnyAMIRhWgtM9-4UCn4K2MfAWZOw-ROKzHzKGS-d5D_hMr8/s300/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWUrN-TTAMFEBGvaly8ZOwYO6nUfo-pGW_BFcgd8bUpJXBuxYInVI7JQofXZpzL-CS86qno5dZkLpdrVbe8ZGa9y1sP6_JnyAMIRhWgtM9-4UCn4K2MfAWZOw-ROKzHzKGS-d5D_hMr8/w400-h376/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The 155th and last book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAYAJ8KBNNJC7KXTwl5enkDvZQ9mM8tHxcePixx5xUl6drI61hdz4WezmA5XBi7nwF38wNAM5V3BpaeLuI2oE6hfsJLu0CwBjH7oDGj0WG50pUd2b931cTR7bH-e5AA1v2MWiMmNRPqg/s498/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAYAJ8KBNNJC7KXTwl5enkDvZQ9mM8tHxcePixx5xUl6drI61hdz4WezmA5XBi7nwF38wNAM5V3BpaeLuI2oE6hfsJLu0CwBjH7oDGj0WG50pUd2b931cTR7bH-e5AA1v2MWiMmNRPqg/w266-h400/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div>David will be on the Phile on Wednesday. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNudsHUqocM7X5sdyQs_bsvJKqXYiCXXOr6aKBe7F6ci6aeTgDnA-lRFHnr4zYKOebJeLUdlcEpgRtJCHGR3wBQ53yHAIk3wVY0kzu2QEwRj75Qa-32CTsiW2sxbtEmj8xXdpXSg1J_U4/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNudsHUqocM7X5sdyQs_bsvJKqXYiCXXOr6aKBe7F6ci6aeTgDnA-lRFHnr4zYKOebJeLUdlcEpgRtJCHGR3wBQ53yHAIk3wVY0kzu2QEwRj75Qa-32CTsiW2sxbtEmj8xXdpXSg1J_U4/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 1.</b> In the 1860s San Francisco, two stray dogs who were best friends became local celebrities. Their exploits were celebrated in local papers and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 2. </b>The town of Dull in Scotland has been twinned with the town of Boring, Oregon since 2012. In 2013 the town of Bland, Australia joined them in what has become known as the Trinity of Tedium.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 3. </b>There is one bone in the human body not connected to any other bones. The hyoid bone is located within the neck, and is connected only by muscles and ligaments. It is used to help support the tongue, and aid in swallowing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 4. </b>In Canada, there is a ratio of 30 abortions to every 100 live births.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Phact 5. </b>The Beatles helped end racially segregated concerts by refusing to play at segregated events.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kuZA-94OZKauE_FGZCVA_HtYyLmIafJJw82N_VMsOrzcM1-5twl-NK8xhSn9yTAvrp1ByGT05yqj267-MoRl7C1y7wV0-oek_PdDcQVap6zjcv6BHrtFk6AzAviJ8vRTtnceFLmUbGE/s523/thumbnail-3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="523" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kuZA-94OZKauE_FGZCVA_HtYyLmIafJJw82N_VMsOrzcM1-5twl-NK8xhSn9yTAvrp1ByGT05yqj267-MoRl7C1y7wV0-oek_PdDcQVap6zjcv6BHrtFk6AzAviJ8vRTtnceFLmUbGE/w400-h269/thumbnail-3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's guest is an American television and film producer and former actress who has been involved in television shows such as "Sid the Science Kid." She is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company, founded by parents Jim and Jane Henson. Please welcome to the Phile... Lisa Henson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWRqBDiSnEB5VkoeepnZd2TBnhJre4mTHTt3ilv6NU4jcqfxrstYuTRq9bv-g5X5jYESDOaZYowf8SsFVsEt0D6U8atyjj-954AYbIWrPNdCdze54yvGUBgzpeGhqYMhyVmBPOZMINyU/s1180/9D1DE4AC-5ACB-40E2-836B-511A1DF34339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1180" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWRqBDiSnEB5VkoeepnZd2TBnhJre4mTHTt3ilv6NU4jcqfxrstYuTRq9bv-g5X5jYESDOaZYowf8SsFVsEt0D6U8atyjj-954AYbIWrPNdCdze54yvGUBgzpeGhqYMhyVmBPOZMINyU/w400-h225/9D1DE4AC-5ACB-40E2-836B-511A1DF34339.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Hey, Lisa, welcome to the Phile. It's so good to have you here! How are you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Very nice to join you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Okay, I'm a huge Muppets fan, Lisa, and got to meet Jim Henson when they were filming "Muppets Go to Walt Disney World" and he asked me personally if I can move a trash can for a shoot with Gonzo and put it atop of a hill. I worked there in Custodial in Epcot then. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>Oh, yeah, my dad told me how strong you were moving that trash can. LOL. I'm kidding of course, but glad you got to meet him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Me too.<b> </b>So, who or what inspired your dad, do you know? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>Well, my father was very creative as a young child. He tried all kind of things, he loved to illustrate and build things. He was kind of a maker in a way, he really wanted to get into television. So he never considered that he was going to become a puppeteer, he was fascinated by the new technology of television in the late 50s. He responded to an ad at the local television station where they were looking for young puppeteers so suddenly he was a puppeteer. He put together an act, and he went in and he auditioned and he was suddenly be able to be on television which was his dream through puppeteering.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Did your dad call himself a puppeteer or another role? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Through his whole life he went back and forth calling himself a puppeteer and identifying himself as a different sort of artist. A film and television artist, so he has two identities. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Did he use family members or friends when he came up with personalities or looks of a puppet? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>Usually the characters are a little bit more universal. They might represent an archetype like Miss Piggy is not based on one female character, she's a brassy dame that is sort of a universal archetype. Very occasionally he would base a character on someone in particular. There was an agent character on "The Muppet Show" that was based on his favorite agent Bernie Brillstein. But most of them weren't based on anyone in particular. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So no Muppets based off you? Haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> LOL. I would have been very grumpy about that as a child. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So how come you didn't get the spark of puppetry? Your brother Brian did, but you didn't. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> I was very close to my father and I worked with him on the production side and the scripts, the development, the original ideas of things were the kind of things that we would talk about. My father kind of directed each of his kids into the business in a different way. So he saw Brian as technically brilliant and he was teaching about a lot of technical things including performing but also the technical side of that. Brian ultimately became a director because he is a really funny performer and both a technical person. My sister Cheryl who also is very artistic with building puppets and she loves to do costuming in school. My father was really encouraging her on the building and work shop side of things. It's funny, I never thought that I never didn't get into the business, I just never got into the puppeteering. I've always been pretty involved with the business. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I have a cute pic of you and your dad here... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wby7XYQpL58LW31Kp6XKS04n9quyWzBkLF-AOl2bnPOBAFQGPWsaUNM8sDiVybT3ZYa-cQ4-Z6rVauKJDNckQ3uG0-sjYOjqFweixBX_UCMXfTICWQPdiNNvqZhkOrjXj83MXlEusi8/s400/A5898830-4F96-4EA6-B4EC-008861A563C1_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="400" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wby7XYQpL58LW31Kp6XKS04n9quyWzBkLF-AOl2bnPOBAFQGPWsaUNM8sDiVybT3ZYa-cQ4-Z6rVauKJDNckQ3uG0-sjYOjqFweixBX_UCMXfTICWQPdiNNvqZhkOrjXj83MXlEusi8/s320/A5898830-4F96-4EA6-B4EC-008861A563C1_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>That was a pretty good balance, right, between you and your siblings? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Brian is very good at business and development now too. I think we all blurred our roles a little bit. Particularly my sister Cheryl who is very good at development and business and who was never meant to be just working at the work shop. He looked to kind of work with its in all different ways. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, I read somewhere that you and Cheryl when you were children almost got run over by your mom's car. Is that true? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>I have to say that no one ever asked me that in an interview and yet it was a very important event in MY life clearly, to narrowly escape death. Yet nobody ever asks me about it but you, Jason. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Well, I'm like that. Haha. So, what do you remember about it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>The person who I feel sorry the most for in that story is my mother because I'm a mother of two and if I saw my children go down in front of the car with me driving I don't know if I'll ever recover from that. She was very lucky that she went between the wheels, it really wasn't get fault because our drive way was on a blind curve and they had to take the drive way kind of quickly so as to not get rear ended by the people coming on behind, so she always driver into the drive way quickly and we had no business playing on the ground in the drive way. But that's what we were doing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> How old were you then? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> I was five, Cheryl was four. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So where else could you play? Haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Well, she should not have been there and we had a babysitter too. That's where I lay the blame. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, a lot off people ask me about my dad, who was the lead singer in Foghat, about what he was like as a dad. What was Jim like as a dad to you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Oh, well, my father was a very loving father. He did travel a lot, he did work away from home. There were periods of time where he loved in London when we were on high school so we would see him on vacations. There were periods of time he wasn't available but generally he was available to us, very emotionally available but he was always ready to plunge into projects with us on creative projects. We we're constantly painting and building and animating, doing mosaics and every creative kind of project. Whenever he came home from work, particularly on weekends he would do art projects with us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>That's cool. He and my dad were similar. What was your mom like? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>My mother was also an art teacher so the whole household was very artistic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Did you do Muppet stuff at home? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>We didn't do Muppets at home but we did other type of projects. The kind of things that regular families do, but we did those things more intensively. We made and created all kind of elaborate Christmas ornaments and extremely elaborate Easter eggs. We did normal things, just more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What about pumpkins for Halloween? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>Yeah, elaborate pumpkins. Really elaborate jack-o-lanterns for Halloween my father would carve. He felt very peaceful at home kind of doing the artwork. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Did your dad have a favorite movie? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Let me think about that. I really ought to know that but I can't think of it at the moment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What about television shows that he liked? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>When I was a young adult I remember that he loved this TV series, "Penny's From Heaven," he loved the weaving of fantasy and reality. It was a Dennis Potter mini series from England that was made into a feature with Steve Martin but it was really a TV series that he loved and he was very inspired by that in some of his later work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I bet he loved Disney movies, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa: </b>I know that he loved Disney's <i>Sleeping Beauty</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>What about a favorite memory of you and your dad? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> I don't know, we have so many memories. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> What's comes to your mind first thing? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> He loved to take really fun vacations and bring his family and co-workers together on those vacations. So we did some fun things that were a little extravagant, but they also had a sense of carefree adventure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> We used to go to Walt Disney World every year, what did you guys do? Which vacation was your favorite? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> One of my favorite ones is we went hot air ballooning in France. He would just embrace any fun activity and he felt very fortunate to experience the success he and in his life. He expressed that good fortune and gratefulness all the time and he never took it for granted. He didn't have any negativity towards anybody who he sort of passed on the way. He just worked really hard to keep his relationships positive and have an overall very positive outlook on life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> He so much was like my dad. So, what do you think of the Disney-Muppets deal that went on back in the day? Of course Disney owns the Muppets now, but back then there was some drama. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> He had a lot of hope with the combination of Disney and the Muppets. Which is why we went forward with selling the Muppets to Disney which he thought so positively about. Even as the deal dragged on on a business sense he was very excited about everything coming to pass and he had a fantastic time directing the 3D movie for the park. We felt like the best thing we could do for his legacy was to complete that marriage. It's funny, the Muppets were one of the first franchises that the Disney company bought that wasn't originated at Disney and now there's been so many more... Marval, Pixar, Lucas Film. The Muppet Henson deal is sort of dwarfed by those deals but I believe we were one of the very first ones. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So what was it like when you were promoted to Executive Vice-President at Warner Bros., what was that like? Your dad must've been so proud of you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> It was such a bittersweet time because it was very happy for a week and then very sad for a long time after that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Hmmm. Why was that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Because I was also promoted on my birthday, on May 9th because my boss at the time was kind and sentimental. He thought it'll be great to have my promotion in the paper on my birthday. He had arranged for this to be the best week of my life and then a week later my father died. It was just awful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Oh, shit, I didn't realize that. I'm so sorry. I was sitting in a break room at Epcot when I saw on TV that he passed away. I was shocked like the rest of the world. Lisa, thanks so much for being on the Phile and tell your siblings I said hello. I was a big fan of your dad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Lisa:</b> Thank you, Jason.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg41fjL7GF42ePq9D5dKnEUS4cfWTEVpXBW61C2jqres8PzQa31X1REVSI79EoqpaLsLkKU1yDJB5d5McIJ-PVvuc7Y3H-aqdv-k62s1rFP3w8KWoYBdxGnOjwi-LBxRmgBmLZJfr_kA/s512/E0E40E8C-D4AD-4EB9-B22D-E2EF755FE1EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="512" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg41fjL7GF42ePq9D5dKnEUS4cfWTEVpXBW61C2jqres8PzQa31X1REVSI79EoqpaLsLkKU1yDJB5d5McIJ-PVvuc7Y3H-aqdv-k62s1rFP3w8KWoYBdxGnOjwi-LBxRmgBmLZJfr_kA/s320/E0E40E8C-D4AD-4EB9-B22D-E2EF755FE1EA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Lisa for a cool interview. The Phile will be back on Monday with voice actor Maurice LaMarche. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Get vaccinated! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUB2txy2zgFMfU8Xj9rVVYWYSYhIFFGq_q097pf1qYsuItQYmzxME_v5AwHGC3KJ7OHpjISBMzTfqL4zZGaAu8-2Q3_cfeLmD4eZh24vVqYllVv6Ap_vFiLulrIbdAelqzSa4bQdGyfU/s400/D4043197-697A-4186-856A-62732673D628_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUB2txy2zgFMfU8Xj9rVVYWYSYhIFFGq_q097pf1qYsuItQYmzxME_v5AwHGC3KJ7OHpjISBMzTfqL4zZGaAu8-2Q3_cfeLmD4eZh24vVqYllVv6Ap_vFiLulrIbdAelqzSa4bQdGyfU/w301-h400/D4043197-697A-4186-856A-62732673D628_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-29797025839331744212021-08-02T10:52:00.001-04:002021-08-02T10:52:32.407-04:00Pheaturing Tim Minchin<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5GbQBjBFGxQZlYmkjdgjRSJtskw8x40do9vjn4i9o8dNFIbHJkf9sxX1cPJWIou7m6Nl2VE3xtOhB2MkhK7FQdfwhyEpJ89JvnfvB01_cInUPvrKK-H-kH4w1UZIPMgaxRNLyLYcKY8/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5GbQBjBFGxQZlYmkjdgjRSJtskw8x40do9vjn4i9o8dNFIbHJkf9sxX1cPJWIou7m6Nl2VE3xtOhB2MkhK7FQdfwhyEpJ89JvnfvB01_cInUPvrKK-H-kH4w1UZIPMgaxRNLyLYcKY8/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. It's August so that means one month to go to the end of the Phile. Stop crying, it'll be okay. In a series of viral clips, the Fox news host Laura Ingraham mocked the police officers who testified before the House select committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot.
Rather than commenting on the attempted insurrection itself, or dialoguing about the traumatic experiences the police officers shared, the host of "The Ingraham Angle" decided to give out mock awards for the "performances" at the hearing.
"The theatrics were intended to produce an emotional reaction, logic and facts be damned. It is with that knowledge that we will unveil the Angle Awards for today's best performances," Ingraham said before mocking the police officers.
"First, for best use of tears and dramatic pauses in a leading role, we have a tie, and it's between Congressmen (Adam) Kinzinger and (Adam) Schiff."
She then went on to show footage of both men making emotional remarks at the hearing, before going on to mock her next victims. "God save us from these third-rate theatrics. Now the award for best use of an exaggeration in a supporting role, the winner is (Capitol Police Sergeant) Aquilino Gonell who thinks the pen is literally mightier than the sword."
She showed a clip of Gonell talking about how the rioters had weapons, mentioning how one rioter wielded a pen with the intention of hurting officers.
"The award for blatant use of partisan politics when facts fail... the Angle Award goes to Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn," Ingraham continued, showing Dunn's testimony where he said he told rioters about his vote for President Joe Biden.
Ingraham sarcastically added, "but it's not about politics at all," before sharing her final awards.
"And for best performance in an action role, the winner is [Metropolitan Police Officer] Michael Fanone."
The clip showed Fanone slamming his hand down in front of him while making an impassioned appeal. "Too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist or that hell actually wasn't that bad. The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful."
A lot of people responded to Ingraham's display of disrespect, quickly pointing out the hypocrisy of Conservatives trashing police after calling out the Left for doing that. Others were just awe-struck by the pure cruelty. Some people mused that this particular display could lose Ingraham her job, depending on the response of Fox news viewers. Needless to say, there weren't many (if any) positive online responses to Ingraham's display. </p><p><b>The</b> future sister-in-law of Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman under federal investigation for alleged sex crimes, has been workshopping her wedding toast on TikTok.
Roxanne Luckey, the sister of Gaetz's fiancée Ginger Luckey, has been making TikToks about his "creepy" behavior, which included a confrontation at Thanksgiving and his bizarre matchmaking attempt. Luckey posted a "storytime" TikTok alleging that Gaetz tried to set her up with his friend in his forties while she was a 19-year-old intern in the Trump White House. "As someone who has personally experienced a ton of creepy old politician men hitting on me when I was underage, and experiencing sexual assault at that age by people of power, it’s very disheartening and I have zero tolerance of people like [Gaetz]," she said.
She apologized for calling him a "pedophile," because it is more appropriate to use the term "ephebophile," which applies to adults attracted to teenagers.
Luckey told TikTok that when she confronted Gaetz at Thanksgiving, he called her a "narcissist," which is a "typical gaslighting tactic." Luckey responded to comments, calling Gaetz a "master manipulator" who her sister unfortunately believes. In a video posted after the Thanksgiving incident, it appears that the family sided with Gaetz.
The Daily Beast got in touch with Ginger Luckey, the future Mrs. Gaetz, who called her sister "mentally unwell." “She has been in therapy for years and our family hopes that after receiving in-patient mental health treatment, she will overcome the tendency she has repeatedly shown to engage in destructive behavior," Ginger wrote in a text message.
Roxanne Luckey's TikTok has since been set to private. </p><p><b>Pink</b> is speaking out against sexism in sports and has offered to pay the fines for the Norwegian women's beach handball team who were fined for wearing shorts to a game in protest of "sexist" uniform rules.
The team was fined 150 Euros per player, 1500 in total, last week, after they wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European championships earlier this month. The European Handball Federation issued the fines on the grounds that their shorts were "improper clothing" and went against International Handball Federation regulations.
This is what they wore...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xAK5vQa4xM2VRGH7sCwv2uvZ3FEYWAlJLVd-hgKUv51MAZcMF2cQSA1i-2mjcKTq6xVsQXJljqP7FrqiA4qeZRwnh1LhWWnB1zRMA5RCFwwNGQ2n3lvrVsT8_-5zkyquKky3ij59BlU/s984/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+9.58.30+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="984" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xAK5vQa4xM2VRGH7sCwv2uvZ3FEYWAlJLVd-hgKUv51MAZcMF2cQSA1i-2mjcKTq6xVsQXJljqP7FrqiA4qeZRwnh1LhWWnB1zRMA5RCFwwNGQ2n3lvrVsT8_-5zkyquKky3ij59BlU/w400-h296/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+9.58.30+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>And this is what they're required to wear...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpfE6EHtzZqfBUQhTGqHe43aWUYRwRFAaEugHsg_9igKuhbSP0BCq1BtzSDd-QOmbK1QA7JPgVURkegL2InncSfT6b_pv8qqNfW7Q-5P3hsW3b0etnGAnytzGZr5PiQlVzSHCJwfJZvk/s992/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+9.59.34+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="992" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpfE6EHtzZqfBUQhTGqHe43aWUYRwRFAaEugHsg_9igKuhbSP0BCq1BtzSDd-QOmbK1QA7JPgVURkegL2InncSfT6b_pv8qqNfW7Q-5P3hsW3b0etnGAnytzGZr5PiQlVzSHCJwfJZvk/w400-h260/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+9.59.34+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>The singer Pink posted this tweet, praising the team for taking a stand and offering to pay their fines, which add up to about $1700.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48beV2wSWWZyWZX-KAfSyPe0xoD0hO08VOSzGZ9pCH0Qb-5wnAkqbPs1_98VEOt90t-RqLWOOXGtPNuPQr0jJizJdZzr8amzC-F35SuSMxa00WeyK_rvZWGhtDMabOCVP2mcLVfKfeYs/s1174/BE065420-E27E-4509-AC79-457671384401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="1174" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48beV2wSWWZyWZX-KAfSyPe0xoD0hO08VOSzGZ9pCH0Qb-5wnAkqbPs1_98VEOt90t-RqLWOOXGtPNuPQr0jJizJdZzr8amzC-F35SuSMxa00WeyK_rvZWGhtDMabOCVP2mcLVfKfeYs/w400-h150/BE065420-E27E-4509-AC79-457671384401.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>After the news about the fines got viral attention online, European Handball Federation President Michael Wiederer said he'll try to change the rules regarding the women’s uniforms.
In a statement, he said, "I can confirm that the EHF will do all it can to ensure that a change of athlete uniform regulations can be implemented. Significant efforts will be made in order to further promote the sport in the best way possible for everyone, regardless of gender." </p><p><b>Look</b> away, Bills Mafia.
The debate on whether professional sports owners should privately pay for their own stadiums or use public funding is one that can go on forever, but it seems as if the Bills are with the thinking of the latter.
The Buffalo Bills have spent time at the New York State Capital of Albany recently speaking with the state and Erie County on a pitch to build a new home for the city’s beloved team, and have pitched a $1.5 billion proposal for a new stadium in Orchard Park neighboring the team’s existing facility. That $1.5 billion would come straight from the taxpayers.
Though the team has reportedly made no “overt threats” per <i>The Buffalo News</i>, ownership has reportedly relayed the message that if they do not get granted the full public funding, there are plenty of other cities elsewhere that desire an NFL franchise and would pay handsomely for it. </p><p><b>It </b>looks like Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney has made other major stars think twice about working for Disney, the greatest company to work for ever. For instance, Emma Stone is reportedly reconsidering going through with the <i>Cruella</i> sequel after the first movie got the same deal as <i>Black Widow</i>.
<i>Cruella</i> was originally set to premiere in December 2020 but needed to be pushed back due to COVID-19. Disney ultimately decided that the live-action prequel to <i>101 Dalmatians</i> would be released both in theaters and on Disney+ in May this year.
We all know that the same thing happened to <i>Black Widow </i>despite Marvel's insistence that their film should get a full theatrical release. With that in mind, it only makes sense that Stone is now thinking about taking the same actions as Johansson.
The "What I'm Hearing" newsletter shares interesting details about other stars thinking about suing Disney as well. The report states that Stone is "weighing her options" while Emily Blunt "is likely watching the <i>Jungle Cruise</i> numbers closely this weekend."
Blunt had previously expressed uncertainty over her Disney flick being released digitally when her other project <i>The Quiet Place II</i> did so well without the streaming option. There is a possibility that the <i>Devil Wears Prada</i> star will spring a similar lawsuit if <i>Jungle Cruise</i> suffers at the box office.
Johansson's lawsuit states that Disney breached her contract by giving <i>Black Widow</i> a digital release. The streaming option reportedly affected her pay from the back-end box office receipts.</p><p><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog I should be listening to this record...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniGKMZ9_b04k62FGiqsaStNV7J0uR11NbG0e2bRCc74JtWIue1EeLOmZnHIKd54JvvqJDdBtgAq2qsw8jGsb9J7lEgpcPen4GyD9ClghgX_EIpVGSYEgEh9qvPYvcbuau7H1VI3Z0pTY/s660/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image46-rcuey2mevl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniGKMZ9_b04k62FGiqsaStNV7J0uR11NbG0e2bRCc74JtWIue1EeLOmZnHIKd54JvvqJDdBtgAq2qsw8jGsb9J7lEgpcPen4GyD9ClghgX_EIpVGSYEgEh9qvPYvcbuau7H1VI3Z0pTY/s320/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image46-rcuey2mevl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Ummm... nope. If I had a TADIS I would go to Balloonfest '86...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYDoiAMZv9IQX738dKgjW5KXtaTr2FH52JmysJizwJT0VH5HZugArEd2qP2uuE1ykRYy5DUy9k_JhaIuMmit3bNrSDw5NrUgSqBNn19j24drc4buhmiSpT6MBRP_DRAUm0_I-hMx9GPs/s742/11.Balloonfest86_thumb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYDoiAMZv9IQX738dKgjW5KXtaTr2FH52JmysJizwJT0VH5HZugArEd2qP2uuE1ykRYy5DUy9k_JhaIuMmit3bNrSDw5NrUgSqBNn19j24drc4buhmiSpT6MBRP_DRAUm0_I-hMx9GPs/w270-h400/11.Balloonfest86_thumb.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><p>In 1986, United Way of Cleveland released nearly 1.5 million balloons at Balloonfest ’86. Lawsuits from traffic accidents, an airport shutdown, and interference with a Coast Guard rescue operation led to a net loss for the organization. Ever see those panhandlers on the side of the street with their cardboard signs? Someone of them get creative...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ0Z3F4Dz_p8hrngddUK45WzFnOcHtXp1nD16FNRT5ADltRp0K4QnJ3HOMNrwZPnbydcoGzdm5sUout3wO0BGOGz1-4m2wq2zSbvqkmMNg4Guo65lGeL87lfLpJptR_WyKTVhip6M3zQ/s498/fullsizeoutput_3734.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="498" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ0Z3F4Dz_p8hrngddUK45WzFnOcHtXp1nD16FNRT5ADltRp0K4QnJ3HOMNrwZPnbydcoGzdm5sUout3wO0BGOGz1-4m2wq2zSbvqkmMNg4Guo65lGeL87lfLpJptR_WyKTVhip6M3zQ/w400-h323/fullsizeoutput_3734.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Have you seen the new He-Man show on Netflix? I don't know why they changed this look and name...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1USXzOdujYhExW16Ku1zrtitVGIKz3MMLJ5G8uRFTtR7ZwjtuuVnG3LcvoysakULPxFfVaNoKtl-ElsowJ9A1ZPuBpNlWDuBuWSy82Fkwv7wc52CfxUkU-7VnZ83r8S3ZK4qWQ_S4dVw/s844/IMG_4261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1USXzOdujYhExW16Ku1zrtitVGIKz3MMLJ5G8uRFTtR7ZwjtuuVnG3LcvoysakULPxFfVaNoKtl-ElsowJ9A1ZPuBpNlWDuBuWSy82Fkwv7wc52CfxUkU-7VnZ83r8S3ZK4qWQ_S4dVw/s320/IMG_4261.JPG" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahahahahaha. Any stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like this hand lotion for example...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqINqofcpWt5Z7rp6-kQ5kl3dTIjyMicBlv0HYqTdW9mmgWHcgAmCMlLdkIe7lzkmAs6ftqGI1gIoLoAap30xQ5WvjagpnlszsAyyhsbxzzCpEljYEDdJTp8MbxTYsG59bGJkhcqMcJ0/s2643/5CE6B089-EA41-49F7-B3E3-69D9D65ACBFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1189" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqINqofcpWt5Z7rp6-kQ5kl3dTIjyMicBlv0HYqTdW9mmgWHcgAmCMlLdkIe7lzkmAs6ftqGI1gIoLoAap30xQ5WvjagpnlszsAyyhsbxzzCpEljYEDdJTp8MbxTYsG59bGJkhcqMcJ0/w180-h400/5CE6B089-EA41-49F7-B3E3-69D9D65ACBFD.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /> Because women can't hold the big tube? Remember being a teenager and routinely sleeping until the late afternoon on weekends, because you had to get up so freaking early for school all week?
Most people can sympathize with sleep-deprived teens. But one mom has instituted a rule in her house stating that her sons have to wake up by 10 a.m. every morning, and she's wondering if this is too strict. She emailed the Phile to ask for advice.
She explains there are very few exceptions to the rule...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfm9WYbenjoS08_3pYx7dpci8mipkRJ35cT0c-D7A48vyT2eiABEmWcTJZhPVRUMTzlGCXFA5Odb-wJYdQ1I0YvQdiyHbsDmWjCg_9nsiMtr3EaFhABUV-B2uAdB38W8rkV6yPzlpT1nQ/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfm9WYbenjoS08_3pYx7dpci8mipkRJ35cT0c-D7A48vyT2eiABEmWcTJZhPVRUMTzlGCXFA5Odb-wJYdQ1I0YvQdiyHbsDmWjCg_9nsiMtr3EaFhABUV-B2uAdB38W8rkV6yPzlpT1nQ/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>"I have two children and have a non-negotiable rule in my household that they have to be up at 10:00 a.m. The only exceptions for this rule is if they are sick or its their birthday. This leads to a lot of grumbling from my kids as I often times have to forcibly wake them up. I was telling my brother this rule recently and he said that I was being an asshole. He said that teenage boys will often sleep extremely late and me forcing them to get up early is preventing them from getting their proper amount of sleep. In my opinion, I’m instilling discipline in my boys and making them get up at a reasonable time (10:00 a.m. is not too early). However, these comments from my brother has me second guessing myself.
So Jason, am I wrong?" Ten a.m.? My mum used got get me up by 8 calling me a "lazy git" You need to let your children sleep. It doesn’t seem like there is a point to this rule besides “because I said so” which is a bad argument. I’d also recommend checking out some info on sleep. Teenagers tend to need more sleep than adults and are more likely to be night owls (which also makes them more likely to sleep in). Why not just let them get some sleep? Kids need their sleep. This idea that everyone has to wake up early everyday of their entire life is ridiculous. As long as they behave well and do well in school, let them sleep in. There actually are studies about the surprising amount of sleep teenagers need. There are plenty of ways to instill discipline. It also clearly isn’t instilling any discipline anyway, if it had they would be getting up by themselves at that time rather than you constantly having to enforce it. It’s externally imposed "discipline," it won’t last past your ability to control them. Teens have different sleep schedules than adults do. You are preventing them from getting enough sleep. During the school year, it makes sense to make sure they're out of bed at a reasonable time to get to school. So there you have it. If you have teenage kids, let them sleep.
They need it! If you have a problem you want my advice on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05pE-dwkWjyglX6DC4AwEJWhhFr7wSOJ44rrqlLlazferTWlRchp2JZ3WmEDoYdrayLFA3HugyZukloWtkvV6alx8Nbt1H4qYL6F3C-E_FOMH-SzSmv4J5a7Rjg4rzptDWxRj5RDx-XA/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05pE-dwkWjyglX6DC4AwEJWhhFr7wSOJ44rrqlLlazferTWlRchp2JZ3WmEDoYdrayLFA3HugyZukloWtkvV6alx8Nbt1H4qYL6F3C-E_FOMH-SzSmv4J5a7Rjg4rzptDWxRj5RDx-XA/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxh3rm85p9R76OkU_iQnCyOfdToQ4oWCmAsrvsZK6ppiTit0AiqvArHT39bFD1vRAnmW3LIfDL70hNp0PzrKUHnnMFUYfU7zuJAMhYdm8HOdqW1q6COpLuJklz-Cnn7kDvEYzrKjrPbg/s366/543DFD9D-8809-4079-AD4A-65CE87D7D269_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="366" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxh3rm85p9R76OkU_iQnCyOfdToQ4oWCmAsrvsZK6ppiTit0AiqvArHT39bFD1vRAnmW3LIfDL70hNp0PzrKUHnnMFUYfU7zuJAMhYdm8HOdqW1q6COpLuJklz-Cnn7kDvEYzrKjrPbg/w400-h250/543DFD9D-8809-4079-AD4A-65CE87D7D269_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSUo6tqOHaLYwTofN8qlAhTBbvbntc2QujwaqTUKvU7N9tT7qIbFNyo5pb79ySgENgIo3LNWOjNKkf1vK9XdDD4MEETBEcMnJz3Lek9VSOnngqk5TCPuN8gFbi77HrVzkvNemkNCytYM/s951/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+10.33.48+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="951" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSUo6tqOHaLYwTofN8qlAhTBbvbntc2QujwaqTUKvU7N9tT7qIbFNyo5pb79ySgENgIo3LNWOjNKkf1vK9XdDD4MEETBEcMnJz3Lek9VSOnngqk5TCPuN8gFbi77HrVzkvNemkNCytYM/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+10.33.48+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>A nice day and the ferry is coming in. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-2NtJcA6gnG4-_m00hc12ASjKczlId2mPZaPPY9aKL50scRVnR_hwkbu9WwOxPIgyAIKuDOuDVmTK_oBrLKvg9IsLQN1aFds4MtilPlUTCKfKGa2RbzZVN6lXMTkTrnd5E4o19VFHr4/s300/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-2NtJcA6gnG4-_m00hc12ASjKczlId2mPZaPPY9aKL50scRVnR_hwkbu9WwOxPIgyAIKuDOuDVmTK_oBrLKvg9IsLQN1aFds4MtilPlUTCKfKGa2RbzZVN6lXMTkTrnd5E4o19VFHr4/w400-h376/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The 155th and last book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bYU3jMxq2l9EankxTvYBFhjOGXm-7hQJhAJANI2tyySdmasw4utGxYnHShGKRmikROHQIe9gDoxHp4k4ajNYgwD-fUdz-TkYcuwSwDuviPnPpt_qeu9ws3n3LSFfRonJjxWfBUzshNs/s498/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bYU3jMxq2l9EankxTvYBFhjOGXm-7hQJhAJANI2tyySdmasw4utGxYnHShGKRmikROHQIe9gDoxHp4k4ajNYgwD-fUdz-TkYcuwSwDuviPnPpt_qeu9ws3n3LSFfRonJjxWfBUzshNs/w266-h400/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div>David will be on the Phile next week I believe. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3QO1IOPYR0PYiQKlz9g02DoAsyVa8tR-2YQoYg184XdgHx6v6OH226Jw9BLkGFybt0M3tQmSskhiry9Dd18YZiHVZtc-40ILm-b0b78cvXOedmS_mAsoU3HRebKuDl54OghIxN7VqVo/s300/fullsizeoutput_278d.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="300" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3QO1IOPYR0PYiQKlz9g02DoAsyVa8tR-2YQoYg184XdgHx6v6OH226Jw9BLkGFybt0M3tQmSskhiry9Dd18YZiHVZtc-40ILm-b0b78cvXOedmS_mAsoU3HRebKuDl54OghIxN7VqVo/w400-h375/fullsizeoutput_278d.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, and songwriter who holds both Australian and British citizenship. His debut album "Apart Together" is available on Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify and on vinyl. Please welcome to the Phile... Tim Minchin.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI80WWLTkHhR6qUz8UwZa4rJZVrdvjIMusndTVxpNpKZIhTfNe7zn0CBSsVKErMD3XNpQMuK2t8RSeemSn1SSQY1hSXUs1dVMMx3KdmZe-4UCEs2jQlmQAdQjnBMsihTkoloJ-x4iZ2k/s220/63F3FCF6-A3CF-4194-A430-53669A2AC2B1_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI80WWLTkHhR6qUz8UwZa4rJZVrdvjIMusndTVxpNpKZIhTfNe7zn0CBSsVKErMD3XNpQMuK2t8RSeemSn1SSQY1hSXUs1dVMMx3KdmZe-4UCEs2jQlmQAdQjnBMsihTkoloJ-x4iZ2k/w320-h320/63F3FCF6-A3CF-4194-A430-53669A2AC2B1_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hey, Tim, welcome to the Phile. I have been wanting to interview you for so long. How are you?
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim:</b> Music nerd! Thanks for having me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Haha. I love the new album "Apart Together," sir. You must be proud of it, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>I have no idea how to judge it except on its own terms. Which is something that goes on in my career, I get better. But in terms of the world and what people think of it I am so out of time and out of place. I don't listen to much music and I never made an album before so I'm carrying all these 90s sensibility and shit and I'm kind of shameless. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> How would you describe the record? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim:</b> It's a big record with a lot of instruments and stuff in an era where we hear stuff with fantastic digital solutions. I've just blown all my money on players. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I didn't realize this was your first studio album, Tim. Is this something you've been hankering to do for a while? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>Yeah, more than hankering. More like kicking it down the road. It's a project 20 years in the making. Well, 35 years in the making because I started writing songs when I was 10 or whatever like I do. I suppose I thought I'll make records crinkly long before I even dared to think I might do comedy. Not that I really decided to do comedy. I sort of found myself doing it. I was playing in bands and writing original songs from when I was 15 and made an album with my band that was called Arnold when I was about 17. When I say album it was a few mics in a school hall. Then I was in a band called Timmy the Dog in 2000. That record was demo quality but fine. I shopped it around and people took interest and I moved to Melbourne and around that area I changed the name of the band and I was struggling to get anywhere in Melbourne. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Why were you struggling? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>Because I was trying to pay bills and I was playing in cover bands. It was that trap I got into. In all of that the thing that I was really earning money doing was being an M.D. for cabaret acts and doing a little theatre and acting. That became my cabaret career and that became my comedy career and I did <i>Matilda</i>. But really I just got distracted and I finally just finished it twenty years later. But now it's a totally different set of songs and who knows. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, these are all new songs? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>I tried to write as much new songs as I could but as I was writing I found myself going well... "Summer Romance" I guess is about two years old "Beautiful Head" the same, both London songs. There's a few others that I didn't record but I still think there's no harm in them and they might have a life. I certainly don't intend to take twenty years to make the next album. I ought to think this has broken the seal and I hope I can just turn around and make a better one without so much hoo-ha. There's a couple of old songs but I've got hundreds. Maybe not hundreds of songs I would proudly release but I've got dozens I could go back and have a look at. I was really trying to reflect the headspace I was in the last couple of years which is a very different headspace from any place I've been before. Just by age and experience and a few batterings and I wanted to try and get that down. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, what made you choose piano as your main instrument? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>Pianos are symbols of status and they're shiny and people have them in their houses and put vases on them. Or worse, they treat them like you shouldn't touch it. I hate redundant piano and I hate pianos that are treated like a necklace. Look what I can spend money on, God forbid they use it. I always think I should sit down and play one of them but I'm not that much of a wanker. I'm fucking close, I'm right at the edge of that, man. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>This isn't a comedy album but there are some funny lines and some comedy in it, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>I think I have a compulsion which some people I'm sure don't love to play with words a lot. So when I set about doing this years ago I said I'm going to write a record of serious songs and I'm going to get rid of that comedy. One of the great a things that came out of this process is that I realized I don't have to try and separate the "hard drive." It'a actually taking away the punch line intent. Of course all through my comedy career which by the way was only six years in the 30 years that I've been writing songs I really went from Edinburgh 2005 to Royal Albert Hall in 2012 and I thought okay, I did that. That was it until 2019 when I started touring again and it's a comedy show I guess but it's definitely not as "punch liney." What I realized with this record is I don't have to switch something off, I just have to not piss you laughs but my natural writing style is of course whimsical. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, so, I love bands with a sense of humor... Barenaked Ladies, Squeeze, Madness, even the Beatles were pretty humorous. What do you think? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>Yeah, with the Beatles every second song was taking a piss. Look at the footage of those boys touring before it got ridiculous and all they're doing is having a laugh. They're disintegration was literally colligated simply was when they stopped having a laugh. When they got hassled by the Christians. When they got to America and people started to take them seriously they were like we are just having a laugh. They said fuck this and it's not fun anymore. Of course it's vey hard to take yourself seriously with the biggest act ever. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, who are your biggest influences, Tim? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>The Beatles, Kinks and Queen. Then I jump forward and hit my area with grange and Seattle and suddenly if you're not trying to kill yourself you're not cool. That sounds flippant, I'm not making a joke about people who are suicidal, I'm making a joke about how we consume, how we want to feed on it culturally. Maybe that was the turning point, but there is no doubt that I built a comedy career on there fact that I was a post-grunge songwriter. I was playing piano instead of a guitar, I wasn't beat up as a kid and I don't have a drug addiction so there was no place for me. Which then gave me a career and ironically was the solution so I found my place. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What kinda genre do you think your music is? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim: </b>I'm within the genre of pop which is really what I'm writing on, singer songwriter whatever. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What was it like writing a musical like <i>Matilda</i> or <i>Groundhog Day</i>? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim:</b> Musical theatre needs a big unashamed heart, except when someone is writing musical theatre parody like "The South Park" boys did with <i>Book of Mormon</i>. But even <i>Book of Mormon</i> has that incredible, beautiful what they call in musical theatre "I want song" with "Salt Lake City." I can't just sustain a narrative of a musical for two hours without making people want to cry or whatever. That's the task. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Tim, thanks so much for being on the Phile. I hope this was fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tim:</b> It's been an absolute pleasure and fun to talk about me. Now I want to read your fucking blog. Don't end it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I will. Haha.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6qq_PD5XG9j2YiLhEljJBwqq6wlQ0j9Cql89uwP2tLV67GCbi3_0GwlIG97HRvdQxN099ZNC8Dvg6G2GxziPE2nQnAkW4rNG-IF83hW6NoWDMkwZrNYTJ_vF3sa9qUd7c2XeveOEY1c/s522/9196D404-FBF8-45C9-8DD8-B535BAB9F15C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6qq_PD5XG9j2YiLhEljJBwqq6wlQ0j9Cql89uwP2tLV67GCbi3_0GwlIG97HRvdQxN099ZNC8Dvg6G2GxziPE2nQnAkW4rNG-IF83hW6NoWDMkwZrNYTJ_vF3sa9qUd7c2XeveOEY1c/s320/9196D404-FBF8-45C9-8DD8-B535BAB9F15C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Tim Minchin for a great interview. I wish it could've been longer though. The Phile will be back on Friday with Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Get vaxxed!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLpXJYYRPnUVRJhmWlUsqXotl1sDP91L9rq25bqhZTbKw1DcB9MBpWbexKPavaYBLuU6zYOfayNa4873q_dNlr1fTagXx_RrXOdeYzWLZz5z-YS4KZ1RWwA5UPt7oVs7E-x86wZZKrRU/s400/DA9FDFCF-ABE8-443C-9189-8F190DC96713_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLpXJYYRPnUVRJhmWlUsqXotl1sDP91L9rq25bqhZTbKw1DcB9MBpWbexKPavaYBLuU6zYOfayNa4873q_dNlr1fTagXx_RrXOdeYzWLZz5z-YS4KZ1RWwA5UPt7oVs7E-x86wZZKrRU/w301-h400/DA9FDFCF-ABE8-443C-9189-8F190DC96713_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span><br /><div><br /></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-62410890449961516042021-07-31T11:35:00.001-04:002021-07-31T11:35:14.783-04:00Pheaturing Little Brother<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ0YfLxfffG5yVm6qfanz9ArQM97zWaq09gTwodKuMidQZcC7pzHIAy_BHXSvjxo98K6IqvGrB7V20q0jaG5iQwd2jB2vyZncLXsSQxe-sBw3eHwhjCF52quFxxATDHGJpzmXfKQBQwQ/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ0YfLxfffG5yVm6qfanz9ArQM97zWaq09gTwodKuMidQZcC7pzHIAy_BHXSvjxo98K6IqvGrB7V20q0jaG5iQwd2jB2vyZncLXsSQxe-sBw3eHwhjCF52quFxxATDHGJpzmXfKQBQwQ/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Saturday. How are you? There is little doubt that things are getting messy after Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney, who in turn issued a statement that suggested the Black Widow actress was being callous. Not surprisingly, Johansson's agent has since lashed out at the greatest company to work for ever for the false accusations.
Johansson's lawsuit alleged that Disney had breached her contract by making <i>Black Widow</i> available for digital release. In response, Disney stated that the <i>Avengers: Endgame</i> star's demands were "sad and distressing" as well as "callous" as it disregards the safety of the world at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not surprisingly, people have been defending Johansson. This includes her agent Bryan Lourd of Creative Arts Agency, who issued a statement about the matter.
"[Disney has] shamelessly and falsely accused Ms. Johansson of being insensitive to the global COVID pandemic, in an attempt to make her appear to be someone they and I know she isn't," Lourd said.
In his statement, Lourd also pointed out that Johansson has been working for the House of Mouse for several years and doesn't deserve this kind of treatment.
"Scarlett has been Disney's partner on nine movies, which have earned Disney and its shareholders billions. The company included her salary in their press statement in an attempt to weaponize her success as an artist and businesswoman, as if that were something she should be ashamed of," Lourd said.
The agent added that Johansson will always get the support of the people she works with within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
"Scarlett is extremely proud of the work that she and all of the actors, writers, directors, producers and the Marvel creative team have been a part of for well over a decade."
The decision to give <i>Black Widow</i> both a theatrical and digital release was undoubtedly one that was made by Disney. After all, the Marvel team was strongly opposed to making the film available on Disney+ and had been pushing for a full theatrical release.
For now, we are still waiting for more updates on Johansson's lawsuit against Disney. However, there is little doubt that both parties will be releasing more statements in the upcoming week. In the meantime, <i>Black Widow</i> is still screening in theaters and on Disney+. </p><p><b>The</b> <i>Star Wars</i> franchise's uber polarizing sequel trilogy left a bad taste in a lot of fans' mouths and if they had their way with things, they'd wish for all three films... <i>The Force Awakens</i>, <i>The Last Jedi</i>, and <i>The Rise of Skywalker</i> to be deleted from continuity. Now, a new rumor suggests that it could all come true as Disney is reportedly erasing the entire sequel trilogy from existence to make way for a reboot. According to a report from Express, Disney is currently toying with the idea of remaking the divisive trilogy and turn them into a series of shows exclusive to Disney+. YouTuber Doomcock claims that if plans push through, the "new" sequel trilogy will feature a reunion between Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa.
He reveals, "If Disney were to remake the Sequel Trilogy, the Sequel Trilogy would be remade exclusively for Disney Plus, according to my source, with a story being spread out between eight to ten mini-series, and three seasons of full series. My source claims that, while they will only change a little of <i>The Force Awakens</i> to use the Leia footage, he says they will most likely add one major thing. A reunion of Han, Luke, and Leia."
Doomcock added, "My sources claim that footage exists of Han, Luke, and Leia together. This footage was shot on green screen, and it is a ten-minute scene. But the idea that Abrams would have written and recorded this scene is intriguing. Was it something that was ultimately cut from <i>The Force Awakens</i>? Or was it some kind of flashback that was filmed for <i>The Last Jedi</i> or <i>The Rise of Skywalker</i>? If this is true, it is a massive bombshell."
Personally, I don't know how to feel about this one. It's like Disney is accepting defeat and acknowledging the fact that they actually mishandled the entire sequel trilogy. I guess mad props to them for trying to correct things. Now, if this rumored project does happen, I think I'll be cool with it as long as they bring back the original actors from the last three films of the Skywalker saga. </p><p><b>Michael</b> Che woke up and "chose violence," according to Michael Che.
The co-head writer of "Saturday Night Live" and co-anchor of Weekend Update took to his Instagram story on Thursday to say, "Man, I wanna make fun of Simone Biles."
"I got like 3 mins of Simone Biles jokes in my head," he wrote. "As the dorky kids say, I’m choosing violence."
His enthusiasm for making fun of Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time who withdrew from Olympic events to focus on mental health, was treated as an invitation for trolls to share their jokes about the champion... and the abuse she suffered from convicted sex offender Larry Nassar. People proceeded to drag Che, an actual worthy target. Che, true to form, claimed to have been "hacked," but seemed rather flippant about it. The posts are very in-character for him, as Broadway actor and writer Pia Glenn explained in a thread. He then "returned" to the account to post about poop.
Maybe @CheThinks should think harder. </p><p><b>The</b> "twisties" is a deceptively adorable-sounding name for a condition that can mean life or death for an athlete. When Simone Biles withdrew from the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Competition at the Tokyo Olympics, it started an Olympic-level competition of Hot Takes that features some of the world's worst people criticizing the 24-year-old champion.
"Twisties" are a mental block that a gymnast can experience that makes them lose their sense of direction while they're literally flying through the air. The stakes couldn't be higher, as a bad landing can mean injury and even paralization.
Regarding the vault that caused Biles to withdraw, Deanna Hong, a producer of the docu-series "Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts," quoted a former elite gymnast who said that if someone other than Biles made that landing error, they would have "blown a knee, at minimum." "Another said if it had happened to her instead of Simone, 'I probably would have ended up paralyzed.'" Biles herself took to Instagram to explain the stakes, and show how she has yet to recover. She tweeted a video of her at a practice gym in Tokyo, falling flat on her back dismounting off of the uneven bars.
"For anyone saying I quit, I didn't quit. My mind and body are simply not in sync, as you can see here." she wrote, explaining that she was supposed to do one and a half more twists on her way down. "I don't think you realize how dangerous this is on hard/competition surface, nor do I have to explain why I put health first. Physical health is mental health." Biles answered fan questions, going into more detail about what it feels like and articulating the stakes. She is beginning to practice and testing whether she will be prepared to compete in individual events by "going back to basics" and performing skills on soft surfaces. She again called out the assholes who called her a "quitter" or "selfish."
"I didn't have a bad performance and quit... I simply got so lost my safety was at risk as well as a team medal," she explained. Biles celebrated the "QUEENS!!!!" that stepped up and WON silver.
"I also have no idea how I landed on my feet on that vault because if you look at the pictures and my eyes you can see how confused I am as to where I am in the air," she added. "Thankfully I landed safe enough but I also don't think some of you realize I was supposed to do a 2 1/2 and I only completed 1 1/2 twists before it looks like I got shot out of the air." In light of this event, a fan brought back an old clip in which Biles said, "Sometimes going into [a skill], I'm like, 'Don't bail... you'll literally die. Like, you will break something.'"
Her struggles haven't stopped her from supporting her teammates and celebrating Suni Lee's all-around gold medal win. The GOAT. </p><p><b>First</b> it was Meghan Markle. Then Naomi Osaka. And now Simone Biles has been subjected to the criticism of professional troll Piers Morgan after she spoke out about her struggles with mental health.
Piers Morgan decided to drag the Olympic gold medalist, who earlier this week withdrew from the women's team finals in the Tokyo Olympics because of mental health issues.
There was a massive outpouring of support for 24-year-old Biles online, as most people praised her for being brave enough to speak out and to prioritize her mental health and safety.
But Piers Morgan, who always seems like he needs about 20 years of therapy and a big hug from his mom and dad, is not most people. He took to social media to slam Biles and undermine her reason for withdrawing from the events.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UpopbG4NoG8MVreJaYa0pbmkQ9guC2EQ04JQflXQhxf8jvH35z0S4_t5HxXiPKcNYEfAadmd32Ti5lxHA07NYeX80BUzIlIm0tfMO-uBaFnlVYGRm4vxOpAMF7h6g3Fx7OmvMkrlZUQ/s1180/E2299008-5739-43B2-9DD1-AF356E492AB3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="1180" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UpopbG4NoG8MVreJaYa0pbmkQ9guC2EQ04JQflXQhxf8jvH35z0S4_t5HxXiPKcNYEfAadmd32Ti5lxHA07NYeX80BUzIlIm0tfMO-uBaFnlVYGRm4vxOpAMF7h6g3Fx7OmvMkrlZUQ/w400-h150/E2299008-5739-43B2-9DD1-AF356E492AB3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Morgan's tasteless tweet quickly backfired as people reminded him of when he had a meltdown and walked off the set of "Good Morning Britain" after his co-host called him out for his criticism of Meghan Markle. Morgan was also dragged on-air by CNN host Brianna Keilar. I love to see the Internet come together as a force for good: serving Piers Morgan a heaping dose of his own medicine. </p><p><b>Any </b>stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like these pajamas for example...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtDCd_ZxO6Zg75OgwjbdRdqQot-eVNE_wMjkm2Af2lXzs8klKY-b7jWfA5vsvtqZRoYZmJjowaBeRkPculC71TAGmBVFJGRZhLd52yIjGbUUxY0cpR2gJV-LrnTBts3VD60ivHuVWyVE/s1002/E9744A56-250F-4E7E-A43C-BBA9AE4BCB3D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1002" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtDCd_ZxO6Zg75OgwjbdRdqQot-eVNE_wMjkm2Af2lXzs8klKY-b7jWfA5vsvtqZRoYZmJjowaBeRkPculC71TAGmBVFJGRZhLd52yIjGbUUxY0cpR2gJV-LrnTBts3VD60ivHuVWyVE/w400-h297/E9744A56-250F-4E7E-A43C-BBA9AE4BCB3D.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Fellas, is it girly to have a heart in your body? If you're looking for a graphic design job, you may want to contact whoever employed the people responsible for the following design fail. They are most likely hiring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhYRlmAacGW0ZRi6BdktdTO15Alx4ZCCLx02hjF2mivDNwJjDQ_5cZCEM-jxx6u3KiXSi6LcMSfPeYMaaqJVgPX2bEv3J3mm4PIjgsiOphheBI7VomlC4rzeAiXZH84R_StL55_gbofg/s2048/041081BC-9676-4FDD-B113-E85C8B492875.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1402" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhYRlmAacGW0ZRi6BdktdTO15Alx4ZCCLx02hjF2mivDNwJjDQ_5cZCEM-jxx6u3KiXSi6LcMSfPeYMaaqJVgPX2bEv3J3mm4PIjgsiOphheBI7VomlC4rzeAiXZH84R_StL55_gbofg/w274-h400/041081BC-9676-4FDD-B113-E85C8B492875.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><p>Tipping can often be a divisive subject as many people resent the fact that 20% of the bill for restaurant or bar service is standard in the United States.
Anyone who has worked in the service industry is familiar with the heart-sinking level of confusion or blind rage when you marathon it around the restaurant smiling out of your eyebrows only to find that a party left you a zero dollar tip. Being a waiter or bartender is a serious test in the strength of your faith in humanity as you stand for twelve hours panicking about table seven's missing side of ranch dressing while table twelve throws up happy hour margaritas in the bathroom and your co-worker cries about how the manager screamed at them for wearing red shoes that don't match the uniform.
Still, there are some situations when a customer feels justified in their choice to not leave a tip. So, when a conflicted man decided to consult the Phile about whether or not he was wrong to stiff a rude bartender on a tip, I decided to help deem a verdict. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jPjo-Y4AEgo8oqf0eq-oWsLOKgUFSWr_psgLRODOa5qQU39312dJ03jGIlPxdEYYmj3OLeooddoJggR87ICPWbSN2o3f5EoxgIYYf1hAQqzCtfZu2WRzgtpjBYGUJuhwDZKu3uHm1Jw/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jPjo-Y4AEgo8oqf0eq-oWsLOKgUFSWr_psgLRODOa5qQU39312dJ03jGIlPxdEYYmj3OLeooddoJggR87ICPWbSN2o3f5EoxgIYYf1hAQqzCtfZu2WRzgtpjBYGUJuhwDZKu3uHm1Jw/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"Am I wrong for not tipping a bartender on a big tab?
My friends and are play bar-league softball during the summer. We are all in our mid 20s and have had this same team for about 5 years. This year we decided to sign up for a tournament about an hour from where we live. After our games were done on Saturday, we decided to go to a bar to grab some food and drinks. To make things easier for the bar, we just put everything on one tab and would figure out payment amongst ourselves with Venmo and cash. We usually rotate who puts the tab on their card and this time it was me.
One of my friends, Tommy, has a stutter and a lisp. I've known him since grade school and he's a great guy and a solid infielder. But if you don't know him it can be kind of difficult to understand him sometimes and even more so when he's had a few beers or if he gets flustered about something. So our team is at the bar getting a bunch of food and drinks and someone sends Tommy up to the bar to get another round of pitchers. The rest of us were playing pool and darts and after a few minutes we hear a commotion from the bar area and see Tommy and the bartender kind of arguing. I go over with another friend to see what's going on.
The bartender tells me that he's not going to serve Tommy anymore because he's clearly drunk and can't understand a word he's saying. We had been at the bar a little over an hour and none of us were wasted. Maybe a little tipsy, but nowhere near the point of being cut-off. Tommy looks really embarrassed and is trying to explain himself but is struggling to get the words out. My other friend and I try to explain to the bartender that he has a speech impediment and it's just the way he is. But the bartender isn't having it and tells us that he's not going to kick Tommy out, but if he sees Tommy drinking anything he's going to make him leave. So I tell the bartender to close my tab and that we will all just leave.
Tommy and my other friend go to gather the rest of the guys and I close the tab, which at this point was almost $400 because we had 12 guys there who all got food and drinks. I pay the correct amount, but don't tip a single cent. As we are leaving the bartender calls me out on not leaving a tip and calls me an asshole. I told him that he was the one who lost out on a big tip because he was being an asshole. I told him all he had to do was listen to us and be a little understanding and he would've gotten a huge tip from us, but he decided to be a jerk to our friend. He had a few more choice words for me as I was leaving, but I just walked out.
Tommy was really embarrassed and was trying to apologize to all of us and was almost near tears. We told him that none of this was his fault and that the bartender was just a jerk. I've worked in food-service before and understand that missing out on a tip on a tab like that is a big deal, but the guy was a jerk to my friend and I am not going to reward that with a tip, no matter how big the tab is." This was a case of disability discrimination, and you did the right thing. Send an email to the company's management. I would outline the behavior of their staff and how this treatment makes you not want to return to their establishment. Thank you for being a good friend. He did not deserve to be treated like that. So, there you have it! Good luck, everyone! If you have a problem you want my opinion on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2ypIDm_0zGTDQCnnOXrjsJWMX2zfnXK5i81mjjx3cM-0po28BWA9GEr_ahDRayvIC3JPogPjgoSd48j1KySWOpwqecVbxOBeT8H6yWOkN9m4P0Od1riR7NUQaKZ267dwIqW1p4SB4Ow/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2ypIDm_0zGTDQCnnOXrjsJWMX2zfnXK5i81mjjx3cM-0po28BWA9GEr_ahDRayvIC3JPogPjgoSd48j1KySWOpwqecVbxOBeT8H6yWOkN9m4P0Od1riR7NUQaKZ267dwIqW1p4SB4Ow/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Top Phive Things Said About "Arthur" Getting Canceled After 25 Years</b><div><b>5.</b> "Arthur" got canceled after all these years somehow its DW's fault.</div><div><b>4</b>. 2025: Arthur has been canceled for years. People have forgotten how to work and play... getting along with each other is out of the question. It seemed like a simple message but without it we are lost. Society is on the brink of collapse.</div><div><b>3.</b> Apparently they canceled "Arthur." The world doesn't make sense anymore. I really wanted to raise my children in a world where they got all their attitude problems from DW Reed. Peppa Pig just doesn't cut it for me. </div><div><b>2. </b>The show did get weird after Arthur went through his first divorce and then started mining bitcoin while under lockdown, so this is probably for the best. </div><div>And the number one thing said about "Arthur" getting canceled after 25 years is...</div><div><b>1.</b> So I guess we're never gonna find out who was shooting at Arthur & Co. on that outrigger in Season 5 then. Great. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR_gOFeZN-5imdE9aogtIyPi8NkOJO8A8J0X2Wrw1IkPZ_9PVZ_9OB627R4JeTPAj_iPrvUn68Xnf1f7Q_it6gbpTIDCS0ozBLoeTMn2g2D1pmZ0CWcxqQX1I7uejQ-iZa29syH8lkTI/s908/a1xLU1564062501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="711" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR_gOFeZN-5imdE9aogtIyPi8NkOJO8A8J0X2Wrw1IkPZ_9PVZ_9OB627R4JeTPAj_iPrvUn68Xnf1f7Q_it6gbpTIDCS0ozBLoeTMn2g2D1pmZ0CWcxqQX1I7uejQ-iZa29syH8lkTI/w314-h400/a1xLU1564062501.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div>I would like to give thanks to the brave men and women who died a long time ago testing which plants were edible and which plants were not. And then there were those who said, “these plants are not very edible, let’s try setting them on fire and inhaling the smoke.”</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HzNzMwSObgIeW13_2X54JVxnQue57870-BTl9yAEwJqAtEy5h94rM5zAJX1m3WDyZIdzZFnAbSRtgXHwCwVr1cIOdYwdIuCo1Ts_3HS-AVZszlE5QUnwxBP-4eCkcy1kOpJm9cJnZhk/s640/DQo2C1559350340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HzNzMwSObgIeW13_2X54JVxnQue57870-BTl9yAEwJqAtEy5h94rM5zAJX1m3WDyZIdzZFnAbSRtgXHwCwVr1cIOdYwdIuCo1Ts_3HS-AVZszlE5QUnwxBP-4eCkcy1kOpJm9cJnZhk/w400-h225/DQo2C1559350340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhyphenhyphenFhDwla8u_aSr5qy8VKRTWVotWc7IAZu0EinTLeapkCiVxxs3fhIl9yitMOAcDk30GPS2TCdkj7NWO1911L_Aci3e2ak3HImV438c9dUxWXfWzeqQCjnNPCwPkl9aXWW67iMdF65yU/s494/fullsizeoutput_21a2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="494" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhyphenhyphenFhDwla8u_aSr5qy8VKRTWVotWc7IAZu0EinTLeapkCiVxxs3fhIl9yitMOAcDk30GPS2TCdkj7NWO1911L_Aci3e2ak3HImV438c9dUxWXfWzeqQCjnNPCwPkl9aXWW67iMdF65yU/s320/fullsizeoutput_21a2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jeff, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9B-g6ptkbGg_1ryTokzvkvWGSjfQdAQbfsu4Q8lcYXxfBYO3vsB1CG1R8eI1RzFFy002PAjByEXkJp7gHAmHgfA1mhC-H_ZYNOtTHNAMSXgolYrIM_OYIkgJ75PjoJYP10p0bCiQNPaI/s953/Screen+Shot+2021-07-31+at+10.56.02+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="953" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9B-g6ptkbGg_1ryTokzvkvWGSjfQdAQbfsu4Q8lcYXxfBYO3vsB1CG1R8eI1RzFFy002PAjByEXkJp7gHAmHgfA1mhC-H_ZYNOtTHNAMSXgolYrIM_OYIkgJ75PjoJYP10p0bCiQNPaI/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-07-31+at+10.56.02+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Still looks like a nice day there. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="400" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiVquLHBA59xcqv0ktxOXV33EVe5PQQE-FPG8jmBDFVJjWUiCDOthpNgJdeNybsLZFjZbXb78d_VnuWzQ0cGromC0Hax4DmEz0wNH0oKOyx0sies0U3BAGqc_Hr34VEekTvZXzQbwIbk/w400-h272/E9A49AA0-BC8D-4360-920B-89F2209CF3CD_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK00_F99Lh4RQsD3PY8mbc1xeGj6kiyjnEYiPM1AMFGHR6tnX7rgpUA6oTacyFdqI4b6Jnp5hUJgwLCRcOu3HqHGah570BPjmgQJ9yjIkhgp3f_DBXbKWTNRK6Iqxqp9a13FVV_UHItg/s300/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK00_F99Lh4RQsD3PY8mbc1xeGj6kiyjnEYiPM1AMFGHR6tnX7rgpUA6oTacyFdqI4b6Jnp5hUJgwLCRcOu3HqHGah570BPjmgQJ9yjIkhgp3f_DBXbKWTNRK6Iqxqp9a13FVV_UHItg/w400-h376/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The 155th and last book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0y_TtYVSiTe4TuFgIHpHCgOcXiQH4L5UiwfAYltCHhJQQsVMfkZNG_FBeWK9V5MYn7oTHNAjiaTTFhS8fkza3aD7d3POzyfmkp8nBKcCAIXrmQaFdtezSUV-m_Ns_qyjUI88_pcU__4/s498/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0y_TtYVSiTe4TuFgIHpHCgOcXiQH4L5UiwfAYltCHhJQQsVMfkZNG_FBeWK9V5MYn7oTHNAjiaTTFhS8fkza3aD7d3POzyfmkp8nBKcCAIXrmQaFdtezSUV-m_Ns_qyjUI88_pcU__4/w266-h400/305EF769-E8AD-49E3-ACE9-9E783FBCD777_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahahaha. I'm laughing because that book came out in 2009... but there you are. David will be on the Phile in a few weeks. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc2Kq2zqFvDjjbBp4IgY1E79rC_L4O1rz8HhsDyXKUHfBYFDdd-ox1BN4jmkvTmUzO9Q2iOWO7kg5v1sE9kWRI9UTU4uDmnSPeCrwxDNH5HnG8I-0tnmFS7eJhtOndoTBOn4GAqejoMY/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc2Kq2zqFvDjjbBp4IgY1E79rC_L4O1rz8HhsDyXKUHfBYFDdd-ox1BN4jmkvTmUzO9Q2iOWO7kg5v1sE9kWRI9UTU4uDmnSPeCrwxDNH5HnG8I-0tnmFS7eJhtOndoTBOn4GAqejoMY/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Phact 1. </b>Women were not allowed to wear pants on the U.S. Senate floor until 1993 after Senators Barbara Mikulski and Carol Moseley Braun defiantly staged a protest by wearing pantsuits. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2.</b> The dog Laika, one of the first animals in space, “was found as a stray wandering the streets of Moscow. Soviet scientists chose to use Moscow stray dogs since they assumed that such animals had already learned to endure conditions of extreme cold and hunger.” </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3.</b> Elvis Presley once asked his limo driver, “Do you own this limo or do you work for the company?” The driver responded that he works for the company. Elvis smiled at the driver and said, “Well you own it now." Limo driver was tipped the limo itself. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4. </b>Thomas Edison taught his second wife Morse code so that they could communicate in secret by tapping into each other’s hands when her family was around. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5. </b>The 7th time that park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning coincided with the 22nd time he fought off a bear with a stick. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsoRy5xIu3MtHEWhNxUiJcfQsJaK22OtIT6-vUMfg3IYSIuGMW2ZJ4JjDfSqoDhnufh19cjmU-4gCDfWgmc23zoaPo5b_splhZGEvARUdl3jlyJY9sm8YQrT-fQ4VCdfvz6LVhiYtVIY/s239/fullsizeoutput_d66.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="239" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsoRy5xIu3MtHEWhNxUiJcfQsJaK22OtIT6-vUMfg3IYSIuGMW2ZJ4JjDfSqoDhnufh19cjmU-4gCDfWgmc23zoaPo5b_splhZGEvARUdl3jlyJY9sm8YQrT-fQ4VCdfvz6LVhiYtVIY/w400-h370/fullsizeoutput_d66.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guests are two members of the American hip hop duo Little Brother from Durham, North Carolina. Their latest album "May the Lord Watch" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Please welcome to the Phile... Phonte and Big Pooh. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM-YSPnGz6n7ZUFAhaAuZINcIj015kuabHTz5H1ChmiCEkpAae5p6ibVlyqLUWz-bOAFg4uAet_AbuQVIfJeg4dc3dkcoVkGGop_Wl2YSZaQqSlQy3dq9yj46ZH2JWl2AFG8jYbcHwA8/s1324/Screen+Shot+2021-07-31+at+11.17.39+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1324" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM-YSPnGz6n7ZUFAhaAuZINcIj015kuabHTz5H1ChmiCEkpAae5p6ibVlyqLUWz-bOAFg4uAet_AbuQVIfJeg4dc3dkcoVkGGop_Wl2YSZaQqSlQy3dq9yj46ZH2JWl2AFG8jYbcHwA8/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-07-31+at+11.17.39+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hey, guys, welcome to the Phile. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> Thank you. Thank you for having us. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> Thank you. I am good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I love your guys names. You guys have been around for a while, right? When did your first album come out? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> "The Listening" came out in 2003. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>That is a long time. Big Pooh, when you hear that album or those songs now what goes through your mind? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> I was a baby. I was like 21 or 22-years-old when we did that album, so when I hear it it's weird listening to myself. But it's also one of those moments where I look back and say wow, this album is one of the reasons I've been able to travel around the world and do a lot of the things that I've been able to do.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> Like that moment in Seattle I think. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>Yeah, inside the Jerk Shack. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What's that? What happened in Seattle? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> After we played a show in Seattle last year the owner had stayed open late for us, they knew we had a show. "Yeah, you guys come back." So we came back and they were playing songs of "The Listening" and I just remember saying to Pooh, "It's crazy that these songs are the reason we're sitting in a barbecue spot right now in Seattle." I never thought that something I do in my 20s is going to continue to pay dividends and pay rewards for the rest of my life. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> For a while you guys parted ways. What was did your fan base think of that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> I don't think we really took to the fans what we were thinking. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, why <i>did</i> you guys part ways? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte: </b>We got so tired of each other and thought the hell with all of this. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>It's over, we'll figure it out as we go along. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Really? Is that true? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>Yeah, that's all we, I say, we cared about. We didn't care about each other at the time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> Damn sure. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> We just got tired of each other and was like listen, this ain't working out, the way we want it to work out. So it's over. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> With us, when we decided to hang it up in 2010 we were in good shape. Like nationally, we were doing good business on the road, we were still a viable brand. We were able to make money, our show prices I think were even going up at that time. But the money didn't matter. We were just tired of it, of each other. Our relationship was not in the best place, not a good place at all. Just the constant hustle of the album, tour, album, mix-tape tour, mix-tape tour. We just burnt out and turned on each other. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Did you guys talk doing that time? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>Years went by with the two of us talking after we decide to call it quits as a band. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, what got you guys talking to each other again? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> It was the death of Phife Dawg from a Tribe Called Quest in 2016 hat sort of got us talking to each other again. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why did that death get you talking again? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> That is somebody that we grew up with. Like from our generation. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> He was one of us. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>Yes. That's us. He was ours. It was so crazy because I had just spoken to Phife probably like a month before he passed. We were talking about doing music together. So I think that just really hit home and as far as me it just made me realize that how there wasn't anything that was a major of a reason to why we weren't speaking. And so I just thought that it was time, it had been passed time but it was time. And I just wanted to let Phonte know how I felt as a friend and as a brother. I didn't care about making music, I just wanted my friend and my brother back. That's how his death really, really spoke to me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Phonte, what did it feel like for you to get that phone call?
P</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> Man, it was refreshing. It was reassuring because I had been feeling the same way. And so when I got that text it just hit me, regardless of whatever I love you, you're still my brother and I hope you're good. I hit him right back like immediately without a thought. I love you too, man, let's get on the horn. We got on the phone and we was on the phone for about four hours. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What did you talk about? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte: </b>Just talking about everything. Every grievance, every slight, every perceived dis, whatever it was.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> We aired it all out on the table. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte: </b>Yeah, and we were straight, and that was in 2016. Even after that we didn't start making music until we started working on the new album so a while two years went by of us just talking to each other, of us being in each others lives. Just kinda seeing and accessing where the other one was. What has his life been since I've been out of it. What is he working on now and how can I help. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> That's so cool, I bet it felt good, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> It definitely felt like a missing piece, that something missing in my life was back where it was supposed to be. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>When did you start doing music again together? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> After a couple of years talking to each other we ended up doing a surprise reunion performance together in the fall of 2018, in Durham, North Carolina. This is the first time we were on stage together as Little Brother in like a decade. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Big Pooh, how did that feel like to you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>All of the nerves were in the pre-show. The butterflies, the anxious, so many thoughts running through my head because all of that show came together in a couple of hours. It wasn't a thing that was planned and we knew weeks ahead of time. I literally got a call like at 4:30 in the afternoon and agreed and was in my car by five o'clock, driving two and a half hours to Durham from Charlotte. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> Pooh was the MVP that day. He made it from Charlotte to Durham in record time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> Yeah. I was gone. God was on my side that day. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you remember the songs easily? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>I listened to "The Listening" the whole drive. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> Got to refresh. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>Yeah. We had bank of songs that we performed whenever we performed so I had to go through those songs. I didn't know what we were going to do because we didn't have a set list at the time. So I just had to go through all the songs to kinda refresh and call it doing my homework so I could be prepared for whatever we did. It comes back to me, if I listened to it, but I hadn't listened to it so long because when I did solo shows I rarely did any Little Brother records. It was just one of those things, all the nerves went out the window once the music started. Once we walked out on stage and the music started it felt like 2009 al over again. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What did it feel for you, Phonte? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> It was an awesome memory. For me it was the same way, it was nerves and then I step on stage and everything just falls into place. Being able to do Little Brother songs officially with my man again that was the most fulfilling part for me. I can do the full songs, not just my verse, we can really do Little Brother and that felt good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You have a new album out called "May the Lord Watch." What was the hardest part of making this album? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> Learning about each other again. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What do you mean? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> Just everything. Learning who Phonte was as a person now. And then learning what has process was in creating. By the time we ended the first iteration of Little Brother we weren't really recording together. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> I would do my verses at night, Pooh would do his verses during the day. That was it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> We'd see each other on stage. So with this one we actually recorded the whole album at Phonte's house in his hime studio and we loved the album. I would travel up and stay at his house for four or five days at a time and I would just move in and become part of the family. It'll be days we didn't even record, wed just sit around and talk and learn and build on each other and watch TV or listen to other music or just do different things. I also think and I told him through the process, the crazy thing is I started off excited about making this album and that was my thing but it turned into the process of making this album which comes so special to me that I'm not worried about the goal which was the album at that point. I was just involved with the album and the process of making the album and that journey. It just meant so much to me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte: </b>We knew because we put so much to it. Once the record was done me and Pooh both looked at each and was like yo, we got something. It was on fucking fire. We just felt confident about it because we know what we put to it. It was just one of those things, I always tell artists and stuff, once they're good with it, once they know they've given it the all, then just let it go. Once anyone says about it, if critics like it, or fans like to or don't like to or whatever, as long as they put their work in then whatever people feel about it is what they feel about it. They can't get caught up in it, the only thing they could control is the work that they do. And I could say with no hesitation or nothing that the minute that we finished that album, we put every drop of everything we had into it. I was happy. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, Phonte, you made headlines when you criticized a <i>New York Times</i> article that seemed to credit Drake popularizing the whole rapping singing thing. Drake himself has credited you for being a huge influence. What pissed you off about that article? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> The main thing I want to stress I did not, or do not have any problem with Drake at all. Me and him had done records together, we had some conversations about that years ago. So I have no issue with him at all. I can't say that enough. My problem is with journalists and people who try to rewrite history while the people who made it is still sitting here. It's not about me, for them to say that Drake normalized rap and singing, we are going to just say hell with Bone Thugs, hell with Nelly, hell with Andre, Cee Lo, Devin the Dude. It's very indicative of art and the way media is consumed now, where we live in this era where whoever does with the most toys wins. They say history is written by the winners and just because something maybe the biggest thing doesn't mean it was the first one to do it. And they are not about to play in my face on my phone. I'm sorry, get out of here, bro. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>I don't like people playing on my phone. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte: </b>Just get out of here, come on, bro. Next they're going to tell me that Eminem was the greatest rapper to ever lived. That's the next thing, it's very kinda click-bait. I was like no, dude. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Ha. So, is this reunion a one off thing? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh: </b>We don't know. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phonte:</b> I don't know. But I'm for sure there's going to be more music, I've got some ideas that I want to get him on and vice versa. In terms of an album I think again that it' a beautiful thing we can choose if we wanted to do it. If we choose to end it right here I don't think anyone would be mad or if another year from now or two years or whatever if we decide we have something worthy to say and we want to offer that to our fans I think they'd appreciate that as well. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Cool. Thanks so much for being on the Phile, guys. Take care. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Big Pooh:</b> Thanks very much for having us.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS7yVEcA8hvHbqiZyW3IJYrTEfW3n4Rkv4iRFPatKzyojHKh8cW7JVKv8fcpfvShxtQ0jv2rJETenFAbi1gsAT_cSOmZo-2uV-sRf2FgkhD-XRw3hBEslwpODZd8LhiBfbyfaqhtuWaI/s300/E6267397-89C7-4758-8B3C-47D715C7D71B_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS7yVEcA8hvHbqiZyW3IJYrTEfW3n4Rkv4iRFPatKzyojHKh8cW7JVKv8fcpfvShxtQ0jv2rJETenFAbi1gsAT_cSOmZo-2uV-sRf2FgkhD-XRw3hBEslwpODZd8LhiBfbyfaqhtuWaI/s0/E6267397-89C7-4758-8B3C-47D715C7D71B_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Little Brother for a cool interview. The Phile will be back on Monday with Tim Minchin. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Get vaccinated!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguivZitpjunQiy0mF23PbW_dUbpx_SgJl2QFS3Z4z_FQnTqYD_Q0ZSAFbyYYRPsXt6Cy16hKUDYrLYq6RzRqSYXHCA8P6ySZPU43v0mfbCBwBh2DQmCQiR3T4q3lPJY9hs4_Ao95Mv2nA/s533/F850BF8A-7A2A-473F-93C9-253C2C65ED88_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguivZitpjunQiy0mF23PbW_dUbpx_SgJl2QFS3Z4z_FQnTqYD_Q0ZSAFbyYYRPsXt6Cy16hKUDYrLYq6RzRqSYXHCA8P6ySZPU43v0mfbCBwBh2DQmCQiR3T4q3lPJY9hs4_Ao95Mv2nA/w300-h400/F850BF8A-7A2A-473F-93C9-253C2C65ED88_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-33709515931040331702021-07-30T11:18:00.001-04:002021-07-30T11:18:20.668-04:00Pheaturing Sharon Stone<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51xoIf-qI6zubhYtL1AoITxe_jYBuP5_wBJbOWZC8j5LXg0VmdrMIptMxeyu-LFeUaCvBtT2fCSSVrD860v_Pg74Nhqmco8LvM8Md4_euJ4SPfEZGF6Kc8Q961RPnjIqX0iFUZsc-gkU/s400/DC72035E-7C39-41A3-B4E6-BB7B8697DD7E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="400" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51xoIf-qI6zubhYtL1AoITxe_jYBuP5_wBJbOWZC8j5LXg0VmdrMIptMxeyu-LFeUaCvBtT2fCSSVrD860v_Pg74Nhqmco8LvM8Md4_euJ4SPfEZGF6Kc8Q961RPnjIqX0iFUZsc-gkU/w400-h393/DC72035E-7C39-41A3-B4E6-BB7B8697DD7E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Friday. How are you doing? It's a sad week for Team U.S.A., as beloved American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women's gymnastics team final on day four of the Tokyo Olympics.
The four-time Olympic gold medalist and fan favorite reportedly appeared "shaky" on the vault and landed with a big correction, prompting "gasps" from the crowd. She then left the arena to be attended to by the trainer.
In an official statement, USA Gymnastics said, "Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions. Thinking of you, Simone!" Twenty-four-year-old Biles told reporters she is "proud" of her team, who went on to win a silver medal in the final (Russia took the gold, and bronze went to England).
She later told reporters she made the decision to focus on her "mental health," saying, "Whenever you get in a high stress situation, you kind of freak out. I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and well-being...
We have to protect our body and our mind. It just sucks when you're fighting with your own head." Celebrities and fans are taking to Twitter to express their support for Simone. Many people are praising her for prioritizing her mental health, something that is notoriously challenging for anyone, let alone Olympic athletes, to do. Roseanna Arquette reminded people that Biles is likely still coping with trauma. Meanwhile, Simone focused on supporting her teammates, offering them words of encouragement as they continued on to compete without her.
Spoken like a true champion. </p><p><b>Ben</b> Stiller probably wishes he simply did the Blue Steel and kept his mouth shut.
The actor/writer/director/son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara chimed into a conversation about nepotism in Hollywood with the hot take that there isn't.
Deadline reported on an upcoming short film that reads like a nepotism <i>Avengers</i>: it stars Sean Penn's son, was written by Stephen King's son, and is being directed by Steven Spielberg's daughter. Founder of The Blacklist Franklin Leonard joked, "Hollywood's a meritocracy, right?" Ben Stiller took umbrage, calling it a cheap shot.
Leonard explained that he does wish them the best, but it's important to acknowledge the privilege the scions have in a notriously difficult industry to break into. Stiller then stuck his foot firmly into his mouth when his fingers typed out that Hollywood is "ultimately a meritorcracy." While Stiller has had a fruitful career in his own right, there's no denying the fact that having parents who are comedy legends opened doors. The doors fling open for the well-connected while people from margianilized communities can spend decades just approaching to knock. After being confronted with the facts, Stiller responded to criticism and said that he wasn't thinking about diversity... which is often part of the problem. Scholar Alexandro José Gradilla criticized Stiller as being "too literal and dishonest." While children of celebrities are not automatically given jobs, "they know how the industry works and where the industry plays. They know the official and hidden rules. Talented outsiders don’t. They have to catch a random break."
Stiller replied, admitting that he might have been "too literal," and agreeing Hollywood needs more "inclusion and access and diversity."
I think everybody learned something here: that diversity in Hollywood is lacking, and that insisting Hollywood is a meritocracy to assert that you're talented rather than just privileged is not a good look. </p><p><b>There</b> are few subjects more polarizing on the Internet than people's hygiene and bathing routines. Seriously, if you want to piss off Twitter, just tweet about how you don't wash your legs and you'll be cancelled faster than the first season of a "Friends" spin-off. Recently, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher created a huge stir on Twitter when they revealed their somewhat traditional choice to bathe themselves and their kids very infrequently. Stars: just like us! Only much dirtier, apparently. During their appearance on an episode of Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, Kunis shared that they only wash "vitals" every day. "I didn't have hot water growing up as a child so I didn't shower very much anyway," said Kunis, who has apparently continued the tradition of infrequent bathing with her and Kutcher's two sons, Wyatt, 6, and Dimitri, 4. "If you can see the dirt on them, clean them," said Kutcher. "Otherwise, there's no point." Kutcher revealed he washes his "armpits and my crotch daily and nothing else ever," and will sometimes "throw some water on my face after a workout to get all the salts out." While Kunis said she washes her face twice a day. </p><p><b>And</b> I say, hey! It is not a wonderful kind of day, as it has just been announced that the iconic cartoon and meme machine Arthur has been canceled at PBS. For a quarter of a century, Arthur has been teaching kids how to spell A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K, and DW has helped sassy kids with attitudes feel seen. The show provided libraries with their unofficial theme song, and a meme for every emotion. Millinnennials are mourning the loss of their beloved Elwood City, crying into their ice cream at the Sugar Bowl and getting angry like Jekyll Jekyll Hyde Jekyll Hyde Hyde Jekyll. </p><p><b>Over</b> the last decade, Scarlett Johansson has become a pillar of the Avengers being the only woman in the team and she’s not backing down in real life as she files a lawsuit against the giants she had been working with for the past years, Marvel and Disney, for the Disney+ release of her most recent film, <i>Black Widow</i>, citing that such would be a breach of contract. Johansson has been synonymous with the character Black Widow that when you see her face, you know it is her as that is one of the roles that she really had authority on. However, despite her tenure in the beloved franchise, she is suing Disney and Marvel according to the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court as Johansson claims that releasing <i>Black Widow</i> on Disney+ is a breach of contract on the part of the studio.
Johansson, as feisty as her character in the MCU, is on her way to battle against giants, Marvel and Disney. As quoted from the suit, “Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel.”
The breach of contract arises, in part, from the stipulation that the salary that Johansson would receive would be contingent on the success of the film at the box office. Recently, it was shown that having the movie released on the streaming platform at the same time as in theaters, has hindered the film to be a box office hit, that according to The Hollywood Reporter, <i>Black Widow</i> ranks way below other Marvel Cinematic Universe releases of Disney. </p><p><b>Okay</b>, so you heard of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, right? But have you heard of Dwayne "The Smock" Johnson? No? Look at this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HFjU7zmNUaHBkSDpVJ3UGft4lWgo065nCI7znxzmeYxbYawrYW4dP4VT08oRgenROQdmfCDDZYrkqDgKdGGknp7JlwbMpd7lcOqdAStJt-gy9gYn3DKKFXVZrAT5m_xWpcS4a6go9BY/s400/974E7B56-F668-44EA-ACDE-B5E861122FD8_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="400" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HFjU7zmNUaHBkSDpVJ3UGft4lWgo065nCI7znxzmeYxbYawrYW4dP4VT08oRgenROQdmfCDDZYrkqDgKdGGknp7JlwbMpd7lcOqdAStJt-gy9gYn3DKKFXVZrAT5m_xWpcS4a6go9BY/w400-h344/974E7B56-F668-44EA-ACDE-B5E861122FD8_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>If I had as TARDIS I would probably end up in Londonderry, Northern Ireland after an explosion in the city center in 1972 and witness local children taunting a British soldier as he stands guard...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHrBPYfa7415QAa1Lc0BW2h-FdEPbUjD-RZ_wIrretc9eZPaYytz0_gEuFDLQfGbqb-_ebhru9jK_23JWdajreBkx8XPaCPcwmn9aesmXeG4cKLeNqGU5RTVpspbMFy0hgqwATZNn0Us/s1986/Screen+Shot+2021-07-30+at+10.04.43+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1986" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHrBPYfa7415QAa1Lc0BW2h-FdEPbUjD-RZ_wIrretc9eZPaYytz0_gEuFDLQfGbqb-_ebhru9jK_23JWdajreBkx8XPaCPcwmn9aesmXeG4cKLeNqGU5RTVpspbMFy0hgqwATZNn0Us/w400-h266/Screen+Shot+2021-07-30+at+10.04.43+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>They tell me if I go to Walmart I'd see some odd sights... I didn't believe it until I saw this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIao0BFar3t_jIsjPCGkfW2fzy-HBzLA9qCWSZrILYGKzj56CWr9C4IvObu2UyY1Zz4092Zrid_RWKBhtTEfw_D9lp5srBXittkjMrbEtvQitJF1ACxZjbfqyrukOxQdQ_foszrgEBR3k/s960/781CD8CD-FFE7-4131-B920-754FAED7F422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="960" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIao0BFar3t_jIsjPCGkfW2fzy-HBzLA9qCWSZrILYGKzj56CWr9C4IvObu2UyY1Zz4092Zrid_RWKBhtTEfw_D9lp5srBXittkjMrbEtvQitJF1ACxZjbfqyrukOxQdQ_foszrgEBR3k/w400-h294/781CD8CD-FFE7-4131-B920-754FAED7F422.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Any stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like these mugs for example...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy2WjygsK9qx6ZU7Ao2_96ivzbGVfy9zqoAb0fJX3BACBjLQbfr5i70U19MH8qfP2-kypUpd4c8w77prkn2A3KYvTlDRBjTAw3oz6qv5e_i7y5j3c31ikxtj2GQtGJOUGuuhMpNcuATI/s2048/E6D98B44-C923-4B4F-9DCC-B330F9A83E4C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy2WjygsK9qx6ZU7Ao2_96ivzbGVfy9zqoAb0fJX3BACBjLQbfr5i70U19MH8qfP2-kypUpd4c8w77prkn2A3KYvTlDRBjTAw3oz6qv5e_i7y5j3c31ikxtj2GQtGJOUGuuhMpNcuATI/w300-h400/E6D98B44-C923-4B4F-9DCC-B330F9A83E4C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Ahhh the two genders, Lady and The. Weddings can bring out a person's true colors, whether they're the bride or the groom or even just a casual acquaintance. And one guy is learning the hard way that his girlfriend and his family don't see eye to eye on the issue of family photos.
The man emailed the Phile to ask for advice after he and his girlfriend hit an impasse. His family doesn't want the girlfriend in family photos, and she feels insulted by their decision.
The man explains the situation...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67Lcve53BSmloKD1nmKbbeH5kY-QJnP6voKj-cOK0Go-YD_F3bXAsJbEilT0bnmwcjZzzVH_DFipd3i4ngUNaWEw-ZsolelghHcT8bsKxVycX6Wu99rF_-zGbx-dT0Tj1IcSOEhNQshw/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67Lcve53BSmloKD1nmKbbeH5kY-QJnP6voKj-cOK0Go-YD_F3bXAsJbEilT0bnmwcjZzzVH_DFipd3i4ngUNaWEw-ZsolelghHcT8bsKxVycX6Wu99rF_-zGbx-dT0Tj1IcSOEhNQshw/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"I come from a BIG but close family. Just as an example: my grandmother has 15 siblings and she and grandpa had 12 children themselves. We have like 8 weddings a year within the family. More then a decade ago my family made a rule: significant other’s can only be in family photos when the relationship has lasted a year. This rule came to be after to many family photos were “ruined” by exes being on there. Yes my family is dramatic like that. And of course after a year things can still go wrong and photos can still be “ruined” but at least it is less likely. I have been dating my girlfriend for about 6 months and we are in a serious relationship. One of my cousins is getting married soon and she is invited as well. When I told her about the rule she found it absolutely ridiculous and was insulted for our relationship. I told her we can still get a nice photo together and with my parents and siblings but that she couldn’t be in the big family photo. She was still pissed and said that she wouldn’t come if I didn’t demand she be in the family photo. The thing is that I generally believe in the rule, not because I doubt my relationship but because I’ve seen that in general it works.
Am I wrong for not demanding she be in the family photo like she says? Is the rule ridiculous?" She's ridiculous for thinking she should be part of a family wedding photo after dating you 6 months.
Take her up on her offer to skip the event. Looks like your relationship isn't going to make it to that magic one year mark. Your girlfriend has picked a weird hill to die on. Particularly since this is a cousin's wedding. Does she really think the bride wants her cousin's girlfriend in a family pic? At that point, might as well just take an aerial picture of the whole wedding. You can only fit so many people in one picture. So there you have it. The girlfriend is in the wrong. Family means family only, sorry!
If they're even still together... If you have a problem and want my opinion then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEy7t0b_W2p9_AoPEF3f3tCu4cfplOFcG14DUNM3_FXD3w_JEP9xD9h_zn7dCshvkErh2lf5tZ7kmOgACguZ53zKvf3-oocxueOLqW6nhYbirq7QiluOX7BDlKrqRF-WfkMCD_Tv1GOU/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEy7t0b_W2p9_AoPEF3f3tCu4cfplOFcG14DUNM3_FXD3w_JEP9xD9h_zn7dCshvkErh2lf5tZ7kmOgACguZ53zKvf3-oocxueOLqW6nhYbirq7QiluOX7BDlKrqRF-WfkMCD_Tv1GOU/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On paid leave...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIe8Rby0qRt6Rccwbw-2yatwHskRJczWpUlg7uqpnzS3ZPCMo1pDdYgA2qRPRJ5DD5z7GzJ3kPmWdL8neaZGX5ygM7R6q7QFMfmRw21hpHO9IEzrKseD_SSU7JVc1q4S0BfCq1Je-1gI/s1182/9AC8C870-1CF3-4EF4-B140-4D3DEB7F950A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIe8Rby0qRt6Rccwbw-2yatwHskRJczWpUlg7uqpnzS3ZPCMo1pDdYgA2qRPRJ5DD5z7GzJ3kPmWdL8neaZGX5ygM7R6q7QFMfmRw21hpHO9IEzrKseD_SSU7JVc1q4S0BfCq1Je-1gI/w293-h640/9AC8C870-1CF3-4EF4-B140-4D3DEB7F950A.jpeg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div>Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYy4flmKa79jmg4lmGH7m1w5wrLzGeoc2P4iuDLLxzAdxartSIfjLV5KvcldcNGTJQ49X04Tt6eC09MsQ2JYFaCEKze3hgb474J2oi7MG3vQEp-MVF5aByW3_L3AWJHkZiEV7ppmT7GI/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYy4flmKa79jmg4lmGH7m1w5wrLzGeoc2P4iuDLLxzAdxartSIfjLV5KvcldcNGTJQ49X04Tt6eC09MsQ2JYFaCEKze3hgb474J2oi7MG3vQEp-MVF5aByW3_L3AWJHkZiEV7ppmT7GI/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><b>
Top Phive Things Said About Simone Biles Withdrawing From The Olympic Women’s Team Final </b><div><b>5.</b> Simone deserves rest, thanks for her exception service, and us to leave her the fuck in peace. </div><div><b>4.</b> I can't imagine the pressure Simone has been feeling. Sending her SO much love. It's easy to forget she's still human. WE LOVE YOU. </div><div><b>3.</b> In my eyes, Simone Biles already won. She’s a class act and she’s still the greatest gymnast in history. Our Champion. </div><div><b>2.</b> Simone Biles is the greatest of all time. </div><div>And the number one thing said about Biles withdrawing from the Olympic women's team final is...</div><div><b>1.</b> Sending a stream of love and prayers to Simone Biles. May she has whatever she needs most right now in abundance. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWu9cbIB1ZcHuDE-72sWPstjGTjdyuvDCCUuykKNS37XSNRS1pfEAmiI4nsPAB-N9-7jiSKa2r-TlMYfV0_x_-1S4VyBouf6-ZgYAFJ4up2f7xO6bv6diaz2Q1F1WLQm1eYpeDgLyYaw/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWu9cbIB1ZcHuDE-72sWPstjGTjdyuvDCCUuykKNS37XSNRS1pfEAmiI4nsPAB-N9-7jiSKa2r-TlMYfV0_x_-1S4VyBouf6-ZgYAFJ4up2f7xO6bv6diaz2Q1F1WLQm1eYpeDgLyYaw/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDUQ_19ytn4NUnWNFvbq9yyCjvHgUpNG9WpSGu6BSGU-9HLrHsuAJcsTT4RfhRZ2dDn7VV6MOl4P84im-SawRqfU7kYlbmr9pmZWT6HTqLtDLxY2XONzTD9QpytVhUW44V7fb0vPF8Mo/s373/09CE0601-79DE-413A-8694-C732CAB0E6F9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="373" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDUQ_19ytn4NUnWNFvbq9yyCjvHgUpNG9WpSGu6BSGU-9HLrHsuAJcsTT4RfhRZ2dDn7VV6MOl4P84im-SawRqfU7kYlbmr9pmZWT6HTqLtDLxY2XONzTD9QpytVhUW44V7fb0vPF8Mo/w400-h393/09CE0601-79DE-413A-8694-C732CAB0E6F9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. It's a hard one. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jeff, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYvBO36aexYEE-KSMwYCnTnIFNNgz1h24G263ayiCPe8ZeAtx45EMYQvCfpYKJ0KitbJ6123IrsDef3izbUYbZ4wvhMnRDL95-WF8bK058drrj7sfzFRVWjJAsaJU9jmhe09wRWx953w/s953/Screen+Shot+2021-07-30+at+10.32.00+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="953" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYvBO36aexYEE-KSMwYCnTnIFNNgz1h24G263ayiCPe8ZeAtx45EMYQvCfpYKJ0KitbJ6123IrsDef3izbUYbZ4wvhMnRDL95-WF8bK058drrj7sfzFRVWjJAsaJU9jmhe09wRWx953w/w400-h223/Screen+Shot+2021-07-30+at+10.32.00+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a nice day. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgBeCaDfSB6Ozct8q84vlVSMffZ0dvE0hYDbkMEoCJB3Vb6OEQwrBLPMCSKZmATZbdmhHzAKYUCg9fbHPEbnTqjOwSlrIq5uJRNyIhpba0jXmbC6A0HANefha3T6pOCbya7ZpKLfbfKo/s400/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgBeCaDfSB6Ozct8q84vlVSMffZ0dvE0hYDbkMEoCJB3Vb6OEQwrBLPMCSKZmATZbdmhHzAKYUCg9fbHPEbnTqjOwSlrIq5uJRNyIhpba0jXmbC6A0HANefha3T6pOCbya7ZpKLfbfKo/w400-h200/3162AF39-D018-42B4-B79C-76A251350C43_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 1.</b> Tim Duncan was training to become a member of the 1992 U.S. Men’s Olympic Swim Team until Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only pool he could train in. His mortal fear of sharks kept him from using the ocean temporarily. So to keep in shape, he began playing basketball. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2. </b>The Hudson Bay in Canada was formed during the last ice age when the weight of glaciers on the continent pushed the crust below sea level. Now that the ice is gone, the bay is currently in the process of rebounding outwards. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3.</b> Guinea pigs are members of the cavy family, just like the capybara and wild cavies. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4.</b> NASA will text you whenever the International Space Station passes overhead. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5.</b> Kenya burned $172 million worth of illegal rhino horn and elephant tusk to demonstrate against poaching in that area. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf0cS8341QW55sa0vmQT0ulZpMDPTyPiGjBL18yMNFUHPSEREsxkhuBTjBxz3CO__lzhb4l8tUne6Dnm0uLg6dzlNE29S8WzChyphenhyphenAEuVDF3955H0OnlF7pEu3bOtlcJYqa2-a6uIMoE10/s400/4A0E3880-7F23-4EB9-87D3-E4E86E23C365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="400" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf0cS8341QW55sa0vmQT0ulZpMDPTyPiGjBL18yMNFUHPSEREsxkhuBTjBxz3CO__lzhb4l8tUne6Dnm0uLg6dzlNE29S8WzChyphenhyphenAEuVDF3955H0OnlF7pEu3bOtlcJYqa2-a6uIMoE10/w400-h378/4A0E3880-7F23-4EB9-87D3-E4E86E23C365.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model and author of the 154th book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club,
<i>The Beauty of Living Twice</i>. Please welcome to the Phile... Sharon Stone.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRsWhpA6fanrr_gbImmeA-SlxTwGAA3Mt3uw-ssmGV1b3-oLOZR1zb5how5LxB26FZVMeaboZQEHKca75shb8Y7Aw5OtegrSbh_KXLkO0dRwb50op66_y3MbRZPDnQv0qVrkJjHOmjZo/s1080/95352A40-AFD8-4A5B-9A23-9B2A648F070E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRsWhpA6fanrr_gbImmeA-SlxTwGAA3Mt3uw-ssmGV1b3-oLOZR1zb5how5LxB26FZVMeaboZQEHKca75shb8Y7Aw5OtegrSbh_KXLkO0dRwb50op66_y3MbRZPDnQv0qVrkJjHOmjZo/w400-h301/95352A40-AFD8-4A5B-9A23-9B2A648F070E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me: </b>Hey, Sharon, welcome to the Phile. How are you? You're such an icon.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> LOL. Thanks, when I think of icon I think of a statue of Jesus, not me. But thank you. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> In the book, you write, "when I'm not busy being Sharon Stone, I'm rather shy." And it made me wonder, what does "being Sharon Stone" mean? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon: </b>Well, my friends laugh when we're hanging out and then I have to go to something, and I run upstairs, I slap on the makeup, I put on the outfit, and then I come down transformed. They always go, "Oh look, she turned into Sharon Stone!" And they laugh. It's like, I go in the phone booth and swirl around and turn into Sharon Stone. I get all dressed up, I put on this stuff and then I come down in this new sort of aura. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Do you feel like your friends do? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> Yeah, in fact, I have like a little section of my closet that has the Sharon Stone clothes in it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I'll say the book is mainly about the other parts of your closet, not that one part of your closet. Am I right?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> Right. Obviously, there's a million different ways you can do a memoir. You can write about a million different things. And it just seemed to me that before I wrote about a million other things, I should know who's writing it. I should really explore myself and be clear about who I am. So many people in my life have told the story of who I am and decided who I am for me and told so many things that had nothing to do with me and more to do with the characters I've played. I thought a real profound investigation would be in order. It just was really helpful for me to take back my own identity and to get clear about my own identity.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What's something you got clear on about your own self that maybe you didn't know beforehand? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> I think the best thing that happened is that I really understand that I do me and you do you. And, you don't do me, so stop it. And I don't do you, so stay over there. And I'm much calmer about it than I was right at the beginning. Even when I started interviewing about the book, I was really argumentative about that. I took a couple weeks off, and I got very calm about it. When people tell me in an interview, they will say, "You are like this," or "Your childhood was like that," or "You are this kind of person." I let them finish their sentence or their paragraph or their thought. And then I can say, "No, that's not correct. This is how it was." I don't have to panic respond, or jump all over them or get upset. I can just let them live it out for themselves. And then I can say what's true for me.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Sharon, where are you from?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> I was born in was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> My son lives in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. I don't know anything about Meadville. What can you tell me about it?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> It's a very small town in western Pennsylvania. Our house was in Meadville, but the city line was just on the other side of our house. I went to school in the even smaller town called Saegertown. It was really tiny. One traffic light. Kids drove their tractors to school and it was a pretty tiny little farming community. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What was your life like there? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> In many ways, idyllic. We had a big farmhouse with a beautiful stream in the ravine next to our house and acres of land that my mother planted fruits and vegetables in and canned them for our food. My dad worked in a factory and hunted and fished and we froze what he got, and that was the protein that we ate, the majority of it. I would come home from school and there'd be a deer hanging from my swing in the tree and maybe a turkey clipped on the clothesline with its wings all spread out... or a big bucket of fish on the doorstep when my dad and my brothers came back from fishing. Very, very rural.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Was it easy for you growing up there?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon: </b>Well, I wasn't just that kid that kind of rolled through it and wanted to stay there. Because in that town, most people got married right out of high school, had a bunch of kids and worked in the sort of jobs that were there. That wasn't really ever, to me, how I had hoped that things would end up. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Didn't you go to college when you were like 15-years-old? </div><div><br /></div><div>Sharon: Yes, Jason, I went to college when I was really young and that was also really complicated for everybody. Neither of my parents had finished high school. Neither of my parents had parents that they lived with when they were small. My mother was given away because she lived in such horrible, impoverished, violent circumstances. She was given away when she was nine to be a housekeeper and laundress live-in for a family. That was her childhood. It was just not good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> The book is dedicate to your mom, right?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> One of the things that I got from writing the book is, I guess, looking at the different ways people can express love. And if love doesn't come to you, from your mother, in a way that seems very traditional, it can be very confusing. I went through the stages of trying to figure out how my mother expressed love to me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Why dedicate the book to her?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> When I was writing the book, I remember saying to her, "You know, mom, you never let me lean on you." And she said, "That's right. I taught you to stand on your own two Goddamn feet." And I remember a couple of my friends were here, and they looked at me like, "Wow."
Then as I grew to understand my mother, and I grew to understand the complexities of her life, I grew to understand that was love. She gave me the most loving, the most protective, the most concerned parent, concerned mother to another woman, thing that she could give me. But when I was young, I didn't understand it. But of course, when I was 15, at college, it was a great gift. When I was 19 modelling in New York and in Milan, it was a fabulous gift. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, how did all of that prepare you for Hollywood? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> I think that I really learned a lot about how to be in a room with people who might not have had my best interests at heart. When I was in Hollywood, I would go to these events or parties or things that I was expected to attend. I would carry a drink around and just pour them in the plants and pretend that I was in the party spirit. But I was not drinking and not getting loaded. I was acting like I was getting loaded so that I could stand on my own two feet. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, I have to talk about <i>Basic Instinct</i>... here's a photo of you in that movie...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDWOGqrUeyr_zDTDkutavp6oiv8iZR5C4vbCqCExgNr_5dRaMUIgqyKaMhIDdWSWbo_2OMbjTqUEyVpUvwUCEMZpofL280JA3lmCosrGMq1UsnHa-J-PAO6TCXUmyoEUaIyvQMZSpl1c/s1180/9B730E21-00A9-4F7C-9B3D-7BEA347690DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1180" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDWOGqrUeyr_zDTDkutavp6oiv8iZR5C4vbCqCExgNr_5dRaMUIgqyKaMhIDdWSWbo_2OMbjTqUEyVpUvwUCEMZpofL280JA3lmCosrGMq1UsnHa-J-PAO6TCXUmyoEUaIyvQMZSpl1c/w400-h239/9B730E21-00A9-4F7C-9B3D-7BEA347690DB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me</b>: I wish I can show a different pic from that scene. Haha. What was it like being in that movie, Sharon?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> I talk a little bit in the book about the toll that inhabiting that role took on me.
It was controversial at the time. I mean, it isn't now. But at the time, it was so controversial to do something like that. And of course, I was terrified. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why were you terrified?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> I was terrified going to work with this giant star Michael Douglas, and playing such a controversial role. I was playing a serial killer and I took it very, very seriously. I watched a lot of film of serial killers and why they did what they did. I read a lot of research to try to understand what happens to the mind. I was trying to understand a person who breaks to the point where serial killing doesn't have a big impact on them. It's like having a sandwich. It's something they do. It's their biggest thing, but it's still not big enough for them. It's not huge. Everything else has a certain kind of flatness to it.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I remember going to the movies with my parents and seeing that movie. Anyway, what does that do to you to be that person for so long? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon: </b>I had nightmares. I walked in my sleep. I woke up dressed in my car a couple times, like fully dressed sitting behind the wheel of my car. I never before or since have been walking in my sleep. Once I woke up and I thought my arm was cracking open like the desert and I called the poison control line. I don't even think I was really awake. I think that my mind was having trouble. While I was acting and while I was at work, I felt like I had a real handle on the character. But when I would go to sleep, my subconscious would take over and it was not okay with my behavior during the day. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> How did your life change after the film came out?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> It's Friday and I'm me. Tuesday, I'm the Beatles. People are climbing all over my car. I try to walk down the street and suddenly 30 people that were shopping are running, chasing me. I'm running and locking myself in stores and the people are like, "Wait, don't lock the door," and I'm like, "Oh, I'll buy something. Please help me." Suddenly I'm in this weird chase.
I didn't get paid to do <i>Basic Instinct</i>. I made a little bit of money. Michael made $14 million and has points. I made not enough money to buy my dress to go to the Oscars the next year. I was in this weird limbo where I was suddenly famous, but didn't have any money. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, you couldn't afford private security or anything like that?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> I didn't have what I needed. We went to Cannes and the movie just was insanity. I got back to the hotel and all of my belongings had been stolen except the clothes on my back. My contact lenses, my film out of my camera, my toothbrush... everything was gone. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What do you mean "gone"?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> My room was just rifled through and we had to get me out of the hotel, but I didn't have the security to do it. The bodyguards got all the kitchen staff and all the busboys to come up and they created this big circle that I and my two girlfriends were inside of and then they try to take me through the lobby. There were so many people, hundreds of people, pulling at us and going berserk. So this was our introduction, "Hello, you're famous." We had no idea. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Didn't anybody give you advice?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon: </b>Yeah, after that, veteran actors and veteran famous people just start giving me advice about how to navigate this thing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What's the best or what's a piece of advice that you got from someone that sticks with you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> I think the nicest thing that happened was I asked my chiropractor, "Do you know someone that is really famous that could talk to me and help me because I'm just terrorized? And I don't know what to do?" He's like, "Yeah, I do. And I'm gonna have them call you today." I was working at a job, I think at maybe Warner Bros, and I got a text. Well, I don't even think there were texts, but I got some kind of message from Shirley MacLaine. And she said, "When you're done working, come out to my house and have dinner." And I'm like, "Oh, it's going to be late, late at night. It's gonna be 11 or midnight." She's like, "No problem."</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I wanted to get Shirley MacLaine on the Phile but I'm running out of time. Haha. So, did you go see her?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> Yeah, I drove out to Malibu, and we had dinner on trays sitting on the floor in front of her fireplace. I've never been so happy in my life to have someone understand that I needed to be on the floor. I needed that feeling of being grounded. I needed someone who understood that I needed to sit on the floor, and be in my bare feet, and just have someone talk to me like a human being. Here's this woman, who was the only woman who was part of the Rat Pack, and she told me all about what happened to her, what it was like and how it went. It wasn't like she gave me specific advice, per se. She just told me, this is what happens, this is how it goes. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>That's cool. What do you want people to understand about you, having read this book? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon: </b>No matter what you see in the public eye and no matter how hard that is for you to cope with, that's not my whole life. Red carpet stuff is so infinitesimal next to what your job is. When you go to work, you're outside in the freezing cold, you're outside in the boiling heat, you're outside in the middle of the night where it's just awful. You're eating off paper plates out of a steam tray. That's your real life. That's how really acting and making film or television is; you're in some crappy location, eating awful food at three in the morning. It's awful, and you're only doing it because this is the thing you love to do.
Sometimes you're just like, "I can't believe I have to do this. I hate every second that I'm here." That's the way that it is sometimes. And sometimes it's just fantastic. And that's the way any great job is.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> That's true. Sharon, thanks for being on the Phile. Take care and I hope this was fun.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sharon:</b> It was, thanks Jason. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6O2Qvt4miLMEGmEw3bGL4bU9dK-uU_GSmw0Ho8kXHJSTebYsUGHxKP5lDg1-1o_npP9LhX0ldg-lf1aPpbW-X-kMh2KmP-5ACRFqsYJ3rGf4xtfOG1IfHyCvTSRloaeak6lqSfUMYNk/s498/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="349" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6O2Qvt4miLMEGmEw3bGL4bU9dK-uU_GSmw0Ho8kXHJSTebYsUGHxKP5lDg1-1o_npP9LhX0ldg-lf1aPpbW-X-kMh2KmP-5ACRFqsYJ3rGf4xtfOG1IfHyCvTSRloaeak6lqSfUMYNk/w280-h400/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Sharon Stone for a great interview. The Phile will be back tomorrow with hip hop duo Little Brother. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. Get vaccinated!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrmO8fCravwXyNOOAhGB-8rJOxw11w8PcE9matb8HnK5tbvB6vWcDAFQZ2kBchcPtZG2ucgoVwHjsXIafjTk7Ms8otHOtYtbJ3BELAGDJ1do3up6T3c_pR44VyVcUhjEtwjX4l2fitsQ/s400/E4A6B8C8-02B2-4EB7-A0BE-6A75CEE23772_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrmO8fCravwXyNOOAhGB-8rJOxw11w8PcE9matb8HnK5tbvB6vWcDAFQZ2kBchcPtZG2ucgoVwHjsXIafjTk7Ms8otHOtYtbJ3BELAGDJ1do3up6T3c_pR44VyVcUhjEtwjX4l2fitsQ/w301-h400/E4A6B8C8-02B2-4EB7-A0BE-6A75CEE23772_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span><br /><div><br /></div></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-32336083462178343372021-07-22T11:08:00.004-04:002021-07-22T11:08:50.814-04:00Pheaturing Ricky Gervais<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkBQOG_hK4LZyn37R8CoI-7Qz7xZbHRqUldtMU1IZNgiEIteiLj7LaHWSmksU3nZc82qvFui9pbX3xoiXPCBR4pTpJQkMyfvQC_fNAQJpatHpK0o5IY7-nYULSIfqQHf1u9vQ_QBiyW4/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkBQOG_hK4LZyn37R8CoI-7Qz7xZbHRqUldtMU1IZNgiEIteiLj7LaHWSmksU3nZc82qvFui9pbX3xoiXPCBR4pTpJQkMyfvQC_fNAQJpatHpK0o5IY7-nYULSIfqQHf1u9vQ_QBiyW4/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Thursday. How are you doing? In case you're in the mood to remember you're not rich today, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos just got back from a ten minute joy ride to space.
Normal people go to Disney World's spinning teacup ride when they need a reminder that it's a small world, but billionaires can apparently fully fund little space missions for themselves that launch them off the planet Earth and back.
In an objectively phallic spacecraft Bezos, his brother Mark, 82-year-old aviation pilot Mary "Wally" Funk, and teen physics student, Oliver Daeman, embarked on their trip to view Earth as a tiny blue marble at 9:12 a.m. on July 20th. We can only assume Bezos provided his guests with an in-flight snack spread of freshly printed hundred dollar bills and diamond-encrusted golden nuggets of caviar-infused champagne to chomp on while cackling into the stars.
The Billionaire Bezos space jaunt is remarkable as Mary Funk (now the oldest person to go to space) endured rigorous astronaut training in the sixties only to be denied along with her fellow female peers. At 18-years-old, Daeman is now the youngest person to enter space after he won the 28 million dollar seat by bidding for it at an auction. Say what you will about Gen Z, but they're not just dancing on TikTok and complaining about Millennials being "Cheugy," some of them are hitching a first class ride out of Earth. </p><p><b>Jeff</b> Bezos spent 10 minutes in a spaceship Tuesday and he's really excited about it. So excited, in fact, that he spoke honestly about the fact that Amazon customers and employees "paid for" the flight.
The billionaire made the statement on camera at a press conference after the flight, and those around him laughed at what he said. Bezos doesn't have the best track record for granting rights to its workers or even just letting them use the bathroom during shifts. So the statement rubbed a lot of people who weren't at the press conference the wrong way. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighed in early...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTXg6kqDyu9BQKz3e6yNf5W0Fb-isVWONmTaLT738ezjRcngraCbQOBlN2V09DBL2aFJoDsjg7Qt2YfgfKNBfCk8rhmZKTc7RyyU0syAGN_UzoiaC9U3e4w7MiJrrMLvM3MptQY3Hivs/s1368/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+9.39.26+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1092" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTXg6kqDyu9BQKz3e6yNf5W0Fb-isVWONmTaLT738ezjRcngraCbQOBlN2V09DBL2aFJoDsjg7Qt2YfgfKNBfCk8rhmZKTc7RyyU0syAGN_UzoiaC9U3e4w7MiJrrMLvM3MptQY3Hivs/w319-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+9.39.26+AM.png" width="319" /></a></div><p>Mostly, people can't believe he actually said this out loud. And pointed to his union-busting past as a reason why he was able to fund this trip. </p><p><b>Tom</b> Brady, the football player everyone knows even if they don't know football players, visited the White House with his fellow Tampa Bay Buccaneers to celebrate their Super Bowl win.
Brady once golfed with Trump, and has long been the former president's man crush. For decades, Trump venerated Brady as the ultimate male specimen, trying to set him up with his daughter Ivanka so they would breed a "power dynasty." Trump described Brady as one of his "great friends" and was reportedly very angry when Brady skipped the White House visit after his win with the New England Patriots in 2017... so angry that he screamed at the team's owner, Robert Kraft.
Trump is likely to be even angrier when he sees that Brady finally made it to the White House, and made jokes at his expense.
The quarterback mocked Trump's election lie, joking that "40% of the people still don't think we won." Thank goodness that Kansas City Chiefs fans didn't launch an insurrection. Brady also riffed on Trump's nickname for Biden, "Sleepy Joe," joking that he was called "Sleepy Tom."
Brady: “We had a game in Chicago where I forgot what down it was. I lost track of one down in 21 years of playing and they started calling me Sleepy Tom. Why would they do that to me?” Liberals and other anti-Trumpers rejoiced at this moment that likely became the worst moment in Donald Trump's life: worse than his two impeachments, hospital stay, and Eric's birth combined. It’s only a matter of time before Trump turns on Brady. That’ll be another rare clash in which I’ll be rooting for Brady.</p><p><b>Megyn</b> Kelly is in the eye of an Internet storm once again after taking a shot at the tennis player Naomi Osaka on Twitter.
The confrontation started when Conservative commentator Clay Travis accused Osaka of not being genuine about her mental health problems (referencing her decision to drop out of the French Open).
Kelly was quick to add to the accusations by bringing up recent magazines that came out featuring Osaka.
It wasn't long before Osaka responded by pointing out that all of her magazine covers were shot a year ago, long before she opened to the public up about her mental health. She wrote, "Seeing as you're a journalist I would've assumed you would take the time to research what the lead times are for magazines, if you did that you would've found out I shot all my covers last year. Instead your first reaction is to top on here and spew negativity, do better Megan."
Shortly after that, Osaka blocked Kelly on Twitter.
Staying true to her brand, Kelly didn't let the exchange go, and instead decided to double down after being blocked. Kelly's follow-up tweet prompted a back-and-forth with Czech American former tennis player Martina Navratilova, who came to Osaka's defense. Unsurprisingly, Kelly's stream of tweets inspired a lot of responses from the general public.
Some people were straight-up roasting her for spending so much time picking fights on Twitter. While others pointed out the hypocrisy of her not calling out her Conservative colleagues for blocking people while claiming Osaka isn't "tough" for the same behavior. Others focused more on the racial dynamics of Kelly obsessively targeting Osaka. At the time of writing this, no one from Osaka's camp has further engaged with Kelly, so hopefully her harassment campaign comes to an end. </p><p><b>I</b> think we can all agree that if there's one actor synonymous with the <i>Star Wars</i> franchise, it has got to be Mark Hamill. The Hollywood legend has been part of the <i>Star Wars</i> universe since its inception in the 1970s and even after Luke Skywalker died in <i>The Last Jedi</i>, Hamill has made appearances in other projects under the Lucasfilm banner.
But did you know that he's been pulling double duty since the sequel trilogy started? Apparently, Hamill has been doing "secret" voice cameos since 2015 most fans aren't aware of. Mark revealed the jaw-dropping bit when a fan pointed out on Twitter that he voiced the droid EV-9D9 in "The Mandalorian." According to Hamill himself, he's done secret voice cameos for all <i>Star Wars</i> films that have come out in the Disney era so far... from the sequel trilogy, <i>Rogue One</i>, and <i>Solo</i>. You truly learn something new every day.
As for Mark's future in the franchise, while it's evident that the Mandoverse has plans of revisiting Luke Skywalker's story in upcoming seasons of "The Mandalorian" and potentially, his own solo spinoff show, Lucasfilm will most likely cast a new actor to play the Jedi Master but doesn't mean there's no way for Hamill to get involved. Now that we know that he's been secretly lending his voice in various <i>Star Wars</i> projects, I expect Disney to continue the tradition in future projects. I'd also be down with him returning as a Force ghost in a future <i>Star Wars</i> trilogy set years after the Skywalker saga. I think that would be great.</p><p><b>So</b>, if you didn't see Bezo's rocket launch, here it is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkhOotTt0CpAWbtM83NA7QY9RYa1DlZq3J0gw4uN2jFVOQtoJwJaE7DoxoZj5hrY3sRHbxiRZj6SLPtgftd0QqqB_X-AR_81Z79crK9YB5v1D6qsTxotwNNkBg7QiaV6kx3n6NxJIc7M/s1146/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+9.37.12+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1014" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkhOotTt0CpAWbtM83NA7QY9RYa1DlZq3J0gw4uN2jFVOQtoJwJaE7DoxoZj5hrY3sRHbxiRZj6SLPtgftd0QqqB_X-AR_81Z79crK9YB5v1D6qsTxotwNNkBg7QiaV6kx3n6NxJIc7M/w354-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+9.37.12+AM.png" width="354" /></a></div><p>Hahaha. Hey, future kids, this is Jeff Bezos...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N8uv6PlW5Ufv4c0Wd7G2QzF2h6h7HuTVJepS9yMP07LrTrsYdM4tqs8f0zJ4B3tEYvQHx-WV-ZezSFnhvMeKtlcmrv28WZ-pWg-wq2iCOGABs1pYg3ZVV-tkp3qRKl9-YQCckKQvxT0/s1242/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+9.37.23+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1006" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N8uv6PlW5Ufv4c0Wd7G2QzF2h6h7HuTVJepS9yMP07LrTrsYdM4tqs8f0zJ4B3tEYvQHx-WV-ZezSFnhvMeKtlcmrv28WZ-pWg-wq2iCOGABs1pYg3ZVV-tkp3qRKl9-YQCckKQvxT0/w324-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+9.37.23+AM.png" width="324" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You heard of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, right? But have you heard of Dwayne "The Loch" Johnson? No? Look...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6oKyU0C_xyjP-XzkPcoVs3Fh5aevublGmWK0IQFBxo74Phn5wrRPwB6tZR10vJKzZrFy4abYbfWJrUce5_FhRibduDhlTcexWUBI8jJqiXakASzu0gwnM6MKIOjgF3F1LmT1LffLnpk/s376/84359CD4-6101-4B0B-B717-4D270B78EDEA_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="376" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6oKyU0C_xyjP-XzkPcoVs3Fh5aevublGmWK0IQFBxo74Phn5wrRPwB6tZR10vJKzZrFy4abYbfWJrUce5_FhRibduDhlTcexWUBI8jJqiXakASzu0gwnM6MKIOjgF3F1LmT1LffLnpk/w400-h290/84359CD4-6101-4B0B-B717-4D270B78EDEA_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahahahaha. So, ever watch that "Antiques Roadshow" TV show? You never know what they're gonna have on there...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGVkPFnFFuj94sAh88Num4OV_vhFILmOGQgqY8BGKxWvv0ANSxZCtip7jaTs79IN4hrEyM5Cx6eCoG6nnzU4-3AQ7SuK26lG3P-CyF97DoFhAWB_YmXFSwkXsqAHsRYsIv96-lOMXmfc/s604/7A948256-3F85-49B6-A37C-A946CEC45E67_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="604" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGVkPFnFFuj94sAh88Num4OV_vhFILmOGQgqY8BGKxWvv0ANSxZCtip7jaTs79IN4hrEyM5Cx6eCoG6nnzU4-3AQ7SuK26lG3P-CyF97DoFhAWB_YmXFSwkXsqAHsRYsIv96-lOMXmfc/w400-h225/7A948256-3F85-49B6-A37C-A946CEC45E67_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Hahahahaha. Any stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like these acne patches for some reason...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPDAAUhZIuQ96WqUryr6a3B4xSktfurUDaOxbQnaVX59eTOVxoKBXqoCPgDCIQ-iujGys71EcVyRk4m9iCwYxnE94MmC1RnHzza7o7o3fdMvp088xNGs96FufD2UyAJ8jiv_blEMyubw/s774/BF6ABC12-1E82-41E7-A6D4-77DB92A79FA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPDAAUhZIuQ96WqUryr6a3B4xSktfurUDaOxbQnaVX59eTOVxoKBXqoCPgDCIQ-iujGys71EcVyRk4m9iCwYxnE94MmC1RnHzza7o7o3fdMvp088xNGs96FufD2UyAJ8jiv_blEMyubw/w388-h400/BF6ABC12-1E82-41E7-A6D4-77DB92A79FA4.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div>Because only girls like stars. Different families have different ways of showing affection. And sometimes, this can cause friction in relationships.
A woman recently emailed the Phile to ask for advice after feeling like her boyfriend and his sister might be a little too close, because of the way he hugs her. The plot twist: she's going through a really hard time. So is this girlfriend right to be concerned, or is her boyfriend just a really good brother?
The woman explains the crappy circumstances surrounding her boyfriend's sister...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGDr1FjG09ts67V2azdcwJCkDpoggS8WTQDO-sJ4rnzFVtNNKTM_0jvcFhPCMWNphuwydZHEXYrJE0Ec2Mb3vO6oI9HQCXeMntUqCd-dOjMhB8MhTRJ6ZnffOjHs_PBBzmUgEAEKLBtg/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGDr1FjG09ts67V2azdcwJCkDpoggS8WTQDO-sJ4rnzFVtNNKTM_0jvcFhPCMWNphuwydZHEXYrJE0Ec2Mb3vO6oI9HQCXeMntUqCd-dOjMhB8MhTRJ6ZnffOjHs_PBBzmUgEAEKLBtg/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>"My boyfriend's sister had her first kid quite young at 21. Her daughter is now 5 and has developed a cancerous brain tumor. Her fiancé and the baby daddy un-fiancéd her ( I don't know the proper term because I don't think break up works here). It's obviously all been really hard on her so my boyfriends been comforting her but I don't like that he cuddles her. So how does he cuddle her?
Like she'll hug him he will put his arm around her and stroke her back or something and she'll just cry into his chest. I'm not jealous because he cuddles a lot with me as well but I just think it's weird. I understand that it is his sister and she is going through a hard time, but I still thought it was weird and felt a little uncomfortable. So I went and talked to him about it and said it made me uncomfortable. He said that's my sister and I'm just trying to help her. I said that it still makes me uncomfortable. He asked me what I want him to do. I said just don't cuddle her give her support in other ways. He said that it was a good way of giving support and it helped her and that I need to calm down so I said fine and left it at that. At first, I thought he was being stubborn but now that I've thought about it more I think he may be right and I probably should calm down and try to help him instead of bothering him like this." Some people need physical comfort. That’s his sister and she’s going through something unimaginable. Imagine crying about your child's brain tumor on your brother's shoulder and having him push you away and pat your head. I thought they were gonna be spooning or something based on your subject title, but that just sounds like a good hug. He sounds like a good brother to be honest. It'd be one thing if they were in their underwear and spooning or some shit. They aren't. Your boyfriend is hugging her and stroking her hair/back. That's normal. So there you have it. If your sibling's child is diagnosed with a brain tumor, it's okay to hug them and rub their back.
In case anyone was wondering. If you have a problem you'd like my opinion on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York, here is...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6UXuWP7GDJHz4V9cvZgCLSncySxMjx8saE2zexgmK4UavVHnzc_XzADWNrLnVnfmuTtIWMyQWKOFWdMSmzzfsEtymyK0f988DoO0c1iom9Tsw5vg7Ai-Ian_KondSccmeO118jA2Ab4/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6UXuWP7GDJHz4V9cvZgCLSncySxMjx8saE2zexgmK4UavVHnzc_XzADWNrLnVnfmuTtIWMyQWKOFWdMSmzzfsEtymyK0f988DoO0c1iom9Tsw5vg7Ai-Ian_KondSccmeO118jA2Ab4/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Top Phive Things Said About Jeff Bezos' Ten Minute Space Trip</b><div><b>5.</b> Jeff Bezos spent $5.5 billion and more than twenty years so that he can briefly travel to space.
MacKenzie Scott gave away $8 billion in less than a year to change other people’s lives forever. </div><div><b>4.</b> How many Amazon workers are going to have to pee in a bottle today?
How many are going to have to go to a second job to put food on the table?
But hey, at least Jeff Bezos is almost going into space. LOL.</div><div><b>3.</b> Jeff Bezos rocket looking like a giant dildo was perfect. </div><div><b>2. </b>Just to properly frame it, Jeff Bezos used your money and money that should’ve gone to build schools and roads and public housing and provide healthcare and support small businesses to blast himself into “near space” and enjoy days of uncritical media fawning. </div><div>And the number one thing said about Bezos' ten minute space trip was...</div><div><b>1.</b> If you had to pay a tax to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere we would never see Jeff Bezos again. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zv689dIPr325krPw5IUd8Z0XUW1Euf7-MnXBF2gj6k5_wdCByL9Wb_j3l3d310vwbZI2e2R-5ntE92dGi6-X7V9TyoenowHHToLFTYSGH6QcI8e5StowZSAlm5ydiXCyvBVUY0yVsKE/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zv689dIPr325krPw5IUd8Z0XUW1Euf7-MnXBF2gj6k5_wdCByL9Wb_j3l3d310vwbZI2e2R-5ntE92dGi6-X7V9TyoenowHHToLFTYSGH6QcI8e5StowZSAlm5ydiXCyvBVUY0yVsKE/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0p8RjwsRJgOa0-1myPhoPq2E_76j6_eKmr98KHQzhAfeC-6dtYscfiv16oo4cEjlUgi7FvOp6h-dZpyZor1T3d1cV_h2SylYUf_YinInMqUacDpeAcvuzh4lL469q2e6TjQVYe6fyFQ/s666/tb4ZIdr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0p8RjwsRJgOa0-1myPhoPq2E_76j6_eKmr98KHQzhAfeC-6dtYscfiv16oo4cEjlUgi7FvOp6h-dZpyZor1T3d1cV_h2SylYUf_YinInMqUacDpeAcvuzh4lL469q2e6TjQVYe6fyFQ/w300-h400/tb4ZIdr.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Hey, it's Thursday, you know what that means...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPTkJctROQ-vvkSL7WcDZDPHiu-cUbmjJqNr6fVKwctVLZ9XQE525lBgJTqOsOeZdR5-vlhJWTBMe4f8wFNMGxBAz2v6TCVl2rcZvli6oEUBRHnPdWqj1EXMYj9cYCfs2UP8mWFGh_jA/s531/fullsizeoutput_15.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="531" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPTkJctROQ-vvkSL7WcDZDPHiu-cUbmjJqNr6fVKwctVLZ9XQE525lBgJTqOsOeZdR5-vlhJWTBMe4f8wFNMGxBAz2v6TCVl2rcZvli6oEUBRHnPdWqj1EXMYj9cYCfs2UP8mWFGh_jA/w400-h278/fullsizeoutput_15.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLfYmR65htQfsw8SceUFWlkp6ULy2eEmtfEkSuI07NEPfZoIKA1eTb2f4skmpyeTonjbuU545Ey1caVXHV4q3UrKO4AoPZOe7o37Fa0omNFA3IqnBJcgd6EHhiFxPcth-Rwv4LBkZXgM/s570/FD486A77-81CA-43B2-A8DD-B60A8AA9A023_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLfYmR65htQfsw8SceUFWlkp6ULy2eEmtfEkSuI07NEPfZoIKA1eTb2f4skmpyeTonjbuU545Ey1caVXHV4q3UrKO4AoPZOe7o37Fa0omNFA3IqnBJcgd6EHhiFxPcth-Rwv4LBkZXgM/w279-h400/FD486A77-81CA-43B2-A8DD-B60A8AA9A023_1_201_a.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div>Yuck! Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx8b2kK7SzU5NGBkNxyNTcS6DmSxQS4gp_v8ASD5meTrRthMEc_Gc6ap3XjcnbEw4ACy5atwgydf44XOvKfUnCmbTBDYtoa5VVmYP6HlF6w1VZCWaFxH-IuMLsXUEukLWUJr1GBRxaBo/s950/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+10.31.23+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="950" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx8b2kK7SzU5NGBkNxyNTcS6DmSxQS4gp_v8ASD5meTrRthMEc_Gc6ap3XjcnbEw4ACy5atwgydf44XOvKfUnCmbTBDYtoa5VVmYP6HlF6w1VZCWaFxH-IuMLsXUEukLWUJr1GBRxaBo/w400-h224/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+10.31.23+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a nice day. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNCLz2jg3OIo0BAFYhM29cUzZCpizQ8r5IxSHXS2PWhfWPpCr2BILqDW-swpjoah0amsaoPlImA8VxJlzE9XN4kSW-5tnLDCPD6qi_0E3MEFeeHQDdxdk4eYl7FBGGsKxVG3Li0yv3Pg/s300/fullsizeoutput_1ce2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNCLz2jg3OIo0BAFYhM29cUzZCpizQ8r5IxSHXS2PWhfWPpCr2BILqDW-swpjoah0amsaoPlImA8VxJlzE9XN4kSW-5tnLDCPD6qi_0E3MEFeeHQDdxdk4eYl7FBGGsKxVG3Li0yv3Pg/w400-h376/fullsizeoutput_1ce2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The 154th book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlH0QlgLf0T2AsIAsO8nmr6r2UZiEr6yfGDkndbDLnoKHgEQMLwXzeQ3nfQPeKaSL1WXgdm-NvS30gfeByc-n63NNP3qWnGZQs5I1JEhunZIvAwpJe6kWMYxUC0iDAYQiZ7qDz1nvu0o/s498/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="349" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlH0QlgLf0T2AsIAsO8nmr6r2UZiEr6yfGDkndbDLnoKHgEQMLwXzeQ3nfQPeKaSL1WXgdm-NvS30gfeByc-n63NNP3qWnGZQs5I1JEhunZIvAwpJe6kWMYxUC0iDAYQiZ7qDz1nvu0o/w280-h400/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div>Sharon will be on the Phile next Friday. I know I said on Monday but nope... on Friday next week. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA80FRYNrGSnb6u2OrK79GN-pGFxXNogvZwXRw4qTEAgOzlhZ1c4eIguijf-HpU4GnKkvyKZI74LDHMoWtWLHXSlfBGocJT9_PbqbtLzAX6f_D2bvCH69GuO8wrax4XtdgVV5S5WiNP4/s400/457142CF-9B41-4ED3-A9CA-1516262E4CD6_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA80FRYNrGSnb6u2OrK79GN-pGFxXNogvZwXRw4qTEAgOzlhZ1c4eIguijf-HpU4GnKkvyKZI74LDHMoWtWLHXSlfBGocJT9_PbqbtLzAX6f_D2bvCH69GuO8wrax4XtdgVV5S5WiNP4/w400-h200/457142CF-9B41-4ED3-A9CA-1516262E4CD6_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Phact 1. </b>Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Between 5% and 20% of people who suffer from the disease eventually die from it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 2. </b>There’s a man who turned his dead cat into a drone; then did the same to an ostrich, a shark, a rat, and more. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 3.</b> <i>Cabin in the Woods</i> was supposed to have a Left 4 Dead level based on the movie sets, but was canceled. In spite of this, Boomer appears in the movie. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 4.</b> In Kazakhstan, there is a town where people suddenly started falling asleep for 5 days or longer. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Phact 5. </b>Dolphins give each other names and will answer to it even when called by dolphins they don’t know.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CLYyPVdol7nbGxdK0pi0RhOJpdYfLwMMvzytDQWbPJ2I-dj5YFRpVpfComb83SyeSYsiSLbESuwGzsv8LYpa8HtjsWqvWtoVnhkUsXgm5Ga1QT2rpGiVBpfSKYgvD20c45d5vfvGBQc/s400/fullsizeoutput_89.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="400" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CLYyPVdol7nbGxdK0pi0RhOJpdYfLwMMvzytDQWbPJ2I-dj5YFRpVpfComb83SyeSYsiSLbESuwGzsv8LYpa8HtjsWqvWtoVnhkUsXgm5Ga1QT2rpGiVBpfSKYgvD20c45d5vfvGBQc/w400-h383/fullsizeoutput_89.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm so excited about this... today's guest is an English actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. He is best known for co-creating, co-writing and acting in the British television mockumentary sitcom "The Office." Currently, Gervais is credited as the creator, executive producer, director, and writer for the Netflix comedy series "After Life," where he plays the lead role of Tony Johnson. Please welcome to the Phile... Ricky Gervais!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVsrFoiXLhYJgeUAuLFh-h7HuknvlqABFXZyMYrukjo5lv-e2nhb3d2RDV2oZCN4E8V6fr9htxgK6mSVoAR67LwlhV9jMLuS8k_JZpgToTo_k3xTRheyMInXgXK_8Dki6WT6QHrSNc1U/s1984/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+10.47.00+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1984" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVsrFoiXLhYJgeUAuLFh-h7HuknvlqABFXZyMYrukjo5lv-e2nhb3d2RDV2oZCN4E8V6fr9htxgK6mSVoAR67LwlhV9jMLuS8k_JZpgToTo_k3xTRheyMInXgXK_8Dki6WT6QHrSNc1U/w400-h268/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+10.47.00+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ricky, welcome to the Phile! I'm a huge fan and so excited you are here. How are you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> I'm doing good. I'm glad to be here. The 1918 pandemic must've been awful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I love your live videos you've dome during the pandemic. What do you like doing about them?
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky: </b>Well, it started off as a bit of a joke. I thought it would be fun to connect with fans on Twitter. I did it live and I pretended I was Winston Churchill during the war. It soon generated into the worst entertainment in the world. I don't know why people tune in. I asked once, "why are you watching this?" It's awful, but it gets many hits because it's TV. They're just seeing a fat drunk bloke complains about how awful this thing is that he's doing. It's very weird. It's very meta. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>It's you and it's funny. I love "After Life," sir. Tell the readers what it's about. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> It's dark comedy-drama follows newspaper journalist Tony, whose life is upended after his wife dies from cancer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, not the most happiest of stories, it seems like an unlikely show. When you first started making it and coming up with the premise were you confident in it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky: </b>I think everything I've done is an unlikely show. If I just sent the script off of "The Office" saying I'm a nobody, I'm going to play the lead character, he says unfunny things that no one laughs at, he looks at the camera... that doesn't jump off the page. You have to see it. "Derek"! Imagine me describing "Derek" to people. I play a guy who shuffles around in an old people's home. People go "really"? You're going to try and sell this? The thing unlikely about it it's the most dramatic I've gone which is always dangerous for a comedian I think. But more that because it was a comedy, and it still is, I still call it a sit-com I was worried could people properly be laughing at something and then crying and then laughing again? That's the only thing, that was the tricky but, how could I do that and not make it like two completely different shows? The answer is I just make it realistic. I just do it naturalistically because that's life. You're laughing and then you get a terrible email. People are smarter than we think, we keep second guessing people. We do it as broadcasters and creators and studios. We say can people take this and we water it down in case and that's ludicrous. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Why do you think that is, Ricky? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky: </b>If we think can they take that sort of language, can they take that about death? Yes! Because they're going through that in real life. Real life is worse. So we sort of create our own real life heroes and villains in fiction as role playing for the soul. People enjoy it, they go through all these things and they actually laugh and they actually cry and in the end they feel better because in the end no one really got hurt. It's almost an inoculation to real life. I think I go really head first into taboo subjects because I think no harm can from discussing them. I face these things head on and if we can laugh at the face of adversity we're bullet proof. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>With me it's a touchy subject as both of my parents passed away from cancer. How does this show compare to other shows that talk about grief? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky: </b>Often the media wants us to perceive grief as this one color, they are very, very sad, and they are very, very sad all the time, but there's a beauty and a resilience in the sadness. But often they ignore that and they are sad and it doesn't go away and it hurts all the time. Sometimes they laugh and joke about the saddest thing about death and their friend who had died. Sometimes they find themselves laughing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> So, how did you get it so right, how people actually experience grief? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> Firstly I think a lot of aspects of of nature aren't treated of the complexity they deserve. I think it's not just through grief, they do it with villains with a twirly mustache, they have no redeeming features, they never do anything nice, they're always in the wrong. The truth is that bad people do good things and good people do bad things and we don't know which is which. Bad people sometimes keep it to themselves. Good people go out of their way to be honest. So all aspects of humanity is very, very complex and sometimes they are not treated like that in fiction because again they want to water it down. They don't want people to be confused by who's the villain and who's not like in real life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>Do you think they also think that if you're going through grief you shouldn't laugh? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> Exactly. And sometimes we got to get on with stuff. Like now, it's fine to be in touch with our emotions, it's fine to stay we are depressed and get help. It's fine to talk about it. We've made it as a society that is more caring and we get it out in the open and it's good to talk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Do you think people are different now than when we were growing up? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> When I was growing up I didn't know a grown man who would say, "I'm depressed." I wonder how many times when we saw working class men, labourers like my dad just get drunk and go to bed? How many of those were depressed? But couldn't say it or didn't know it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>So, how does your character Tony handle his wife's death? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> It's really hard and Tony is really confused, he doesn't know what to do. He's angry, he's sad and he doesn't get to say that much. So it's great when he talks to Penelope Wilton's character Anne. It's about the comfort of strangers and he feels can say what's true in it. There's a scene in episode 4 of the second season where
he breaks down and says, "I'm broken, I lost all of me when Lisa died, all the good stuff." Its really sad and the most poignant thing he says is, "People think I'm getting better, getting on with it, because I'm snarky sometimes. I think that's the real me, and this is not, but it's not, this is me all the time. I remember what it's like to eb normal so I do an impression of that." He's so conflicted, he doesn't know how to act. He's going throng the seven stages of grief and we started off, we hit the ground running with Season 1 where he was going through shock, anger, denial, and now he's going through negotiation, he's saying if Im not going to kill myself... why? What's in it for me? What is there to stay around for? It asks the big question, both the series asks the big question, if you lose everything is it still worth living? That's the central theme, it's like a study, it's like a cheque list for what's worth living for really. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I like the old lady who can't stop swearing. What's the deal with that? Hahah. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> There's a scene where this old lady turns a 100, you've seen it a lot in the paper, when they say what's your secret on living a long life they say just have a cup a tea a day. I thought just once I want to say don't, because it's awful. And she does this... she hates being alive, she's in pain all the time. And when you add to that the actress who plays that is an absolute national treasure in England, she's like our Betty White, Annette Crosbie, for her to be saying so many c-bombs in the first episode... Ha ha ha ha ha.
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> That's funny, Ricky, you do write and create good characters. I wrote two novel's and I enjoyed writing characters as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> Yeah, I'm with her. I love people who are honest. Again I love that brutal honesty. I do like it that we get old people's rights. My mum was always pretty honest to me but she'd say to me things like, "Rick, you're getting fat." And I'll go, "Cheers." And I'd laugh. I've got older brothers and sisters, they're eleven years older than me, twelve years older than me, fourteen years older than me and I remember when I was thirteen I said, "Mum, why are my brothers and sisters much older than me?" And she went, "You were a mistake." Right? Honesty is funny, honesty is funny. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> You have put leading women in characters who work in old age old people's homes before. Why is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> I've always seen women as sort of leaders really. I was the fourth child of an immigrant labourer from Canada. My dad was from London, Ontario, he volunteered for the war, came over, met my mum, got her pregnant and I came along like in 1961. We had no one, we was a labourer all his life, worked on building sites and odd jobs until he was seventy. My mum was a homemaker and again had odd jobs but men worked hard, women worked miracles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I agree, my mom was amazing, but why do <i>you</i> say that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky: </b>Because when my dad finished work his time was his own. My mum carried on, she never stopped, she couldn't stop. She had kept everything together, she could do anything. She would plant vegetables so we wouldn't go hungry, she would make clothes, she would sew, knit, wallpaper. She would do everything and she gave me everything I needed. Except money. I learned from that that the best things were free. Learning, it was free, Nature, free. Friends, they were free. Healthcare, it was free. I always thought of women they did everything, they were lionesses. They were protectors, they were nurturers, teachers, they were everything. Most of the women in my family worked with some sort of care. My mum fostered, my sister teachers learning disabled kids, my sister-in-law, two of her kids, two of my nieces work in care homes, so I always had that around me growing up. That's why I knew about "Derek." The best thing that came out of the pandemic is we saw the true heroes were nurses and care workers, and I hope people never forget that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I haven't seen "Derek," but I heard good things about that show. I was a big fan of "The Office" and "Extras" though. How do you compare all your characters? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> I always thought there was pathos in this stuff, is I usually played the absolute buffoon. Even David Brent was a buffon. Even that I the end, I wanted people to realise that David Brent was a bit wounded actually and needed a hug. He's been sold this bad bill. His big error was he mistook popularity with respect, he thought if I could be popular I could be respected. He was insecure and he just wanted to be loved. So really David Brent did have a heart, he just didn't know how to do it. That was about fame, how people just think how they could take a shortcut to feeling happy. Everything I've done is about humanity, and everything I've done is about being happy. Everything I've done is existential to some extent about... am I leading a good life? Am I doing it right? Am I getting the most out of it? And all the problems we have, all the fears, all the time we waste worrying about that. I'm an optimist and basically people are good. There's a saying, there are no bad dogs, just bad owners. If we treat a dog badly with cruelty, it'll be nasty, because it's in fear. I think it's the same with people. I think we make villains, we create villains. I think basically we're good. we built our whole civilization on empathy. Around the camp fire, caring about people, worrying about our tribe, telling stories, all these things haven't changed, all this technology has moved so much faster with the evolution but its still the same as we were two hundred thousand years ago, when we were scrambling around. We've got the same brain. You bring back a hunter gatherer, shave him, put a suit on and he could be a computer programmer. We're the same. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me: </b>I disagree, people will comment not so nice things, I mean, look at Trump... the Internet as well brings out the worse in people. So, what changed? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> I think people started to get rewarded in my life time. There's a line in "After Life" when Tony says, "When did it start that people would rather be famous for being shit rather than not be famous at all?" The answer is when we all started to be rewarded for it. Reality TV, clickbait, now you've got trolls who get their own shows because they said something really nasty and they're invited on the show because people will tune in. It's crazy and social media just amplified this narcism. Given the chance, even the cavemen that I talked about, they'd put their hand on the cave wall and blow around it going I was here. Everyone os going "I was here." Now we've got the Internet which is like reading every toilet wall in the world at once and everyone is just shouting out the window. The problem is there is no difference now between fame and infamy. Bad behaviour is rewarded the same as good behaviour. So kids grow up thinking why do I want to be a doctor when I can just take my clothes off? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> I have to say that I love what you say about animals and dogs online, you live animals, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> I think dogs are amazing, in fact all animals are unconditionally perfect and beautiful. But one relationship with the dog is something special. They guard us, they guide us, they smell cancer. We should be giving awards to dogs every year. Not actors. They get paid for doing their jobs. We should be giving medals to dogs and nurses and that that's what should change if anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Me:</b> Ricky, thanks so much for being on the Phile. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ricky:</b> Cheers. My pleasure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ldihiSzPhSV5RRpTP3KJIU3K8krmUnMjrl60Y17KbWmK4iiFg2K91mrkSzEvMRgdEVfY85Kn_TXXhUMOwKDNIkURssJ91bjFvkMiGDO2m1L82fvT7A3mpW9C_69_9P6KHZaIoi1sgo/s519/59940BEA-0FC4-42CC-A51F-0040A2BA22F7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ldihiSzPhSV5RRpTP3KJIU3K8krmUnMjrl60Y17KbWmK4iiFg2K91mrkSzEvMRgdEVfY85Kn_TXXhUMOwKDNIkURssJ91bjFvkMiGDO2m1L82fvT7A3mpW9C_69_9P6KHZaIoi1sgo/s320/59940BEA-0FC4-42CC-A51F-0040A2BA22F7.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Ricky Gervais for a great interview. The Phile will be back next Friday with Sharon Stone. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyYMSaRLD4YeHK_E9Rabl8lv0AQp_W_iNW2fNAO_2R5FtqxvVHCGtJQDOUaDQ59-O3IJHQuoyBny5xk3aJXA-cQpJ4Pd5vmwcKKSxtkWnRRtn3M_KKPDYtttVuPmHxSLksb8tsIkRGz8/s400/A3D22C8B-FA47-4D86-9808-835ABA97FFC4_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyYMSaRLD4YeHK_E9Rabl8lv0AQp_W_iNW2fNAO_2R5FtqxvVHCGtJQDOUaDQ59-O3IJHQuoyBny5xk3aJXA-cQpJ4Pd5vmwcKKSxtkWnRRtn3M_KKPDYtttVuPmHxSLksb8tsIkRGz8/w301-h400/A3D22C8B-FA47-4D86-9808-835ABA97FFC4_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-68334498381909673522021-07-19T10:39:00.004-04:002021-07-19T10:39:45.000-04:00Pheaturing Speech<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIquQ0mpMlRoDjL3bRCVFqghywXWoV4rYogHaf7gy9KLHObX9IKzjLyqod_u_LPoS-bY0BTPvGwIWDRxoiSnfu5xSWronjw4eFsbw-EcfpdD7WLmiZuJWjAt0cH0adKLZHhdhTY7OajBY/s400/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="400" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIquQ0mpMlRoDjL3bRCVFqghywXWoV4rYogHaf7gy9KLHObX9IKzjLyqod_u_LPoS-bY0BTPvGwIWDRxoiSnfu5xSWronjw4eFsbw-EcfpdD7WLmiZuJWjAt0cH0adKLZHhdhTY7OajBY/w400-h391/E6C8A734-5C69-4185-B29F-640637B4FFA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b> there, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. How are you? Chrissy Teigen has officially not tweeted in over a month (unless she has a secret private account, which we honestly wouldn't rule out). And she's sick of it!
Chrissy's last few tweets were responses to the controversy that surrounded her in early June. Courtney Stodden exposed Chrissy's alleged tweets and DMs, and this led Chrissy to issue several public apologies... although Courtney claimed Chrissy never reached out to apologize one-on-one. Chrissy lost several high-profile business deals due to the controversy, and hasn't been active on Twitter since. Chrissy has, however, been using Instagram. She took to the photo-sharing app to post a photo of her legs along with a lengthy caption about how much she misses interacting with people, presumably via Twitter since, again, she is still using Instagram.
She wrote in the caption about how she's been stuck in her "depressed head" and lamenting her current inclusion in the "canceled club." Which apparently means the "people who are voluntarily not tweeting but still using other platforms" club. Courtney Stodden... whose statements about Chrissy's past treatment of them led in part to her "cancaellation"... weighed in with a TikTok in which they advised Chrissy to "just be nice." Teigen has chosen to limit who can comment on the post. Some of her famous(-ish) fans voiced their support. But a few more critical fans snuck in to give their two cents. One Instagram user pointed out that Chrissy herself has sharpened the ol' pitchfork in the past.
And many people are finding it hard to scrounge up any sympathy for the multimillionaire. And a few fans brought up her seemingly lavish recent trip to Italy, which she posted about on Instagram.
This rubbed a few fans the wrong way. It also remains unclear why Chrissy feels "canceled" when she is still... you know... doing stuff. So, yeah. Some people don't feel bad.
</p><p><b>In-laws </b>are notoriously not always the easiest people to deal with. They tend to come with all the demands of aging parents, but without the built-in affection you tend to have for someone you're related to by blood. But if you think your in-laws are difficult, they probably aren't as bad as the mother-in-law of the person who had to post a Craigslist ad to hire her a wedding date.
If you live near Hudson Valley, New York, are free in August, are between 40 and 60 years old and good at dealing with narcissists, I may have just the job for you!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSixkoyTwO6ki1-2ETpK0IVtXfmKUIDN1L4HfXHxme8vrkruG8mqwEFbPRvvuOY-_Sbw-A1qYAQ9tHLMLRhkq1nR7SBdkzfPWBtoggO9xXSUo9UwAsC2JHOtlE4h1wrRDPpM2j514nSH4/s1780/EE35E065-301B-4C1E-9383-CEBCC94D0F65_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSixkoyTwO6ki1-2ETpK0IVtXfmKUIDN1L4HfXHxme8vrkruG8mqwEFbPRvvuOY-_Sbw-A1qYAQ9tHLMLRhkq1nR7SBdkzfPWBtoggO9xXSUo9UwAsC2JHOtlE4h1wrRDPpM2j514nSH4/w242-h400/EE35E065-301B-4C1E-9383-CEBCC94D0F65_1_201_a.jpeg" width="242" /></a></div><p>The job's list of qualifications include being a "conversationalist" and "de-escalator" who is also a good dancer, with "experience in dealing with narcissists a plus."
In return, the wedding date will receive not only $1,000 but also a list of conversation topics, their own hotel room, food, and travel expenses covered.
Apparently the pay and benefits make this not an unappealing offer. So if you're interested, you might want to apply soon before the position gets filled! </p><p><b>Megan</b> Fox set the record straight about her recent interaction with former president Donald Trump during a recent appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The actress recently received backlash after the Internet heard that she allegedly called Trump "a legend" after sitting by him at a recent UFC match in Las Vegas.
While speaking on the show, Fox gave more context to her original quote.
She said, "I was in a row with Bieber, and Trump was also in my row. He had, like, 30 Secret Service with him. He was a legend. That arena was very supportive of Trump when he came in. I was like, I don't know how I feel about it, because if someone is a target, then I'm like, I could be harmed because I'm adjacent to where he is. So I was worried about my own safety, that's all I was caring about. But yeah, I've never seen anything like that before. It was crazy." Fox was careful to set the record straight on "Kimmel" after receiving a mix of accolades from Trump supporters and criticism from liberals after the match.
On Wednesday night, she also posted an Instagram story claiming she never called Trump a legend, but rather that she noted he was a legend in that arena of the UFC fight. Do you get a feeling I'm being lazy with the monologues? Hahaha.</p><p><b>England's</b> soccer football team might have lost the Euro Cup, but the country is still showing the world what they excel at: racism.
Lads posted horrifically racist posts about Team England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, who are black, when they missed the penalty kicks that helped lock in Italy's win.
Prince William, President of the Football Association, took to Twitter to tell blokes to stop it, signing the personal plea "W." He was met with a chorus of tweeters telling him to take a hard look at the racist abuse he enabled and perpetuated himself: the abuse the drove his brother Prince Harry and sister-in-law Meghan Markle to the other side of the world. Italian fans joke that their triumph over England was revenge for how England treated Meghan.
Mamma mia!</p><p><b>Speaking</b> of famous sons who are only where they are because of who their father is, Donald Trump Jr. The whatever-his-job-is spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, and one of his jokes went over so poorly that you could see him fully die inside.
The "please clap" moment came when the Large Adult Son delivered the poorly conceived and demonstrably false joke, "Texas had always lead the charge, 'til about a couple of months ago, and then Austin kind of took charge... Texas was still leading the charge... you're still like top 25... we gotta work on that stuff because most people have lost their minds... right?" All in all, his presence was likely well-received because conservatives will cheer for anything and anyone named Trump, but the minutes he was flapping in the wind were pleasing to anti-Trumpers. To quote Olivia Rodrigo, "god, it's brutal out here." </p><p><b>Instead</b> of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkY9EYKt4AepXez9swHXsZVq9mcz8TieGn7qoKPIaDF1dx5IErypSgLff-RoOO9UrVuP7LoeAk51eS2eL3_g19c8l4_tE_pTio65UiGV5xNHW4CBOxCehc4-YvFJSlGFPM6n0LWAagoE/s669/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image25-nf5awdjxrc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkY9EYKt4AepXez9swHXsZVq9mcz8TieGn7qoKPIaDF1dx5IErypSgLff-RoOO9UrVuP7LoeAk51eS2eL3_g19c8l4_tE_pTio65UiGV5xNHW4CBOxCehc4-YvFJSlGFPM6n0LWAagoE/s320/134579-gadgets-feature-53-of-the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-image25-nf5awdjxrc.jpg" /></a></div><p>Ummm... maybe not. Keeping up with the youngins and their lingo is tough. Kids these days like to use "emoji," which use small pictures to communicate how they're feeling... kind of like hyroglyphics. When using emoji, it's easy to confuse laugh-crying for just regular-crying, and these boomers and old folks made the unfortunate mistake of using the wrong face at the wrongest possible times. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoOWk7BsCmE0OsdwWvGO2ZNescW_f8wjWgyJrfMH8gHH0XxsGTHUi-YrqrFZmNomGqsXzyLK7adk8j4pGyA8z4wNxl8GF6yyUzhFEmP0fMzv2A-Smi_t9stiVZpwV2Fvcgc4DWt9tNhY/s1272/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+9.48.30+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1272" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoOWk7BsCmE0OsdwWvGO2ZNescW_f8wjWgyJrfMH8gHH0XxsGTHUi-YrqrFZmNomGqsXzyLK7adk8j4pGyA8z4wNxl8GF6yyUzhFEmP0fMzv2A-Smi_t9stiVZpwV2Fvcgc4DWt9tNhY/w400-h335/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+9.48.30+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Schadenfreude? Any stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like these signs for example...
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iboxqB2WiuPi9Fz5bM9fDnnnRgd-dlIDADSzp_POE6la-khHkewqe82SF3sFVlWfsmW-PZAVdLyCSLp15sFfGbUPuQ3NKGSXJ47ufUpDiPsv2KycnHJXK7OFjpKiQNoNPAfU7gyRXy0/s1124/7AECF07E-473B-4FCF-BB4E-9E64B06FB8EE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1124" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iboxqB2WiuPi9Fz5bM9fDnnnRgd-dlIDADSzp_POE6la-khHkewqe82SF3sFVlWfsmW-PZAVdLyCSLp15sFfGbUPuQ3NKGSXJ47ufUpDiPsv2KycnHJXK7OFjpKiQNoNPAfU7gyRXy0/w400-h391/7AECF07E-473B-4FCF-BB4E-9E64B06FB8EE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Language is weird and complicated and often makes no sense. Like why are grapefruits and grapes two completely different fruits?! So it makes sense why so many children make up completely new names for things. Sometimes these names are extremely literal. Other times they're completely and utterly random. Either way, the linguistic anarchy of children is never not hilarious, as any parent can attest to. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvN22H2HPGRq6k3Z97u0pY_XBzH4vy0tY54LVToMCZ9jwZf8_4NHtxcrZNtqfVx0PBGvooH0cI6BeLCDK-fQl_onvO2K0ooVH9vF8Q1-PEt0rseImvOM61_SqWK0KRca7a1kYDixL_Qo/s1174/BA522C2C-6F36-4082-B141-81D0AC963387_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="1174" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvN22H2HPGRq6k3Z97u0pY_XBzH4vy0tY54LVToMCZ9jwZf8_4NHtxcrZNtqfVx0PBGvooH0cI6BeLCDK-fQl_onvO2K0ooVH9vF8Q1-PEt0rseImvOM61_SqWK0KRca7a1kYDixL_Qo/w400-h114/BA522C2C-6F36-4082-B141-81D0AC963387_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Okay, wanna laugh?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6ENkrYOrTN-FXVispx5UiVcu6CxRWqBbm9-2hxXTt4_a52aU65aUXCFQ02rORCcXiVL85BBHRa63Bayn4X2IntJJQBHwmJXNlCU4aNPHySJtPmbsNo_yBYxP4W-0lYsqK47WKLeWg30/s318/fullsizeoutput_9c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="318" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6ENkrYOrTN-FXVispx5UiVcu6CxRWqBbm9-2hxXTt4_a52aU65aUXCFQ02rORCcXiVL85BBHRa63Bayn4X2IntJJQBHwmJXNlCU4aNPHySJtPmbsNo_yBYxP4W-0lYsqK47WKLeWg30/w400-h264/fullsizeoutput_9c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>When the man first noticed that his penis was growing longer, he was delighted.
But several weeks and several inches later, he became concerned and went to see a urologist.
While his wife waited outside, the physician examined him and explained that, thought rare his condition could be corrected by minor surgery.
The patient's wife anxiously rushed up to the doctor after the examination and was told of the diagnosis and the need for surgery.
"How long will he be on crutches?" she asked.
"Crutches???" the doctor asked.
"Well, yes," the woman said "You are going to lengthen his legs, aren't you?" </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaKdhCaJkyqF0jx3EJJQVebmqwALUdkZisd4B0FU7dSGcjgALtyGlO8wwhv38mN5uQKyD-J74tQFn0zjh7nVyQL67P3J11gzhXsaNwoTWgTgE_sDqDFWlsLZ9byKWMT7VUjKA-WPOUOQ/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaKdhCaJkyqF0jx3EJJQVebmqwALUdkZisd4B0FU7dSGcjgALtyGlO8wwhv38mN5uQKyD-J74tQFn0zjh7nVyQL67P3J11gzhXsaNwoTWgTgE_sDqDFWlsLZ9byKWMT7VUjKA-WPOUOQ/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t0cuVqJGwX4MtjWij8IVVv0jZnCZQCFk6GFDfUdYfhYN2tPljpDRsbsXlr_3Xmv8d8s1kcma6MEhLL4OjbW_eYe0V3AqNxdZRWiv_4mNbo0z9sAM0Oj81sn3uEc2IYN4Rb8kUEDObp4/s400/95B79331-121A-4403-9C80-460F8286A7B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t0cuVqJGwX4MtjWij8IVVv0jZnCZQCFk6GFDfUdYfhYN2tPljpDRsbsXlr_3Xmv8d8s1kcma6MEhLL4OjbW_eYe0V3AqNxdZRWiv_4mNbo0z9sAM0Oj81sn3uEc2IYN4Rb8kUEDObp4/w400-h400/95B79331-121A-4403-9C80-460F8286A7B8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Now from the home officer in Port Jefferson, New York here is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhBTH5AuHW1ewGwmgwpPZLSDcjcEf_Qv-fxn5Bfxo_wTTKacVuPLGgXC1YtWsWaCltVUdNYHMO0RbyOqnJ485vqQfAdw4v3mQ8s8Le7VK0v2TaMJ0M6D7qB6exIATtQQYj3wz5RKG53c/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhBTH5AuHW1ewGwmgwpPZLSDcjcEf_Qv-fxn5Bfxo_wTTKacVuPLGgXC1YtWsWaCltVUdNYHMO0RbyOqnJ485vqQfAdw4v3mQ8s8Le7VK0v2TaMJ0M6D7qB6exIATtQQYj3wz5RKG53c/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Top Phive Things Said By Married People Today</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>5.</b> My wife just pulled me into the other room and I thought she wanted to have a serious talk but she just wanted to give me M&M’s without the kids seeing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>4.</b> My wife and I are sitting on the couch watching TV and I hear a text, realizing I left my phone in the kitchen, I get up, go to the kitchen to check it...
and its a text from my wife: "Please bring the chips on your way back."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3.</b> I ran out of deodorant so I used my wife's Secret antiperspirant. Now not only do I smell like lavender, but I also loaded the dishwasher correctly for the first time ever. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2.</b> My wife got in her gym clothes, delivered an angry five-minute rant about how much she loves bread, then started cry-laughing at an unintelligible joke she mumbled between hysterical sobs.
I have never been so scared in my life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the number one thing said by a married person today was...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>1.</b> What’s my marital advice for new wives? Always screenshot proof that you texted your husband about any upcoming plans you guys have. Just trust me on this. You’ll use the shit out of those. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7CUD4_h91sPDacRLV_OTQSqMh0JmF8nGypDbC1i1yVbMYPKz2julB5wajhSyO9fmOY_dOM8Q-vWZtjQbuXFdmKQjO_6-Mze90rw9LccpaTbTwHTdqdatyubLimMX-ZdG0-t1Aqm3D0g/s300/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7CUD4_h91sPDacRLV_OTQSqMh0JmF8nGypDbC1i1yVbMYPKz2julB5wajhSyO9fmOY_dOM8Q-vWZtjQbuXFdmKQjO_6-Mze90rw9LccpaTbTwHTdqdatyubLimMX-ZdG0-t1Aqm3D0g/w400-h376/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 154th book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u3ZtMgr3_FM_7HgzSHt1XAflQqO1R_RuvPaRaf1AT-4KXgQrNulKykCVFrdW9uhDsCZdBa21cAbFSw1gxiepXMu29J3qeOcZP6EPC-HveUwWPdjns0l7ZtOxAQPbnAVY6eEt7JUF_OY/s498/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="349" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u3ZtMgr3_FM_7HgzSHt1XAflQqO1R_RuvPaRaf1AT-4KXgQrNulKykCVFrdW9uhDsCZdBa21cAbFSw1gxiepXMu29J3qeOcZP6EPC-HveUwWPdjns0l7ZtOxAQPbnAVY6eEt7JUF_OY/w280-h400/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sharon will be on the Phile next Monday... a week from today. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jeff, shall we?<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_Iv0BKZaC8KrzFeCY7XMfhpAT19B9htjuPQo_aFzzcWpgMq3bGj95huV0kthVXRNIjjkTrrc_PUldheBAD6EPF7WMO4_wwLc0Ip8RfegIZUo60_PVV0ALXudwXz3B8ylgnpZPo4GrfA/s951/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+10.14.15+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="951" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_Iv0BKZaC8KrzFeCY7XMfhpAT19B9htjuPQo_aFzzcWpgMq3bGj95huV0kthVXRNIjjkTrrc_PUldheBAD6EPF7WMO4_wwLc0Ip8RfegIZUo60_PVV0ALXudwXz3B8ylgnpZPo4GrfA/w400-h225/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+10.14.15+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like an okay day there. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9YI4GLJkUxtA8PuQF7ZxIi8GnljSWJ4a20W8yNpr7JbUh2WAP7VOwsCYWXcFGN349dQRtfS1BN6-QMdE9ooRHWkbhPwAzhmKJB1Kx0002c9ohDDQXkg2JJBCtsT8KYZ5smT1tbOHG1U/s415/fullsizeoutput_1ea0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="415" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9YI4GLJkUxtA8PuQF7ZxIi8GnljSWJ4a20W8yNpr7JbUh2WAP7VOwsCYWXcFGN349dQRtfS1BN6-QMdE9ooRHWkbhPwAzhmKJB1Kx0002c9ohDDQXkg2JJBCtsT8KYZ5smT1tbOHG1U/w400-h270/fullsizeoutput_1ea0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guest is an American rapper and musician. He is a member of the progressive hip hop group Arrested Development and has released a number of solo albums. His documentary <i>16 Bars </i>is available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV as well as some other places and also on DVD. Please welcome to the Phile... Speech.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNde5DEfxPSfDophI_iQ7SZ1HPJvd9n1IbBLz-rmxnAoaQs5U4st_oPH7QRzQArWmaM_1_yCoC5xQSxXXaCwQQ9y1WSshQEfmAbqSIivFMKtMu833xSWcnMnLj4iMn26tFB-0ELwqxi0g/s1024/617B5D37-161A-4F4F-B598-29CB8A845C24.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNde5DEfxPSfDophI_iQ7SZ1HPJvd9n1IbBLz-rmxnAoaQs5U4st_oPH7QRzQArWmaM_1_yCoC5xQSxXXaCwQQ9y1WSshQEfmAbqSIivFMKtMu833xSWcnMnLj4iMn26tFB-0ELwqxi0g/w266-h400/617B5D37-161A-4F4F-B598-29CB8A845C24.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me:</b> Hello, sir, welcome to the Phile. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>What's up, man? What's up? I'm doing great, I'm doing really good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, you have a documentary called <i>16 Bars</i>. What is it about? Not bars that you drink at, right?
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> No, man. The film takes viewers into a music workshop I led for inmates in Richmond, Virginia.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Oh, I was way off. When you first walked into the jail and met the inmates what was the first thing that struck you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>Well, just how many smart, deep thinking, intellectual people there are inside that jail. I get these images of what is going to be inside of a jail or prison and I walk in, at least what I see on television, is all the real hard rock guys and they're just sort of grunting and waiting for me to make my wrong move. That's the type of imagery we get when we watch things about jail. When I walked in I saw this deep humanity and yeah, people that have done some hard things. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, have some of these people done some hard things? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> Yeah, some of them have done some hard things and many people, most people actually, that were in for non-violent crimes. So it was a surprise. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> What did you want to accomplish with your music workshop? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>Well, the truth is from my research and my understanding there is a shortage of workshops and that there's not a lot of music programs. In fact I saw this jail on television doing a daddy/daughters dance on CNN. When I saw the particular sheriff of this jail had a vision to have such a humane in the way of dealing with incarceration and what he would call "the residents" as opposed to the inmates I was moved to reach out to this particular jail to see if we could do some things. That's when I found they had a rarity which was a studio inside of this jail. It happens in other places but is so rare, and what I was looking for is someone with a vision to maybe have me come in and teach music or record music with these residents or inmates. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What were you hoping to accomplish to make music with the residents? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> For me the whole issue of incarceration and the injustices of it have been on my heart for decades now. When I saw this documentary I mentioned on CNN it let me know that maybe this was meant to be, I do music, I'm an activist through music and my activism is really striving to reach people through the lyrics, through the music, through the arts. So I figured if I could get it there it might be able to number 1) raise the voices of the men that are in these jails and prisons and number 2) with music allow people to become more are of the issues that are surrounding them and also maybe become activists in their own right, maybe just help out in certain ways and transition back into society. Maybe help out with how they are going to vote when it's time for elections and so forth. That's what I wanted to do is raise awareness.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You have a guy named Teddy Kane in the movie, Speech. Who is he? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>He was out of jail by the time we started filming but we still had a chance to make music together. He's the Tupac of his era. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What was it about him that blew you away? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> He blows me away every time I listen to Teddy and not just because of his lyrics, but his life. He's able to capture in music and in lyric most gritty and reality based lyrics about those who are raised in poverty, those who are raised around the drug game, those that are raised around really intense violence. Teddy himself, and he doesn't really share this in the film, was literally wrapped in plastic in and ready to be disposed of in his own life. Hit with an axe at the top of his head, split his head wide open. When we witness somebody whose been through these type of horrific things, things that we see in movies, things that we see in fiction but they've been through it in real life, the lyrics are bound to be poetic, they're bound to be filled with a certain grittiness and realness that definitely is like the Tupac of this era. I want more people to hear who Teddy Kane is. And this movie allows for that. No one know who is behind bars, and this film helps bring those voices to the light. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, who else sticks out in the film for you, Speech? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> God, Garland Carr who is an amazing vocalist as well. He sings country, and that's also in this film. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, why is the film called <i>16 Bars</i>? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> I named it <i>16 Bars</i> because that's a very common amount of bars for people to spit in hip-hop, and I'm from the hip-hop world. But the truth is this is mostly about men being able to express themselves behind bars, through the music, through the arts. You'd be surprised about the amount of talent in the movie and the movie shares that. Even some that aren't highly showcased in the film you ate able to see little breaks of how talented these men are and it's just outstanding. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I do like Garland's singing. When he picked up the guitar and started to sing did you see something change in him? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> He did, I did. I think both of us changed. First of all I was impressed by his level of talent and how much he cares about the song he wants to put out there. And yet, because he had a life of crime, which was truly because of drug addiction, he really got to work on his career. He never got to work as a person who said I'm going to put records out. He never put anything out. Again that goes to this misdirection of people who are addicted to drugs, sent to prison as a way to "solve the problem" and in reality we are just putting away people who have a lot a lot of talent. So that's that the thing I learned about him. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Okay, so what do you think he saw? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>I think what he saw was a man from the music industry a man that has had a huge success yet I wanted to come in there and record him. One of the things you'll find in this film it's not about me, I'm the guy that takes you into this journey. I really wanted the focus to be on these men. That's what you're going to hear a lot of, yeah, I'm the producer off the music but that's it. I really want the men to shine the most.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Did you notice any common threads from the guys you met in there? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>Yeah, one of the common threads was that many of the people that were in there was because of drug addiction like I just said. Also non-violent crimes. We have the disparities of how many black people that have been arrested and put into this system and how many people of other races. That was something that was glaring. That's one of the things I really recognize, many of them don't really need to be there. They really needed to be in treatment and if they would have gotten that treatment they probably would not have went on some of the routes they have went, some of the minor non-violent crimes that they did. Some of them weren't minor so I don't want to belittle some things that were done. But at the same time the drug addiction was one of the biggest common themes and I think as a society we need to start dealing with that as an illness across the board, people from all different races. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Okay, my sister Leila was a big fan of the Arrested Development album "3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..." The first hit from that album was "Tennessee." Why that state and what is the story behind that song? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> "Tennessee" was our first single that we ever released as Arrested Development. It came out in 1991, the very last part of 1991. The song is about the two deaths of my grandmother who I spent all my summers with in Tennessee and my whole family went down to Tennessee to celebrate her life, including my brother. And we all left there with a sense of purpose and that same week my brother Terry would also die. He died of an asthma attack. So the last place I saw my grandmother and my brother was Tennessee. So the song says "take me to another place, take me to another land, make me forget all that hurts me and help me understand your plan" is basically a prayer after some deep loss. And a lot of reflection after that so it starts off as just a prayer and then it goes into a reflection of the journeys we all take in life. For me it guided me to Tennessee which is a place that I lost, two very important people to me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> In the film you perform that song to the inmates in the jail. What were you feeling in that moment where you did that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>For me here I am that's coming in, I'm not incarcerated, I could leave there any time I want. I am not one of them, but I'm coming in and I'm asking these men to open up their lives to me. I'm asking them to be vulnerable with me. I'm saying I want to write songs and for those guys to spill their hearts out to me. So my home for singing that song was to let them know I was going to do the same thing for them. So even though I'm not in the same predicament as them, I'm going to come in and open my heart to them, as a song they probably know and they know it. Out of all the songs it wasn't just a braggadocios song, it wasn't just a song spitting bars, it was a song about my life story. So it was in a sense bringing them a peace offering, saying I'm looking for a lot from you but let me give you a lot from me too. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> At the time when Arrested Development came out did you feel a contrast with the other hip-hop bands and artists or was that a label out on you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>The label that people put on us was alternative hip-hop. I always didn't like that label, I hated it.
</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Why is that? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>I've been a fan of hip-hop way before Arrested Development took off. To me hip-hop has always been this diverse force for the people, so I didn't like that title. At the same time I did understand coming in that Arrested Development brought a different energy to the rap community. That was intentional, that's what we wanted ti try and accomplish and we did accomplish that. I think the beautiful thing about that time in the late 80s and early 90s was that diversity was deeply celebrated in the music indistry and in hip-hop. So I'm grateful we were able to come out in such a fertile time where diversity was where we can ride the wave of and be ourselves, be unique. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What do you think of hip-hop today? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>Well, I think of hip-hop a few things. One is I think it has lost that balance that I was just speaking of. The diversity of the music is what makes it the voice of the people. But when you only have a small sector of the population who is being emphasized and put out there then really you have music that's talking about strip clubs or gun play, gun violence and materialism and stuff like that. That's a very small sector of the population and when they start doing that and make that the main majority of what we are going to hear in hip-hop then it becomes propaganda. That's no longer the voice of the people, thats the voice of some other agenda and that's sad. You'll see a while generation being raised not even knowing that hip-hop music has so much more potential from a message stand point and the diversity of a message stand point. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, what's the big difference between hip-hop today and when you guys started out? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>The difference with the early 90s and late 80s was we were not average, I would hate to say it that my group was average, but there were numerous groups that spoke messages of different types whereas Public Enemy and on the opposite side 2 Live Crew which was talking about strip clubs or whether it be Arrested Development or A Tribe Called Quest there was a lot of different expressions of the same type of genre. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, back to the film, what's the takeaway for you in helping them to play music and helping them to move forward? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech: </b>Music has a way of overcoming some of the obstacles politics face. So music is able to overcome the walls of politics, somebody's on the Right or somebody is leaning Left in politics music has a way of cutting through all of that. That's why to me hearing these men in context of music and the arts, been in the context of the film which is what this is, <i>16 Bars</i>, is a film. I think it allows people to let down their walls and their differences of political opinion for enough time to hear the messages of these men and women that are locked behind bars. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> That's cool. Speech, thanks so much for being on the Phile. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Speech:</b> It was a pleasure. I loved it. Stay safe. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You too.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit30DBv9PCG7FgJhK_ZJCS8gJ4s7T7EvN3ut4-G7OC4qSVn-A33-0VLqP1XnK6zhhfk3s_cx-d1Qq8tswAMI0TpTTiEEh9sbEYkbteOCyamAHxkAHYfbi4tRvifOdbQmj7p3RsEkI_70A/s2048/C5636D3F-0077-4E8A-BD61-A1CF3F34771E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit30DBv9PCG7FgJhK_ZJCS8gJ4s7T7EvN3ut4-G7OC4qSVn-A33-0VLqP1XnK6zhhfk3s_cx-d1Qq8tswAMI0TpTTiEEh9sbEYkbteOCyamAHxkAHYfbi4tRvifOdbQmj7p3RsEkI_70A/w270-h400/C5636D3F-0077-4E8A-BD61-A1CF3F34771E.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to Speech for a great interview. The Phile will be back on Thursday with Ricky Gervais. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeqGJ_fUMWXquMwXXEjq0_vIdQZeRTBRvUpIOpe3Wke_1BpRlHzDGO22aybM5mNXJKPwyYOAhqK9JmzkIkWMmLilY1mN1XHuSAeu9v4ybjpaLA8PfAoZo8npNlYMty7jDizqOF3yTfRE/s400/7FC26975-D190-4E56-9BDD-F48CF5EB6DA6_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeqGJ_fUMWXquMwXXEjq0_vIdQZeRTBRvUpIOpe3Wke_1BpRlHzDGO22aybM5mNXJKPwyYOAhqK9JmzkIkWMmLilY1mN1XHuSAeu9v4ybjpaLA8PfAoZo8npNlYMty7jDizqOF3yTfRE/w301-h400/7FC26975-D190-4E56-9BDD-F48CF5EB6DA6_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;">Give me some rope, tie me to dream, give me the hope to run out of steam, somebody said it could be here. We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491316185485008748.post-39799866218278789772021-07-17T10:36:00.001-04:002021-07-17T10:36:02.487-04:00Pheaturing Dave Bidini And Dave Clark From Rheostatics<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio55IYYYPRaPrnDv-j-NdcrXox_LAUrIJnvWXkYwLi-a6NJJE5jN36pvlq3Yre8unqURNLMEPcn_5eXBK4jBqxmu0qwoV98rDailJt24kwgQ5koNZbgOc-qNfj4NKV8B8v3Sv9wF4UQ3g/s400/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio55IYYYPRaPrnDv-j-NdcrXox_LAUrIJnvWXkYwLi-a6NJJE5jN36pvlq3Yre8unqURNLMEPcn_5eXBK4jBqxmu0qwoV98rDailJt24kwgQ5koNZbgOc-qNfj4NKV8B8v3Sv9wF4UQ3g/w400-h394/34AFE790-522E-427C-B483-79FDE99863DD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Hey</b>, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Saturday. How are you? New drafts for Emojis have been unveiled in honor of World Emoji Day, but two images designed to represent pregnant men and pregnant non-binary people sparked mixed reactions across Twitter.
While approval of the final versions of the new emoji drafts won't be completed until September, iPhone users could see the pregnant man along with the release of "melting face," some coral, a disco ball and "person in crown." Check them out...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9cZcN95OVpBvnqv4Sp9HvMb5e-8iSSk-IAkUnidysv1qdgxdaov6-yK-QxKUnL2uhjPgKfyhOc1wkwEm-wflLLso9LZyb2keoHmGAZ-4dPwATRxhU6yWM5bQFGxaBVK4kkr926ygvAs/s1180/02906A81-D43D-41CB-985C-A9C4C40B1E3F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1018" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9cZcN95OVpBvnqv4Sp9HvMb5e-8iSSk-IAkUnidysv1qdgxdaov6-yK-QxKUnL2uhjPgKfyhOc1wkwEm-wflLLso9LZyb2keoHmGAZ-4dPwATRxhU6yWM5bQFGxaBVK4kkr926ygvAs/w345-h400/02906A81-D43D-41CB-985C-A9C4C40B1E3F.jpeg" width="345" /></a></div><p>To some genuinely confused people, the pregnant man and pregnant non-binary person are meant to represent transgender men and other members of the LGBTQ community as many men can and have given birth. To people who fully understand how a man could get pregnant, but are choosing to use your disdain for a little emoji to fuel hate, perhaps ask yourself why emoji representation is your chosen hill to die on. </p><p><b>The</b> pandemic left many of us locked indoors for months on end, only stepping out for necessities like food, jobs, and walks for air. For many people, the lack of outside socializing changed their "getting ready" game altogether.
After all, if you're not leaving the house all day, why bother coiffing your hair and putting on a whole outfit? Who needs pants or tinted moisturizer when you have the glorious abyss of not being perceived?
Well, the actress Helen Mirren has a different take on it all.
During a recent interview with <i>People</i>, Mirren shared that she stayed photo-ready all through lockdown, even though she was largely confined to her home. Mirren shared that during the height of lockdown, she still wore makeup daily, and it definitely wasn't for her husband.
"Every day, I put on makeup. I didn't do it for [husband] Taylor because Taylor never notices. He asks if I've got makeup on or not and doesn't really care, but he certainly doesn't notice."
She went on to joke that her husband Taylor would often notice the effort of makeup without making the connection it was makeup. "He'll sometimes say in a rather puzzled way, 'Oh, you look really nice. You just associate the fact that I look nice with the fact I've just spent an hour doing my makeup!”
She went on to explain that continuing to put on makeup every day, despite having nowhere to go, was a source of joy and normalcy for her.
"I would put my makeup on every day and get dressed every day because I enjoy it. I appreciate the craft of couture. I'm a girl, I love, love dressing up,” she added. “And then I'm perfectly happy to give it all away at the end of the night and go back to my scruffy, Bohemian outfits." After over a year indoors, Mirren said she loved returning to the red carpet for the recent <i>F9</i> premiere. "Having spent a year and a half sort of behind closed doors, I've forgotten what this was like. It was such fun," she said. </p><p><b>Admitting</b> you've done wrong in the past is an essential part of growing and becoming a better person, but that doesn't mean it's not difficult.
Fessing up to your past mistakes can be a massively humbling experience, particularly when you're a public figure with a lot of eyes on you. But where there's potential to feel mortified, there's also the opportunity to feel catharsis and inspire others to reflect on themselves.
The pastor of 20 years Bryce Brewer did just this in a recent Facebook post, where he admitted he's helped propagate a toxic culture around young girl's bodies. In his post, he wrote about how forcing young girls to adhere to strict dress codes and wear one-pieces in order to stay "modest" he made their bodies a target of shame, instead of putting the emphasis on boys (and really everyone) to not automatically sexualize women and girls. He set forth a string of apologies to the women and girls in his churches, and expressed empathy for how difficult it must have been for them to hear men discuss the immorality of their bodies. He ended his post by stating that he's still a fan of the rule that private parts should be safely concealed, but stomachs, cleavage, legs, and shoulders shouldn't be subject to scrutiny and shame. He also apologized for not teaching the boys how to avert their gaze and act in more responsible and respectful ways. He ended his post by encouraging girls to wear whatever makes them happy, and implored male youth pastors to change the culture moving forward. It wasn't long before Brewer's post went viral, garnering lots of comments grateful for his honesty. Hopefully this helps inspire more church leaders to reflect and change their tune when it comes to how young girls are treated. </p><p><b>Not</b> all heroes wear capes, some wear delivery uniforms.
A recent TikTok went viral after a woman left a note asking an Amazon delivery driver to kill a gigantic spider outside her door, and he actually went for it.
When Gwen Sanchez realized the huge spider living outside her door wasn't going to leave on its own accord, she took a gamble and politely asked the delivery driver if he could do the job. In her video taken through the doorbell cam, the Internet got a taste for just how big the spider was as it scuttled across the door. Luckily for Sanchez, her delivery driver didn't hesitate to finish off the spider for her. In the video, he can be seen surveying the entryway before taking off his show to kill the eight-legged creature. Sanchez captioned the viral video by asking viewers to help her find the delivery driver so she could thank him (hopefully with a tip).
People were quick to comment with accolades for the delivery driver.
"TOOK OFF THE WHOLE SHOE. A real one," one commenter wrote.
"He puts the ‘prime’ in Amazon Prime," another commenter wrote.
"Hero’s live amongst us," another person surmised.
While many praised the driver, others were distracted by the sheer size of the spider. "WHERE DO YOU LIVE WITH SPIDERS THAT SIZE. I NEED TO AVOID EVER GOING THERE," one person wrote.
"That was not a spider. That was a demon from the underworld and I would have burned the whole house down," one person quipped.
Major cheers to that brave Amazon delivery driver, hopefully he receives karmic rewards for his good deed. </p><p><b>Robert </b>Downey Jr. is the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there's no doubt about it but following the actor's final appearance in the franchise in <i>Avengers: Endgame</i>, it seems like RDJ no longer wants anything to do with the world of Marvel as he ushers in the next chapter in his storied Hollywood career. Currently, Downey has ventured into the world of producing via his Netflix series "Sweet Tooth." He is also set to make his acting return in an upcoming HBO Max show. The entire Marvel fandom was left heartbroken earlier this month after learning that RDJ unfollowed his Avengers castmates on Instagram. The Iron Man actor is obviously trying to distance himself from the Marvel spotlight especially now that he's taking on other projects outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe bubble. According to reports, Downey's manager might have been the one responsible for the now-controversial unfollow spree but that still hasn't been confirmed. Apparently, RDJ is no longer following his co-stars on Twitter as well and the reason behind it continues to baffle a lot of people. It's worth noting though that Robert's follow list on both Twitter and Instagram has been reduced to zero, meaning he's not following any account on his social media platforms. Fans have been bombarding Downey's social media accounts demanding an explanation from the MCU patriarch but I don't think he'll ever address the issue not unless he feels the need to finally speak up about it. I'm pretty sure he's still in contact with some of his Marvel buddies, especially the original six Avengers and him unfollowing them on social media shouldn't be taken too seriously.</p><p><b>Okay</b>, so, it's a hot summer, right? You might want to get this to help cool you down...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl2jY5xj1-DwrLLkE5astr_97eEEh8sGpFysPzSNrbI8JHKETE3mz7onw6mw-VL2cwWj_9zny7tNb01IoSQNT_847B_RdYX8co5MzyP61VxZvFIBwlLjWUhl4FgkXBHVnvTuqdgnjphg/s409/DD527E12-141E-40E3-A34E-E631B61A92EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl2jY5xj1-DwrLLkE5astr_97eEEh8sGpFysPzSNrbI8JHKETE3mz7onw6mw-VL2cwWj_9zny7tNb01IoSQNT_847B_RdYX8co5MzyP61VxZvFIBwlLjWUhl4FgkXBHVnvTuqdgnjphg/w391-h400/DD527E12-141E-40E3-A34E-E631B61A92EB.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><p>Fifteen minutes if fun! Hahaha. You heard of the Rock, right? Well, have you heard of Dwayne "The Croc" Johnson? No? Here he is...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBkY_po-pJlFklKiB2t5r0YVLIKygbgMJVrhSDOzk_rAVu0JdNe7fjMmhtCB_9nkXqPW-WGGuQXvoIgl-ntKnOwXEGWCjAkCd021aw0_iCZpUxFK_F9fQKOz3d1Gd8ZVDdEL8RDpAdYA/s396/97E792B6-9EDD-4013-A407-07CAAB48BE59_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="396" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBkY_po-pJlFklKiB2t5r0YVLIKygbgMJVrhSDOzk_rAVu0JdNe7fjMmhtCB_9nkXqPW-WGGuQXvoIgl-ntKnOwXEGWCjAkCd021aw0_iCZpUxFK_F9fQKOz3d1Gd8ZVDdEL8RDpAdYA/w400-h224/97E792B6-9EDD-4013-A407-07CAAB48BE59_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Hahahahahahahahaha. Any stroll through a store would have you believe that "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" are the associated gender roles are the very backbone of our society. Products from nail clippers to hand lotion are assigned genders when last time I checked, inanimate objects don't have gender identities. Like these toys for example...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa2VglS0n_DYRfdJ8l_tcFa_ivajv2c9YiGuah6lxb_rfv7f3V2JUmk8OiKsN-RywHzdqEfrDKIALl7o-9fReElkC5nR73aZf1UxS9ulxtPNvZVeQg13AAhC30jIIG5ez_ONcoiRUMEw/s2048/98BE637D-67C7-4E0B-8625-C309D5AF00E1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa2VglS0n_DYRfdJ8l_tcFa_ivajv2c9YiGuah6lxb_rfv7f3V2JUmk8OiKsN-RywHzdqEfrDKIALl7o-9fReElkC5nR73aZf1UxS9ulxtPNvZVeQg13AAhC30jIIG5ez_ONcoiRUMEw/w225-h400/98BE637D-67C7-4E0B-8625-C309D5AF00E1.png" width="225" /></a></div><p>If you're looking for a graphic design job, you may want to contact whoever employed the people responsible for the following design fail. They are most likely hiring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcVWtUpaI4lRgC_YMUBy90ypZ49fpb77nV8WHxOUoYLdMFo85g6YItl9ga4-1StEU9RQAg-XJdHYZQFQX1MoUTnuwqct6IW4hnvk6QQycJ0Tw3VryXX889n31RjL4rw_DqhDN1VY4BOc/s2048/4E33DF61-263E-45DF-8F8D-A7DF3D295012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcVWtUpaI4lRgC_YMUBy90ypZ49fpb77nV8WHxOUoYLdMFo85g6YItl9ga4-1StEU9RQAg-XJdHYZQFQX1MoUTnuwqct6IW4hnvk6QQycJ0Tw3VryXX889n31RjL4rw_DqhDN1VY4BOc/w300-h400/4E33DF61-263E-45DF-8F8D-A7DF3D295012.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>We don't get to pick who our siblings marry, and sometimes this can be truly treacherous.
Watching a family member you love deal with a spouse you find irritating or straight-up awful can be painful and exhausting, particularly when you know your sibling doesn't wanna hear it from you. It can be difficult finding ways to honor your values and honesty without making your family member's relationship harder.
One teen emailed the Phile if she was wrong for calling out her brother-in-law, despite her sister's disapproval. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomv_u7BqiB9CTfTXMTLnv2-yGftUSGZesaN4PfRMCliuLYlP6mcPae0DpP6sA-u1VCratMHVUTTTbdpW4HEtUvdfYRIHlKg_JWKMQ6ZGM1Y8QKWxRne2UG39RLgx3R6RGDKF9pfUHHqo/s398/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomv_u7BqiB9CTfTXMTLnv2-yGftUSGZesaN4PfRMCliuLYlP6mcPae0DpP6sA-u1VCratMHVUTTTbdpW4HEtUvdfYRIHlKg_JWKMQ6ZGM1Y8QKWxRne2UG39RLgx3R6RGDKF9pfUHHqo/w300-h400/A86974BD-1AD9-4174-8611-24244904BC5D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>"Am I wrong for calling my sister's husband useless? My sister called me saying that her work had an emergency and she needs to get there ASAP and needed me to watch her kids because 'no one else can.' I rushed over there just to find her husband locked in his game room playing video games. I asked her why she called me over if he was home and she said he didn’t want to 'babysit' because it was his only day off. Sister left, and I started hanging with the kids. I was changing the baby’s diaper and the other kids wanted a snack, I told them to go ask their dad to make them a snack since the baby had a blow out and it was going to take me awhile to clean him up. Well, their dad sent them back upstairs and told them to ask me again. After cleaning the baby up I made the kids a snack and their dad came out to eat and told me not to let the kids interrupt him on his day off. (By the way, he works part-time from home, 6 days a week). I kind of snapped at him and told him it was MY day off too and that he’s a useless fucking father and husband if his wife has to rely on her teenage sister rather than her own husband. He started telling me I was disrespectful and didn’t understand how hard parenting is, and I told him he clearly doesn’t understand how hard it is either since he considers parenting his own children 'babysitting.' He ended up kicking me out and apparently my sister was forced to come home because he told her she needed to figure it out since I’m her sister. I feel like I may be wrong because my sister is mad at me, her husband is mad at me, my mom is mad at me for causing drama, but my dad thinks it’s funny and agrees with me. I definitely didn’t need to call him names but I just hate this guy so much. We have argued about things in the past as well so we already don’t have a great relationship. My sister is saying I need to apologize to him and he is threatening to never let me into the kids' lives if I keep disrespecting him. I think you were right and your sister needs a reality check about the marriage.
Hold up.
Your sister had to leave work because her husband kicked you out… even though he was literally right there for the kids.
Her husband is utterly useless and she needs a reality check.
Me, personally, if I showed up just to find out the husband was there but didn’t want to “babysit” his kids I would have turned right back around.
That’s not an emergency, that’s enabling. Try not to be too mad at your mom or sister. They’re locked in the trap that many women find themselves in... trying to make untenable circumstances work. Hopefully, your sister will divorce him. Deep down she has to know you’re right, but is too busy trying to keep everything together. People like him are the reasons men have such a bad name when it comes to parenting. He was right there in the house and he was just gaming. That is so infuriating to read that he considers watching his kids to be considered babysitting. Your sister sucks too. She decided to burden you with unnecessary babysitting duties. She didn't stand up for you when you did her family a favor. You snapped only after her partner rudely barked orders at you. You were completely right in what you said and he kicked you out.
People might make the case that she's being abused but it honestly sounds like she's just crappy. If she was at all sorry for how you were treated and wasn't trying to use her children as a bargaining chip, I might feel differently.
Stick with your dad on this one. They’ll want you back in their lives when they need free babysitting again.
I wouldn’t apologize, it only reinforces the belief that he did nothing wrong and is able to get away with being an absent father. Why your sister puts up with that is beyond me. Don’t give her a reason to believe what she is tolerating is normal as who know what he says at home. When you are a parent, you are on duty 24/7. You don’t get days off.
The real question at hand is whether or not her sister will come around (and be able to safely leave that man). If you have a problem you want my opinion email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWeOO5dpmKo_9aSEwxDF-TGzuoNrT3EbtOVBHMsIzfs4cTZnPyWY1w9VLLhh7g1WCqZlqFqt1Tj3NRWWNu3ThkoxNRuDXl1aYkVepHIthk-utCdPDvscs2Qqin3lEZuZRViW_r5dxXac/s400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWeOO5dpmKo_9aSEwxDF-TGzuoNrT3EbtOVBHMsIzfs4cTZnPyWY1w9VLLhh7g1WCqZlqFqt1Tj3NRWWNu3ThkoxNRuDXl1aYkVepHIthk-utCdPDvscs2Qqin3lEZuZRViW_r5dxXac/w400-h400/111C11BD-BAEA-4380-9A3D-A5C202829D82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On Constitutional amendments...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z3POBEhlUavy_7DPIrmABngKTgO6hBEPfIhnqbYP1XNJGWtdC2Q8hz-AoBOiua7_FkHnXmwtPq7C4klpLaXeL7aLwUGCs9NPN3K8aDRWSWXDoff1k9hM8kBQWLfg5Na6ItL7ZcTsoyQ/s750/FC393EFE-EC16-4957-9D60-E93ADAFEC847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z3POBEhlUavy_7DPIrmABngKTgO6hBEPfIhnqbYP1XNJGWtdC2Q8hz-AoBOiua7_FkHnXmwtPq7C4klpLaXeL7aLwUGCs9NPN3K8aDRWSWXDoff1k9hM8kBQWLfg5Na6ItL7ZcTsoyQ/s320/FC393EFE-EC16-4957-9D60-E93ADAFEC847.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LRF_ICAvq_tChZU-A61qiJIBpVU9rfe6YavNa8rAhjUUOB79vRLWirm2fnTMwuSHZOSaWw7GdIcPcGixStEam2-x6jdUGUY-AvsRkuQW38IJtZQI_dv4AHqYgys3cINxkz2KpGqBge0/s400/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LRF_ICAvq_tChZU-A61qiJIBpVU9rfe6YavNa8rAhjUUOB79vRLWirm2fnTMwuSHZOSaWw7GdIcPcGixStEam2-x6jdUGUY-AvsRkuQW38IJtZQI_dv4AHqYgys3cINxkz2KpGqBge0/w400-h303/34083BF3-F031-49B7-8973-234428143851_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Top Phive Things Said About The New Emojis</b></div><div><b>5.</b> I just saw the pregnant man emoji and can’t stop thinking about how technology was a mistake. </div><div><b>4. </b>They've created this new emoji to indicate a "pregnant man," but I'm just gonna use it whenever I eat too much. </div><div><b>3.</b> The pregnant man emoji will be used .0001% of the time to describe a “pregnant trans man’ and 99.9999% by straight dudes talking about the huge burrito they just ate.</div><div><b>2.</b> Trans men exist, you willfully ignorantg assholes. We can and do get pregnant sometimes. </div><div>And the number one thing said about the new emojis is...</div><div><b>1.</b> Imaging fearing for your grandchildren's future because of a pregnant man emoji and not because of climate change. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdr0vqbW1J8Wr1LOMygj3DfPLiMk5LKIfwP17I48SwLP0rQhfNR3ihLjGwu4MfyEbKZbNa-NAqYSJ1wfwVaZNrpMj7Jxv2hAOI1CSRfU2hhYWW1dKGrb824WOHSYP4KLUw4no3U-f0Fs/s399/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdr0vqbW1J8Wr1LOMygj3DfPLiMk5LKIfwP17I48SwLP0rQhfNR3ihLjGwu4MfyEbKZbNa-NAqYSJ1wfwVaZNrpMj7Jxv2hAOI1CSRfU2hhYWW1dKGrb824WOHSYP4KLUw4no3U-f0Fs/w400-h384/E01B8B30-A381-41DC-B8F0-7002DEA05EA4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EFjm-9FuU-9c3DCtS1DA5_TTSxioWI6zaply-YUsAguRAEfFBGVKY3UvpSgqE-t0H_e8aEuyFbKEThzBVCBY1W5QELrvPz2EwpLTtAHb3T5ijk6Q9onl_TjOwxe-JcHHcbkEvaFqVOw/s368/6FCA5FFD-D020-48D4-8368-8F56C5BE3208_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="368" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EFjm-9FuU-9c3DCtS1DA5_TTSxioWI6zaply-YUsAguRAEfFBGVKY3UvpSgqE-t0H_e8aEuyFbKEThzBVCBY1W5QELrvPz2EwpLTtAHb3T5ijk6Q9onl_TjOwxe-JcHHcbkEvaFqVOw/w400-h263/6FCA5FFD-D020-48D4-8368-8F56C5BE3208_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. Okay, let's take a live look at Port Jefferson, shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzXf7ylWivwIRWmeRh4Evrd-M9azqdStd5Ht0TsDzbOn-0A_ioMEsTUTqOV_PrGfbQojaI-OExvDV2jO9F8ohNQfs2qlQdjaMaIzYg1fug7TKVTZ3CZdUCRSH8htA9JnkIRVqVtBIrdA/s953/Screen+Shot+2021-07-17+at+10.10.46+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="953" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzXf7ylWivwIRWmeRh4Evrd-M9azqdStd5Ht0TsDzbOn-0A_ioMEsTUTqOV_PrGfbQojaI-OExvDV2jO9F8ohNQfs2qlQdjaMaIzYg1fug7TKVTZ3CZdUCRSH8htA9JnkIRVqVtBIrdA/w400-h224/Screen+Shot+2021-07-17+at+10.10.46+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a nice day there today and the ferry is just leaving. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUicatd6_cYY_t915pnRQm3O0HX_bWD4Nq7uZf445zPKNd6RgjRKrvc8htXs-La4jLSl5mf2jSwO4ZWxFzvtYq__vMWcB4rrt8TBWCadWu7jJ5FfuShf4I8jP5XjggNX5Arqfq8xuOgks/s300/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUicatd6_cYY_t915pnRQm3O0HX_bWD4Nq7uZf445zPKNd6RgjRKrvc8htXs-La4jLSl5mf2jSwO4ZWxFzvtYq__vMWcB4rrt8TBWCadWu7jJ5FfuShf4I8jP5XjggNX5Arqfq8xuOgks/w400-h376/576F3816-A4B3-4C7D-A987-F4D21F14BE7D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The 154th book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHH2xQNg6H6kkQ0Ya4QcrVNXTe10Kvg1rQqqv3FfLnU7VNww1Qfm11_wl-aOc144ERyACjRFqcKZs1ZVcchmHxJ7deWri4i4i7ybe3hnEoJKi50n-rK1YrorzpFTCDWgXqN2qwImEo6g/s498/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="349" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHH2xQNg6H6kkQ0Ya4QcrVNXTe10Kvg1rQqqv3FfLnU7VNww1Qfm11_wl-aOc144ERyACjRFqcKZs1ZVcchmHxJ7deWri4i4i7ybe3hnEoJKi50n-rK1YrorzpFTCDWgXqN2qwImEo6g/w280-h400/A67C0765-9541-4C45-9EB2-FDEECB177BDC_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div>Sharon will be a guest on the Phile in a few weeks. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmotAYKuIhYxfP1bqqyf_SWtgSwXUsc4BvqS-0QiEKLAqhzMytuh0sH7Cf1psqwMc_kXj2EOvCzNY696XVCMCy-qaADEmc2NZTskZ3valAP_i9FARZVcRjnsbYsMOE4Vs1VYokDjfF6Q/s300/fullsizeoutput_8e1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="300" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmotAYKuIhYxfP1bqqyf_SWtgSwXUsc4BvqS-0QiEKLAqhzMytuh0sH7Cf1psqwMc_kXj2EOvCzNY696XVCMCy-qaADEmc2NZTskZ3valAP_i9FARZVcRjnsbYsMOE4Vs1VYokDjfF6Q/w400-h375/fullsizeoutput_8e1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Today's guests are two members of the Canadian indie rock band Rheostatics whose latest album "Here Come the Wolves" is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Please welcome to the Phile... Dave Bidini and Dave Clark from Rheostatics. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXzwpNL6u4Oh0e2doOzG0QVi2wlNQrqs7JPjeXXwoy1DMZxPr6PG_VEqgNmGfmEuYVP5gVkVqb8vKx_WPWntulRb3SAm1ZOL7JNz0BNvV6qCJa6KQsYzFRRGk6yDKSU8BxZZ-cXZB4yo/s900/26B08AF5-5465-450F-B09F-AA010DB020BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXzwpNL6u4Oh0e2doOzG0QVi2wlNQrqs7JPjeXXwoy1DMZxPr6PG_VEqgNmGfmEuYVP5gVkVqb8vKx_WPWntulRb3SAm1ZOL7JNz0BNvV6qCJa6KQsYzFRRGk6yDKSU8BxZZ-cXZB4yo/w400-h266/26B08AF5-5465-450F-B09F-AA010DB020BB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Me: </b>Hey, guys, welcome to the Phile. How are you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> Thank you. It's great to be here. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.:</b> Thank you, Mr. Peverett. I'm dandy. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Nice. I'm glad. So, Mr. Clark, what made you guys get back together and record this album after all these years? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.: </b>Do you want to answer it? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>No, I got it. These lovely cats who I'm playing with our bestie Don Kerr on the drums. Donny got some great gigs. They pay way better, right, Don? These guys called me up and called me up and actually it was Dave B., also known as Dave Bidini also known as Bidini also known as Dutch Casino he called me up and said, "Hey, do you want to come up and play a show?" And I just came out of heart surgery and I went "yep." </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You came out of heart surgery and you wanted to play? I had minor heart surgery, putting a loop monitor in a few years ago and that's the last thing I would do is play a concert... if I did concerts. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>Yeah, I was recovering and they trusted I would not fall over on the drum set and we got together and it was like a good ole cup of coffee. It's always like like. Over the years when I found a chance to step in for a song or two that chemistry just doesn't go away and there's certain people I have that in my life and there's certain people I'm not going to. Despite the odds of these things happening history has stuck over the years since for me since I was 14. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Is that when you first met each other? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> Yeah, I first met Dave when he was 14 and I was 17 and that was the Long Haul days. We played together for like so long and then took a little break. Basically we were waiting for Dave to have heart surgery before we asked to him to come back in the band. It happens. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Dave C., that's a reason to keep living, am I right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.:</b> Well, I'm breathing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What was it like when you guys got back together? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> It was great. We played with Don Kerr and Michael Wojewoda played drums with us over the course of time and this year is 40 years since our first show at the Edge in 1980. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>You guys were teenagers then, right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.: </b>Yeah, totally. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Were you older enough to play in venues? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.: </b>No, we needed special permits. We would apply to the Liquor Control Board in Ontario and they would give us a slip so we could go and play in licenced venues and stuff. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>Dave's dad Fred was our official guardian. He had to come to the gigs so we could be near booze and music. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>Did you feel any pressure from getting back together from the fans? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> No, not really. We're devoted to our fan base because the first few times we toured Canada we wouldn't have survived those tours if it wasn't for the fans. It's true. And I think maybe their devoted to us for that reason possibly. And so we feel a great bond and that is sort of one of the great things about playing again, people do get excited. So that's great. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>The title track is called "Here Comes the Wolves" and is said to be a protest song. What does a protest song mean to you? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> Let's just call it a political song. I think they come in a lot of different forms. The drums beat is inspired by A Tribe Called Red, I saw them in Stockholm, Sweden. Me and Dave spent a good session just crafting that drum part making it sound powerful and elemental and true. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> So, who are the wolves? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.: </b>You know, the metaphor of wolves in our lives. Some wolves are more ethereal than others, some are political forces. Some are wolves that we oppose upon ourselves. There are emotional wolves. It's just a reminder that there are wolves everywhere and try to do our best to keep them at bay, to be who we are. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>How did this wolf thing come to mind? It's actually really smart. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> We were floating the idea around of getting some people together to talk about <i>Hamilton</i> music. I was reaching out to folk singers and finding out some people are having hard time with their health, a person is not around and she wolves were circling in arms about thinking about our creative mortality. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>I have no idea what that means. That sounds very deep, am I right? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> We get a little bit older and move on with our musical lives. We do have to fight, especially in Canada too, as a strange independent and we have to keep running and keep working to continue to do the thing that we love. There's always wolves around us to tempting us to bring us to other places to compromise and move to places we are not comfortable. We have to be true to ourselves but I think the older we get the more we have to fight to make sure our vote is resonate in the times. And we live in a society and a culture that tried to surpress unique individual voices and alternative and stranger approaches to art and part of our job as Canadian musicians right from the beginning is to kind of crack that apart and blow that up so there is room for wild voices, there is room for new voices, there is a room for voices and musicians that do it little bit differently. So that's a celebration partly in that song, of that ideology. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>That's cool, and I think I get it. Dave C., what do you think? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.:</b> I think he nailed it. That's a good thing you got it right. Dave, the script I sent you to read you copied it impeccably. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>So, what's the deal with the song "Goodbye Sister Butterfly"?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> It was inspired by a dream. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>My first novel was inspired by a dream. What was the dream about? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> Well, Kevin Hearn who plays with us as well, who you have interviewed, who is a wonderful musician, he and Gord Downie had this text, well friendship. But they were texting each other I think it was Gord would call Kevin "Flapjack" and Kevin would call Gord "Snowman." I had a dream that Gord came to me and told me to call him "Sister Butterfly." So after Gord passed away I wanted to write something that sort of honoured him and Gord loved the Bee Gees so I thought I would try to write a song like the Bee Gees. But the song doesn't sort of sound like the Bee Gees. There's a part of it that's sort of disco-fied but that song is about Gord. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> I had Dan Ackroyd on the Phile a while ago and he talked highly of Gord Downie. Did any of you play with Gord? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.:</b> I played in his solo band Country Of Miracles. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me: </b>What did you think of incorporating Gord in this new album? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>I felt it was straight from the heart of the matter. It made complete sense when Dave told me what the subject of what that song is about. I kind of feel that the friendship that we all had with Gord, the guys when they toured after I left with the Hip and myself it was so funny. The guys toured as the Rheostatics with the Hip and I played in his band and toured with him all over the joint. That thread coming through is really, really beautiful for me. To be frank I have a difficult time talking about Gord without crying. So I'm not going to talk about him anymore. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Dave, you're welcome to cry. I cry when I think of my dad sometimes. You have a song on the album, the first song actually called "Vancouver." Why that place? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.: </b>We travel so much with the music and can't help be impacted by it. We write about where we go and this is a place we go to most. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>We have friends waiting everywhere in Canada. It's magical. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> There's always a new place to go in Canada, that's one of the exceptional things about that country. In our life time we would never know it because it's so vast. But one of the good things about being a musician is being able to get to those places that people who don't travel a lot there's always a festival and a town that we never heard of before. There's always somebody who is putting on a concert in their back yard. There's always new places to go. I've always said if I could find a musician in whatever town in the world that I happen to be in then I'm going to be okay. For the most part we take care of each other, we try to. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>Yeah, its really fun because we definitely get a high speed passport where the freaks are and I mean that in the most positive way. You maybe eating chili with someone playing the accordion and the kazoo at four in the morning who is feeling you about the book that they're writing about Dachshunds. That's really fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> I'd buy that book. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>I don't mean to be too pushy but I want to say on behalf of the band thanks to everybody whose ever thought about the band, bought anything of ours, come to a show, played a song, showed their good will to us in any sort of way and no small part thanks to the Peverett Phile who is doing this interview. Thank you. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Thanks. So, did you think 40 years ago that you would still be doing this? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>Yep. I knew I wanted to be three things when I was 6-years-old. I wanted to be Bobby Orr, Prime Minister and a drummer. I played hockey until I got into a fight as a teenager and realized music was way more fun and easier. I'm a politically engaged person, I do not have the hair line to be a Prime Minister. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.:</b> Your hair line is pretty good. And you can still be Prime Minister. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.:</b> I'm working at it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.: </b>Save it for your 60s. The job may be open one day. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.:</b> Listen, I wanted to do this until I dropped dead. I lucked out and living the dream because the kindness of the people around me and the luck of the universe. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Me:</b> Thanks so much for being on the Phile, guys. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave B.: </b>Thank you. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dave C.: </b>Definitely. You rock, Jason.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBKzHg6B543CkAndjdqDvgms8-7ZnspPO-RL8CP6KI4NOU_mG1RvIDztJX8NNS3svSW26k1n68eedo69xLHmHc4BJ3Bl1ILif3LohkV2rBjFE7KTtHc91ovJLsPUU6K8KyZmDJVTA9p8/s1000/BEE8D11C-B44D-4998-8BEC-51C2D78D3B6D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBKzHg6B543CkAndjdqDvgms8-7ZnspPO-RL8CP6KI4NOU_mG1RvIDztJX8NNS3svSW26k1n68eedo69xLHmHc4BJ3Bl1ILif3LohkV2rBjFE7KTtHc91ovJLsPUU6K8KyZmDJVTA9p8/s320/BEE8D11C-B44D-4998-8BEC-51C2D78D3B6D.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to the two Dave's for a cool and fun interview. The Phile will be back on Monday with Speech. Spread the word not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. 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We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year. I can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away...</span></div>Peverett Philehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02431316036900091369noreply@blogger.com0