1) Michael Moore's Bowling For Columbine 2002 acceptance speech (the first moment of truth in years Bush-Cheney-Ashcroft-Rumsfeld bs the war was fought for fictitious reasons and history has exonerated Michael Moore but the public hasn't yet.)
2) Roberto Begnini wins the Oscar for Best Foreign Film
3) Adrian Brody kisses Halle Berry (an Oscar and a public make out session with one of the hottest women in Hollywood gives a geeky white boy a lot to hope for)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The After Effect
Keith Andersen:
Hi welcome to Channel 9 news I'm Keith Andersen
There's some major breakthroughs going on in Walden
And a lot to recap for those who just tuned in
Walden farmers signed with Raleigh's Tobacco Company
In a measure to preserve the town's economy
But the bulk of the wealth went to the CEOs at Raleigh
So Neil Zimmerman unionized the farm hands
And sent a message to Raleigh of their demands
But this simple act cost them their jobs and their lands
Exploited, unemployed and homeless contributed to higher economic unrest
Deprived of power and means they salted their former farms in protest
Now Raleigh's Company will lose profits buying new land in which to invest
Hi welcome to Channel 9 news I'm Keith Andersen
There's some major breakthroughs going on in Walden
And a lot to recap for those who just tuned in
Walden farmers signed with Raleigh's Tobacco Company
In a measure to preserve the town's economy
But the bulk of the wealth went to the CEOs at Raleigh
So Neil Zimmerman unionized the farm hands
And sent a message to Raleigh of their demands
But this simple act cost them their jobs and their lands
Exploited, unemployed and homeless contributed to higher economic unrest
Deprived of power and means they salted their former farms in protest
Now Raleigh's Company will lose profits buying new land in which to invest
My Youtube idea All Sheldons Have Asperger Syndrome
I plan on recording audio to the All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome by Kathy Hoopman and adding a scene from The Big Bang Theory featuring Sheldon acting in accordance with each page of the book. Taking 67 pages into 67 scenes will be hard since only the first season is on DVD and I don't have a video burner to take clips and edit in audio but in September the second season comes out and I already have about half the scenes picked out.
New Jobs
Thoreau:
I found a new job with decent pay
In a town just fifty miles away
We can pack and be there today
Fossey:
Do you know if Neil and Pegi will make it okay
Is there a place for them to stay
Thoreau:
For now they're going to live with his brother in Green Bay
Unfortunately there's not much agricultural opportunity
As it is we're both moving to a bigger city
But at least they're both a green community
I found a new job with decent pay
In a town just fifty miles away
We can pack and be there today
Fossey:
Do you know if Neil and Pegi will make it okay
Is there a place for them to stay
Thoreau:
For now they're going to live with his brother in Green Bay
Unfortunately there's not much agricultural opportunity
As it is we're both moving to a bigger city
But at least they're both a green community
Movie Idea "Bloom Of Youth"
Genre: Coming of Age Drama
Plot: A depressed teenage Jehovah's Witness has to learn to deal with being middle of the road watching some friends go to missionary school and others getting disfellowshipped. Spending his days at community college coasting through wondering how his spirituality is and where to find love and acceptance
Characters:
Peter Gilliam-shy main character forced between two lanes
Mary Gilliam-older saintly sister of Peter
Susan Gilliam-younger more social sister of Peter
Mickey Jones-close friend who moves away
David Chapman-secondary friend who later gets disfellowshipped for premarital sex
George Starkey-replacement friend who gets disfellowshipped for smoking
Jonathon Melkin-older friend of Peter who goes to missionary school
Paul Dole-friend who goes to Bethel
Cynthia Dawson-girl of Peter's affection with a mother who is a Witness and an ever absent father who isn't
Beth Kidman-school friend of Susan who studies to be a Witness and is involved in human rights, green culture, and gun control
Scene Sequence:
1) Years of insignificant youth reviewed in first person
2) Warming up to the congregation
3) No child friends except Mickey and David Peter befriends the elders
4) Enthusiastic burst of theocratic energy in the door to door ministry
5) First days of school (kindergarten)
6) Getting use to stupid questions from students (how come every grade every holiday and birthday)
7) Trying to connect with Mickey and David
8) Mary Gilliam is baptized and joins missionary school
9) Mickey and Peter connect video games, bikes and books
10) Susan befriends Cynthia and many other young girls in the congregation
11) Peter bonds with Jonathon and Paul who are 10 years his senior
12) Peter invites David to join in who reluctantly joins in
13) Years of bonding formed as they get into growing genres of music and film
14) The desires of youth set in the hearts of Peter, David, and Mickey
15) Peter tries to win the affection of Cynthia
16) Mickey announces his family is moving to Massachusettes
17) The big move
18) George is added to the group
19) Further failed attempts to win Cynthia's affection
20) A final rejection
21) Bullied at school for not saluting the flag during wartime
22) Nice women worldly women with abusive worldly boyfriends make Peter question the stigma of interfaith relationships
23) Father figure and long time friend Jonathon announces he will do missionary work in Africa
24) Peter meets Beth through Susan' Bible study with her and Peter and Beth connect over philosophy, theology, social events and art
25) George gets disfellowshipped for smoking
26) Peter and Beth bond at school lunch
27) Peter finds out Cynthia is dating a school bully and suspects she is sleeping with him
28) Peter hangs out with David talking about how he feels about Beth and what he thinks about Cynthia
29) Paul Dole volunteers at the Watchtower Tract Society
30) The goodbye
31) Lonely nights of teen angst
32) Peter finds out David is getting disfellowshipped for premarital sex
33) Peter phones in door to door ministry work feeling like a phony
34) Peter confronts elders about his feelings of alienation but nothing supportive can be said that Peter feels applicable
35) Vague ambiguous ending of Peter tormented by options of his future tries to ride away on his bike but gets lost in circles
Plot: A depressed teenage Jehovah's Witness has to learn to deal with being middle of the road watching some friends go to missionary school and others getting disfellowshipped. Spending his days at community college coasting through wondering how his spirituality is and where to find love and acceptance
Characters:
Peter Gilliam-shy main character forced between two lanes
Mary Gilliam-older saintly sister of Peter
Susan Gilliam-younger more social sister of Peter
Mickey Jones-close friend who moves away
David Chapman-secondary friend who later gets disfellowshipped for premarital sex
George Starkey-replacement friend who gets disfellowshipped for smoking
Jonathon Melkin-older friend of Peter who goes to missionary school
Paul Dole-friend who goes to Bethel
Cynthia Dawson-girl of Peter's affection with a mother who is a Witness and an ever absent father who isn't
Beth Kidman-school friend of Susan who studies to be a Witness and is involved in human rights, green culture, and gun control
Scene Sequence:
1) Years of insignificant youth reviewed in first person
2) Warming up to the congregation
3) No child friends except Mickey and David Peter befriends the elders
4) Enthusiastic burst of theocratic energy in the door to door ministry
5) First days of school (kindergarten)
6) Getting use to stupid questions from students (how come every grade every holiday and birthday)
7) Trying to connect with Mickey and David
8) Mary Gilliam is baptized and joins missionary school
9) Mickey and Peter connect video games, bikes and books
10) Susan befriends Cynthia and many other young girls in the congregation
11) Peter bonds with Jonathon and Paul who are 10 years his senior
12) Peter invites David to join in who reluctantly joins in
13) Years of bonding formed as they get into growing genres of music and film
14) The desires of youth set in the hearts of Peter, David, and Mickey
15) Peter tries to win the affection of Cynthia
16) Mickey announces his family is moving to Massachusettes
17) The big move
18) George is added to the group
19) Further failed attempts to win Cynthia's affection
20) A final rejection
21) Bullied at school for not saluting the flag during wartime
22) Nice women worldly women with abusive worldly boyfriends make Peter question the stigma of interfaith relationships
23) Father figure and long time friend Jonathon announces he will do missionary work in Africa
24) Peter meets Beth through Susan' Bible study with her and Peter and Beth connect over philosophy, theology, social events and art
25) George gets disfellowshipped for smoking
26) Peter and Beth bond at school lunch
27) Peter finds out Cynthia is dating a school bully and suspects she is sleeping with him
28) Peter hangs out with David talking about how he feels about Beth and what he thinks about Cynthia
29) Paul Dole volunteers at the Watchtower Tract Society
30) The goodbye
31) Lonely nights of teen angst
32) Peter finds out David is getting disfellowshipped for premarital sex
33) Peter phones in door to door ministry work feeling like a phony
34) Peter confronts elders about his feelings of alienation but nothing supportive can be said that Peter feels applicable
35) Vague ambiguous ending of Peter tormented by options of his future tries to ride away on his bike but gets lost in circles
Paths
Pegi:
Now that, that is done where do we go from here?
Farmer Neil:
The answer to that is never really clear
You just got to prepare to face the fear
Thoreau:
Whatever will be will just be
We are not the masters of reality
We choose our paths without seeing the destiny
Now that, that is done where do we go from here?
Farmer Neil:
The answer to that is never really clear
You just got to prepare to face the fear
Thoreau:
Whatever will be will just be
We are not the masters of reality
We choose our paths without seeing the destiny
No Offense Taken "Everybody Expects...(a tribute to Monty Python)"
(doorbell ringing)
Man: (gets off the couch to the door) Oh my god it's those damn Witnesses again (answers the door to two ordinarily dressed men) Oh thank God I thought you guys were Jehovah's Witnesses
Knocker One: I know (two men undress into suit clothing) EVERYBODY EXPECTS JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES!!!
Man: (whining) Why must you do this?
Knocker Two: For a very basic reason Scriptural Command!
Knocker One: And concern for the well being of man's relationship with God!
Knocker Two: And faith in God's will!
Knocker One: And rigorous routine.
Knocker Two: And because we don't have much else to do (Man shuts door and reenters house)
Knocker One: Oh crap I left my magazines in the car (leaves)
Knocker Two: We'll be right back (follows Knocker One)
Man: (gets off the couch to the door) Oh my god it's those damn Witnesses again (answers the door to two ordinarily dressed men) Oh thank God I thought you guys were Jehovah's Witnesses
Knocker One: I know (two men undress into suit clothing) EVERYBODY EXPECTS JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES!!!
Man: (whining) Why must you do this?
Knocker Two: For a very basic reason Scriptural Command!
Knocker One: And concern for the well being of man's relationship with God!
Knocker Two: And faith in God's will!
Knocker One: And rigorous routine.
Knocker Two: And because we don't have much else to do (Man shuts door and reenters house)
Knocker One: Oh crap I left my magazines in the car (leaves)
Knocker Two: We'll be right back (follows Knocker One)
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