YouTuber with a checkered past letting his enthusiasm for drones take him away.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Occupy Chicago Makes Plans For Winter ** On-Line Donations Now Accepted **
*** On-Line Donations Now Accepted ***
Occupy Chicago web page: http://occupychi.org/
For latest information, discussion forums, committee reports.
DogStar7 speaks with Matt who was moderating an early December Occupy Chicago general assembly meeting. "GA's" are held to inform the Occupy community and their supporters of upcoming events and actions and also to vote on substantive organizational developments.
From Occupy Chicago web page:
Beginning Sunday, Dec. 4th the 7pm General Assembly will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only. The other days (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) will be reserved for discussion, committee meetings, planning sessions, and other community events, including encouraging participation in neighborhood GA's. Please watch the website for announcements of discussions and activities. This was passed by a super majority at the GA on 11/29.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
IIT Armour Institute - L.C. Tiffany Windows
The Armour Institute
Illinois Institute of Technology
Wrought iron staircases and Louis Comfort Tiffany window dedicated to Philip D. Armour Jr.
http://www.harboearch.com/getProject.php?projname=iitmainbuilding
The Main Building, designed by Chicago architects Patton & Fisher, was completed in 1893. This significant City of Chicago Landmark building was designed in 1891 for the newly founded Armour Institute of Technology to house classrooms and offices. The building's Romanesque Revival style exterior consists of rough-cut sandstone base, red brick and terra cotta upper levels, large arched windows, and multi-hipped roof.
Bob Dylan - Donovan - Very Rare!
Circa 1965, in a HOTEL room while Dylan was in England on tour. It's All Over Now Baby Blue was already a hit Dylan song at that time. Listen closely at 2:14. Donovan says "I wanna hear It's All Over Now Baby Blue" to which Dylan replies "You got it" or "Okay". If you have any additional info about this meeting, please send it along.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Beatles Shakespear skit (in color)
Studio 5A/B, Wembley Studios, Wembley
A humorous spoof of Shakespear's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act V Scene I), in which John portrayed the beauteous lady "Thisbe", Paul "Pyramus", George "Moonshine" and Ringo "Lion", all attired in costume. Apart from this, John, Paul and George were seen at the very start of the show, miming a trumpet fanfare.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
First Civil Union Couples Register in Chicago
Chicago Sun Times, June 1st, 2011
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/5712829-417/gay-couples-line-up-for-licens...
Gay couples line up for licenses as Illinois' civil union law takes effect
More than 75 couples were in line by the time the doors opened early at 7:30a.m. at the Cook County Building in downtown Chicago, where the vital records office will stay open until 7 p.m. to accommodate couples. Officials said they expect to issue about 2,000 licenses the first day.
At the head of the line were Lakeesha Harris and Janean Watkins, who got there at midnight. The Chicago couple, together for 10 years, have six children and a home but say they always felt relegated to second-class status, until now.
Lambda Legal
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/5712829-417/gay-couples-line-up-for-licens...
Gay couples line up for licenses as Illinois' civil union law takes effect
More than 75 couples were in line by the time the doors opened early at 7:30a.m. at the Cook County Building in downtown Chicago, where the vital records office will stay open until 7 p.m. to accommodate couples. Officials said they expect to issue about 2,000 licenses the first day.
At the head of the line were Lakeesha Harris and Janean Watkins, who got there at midnight. The Chicago couple, together for 10 years, have six children and a home but say they always felt relegated to second-class status, until now.
Lambda Legal
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
XTC - Life Begins at the Hop / Generals & Majors LIVE 1980
Festival Hall Melbourne September 1980
from the 'lost' Nightmoves concert.
from the 'lost' Nightmoves concert.
Harpo Marx on I've Got a Secret, May 3, 1961
Harpo, whose autobiography "Harpo Speaks!" has just been published, acts out the answers to interview questions from host Garry Moore while the panel try to figure out what he's miming. Johnny Carson substitutes for Bill Cullen.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Occupy "Mic Checks" Mayor Emanuel ~ Occupy Nurses Held Nearly 24 Hours
Occupy Nurse Jan Rodolfo talks about being arrested in Chicago's Grant Park while manning a First Aid tent during a demonstration.
**Apologies to Jan and her gracious family for the quick audio fade.
Shout out to the enthusiastic city truck drivers who show their support for Occupy by blaring their horns as they go by!
Occupy Chicago marches to State Street to confront Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over cuts in human services budgets, including closing mental health facilities.
Octopus Walks on Land at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Found on YouTube
"This guy came out of the booth to gift us a crab. What a friendly dude!"
Monday, November 21, 2011
Robbie Toerne - Chicago's Newest Bluesman
Robbie Toerne plays his Gibson SG on the streets of Chicago.
Three months since leaving Kentucky and his band, Alias Jones
http://www.robbietoerne.com/index.htm
"Alias Jones
From: Henderson, Kentucky"
"Although influenced by classic blues and rock artists like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Led Zeppelin, this group of young men is looking forward, not backward. Even when they draw on the material of other artists, they play with a fresh, modern sensibility. "
Robbie with Alias Jones at the W.C.Handy Music Fest, June 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HhKksfTVKk
Robbie said he hopes his band will join him soon.
DogStar7 hopes so, too.
"The Flying of The Angels": Festival of Maria SS Lauretana
One of my first YouTube videos.
Uploaded by dogstar7 on Sep 4, 2007
108th Annual Festival Honoring Maria SS Lauretana Society of Altaville Micilia
This festival and it's tradition began in Altaville Micilia, Sicily. It was first brought here to America in 1900 when the procession and the "Flying of Angels" made it way to the near north Chicago neighborhood of Cabrini Green.
In recent years this tradition is continued every Labor Day Weekend in the western suburb of Berwyn, Illinois.
The Maria Santisima (S.S) Lauretana Society
is composed of three groups:
The "Deputazoine", who administer the festival wear yellow; The "Sorelanza", the Womans Guild, wear maroon dresses; and "The Fratalanza" or Brotherhood, or "The Maroons", who's job it is to carry the shrine.
The music was supplied on scene by the Sicilian Band of Chicago, who accompanied the shrine through the fest.
This was shot hand-held with the Canon Elura 100
Wild audio in 16 bit.
Edited and mixed to MPEG4 on Final Cut
Thanks to Ed Pitts of Absolute Video, Oak Park, IL.
Thanks to emtfire62 for information.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
An Oldie but a Woodie: The United Ancient Order of Druids Monument
Detailed and compendious account of A.O.D. & U.A.O.D
http://www.druidicdawn.org/node/1913
From Neo-Pagan web site:
http://www.neopagan.net/MesoDruids.html
In 1781 c.e., Henry Hurle set up the "Ancient Order of Druids" ("A.O.D."), which is sometimes just called the "Druid Order," ("D.O."), as were a few other groups, leading to no end of historical confusion. Hurle's group was a secret society based on Masonic patterns — not surprising, since Hurle was a carpenter and house builder, and thus would have been familiar with Masonry. The A.O.D., like most of the similar mystical societies formed at the time, was heavily influenced by Jacob Boehme.
(Jacob Boehme, 1675-1724 c.e., was a Protestant Christian mystic, greatly involved with alchemy, hermeticism and Christian Cabala, as well as being a student of the famous Meister Eckhart. His mystical writings attempted to reconcile all these influences and had a tremendous impact upon later generations of mystical Christians, Rosicrucians, Freemasons and Theosophists.)
In 1833, the secret society founded by Hurle apparently split up over the question of whether it should be mainly a "benefit" (charitable) society or a mystical one. The majority voted for being a charitable society and changed its name to the "United Ancient Order of Druids" ("U.A.O.D."). This group, with branches all over the world, still exists as a charitable and fraternal organization rather like the Elks or Shriners, with both their membership and their rituals overlapping heavily with those of mainstream Masonry.
The Truth Behind The Druids ~ National Geographic TV
"The Druids were not the gentle pagans often depicted in culture and film. But did they carry out human sacrifice?"
Friday, November 18, 2011
Occupy Chicago Holds A Die-In And March On Congress Hotel
Occupy Chicago holds a Die-In on the corner of LaSalle & Jackson, in front of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, the Chicago Board of Trade and the Bank of America.
Occupy then leads a march to the Congress hotel, where housekeeping and other laborers have been on strike for better wages and conditions for over eight years.
Congress Hotel Strike Enters Eighth Year
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/06/15/congress-hotel-strike-enters-eighth-year/
"The company has never offered a single nickel, even a penny worth of improvement, since this negotiation started in 2002," said Henry Tamarin, president of Unite Now Local 1, which represents the workers.
Still, strikers like Leticia Aritzmendi, a mother of six, including one child with cancer, aren't giving up. "I'm gonna continue this fight because it's very important. Not only for me, for every family," she said.
Occupy Chicago Takes The LaSalle Steet Bridge
Occupy Chicago demonstrators block LaSalle Street bridge
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-occupy-chicago-demonstr...
Protesters blocked traffic on the bridge at the height of the evening rush hour by sitting down across the road. Police eventually cleared the bridge and issued tickets to 46 people. The bridge was reopened to traffic by 4:45 p.m
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wage Theft Protest - Little Village Car Wash - Arise Chicago
Arise Chicago
http://www.icontact-archive.com/ZCyP2A7FHTBXkUdUXY5V03n2Mz-joKi4?w=1
Carlos worked at a car wash and body shop on the Southwest Side for 11 years, working about 70 hours most weeks. He lost the majority of one of his thumbs in an accident in the shop.
While cleaning cars, he and his co-workers were never paid an hourly wage—they were only paid tips. This meant that some days, if business was slow, he made as little as $15 total for 12 hours of work. Even on days when tips were good, they never received an amount equal to the minimum wage—to say nothing of overtime.
Arise has made multiple attempts to reach out to the business's owner to discuss the matter, but he has been unresponsive. Paying workers below the minimum wage and refusing to pay overtime is illegal and immoral. Carlos and a group of supporters are returning to his former employer to demand that he be paid what he is owed, gathering outside holding squeegees and giant sponges.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Lupe Fiasco Walks The Line At @OccupyChicago - Shout Out To AnonOps
Artist/DJ Lupe Fiasco answered the call and "Put his feets where he tweets" for @OccupyChicago. Talks about Anonymous outing his cyber-attacker to his aid when he was hacked.
A Tale Of Two Protests - Why Are Chicago Police Handling Occupy Arrests ...
Two women who took part in the Jane Adams Senior Caucus civil disobedience action talk about the way they were handled by Chicago Police on the scene. An Occupy Chicago demonstrator who was arrested for sitting down after curfew tells a different tale of his experiences.
Occupy Chicago - Jane Adams Senior Caucus Stops Traffic
Rep's Schakowsky (Ill.9th) and Quigley (Ill.5th) address Jane Adams Senior Caucus.
Civil Disobedience at Jackson Blvd. and Clark St, Federal Plaza.
Seniors Join Occupy Chicago, Protest Cuts To Medicare, Social Security
(Huffington Post) 11/7/11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/seniors-join-occupy-chica_n_1079553....
"Amid chants demanding that the cuts be forestalled -- with suggestions for alternatives, including tax hikes -- 43 demonstrators were escorted from the intersection by police and issued citations for pedestrian failure to "exercise due care," or for blocking traffic. Those cited included four protesters using assisted mobility devices and at least one centenarian."
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL.9th) Speaks In Support of Occupy
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, of the Illinois 9th District speaks about the Occupy movement and the traditionally American right of those involved in Occupy communities to assemble to seek petition of grievances against the government. Also discussed is the use of non-violent civil disobedience and the level of violence used to meet the demands of Occupy communities throughout America.
Keep Your Kids Occupied - Occupy Chicago
Family day at Grant Park with #OccupyParents and their kids.
The READER's Ben Joravsky Talks TIF's at Occupy Chicago
The Chicago Reader TIF Archives
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-chicago-reader-tif-archive/Content?o...
The TIF Shadow Budget
Shedding Light on the Shadow Budget
The TIF budget we recently pried from the city's grip reveals drastic inequities in how the money's spent.
By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke (December 10, 2009)
Rabbi Menachem Cohen at Occupy Chicago - Spiritual Awakening
http://mitziut.org/menachemamy.htm
Menachem Cohen is the founding Rabbi of the Mitziut Jewish Community in Chicago and of Congregation B'nai haMidbar and the Black Rock JCC, the organized Jewish presence at Burning Man. For 11 years he has studied and practiced Jewish healing prayer with Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer, founder of Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf, where Menachem received ordination. He has also studied Jewish Shamanic Healing with Rabbi Gershon Winkler at the Walkingstick foundation and at Elat Chayyim.. He has facilitated meditation groups across the country. His other interests include halacha and the paradigm shift and how our text, liturgy and calendar lead us through our psycho-spiritual journeys.
Operation #OccupyHalloween Chicago
Occupy Chicago marched (Unit 110) in the Chicago Boystown Halloween Parade - October 31, 2011
Trader Joe's Refuses To Pay 1 Cent More For Farm Workers Rights
Protestors in Chicago march on Trader Joe's in support of the Coalition of Immokalle Workers (CIW) Fair Food Program. Nine other food retailers - including Whole Foods Stores, McDonalds and Burger King participate in bringing better conditions to farm labor camps in the tomato fields of Florida and the greater southwest.
http://www.ciw-online.org
Mayor Emanuel Tears Up The Streets Around Occupy Chicago
Over the weekend, giant pavement munching machines were sent to tear up the streets around the Occupy Chicago sidewalk location at LaSalle and Jackson streets, the heart of the Chicago financial district.
@ABC7Chicago Smears Occupy Chicago - Local Clergy Respond
Occupy Chicago supports open dialogue on Palestine
ABC - Chicago I-Team's Chuck Goudie equates that to brewing antisemitism using out-of-town newsclips and local shots of a Palestinian flag.
Rev. Loren McGrail, Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel, speaks about her reaction to distortions in the local media concerning misrepresentations of a local Palestinian speaker, the Occupy Chicago protesters and the Chicago representatives of the Jewish Defense League.
LorenMcGrail.gmail.com
http:agarmentofdestiny.bogspot.com
Chuck Goudie of ABC/Chicago "I-Team" investigative report on Occupy Chicago claimed "local Jewish leaders" are concerned over "growing antisemitic overtones in the Occupy movement". "Vein of anti-Semitism within Occupy demonstrations has Jewish leaders concerned" - is the header of the http file on this story. That can be read in the tab portion of your browser. The title on the page (Editor's Version) presently reads: "Occupy protests have Jewish leaders concerned"
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/iteam&id=8407349
The video clips begin with footage of flash/concussion teargas grenades going off in the streets of Oakland, California - although Mr. Goudie's focus is on a local Palestinian speaker whom he links to Occupy Chicago. Other images of disturbing signs and confrontations are also from outside Chicago. The only "Jewish Leader" seen on this "I-Team Report" is a representative of the Jewish Defense League.
This YouTube video clip on ChiTownView
Occupy Chicago Marchs On ABC News Protesting False Reporting,10/29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgzklF2eGkk
"Occupy Chicago marched from their headquarters and paid a loud visit to the State street studios of ABC news on Saturday night. Earlier in the week ABC new's Chuck Goudie broadcast a false report concerning anti-Semitism being rampant in OccupyChicago."
http://occupychi.org/home
"One of the things the Occupy movement is deeply concerned with is the condition of free speech and first amendment rights in this country. Everyone has the right to express their views. Occupy Chicago does not endorse one political, philosophical, or spiritual view over another. We all have the right to speak our minds. Free speech is a necessity of true democracy.
This movement has not spread across the globe because of an Israel-versus-Palestine debate. We are here to protest the influence money has on politics, how our democracy is being swung by private interests and big corporations."
Occupy The Hood - Chicago SunTimes Mary Mitchell, OC "lacked diversity" ...
Occupy The Hood is an active component of Occupy Chicago.
The Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mary Mitchell happened to observe one event at City Hall involving teachers and community organizers. Mitchell concluded from her brief exchanges that Occupy Chicago "lacked diversity".
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/8434782-452/little-diversity-among-occu...
"But what really struck me was the small number of black and brown people among the marchers. I had to hunt for Brian Johnson, a 40-year-old African-American male who was surrounded by a group of college-age white males wearing bandanas"
It's hard to understand what it is that Mitchell is trying to imply. Either she is acknowledging a problem with inequity in America that is larger than the scope of Occupy - Or - she expects Occupy to expropriate racial discontent and add to what she imagines the Occupy popular mandate to be.
Occupy Chicago Responds After Mayor Emanuel's Chief Of Staff Flees
A woman who stepped up to lead Occupy Chicago in a Peoples Microphone during a hallway conference with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Deputy Chief of Staff, summarizes the nature of activities and arrests at Grant Park over the past two weeks.
DogStar7 Exclusive
Mayor Emanuel Chief Of Staff Flees Occupy Chicago's "Peoples Microphone"...
Mayor Rahm Emanuel chief of staff faces Occupy Chicago and the volunteers from National Nurses United who were arrested in Grant park of October 22.
Occupy Chicago Works With City to Find Permanent Home
CHICAGO 10/26/11 -- Occupy Chicago announced today that their legal representatives, the National Lawyer's Guild (NLG), will be meeting with the City's Corporation Counsel this Thursday to discuss a permanent, round-the-clock location for the Occupation's home base.
"Last Friday, our General Assembly voted to empower our legal representatives, the National Lawyer's Guild (NLG), to meet with City authorities, says Joshua Kaunert from Occupy Chicago. "We have seen comments from City Hall in the press, claiming we refuse to work with them. This is not true. Last week, we invited the Mayor and his staff to attend our General Assembly, and they declined. We are dedicated to open discourse, and securing a permanent home for our movement."
Media Contact: 773-417-6491, press@occupychi.org
Occupy Chicago ~ Anonymous Released From Police Custody
Anonymous released at 3 a.m. after over 24 hours in police custody
On Scene - Nurses Released By Chicago Police After 24 Hours In Custody
Martese Chism of Nation Nurses United is released from police custody after nearly 24 hours.
Occupy Chicago Hangs Lanterns In The Sky
Police again arrest Occupy Chicago protesters in Grant Park
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-occupy-chicago-aims-to-...
Chicago police arrested about 130 Occupy Chicago protesters starting about 1 a.m. today after the group returned to Grant Park for the second weekend Saturday night and tried to maintain a camp in the park after its official closing time.
Police estimated that the crowd that showed up for a rally earlier in the evening peaked at around 3,000 people by the time protesters arrived in Congress Plaza at Michigan Avenue and Congress Parkway after a march from Federal Plaza in the Loop.
As the 11 p.m. park closing approached, more than 100 people decided to stay in Congress Plaza in the park as several hundred more moved onto a nearby sidewalk or across Michigan Avenue, off park district property. Police announced several times that anyone still in the park would be arrested, and by midnight, about 100 people remained in the plaza, which had been cordoned off with police barricades.
The plaza was cleared by about 2:40 a.m., with about 130 people arrested, said Central Police District Cmdr. Christopher Kennedy.
University Of Chicago Grad Students Mock Milton Friedman at Occupy Chicago
Graduate students from the University of Chicago wear Milton Friedman masks to Occupy Chicago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman#Academic_career
Friedman rejected the use of fiscal policy as a tool of demand management; and he held that the government's role in the guidance of the economy should be restricted severely. Friedman wrote extensively on the Great Depression, which he termed the Great Contraction, arguing that it had been caused by an ordinary financial shock whose duration and seriousness were greatly increased by the subsequent contraction of the money supply caused by the misguided policies of the directors of the Federal Reserve.
"The Fed was largely responsible for converting what might have been a garden-variety recession, although perhaps a fairly severe one, into a major catastrophe. Instead of using its powers to offset the depression, it presided over a decline in the quantity of money by one-third from 1929 to 1933 ... Far from the depression being a failure of the free-enterprise system, it was a tragic failure of government." —Milton Friedman, Two Lucky People, 233
Natalie Arrested In Grant Park - Arrests Make Occupy Chicago Stronger
Occupy Chicago supporter Natalie describes the events in Grant Park on Oct. 15, 2011. She was one of 200 arrested for "park curfew". Her experience illustrates that these arrests have the affect of EMPOWERING demonstrators, not demoralizing them.
"Occupy Marine" Talks Civics and Good Citizenship @OccupyChicago
Occupy Chicago supporter tells us why his service as a US Marine compels him to take a stand now against loss of First Amendment rights.
Journalist Witnesses First Amendment - And Tents - Shredded @OccupyChicago
Young journalist tells of what she witnessed on Saturday at Grant Park when Chicago Police moved in to evict a tented encampment begun by Occupy Chicago.
Ashley Arrested At Occupy Chicago : Not Told Charges (RAW)
Uploaded by dogstar7 on Oct 17, 2011
Ashley Edwards was arrested on Michigan Avenue in Chicago during the eviction of Occupy Chicago in Grant Park. After over six hours in the custody of the Chicago Police, Ashley says she was never told of the reason she was apprehended OUTSIDE of the park, where no curfew was in effect.
Stand Up! Chicago holds a Die-In at Bank of America Building
Take Back Chicago!
Thousands to March to Take Back Jobs, Homes, and Schools
http://standupchicago.org/we-make-chicago-the-city-that-works-but-is-chicago-...
Join thousands of working Chicago families as we come together for a mass action to reclaim our jobs, our homes and our schools!
Occupy Chicago Crashes Mortgage Bankers Association's Party
Occupy Chicago crashes a party for Mortgage Bankers Association hosted by Chicago Mercantile Exchange at Union Station.
Occupy Chicago leads Anti-War march on Obama national campaign HQ
Chicago Anti-War rally becomes a Love Fest when Occupy Chicago arrives to lead a march on President Obama's national campaign headquarters.
Address by long time activist Andy Thayer
Corporate/Government Whistleblower comes forward to OccupyChicago **EXCL...
"Brad" is a temp worker at the offices of the National Restaurant Association in Chicago. He came forward at the Occupy Chicago encampment at 3 a.m. and wanted to record his first person account of a corporate/government plan in California. All food handlers are now required to pay (an NRA company) for certification for the privilege to work for $$billion restaurant and fast food chains.
"If you work in the food service industry in the State of California you are required to get your food handler certificate. This one hour course and test (seat times may vary) covers all of the required topics such as proper times and temperatures for cooking and storing food, personal hygiene, equipment sanitation and much more. Just keep a copy for yourself and hand one to your employer."
http://www.californiafoodhandler.com/?gclid=CLrL7-aD26sCFYdrKgodXC7jPw
*** EXCLUSIVE ***
DogStar7 has learned that NRA/ServSafe also trains and certifies Food Service Managers on-line for the state of California.
https://secure2.360training.com/vu3/index.cfm?event=asvHome&asvID=89450&a...
CALIFORNIA Food Safety
The Learn2Serve Food Manager Training course will prepare managers to pass an ANSI-CFP nationally accredited certification examination. You can take this examination through the National Restaurant Association(ServSafe®), Prometric®, and the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals®.
ONLINE COURSES
Learn2Serve Food Safety Management Principles - $85.00
Learn2Serve Food Safety Management Principles - (LA County) - $75.00
#anonsec
Food Not Bombs Visits Occupy Chicago
Food Not Bombs
Our Mission:
http://www.foodnotbombs-chicago.org/
Formed in Boston in 1980 by activists involved in the anti-nuclear movement, Food Not Bombs has blossomed into a worldwide, grassroots, political movement of over 175 autonomous chapters. Each Food Not Bombs group serves free food to people in need and in support of political organizing efforts.
Food Not Bombs believes that society and government should value human life over material wealth, human need not corporate greed, and that most of its problems stem from this simple crisis in values.
Critical Mass, Occupy Chicago and the Police - RAW VIDEO
The Chicago Police briefly attempted to divert the monthly ride of Critical Mass away from the Occupy Chicago's HQ in front of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. After a short staring contest, a column from Occupy Chicago marched to the intersection.
"Happy Friday!"
One continuous shot - Enjoy!
Occupy Chicago - Day 5 - Update and March
"We Belong Here" - A Day With Occupy Chicago
http://chicagoist.com/2011/09/27/we_belong_here_-_a_day_with_occupy.php?utm_s...
Since Sept. 17, activists have occupied the street, demanding some pretty big changes. As of today, occupy movements have sprung up in dozens of cities throughout the country, and though they face the rolling eyes of a public that's seen many a movement spark and burn out, they're not so easily dissuaded.
Occupy Chicago
http://occupychi.org/
Breaking up into small groups we engaged people and challenged their preconceptions of the movement as well as think critically about a system that is set up to keep them down and keep them sleeping. We had people of all walks of life come by to chat with us. Of memorable note was a Chinese national who is studying economics here in Chicago. After hearing about us through twitter, he came down to find out what we are all about. When asked why he stopped by, he responded "I came here to find out if what I was learning in economics is right." Our message is spreading across the world and our numbers are growing.
Occupy Chicago - Day 5 - Sarah Lays It All Out
Sarah Whitford gives us her reasons for coming out to Occupy Chicago
Occupy Chicago
http://occupychi.org/
We marched again, this time down Michigan Avenue and through Millennium Park, and the number of overnighters camping out tonight in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago have more than doubled!
Occupy Chicago on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Chicago/160109100742651
Occupy Chicago - Day 4 - The Fed FAILS to evict! - Camp Downpour for the...
Occupy Chicago
http://occupychi.org/
12 noon today: "The fed is trying to force us off the sidewalk!!!
Contact the ACLU, zoning commissions, lawyers, or anyone else that can help. This is public property don't let them take it from us. Stand strong Chicago."
National Lawyers Guild
http://nlgchicago.org/
The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. We seek to unite the lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization that shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests.
Occupy Chicago Marches On Day 4
Occupy Chicago
http://occupychi.org/
We marched again, this time down Michigan Avenue and through Millennium Park, and the number of overnighters camping out tonight in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago have more than doubled!
Occupy Chicago on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Chicago/160109100742651
Occupy Chicago Camps Out At Midnight In Front Of The Federal Reserve Bank
Occupy Chicago
http://occupychi.org/
Want to know what to do if you can't make it to Chicago? Get the word out. Tell friends, family, anyone who will listen that we will no longer stand the greed of corporations. Let your state rep know that this policy of the pursuit of the almighty profit over people will no longer be tolerated. Write your state rep.
9/27/11
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Street Vendors Picket Mayor Rahm Emanuel at Business Breakfast in Chicag...
DogStar7 Exclusive on YouTube
Asociación de Vendedores Ambulantes
http://ava-english.weebly.com/index.html
"What do we want?"
We want: to sell with a license created through an official Chicago ordinance. This ordinance should include a license for prepared food and be able to provide the following:
A certificate of approval from the Department of Health for operating a street cart and other equipment that helps to fulfill sanitation codes
An approved certificate from the Department of Health that shows that the vendor has completed a "Sanitation Training for Vendors of Festival Food"
Approve the operator of a cart after he/she has received training in sanitation
Require that no vendor should ever be allowed or forced to work in an alleyway
Require the City of Chicago to store all personal information of the vendor and the cart once a license has been approved; The Department of Health, Police, Sanitation, and Transportation should have access to the files and be obligated to respect the provided information.
http://lawndale.org : Lawndale Organization
"Only Los Angeles and New York have larger Hispanic populations than Chicago, which was projected to be 27 percent Hispanic in the year 2000. The first of Chicago's nearly 600,000 Mexicans arrived to work on the railroad just after the turn of the century; more came to man steel mills during World War II."
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
http://icirr.org/
League of United Latin American Citizens
http://lulac.org/
Monday, May 30, 2011
Memorial Day 2011 - Thousands of Confederate Dead Buried In Chicago from...
Uploaded by dogstar7 on May 25, 2011
"The Confederate dead here buried in concentric trenches were all private soldiers.The monument to their memory is of Georgia granite, stands forty feet from the ground to the top of statue and was erected in July 1893 with funds mainly subscribed by liberal citizens of Chicago and camps of the United Confederate Veterans.
The bronze panels of the pedestal die represent:
On the East face - THE CALL TO ARMS;
On the West face - A VETERAN'S RETURN HOME;
And On the South face - A SOLDIER'S DEATH DREAM;
The bronze statue surmounting the battlemented cap of the column is a realistic representation of a Confederate infantry soldier after the surrender. The face expresses sorrow for the thousands of prison dead interred beneath.
The cannon, shot and shell ornamenting this Government lot in which both Union and Confederate dead are buried were purchased by the War Department under authority of an Act of Congress approved January 25th 1893. "
http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/oakwoods/confederate-names/
This directory contains photographs of the sixteen bronze tablets on the base of the Oak Woods monument. Every soldier known to be here is listed on them (though there are an unknown number of unknown Confederate soldiers buried here as well).
Remnants of the SS Eastland Disaster - Lost, Missing & Hidden
The Eastland Disaster, The Chicago Tribune
A summer excursion turns into the worst accident in the annals of Great Lakes shipping.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-chicagodays-eastlanddisaster-...
As it was being cast loose from its moorings on the south bank of the Chicago River between LaSalle and Clark Streets, the Eastland slowly settled on its side. The ship was only a few feet from the wharf, where a large crowd of horrified spectators watched, and it was in only 20 feet of water. That, however, was deep enough to drown 844 people who were trapped or trampled below decks.Although most were young factory workers from Berwyn and Cicero, 21 entire families were wiped out.
"The screaming was terrible," one man told the Tribune, which devoted 11 pages of coverage to the disaster. "I watched one woman who seemed to be thrown from the top deck. . . . I saw her white hat float down the river, and that was all."
Greenpeace climbs Fisk smokestack in Chicago
Greenpeace activists end 26 hour occupation of Fisk Power plant
From Greenpeace: 5/25/11
It's time to Quit Coal Chicago
The morning of May 24, 2011, before dawn, eight Greenpeace activists climbed the 450 foot smokestack at the Fisk power plant in Chicago. They are now staying up there to demand its operator shut down the dirty, dangerous Fisk and Crawford coal plants.Running for more than 50 years, the Fisk and Crawford plants are among the oldest in the United States. More people, nearly one in four Chicagoans, live in range of these plants than any other coal plant in America.
Coal fired power plants kill between 13,000 and 34,000 people a year from for heart disease, cancer, and respiratory illness. That staggering figure includes 42 Chicagoans impacted by Fisk and Crawford. That’s why the communities surrounding the plants in Pilsen and Little Village, have been working to shut down these plant for years.
Its time its operator, Edison International, respect Chicago’s right to healthy communities and do just that.
Greenpeace activists climb smokestack to protest coal plant
http://www.suntimes.com/5564460-417/greenpeace-activists-climb-smokestack-to-...
Eight Greenpeace activists climbed a huge smokestack at a Pilsen coal plant on Tuesday and eight others rappelled under a Southwest Side bridge to prevent a coal barge from passing.
Both actions were set to coincide with a U.S. EPA public hearing on increased pollution controls from coal-burning plants.
The Greenpeace activists began climbing a smokestack at the Fisk power plant at 1111 W. Cermak Rd. about dawn, spokeswoman Molly Dorozenski said.
"It is a little bit windy. It is dirty and dusty — not the most comfortable place I've hung out," protester Kelly Mitchell said via cell phone Tuesday evening. "Our top priority has been safety and being protected from the elements."
Ferrara Pan candy factory (B-roll) - Cops Called Over Family Feud In Bo...
LATEST: Ferrara Pan president says he is still with candy company
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chibrkbus-ferrara-pan-preside...
"The board of directors are 100 percent intact," Ferrara told the Tribune on Thursday. "The executive officers are intact prior to what happened over the last few days, no fewer, no less, and no different positions or titles."
Two people familiar with the matter said that Ferrara was barred from the building by security while the board conducted a vote that led to his ouster. They described the dispute as centering on the firm's finances. One of these people said that Ferrara was reinstated in a second board vote, held Wednesday.
Cops remove Ferrara Candy president from HQ
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chibrkbus-cops-remove-ferrara...
Forest Park deputy chief Tom Aftanas confirmed that Ferrara was removed from the company's headquarters last Wednesday. Police responded to a disturbance call, and spent about 20 minutes at the family-owned candy company based in Forest Park. Aftanas said that Ferrara made the call to police, but after three officers arrived on the scene, it became clear that it was Ferrara who needed to be removed.
Forest Park cops ask Ferrara Pan chief to leave headquarters
No report of the incident made, but police claim Sal Ferrara II called authorities
http://www.forestparkreview.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=38&...
Det. Jarlath Heveran told the Forest Park Review that Ferrara had returned from a company meeting in Chicago where he was reportedly voted off the company's board by other members. Ferrara then returned to Forest Park and attempted to enter the company's headquarters but was denied access by security hired by newly elected President Jim Buffardi, the company's former treasurer, Heveran said.
"The building was secured by off-duty Chicago police officers who were employed by the Buffardi regime to keep all the old administration out," Heveran said.
Ferrara Pan Candy Co. owner in conflict at family business
Read more: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/blogs?blogID=shia-kapos&plckContro...
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http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/blogs?blogID=shia-kapos&plckContro...
The Ferrara family owns the business along with the Buffardi and Pagano families, though it's Mr. Ferrara who has run the company for years. According to sources familiar with the industry and close to the company, family members had become displeased with how Mr. Ferrara was running the company. "He would drop $35 to $40 million (on projects), and shareholders didn't like it," a source said. "They felt they weren't getting as much money."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chibrkbus-ferrara-pan-preside...
"The board of directors are 100 percent intact," Ferrara told the Tribune on Thursday. "The executive officers are intact prior to what happened over the last few days, no fewer, no less, and no different positions or titles."
Two people familiar with the matter said that Ferrara was barred from the building by security while the board conducted a vote that led to his ouster. They described the dispute as centering on the firm's finances. One of these people said that Ferrara was reinstated in a second board vote, held Wednesday.
Cops remove Ferrara Candy president from HQ
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chibrkbus-cops-remove-ferrara...
Forest Park deputy chief Tom Aftanas confirmed that Ferrara was removed from the company's headquarters last Wednesday. Police responded to a disturbance call, and spent about 20 minutes at the family-owned candy company based in Forest Park. Aftanas said that Ferrara made the call to police, but after three officers arrived on the scene, it became clear that it was Ferrara who needed to be removed.
Forest Park cops ask Ferrara Pan chief to leave headquarters
No report of the incident made, but police claim Sal Ferrara II called authorities
http://www.forestparkreview.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=38&...
Det. Jarlath Heveran told the Forest Park Review that Ferrara had returned from a company meeting in Chicago where he was reportedly voted off the company's board by other members. Ferrara then returned to Forest Park and attempted to enter the company's headquarters but was denied access by security hired by newly elected President Jim Buffardi, the company's former treasurer, Heveran said.
"The building was secured by off-duty Chicago police officers who were employed by the Buffardi regime to keep all the old administration out," Heveran said.
Ferrara Pan Candy Co. owner in conflict at family business
Read more: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/blogs?blogID=shia-kapos&plckContro...
Stay on top of Chicago business with our free daily e-newsletters
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/blogs?blogID=shia-kapos&plckContro...
The Ferrara family owns the business along with the Buffardi and Pagano families, though it's Mr. Ferrara who has run the company for years. According to sources familiar with the industry and close to the company, family members had become displeased with how Mr. Ferrara was running the company. "He would drop $35 to $40 million (on projects), and shareholders didn't like it," a source said. "They felt they weren't getting as much money."
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Rep. Paul Ryan protesters harassed by nameless Rebel Pundit blogger - Po...
His video is now up on Rebel Pundit.com
We now have a clue to the identity of the man who harassed a rally to protest the visit of Rep. Paul Ryan at an address to the Economic Club of Chicago (but still no name, tsk!). A video has been released on the self styled "conservative news blog" The Rebel Pundit on Thursday, May 19, 2011.
http://rebelpundit.com/2011/05/19/exclusive-video-angry-mob-protests-paul-rya...
The full YouTube video is available here:
http://youtu.be/hKLJl4z_Vy8
Nowhere in the Rebel Pundit article, nor in the credits for the video, does the cameraman reveal his name, however.
Now we know that his purpose was to harass leaders of MoveOn.org over a blogger who SPOKE AT A PREVIOUS RALLY!!!
In this video we observe that he repeatedly refused to identify himself or his purpose. He is observed shouting non-sequitur questions at individuals and generally engaging in AMBUSH INTERVIEW TACTICS
Rep. Paul Ryan Refuses To Meet With ADAPT Disabled Activists
Members of the advocate group ADAPT protest outside the Palmer House in Chicago after being denied another meeting with Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee. Ryan's proposed budget would turn state Medicaid funding into a block grant to states. ADAPT wants to increase funding and earmark spending for individual care.
This interview was interrupted --- and ultimately DISRUPTED --- by a woman with a camera who refused to identify herself or the purpose of her recording. Her questions were argumentative and lead to a verbal altercation.
BECAUSE THE EXCHANGE THAT FOLLOWED THIS INTERVIEW WAS A DELIBERATE PROVOCATION OF THESE PROTESTERS, IT WILL NOT BE SEEN.
In this clip, we are told about over 100 disabled and their supporters arrested in Washington DC on May 3rd, 2011
http://adaptold.adapt.org/adaptpr/archive.php?mode=A&id=304;&sort=D
"Of the 60 million people counting on Medicaid right now, 8.5 million are
people with disabilities; 8.8 million are low income frail, elderly and
disabled individuals who rely on Medicaid to plug the gaps in Medicare
coverage, such as long term care. Medicaid pays for vital services such as
wheelchairs and prostheses for people with spinal cord injuries and other
physical disabilities; prescription drugs for people with mental illnesses
and other medical conditions; services to assist people with intellectual
disabilities to live and work in the community rather than be forced into
an institution; and screening programs to identify and diagnose
disabilities for children.
There is widespread support for services for the people with disabilities
and older Americans. According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll,
69% of Americans oppose cutting Medicaid. These results are consistent
with a 2010 Harris survey that found that 89% Americans supported a tax
increase to assure that people could receive services in their own homes,
rather than being forced into nursing facilities or other institutions.
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) polls repeatedly find
that the vast majority of seniors want to age in their own homes with any
needed services.
"We cannot accept this invasion of our liberty any longer. The
institutional bias in federal and state policies steals our freedom, our
families, our homes, and our very lives," said Bruce Darling, an organizer
with Rochester ADAPT. "The Ryan Plan's claim of 'flexibility' is a lie.
We don't need flexibility in Medicaid cuts. We need flexibility in
Medicaid spending so people can choose the less expensive community
service options they want, and that will ultimately contain costs."
Rep. Paul Ryan Met By The Always Passionate William McNary In Chicago
William McNary, president of US Action/Citizen Action Illinois, protest Rep. Paul Ryan speaking at Economic Club of Chicago at the Palmer House.
The Working-Class Eye of Milton Rogovin - Mark Rogovin Reflects
"The Working-Class Eye of Milton Rogovin" at Roosevelt University's Gage Gallery.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rogovin, 101, had died just two days before the long-planned exhibition, turning the celebration of his art into a celebration of his life.
Exhibit curator and gallery director Michael Ensdorf said the opening is a "celebration of Milton's rich and long life. He said tributes from all over the world came pouring in for Rogovin, on Twitter, Facebook, New York Times, NPR and the Library of Congress blog.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/where-is-the-next-milton-rogovin-gage-gallery-ope...
Mark Rogovin, an artist and activist whose accomplishments include founding The Peace Museum, was visibly moved by the outpouring of support, while mourning the death of his father.
May Day 2011: Thousands Take Part In Haymarket 125th Anniversary Reenact...
Thousands of volunteers reenact the events of Haymarket Square, May 4th 1886.
Public Workers Unions Stifle Change Says Northwestern University Law Pro...
John O. McGinnis, the George C. Dix Professor of Constitutional Law at Northwestern University School of Law.
This debate was hosted by the Illinois Labor History Society to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Haymarket Rally and to re-dedicate the Haymarket Martyrs Memorial in Forest Park, Illinois.
Public Workers Unions Right To Bargain - Stephan A. Yorich, Union Labor ...
Stephan A. Yorich of Cornfield & Feldman talks about public sector unions and the right to collective bargaining.
The Illinois Labor History Society hosted a debate to help commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Haymarket Rally and the re-dedication of the Haymarket Martyrs Memorial in Forest Park, Illinois.
Wisconsin Labor Historian Reflects On Media Distortion Of Labor News
Wisconsin labor historian Paul Wozniak reflects on media distortion in Madison and on Labor issues in general.
Dr. Groove Passes Out Jobs On The L Train
Hanging on the Blue Line with Dr. Groove
email: dr_groove1234@yahoo.com
Friday, April 22, 2011
Good Friday - The Living Way of the Cross - Chicago 2011
For more than 30 years, Catholics in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood have been re-enacting the Stations of the Cross as part of the tradition of Easter.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Haymarket bomber was probably agent provocateur says ILHS pres.
llinois Labor History Society President Larry Spivak talks about his best guess on the identity of the Haymarket bomber. Reflections on the 125th commemoration of the events of May 4, 1886,
Illinois Labor History Society
http://illinoislaborhistory.com/
Illinois Labor History Society on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44064534074&v=wall
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Celtic Cross headstone by Tiffany, A.C. McClurg, publisher of Tarzan, Du...
General Alexander C. McClurg (G.A.R.)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
Celtic Cross by Louis Comfort Tiffany
A.C. McClurg & Co. traces its origins to Chicago's oldest book and stationery store which was founded in 1844. The young Alexander C. McClurg went to work for the company, then known as S. C. Griggs, in 1859. McClurg resumed working for Griggs after returning from the Civil War with the rank of general. When the firm's premises were destroyed by fire in 1899, General McClurg decided to reorganize as a corporation with shares sold to employees. He died soon thereafter in 1901. Little publishing took place until 1914 when the firm negotiated what turned out to be its most profitable publication, Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. McClurg & Co. went on to publish 10 more Tarzan titles. Eventually Burroughs set up his own company to deal with all iterations of his famous character.
Most authors who published with McClurg are fairly unknown, but some of the better-known authors include Felix Borowski (Standard Concert Guide/Standard Opera Guide), Edgar Rice Burroughs, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, W. E. B. Du Bois, Byron A. Dunn, Oscar J. Friend, Zane Grey, Edith Ogden Harrison, Margaret Hill McCarter, and Clarence E. Mulford, author of the Hopalong Cassidy books.
http://www.newberry.org/collections/FindingAids/mcclurg/McClurg.html
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Louis Farrakhan's Mosque And Home, Financed By Libya's Moammar Gadhafi
Farrakhan: Libya has lent Nation of Islam millions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110401/ap_on_re_us/us_nation_of_islam_farrakhan
Farrakhan portrayed Gadhafi as a fellow revolutionary and longtime friend to the Nation of Islam, which used $3 million it borrowed from Libya in the 1970s to acquire its opulent headquarters on Chicago's South Side. Years later, a $5 million loan was used to pay back taxes and costs for the home of the movement's former leader Elijah Muhammad.
Elijah Muhammad / Louis Farrakahan Residence
4855 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60615
Mosque Maryam
http://www.noi.org/national_center.htm
The mosque was repurchased and rededicated by Minister Louis Farrakhan in 1988 through efforts and sacrifices of the Nation of Islam and supporters worldwide. It was named Maryam after the mother of Jesus, Maryam (Mary). This is to identify it as a holy place from which men and women come forth reborn and transformed with a renewed mind in service of God to fallen humanity.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
1 Victim Serious, 1 Firefighter Injured - Chicago Austin District
Still & Box, 5526 W. Lake St., Chicago
One victim in serious condition, one firefighter injured.
Transported to West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park.
2 injured in West Side building fire
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/chibrknews-1-injured-in-west-si...
A person was hospitalized in serious condition as Chicago firefighters battled a fire in a 2-story building in the Austin neighborhood, officials said.
The person was found as firefighters fought the fire on the 5500 block of West Lake Street, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said. Firefighters were called to the fire at 9:15 a.m. and were on the scene.
Chess Records - 2120 South Michigan Avenue
Address made famous as the title of an instrumental on the Rolling Stones second US album release. The title refers to the address of the offices and recording studios of Chess Records and Checker Records in Chicago where the five songs for the EP were recorded in June 1964.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Rush UMC - The Herb Family Tower
Herb Family Acute and Critical Care Tower
http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1262026366082.html
The tower's butterfly-like shape allows for clear sight lines to every room from one of the nurse's stations on each floor, allowing caregivers to see and respond to patient needs more quickly. All patient rooms in the new hospital building will be private and have a family rest zone. These rooms are located along the external walls, providing patients and visitors with expansive views of Chicago's skyline and abundant natural light, a comforting environment that will relieve stress and promote recovery.
IIT Armour Institute - L.C. Tiffany Windows - Seen In "Source Code"
The Armour Institute
Illinois Institute of Technology
Wrought iron staircases and Louis Comfort Tiffany window dedicated to Philip D. Armour Jr.
http://www.harboearch.com/getProject.php?projname=iitmainbuilding
The Main Building, designed by Chicago architects Patton & Fisher, was completed in 1893. This significant City of Chicago Landmark building was designed in 1891 for the newly founded Armour Institute of Technology to house classrooms and offices. The building's Romanesque Revival style exterior consists of rough-cut sandstone base, red brick and terra cotta upper levels, large arched windows, and multi-hipped roof.
Source Code
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga
Nelson Algren - 101st Birthday, March 28th - Landmark Apartment, Wicker ...
Nelson Algren apartment in Wicker Park, at 1958 W. Evergreen Ave.
http://kirjasto.sci.fi/nalgren.htm
"American author, who won the first National Book Award for fiction in 1950 for THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, later made into a film, starring Frank Sinatra. More than any other city, Chicago inspired Algren, as it was the case with James T. Farrell, with whom he is often grouped. Algren depicted its drunks, pimps, prostitutes, freaks, drug addicts, prize-fighters, corrupt politicians, and hoodlums -- the whole underside of urban life. He also published poems, essays, and short stories, the best of which include 'A Bottle of Milk for Mother' and 'How the Devil Came Down Division Street'. His trans-Atlantic love affair with the French writer Simone de Beauvoir lasted with intervals for 17 years and ended in bitter accusations. "
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Chicago Outfit - Sam Giancona - Home & The Armory Lounge
Sam Giancona , home and site of the Armory Lounge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Giancana
Sam Giancana, was an Italian-American mobster and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957-1966. Among his other nicknames were, "Momo", "Mooney," "Sam the Cigar," and "Sammy."
...Upon his return to the U.S., Giancana joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a witness in the prosecution of organized crime in Chicago. The police detailed officers to guard his house in Oak Park, Illinois. However, on the night of June 19, 1975, someone recalled the police detail. A gunman later entered Giancana's kitchen and shot him in the back of the head as he was frying sausage and peppers.
Earth Hacks - Armory Lounge
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile2465/Armory-Lounge---Sam-Giancana-HQ.htm
...The Armory Lounge was bugged by the FBI in 1959 and stayed bugged for over five years, yielding tons of information on criminal activities in Chicago and around the country. Currently a rather mediocre, though inexpensive and friendly, restaurant called Andrea's.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
DogStar7 Visits The Vandalized The Gravesite Of Mike Todd - Elizabeth Taylor's 3rd Husband
Todd was born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Chaim Goldbogen (an Orthodox rabbi) and Sophia Hellerman, both Polish Jewish immigrants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Todd
Mike Todd talks to a reporter about Elizabeth Taylor. "Miss Taylor? You mean Missus Todd."
On 22 March 1958, Todd's private plane Lucky Liz crashed near Grants, New Mexico. The plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Lodestar, suffered an engine failure while being flown grossly overloaded in icing conditions at an altitude which was too high to sustain flight with only one working engine under those conditions. The plane went out of control and crashed, killing all four on board.
Footage including Mike Todd's Beachcraft, "The Liz" (mentioned elsewhere as Lucky Liz)
Elizabeth Taylor Arrives At The Gravesite of Mike Todd - March 1958
Emotional footage of Elizabeth arriving at the funeral of Mike Todd
Beth Aaron Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois - March 1958
His son, Mike Jr., wanted his father's body to be cremated after it was identified through dental records and brought to Albuquerque, but Taylor refused, saying he would not want cremation. Todd was buried in Forest Park, Illinois, at Beth Aaron Cemetery in plot 66, which is part of Jewish Waldheim there.
In his autobiography, Eddie Fisher, who considered himself to be Todd's best friend, stated: "There was a closed coffin, but I knew it was more for show than anything else. The plane had exploded on impact and whatever remains were found couldn't be identified....The only items recovered from the wreckage were Mike's wedding ring and a pair of platinum cuff links I'd given him."
The Los Angeles Times reported in 1977 that Fisher's story was false; Todd's remains were indeed recovered and buried in Forest Park, Illinois. The remains were desecrated by robbers, who broke into Todd's coffin looking for a $100,000 diamond ring which, according to rumor, Taylor had placed on her husband's finger prior to his burial. The bag containing Todd's remains was found under a tree near his burial plot; the bag and coffin had been sealed in Albuquerque after Todd's remains were identified following the 1958 crash. Todd's remains were once more identified through dental records and were reburied in a secret location.
http://www.slate.com/id/2091218/
In 1977, "Wise Guy" Anthony Pellicano found the body of Elizabeth Taylor's third husband, Mike Todd, which was stolen from a Chicago cemetary. In front of a camera crew from a local news station, Pellicano walked over to place seventy-five yards south of the excavated grave, reached under some leaves, and revealed a plastic bag of Todd's remains. Pellicano's rivals claimed he'd staged the entire episode for publicity.
Sept. 11, 1993, Los Angeles Times. Times reporters James Bates and Shawn Hubler write: Then there was the matter of producer Michael Todd's bones, which disappeared in 1977 from a Forest Park, Ill., cemetery. Todd had been married to actress Elizabeth Taylor when he died in a 1958 plane crash.
The grave robbery made headlines. Police scoured the cemetery in vain. Then a phone rang in the detective division. Pellicano said he had an informant; he knew where the bones were buried. Police met him at the graveyard. Pellicano had an anchorman in tow.
Todd's remains—a few bones and a melted belt buckle—were right on the cemetery grounds, under a pile of leaves and dirt about 75 yards from the grave. The grave robbers, Pellicano told police, had been after a 10-carat diamond ring, a gift from Taylor that they mistakenly had believed was inside Todd's casket.
A 1983 government sentencing report maintains that a mobster-turned-informant told authorities that two mob figures were the ones who exhumed Todd. But the story making the rounds in Chicago even today is that Pellicano orchestrated the event to gain publicity in hopes of being hired to help find Chicago candy heiress Helen Brach, who disappeared in 1977.
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@xdm45acp
I don't have any agenda either, or the need for gratuitous insults.
We see that you came with your personal loaded question. You asked it repeatedly. Few there had any idea what you were referring to ...since it have nothing to do with the event at hand. You still have it in your mind this question "exposes the left" ???
LOL! Just as I told you as we were standing together, you were nothing but a heckler. That's how hecklers are treated. Great footage from the heckler's perspective.
@dogstar7 They invited him to speak at their rally.
@dogstar7 You really assume a lot. I never said they invited him because he is racist... They are just the ones that didn't say what he said was inappropriate..
@xdm45acp
LOL! If you are going to harass people for what they DON'T say,it should keep very very busy. People DON'T say things every day! ROFL!
@dogstar7 Keep ROFL racist.
@dogstar7 I still don't understand why no one would answer the question. Oh, I know why, because the moveon organizers were going around telling everyone not to talk to me.. I guess that was a bad idea, and if any of them were capable of thinking and acting as individuals, maybe their tolerance for left wing racism wouldn't have been caught on camera.
@xdm45acp I don't know why you say MoveOn people didn't talk to you. They are in your video talking to you. They are responding to your question. Some answer the questions directly, others respond however they chose to respond. You didn't get the answer that you wanted. Isn't that what the MSM is criticized for? You had expectations that were not met by others. Life sucks when you wave a camera around.
@dogstar7 The answer I wanted?? The answer I thought would be given, is that it is not appropriate... I can't think of any circumstance it would be appropriate, but apparently there must be, or the individuals in the video, would have said its not. You think its appropriate, and I assume because you are racist, you say so on camera.
@xdm45acp I answer to the affirmative to any smear folks want to accuse me of. Is that the worst thing you could think of someone? It's just my way of getting that out of the way: Assume I am what you say. What does that prove? What do you hope to accomplish by "exposing racist on the left"? Are you a race mixer? Now I guess I don't understand. What point would you like "the left" to concede to you?
@dogstar7 I just think MoveOn.org should condemn racist elements within it's organization.
@xdm45acp
That's commendable of you. It's good of you to point out "racist elements" to MoveOn. Remind us again of Morelli's connection to MoveOn. Do they edit or publish his blog?