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The folks over at Fox Business Network brought on Curt Schilling for a segment Thursday to discuss Donald Trump's disgusting statements about women, even though Schilling isn't known for his championing of women's right, nor has he been a successful business man. He's more of a full-time anti-evolutionary, anti-semitic, anti-Muslim, anti-transgender (etc.) Facebook meme poster and extremely conservative radio host.
Regardless, The Intelligence Report decided to chat with him. The host, Trish Regan, said she wanted to start by asking him about the 2005 tape in which Trump tells former NBC guy Billy Bush that he does whatever he wants to women without their consent, including groping them and kissing them (many women have since come forward and said that Trump did indeed sexually assault them).
But Schilling decided that before he addressed that, he first wanted to set the record straight about something Trump said when he was 46, in 1992. Because video recently surfaced of Trump looking at a 10-year-old girl and saying, "I'm going to be dating her in 10 years, can you believe it?"
Schilling apparently thinks Trump's statement was totally fine and normal. He told Regan he found it hard to believe that she herself has never looked at a young man and thought, "Wow, is he gonna be — he's a beautiful young man."
"No, sorry," Regan says. "You're on your own on this one."
Schilling and Regan go back and forth for a bit before Schilling finally says:
"I've seen my daughters friends, I'm a man, 'Wow, she's a beautiful young lady.' I don't immediately jump to molesting her."
After the segment, Schilling tweeted this:
Schilling then proceeded to continue to defend himself on Boston sports radio on Friday morning. On WEEI's Kirk and Callahan, he argued with sports columnist John Tomase and stood up for both Trump's and his comments about underage children. Tomase said the implication of what both men said is that they seem to think young children are attractive. In response, Schilling called Tomase a "piece of garbage."
Then Tomase said this:
"You know, Curt, I'm going to vote for you in the hall of fame, and that's where it's going to end. I used to say, 'I like Schilling, I think it's great that he's outspoken.' The more I hear you, the more I think you are completely, 100% unhinged."
Schilling seemed pleased by Tomase's statement.
"When people like you think I'm unhinged, I'm doing something right," Schilling said, "because you're what's wrong with this country."
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It's the week in the professional golf year that is, to quote CBS Sports' Jim "Hello, friends" Nantz, "a tradition like no other". It's Masters Week. The precocious, spoiled brats featured in the tiresome Drive, Chip, and Putt competition have been swept off the Augusta National grounds like so many dead azalea blooms (thank God!) and the adults are finally taking over.
This year's Masters promises to be a good one. Of course, you have the red-hot Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy ready to overpower Augusta with their incredible distance, but I'm still sticking with Jordan Spieth as my pick. I know he missed the cut at the Shell Houston, but you could tell his mind was a thousand miles away in Augusta. He's got a lot to make up for with last year's cheap bridge table collapse, and I think he's ready to up his game to ensure defending champion Danny Willett is putting the green jacket back on his shoulders. Besides, if Spieth can play with hickory sticks, he can surely win again at Augusta.
One person who won't be there is Tiger Woods. I've come to believe that you can't believe anything that comes out of the mouth of his agent Mark Steinberg. The guy lies like a rug trying to keep Tiger relevant and in the conversation of everything that is golf today, but you really have to wonder if the guy is coming around to the realization that he just can't do it anymore. I mean, five minutes on the range and he decides he's not going to play at Augusta? He couldn't play when he teed it up at Dubai, and nothing has changed since that tine to make anyone think he's any closer to rejoining the Tour on a regular basis than he was at this time last year. At some point it becomes a question of whether it's all worth it. He had a great run, will always be known as one of the greatest golfers who have ever played the game. Ought to be enough to leave it at that.
And what's going on with the LPGA allowing a phone-in by some Cheetos-eating, 16-handicap couch potato to influence the winner of a professional golf tournament? If I were Lexi Thompson I'd be pretty livid about the whole thing. The LPGA should put a stop to this kind of thing, and pronto.
Masters week is always special. It's the best tournament to watch on TV, bar none. So queue the quaint music, turn up the microphone volume so that every bird within fifteen miles is heard, have a moment of silence for the departed King, and let those words ring out, indicating that winter is truly over and another golf season is upon us.
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Maldives.net.mv – The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi offers a glorious array of gourmet experiences from around the globe and their newest offering will delight wine connoisseurs and gourmands alike. Flavour's restaurant overlooking the radiant blue of the Indian Ocean houses The Wine Cellar. Offering 180 degree views of the ocean, this stunning wine cellar has launched its Wine Academy 2015. Created by the creative F&B team the Wine Academy offers adventurous and unique wine and food pairings, designed to stimulate the palette and create a sensory journey through the world of wine.
Wine Cellar
The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi's wine cellar occupies an enviable position, suspended above the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean. Designed to satisfy the tastes of the international guests who visit the island, the wine cellar is home to almost 2000 bottles spanning 80% of the wine regions globally.
With an impressive library of vintages dating back to 1982, the wine cellar houses some extraordinary producers and unexpected gems. The sommelier team are on hand to make suggestions and guide guests through this unique collection of wines.
Wine Academy
The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi hosts the Wine Academy which is available for all in-house guests. This private wine & canapés offers a frank and honest conversation about the best ways to sample wines. More than just a traditional tasting, this wine academy focuses on the importance of glass ware and how this can affect the taste and feel of the wines in addition to sensual food and wine pairings which offer an incredible taste adventure.
Available daily, the food and wine pairings have been carefully chosen to stimulate unusual notes and flavours in the wine. Wine and food pairings include:
– 2011 False Bay Vineyards Rose with fresh strawberries
– NV Moet & Chandon served in a champagne glass with Claire De Lune Oyster
– NV Moet & Chandon served in a red burgundy glass with assorted roasted nuts
– 2012 Penfolds Koonunga Hill served in a Chablis glass with smoked salmon canapé
– 2009 Cossetti Barbera D'asti Doc served with beef bresaola
– NV Trivento Birds & Bees Sweet Wine with spicy chicken supreme & chocolate macaroon
The wine academy is available from $120/ £77 per person and can be booked directly by any in-house guests at The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi.
Wine Cellar Dinner
In addition to the incredible wine Academy, The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi also hosts an 8 course dinner which takes place in the wine cellar overlooking the Indian Ocean. Surrounded by old and new wines, this dinner is a must try for wine lovers.
F&B Director Ian Lovie brings his unique gourmet experience from both East and West to blend seasonal produce and local seafood combined with the highest culinary standards. This remote island experience pairs wines of the world with exquisite French inspired cuisine. Be guided through a mouth-watering journey of 8 carefully considered courses such as :
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The wine pairings are inspired by the freshest of produce from the finest Australian Blackmore Beef to Line caught Tuna infused with Himalayan Black salt and fresh vegetables from the markets of Bangkok.
Lovie notes, "Our gourmet is paired with fine wines from around the globe, both world renowned wines and boutique wineries from the new world have a place at our mahogany table overlooking the Indian Ocean."
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Good Day Emmaus Rotary!!
Immediately following the regular meeting this Thursday, January 23, 2020 we will have a Board of Directors Meeting. We have a lot to review this week with one major issue needing finalization regarding the breakfast cost increase at Brookside Country Club.
ALL Committee Chairs are recommended to attend to give an overview to the Board. This is important to keep the synergy of our Club running as smooth as possible.
ALL Emmaus Rotarians are welcome to attend our Board of Director Meetings as well. Remember, this is counted as a make up.
Hope to see you all tomorrow for another great meeting. Below is our planned BOD Agenda.
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Sky's the limit for drone uses
The drones are coming. Within a few years, the skies will be buzzing with them, delivering packages, taking photos and video, and even doing such things as working on construction sites, if the vision of many businesses, universities and enthusiasts comes true.
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International predicts the small remote control flying machines will create more than 100,000 jobs nationwide and pump more than $82 billion into the economy during the first decade after the Federal Aviation Administration gives the OK for commercial use of the devices.
The FAA is working on guidelines to regulate commercial use of drones, due by the end of the year, according to agency spokesman Les Dorr. Until then, the agency is sticking by its policy that says no one can use drones for business purposes, except under very special circumstances.
That's just one of the friction points surrounding the burgeoning technology that until recently has been more associated with military use than anything else.
Privacy issues and the potential for overreach by law enforcement are prompting state legislators across the nation to take action.
So far, 13 states have enacted laws addressing the use of drones, and more than a dozen others, including South Carolina, are considering bills, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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For the time being, the FAA says hobbyists are free to fly drones in their backyards, following the same general safety guidelines as those who have flown radio-controlled model airplanes for years.
The agency has allowed some commercial use of drones already, but there are a few restrictions, according to Dorr.
First, you have to use one of two military-grade drones that cost upwards to $100,000. And you can fly it only over water — or in the Arctic.
You also have to get FAA approval for each flight — and you have to have a private pilot's license.
If you want to fly a two-pound quadcopter like the one Taylors-based videography company SlicedTomato Productions uses, you are, according to the FAA, technically flying afoul of the law.
An administrative judge for the National Transportation Safety Board disagrees.
In the only case the FAA has made against someone for using a drone for commercial purposes, Judge Patrick G. Geraghty last month shot down the agency's argument that drones fall under FAA jurisdiction the same as regular airplanes and dismissed its complaint against a videographer who shot aerial footage over the University of Virginia.
The FAA had accused him of reckless flying for swooping under bridges and close to pedestrians.
The FAA has appealed the ruling, Dorr said.
But because of the incredible potential of the unmanned flying devices, there will be no stopping them for long, says Peter Sachs, an attorney/helicopter pilot/private investigator and outspoken critic of the FAA.
"They tried to put the Internet back in its box," he said. "There's no way ever they will be able to prevent it."
The SlicedTomato experiment
Many companies aren't waiting for the FAA to promulgate regulations for commercial use of drones.
SlicedTomato, so named because a tomato slice looks like a movie reel, has continued using drones in its projects while following the developments on the legal front, according to David Broughton, creative director.
"I think we're kind of in a gray area right now where everyone's trying to figure out exactly what to do about it," he said. "So we are just doing our best to be responsible with how we're using it."
The company has conducted test flights with drones in videoing things such as construction sites, athletic events and an amusement park. So far, SlicedTomato is only experimenting with drones and hasn't sold videos with drone footage yet, Broughton said.
The only problem they've encountered so far was a loose propeller nut that fell off, causing a drone to take a tumble while flying in the mountains. That issue has been corrected by using self-tightening propellers.
Legislation can't replace common sense in flying drones, Broughton said.
"We really think there should be regulation, but it should be on a sliding scale," he said. "I mean we don't need to regulate paper airplanes. But the bigger these things get, the faster they can go. And some kind of size or speed limit and also some kind of certification or licensure for the operators, I think, is in order.
"But it would be a real shame to cut these out."
Before drones came along, videographers had to use helicopters to get aerial shots, which can cost up to $2,000 an hour.
And drones also have the advantage of being able to go places a full-size helicopter can't go.
On a recent shoot at Republic Locomotives in Greenville, the SlicedTomato quadcopter was hovering low over a locomotive as it rolled out of the factory. Then it swooped high over the building and circled around the grounds.
"Obviously they have it well under control," said Hugh Hamilton, owner of the locomotive company.
He sells his industrial locomotives all over the world and has seen drones in action in other countries.
"It's unfortunate in that the rest of the world has been using them now for several years, and we're playing catch-up," he said. "So hopefully we will have some appropriate rules for safety promulgated fairly quickly. And then I think we ought to open up the market to all reasonable and appropriate uses of the drones."
Clemson farm drones
Another practical use for drones is for keeping a close watch on crop conditions on large acreage farms, said Chris Post, an associate professor of environmental information science in Clemson University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Such drones can take very high resolution pictures — about one foot per pixel — of a vast field and show problems such as plant stress and disease that otherwise would be very difficult to spot. Infrared cameras also could be attached to drones to pick up things the human eye can't detect.
That would allow farmers to treat specific areas rather than broadcast, saving money and reducing the use of chemicals, Post said.
He's working with academic and commercial collaborators in Switzerland, some of whom have left the United States because of the FAA's restrictions, he said.
Post expects drones for agricultural use to catch on very quickly once the government gives the OK.
"Farmers are forward thinking," he said. "If they see something that's a new tool … they quickly understand it's a better way to manage."
South Carolina legislation
In the South Carolina Legislature, the focus has been on reining in law enforcement agencies' use of drones.
Rep. Dan Hamilton introduced a bill that passed unanimously in the House that would require agencies to abide by written policies that would be open to public view, restricting their ability to use drones for things such as routine patrols and surveillance.
Warrants would have to be issued by a judge in order for them to be used in investigations, and they couldn't be used as weapons, under the bill.
"When I started looking at the possibility of thousands of these unmanned aircrafts flying, I wanted to make sure that our privacy was protected," the Greenville Republican said.
He sees drone surveillance as different from the stationary cameras law enforcement agencies use in public places. Using drones to keep an eye on the public routinely is a potential he wants to outlaw.
"With the way technology is changing I think it's scary to think that they could do that," he said.
The Greenville County Sheriff's Office and Greenville Police Department aren't using drones, spokesmen said.
The Richland County Sheriff's Office is ahead of the curve in that, although authorities there prefer to call their device a "remote-controlled helicopter" rather than a drone.
"To me a drone denotes a large military aircraft," said Capt. Chris Cowan, a spokesman for the department.
One of Richland's deputies, Marcus Kim, is an internationally regarded expert in building, maintaining and operating drones for police use, Cowan said.
His helicopter, which he carries in the trunk of his patrol car, has been very useful during criminal incidents, he said. He cited a bank robbery on Two Notch Road as an example.
"The suspects went into the bank shooting high-powered assault rifles. When they left they were shooting," Cowan said. "They went down the street, fled in a car.
"We gave chase, they jumped out of the vehicle. There was some shooting involved and we used the remote control helicopter to pinpoint their location.
"We feel that that piece of equipment assisted us in probably saving the deputies' lives who had to engage the suspect and also saved some citizens' lives."
His agency's intent is not to infringe on anyone's civil liberties, he said. The same guidelines that protect privacy apply whether you're on foot or flying a drone, he said.
The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina isn't so sure that authorities would stay within the lines without some oversight. The ACLU sent out Freedom of Information Act requests to several law enforcement agencies across the state and was met with resistance, said Victoria Middleton, executive director.
The organization supports Hamilton's bill, which is being studied by a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, she said.
"We don't want to prohibit use of the technology, which certainly has advantages in fire and rescue and emergency situations and appropriately for pursuit of criminals," she said. "But drones have such a capacity for surveiling innocent, law-abiding citizens 24/7 with video coverage, and we feel strongly that there needs to be protocols and policies in place concerning that so searches are not done improperly and video is not viewed by people who shouldn't have access to it."
The trouble with drones
Like any technology, drones can and have been used for malevolent purposes.
For example, a man was arrested last month for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into a prison in Australia via drone, the BBC reported.
In Connecticut, the FAA was investigating a case in which someone was flying a drone over a fatal car crash, according to a FOX TV affiliate.
In Orangeburg, an animal rights group was flying a drone over private property where a pigeon shoot was taking place, the Orangeburg Times and Democrat reported.
"Seconds after it hit the air, numerous shots rang out," the group SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) said in a news release. "As an act of revenge for us shutting down the pigeon slaughter, they had shot down our copter."
And the potential of thousands of drones doing such things as delivering packages, which Amazon is developing a system to do, raises the complex issue of keeping them from flying into each other or into regular aircraft.
Amazon, which has distribution facilities in Spartanburg and Columbia, says its Prime Air system has a goal of delivering packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles.
Already, drones are being used by companies across the country for delivering everything from prescription drugs to flowers, according to published reports.
The FAA cracked down on a beer distributor in Wisconsin who was testing the use of drones to deliver beer to ice fishermen, according to Small Unmanned Aircraft System News.
That website also reported that engineers in Germany have created an unmanned helicopter with a robotic arm.
"Just think, if a fleet of UAV helis equipped with robotic arms could be set loose on a high-rise construction project, the welding, fastening and all other manner of construction could be completed without fear of accidents," the website opined.
Last December, the FAA announced approval of six test sites where experts will be developing a system to integrate unmanned aircraft into the national airspace.
Virginia Tech is working with the University of Maryland and Rutgers University to run one of those test sites.
"With our partners, we firmly believe we can introduce this new technology the right way," said Jon Greene, interim director of the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and an associate director of Virginia Tech's Institute for Critical Technologies and Applied Science.
"Separately the team members have flown unmanned aircraft systems for thousands of hours, and now we have joined together to conduct unmanned aircraft systems research, development, and test and evaluation activities."
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I was so stoked to be interviewing today's horror icon and legend Tony Todd as he for sure does a great job by playing creepy characters that is if you watched the 'Candyman' trilogy or even his special appearances in 'Final Destination' along with him reprising his roles in some of the sequels too.
Yet he is opposite in person and very kind hearted too with a good sense of humor to top it all off.
I met him at the Crypticon Horror Convention and it was great socialising with him since I always wanted to meet him in person to see what he's like apart from his initmidating horror characters and it was an honor I must say.
He agreed to doing a phone interview a year later as he gave alot of great detail on his career in horror and non-horror films.
Some of you may remember him as the leading character Ben in the 1990 Tom Savini remake 'Night of the Living Dead' in which he did a bang on job.
Plus did a string of other horror flicks like 'Wishmaster', 'House of Grimm', 'Vampire in Vegas', 'Hatchet',
'The Graves', 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', 'Army of the Damned', 'Frankenstein' and many many more to come.
He also has done alot of TV work including a brief horror series 'Splatter'
To top his other credits he has done voice over work as well as working steadily doing live theatre.
Plus he worked with many other horror greats such as Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, Tom Towles, Ted Raimi, Robert Englund, Muse Watson, Michael Berryman, Adrienne Barbeau, Dee Wallace, Sid Haig and the list goes on...
Let's get into his long awaited interview shall we???
At what age did you see yourself as an entertainer ?
About when I was three. (Laughs) Then I became capitised when I was in highschool. I discovered that I loved entertaining and had a talent for drawing scripts. Also I loved comic books and was an only kid so I had alot of imaginary friends as a little boy.
Did you see yourself acting in horror films?
No I didn't but I went to college and I got a masters in theatre and stuff and I only thought of myself acting on stage for the rest of my life. And to this day I try to do a stage show every year and a half at least two years as that's my true love is stage. I did grow up loving movies though. My kind wasn't cable though I watched midnight movies and 8:00 Movies I was hooked on them and of course the midnight classics were mainly horror films.
What was your first horror film?
A scary movie I was in was called 'Voodoo Dawn'... Maybe my third or fourth film... and technically my first film ... I did alot of different work... but 'Night of the Living Dead' came along and I remember seeing the original when I was in highschool at a drive in I was mesmerised that fact that Duane Jones was not the american man. 'Night of the Living Dead' was my first film that sawyed Tom Savini to cast me in.
What was it like playing the role of Ben in the remake of 'Night of the Living Dead'?
Ben was big shoes to fill but you know my good friend and I were working on another project in Pittsburgh and told me I resembled Duane and I managed to auditioned for Tom Savini and saw the light and we became good friends ever since. It was a pretty darn good remake.
What kinds of memories do you have doing that flick?
It was nice... my son was born... there was alot of nice stuff with zombies walking around. This was years before 'Walking Dead' normalised zombies.
Now you said you saw the original at a drive in did you watch it again to get the feel of doing the remake?
My job is not to do a memorex. Personally I wanted to put my own spin on it. There's was enough DNA left of me for Duane to make it my own hopefully
Millions remember you as the 'Candyman'. What was it like portraying that role as you were pretty creepy in it?
I got a call one day from my manager at the time I met Bernard Rose a brilliant director and adaptor which was based on the Clive Barker storybook. I knew when I read it and when I first saw the scene's of the bees in his mouth and his chest cavity that I wanted to do sort of the 'Phantom of the Opera' thing and I imagined being the turn of the century to try to create that gothic romance that I was after. That was a role I wanted to be all my life.
What was the most enjoyable scene to do in the original?
All of them. I love acting so my favourite sequence was when Virginia Madsen's character finally comes to the lear and when we finally met person to person it was a gothic romance though she was the love of my life. She was a lovely co-star as well as Xander Berkley, Ted Raimi etc. Just having a wonderful cast.
Which was the most struggling to do ?
Just with the bees we had a million bees on set. When I was a little boy I was afraid of insects. I was afraid of worms specifically so if they had worms they might've found another actor but I knew it was gonna be fullfillable when I was gonna be in a process of becoming an actor and studying and one of the things we learned was fearlessness and not being fearful and transmitting secret things that people make and seeing it in a normal life and bringing those challenges to life
Who did you enjoy working with the most in the film?
I loved every actor that I worked with cause this is a profession that thousands of people are inspired to and only you know... tens of thousands are selected so if you get to that level just be greatful that you're selected and you get paid to do something that you dream about so I have a very few actors I have not enjoyed working with. When selected per say you're getting paid alot of money and giving you free food and you're doing something that's going to be seen by millions of people its not like politics
Do you have any secrets that you would like to share with us by working on that set?
I think it's been pretty well documented. I mean secrets I pretty much had my own process developing and becoming a character that actors and artists keep private like you don't ask like "Oh I choose a particular scene" You feel connected to it and wanna do the best you can and hopefully it'll last forever. Stage however is even more precious because it's once in a lifetime as each performance is unique and that's why it's much more special to me. But I love acting. Acting is appalling and I've been gifted and I've been blessed to keep working. Most artists starve you know?
What experiences would you like to share with us by working on the sequels of these films?
Well I got to continue the process of the character. At least with the segments. The third one was not as good as the first two. At least we've got an action figure out of it as people would come up to me at conventions and there was only supposed to be a thousand of those but there must've been ten thousand of them. It's always good to redo a character because you find new things about it. We're architects, I'm just an architect to build the best building that we can with the material that you have available to you.
You had a special appearance as Johnny Valentine in 'Wes Craven's Wishmaster'. What was it like doing that one?
It was wonderful and I got to work with Robert Kurtzman and the special effects person. That particular character, the hardest part was being in a water tank. There was a real water tank and I had to emerge myself with it not once but twice. When we shot it the first time, something went wrong and they had to repeat it the other day. Eventually that role was rewarding but they had to get it right. But again that exhibits my personal life of fearlessness. Not many people would emerge themselves in a water tank. I'm an avid swimmer, I'm not afraid of water and I always trust my crew. I had a good ATM on the set and they know how to do things well and there's not alot of chaos and a limited repitation and a limited waste of time on set.
Now I loved your special appearances in the 'Final Destination' films. You really lived to portray a mysterious character as a morgue attendant Bludworth. What memories do you have doing this one?
They paid me a whole lot of money (Laughs) They're actually showing a 'Final Destination' marathon today up there in Canada. It's been on a pay channel all day. Some of them have a theme. It seems that Glenn Morgan and James Wong created the movie version based on the story by Jeffrey Reddick who's a great writer. They were also involved writing for the 'X-Files' which I was also involved in and wrote the scene for the film of the morgue which I was involved in. It was a character I got to do was not as drawn or fleshed out but it is still an important part of my gig.
You also did it in my hometown of Vancouver, BC how'd you enjoy working here?
I love working in Vancouver. Solid crews up there, craft services and wonderful locations. Downtown Vancouver and Burnaby there's a reason why it's called Hollywood North. It based my confidence as a character actor. It's great. It's a great city.
What kinds of feedback did you get from your fans from those movies?
From 'Final Destination'? Well people seem to love my work. I don't unanalyze why. Everyone's unique. If you love it then it keeps me working. What I don't respond to is negativity which I rarely get. 'Final Destination' is not brain surgery but it is a confident film franchise that has been successful.
Your role in it was similar to the 'Candyman'. Did they cast you due to it?
How is it similar to the 'Candyman'? There's no book, he's not dead. Nothing similar
With the deepness of his speaking
I have a deep voice that's one of my instruments
Mysterious I guess... They're both equally mysterious
Well no they're completely different. He's a morgue attendant and knows the secret about deaths. The Candyman is trying to avenge on what has happened to him when he was alleged by a mob. Totally different characters.
Okay sorry bout that
There's nothing to be sorry about I'm just clarifying for you
You had the lead role as Sylvian in 'Vampire in Vegas' which was a vampire as you were great with your cold speaking and sarcasm in it. Did you enjoy doing this role?
You watched that movie?
I've never seen it. I enjoyed working on it. I think it was one of the one's that didn't work. It was 10 days out of my life. I've never seen it so I can't speak on it. I've learned though on film's like that like 'Scarecrow Slayer' and 'Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' that you're only as good as your weakest link. So instead of just accepting things that came to me at this point in my life just as getting offers every week and I rarely turn them down cause some actors feel their luck is gonna run out. As I get older I'm more picky and more selective about projects just the way it should be. Whenever is in doubt or whenever I get the same kind of scripts which I turn to be there where the real magic happens.
'Jack the Reaper' looks like an interesting film as it takes place in a carnival. Would you like to share with the readers as to what you play in it and how it was like working on the set of this one?
It was by a woman director so one of the reasons I took it cause I claim that more women should be behind the lens for an opportunity. I play the head of the train historical museum so it was similar to that station where the teenagers robbed so my character there were going to be more of those as they were going to expand my character more. It was big but that was only a day out of my life.
I thought you were one of the best performers in 'Army of the Damned' in which you had a supporting role named Jackson in it? You played a great commander with his aggressions. How'd you relate to the role?
They gave me an actual SWAT vehicle and once you can have something real that you can hold on to and to play with that's handy as a job for an actor and accepting it, leading it and doing it whole heartedly. It was a fun time.
Now I noticed on imdb you were in a remake of 'Frankenstein'. I haven't seen it yet. What was your role all about?
Bernard Rose who did 'Candyman' did an adaptation in it and I played a blind homeless beggar in it. Everyone knows that I have a huge musical affinity and so I got to channel my inner lovely waters and innerscore. If you looked on Rotten Tomatoes we got 100 percent approval. However, Frankenstein was one of the film's that allowed me to realise that unless you have distributorship that you're not going to be seen. 10 or 15 years ago we could make it we had a spotlight back in the days such as Blockbuster, Hollywood Video etc. It had to be either a television show or a mainstream lead if you wanted to get seen. Unfortunately it didn't get distributed the way we wanted it but I know that eventually time will tell but anyone who's seen it loves the film. Xavier Samuel plays the monster and Carrie-Ann Moss who's from Canada Miss Frankenstein and Danny Huston playing Doctor Frankenstein it was a great wonderful experience.
I understand you'll be in many upcoming horror films including 'Death House' which was co-written by the late Gunnar Hansen whom we remembered as Leatherface in 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' would you like to tell us on what to expect with your roles in these one's?
Gunnar was a good friend of mine and one of his wishes while he was diagnosed with cancer was to get this film done. I took my active role to answer his death wish. I haven't seen it yet and can't tell you any more about it. I know that it's tracking well and the trailer has 1.5 million viewers and this coming weekend I'm going to Scare-Con where we're actually going to screen it for the first time publicly so I'm looking forward to it. And my friend Kane Hodder is in it and Dee Wallace is in it. Alot of good people.
Now here's some fun stuff: What are your favourite horror films?
The first horror film I saw was 'Abbott & Costello Meets Frankentein' I'll never forget it. Otherwise whenever it came on I took it seriously. 'Rosemary's Baby' is probably the most effective horror film that I've ever seen. All the early Universal horror films I love such as 'Frankenstein', 'The Wolf Man' and 'The Invisible Man'
If you were a horror film actor for a day whether he was alive or dead who would he be?
Well to be obvious I'd go for Smiley Peter Lorre and I have mad respect Boris Karloff. Fangoria magazine just hit the Fangoria Hall of Fame and I was bound to be initial the woman behind 'Walking Dead', Boris Karloff and myself the first three inductees. I'm really honoured for that.
What show were you in that you cherish to this very day?
TV Show?
Any Show
Well all of them that work. I don't have a favourite I've been blessed that I did over 100 films and over 18 shows and even the plays that were infrequently that I've done a plays that didn't work. The challenges that make them work. I've been on Broadway twice. Have you ever been to New York City?
Well New York City is the mega ground for theatre and arts and being in the city that stays open 24/7. If you're a huge jazz buff you can finish a show and then you have a night to yourself.
What show were you in that you weren't proud of and you'd like to change?
I'd rather not mention them. Very few of them. But again it goes back to as you're only good as your weakest link. So if you're carrying a ball and someone else isn't carrying a ball and two people are looking at two pages of a different script. It's not going to work. I try to find something positive about every experience. When of the things people choose arts as a profession. Whether a writer or a set designer, actor or director cause you wanna do something that uses creative impulse that opposes to corporal self taking skills.
What are your ambitions in life?
A Definite artist if I can. Once we go to the Mars space colony.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Perfect happiness? Well we rescue cats we just brought a new cat in our household. His name is Charlie Parker he is very shy and is hiding in tight spaces and just getting him to unite and looking forward for him to running and chasing tails with each other and having a joy.
Great thanks for giving me all the information on all of this as this is the end of our interview
I hope that this has been helpful Greg.


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SILVERSTONE, England - Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Sunday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg finishing second but under a stewards' investigation.
The triple Formula One world champion's fourth home win, from pole position, was the 47th victory of Hamilton's career and cut Rosberg's overall lead to four points after 10 of 21 races.
Rosberg was slowed by a gearbox problem with five laps remaining and crossed the line 6.9 seconds behind and with a question mark over his result after Mercedes seemingly broke the rules on radio advice by telling him to avoid seventh gear.
Red Bull's Dutch teenager Max Verstappen was third, 1.3 seconds behind Rosberg, in a race that started behind the safety car after heavy rain.


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A consortium of some 20 republican bigwigs(haven't used THAT one in awhile) came out today opposing the fiery,populist media machine known as Donald Trump.
Hillary should be stewing in her own juices,but instead the MSM is making hay from the civil war going on between the two factions of the republican party.
Republican Party Insiders Pen Manifesto Against Front-Runner Donald Trump
Conservative authors are banding together to publish a manifesto Friday denouncing the ideas of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump.
Leading conservatives including Erick Erickson, William Kristol and Yuval Levin have written essays for a special issue of National Review to be published Friday, The New York Times reports.
Donald Trump is a menace to American conservatism who would take the work of generations and trample it underfoot on behalf of a populism as heedless and crude as The Donald himself," reads an editorial accompanying the essays in the issue, according to the newspaper.
The issue will include essays from 22 prominent conservative voices, according to CNN
National Review Pens Letter to Conservatives: Don't Vote for Trump
RNC cuts debate ties with conservative magazine over anti-Trump issue
We expected this was coming," National Review publisher Jack Fowler wrote in a blog post early Friday, calling the RNC move a "small price to pay for speaking the truth about The Donald."
The move by the RNC leaves CNN, Salem Media and Telemundo as the remaining debate sponsors. Earlier this week, the RNC announced that it had severed ties with NBC, the previously scheduled debate host, due to dissatisfaction with the way the network conducted a debate on CNBC this past October.
Group Of Leading Conservatives Unite To Stop Trump From Winning Nomination -The Kelly File
Brent Bozell: We Have to Come to Our Senses… Donald Trump Is Huckster
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Heilemann, Wallace Rip National Review's 'Against Trump': Helps Trump, Stupid
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'My Voice Will Be Heard!' 'Livid' Trump Supporter Goes Off on GOP, National Review in Viral Video Rant
A woman in southern California who supports Trump posted a video overnight that has captured the mood of many Trump supporters fed up with being lectured and condescended to about what it means to be "conservative."
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Yesterday, last-minute negotiations were under way between unionized bus drivers nationwide and their employers over wage hikes on the eve of a planned strike that would halt the operation of nearly half of the nation's buses.
The Moon Jae-in government and the ruling Democratic Party have announced plans to increase indirect financial incentives for loss-making bus companies, but unionized bus drivers in Seoul and most other regions have not reacted positively.
Trade unions representing over 41,000 bus drivers operating about half of 40,000 buses across the country have threatened to go on strike Wednesday, demanding pay hikes and manpower increases in time for the mandatory 52-hour workweek set to be enforced on bus companies with more than 300 employees from July.
Bus drivers, who argue the planned reduction of their workweek from the current 68 hours to 52 will slash their overtime pay by over 1 million won (US$850) every month, voted overwhelmingly in favor of a walkout last week. As required by the labor law, the unionized bus drivers have since held further negotiations with their employers under the arbitration of the labor relations commissions.
Bus drivers in Daegu, a metropolitan city in southeast South Korea, called off their strike plans on Monday after agreeing to a 4 percent pay increase and two-year extension of the retirement age in talks with their 22 companies. About 3,100 Daegu drivers responsible for operating 1,300 buses had planned to walk out.
In Incheon, west of Seoul, labor and management have also reached an agreement to raise wages for drivers by over 20 percent over the next three years, in addition to a two-year extension of their retirement age, averting a strike.
The Incheon Metropolitan Government plans to increase its annual subsidy by 17 billion won to 127.1 billion won this year to help the city's bus companies cover losses incurred by wage increases.
Bus drivers in the southwestern metropolitan city of Gwangju also decided to cancel their collective action on Tuesday, after labor and management there agreed upon a 4 percent pay raise and other welfare incentives.
The unionized workers in South Chungcheong Province also canceled their planned strike, though they were still negotiating with management on wage hikes and other labor conditions, according to officials.
But labor and management at bus companies in Seoul, Busan, Gyeonggi Province and other metropolitan cities and provinces have failed to narrow their differences, although the Moon government has intervened and offered a package of indirect financial incentives.
Bus drivers have asked for financial support directly from taxpayer money to make up for their income losses, whereas the government prefers indirect support and bus fare increases.
The embattled bus companies have asked local and central governments for fare increases and direct financial support, saying they cannot afford the rise in labor costs under the 52-hour workweek system.
Lee Hae-chan, chairman of the ruling Democratic Party, vowed to expand the semi-public bus management system, in which bus companies are in charge of bus operations and municipal governments cover up their losses.
If their last-minute negotiations fail to result in an agreement by midnight Tuesday, bus operations by companies with more than 300 employees subject to the 52-hour workweek will come to a halt in Seoul and many other populous regions beginning Wednesday.
As the possibility of nationwide public transport chaos looms larger, the government and the ruling party said they will mobilize all possible means, including increased operation of subways and taxis, hiring of chartered buses and adjustment of school hours, to help minimize public inconveniences.
The Moon Jae-in government last year introduced the 52-hour workweek rule as part of efforts to stimulate consumption and generate more economic growth. The shorter workweek went into effect in July 2018 for companies with more than 300 employees, but the bus industry was given a one-year grace period.


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Ten on Tuesday: Humming along
Ten on Tuesday: 10 Favorite Holiday Albums
I'm pressed and distracted this week, but I love this topic -- I'm looking to fluff up my holiday music selection and look forward to getting around to all the participating blogs.
I'm being particular this year, loving a well done classic but so very tired of so very many of them -- the same old song or the same old rendition by the same old artist. I think I just need something new! That said, there's old and new mixed in here, and quite a few that are on my wish/contemplation list!
1. Snowed In - Hanson. I love it more and more each year, I think.
2. PTXmas - Pentatonix. I linked to a video the other day and downloaded all the songs shortly thereafter!
3. Home for Christmas - Hall & Oates. I chose this CD as my "free gift" with a recent supply catalog order and I have to say that I was happily surprised!
4. Merry Christmas - Johnny Mathis. This voice has always been a part of my life -- possibly this album, too! I actually have this vinyl.
5. The Bells of Dublin - The Chieftains. I'm not even sure how this CD came to be at my house, but it's been a favorite -- and I think my kids will feel about The Chieftains and this CD the way I do about Johnny Mathis and Merry Christmas.
6. Christmas - Michael Buble. Soon to be mine.
7. Merry Christmas, Baby - Rod Stewart. Also soon to be mine.
8. A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio. Never, ever, ever tire of this.
9. My Christmas - Katherine Jenkins. On my wish list.
10. Under The Mistletoe - Justin Bieber. We shall end as we begin!


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Last night the Paterson Board of Education and the community members wrestled with the latest version of Paterson's school transformation plan. Of the more than three hours of comment and debate, the contribution of the children stands out for me.
Faced with the proposed moving of the upper grades from School 21 to School 6, a seventh grader asked, "Why don't you buy more laptops to increase our learning instead of spending on buses?" Duh.
She and several of her peers explained how the infusion of laptops [and great lessons] had increased their interest in learning and given them tools to pursue their interests. And increased their test scores, by the way. They talked about the power of having a wireless network to make learning possible anywhere in their school. "If you want to help School 6, give them laptops," another student advised.
School 21 students gave us sound advice. Imagine what could be accomplished if we gathered the school community and consulted them about increasing student achievement. When we have completed such an exercise at the community schools [4, 5 and New Roberto Clemente], parents and children have made great leaps as their suggestions are implememted.
The transformation that we are looking for is right in front of us. Will we have the will to engage in the discussion?


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Many of the professionals we work with such as hotels, boat companies, transfers companies etc. worked on this special event. All European media referred to this event as the most beautiful of the year.
Bride and groom were absolutely charming, dresses incredibly elegant (for the bride two models by Armani Privé), guests simply glamorous and a perfect frame: Lake Maggiore and its Rocca di Angera, the venue bride and groom chose for their special day.
Once again Lake Maggiore has been the great scenario for a fairy tale event. It was the same when John Elkan and Lavinia Borromeo got married or when Argentinian show girl Belen Rodriguez and Italian dancer Stefano Di Martino tie the knot. Vanity Fair defined this event "the most waited event of the year and for sure the most glamourous. Longer than an Indian wedding and with more dress changes than Italian Sanremo Festival".
Let's meet the bride and groom first. Pierre Casiraghi is the third son of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Stefano Casiraghi Italian entrepreneur and off shore pilot. He tragically passed away on October 3rd 1990 during off shores world cup in Montecarlo.
Beatrice Borromeo is a model, a journalist and a tv star. She is Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo and Paola Marzotto's daughter and Lavinia Borromeo's sister. Lavina Borromeo is John Elkan's wife. He is FCA (former Fiat) and Exor President.
They fell in love 7 years ago and they tied the know this Summer on Lake Maggiore. A double event.
Bride and groom celebrated their civil union in Monaco and then they planned their religious ceremony with reception to follow in Italy, on Lake Maggiore.
Their long wedding day begun on Saturday 1st August for Beatrice and Pierre.
Religious ceremony was held on small Isolino San Giovanni just in front of Pallanza lake shores.
Midday ceremony was absolutely private with just family members.
The reception to follow hosted more than 600 guests, among them many VIP such as Lana Del Rey, European Royal Families, and of course Grimaldi Family from Monaco.
After the ceremony – celebrated by Don Giuseppe Volpati, parish priest of Baveno – bride and groom and their guests had a lovely boat tour on Lake Maggiore.
In the evening they reached Lombardy side of Lake Maggiore where Rocca di Angera is located and the elegant gala dinner could start.
Rocca di Angera is a medieval castle overlooking Lake Maggiore. It is located on the Southern area of the lake just in front of Arona. A wonderful bend of breathtaking views, ancient courts, elegant rooms make Rocca di Angera a wonderful and unique venue for a wedding!
Beatrice and Pierre enhanced this special atmosphere creating a real fairy tale atmosphere with a special Medieval flair.
Inside the court they wanted a real colourful fruit and flowers market just like it was during the Middle Age. They also wanted a Medieval inspired show. It was a commemoration of some real historical facts happened in the Castle. Then a lot of modern music with dj Matteo Ceccarini. The party went on up to very late at night with joy and fun.
Beatrice and Pierre's wedding was surely a great success. A wonderful event planned in every single detail. Bride and groom were more than happy.
Rocca di Angera has been recently opened for wedding reception and events. It is surely one of the most wanted and exclusive venues on Lake Maggiore.
Now we are sure that its motto will be "Princes for one day, in love forever" and what great testimonial they have now!


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Wooddale Ave. has had many names over the years. It is generally believed that it was called Schoolhouse Road when Jonathan T. Grimes first laid it out so that his children (who lived nearby in Edina) could attend Pratt School at what is now the intersection of Excelsior Blvd. and Wooddale. A map from 1888 shows the (unnamed) road going from 44th Street in Edina, across Excelsior Blvd., ending at Minnetonka Blvd.
An 1891 map calls it Glencoe Road, but this is probably wrong, since Excelsior Blvd. is frequently labeled Glencoe Road as well. The 1893 map calls it Pleasant Ave. between Excelsior Blvd. and Minnetonka Blvd.
Pleasant Ave. from Excelsior Blvd. to the (presumably southern) Village Limits was renamed Wooddale in 1913.
A map from 1914 indicates that the road is called Pleasant Ave., formerly called Garfield.
Pleasant Ave. north of Excelsior Blvd. was changed to Wooddale in 1933, when the Village changed most of its street names.
When studying the history of Wooddale Avenue, it is important to note that before Highway 100 was built in the late 1930s, Wooddale was a major thoroughfare. It was a simple at-grade crossing at Excelsior Blvd., over what is now (count 'em) 14 lanes of traffic.
Wooddale was (and still is) an at-grade crossing at the railroad tracks. Worth quoting in its entirety is an unfortunately undated (but from the 1930s) article about how dangerous this intersection was before automatic crossing gates were installed.
Underpass Demanded After Near Accident at Grade Crossing
An underpass at a St. Louis Park railroad crossing where four deaths have been tolled in the past five years was demanded today as the result of a near-mishap in which a scant four inches stood between 40 high school students and death.
The near accident involved a school bus in which students were being returned to their homes. Crossing at Wooddae avenue, where the M. & St. L. has two tracks and the Chicago & Milwaukee three, the bus was halted by a flagman for a freight train.
Train Bears Down
After the train passed, however, according to a report made to St. Louis Park police, the flagman re-entered his hut and the bus driver started over the crossing, to find a passenger train bearing down on him at high speed. By hunning his motor, he was able to skim across the track with scant inches to spare.
P.M. Ellison, village recorder, said today after Roy Bradley, the bus driver, had made his report, that the village council was seeking an appointment with the state railraod and warehouse commission in order to present a formal demand for construction of an underpass.
Called Good Driver
Requests for mechanical signals have been unavailing, he said and the service of flagmen he described as "unsatisfactory." School busses, he said, are required to cross at the danger spot "eight or 10 times a day."
He described Bradley as "one of the best and most competent drivers we have."
Piecing together the buildings of Wooddale is difficult because the street used to run on both sides of Highway 100, and odd and even numbered addresses didn't always correspond to the side of the street.
The following are some notable buildings in the northernmost section of Wooddale, traveling north to south:
3401: Unknown structure (presumably on the corner) demolished after 1958. Current address of Wooddale Dental.
Wooddale Dental, 3401 Wooddale Ave., 2007
3417: White house built in 1939 by C. Ed. Christy, who had a gas station on Lake Street on Wooddale. In 1947 it housed the Ray H. Christy Insurance Agency. In 1975, Mabel Christy is listed at this address, although other information shows that it held dental offices. Wooddale Dental bought the house and sold it. The new owner moved it to Minnetonka in February 1977 to make way for the new Wooddale Dental building.
Christy house, 1958 Tax Assessor photo
3424: Built in 1958 for the T. E. Ibberson Co. Former President Walt Hanson says that they moved in on Halloween, but there was no glass installed yet, so someone had to guard the building all night to ensure against pranks. In 1979, the company bought the adjacent old post office building at 3425 Dakota from Ed Christy and built a connection between the two. The company sold the building and moved to Hopkins in 1996. As of 2012 it is vacant and for sale.
3524 Wooddale, February 1960
3424 Wooddale, May 2012
3456: Large home/rooming house built in 1887.
3460: Built in 1890.
3506: Built in 1955, probably by J.K. Seirup for the Park Bus Co. Also known as 3550 Alabama and 6015 Highway 7. Demolished in 2006.
3565/3569: In 1939 this was a railroad watering station. From 1939 to '42 it was C.J. Browne Plumbing. A new building was built in 1947 by H. P. Olbrect for a factory, possibly Craftwood Products. From 1950 to '53 it was J.D. Gustafson Plumbing. From 1953 to '59 it was the Waco Manufacturing Co. From 1963 – '66 Edward Thiele owned the Thiele Engineering Co. From 1966-80 it was owned by Charles J. Hoover. In 1970 it was occupied by Norco Oil Co. From 1972 to '87 it was DS Lubricants and had four 10,000 gallon oil tanks. From July 8, 1999 to 2004 it was the home of The Unpainted Place, owned by Dave Fellman. In 2004, Hennepin County bought the property for a future transit station. An interim tenant is Nash Frame Shop.
3565 Wooddale Photo by Emory Anderson
3575: From at least 1944 to at least 1964, this was the location of Northern Water Treating Co., owned by J.W. Copeland. In 1947 it was also Park Plumbing and Heating Co.
From 1969 to 1974 it was Eide Motorcycle Sales and Service, owned by brothers Carl H. and Harold T. Eide. They say that members of the local BPM and Hell's Angels motorcycle "clubs" hung out there, but Harley Davidson would not allow Carl a dealership. The building was demolished in 1975.
3601: Although the names Precision Screw Louver Manufacturing Co. are at some point associated with this address, indications are that it was built in 1947-49 by Minnesota Rubber. One of the last occupants was a Davannis. The building was demolished in 2004. Redevelopment plans fell through and the site was vacant for several years. In 2011-12, TowerLight on Wooddale Avenue (formerly Wooddale Pointe), an assisted living facility, was built at the site. The five story mixed use building includes 113 senior living units, built by Greco Real Estate Development and Engelsma Construction. The site features a Dream Elevator art sculpture, designed by artist Randy Walker. The piece is intended to connect with Park history by mimicking the shape of the Peavey-Haglin Grain Elevator. See stories about the Dream Elevator by the StarTribune.
3630: Minnesota Rubber. Built 1953, demolished 2004. Now Village in the Park.
3631: Something called the Tool Crib is advertised at this address in the 1961 Echowan.
Below is a photo of what the intersection looked like with the Davannis and Minnesota Rubber buildings in 2002, by Emory Anderson:
At one time, Wooddale Ave. existed on both sides of Highway 100 between about 36th Street and Excelsior Blvd. That area is described Here.
The following is a list of notable sites along Wooddale south of Excelsior. Many of the homes are postwar, but these are the early ones.
3946/4017 Utica: Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church
3954/3960: The Parsonage/Billman Funeral Home/Wooddale Professional Building
3971: Nordeen's Studio: Albert C. and Esther A. Nordeen. Not sure what kind of studio, but probably photography. Behind Snyder Drug at Miracle Mile. Residence built in 1930.
3998: Wooddale Flats Condos (former Most Holy Trinity Site). See the story here from the Minneapolis StarTribune dated August 9, 2013. Sketch below by Collage Architects.
4003: Wooddale Evangelical Lutheran Church
4051/59: Plumber Gust Hoglund owned this property as far back as 1924; records indicate that the house was built in 1926.
4105: Built in 1922. Nancy Wanha ran Nancy's Beauty Shop from here in 1972.
4111: Built in 1924. Early owners were A.C. and Marie Hopper (1935)
4121: Built in 1922. From 1939 to 1942, Jacob and Alice Heierich ran the St. Louis Park Studios of Music. Jacob played with the Minneapolis Symphony and taught violin, and Alice taught piano.
4123: Built in 1918. Early resident was O.L. (Oscar?) Johnson (1933). Perhaps this is the Oscar Johnson who had a grocery store at Excelsior Blvd. and Highway 100. From 1942-47, Benjamin Hart apparently ran a company called Homes, Inc. from his house.
4156, 4169,4174, 4177: These are not addresses today, but show up in phone directories from 1935 and 1939. There was a lot of renumbering going on in the '30s, so they might be some of those listed below.
4222: Built in 1924
4224: Built in 1924
4228: Built in 1923
4229: Built in 1924
4230: Built in 1925
4241: Built in 1924
4242: Built in 1925
4251: Built in 1927
4330: Built in 1908
4240: Built in 1916
4346: Built in 1932
4350: Built in 1918
4354: Built in 1926
4360: Built in 1927
4370: Built in 1933
4380: Built in 1927
4382: Built in 1918
4386: Built in 1912