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*Dahmer vs. Gacy (2010) /Falling Down (2010)/Kendall (2009) /The Sphere of the Lycanthrope (2009) /Commute (2009) /Taxi Man (2008) /Grappling with your Demons (2008) /Terminal (2006/II) /"Beverly Hills, 90210″ …. Student (6 episodes, 1990-1991)/"21 Jump Street" …. Officer Watts (12 episodes, 1987)/"Family Ties" …. Ted (2 episodes, 1984-1985)/"Land of the Lost" …. Sleestak Kid (5 episodes, 1976) /"The Streets of San Francisco" (2 episodes,1976)
1) So,Marc,You were like a 'Child Star' in the '70's ?
I wouldn't say child star. My parents exposed me to anything and everything as a baby and a toddler. I took to the camera and loved the attention and they kept taking me to auditions.
2) You had continuing roles on major shows,Any behind the scenes we should know ? Nothing that I can comment on.
2a) The LAND OF THE LOST experience,Notes on "New" Movie ? I was thrilled with how so closely the new film stayed to the true character of the Sleestak.
2b) BEVERLY HILLS 90210,Remake opinion ? That's a part of my past that will never happen again.
2c) 21 JUMPSTREET,Johnny Depp insights ? Other then James Dean, there is no other actor alive that I appreciate and respect more the Johnny Depp. Even when he was "the face that launched a network" he was always rebelling against the commercial aspect of this business. He had to constantly fight to keep his charcter from being more then just the pretty boy. It's been a pleasure watching his career and his choices. He is our generations Brando & Dean.
3) Now you're in the MOVIES…Ever wanna write or direct ? Actually, I have done both. I wrote and co-directed the feature films COMMUTE and TERMINAL (produced them as well, http://www.thecommuteison.com and http://www.terminal2006,com )
I also had my hand in co-writing Falling Down with Ford Austin. I love writing. I love taking my own experiences and then taking that creative liberty and license and let my imagination run wild. I like to be involved in every aspect of filmmaking.
4) BEST of "The WASS" On/Off Set ? On set THE WASS is always prepared, respectful and ready to have a good time. The Wass likes his cast and crew to be comfortable and enjoy the work that's getting done. The Wass is very easy to work with and takes direction well. Off set: The Wass is the best friend you could ever ask for. In a pinch he is there. He is a loving and doting husband and father, and no matter what's going on that day, he brings his lovely, pregnant wife baskin robbins every night.
5) WORST of " The WASS" On/Off set ? On set: if you are not prepared and cause delays, The Wass will replace you in a heartbeat. (Fortuantely this only happened one time) Other then that, The Wass is so grateful and happy whenever he is able to be on set, its very hard to bring out the worst. Off Set: The Wass has very little patience and sometimes likes to indulge in fine Vodka.
6) This is what we said about you in GRAPPLING WITH DEMONS:"
Some good acting especially from Marc, One hopes he is not like this out of character. The ladies had a tough job and The wife got out just in time, Hookers not so much."
Looking back and maybe commenting on 'new' FALLING DOWN,Did you get HURT on set or have any bad reactions after filming ? Thank you, first of all, for the great review. Preparing for Falling Down which takes the Grappling Character and gives him a soul, was an amazing journey. I did suffer a few injuries while filming the fight and rape scenes, but it's well worht it. I'm glad I did all of my own stunts. The only bad reaction I had was my wife and son having to live with this character while I prepared. I spent nearly one year gaining weight, growing hair and exploring the darkest depths of a mans soul. Some days I would wake up, look in the mirror and not recognize myself.
7) DAHMER Vs. GACY,What 'If' This becomes your biggest credit ever ? I would not be surprised. The chance to work with Ford Austin again wa a pure blessing. This film is going to blow people away!
8) One Sentence Descriptions- TOM SIZEMORE , a generous and kind soul who will return to win an Academy Award/FORD AUSTIN ,A genius filmmaker who can make magic with a camera./RANDAL MALONE, When it comes to blood, guts and horror, Malone is THE MAN!!!!!/JED ROWEN, The complete professional, comes in, all business, gets the job done right then loves to party/ATHENA DEMOS,An amazing actress not afraid to take risks.
9) You make the cover of alot of DVDs, Good or Bad ? I say good. I'd like people to recoginze my work. My characters are different and my look continually changes.
10) Final shot…Last Words,Etc.. ??? I grew up wanting to make films and knowing the odds. I feel extremely lucky to be able to make films. While I wish, someday, I will be doing it full time and I can stop practicing law, I realize how fortunate I am to be living out my dream.


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This past weekend was extremely busy with shows both in Kiev and Dresden (with a stopover once again in Riga). It did not arrive and go so quickly without first documenting discussions about Jungle and related topics. Listen in to a couple of the most interesting podcast discussions I've had so far. Over one weekend in two different countries, I sit down with two of the biggest names in the European Jungle scene: Stepkillah and Mighty Melody. Among other topics, we discuss the difference between traditional music and dj-ing versus new electronic genres and digital performances, jungle (of course), breakbeat, party experiences and more.
Tune in to Episode 6:
1. Live clip: BSF Massive Festival Ukraine
2. Freestyle clip: Stepkillah backstage
3. Pre-show Interview: Stepkillah en-route
4. Backstage Interview: Stepkillah (w/ Zhukah)
5. Live clip: Blackboard Jungle Dresden (w/ Mighty Melody & MC Lia)
6. Interview & Discussion: Mighty Melody
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By The GutCheck Team
Oh, mums; where would we be without them? Though it feels sexist to saddle women with the childcare, clothing, and grocery shopping, the reality is that mums are often in charge of these household-related purchases. (She knows best!) But the busy life of a mother is far more than the sum of her purchases, so brands looking to appeal to this often hard to reach target audience must gain a better understanding of how their products fit into the lifestyle, values, and needs of mums everywhere. Below are some of the most eye-opening consumer insights we've gleaned from qualitative research targeting parents and moms in particular.
Moms Are Highly Skeptical of Health-Conscious Food Claims
When it comes to eating better, mums are looking out for themselves and their loved ones. In our research targeting women with children in the household, we found that mums define healthy food products most often by what is left out: artificial ingredients, sodium, fat, etc. They're attracted to packaged food with minimal processing, but reported a lot of confusion surrounding the terminology found on health-conscious food packaging, citing vague terms like "GMO" and "all natural." Though attracted to the implications of this language, moms place the majority of their trust in nutrition labels, verifying any supposed benefits therein. Though qualities like bright colors and natural imagery help indicate a healthier product, moms agreed that certification or evidence that reinforces claims would help assuage their mistrust of CPG positioning. We compiled moms' tenuous definitions of health buzzwords, in the table below, and for further implications for food product packaging, read the full report.
And They Prefer Creative Games That Can Grow with Their Kids
Keeping children entertained is tough, and parents are hard-pressed to find a game that's stimulating, non-violent, and involves brainpower. But that's what makes Minecraft stand out to parents of children 7-12 years old, who value its customizable experience and intellectual stimulation.
"Both my daughters always pick Minecraft first. They rush to their Kindles as soon as they are allowed." —Heather, Children younger than 4, 7-9, 10-12
Parents appreciate the game's focus on collaboration and creativity, and praise it for its lack of explicit violence and promotion of problem-solving skills—qualities lacking in other video games. Minecraft can be played on multiple devices and is constantly being redesigned by the players, making for a game that grows with kids and always feels fresh. Parents want Minecraft to pursue even more customizable experiences—including pricing. Parents shared even more about their attitudes and concerns concerning electronic games in our full executive summary.
Mums Want Toys That Will Last — Like the Ones They Hand Down
In our research of what parents' toy shopping habits for children 6 and younger, we discovered that oftentimes the best toys actually belonged to parents when they were kids.
"My girls have played with all the toys I enjoyed. I kept many of my ponies and Barbies. Each of my girls has also revived a cabbage patch doll." – Female, 36, IA, children aged 10, 13, 16
Parents enjoy handing down sentimental favorites and are open to buying newer versions of classics. This aligns with parents' general aversion to fad toys, preferring original, unique finds that will make for lasting memories. Legos were the favorite of parents and kids alike, namely for their unisex appeal, promotion of imagination, educational stimulation, and staying power.
"I make sure [toys] are age appropriate. I look at how sturdy they are. I do not like to buy plastic junk. Also, whether or not they will outgrow them quickly. I like to buy toys that allow them to use their imaginations and be creative." – Female, 40, FL, children age 4, 6, 8
When shopping for toys, mums are in it for the long haul: they want something that will last for years and hold their child's attention, emphasizing creativity, cognitive development, and social interaction. Building blocks, play kitchens, and art sets were mentioned, while dolls/action figures with unrealistic bodies were widely criticized. Parents lament the age of electronics, cheap plastic, and franchising, so brands should keep the standards of those buying the toy—not just playing with it—in mind. To learn more about how parents shop for toys, check out the report summary here.
And They're Reluctant to Blow Cash on a Halloween Costume
Halloween can be a stressful, expensive nightmare for parents. When we asked them about Halloween costume shopping, most stated that staying in budget is a challenge. Even split between those respondents who DIY and those who shop, all agreed that pre-made costumes from retailers are overpriced.
"Cost is the biggest factor. Typically, if you purchase a pre-made costume, it's flimsy material (not ideal for Ohio in late October), and pretty costly. I can't bring myself to spend $30 on an outfit they will freeze in and wear once." – Female, 32, DIY Group
Each group had pain points specific to their approach. DIYers enjoys creating the costumes, but get frustrated if they can't find the right supplies, or the end product doesn't turn out right. Meanwhile, shoppers enjoy hunting for the right costume with their kids, but get annoyed searching for sizes and quality at a reasonable price. But both groups shop online and in-person at big-box stores, Halloween pop-ups, and craft stores, and both draw costume inspiration from a wide variety of pop culture resources.
Overall, parents want to minimize costs as much as possible: DIYers re-purpose items they own, and shoppers diligently compare selections. All respondents desire more money-saving options at retailers, and one suggested a costume exchange. To learn more about parents' attitudes towards Halloween shopping, check out the full executive summary.
Incorporating the voices of moms into relevant product development may help brands resonate more successfully with this powerful, forward-thinking, cost-conscious consumer force. And if you're looking to appeal to moms worldwide, check out our handy eGuide to the nuances of cross-cultural market research.
By The GutCheck Team
CPG Food Claims Study:
Instant research group of 33 Respondents
Females age 25 – 45, have kids in household under 18, fully, mostly or shares responsibility for purchasing groceries, purchased groceries in last 6 months, cannot include natural foods
Minecraft Video Game Study:
Instant Research group of 21 respondents
Females 18 -64 in the US, have children in the household age 7 – 12
Toy Shopping Study:
Instant Research group of 31 respondents
Females age 30 – 45, kids in household 3+, childhood included played with toys as a child, nostalgic for childhood toys
Halloween Shopping Study:
Instant research group of 31 respondents
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I would love to turn my hall closet storage into this:
My refridgerator into this:
Ahh, look at this matching pantry:
Arrange a coffee table so its pretty like these:
Anyone else a little OCD about their living space? I think doing these improvements will help once winter hits and I am stuck inside a lot more. Plus, with the constant stream of vistiors I have been getting lately (thanks boyfriend) it will be fun to show off my living space and know that everything is put away properly.
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It can happen anywhere, at any age – a fall, auto accident, or sports injury. The result can be a concussion, skull fracture, or bleeding of the brain.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) an estimated 2.5 million children and adults in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. There are more than five million Americans living with a TBI that has resulted in a permanent need for assistance in daily functioning.
A TBI is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. After an injury, symptoms can include headaches, dizziness, difficulty walking, fatigue, irritability, and memory/focusing problems. Symptoms can last days, weeks, or longer. The severity of the injury ranges from mild (a brief disorientation or loss of consciousness) to severe (an extended loss of consciousness or a penetrating brain injury, like a gunshot wound to the head). Mild TBI is also known as concussion. In general, recovery may be slower for older adults, young children, and teens. In severe cases, a TBI can lead to coma and even death.
Life with this "invisible" injury can be a real challenge. Many who experience a traumatic brain injury will suffer from long-term or permanent effects. It can result in loss of speech, memory problems, inability to concentrate for long periods of time, or mood swings. Many TBI survivors are left with severe behavioral, cognitive, and communicative impairments.
The Brain Injury Association of America recognizes National Brain Injury Awareness Month every March to bring awareness to the needs of brain injury survivors and stress the importance of preventing brain injury. Here are some facts from the Brain Trauma Foundation that reflect the relevance of TBI awareness:
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults from ages 1 to 44.
- Brain injuries are most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, or simple falls on the playground, at work or in the home.
- Every year, approximately 52,000 deaths occur from traumatic brain injury.
- An estimated 1.6 million to 3.8 million sports-related TBIs occur each year.
- Moderate & severe head injury (respectively) is associated with a 2.3 and 4.5 times increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- Males are about twice as likely as females to experience a TBI.
Help spread awareness to the needs of brain injury survivors and stress the importance of preventing brain injury. Raising awareness about brain injury helps people prevent, recognize, and respond to brain injury, and results in reduced incidence and better outcomes. Visit the CDC website for facts, prevention, support groups, and more.
Mark Bello is the CEO and General Counsel of Lawsuit Financial Corporation, a pro-justice lawsuit funding company.


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Happy birthday! (I thought I posted that before… but it's been one of those days…)
Goals: Um, about that.
Yes, I set those lofty goals before I checked Michael Lutin. Apparently this week is not the week to try and do shit. Well, NOW he tells me. So, no writing. At. All. Nothing ordered. The books, though, I've about got those done.
In the meantime: Black Butler. Holy shit. I'm watching the shows on Hulu, and I'm considering ordering the first few books. Or I might look for them when I'm in Coda with Marie this weekend.
In the meantime, it's my birthday, and I get to have red velvet cake later. I'm also getting showered with Kindle gift cards. Yessss!


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Friday, September 3, 2010
Another bear in South Africa, plus a new hat
Here's a bear I knit on my trip to New York a year ago - now in the hands of its child! I especially liked that one, because I knit up its "sweater" in colors that reminded me of the cornfields in Indiana, where I went to college. It's nice sometimes to see how interconnectedness plays out. :)
And, of course, here's the newest addition to my line of men's winter hats: burnt orange with navy Fair Isle design. I'll probably make a reversed version with orange on a navy background, for the guys who find orange too bright!
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This inspiring article prophetic gathering by two heroic Roman Catholic bishops and twenty Catholic peace activists deserves a wide airing. Please read, reflect, and then reblog/share!
During the U.S. Catholic bishops' Nov. 11-14 General Assembly in Baltimore, two bishops took time to share a simple supper – soup and bread – and dialogue with about 20 Catholic social justice and peace activists, including myself.
On the evening of Nov. 12, several blocks away from the Waterfront Marriott Hotel, where the bishops were meeting, Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis and Bishop John Michael Botean head of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy (diocese) of St. George in Canton, Ohio sat down with us to dialogue about war making, peacemaking, poverty and military chaplains in light of the teachings of the compassionate, nonviolent Jesus.
In the basement of historic St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Martha Hennessy, a granddaughter of Dorothy Day said, "Based on my understanding of my grandmother's life, I would conclude that priests should not serve in the military, as one cannot serve Christ…
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On December 5th 2012 I made a presentation as part of the AMREF Canada Coffeehouse Speakers Series on Global Development in Toronto. This post expands on that presentation.
The United Nations agreed on their Millenium Goals in the year 2000, to be achieved by 2015. These are summarised in the following video:"
What role does technology have in development?
Concerns continue to be raised about a "digital divide" between rich and poor countries and evidence supports this concern. In 2012, 15.6 % of Africans have internet access while 37.7 % of people in the rest of the world do.
There is debate on whether internet access (mobile or not) is a significant issue in development. The United Nations appears to beleive that it is. In 2000 Kofi Annan, then UN Secretary General, argued that there was a direct link between access to information technology and economic development. The UN has engaged in some efforts to close the digital divide. Others have argued information technology will only make matters worse as the following quote from Norris (2001) illustrates:
"The role of technology has therefore fueled a debate among optimists envisaging the positive role of the Internet for transforming poverty in developing societies, skeptics who believe that new technologies alone will make little difference
one way or another, and pessimists who emphasize that digital technologies will further exacerbate the existing North–South divide."
The debate on information technology and development reflects the broader debate on theories of technology and society generally. The following graphic from Quan-Haase, due to be published in 2013, depicts the main positions:
There are four main schools of thought on technology and society that are classified in two main dimensions: autonomous or human controlled and neutral or value laden. Those who beleive that technology is neutral argue that technology itself is separate from human activity and does not affect human nature and how people behave. Those who argue that it is value laden usually see technological development as human progress – all new development is good.
Those who believe that technology is autonomous argue that technology develops on its own path, altering culture and social structure and that, once the technologies are introduced, humans have little control of their impact. Those who oppose the autonomous viewpoint argue that technology can be controlled by humans. Cultural norms and values determine which technologies are developed and how they are used.
These various views reflect division about the role that information technology can play in development. In developing countries the dominant view appears now to be that information technology can play a positive role as this video about information technology in Nepal shows:
Barriers to internet access in developing countries are still significant. The price of internet access is high relative to local incomes, the lack of connectivity infrastructure and access to electricity along with the main internet langauge being english are substantial barriers.
Case Study: One Laptop Per Child
One example of an initiative that is designed to improve access to technology is the One Laptop Per Child project, championed by Nicolas Negroponte. This initiative seeks to provide a laptop to children in developing countries. They argue that the laptop will "help children to think". It is powered by a handcrank, removing electricity issues and connectivity is achieved through wireless mesh networking which reduces the need for connectivity. One laptop can have a connection and share that with others in the wireless net. The laptop uses free and open source software and is ruggedly built.
Critics of the One Laptop Per Child project argue that it is a dangerous diversion of resources from other development initiatives. While OLPC argues that all children need their own laptop, critics ask why they cannot be shared, that there needs to be a better balance of resource allocation. They also argue that existing low levels of student and teacher IT skill limits the impact that the laptops will have and they note the traditional role played by teachers in developing countries and the non alignment of the OLPC model with this. In recent years OLPC have focused on the development of a tablet.
The case of OLPC illustrates the debate in the development community over the role of information technology that has existed for many years. Today optimists about the use of information technology in development argue that either western and developing countries will become similar in coming years as technology influences development or that normalisation will occur whereby developed countries will take the lead and developing countries will slowly follow. The rapid growth of cell phone use in Africa is cited as evidence that the spread of access to technology will be rapid. Some say that a Global Village Model will develop that will enable global access to education, health and economic services of a standard that was previously only available in the west. They also point to the economic impact of the mobile phone business in developing countries and the possible greater mobile access to education.
Mobile Technology
Mobile technology does seem to be proliferating rapidly today. In 2012, 65 % of the population of Africa have cell phones and this growing at a 20 % annual rate. Widespread access to cellphones in communities is spreading the social impact that they are having. Optimists argue that this will help to overcome social exclusion, improving access to education, healthcare and government services. They also argue that it will help overcome political exclusion through increasing the transparency and accountability of governments and that economic exclusion will be tackled through greater access to markets and money.
Some pessimists in the debate on the impact of information technology in Africa (known as diffusionists) argue that the rich countries will maintain their advantage. They believe that information technology will strengthen multi national corporations. Technology will enable them to reduce their dependence on local resources, being able to have professionals in developed countries play a more active role remotely. They will be able to exist with a weaker local infrastructure and this will cause the division of wealth between developed and developing nations to increase.
The International Monetary Fund has examined the use of information technology in developing countries. They note that in developed countries the percentage of IT spending usually increases as GDP rises and countries get richer. In developing countries this does not appear to occur consistently. They argue that this is due to different political and economic environments. They illustrate their argument by referring to the cellphone and landline markets. Landlines were very slow to spread in developing countries due (the IMF say) to government control of the telephone market. Because the cellphone market has been more competitive, they argue that cellphone access and usage has spread more quickly. Overall, the IMF argue that removal of market restrictions is needed to increase IT proliferation.
NetHope and the University of Waterloo
In the 1950s many argued that technology would have a significant role to play in development. By the 1960s, after many failed projects, it was realised that technology would need to be carefully used and there was the growth of the appropriate technology movement, which focused on the fit between local circumstances and the technology applied. Today there is a widespread belief (although not unanimous) that information technology has a significant role to play in development. This belief led to the creation of NetHope:
In supporting the work of its members in the application of information technology in development NetHope seeks to overcome many challenges that are specific to the developing world. Local cultures and traditions impact how technology will be applied, varying levels of literacy and numerous local languages, misinformation about and mistrust of technology are issues that need to be tackled. Finding solutions that will work with local infrastructure, dealing with bandwidth and environmental issues (such as dust) are common challenges.
At the same time solutions that are developed need to be sustainable. Projects need to produce enough income to cover all of their operating costs, need to be able to be maintained locally, be easy to train people for and ideally need to be able to be widely applied.
For the past six years, graduate students at the University of Waterloo have been working on projects with NetHope as part of a course in International Project Management and Development. In the 13 week course, which is offered in a classroom version and online, students work on live NetHope projects, connecting with NetHope sponsors globally in weekly Skype conference calls. The project results have been practically applied by NetHope. Projects have been undertaken in the following areas:
•Project management practices review
•Global connectivity database
•Last mile connectivity analysis
•Evaluation of mobile technologies in agriculture and health
•Information technology solutions for counterfeit drugs
•Power solutions for Tanzania education
•Red Cross internet cafes and social franchising
•Corporate social responsibility and connectivity
Use of cloud computing by aid organisations
Work is now underway to establish a joint research group between faculty and researchers at Waterloo and NGO practitioners on information technology and development, based on this foundation of research work.


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Amy Zakarin is a leading East Coast publicist, using her trademark forward-thinking strategies and innovative ideas to bring her clients to the forefront of national news and trends. A leader in the luxury category public relations field, Amy has built her career working with visionary leaders, developers, hoteliers and designers in real estate, lifestyle, philanthropy, arts and hospitality.
Having made it her mission to transform the way people look at South Florida real estate by putting the emphasis on lifestyle rather than location, Amy counts the biggest names in the business as her long-term clients, including The Related Group, Fortune International Group, Peebles Corporation and Terra Group.
Her savvy for creating a new perspective on the industries she loves and appeal to the affluent market has attracted the corporate and cultural sectors to seek out her public relations counsel, from Artefacto and Art Miami, to Merrill Lynch and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Known for her creative and strategic campaigns, Amy draws on an extensive network of media, social, corporate and community contacts to develop a multitude of high-profile marketing and press opportunities for her clients.
Her community involvement and fundraising focuses on animal welfare. Among Amy's personal campaigns is her commitment to retire Lolita from the Miami Seaquarium, working closely with PETA and Orca Network, as well as her fifth consecutive year chairing Brunch for the Animals with Humane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-A-Pet, in which she shaped and elevated the event into an all-star afternoon for dogs and people. Amy also supports ongoing local initiatives aimed at lowering the unwanted pet population with spay and neuter education and access.
Amy's background includes a senior executive position at Burson-Marsteller, the world's largest public relations firm. Just prior to opening her own company in 2001, Amy was Vice President at Len Dugow & Associates, heading the PR division for both the Miami and New York offices.
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The best tip for understanding if your lovie is happy is to observe its cat behavior and interpret the following typical signs of a happy feline.
Nice to see you
It is a typical behavior of a feline that is happy to see you, to place its tail upwards,while the maximum in terms of happiness is a tail upright and with a little curl at the end.
Also, a happy cat's ears are always erect and eyelids might be slightly lowered.As you might have notice, your cat also shows you its affection by rubbing its face and body against you and by purring a lot.
Happy and talkative
Cats tell us all with their behavior and of course with long meow conversations. Generally, a tip to analyze its language, is by taking into consideration, the sound of the meowing. For example, the highest sounds mean "happy" while more serious and soft sounds can mean frustration. A quiet cat can express with its silent behavior either happiness or discomfort. What a mess! I know…but that's why we love so much our enigmatic fluffy friends.
Happy and relaxed
As we said, a cat with its behavior can reflect clearly…or not so clearly, its happiness. So, a cat that is happy and relaxed, rests with the front legs folded,its ears forward and its eyes sleepy. This behavior means "I am happy and sleepy…zzZ " Also, another tip to understand if your cat is happy and relaxed, is to look in its eyes and observe if it will respond to your look with a slow blink of its eyes. This common cat behavior is a sign of real pleasure.
Another tip to make sure that your cutie is very happy and relaxed, is to cuddle it and notice if it will begin to move its paws like it kneads something or like it massages you. This is a common behavior of a kitten when it suckles from its mother's breast,and with its paws tries to stimulate milk flow.So this movement is also associated with pleasure.
Happy and playful
Playing is a cat behavior that signifies, above all, joy. Any carefree playing,or fighting with legs is a sign that your cat has a good time.Cats not only play with objects but also with other animals and people they trust. A last cat tip to remember, if you want to understand if your cat is in a playful mood, is to observe it when it is on your side. If it starts to slightly shake its tail,it wants to say "I'm ready to play!"
My fluffy cuteness, Bella in a relaxed and playful disposition! ♡•♡


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Hello everyone,
I am a new member in this forum. I want to share my trading system and trading journal with you. Because I know it helps me to follow my trading plan regularly.
Trading Balance.
Forum posting bonus from MT5 forum - 63.60 USD (This is my first bonus . Thanks, InstaForex )
Black Frame Talent contest - 20.00 USD (Win two times last month)
Total = 83.60 USD (02 Dec 2016)
Trading Strategy.
I am a swing trader.
Pair: EU only
Trend Chart: D1, H4
Entry Chart: H4, H1
How I take an entry.
It is a process. I check all steps before taking an entry.
1. Market Fundamental.
Every weekend I make a fundamental note for next week. Write down all major economic event of EU. Try to understand the fundamental trend.
2. Identify technical trend.
I am using simple Moving average (20, 100, 200) to identify a trend. I am also using stochastics to confirm the trend.
3. Identify major S/R level.
Recent swing high/low in h4 and H1 time frame use as S/R level.
4. Trade Setup
Candlesticks, Chart pattern, Moving average touch and back.
5. Trade confirmation
Running Candle buy/sell, Pairs basic characteristics.
6. Money Management.
Lot site 1k= 0.50 insta lot.
SL = 50pips to 100pips. Per trade risk maximum 5%.
When R:R=1:1 set breakeven.
Monthly Target:200pips. 10% only.
Per week maximum 1-2 trades.
7. Take an entry.
Finally, after completing all the steps I will take an entry in two points.
1. Trend reversal.
2. Trend continue. (most of the entry)
My trading principles.
1. According to situation use your common sense.
2. Minimize loss and maximize profit.
3. plan your trade and trade your plan.
I will update each entry by four steps.
1. Why I take this entry?
2. What is really happen?
3. What was my mistake?
4. what will I do in future?
I know it is very difficult to follow this plan. But I will do it. If you have any suggestions or questions about this, please let me know.
Already took an entry in last week. Win 40pips in my first trade. Thanks Allah


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A photographer shouted at Caitlyn Jenner 'Oi Bruce, get your d*** out' as she left the British LGBT Awards in London.
Police have launched a hate crime investigation after the incident on Friday night, the Daily Mail reported.
Jenner was a guest at the ceremony, where she received a Loud And Proud trophy following her transition from Bruce Jenner in 2015, which she has spoken about publicly.
As she left the event at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London an onlooker hurled transphobic abuse at her until she got into a car.
It is also claimed that someone threw something at her while the vile comments were being made.
A source told The Sun Online: "Caitlyn had an amazing night and when she won her award the room went crazy.
"She'd had such a wonderful time but as she went to leave the whole atmosphere changed.
"Someone shouted to her, 'Oi, Bruce, get your d*** out'. Then someone else threw something at her. It was horrible."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that officers had been called to the address on Friday night.
He said: "Police were called on Friday May 12 at 11.40pm to an awards event in Great Queen Street, WC2, following an allegation of a hate crime.
"Officers attended and spoke to one of the organisers who alleged that a photographer had verbally abused a woman and a man as they were leaving the event.
"No arrests have been made. Enquiries are ongoing."
Jenner, who was previously married to Kris Jenner and whose six children include reality stars Kylie and Kendall Jenner, has been in the UK promoting her book The Secrets Of My Life.
The former Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete made a documentary, I Am Cait, about her transition in 2015 with appearances from her loved ones including Kim Kardashian, who spoke about her admiration for Jenner's bravery.
Jenner's representatives have been contacted for comment about the British LGBT Awards incident.


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Last week marked my return to work after a long stretch of time on the road. I was really excited to be back at the office and to begin to sort out some major changes and projects on the horizon. A really funny thing happened on my way up the hill from the parking lot on Wednesday morning.
I had received a HUGE batch of paperwork that needed to be sorted into groups for response. I took the paperwork home in the top of a copy paper box and spent Tuesday night watching tv with my husband and sorting papers. I know, every girl's dream.
On the way to the office, I shouldered my customary multitude of bags and balanced the box of papers on my arm. Deep in thought, I was trudging up the hill, thankful that for once the wind wasn't blowing. I was just about halfway to the building when a man's voice jolted me out of my deep thinking. It was a guy driving a van for a local newspaper; I am guessing he was finishing his campus deliveries for the morning. He yelled, "Dooonnnnuuuutttssss!," as he drove by.
I THINK he must have mistaken the box of papers for donuts. Still, I am so confused about why he would yell, "Dooonnnnuuuutttssss!," to a complete stranger. Did he think I would wave him down and give him one? Did my reputation of frequenting Varsity Donuts grow to the point where strangers driving newspaper vans know to watch for me?
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Joan Bagby McClainDecember 21, 1947 ~ July 4, 2017 (age 69)
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Joan Bagby McClain, age 69, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. She was born on December 21, 1947, in Dallas, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, John E. Bagby, husband, Lawrence "Butch" McClain, and sister, Patricia Bagby Matthews. Mrs. McClain worked as a continuing education coordinator for over 30 years at Chattahoochee Technical College.
Survivors include her son, Marc McClain & Rose Lobello of Kennesaw, GA; mother, Margaret Hutcheson Bagby of Dallas, GA; brother, Joel P. Bagby of Dallas, GA; Emily Long, who was like a daughter to her; Aiden Long who was like a grandson to her; and her 50 year BFF, Hettie Sapree.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at 3 PM, from Clark Funeral Home with Cindy Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Paulding County Human Society, P.O. Box 674, Dallas, GA. 30132.
Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, GA, is in charge of arrangements.(www.samclarkfuneralhome.com)


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I arrive late at this Italian joint in the West Village, and Lou's already here. He's punctual. Black tight jeans and a blue flannel shirt covering a powerful chest, barely showing a dark tangle of curly hair slightly grizzled. We greet each other. He rubs his face, once boyishly handsome and now rough and lined.
NO DOUBT - OF A CERTAIN AGE (Sept. 2012 #107)
R.E.M'S PETER BUCK LAUNCHES MUSIC FEST IN MEXICO La Stampa, Dec. 19, 2011
By Rex Weiner
LOS ANGELES: On September 21, the day that R.E.M. shook the rock world by officially announcing its breakup after 31 years and one last album, guitarist Peter Buck was already gone, beginning the rest of his life south of the border, "with my sombrero and a margarita by the pool," he told La Stampa in an exclusive interview.
With bassist Mike Mills and frontman Michael Stipe, Buck recorded 15 albums with the Grammy-award winning alternative rock group, starting in 1979 in Athens, Georgia, and toured the world. But with that part of his career over, Buck recently purchased a house in a small Mexican town called Todos Santos on the Baja California coast, about 45 miles north of Cabo San Lucas, where he and his fiancé are busy launching a three-week music festival January 5 through January 21 featuring Buck and some of the most influential players in the independent music scene.
Buck has not taken the farewell spotlight alongside his two more outspoken R.E.M comrades, other than to issue a statement saying, "we walk away as great friends." But in his first interview since the breakup announcement, he says he is speaking to La Stampa because "Italian fans are the most enthusiastic on earth," and also because he wants the world to come to Baja for the festival which he hopes will become an annual event.
Singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock and ex-Dream Syndicate leader Steve Wynn are two of the many musicians flying in to the picturesque colonial town at tip of the Baja peninsula to join Buck at the Todos Santos Music Festival, presented by the Hotel California, the legendary local hostelry. All proceeds from the festival will benefit The Palapa Society, a local non-profit organization that provides educational services and scholarship for young Todos Santos students.
To organize the festival, Buck has partnered with the colorful Hotel California (www.hotelcaliforniabaja.com), originally built in 1948 and renovated in 2001, winning numerous awards for design and décor. The original 16 rooms were transformed into the eclectic 11-suite hotel on the town's main street that in the past, according to local lore, may (or may not) have inspired the Eagles' song. Along with several of the town's boutique hotels, the Hotel California is offering special rates to guests coming for the festival, and several resorts in Cabo San Lucas and nearby Pescadero will run shuttles to the shows.
The music starts at 8PM each evening. "We'll play two sets each night four nights a week, for three weeks," said Buck, "a total of twenty-three performances." That includes a final free concert at the end of the last week in the town plaza. "We will rehearse at my house during the afternoons," Buck said. He's doing it because "my social life is playing music people. I've been doing this since I was thirteen years old."
Buck also believes in the charitable cause. "I feel if you're part of the community, you have to contribute something," he said, pointing to the many benefit concerts and community support that R.E.M performed during their days in Athens, Georgia. In this case, Buck says he has written a personal check for $10,000 to the Palapa Society in Todos Santos and is paying most of the expenses for the festival. While all of the shows are free, a certain number of reserved seats may be had for a donation. He hopes to raise another $10,000 through sales of posters and t-shirts (you can find the event on Facebook at "Todos Santos Music Festival 2012").
Buck last toured Italy with R.E.M in 2008. The group was one of the few American alternative rock bands to play in Sicily, doing a concert at Catania Stadium in August, 1995 during their Monster Tour, thanks to their friendship with Francesco Virlinzi, Catania-born music producer, and R.E.M fan. Buck owns an Italian-made bowl-back mandolin—a gift from Virlinzi, who died in 2000—which he plays mostly at home or in his recording studio.
Buck is looking forward to living in Todos Santos, a laid-back spot for surfers and artists. But he admits that the day of the breakup announcement was "a sad day. But it was also a relief." He said the group had decided on the breakup two years earlier. "We wanted to go out on a high note," he said. "It was all amicable, and just time to move on."
But more than that, it's clear that the business of being R.E.M was going stale for him. "Do I really want to go out on stage and play 'Losing My Religion" once more time?" he said. "I don't want to be in an oldies band." Inducted with the group into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, Rolling Stone counts Buck as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and their last studio album, Collapse Into Now, one of the top 50 albums of 2011.
Other groups, of course, are continuing on the rock n roll road even longer than R.E.M. "I love seeing the Stones," said Buck, "and I will go on seeing them play. But what they do is not something I want to do. A lot of bands out there should have shut the door long ago."
In fact, Buck says, he is not the rock n roll party animal type. "I enjoy playing the music," he said, "it's a lot of the other stuff I don't like. I don't enjoy having my picture taken, I don't like being interviewed, and I don't go out to parties." When the breakup announcement was being planned by the group and its management, Buck opted out.
From now on, for Peter Buck it's a sombrero and margarita, playing his guitar with friends down in old Mexico.
ROBBIE ROBERTSON - "THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF" Rolling Stone Italia, April 2011:
He wrote "The Weight," ranked #41 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Songs of All Time list. With its maddeningly ambiguous lyrics, from the opening line—"I pulled into Nazareth, I was feeling about half-past dead…."—to its harmonized refrain—"A-a-a-and you put the load right on me"—it remains one of the most enigmatic popular songs ever written. And here was the songwriter himself, Robbie Robertson, seated across from me in this restaurant all dressed in black. He was laughing with the waitress, a slim blonde named Stacy.
Far from Nazareth, we were in a place called Craft, a restaurant in Los Angeles where the 22 ounce sirloin steak is $54.00 and the New Jersey pheasant will set you back $32.00. We were surrounded by men in business suits drinking after work, mostly Hollywood agents from the big talent agencies in the nearby office towers. They were accompanied by the kind of well-dressed women who marry men who go to work every day in business suits, but maybe not the ones they were with here tonight. The restaurant owner was Robbie's friend, which was why he chose this place to meet.
We were here to talk about "How To Become Clairvoyant," Robbie's first album in more than ten years, his fifth solo work since leaving The Band in 1976, and the fourteenth album he's played on since "The Weight" was released on The Band's "Music From Big Pink" in 1968. It's a good album with some very good songs and contributions from Robbie's old friends Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, some new friends like Trent Reznor, and how all that came together is what we were here discuss, but Robbie was hungry.
"I haven't eaten all day," Robbie told Stacy. "Bring us some snacks." From the sommelier he ordered a glass of wine, requesting the El Capitan, a Santa Barbara Syrah, 2008 vintage. Make that two glasses, said I.
Expecting someone mysterious and elusive, I was ready for the singer/songwriter and lead guitarist from The Band to be a difficult artiste, like Bob Dylan, with whom Robertson and The Band toured in the early days, or Van Morrison, a close pal of Robertson's. Anticipating a tight-lipped man, reluctant to reveal himself, jealously guarding his hidden soul, I was going to ask him something challenging right away, a deep question like: What the hell does "The Weight" mean, particularly the part about "Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me at the bar…"?
But a few minutes into the conversation, and after a few sips of the excellent El Capitan, it became clear that Robbie was no mystery man. Smiling, loquacious, with a genuine curiosity and sharp intelligence, he was ready to get personal, which was good because "How To Become Clairvoyant" is a collection of twelve deeply personal songs. He was open to talking about anything at all—even drugs, which was my fault because I brought up the subject. Wild behavior, and the price you pay, is part of the confessional Robbie delivers with this album. So it was understood, without saying, that each of us had done his share of misbehavior and illegal substances.
Robbie described how when he first joined Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks in Toronto in the early 1960s when he was in his teens, a lot of musicians on the scene were popping Benzedrine pills—"Bennies." We talked about the varieties of amphetamine: Dexedrine, Dexamyl, Black Beauties… the green-and-whites were my favorite.
"So what happened," Robbie asked me, looking me in the eye. "You don't like speed anymore?"
"No," I lied. My editors wanted this article done in just couple of days. Damn, how else was I going to get this done without the usual chemical assistance?
"Makes you smoke a lot, doesn't it?" Robbie reminisced. "Cigarettes tasted so good." Shaking his head sadly, he said, "You know, there are a few things in my lifetime that I regret. One is all the cigarettes that smoked. Because it really beat me up. I did great damage to my respiratory system."
But if he had not smoked all those cigarettes he wouldn't have his very cool and unique raspy singing voice either, I was thinking of saying, but instead asked Robbie if he had a cigarette. If he did, we might have stepped outside for a smoke, because I was dying for a cigarette. But no, Robbie and I agreed, we don't smoke anymore. So we just sat and drank wine and ate from a parade of appetizers Stacy brought out—oysters, sausage, lamb—and plunged into the past.
Robertson was born in Toronto, Canada. His father was Jewish, his mother a Native American of the Mohawk tribe. He grew up learning, guitar on summer vacations at the Six Nations Reservation, where his mother was born and raised. His Indian roots would later lead to working with The Red Road Ensemble on the soundtrack to the 1994 television miniseries, "The Native Americans," with a selection of songs issued as an album. Tribal spirits also inspired his 1998 album, The Underworld Of Redboy, which led to a one-hour TV documentary "Robbie Robertson: Making A Noise."
He joined a touring bar band led by Ronnie Hawkins that became known as Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, which included the players who would later form the nucleus of The Band. Leaving Canada, they toured the southern states on what was known as the "Chitlin Circuit," a tough series of one-night stands in bars and honky tonks that polished the young guitar player's riffs and shaped Robertson's profound repertoire of American music.
Robertson captures the feeling of coming of age on the North American road in the Fifties and Sixties in a track on the new album called When the Night Was Young:
We headed straight south in a sundown light
On highway 61 through the delta night
We shared the backroads with cardsharks and grifters
Tent show evangelists and Luke the Drifter
The backup vocals of Angela McCluskey on this track ring out behind Robertson like a doo wop angel. McCluskey has earned a cult following since her days with the Wild Colonials. In music circles, she is known as a singer's singer.
"She has a great sound," agreed Robbie, pleased to have chosen her to sing on his album. "It just shows you I know what I'm doing."
That may true, but for Robbie, knowing what he's doing seems to come only after a bit of exploration. How to Become Clairvoyant began with a trip to London in 2008. Robertson spent three weeks in a studio with Eric Clapton, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Ian Thomas.
"Eric and I are old friends," he recounted, and they had been talking about doing something together for years. "We didn't know what we were doing. We had nothing specific in mind yet. We said, let's just do something and see what happens. So we recorded some tracks. And Eric said to me, this is really your record. I would love to be supportive—sing, play—whatever you want."
But then director Martin Scorsese called. Robertson had collaborated with Scorsese over the years on many films including Raging Bull, King Of Comedy and The Color Of Money. Scorsese, of course, directed The Band's epic farewell concert film, The Last Waltz. This time, Scorsese had a new project, Shutter Island, a thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
"I had to switch gears," said Robertson, who jumped off his own project into a totally new realm of music for Scorsese's project. "I said to Marty—I think in this movie we should use all modern classical composers like John Cage. I was talking about going deep into the well. I went completely into that world and when I came back to the album, I had a particular cinematic vision of what should be done to finish it."
As if casting people in parts for a movie, Robertson brought in McCluskey for backup vocals, guitar hero Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, pedal steel wizard Robert Randolph, and Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails, along with Winwood and Clapton. His aim: "To complete a collaborative vision. There was a lot left to do, because some of these songs were just a germ of an idea."
Unlike his other albums, which were recorded in a single long stretch, this album benefitted from the long interruption. "Having that break was something I'd never experienced before – to go away and come back with some clarity instead of exhaustion – it made this album what it is."
During the making of "The Last Waltz," Robertson and director Scorsese spent a lot of time together. In fact, they were housemates. The hard-rocking track "He Don't Live Here No More" is about that time, "a song about excess," according to Robbie. "It was a lifestyle of the time that most of my friends went through, some came out the other side, and for some, the train ran off the tracks." The song features Clapton on harmony vocal and electric and slide guitars alongside Robertson playing a soulful solo on his 1928 Martin 00045 "gut string" guitar.
Got a ticket on the mainline
I was stranded on the fault line
I got wasted on the moonshine
Too far gone
"The Martin 00045 is an exquisite instrument," Robbie told me. "Martin has a new version, they're going to start making them again. And on this album Eric is playing it or I'm playing it. Eric gave up his own classical guitar made in Spain," because Clapton liked the sound of Robbie's gut string better.
"It's a thread through the whole project," Robbie said.
Clairvoyant is a guitar album for guitar aficionados, for anyone who appreciates the whole history of the guitar virtuoso, or "axman" as such as player is known, which is the title of one of the album's best tracks.
They say the axman's coming
In a long black car
They said the axman's coming
He plays a mean guitar
Robbie's song calls out the names of rock and blues guitar heroes, including Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughn, T Bone Walker and Link Wray, Elmore James and even gypsy jazzman Django Rinehart. He sings of Delta Blues master Robert Johnson and "Jimi James," the name Jimi Hendrix used when Robertson first met him, all "Brothers of the blade," as the song celebrates them.
The song is a hymn to the six-string instrument with which Robertson won a place as Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, as did Clapton, whose friendship Robbie also celebrates.
"It's as if our guitars are talking to each other," Robertson said. "And it's always been that way--natural and comfortable. It's like in The Last Waltz when Eric's guitar strap fell off and I picked it up. We had each other's back."
Another track called "Straight Down the Line" explores the history of rock from its origins in blues, gospel, rockabilly and pop, "From the Chitlin' Circuit to the Peppermint Lounge," as the song goes, and recalls a meeting between Robertson and classic bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson.
Been run off more than once for goin' underground
Where I met an old bluesman with a walking cane
In the days before they became Dylan's backup band, Robertson and his bandmates were proposing collaboration with Williamson, but the elder statesman of the blues was a purist. He thought over the idea and according to the song:
Then he took a little drink
And I heard him say
I do not play no rock and roll
Would not be moved to sell my soul
"I loved that about him," recalled Robbie. Williamson died a short while later, a bluesman to the end. It was a similar case with the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, whose influence was felt by Robertson and endless numbers of rock, pop, and soul singers. As a Rock n Roll Hall of Famer (and inducted this year into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ) Robertson suggested to the induction committee that they honor Jackson.
"They got in touch with her family after she'd passed away," Roberson recalled, "and they said no thank you. Mahalia Jackson does not play no rock and roll."
Robertson pointed out that Frank Sinatra also stood apart from the music that became the sound of the last half the 20th Century. "Those were three characters," Robertson said, with the admiration due to practitioners of pure art, "who do not play no rock and roll."
this is where I get off
The breakup of The Band, one of rock's greatest ensembles, has always been the subject of much conjecture. The genius of each member—Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm, and Robertson—contributed to an enduring sound from a band that recorded seven classic albums (before he split from the group), played a memorable set at the Woodstock Festival, and toured for 16 years. What went wrong?
Robertson sighed, looking thoughtful as he sipped his El Capitan. "Some groups have been together forever and are still productive and inspiring one another. Others—it does go stale," said Robbie. "In our situation we hit a wall. We were called The Band. All the individuals played an extraordinary part. When one of those wheels goes flat, the others can't drive as fast. When two wheels go flat you're limping over to the side of the road. Three wheels go flat and you need to shuffle the deck, re-group."
Robertson has been reluctant to talk about it all these years, but he relates the story of his departure from The Band poetically on the track titled This Is Where I Get Off
Walking out on the boys
Was never the plan
We just drifted off course
Couldn't strike up the band
Robertson blames the breakup on the nature of the era. "It was the late 70s when there was such an indulgent drug-ridden culture. You would say hey, this worked very good Tuesday but Wednesday and Thursday were fucked. Like somebody you had great sex with last week but now when you see them it doesn't work anymore. It was that kind of situation—addictions were ruling the creativity. I didn't know how to communicate through the fog. You try and keep trying and keep trying until you get to a point where you say, you know what? I'm falling apart trying to figure this out. For my own sanity and my own survival I need to step aside, even if I'm just as bad as everybody else."
The breakup led to a bitter dispute with Levon Helm over song copyrights that has since been settled. "It is so long ago, so in the past and life is so short," Robbie said." I have such great love and respect for Levon, so many amazing experiences that I've had with him, and that's where I keep that."
Backup vocals on "This is Where I Get Off" are performed by Rocco DeLuca, a rising young artist who specializes in open-string Dobro and often opens shows for Daniel Lanois. DeLuca will be joining Robertson's backup band on upcoming TV show appearances promoting the album.
Describing DeLuca's high falsetto, Robbie says the singer's voice is "like Richard Manuel," his old Band-mate who died in 1986. Rick Danko is also gone, dying in 1999.
"Do you miss those guys?" I asked him.
Robbie took a deep breath and looked down at the table. "Of course I do. Yeah. They're like brothers. It's not like you forget or get used to the idea that they're not here anymore. I often catch myself thinking—What would Richard think about that? I'll be working on a song and this is when I would ask Richard—What do you think about this? He would always have something progressive for me in his observation of what I was doing. And we co-wrote things together. So it was it was that habit just being extended. He would write something on his own and he would say to me, Hey do you think we should go to a bridge here? We grew up doing that. And yes," said Robbie. " I miss him dearly."
So just pull over
To the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong
'Long the way
As we left the restaurant, an old blues song was playing on the sound system. I suddenly recalled that Nazareth is the hometown of the guitar manufacturer C. F. Martin & Company. I wanted to ask Robbie about something but we were shaking hands on the sidewalk and we both had places to go and people expecting us. I remembered something he had said earlier in the evening.
"Sometimes it's easy to find a good opening but it's hard to find a good finish." He was talking about writing a song, but he laughed and added, "In life, too…:"
Robbie stepped into his car and was gone like Luke the Drifter, only in a Mercedes and with song lyrics hanging in the air….
How to become clairvoyant
That's what I want to know
Just tell me where to sign
And point me where to go…


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Twenty years ago I wrote about a convicted serial killer named Douglas Clark. He hated to be called Douglas, because classmates nicknamed him Dougl-ass in school. He would only be called Doug. I met him after writing a piece about a woman who killed her boarders in a Sacramento boarding house. All old pensioners. Her name was Dorothea Puente. This was in 1988. She has since become known as the Boarding House Murderer.
Doug sent me a note saying he was on death row and was interested to read my story about Dorothea because I seemed open to the idea that a woman could be a serial killer. I had simply written the facts of the case to that point; he was shooting blind. But he asked that I visit him. I did, and over the next year became caught up in his convoluted story.
In the end, I came to believe he might be innocent of his crimes, he was a villain in all other respects, but his trial had not established his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, since virtually all the evidence came from his former lover and roommate, Carol Bundy.
I came to believe she had done the crimes, either with Doug or her lover, an Australian lady's man named Jack, whom she later murdered. This is how she did it. She had sex with him in his van, then got him to turn around and shot him in the head, cut that off, and then stabbed him in the back and buttocks. She would tell police she killed him because he knew too much and Doug had threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone what he had done. She had told Jack some things and then realizing her mistake had to kill him. She would tell police she wanted to disguise crime by making it look like a "Manson" murder.
A week after he was last seen at a neighborhood bar with carol the smell of his body rotting in his van, standing in a quiet van, disturbed neighbors who called police, who eventually came looking for Carol. She was questioned but there was no evidence to hold her.
She finally called police before they could arrest her to say she knew the man who had shot those prostitutes and left their bodies along Los Angeles freeways. He'd been tormenting her for months, she said, telling her these stories until finally she couldn't stand it and had to go to the police. Y
You may wonder why this serial killer with absolutely no regard for human life and women's lives in particular, never killed Carol who had become his arch enemy. Such are the many questions in this ridiculously convoluted story.
So, on the verge of arrest, Carol goes to police, confesses to killing Jack, says she had been suffering from Post traumatic Living-With-a-Serial Killer Syndrome and would be glad to testify against Clark.
At court she presented herself as a poor widow living on nurse's wages in the San Fernando Valley, with her two sons. Whom she had sent to live with relatives some months earlier. Doug's attorney floundered, he was an alcoholic who often fell asleep in trial and never presented much evidence. So finally Clark represented himself, and was quickly dispatched to death row where he's been since 1982. Or so. Longer than some others whose crimes were more recent. Bonin, one of his bridge partners on the row, is one example. He was executed a few years ago.
I wrote one piece for Vanity Fair, which centered on the bridge game on death row, four serial killers playing each other every day, and another piece for Los Angeles Magazine, which focused on Carol Bundy and how it was most certainly her who had done the murders.
Time passed. I've not seen Doug for years. However once in Morocco, a missionary in West Africa wrote me to say she had met Doug, was convinced of his innocence and perhaps we could talk. I replied that I wasn't interested in talking about it anymore and the correspondence died.
Then a couple of days ago I got an email from someone who would identify themselves only as 'family'. This person said their two sisters had been victims of Doug Clark and wanted to know whatever I could tell her about the crimes. Here's part of the first email...
I am doing research for the last two years and am mustering up the courage to find out before it's too late. Do you think he did it? Did my sisters suffer a long time? Which one died first? What makes you think he's guilty? They were Gina and Cindy
I replied,
Dear Family,
Did your sisters suffer?
I seem to remember that all the victims were shot and perhaps there is something to be taken from that. But of course there is no way I could answer such a question.
Which one died first?
I don't remember, and I'm not sure that was ever established although it has been 20 years since I first wrote about this case. It might be transcripts, which I no longer have.
Do you think (Clark) did it? What makes you think he's guilty?
This is the heart of the matter and still again I cannot answer definitively. After spending a good deal of time with this case I came to believe that Clark probably had not committed the murders, but that the woman he lived with, Carol Bundy, and her lover, Jack Murray, had done them together....
1. Clark had a long relationship with prostitutes; the victims in this case were, to my knowledge, all prostitutes. He had no history of harming them. He was also a sensualist, even a satyr. He went to swinger's clubs, he had endless relationships with women, he imagined himself a Casanova. He told me once he preferred prostitutes because he found them open about sexuality. Remember he was also sleeping with a 13-year-old girl during this period. He had absolutely no boundaries in that sense. Moreover, he was a coward, a liar, a braggart, who would have you believe he was brilliant and a sexual prince, but in fact, he was a devout coward, vain beyond belief and suffered endless delusions of grandiosity about himself. Which, incidentally, is one of the traits sometimes associated with psychopaths, which in turn are often the personality types of serial killers. But this raises that question of basic inference, most serial killers may be one form or another of psychopath, but are all psychopaths serial killers? No, they're not.
2. Carol Bundy implicated herself in several of the murders. I spoke to her on two occasions, for 7 hours at a stretch at one point, and she as much as admitted to committing one of the murders, herself. Not one of your sisters. In another of the murders the victim's head was severed. Who did that? Bundy said Clark did it. He says he didn't. He claimed, if memory serves me, that Bundy brought it to him. We know Bundy did cut off the head of Jack Murray. That's clear; she admits it. But the two bodies were never examined to see if there was some forensic comparison. And you might well wonder, 'why not?' In a word, because this was a horrendous case and Bundy passed herself off as a poor desperate housewife, a nurse, with two kids living in the Valley, who was overcome by Doug Clark. The case seemed clear, Clark represented himself at trial, and was his own worst witness. Bundy was the real evidence against him, there was no reliable forensic evidence, it was all the crimes according to her. But you read the transcripts of her initial interrogation with police and it's filled with inconsistancies and contradictions. In one of the most famous of these she is asked about one of the murder scenes and replies that she doesn't know anything about it, 'only what Doug told me', but then she goes into this description of what happened which is so detailed that it suggested she must have been at the scene.
In the end, I think Bundy clearly killed some if not all the victims, but she did it with someone. And that's also clear. But was the other person Clark, her roommate, or Murray, her lover? I can't be absolutely sure but after looking at all the evidence and thinking about it off and on for years, I think she did it with Murray. It may have been Clark, it could have been a folie a deux, that's the only possibility with him, but the stronger probability is Murray. One piece of evidence that might have proved the point was a piece of bloody scalp found in the ventilator of Murray's van, when his body was found. The scalp was never tied to any of the victims, but how well it was examined, I don't know. it was never offered up in court as evidence.
And there are other incidental reasons that tie Murray and Bundy to the crime. You can find out about some of these in a piece I once wrote for Los Angeles Magazine. I'd have to find it in a mountain of things but If you want it I could get it.... Also, if you haven't already, read this article that appeared on line.... http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/partners/cbundy/12.html
The problem, the very damning problem about this case, is that it is so muddied, the trial handled so badly, that much of it still remains a mystery.... I have a similar mystery in my own family, an unsolved murder, and it is the cruelest legacy.
The correspondence was on. A second note then arrived from "Family"...
Sorry you were haunted. Some friends of mine say the same thing after they hear about it. I don't talk much about it and most people I know don't know what happened. I guess I'm haunted too. It's strange because I can see where we used to live on google map. What was so strange to me was reading from people that my sisters were prostitutes. That seems impossible because they were in high school, at least my sister Gina was. She finished the 9th grade and school was only out for a few days. I saw them around the block two days before when they were at a high school friend's party, and my dad tried to get her but she hopped the fence before he could catch her. They wanted to stay out late. I know she was trying to do modeling and acting. She did an ad for some footwear. It is just awful luck. Do you think people hate the family members and victims murdered by capital crimes, as if its our fault the death penalty exists? What did Clark's brother say to you? Your euphemism of placing people in the desert sounds very civil. But, if we put him in a desert somewhere, people would be outraged at that, as that is surely a cruel and unusual death. I guess it sounds nice, but really I think being stranded in a desert would be harder than what his fate is now. But then again I've never been to San Quentin. I guess I shouldn't go.
I tried to explain once again why I thought there are questions about his guilt and the way it was determined, and that certainly no question that Carol Bundy took part in the murders. She died a few years ago in prison....
That brought another note.
I just wanted to know what is it that makes you believe he is not guilty, when you visited, was it in the conviction of his voice? Do you think it would be wise for me to visit him? Did he frighten you?
I replied that I didn't think she should go, that he's not frightening, or he wasn't when I knew him, but that visiting people in this situation ultimately comes to nothing, and that she would still be left with ambiguities. I didn't press the matter, I didn't say what I really thought which was that you should under no circumstances visit him. It will bring you nothing good. I did not say, 'you know we take evil for granted in this society, but we shouldn't, and while this man is not 'evil' in an Biblical sense, the events and people around him are as close to evil as you can get and beyond the novelty of it, and beyond trying to save him from the executioner's song, there's nothing to do with him. Nothing to say, nothing to clarify.
She, I assume it's a she, sent another email, in which there were no questions I could answer or felt like answering and so didn't respond. But when I didn't reply after two days she sent this,
Why haven't you written back? Did I say something to upset you? What did his brother Clark's brother say? Did you ever interview his parents? Why did they not defend him? Where is the logic in that? This is ancient history to you, but I assure you this is all new to me. I appreciate your candidness.
Family member.
I sent this reply.
You might identify yourself, a first name might be nice.... As for not writing back, please take no offense, I've been very busy.... I shall answer all your questions, if I can....
What did Clark's brother say? I spoke to him on the phone, if I remember, and I couldn't use much of it, except that I asked him about Doug's childhood, because often you find the roots of psychopathology, in other words the elements that might make a serial killer in one's childhood. According to the brother, if I remember, the sense was that Doug was not abused, as opposed to Carol who was absolutely abuse: her entire history explained everything she did, which is why, to suggest that she was this innocent widow was nonsense. But the point is that Clark's brother didn't tell that kind of story. Those years were largely inconsequential, although either from the brother or Clark himself I remember that he did have an early sexual awakening and sex was always an enormous part of his life. He also got in small trouble, in schools and so forth, not so much physical, but mouthing off and lying. He also tended to brag, if I remember. Altogether not anything to build on, from my point of view. That was part of the problem, I couldn't find much in his biography that lent itself to his behavior.
Although there are those who would 'wait, there is a portrait that lends itself to murder' and they might point out that he was misogynistic, which I think is true, part of a love-hate relationship perhaps. He used his wife mercilously, I know that, and in prison has made endless attempts to strike up relationships with women. And he worked in upholstery, which is the handiwork, for reasons I've never understood, of many serial killers.... But you see how thin that is.....
I didn't interview his parents, although I read a couple of letters from his mother. I may have spoken to her once. I just don't remember. They were 'normal' as much as I know, although I think his father was in t he military, the Navy?
His parents DID defend him, although they didn't have much money, I seem to remember. But I think to the extent they didn't support him was out of extreme embarassment. Did they believe his claim to innocence? I don't know. I know he got letters from his mother from to time, which were sympathetic.
And you know he was married, Clark was married, while on death row They have since divorced. I think that's right. At least separated. She lives in the Mid West. They saw each other only in the visiting room at San Quentin.... For a while she was interested in his case and then after time she felt used and became bored with his endless derision, his endless errands on his behalf...
But what about Murray? What was his background? He was Australian, every bit the womanizer and had a long sexual relationship with Carol, who, interestingly, when she first called police to say she wanted to turn in a serial killer, described Murray..... And even used a derivative of his name. But then when she sat down with poilce everything changed....
I must go now...
She replied the next day and identified herself.
HI Mark,
I get so incensed about the girl because I am her friend. She was only 11 when it happened! She was 13 at the trial, she's the same age as me. No 11 year old is sexually active without the coercion they gave her. That's the B.S. Clark likes to portray her as, that poor girl. I'm really glad she made it through. It sounds so much more innocent on Clark's behalf, but you have to realize he would say anything to prove his innocence.
I do know Clark rented the storage space and called my sisters' friend, a number he got from Gina's wallet. Mindy. She identified him. They found her blood in his storage and also in his car, the one he sold to someone that went all the way to Ohio. The best thing about my sister dying is that her blood is what linked him to the murder. That much I have learned.
I don't care about his family's financial status, just their feelings. Like I always say: I really want to know what happened. My guess is some guy saw them at the beach and told them they could be in the movies, or in some ad and they head for LA, or that they were going to a 'casting call'...I know cause that happened to me many times when I got older. California is full of creeps. I was picked up by grown men since I was 13. But I knew better, through their mistakes. Nonetheless, I'm tired of speculating. You don't think that if I was to visit Clark I could get a semblance of the truth?
I hope you keep me confidential! Please don't reveal my identity...I'm rather terrified!
Did you read the case? Here is the link: http://online.ceb.com/calcases/C4/3C4t41.htm
I have not replied.
May 24, 2007
Posted by Mark MacNamara at 5/24/2007 01:21:00 PM
1 comment:
- desertstar said...
I would like to clarify something- I am the missionary who wrote you - but I have never MET Douglas Clark- I've only corresponded with him via letters. (snail mail)
- April 19, 2008
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