Showing posts with label entertainment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entertainment. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Alt Music Center: Open Mic Night (5/13)


Instrumental given to LA Fire-impacted musicians? Yes, thanks to AltadenaMusicians.org. Now they are serving the Altadena, Pasadena, South Pasadena (the three Denas), Sierra Madre, and all the foothill and surrounding valley communities.

  • Will the Eaton Fire destroy us?
    Open Mic Night, 7:00-9:00 pm
  • Altadena Music Center (BYP)
  • 1260 Lincoln Ave. #1300
  • Pasadena, CA 91103
  • (Sign up starts at 6:30 pm)
  • FREE to attend, free to participate

Mission
Download on the App Store
Thank you to the amazing Brandon Jay. Introducing Instrumental Giving powered by Altadena Musicians – our registry app where musicians can list the gear they lost in the LA Fires – and donors can help to replace them through gifting or purchasing directly. Think of it like a wedding registry for musicians. (And it’s tax-deductible!) Help Help Musicians - Donate your instruments Who lost it all in the Eaton Fire | Altadena musicians by donating instruments to those who lost them in the Eaton Fire. Download the app to get started: altadenamusicians.org

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Jeff Epstein's niece: Sex Slave Anya Wick


  • Related to child abuser Walt Disney (bloodline)
  • Jewish Satanists: Cult of Baal
  • Justin Bieber: Usher, P Diddy...
  • Bill Cosby, R Kelly, Pusha T...
Top 100 names inside Epstein Files contain many mega-rich Tech Bros like Peter Thiel, Elon...
  • I'm Elon Musk's trans son Vivian
    Gender confused trauma-based transsexuality?
    Elon Musk was on Pedo Island and his son rejected him and became his trans daughter Vivian Wilson
  • What is sex slavery?
  • Psychedelics used to perpetuate myth of "Reptilian" shapeshifters (as David Icke talks about openly)
  • What happened to this child to make him want to become a her and say they never wanted to have anything to do with Elon Musk anymore?
Other child victims speak up

Friday, December 12, 2025

Legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100





Dick Van Dyke celebrates 100th birthday
(Eyewitness News ABC7NY) Dec. 12, 2025: The legendary actor continues to be an endless fountain of charm, grace, and chutzpah. Check out more Eyewitness News: abc7ny.com. #entertainment #news #nyc
If only men were like they were a century ago

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Mickey Mouse Day 2025 (Disney World)




OC is a Tragic Kingdom, right, Gwennie?
Like most of us around here, Gwen Stefani (who long since sold out) and her ska-punk band No Doubt grew up near the original Disneyland (in Anaheim, California). To us it was much more a Tragic Kingdom than a magic one, all Hollywood and transparently capitalist, feeding girls fantasies that a rich prince on a white stallion was on his way any minute now if we just kept our heads down and played our assigned roles, never questioning gender norms and expectations, inherent sexism, and a system of patriarchy that ruined life for 51%+ of the world. Gwen played her role to fame and fortune, but at one time she helped write "Just a Girl" in subtle protest. OC/LA punks love-hated Mickey Mouse, Disney propaganda films, and the kingdom.


Junkie Mickey Mouse (mature art Etsy)
  • Was beloved American Walt Disney a well-known antisemite? Production manager Harry Tytle, and head of merchandising Kay Kamen, once quipped that Disney's New York office had "more Jews than The Book of Leviticus" [209]. Wikipedia editors (many of them being trained Zionist propagandists) will write anything to dissociate Walt from his Hitler fandom.
Little-known facts about Mickey Mouse that every Disney lover should know

It's Mickey Mouse Day! Where's Minnie Mouse?
Mickey Mouse is one of the most iconic and beloved characters in the world of entertainment, but there are still many little-known facts about him that even the biggest Disney fans might not be aware of. From his original name to all the way he's made history, here are some fascinating insights into everyone's favorite mouse. More

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

FCC: Fed Censorship Commission (Fresh Air)


Examining Kimmel's suspension and Trump's threats to free speech
Fresh Air (WHYY via NPR) with Terry Gross, Sept. 24, 2025 (43-minute audio)
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I'm just a court jester for blind kings
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is back, but New York Times reporter Adam Liptak and former Washington Post editor Martin Baron say the Trump administration is using federal power to control speech and [stifle] the press.
TRANSCRIPT 
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Jimmy Kimmel and his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returned to ABC last night after he was suspended indefinitely a week ago. The story of his suspension and return has implications beyond Kimmel, pertaining to conglomerate ownership of broadcast networks and news publications, the First Amendment and freedom of the press, the FCC and Pres. Trump. Here to talk about the larger story are [journalists] Marty Baron and Adam Liptak.

Collision of Power: Trump...
Baron was the editor of The Washington Post from 2013 until his retirement in 2021. During most of his tenure, The Post was owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Baron's memoir about that time is titled Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post. He was previously the editor of The Boston Globe. In the movie Spotlight, a drama based on The Globe's investigation, revealing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, Baron was portrayed by Liev Schreiber.

Adam Liptak covers the courts and legal issues for The New York Times. Before joining the Times' news staff, he practiced law for 14 years, concentrating on First Amendment issues, including in The New York Times Company's corporate legal department. Let's start with a clip from Jimmy Kimmel's monologue last night.
I, BB, will decide what you hear.
The sure mark of an Orwellian dystopia is the use of Newspeak: euphemismistic bill names.
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Big Brother is Watching You (1984)
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!") JIMMY KIMMEL: I've been hearing a lot about what I need to say and do tonight, and the truth is, I don't think what I have to say is going to make much of a difference. If you like me, you like me. If you don't, you don't. I have no illusions about changing anyone's mind. But I do want to make something clear because it's important to me as a human, and that is you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder (CRYING) of a young man. I don't... (APPLAUSE)

Federal Censorship Commission (FCC)
KIMMEL: ...I don't think there's anything funny about it. I posted a message on Instagram on the day he was killed, sending love to his family and asking for compassion, and I meant it. And I still do. Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions of what -- it was obviously a deeply disturbed individual. That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make. But I understand that to some that felt either ill-timed or unclear, or maybe both. And for those who think I did point a finger, I get why you're upset. If the situation was reversed, there's a good chance I'd have felt the same way. I have many friends and family members on the other side who I love and remain close to, even though we don't agree on politics at all. I don't think the murderer who shot Charlie Kirk represents anyone. This was a sick person who believed violence was a solution, and it isn't. It - ever. And also selfishly... (APPLAUSE)

KIMMEL: ...I am a person who gets a lot of threats. I get many ugly and scary threats against my life, my wife, my kids, my coworkers because of what I choose to say. And I know those threats don't come from the kind of people on the right who I know and love. So that's what I wanted to say on that subject. But I don't want to make this about me because - and I know this is what people say when they make things about them. (LAUGHTER)

KIMMEL: But I really don't. This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Woo!

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Yeah! (CHEERING)
KIMMEL: I've had the opportunity to meet and spend time with comedians and talk show hosts from countries like Russia, countries in the Middle East, who tell me they would get thrown in prison for making fun of those in power, and worse than being thrown in prison. They know how lucky we are here. Our freedom to speak is what they admire most about this country. And that's something I'm embarrassed to say I took for granted until they pulled my friend Stephen [Colbert] off the air and tried to coerce the affiliates who run our show in the cities that you live in to take my show off the air. That's not legal. That's not American. That is un-American. And it is so dangerous. (CHEERING)

I am the King of the USA!
GROSS
: All right, so that was an excerpt of last night's monologue by Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel went on to praise Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, for forgiving her husband's assassin. And he added while tearing up...

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!") KIMMEL: There it was. That's it, a selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow. (Crying) And it touched me deeply. And I hope it... (APPLAUSE)

KIMMEL: ...It touches many. And if there's anything we should take from this tragedy to carry forward, I hope it can be that, and not this.

GROSS: So, Marty Baron, Adam Liptak, welcome to FRESH AIR. What was your reaction to last night's monologue?

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MARTY BARON: Well, it was very moving, very emotional and, I think, very effective. I really think that this could end up being an extraordinarily important moment in the history of the country. And you know, I think back to the 1950s, actually. It recalled for me the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954, when Joseph Welch was representing the U.S. Army. He told Senator Joseph McCarthy, have you no decency, sir? And that really proved to be a turning point when the country turned against McCarthy and his incredibly malicious behavior. So, you know, now we live in a time where - era where performative behavior is rewarded. It's all about spectacle. You know, we have a president who really revels in showmanship. So maybe what we need is a different spectacle in this instance, from an entertainer like Jimmy Kimmel, really, as a counterweight, as a corrective, because the standard forms of argument just aren't as effective as they once were. So I thought it was highly effective and effective in a way that traditional debate hasn't been.

GROSS: Adam Liptak, what are your thoughts?

Nineteen Eighty-Four (Orwell)
ADAM LIPTAK: I agree with Marty. It was, among other things, a robust defense of free speech in the sense that you don't have to agree with what Jimmy Kimmel was saying, although it's hard to disagree with much of what he said because it was so moving. But what free speech requires is that you hear him out and you consider it, and you don't try to stifle it or censor it. That said, my viewing of this was a little frustrating because I live in Washington, D.C., and I learned last night, as I tried to watch Jimmy Kimmel, that the local ABC affiliate is owned by Sinclair, and they had chosen not to air it. And while it appeared on YouTube soon enough, this is not an unalloyed victory. In much of the country, Kimmel remains unavailable, and this fight is not over.

GROSS: Yeah. I think that between Sinclair and Nexstar, they own about 20% of the ABC affiliates.

BARON: Yeah, I think they...

GROSS: They own 70 stations, and I think it's like 20% of...

BARON: ...Households. More

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Idiocracy: Wisdom is Disappearing


Dr. Robert Lustig figured this out and wrote a book about it (The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains), comparing dopamine to serotonin, quick payoff to the slow burn.

"Explores how industry has manipulated our most deep-seated survival instincts."
—David Perlmutter, MD, author, #1 New York Times bestseller, Grain Brain and Brain Maker

The New York Times–bestselling author of Fat Chance reveals the corporate scheme to sell pleasure, driving the international epidemic of addiction, depression, and chronic disease.

The Hacking of the American Mind
While researching the toxic and addictive properties of sugar for his New York Times bestseller Fat Chance, Dr. Robert Lustig made an alarming discovery—our pursuit of happiness is being subverted by a culture of addiction and depression from which we may never recover.

Dopamine is the “reward” neurotransmitter that tells our brains we want more; yet every substance or behavior that releases dopamine in the extreme leads to addiction.

Serotonin is the “contentment” neurotransmitter that tells our brains we don’t need any more; yet its deficiency leads to depression.

Ideally, both are in optimal supply. But dopamine evolved to overwhelm serotonin—because our ancestors were more likely to survive if they were constantly motivated—with the result that constant desire can chemically destroy our ability to feel happiness, while sending us down the slippery slope to addiction.

Extraterrestrial mystery above Cusco found? - What are these ancient handbags?

In the last 40 years, government legislation and subsidies have promoted ever-available temptation (sugar, drugs, social media, porn) combined with constant stress (work, home, money, Internet), with the end result of an unprecedented epidemic of addiction, anxiety, depression, and chronic disease.

And with the advent of neuromarketing, corporate America has successfully imprisoned us in an endless loop of desire and consumption from which there is no obvious escape. More

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Los Angeles EXPLAINED, before and now

Cali gals walk in skimpy bikinis as tanned hipster child rides skateboard without sunscreen

Currently, LA is a police state overrun by Feds
What can be said about the worst greatest city in the world? It's not like Angelenos walk around not knowing what the megalopolis is really like. We just act that way because we know there is no "Los Angeles" as such. It's just an idea with no center and unclear borders. Long Beach is not part of the OC. It's still in LA, but probably most people do not realize that. The tip of the peninsula that is San Pedro was once an important Indian village. But next to no one even realizes you can drive there because it's beyond the Port of Los Angeles. And the port should be the southernmost point in most cases.


Los Angeles the county is larger in population than 40 of the 50 or so states that make up the USA. (What is the USA, Russia's neighbor facing west, just east of Siberia? Are Puerto Rico, Guam, and more than 1,000 islands in the Pacific part of the pack or not? Indigenous Hawaii is not four or five islands but more than 1,000 atolls and spits and areas that are off-limits to everyone but the military). So what is LA or LA City? It used to be Tovaangar to the Native peoples. Now it's 88 cities and unincorporated areas, neighborhoods, zip codes and area codes, invisible boundaries and real estate redlinings. It's a mess, an expensive mess because everyone keeps coming in search of the dream. Which dream? Take your choice -- cultural diversity, porn manufacturing, magazine pieces, and various industries. Love it, hate it, everyone will visit, so we wrongly say it is the "capital of the world." This video provides a better glimpse than Beverly Hills, 90210, La La Land, or The O.C. ever are likely to suggest to anyone thinking of visiting. It's A Tale of Two Cities, the illusion and the reality, sometimes fire and other times just smog and haze.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Terrifying Amusement Parks (video)


Early amusement parks were terrifying
Tested on live subjects. Mostly harmless.
(Historidame) Creepy clowns, weird Sideshow attractions, a midway, and rides that were actively dangerous -- early amusement parks were terrifying, and I want to visit them so badly. So join me today, dear viewers, as we take a trip into the past and explore the golden age of amusement parks.

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