Ever since I can remember, my brother has had a fascination with fire and things that go “Ka-BOOM!” So of course it is absolutely no surprise to anyone who knows him that if he made it into adulthood alive, he would get his pyrotechnic license and become an official pyromaniac.
These are from the most recent show he and his crew did:
There he is, on the left.
Still on the left in full fire protection gear (required for everyone on the barge).
The thing about fireworks is that they can be a bit...unpredictable. This one, for example, didn't really want to explode when it was supposed to. It decided to explode a little early...just above the deck of the barge...
Yep. These babies are a far cry from the M-80's he used to use as a kid. Thanks to quick thinking on his and the crew's part, no one was injured...just slightly singed around the edges. Stay safe bro!!
The bright lights of the silver screen continue to burn out leaving an ever growing darkness that will fairly soon extinguish all that was the glorious glamor of the original Hollywood.
We will never again have the likes of Lena Horne, she is nothing less than legendary in beauty and talent. 92 years…that’s a wonderfully long life to live.
Of course, my observations are primarily from the viewpoint of her amazing talent. They do not touch on the amazing influence she had on race relations in Hollywood and beyond. One incident in particular stands out: during a performance for the USO at Ft. Riley, KS, Lena walked off stage to the back of the room when she noticed that German prisoners of war were seated in front of black American soldiers! In a Tribune interview years later, she said of the incident, “I just walked off stage and went up and sang to the back of the room. It happened a couple of times, and they finally said, ‘Get her out of the USO’. I just reacted as Lena.”
Peace to you Ms. Horne, and thank you for sharing your gifts with the world.
P.S. My favorite song? “I don’t think I’ll end it all today” ;)
Food for thought: Why does the U.S. have the most lenient illegal immigration policy in the world? Mexico does not tolerate illegal entry: Police state: How Mexico treats illegal aliens.
The U.S. immigration problem is just a shell game to divert our attention from something scarier. We are quickly converted from a democratic republic to a non-democratic plutocracy – a country which is ruled by and for the corporations. Check out the January 2010 supreme court ruling which modified the first amendment of the Bill of Rights. Corporations are now considered to be people. This radical change enables corporations to shovel as muchmoney as they want into the presidential election process with no dollar limits.
The rest of the world sees this far more clearly than us. The U.S. government needs to flood the country with as many uneducated and desparate workers as possible, forcing U.S. citizens into a situations where they are powerless but to do what the Feds demand. Our wages are being reduced, our freedoms stolen, our votes bought. So, to all you Mexicans thinking of relocating here – do you really want to live in Mexico II? Your government already did to you what ours is the process of doing to us and I’m not so sure you will find a brighter future here. We too are on a race to the end of democracy.”
Why is it okay for the Federal Government to ignore some of it’s laws and enforce others? The best reason I can think of is because some laws don’t fit into it’s agenda and others do. I believe Arizona is well within it’s right to enforce a law that already exists, it has been making this plea for the last 15 years! All through the Clinton and Bush administrations…and now Obama’s.
But the question remains, why is the Federal Government ignoring the enforcement of this federal law?
Whenever you see the headlines dominated by one topic, such as this, start looking for the ‘man behind the curtain’ and what the hell is he up to while all this is going on!?
