Revisiting the Manson Murders 40 Years Later
In the July issue of Los Angeles magazine, writer Steve Oney offers a chilling oral history of the Charles Manson murders, which terrified Los Angeles 40 years ago next month. Read the full story and learn more here from major figures in the drama Los Angeles magazine, July 2009
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August 14, 2009
Revisiting the Manson Murders 40 Years Later
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Would-Be Ford Assassin 'Squeaky' Fromme Released : NPRWould-Be Ford Assassin 'Squeaky' Fromme Released
Enlarge Walt Zeboski/APLynette 'Squeaky' Fromme sits in a U.S. Marshal's car in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 25, 1975, where she was on trial for the attempted assassination of then-president Gerald Ford. She was released from prison Friday after serving more than 30 years behind bars.
Walt Zeboski/APLynette 'Squeaky' Fromme sits in a U.S. Marshal's car in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 25, 1975, where she was on trial for the attempted assassination of then-president Gerald Ford. She was released from prison Friday after serving more than 30 years behind bars.
The Charles Manson follower convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford has been released after more than three decades behind bars.
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was just 26 years old when she pointed a semiautomatic .45- caliber pistol at Ford in September 1975 in Sacramento, Calif. Secret Service agents grabbed her and Ford was unhurt.
Fromme, now 60, left the Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth at about 8 a.m. Friday, spokeswoman Dr. Maria Douglas said in a statement.
Fromme, who got a life term, became the first person sentenced under a special federal law covering assaults on U.S. presidents, a statute enacted after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Ford was walking to the California State Capitol from his hotel when Fromme pushed through the crowd, drew the pistol from a holster on her thigh and pointed it at the president as he shook hands with well-wishers. She was restrained by Secret Service agents who wrested the gun away from her and led the president to safety.
Less than two weeks later, another would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, fired at Ford in San Francisco but missed.
It was unclear why Fromme was at Carswell, a facility that specializes in providing medical and mental health services to female offenders. A spokeswoman for the bureau of prisons did not immediately return a phone call Wednesday seeking comment.
"I knew some day she would be released," said John Virga, the Sacramento attorney who handled her trial.
Fromme served time in at least two other facilities before Carswell.
She escaped from a female prison in Alderson, W.Va., on Dec. 23, 1987, and was recaptured about two miles away on Christmas Day after a massive search. She was sentenced to an additional 15 months in prison for the escape.
Fromme had said she escaped from prison to be closer to Manson.
Manson is serving a life term in San Quentin in California for the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and eight others. Fromme, one of his "family" of followers, was not implicated in those attacks.
Dr. George Nichopoulos showed up, generating interest in a T-shirt being auctioned that bore his book cover on the front: “The King and Dr. Nick: What Really Happened to Elvis and Me.”
Eye on Elvis Week: Fans meet and mingle at Marlowe's : Elvis : GoMemphis.comEye on Elvis Week: Fans meet and mingle at Marlowe's
The annual Elvis Meet Up at Marlowe’s this afternoon packed the already popular restaurant on Elvis Presley Blvd.
Fans were there to mingle and find some Elvis celebrities to pose with, but the main thing was the auction benefiting the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County.
Will 'Bardahl' McDaniel holds a framed poster of an Elvis stamp being auctioned by Sharon Parker, organizer of the annual Elvis Meet Up at Marlowe's benefit for the Memphis Humane Society.
Door prizes were given out, including photos of the induction of Elvis sideman, the late Bill Black, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Black’s children Louis and Nancy were at Marlowe’s to speak about Black, who played upright bass in that first legendary recording of “That’s All Right Mama” at Sun Studio.
Later, Jimmy Velvet (who loves to rescue animals) dropped by and met the Blacks, regaling them with stories about their father. “I loved your Dad — I knew him for years.” Velvet, a performer and photographer, has a book, “Inside the Dream”, about his years of touring with the era’s top acts.
As items of Elvisiana were being auctioned — everything from one-of-a-kind Elvis jackets to portraits to teddy bears dressed in Jailhouse Rock garb — fans sought out celebrities for chat and photos.
They were even auctioning off small bags of sand from the beach where Elvis filmed “Follow That Dream.”
There was a constant crowd at the table of Suzanna Leigh, co-star with Elvis in “Paradise, Hawaiian Style” and another devoted rescuer of animals, who was there to exhort buyers to bid high to help the Humane Society.
Even Dr. George Nichopoulos showed up, generating interest in a T-shirt being auctioned that bore his book cover on the front: “The King and Dr. Nick: What Really Happened to Elvis and Me.”
And the fans just ate it up, Marlowe’s ribs and all.
Prison rehabilitation: the strategy of dance
Prison rehabilitation: the strategy of dance
août 14th, 2009 August 14th, 2009 ·
Les 1500 détenus du Centre de détention et de réhabilitation de Cebu ( CPDRC ), aux Philippines, une prison de sécurité maximale, suivent un programme de réhabilitation original, mis en place depuis plusieurs années par Byron Garcia, le conseiller à la sécurité du gouvernement local de Cebu et actuel directeur de la prison: la danse. The 1,500 inmates of the detention center and rehabilitation of Cebu (CPDRC), the Philippines, a maximum security prison, after a rehabilitation program original, established several years ago by Byron Garcia, the security advisor of the local government Cebu and current director of the prison: the dance.
Leur tube? Thriller , de Michael Jackson. Their tube? Thriller, Michael Jackson.
Voici un aperçu de leur performance : Here is an overview of their performance:
Les principes du programme The principles of the program
Les détenus de Cebu sont condamnés pour des crimes allant de trafic de drogue à meurtre. Cebu inmates are sentenced for crimes ranging from drug trafficking to murder. La structure criminelle la plus répandue aux Philippines est le gang. The most prevalent crime in the Philippines is the gang. La première priorité d'un chef d'établissement pénitentiaire est donc de veiller à annihiler la mise en place de toute organisation de ce type parmi les prisonniers. The first priority of a head of prison is to see to destroy the establishment of any such organization among prisoners.
Byron F. Byron F. Garcia avait au départ pour idée de mettre en place un programme de réhabilitation basé sur une pratique régulière d'exercices physiques, mais aussi sur la musique. Garcia had the idea of starting to implement a rehabilitation program based on regular exercise, but also about music. Au départ, une simple marche au rythme d'un tambour suivie par un morceau pop. Initially, a simple walk to the beat of a drum followed by a pop song. Le premier essai ne fut pas très concluant du côté de l'enthousiasme des détenus. The first test was not very conclusive on the side of the enthusiasm of prisoners. Mais le second, basé sur Thriller , fut un succès immédiat. But the second, based on Thriller was an immediate success. Le choix des musiques a été étudié pour que même les chefs de gang et les détenus pointilleux sur leur honneur ne se sentent pas offensés ou humiliés par le fait de danser ( In The Navy et YMCA des Village People). The choice of music has been studied for even the gang leaders and inmates picky on their honor not to feel offended or humiliated by the act of dancing (in the Navy and YMCA of the Village People).
Les détenus se sont complètement appropriés ces séances de danse, à tel point que le CPDRC compte aujourd'hui 7 chorégraphes/professeurs officiels, comme Vince Rosales ou Gwen Laydor. The detainees are completely appropriate dance sessions, so that the CPDRC now 7 choreographers / teachers official as Vince Rosales or Gwen Laydor.
Le programme de réhabilitation mis en place par Byron Garcia est basé sur plusieurs principes: The rehabilitation program set up by Byron Garcia is based on several principles:
- diviser pour régner - Divide and conquer
- la danse, une approche non-violente de la réhabilitation - Dance, a non-violent approach to rehabilitation
- nécessité d'une approche culturelle et comportementale. - Need for a cultural and behavioral.
Voici la vidéo présentant le programme : Here is the video showing the program:
Des spectacles et une messe Performances and a mass
Les chorégraphies du Centre sont devenues des attractions touristiques renommées depuis avril 2008; on y vient en famille, on achète vidéos et tshirts et on peut même se faire photographier avec les danseurs… The choreography of the Center have become famous tourist attractions since April 2008, it comes as a family, buying videos and tshirts and can even be photographed with the dancers ...
Les détenus ont aussi participé à plusieurs spectacles à l'extérieur de la prison, comme le Sinulog Festival ou les festivités du Cebu City's Founding Day, pour lesquels ils ont reçus chacun une rémunération et une remise de peine. The inmates have also participated in several shows outside the prison, as the Sinulog festival or celebration of Cebu City's Founding Day, for which they each received a payment and remission of sentence.
En octobre 2007, le Cardinal Ricardo Vidal , archevêque de Cebu, est venu célébrer une messe au Centre. In October 2007, Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, archbishop of Cebu, came to celebrate a Mass at the Center.
L'hommage à Michael Jackson The tribute to Michael Jackson
Le 27 juin, jour de la mort de Michael Jackson, les détenus, choqués, ont pris l'initiative de mettre au point un spectacle en son hommage, ce qui fut fait en 10 heures seulement. On 27 June, the day of the death of Michael Jackson, prisoners, shocked, took the initiative to develop a show in a tribute, which was done in 10 hours.
Byron Garcia : Byron Garcia:
“ Je suis sous le choc, les prisonniers sont en deuil depuis qu'ils ont appris la mort de leur idole. "I'm in shock, the prisoners are in mourning since they learned the death of their idol. Ils espéraient qu'un jour Michael Jackson viendrait danser avec eux. ” They hoped that one day Michael Jackson comes in with them. "Crisanto Niere, 36 ans, condamné pour trafic de drogue: Crisanto Niere, 36, sentenced for drug trafficking:
“ J'ai été très affecté par sa mort, car il a été notre source d'inspiration en prison. "I was very affected by his death because he was our inspiration in prison. Il nous a rendu célèbres. “ Our made famous. "
Byron Garcia espère maintenant que sa stratégie sera bientôt adoptée dans les autres établissements pénitentaires du pays. Byron Garcia hopes now that his strategy will be adopted soon in other prison establishments in the country. À quand en Europe ? When in Europe?
"Hawkwind, You Fuckin' Queers!" 40-year space trip| BBC NEWS
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hawkwind's 40-year space tripHawkwind's 40-year space trip
Entertainment reporter, BBC News
AdvertisementHawkwind celebrate 40 years of rock
It's one of the hottest days of summer, and the sound of space rock is throbbing across the Devon countryside.
In a converted farm building, veteran rockers Hawkwind are rehearsing for a string of summer festival dates and two special gigs to mark the band's 40th anniversary.
Space rock music is our niche. It's repetitive, relentless riffs with oscillators going up and down.
Dave BrockThey are led by "captain of the ship" Dave Brock - the only original member from 1969.
Today he's in a straw hat, flip-flops and striped trousers, happily tinkering with his guitar and the banks of synthesizers around him.
With him in the sweltering studio are keyboardist Tim Blake (who first joined the band in 1979), drummer Richard Chadwick (who joined in 1988), and relative newcomers bassist Mr Dibs and guitarist Niall Hone.
The Hawkwind studio - a former milking shed - is crammed with memorabilia from the band's four decades: old tour posters, gig tickets and ancient audio generators from the pioneering days of space rock.
There's even a train set in the corner.
Astounding sounds
One of the world's longest-running bands, Hawkwind have undergone countless changes of personnel and musical styles.
Along the way there have been astounding stage spectacles - including the Space Ritual shows - legal battles, bust-ups, reunions, and the untimely deaths of several members.
Former members and collaborators include Motorhead's Lemmy, science fiction writer Michael Moorcook, and ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker.
Hawkwind are to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut gig - played at the All Saints Hall in London's Notting Hill - by performing in two all-day events at the end of this month.
But how much does founder member Dave Brock recall of that first gig on 29 August 1969?
In search of space: Early 70s Hawkwind with Dave Brock (on far right)
"I can't really say that I remember that much, except going on stage and the strobe was going, and we played and everybody was out of it," says Brock, who got Hawkwind together while earning a living as a busker in London.
"It was the end of flower power. We were called Group X at the time. The place itself wasn't very big, it was like a village hall with a wooden stage at the end.
"They had a lightshow with big blobs on the walls, people were in there taking drugs and jumping around and enjoying themselves. And that was the regular happening every week at this place.
"All these characters used to play free - and do 'happenings' - it was a free and easy atmosphere round Ladbroke Grove."
London scene
Another band member who was at that first gig is current keyboardist Tim Blake.
Blake was in charge of the sound desk at the All Saints Hall that night in the summer of '69. A band called High Tide were headlining the weekly band night. A week earlier David Bowie had been on the bill.
"I was setting my sound system up," recalls Blake, "when three individuals arrived and said they'd got this group that was forming and they were desperately looking to play somewhere.
"I knew we didn't have a support act for High Tide so I just took the liberty of saying that's a good idea... and of course what happened, happened.
"Stickers saying 'Hawkwind lives' started appearing all over the London Underground - then The Roundhouse gigs [in Chalk Farm] started quite quickly and there became a London scene."
Blake, who was 17 at the time, later went to France and played with psychedelic band Gong. He did not join Hawkwind until the late 70s.
Group X quickly became Hawkwind Zoo and then Hawkwind, though the original line-up of Dave Brock, Nik Turner, Mick Slattery, John Harrison, Dik Mik and Terry Ollis didn't stay unchanged for long.
The rapid turnover of the band's personnel was to continue throughout the next four decades resulting in some 50 different members - including a statuesque dancer called Stacia.
Some ex-members from those early days have gone on to form their own space rock bands - still active today.
Ship's captain
TV presenter Matthew Wright (pictured) is a fan and has performed and recorded with the bandBassist Lemmy sang on hit single Silver Machine, but was sacked in 1975 and went on to form MotorheadBridget Wishart (1989-91) was the band's only female lead vocalistBut former topless model Sam Fox appeared as guest vocalist at Hawkwind's 30th anniversary gigSci-fi writer Michael Moorcock has collaborated with the band over several decadesEx-Cream drummer Ginger Baker played on 1980's Levitation LPArthur Brown sang on 2005 album Take Me to Your Leader"A lot of different members come and go and come back," reflects Dave Brock later as we discuss the history of the band in the garden outside the studio.
"Space rock music is our niche. It's repetitive, relentless riffs with oscillators going up and down. We did a lot of weird stuff, we used to experiment with tape loops, train noises and then play a bit of guitar over the top.
"I think Mike Moorcock summed it up when he said we treated our instruments and music like barbarians."
But what's it been like being the one constant member of the band over such a long period?
"It's incredibly difficult," says Brock. "You're the captain of the ship. In the early days - when you had bad weeks - there was someone else to take over. Bob Calvert [singer/songwriter from the 70s] was always really good.
"But to actually run the band and make sure it's going in the right direction, you do get disliked."
Welcome to the future
Hawkwind 2009: (l-r) Tim Blake, Niall Hone, Dave Brock, Mr Dibs, Richard Chadwick
Meanwhile, the spaceship Hawkwind looks set to continue its voyage, branching out into "Hawkwind Holidays" - where fans get to relax with the band abroad.
Tim Masters gets the lowdown from Hawkwind manager Kris Tait about a line of 'Hawkwind holidays'.
And recording is under way for the as-yet-untitled 25th Hawkwind studio album, due for release in 2010.
Expect the space rock themes to continue: new songs include Prometheus, Wraith and Sentinel.
"It's all still there," says Brock. "Space and politics and love."
"And some peace," adds Tim Blake.
The anniversary events will include some ex-members, but are as much about looking to the future, says Brock.
"It's a forward-thinking thing. We don't want to dwell on the past," he says.
Bassist Mr Dibs observes: "The travellers come and go - they get on the ship, they leave the ship."
But how long will the ship keep on going?
Dibs points at Brock: "It'll go on as long as he can."
"There are times," says Dave Brock, shaking his head and smiling. "There are times..."
At which point Hawkwind return to the studio barn, and a sonic attack of synths once again wafts across planet Earth.
Hawkwind's anniversary shows at the Porchester Hall in Notting Hill, London, are on 28 and 29 August. The band's 40th anniversary tour takes place throughout December.
Alvino Rey Connection - The Army Air Corps + Disney's Casey Jones (Sonophone) + Andy Russell - Enamorado + Vince Salerno - The Bat
The Army Air Corps
written by Capt. Robert Crawford
performed by
Alvino Rey & His Orchestra
Bill Schallen with The King Sisters, vocals
recorded 27 January 1942
originally issued in 1942 as Bluebird B-11476 issued here on V-Disc No.6B, circa 1943
All gave some and some gave all
. . .
it is to you that this video is dedicated!
In 1937, Army Air Corps second-in-command Hap Arnold persuaded his superior, Oscar Westover, that airmen needed a song reflecting their unique identity, and proposed a song competition with a prize to the winner. However, the Air Corps had no control over its budget, and could not give a prize. Liberty magazine stepped in, offering a purse of $1,000 to the winner.
Around 757 compositions were entered, and evaluated by a volunteer committee chaired by Mildred Yount, the wife of a senior Air Corps officer, and also featuring several distinguished musicians. The committee had until July 1939 to make a final choice. However, word eventually spread that the committee found no songs that satisfied them, despite the massive number of entries. Arnold, who took over command of the Air Corps in 1938 after Westover was killed in a plane crash, solicited direct inquiries from contestants, including Irving Berlin, but not even Berlin's creations proved satisfactory. Just before the deadline, Capt. Robert Crawford entered his song, which proved to be a unanimous winner.
The V-Disc project actually began in June 1941, six months before the United States' involvement in World War II, when Captain Howard Bronson was assigned to the Army's Recreation and Welfare Section as a musical advisor. Bronson suggested the troops might appreciate a series of records featuring military band music, inspirational records that could motivate soldiers and improve morale.
Meanwhile, the American Federation of Musicians, under the leadership of James Caesar Petrillo, were involved in a major recording strike against the four major record companies. This continued until the intervention of recording pioneer George Robert Vincent, who was at that point a lieutenant. On October 27, 1943, Vincent convinced Petrillo to allow his union musicians to record sides for the military, as long as the records were not offered for purchase in the United States. From that moment on, artists who wanted to record now had an outlet for their productivity - as well as a guaranteed, receptive, enthusiastic worldwide audience of soldiers, sailors and airmen.
The V-Discs were an instant hit overseas. Soldiers who were tired of hearing the same old recordings were treated to new and special releases from the top bands of the day. And such a varied selection - big band hits, some swing music, classical performances from the top symphonies, a little jazz here and there, even some marching music to keep Major Bronson happy.
V-Discs stayed in production until 1949, providing entertainment to soldiers stationed overseas as part of the Marshall Plan.
After the V-Disc program ended in 1949, the Armed Services set out to honor the original AFM request that the records not be used for commercial purposes. Original masters and stampers were destroyed. Leftover V-Discs at bases and on ships were discarded. On some occasions, the FBI and the Provost Marshal's Office confiscated and destroyed V-Discs that servicemen had smuggled home. An employee at a Los Angeles record company even did some jail time - his crime was the illegal possession of over 2500 V-Discs.
The man watching is Robert Benchley.
well, if you look at his wheel areangment, the changed him. Here he is an 2-4-0 with the main rod on the forward driving wheel...in the circus he is still a 2-4-0, but his rod arangment changed to the back wheel! also his bell is in a difrent spot and he became more stubby!
Actually, he didn't have a bell in Dumbo. And he also didn't have a front cab window either.
actually, he did have a front cab window in Dumbo.
Also, his whistle was changed. In this video, he had a more deep toned whistle, In Dumbo, he had a peanut like whistle.
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Vince Salerno
Vincent Frank Salerno, a jazz pianist who continued to perform even as prostate cancer weakened his bones, died on Oct. 10. He was 78.
Salerno started playing the piano when he was seven years old. A decade later, he was able to perform George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," a 52-page piece of music, from memory.
Salerno's professional music career lasted for six decades. He took one three-year break during World War II to serve with the Army Air Forces. Before he was assigned to the infantry, Salerno played in the Air Force Marching Band and with the USO.
Once he returned to the states, Salerno toured with the Alvino Rey and Ted Fio Rito orchestras. He received a bachelor's degree in music and a master's in musical education from San Diego State College. He also spent 22 years with The Variations, the house band at the Hotel del Coronado. "The Bat" (1959) is uphill sledding for Vincent Price fans. There's little life in writer-director Crane Wilbur's tedious adaptation of the classic story by Mary Roberts Rinehart. All the ingredients are there -- the spooky house, the hooked-handed killer and a solid story that had already been filmed three times before. But Price is wasted as the prime red herring, as is Agnes Moorehead as the family matriarch. Watch for Our Gang's Darla Hood in an adult role, and dig that crazy "Bat" theme by steel guitar ace Alvino Rey
"THE BAT" WITH REY'S STEEL
1959's "The Bat" is an ultra-campy horror flick, featuring many occurrences that defy all manner of human logic.A mysterious mansion holds secrets and terror for the owner and visitors alike in this thriller based upon a classic stage play. Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead) has taken up residence in an old mansion that was the scene of some mysterious deaths years ago. www.millcreekent.com
But you know what? It doesn't matter. Because "The Bat", co-starring two of Hollywood's best (Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead) is still a really fun movie to watch, no matter how silly and impossible-to-believe the storyline is.
And this trailer is a real dandy too, especially the beginning of it, with Mr. Price inviting the viewers to "come closer" as he sits in his easy chair. Well done.
Esther Phillips With Martin Scheller's Orchestra
Lew Soloff (tp) Garnett Brown (tb) Hubert Laws (fl) Bobby Capers (as, bars) Rodgers Grant (p) Alvino Rey (g) Victor Venegas (b) Leo Morris (d) Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez (cga) Hungria Garcia (per) Esther Phillips (vo) Martin Scheller (arr, dir)Andy Russell Enamorado 60's
WE LOVE ANDY RUSSELL: OUR MAN IN HOLLYWOOD
They called him the WEST COAST SINATRA. He was the first Mexican-American Pop singing sensation. A veteran of BIG BANDS led by GUS ARNHEIM and ALVINO REY, he was as skilled a drummer as he was a vocalist. Recording solo for CAPITOL RECORDS, he introduced the popular Latin standards "BÉSAME MUCHO", "AMOR" and "CUANDO VUELVA A TU LADO" (What A Difference A Day Makes) to American audiences. His English language hits included "LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE", "I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU" and "PRETENDING." ANDY parlayed success on records into a film and TV career that spread his fame to MÉXICO, ARGENTINA and SPAIN. Although he could easily have passed for White, ANDRESITO never hid his MESTIZO roots! ¡QUE VIVA LA RAZA! He was a source of MUCHO ORGULLO for the East Los Angeles community that he called home. The West Coast Sinatra passed away in 1992, but his smooth BOLEROS and sexy SONRISA won't soon be forgotten.