#james gordon melton

[whatisonthemoon]

Let Pinochet go! Let Scientology go!

Let Pinochet go! Let Scientology go! By Miguel Martinez

Concerning an article published in Cristianità, the official magazine of Alleanza Cattolica. which includes CESNUR's director Massimo Introvigne among its leaders.

The January-February 1999 issue of Cristianità has just come out. To refresh the memory of our readers: this magazine is the official organ of Alleanza Cattolica, the right-wing organization one of whose five national leaders ("consultori") is Massimo Introvigne, and to which nearly all the members of CESNUR Italy also belong.

This issue has an article by Introvigne ("Reiki: technique or religion?") and an article in defence of Introvigne (against the Fraternity of Saint Pius X). The magazine claims no fewer than twenty-six activities of CESNUR as part of the "Good battle" ("La buona battaglia") of Alleanza Cattolica.

In other words, CESNUR and Cristianità are synonyms, at least for Cristianità. (CESNUR generally seems a little more embarrassed about the link.)

The "good battles" listed in the magazine include the presentation of Reverend James Gordon Melton's book on Scientology and even a lecture by Eileen Barker of the UK organization INFORM. The latter is under a special heading, "religious freedom", a title reminiscent of Introvigne's famous appeal in favour of Scientology in Germany.

However, this is not the only kind of freedom that interests Cristianità/CESNUR. Another victim of persecution, besides Scientology, receives special attention from Cristianità. This time it is Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, the expressionless Chilean former dictator.

First comes an article on Pinochet, explicitly titled "Let Pinochet go!", by American rightist Pat Buchanan. Then comes an article (four pages long) by a gentleman described as "Senator for life and General of the Reserve, Augusto Pinochet Ugarte". In this article we learn, for example, how Senator Pinochet is "…deeply convinced that those countries which are unable to discover the historical mission they are called on to perform, do not and never will have a future".

I wish to make it clear that I do not intend to dispute the right of Introvigne's organization to campaign for the release of the tough old general.

However, I think this campaign can help readers understand more clearly what CESNUR means by "freedom."

Originally posted here: http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/txt/pinogb.htm

[seekdevotion]

*          𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒     𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐃          :          mw fcs & personality types maybe ? this looks so good !

first of all : love you sweat ! i will point you towards 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 meaty mw fc list, bc many good points were made. but ! i'll also take this moment to self advocate and some will b repeats ... i would go absolutely feral for ella purnell ( duh ), laura harrier, jessica chastain, avan jogia, ben barnes, zion moreno, cillian murphy, blanca padilla, oscar isaac, margot robbie, tom hardy, alexa demie, riz ahmed, samara weaving, zendaya, tom holland, mimi keene, logan lerman, adelaide kane, victoria pedretti, andrew garfield, penelope cruz, emma mackey, charles melton, bill skarsgard, adam dimarco, medalion rahimi, natasha liu bordizzo, dua lipa, archie renaux, robert pattinson, freida pinto, florence pugh, dev patel, jessica alexander, oliver jackson cohen, halston sage, kiowa gordon, lily james, madelaine petsch, jordan connor, hande ercel, phoebe tonkin, nick robinson, savannah lee smith, emily alyn lynd, henry golding, rachel zegler, josh heuston, paul mescal ( i actually can't talk about it... ), daisy edgar jones, rami malek, lily rose depp, aron piper, adria arjona, olivia cooke, and that's just off the dome... now as for personality or character types ? why don't you go ahead & read more for some that have come to me ;)

any and all of the bunnies of mona awad's bunny - pretentious and beautiful budding literary icons , diehard devotees of "the aesthetic" ( or part of a cult most likely )

local carmy ? brilliant , celebrated , seemingly stuck in devo due to some unfortunate emotional ( or physical ) ties - maybe managing the diner or cheffin' it up at the whaler

ex - sea captain who is now devoted to hunting for treasure - both geocache and pirate style . some townspeople think they've lost the plot but others have noticed they really have a knack for this . obviously , quite the casanova

a well liked ghost therapist . came to town years ago as a ' spiritualist ' / more of a lowkey con artist medium but really came into their own in this environment

the seraphic matchmaker , wholesome , in love w love , just wants everyone to be happy , strikes gold every time to the point it is giving witchcraft , world's best and most in demand bridesmaid as a result !

charming and charismatic town official , great at drawing in a crowd and overseeing all the best local events . old money ( as much as you can be in this town , bc their family has always been here ) so obviously corrupt w very questionable morals

THE barber who does put everything you say in their chair on blast via their town meme page / finsta but customers stay loyal bc the only competition has a much darker reputation ( plot twist : and they were roommates ! )

ofc , new in towns / tourists with shady motives , to keep the locals on their toes

[gallyg]

Leigh Whannell writes about victims

The focus of Leigh Whannell's films tends not to be the monster or the murderer. Look at Insidious or any of his more recent standalone films, and this is obvious. So it's interesting to ponder the Saw franchise which has infamously focused on Jigsaw as a character more and more over the years, to the point where he is unambiguously the protagonist and anti-hero of the most recent film, Saw X. Of course, Leigh Whannell didn't write Saw X or any of the Saw films since Saw III, but even within that original trilogy, Jigsaw is a very developed character, arguably moreso than any other character in all three films except Amanda, who is also a villain... right?

Obviously Amanda is a monster who has robbed the earth of countless years of human life (or whatever) but is that "who she is" in Saw II and Saw III, the movies where she is a main character? I think not. Especially in Saw III, Amanda is presented as a Jigsaw victim. Not just someone who suffered the indignity of the reverse bear trap, but someone who John Kramer, the Jigsaw killer, used and discarded when he deemed her no longer useful. It was not a good turn for Amanda's life, to become the disciple of a mass murderer.

In a very real way, Amanda is the one who suffered the most out of anybody in the first three Saw films. Remember, it's 2006. Dr. Gordon is presumed dead. Jigsaw says "I was his patient, and he was mine," implying that this relationship is in the past tense. There was nothing left Dr. Gordon could do for John, and there was nothing left John could do for Dr. Gordon. Dr. Gordon bled to death believing his family murdered. Adam starved for days before being suffocated and having his face split open. And still Amanda suffered more. Because she didn't only bleed from the body, in the reverse bear trap and the nerve gas house trap (though, of course, she did). Amanda also bled from her soul. She was made to believe she was broken, and it was only through the love of her greatest abuser, John Kramer, that she could be fixed. And as Amanda learns that John has not truly fixed her, she too learns that John has not given her true love at all. Her spirit is crushed (as is her circulatory system).

And let's remember the real main character in Saw III. It's not Jeff. It's not Lynn. It's not Jigsaw, either. The main character in Saw III is Amanda. She is the one who goes through a narrative arc in the film. It just happens to resolve in tragedy. And that's why we love Saw, isn't it? The tragedy of it all?

Of course, it makes sense that later writers and directors and even fans could latch onto the character of Jigsaw. After all, Amanda's character only works in Saw III because Darren Lynn Bousman and the fans loved Jigsaw in the first Saw film and wanted to learn more about him in Saw II. It is only natural that Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan would similarly be interested in John's character arc past Saw II, and so want to dig into John's past, and learn more about why John does the things he does. That's how we get to Saw X, where Jigsaw is the main character, and he is the one most challenged by the narrative. But in the tribe of Amandas, the best part of the franchise will forever be Saw III, because even another movie all about Amanda would still pale in comparison to the movie that made us love her and then lose her in 2006. Written by Leigh Whannell, story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell.

[neolympus]

mwfcs?

we'd love to see willow allen, khadijha red thunder, halle bailey, chase sui wonders, amber midthunder, zendaya, nicha yontararak, christina nadin, go minsi, devery jacobs, havana rose liu, zión moreno, coco jones, alisha boe, dina denoire, park sooyoung, samantha logan, aslihan malbora, reina hardesty, tati gabrielle, andrea chaparro, adeline rudolph, davika hoorne, jennie kim, avan jogia, mason gooding, isaac powell, jung jaehyun, jonathan daviss, evan mock, calum hood, rish shah, dev patel, kiowa gordon, cody christian, sebastian amoruso, song kang, rome flynn, thomas weatherall, charles melton, angel b curiel, jordan fisher, mackenyu arata, lizeth selene, james majoos, quintessa swindell, chella man, adultsdrink, dove clarke, and ian alexander.

[magnoliaspringsrp]

MWM and MWF over 25 please?!

Males: A.J Saudin, Alex Landi, Avan Jogia, Charles Melton, Chase Stokes, Dacre Montgomery, Diego Boneta, Grant Gustin, Jacob Anderson, Jacob Artist, Jacob Elordi, Kieth Powers, Kiowa Gordon, Lucien Laviscount, Ncuti Gatwa, Rafael Silva, Ronen Rubinstein, Sean Teale, Aaron Tviet, Brant Daugherty, Ben Levin, Brian Michael Smith, Casey Diedrick, Chace Crawford, Charles Michael Davis, D.J Cotrona, Dan Levy, Daniel Sharman, David Castaneda, Jay Hayden, JD Pardo, Jesse Williams, Michael B Jordan, Michael Trevino, Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar-Perez, Ryan Gosling, Theo James, Steven R. McQueen, Eric Dane, Joe Manganiello, Pedro Pascal, Sean Maguire, Torrance Coombs, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan.

Females: Adeline Rudolph, Amy Adams, Bianca Lawson, Carla Gugino, Charlize Theron, Danai Gurira, Katheryn Winnick, Lana Parrilla, Laverne Cox, Maggie Q, Alex Daddario, Amber Stevens-West, Brenda Song, Brianne Howey, Candice Patton, Cobie Smulders, Crystal Reed, Daniella Pineda, Nina Dobrev, Candice King, Kat Graham, Emily VanCamp, Hannah Simone, Julia Jones, Karla Souza, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Maiara Walsh, Meaghan Rath, Meagan Tandy, Natalie Morales, Nicola Coughlan, Parveen Kaur, Rose Leslie, Shay Mitchell, Tessa Thompson, Madelyn Cline, Amber Midthunder, Anya Taylor Joy, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Florence Pugh, Cierra Ramirez.

[reignfms]

can i please have fc suggestions for the opens stark prince, lannister lord & the open velayron spot?

absolutely !

our open roles for stark prince ( come back if you want other suggestions for the cousins ) : bill skarsgard, freddy carter, freddie fox, taron egerton, theo james, arnas fedaravicius, callum turner, ewan mitchell, harris dickinson, jannik schuman, jordan renzo, josha stradowski, oliver stark, patrick gibson, ruairi o'connor, toby regbo, kit harington, max irons, calahan skogman !

for the lord lannister ( assuming you mean from the great house branch ) : avan jogia, charles melton, froy gutierrez, aria shahghasemi, dylan wang, jonathan daviss, keiyan konsdale, sebastian de souza, archie renaux, devon terrell, kit young, wang yibo, xu kai, alperen duymaz, xing zhaolin, kiowa gordon !

and finally for the velaryons : aisha dee, alexandra shipp, alfred enoch, alisha boe, amandla stenberg, antonia thomas, ashley moore, ella balinska, ellion knight, erin kellyman, gugu mbatha-raw, lucien laviscount, maise richardson sellers, paulina singer, sydney park, tessa thompson, lovie simone, aja naomi king, alisha wainwright, bianca lawson, danai gurira, ebonee noel, greta onieogou, keith powers, kiana lede, meagan tandy, nathalie emmanuel, pepi sonuga, quintessa swindell, rachel hilson, tati gabrielle, wakeema hollis, devery jacobs, cara gee, kiana madeira, madeleine madden, auli'i cravalho, amber midthunder, chase sui wonders, jordan fisher, khadijha red thunder, tanaya beatty !

i wanted to avoid duplicates, but all of the younger fcs listed for house velaryon would also work for house lannister and any of the older black ( or 1/2 black, 1/2 white) or indigenous fcs listed for house lannister could easily work for house velaryon !

[hemlockspringsrpg]

mwm in their 30s? (:

Hi anon, thanks for the question. Honestly, so many. Do keep in mind that we ask that your first muse use a fc of color. That being said, here are just a few suggestions: Kiowa Gordon, Kofi Siriboe, Shamier Anderson, Nick Sagar, Sean Sagar, Lewis Tan, Andrew Koji, Justin H Min, Charles Melton, Apo Nattawin, Sean Teale, Oliver Stark, Ilhan Sen, Alp Navruz, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Deniz Can Aktas, Richard Madden, Young Mazino, Theo James, Aldis Hodge, Martin Sensmeier, Alex Meraz, Danny Ramirez, Laith Ashley, Elliot Page, Ncuti Gatwa, Ludi Lin.

[guildfm]

hi bb, can i get some of your mwm pls? <3

      is   it   gluttonous   of   me   to   say   jonathan   bailey   a   thousand   times?   outside   of   jonathan,   i'd   really   love   to   see:   joshua   hong,   evan   mock,   oscar   isaac,   rege   jean   page,   michael   b.   jordan,   broderick   hunter,   sükrü   özyildiz,   rafael   silva,   oliver   stark,   pedro   pascal,   riz   ahmed,   tom   blyth,   harris   dickinson,   kiowa   gordon,   theo   james,   corey   mylchreest,   daniel   sharman,   martin   sensmeier,   hyun   bin,   lee   dohyun,   jung   sungil,   charlie   hunnam,   charles   melton,   cillian   murphy,   evan   roderick,   gong   yoo,   lee   dongwook,   idris   elba,   keith   powers,   mason   gooding,   lucien   laviscount,   manny   jacinto,   paul   mescal!

[boroughshq]

mwm 30-35?

From the members: Manny Jacinto, Daniel Kaluuya Jeremy Allen White, John Boyega, Barry Keoghan, Lakeith Stanfield, Carlos Miranda, Raymond Ablack, Laith Ashley, Hwang Inyeop, Sean Teale, Kiowa Gordon, Mena Massoud, Matthew Noszka, Charles Melton, Callum Turner, Diego Calva, Lewis Pullman, Trevante Rhodes, James Scully, Kedar Williams-Sterling, and Suraj Sharma! I would love to add in Casey Deidrick, Sinqua Walls, Joe Keery, Jonah Hauer-King, Rege-Jean Page, Ben Barnes, and Peter Gadiot!

[merrock]

Good afternoon, tags! I'm going to choose some completely random wanted connections to spotlight today, since... I forget which ones I have and have not done already (I'll find a better way to keep track). In the meantime, check these out!

a cousin for Vivienne Quinn, our Lili Reinhart.

younger sister for Vincent Matthews, our Robbie Amell.

the mother of Wesley James' (Kiowa Gordon) daughter.

childhood best friend of Xander Stone (Charles Melton).

Annabelle Landrieu's (Bethany Joy Lenz) mortal enemy.

workers at the Newman Family Farm.

a roommate for Miranda Hartman (Emily Bett Rickards).

Owen Anderson's (Dacre Montgomery) almost sibling.

I just grabbed one from each category, but that just means we have that much more for you to look at! Check out all of our wanted connections, and consider joining us -- we'd love to have you. xx

[coloradohq]

mw fcs? and do you allow model fcs?

i'm going to go ahead and provide some mwfcs since we're mere hours away from opening for plotting and when admin c returns, they can speak to the use of model fcs. do keep in mind that we have a wanted tag and some of these fcs may have been previously mentioned.

jessie mei li, kiowa gordon, martin sensmeier, niko terho, adelaide kane, danny pino, dj cotrona, ricky whittle, peter gadiot, zion moreno, kiana madeira, kiana lede, santiago segura, santago cabrera, harvey guillen, shamier anderson, zahn mcclarnon, jessica matten, nathalie kelley, nick sagar, raymond ablack, uli latukefu, jessica lucas, andrew koji, madison jaizani, alp navruz, deniz can aktas, michael trevino, levy tran, aiysha hart, ronen rubinstein, oliver stark, rafael silva, natacha karam, devery jacobs, alex meraz, tyler james williams, ryan o'connell, milo ventimiglia, gabourey sidibe, richard madden, jai courtney, cody christian, jesse james keitel, lucy liu, maggie q, tom austen, amita suman, jd pardo, clayton cardenas, hari nef, danny ramirez, keanu reeves, elliot fletcher, laith ashley, jordan gonzalez, mason alexander park, lindsey morgan, amber midthunder, adria arjona, alaqua cox, brian tyree henry, don lee, george robinson, aja naomi king, kofi siroboe, iko uwais, joe taslim, apo nattawin, carla gugino, michelle yeoh, tony leung, charles melton, ross butler, oscar isaac, mahesh jadu, anya chalotra, deepika padukone, varun dhawan, alia bhatt, sidharth malhotra, tabria majors, ben barnes

edit: model fcs will be allowed!

[urbzhq]

fc suggestions for central station, gasoline row and skyline beach?

sorry this took a while but I’m working through a headcold atm so thanks for baring with me !

CENTAL STATION —

Emma Mackey, Archie Renaux, Jordan Alexander, Drew Ray Tanner, Milly Alcock, Jenna Ortega, Vanessa Morgan, Andy Biersack, Leslie Ann Leal, Ashton Sanders, Dominic Fike, Omari Douglas, James Marsters, Sebastian Stan, & Ryan Potter

GASOLINE ROW —

Levy Tran, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kiowa Gordon, Roberta Cordoza, Devery Jacobs, Kysten Ritter, Manny Montana, Lewis Tan, Annie Murphy, Mae Whitman, Ray Nicholson, Ben Barnes, Aaron Tviet, & Brett Goldstein

SKYLINE BEACH —

Jonathan Daviss, Charles Melton, Zoe Kravitz, Shameik Moore, Sydney Sweeney, Rudy Pankow, Melissa Barrera, Margaret Qualley, Chord Overstreet, Andy Samberg, Anthony Ramos, & Brianne Tju

[papermoonloveslucy]

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES

April 8, 1946

Directors: Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth. Vincente Minnelli, George Sidney,  Norman Taurog, Charles Walters. Robert Lewis Producer: Arthur Freed for Metro Goldwyn Mayer

The shooting schedule ran between April 10 and August 18, 1944, with retakes plus additional segments filmed on December 22, 1944 and then between January 25 and February 6, 1945. The film was first proposed in 1939. 

Synopsis ~ We meet a grayed, immaculately garbed Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. in Paradise (his diary entry reads "Another heavenly day"), where he looks down upon the world and muses over the sort of show he'd be putting on were he still alive.

PRINCIPAL CAST

Lucille Ball ('Here's to the Ladies') is appearing in her 64th film since coming to Hollywood in 1933. 

Fred Astaire ('Here's to the Ladies' / Raffles in 'This Heart of Mine' / Tai Long in 'Limehouse Blues’ / Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide') also appeared with Lucille Ball in Roberta (1935), Top Hat (1935), and Follow the Fleet (1936). His name was mentioned twice on “I Love Lucy.”

Lucille Bremer (Princess in 'This Heart of Mine' / Moy Ling in 'Limehouse Blues') 

Fanny Brice (Norma Edelman in 'A Sweepstakes Ticket') appeared in the original stage version of many editions of The Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway.

Judy Garland (The Star in 'A Great Lady Has An Interview') also starred with Lucille Ball in Thousands Cheer (1943). 

Kathryn Grayson (Kathryn Grayson in 'Beauty') also starred with Lucille Ball in Thousands Cheer (1943).

Lena Horne (Lena Horne in 'Love') also starred with Lucille Ball in Thousands Cheer (1943).

Gene Kelly (Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide') also starred with Lucille Ball in Thousands Cheer (1943),  Du Barry Was A Lady (1943), and A Guide for the Married Man (1967). He made an appearance on the Lucille Ball special “Lucy Moves to NBC” (1980).  

James Melton (Alfredo in 'La Traviata')

Victor Moore (Lawyer's Client in 'Pay the Two Dollars')

Red Skelton (J. Newton Numbskull in 'When Television Comes') also starred with Lucille Ball in Having Wonderful Time (1938), Thousands Cheer (1943),  Du Barry Was A Lady (1943), and The Fuller Brush Girl (1950).  On TV he appeared on “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” in “Lucy Goes To Alaska” (1958). Ball and Skelton appeared in numerous TV specials together. 

Esther Williams (Esther Williams in 'A Water Ballet') also appeared with Lucille Ball in Easy To Wed (1946). 

William Powell (Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.) also played the same character in The Great Ziegfeld (1936). 

Edward Arnold (Lawyer in 'Pay the Two Dollars') appeared with Lucille Ball in Roman Scandals (1933) and Ellis in Freedomland (1952).

Marion Bell (Violetta in 'La Traviata')

Cyd Charisse (Ballerina in 'Beauty') also starred with Lucille Ball in Thousands Cheer (1943).

Hume Cronyn (Monty in 'A Sweepstakes Ticket') was honored by The Kennedy Center in 1986, at the same ceremony as Lucille Ball. 

William Frawley (Martin in 'A Sweepstakes Ticket') played the role of Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”. He also appeared on “The Lucy Show,” his final screen appearance. 

Robert Lewis (Chinese Gentleman in 'Limehouse Blues' / Telephone Voice in 'Number Please')

Virginia O'Brien (Virginia O'Brien in 'Here's to the Ladies') also starred with Lucille Ball in Thousands Cheer (1943),  Du Barry Was A Lady (1943), and Meet The People (1944). 

Keenan Wynn (Caller in 'Number Please') appeared with Lucille Ball in Easy To Wed (1946), Without Love (1945), and The Long, Long Trailer (1954). 

SUPPORTING CAST

Ziegfeld Girls

Karin Booth  

Lucille Casey  

Aina Constant  

Elizabeth Dailey  

Frances Donelan  

Natalie Draper  

Karen X. Gaylord  

Aileen Haley  

Carol Haney  

Shirlee Howard  

Margaret Laurence  

Helen O'Hara  

Noreen Roth  

Elaine Shepard  

Kay Thompson  

Dorothy Tuttle  

Dorothy Van Nuys  

Eve Whitney - appeared on “I Love Lucy” episode “The Charm School” (ILL S3;E15).

Dancers

Gloria Joy Arden

Jean Ashton  

Irene Austin  

Judi Blacque  

Bonnie Barlowe  

Norman Borine  

Hazel Brooks  

Ed Brown  

Kathleen Cartmill  

Jack Cavan  

Marilyn Christine  

Laura Corbay  

Rita Dunn  

Meredyth Durrell  

Shawn Ferguson  

Jeanne Francis  

Jean French  

Mary Jane French  

David Gray  

Bill Hawley  

Doreen Hayward  

Charlotte Hunter  

Virginia Hunter  

Patricia Jackson

Margaret Kays  

Laura Knight  

Laura Lane  

Dale Lefler  

Melvin Martin  

Diane Meredith  

Lorraine Miller  

Joyce Murray  

Janet Nevis  

Ray Nyles  

Billy O'Shay  

Jane Ray  

Dorothy Raye  

Beth Renner

Melba Snowden  

Walter Stane  

Ivon Starr  

Robert Trout  

Chorus Boys

Rod Alexander

Milton Chisholm  

Dick D'Arcy  

Dante DiPaolo  

Don Hulbert  

Herb Lurie  

Matt Mattox  

Bert May - appeared on “The Lucy Show” in “Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford”

Jack Purcell  

Tommy Rall  

Ricky Ricardi (!)

Alex Romero

“LIMEHOUSE BLUES” starring Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, and Robert Lewis

Robert Ames (Masked Man)  

James Barron (Couple with Banners)  

Eleanor Bayley (Couple with Branches)  

Mary Jo Ellis (Couple with Banners)  

Sean Francis (Ensemble)  

James King (Rooster)  

Harriet Lee (Bar Singer) 

Eugene Loring (Costermonger)  

Charles Lunard (Masked Man)  

Patricia Lynn (Ensemble)  

Ruth Merman (Ensemble)  

Garry Owen (1st Subway Policeman)  

Ellen Ray (Couple with Parasols)  

Jack Regas (Masked Man)  

Billy Shead (Couple with Parasols)  

Ronald Stanton (Couple with Branches)  

Wanda Stevenson (Ensemble)  

Ray Teal (2nd Subway Policeman)  

“LOVE” starring Lena Horne

Juliette Ball (Club Patron)   

Lennie Bluett (Dancer)   

Suzette Harbin (Flirt)   

Avanelle Harris (Club Patron)  

Maggie Hathaway (Dancer)  

Charles Hawkins (Club Patron)  

Marie Bryant (Woman Getting Her Man Taken)   

Cleo Herndon (Dancer)   

“THIS HEART OF MINE” starring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer

Helen Boyce (Countess)   

Feodor Chaliapin Jr. (Lieutenant)

Naomi Childers (Duchess)

Charles Coleman (Majordomo)   

Sam Flint (Majordomo's Assistant)

Sidney Gordon (Masked Man)   

Count Stefenelli (Count)   

Robert Wayne (Dyseptic)   

“PAY THE TWO DOLLARS”  starring Edward Arnold and Victor Moore

William Bailey (Subway Passenger)

Joseph Crehan (1st Judge) - played a Detective on “I Love Lucy” “The Great Train Robbery”

William B. Davidson (2nd Judge)

Eddie Dunn (3rd Subway Policeman)   

Harry Hayden (Warden)   

George Hill (2nd Subway Policeman)   

Wilbur Mack (Subway Passenger)   

Larry Steers (Magistrate)

“NUMBER PLEASE” starring Keenan Wynn

Peter Lawford (Voice of Porky)

Grady Sutton (Texan)

Audrey Totter (Phone Operator Voice)

Kay Williams (Girl)

OTHERS

Bunin's Puppets

Elise Cavanna (Tall Woman)

Jack Deery (Man)

Rex Evans (Butler in "A Great Lady Has An Interview”)

Sam Garrett (Roping / Twirling Act)

Silver (Horse in "Here's to the Ladies') 

Arthur Walsh (Telegraph Boy in "A Sweepstakes Ticket") - appeared on “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined” (ILL S3;E11). 

‘FOLLIES’ TRIVIA

Sidney Guilaroff, Lucille Ball’s hair dresser, who takes responsibility for her famous ‘golden red’ for this movie, becoming her trademark color.

Although they appear in different segments, this is the only feature film collaboration between “I Love Lucy co-stars" Lucille Ball and William Frawley. Coincidently, Frawley's character in this film shares a striking similarity with his iconic character of Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy.” In this film he plays a money-hungry curmudgeon of a landlord, much like the show. In the above photo, he appears with director Minnelli and co-star Brice. 

The horse ridden by Lucille Ball is the Lone Ranger's Silver!

Lucille Ball was actually fired by Ziegfeld from his road company production of Rio Rita in the 1930s.

In February 1956, Lucy and Desi appeared on “MGM Parade” to promote their MGM film Forever Darling. The show also included footage of Lena Horne singing from Ziegfeld Follies. 

Lucy also played a showgirl in pink in “Lucy Gets Into Pictures” (ILL S4;E19) aired on February 21, 1955. The scene was inspired by Ziegfeld’s legendary stage shows featuring beautiful women wearing elaborate costumes navigating long staircases. To solidify the comparison, Ricky says he is going to a meeting with Mr. Minnelli. Vincente Minnelli was one of the directors of Ziegfeld Follies. 

Lucy Ricardo had previously cavorted around in a lampshade in the manner of a Ziegfeld girl in both the unaired pilot and “The Audition” (S1;E6).

Ziegfeld Follies includes a sketch for Red Skelton called “When Television Comes” aka “Guzzler’s Gin” in which a (future) television spokesman gets increasingly sloshed on his product. This sketch was an obvious influence on Lucy’s Vitameatavegamin routine in “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (ILL S1;E30) aired on May 5, 1952. 

Ziegfeld Girl Eve Whitney appeared on “I Love Lucy” episode “The Charm School” (ILL S3;E15). She used her own name for the character.  

The Telegraph Boy in "A Sweepstakes Ticket" Arthur Walsh - appeared on “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined” (ILL S3;E11) as Arthur ‘King Cat’ Walsh. He teaches Lucy how to jitterbug. 

The first Judge in the “Pay the Two Dollars” James Crehan also played the Police Detective on “I Love Lucy in “The Great Train Robbery” (ILL S5;E5) first aired on October 31, 1955.

Porky, a voice on the telephone in “Number Please” Peter Lawford, played “Password” against Lucille Ball on September 24, 1964.  At the time, Lawford was married to President Kennedy’s sister, Patricia. On November 26, 1968, Ball was a guest on “The Tonight Show” when Peter Lawford was sitting in for Johnny Carson.

Chorus Boy Bert May appeared as a solo dancer on “The Lucy Show” in “Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford” (TLS S5;E21) in February 1967. 

In the dressing room, Lucy jokes with Fanny Brice, one of the funniest women in showbusiness.  This was the only time Ball and Brice collaborated and was Brice’s last film. 

Ziegfeld’s follies began on Broadway, so it was appropriate that the show featured past and future Broadway musical stars:

Lucille Ball ~ Wildcat (1960)

Carol Haney ~ The Pajama Game (1954)

Tommy Rall ~ Call Me Madame (1950)

Fanny Brice ~ The Ziegfeld Follies 

Marion Bell ~ Brigadoon (1947)

Victor Moore ~ Anything Goes (1934)

There was a lot of material that was not filmed, but written and cast. Some of the original skits would have added “Lucy” performers Mickey Rooney, Ann Sothern, and Van Johnson to the cast.

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You won’t hear this from the media, but we are 123 days into this year and have lost 119 law enforcement officers in the line of duty. There were also 3 Police K-9’s killed. Many in America don’t know their names.  

Here they are Liberals, SAY THEIR NAMES...

Sergeant Gordon William Best Sergeant Daniel Marcus Mobley Lieutenant Jeff Bain Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Howell Sergeant Randall Sims Deputy Sheriff Jonathan David Price Police Officer Jay Hughes Officer Brian David Sicknick Sergeant David G. Crumpler Lieutenant William Lyle Gardner Conservation Officer Steven Reighard Police Officer Arturo Villegas Master Corporal Brian Roy LaVigne Agent Luis A. Marrero-Díaz Agent Luis X. Salamán-Conde Agent Eliezer Hernández-Cartagena Police Officer Melton "Fox" Gore Sergeant Frederick H. "Butch" Cameron Detective Sergeant Stephen R. Desfosses Chief of Police Tony M. Jordan Corporal Christine Peters Constable Sherry Kay Langford Lieutenant Treva Preston Corrections Officer IV Alfred Jimenez Police Officer Jerry Steven Hemphill Sergeant Edward John Marcurella, Jr. Lieutenant John Reynolds Corrections Officer Joseph A. Martini Deputy Sheriff Adam Gibson Police Officer Brandon M. Stalker Warrants Officer Toby Keiser Deputy Sheriff Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr. Officer Byron Don Shields Lieutenant Frank Arnold Special Agent Wayne Douglas Snyder Captain Michael D'Angelo Garigan Lieutenant Juan Rafael Rivera-Padua Auxiliary Sergeant Louis M. Livatino Director of Field Operations Beverly Good Sergeant Tommy W. Cudd Sergeant Jeffery Robert Smith Special Agent Robert Allan Mayer, Jr. Sergeant William Brautigam Correctional Officer Juan Llanes Sergeant Grace A. Bellamy Lieutenant Michael Boutte Special Agent Laura Ann Schwartzenberger Special Agent Daniel Alfin Detention Officer Robert Perez Agent Juan Rosado-López Patrolman Darian Jarrott Detective Pedro Junior "Pete" Mejia Officer Cesar Dangaran Sibonga Deputy Sheriff Ross Dixon Corrections Officer IV Vicky James Investigator Eddie B. Hutchison, III Chief of Police Timothy John Sheehan Deputy Sheriff Donald Raymond Gilreath, III Police Officer Mitchell Penton Officer Genaro Guerrero Corrections Officer IV Tawiwo Obele Major Estaban "Stevie" Ramirez, III Deputy Constable Manuel Phillipe De La Rosa Sergeant Richard Paul Brown Deputy Sheriff Michael Magli Police Officer Horacio Dominguez Lieutenant Eugene Lasco Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore Parole Officer Troy K. Morin Officer Carlos Mendoza Deputy Sheriff Thomas Albanese Reserve Deputy Constable Martinus Mitchum Police Officer Dominic Jared Winum Captain Justin Williams Bedwell Police Officer II Jose Anzora Corrections Officer III Tracey Adams Officer Crispin San Juan San Jose Officer Jesse Madsen Sergeant Barry Edwin Henderson Deputy Sheriff Stanley "Allen" Burdic Police Officer Gary Hibbs Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos Police Officer Kevin Valencia Sergeant LaShonda Owens Police Officer Eric Talley Chief of Police Fred Alan Posavetz Correctional Officer Robert McFarland Senior Master Trooper Todd A. Hanneken Corporal Kyle Jeffrey Davis Trooper Joseph Gallagher Sergeant Shane Owens Reserve Deputy Sheriff James Driver Trooper Chad Walker Corrections Officer Luis Arturo Hernandez, Sr. Police Officer William Evans Lieutenant James Kouski Police Officer Brent Nelson Hall Deputy Sheriff Christopher Wilson Knight Sergeant James K. Smith Deputy Sheriff Thomas Patrick Barnes Deputy Sheriff Carlos Antonio Hernandez Border Patrol Agent Christopher Shane Simpkins Police Officer David Parde Constable Edward F. Ryan K9 Figo K9 Riley K9 Luna

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Sensibly Speaking Podcast: Terror, Love and Brainwashing ft. Alexandra Stein

Sensibly Speaking Podcast #154

Chris Shelton: This week I have Dr. Alexandra Stein, social psychologist and author of the book, Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems. We discuss various aspects of cult behavior and psychology.

Comments:
 This is an outstanding piece of work that I will go back to several times. It has provided me with a degree of clarity hitherto unknown. Now, what do I do with it?


Some brilliant information, again, thank you. I found the part about separating from ones emotions and not allowing yourself to process them particularly interesting. Having been brought up in a Scientology family, I still struggle with dealing with (“low tone”) emotions.

My heart started pounding just hearing about the “dissociation” scenarios. Thank you for such a salient explanation.

Dr. Stein's entirely justifiable reaction to Chris's mentioning the dread James R. Lewis and J Gordon Melton et hoc genus omni (24:12 onwards) was worth the price of admission alone! ;) May Eileen Barker, Massimo Introvigne and all the other 'New Religious Movement' merchants and cult apologists be consigned to the dustbin of history as soon as possible.

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Alexandra Stein mentions the work of Benjamin Zablocki:

‘Misunderstanding Cults’ book – chapters by Benjamin Beit-Hallami and by Benjamin Zablocki

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How totalism works The brainwashing methods of isolation, engulfment and fear can lead anyone to a cult. I should know – I was in one Alexandra Stein, PhD

https://aeon.co/essays/how-cult-leaders-brainwash-followers-for-total-control

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Alexandra Stein references this book:

John Lofland’s book on the Unification Church: Doomsday Cult

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