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More - My idea on a lasting peace between Israel & The Pales
The Creation of the Country of New Palestine
I feel strongly that my idea is the ONLY idea that will work & accomplish:
1 - The complete elimination of Hamas from what is now Gaza
2 - Total rebuilding of what will be known as New Palestine in The Community Living Center concept (see below)
3 - Create States, or Provinces, of New Palestine in The West Bank
4 - Insure a lasting peace with New Palestine joining The Commonwealth & having the government of New Palestine overseen by The Commonwealth
I had orginally thought it would be. perfect "project" for Prince Harry & Megan. They are both "do gooders" & I thought it would help their relationship with The Royal Family. They are not easy to reach so sent it to Tyler Perry & a few executive at his Company. No response. I also sent it to President Biden, Bill & Hillary Clinton, The Obamas, Senators Schumer & Sanders & few others. NOTHING!
So, I decided to to "right to the top" & sending the following letter, & the "multi" which is, or will be, to the right to King Charles, some of his "Advisors", his Secretary, The Prime Minister & others, England has a long history with the creating the State of Israel starting with The Balfour Declaration in 1917 calling for homeland for Jews.
To: King Charles III
You did a beautiful job creating Poundbury. You can also create & help design what I call New Palestine.
My Idea is for the Creation of the Country to be part of The Commonwealth. This will assure no leader, or some group who overtakes the government, like Hamas did in Gaza, decides they want to kill all the Jews and destroy Israel. It will assure a lasting peace between Israel & The Palestinians.
I call it New Palestine so there is no confusion with Palestine. When Golda Meir immigrated to what was then Palestine, she said that she got a Palestine Passport - “Jews were Palestinians and Arabs were Palestinians.” At Jewish holiday meals it was common to say “Next year in Palestine”!
1 - Egypt will give land to the south of Gaza, about 2 sq miles. If Egypt is not interested, Israel can use Israeli land East of Gaza. This land would be the place where the Palestinians would be moved to a new tent city with water & many common bathrooms with showers & tubs. They would remain there until what was Gaza is rebuilt (plan below).
2 - A major hospital will be built in Israel East of Gaza with Palestinian doctors & nurses. This is to make sure no Palestinians are in Gaza (New Palestine) when all buildings are razed & tunnels are flooded to “abolish” Hamas. After floodimg, tunnels would be filled in. [Israel has a long history in caring for Arabs in hospitals, clinics, etc. Israel is only country in the world where Arabs have full human rights. 20% of Israel’s citizens are Arab - Arabs sit in The Knesset & there is an Arab Supreme Court Judge].
3 - With the flooding of the tunnels, Hamas members will either drown or be captured for a trial (& jail ?). The old Gaza will be cleared & rebuilt by the world.
4 - The rebuilding will be in the form of Community Living Centers (CLCs). Design might follow idea for Poundbury - classical architecture is easier on the eye. Structures could be a mix from 6 story to tiny houses. Larger units could be built for those who want to live in New Palestine. There would be four types of CLCs:
a - A Working CLC where people would work in a profit oriented business & live there. CLC’s would have common dining rooms, as well as private kitchens in each unit. There would be shared cooking, cleaning, etc. Just like a Kibbutz in Israel!
b - A Learning CLC where people go to get a high school degree, Jr College or Bachelors’ degree & Certificates of Excellence in some speciality (from plumbing to computer tech).
c - Caring For CLCs for people who didn’t fit into a or b.
d - Retirement CLCs for old farts like me
At the beginning, there would also be an intake CLC to derermine which CLC each individual would go to. CLCs will allow the population of New Palestine to become functioning.
My idea was originally for dealing with homelessness and the shelter system in America, but it would function very well in New Palestine. I will be “working” on that idea (about 40 years old) next contacting Govenors, Mayors of cities with serious homeless issues & Directors of Homeless Services.
5 - The new land “donated” by Egypt could later (after New Palestinians are moved out) be built as a high end resort area.
6 - Areas in the West Bank that are occupied by Arabs would become States or Provinces of New Palestine. See the map on my website
DonaldWeissIdeasForChange.com
These areas are not physically connected to the main land mass of New Palestine, but would be part of the country of New Palestine. The balance of The West Bank would be a new country - Judea & Samaria. It would not be part Israel. The Jews living there (there are now about 700,000) would get whatever benefits Israel decides they should get (probably full benefits including voting ?) &, I presume, the obligation to serve in the Army. Both New Palestine and Judea & Samaria would become part of The Commonwealth. Becoming part of the Commonwealth is the best solution to assure a lasting peace. Great Britan has a long history with this part of the world & with the creation of The State of Israel. Mr Google (we have been good buddies since ‘98) told me it is called The State of Israel because that is how it is referred to in The Bible! Who knew? Mr. Google did!
I think you’ll agree this the ONLY idea that will work.
Long live The King!
Warm regards, donald weiss
July 4, 2024 917 923-2441 dweiss5348@aol.com.
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"The Cult of Donald Trump?"
The Dr. Steven Hassan, in Oct. '19, wrote the book titled "The Cult of Donald Trump"
Are We Experiencing The “Cult of Donald Trump”
Seminars & Discussions?
I don’t think logic has much to do with convincing Trumpsters to vote for Biden. I believe that most of them belong to the “Cult of Donald Trump”. They did not "join" like other cults, but their devotion to him & the kinship they have with other Trumpsters has put many "Trumpsters" in a cult like frame of mind. It is also
The Community of Trump". Community os so important, & powerful, My idea, Community Living Centers, is somewhere below - many sections down.
I live in a Democratic stong hold neighborhood, Douglaston, Queens. I used to stop 10 - 15 people a day & ask: "Can I ask you a question? - 2 would run away! Then "Do you like Biden or Trump?" 2 more would either run away or say "I don't discuss politics". About 6 or 7 out of 10 would say they like Trump. When I asked why, the answers vary from "He's honest" to "What has Biden done for our country?" I was never confrontational, but would ask if they were afraid of a dictatorship, wanted a President who said he wants to cancel elections & stay in the White House for the rest of his life, says he will cancl Social Security & ObamaCare? I get shrugs or "I don't want to disccuss politics." Then I began to think "Nothing matters to someone in a cult - the leader is all knowing"!
Dr. Steven Hassan has written 4 books on cults, including "The Cult of Donld Trump" & founded FreedomOfMind.com.
In his book, he said he, himself, as a youth, spend a few years in The Cult of Rev. Moon - Moonies! I had just graduated College when I moved to New York & also remember the pull off the Moonies (they were all over NYC then) - When they were talking to meI felt a new sensation - the pull I felt to join that "community". Eventually, I did not go with them, but I still have a distinct memory of how their talking somehow pulled into some unknown space.
Could Dr. Hasson, &/or others, "talk to Trumpsters? How do you "deprogram those who have cult like behaviour?
Most Trumpsters intuitively understand that this man is not an appropriate man to be President of the United States, but they are in the Trump Cult. They don’t know it, but most are! They love the community of all the other people who are Trumpstera and theydisregard anything that has to do with the reality of what our country will become if Donald Trump does become our President. Of course, most will be highly insulted to sugestd THEY could be in a cult.
I think this has to be addressed head on - on the news & other platforms - so people who are Trumpsters maybe can give themselves a little bit of a shake and say “is this a future I want for my country?” - A possible dictatorship, a man who says he wants to get the Supreme Court to give him presidential immunity so your murder his opponents, a man who says he wants to cancel Social Security, cancel Obama Health Care & jail, all, approx. 2 million “illegal” immigrants.
Dr. Hassan could have TV, radio ++ shows, personal gatherings (+ ?) to allow people who are Trumpsters but want to explore how they got there & if they want to consider an alternative to Trump.
I just heard on the news that the immigrant population in America is going to be a huge boost to our economy. Immigrants are Americans & Americans are Immigrants. America is Democracy and Democracy is America.
Can Trumpesters consider that it’s in their interest to leave The Trump Cult and bring themselves to the reality of continuing our democracy.
donald weiss
June 27, 2024
917 923-2441
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The Meaning & Power of Community
The Trump Cult is All About Community
The “Cult of Donald Trump” - Seminars & Discussions
I don’t think logic has much to do with convincing Trumpsters to vote for Biden. I believe that most of them belong to the “Cult of Donald Trump”. A book with this title was written by Dr. Steven Hassan in Oct ‘19. He has written 4 books on cults & founded FreedomOfMind.com.
He said he, himself, as a youth, spend a few years in The Cult of Rev. Moon - Moonies! I just graduated College when I moved to New York & also remember the pull off the Moonies (they were all over NYC then) - When they talking to me & the new sensation of the pull I felt. Eentually, I did not go with them, but I still have a distinct memory of how their talking somehow pulled into some unknown space. Now when I ask people who they like, Biden or Trump, 6 or 7 out of 10 say Trump. Now when I ask them why, most of them say “I don’t discuss politics”.
They intuitively understand that this man is not an appropriate man to be President of the United States, but they are in the Trump Cult. They don’t know it, but most are! They love the community of all the other people who are Trumpstera and they disregard anything that has to do with the reality of what our country will become if Donald Trump does become our President.
I think this has to be addressed head on - on the news & other platforms - so people who are Trumpsters maybe can give themselves a little bit of a shake and say “is this a future I want for my country?” - A possible dictatorship, a man who says he wants to get the Supreme Court to give him presidential immunity so your murder his opponents, a man who says he wants to cancel Social Security, cancel Obama Health Care & jail, all, approx. 2 million “illegal” immigrants.
Dr. Hassan could have personal gatherings to allow people who are Trumpsters but want to exlpore how they got there & if they want to consider an alternative to Trump.
I just heard on the news that the immigrant population in America is going to be a huge boost to our economy. Immigrants are Americans & Americans are Immigrants. America is Democracy and Democracy is America.
Can Trumpesters consider that it’s in their interest to leave The Trump Cult and bring themselves to the reality of continuing our democracy.
donald weiss
June 19, 2024
The Joe Biden "Mantra" to Preserve Democracy
After The Revolution & The Civil War, This is the 3rd Most Important Time in Our History!
Will America Remain a Democracy or Will we Become a Dictatorship?
The most effective ads, which could start soon, would include video of Trump making the following pronouncements (or Alec Baldwin "playing" him, if he agrees):
1 - I will cancel elections so I can stay in the Shite House till I die
2 - I will get Presidential Immunity from my "buddies" on The Supreme Court to allow me to kill my enemies. Including, of course, those nasty Generals who used to be loyal to me, but deserted me! Bye bye, guys! I may build a man eating alligator mote around the White House for viewing "executions" - like the good old days in Rome! What a life! Happy wife - happy life - luv u baby!
3 - I will cancel that stupid Social Security stuff.
4 - I will cancel Obama Health Care
5 - I will jail all illegal immigrants (how do we get our carrots & peas now - Huh?)
6 - I will withdraw, again, from The Paris Climate Accords - don't understand any of that stuff & Vladdy confirmed it's all a Chineese hoax.
7 - I will, as I did in my last term, make sure money (lots of it, too) goes to all my rich "buddies" (& buddettes). They were so kind to help me pa those terrible legal bills I had for all those silly law suits. Good thing I can dismiss all of them when I become dictator - whoops, I will be Presidente' - the new Pres. of Mexico is Jewish - Oy Veh!
8 - Show video of a TV anchor reporting The Justice Dept. suit against Donald & his father for not renting to any blacks in their Trump City complex in Brooklyn. Many black people do not know this!
6 - I will get a free McDonald double cheeseburger & fries whenever the mood strikes me - alway crave that burger!
To: Bill & Hillary Clinton, Michelle & Barak Obama, George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, Rachel Madow, Ari Melber, Jen Psaki, Alex Wagner, Willie Geist, Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, Liz Cheney, Al Sharpton, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, + ?52224
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The most important & easiest way to present who Trump really is & why he is a threat to our Democracy is to show on all platforms videos of Trump making all his dangerous promises. I have heard the following but can not find them: 1 - I will cancel elections so I can stay in the White House for the rest of my life 2 - I want to become a Dictator 3 - I will get Presidential Immunity so I can kill my enemies 4 - I will cancel Social Security 5 - I will cancel ObamaCare 6 - I will jail all illegal immigrants +???
“America is Democracy & Democracy America” (from don weiss) America needs all of you! Decide among yourselves or coordinate w DNC. Use my idea or anything else you prefer. If anyone wants support or clarification of my ideas, please contact me. I prefer text.
Too many still “love” Trump. I think my “idea” will work! Two (or more) are needed to be The “Chairpersons of the Board” for what I am calling “The Gang That Doesn’t Shoot”. The group former would be the “Master Presenters” & would contact potential other Master Presenters. Hopefully all of you will want to participate. Taylor Swift must be convinced that, verbally, advocating voting for Biden will have a major impact on the election to save our democracy, especially the young.
The effort for “The Gang” will be to make contact with stars, important people, politicians (ugh!), & past members of Trump’s Presidential “team” (incl. Generals). They, as well as “The Gang” will be in “Biden Presentations” for TV, radio, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok +++.
It is important that we do the most that we can to make sure Biden is reelected & there is a Democratic House. It will not be easy - so many still love him! I am suggesting as follows:
Two (or more?) will be Chairpersons of the Board for “The Gang that Doesn’t Shoot” (my idea for a name). The Chairpersons & the other “Master Presenters” will work with Biden Presenters (Stars, etc) who will go on the ads & have Biden rallies.
It’s particularly important to reach the population (in swing counties) that needs to be reached (current Trumpsters or “on the fence”). In addition the “Gang” will be responsible for appointing someone as the Chairperson to gather & teach (w videos & zoom sessions) “Neighborhood Presenters”. It is my understanding that going door-to-door is the most effective way of convincing people.
A vertical card holder bag will be given out to include a vertical card with Biden Info on 1 side with a photo of Biden & Harris & have at the top “A vote for Biden-Harris (& a vote for a Democratic House) is a vote for Democracy. Then attributes of Biden will be next to photos of “Master Promoters”. The other side will have a photo of Trump (with Stormy Daniels) & say: “Voting for Donald Trump is a vote for an American Dictatorship”. Trump has said he will cancel elections so he can stay in the White House until he dies (Is this on video?), will get Presidential immunity so he can murder his enemies, will cancel Social Security & Obama Health Care +++. All this needs to be documented on video. Photos of old Trump Admin members & others will have their comments next to it. A video must be made that shows Trump making all those statements - It will be titled “Trump for Dictatorship” so people will believe he, in fact, said all this. The “Master Presenters” will also organize a team to collect substantial donations. Major donors are needed!
Beating Trump will not come cheap! A newly created button (Image to follow when created - in a few days) will be included in the bag & can be handed out. They will be BIG! This is a BIG decision for our country. The bags &/or the cards can be handed out all over & will be left after a home visit or if no one answers, it will left on the door knob.
Additional text: “You must also vote for a Democratic House of Representatives”. If the House remains Republican, when Donald Trump loses, he will call his Republican Governor buddies, and say “Listen, Charlie, do me a favor - don’t certify the election in your State” and Charlie will say “Good idea, Donnie!” If the vote is not properly certified, then it goes to the House of Representatives and even though Trump may have lost by 10 million votes, the House can appoint him President/Dictator - welcome to Trumplandia!
Mr & Ms Voter: DO NOT vote for a third-party candidate - that will just help Trump.
This is a seminal point in America’s history and everyone must understand the consequences. I stop many people on the street and ask them “Do you like Biden or Trump” - some run away but I would say 6 out of 10 say they like Trump. When I give them my “scenario” about a Trump dictatorship, they just shrug their shoulders & some say “anything is better than what we have now”. Oh, you mean having the best biggest & best economy in the world, one of the lowest inflation rates in the world, a historic low unemployment rate, a stock market that doubled since Biden took office, no recession after Covid as almost all economists predicted & an infrastructure bill to begin rebuilding + ++. People are just dissatisfied with their own lives and blame it all on Biden.
Please, help move this forward. Any of you are the ones who can put it all together. Regards to so many superior human beings!
don weiss 917 923-2441 dweiss5348@aol.com
Many “wonderful” ideas on my website including my idea for “The Creation of the Country of New Palestine”
http://DonaldWeissIdeasForChange.com
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Donald Weiss
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The location of the various idea are just below my info immediatley below. If it is not at the end, you must scroll to the top & go to Page 2. If you need to got back to pg 1, you must scroll back to the top & in the upper Left, click home!
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The reason for the image is The Rellim Hotel (what is Miller spelled backwards?), built by my grandparents Jack & Harriet Miller) wass on St. Pete Beach (Pass-a-Grille). It is the most endearing image I could think of. The history of the Hotel & my relationship with my family who would all come each year for a family reunion at Christmas time, is below under Miller Family Reunions. The hotel had been sold, but we still have the Miller Family Reunion each yr. for MFR'23 there were about 80 people - cousins (11 & Aunt Marilyn, the only surviving parent - 93!) & their families. All the info is further down. Scroll down to find what might interest you. My idea for the creation of The Country of Palestine is important as well as my idea for ending homelessness & the shelter system - Community Living Centers
To go to the "next page", click on pg 2 on top right on the top. To go back, click on Home on upper left on top.
Please e mail me, tell me if we have met or talked or how you got to me + where u live. I will send you invites to online art shows of mine - nice to meet you.
I will be setting up a scroll bar on top with a search bar for the different idea, & topics. For now, they are listed below. Just scroll down
1 - If you want to maintain our democracy & not live in a dictatorship than you MUST vote for Biden & Must vote for a Democratic House. Presenters will be organized (famous stars like you & me) & "Neighborhood Presenters" will go door to door to talk about the election & to leaave a brochure.
2 - Community of "The Cult of Trump"
3 - Idea for the Creation of the Country of New Palestine (not to be confused with Palestine). When Golda Meir immigrated to Israel, she said she got a Palestinian passport. Jews & Arabs were Palestinians. Before the creation of the country of Israel, Jews used to say at a Holiday meal "Next year in Palestine". Arafat started a campaign to confuse people - & he did! My letter to Prince Harry & Megan Markel to "spearhead my idea is below. I propose that New Palestine (& The West Bank) will become a member of The Commonwealth. The Commonwealth will govern New Palestine so there is no chance that if a leader comes in, or one that takes over the government (like Hamas), that wants to invade Israel, kill all the Jews & destroy Israel. The Commonwealth will be an effective & safe governing body. New Palestine will be rebuilt as a Community Living Center (see #4) to allow the Palestinians to become functioning members of the new Palestine. Palestine can also be built as a tourist destination with its beautiful beaches on The Mediterranean Sea! Scroll down to #4 to read the letter.
4 - Dominique Polles & the Sculpture Nathanael
5 - Community Living Centers - A practical "no cost solution" to homelessness, the shelter system, an alternative to poverty & a secure place for wayward youths +++.
6 - DonaldWeissPhotos.com (under construction). My 1st series is 20 iages call Las Vegas Abstract Expressions.
7 - Ideas for NYC including:
Community Living Centers - A practical "solution" to homelessness, the
shelter system & an alternative to housing the poor - see below
Fix NYCHA (NYC Housing Authority)
Clean up NYC Garbage
Define NYC Neighborhoods
Why Zoning? - Allow all office buildings to have up to 50% of the space to
be rented or sold as residential - good 4 all!
Twice a Month Opposite Side of the Street Parking
Improve Times Square - "Kick out" Minnie, Mickey & all them guys
& replace them with actors in costumes from B'way shows to perform &
sell TKTS & advance tickets with hand held devices
Classic Broadway Hits as a show
Paint Street Lines with Reflective Paint
Dress Up NYC buildings (in a tux!)
8 - St Pete Ideas & Art Additions - MassMOCA-StPete - The world's greatest venue for contemporary art & "culture" should have an "annex" in St. Pete, Fla. To move their massive installations to buildings (or floors in multi floor buildings) the same size & configertion that exist at MassMOCA. Moving The Judy Garland Museum to St. Pete to give her the exosure she deserves. Youtube MassMOCA in 2 miniuts & check it out on Google. Judy would get more attention In St. Pete than in Grand Rapids, Minn
9 - Have You Heard of Judy Garland? (From a convicted Judy Garland
addict - no to worry, I start rehab soon) - have fun! Begin by youtubing Judy Garland Playlist Get Happy - 80 songs & videos & Battle Hymn of The Republic. She was very friendly with John Kennedy. He came to her Grand Opening at the Palace Theater on Times Sq that was renovated for her. He "fell in love" with her & would call her once a week to say hello & ask her to sing part of Over Rainbow. She could call him when ever she wanted, even when he was President - he always took her call. She spent a month with her 3 children at the Kennedy compound one summer 7 was in The White House many times. She had The Judy Garland Show on CBS in '63 & '64. Her original contract was for 4 yrs @ $24 million - The highest amount pd an entertainer on TV through today. She was only on for 1 yr because she was in the same time slot as Bonanza. It was the most popular show on TV & was in color. Pople were buying their 1st color TV in the early 60's. She wanted to sing Battle Hymn of he Republic in his honor but CBS said No - it would be too controvertial. So she conspired with er orchestra leader to sing it at the end of a show & did not put it on the playlist given to CBS execs. I read that before she sang it she said "This is for you Jack". Get out a handkerchief!
Youtube
Judy Garland Playlist Get Happy - choose the 89 videos - many other Judy Garland playlist & mixes
Judy Garland - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Judy Garland - Old Man River - She said"No woman has ever sung Old Man River - I'm gong to sing it!" After you listen to her just youtube Old Man River & choose any other singer - She is a 15 out 10 - all the other a are a 6 or 7 - That is the brilliance of Judy Garland
Judy Garland Songs For Kids (Adults & Dogs 2 -Toto had his own agent!):
Mr & Mrs Clown
Be a Clown
Ten pins in The Sky
Do the La Conga + Many more below in the Section about her
10 - Dots on Lots - Lots of dots on lots of lots (or numbers). No more "Where the F is my car?"
11 - Everyone Should Celebrate Passover - It was Jesus' favorite holiday - He loved to hide the afikomen. It is the most festive, meaningful, joyful Holiday dinner. It way better than an Easter ham. Passover is The Last Supper so non Jews can tell the story form the Bible & recant parables & teachings of Jesus. Let everyone enjoy his important, joyous experience.
12 - When I Die Make Me Into a Tree or a vine (bogenvilla is lovely) - Or just send me to Ibiza for some R & R
13 - A Better Apple (Corp.) - Great, but many things could be corrected.
Siri's a lovely girl, but that poor child is learning disabled + more
14 - Requirements to speak English - Radical!
15 - St. Pete, Fla. - Visit there, winter there, live there. Maybe the most
exciting & interesting newly gentrifying city in the world (according
to Judy Garland - & me)
16 - Miller Family Reunions & The Rellim Hotel (what is Miller spelled backwards?). 64 years of family reunions - now about 80 people show up in St. Pete during the Christmas Holiday.
17 - The Precepts of Kabbalah - The ancient wisdom of Kabbalah was begun by Jacob (the original one, not Jacob Miller, my grandfather) who taught the wisdom, until The Kabbalah Centers began, from 1 religious, 40 yr or older Jew, to another. There are now 100's of Kabbalah Centers all over the world & there are many apps & there is much on line info. The basic principal is we live in the 1% & spirituality is the 99%. Spirituality is the spirits of OUR own ancestors. Mine care about me, & don't know you. Yours care about you. Read Many Lives Many Masters. It is the story of a Psychiatrist who used hypnosis as part of his practice. He had a woman who not only recanted previous lives but told of tie in between lives where there were "Spirit Masters" who taught the many poor, misguided, confused souls they had to deal with. Mr Oy Vey ha a comment on this one!
18 - Spirituality
19 - Enjoy Unitarian Universalism (UU) - I belong to uucsr.org. The history of UU is very interesting & includes Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emmerson & Henry David Throeau. Step right up & learn all about it, folks
20 - Playing bridge, eZeBridge & the app Funbridge. Bridge is the most amazing card game ever!
21 - Require PIN #'s for credit cards so if the card is lost or stolen the liklyhood that it can be used is very slim.
22 - "American Houses for American Familes". Congress should pass a law that an individual, corp, or any entitity can not buy mor. thn 3 houses for investment with a sufficient penalty large enough that all will comply with the law. Corporations have been buying houses for investment as they g up in value more than the stock market. This effects the supply of housig & real estate prices are supply & demand & since this has significantly reduced supply & demand is strong, prices have gone up & many can not afford a house.
23. Paint lines on streets in reflective white & yellow so you can see your lanes at night!
Balance - "Under Construction" - Union labor, only
Idea for The Creation of The Country of New Palestine
Here Goes!
New Palestine - Creating the Country
To: King Charles III:
My Idea is for the Creation of the Country of New Palestine to be governed by, or overseen by, The Commonwealth. This will assure no leader, or someone who overtakes the government, decides they want to kill all the Jews and destroy Israel. It will assure a lasting peace between Israel & The Palestinians. After
Would you, could you “assist”?
I call it New Palestine so there is no confusion with Palestine. When Golda Meir immigrated to what was then Palestine, she said that she got a Palestine Passport - “Jews were Palestinians and Arabs were Palestinians.”
1 - Egypt will give land to the south of Gaza, about 2 sq miles. If Egypt is not interested, Israel can use Israeli land East of Gaza. This land would be the place where the Palestinians would be moved to a new tent city with water & many common bathrooms with showers & tubs. They would remain there until what was Gaza is rebuilt (plan below).
2 - A major hospital will be built in Israel East of Gaza with Palestinian doctors & nurses. This is to make sure no Palestinians are in Gaza (New Palestine) when all buildings are razed & tunnels are flooded to “abolish” Hamas. After floodimg, tunnels would be filled in. [Israel has a long history in caring for Arabs in hospitals, clinics, etc. Israel is only country in the world where Arabs have full human rights. 20% of Israel’s citizens are Arab - Arabs sit in The Knesset & there is an Arab Supreme Court Judge].
3 - With the flooding of the tunnels, Hamas members will either drown or be captured for a trial (& jail ?). The old Gaza will be cleared & rebuilt by the world.
4 - The rebuilding will be in the form of Community Living Centers (CLCs). There would be four types of CLCs:
a - A Working CLC where people would work in a profit oriented business & live there. CLC’s would have common dining rooms, as well as private kitchens in each unit. There would be shared cooking, cleaning, etc. Just like a Kibbutz in Israel!
b - A Learning CLC where people go to get a high school degree, Jr College or Bachelors’ degree & Certificates of Excellence in some speciality (from plumbing to computer tech).
c - Caring For CLCs for people who didn’t fit into a or b.
d - Retirement CLCs for old farts like me
There would also be in intake CLC to d derermine which CLC each individual would go to. CLCs will allow the population of New Palestine to become functioning
My idea was originally for dealing with homelessness and the shelter system in America, but it would function very well in New Palestine. CLCs would be a mix of high rises, mid rises & tiny homes. Larger homes & apartments would be built & sold, or rented, to those who want to participate in the CLC concept or just want to live in New Palestine.
5 - The new land “donated” by Egypt could later (after New Palestinians are moved out) be built as a high end resort area.
6 - Areas in the West Bank that are occupied by Arabs would become States or Provinces of New Palestine. See the map on my website
DonaldWeissIdeasForChange.com
These areas are not physically connected to the main land mass of New Palestine but would be part of the country of New Palestine. The West Bank would be a new legal entity - The West Bank. It would not be part of the land mass of Israel. The Jews living there (there are now about 700,000) would get whatever benefits Israel decides they should get (probably full benefits including voting ?) &, I presume, the obligation to serve in the Army. Both New Palestine and the West Bank would become part of, & governed by, The Commonwealth. Becoming part of the Commonwealth is the best solution to assure a lasting peace. Great Britan has a long history with this part of the world & with the creation of Israel.
I think you’ll agree this the ONLY idea that will work.
Long live The King!
Warm regards, donald weiss
July 4, 2024 917 923-2441 dweiss5348@aol.com.
DonaldWeissIdeasForChange.com
To: Prince Harry & Megan 51824
You both can be instrumental in creating the country that I call New Palestine (no confusion with Palestine).
My idea is that New Palestine would be governed by The Commonwealth - no chance of a leader or despot wanting to invade Israel & kill all the Jews!
Maybe this will help you reconnect with your family in a meaningful way. Please take the time to read it & respond. TY
1 - Egypt will give land to the south of Gaza, about 2 sq miles. This land would be the place where the Palestinians would be moved to a new tent city with water & many common bathrooms w showers. A large hospital would be built by Israel just to the East of Southern Gaza with primarily Palestinian doctors, nurses & staff. The Palestinians would remain there until what was Gaza is rebuilt (plan below).
2 - Once all are relocated, tunnels will be flushed with water. Hamas members will either drown or be captured for a trial (&jail ?). The old Gaza will be cleared & rebuilt by the world.
The rebuilding will be in the form of Community Living Centers (CLCs). My idea was originally for dealing with homelessness and the shelter system in America, but it would function very well in New Palestine. CLCs would be a mix of high rises, mid rises & tiny homes. Larger homes & apts would be built & sold, or rented, to those who want to participate in the New Palestine CLC or just want to live in New Palestine. The new land “donated” by Egypt could then be built as a high end resort area with uxury hotels & condos.
There would be four types of CLCs -
a - A Working CLC where people would work in a profit oriented business
b - A Learning CLC where people go to get a high school degree, Jr College or Bachelors’ degree. In addition Certificates of Excellence in some speciality (from plumbing to computer tech).
c - Caring For CLCs for people who didn’t fit into a or b.
d - Retirement CLCs for old farts like me
CLCs will allow the population of New Palestine to become functioning.
Areas in the West Bank that are occupied by Arabs would become States or Provinces of New Palestine. See the map below
http://DonaldWeissIdeasForChange.com
These areas are not physically connected to the main land mass of New Palestine but would be part of the country of New Palestine. The West Bank would be a new legal entity - The West Bank. It would not be part of the land mass of Israel. The Jews living there (there are now about 700,000) would get whatever benefits Israel decides they should get (probably full benefits including voting ?) & the obligation, as is now the case, to serve in the Army. Both New Palestine and the West Bank would become part of, & governed by, The Commonwealth.
This would assure that there is no chance that the new leader, or despot of New Palestine, like Hamas did, decides they want to kill all the Jews and bomb and destroy Israel. Becoming part of the Commonwealth is the best solution. Great Brittan has a long historty with the creation of Israel.
I’m contacting you because both of you are the logical humans to be able to create New Palestine. I think you’ll agree this the ONLY idea that will work. And I think it might put you in a better place with your family (Harry).
I tell people how wonderful you both are. I read Harry’s book, Spare, and now understand the complicated life that you have had, & still have with "The Royal Family" & how both you made the right decision. I have great respect for both of you and I tell people how responsible and involved in issues of consequence you both are and how you met someplace in Africa doing something - I forgot!
You both you are wonderful human beings (with knock out kids, and deserve peace, happiness & enough money to pay your $5 million/yr cost for security (+ quarter pounders & mocha frappe for the kids). If for some reason you are not interested, I will approach Netanyahu. Let me know
Warm regards, don weiss 917 923-2441. dweiss5348@aol.com.
I’ll leave with the wise words of Woody Allen: "Live every day of your life like it’s the last and one day you’ll be right", and a Snoopy Philosophy I got on Facebook (I have the postcard of The Rellim Hotel as my image if you want to follow me!) - Life is like riding a bike. You must keep moving otherwise you lose your balance.
I hope to hear from you and I hope we can move forward and enjoy the pleasure of knowing that we were responsible for creating the country of New Palestine.
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Well, well! Since I posted this over 1 yr ago, starting with "The history of the Jews & Arabs in Israel" below, much has changed! I "forgot" Hamas was "in charge" in Gaza & they have the destruction on Israel in their charter. They teach young kids to carry a pastic machine gun and chant "I want to kill a Jew!" Not a great partner for peace. There is much talk about the need for a "two state solution", but what land is being planned for the Palestinians? They are not a desirable commodity - Egypt & Jordan are not interested in helping them. The history of Israel offering a state for the Palestinians in The West Bank is history. Arafat did not want to give up the large cash flow to the PLA which he took a good share fore himself. Then the Jews decided they wanted to live in Judea/Samaria, the ancestorial homeland of the Jews. Beautiful country & cheap housing could be be created there. Now there ae almost 700,000 living there! Just gt thm all to leave? I think not. So there are 3 problems: 1 - Who is th partner for peace; 2 - Who will be their leader & 3 - What land will become Palestine. I cannot answer the first 2, but maybe my idea, below, could be a foundation for what land will be in The Country of Palestine.
The history of the Jews and Arabs in Israel and the West Bank is complicated. The country of Israel has a population of approximately 9 million of which approximately 2 million are Arabs with a good majority of them being citizens of Israel. There is a Arab Supreme Court Judge & Arabs who are in other government positions, including the Knesset. They live a comfortable life as Israeli citizens. A recent post stated that Israel has about 400 mosques in Israel, 73 in Jerusalem. This is an 8 fold increase since 1988. Walls had been built surrounding some West bank Arab towns because people from those communities went out killing Jews in settlements. The killings dropped dramatically after thecwalls were built. Arab citizens of Israel are not required to serve in the Army unlike Jewish Israelis. About 1,000 Arabs enlisted themselves in the Israeli army.
Over the years, there have been many attempts by Israel to create a Palestinian State. This includes in 2000 an offer from Ehud Barak, then Israel’s Prime Minister, to Arafat at a Camp David. The meeting was with Pres. Bill Clinton. Arafat was offered approximately 90% of what he asked for.
This was before the influx of Israelis into settlements in the West Bank. Arafat rejected this offer because being the leader of the PLO was a cash cow for him. Tens of millions of dollars every year went to his private Swiss bank accounts and to help support his wife living comfortably in Paris.
In 1967, Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the Six-Day War when Israel was attacked by all the surrounding Arab countries. Over in 6 days! Israelis started building settlements and towns in the West Bank as they felt this was their historical homeland. There is now a huge Jewish population in the West Bank, and territorial divisions are complicated.
My idea for a Country of Palestine is as follows:
To: Prince Harry & Megan 51824
You both can be instrumental in creating the country that I call New Palestine (no confusion with Palestine).
My idea is that New Palestine & New Palestinian would be governed by The Commonwealth - no chance of a leader or despot wanting to invade Israel & kill all the Jews!
Maybe this will help you reconnect with your family in a meaningful way. Please take the time to read it & respond. TY
1 - Egypt will give land to the south of Gaza, about 2 sq miles. This land would be the place where the Palestinians would be moved to new tent cities with water & many common bathrooms w showers. They would remain there until what was Gaza is rebuilt (plan below). 2 - Once all are relocated, tunnels will be flushed with water. Hamas members will either drown or be captured for a trial (&jail!). The old Gaza will be cleared & rebuilt by the world.
The rebuilding will be in the form of Community Living Centers (CLCs). My idea was originally for dealing with homelessness and the shelter system in America, but it would function very well in New Palestine. CLCs would be a mix of high rises, mid rises & tiny homes. Larger homes & apts would be built & sold to those who want to participate in the CLCs or just want to live in New Palestine. The new land “donated” by Egypt could then be built as a high end resort area (with gambling ?).
There would be four types of CLCs -
a - A Working CLC where people would work in a profit oriented business
b - A Learning CLC where people go to get a high school degree, Jr College or Bachelors’ degree. In addition Certificates of Excellence in some speciality (from plumbing to computer tech).
c - Caring For CLCs for people who didn’t fit into a or b.
d - Retirement CLCs for old farts like me
CLCs will allow the population of New Palestine to become functioning.
Areas in the West Bank that are occupied by Arabs would become States or Provinces of New Palestine. See the map on my website
These areas are not physically connected to the main land mass of New Palestine but would be part of the country of New Palestine. The West Bank would be a new legal entity - The West Bank. It would not be part of the land mass of Israel. The Jews living there (there are now about 700,000) would get whatever benefits Israel decides they should get (probably full benefits including voting ?) & the obligation to serve in the Army. Both New Palestine and the West Bank would become part of, & governed by, The Commonwealth.
This would assure that there is no chance that the new leader, or despot of New Palestine, like Hamas did, decides they want to kill all the Jews and bomb and destroy Israel. Becoming part of the Commonwealth is the best solution. Great Brittan has a long historty with the creation of Israel.
I’m contacting you because both of you are the logical humans to be able to create New Palestine. I think you’ll agree this the ONLY idea that will work. And I think it might put you in a better place with your family (Harry).
I tell people how wonderful you both are. I read Harry’s book and now I understand the complicated life that he has had, & still has with The Royal Family & how both you made the right decision. I think if both of you want to move forward with this idea, it might help with your connection with the Royal Family and how you are treated by them. I have great respect for both of you and I tell people how responsible and involved in issues of consequence you both are and how you met someplace in Africa doing something - I forgot! You both you are wonderful human beings and deserve peace and happiness & enough money to pay your $5 million year cost for security (plus quarter pounders & mocha frappe for the kids). If for some reason you are not interested, I will approach Netanyahu.
Warm regards, don weiss 917 923-2441. dweiss5348@aol.com.
I’ll leave with the wise words of Woody Allen: Live every day of your life like it’s the last and one day you’ll be right, and a Philosophy I got from Snoopy Philosophy on Facebook (I have the postcard of The Rellim Hotel as my image) - Life is like riding a bike. You must continue moving otherwise you lose your balance.
I hope to hear from you and I hope we can move forward and enjoy the pleasure of knowing that we were responsible for creating the country of New Palestine.
Map of Existing Populations in The West Bank
The Map Tells it All!
The map is referred to in the idea above. States, or Provinces would be created by combining brown areas (where Arabs live) to become part of the county of New Palestine. Israeli settlements in those new "states" could stay or move. For example the 2 brown ares at the top of the map would be combined to make 1 State. The 2 blue dots in the middle are Israel settlements.
Palestinians Will Need Hospital Care
Where the hospital will go for the Palestinians of Gaza
Israel needs to completely remove all humans from Gaza before the tunnels are flooded & all the existing structure are razed. Israel should build directly on the south east corner of what is now Gaza a large hospital so all the hospitals that exist now in Gaza will be closed, which will allow for the complete flooding of all the tunnels and the complete destruction of all the structures that are in Gaza now to allow for the new construction in the Community Living Center concept.
Israel has a long standing in caring for Palestinians & Arabs. Many Arabs come to Israeli hospitals because the quality of care is so good. Many Arab doctors, many citizens of Israel, work in Israeli hospitals & enjoy life & liberty in Israel. It was written that Israel is the only country in the word where Arabs have full humanitarian rights!
"Israel is an Apartheid State" (NOT!)
Maybe Not - It's Complicted!
The History of Life in “The West Bank” is Complicated (as are many things in life!)
422 Million Arabs Live in The Middle East. Only 1.6 million of them have complete political & religious freedom, gender equality, freedom of speech & freedom of the press - All of those 1.6 million live here? Israel!
Israel has a population of 8.84 million with 1.9. million arabs, most citizens of Israel with all the rights & benefits of being Israeli citizens. The Knesset, the governing body in Israel has 120 “members” - 17 or 14% of the are Arabs.
The are now 400+ mosques in Israel, 73 in Jerusalem. The number of mosques in Israel has increased 5 fold since 1988 when there were just 80. 300 Imams receive monetary grants from the Israeli government.
But, life IS complicated in The West Bank & so is the history. The West Bank was “won” from Jordan in the 6 day war. All the Arab countries surrounding Israel started the war against Israel on June 5, 1967. In 6 days, Israel defeated all the aggressors & this was part of the peace agreement. The Arabs lost 20,000 soldiers, Israel lost !,000. It was after the 6 day war that Jews started developing settlements in The West Bank. It is the ancestral homeland for the Jews, is beautiful & housing was cheap! East Jerusalem became a hub of activity because the commute to Jerusalem was short & a 2BR in Jerusalem might be about $500,000 + where as a 2 BR in, say Gilo, might be $200,000. Good reason to make that choice. The settlement activity grew as Jews found this to offer many things they wanted - cheap housing, living in the original homeland (Tel Aviv did not exist in ancient times), beautiful topography +++.
A barrier between Abu Dis and East Jerusalem was constructed in June 2004. The barrier was built by Israel following a wave of Palestinian political violence and incidents of terrorism inside Israel during the Second Intifada, which began in September 2000 and ended in February 2005. The Israeli government cites a decreased number of suicide bombings carried out from the West Bank as evidence of its efficacy, after such attacks fell from 73 between 2000 and July 2003 (the completion of the first continuous segment) to 12 between August 2003 and the end of 2006.
Israeli checkpoints are barriers erected as intended to enhance security of Israel and Israeli settlements.
There are over 700 road obstacles to control Palestinian movement within the West Bank. This is not to punish the Palestinians but to prevent killings! It has mostly worked.
The Rise of Anti-Semitism
This is a time of "Lets kill all the Jews!"
The new Jewish "motto" is:
They tried to kill us
We defeated them
Let's eat!
Jews ARE resiliant - maybe that's 1 thing people hate about us (I am 1 of them guys). Google the history of Jews in the world. Google what Jews have contributed to the world. Google what Israel has contributed to the world. Gogle the number of Nobel Prize winners who are Jewish. In many parts of the world, Jews were not peritted to earn a living in a profession so they did what made sense & was "accepted" - they became money lenders. Gotta feed the family & the wife wants a new dress once in a while. If you have not seen the movie Fiddle of the Roof, get it on Amazon Prime Video. I like to buy movies - they generally are between $10 & $15 so I can watch them at my own pace & if I want to watch it again or part of it. Among about 20 I have bought, I have The Wizard of Oz (Have yoo ever heard of Judy Garland?). I love the beginning - no place in the world to compare to Munchkinland & what other movies has 200 singing & dancing midgets? There was a "Munchkin Bus that left from Times Sq. & tok them to Hollywood. It was made in '39 but is still the most popular & beloved movie of all time! Over the Rainbow is still the most popular, beloved song of all tie. What is happening in the world & America, & the world? Israel had made its mark among nations & has had a peace treaty with Egypt for over 30 years & with Jordan since ????. All has been good between these countries & Israel. Sudi Arabia is anxious for peace with Israel because Israel is so innovative & they need that innovation for themselves. Nothing warms oyour cockles more than seeing colleg kids (from prestigious Columbia Univ. even) carrying signs saying "We want to kill all the Jews - Bomb & Destroy Tel Aviv!" WOW! History in the making. Jews are tough today - not tlike the Jew of yesteryear when they had to settle for them living in The Jewish Ghetto - now it is Beverly Hills, & not being ble to do many jobs - now Jew hold many jobs of import - Doctors, Lawyers & Canle stick makers (the most important - can't live without candes - how would you elebrate your birthday - duh!). The following is from The New York Post April 20, 2024:
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Dominique Polles & Nathanael
More Info & Imges on SculpturesByPolles.com
Nathanael is a 9 ft marble sculpture created by Dominique Polles. It took him 5 years to finish. He chose marble from the Carera quarry as this was the same marble Michelangelo used for The David. He had something serious in mind & wanted to create what I call "The Modern Day David". In an artistic way, he presented the male with "emphasis" on the phallus, most important to most males! The sculpture was shown in The Bagatelle Gardens in Paris. Polles is one of a select few sculptors whose work has been shown there. Others include Henry Moore & Bottero. The sculpture was purchased as the "focal point" for Sugar Hill Art Center for the Grand Opening on Oct. 12, 2001 (bad timing!). The Art Center was in an apt. house I owed on Broadway & 151 St. in Manhattan & consisted of 4 retail store galleries with a duplex in 1 up to a "converted" 4 BR apt. This was GalleryDonaldWeiss. Each gallery had it's own name with most of the art coming from France. Nathanael was shown in that Gallery. Besides the 3 other retail store galleries, I created a 14,000 Roof Garden/Sculpture Park.
After 9/11, it was complicated completing all the work to finish the ArtCenter. This included competing the Roof Garden, finishing all sheetrock necessary for the galleries, new storefronts for all the stores, flagpoles around the building +++! Many artists became reluctant to send their art because all of it was with a minimal down payment & the balance on contingency. I managed to get all the art, including Nathanael which was installed a few days. before the opening. I had a steel plate placed at the front of the gallery with concrete blocks underneath to support the 5 ton sculpture. It is a complicated schulpture to move! The Grand Opening could not be changed because I had purchased 50 tickets for Broadway shows on Friday night - I was hoping to "make a statements"! Naturally, everyone invited came & we had a rally in Times Sq. before I handed out the tickets. There was a large crowd Saturday & Sunday with a buffet lunch on the roof. I had to hire someone for each galley (they were not connected) who were on commission. I hired a paid Gallery Director to oversee all. No sales! I was not easy getting people out after 9/11 & coming to Harlem to look at art was not on the top of anyones list. My Director had some wonderful follow up shows in GalleryDonaldWeiss. The original show was about 50 oils of Moreno Pincas + Nathanael. His work was up for a few months & I returned many of the pieces as nothing sold. The next show was Danny Simmons, a fine artist & the brother of Russel Simmons. Lots of limos on Opening night, but, again, no sales. The 3rd show included Frank Bowling. The galleries were closed & opened only by appointment except GalleryDonaldWeiss where my Director sat. After about 1 year with no sales, I closed the Art Center & moved Nathanael to storage.
There are many youtubes for Dominique Polles, including his recent 1 person show in The Louvre Museum Garden.
More on Dominique Polles
Read what Maurice Rheims says about Dominique Polles
I call Nathanael "The Modern Day David"! Art historian, renowned art critic, a Member of The French academy, novelist & the administrator of Picasso's estate, Maurice Rheims (dead!), wrote:
“As I have said and written before, I consider Dominique Pollès to be one of the most outstanding sculptors of our time. The more often I see his figures, the more I am enchanted by them: it is as though they had been exposed to wind and weather under the waterfalls of Tivoli since the moment of their creation, evoking lips and torsos and bursting with desire and rejoicing.
This gives an idea of the visual and sensual pleasure offered to strollers in the Bagatelle park who, time and again, walk fascinated around his ‘Yterbine’, ‘Aspasie' and ‘Nathaniel’ and in demonstration of his creative genius Pollès handles his patinated bronzes with the same ease and assurance as he does his work in marble. Many artists have been influenced by the powerful, undulating sculpture created by Pollès that his work is worthy of particular attention”.
Maurice Rheims was a member of the Académie Française.
Dominique Polles' bronze sculptures of female nudes range from just eight inches high to larger than life. Born in Paris in 1945, young Pollès often watched and admired his father as he painted with great sensitivity with his preferred medium of oil paints. In 1964 Dominique began medical school and simultaneously began to follow the courses of the Académie Charpentier
In 1966 his fascination for painting led him to participate as a painter in an art exhibition at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris and subsequently left medical school. During his stay in London in 1967, a chance meeting with the Italian sculptor Enzo Plazzotta sealed his fate as Dominique was tutored the basics of sculpture by the master.
In 1970 he decided to leave for Italy, settling in Carrara, Tuscany. Within three years his sculptures began to be appreciated and then sold especially by American collectors. The more sculptures he made the larger and more ambitious his work had become. His sculptures bestow a startling sense of volume, contour and texture suggesting massive, primitive icons rather than contemporary works. The lure of the polished patinas vary from the traditional browns and greens to bright turquoise, rich reds and cool silver. His subject matter is almost always of the female form with twisting, truncated torsos, emphasising the curving, sensuous planes of the womanly outline.
Considered as the inventor of the “Organic Cubism”, he is immediately identifiable while he is reinventing the interpretation of the fullness of flesh through a new and personal mythology. His creations are a blend of Brancusi's purity, Henry Moore's figurative abstraction and Modigliani's lines and forms.
In 1980 he was awarded the Pascal Bigel by the Rodin Museum in Paris and seven years later the work ‘Great Ogive’ was purchased by the city of Paris to be installed at the Museum Campredon. In 1997 he received the award of the Florence Gould Foundation in an exhibition organised by the Prince Pierre Foundation of Monaco. He has exhibited in France, Belgium, Florida (USA), Italy and the UK.
Dominique Pollès dit Pollès is a French sculptor born in Paris in 1945. His favorite subject of study is the human body, in particular that of women.
On July 3, 1966, he discovered sculpture alongside his sculptor friend Enzo Plazota. On July 28, 1970, he moved to Carrara, city of Marble, and will no longer leave the house of Pietrasanta. A few years later, he created his own foundry at home and almost exclusively used bronze for his works. His creations, inscribed in the tradition of Greek sculpture, are a short-circuit between Aristide Maillol and Brancusi, between the mass of one and the tip of the other. The plump but dynamic bodies are all the more attractive thanks to their patina, sensual and polished, while their shape echoes the art of Picasso
Community Living Centers (CLCs)
A Workable Solution to Homelessness,The Selter System & a Alternative for the Poor
The following letter will go to All Gove
CLCs - To: Governors, Mayors, State Senators, Directors of Homeless Services & the media 52824
My idea s a practical solution to begin to end homelessness & the shelter system. My “vision” is to begin with the approx 30,000 homeless Vets. I call the plan Community Living Centers (CLCs)
My idea is to build CLCs on vacant, inexpensive, land or in cities that need revitalization or just want a CLC in their city. My plan involves construction of CLCs as condominiums. Units will be purchased Full CLC sponsors, like “The Oprah Winfrey CLC), by Corporations, the wealthy - individual units or as a Sponsor - for example “The Oprah Winfrey Community Living Center”. Even with 1 sponsor, the CLC will still be built as condo units so the sponsor can decide what they want to do. Governments may be sponsors too. Units would be bought with a down payment with the balance at closing. They are condos, so a mortgage can be taken out.
Medical systems where the CLC is being built will be involved to set up all the medical needs there will be needed to tend to. The “member” will live there and then the sponsor may eventually sell it or actually give it to the previously homeless.
I propose each CLC will have 300 - 500 “members” & units would be built for homeless, families & “outsiders” who want to live in a CLC.
CLCs would be built as high rises, mid rise, 2 story &/or tiny homes. Larger units & homes would be built for those described above. There would be a common dining room where members would share cooking, cleaning, maintenance, etc. Each unit would have its own kitchen also.
There would be 4 types of CLCs:
1 - A Working CLC where members would work in a profit oriented business.
2 - Learning CLCs where members would get a high school degree, an Associates Degree, a Bachelor’s or A Certificate of Excellence in a specialized field
3 - A Caring For CLC if the member did not fit into 1 or 2
4 - A Retirement CLC for old farts like me
5 - An Intake CLC (only at the beginning of that CLC) to determine where that new “member” should go.
I lived in Israel (’84 - ’87) & spent much time on the kibbutz where my wife’s cousins lived - Kibbutz Bachan. I have fond memories of how wonderful life was for these financially poor Argentinians who immigrated to Israel when it became a State. I soon thought how wonderful something like that would be for America. I have had the concept of Community Living Centers (CLCs) for many years but only now am I starting an aggressive campaign to present the plan to all as outlined above - I think they should be interested.
Respectively Submitted: donald weiss 917 922-2441 (prefer text) dweiss5348@aol.com
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"Old Posting":
America needs help! CLCs could become a haven for the troubled souls who may find this environment is a good alternative to killing & maming!
To be sent to Governors, State Senators, Mayors & Directors of Homeless Services
I call my idea Community Living Centers (CLCs). It is a practical solution to begin to end mhomelessness & the shelter system. My “vision” is to begin with the approx 30,000 homeless Vets.
My idea is to build CLCs on vacant, inexpensive, land or in cities that need revitalization or just want a CLC in their city. My plan involves construction of CLCs as condominiums. Units will be purchased by Corporations, as a CLC sponsor, the wealthy - individual units or as a Sponsor - for example “The Oprah Winfrey Community Living Center”. Even with 1 sponsor, the CLC will still be built as condo units so the sponsor can decide what they want to do. Governments may be sponsors too. Units would be bought with a down payment with the balance at closing. They are condos, so a mortgage can be taken out.
Medical systems where the CLC is being built will be involved to set up all the medical needs there will be needed to tend to.
The “member” will live there and then the sponsor may eventually sell it or actually give it to the previously homeless.
I propose each CLC will have 300 - 500 “members” & units would be built for homeless, families & “outsiders” who want to live in a CLC.
CLCs would be built as high rises, mid rise, 2 story &/or tiny homes. Larger units & homes would be built for those described above. There would be a common dining room where members would share cooking, cleaning, maintenance, etc. Each unit would have its own kitchen also.
There would be 4 types of CLCs:
1 - A Working CLC where members would work in a profit oriented business.
2 - Learning CLCs where members would get a high school degree, an Associates Degree, a Bachelor’s or A Certificate of Excellence in a specialized field
3 - A Caring For CLC if the member did not fit into 1 or 2 4 - A Retirement CLC for old farts like me 5 - An Intake CLC (only at the beginning of that CLC) to determine where that new “member” should go.
I lived in Israel (’84 - ’87) & spent much time on the kibbutz where my wife’s cousins lived / Kibbutz Bachan. I have fond memories of how wonderful life was for these financially poor Argentinians who immigrated to Israel when it became a State. I soon thought how wonderful something like that would be for America. I have had the concept of Community Living Centers (CLCs) for many years but only now am I starting an aggressive campaign to present the plan to all as outlined above - I think they will be interested.
Respectively Submitted: donald weiss 917 922-2441 (prefer text) dweiss5348@aol.com
DonaldWeissIdeasForChange.com
Follow me on FB - I have the postcard from The Rellim Hotel as my image (explained on the website)
The wealthy &/ or corporations or foundations may want to sponsor entire CLC complexes. They would also be built as single homes or condos to allow for units to be sold later, if desired, or given to the occupants.
DonaldWeissPhotos
A New Website is "planned",
DonaldWeissPhotos.com - Under Construction - I was building the site with a free trial from GoDaddy & they never gave me notice the trial was ending & the computer deleted all I had done. No one can find anything & they just say "Sorry, Mr. Weiss - you must start all over again. Not nice! My 1st series has 20 images & is called Las Vegas Abstract Expressions.
For now, some images, mostly what I call "multis" can be found on my Facebook page. I am the Donald Weiss with the postcard from the Rellim Hotel next to my photo.
I have been taking photos for many years now & have had some shows at art fairs. I first used a Nikon 35 mm camera with film. I have "photogoritus" (I take alot of photos - an addiction) & when I traveled to Paris, which was often in the "olden days", I would often take about 90 rolls of film. I had to put a # on. asmall paper to tape onto each roll to try to keep them in order. Many were developed & they are in albums at my house.
I then got the hand held camera with a sim card. So much easier than lugging around the 35 ml. I have some of the cards & am not sure where the others are. That camera had a feature on it I just came upon to allowed me to hold the shutter open for as long as I wanted. I used it Las Vegas when driving, I would open the window, hold the steering wheel with my left hand & move the camera from left to right with the shuttter open. These images are part of my Las Vegas Abstract Expressions Series. A "multi" with 8 of the abot 50 images in the series are on the right (when I get it up!).
Another nice series I did is called Will & Kate's Wedding. I went to London for The Royal Wedding & stayed in the hotel room that day to take photos from the telly. The camera also had a feature called Best Shot. It creates a painterly image for that shot. I compiled about 30 images & bought 5 beautiful silver photo albums & sent them to Bukingham Palace to Will & Kate, The Queen & the Middletons. They were alll returned saying they only accept photos from The Royal Photographer! I responded I would tke the job, but nothing back. Each album includes the letter wrote to each & I have the response lettter from Buckingham Palace.
Ideas For NYC
NYC is brilliant - but it could be MORE BRILLIANT
My Ideas for NYC are below:
Fix NYCHA (NYC Housing Authority)
Clean UP NYC Garbage
Change Zoning
Modify Opposite Side of the Street Parking Regulations
Improve Times Square
Paint Street Lines with Reflective Paint
Dress Up NYC
Fix NYCHA
There are approx. 175,000 New York City Housing Authority apartments in NYC, in approx. 300 “developments”. Everything is “well located” in NYC now (pending a living population - after Covid). Many are referred to a “projects”. Many have terrible problems with deferred maintenance, sometimes without elevators &/or heat. There is still lead paint in some apts. The apartments are all well laid out, most with large rooms.
What to do? My idea would convert the majority poor population to a majority middle class population. It is a win win win win situation:
1 - Start with the worst housing project. Offer tenants money to move - say $25,000 to $35,000. They would not be obliged to accept the offer & could stay on a tenants with their current “protections”. I believe many will take the money & be happy to have it will move to family or someplace else. A contract would be made with the money put into an attorney’s escrow account to be released after confirmation of the apt being vacant.
2 - In a project of say 100 apts, I anticipate, maybe 1/3 will “sell”. The City & State will then renovate the building(s): A condo renovation for the vacant apts & what ever is need to be done for occupied apts. The entrance & landscaping will be made upscale, halls will be renovated & all needed capital improvements will be made as needed. The vacant apts. will be sold & another “offer” might be made to existing tenants. The buildings will now be on the tax rolls, the new buyers will be middle class, most paying taxes to NYC, the existing tenants will be happy, the neighborhood will be happy. Happy Happy. My idea “Dress Up NYC” (see it, when I get it up) can make the red brick boxes something unique to look at & live in.
3 - Assuming this is successful, projects will be added for “buying” tenants & conversion to condos.
There is no reason NYC can not be a primarily middle class city again - it is now 40% “poor”. The significant additional income will allow better, & less expensive, services for the population.
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Clean UP NYC Garbage
I have never been in a city anywhere in the world that has large numbers of black plastic bags lining the streets. What to do?
My idea is that large containers will be placed at ends of blocks with access from the sidewalk in put garbage in, with separate opening for different kinds of garbage - regular garbage, cardboard, crowns, etc.
The containers will be designed by winners of competitions, to add some art to the neighborhood. There will be a place on the street to open to collect the garbage. Each will become a “gathering place” for that block with places for posting notices, seating & planter boxes. This will allow all garbage cans to be eliminated & these areas in front of houses can now become part of the Dress Up NYC Program.
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Define NYC Neighborhoods
Make defined Boundaries to NYC neighborhoods with City Council representation for 1 or more neighborhood. People will now where they are as all street corners will have a sign identifying the neighborhood. This will allow the City Council members to properly represent their constituents. Neighborhoods, as per the City Council, will be numbered, as in Paris. The local “governments” will be able to a proper job making sure local issues are tended to, like cleaning up garbage, regulating red lights at night +++.
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Change Zoning
In cities like Paris & London an existing building is allowed to remain with an use the landlord wishes to use it for unless serious objections from the locals.
Zoning is basically antithetical to the interest of all. Some group of people decided, maybe 20 yrs. ago what what good & what was not. Let any new construction have an approval scale with locals have the greatest % of the “vote” - complicated, but this will allow for a natural growth & development.
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Modify Opposite Side of the Street Parking
Have you ever looked at a street when the cars have moved but the sanitation truck has not come yet. They all are clean already. Why torture so many with this old fashioned plan. Streets can be cleaned as needed, by the property owners with special attention given if there is. serious garbage issue.
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An Improved Times Square
This is being “updated” on De 30, 2021 with the knowledge that there are virtually no Broadway shows open now & we are all worried about covid. So this idea may come to be when Broadway shows reopen. Times Square is an American icon & treasure. It should be landmarked with the provision that the only people allowed to perform, & take money, are those sanctioned by Broadway theaters. In costume, performers will sing, dance & make recitations from shows. There may be a 15 min show every 2 hours. Assistants will have hand held devices to sell TKTS (1/2 same day tkts) & future date. The current “family” of nudenistas, cookie monsters, Micke & Minney Mouses, The Naked Cowboy ++ will be given a restricted area & others will be allowed on side streets.
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Paint Street Lines in Reflective Paint
I have to turn my brights on at night on an empty street to see where lanes are. Paint lines on streets with a reflective paint - white & yellow - every 3rd stripe. This will help night drivers known where the lanes are.
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Dress UP NYC
Some parts of NYC are architecturally exciting. I think everyone likes good architecture. It may differ for each. So many parts of NYC are just plain ugly.
Just drive around parts of Queens - amazing. A tax credit could be given for visual upgrading of buildings - there are so many ways buildings, & homes, can be dressed up. Maybe with the increased tax income from converting NCHA housing to condos, telephone poles wire that sting back & forth on some streets can be put under ground.
I have been driving around NYC since my early 20's. When I moved to NY, after college in 1970, my mom's new husband, Dr. Herbert Kahan (a wonderful man - he was an old time pediatritian in New Rochelle, NY) have me his old little green Renult. I started working for any attorney who was buying apt. houses. This was about 1975 & apt. houses then were not an asset they were a liablity. NY was going to hell - it was happening quickly & if you ow an apt, house & are loosing, say $30,000/yr. & there is no future, SELL! I saw beautiful brownstone neighborhoods that were in poor shape & the large buildings & complexes, like styvesant Town & Peter Cooper Villiage, that are basiccally red brick, non descript, buildings. The one thig aobut Donald Trump is that he built beautiful buildings when every one else was still building red brick blahs! All these buildigs could be "dressed up". The cost is minimal & the befit for value & beauty is huge. For example, In Stuyvesant Town, each building could have a "theme" with the theme resented in the bottom of the building. Some buildings ould represent specific birds - The Flamingo Building, The Hummingbird Building +++. Floweres, Trees, Animals & other specific presentations could be made.
sSome builinngs could be dressed up with shuters & may buildig, particularily in Europe, have interesting painting on them - some with optical illisions. Just an idea folks, but it makes sense, NO? Even Mr. Oy Vey likes it.
MassMOCA-StPete
I Luv "The Berg"
I have been to museums and art venues all over the world and I’ve never seen one as exciting as MassMOCA (Mass. Museum of Contemporary Art). It is in North Adams Mass., about 5 miles to the east of Williamstown in northern Mass. It is contemporary art with huge installations & lots of exciting, cultural activities. You can YouTube MassMOCA in 2 1/2 minutes to get an overview of the facility. There’s a lot of other information both on YouTube and on Google.
My idea is that in St. Pete, a facility could be built with the same size and dimensions of the floors at MassMOCA. The structures there are large - each about 80 yards by about 20 yards wide, most 2 stories. MassMOCA-StPete could be a multi story building with large elevators to carry the large art & installations up to the floors. This would allow the fabulous installations at MassMOCA be move to Florida after the showing at Mass MOCA. This would 1 - Give the artist additional exposure & 2 - Promote MassMOCA, which is primarily a summer destination.
There could be a reciprocal relationship where installations in the MassMOCA-St Pete move to MassMOCA, if desired.
I was born and grew up in St. Pete, and at that time it was known as "The city of the living dead” because it was mostly retirees, many sitting on green benches downtown. Now it’s a vibrant community of primarily young people, with a very powerful art presence, including the Salvador Dali Museum, which has a fabulous collection, the James Museum of Western and Native American Art and Sculpture, the largest collection in the world, the American Arts & Crafts Museum, the largest collection in the world, the St Petersburg Museum of Art, which has a very beautiful permanent collection & wonderful shows, the Dale Chihuly Collection, the most famous glass blower in the world and many other art venues. It seems like a natural match, and I think in time MassMOCA-St Pete would become the most popular tourist destination in St Pete. In addition, it will give MassMOCA a tremendous boost.
It was originally the Sprague electric factory with many large buildings, two-story brick, and had been abandoned for about 30 years before the town of North Adams decided to create MassMOCA there. There is a wonderful “permanent” 2 floors of Sol LeWitt colorful wall “drawings”. Youtube Sol Lewitt at MassMOCA.
The cultural offerings are extensive & exciting. I went once & this crazy, amazing band, Mucca Pazza, was playing wild music & marching all over - WOW! You can youtube Mucca Pazza at MassMOCA.
MassMOCA Images
A Fantastic Experience - MassMOCA-StPete (?)
The info about MassMOCA is above. I am only "allowed" 1 image per section, so I added this one to show my "multi" of MasssMOCA. Much more can be found on youtube (MassMOCA in 2 1/2 miniutes +++) &/or by asking Mr. Google. He is always there to help. Mrs Google retired - she said "I'm out of here - 24/7/365 - I'm off to Ibiza for my "Over the Rainbow" years. Ibiza is an island off the coast of Spain. What do they do all day in Ibiza? They P. A. RRR. T. YYY! Mrs Google begins her day with a big glass of OJ & next to it a big glass of vodka. She is enjoying her "retirement"!
Have You Ever Heard of Judy Garland?
Judy Garland is the only person in history who has a book written about every day of her life!
Begin by YouTubing Playlist Get Happy - about 85 videos of her at many different times in her life. She had the JudyGarland Show in '63 & '64 After I saw the movie, Judy, & started doing "research" on her (there is soo much - on the web, youtube, books +++) & listening to her, I became an "addict". So many people of import have recanted glowing things about her, even JFK! I think she can be presented to kids as they have an immediated connection because.of The Wizard of Oz (do kids still watch it? It IS a wonder!). Judy Garland - Songs 4 Kids (& Adults 2!) is listed below. In addition, I have listed all of her songs (on youtube). I guess the best example of who is Judy Garland is her singing Old Man River. When she had The Judy Garland Show in '63 & '64, she said, "No woman has ever sung Old Man River - I want to". Listen to her & then youtube the song & listen to anyone else - she IS the best, by far!
Song suggestions are in the section below my “dissertation!”
I am a "Judy Garland addict", but not to worry, I start rehab soon! Addicts like to share their addiction!
She is a wonderful singer/entertainer for kids (& adults) to be introduced to because her life story is so interesting. She is the only person who has a book written about almost every day of their life (Stephen Schecter).
Many of her songs are wonderful 4 children, including Over the Rainbow which she sang in the movie The Wizard of Oz in 1939. It still is considered the most beloved, popular song of all time. She was Dorothy in the movie (not Mrs. Gulch!). Her dog, Toto was very well paid.
Judy Garland is the only entertainer in history who began their career in show business before being born. How was that? Her mother played piano in silent movie houses and in the vaudeville house she and her husband owned in Grand Rapids, Minn. When she was pregnant she stayed home, playing the piano - jazz, and music from silent movies and where was little Judy? She was just 1 ft away, snapping her fingers and twitching her toes and dreaming “I’m going to be a big star one day!” And she did become the most popular, famous & beloved movie star of her day. She made The Wizard of Oz in 1939 when she was 17 years old and became a worldwide phenomenon after that movie came out.
Judy said her years in Grand Rapids were the happiest of her life because it was pure joy in their home. Her two older sisters performed in the vaudeville house, as well as her mother and father. They were all practicing their singing & dancing at home & Judy would be running up and down the stairs - just a happy little kid. She kept begging your parents “Mommy Daddy - I want to sing on the stage like my sisters.” When she was 2 1/2 years old her mother made for her beautiful little white knit dress and on the day after Christmas, after her two sisters had finished performing at the vaudeville house, her father gave her a bell and she went on stage and sang Jingle Bells. The audience went wild clapping, and she loved the clapping so much she came out and sang it 7 times before her grandmother had to come on the stage and take her off! And she got a good review in the newspaper the next morning! Even at the age of 2 1/2, she did not have a mature voice, but she had a very unusual & powerful voice.
When she was about 8 or 9, the family moved to Lancaster, California about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. Her mother wanted to start taking her to auditions in Hollywood and they couldn’t afford to buy a vaudeville house in Los Angeles. So they bought one in Lancaster. At an early age she was already on the radio. There’s one cd I have where the announcer says “And here’s little Judy Garland - she’s just 10 years old, but she’s got the voice of a woman of 40 - who’s been hurt!” WOW!
They later moved to Los Angeles. An executive with MGM heard her sing the song Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart on the radio. He was so impressed, he went to find her & took her, took her to the chief executive of MGM, Louis B Mayer, who was also the highest paid executive in America. She sang the song for him & he put it under contract immediately, without a screen test. Now, at the age of 13, Judy was under contract with MGM. But they didn’t know what to do with a 13 year kid. They didn’t have any other 13-year-old movie stars. She was working with a composer by the name of Roger Edens. He wrote all the music for The Wizard of Oz, as well as many beautiful songs.
She told him that she’d “fallen in love” with Clark Gable, who was the most famous movie star of his day. He starred in a movie Gone With the Wind and was very handsome. So Roger Edens uses the song: “You made me love you, I didn’t want to do it, I didn’t want to do …”, and in the song he writes a soliloquy where Judy talks to a picture of Clark Gable. It’s on YouTube - Dear Mr. Gable. It was on the radio & everyone listened to it because Judy Garland has a remarkably beautiful voice, the song is beautiful and she’s talking about the most famous movie star in the world! At the age of 13 Judy Garland was now a household name in America - everyone knew Judy Garland!
She went on to make movies with Mickey Rooney. Originally he had top billing, but soon Judy did. She made 28 movies in the 12 years she was with MGM. MGM worked their movie stars to death & she was tired of the work & the control of Louis B Mayer & she & MGM “parted ways” in 1949. She had married her band leader when she was 18. She had wanted to get away from the control of Louis B. Mayer. That marriage lasted less than 2 years. She met Vincint Minelli when she was staring in the movie she was making - Meet Me in St. Louis. He was the Director. They married & soon had a daughter, Liza Minelli. She is famous i her own right winning many awards & staring in the "classic" movie Cabaret.
After she “left” MGM, a man by the name of Sid Luft wanted to help her get "back on top". When he was in Manhattan in 1950, in Times Square, he saw the Palace Theater was abandoned. He called the owner up and said, “Why don’t you renovate the theater and Judy Garland will sing there.” They agreed. The original contract was for 20 weeks, 2 shows a day, 7 days a week. But singing was not work for Judy Garland - singing was what gave her her joy.
John Kennedy, one of America's most famous Presidents, came to opening night and he fell in love with her. He would call her once a week to say hello and ask her to sing the end of Over the Rainbow. She could call him whenever she wanted, even when he was President of the United States. She spent a month at the Kennedy compound on Cape Cod with her three children (she had 2 with Luft who she had married). When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, she has The Judy Garland Show on television. Her original contract was for 4 years @ $24 million - the highest amount paid an entertainer, even through today. She wanted to dedicate a show to honor Kennedy by singing patriotic songs. The CBS executives wouldn’t let her so she conspired with her orchestra leader, Mort Lindsley, to sing the song Battle Hymn of the Republic. They didn’t put it on the playlist that they gave to the CBS executives & she just sang it at the end of one of her shows. It does not show up in the video, but I read before singing it she said "This is for you, Jack!" It’s a beautiful song to listen to on YouTube.
Then Sid Luft said "I’m going to put you in opera houses all over the world". She was the first female to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan. She did sang at opera houses all over the world. All sold out - all with rave reviews. She went on to make the movie a Star is Born, which is a beautiful movie. In it she sings a gorgeous song - The Man That Got Away. She was called a "shoe in" to win the Academy Award, but Grace Kelly (who became a real "princess" when she married the Prince Rainier of Monaco) won because of her "political connections".
She made a few more movies, but mostly she had live concerts. She had about 1,100 live concerts. In a few movies she did not sing & was a wonderful actress. She got an Academy Award nomination for one of her dramatic movies, Judgment at Nuremberg.
Her concert at Carnegie Hall in 1963 is still call “The Greatest Night in Entertainment History”. It’s not available on video because at that time most concerts were not filmed because it required a large camera which took up space in the auditorium and obstructed sight lines. When you listen to this concert, or any of her many concerts that were recorded, you can hear the relationship she developed with her audience. It was as if she had invited people in the audience into her living room. She connected with them on a very personal basis. She loved them & they loved her. It was a love fest.
Judy had a contract to play for a number of weeks at the Palladium in London. She invited her daughter Liza, who is only 18, to join her. She was reluctant at first, but finally consented. That entire concert is available on YouTube because it became a television show. All you have to do with YouTube Judy and Liza at the Palladium. There’s one song in particularly that is fantastic. YouTube Judy and Liza Hello Dolly. At the beginning of the show, Liza’s on the left-hand side of the stage and Judy’s on the right hand side of the stage and Liza sings out “Hello mama” and Judy sings “Hello Liza - it’s so nice to have you here with me." Then they walk to the middle of the stage, hold hands, hug & sing together.
Although the original contract for The Judy Garland Show, in 1963, was for four years, it only lasted a year. CBS put her in the 9 o’clock time slot on Sunday night against Bonanza on NBC. Bonanza was the highest rated show of the time and also was in color. The Judy Garland show was in black-and-white. People were buying their new color TVs in the early 60's &, although her ratings were good, she did not knock Bonanza "out of the box". There were 26 episodes. Most are available on YouTube and they’re all wonderful. Some of guests are Barbra Streisand (subline), Liza Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Lena Horn +++. The thing about them is Judy Garland had her hand in everything - she controlled everything about the shows and you’ll see that even though the shows are 60 years old they’re still contemporary. Any other show that you YouTube from the 60s looks dated. One of my favorites is The Judy Garland Christmas Show. She had all her kids on. Being the loving mother she was, she let her young son, Joey Luft, sing a song from the play Oliver. He did not inherit Judy's voice & Judy never let him sing on TV again - he was consigned to playing the bongos!
On the Judy Garland Show, she said “no man has ever sung Old Man River - I want to sing that song!” Listen to her sing it, and then just YouTube the song. No one compares to Judy Garland! A good example of her joy of singing is the song San Francisco. The genius she was, she begins the song with a dedication to Jeannette McDonald. Why? Jeanette McDonald sang the song in the rubble of a San Francisco earthquake & became famous because of that. Judy is on the stage, singing, hopping, skipping like a kid in a candy store. She lifts her leg to get a note out!
Another great example of "Who is Judy Garland?" is the song Here’s To Us. She wrote the music & the lyrics. It was to be on her last Judy Garland Show. It never made it on the show, but he video is on youtube. She’s in a clown costume & she had champagne at the edge of the stage. She gives glasses to people in the audience and pours champagne for them. Her two children that she had with Sid Luft, who she had married, were sitting in the front row. They were about 10 years old then. She gives them a bottle of milk!
She truly had a "storied" life , but died at the young age of 47. There’s a biography called Get Happy (great song of hers also) available on Kindle to read on your phone or ipad, if you like to read that way. There are many documentaries that have been made of her life. I think Judy Garland is someone that children will enjoy, because the songs give you so much pleasure and many are “fun”. Sooooo - here goes: