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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 11:24:01 PM »

Welcome to 2024...where everyone seems to be just increasing the prices of what they're selling to whatever level customers will pay.
Think the olives cost too much unreasonably, think that price-gouging is going on, ...don't buy them.
Leave them on the shelf.
If enough people leave them on the shelf, the price-gouging will stop.

Article in my paper today, blueberries costing $14 ... readers commenting, complaining.
One guy said "blueberries for $14?...no thank you, I'll stick with my Coke and chocolate"!!!

It's everywhere, especially in my supermarkets.
Average Joe is *bleeding* in bambuworld.
American style homelessness is appearing.
Housing and rents unaffordable for an increasing number.
Leftist govts' massive immigration is much of the cause.
I believe team bambu will never be homeless, but who knows what the future holds. Average Joe is going backwards, prices of just about everything increasing much higher than the rate of inflation and the amount of wage and pension increases.

You are right of course, if we refuse to pay the high prices and let the goods sit on the shelves then the prices will come down.

But, at the same time we have masses of homeless people coming to the USA looking for work, and the Bible says that if a man does not work then neither should he eat, Mexicans are taught to work hard. Our immigrants from our Southern Border can all be growing food in order to keep the prices low on food, we can have a high supply to keep the prices low. Like with the California wine from Modesto, I am getting it for $4 per bottle, and I bet it costs twice that in Montana or in Wyoming. California wine is probably a lot more expensive in New York than it is here in California.

But yes, I had to quit eating eggs because of the high price of eggs. I used to love omelettes, and steak and eggs, and scrambled eggs with Chorizo, etc, but all too expensive now because of high egg prices. The refugees need to raise chickens for eggs to bring down the price of eggs. And the homeless hippies can have communes where they can raise chickens for eggs, etc, to bring down the price of eggs. The Future Farmers of America can teach people how to raise chickens for eggs, and how to raise cows for milk to make cheese, etc. And we need to put all of those refugees to work growing food, etc, to bring down the prices, and if we have surpluses then we can make money by exporting food to China, etc.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 08:46:57 PM »

Right now we need to look at the issue of supply and demand on pricing, along with the issue of fair competition, etc.

I was paying $1 for a can of olives, and now I just paid $3 for that same can of olives from the same store. So we need for the new immigrants to grow olives, to bring more olives to market in order to bring down the price of olives.

We also need to bring down the prices for cured meats, etc, such as bologna, cotto salami, bacon, ham, spam, pastrami, hot dogs, sausage, etc, etc, etc. It is all about supply and demand.

We also need for the immigrants to raise chickens for eggs, and cows for milk and to make cheese, etc. It would be great if they could bring more cheese and eggs, and milk, to market in order to bring down the prices.

Some areas where they can farm and ranch are Battle Mountain, Nevada, and Dodge City, Kansas, etc; both of these areas have lots of water, and good schools for the children. Also, there is La Junta, Colorado, and Elko, Nevada, has a good college and low prices on housing.

And the refugees can sell Pork to the Chinese in China Town in San Francisco, and also they can export Pork from San Francisco to China. The homeless refuges can have Co Ops and Communes, and farms, and ranches, and groves, and orchards, etc. The Future Farmers of America can teach people how to raise cows to make cheese, etc, and how to raise chickens for eggs, etc. And 4-H can help, and other groups. And the college in Elko can teach a lot to the farmers and ranchers, etc. And they have the Cowboy Poets Festival in Elko.

And there is Trader Joe's, and Stater Brothers, and Von's, and Northgate, etc, if people send them cheaper eggs, and cheaper olives, and cheaper cotto salami, etc, then they can bring the prices down. We also need cheaper canned soup, and cheaper canned chili, etc. And I love the Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli, etc. We can also have cheaper spaghetti sauce, and people can bring the prices down by growing more tomatoes, they can put the refugees to work growing tomatoes, etc.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 07:20:43 PM »

I worked with a beautiful young woman from Lebanon at the Broadway Department Store in Pasadena, California, back in 1996, and she was from a wealthy family from Lebanon, and she wanted me to marry her and go live with her in Lebanon, and she said we could live like Royalty in Lebanon, and for me, I just wanted to be an actor and rent an apartment in Hollywood, I had no desire to go live in a crazy place like Lebanon.

And for the poor Jews in Israel, then military service is obligatory, the poor people of Israel are being forced to kill Palestinians right now. The whole situation is hard. So, the Jews have to put their personal welfare and the welfare of their families first, and they need to keep Israel safe for the Jews.

For the Palestinians, I would go live in the forest of Canada, no joke. I would just leave the whole war behind and go have a wife and a family in Canada and work a peaceful job.

And Abu Dhabi and Dubai are nice peaceful areas where they need essential workers.

Kiwanis International is global, and I support Pope Francis, and the United Nations, and the Peace Corps, etc. Blessed are the peacemakers.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Movies / Re: Movies

« on: May 17, 2024, 04:01:01 PM »

I just received a spam text telling me that I can earn $1,000 to be a Film Critic, they said they pay people to watch a movie in a theatre, and then to write their opinion of their experience with the film. I know it is all a scam, if it seems too good to be true then it probably is.

But, I am a free film critic for a site that was connected with the New York Times, and after I would watch a movie then I would go to the forum and share my thoughts about the movies which I had seen. I still do it at Escape From Elba.

And when I buy a new camera, and get a new internet connection, etc, then I could be a film critic and I could do a review of films and post the videos on You Tube, I could do it all for free, and then if people like my videos then maybe I can connect with MTV or someone and make some money as a Film Critic, or whatever.

Plus, I am a writer. And even now, when I go see a movie then I can tell you my opinion of the film, all for free.

And maybe some film students want to film stuff, such as doing film reviews like Siskel and Ebert, I can maybe find someone there to review films with me and we can put the videos on You Tube. And we can do it all for free, and then if it becomes famous then we can make money. You do the work for free and see if you can get popularity, and then you turn the popularity into money. And then the higher the ratings then the more money you get. With You Tube you are rated by how many views you get.

We will see, my schedule is starting to open up for a few months. I do not have any money, but I will have a few months of time to spend. I am already trained on voice and speech, and on how to act in front of a camera, etc, I could do free film reviews with students at Chapman film school and we can put the videos on You Tube. If people like the videos then maybe later it can lead to money.

(  Here is a video of an interview that I shot some time back with my friend Jon Nelson, Jon played guitar for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and for Suicidal Tendencies, and for other bands, his current bands are NASTY HABITS and SLAMNATION and Cognitive Dissonance... Maybe I can do these type of interviews for MTV in the middle of the night, and film reviews, etc, and we could cover the Oscars for MTV, etc, we will see...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47YL7vd0pKQ  )
 
Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 16, 2024, 10:15:20 PM »

Bambu, watch the videos on You Tube about how the homeless people are living in Hong Kong, it is horrible, and they are trapped, there is no ladder there for them to climb, they are stuck being poor and homeless with no future. So, here is the answer, they can go to El Salvador, and El Salvador said they will give everyone free citizenship, so the homeless people from Hong Kong can become citizens in El Salvador. The people from Hong Kong can join the Catholic Church, everyone in El Salvador is Catholic, and they can teach them how to speak Spanish, etc. Here in Anaheim some of the Mexican churches are teaching the North Koreans how to speak Spanish to adapt here, they teach them Spanish first, and then English. Anyhow, El Salvador can save the homeless people from Hong Kong and they can get free citizenship.

The people from Taiwan, and from China, can also get free citizenship in El Salvador, etc.

And tell Australia to expand trade with El Salvador.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 16, 2024, 09:43:09 PM »

So, in the absence of the stating of their solution/s for the whole Israel, Palestine, Hamas war etc, it must be assumed that those forumites here don't have one.

The solution for Israel is to be left alone to live in peace and to prosper; regardless of what the Palestinians think or do. And Israel can have walls, and the Iron Dome missile defense system, etc.

And for the children of the region, there is the Kiwanis Village in Victoria, British Columbia, the forest of Canada would be a nice spot for the refugee children, and there are various peaceful forestry jobs there.

Also, the Muslims can be essential workers in Abu Dhabi, and in Dubai.

The Israelis need to just go about their lives, and get married, and have families, and raise children, etc, and do business, etc, and it does not matter what the Palestinians think.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 16, 2024, 01:55:30 PM »

Israel just wants to live in peace, they do not want anything to do with the Palestinians. Israel can have walls, and the Iron Dome to stop missiles, and Israel just needs to be left alone to live in peace. The Peace Corps and the United Nations, etc, can help the Palestinians, etc, and I recommend the forest of Canada as a safe spot for the refugees from the Middle East, there is a Kiwanis Village in Victoria, British Columbia, that would be perfect for the refugees. And they can work peaceful jobs in the forest industry in Canada.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 16, 2024, 01:43:08 PM »

Located in southwest Kansas, legendary Dodge City sits on the banks of the Arkansas River and atop the largest underground water table in the world, the Ogallala Aquifer. The surrounding Red Hills are a source of bountiful wildlife. Fort Dodge was built in 1865 to protect the wagon trains and U.S. mail and supply troops for the Indian Wars.

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Dodge City would be a good spot for refugees, and they can raise pigs to export Pork to China. They have plenty of water in that region. When I went through Kansas on a Greyhound Bus then at that time Kansas was all hay fields and cattle. They are probably raising cattle for McDonald's, etc. They can raise pigs too, for China.

And would the Governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, be a good President of the United States?

Mayor Bass is doing a great job here in Los Angeles. But we still need cheap hostels, and cheap Sober living Homes, for the homeless. We are making progress on the homeless, but we could bring in the entrepreneurs if we let them run hostels and sober living homes tax free.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 15, 2024, 10:19:29 PM »

President Joe Biden
 
Just Now

I just imposed a series of tariffs on goods made in China:
25% on steel and aluminum,
50% on semiconductors,
100% on EVs,
And 50% on solar panels.
China is determined to dominate these industries.
I am determined to ensure America leads the world in them.

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We need to be allies with China, we need to work together to cure Cancer and other diseases, and we need to send men to Mars together, and we need to be allies for peace in the world and healthy trade.

China is buying food from the USA and from Mexico, and they are buying Colombian Coffee now, and China is buying stuff from Australia, China needs to be our ally. And Muzi seems cool, she needs to do an interview with Playboy, and with Oprah to help make the peace between the USA and China.

And El Salvador is giving free citizenship to the homeless people from Hong Kong, and from Taiwan, and from China, etc, they can have new lives and opportunities in El Salvador.

We need peace and trade.

And my Apple Laptop was made in China, and it is very nice, they did a great job. We need to be allies with China. And we can sell them Sunkist products, and Spam, and frozen Tyson chicken, and Pork, the Chinese are the largest consumers of Pork, and we can sell them cheese, and as they make Apple products then we can send them food. We can also entertain the Chinese, we can run their entertainment industry, and they love the Americans on Tik Toc, etc. And we can build McDonald's in China, and Hard Rock Hotel and Casinos owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, etc, and 7-Elevens, etc. And Colombia is selling coffee beans to China, etc. We need to expand trade, we can send them avocados, and almonds, and wine, etc. The Chinese can drink Mimosas from California made with Andre Cold Duck and California Orange Juice, it is a Mimosa that all workers in China can afford, and I actually really like the Mimosas made with Cold Duck, and it is cheap for the starving actors and factory workers in China, etc.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Theater / Re: Theater

« on: May 15, 2024, 04:21:55 PM »

Antelope Valley College has a great Theatre Program, and I studied acting there for a couple of years, it is not to the extent of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, but one of my teachers was Gary Bolen, and we studied Stanislavski, and Meisner, and Uta Hagen, etc. And AVC had a lot of wonderful teachers on a lot of subjects, I was hungry to learn and it was a great school.

I studied acting, and writing, and business, and psychology, and film, it was a great school. And I studied Euclidean Geometry that was taught by a magician from the Magic Castle in Hollywood, Mr Thompson, it was great. You get out of it what you put in, Abraham Lincoln educated himself because he was hungry to learn and so he read books. I was lucky to have books, plus I had great teachers.

I loved my time at Antelope Valley College.

In my first acting class we were supposed to do something private on stage as though we were the only one in the room. I brought in a shaving stand and I shaved in class in front of the other students, and I did it as though I was alone at home. It was a good exercise. But, then here is when it got fun, the person to do a scene after me was a professional cheer leader for the Raiders and she played the song "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC and she did a strip tease and changed clothes in front of us as though she was dancing and changing clothes at home in her room, it was beautiful, and I was hooked as an acting student. I had some great classes and great teachers.

My History Teacher teaches at Columbia University in New York now, and my Film Teacher teaches in Missouri at a University there.

Gary Bolen was in a movie with Liv Tyler who is Steven Tyler's daughter. "Empire Records." Gary is a great teacher. He was born and raised here in Orange County and worked at Disneyland when he was young.

I still recommend the AADA after AVC, it will be good for the Youth to travel to New York to study. There is Broadway, and Ballet, and the Metropolitan Opera, and the Russian Tea Room, and Little Italy, and China Town, and I am sure New York is great. I will go explore New York eventually. The students are lucky to still have the AADA in New York.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 15, 2024, 03:34:50 PM »

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood at the Charlie Chaplin Studio is closing down, they were previously in Pasadena, and they also have a campus in New York City, the AADA is the oldest professional acting school in the world, and this is so sad that they are closing in Hollywood, the actors will have to go to New York City now to train.

Of note, Newsom lowered taxes for producers so the entertainment industry jobs will be coming back to Hollywood, and we have USC film school, and Chapman film school where the actors can do student films etc. There is a lot in Hollywood for actors and it will get better. Sad to see the AADA leave.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Theater / Re: Theater

« on: May 15, 2024, 02:53:01 PM »

I guess the American Academy of Dramatic Arts is closing down on the West Coast, and now actors will have to go to the AADA in New York to train.

It is sad, and I feel like things are going to get better here in California for filmmakers, as Newsom just lowered taxes for producers, so more films and television shows will be made here.

New York has Broadway, but California has film and television. A lot of work was going to Canada, and to Atlanta, Georgia, etc, but now that Newsom lowered taxes then the entertainment industry jobs will be coming back to California. The future is bright for entertainment industry jobs in California.

Plus California has USC film school, and Chapman film school, where actors can make student films. But, New York has NYU, and NYU makes student films too.

Sad that the AADA West is closing down, the actors will have to go to New York now to train.

If you need a California connection in New York, then I attended community college with a guy named Scott who owns Crazy Otto's restaurant in Manhattan, their specialty is Biscuits and Gravy, and they have been in Manhattan long enough to be connected now. That is my only connection in New York. I worked at a casino in Nevada, and I had a waitress who her Mother was the Vice President of the Bank of New York, but that was a long time ago. I do not have very many connections in New York. And when I worked for Suzanne Pleshette at Empire West in West Hollywood then we had a lot of people from New York.

I am sure the AADA is well connected in New York, and they will help the people from California to get established there. 

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 14, 2024, 05:10:04 PM »

I thought I saw Paul Stanley of Kiss at the Mexican Market, and now I bet it was him. I made a new discovery. I was traveling to the doctor on the bus, and I was hungry for a Big Mac, and they used to have a McDonald's at La Palma and Beach, so after my appointment I got off the bus at La Palma and Beach to go to McDonald's. When I got over to where McDonald's was then I found that McDonald's is gone now, I am sad to see McDonald's is gone there now. But, next to where McDonald's used to be there is now a Rock and Brews restaurant, which I never knew was there. I guess it opened in 2015. Rock and Brews is owned by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss. So, that is awesome, Paul and Gene own a restaurant about 5 miles from where I live. So that was probably really Paul Stanley at the Mexican Market.

Kiss was my favorite band as a child, and I worked all day as a child washing dogs for my Grandmother who was a dog groomer to buy Love Gun on 8 Track, that was what I did with my money, I owned every Kiss album on 8 Track tapes from washing dogs, and from washing cars, and from mowing lawns, etc.

It is awesome that Paul and Gene own a restaurant down the street. That is a hard location because they have the Claim Jumper there which has great steaks, but Rock and Brews has Paul and Gene, I bet Rock and Brews is great. I want to go to Rock and Brews, maybe I will go for my Birthday in November. ( That area is by Knott's Berry Farm, and it is nice, and they are investing a lot of money into Beach Blvd and into that area, they want to make it a lot nicer in that area. )

So, that is cool.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 12, 2024, 06:16:39 PM »

Stormy is actually very beautiful, Trump certainly has good taste in women. Stormy is like the Lady In Red bringing down John Dillinger, Trump is every bit a gangster, Trump even shook down our allies for protection money when he was president.

And do not fly on Boeing planes, instead fly on the French planes. Then in the future Lockheed can build new faster and quieter planes in the Antelope Valley, like the Concordes only faster and quieter. Lockheed is working on new planes at NASA at Edwards right now, they can build the planes of the future in the Antelope Valley.

Salute,

Tony V.

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Religion and Politics / Re: Religion and Politics

« on: May 12, 2024, 04:23:39 PM »

Anaheim is being blessed right now, and maybe God is blessing Anaheim because God knows I live here. It is just all about keeping the faith, and staying close with the Lord. God has given me miracles, and impossible things have happened. It will be fun to see what will happen in the future. And then when I get old I will have good stories to tell.

My Grandfather was in his 80s and he had a lot of stories, and so we sat around the Benjamin Franklin Stove  and we drank coffee, and we smoked cigarettes, and Grandpa told stories until bedtime. That is how the Cowboys live out in Nevada, they sit around and tell each other stories.

The economy is fantastic in Anaheim now, Disney is investing $2 Billion in Disneyland, and Newsom lowered taxes for producers so there will be more work in the entertainment industry here. And the new Star Wars will be made here in Hollywood, etc. Lots of good things are happening. God is blessing Anaheim.

Salute,

Tony V.