Does This Mean Gladys Knight Likes My Singing?

I haven't been singing at all since I sold my recording equipment last year. I couldn't help but laugh upon reading Gladys Knight's evaluation of today's singers as "Ya'll Singers Are Nasty" from a recent article. I'm glad she wasn't referring to me since I'm no longer a singer. Besides, Gladys is one of my favorite singers from the 70's. I loved Gladys Knight and the Pips. Back then, who didn't? It was great music. Gladys looks youthful in this recent photo.

It’s been bad, in my opinion, as far as the quality of the music and the stories that they tell. It’s one thing to be raw about your history, but they took it to another level and it became vulgar. It definitely has not elevated us as African-Americans, because we show disrespect for our partners, men and women. I believe we have lowered our self-esteem with these performances and presentations.

I recently learned Gladys Knight is really the one who discovered the Jackson 5 after all. Gladys saw the J5 perform at the Apollo theater and said wow, those kids are talented! I had no idea she was so close to Michael Jackson until hearing she sung at his private funeral ceremony at Forest Lawn.



What the music industry is suffering from is a lack of music training early in grade school many of today's schools don't have. Studies show music helps better develop the brain to use far more of its circuitry. In an article "Singing Rewires Damaged Brain", a neuroscientist even recommends children have some form of music programs early in their lives. I agree of course, but with that said, it should be balanced and not too extreme.

In an ideal society, it would be great to place all the talented musicians and singers in a special school that concentrates on those areas more strongly to help them develop better. I'm convinced had I been allowed to attend music camp all year for four years, I would have no doubt become a professional violist. The influence of far better musicians, along with a disciplined music regimen schedule under the guidance of music teachers would have made a huge difference.

• Ya'll Singers are Nasty
• Singing Rewires Damaged Brain

Patty Hearst Documentary Creates "Volcanic" Interest in Google Search Engine

There's a few new tools which have been recently implemented in the Google results search pages. One of them is a neat little Google Trends feature. When you search on a keyword, Google will tell you if others are also in large numbers. I was recently on an exercise bike at the gym watching a documentary on Patty Hearst the daughter of the Hearst family who was abducted by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) in 1974. Patty Hearst was abducted when she was just 19.

I was too young to be caught up in the Patty Hearst story in 1974 so I was unaware of what ever happened to her. I came home and did a Google search to discover I wasn't the only one searching the Internet for info on Patty Hearst. Google Trends rates the interest "volcanic".




Turns out Patty Hearst got a 31 year prison sentence but got out after 22 months and was then pardoned by President Clinton in 2001. I had no idea what happened to Patty Hearst prior to today. A few blocks away from me in San Francisco is where her parents used to live on the corner of Mason and California Street.

• Patty Hearst on Wikipedia
• Patty Hearst Abduction Symbionese Liberation Army Survival Story
  

Zapp at Law or Crap at Law? Unauthorized Practice of Law on the Rise

According to many reliable sources, including a notable trends forecaster Gerald Celente, we're living on the brink of a complete and total annihilation of our economy as we knew it. This truth, coupled with the power of the Internet, makes Craigslist attractive to wanna be attorneys who respond to ads for attorney assistance on the cheap.

As an example, let's take a fellow reported to this blogger who refers to himself as Zapp at Law, aka, Alan Brown. Zapp's a former prison convict who operates in the California State Capital of Sacramento. He once filed a Federal case in pro per decades ago he boasts to his clients of winning.

There is no web site for Zapp at Law, he seems to rely heavily on a free service, Craigslist and another free email site at www.justice.com for his marketing activities. Here's part of a recent ad:

Why choose Zap At Law at Office (916) 226-7606 or "zappatlaw@justice.com":

a) I have over 28 years in this field of criminal law. [CM: Because Zapp went to prison and had a lot of time on his hands to file a Federal case in pro per.]

b) I have a very high successful percentage rate for expungement motions having been granted in the Bay Area and San Francisco County. [Zapp isn't supposed to doing this kind of work without a business license or being under the supervision of an authorized licensed attorney]

c) I have the lowest price, please check either online or call others, you will come back to Zapp at Law! [The lowest price because his activities are unlawful.]

d) Fastest possible results. [Because thus far the District Attorney hasn't been notified of this former convict's unlawful legal practice.]

e) I will begin working on your case within 24 hours***[Note the asterisks here]

f) I can serve ALL of California! [Not for long after the District Attorney's office gets a whiff of Zapp crap's little UPL operation]

g) I am online 24/7, and answering the phone seven (7) days a week, until 9:30 p.m.! [Zapp is not online 24/7, the man has to eat and sleep, he's only human]

h) Payment can be through PayPal, or other easy payment plans. Sorry though, I do not take checks! [The DA may be interested in the PayPal records]

i) One call starts the expungement process. Please call me at ; Office (916) 226-7606, or "zappatlaw@justice.com"

In addition to creating a false impression he runs a viable business licensed enterprise for expungements he advertises on Craigslist, Zapp at Law also responds to people's Craigslist ads for attorney assistance, claiming he's a paralegal under the supervision of attorneys.

Even if what Zapp claimed was true, that he is a paralegal under the supervision of an attorney, he isn't supposed to be advertising or operating this way, it's unlawful. For those paralegals who want to be independent and have their own business, we become Legal Document Assistants and register with our county. We're required to have criminal background checks. It's the law!

LDA's don't give legal advice, we merely direct self represented people to sources where they can obtain general law so we can prepare their legal forms. We then type their legal forms and file them with the court. In other words, LDA's are not supposed to apply the facts of one's case to the law or visa versa. This would be called the "Unauthorized Practice of Law".

This is an excerpt of a lawyer's class on what defines the practice of law:

Its also the practice of law to provide legal advice and counsel and prepare legal instruments and contracts by which legal rights are secured. Legal advice is basically telling somebody what their rights are and trying to apply the law to someone’s particular set of facts. It usually involves the making of a judgment and requires one to make a recommendation as to take a particular course of action as to what somebody should do or not do based on a particular set of facts.

The preparation of legal instruments and contracts is also the practice of law because it’s the prep of a document which affects someone’s legal rights. You can affect someone’s legal rights without doing anything in a court of law which impacts those rights.

Zapp offers his legal services dirt cheap to compete with attorneys, some of who offer their assistance to pro pers on a consultant basis for $100/hour. He offers no information on the attorneys who allegedly supervise and review his work prior to delivering it to a client.

Zapp is headed for trouble because his business operation is about to come to the attention of the Sacramento District Attorney's Office and the California State Bar. His ads on Craigslist are also being monitored and reported. It's been reported to this blogger Zapp at Law, threatens customers who complain about the poor quality of his work in refusing partial refunds, claiming they 1) suddenly owe him even more money since he's underpaid compared to attorneys and 2) are a hostage to various methods he can use to cause them problems.

Performing the services of an attorney without an attorney license is a serious criminal matter. Such a person risks the future of a client in many ways. First, there is no client confidentiality and no protections a person would be otherwise provided in utilizing an attorney. This exposes the client to potential blackmail. People who go around threatening their customers claiming they've been underpaid need to be reeled in for the criminals they are.

Anyone who is contacted by Zapp at Law in response to their Craigslist ad, you can send a complaint letter with the ad to the Sacramento District Attorney's office or call for more information below

906 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-1812
Phone 916-874-5278

• Fake Local Attorney Looking at Real Prison Time for Securities Fraud
• Fake Attorneys - Don't Let Fake Attorneys Threaten You

Judge Throws Out Ed Magedson's Defamation Suit Against Attorney Sarah Bird

A Federal Judge in Arizona has dismissed Ed Magedson's RipOff Report's defamation lawsuit over an alleged defamatory article by attorney Sarah Bird. Sarah Bird's article "The Anatomy of a RipOff Report Lawsuit," posted on SEOmoz.org stated Ripoff Report "has widely and universally accused of promulgating defamatory content and then extorting money from the victims of the very libel it publishes," the lawsuit states. Magedson is the owner of Xcentric Venture which operates RipOffReport.com.

Many, including myself, hope RipOff Report gets taken down under the Federal racketeering law since it clearly profits from extorting money from people. It would be one thing if Magedson didn't charge thousands of dollars to make his personal correction comments to various reports. The fact is Magedson participates in extortion using his website to do so as such. In her article Bird proposes RipOff Report's alleged violations include:

• Defamation
• The Communications Decency Act (42 USC Section 230)
• The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization’s Act (“RICO Act”)
• Extortion

Other extortion businesses also branch off from the ROR monster, such as www.ReputationArmor.com which is currently listed on the first page of a ROR Google search. Reputation Armor is a service fraudulently claiming to be able to remove RipOffReports.

I'd like to see more lawyers such as Bird hand RipOff Report a sound defeat and expose its operation for what it is.

• Anatomy of a RipOff Report Lawsuit

Rachel Maddow to Glenn Beck, "Back Off"

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Rachal Maddow's a lot like me at least in being unwilling to put up with any crap from any of these lying, snickering narcissistic guys, such as Glenn Beck (above). Beck accused Maddow of "lying" about him.

Then there's this video showing Glenn Beck's really a 9/11 truther he had so hypocritically set-up Texas Governor candidate Debra Medina as on his program a few days ago. "I also had questions about 9/11." "You have a responsibility to question your government" Glenn Beck proclaimed.

Another Strange Coincidence Between Michael Jackson & King Tut

I couldn't overlook another strange coincidence between Michael Jackson and King Tut again. Last year I posted about the strange resemblance of Michael Jackson and King Tut in an ancient Egyptian depiction shown in a MSNBC video last year. I also noted the strange coincidence of the King Tut exhibit coming to San Francisco in June, 2009 just 31 years after I missed the last one in 1978. I noted the Tut exhibit had opened just a couple days after Michael Jackson died.

In my article I noted I once admired the King Tut tomb coffin replica in the Luxor gift shop in Las Vegas back in 2001 Michael Jackson was purported to have purchased years later. Now there's yet another coincidence I cannot possibly overlook. This is astounding! Both King Tut's and Michael Jackson's autopsies (i.e, cause of death) are officially released to the public within just a few days of each other! The difference is one was purportedly murdered, the other turned out to have died a natural death as a surprise to many.

What are the odds? I'm speechless. It only took 3,000 years for the results of King Tut's reasons for death.

• King Tut's DNA Reasons of Death February 16, 2010
  
• Michael Jackson's Autopsy Results - February 10, 2010
  

I mean, what are the odds, that within a week of Michael Jackson's autopsy report being released to the media around February 10th, scientists released DNA evidence that disclosed after years of tests, how Kint Tut died! I just glanced over the news last week over what caused Michael Jacksons' death and a week later here is King Tut 's autopsy report from his DNA?

This is all too much to comprehend. What are the odds of Jackson's autopsy report and KingTut's being released within a week of each other? Considering King Tut's DNA results is a miracle in itself having taken thousands of years to produce, this is just too strange a coincidence to overlook. Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone has overlooked it.

I'm convinced Michael Jackson tuned into King Tut's vibe as an artist. Only a musician, singer or actor/actress or singer can truly understand what this means.

• King Tut's DNA Autopsy Results- Feb. 8, 2010
• Michael Jackson's Autopsy Results - February 16, 2010
  

Glenn Beck Faces Wrath of Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters Over Fabrications

This is a good example of how a certain men take the liberties to fabricate and lie about women they feel intimidated by. Check out this great video of how Glenn Beck has to face the wrath of Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters for his deliberate fabrications about a non-incident on an Amtrak train. This is the kind of thing lawyers do on behalf of their clients, is make up stories and false characterizations of women in legal briefs for entertainment value. They think it's cute and funny and they get away with it because they're lawyers.

John Edwards Admits He's a Narcissist

This serious looking fellow isn't just any guy, he's former Democratic nominee John Edwards. This is a guy people worked hard towards making him the next President. Imagine that, John Edwards, President of the United States?

So what's all the fuss about you might ask? Well, it seems Mr. Edwards got himself in a little trouble with his wife Elizabeth. I was pretty much ignoring this story until I learned Ms. Edwards, whose cancer-stricken, was apparently slapped around a bit by the former presidential nominee. It seems Mr. Edwards has a sex tape with his mistress floating around out there the court is demanding to obtain to place under lock and key. The judge apparently can't wait to see it. The mistress also had Mr. Edward's child.

So what is one to think about all this? The first thing that struck me is John Edwards must be a narcissist to be such a cold hearted bastard to slap his cancer stricken wife around after he cheated on her in such a demonstrative way. Turns out, it seems I'm right. John admits being a narcissist himself:

Here's John Edwards' official statement about his affair. What a revealing document this is, especially this bit:

In the course of several campaigns, I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic. If you want to beat me up - feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help.

A blogger responded to the statement in his article "Edwards: Narcissistic Twerp to the End":

Oh, vomit. What an unmanly, self-degrading statement. If you want to beat me up -- feel free. Me, me, me. I hate this therapeutic culture. Take it to Dr. Phil, you vain, narcissistic, faithless half-a-man.

The bottom line is, there are about 5% of politicians who are genuinely good. Take for instance men like Ron Paul and . . . I'm drawing a blank. The rest are criminals and con artists. Keep that in mind the next time you go to the voting booth and think you're voting for an all American good guy. The same applies for female politicians. I used to think Pelosi was a good woman too. I was wrong, so terribly wrong.

John Edwards, former Democratic Presidential nominee, clearly needs a restraining order.

• Elizabeth Edwards Told Close Friend John Edwards Beat Her

Cyber Stalkers Should Be Scared Now

There's a lot of talk lately about how the government's considering dealing with criminal abuse of the Internet. The problem is being addressed. Unfortunately, as is always the case with most anything, the people who have abused the Internet have ruined it for the rest of us.

The government always addresses others' extreme abuses with having to place restrictions and regulations on all of us. They're talking about requiring everyone to have an Internet Driver's License now. It's not that I don't want these anonymous criminals under control, but I can see the potential of how the government can really step in and use laws to oppress freedom of speech and become unduly oppressive. People have confused defamation with freedom of speech

Time Magazine has an article entitled "Craig Mundie wants Driver Licenses on the Internet" as an example. Here's a quote:

What Mundie is proposing is to impose authentication. He draws an analogy to automobile use. If you want to drive a car, you have to have a license (not to mention an inspection, insurance, etc). If you do something bad with that car, like break a law, there is the chance that you will lose your license and be prevented from driving in the future. In other words, there is a legal and social process for imposing discipline. Mundie imagines three tiers of Internet ID: one for people, one for machines and one for programs (which often act as proxies for the other two).

Alex Jones is having another hernia on his PrisonPlanet.com site, and understandably so. His sites are already being targeted for censorship through various web filters being implemented barring visitors.

Here's Alex Jones latest RED ALERT video to follow up on his series last year on the Death of the Internet.

Edmond Wollmann's AOL Sock Puppet Identities

In his deposition last year, Edmond Wollmann claimed he never posted anything except under his real name and that he didn't really know what sock puppets were.

Here's an example of screen names Edmond Wollmann has used. One, two, three identifiers weren't enough. He filled up his entire AOL sub accounts slots available with various odd identities.

Link to Post

Here's a few informative pieces of information contradicting Edmond Wollmann's claims he doesn't know what sock puppets are and doesn't use them:

"You guyus [sic] are still spinning this sock puppet
crap believing I posted under other names to
support myself-what sort of idiots are you?" Link

I believe the "EWollmann" AOL account was purchased by someone on behalf of Wollmann who had lost the account in the 90's. I believe Wollmann still

wanted the email address after he lost it due to violating AOLs terms and conditions. He mistakenly used it in writing me in 2007 which is why he sent me a lawsuit threat. Imposters don't generally do such a thing as threaten lawsuits.

• San Diegan Sockpuppetry