Global Terrorism and Terrorism within the Western World - by Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)

      In the news we always read about Global Terrorism.  The I.S.I.S ATTACKS ARE REAL.  They are happening GLOBALLY DAILY.  How many Gang bangs and drive by's are going on in poor pockets of Urban Centres Globally to prove this mentality?  By the way isn't this done under I.S.I.S playbooks.  The difference is that I.S.I.S chops heads off and burns people alive.  Here in America we see Murders committed with regularity EXECUTIONER STYLE.  The Bloods and the Crypts and the KKK.  By the way, if I.S.I.S is a bunch of Ex-CIA, Ex-KGB, Ex-SAS and Ex-MOSSAD Agents committing these crimes, than what do we make of the Western World's claim to denounce themselves of Worldwide terrorism?  This cause and effect is systematic and reaches Monarchy with regularity, entering the mainstream media in the name of pure innocence.  Last I checked in the dictionary, innocent - under King James Bible, is WHITE.  

  The Islamic JIHAD, Hezbollah, Hammas, and I.S.I.S are factions within the Middle East.  The sentiments they bring to the table are leading people to become de-sensitized to MURDER, likewise the actions within our own Kingdoms.  This is a non-negotiable reality.  I won't play modern video games for this reason.  Shady deals have now corrupted our youth into believing that psychotic thought is manageable, when it's not.  A man, woman, or child that truly believes that Murder is acceptable, pro-creates this denomination.  Personally, when I'm working I just want everyone to just die and go away (no pun intended).  Not to murder them but just to envision a lightening of being as to having my Shalom Alechem in not being pissed off too much when I'm trying to fucking Jackhammer a Wall that's three feet thick at 140lbs, because I'm a weak Kyke, Jew, Nigger, White Trash, Dago, Dead Mick, Terrorist Muslim, Chink, Jap, Porkchop, the list goes on..........

  Has anyone thought to question Director Quentin Tarantino as to why he released 'Jango Unchained'.  This movie was too sadistic for 40 year olds, let alone a 13 year old who found a 'sick' copy in print.  Political Science Novelist Tom Clancy was worried that Tarantino's premise would make it to video game and that is exactly what we're seeing in video games today...What are they saying about this matter in the Nation of Colombia?  What are they saying about this in the District of Columbia of the U.S.A - Washington D.C to be precise?  Does Superman, Batman, Flash, Aqua-Man, Green Lantern, and the Legion of Doom really exist?  What about Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ, Mohamed, Buddha, and Gandhi?  Nice to meet you I'm Moses  

 

McDonalds (Jane and Major Mackenzie Location in Maple, Ontario, Canada) - the Whole Story of Events from Monday, September 21st, 2015 / 5777 - by Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)

  I walked into the McDonalds at Jane/Major Mackenzie late into the early morning hours of Monday, September 21st and ordered a large coffee.  I asked if I would get a free refill.  The girl behind the counter replied 'We give one or two refills on coffee.' I thanked her thinking nothing of it, sat down and enjoyed the coffee.  Just after finishing my beverage I went to a gas station and picked up a paper, came back, asked for a refill and I was obliged.  About an hour past (I'm a late night ghost writer and this was at about 3:30AM) and I went back to the counter to receive my second refill. Another server was at the counter and she asked me to wait while she asked her Manager if I could have a second refill.  I was waiting on the Manager when a guy from the front line said he would give me a refill.  Thinking nothing of it I thanked him, and he obliged my second refill.  The Manager came from the back and told the guy from the front line that he shouldn't have done that, proceeded to tell me that McDonalds only gives one refill for their coffee, and that in the future I would only get one free refill.  I said that I was okay with that but that the first girl that served me had said one or two refills when I ordered the coffee.  She re-iterated that it was only one refill.  I went back to my table and sat down to my paper, when I decided to ask the Manager why the mistake that the original girl made wasn't honoured in its' purist form (as I'm just a customer).  The Manager (Donna) argued again that McDonalds only gives one free refill.  I said to her I'm just the customer and when someone says one or two refills that it should be honored.  She cut me off and I excused her saying that I understand that I will only get one free refill in the future.  I then said that as a customer the second refill should have been honored without complaint and left it at that.  Donna then proceeded to re-iterate her sentiment again.  At this point I cut her off and said 'lady I don't think you should be playing last word with your customers.'  She said something else and I told her to Fuck Off.  She then started speaking in Phillopino to another worker there.  I asked her if she was flipping me off in Phillopino and she proceeded to call the police.  I went outside and had a cigarette, came back inside and went back to reading my paper.
  The police arrived at roughly 4:00AM.  An officer of the law, York Region Constable #2172 asked me what happened, and I told him the story.  He then went to the Manager and heard what she had to say.  He came back to me and told me that although I was probably was in the right, that the proprietor has the right to discriminate as to whom they serve and he asked me to leave for arguments' sake.  We went outside and I said to him 'You do see the hypocrisy here.'  He agreed.
  The irony to this story is that four months prior, I had come to the same McDonalds and had to deal with Donna on another matter.  Very simply I was told at 1:00AM that the McDonalds would be closed for in-house cleaning until 4:00AM.  When I came back at 4:00AM they wouldn't open the doors for me, only until a second customer arrived at 4:07AM.  This leads me to believe that this McDonalds' locale has an Anti-Semitic spin of things.  Being Arabic, I treasure my Semitic features.  I've even asked a couple of girls at the counter, jokingly, if they serve anything Kosher.  I've been going to this locale for about 1 year and have been treated poorly on a number of occasions.  I usually bite my tongue.  As an Arab I'm sensitive to my lineage as we see hypocrisy daily from many denominations.  Being a Jew or an Arab usually puts us in compromising situations on others' whims.  We have been scapegoated by a large population in North America.  I prefer to abstain from saying more on this matter of whom and where.  The Manager knows I'm Arabic yet implies my mannerisms as being irrational, when its' an Arabic trait.  This leads me to believe that as Moses (Moshe Shalom in Hebrew, Mousa Saliim in Arabic) I should be treated by the hands of Pharoah Ramses.  Should this be the case through every day of my life, I will die young as we're in the year 2015AD/5777, not in the year 1215 BCE/2547.  This constant twisting of perception has caused plague in enormous frequency among the Arabic/Judaic World.  We see turmoil in every Muslim and Jewish State, and Christianity is constantly reprimanded as being either 'White Power' or 'Black Power'.  In any Monathaic practice, Aboriginal (Hindu, Buddhist, Tao, Catholic, or Rastafarian) for that matter, there is a belief that there is one G-D.  How can I, as a law abiding Arab, justify this treatment of another human being.  My soul hurts every time things get twisted as they were tonight.             

The Next U.S President - by Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)

  The U.S.A will have a new President next year.  Barack Obama has accomplished practically nothing in his two terms in office.  Where is PUBLIC Health Care that he promised.  The legalization of pot isn't Federal, the microscope may say trends in certain States (three to be precise) but this is a failed exercise nonetheless.  Obama has even succumbed to the N.R.A for Christs' sake.
  Anti-semitism is soaring globally, and where is the humanity when I.S.I.S troops are chopping off peoples' heads in a region that was supposed to be secured by American troops before they were pulled out?  I say 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'.  For every head cut off, why not kill 50 I.S.I.S troops on the logic of zero tolerance towards atrocities in our day and age?

  In this writers' opinion the Republican Party would be the way to go for America for these reasons;

1.     Where is the validity of zero progress over 8 years?
2.     How can the Democratic Party justify the civil war we see now within America?
3.     Why hasn't the U.S President, Barack Obama consolidated its' debt with China?
4.     Why didn't the U.S Government under Obama create a real Social program for the poor?
5.     When did the Democrats give up on the 'Occupy Movement' (Canadian Justin Trudeau didn't)?

     The leadership among campaigning Republicans include Dr. Ben Carson and Donald Trump as viable worldwide leaders.  They are both success stories outside of Politics.  I question the validity of another Bush, as he is a company man (bought and sold property).  The Witch who's campaigning is a Yankees fan, and I hate the New York Yankees.  She'd probably sell out her own son to capture the fame of Presidency.  Huckabee, or whatever his name is - a joke.

  I personally would give my vote to Doc Carson.  He would alleviate a lot of the archaic police practices that have led us to this time of turmoil in the U.S.A.  'Shoot the Nigger' mentality within North American policing has got to go.  Carson also has his OWN views when it comes to dealing with administrations (likewise Trump) such as the A.M.A, and this would be a positive thing for an American who wants to cut red tape and not pro-create such a fathom.  My second pick would be Donald Trump.  Well spoken, a little rah rah perhaps, but are you really going to convince anyone that he would speak YOUR thoughts in debate? (A free thinker goes along way in my books).  Trump is also aces when it comes to negotiation.  Remember when the incumbent Lyndon Johnson was in negotiation with Marvin Miller and the Steelworkers Union in the late sixties?  Those were turbulent times and he saved thousands of jobs.  I would love to see Trump negotiate a debt consolidation with China as the U.S Ambassador to Asia.  He would bring it down enormously based simply on his knowledge of patents.  Let's see how it works out in America over the next election.  Will the U.S population vote in a Democrat like Hillary Clinton (who's husband took a blow job behind her back)?  A company man like current Vice President Joe Biden, who won't stand up to the current President on Democratic principles?  Will Batman appear (like he did at a Pirates game a couple of weeks ago)?  Tune in next time, same Bat-Channel, same Bat-Time
   

2015 World Professional Baseball Player of the Year Awards - by Moses

MVP - Eric Thames

2.     Josh Donaldson
3.     Zach Greinke
4.     Bryce Harper
5.     Jake Arrieta
6.     Lorenzo Cain
7.     Mike Trout
8.     Nelson Cruz
9.     Clayton Kershaw
10.   David Price

  By deduction the 2015 All-World MVP is Eric Thames and the MLB MVP is Josh Donaldson.
The A.L MVP would be Josh Donaldson and the N.L MVP would be Zach Geinke should the season end today.

  In my opinion, this rating is socially relevant as a ballplayer in Korea, Japan, the Dominican Republic, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Cuba, would feel somewhat appreciated within the U.S.A as they would see they were socially relevant in the same context as an American within America.

  The reality is that Worldwide exposure can't just be confined to within America and/or outside America. It's Universal as has been defined by the Freedom of Information Act in Canada.

The Economic Restructuring of Major League Baseball - by Moses a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman

  What would happen if MLB instituted a minimum salary of $60,000 U.S.D/ Year and maximum salary of $10 Million U.S.D/ Year within the signings of all ballplayers within each chain of MLB (including the Minor Leagues, and all aspects of the Players Association and Front Office positions)?

1.     IF the ultra-rich within MLB (the Owners and Marquee players) are taxed accordingly, the guy selling peanuts is a happy camper making $35,000 U.S.D/Year.  The least paid position would be $35,000 U.S.D/ Year.

2.     The player in A-Ball is seeing $60,000 U.S.D/ Year

3.     The player on the average level sees $1,000,000 U.S.D/ Year

4.     The marquee player sees $10,000,000 U.S.D/ Year

  The reason I stipulate is for this reason.  No team has 25 superstars.  I repeat no team has 25 superstars.  No hitter will ever bat 1.0000 with any consistency, and no pitcher will ever achieve a perfect record with any consistency.  You might have a guy who finishes his career 1 for 1 with a grand slam to boot, but try to repeat that over and over again...  It's the same thing for the pitchers within the game.  A pitcher is always trying for the perfect game.  Does he achieve this?  No. 

  The game of baseball is an institution for this reason.  The guy selling the peanuts and cracker jacks, the soda and the beer, the baseball and the jersey, all need to make a buck to bring enough chicken bacon home to feed the wife and kids.  The stories we tell after the game has been played is part and parcel of what North American cities and towns need.  Something to grow on that makes life worth living.  A reason to wake up in the morning.  When we look back on our lives as a baseball fanatic, we realize that success happens, mistakes happen, you roll with the punches.  You play the game. 

Eric Thames - by Moses

Eric Thames played in MLB in 2011 and 2012.  He started strongly with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011  (evidenced by his .312 average .389 OBP and .506 Slg % and .895 OPS in his Triple A Career) and powered 12 Homeruns in just 362 at-bats in 2011.  After the 2013 baseball calender Thames moved to the far east to play in the Korean Professional League.  In 2014 this is how Thames looked in print;

443 AB 95 R 37 HR 121 RBI 11 SB 58 BB .343 BA .422 OBP .688 Slg%

This is how his 2015 campaign looks to this point of the year;

329 AB 99 R 35 HR 101 RBI 28 SB 72 BB .374 BA .489 OBP .802 Slg%

Would you construct a deal with the Korean League and Thames' current team, for permission to add him by trade or buyout by a MLB Team by the end of August?

Consider that with Thames as a player for the Toronto Blue Jays that it would be Dalton Pompey and Thames battling for playing time alongside Ben Revere in the Outfield.  I could also pencil in Thames as either my 1st Baseman or DH on top of the Outfield if he's hitting the shit out of the ball.

As a result of this addition here is what my team would look like against an overpowering RHP starting pitcher at that (like a Felix Hernandez or Sonny Gray);

1.     Troy Tulowitzki (R - SS)
2.     Eric Thames (L - DH)
3.     Jose Bautista (R - RF)
4.     Josh Donaldson (R - 3B)
5.     Dioner Navarro (B - C)
6.     Justin Smoak (B - 1B)
7.     Dalton Pompey (B - LF)
8.     Kevin Pillar (R - CF)
9.     Ryan Goins (L - 2B)

10.   Edwin Encarnacion (R - 1B/DH)
11.   Russell Martin (R - C)
12.   Devon Travis (R - 2B)

13.   Ben Revere (L - OF)

The Super Bowl Fix - by Moses

      After careful review the verdict is in;  the real winners of the 2015 Super-Bowl were the Seattle Seahawks.  The announcement will be made shortly.  As follows;  New England's equipment manager and Tom Brady were responsible for the AFC Championship fix as they adjusted the air pressure and air density of each and every ball that was used for that game against Indianapolis.  As a result they will be taken off the actual Super-Bowl, replaced by the Seattle Seahawks, who will be announced only as the NFC Champions..  Did anyone notice that Andrew Luck was having a hard day at the office?

Film Directors - by Moses a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman

1.   Stanley Kubrick – Dr. Strangelove, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket
2.   Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s   List,  Jurassic Park
3.   Martin Scorcese – Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, After Hours
4.   Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather 1 and 11, Apocalypse Now
5.   John Singleton – Boyz in the Hood
6.   Barry Levinson – The Natural, Diner, Good Morning Vietnam, Tootsie
7.   John Landis – Animal House, The Blues Brothers
8.   George Lucas – American Graffiti, Star Wars 1, 11, 111, 1V, V, V1
9.   Quentin Tarantino - Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jango Unchained
10. Ron Howard – Nightshift, Apollo, De Vinci Code
11. Peter Jackson – Lord of the Rings
12. Norman Jewison – Fiddler on the Roof
13. James Cameron – The Titanic
14. Oliver Stone – Platoon, Wall Street
15. Tim Burton – Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlegeuse
16. Alfred Hitchcock – The Birds, Rear Window, Psycho
17. Rob Reiner – The Princess Bride, Sleepless in Seattle
18. David Fincher – The Fight Club, Zodiac
19. Richard Attenborough – Gandhi, Greystroke–The Legend of Tarzan
20. Spike Lee – Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X
21. Tommy Chong – Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie
22. Phil Alden Robinson (writer/director) - Field of Dreams
23. Alan Parker – The Wall, Midnight Express
24. Walter Hill – 48 Hours
25. John Huston – Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon
26. Robert Redford – A River Runs Through it
27. David Lynch – Blue Velvet, Sleep
28. George Roy Hill - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting
29. Brian De Palma - Scarface
30. Damon and Affleck (writers and lead actors) – Good Will Hunting
31. The Wolchowski Brothers  (writers) – The Matrix
32. Harold Ramis – Stripes, Ghostbusters
33. Peter Weir - Dead Poet Society
34. Richard Cronenberg - The Fly
35. Robert DeNiro (actor/director) - Bronx Tale, Taxi Driver, The Godfather 2, Good Fellas
36. Lawrence Kazdan - wrote screenplay for 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' Trilogy            
37. Denzel Washington (actor/director) - Malcolm X, Philadelphia
38. Jonathon Demme - Innerspace, Batteries Not Included
39. Cecile B. DeMille – The Ten Commandments
40. Ridley Scott - Alien, Alien 2

Roberto Clemente - by Moses

A pre-season treat for the upcoming 2015 Major League Baseball season; 

      Joining in on the first wave of ‘black’ ballplayers in essence de-segregating Major League Baseball, Clemente was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and left unprotected following that year by Brooklyn and signed as a free-agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 1955 season.  The fact that he could have created a more liberal Free-Agent structure in MLB at the time is overlooked by many Baseball fans and brass within most Major League Organizations.  Ironically, the player most Brooklyn ‘fans thought wouldn’t matter anyway (as Brooklyn won the World Series in 1955), actually backfired within a few years, as Clemente quickly established himself  as one of the young great superstars of the game alongside Willie Mays and Henry Aaron.  There was no doubting Clemente’s talent.  He had a rifle for an arm, had good speed and he practically swung his way out of poverty as a youngster growing up in Puerto Rico.
  When Roberto started his career in 1955 with Pittsburgh, he struggled in his inaugural season batting a modest .255.  The following year he proved himself as a force to be reckoned with batting .311.  He really came into his own in 1960, when he posted a .314 batting average, hitting 16 Homeruns (the first time in his career belting 10+ Homeruns) with 94 RBI’s.
  It was in 1960 that Clemente became a household name, as his Pirates won the World Series on Bill Mazerowski’s walk-off Home-run.  He received due recognition for his fielding prowess in 1961 winning the first of twelve consecutive Gold Glove Awards.  To go along with his Gold Glove defense that year he batted .351, leading all Major Leaguers.
  In fact from 1960-1967, Clemente’s lowest yearly average was .312.  In an off-year, 1968, he batted only .291.  This may be attributed to the change in making the pitching mound higher.  His .291 average was still .40 points higher than the league average of .251.
  If you thought that this off-year (by Clemente’s standards) was the sign of him slowing down you’re sadly mistaken.
  The following year of 1969, Clemente hit .345, and in 1970 he bettered that mark with a .352 average.  In 1971 Clemente batted .341.  It seemed that Roberto could feasibly make a run at the long fabled hit-record of 4192, set by the late Ty Cobb.  The 1971 campaign also saw the Pirates win their second World Series under Clemente’s tutelage.    
  Indeed, Clemente reached the milestone of 3000 Hits (on his last at-bat of the ’72 campaign), while batting .312.  No-one realized this was to be Clemente’s last hit ever.  On New Year’s Eve (Dec 31/72), Clemente was traveling by plane to his native homeland of Puerto Rico with thousands of dollars worth of medical supplies, when the plane went down.
  Roberto Clemente was dead at the age of 38.
  In looking at Clemente’s accomplishments not only was he successful when it came to his career and family relations, there was also a sense of duty to provide to the poor, where he himself had once resided.
  In looking at Clemente’s accomplishments we can see that he was the consummate ballplayer.  He had 200+hits in a year four times.  He batted .339+ six times and keep in mind that this was in a pitcher’s era.  His lifetime batting average of .317 was .55 points higher than the league average and he led the National League in batting average four times.  Clemente won the NL MVP in 1966, and finished in the top ten in MVP voting eight times.
  Roberto Clemente was coming off a .312 average and his 12th consecutive Gold Glove season after the ’72 campaign.  He not only produced in the regular season but in the playoffs as well as evidenced by their two World Series wins in ’60, and in ’71 in which Roberto won WS MVP batting .414 with a .759 Slg % that series.
  He will always be revered as a class act, not only for his professional accomplishments, but in giving back to the Pittsburgh community and to his Native Homeland of Puerto Rico.

Greatest Boxers of All-Time - by Moses

 As we will soon be treated to the next Floyd Mayweather fight, I just thought I'd treat the viewers to a piece I recently edited (for greatest pleasure read from Twenty-One to One);

Greatest Boxers of All-Time

1.  Rocky Marciano never lost a fight.  He went 49-0 and was the Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1949-1953.  Of his 49 wins, 43 were by knockout.  He defeated Joe Louis himself in 1949 to win the Heavyweight Belt.  A true legend, Marciano is the 'Satchel Paige' of Boxing.  He was known for punishing his opponents with heavy body shots (the reason we see Sylvester Stallone in 'Rocky' slugging huge Beef Rib Racks in the meat plant his future brother in-law sets him to train in).  Marciano had, perhaps, the heaviest punch in the History of Boxing.

2.  Joe Louis went 69-3 over his boxing career.  Joe Louis was the second African American (after Jack Johnson) to win the Heavyweight Championship (or any Belt approved by the World Boxing Commission).  He won the Heavyweight Championship in 1937 and held it until 1949.  In his 72 fights Louis recorded 57 KO's.  Joe Louis held the belt for thirteen years.

3.  Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali) fought through probably the toughest Heavyweight division of all time.  Ali defeated Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ken Norton, George Chuvallo, and Leon Spinks, throughout his storied career.  Ali could 'float like a butterfly and sting like a bee'.  He won in convincing fashion when he showed up, which was all the time.  His lifetime record was 56-5 with 37KO’s.  The only fight Ali should ever have backed away from was the Holmes fight.

4.  Sugar Ray Leonard was 36-3-1 in his career.  As an amateur Leonard won the Gold Medal as a Junior Welterweight in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 1976 Summer Olympics.  As a professional, Leonard took on Roberto Duran to win the Welterweight Championship in 1979 (his first belt).  Sugar Ray then took on and beat Thomas ‘Hit Man’ Hearns to win the Middleweight Championship in 1981.  In 1983 Leonard fought Marvin Hagler to win the light-Heavyweight Championship.  Of his 36 wins, 25 came by way of knockout.  Having the belt in four separate weight classes makes 'Sugar Ray' the most versatile Boxer of All-Time.

5.  George Foreman fought against the likes of Ali, Frazier, Norton, Chuvallo, Holmes, Tyson and Holyfield throughout his career.  He is the only Boxer to have won the Belt in two different eras.  Foreman finished his career 76-5 with 68 KO’s.  Considering that Foreman had won the Heavyweight Championship Belt for the first time in 1973 and for the last time in 1996, his career span makes him one for the ages.

6.  Marvin Hagler was as polished a fighter as there has ever been.  Hagler won the Middleweight Championship in 1978 and was also an accomplished Light-Heavyweight fighter, winning the Belt in 1985, once Sugar Ray Leonard retired.  Over the course of his career Hagler fought against the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas ‘Hit Man’ Hearns, and Donny Lalonde.  Hagler finished his career 62-3-2 with 52KO’s.

7.  Floyd Mayweather is the greatest Welterweight of all-time, neigh Sugar Ray Leonard.  His professional career has seen him go undefeated 46-0 to this point of his career.  Time will tell if Mayweather supplants Leonard as the most versatile Boxer in the history of the sport, with respect to fighting in different weight classes, over the course of his career.  One thing is for certain, he'll be remembered as one of the greatest pure fighters of all-time.

8.  Sugar Ray Robinson was the Middleweight Champion in the 1950’s.  He finished his career 173-19-6 with 108KO’s.  He fought against the likes of Jake Lamotta, and ‘Kid’ Gavilan in the toughest fighting division in the 50’s.

9. Matthew Hilton is the best Canadian Boxer in the Pro-Ranks, of all-time.  In his storied career he was 32-3-2 fighting against a legend in Wilfred Benitez (knocking him out in the ninth round) to win the Middleweight Belt.  Of his 32 wins 24 were by Knockout.  Had cocaine not entered the picture, Hilton surely would have held on to the Middleweight Belt that he earned earlier in his career against Benitez.  

10. Jake LaMotta is best remembered for the movie made by Martin Scorcese, 'Raging Bull'.  LaMotta was a great fighter.  He will unfortunately be remembered for the dives he took in the prime of his career against the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson.  LaMotta won the Middleweight Belt briefly in the mid-fifties.  He went 93-9-4 and recorded 30 Knockouts in his Boxing career.

11) Jack Dempsey was a fighter from the 1910’s and 1920’s.  He was the Heavyweight Champion for most of the 1910’s.  In his prime his toughest foe was Gene Tunney who he knocked out twice.  His career shows a mark of 65-6-11 with 51 knockouts.  He was one of the first true Irish-American Heroes of that time.

12) Roberto Duran fought for almost an eternity.  Having fought in over 100 matches, Duran is best known for his rematch fight against Sugar Ray Leonard, (No Mas) in which he lost to Leonard.  Nonetheless, Duran was one of the greatest fighters the sport has ever seen.(and he did defeat Leonard in the first fight).  His lifetime record was 104-16 with 69 knockouts.

13. Lennox Lewis – Was Gold Medallist for Canada as a Super-Heavyweight in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.  Lewis soon climbed to the top of the Professional Ranks, and after emigrating to England, won the Heavyweight Title as Heavyweight Champion of the World defeating the impressive Evander Holyfield in 1995.  He held the Belt, off and on, until 2002 when he retired.  Some of the boxers Lewis fought include Mike Tyson, George Foreman, and the previously mentioned Evander Holyfield.  His career record shows 41-2-1 (32 wins coming by way of KO).

14. Wladimir Klitschko -  Was Gold Medallist for Ukraine as a Super-Heavyweight in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.  He soon climbed to the highest level in Professional Boxing and became the Heavyweight Champion of the World in 2006.  Overall, he is the second longest reigning Heavyweight Champion of all time and has the second most successful title defenses total of any heavyweight boxer with 22 (including his "super" title recognition), behind just Joe Louis (25) and ahead of Larry Holmes (20) and Muhammad Ali (19). He currently has 17 consecutive title defenses, behind Joe Louis's 25 consecutive title defenses and Larry Holmes's 20 consecutive title defenses.  He is also second of all-time in Heavyweight Title Fights with 26, trailing only Joe Louis (who had 27 Heavyweight Title Fights).  Klitschko is 63-3 lifetime with 53 KO'S.  Once his storybook career ends he'll probably be placed in the top 10 in my book.

15. Joe Frazier – A lefty from Philadelphia, Frazier defeated Ali in 1972 to win the Heavyweight Belt, before losing to George Foreman in his first defence of the belt (in 1973).  Frazier stuck around to fight Ali again, this time losing, in 1975.  Frazier was probably the best pure brawler to come out of Philly.  His lifetime record was 32-4-1 with 27 KO’s.

16. Roy Jones Jr. – Established himself to be the greatest Light-Heavyweight Boxer of his day.  Had the competition been better he very well may have cracked the top ten.  Through his career to date, Jones Jr. held the light-Heavyweight belt from 1994 until 2001 (a lengthy mainstay). His career shows a mark of 56 Wins and 8 Losses with 40 Wins coming by way of Knockout.
     
17. Thomas ‘Hit Man’ Hearns – ‘Hit Man’ Tommy Hearns was thought of, in the early – mid eighties, to be at the top of the Middleweight Division.  He fought against the likes of Duran, Leonard, Hagler and only lost five fights in his entire career. His career record was 61 Wins 5 Losses and 1 Draw (48 Wins by knockout).

18. Mike Tyson – A true enigma.  Had Tyson fought any real tough Boxers when he started out, his wins may have carried a little more weight to them.  When Tyson won the Heavyweight Title of the World he was thought, at the time, to being the real thing.  Although Tyson was dominant against Trevor Berbick and Michael Spinks, once he fought against Buster Douglas and lost, the sentiment changed.  Had Tyson fought against Douglas in America, I firmly believe he would have remained undefeated throughout his career.  Tyson though, never got back to the level that most thought was inevitable after that defeat.  He could never beat Holyfield, Foreman, and Lennox Lewis and therefore ranks this low on my all-time list of boxing greats.  In his career Tyson was 50-6 (44 by knockout).

19. Larry Holmes – Finished his career with 69 Wins and 6 Losses (with 44 KO's).  Holmes started his career, like Tyson, undefeated through his first 30 fights.  Although he accomplished an excellent record through his career, he never had to fight the great fighters that Ali, or Joe Lewis did.  Although Holmes fought and beat Ali, it was beyond Ali’s prime.  In his toughest and most influential victory, Holmes fought against Ken Norton for the Heavyweight Title.  It was a truly great Heavyweight Title Fight for the ages. 

20. Ken Norton –A sentimental favorite of mine, Norton was considered by most to be the strongest man in the fight game of the 70’s.  These times were the days of greats such as Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, and Chuvallo. Norton fought Ali 3 times over his career, losing 2 and winning one.  Ironically, the fight in which Norton beat Ali he didn’t win the Belt as the fight wasn’t sanctioned.  Norton’s physique was truly impressive.  Over his career, Norton fought against Ali, Frazier, Foreman, and Holmes.  His Lifetime record was 42 Wins and 7 Losses with 1 draw.  33 of his wins came by way of knockout.  Norton briefly held the World Boxing Champion Belt in the late Seventies until losing it to Holmes.   

21. Oscar De La Hoya – Recently retired, De La Hoya compiled a 39-6 Record over the duration of his career.  A true Middleweight, De La Hoya had a punishing style leading him to 30 Knockouts.  De La Hoya is one of the most versatile Boxers, with respect to weight class, in the history of the sport.

Time Twist and the Illusion of Control - Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)

  What if 24 hours were really 25 hours?
  How would the human mind perceive this?
  Does that mean that we would have more time to work with?  No.
  By changing our perception towards time, only changes perspective.  Time is constant.
  With more thought in a shorter period of time changes our perspective towards the day and the day seemingly becomes longer.  This means 24 hours seems like 25 hours.
  When 25 hours feels like 24 hours, our strength becomes an ability to function at an optimum level.  By curving our perspective in this manner makes time ‘fly’.
  Being trapped by time is an illusion, as 24 hours is 24 hours.
  Having no choice, with respect to our dreams (subconscious ruminations), is something we all have to come to terms with.  Our dreams are what prepare our conscious state for the following day, and can occur in both the conscious and subconscious states.  These ruminations in our conscious state have us fighting against time, and if manifested, lead to racing thoughts.  Racing thoughts makes for ‘long’ days.
  The illusion of control does not exist in our dreams.
  Our subconscious is alive during our sleep.  Knowing this, that in twenty minutes of R.E.M we’re capable of living a full day, and/or night, makes a person appreciate their life.  Waking up to start the day should not be taken for granted.  To ‘day dream’ (carry conscious state ruminations) is counter productive as we tend to fight against time during these instances.
  As the conscious state and subconscious states are related, it stands to reason that the subconscious mind is constantly used.  For example, should a man be thinking a word – that word can come out accidentally in speech – a ‘subconscious slip’.
  As our conscious and subconscious states are related, yet separate entities, to live life unilaterally (between the two) strengthens our affinity, our soul.
  When we remember our dreams it is a blessing, and to Native Americans is considered visionary.
  The illusion of control is confusing to those that understand that anything can happen at any time.  Control is only a measure that occurs after the fact.  In reflection, a person understands what has occurred, what could have been done, and the cause and effect relationships (ramifications).  These ramifications as to what happened in our past, are dealt with in our subconscious, and shapes our conscious through our dreams.  In our conscious state most people think that they are in control, that they can make something happen, or make something not happen.  This illusion of control is what makes us human.
  The concept of ‘the straw that broke the camels back’ comes to mind in understanding that we are not in control.  As animals, our souls can only take so much punishment before it acts out.  A subconscious full of anger promotes night terror, and in turn burdens our conscious state and causes us to act out.  This burden takes form in physical crime, dishonesty, and if manifested severe enough, mental health breakdown of our conscious state.
  By understanding that ‘No man is an island’, one recognizes to work with whatever it is that they encounter.
  When your son accidentally spills something on your new couch, it’s not the end of the world.  Shit happens, and to be blind of imperfections, one buys into the idea that they and their loved ones can be perfect.  Some look for ulterior motives in a pessimistic state in trying to reach perfection.  This defense mechanism is an illusion of control.  By mistrusting in this manner, a person doesn’t trust themselves.  This mistrust lives amongst all of us.  Those that deal with their issues is considered a natural maturation process and allows a person to overcome their fear that they’ll be caught when they make a mistake.
  No one feels good about themselves when they make a mistake, but you still have to move forward.  This illusion of control is a worldwide epidemic.  ‘Everyone knows everything, and no-ones ever wrong.  Until later’ – (lyric written by Neil Peart).
  How high, how fast, how strong.  At some point there is an innate breakdown that we all experience.  System overload, too much pressure.  To combat we slow down.  Those that ignore the symptoms of stress are susceptible to mental health issues (formerly known as nervous breakdowns).  We need therapy in our lives to deal with our stress.  Reading, sports, movies and television, video games, music, writing, amongst other genres are therapeutic in unleashing pent up anger, and this releases our stress valve to reasonable levels.  Pushing ourselves too hard is a problem of the times of the present day.  We all want to be successful.  How badly we want success is another question.  In 1986, Baseball pitcher Donnie Moore was one out away from taking his team to the World Series.  He was accredited with the loss.  Moore never recovered psychologically from this event.  He killed himself a few years later.  In our day there is a huge emphasis on meditation and diet.  With these areas increasing amongst the public, it enables those to balance their energy, and become less susceptible to mental health disorders.
  Here’s an analogy.  I can be strong.  Strong enough to win.  Strong enough to dominate.  Strong enough to win the battle.  Strong enough to win the war.  By the way, who is the enemy?
  It has to be alright to make a mistake, or lose the game.  If not, a person won’t accept themselves through adversity.  In tough times, many people don’t deal with adversity well, and it manifests, increasing our stress-load exponentially.  To live our lives with this much pressure can be unbearable, but unfortunately is the reality for some people.

The Decriminalization and Legalization of Marijuana - by Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)

      Roughly 20 Million People in North America are regular Marijuana smokers.  In our day we see Mega-Cities’ Court Houses clogged with simple possession of Marijuana charges.  It has become a societal epidemic.  To a person that carries in their belief that Marijuana is a ‘legal’ product this dichotomy is grossly offensive.  At what point does authority become skewed, with respect to this issue?
  For example; a man smokes a joint, works an eight hour day, five days a week.  He does his job well and is conscientious.  To what level of a microscope do we want to live?  Are people to believe that Marijuana is the Devils’ drug?  In our day there is somewhat of a breakdown in communication.  Plainly put, we’re taught within the home what is acceptable, and then, taught what is acceptable outside the home.  For an issue like Marijuana to be considered unequivocally illegal outside the home is essentially telling a person that they are an illegal quantity.  This societal condemnation causes us to mistrust the system.
  In 1976/77 the U.S President Jimmy Carter was pushing for the legalization of Marijuana.  Congress at the time refuted, and this issue has been sidestepped (Albeit a brief interlude of decriminalization in 1996 within Canada).
  Here’s the bottom line; dissecting a person on this issue brings countless, needless, and unjust measures.  In other words, don’t judge a man for keeping his custom.
  By decriminalizing and legalizing the use of Marijuana, the Government would see Tax Dollars on the Manufacturing and Distribution of this product.  The Government would also set a level playing field for the people.  Caught smoking in Public and you’d be issued a ticket, as one currently is when in possession of alcohol in the Public domain (outside the home, or in the bar).
  We, the Public, are in a crossroads today.  A person believes what they believe, and, in the same breath is told to lie about it.  This element of fear is man-made and causes compounding issues.  Let’s not forget that prohibition of alcohol existed across the U.S.A in the late twenties and early thirties, and that caused so much turmoil that the policy had to be overturned.

Six Nations and Aboriginal Issues - by Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)

1.   Land that is claimed as ‘owned’ territory contradicts a Native belief that the land was here long before us and will be here long after us.

2.   Compromises are being made to support trading partners and these treaties are starting to lose their value.  Alcohol is deforming cohesiveness among the people.  Sainthood is commonly expressed
as martyrdom, commonly referred to (in the Arabic World) as suicide bombers – dying for a specific cause.  This is not adhered to by any Aboriginal (Monothaic) practice.  The sainthood answers to Conquestadors – a premise still practiced in most Catholic States.
          
3.   There is a lack of Aboriginals in the higher ups in the workforce.
Eg. Head Coach’s in Professional sports.  Ted Nolan and Joe Paopao are the only Six- Nations Head Coach’s in Professional sports.  Two is not enough.  This is an indicator of how the North American business world is operating today. Why aren’t half the schools across Canada teaching Native curriculum?  These Rights should not be extra, nor preclusive, rather equal.

4.   Equal rights.

5.   Equal Pension, C.P.P, Disability, and Health Benefits.

6.   Food Banks versus Ghetto’s.  The argument here is simple.  Should a man be starving and have $0, is he entitled to a grocery store apple?  For an apple to be withheld, a mans’ Right to Life has been sacrificed.  This is why there are food banks.  Likewise a constitution.  The Right to Life super-cedes the embarrassment of being caught stealing.

7.   Killing.  In a time of war, reasonable force is often sacrificed.  In ancient times a scalping was often used in place of killing to preserve the sanctuary of battle.  In other words, I’ll scalp you if you’re a danger to me.  In actual fact this is a deterrent to war as no-one wants to be scalped.  This breeds peace treaties.

8.   Gross acts on the environment.
How does the Canadian Government justify oil and gas vehicles?

9.   Customs that are not adhered to by neighboring cultures.
In other words a person should be respected and not feel threatened.

10. Lack of treatment centers and hostels.

11. Pharmaceuticals vs. traditional medicine.

12.  Money being used as a barometer of success.
A dream-catcher will always carry value.  A dollar ends up worth less as time goes by.

13.  With respect to point #4 – the Six-Nations are (by interpretation);

a)    Cherokee (Cree)
b)    Ojibwa/Seneca
c)    Sioux/Navaho
d)    Aztec/Mohican
e)    Apache/Sac and Fox
f)    Inuit                

14.  Aboriginal (Australian Natives)

15.  Bedouin (Descendants of Ishmael)

16.  Felocia (African Jewry)

17.  Sephardiim (Descendants of Shem - a.k.a blood of book)

18.  Ashkenazi (Eastern European Jewry)


                                The Empires

1.  British Empire
2.  Astra-Hungarian Empire
3.  Ottoman Empire
4.  Persian Empire
5.  Roman Empire (the Vatican)
6.  Colombian Empire (America)
7.  Babylonian Empire
8.  Rastafarian Empire
9.  Netherlands
10.Chinese Warlords
11.Portuguese Warlords

Constitutions – This is what a person thinks and feels outside of Empire Protocols.  Another word for this is Agnostic (Jedi).

                                Time Periods

1.  Hittite (4200 years ago)
2.  Samarian (3700 years ago)
3.  Goshen (3200 years ago)
4.  Medieval (800 years ago)
5.  Renaissance (550 years ago)
6.  U.S.A (modern day)

                                World War 11

      Hitler’s Nazi Party, the Japanese, and Italy (under Mussolini’s rule) converged with the intention of taking over the World.  They butchered Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and certain sects of Catholics in a Document called the Third Reich.  It was in their order to exterminate Jews, as Hitler professed that it was the result of the Jews that the Great Depression of 1931 occurred.  Hitler harnessed enough support in Europe and in some parts of Asia (in the Far East) promoting Anti-Semitism.  Any person that Hitler deemed to be not 'Arian' was gathered and sent to Concentration Camps.  Adolph Hitler established Concentration Camps in Auschwitz Poland, Krakow Poland and Dacha Germany, among other sites as early as 1935.  In Concentration Camps every person was tattooed with a number on their arm.  Children were regularly sent to Nazi Doctors (Joseph Mengele being the Head Butcher) and many had their eyeballs taken out without anesthetic and had their eyeballs injected with blue dye.  This faction of medicine was deemed sanitary by Joseph Mengele through the argument that the Jew children needed to be taught to 'see things properly'.  In Krakow Poland my Cousin Henry Kay said ‘I would give some of my food ration to the wealthy children that were crying so that they didn’t get taken in for slaughter.’  The Aramaic (root Hebrew) word for Henry’s action is Dyainu – It would have been sufficient.
  Japan took strike on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1937 and this signified WW11 to America.  Italy followed suit and Hitler’s Nazi regime reached dangerous levels catching Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill’s attention.  It was at that time in 1939 when Churchill gave his famous speech saying ‘There is nothing to fear but fear itself’.  The sentiment being England would fight against the Nazi Regime until the End.   
  During the War all Japanese Canadians were imprisoned under Martial Law.
  Throughout the War Raul Wallenberg, a Swedish boats-man, brought refugees that had escaped from Nazi Germany and surrounding Nazi Territory (Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Austria among others) to safety in North America.  Many boats were sent back. 
  In the winter of 1940, Hitler attacked Russia and butchered 20 Million Russians but couldn’t grab a stranglehold of that region.  In early 1941 The U.S and Great Britain fought hard in Normandy, France and finally the tide started to turn against the Nazi Regime.  It was in 1943 when the Nazi Party was defeated through Treaty, and the War was officially over in early 1945. 


                     WW11 Casualties of the Allied Forces


20 Million Russians
7 Million Buddhists
6 Million Jews
1 Million Christians
1 Million Muslims
1 Million Catholics

150 Million Ethiopian People, Sudanese People, and Somalian People, through the rite of passage Doctrine called the Fourth Reich, Hitler’s final Treaty (since World War11 ended).

Therefore, the War never ended.
                       

My Favorite Movies - by Moses

1.     The Natural – starring Robert Redford, Wilfred Brimley, and Barbara Hershey – Folklore.
2.     Raiders of the Lost Ark – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Harrison Ford – Action – Archeology - Facing the wrath of the Lord – Archiving.
3.     The Sting - written by David S. Ward – Action/Drama/Comedy – Confidence games.
4.     Once Upon A Time in America – starring Robert DeNiro and James Woods – Mafia – Heroine.  'Noodles' in New York.
5.     After Hours – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Griffin Dunne, John Heard and Roseanne     Arquette – Black Comedy – Chronological.
6.     A Clockwork Orange – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Roddy McDowell – Futuristic Psycho-Thriller - science – Psychiatric treatment being implemented within the Prison system.
7.     Papillion – starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman – Action/Drama – Plaguerism – Security – Escaping – Edited Versions that were never seen in the Theatres.
8.     Mississippi Burning – starring Gene Hackman and William Dafoe – Documentary Drama – White Supremacists. 
9.     Rocky – starring Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers – Action/Drama – Opportunity and multiculturalism.
10.   E.T – directed by Steven Spielberg – Space/Technology – Ethiopia – Sephardiim.
11.   Field of Dreams – Written by Ray Kinsetta - starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster – Mystic – Passages – Self realization – Thinking of the dead – immortal.
12.   Bull Durham – starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Tutulage – Manager – Different levels of ability.  Knowing your place.
13.   Clear and Present Danger – written by Tom Clancy – starring Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones and William Dafoe – Military – Lindu Coffee brand – Cocaine – Americanization – War.
14.   The Matrix – written by the Wolcholski brothers - starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Keannu Reeves – Film Noir – Conceptual Philosophy – A controlled environment vs. Zion – Freedom – boundaries that need not be in place. 
15.   The Outsiders – starring Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, and Emilio Estevez – Film Noir - Drama - The Greasers vs. the Mods.  
16.   The Godfather Part 2 – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino – Mafia – Heroine.  The decisions made by prominent families within a Mafia in New York City in the Fifties and Sixties.
17.   Star Wars – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Action Agnostic – Jedi – Empire – Empires – Fundamentalism – Laser – Technology.
18.   Shawshank Redemption – starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman – Drama - Tradesmen – Slavery – Identity – Profession - Freedom.
19.   Malcolm X – directed by Spike Lee – starring Denzel Washington – Documentary Drama/Theology - 'By Whatever Means'.
20.   ‘2001’ – directed by Stanley Kubrick – Futuristic - Does a computer and a child dream.
21.   Silkwood – starring Meryl Streep – Documentary Drama - Nuclear Energy – Plague – Radiation.
22.   Batman – directed by Tim Burton – starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton – Film Noir – Drama - Protagonists – Antagonists – the Super-Ego (restraint).
23.   Good Will Hunting – written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck – Comedy/Drama - Ingenious – Street smarts – Blue collar – School smarts – White collar.
24.   Forest Gump – starring Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise – Documentation - Perseverance - Innocence.
25.   Moscow on the Hudson – starring Robin Williams – Comedy - Is a Soviet (Russian) legal in New York City in 1985?
26.   The Frisco Kid – starring Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder – Comedy – Two distinct cultures; Judeo/Christian.           
27.   Pulp Fiction – directed by Quentin Tarantino – starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce Willis – Action/Comedy – Doing what you’ve ‘got to do’ to make a living and using refrain (with Biblical reference)..
28.   Enemy of the State – starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, and Lisa Bonet – Conceptual/Action – Monitoring the monitors - Who monitors their monitors?
29.   Animal House – directed by John Landis – starring John Belushi and Tim Matheson – Comedy – Fraternities and the Military.
30.   Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke – written by Tommy Chong, starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – The liberal dope smoking 70’s – Expanding Consciousness.
31.   Fiddler on the Roof – directed by Norman Jewison – Drama/Comedy – Customs changing over time.  The day to day life of an Ashkanazi Jew in Russia during the early 1900's.
32.   Saving Private Ryan – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Tom Hanks – Drama - Mandating the survival of a Mother’s geneology.
33.   Schindler’s List – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama - Industrialists role in fighting Nazi Party regulatory practice.  Standing behind your principles.
34.   Stargate – starring James Spader and Kurt Russell – Conceptual Archeology – Root History – Derivatives.
35.   Die Hard – starring Bruce Willis – Action – Visionary and Terrorism – Crime
36.   ‘Cheech’ and Chong’s Next Movie – directed by Tommy Chong – starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – Expanding Consciousness.
37.   Stripes – written and directed by Harold Ramis – starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and John Candy – Comedy – Military Training – Authority (Big Toe) – Advancement.
38.   ‘48 Hours’ – directed by Walter Hill, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte – Action – Using resources to solve a case.
39.   Zodiac – directed by David Fincher, starring Robert Downey Jr. – Psycho-Thriller/Historical – Detective work – Addressing psychotic behavior.
40.   De Vinci Code – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Conceptual Theology.  Sang Real – Royal Bloodline – Vestige (Mary Magdallan.  The Priory Sang – Keepers of the Royal Bloodline – Pagan – Masonic – Opus Dei – Secret division of the Church, the goal being to slaughter the Priory.  Symbolism – Sign of Venus Per Se- Cryptic Codes – Anagrams – 10 digit password – Laser print on key – A. Pope.  Templars of the Priory – Exist today and were given unlimited power for their duty by Pope Pius iv.  Spanish Conquestodors – considered to be High Priests – Robes similar (identical) to KKK Robes.  Gatekeepers of heaven and hell.
41.   The Godfather – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Talia Shire – Mafia – the families’ decisions – Heroine Trade - Clout.
42.   Greystroke – Legend of Tarzan – directed by Richard Attenborough - Fictional documentary – The story of Tarzan.
43.   The Waterfront – starring Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger – Drama – How hard does life have to be?
44.   Jerry McGuire – starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Cruise – Comedy/Drama – An agents role towards his client – Honesty.
45.   Meatballs – starring Bill Murray – Comedy – Summer-camps – ‘It just doesn’t matter.’ – pep- speech – guidance.
46.   One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – starring Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito – Sociology – Are psychiatric facilities voluntary or involuntary by nature?
47.   Gandhi – directed by Richard Attenborough – starring Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama – Theology –Independence.  ‘Take the Muslim mans’ son that you killed and as a Hindu raise him to be a devout Muslim.’
48.   Nightshift – directed by Ron Howard – starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, and Shelley Long – Black Comedy – Prostitution, the world’s oldest profession.  Pros – means nothing, tit – tits, tu - two tits, tion – means nothing.
49.   Dead Poet Society – starring Robin Williams – Drama – Carpes Diem – Seize the Day – Des Cartes.  Following your dreams regardless of the consequences.
50.   Death on the Nile – written by Agatha Christie - starring Peter Ustinov – Mystery - Detective work by using deduction through the eyes of Hercule Poirot.
51.   Diner – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Mickey Rourke, Steve Guttenberg, Ellen Barkin, and Kevin Bacon – Comedy/Drama – Relationships. 
52.   Witches of Eastwick – starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pheifer, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Demonic possession and polygamy.
53.   Hoosiers – starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper – Documentary Drama – Coaching, and fathering.
54.   ‘Bugsy’ – starring Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, and Ben Kingsley – Historical – Mafia.
55.   Lord of the Rings – directed by Peter Jackson – Folklore – Wizardry.
56.   Heaven Can Wait – starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie – Comedy/Drama – the afterlife.  The possibility of reincarnation in the here and now.
57.   Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back) – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Drama  – Good vs. Evil – Empire vs. free spirit – Technology.
58.   Full Metal Jacket – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Matthew Modine – Military – Training techniques – Suicide – War.
59.   Midnight Run – starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin – Comedy/Drama – Bounty hunters – Tracking – Choices.  
60.   The Blues Brothers – directed by John Landis – starring Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi – Comedy – The genre of the Blues and fighting those fucking Nazi’s along the way.
61.   Beetlegeuse – directed by Tim Burton – starring Michael Keaton, Wynona Ryder, Alec Baldwyn, and Geena Davis – Comedy/Horror – the afterlife.  Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse.
62.   Good Morning Vietnam – directed by Barry Levinson - starring Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker – Historical comedy – Vietnam War.
63.   Slapshot – starring Paul Newman – Comedy – Hockey – Scorer vs. Tough-guy.  The role of the Owner and upper management at the point of moving a Franchise.
64.   Rear Window- directed by Alfred Hitchcock – starring James Stewart – Psycho-Thriller – Solving a crime.
65.   Patch Adams – starring Robin Williams – Comedy/Horror – Education and coming off pharmaceutical treatment.  The idealism that humor can heal a persons’ psyche.
66.   Boyz in the Hood – directed by John Singleton – starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Cuba Gooding Jr. and Angela Bisset – Drama – Combating gang activity – Racism.  Tao-ism.
67.   The Fugitive – starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones – Action – Innocence – Using science to solve a crime. 
68.   Apocolypse Now – directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, and Marlon Brando – Historical Time Period – Fighting a war.
69.   The Jerk – starring Steve Martin, Jackie Mason, and Bernadette Peters – Comedy – multiculturalism – all it takes is an idea.
70.   The Jungle Book - Tarzan
71.   Absence of Malice – starring Paul Newman – Drama – Legal issues – Ethics.
72.   And A River Runs Through It – directed by Robert Redford – starring Brad Pitt (Narrative by Robert Redford) – Drama – Relationships.
73.   Lawrence of Arabia – starring Peter O’Toole – Historical – Sovereignty – Laws of the land.
74.   The Titanic – directed by James Cameron – starring Leonardo DeCaprio – Historical – Social classes.
75.   Sleepless in Seattle – directed by Rob Reiner – starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – Comedy – Coping with death in the family.
76.   Die Hard 2 – starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Irons – Action – Crime Mastermind.  Hero – protagonist vs Villain – antagonist
77.   The Fight Club – directed by David Fincher - starring Brad Pitt – Conceptual terrorism – How does a man deal with hate?  What is real and what is a figment of a persons’ imagination?
78.   Tootsie – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, and Bill Murray – Comedy – The rights of a feminist.
79.   The Lost Boys – starring Kiefer Sutherland – Film Noir - Conceptual thriller – Vampire’s.
80.   Rocky 2 – starring Sylvester Stallone, Meredith Burgess, and Carl Weathers – Action - Re-match.
81.   Arthur – starring Dudley Moore – Drama/Comedy – Pompous and not caring vs. defined social classes.
82.   Philadelphia – starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington – Social Commentary – The Aids issue in the workplace.  What right’s does the individual have?  Relationships.
83.   Poltergeist – starring Drew Barrymore, and Craig T. Nelson – Sci-fi Horror – Living inside a Television – absolute truth in the confines of an old Indian burial ground
84.   Platoon – written and directed by Oliver Stone – starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and William Dafoe – Action – War stories – the Role of a Unit/Platoon.
85.   Romancing the Stone – starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito – Comedy/Action – A quest and a love story.
86.   The Karate Kid – starring Pat Morita and Ralph Macchia – Action – Mentoring – Martial Arts – Fighting dirty.
87.   Raging Bull – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Robert DeNiro – Documentary Drama – A boxer who is out of control with his personal life.
88.   Apollo 13 – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Space/Drama documentary – Technology being maximized to its’ fullest.
89.   The Color Purple – starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover – Drama – Slavery – The relationship between an African-American man and woman - Slavery.
90.   Angel Heart – starring Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet – Film Noir - Thriller – A soul that is owned by the Devil.  ‘Louis Cypher’.
91.   Fatal Attraction – starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close – Thriller – A woman that is demonized and willing to torture to get her way.
92.   Blue Velvet – directed by David Lynch – starring Dennis Hopper – Film Noir -Thriller – Psychotic behavior in a social context.
93.   Johnny Handsome – starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, and Forest Whitaker – Crime/Action – The mind of the common criminal and his re-adjustment into society after large-scale plastic facial surgery.
94.   Midnight Express – directed by Alan Parker, starring Randy Quaid and John Hurt.     Action/Documentary – Cultural differences – Crime and punishment – Scapegoating an American due to politics – personal exodus.
95.   Fast Times at Ridgemount High – starring Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, and Forest Whitaker – Comedy – High School in the U.S.A – 80’s.
96.   Kramer vs. Kramer – starring Dustin Hoffman – Drama – Parents fighting over the custody of a child – relationships.
97.   Risky Business – directed by Jonathon Demme – starring Tom Cruise – Comedic Drama – The average American just before entering Post-Secondary Schooling.
98.   American Beauty – starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning – Thriller – Doing what it is you want to do with your life. 
99.   Maximum Overdrive – starring Emilio Estevez – Sci-Fiction – Technology taking over the analog domain.  Analog vs. digital.
100. Eight Men Out – starring John Cusack – Documentary Drama – The infamous ‘Black Sox’ of 1919.
101. Do the Right Thing – directed by Spike Lee – starring Spike Lee, John Tuturro, and featuring Samuel L. Jackson – Drama – Will America ever treat African-Americans as equals?
102. Heartbreak Ridge -  starring Clint Eastwood and  Mario Peebles  - Drama - Army Platoons and their role in shaping the lives of those that serve and grow to be men.  Adaptation and learning from ones' mistakes throughout a persons' life.  The bonding of personnel that are  involved in something special.  Fighting for what is important in life and never giving up ones' dreams.   
103. Chariots of Fire - directed by Richard Attenborough - The story of the sprinters in the 1924 Summer Olympics.  Harold Abrahams, a Jewish kid from London, England, was discriminated against in his homeland and won Gold in that Olympics of '24 held in London, England..
104. Frequency - starring Dennis Quaid - The story of a man who communicates with himself in the future (through a ham radio) to insure his son's safety.
105. The Philadelphia Experiment - A movie about time travel, through the premise of a laboratory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   
106.  This is Spinal Tap - directed by Rob Reiner, starring Michael McKeon.  A movie of a fictitious 'Heavy Metal' rock band called 'Spinal Tap'.  Paradigm jokes of strange occurances within early bands of the 'Heavy Metal' movement.  Thick Britainers within the American realm of the rock and roll dream.

                                                                                                                                 
                      

African American Ownership of Sports Franchises in North America -by Moses

N.B.A

1. Julius Erving (DR. J) - Philadelphia 76ers

Qualifications - Julius Erving was one of the greats of the 70's, playing for the New Jersey Nets of the A.B.A and re-locating to the Philadelphia 76ers of the N.B.A in the mid-seventies. Many have called Erving the greatest transitional player of all-time as he could play the Small Forward and Point Guard positions at the highest level. He was duly named to the Basketball Hall of Fame during his first ballot.

2. Bill Russell - Boston Celtics

Qualifications - Russell played during the same time as Wilt Chamberlain, and their head to heads were infamous. Russell went head to head with Chamberlain in the finals in every year in the sixties neigh one year. Russell's Celtics won every battle except for one (1967). Russell holds the one game record for rebounds in a play-off game posting 41. He is second to Chamberlain for the all-time mark (again posting 41), of 42. Russell is also second on the all-time list (again to Chamberlain) in career rebounds per game and second in the single season rpg mark. Bill Russell became the first African-American to become Head Coach in the N.B.A, when he took over the reigns from the legendary Red Auerbach. Russell became the first African-American Head Coach (as player/coach) to win the N.B.A Championship. Was a first ballot Hall of Famer.

3. Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls

Qualifications - Nothing needs to be said of his qualifications as he is a current Owner in the N.B.A (Washington Wizards and now the Charlotte Bobcats).

4. Isiaah Thomas and Joe Dumars - Detroit Pistons

Qualifications - The two were the lifeline for the Pistons in the late eighties and early Nineties winning back-back championships. As the starting point guard and shooting guard, Thomas and Dumars were both inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on their first ballots. Both have worked in Front-Office positions, namely General Managers and Thomas almost became Owner of the Toronto Raptors.

5. Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Elgin Baylor - Los Angeles Lakers

Qualifications - All three were first ballot Hall of Famers. Although Baylor never realized the seventies dynasty Lakers, he was instrumental in building that franchise to that point, winning the Championship alongside Wilt Chamberlain in 1972. At the point of Abdul Jabbar and Johnson teaming together, they became the dynasty that won 5 Championships throughout the eighties. All three have been largely responsible into transforming the Lakers organization into New York Yankees' class. Prior to these three players, the last Laker' team to win the Championship was in the late forties when they were the Minneapolis Lakers.  Elgin Baylor is currently the G.M of the Los Angeles Clippers.



National Football League

1. Tony Dungy – Indianapolis Colts

Qualifications - First African-American Coach to win the Superbowl, when he took the Colts to the big dance and won it all in ‘07. Took his Tampa Bay Bucaneers to the Playoffs three years in a row. His son, at Eighteen years of age, committed suicide on December 23rd, 2005.

2. Joe Greene, Lynn Swann, and Franco Harris - Pittsburgh Steelers

Qualifications - Three greats of the Seventies and Eighties. 'Mean' Joe Greene is considered by many to be the greatest Defensive End of All-Time. Was part of the Steel Curtain that went on to win 4 Super-Bowls (1975, 1976, 1979, 1980) and was one of few players whose career spanned into three decades (1969-1981). Won AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1969, and won AP Defensive Player of the Year in both 1972 and 1974. In 1979 Joe Greene won the Walter Payton Man of the Year. Greene was first team All-Star on five occasions and was named to 10 Pro-Bowls (every year neigh 1977, 1969-1979).

Lynn Swann - Won four Super-Bowls alongside 'Mean' Joe Greene. Was named to 3 Pro-Bowls, and was widely considered to be the one of the best Wide Receivers of his time alongside; teammate John Stallworth, Drew Pearson, Harold Carmichael, and Art Monk.

Franco Harris - Won 4 Super Bowls during the same years as the others, and was named to nine consecutive Pro-Bowls from 1972-1980. In 1975 during the Steelers' first Superbowl run, Harris made the reception known forever as the 'immaculate reception'. With his Steelers down late in the fourth quarter (against the Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship Game), Harris made a fourth down catch with no time on the clock, and took it to the house to take his Steelers to the Superbowl.

3. Art Shell – Oakland Raiders

Qualifications - First African-American to become a Head Coach in the NFL when he was named Coach of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989. Took the Raiders to the Playoffs in 3 of his first Six years there. His playing career was truly standout as he won eight Pro-Bowls as Offensive Tackle for the Oakland Raiders (later L.A) under Head Coach greats John Madden and Tom Flores. Won two Super-Bowls with the Raiders, Superbowl XI and XV.

4. Tony Dorsett – Dallas Cowboys

Qualifications - Won the Heisman Trophy in 1976 and also won the N.C.A.A National Championship that year with the University of Pittsburgh.  Was the Rookie of the year in 1977 with the Dallas Cowboys. Took the boys’ to the Super Bowl in both ’78 and ’79, winning the Super-Bowl in 1978 against the Denver Broncos. Played alongside famed great Roger Staubach, and played under the wing of legendary Head Coach Tom Landry. Their rivalry against the Pittsburgh Steelers was paramount during Dorsett's playing career.

5. Jim Brown – Cleveland Browns

Qualifications - Was known as the greatest Running Back of his day. Many have said Jim Brown was the best back of All-Time. He ranks in the top six of all-time alongside; Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, O.J Simpson, and Bo Jackson. Won the Rushing title with regularity in the Sixties. His surname is Brown and he played for the ‘Browns.

6. Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers

Qualifications - Won 3 Super-Bowls with the 49ers in the late eighties - early nineties alongside fellow Hall of Famer Joe Montana (although Montana had left for the Chiefs a couple of years before the 49ers last win in 1995 - replaced by Steve Young). Had 100 or more receptions in a season 4 times, and led the league in Yardage 6 times over his storied career. Had 80 or more receptions 12 times in his career. Had 1549 career receptions and 197 touchdowns (both records for Wide Receivers). Won 10 first-string selections and was named to 13 Pro-Bowls. Rice excelled the most during the Super-Bowls in which he played, taking home the Player of the Game Award once, in Super-Bowl XXIII. In his first Superbowl with the Oakland Raiders in 2002/03, he caught a TD pass, making four games in which he received at least one TD/game. Rice amassed an NFL leading 22895 yards from scrimmage, the most of any player of All-Time.

7. Mike Singletary - Chicago Bears

Qualifications - Mike Singletary was the pinnacle of the stingiest defense in Pro-Football as an inside linebacker, and in 1985 he won NFC Defensive Player of the year. The Bears won the Super-Bowl, and the Fridge was a household name. Alongside the ever classy Walter Payton, Singletary was known in Football circles to be the most knowledgeable and studious of all American Footballers.

In memory of; Gene Upshaw – Oakaland Raiders - August 15, 1945 - August 20, 2008

Was the first African-American to work in a Management role of a Professional Sports League. As the head of the NFLPA (a paradigm to the players’ choice of Commissioner) for over twenty years (through three Owner Tenancies), Upshaw was also a tremendous player with the Oakland Raiders winning 5 Pro Bowls X1 throughout his storied career.  He is the only NFL'er to appear in a Super-Bowl in 4 Decades {Beginning in the late 60's).  Was a part of 2 Super-Bowl wins; XI and XV. Gene Upshaw’s younger brother Willie Upshaw, played Professional Baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays.



MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Association /NLBPA Negro League Baseball Players Association - New Owners under Affirmative Action)

1. Henry Aaron - Atlanta Braves

Qualifications; Played in both the Negro Leagues and the Major Leagues for a total just over 20 years. President of Baseball Operations of the Atlanta Braves for 20 years. His lifetime playing statistics in the Majors include a .305 Avg, 755 Home-Runs and one MVP Award. Has one World Series Ring to his name. Was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Other notable statistics; greatest one year Home-Run total - 47

Hammered 44 Home-Runs in a season 4 times.

2. Frank Robinson/Joe Morgan - Homestead Grays (Greatest Negro League Team of all-time)

Qualifications; Frank Robinson - Played in the Major Leagues for over 20 years. Became the first African American Manager with the Cleveland Indians in 1976. Has Managed in the Major Leagues for roughly 30 years. His lifetime playing statistics in the Majors include 586 Home-Runs and he's the only Major Leaguer to ever win an MVP in both the National and American Leagues. Has two World Series rings to his name. Was inducted into Cooperstown.

Other notable statistics; Won the World Series with both an American League and National League team.

Qualifications; Joe Morgan - Played in the Major Leagues for over 20 years. Has been a Baseball Commentator for 25 years. Played with the expansion Houston Colt 45's, later the Houston Astros before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds (a team Robinson played on likewise). Won the MVP trophy twice (in 1975 and 1976), where he likewise won two World Series rings. Was inducted into Cooperstown.

Other notable statistics; 1976 Stats - .320 avg 27 Homeruns 111 RBI 60 SB 11 CS

3. Willie Mays/Willie McCovey/Barry Bonds - San Francisco Giants

Qualifications; Willie Mays - Played in both the Negro Leagues and the Major Leagues for over 20 years. Is known as the Greatest Center-Fielder of all-time. Won 12 Gold Glove Awards and three MVP Awards. His lifetime playing statistics also include 660 Home-Runs, a .302 Avg and one World Series ring. Has a Grandstand at the Giants Park in San Francisco named after him. Was inducted into Cooperstown.

Other notable statistics; Hit 50+ Homeruns in a year twice. Had 2 30HR/30SB Campaigns.

Qualifications; Willie McCovey - Played in the Major Leagues for over 20 years. Was known to hit the ball further than any man in the Majors when he played. At San Francisco's home park, they named beyond the Right-Field Grandstand McCovey Cove (the water in which the balls end up, if hit far enough). His lifetime statistics include 1 MVP Award and 521 lifetime Home-Runs. Was inducted into Cooperstown.

Other notable statistics; MVP Campaign of 1969 - .320 avg 45 HR 126 RBI.

Qualifications; Barry Bonds - Played in the Major Leagues for just over 20 years.

Played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants. Won 8 Gold Gloves. Hammered 762 lifetime Home-Runs, the all-time mark. Deserved a World Series Ring in 2002, when his Giants were winning the 6th game (that would have won them the Series), yet ended up losing games 6 and 7 to the Anaheim Angels. Won 7 MVP Awards in his storied career. Barry Bonds Godfather is Willie Mays. Was inducted into Cooperstown.

Other notable statistics; 1 40HR/40SB season. 5 30HR/30SB seasons. 73 HR in 2001.

4. Cito Gaston/Dave Winfield - Toronto Blue Jays

Qualifications; Cito Gaston - Played in the Major Leagues for almost ten years. Served as Batting Coach for the Toronto Blue Jays under Bobby Cox in 1983. Was instrumental in orchestrating perhaps the best offence in the Majors in his time there. Was promoted to Manager in 1989 and proceeded to guide the Jays to the playoffs in 4 of his first 7 years as Manager. Returned as the Blue Jays Manager for the 2009  after a 14 year hiatis. Gaston became the first African-American to win the World Series as a Manager (and has won two rings as Manager to date). He will surely be enshrined into Cooperstown once his Managerial Career ends.

Other notable statistics - Helped Dave Winfield enormously when Winfield joined the San Diego Padres in 1974. Gaston was picked as a representative of the Padres in the 1970 all-star game.

Qualifications; Dave Winfield - Played in the Majors for over 20 years. Played a storied career which encompassed tours in 5 cities including Toronto in 1992. 1992 was the year Winfield won his only World Series ring, playing under former teammate Cito Gaston. Winfields' lifetime statistics include 465 Home-Runs and 5 consecutive 100+ RBI campaigns with the New York Yankees. Was inducted into Cooperstown.

Other notable statistics - Finished his playing career with his hometown Minnesota Twins.

5. Ozzie Smith - St. Louis Cardinals

Qualifications; Played in the Majors for around 20 years almost exclusively with the Cardinals. Was, ironically, traded after his rookie season in San Diego for a fellow shortstop, Gary Templeton (most people thought that San Diego got the better of the deal).  As he left the Padres in the trade to St. Louis, he dispelled the sentiment of being the lesser shortstop and went on to win 13 consecutive Gold Glove Awards.  He won 1 World Series ring with St. Louis, and was duly inducted into Cooperstown.

Other notable statistics - Stole 30+ bases in 11 separate campaigns.

6. Ken Griffey Jr./Ken Griffey Sr. - Seattle Mariners

Qualifications; Ken Griffey Jr.- Played in the Majors for over 20 years. Won 10 consecutive Gold Glove Awards with the Mariners from 1990-1999. Griffey Jr. won the American League MVP in 1997 and finished his career with 632 Home-Runs. Many would argue that Griffey Jr. was as great a Center-Fielder as Willie Mays.

Other notable statistics; Hit 40+ HRs in 7 of eight seasons between 1993-2000.

Qualifiucations; Ken Griffey Sr. - Played in the Majors for about twenty years and won two World Series with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976.  Won the N.L Batting Title in 1977.  Played on the same team as his son with the Seattle Mariners in 1990/1991, the first time Father and Son were teammates in the 'bigs.