Old Italians of Carroll Gardens (Red Hook), Brooklyn Tom C 2019-12-23 | "Take a stroll down Court Street, where Italian Mom & Pop shops hold fast amid an onslaught of new, trendy boutiques & changing demographics."imdb.com/title/tt5131570Many more episodes of the "Neighborhood Slice" series at the following link...Neighborhood Slice:"Chronicling the evolution of New York City's unique neighborhoods through the oral histories of some of its eldest residents, the series Neighborhood Slice features New Yorkers who have been a part of the fabric of their communities for decades."www1.nyc.gov/site/media/shows/neighborhood-slice.page?id=2888?pg=11_______________________________________________________"Originally considered to be part of the area once known as South Brooklyn (or, more specifically, Red Hook), the area started to have its own identity in the 1960s.[3][7] The neighborhood was named after Charles Carroll, the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, and whose name was already attached to Carroll Street and Carroll Park.[8] The name also reflects the large front gardens of brownstones in the Carroll Gardens Historic District and elsewhere in the neighborhood. ..."---Wikipedia_________________________________________________________Charles Carroll (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832), known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III to distinguish him from his similarly-named relatives,[2] was a wealthy Maryland planter, an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and one of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence. The sole Catholic signer of the Declaration,[3] he is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Carroll was known contemporaneously as the "First Citizen" of the American Colonies, a consequence of his editorials in the Maryland Gazette[citation needed]. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and Confederation Congress. Although he was not involved in framing the United States Constitution, it is believed that Freedom of Religion in the Constitution's First Amendment was included to show gratitude to Carroll because Carroll gave financial support from his personal funds for the American Revolutionary War. Carroll later served as the first United States Senator for Maryland. Carroll was the wealthiest and possessed the highest formal education of all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. ..."---Wikipedia /Charles Carroll
Green Acres clip The Presidential Suite Tom C 2024-05-15 | At Mr Haney's suggestion, the Douglases stay at the Presidential Suite while in Washington DC.
Creepy Joe Biden describing (to kids) how children would rub his leg hair when he was a lifeguard Tom C 2024-01-25 | June 2017:Joe Biden describing (to kids) how children would rub his leg hair when he was a lifeguard at the Delaware pool...“And by the way, you know, I sit on the stand, and it’d get hot.I gotta lotta, I got hairy legs, that turn, that, that, that, that turn, uh, uh, um, blond in the sun.And the kids used to come up and reach into the pool and rub my leg down so it was straight and then watch the hair, mmm, come, come back up again,” Mr. Biden said.“So I learned about roaches and I learned about kids jumping on my lap. And I love kids jumping on my lap ...”
The Lake at Central Park, Fall 2009 Tom C 2023-03-13 | This was my first attempt at putting together a video from raw footage shot with my then-new FLIP Ultra-HD mini camcorder (Fall, 2009). It was also my first ever upload to YouTube. I used a tiny tripod to steady the camcorder. Hope you like it. Music is by the band Bread. Song is The Diary.
Bald Eagle - Central Park Reservoir Jan-Feb 2022 Tom C 2022-02-09 | Brad Balliett@BalliettBrad·Jan 25, 2022Bald Eagle cruising over the Central Park Reservoirnypost.com/2022/01/28/bald-eagle-kills-gull-in-deathly-swoop-over-central-park-restwitter.com/BalliettBrad/status/1486134291448971264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1486135233615474693%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F01%2F28%2Fbald-eagle-kills-gull-in-deathly-swoop-over-central-park-res%2F
[Jan-Feb 2022] Rare bald eagle is a frequent visitor of Central Park Tom C 2022-02-09 | * Rover is a bald eagle from Connecticut who was first spotted in Brooklyn in 2020* In January [2022], birders noticed Rover in Central Park, regularly eating seagulls* Bald eagles were once on the endangered species list but are now thriving thanks to conservationism* There are nearly 10,000 bald eagle male-female pairs across the U.S.By Rebecca Greenberg Manhattan - NY1 NewsPUBLISHED Feb. 07, 2022
Bill Connollys Great American Trail Tom C 2021-09-22 | Billy Connolly follows the trail of the early settlers from Massachusetts to Nashville.
Racehorse throws jockey, runs onto highway, THEN survives barn fire! Tom C 2021-08-23 | Racehorse that ran down a Kentucky highway is being treated for burns from a barn fireCindy Boren | Aug 21, 2021It turns out that the 30-minute run a 2-year-old filly took Saturday on a Kentucky highway after shedding her jockey and bolting from a racetrack wasn’t the horse’s only terrifying experience of the weekend.Recovering from the trauma of a run that made national news and left her dehydrated and with minor cuts, Bold and Bossy was staying overnight in an Ellis Park receiving barn when it caught fire early Sunday morning.An “unknown hero” saved her and six other horses, according to Bold and Bossy’s owner, Michael Ann Ewing. ..."Despite the excitement, Bossy was quiet and calm on the trip from Ellis Park to the hospital. “I think she’s just exhausted. It’s no exaggeration, she looked like she’d lost 200 pounds.She was still all tucked up,” Ewing said, “and sweet as pie.” --Washington Post
Belmont, The Bronx (Italian section) - Neighborhood Slice S02E03 Tom C 2021-08-12 | Neighborhood Slice: Belmont, The BronxSeason 2: Ep. 3"Four longtime residents show us their Bronx neighborhood. Still holding strong to its Italian roots, it is more diverse than meets the eye."
Creepy Joe Biden on C-Span inappropriately touching little girls (no audio) Tom C 2021-06-28 | (Below) June 2017: Joe Biden describing (to kids) how children would rub his leg hair when he was a lifeguard at a Delaware kiddies' pool:“And by the way, you know, I sit on the stand, and it’d get hot.I gotta lotta, I got hairy legs, that turn, that, that, that, that turn, uh, uh, um, blond in the sun. And the kids used to come up and reach into the pool and rub my leg down so it was straight and then watch the hair, mmm, come, come back up again,” Mr. Biden said.“So I learned about roaches and I learned about kids jumping on my lap. And I love kids jumping on my lap ...” (all actual quotes, stuttering all!)You can find the clip here on YouTube.___________________________________Speaking of Creepy Joe Biden and swimming pools...Biden Swims Naked, Upsetting Female Secret Service Agentsby Steven Nelson, Staff Writer - Aug 1, 2014“Vice President Joe Biden enjoys swimming without a bathing suit, a new book claims. Biden, who’s flirting with a run for president in 2016, gives Secret Service agents an eyeful both at his Delaware home and at the vice president’s official residence in Washington, D.C., according to “The First Family Detail” by Ronald Kessler. ...”“Agents say that, whether at the vice president’s residence or at his home in Delaware, Biden has a habit of swimming in his pool nude,” Kessler writes in the book – due for release Aug. 5 [2014] “Female Secret Service agents find that offensive,” he writes. ...”________________________Joe Biden Exposed Himself to Female Secret Service AgentsBreitbart, John Nolte, April 2, 2019“One agent told Kessler, “Biden likes to swim nude both at his Vice President’s residence in Washington and also at his home in Wilmington which he goes back to several times a week … and this offends female Secret Service agents,” he told Fox News’s Sean Hannity. “They signed up to take a bullet for the President as you said but they didn’t sign up to — they certainly didn’t sign up to see Biden naked. It is offensive, it’s abusive.”Who would do such a thing? It’s like hiring a maid and walking around the house nude because that’s what you did before you hired the maid. ...”_________________________The naked truth: Skinny dipper Biden dives into race, and nudists like what they seeby Steven Nelson, White House Reporter | April 29, 2019Former Vice President Joe Biden is turning heads among American nudists as he plunges into the 2020 presidential race.Although proudly pan-partisan, nudism activists believe Biden’s reported preference for swimming without a suit could lead to an administration sympathetic to their policies.“We are encouraged by the prospect that someone who understands how much you enjoy your birthday suit is seeking higher office. That’s a great thing,” said Erich Schuttauf, executive director of the American Association for Nude Recreation.Schuttauf said that far from being a liability, Biden could gain voters by speaking on nudism. About 18% of Americans have engaged in skinny-dipping, he said, and polling indicates even greater interest among young adults. ...”washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/the-naked-truth-skinny-dipper-biden-dives-into-race-and-nudists-like-what-they-see
Bear Attack: Black Bears - 3 segments from the 1 hour original 1990s documentary Tom C 2021-06-21 | These are 3 individual clips I stitched together into a single 13-min video from an old documentary I had seen years ago. Not sure if it was Nat Geo or some other. In any case, it was part of a 3-part series titled "Bear Attack". Each of the 3 one-hour episodes focused on a different species of bear, namely, Black Bears, Grizzlies, and Polar Bears. This particular episode was called "Bear Attack: Black Bears".Video quality is poor, but the clips were all that I could find from this excellent (1990s?) documentary, at least so far. The transition between them is not so 'smooth', as I simply stitched them together as they were when I downloaded them.0:00 Segment 1 (bear stalking man in predatory manner)3:31 Segment 2 (mom and daughter attacked on trail)7:22 Segment 3 (Yellowstone Park incident)
The Sweetest Gift - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (with Lyrics) Tom C 2020-05-12 | LyricsOne day a mother went to a prisonTo see her erring but precious sonShe told the warden how much she loved himIt did not matter what he had doneShe did not bring to him a parole or pardonShe brought no silver, no pomp or styleIt was a halo (bright) sent down from heaven's lightThe sweetest gift, a mother's smileShe left a smile you can rememberShe's gone to heaven from heartache freeThose walls around you could never change herYou were her baby and e'er will beShe did not bring to him a parole or pardonShe brought no silver, no pomp or styleIt was a halo (bright) sent down from heaven's lightThe sweetest gift, a mother's smileShe did not bring to him a parole or pardonShe brought no silver, no pomp or styleIt was a halo (bright) sent down from heaven's lightThe sweetest gift, a mother's smile...The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
Martin Scorsese interviews his parents (1974) Tom C 2020-01-11 | [This] is a 1974 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Scorsese’s parents, Catherine and Charles. The Scorseses talk about their experiences as Italian immigrants in New York among other things, while having dinner at their [apartment] on Elizabeth Street [in Little Italy]. Scorsese’s mother also instructs how to cook her meatballs, a recipe later featured in the credits of the film. Among the subjects discussed in the film are family, religion, their origins, Italian ancestors, life in Italy after the war, the hardships of poor Sicilian immigrants in America striving to make ends meet.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italianamerican
Black Sunday (1960) - Barbara Steele - American International Pictures (AIP) version Tom C 2019-11-17 | Folks,Although obviously of better quality video, almost certainly all other uploads on YouTube and elsewhere of this film are of the inferior first dubbing done by the Italians. This is the American dubbed version, with superior voice dubbing, dialog and musical score. When the American company (AIP) bought it from the Italians the Italians first had it dubbed into English. However, the Americans, not liking that first dubbing, had it re-dubbed. The voices in this version are better suited to the characters, the spoken dialog is better, and the musical score is hands down better. I believe this is the version that many of us remember seeing as kids in the 1960s.==============================================================CastBarbara SteeleJohn RichardsonAndrea ChecchiCrewDirected by Mario BavaWhen Mario Bava's groundbreaking Black Sunday was introduced to the U.S. market, American International Pictures retooled the film for the release. In addition to being redubbed in English, the film was given a new musical score and re-edited. In one of the most auspicious directorial debuts in movie history, Mario Bava bridged the gap between the gothic horror picture and the European art film with Black Sunday (aka La maschera del demonio or The Mask of Satan). Made in 1960 and now considered a cult classic, it continues to reverberate through the cinema, inspiring and influencing new generations of filmmakers. In an absolutely mesmerizing performance, Black Sunday stars Barbara Steele as Asa Vajda, a beautiful woman tortured and executed as a witch - but not before pronouncing a curse upon those who have condemned her, a curse that is fulfilled 200 years later.kinolorber.com/product/black-sunday-aip-version-blu-ray
Monty Python: Party Crashers Tom C 2019-10-01 | Sleazy sorts drop in unexpectedly on a couple hoping to enjoy a private evening at home.
