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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


Stupid Fact of the Week
There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

25 October, 2007
Red, White, and Blah
(sorry, but the titles that got passed over were "Two Non Brunettes," and "Reese-less Pieces," so be thankful)

That's right. Coming next year (direct to video), sans the-former-Mrs.-Phillippe, is "Legally Blondes" (aka "Legally Blonde 3"), which is "Currently filming in Los Angeles and Malibu through November." [source]

"Uh-oh," you say. "Malibu? Isn't that where the big fire is?" Fear not, concerned reader. Although IMDb is an excellent source of information, it is nothing compared to yours truly, who happens to know that the filming out west is actually taking place north of Malibu (closer to Calabasas), in an area that should (all things remaining roughly as they are) remain well out of the way of the blaze, at the old King Gillette Ranch.

Yes, that Gillette.

"Razor baron King Camp Gillette bought the property in 1926."*
- No, he wasn't really a king. King was his first name. Yes, his given name. He was a baron, though. A razor baron.

"Gillette commissioned leading Los Angeles architect Wallace Neff to build him a 'paradise on earth, California style.'"*
- Xanadu, anyone?

"MGM movie director Clarence Brown (Anna Karenina, National Velvet) bought the property in 1930, following Gillette's death. Brown built a private airstrip for elaborate MGM 'fly-in parties' that were attended by such luminaries as Clark Gable and Greta Garbo."*
- Party at my place. BYOP (Bring your own plane)

"In 1952, the director sold the ranch to Bob and Delores Hope,..."*
- Nice

"...who promptly donated it to the Claretian Order of the Catholic Church."*
- Had enough yet? No?

"In 1978 the site was purchased by Elizabeth Clare Prophet's the Church Universal and Triumphant,..."*
- It's pretty difficult to become Universal without being Triumphant. Believe me, I know.

"...which in turn sold it to Soka University of America in 1986."*
- Soka U.! Wasn't that one of the top party schools last year? No?

"In April 2005, the site became a haven for all living things in perpetuity,..."*
- Ohhmmmmmmmmmmm. Zennnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

"...when it was bought as public parkland by a partnership consisting of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), the National Park Service, California State Parks,..."*
- ...a subsidiary of AOL/Time Warner.

"...as well as..."*
- Are you kidding me?

"...a number of other state and local agencies and some private contributions. King Gillette Ranch opened to the public in June of 2007. "*
- "Opened to the public" (read: feel free to shoot your movies/t.v. series here)

Alright, enough of that. There you have it. The history of the Gillette Ranch.

Down to the final two in the poll:
Bad Boys 3
Starship Troopers 3

Will it be an upset? Could Bad Boys 3 walk away with the title, having yet to score a single vote? Or will it be the third in the sci-fi series (they made a second?) began oh-so-long-ago by razzie winner Paul Verhoven?

Tune in next time to find out. Same Rockel time. Same Rockel channel.

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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

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