Archive for June, 2009
No, not Ald. Burt Natarus (42nd).
This one is courtesy of Arenda Troutman, the defeated incumbent alderman of the 20th Ward. Note: incumbent aldermen in Chicago only leave office if they die, or retire and appoint their children. To actually be VOTED out, they have to have screwed up really, really badly.
During her almost 3-minute tirade, she blames voting irregularities, the federal government and a media conspiracy against her.
The election results below her show the reason for her ire. With 86% of precincts reporting, she is being buried by challenger Willie Cochran, 62% to 32%.
She does not mention that she is being investigated by the feds for shaking down a developer concerning a vacant parcel of land that wasn’t even in her ward. (She’s on audio tape from that little episode calling herself and her city council colleagues “ho’s”.) Or that an envelope addressed from the Police Department to her at her office was found in the apartment of a drug dealer. Or that said drug dealer was seen driving her $50,000 Escalade.
This election, her friends deserted her. Worse for any politician, so did her enemies.
About 48 seconds in, you’ll hear a voice say “Quit whining, lady. You lost!” I wonder who that could have been;-)
On a happier note, 3rd Ward candidate Pat Dowell has forced incumbent Dorothy Tillman “The Hat” into an April 17 runoff election.
UPDATE: On April 17, Dowell won.
Duration : 0:3:0
What the 2016 Olympics would look like in Chicago in 3D Animation.
Duration : 0:3:21
Intro to an old school mix.Different genres(mostly old Chicago House)
Tracklist:
Fast Eddie-Acid Thunder
Marshall Jefferson-Ride The Rhythm
No Name-Jason’s Revenge
Boomer T.-Sample This
Kraftwerk-It’s More Fun To Compute
Yellow House-Jack My Body
House Master Boyz-Thanks 4 The Trax You Lost
No Name-Living In The Darkside
Fingers Inc.-All Over
Steve Silk Hurley-Jack Your Body
Diva-Get Up
Fast Eddie&Sundance-Git On Up
Scrappy-Freeze
Farley Jackmaster Funk-Funkin’ With The Drums Again
House Master Boyz-House Nation
Stopp-I’m Hungry
House People-Godfather Of House
Face The Drums
T.H.-Don’t Forget To Buy This Record
Pierre’s Pfantasy Club-Fantasy Girl
Fresh-Dum Dum
Chip E.&K-Joy-Like This
10-Speed-Tour De France
Tyree-House Music Is My Life
Planet Patrol-Play At Your Own Risk(acapella)
Alisha-All Night Passion
Man Parrish-Boogie Down Bronx
Mickey Oliver-In-Ten-Si-T
Trancemission-No More Mind Games
Modern Romance-Salsa Rapsody
Mascara-Baja
Divine-Native Love
Video clips&pictures:Sears Tower,Train/el-Blue Line,Green Line,Pink Line,Wrigley Field(Chicago Cubs-free tickets),southside,U.S. Cellular Field(White Sox),old flyers(Mario “Liv It Up” Luna),Michigan Ave.,Dan Ryan expressway.
Duration : 0:10:14
Diversion Safes – Hidden Safes work! The chicago crime Commission states that a burglar spends an average of 8 minutes in the victims home. Put the odds in your favor…hide your valuables in plain sight in a hidden safe. The Diversion Safes are a unique home-security product. http://defendthyself.com/categories/Home-Protection/Diversion-Safes/
Duration : 0:6:7
Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th Ward, Chicago) debates and discusses city, state and federal issues with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz on this week’s Chicago Metro suburban edition of “Public Affairs.” Topics discussed include independence and reform in the City Council, holding the Mayor’s feet to the fire and Public Corruption in city government; oversight of the 30 billion dollar City of Chicago budget; oversight of the Chicago Public Schools, the more than $14,000 per kid, per year that is spent on elementary and secondary public school education in Chicago and School Vouchers-School choice as an option for parents.
Additional topics discussed on the show include financing education; tax swaps; charter schools and charter school caps; economic development in the 7th Ward and how to promote it; the readiness, or lack thereof, of Senator Barack Obama to be President; the Obama-McCain comparison; the Obama-Jackson family relationships (do they “hang,” together? will there be a “play date,” in the White House?); the world view of Barack Obama; Rev. Wright, Tony Rezko, Father Pfleger, the bitterness comment and Obama judgment issues.
Additional topics discussed on the show include Ald. Jackson or Cong. Jackson as Mayor of Chicago; Ald. Jackson as a Congresswoman; Cong. Jackson as an Obama cabinet member or the first African-American Speaker of the House; lower taxes to stimulate economic development in Chicago; a living wage and the repealed big box ordinance—an impediment to economic development? Would handguns in the home improve public safety in high crime areas? Will Mayor Daley seek to impose a very high tax on handguns if the U. S. Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional the City of Chicago ordinance making their possession legal? More guns, less crime for Chicago? Concealed carry for Chicago?
Duration : 0:29:11
Fox News’ Tera Williams interviews Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid Committee Chairman, Pat Ryan.
Tracy Meyer as Tera Williams,
James Evans as Pat Ryan,
Directing/Camera/Editing by Sam Lee
Duration : 0:3:17
A video I worked on for the Olympic Committee to help bring the Olympics to Chicago for 2016.
Duration : 0:3:24
Renaissance 2010 is a Chicago school initiative that, according to critics, could have very bad effects on education and community in Chicago. This is an interview with teacher / activist / CORE member Jackson Potter who discusses the initiative and the growing resistance to it.
Duration : 0:5:3
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Duration : 0:8:43
London: 20 June 2009
Westminster City Council did a great job in providing free entertainment of the highest quality. It was West End Live 2009. Hundreds of people managed to get a spot. That number will be dwarfed by the hundreds of thousands who will watch these videos from the event. It is a great advert for the entertainment available. I have a pass and am fully accredited so no waiting around. I get a great spot at the front of the stage and am free to wander around as well. No fanline so no signing but plenty of music.
Jerry Springer as Billy Flynn in Chicago till 11 July at Cambridge Theatre 0844 412 4652.
Christopher Biggins Compere
As usual, please let me know of omissions, errors and comments. Thank you.
Original in AVCHD
Copyright elizabethtoni 2009
Duration : 0:9:45