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French Country Retreat in Leesburg, Virginia

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The Outlaws Pagan Motorcycle Gang

This show explores the outlaw gang known as the Pagan's Motorcycle Club. Formed in 1959, the Pagans have been involved in murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping, and they have ties to the DeCavalcante crime family. Conflicts with the Pagan's rival motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels, and the Pagan's clashes with the American Mafia are profiled.

Pagan's Motorcycle Club, or simply The Pagans, is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle gang and an alleged organized crime syndicate formed by Lou Dobkin in 1959 in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The club rapidly expanded and by 1965, the Pagans, originally clad in blue denim jackets and riding Triumphs, began to evolve along the lines of the stereotypical one percenter motorcycle club.

The Pagans are categorized as an outlaw motorcycle gang by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They are known to fight over territory with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) and other motorcycle clubs, such as Fates Assembly MC, who have since merged with the HAMC. It is active in thirteen states: Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Michigan, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Early history

The Pagans were established in Prince George County, Maryland by then president Lou Dobkin, in 1959. The group started out by wearing denim jackets and riding Triumph Motorcycles. Originally they were a comradeship of 13 motorcyclists. In the 1960s they adopted a formal constitution and formed a governing structure choosing a national president.

They were a fairly non-violent group until 1965, when the Pagans evolved into an outlaw biker gang with ties to other organized crime groups such as the American Mafia. Under the leadership of John Satan Marron their violence grew in the early 1970s. Their Mother Club is not in a fixed location but has been generally located in the North East. Pagan leaders number 13 to 18 members who are chapter presidents with the largest chapter located in Philadelphia.

The Pagans have grown through merging with other smaller Outlaw Motorcycle gangs (OMG). Considered by law enforcement to be almost as complex and diversified as the Hells Angels, the discipline and structure of the Pagans is the most rigid of the Big Four OMGs.

Criminal activities

The Pagans have been linked to the production and smuggling of drugs such as methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and PCP. The Pagans also have had strong ties to organized crime, especially in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Pagans often use puppet clubs, smaller affiliated motorcycle clubs, or small street drug trafficking organizations that support larger Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs) for distributing drugs. Pagans have also engaged in assault, arson, extortion, motorcycle/car theft, and weapons trafficking. Most of the violence carried out by the Pagans is directed to rival OMGs such as Hells Angels.

Daytona Bike Week 75th - YouTube - What PREMIUM EYECANDY Looks Like !

Daytona Bike Week - Cruising on Main Street, 75th Anniversary Part Two. There was so much to see at this 75th Anniversary Bike Week that I had to continue the eiecandy. Enjoy! Music by The Living Deads.

Beacon 2016 Alumni Reunion

Beacon College welcomed home a larger wave of its own April 9 during the Second Annual Alumni Reunion.
Forty alumni — nearly doubling the inaugural event — enjoyed the two-day festivities that opened with a social event Friday night at the Via Port entertainment center in Leesburg and continued with get-togethers, speeches and enrichment workshops Saturday.

After Friday’s bowling and bonding at Via Port, the Saturday activities opened with President George Hagerty’s State of the College address. He gave context regarding the extreme makeover to facades and new buildings that recently have modernized the campus.

Alumni paid their respects to Chris Hall, Beacon’s longtime director of facilities and new development, who died in February. Faculty and alumni ignored the clock at the well-attended, emotional memorial service at United Methodist Church for a man beloved for as much for his music and sports prowess as his love of life.

Keynote speaker John Crossman, president of Crossman & Co., one of the Southeast’s largest real estate management companies, struck a chord sharing his “secret shame” of dyslexia and how it powered his success in his speech, “Slaying the Giants: Overcoming Doubt and Disability for Victorious Living.”

“I believe as we go through our lives that we have wounds,” he said. “It’s important to process them and use them as tools to be better adults and successful. … I learned at 42 that I was ‘super-duper’ dyslexic. It was helpful to know that I am not stupid.”

He added, “Peace, contentment and joy come with finding peace with yourself and giving back to others.”

Two enrichment workshops preceded a campus tour, a social hour mix and mingle and an alumni dinner.

Susan Ward, coordinator of the Career Development and Outreach Center at Beacon College, presented “New Career Resources & Changes for Beacon College Alumni.” Alumni appreciated her roundup of resume-building, interviewing and job-hunting services now available for their career pursuits.

“We had several alumni say during and after her workshop that this was so helpful and they can’t wait to use all the new resources to help them further their career,” said Chelsea Eubank, director of alumni and parent relations.

Meanwhile, Dr. Rosalyn Johnson, clinical supervisor and coordinator of therapeutic services at Community Health of South Florida in Miami, Fla., conducted a workshop on how to “Prepare for Success in Graduate School.” She provided tips for succeeding in graduate school and setting aside valuable “me” time.

When she wasn’t presenting, Johnson frolicked with her Class of 2009 classmates.

“It felt refreshing and wonderful to be reunited with so many familiar faces … many of whom I had not seen in the seven years since I graduated,” says Johnson, Beacon College’s first Ph.D. “I look forward to [the reunion] every year getting better and better as the Alumni Association continues to grow. I hope that the number of alumni who attend the [reunions] continues to grow as well.”

Andrew Marvin, Class of 2010, now Beacon’s assistant director of admissions, also gave his thumbs up.

“We are almost 27 years old as an institution and as the second alumni campus reunion, it was a great showing,” he said. “I hope for many more times were we can come together as a community of diverse learners and lives.”

Beacon’s most recent graduating classes represented: Alumni from the classes of 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 participated.

“Of course, I would love to see every class year attending the reunion,” Eubank said. However, “I know as we grow that will for sure happen.”

To that end, the Class of 2016 received invitations to hobnob at a Saturday social hour with their soon-to-be fellow alumni. Five future alumni embraced the early opportunity to network.

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Inside Nevada’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch

The women of Nevada's Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel are both sex workers and master negotiators.

Come for the sex, stay for the negotiating skills: At Nevada's Moonlite Bunny Ranch, success depends less on beauty and more on a woman's skill at asking for what she deserves.

Unlike most industries, many legal sex workers in legal prostitution are paid more than their illegal counterparts. The price difference is in part due to the negotiation, which creates an opportunity for price discrimination (charging more to customers willing to pay). The brothels are legal, but listing prices are not. Negotiation skills are mandatory for these women.

The brothel has something of an employee manual that contains tips and instructions on how to negotiate. The Bunny Bible was written by Dennis Hof and his COO, Suzette Cole.

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Louisiana | Wikipedia audio article

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Louisiana


00:02:23 1 Etymology
00:03:16 2 Geology
00:04:59 3 Geography
00:09:22 3.1 Climate
00:12:56 3.2 Hurricanes since 1950
00:17:34 4 Publicly-owned land
00:19:16 4.1 National Park Service
00:20:06 4.2 US Forest Service
00:20:29 4.3 State parks and recreational areas
00:20:48 4.4 Wildlife management areas
00:21:14 4.5 Natural and Scenic Rivers
00:21:37 5 Transportation
00:22:38 5.1 Interstate highways
00:22:47 5.2 United States highways
00:28:03 6 History
00:33:37 6.1 Pre-colonial history
00:40:16 6.2 Exploration and colonization by Europeans
00:41:34 6.3 Expansion of slavery
00:48:14 6.4 Haitian migration and influence
00:48:58 6.5 Purchase by the United States (1803)
00:50:16 6.6 Statehood (1812)
00:54:37 6.7 Secession and the Civil War (1860–1865)
00:58:09 6.8 Post-Civil War to mid-20th century (1865–1945)
00:59:16 6.9 Post-World War II (1945–)
01:00:11 6.10 2000 to present
01:01:18 7 Demographics
01:04:26 7.1 Race and ethnicity
01:04:34 7.2 Religion
01:07:35 7.3 Major cities
01:08:35 8 Economy
01:10:46 8.1 Federal subsidies and spending
01:11:56 8.2 Energy
01:12:48 9 Law and government
01:14:28 9.1 Administrative divisions
01:15:25 9.2 Civil law
01:18:55 9.3 Marriage
01:22:01 9.4 Elections
01:22:42 9.5 Law enforcement
01:23:33 9.6 Judiciary
01:23:42 10 National Guard
01:24:41 11 Media
01:26:15 12 Education
01:26:37 13 Sports
01:27:45 14 Culture
01:29:36 14.1 African culture
01:30:52 14.2 Louisiana Creole culture
01:31:51 14.3 Acadian culture
01:36:09 14.4 Isleño culture
01:36:17 14.5 Languages
01:36:25 14.6 Literature



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Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the southeastern United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and the state of Texas to the west. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
Much of the state's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. These contain a rich southern biota; typical examples include birds such as ibis and egrets. There are also many species of tree frogs, and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. In more elevated areas, fire is a natural process in the landscape, and has produced extensive areas of longleaf pine forest and wet savannas. These support an exceptionally large number of plant species, including many species of terrestrial orchids and carnivorous plants. Louisiana has more Native American tribes than any other southern state, including four that are federally recognized, ten that are state recognized, and four that have not received recognition.Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th-century French, Haitian, Spanish, Native American, and African cultures that they are considered to be exceptional in the US. Before the American purchase of the territory in 1803, present-day Louisiana State had been both a French colony and for a brief period a Spanish one. In addition, colonists imported numerous African people as slaves in the 18th century. Many came from peoples of the same region of West Africa, thus concentrating their culture. In the post-Civil War environment, Anglo-Americans increased the pressure for Anglicization, and in 1921, English was for a time made the sole language of instruction in Louisiana schools before a policy of multilingualism was revived in 1974. There has never been an official language in Louisiana, and the state constitution enumerates the right of the people to preserve, foster, and promote their respective historic, lingu ...

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SUMMARY
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Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the southeastern United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and the state of Texas to the west. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
Much of the state's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. These contain a rich southern biota; typical examples include birds such as ibis and egrets. There are also many species of tree frogs, and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. In more elevated areas, fire is a natural process in the landscape, and has produced extensive areas of longleaf pine forest and wet savannas. These support an exceptionally large number of plant species, including many species of terrestrial orchids and carnivorous plants. Louisiana has more Native American tribes than any other southern state, including four that are federally recognized, ten that are state recognized, and four that have not received recognition.Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th-century French, Haitian, Spanish, Native American, and African cultures that they are considered to be exceptional in the US. Before the American purchase of the territory in 1803, present-day Louisiana State had been both a French colony and for a brief period a Spanish one. In addition, colonists imported numerous African people as slaves in the 18th century. Many came from peoples of the same region of West Africa, thus concentrating their culture. In the post-Civil War environment, Anglo-Americans increased the pressure for Anglicization, and in 1921, English was for a time made the sole language of instruction in Louisiana schools before a policy of multilingualism was revived in 1974. There has never been an official language in Louisiana, and the state constitution enumerates the right of the people to preserve, foster, and promote their respective historic, linguistic, and cultural origins.

COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL massacre - WikiVidi Documentary

The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County in the American state of Colorado. In addition to the shootings, the complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters, propane tanks converted to bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 explosive devices, and car bombs. The perpetrators, senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered 12 students and one teacher. They injured 21 additional people, and three more were injured while attempting to escape the school. The pair subsequently committed suicide. Although their precise motives remain unclear, the personal journals of the perpetrators document that they wished their actions to rival the Oklahoma City bombing and other deadly incidents in the United States in the 1990s. The attack has been referred to by USA Today as a suicidal attack [that was] planned as a grand—if badly implem...


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00:26:54: 11:29 a.m. – 11:36 a.m.: Library massacre
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00:51:55: Rationale
00:52:50: Bullying
00:55:39: Psychopathy and depression
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01:00:11: Goth subculture
01:00:41: Music
01:02:55: Harris and Klebold as modern revolutionaries
01:03:57: Secret Service report on school shootings
01:05:15: School security
01:06:00: Anti-bullying policies
01:06:39: Police tactics
01:08:01: Gun control
01:08:59: Memorials
01:09:42: Becoming part of the vernacular
01:10:53: Fandom
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5sept2017

AGENDA

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 – COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 8:00 P.M.

I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

III. QUORUM:

IV. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/AMENDMENTS:

V. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:

VI. PRESENTATIONS:

VII. CITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES:

A. Appointments/Re-appointments/Swearing-in

VIII. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

IX. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:

X. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. Approval of August 7 Meeting Minutes

B. Approval of Resolution R-49-17 Accepting the Construction of the Private Stormwater Management Facility Constructed Under the Permit SWM3-15 at Children of America and Releasing the Construction Securities Required Therewith

C. Approval of Resolution R-50-17 Approving Variance Application BV-5-17, a Request by Vera Hernandez and Tania Lopez to Allow 70 Linear Feet of Six Foot High Wooden Replacement Fencing Along Stonybrook Drive When, According to the Prince George’s County Zoning Ordinance, Such Fencing Shall Not be More Than Four Feet High, at 12415 Stonehaven Lane

D. Approval of Resolution R-51-17 Approving Variance Application BV-6-17, a Request by Patty and Glenn Stewart to Allow 99 Linear Feet of Six Foot High Wooden Replacement Fencing Along Buckingham Drive When, According to the Prince George’s County Zoning Ordinance, Such Fencing Shall Not be More Than Four Feet High, at 12701 Beaverdale Lane

E. Approval of Resolution R-52-17 Awarding a Contract for Replacement of the ADA Ramp and Stairs at the Bowie Playhouse

F. Approval of Resolution R-53-17 Accepting the Construction of the Private Stormwater Management Facility Constructed Under the Permit PSWM1-0114 at Bowie Medical Center and Releasing the Construction Securities Required Therewith

G. Approval of Resolution R-54-17 Waiving by Two-Thirds Vote the Bidding Requirements of Section 61 of the City Charter, to Allow the City to Enter Into a Contract With Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the Purchase and Installation of Equipment for the Police Department’s Call Center

H. Approval of Correspondence to the City’s Legislative Delegation re: HB 1570/2017

XI. OLD BUSINESS:

A. City Transportation Priority List Draft Letters - Staff from the Department of Planning and Economic Development will present the draft Transportation Priority List letters – Public Hearing/Eligible for Action

XII. NEW BUSINESS:

A. Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) - This report identifies the extent to which the City has satisfied specific goals and objectives delineated in its Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2017 – Resolution R-47-17 – Public Hearing/Eligible for Action

B. SCMAGLEV NEPA Process Briefing - Mr. John Trueschler with the Maryland Transit Administration, will brief Council on the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) process

XIII. ADJOURNMENT AND MOVE TO CLOSE SESSION:

Statutory Authority to Close Session, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(14): Before a contract is awarded or bids are opened, to discuss a matter directly related to a negotiating strategy or the contents of a bid or proposal, if public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the public body to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process.

University of Central Florida | Wikipedia audio article

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00:01:45 1 History
00:01:53 1.1 Founding
00:05:06 1.2 Expansion
00:06:46 1.3 Hitt presidency
00:09:21 2 Campuses
00:09:30 2.1 Main campus
00:11:40 2.2 Regional campuses
00:12:57 2.3 Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona
00:13:56 2.4 Sustainability
00:14:42 3 Administration
00:16:45 4 Academics
00:17:35 4.1 Student profile
00:20:01 4.2 Rankings
00:22:59 4.3 Admissions
00:24:50 4.4 Colleges
00:24:58 4.4.1 Overview
00:25:56 4.4.2 The Burnett Honors College
00:26:47 4.4.3 College of Medicine
00:28:24 4.4.4 Rosen College of Hospitality Management
00:29:42 4.5 Limited Access Programs
00:30:32 4.6 Libraries
00:32:52 4.7 Research
00:35:42 5 Student life
00:36:26 5.1 Traditions
00:38:12 5.2 Recreation
00:39:50 5.3 Student government
00:41:53 5.4 Media
00:43:40 5.5 Residential life
00:45:49 5.6 Greek life
00:47:37 6 Athletics
00:52:26 7 Notable alumni
00:54:31 8 Notable faculty
00:55:12 9 See also



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- Socrates


SUMMARY
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The University of Central Florida, or UCF, is a state university in Orlando, Florida. It has more students enrolled on campus than any other U.S. university.Founded in 1963 by the Florida Legislature, UCF opened in 1968 as Florida Technological University, with the mission of providing personnel to support the growing U.S. space program at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida's Space Coast. As the school's academic scope expanded beyond engineering and technology, Florida Tech was renamed The University of Central Florida in 1978. UCF's space roots continue, as it leads the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium. Initial enrollment was 1,948 students; enrollment today exceeds 66,000 students from 157 countries, all 50 states and Washington, D.C.Most of the student population is on the university's main campus, 13 miles (21 km) east of downtown Orlando and 35 miles (56 km) west of Cape Canaveral. The university offers more than 200 degrees through 13 colleges at 10 regional campuses in Central Florida, the Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, the Rosen College of Hospitality Management in south Orlando and the Center for Emerging Media in downtown Orlando. Since its founding, UCF has awarded more than 290,000 degrees, including over 50,000 graduate and professional degrees, to over 260,000 alumni worldwide.UCF is a space-grant university. Its official colors are black and gold, and the university logo is Pegasus, which symbolizes the university's vision of limitless possibilities. The university's intercollegiate sports teams, known as the UCF Knights and represented by mascot Knightro, compete in NCAA Division I and the American Athletic Conference.

Louisiana | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Louisiana

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SUMMARY
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Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the southeastern United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and the state of Texas to the west. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
Much of the state's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. These contain a rich southern biota; typical examples include birds such as ibis and egrets. There are also many species of tree frogs, and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. In more elevated areas, fire is a natural process in the landscape, and has produced extensive areas of longleaf pine forest and wet savannas. These support an exceptionally large number of plant species, including many species of terrestrial orchids and carnivorous plants. Louisiana has more Native American tribes than any other southern state, including four that are federally recognized, ten that are state recognized, and four that have not received recognition.Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th-century French, Haitian, Spanish, Native American, and African cultures that they are considered to be exceptional in the US. Before the American purchase of the territory in 1803, present-day Louisiana State had been both a French colony and for a brief period a Spanish one. In addition, colonists imported numerous African people as slaves in the 18th century. Many came from peoples of the same region of West Africa, thus concentrating their culture. In the post-Civil War environment, Anglo-Americans increased the pressure for Anglicization, and in 1921, English was for a time made the sole language of instruction in Louisiana schools before a policy of multilingualism was revived in 1974. There has never been an official language in Louisiana, and the state constitution enumerates the right of the people to preserve, foster, and promote their respective historic, linguistic, and cultural origins.

Virginia | Wikipedia audio article

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00:02:12 1 Geography
00:03:19 1.1 Geology and terrain
00:05:48 1.2 Climate
00:07:50 1.3 Ecosystem
00:11:08 2 History
00:12:06 2.1 Colony
00:16:31 2.2 Statehood
00:19:01 2.3 Civil War and aftermath
00:21:30 2.4 Post-Reconstruction
00:24:32 3 Cities and towns
00:27:14 4 Demographics
00:28:18 4.1 Ethnicity
00:32:09 4.2 Languages
00:33:36 4.3 Religion
00:36:27 5 Economy
00:37:50 5.1 Government
00:39:09 5.2 Business
00:41:00 5.3 Agriculture
00:42:33 5.4 Taxes
00:43:35 6 Culture
00:45:32 6.1 Fine and performing arts
00:47:45 6.2 Festivals
00:49:16 7 Media
00:51:09 8 Education
00:54:04 9 Health
00:56:09 10 Transportation
00:59:03 11 Law and government
01:01:38 12 Politics
01:06:09 13 Sports
01:08:49 14 State symbols
01:10:33 15 See also



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- Socrates



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The Great Gildersleeve: Fire Engine Committee / Leila's Sister Visits / Income Tax

The Great Gildersleeve (1941--1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly, first introduced on Oct. 3, 1939, ep. #216. The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spin-off and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the show's popularity.

On Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve was a pompous windbag who became a consistent McGee nemesis. You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee! became a Gildersleeve catchphrase. The character was given several conflicting first names on Fibber McGee and Molly, and on one episode his middle name was revealed as Philharmonic. Gildy admits as much at the end of Gildersleeve's Diary on the Fibber McGee and Molly series (Oct. 22, 1940).

He soon became so popular that Kraft Foods—looking primarily to promote its Parkay margarine spread — sponsored a new series with Peary's Gildersleeve as the central, slightly softened and slightly befuddled focus of a lively new family.

Premiering on August 31, 1941, The Great Gildersleeve moved the title character from the McGees' Wistful Vista to Summerfield, where Gildersleeve now oversaw his late brother-in-law's estate and took on the rearing of his orphaned niece and nephew, Marjorie (originally played by Lurene Tuttle and followed by Louise Erickson and Mary Lee Robb) and Leroy Forester (Walter Tetley). The household also included a cook named Birdie. Curiously, while Gildersleeve had occasionally spoken of his (never-present) wife in some Fibber episodes, in his own series the character was a confirmed bachelor.

In a striking forerunner to such later television hits as Bachelor Father and Family Affair, both of which are centered on well-to-do uncles taking in their deceased siblings' children, Gildersleeve was a bachelor raising two children while, at first, administering a girdle manufacturing company (If you want a better corset, of course, it's a Gildersleeve) and then for the bulk of the show's run, serving as Summerfield's water commissioner, between time with the ladies and nights with the boys. The Great Gildersleeve may have been the first broadcast show to be centered on a single parent balancing child-rearing, work, and a social life, done with taste and genuine wit, often at the expense of Gildersleeve's now slightly understated pomposity.

Many of the original episodes were co-written by John Whedon, father of Tom Whedon (who wrote The Golden Girls), and grandfather of Deadwood scripter Zack Whedon and Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog).

The key to the show was Peary, whose booming voice and facility with moans, groans, laughs, shudders and inflection was as close to body language and facial suggestion as a voice could get. Peary was so effective, and Gildersleeve became so familiar a character, that he was referenced and satirized periodically in other comedies and in a few cartoons.