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Crusader
Score one for Carmelo
The day Jack turned 40, the May Co. sold out to Macy's but Jack never lived to see it because he never did admit to 40. (Actually, I believe he made it to 80 - 1894 to 1974.) Carmelo, one night about 10 years ago, I happened by accident to just be surfing the TV channels and found the movie called "Buck Benny Rides Again." It was from the late 30's and featured Jack buying a Dude Ranch in Arizona. Jack already had most, if not all of his cast, and they all have major parts in the movie, including Rochester. He visits his wife to be, Mary Livingstone, who is a sales girl at the May Co. Jack is dressed in cowboy attire throughout much of the movie.
Besides his unique and unforgetable approach to humor, making a fool of himself and looking askance as people would respond to that, one of the serious things that Jack had to say and taught us was to purposely share the limelight with his staff. Lets say Jack had written his admissions in 1927 when he was on his way up. He would have admitted to believing in making everyone he touched in life a star in their own right. This is 180 degrees contrary to what LRH admitted in his 1947 admissions. I just noticed that when I think of Jack, my time track (memories) is all a pleasure moment, smooth, happy and uplifting while when I think of LRH, my time time track is a confused cocktail mix of being helped and also being degraded and giving up all my dynamics, except the 3rd, to service Ron's dynamics. Surely, there is a lesson to be learned here.
Lakey
You can't be imitating Jack, Lakey, we all know that you are 70 years old and Jack is 39.
Okay, Carmelo, you win that one! There is no way to respond to that wisecrack. What about all those dectective stories you wrote about that you loved? The word "wisecrack" was used all the time. Gangsters would even separate the two syllables and make a verb out of it. Example, thug says to victim who makes a joke putting down the thug, "Do not crack wise to me, it could be injurious to your health!"
Oh Rochester, will you get my car, I have to go over to the May Company, and buy Mr. Lakey a birthday present. They always have such good birthday gifts in the Bargain Basement.
The day Jack turned 40, the May Co. sold out to Macy's but Jack never lived to see it because he never did admit to 40. (Actually, I believe he made it to 80 - 1894 to 1974.) Carmelo, one night about 10 years ago, I happened by accident to just be surfing the TV channels and found the movie called "Buck Benny Rides Again." It was from the late 30's and featured Jack buying a Dude Ranch in Arizona. Jack already had most, if not all of his cast, and they all have major parts in the movie, including Rochester. He visits his wife to be, Mary Livingstone, who is a sales girl at the May Co. Jack is dressed in cowboy attire throughout much of the movie.
Besides his unique and unforgetable approach to humor, making a fool of himself and looking askance as people would respond to that, one of the serious things that Jack had to say and taught us was to purposely share the limelight with his staff. Lets say Jack had written his admissions in 1927 when he was on his way up. He would have admitted to believing in making everyone he touched in life a star in their own right. This is 180 degrees contrary to what LRH admitted in his 1947 admissions. I just noticed that when I think of Jack, my time track (memories) is all a pleasure moment, smooth, happy and uplifting while when I think of LRH, my time time track is a confused cocktail mix of being helped and also being degraded and giving up all my dynamics, except the 3rd, to service Ron's dynamics. Surely, there is a lesson to be learned here.
Lakey
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(but I do enjoy your stories, mostly)
