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BUREAU OF ARTS AND CULTURE CLASSIC FILMS: TWELVE MUST SEE FILMS and WHY

BUREAU OF ARTS AND CULTURE CLASSIC FILMS  

TWELVE MUST SEE FILMS  and  WHY 

AMERICAN GRAFFITI     BIG WEDNESDAY    BREAKING AWAY     CROOKLYN  

LA BAMBA   THE OUTSIDERS   QUADROPHENIA   REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE  

REPO  MAN       SWING  KIDS        THE  GRADUATE       WEST  SIDE  STORY  

These 12 Classic Youth Films Express a certain Social Angst that is 

still very much relevant for the Youth of Today's Current Society.

AMERICAN GRAFFITI
One of the most important films reflecting on American Pop  Culture ever. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Directed by  George Lucas. Starring a cast 

of new stars that have all gone  on to have stellar careers in the film industry: actors, directors, producers. Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford, Cindy  Williams, Suzanne Somers, Kathleen Quinlan, Candy Clark,  Charles Martin Smith, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins.   A Film that holds up every time it is viewed. A nostalgic look at  a time and a place in America just before we were hit with the  death of the Kennedy's & other social leaders, Vietnam and a  complicated world which forever changed our lives in America.   This film went onto inspire the Television Show : HAPPY DAYS. As well as many teen/music films such as DAZED & CONFUSED  by Independent Film Maker Richard LINKLATER. One can also see that this film production opened the door for Alan ARKUSH's  Classic Musical Teen Film: 

ROCK & ROLL HIGH SCHOOL. 

BIG WEDNESDAY 
The most authentic fictional SURF FILM ever created. Directed & co - written 

by John Milius, who would go on to put a surf  scene in just about every film he would ever participate in, famously: the surf scene in APOCALYPSE NOW. 

This film seems  to capture West Coast Surf culture with the perfect blend of the  nostalgic aspects of the early days on into the more cynical ones.  Friendships, initiations, love, war and growing up with the waves. Another perfect ensemble cast, an original musical score and a  voice over narration that perfectly tells the story like a good book. For a full Review Scroll down.

BREAKING AWAY  
Growing up poor or middle class in an area where others are more  privileged 

is one of the themes running through this hilarious and charming film about 

Biking, Friendship, Playing by the Rules and  yes, ' Breaking Away ' from the 

pack, traditions and false ideals.  A story about finding & respecting yourself 

in a world that refuses  to do so. Dennis Quaid in an early and heartfelt performance. Directed  by Peter Yates with a screenplay by Steve Tesich. 

A great use of  Classical Music throughout the entire production. Other cast members  include: The incredible Paul Dooley as the dad, Barbara Berrie as 

the  Mom and Dennis Christopher, Daniel Stern and Jackie Earle Haley as  

' The Cutters ' [ for cutting school ].  A fabulous uplifting production.  

CROOKLYN
Spike Lee dishes up this family film which is loosely based on scenarios  

created by his brother and sister and thier early childhood in Brooklyn.  

A hilarious film that personifies the 1970's with all the pitch perfect  hooks 

and props, music and experiences that define the period. A  heartbreaking 

and yet wonderfully funny film that nails exactly what  many of us went 

through during our childhood experiences in America  at that particular 

time and place. Outstanding performances by the  entire cast. As usual 

Spike Lee's casting choices from Del Roy Lindo  as the dad, Alfre Woodard 

as the mom and a whole crop of new  actors as well as Isaiah Washington, 

RuPaul, Vondie Curtis-Hall and of  course Zelda Harris as the young girl 

who plays our lead character.  With a great soundtrack, richly produced 

and as usual great direction.  





LA BAMBA
 A musical bio that lovingly tells the story of singer Ritchie Valens, though  

at the same time, tells a basic family dynamic of growing up, falling in love, 

being accepted or not and dealing with life's opportunities under pressure. 

A fabulous soundtrack that helped to put the band Los Lobos on the map. 

This was a follow up to the success of Luis Valdez's play & film ZOOT SUIT. 

With themes that describe the latino experience, musical prodigies, inter  

racial love and crossing over into the mainstream American music charts.  

This film, along with the Buddy Holly Story, Great Balls of Fire and the  

many films on Elvis Presley,opened the door for the entire genre of music  biographies that have lead up to: RAY, Walk the Line, Sid and Nancy.   

Lou Diamond Phillips in his first starring role, Esai Morales in a pinnacle  

supporting role as Ritchie's brother, Rosanna DeSoto as the mom and  

Joe Pantoliano, Elizabeth Pena, Brian Seltzer and Tony Genaro supporting. 





The OUTSIDERS 
An outstanding adaption of an S. E. Hinton novel by Francis Ford Coppola. 

The perfect film that reflects life on the, ' other side of the tracks '. Another  

film that has a cast of new stars that will all go onto great careers in film: 

C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Emelio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze,  

Tom Cruise, and Coppola regulars: Tom Waits, Diane Lane & Glen Withrow.  

Heroic & authentic, sympathetic & rough, innocent & tough, all without  

any slips in performance, style or structure, a really great film about family,  friends, tribes and looking back one more time, before moving forward again.  What's it like to be an American in middle America ? This is what it's like. 

QUADROPHENIA  
The first of several great films created by The Classic Rock & Roll Band: 

The WHO. A semi autobiographical tale of Mods and Rockers in and around 

the London music  scene just prior to the creation of bands like the WHO. 

The clash between the Mods & the rockers, not unlike the same clash we 

see within the other films listed in  this review: The Outsiders, Breaking 

Away, Rebel without a Cause, Big Wednseday. The Who will go onto create, 

The Kids are Allright & the Classic Rock opera TOMMY.  Being authentic, 

demanding respect from authority, rebelling against previous values  and 

searching for acceptance, but ultimately tossing it all away for self respect 

are  just a few of the themes in this great fictional film. Once again, many 

of the cast  members will become regulars and have entire careers and comebacks time & time again. Most notably: Ray Winstone in Sexy Beast, Timothy Spell in the films by the great Mike Leigh, Sting and of course a very young  Phil Daniels, Leslie  Ash, Mark Wingett, Phil Davis. Directed by Franc Roddam. With music by The WHO  and the use of period music specifically Booker T and the MG's classic 'Green Onions', which is also used in American Graffiti and The Flamingo Kid [ another great film ]. 

REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE 
The benchmark of all great films about growing up. There had many teen 

films before, but none could ever touch it after. The fact that it was 

filmed 

in technicolor put it a cut above the juvenile delinquent genre that had been mostly filmed in low budget black & white. Of course, the pinnacle performance 

by James Dean in a role that absolutely never goes out of style. Each generation rediscovers this film and immediately relates. His sensitivity, his search for truth, his sympathy towards Sal Mineo and his love for  Natalie Wood as well as the need to be accepted and respected all ring true to the kids  of today's society. 

The other films in this article could never have existed without the creation 

and popularity of Rebel without a Cause. This is the quintessential teen film. 

Although, it also speaks to the ever changing evolution from one generation 

to another.  A great original soundtrack, rich technicolor with realistic and dramatic performances. Supporting roles by Jim Backus [ the Voice of Mr Magoo ] and Dennis Hopper. Directed by Nicholas Ray and written by Stewart Stern based 

on a story by Irving Schulman. 

REPO MAN
Another small but interesting film about life in Los Angeles by director Alex 

COX,  who would later direct the classic Sid and Nancy biop on Sid Vicious of 

the Sex  Pistols Punk rock band that helped to start an entire revolution in 

rock and roll  music that still exists. Repo Man weaves between the new 

music of the time and  the different types of folks who inhabit Los Angeles. 

The film is a satire on all types  of people, much like the music of that time, 

bands like Black Flag, The Circle Jerks,  Iggy Pop, Suicidal Tendencies, The 

Plugz and FEAR all made fun of society, so too  does this film. With Emelio 

Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton battling it out with for  and among space 

aliens, low riders, musicians and of course stealing back automobiles. Car 

chases through the L.A. River, Low budget special effects and performances 

by  many real musicians such as band members of The Untouchables and 

Circle Jerks  make this a sort of time capsule of a time and a place. At the 

time, this film was  considered a cynical look at society, looking back at it 

today, its almost innocent.     

SWING KIDS 
Music, politics and friendship collide into a whirlwind force among a group 

of friends  in Germany during the take over of Europe.  Inspired loosely on 

actual events in the  life of people such as Django Reinhardt. Another cast 

of important actors including: Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Robert Sean 

Leonard and Barbara Hershey. Loyalty is  the running theme in this music 

filled portrait which starts out as a story of friendship  but swiftly veers into 

a political thriller of the historical variety. An outstanding sound  track with 

great performances by an ensemble cast. The film asks us how far will we  

go to be a success in our own time and place ? Loyalty to friends, to our own values,  to our life may be more important than acceptance by the group, especially when the  group is a destructive, controlling and obvious plague 

on a free society such as ours.  

THE GRADUATE 
A hilarious, sensitive and heartbreaking story of one young man's journey into 

self discovery after graduating from college.  The film that put Dustin Hoffman 

on the map. A soundtrack that launched Simon & Garfunkle into music stardom.  

As well as introducing the directing career of, up to that point, comedian Mike Nichols who with Elaine May, had a string of successful comedic albums based 

on their night club act. With a screenplay co written by Buck Henry of Saturday Night live fame and career making appearances by Anne Bancroft, Norman Fell, Katherine Ross, William Daniels and Murray Hamilton uttering the now classic, phrase, " I have one word for you … PLASTICS." Which seems to personify the artificial world that Hoffman's character is thrust into. An entirely different kind 

of comedy that broke the mold on controversy, humor and the sad realities that would lay ahead for an entire generation in search of truth, love and once again, breaking away from the values of those that have preceded us. A great  film with 

a surprise ending that still to this day, is embarrassing, exulting & entertaining. Somewhere between the sympathetic soundtrack, the innocent performances 

and the heartfelt realities of life, a strange and original cinematic experience emerges. No film has ever matched this blend since. The graduate opened the 

door to a slew of new films that became a sort of a  new and different genre: 

The Heartbreak Kid & Carnal Knowledge among them.  

 



WEST SIDE STORY 
The classic updated version of Romeo & Juliet told here in New York City,  between two rival gangs of kids from different ethnic backgrounds. This  

film still holds up in every way, shape and form. Cinematography, costumes, dialogue, songs and of course the transformative choreography and music. 

Leonard Bernstein developed this project for well over a decade and to this  

day it is as fresh and relevant as any film about the youth of society today.  Romance, violence, loyalty and the difficulty in crossing over from the folks  

you were born with into the person you are in love with, are just a few of  

the themes touch on here. The song lyrics are so entirely up to date, that  it 

is downright astounding how fresh and relevant this film is. Marijuana,  Cops 

and Detectives, Gangs, Social Workers, Fashion and most of all Love. This film becomes more and more impressive as time goes on. West Side  Story contains performances by natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, David Winters, 

George Chakiris, Tucker Smith and a cast of outstanding  actors /dancers and 

of course a soundtrack that makes it an utter and  complete classic film that 

will never go out of style. 

[ Tap the titles below to visit links to these great classic youth films ] 

AMERICAN GRAFFITI     BIG WEDNESDAY    BREAKING AWAY     CROOKLYN  

LA BAMBA   THE OUTSIDERS   QUADROPHENIA   REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE  

REPO  MAN       SWING  KIDS        THE  GRADUATE       WEST  SIDE  STORY  

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Amnesia NYE

Live music by French Cassettes, Sugar Candy Mountain, fpod bpod; Champagne toast. 8 p.m. $15. 853 Valencia St. (415) 970-0012. www.amnesiathebar.com.

The Beach Blanket Babylon NYE show

A festive performance of the traditional holiday show is augmented by chocolate truffles, and party favors. 7 and 10:15 p.m. (Late show includes dancing until about 1:30 a.m.) $65-$190. Club Fugazi, 678 Green St. www.beachblanketbabylon.com.

Bimbo's 365 Club NYE

Live music by Gold Star Soul Revue with Quinn Deveaux, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Gaucho. Complimentary glass of Champagne, hats, party favors and traditional balloon drop. 8 p.m. $60-$65. 1025 Columbus Ave. www.bimbos365club.com.

Biscuits & Blues NYE

Live music by Joe Louis Walker. 8 p.m. $50; 11 p.m. $60. 401 Mason St. (415) 292-2583. www.biscuitsandblues.com.

Boom Boom Room NYE

Live music with Katdelic, Wil Blades Trio, DJ Be Smiley. 8 p.m. $40. 1601 Fillmore St. (415) 673-8000. www.boomboomblues.com.

Bootie SF: NYE 2014 S- Show

Mash Four rooms of DJ dancing, Champagne toast, balloon drops. 9 p.m. $30-$50. DNA Lounge, 375 11th St. (415) 626-1409. www.dnalounge.com.

Bottom of the Hill NYE

Live music by Generationals, The Frail, Nova Albion. 8:30 p.m. $22-$25. 1233 17th St. (415) 621-4455. www.bottomofthehill.com.

Brava's New Year's Eve Comedy Fiesta

With Marga Gomez, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Micia Mosely and Mario Montes. Followed by no-host bar, party hats and midnight Champagne. 9 p.m. $30-$50. 2781 24th St. www.brava.org.

Brick & Mortar Music Hall NYE

Live music by Stu Allen & Mars Hotel, Pat Nevins. 9 p.m. $30-$35. 1710 Mission St. (415) 800-8782. www.brickandmortarmusic.com.

Cobb's Comedy NYE with John Oliver

7:30 p.m. $45; 10 p.m. $60. 915 Columbus Ave. (415) 928-4320. www.cobbscomedyclub.com.

Fillmore NYE with Calexico

9 p.m. $65. 1805 Geary Blvd. (415) 346-6000. www.thefillmore.com.

ChapelSF NYE

Live music by the Fresh & Onlys, Vetiver, Sun Araw, Pure Bliss. 9 p.m. $25-$30. 777 Valencia St. (415) 551-5157. www.thechapelsf.com.

Elbo Room New Year's Eve Soul Party

Dancing with DJs Lucky, Paul Paul, Phengren Oswald. 9 p.m. $20-$25. 647 Valencia St. (415) 552-7788. www.elbo.com.

Fairmont San Francisco New Year's Eve Gala

Reception with appetizers, 6-course dinner, balloon drop. 7 p.m. $429. 950 Mason St. (800) 441-1414. http://bit.ly/1fkzzLW.

Feinstein's NYE

Live music with Michael Feinstein, Champagne toasts for both coasts. 7:30 p.m. $100-$150; 11 p.m. $135-$395. 222 Mason St. (866) 663-1063. www.feinsteinssf.com.

Foodies! The Musical

One performance only to benefit Theatre Rhinoceros. 8 p.m. $20-$25. Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson St. www.brownpapertickets.com.

Great American Music Hall

Live music with the Melvins, Redd Kross, Frightwig. 9 p.m. $40. 859 O'Farrell St. (415) 885-0750. www.gamh.com.

Hemlock Tavern NYE

Live music from Glitter Wizard, Pins of Light, Owl; DJ dancing, Champagne toast. 9 p.m. $10-$15. 1131 Polk St. (415) 923-0923. www.hemlocktavern.com.

Hotel Utah NYE

Live music from Jeff Cotton's Gin Joint, Toy House. 9 p.m. $10. 500 Fourth St. (415) 546-6300. www.hotelutah.com.

Independent NYE

Live music with Holy Ghost!, Midi Matilda, DJ Vin Sol. 9 p.m. $85-$100. 628 Divisadero St. (415) 771-1421. www.theindependentsf.com.

Knockout NYE

Teenage Dance Craze: DJ's dX the Funky Grandpaw, Okie Oran & Russell Quan, Peppermint Twist GoGo Girls. 10 p.m. $10. 3223 Mission St. www.knockoutsf.com.

Lucky Strike New Year's Eve

Bowling, comfort food and drinks, DJ dancing. 10 p.m. $60; $75-$100 for open bar, Champagne toast, appetizers. 200 King St. (415) 400-8260. www.neptix.com.

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NYE 2014 at W SF

W Hotel San Francisco
181 Third St., San Francisco CA (SoMa Potrero Hill)

Don't miss the luxury and the life that we all want to experience this New Year's Eve. Put on your best gown and enjoy four amazing floors of entertainment, with six DJs spinning different music styles, and four hours of premium open bar. Make sure to settle into one of the luxurious rooms and take the elevator home!...[more]

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NYE International Ball 2014

Palace Hotel
2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco CA

San Francisco's NYE International Ball 2014 is taking it to another level. A Spectacular Celebration at The Magnificent "Palace Hotel" … One of a Kind! 4.5 hours hosted premium open bar in four separate rooms w/ a fantastic Line Up!!...[more]

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Champagne Resolutions NYE 2014

Hyatt Regency Hotel at Embarcadero
5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco CA

This NYE event will be the gathering place for those that have come to appreciate elegance, opulence and a sizzling hot party to ring in the New Year. Let it all go to the pulsating beats spun by a rotation of San Fran DJs while you quench your thirst with one of the tasty options offered in the 4 Hour Open Bar. ...[more]

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Epic NYE 2014 -The Westin SF

The Westin - Market Street
50 Third Street, San Francisco CA

Spend your last hours of 2013 surrounded by glamour and fun. We offer several different kinds of entertainment, so you can never get tired of strolling from one room to another throughout 20,000 feet of party space, with you champagne in hand and your booty shaking!...[more]

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NYE Massive 2014-Union Square San Francisco

Parc 55 Hotel
55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco CA

This event brings you the exhilarating excitement of 5 world famous cities in one single night. Experience the unique showcase of downtown sophistication, state of the art lighting and sound, casino-style games and ultra-exclusive VIP options with premium bar. Party in style! ...[more]

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PASSPORT TO THE WORLD NYE BALL

Westin St. Francis Hotel
335 Powell Street, San Francisco CA (Union Square Fidi)

Come experience for yourself the exciting and diverse mix of music, fashion, art, culture, sophistication, and charitable causes as we take you into 2014 in style at the largest and most amazing event in town. There will be 40 Hosted open bars and 7 rooms of music featuring 15 DJs from around the world spinning your fav tracks....[more]

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NYE aboard the Harbor Princess

Pier 43
Pier 43 1/2, San Francisco CA

Featuring three hours of premium open bar, music served up by a live DJ, and a special champagne toast at midnight, this event offers up the kind of fun that you won't find on land! This cruise is adults-only, so you can be sure that there will be an unadulterated atmosphere giving you a chance to truly enjoy yourself....[more]

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WILD NIGHT OUT NYE 2014

The Factory
525 Harrison Street, San Francisco CA

Have the time of your life with our all-inclusive VIP hosted bar. Tonight, we'll give you many party favors and color the sky with our confetti cannons. At the stroke of midnight, we invite all to raise your champagne and count down with us to the beginning of a grand new year!...[more]

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Midnight Dreamz NYE 2014

Sloane
1525 Mission St between 11th & Van Ness, San Francisco CA

MIDNIGHT DREAMZ NYE 2014 at Sloane Nightclub Featuring  ALEX DREAMZ CLUB KILLERS / XS LAS VEGAS Premium Open Bar Midnight Champagne Toast State of The Art Sound & Lighting Confetti & Cryo Cannons ...[more]

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NEW YEARS EVE 2014 @ YOSHI'S

Yoshis SF
1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco CA

12.31.13 NEW YEARS EVE 2014 AT YOSHIS Featuring Superstar EDC DJ TRENT CANTRELLE Tuesday at Yoshis :: The Biggest Balloon Drop in SF Get ready for the best New Years party in San Francisco at one of the most beautiful venues this city has to offer, Yoshis. A RED CARPET CELEBRATION FEATURING... Superstar EDC DJ TRENT CANTRELLE PHEEKO DU...[more]

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The American Neighborhood, Technology & Your New Years Resolution

The American Neighborhood, Technology & Your New Years Resolution

 We as Americans have come a long way in the past hundred 

or so years. We have the car, train and plane, the telephone, 

the film and we have the television. Have we gone forward or 

are we using these incredible tools of communication, travel & 

expression against one another ? Imagine the delight, pleasure 

and convenience these devices had once abled early Americans. 

Look at how these incredibly important tools of the technological 

age are being squandered, abused and wasted on ugly acts of 

judgement, surveillance and communicating wrongs, perceived 

wrongs and often child-like conversations of a negative nature.

It is as if Stanley Kubrik's vision of the 2001 A Space Odyssey 

variety has been linked in reverse. Where the computer H.A.L. 

has all the tools necessary to assist mankind and instead of doing 

so, decides, in one way or another to attempt to control mankind. 

But in this case, it is even worse than that. In this case, the tools 

of technology have been invented and given freely, then we as a 

species have reverted back to an earlier stage in our development, 

utilizing the tools of invention, communication and travel only to 

control, hurt or even to destroy one another. From the Jetson's to 

The Flintstones, all because some people would use these tools to 

express some form of hurt, oppress, judge, moralize or badger 

their fellow man, their neighbor, someone they may disagree with.  

Add to that those who are all too willing to throw their children 

into the mix, to have their own children express some viewpoint 

to a total stranger by acting out some fake scenario for the purpose 

of influencing and or ' sending a message ' to a total stranger or to 

a neighbor or group of people. Is this the American Neighborhood 

of today ? Or is this a divisive game that will most likely backfire on 

us ? What kind of world will this be when those same children, grow 

up and realize what it is they were taught to do ? Most likely, they 

will turn around and 'act out' some type of scenario on those who 

taught them to do so in the first place. Creating an atmosphere of 

indirect communication on a somewhat judgmental, critical & often 

petty level. An embarrassing & futile game of false and misleading 

commentary of some form or another. A bad metaphoric linguistic 

nightmare that surly will set us all back by the decades. If you are 

entirely unaware of what it is this writer is speaking to, congratulations.

You have, so far, avoided and some how steered clear of this game.

Unfortunately, you are not in the majority in this particular case. 

Most reading this article, know exactly what it is we are talking about. 

I wonder where this is all headed ? Are the private lives of Americans 

that boring, that mundane, that eventless that the coming and going 

of celebrities, media professionals or just some local character more 

important than their own lives, their own direction, their own biography?

Each person writes their own biography on a daily basis, but spending 

a majority of your day reacting to someone else's is no biography at all.

Its a petty, mindless and often way off the track game of bogus hearsay.

We are witnessing this game being played all over and I personally feel 

a certain concern for those playing it. Usually and often, it is a group 

activity, which puts it in the category of Fascism, Bullying, Them vs US,

type of thinking. An extreme attitude of the variety that thinks that, 

" We are correct and the person we are ' playing ' is wrong ."   That is 

a very dangerous game indeed. This is America, in fact, this is The New 

America, a place where we came to get away from tyranny, oppression 

and group aspects of living. Oftentimes this game is being played by a 

staff of professionals who are working for a larger business: a grocery 

store, a group of drivers with a fleet of vehicles and of course corporations.

Sports, news, radio commentary, print media, headlines, billboards + more.

But here is the real problem. Once this game has been introduced, 

others begin to play it, and it spirals into areas where such games can 

only hurt. The American neighborhood has taken on this game at all levels 

and especially in the middle and lower income brackets. A place that was 

once safe from this type of dishonesty and manipulation has become 

total victim, by becoming a total game field. We can only imagine that 

utilizing communication devices to track the whereabouts of individuals 

was thought by some to be a powerful move at first glance, but looking 

again, we can easily see that this has damaged those who do the tracking 

more than those who are being tracked. A losing game that hurts everyone, 

but mostly it hurst the fabric of America. If your only way to influence is 

through some form of phony, act out, conversation on the tele, prerecorded 

radio spot or live commentary, than you are someone with no influence at all.

Some of what we are discussing here has been fueled by pseudo-psychological 

double talk that is of the most elementary level. An almost embarrassing and 

down right ignorant form of quasi - communicado that only the most infantile 

individuals would either be influenced by or attempt to influence with as a tool.

Anyone with any sense would walk away from this type of group haranguing & 

simply begin again to live their own lives. But walking away from a game like 

this won't be easy. Once people who are a part of a group, people who, on their 

own feel: little, diminished or worthless, may find it very difficult to leave. People who are addicted to the telephone, addicted to the car, addicted to the television and indeed addicted to playing the game on others, on unsuspecting individuals, these  are fascists, these are bullies, these are a group of people who have no life of their own. For those reading this article who still do not know what we are talking about,I congratulate you a second time, I hope you never know what we are talking about. For those of you who, do, we wish you the best of luck in your recovery. 

A Suggestion : 

NEW YEARS RESOLUTION , STOP PAYING THE GAME AND YOU CANT LOSE.

A Reminder: 

WE ARE AMERICANS, WE LIVE OUR LIVES, WE DON'T LIVE OTHERS LIVES.