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MAY OUR CHILDREN LIVE A LIFE OF PEACE, LOVE, AND UNDERSTANDING ON THIS EARTH AS THEY PURSUE THE DREAM OF LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE CONTINUING QUEST FOR THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

             THE "MADONNA" SAGA

From the "Confessions Tour of Russia"  2006

Madonna Denied Blast-Off in '08

by Natalie Finn
Sep 13, 2006, 5:15 PM PT

It looks as if the Material Girl isn't going to be leaving this material world anytime soon.

Russia's Duma legislative body nixed the idea of sending Madonna into space in 2008, a notion brought forth by Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Alexei Mitrofanov after the 48-year-old hit maker supposedly said during her tour stop in Moscow this week that she would like to visit the International Space Station.

"It would be a serious event, considering the TV coverage and the fact that it will coincide with [presidential] elections in the United States and Russia," Mitrofanov, who proposed that an official inquiry be sent to the Russian Federal Space Agency, told the information service RIA Novosti.

Space agency spokesman Igor Panarin explained that there were no seats available on the Soyuz spacecraft until 2009.

"Taking into account her good physical preparedness and financial capabilities, the dream of [Madonna] Louise Ciccone on a space flight could be realized in 2009," Panarin said, using most of the "Like a Virgin" singer's full name--but not all, perhaps acknowledging the objections some of his countrymen have to her onstage biblical imagery. ("The pop star calling herself Madonna is abusing the Cross," Valentin Lebedev, head of the Union of Orthodox Citizens, said during a protest in central Moscow last week.)

So maybe there will be some vogue-ing at zero gravity at a later date. (And maybe Lance Bass will be able to pony up enough cash by then.)

The first female space tourist, Iranian-American entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari, reportedly paid $20 million for the privilege to leave Earth Sept. 18. Three other individuals are said to have paid similar prices for a 10-day jaunt above-and-beyond the globe.

Madonna, who's well on her way to having the highest grossing tour ever for a female music artist, hasn't really needed to leave the planet to have out of this world success, however.

She performed in front of approximately 50,000 fans Tuesday night at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium and, despite the opposition mounting in recent weeks over the mock-crucifixion she has staged at the end of each of her performances on the Confessions tour, disruptions were at a minimum.

According to authorities, a total of 23 people--some intoxicated--were detained and only seven of them had been trying to protest the shenanigans going on inside the stadium. More than 7,000 police officers were on duty throughout the evening, including 45 dog handlers and 600 riot cops.

This was Madonna's first concert in Russia. Next it's off to Osaka and Tokyo to see what sort of religious ire the pop icon can stir up in Asia.

By David Sims

Originally posted Wednesday April 02, 2008 10:10 AM EDT 

 

She may be almost 50, but Madonna has no problem baring all – when it comes to interviews, at least.

For May's U.K. issue of Elle, the still-sexy singer – whose eleventh studio album, Hard Candy, is out this month – chats candidly about her kids, her sex life and her tempestuous marriage to Guy Ritchie.

Madonna and the 39-year-old filmmaker have been dogged by rumors of marital strife, culminating last month, when the singer's rep was forced to release a statement saying, "Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ritchie remain happily married."

In the interview, she talks frankly about the struggles they face as two strong-willed halves of a Hollywood power couple. "I had to marry a challenge because otherwise I would just get bored," she says. "Whatever else Guy is, he's never boring ... We're both there to help each other and challenge each other."

In fact, Madonna tells Elle, Ritchie inspired her new song "Miles Away," in which she laments being forced to spend so much time apart. "So many people have to deal with long-distance relationships," she says. "It's not easy. You have to work hard to make it work."

And in the bittersweet love song, "Incredible," the 49-year-old croons, "sex with you is incredible." Is that also a tribute to her husband-of-seven-years? "Absolutely," she tells the magazine. "Sex with Guy is incredible ... And surprise, surprise, it's his favorite song on the album. Actually, maybe it's not his favorite song, but it's definitely his favorite line."

Still, she seems bemused by all the media speculation surrounding the state of her union. "I'm sure people aren't that interested in my marriage," she insists. "Posh and Becks are much more interesting."

Madonna's Softer Side

The singer shows her softer side when talk turns to her children, Lourdes, 11. Rocco, 7, and soon-to-be-adopted David, 2. (According to Reuters, Madonna is expected to travel to his native Malawi April 8 to make the long-bogged-down adoption official.)

"Lourdes is the most like me," she said, adding that her eldest is now going through a "Goth phase." "Rocco is just Guy. He's very aware, very funny and doesn't let anything drop. David is this incredibly bright, smart, bundle of energy. They are all so different and completely full-on."

'I Would Never Get Fat'

As her August birthday approaches, she shows no sign of slowing down. "I'm not going to be defined by my age. Why would any woman?," she asks. "I'm not going to slow down, get off this ride, stay home and get fat. No way!" Then, making a face, she adds, "I would never get fat."

She won't talk about any surgery she may have had – "I'm not against plastic surgery, I'm just against discussing it" – but Madonna does reveal some aspects of her beauty and fitness regimes.

"If you want to know how I look like I do, it's diet and exercise and being constantly careful," she says. "I swear by oxygen facials, I'm obsessive about staying out of the sun. I don't drink much and drugs are out."

The real secret to her success, Madonna thinks, is self-discipline. "There are no tricks. Tricks don't work. Discipline does." 
 

 

CONGRADULATIONS TO THE "QUEEN OF POP" MADONNA-"NONNI" LOUISE VERONICA CICCONE PENN-RICHIE!

MADONNA was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on MARCH 10th as a reward for lasting 25 years in the "Music Industry".....She first came on the scene in or around February 1983, the year I graduated from college near Philly.  After she had struck a pose in a naked layout in both Playboy and Penthouse, she appeared again in July of 1985 before a live worldwide audience at LIVE-AID at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The live concert was also staged in London's Wembley Stadium as an effort to highlight and end the hunger of the children in AFRICA. As people like myself were able to view the live concert in person and also on worldwide television, MADONNA sang her then hit record "Holiday" and also "Get Into The Groove" and was seen as a backup singer on the Beatles song Revolution". She came on stage and thanked the quote....unquote "STARS" that were also performing at this Worldwide appeal to the people to send in their money to raise awareness and collect profits from their performances to help save the lives of African people dying of starvation and AIDS. She has since become a "Superstar" and now is worth multi-millions. She has indeed come a long way since she left Detroit with $35 to travel to New York and find a studio, record label, and a manager to discover her talents and make her the new "Material Girl" with dreams of a material living. She has been compared with the original "Material Girl"..Marilyn Monroe" and has just completed a new CD with a former Mickey Mouseketeer- Jusin Timberback. She has also become an ICON to the many boys and girls who watched her evolve from a "BOY TOY" to a mother of 3. Including the recent adoption of a Malawi, African child named David. She has been married twice...To Sean Penn and Guy Richie and has given birth to 2 children....A daughter out of wedlock and a son while married to Guy Richie. She has since toured the world many times over and has a legion of devoted fans that she calls her ICONers on her official website www.madonna.com of which I am a member and have posted many of the poems you see here on the page entitled "A Revolution of Hope". As RomeoICON I have made an attempt to communicate with not only this "ICON" but have also gained a following of fans from within her website and those of another former Mickey Mouseketeer BRITNEY SPEARS and LISA MARIE PRESLEY. Britney was born in 1981 and was just 4 years old when LIVE AID took place at the now demolished JFK Stadium in Philly, I was born in 1961 and have witnessed the many events that these "artists" have done for money,charity or respect. Since that time there has been LIVE 8 and LIVE EARTH concerts to end hunger around the world but these 'ARTISTS' have accumulated multi-millions and still charge to perform live in concerts around the globe as they continue to embark on World tours.After graduation from college in 1983, I have embarked on my own project to inspire those artists and the common people to use the power of love and not the power of goodbye to once again reach for the moon, the stars, and the other planets in the universe. I have copyrighted a book of poetry but have received no royalty money to date for this book called "EMOTION:THE TREASURE OF LOVE" of which you can read these poems here on my free website. I have yet to be contacted by a publisher, agent or manager to present these poems to the general public. Currently in 2008, I have written a new book and "reality play" called SOMEWHERE that you can also read on this website. It has been a long and winding road for me to bring these words to life either through book form or now on the creation of the World Wide Web. I hope you enjoy the poems on this page as well as those on the other pages of my website. I am still searching for someone out there to lend me a hand and help me out of "The Starving Artist" syndrome and allow me the opportunity to continue to write and sing for a larger audience.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

AFTER FINALIZING AN ADOPTION WITH LITTLE DAVID BANDA, HIS FATHER AND HER CURRENT HUSBAND GUY RICHIE IN THE AIDS STRICKIN COUNTRY OF AFRICA AND IT”S MANY STARVING CHILDREN AND ADULTS…DO YOU THINK MADONNA HAS HIRED A NANNY FOR HER 3 CHILDREN OR WILL GUY STAY HOME IN THE LONDON CASTLE AS SHE MAKES HER WAY ACROSS THE GLOBE IN A WET AND STICKY TOUR?……..LET’S PRAY THAT THE “STARS” WILL COME OUT ….SHINING, NOT WITH THEIR POCKETBOOKS FULL OF LIVE NATION”S 170 Million  CASHOLA GIVEN TO THIS ICON…    AFTER PUTTING ON THE LIVE EARTH CONCERTS TO TRY AND SAVE THE PLANET AND CURE AIDS AND STARVATION IN THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES… THE BLEEDING HEARTS AND ARTISTS LIKE ME STILL ARE BANGING THEIR HEADS AGAINST THE WALLS THAT THE RICH AND FAMOUS USE TO KEEP THEM HIDDEN FROM THE COMMON MAN AND HIS STRUGGLES JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET…DO OUR “SUPERSTARS” STILL BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN CHANGE OUR WORLD LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD IN THEIR USA FOR AFRICA CAMPAIGN THAT STARTED IN 1985?  GOD BLESS AMERICA AND CHILDREN OF THE  FAMOUS WHO BECOME RICH……I STILL CARRY A REVOLUTION OF HOPE FOR ALL OUR CHILDREN AS THE “SUPERSTARS” CONTINUE TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE POVERTY, DISEASE,  TYRANY AND GREED THAT STILL ENCOMPASSES OUR BLUE PLANET EARTH……. 

Madonna: Adoption Controversy 'Made Me Stronger'?

By Courtney Rubin

Originally posted Thursday May 22, 2008 09:55 AM EDT

  Madonna said she found the controversy surrounding her adoption of David Banda from Malawi "painful," but added, "It made me stronger, so I guess I can't complain."

Speaking after her documentary about Malawi, I Am Because We Are, premiered at the Cannes film festival Wednesday, Madonna, 49, noted, "When a woman has a child and goes through natural childbirth she goes through birthing pain – and this was my birthing pain."

Malawi court officials said Thursday that the judge overseeing Madonna's adoption of David, 2, would make his ruling on May 28. Madonna's Malawian lawyer said that the singer and her husband, Guy Ritchie, are not required to be in court for the hearing.

"There's nothing controversial about the adoption – there's just a lot of bureaucracy," Madonna said. "This adoption was the beginning of adoption laws in Malawi. I'm the template or the role model for future adoptions. Hopefully after we get through this it will be easier for other people to adopt." She paused and smiled. "I'm happy to be the guinea pig," she said.

MAY 31, 2008 

The CONCERT FOR HOPE was in 2005 for the Tsunami Victims 

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    *                                 FOR TSUNAMI’S SURVIVORS     

When people die........some people cry
When it happens to you.......this is what people do
Now think of a tragedy where multiple thousands die
Try not to let the feelings pass you by

They call it a tsunami.........a huge tidal wave bringing destruction in its path
Many innocent people have died dealing with nature's forceful wrath
Now we must help those in need
Those who survived need money and faith not false hope and greed

So those in the entertainment field must unite for more then just one day
And lead by example by inspiring others and showing the way

As I continue this poem you may be safe at home
But think about the survivors who have no place to live
Think about their plight and continue to give
If not a helping hand… remember to say a prayer at night                        For the survivors of this tragedy who continue to fight.                                                      

We can’t just let them fade away….

 They need our help each and every day 

I'll continue this poem hoping you will see
That these people have witnessed a massive loss of humanity
It strikes at the human heart for all to feel
Yes, this tragedy was not staged, this tragedy was real

Let us take a break before we continue on
And thank God that this tsunami is gone.

There was no warning for the people in this tropical land
When the ocean rose up and delivered her blow…
There was no place for these people to go

It happened to them.....it can happen to us
We must band together in a spirit of brotherhood
-This is a must -

As the "Stars" banded together in a show of relief
I tended to believe that their aid would be brief
Instead of asking of the common man...They should band together and take a mortal stand to supply inspiration, money and time
Giving back to the people with a show of unity in kind.

There is no wall of fame between the survivors and those who give
They just want a chance to live

So lift up your multi-million dollar hearts and give to the families who lost their starts.....

The tsunami victims need to start their lives once again
The destruction will not go away overnight…
It is a horrible sight
So lift up your hearts and give what you can
I say this to the famous and also to the common man
We all need to work together to bring love and hope back to this ravished land
Isn't time we take a lasting stand?

The haves and have-nots must now work hand in hand so that God can heal the wounds…..   

Of the tsunami survivors and those who continue to mourn the loss of their children, their families and friends.                                                                                                       

We must continue to give them hope and inspiration until their suffering ends. 

January 2005

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Here's a new picture of the Queen of POP..from an ICONer with private eyes.....Does she have a Knight in shining armour or is she on her way to another public event without her true love on her arm? CHECK OUT "THE GOLDEN SLIPPERS' on Dorothy.....BElieve me when I say I was in Wizard of OZ land in KANSAS and they strip you of all your cloths andtake your shoes before they put you in a nut hut without any civil rights.........Just ask Princess "fellow Bi-Polar" Britney. 

Watch out Madonna....the vultures have swooped down on Princess Diana and are now hovering over our Princess Britney.....Where is your true love?..........In Guy's Pub or waiting for you with private eyes as in the City of Brotherly Live Aid LOVE?.......REMEMBER .....your legion of ICONers always have their eyes on you and are sad to see you without a Prince on your arms and in your eyes.

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LIVE EARTH CONCERTS

 

Hey You...the Artists of the Earth may have gathered again around the world to sing and play...

In an effort to expose the relavence of global warming on just that ONE special day...

 But if we continue to destroy the beauty of this Earth..

Then why do those who are in the public eye loose credibility

by denying what they're worth.

Yes, you can gather together and tell the general public that our planet is in need of love and not war

But when you return to your public lives and continue to spread a lifestyle of wealth and greed.....

How are our children to believe that these concerts and causes will help them keep growing trees from a seed?...how can we solve these problems of poverty, famine and war when the artists get richer and the poorer get poor.

It seems like a hippocracy to ask the private people to help save the Earth when an "artist" becomes a "star" and endelges themselves in their own self worth. 

Why ask for money from those who are poor?....Shouldn't we really believe that these "superstars" should be checking their egos at the doors?

 With their massive amounts of money and fame...Is it any wonder that the future our Earth is no longer within our control to remain in God's domain?  

Let us give those who would help save our land....at least an opportunity to help make a stand.

For both the famous and the common PEOPLE to open their eyes and view the truth...that a climate in crisis has now been passed on to our youth.

If Live Concerts are to raise awareness and give our children hope and the ability to change what We should have  done...then maybe our "stars" should step aside and let the children on the earth gain their power from our sun...because just one Live AID concert or one Live Earth will not solve the problems nor will they yield their worth... 

If we continue to make human beings "stars" and watch as they acquire the people's money to live in luxury and forget their past.....then how will these concerts benefit the children and make their hopes and dreams last? 

 We are all human beings living on the same mother Earth and if we don't look above to find our "stars"...

Then the moon and our planet will soon become as Red as Mars.

 Global Warming is a result of how we chose to live a life of greed, luxury, and lack of respect for this beautiful blue planet that gives life to us all.....be it the large or be it in the small....be it in the poor or be it in the rich....the artist or the common man.....It is truly WE THE PEOPLE that must now ALL band together and take a daily devoted common stand....For if the "STARS" on the Earth all look above into the "STARS" in the sky...

 Then maybe just maybe in future years to come... what we will leave for our children will be a cause that we ALL will have won!

LIVE EARTH......FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH 

 

                                     Daniel Joseph Reed

                                        March 1, 2008

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I hope that some of the friends I have found on Madonna's old website have logged on to this free website to view these pictures and read more of my poetry. I started to post on the old Madonna website in 2005 as romeoICON [one of my user names for the Madonna ICON message board at www.madonna.com (currently posting under user name REEDYREED in her exclusive website that charges money to post on her forum)......Some of the exclusive content from that "ICON fanclub" is posted free here on my website. I have also been posting on Britney's official website(www.britneyspears.com) as ROMEO and Lisa Marie Presley's free forums (www.lisapresley.com as DANNY.. also since 2005

CAN YOU STILL REMEMBER LIVE 8 TO RAISE AWARENESS OF OUR PLANET EARTH IN A CLIMATE CRIsis

 May 28, 2008   

JUST IN CASE THERE ARE STILL ANY DEVOTED “ICON” MADONNA FANS  WHO WANT TO BUY A “HOT AND STICKY “-HARD CANDY TICKET ……….GiVING HER MORE OF OUR MONEY BUT FORGETTING THE ULTIMATE  PURPOSES OF BAND-AID, LIVE AID, HANDS ACROSS AMERICA,  LIVE 8 AND LIVE EARTH…………MULTI-MILLIONAIRES ….on tour again…..As the Africans, Americans, and the world's hunger problem is still not solved. 

Here’s the INFO from the ICON MADONNA Fan club: 

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH  

Madonna News from MADONNA-ICON

Here's the original "world tour" dates for the Madonna Icon "Hot and Sticky- Hard Candy money making machine"

Please note the LIVE-AID site in Philadelphia now called the Wachovia Bank Center...(JFK stadium was demolished and a new Center was built on that site......first called "CoreStates Bank Center".....then the "First Union Bank Center....(When this happened....we, still in Philly from the original LIVE AID CONCERT in 1985, called this the FU Center) ...Now a German Bank has the naming rights and JFK is nowhere to be found.

MADONNA STICKY & SWEET TOUR ITINERARY 2008 ?


Showdate - City - Venue - On sale Date:


23-Aug - Cardiff Millennium Stadium - Fri. May 16
26-Aug - Nice Stade Charles Ehrmann - Fri. May 16
28-Aug - Berlin Olympic Stadium - Wed. May 21
02-Sept - Amsterdam Arena - Sat. May 17
04-Sept - Dusseldorf LTU Arena - Wed. May 21
06-Sept - Rome Olympic Stadium - Fri. May 23
09-Sept - Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena - Wed. May 21
11-Sept - London Wembley Stadium - Fri. May 16
20-Sept - Paris Stade de France - Fri. May 16
03-Oct - E. Rutherford Izod Center - Mon. May 19
06-Oct - New York City Madison Square Garden - Mon. May 19
07-Oct - New York City Madison Square Garden - Mon. May 19
15-Oct - Boston TD BankNorth Garden - Sat. May 17
18-Oct - Toronto Air Canada Centre - Sat. May 24
22-Oct - Montreal Bell Centre - Sat. May 24
26-Oct - Chicago United Center - Sat. May 17
30-Oct - Vancouver BC Place Stadium - Sat. May 24
01-Nov - Oakland Oracle Arena - Sun. June 1
04-Nov - San Diego Petco Park - Sun. June 1
06-Nov - Los Angeles Dodger Stadium - Sun. June 1
08-Nov - Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena - Sat. May 31
11-Nov - Denver Pepsi Center - Sat. May 31
16-Nov - Houston Minute Maid Park - Sat. May 31
19-Nov - Philadelphia LIVE AID SITE - Mon. June 2
22-Nov - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall - Mon. June 2
24-Nov - Atlanta Philips Arena - Sat. May 31
26-Nov - Miami Dolphin Stadium - Sat. May 31


Additional dates and venues to be announced.


Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. Show date and on sale information to follow

June 10, 2008

The 'Sticky & Sweet Tour' to visit Greece

May 28, 2008

Sticky & Sweet.....How poetic a name for a tour that gives to the rich but asks from the poor!

May 27, 2008

Philadelphia Show Update THIS CONCERT WILL BE HELD ON THE ORIGINAL SITE OF LIVE AID-1985....SADLY, JFK STADIUM WAS DEMOLISHED AND ALL THE "SUPERSTARS" LEFT TOWN TO TOUR THE WORLD YEAR AFTER YEAR AS AFRICAN AND AMERICAN CHILDREN CONTINUE TO DIE OF POVERTY, AIDS, HUNGER, TYRANY FROM GREED, AND LACK OF RESPONSE BY THE "UNITED ARTISTS" TO GIVE UP SOME OF THEIR TOUR TIME AND CASH TO HELP END THESE EPIDEMICS THAT ARE KILLING MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE>

Please note that the Philadelphia show orginally scheduled on November 19 has been pushed to November 20, 2008.
If you are a member of Icon and want to buy your tickets to the Philadelphia show, please note that the presale page has been updated accordingly.

  New Video Makes Exclusive World Premiere on iTunes April 3rd Song to Be Featured in Warner Bros.-Village Roadshow Pictures Film 'Get Smart' Single Exploding at Radio and Digital Sales International Response Huge

NEW YORK, NY, April 3, 2008- "4 Minutes", the pulsating and hypnotic debut single from Madonna's 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records "HARD CANDY" is off but remains another lack of response to her LIVE AID....LIVE 8...AND LIVE EARTH appearances 

The breathtaking new video for "4 Minutes" featuring a performance by Madonna along with appearances by the song's co-writers and co-producers Timbaland and Justin Timberback has been a last ditch effort to make Madonna more multi-millions while the children of Africa and of Malawi are starving and begging for food and compassion.

Madonna, a multi-Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, cultural icon?, world renowned stage performer, video visionary, children's book author, director and documentary film maker has sold 200 million albums and even more multi-millions in cash in the course of her unprecedented two decade plus career and has just been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

When asked about the "4 Minute Fever Phenomenon," Madonna commented with little thought and little wisdom as she was heard to say "Goody goody gum drops."   And so the more children continue to die and become orphans because their parents are dying of AIDS and Madonna and her "Superstar" friends continue to world tour alone and bank themselves more and more multi-millions. WHen will they realize that their material girl has already past the 100 million mark of US dollars and that about that many people -men, women and Children are dying each minute not 4 0r 5. minutes

LOTSA OF CASHA: 

Published: Jan. 31, 2008 at 11:34 AM 

 NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna is No. 1 on Forbes' inaugural "Cash Queens of Music" list, having earned an estimated $72 million from June 2006 to June 2007.


To compile the roster, Forbes said it looked at concert grosses, merchandising revenue, album sales and additional revenue garnered from secondary businesses, such as clothing or perfume lines, during a specific period of time.

Madonna 'Over the Moon' About Finalized Adoption

By Raphael Tenthani

Originally posted Wednesday May 28, 2008 12:00 PM EDT

It's official: Madonna's dream of adopting David Banda from Malawi has come true.

The High Court in the Malawi capital Lilongwe granted the singer, 49, permanent adoption order for the 2-year-old toddler on Wednesday. In his one-hour ruling, Justice Andrew Nyirenda said he is satisfied that Madonna and her British filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie "are perfect parents" for the toddler.

"I have examined the two reports by the guardian and I am satisfied David has found a good home," he said.

Nyirenda said by his ruling, David's biological father, Yohane Banda, forfeits all rights to the toddler.

"I am glad this is over now. I am happy for David," his father said Wednesday. Banda, 33, who ekes out a living growing maize, tomato and onions, said his family will meet and plan a celebration.

Malawian lawyer Alan Chinula said that Madonna was "over the moon" when he told her about the success of her adoption Wednesday.

"She told me she was anxiously waiting for the news," he said. "She is relieved and thanks the people of Malawi for allowing them to be.......

FAMILY!!!

JUNE 24, 2008

Report: Madonna May Be Seeking Divorce Counsel

   

 JOIN DEMI MOORE AND MADONNA AS THEY CELEBRATE THE 2008 OSCAR PARTY AND DEMI'S NEW FILM "HAPPY TEARS" CURRENTLY FILMING IN MY HOMETOWN OF PROSPECT PARK, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLICK ON THE WEBSITE BELOW TO VIEW YOUR LATEST "STARS" AS THEY WALK    

"THE RED CARPET OF HOLLYWOOD"

       http://www.eonline.com/redcarpet/oscars2008/glamcam/index.jsp

No official word on this, but I hear Kate Hudson wanted to bring more than one guest to Madge's bash. A source tells me the starlet was told she'd have to personally call Moore to ask. No word yet if Hudson ever made it to the party or bothered to call.Most of the party was in Oseary's tented backyard. The tennis courts were covered and transformed into a lounge area.—Filed by Marc Malkin

THEY WALK ON THEIR STREETS OF GOLD...FAME...AND FORTUNE...LOOKING FOR THEIR NAMES IN CEMENT ON THE STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD.THE BIG PICTURE CANNOT HIDE A MANSION THAT IS BUILT ON A HILL....HERE ARE MORE PHOTOS OF THE "HOLLYWOOD STARS" AS THEY COME DOWN FROM THEIR  HILLS.....ARE WALLS BUILT TO HIDE THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN OR KEEP COMMON PEOPLE OUT?

HOLLYWOOD COMES TO PENNSYLVANIA!

"--THE "DEMI MOORE' SAGA

Demi Moore and Rip Torn have decided to "STAR' in a new movie currently being filmed one block away from my Senior High School-INTERBORO......I hope that HAPPY TEARS is a success for Paramount and Demi and Madonna can party it up again at the VIP Oscar Bash in Hollywoodland.

Here's some fun facts about the REAL Demi Moore:

Actress`Demi Moore who planned a 'Oscar Bash" party in Hollywoodland with Madonna where only a select few of their 'Superstar" friends were invited after the Academy Awards in 2008....has begun filming a new film by Paramount in my hometown of Prospect Park,  Pennsylvania. I passed by the film crew and the house on 13th Avenue where interior scenes where being shot. I wanted to sneek in the house to welcome her to Philadelphia but I was in my black Buick Skylark singing and blasting my Madonna music. I was in the  process of returning home to my Condo in Brookhaven , Pa from the Jersey Shore while I wait for my Social Security check in the US mail for my Bi-Polar illness....a illness also affecting Britney Spears. I grew up near Prospect Park and went to highschool at Interboro which includes kids from Prospect Park. I might have even went to highschool with a family member who Paramount rented or bought the house where the interior shots are being filmed! The movie is suppose to be called "HAPPY TEARS" also "stars" Rip Torn and someone named Parker Posey.

I have been driving around in my black sedan singing tunes from the 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's and very little from the new millennium. Demi's friend Madonna was nowhere in sight but I have been singing duets with her in my "car studio". I hope to be "discovered" soon but my stars are being discovered everyday in the Universe above.

 I already gave you the history of Demi's friend Madonna Louise Ciccone Penn Richie on my page called "CELEBRITY and POLITICAL POEMS" SO now here is the history of Demi Moore- The previous Mrs. Bruce Willis....now Mrs. Ashton Kushner of the 70's Show fame. I graduated from Interboro near the filming of this "movie" in 1979 and actually lived out the Disco years there. I was born on October 2,1961 and am currently 46 going on 47. 

 

DEMI MOORE-WILLIS-KUSHNER

Actress, tabloid fodder, provocative Vanity Fair cover piece: the husky-voiced brunette Demi Moore is nothing if not an unforgettable roadside attraction on the pop culture highway. Rising to prominence with a string of successful films during the '80s and early '90s, Moore became known for both her onscreen and offscreen ability to draw attention for everything from her grin-and-bare-it roles in films like Striptease to her well-publicized marriage to (and divorce from Bruce Willis.



Born Demetria Guynes in Roswell, NM, on November 11, 1962, Moore led a troubled childhood. To call it tumultuous would be something of an understatement: along with her mother, half-brother and stepfather, she moved no less than 30 times before her adolescence, thanks to her stepfather's job as a newspaper ad salesman. The problems that went along with such an itinerant lifestyle were compounded by the dysfunctional, sometimes abusive relationship between Moore's mother and stepfather. The latter committed suicide when Moore was 15, around the time that she discovered that he was not her biological father. She dropped out of school a year later and did some modeling in Europe. When she was 18, Moore married rocker Freddy Moore; the union lasted four years, during which time the actress landed her first role playing Jackie Templeton on the TV daytime drama General Hospital.



Moore made her film debut in 1981, appearing in both the coming-of-age drama Choices and the schlock-tastic Parasite. Following a bit role in 1982's Young Doctors in Love, she had her first lead role in No Small Affair (1984) as an aspiring rock singer opposite Jon Cryer. Her real breakthrough came the next year, when she starred as an unstable member of a group of college friends in St. Elmo's Fire. Apparently, her onscreen instability mirrored her offscreen condition at the time; she was reportedly fired from the film at one point and then rehired after going into drug rehab. The film was a hit, and Moore, along with such co-stars as Emilio Estevez (to whom she was engaged for three years), Rob Lowe, and Ally Sheedy, became a member of the infamous "Brat Pack."



Fortunately for Moore, she managed to avoid the straight-to-oblivion fate of other Brat Pack members, increasing her fame and resume with films like About Last Night (1986) and The Seventh Sign (1988). Her fame further increased in 1987 when she wed Bruce Willis in a Las Vegas ceremony presided over by singer Little Richard. In 1990, Moore had her biggest hit to date with Ghost, a romantic drama that cast her as the grieving girlfriend of the deceased Patrick Swayze. A huge success, Ghost secured Moore a place on the A-list, something she managed to sustain despite the subsequent twin flops of The Butcher's Wife and Mortal Thoughts, both released in 1991. That same year, Moore gained exposure of a different sort when she appeared nude and hugely pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair; the resulting hoopla gained her more attention than either of her movies that year. She was back on the magazine's cover the following year, nude again but fetus-free and sporting a layer of artfully applied body paint. The controversy surrounding her cover-girl appearances may have helped Moore weather similar flak around her next feature, 1993's Indecent Proposal. The story of a woman (Moore) who agrees to a one-night stand with a wealthy man (Robert Redford) for one million dollars after she and her husband (Woody Harrelson) find themselves in dire financial straits, Proposal was decried by a number of feminist groups as well as various film critics and went on to be another big, if controversial, hit for Moore.



Following the commercial success of Indecent Proposal, Moore's career hit something of a downward spiral. 1994's Disclosure proved a disappointment, and the following year's Now and Then (which she also produced) staged a similarly wan performance at the box office; however, it was Moore's other film that year, a "free,"or, as some would say, staggeringly misguided, adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's -The Scarlet Letter, that had critics howling and audiences cowering like small children being forced to watch German expressionist films. An unintentionally hilarious rendering of the classic tale, it featured Moore's Hester Prynne exposing plenty of skin, luxuriating in what must have been one of Puritan New England's few hot tubs, having steamy sex on a shifting bed of grain, and walking off into the sunset with her beloved Reverend Dimmesdale (a moody Gary Oldman).



Following this debacle, Moore took refuge on safer grounds, lending her voice to Disney's animated The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1996; however, that same year, she encountered another career pitfall in the form of Striptease. Based on Carl Hiaasen's satirical novel about a divorcée who turns to stripping so that she can raise money to win back custody of her daughter, the tonally inconsistent film proved a failure, despite titillating advertisements promising that Moore would bare all for audiences. The actress' career suffered a further blow with the disappointment of Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane in 1997, and she found herself getting more attention for her offscreen life as she was, by that point, embroiled in a very public divorce from Willis. The two formally separated in 1998.



Although her career in front of the camera suffered, Moore managed to do well for herself as a producer. In 1997, she produced the hugely successful Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and served in the same capacity for its mega-hit sequels, 1999's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember. In 2000, Moore returned to the screen to star in Alain Berliner's Passion of Mind, a psychological drama that cast the actress in a dual role as two women who lead different lives but are tied by a single identity.



The year 2003 brought Moore back to the spotlight in a big way -- not only did the 41-year-old actress play the shockingly buff-bodied bad guy in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, she gave the paparazzi something of a godsend by dating Punk'd and That '70s Show heartthrob Ashton Kutcher, sixteen years her junior. The two wed in late September 2005, at a ceremony attended by hundreds, including Bruce Willis and his three daughters with Moore.



Moore maintained a lower profile after this union, but returned to the spotlight for former flame Estevez's ambitious political period-ensemble Bobby, about the events leading up to Robert Kennedy's assasination. Among the star-studded cast, Moore was given a showy, standout role as an alcoholic lounge singer; there was room, too, for Kutcher, as an acid-dropping hippie. The film garnered decidedly mixed reviews, even if Moore attracted some attention for her part.


In 2007 the actress joined the cast of director Bruce A. Evans's psychological thriller Mr. Brooks, as a tough-as-nails detective on the trail of Kevin Costner's titular, obsessive suburban serial killer. The movie suffered an ignominious fate at the box office, and Moore was singled out by critics for her implausibility. Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie

 

WOW…”MADONNA” LOUISE CICCONE-PENN-RICHIE was the highest grossing tour with “CONFESSIONS” and a LIVE NATION contract worth 170 million dollars. Can you believe that this “material girl”  who actually performed in my hometown of Philadelphia as a new “STAR IS BORN” in 1985 to help those in the “Entertainment Industry” try to Band AID together a lasting cause for compassion, aid, and begin a revolution of hope for the homeless and hungry children in the world. Now she is in Cannes with her 2^nd husband in wedlock trying to sell handbags for $789,000 dollars…..HOW MUCH WILL SHE PROFIT FROM THE NEW HARD CANDY WET AND STICKY TOUR…..Well I quess Al Pacino said it best in SCARFACE in 1983 when I began my creative project without support or money for my poetry that you see here on my free website……”Never Underestimate the other GUY’s greed”  or “I am waiting for the day when the “not famous” will become “famous just for remaining “not famous”…….I continue to reach out to “people who need people in Hollywood as well as People who have found common people in their “reality lives” 

MADONNA'S NEW DEAL WITH LIVE NATION: ISN'T SHE RICH ENOUGH?

SHE LOOKS HAPPY BUT I THOUGHT SHE  WAS A MAVERICK OUT TO HELP OTHER UNDISCOVERED ARTISTS AND THE CHILDREN OF AFRICA?

 

SO NOW IT IS 2008 AND INSTEAD OF BLASTING OFF TO THE SPACE STATION SHE HAS CHOSEN TO DO "LIVE CANDY"- HOT AND STICKY AND ONCE AGAIN TOUR THE WORLD WITH HER LIVE NATION CONTRACT AND MULTI-MILLIONS. TOO BAD......SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN TRAINING AS AN ASTRONAUT AND SAW THE LIVE EARTH FROM ORBIT..........OH WELL........MAY HER "SAGA"  HAVE A HAPPY ENDING AND THAT GUY REALLY IS HER "SOULMATE"-------"MRS. RICHIE"

  

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NOW FOR THE SAD BUT TRUE and REAL STORY OF LIFE IN AFRICA:

May 21, 2008 

FROM BBC DAILY E-NEWS

Thousands flee South Africa attacks
	Some parts of Johannesburg resembled a war-zone Some 6,000 people have fled a wave of attacks on foreigners in South Africa, which has left at least 22 dead, aid workers say. "This is a classic refugee situation," Rachel Cohen from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) told the BBC. Many of those who have sought refuge in police stations, churches and community halls are Zimbabweans, who have fled violence and poverty at home. Up to three million Zimbabweans are thought to be in South Africa. The BBC's Caroline Hawley in Johannesburg says the immigrants have become a scapegoat for social problems, such as unemployment, crime and a lack of housing. Mobs of South Africans continue to roam around some townships near Johannesburg, looking for foreigners and looting their shops. But there have also been attacks on South Africans from other parts of the country, especially from near the Zimbabwean border. Over the weekend, correspondents say central Johannesburg resembled a war-zone, as armed police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse angry crowds.   SOUTH AFRICA Foreign population: 3-5million Majority from Zimbabwe, also Mozambique, Nigeria Total population: 49million Unemployment rate: 30%  Johannesburg violence S Africa violence: Your stories S Africa violence: Your comments Foreign attacks concern SA press "If we go back into the streets, they're going to kill us there," one Zimbabwean man seeking sanctuary in a police station told the BBC. Some Zimbabweans say they will go home, despite the political violence there, rather than face attacks in South Africa. The front pages of several South African newspapers on Monday show a horrific image of a man being burnt to death. The police say they have made more than 200 arrests for crimes including murder, rape and robbery. "We're not talking about xenophobia, we're talking about criminality," said police spokesman Govindsamy Mariemuthoo. He said police reservists and officers from other regions had been called in to help quell the violence, reports the AP news agency. Loren Landau, from the Wits University Forced Migration Studies Programme, said the nature of the attacks was changing. "We're seeing what was an anti-foreigner conflict transforming into what might be seen as an ethnic conflict," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme, pointing to the attacks on South Africans. He also said much of the violence was "opportunistic crime". 'State of emergency' A church where about 1,000 Zimbabweans have been taking refuge was attacked over the weekend. Bishop Paul Veryn of the Central Methodist Church which was attacked told SABC radio: "We consider that the situation is getting so serious that the police can no longer control it." He called for a state of emergency to be declared.  Scenes of violence on the streets of JohannesburgMSF spokesman Eric Goemaere said: "This reminds me of a refugee situation. I have treated bullet wounds, beaten people, rape victims, and the people are terrified." The attacks on foreigners began a week ago in the township of Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, before spreading to the city centre and across the Gauteng region. President Thabo Mbeki said he would set up a panel of experts to investigate the violence. The leader of the governing African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, has also condemned the attacks. "We cannot allow South Africa to be famous for xenophobia," he told a conference in Pretoria. But the Human Rights Commission on Monday accused the government of not doing enough to address the underlying problems. "There has been poor leadership in this country as far as these issues are concerned," HRC chief executive Tseliso Thipanyane told public radio. He pointed out that there was a wave of attacks on foreigners in the late 1990s, before the situation eased in following years. Since the end of apartheid, migrants from across Africa have gone to South Africa, attracted by its relative prosperity. ******* **         ************       **** THE BRITNEY SPEARS SAGA (STILL DEVELOPING.....BUT PEOPLE MAGAZINE, TMZ, AND OK MAGAZINE ARE WATCHING HER EVERY MOVE.......WHY? SHE IS BI-POLAR, HER FATHER HAS CONTROL OF HER MONEY AND SHE RAN BACK INTO THE STUDIO WITH THE MANAGER- LARRY RUDOLPH- WHO DIRECTED HER CAREER TO A ALL TIME LOW AND NOW SHE IS COMMITTED TO A "CIRCUS" TOUR WHERE SHE HAS BECOME THE SIDESHOW AND ABANDONED HER DISNEY FANS AND HER MOST FAITHFUL FRIENDS THAT WERE GIVING HER SUPPORT IN HER "OFFICIAL FANCLUB WEBSITE" THAT HAS NOW CHANGED "WEBMASTERS" AND DENIED ACCESS TO HER MESSAGEBOARD OF WHICH MY POETRY CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE SCREEN NAME OF "ROMEO"                                   CELEBRITY    HUMANITARIAN  EVENTS                              HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER     Look to the west……..see the sunset Look up to the blue…….see the “stars” along Malibu See the mansions where they sleep….all in a row See the cameras where they “work”……watch the show Hey you common folk, see this Hollywood joke   Leno or Letterman, Dynasty or Dallas It’s all the same shit It’s an absence of malice Just go to the mountain and see Bel Air Or go to the sunset strip and see some hair It’s all around….it’s all downtown Go to the “Lot” ……check out the crew Oh God, this Hollywood Hangover makes me blue   Now look to the east….see the sun rise Wake up California; look up to the clear blue sky Study the moon as it makes its way pass by See the true players, all in a row See the true actors….they’re all watching your show Hey you on that coast….why must you boast? You have no family, you have no hope You hide behind your walls and masks to help you cope   Go to the party….snort your coke Go to your premier and laugh at your joke Turn on the telly…watch yourself speak The cable company just hooked you up to the land of the meek Your agent called to say that your ratings are low….you’ve lost a share Now you’ll have to pay your shrink for your comfort and care Don’t feed your shit to help “entertain” my child He was once innocent and free….now he’s reckless and wild Now go see your family….where do they live? How many millions did you give? Oh the Hollywood Hangover hurts my head Give me some pills, I wish I was dead   Again I awake to watch Today or go to sleep and watch Tonight I’ve lost track of time….what is wrong and what is right. THE WORLD IS AT WAR …don’t you realize that there are real people dying That there are women and children crying This real life script will not go away   You can’t cure an ache with a need to become a “Star” Sad to say but the U.S.A. has become one open bar And year after year and day after day…. The American cinema no longer reflects the “American Way” It’s a land of greed, money, and a collection of super egos that want to buy and sell They say if you don’t have the money or the “name”….then you can all go to hell That’s what they say, that’s how they think If the color of life is red….then the color of their lust is pink It’s the one thing that sets them on fire.. That brings passion and desire… The color of their money is not green but is spent on the color that lies inside.. As they spread their wings and open wide.   Every New Year they give themselves a party These fools of the West….they vote amongst themselves to see who was “Best” In Hollywood….they think they have it all…from the East to the West….from the North to the South They have no culture….and they have no mouth They dress to please, but their minds are often at ease They come to collect a statue and speak, but their voices are weak The power of the screen or the tube has no meaning, value, culture or art What they have become is a body with no free will that seems to lack a heart   Hey ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT and TMZ Look up at the sky and tell me what stars you see If you look out at the ocean you might see a ship or a fleet If you want to get wet….step into your Jacuzzis and wash your feet Take a bath….take a pill Hey Hollywood…..Hey Malibu….Hey Rodeo Drive don’t you realize that you all live on a hill And on a hill you cannot hide…. Who will come calling when the earthquakes hit and your mansions are lost in a mud slide? Will you loose your pride?   Hey Mr. Critic….see the Pacific Ocean…..see the sand? See all the common people bathing in the sun….getting their suntan How would you rate this scene…this romance….between two lovers….acting like a woman and a man. Quick….snap your picture, marvel at the actors as they call their agents, their publicists and maybe their wife But alas, they get the bad news….. The lawyer just called and it’s alimony or your life.   Send the script….give me my millions….give me my pay She was heard to say in a spastic way Where’s my agent, where are all my fans? Did she notice the sincerity in the boy who became a man?   She was heard to say if he becomes a star then I’ll become his fan But will she give the fan a chance to become a star?....Will he write her name in the sand? The star-crossed lovers took hold of each other’s hands and looked deep into each other’s eyes… But the Hollywood Hangover kept to the script and I continued to sigh.   “Divorce…Divorce…of course, of course” The children were heard to say… ”My mother said that word many times before…” She tells them everything will be okay But the Hollywood Hangover has again made me numb Because the idiot tube, the theatre, and the once proud cinema Have now progressed to be run by the dumb.   It seems that the creativity in Hollywood is gone…. .So Children….we must now begin to look up at the “Stars” in the sky .Look up to the new American Dream …Look up to the New Frontier...to the New Hollywood that lies in the heavens above And once again travel to our moon and become Astronauts and Cosmonauts that travel through this universe of love… Just like Apollo… Just like the Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia… And those brave men and women who gave their lives in pursuit of President Kennedy’s New Frontier…   The New Hollywood lies above…. So let us once again begin to reach out to the stars that flicker in the dark black sky And the many planets that often pass us by For we’re only human with a need to question and explore May the Hollywood Hangover hang over your head and not leave you on the floor But lift your spirits high above the Earth With a yearning to love, to dream and find your self worth!   So let us go forth to lead the world we love But know that in the cosmos and here on Earth… “God’s work must truly be our own “   (Originally written on my train ride to California in 1984)   MARCH 23, 2008 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ WE ARE THE WORLD /LIVE-AID   (1985   ...    The winds of change were blowing...You could feel it in the air...You could feel the love...You could see the signs that flickered above...The stars were shinning…the “STARS” on the stage and the “PEOPLE” who sang deep into the night…The stars that shine in heaven…The stars that shine with light…It’s time to look ahead…it’s time to look above…It’s time to come together…It’s time to shine our love…The winds of change are blowing…You can see it in our youth…You can see it in the stars…You can hear it in the words…the words of truth……Banding together to take control…Coming together to rock and roll…In the name of truth, justice and peace…The tragedy must end…the killing must cease…We are the world…we are the free…We are the children… so let it be…Let there be peace…Let there be love...Let’s soar through the heavens…Together with the dove…It’s up to you…it’s up to them....It’s up to us…it’s up to we....So let it be…Let’s sing it again in London...And in Philly, let the liberty bell be rung...In the name of liberty, truth, and justice....Let us join together as one.  *********************************************************                              IMAGINE LASTING TSUNAMI AID    Imagine a song that is sung with heart and soul Now imagine the passion behind the words This is how Madonna was heard She made the song her own on the celebrity benefit show that night Can you recall that sight? I think John Lennon would have been proud But the meaning of the night might have been lost behind a shroud The survivors of the tsunami are still in need of lasting aid Not just one telethon that was celebrity made   It takes more then just one night of offers for a celebrity phone Perhaps this tragedy has not yet hit home When people with influence and multiple millions don’t give of their own… The effort often becomes borrowed and sold We should be asking the halves to give and not the have-nots For this is where true generosity begins -This is how we win-   The stars then traveled to the west coast and began their toasts Little statues became more important than human lives How are the tsunami victims to survive? If I could I would give multiple millions to save multiple lives But as the stars ask for hundreds from those who can give…. Can we really justify the lifestyles that they live? How much effort does it take to win a statue of a golden globe? I think Jesus would have given freely his only robe.   Imagine no possessions as John said in his song Well, the tsunami survivors have lost it all… Weren’t we all affected by what we saw?   Imagine all the people living life as one -The giving may have just begun- If we are to save the survivors in that tropical land…. We ALL must take and make a lasting stand -Will you lend a helping hand?- We must continue to reach out to our fellow man    May 2005     THE NEW MILLENNIUM GLOBAL CELEBRATION 2000   Arise New Zealand; you give birth to a new sun With celebration of your culture and customs, the new millennium has begun A new age is dawning on the Earth as the hours pass by The millennium will surface, in every country, in every sky   The memory that next appears in my mind…. Is that of France and England celebrating a new millennium of time   In Paris, the Eiffel Tower is lit- in poetic majesty she shines…for the entire world to view Centuries of romantic souls seem unleashed as the millennium becomes new ….and the fireworks flew….in the city of lights so true.   Now over to London, in the misty English sky All along the river Thames…for miles we see, That the British have planned a celebration where all their countrymen can be …as the fireworks explode, their spirits are set free…   Now to a London Bridge, oh what a sight… No, this bridge will not be falling down tonight Its lights shine a bright…in heavenly delight Oh, London Bridge, we marvel at your sight   As I travel you back home to New York City… You see, we’re not the first to celebrate the year 2000 (oh, what a pity) We, in the U.S.A., however, are about to celebrate in our own unique way Times Square and New Years Eve, they both go hand in hand For as the crystal ball descends, there is a harmonious countdown throughout our land However, this year is different…. For at Times Square, we may be well over 2 million strong And New Years Eve on this night will leave behind a millennium of memories and song   Yes, on this night, the people did sing and dance and make romance throughout the land For the new millennium was now at hand… For all to enjoy- Every man, every woman, every girl and every boy   I hope you all enjoyed my poem of celebration around the globe And the memories that we all made as the millennium came to a close And so, I leave you now with hope of better times to come For we should all look ahead to the future knowing that, in our past, we’ve already won You see, with two millenniums behind us, we’ve learned our lesions from the sun   So the next millennium can only bring to us, the wisdom of the past For if God created Heaven and Earth, we must all learn to nurture our planet to make it last It has lasted us through centuries and will see future generations through time… Yes, it is with global appreciation that I end now my rhyme.                                                                  January 2000   Y2K BUGGED OUT      Let me ease your fears by telling you a tale Of the Y2K bug and the computers on Earth that did not fail This new expression, created by man, gave birth to a panic that was enveloping our land   People were told that it couldn’t be fixed… At least, not in time to hear the new millennium mix On New Years Eve it would strike after twelve   Would the lights go out? Could we save ourselves?   Some didn’t care…they would party all night Others seeked answers from a heavenly light   To trust in God…this seems to be a faith that we all seem to share Yet, some seem to trust in this faith only in times of despair Why can’t we see the light in all that is right….. Before the problem arises and the despair sets in. Why can’t we trust the faith in ourselves to solve any problem…             To answer any question…                         To find any solution…                                     To see the light in all that is right.   Yes, all was right on Y2K night… As the celebrations took place and the new millennium had shown its face.   So what ever became of this Y2K bug? Well, lets just say that it hid under the rug For all mankind to finally leave behind   At least, that is, until Y2K gets bugged out of your mind!                                               January 2000        ************************************************   A RE-ACTION TO LITTLETON    You selfish little twits! Mowing down children and not even a thought of it!?? Instead of playing school sports…you and your clan, planned to make mass corpses and bloodshed on the land. Why don’t you uncover the face that lies behind your mask and you will see that your true self lies in the eye of the beholder.  What you have left behind is a face of death…   We mourn for your victims, your peers and your parents… For those who mold our lives are often responsible for the actions they have evoked in our children.   Through the innocence of a child, the world is open and free. Yet, when we enter a child’s mind and see a piece of ourselves inside that child, we often see how things were meant to be.   Through the innocence of a child, the reality of the shootings has yet to set in… But in the years to come, what they see on T.V. will all be real…like war…real as can be. The child’s eye takes it all in…they can see… that the actions of a few are often repeated in time for the damage that they do. So the children must learn, from me and you…. which face is a mask and which person is true.   Many people have seen what this tragedy has done… Yet, we must all move ahead, we must follow the sun.   For on the other side of the rainbow lies the innocence of the Littleton School. A place to play and feel safe all day… It will feel safe again, in our children, as they grow…the love will flow. And in will shine the light in the eyes of the children… Who will now sense that Columbine is a safe place to go…   To learn and to play To come and to stay It is for the children of Littleton that we hope and we pray.                                               Daniel Wingsand Reed                                     With an introduction by Joe Bruno                                                      May 1999   **************************************TT  TERRORIST ATTACK COWARDS WITH NAMELESS FACES   Here's a poem that I hope will strike home                    When cowards with nameless faces take innocent lives... They have no respect for children, husbands or wives They see the world through death and fear Do they know how close Jesus is to being here? Will they strike themselves down when the Master arrives? Or will they continue to take their own lives? Who will strike fear into their country and child? Will their terrorist leaders see it is fruitless to be heartless, careless and wild? Only a civilized world can exist with love as its guide America and England will not let these attacks slide We are the keepers of the peace, we have been and always will be -Can't they see- That killing innocent people can only kill their own kind We are a united planet and are strong in mind...we will respond in kind So cowards with nameless faces...stand up and be counted Because our response to your action has already been mounted We will never give in and bow to a terrorist threat Baby...you aint seen nothing yet Because when He comes to judge us all He might just meet you in a dark and dusty hall To bring justice for your cowardly acts And yes it is written… for He has already created our pact...  We will continue to remain as one and will always do what has to be done! July 7, 2005 *******   A FINAL POEM OF REMEMBRANCE     *****************************************************

LET US BEGIN PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S PEACEFUL REVOLUTION OF HOPE!

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