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During this Black History Month of 2018, we note that the advancement of Civil Rights in the United States has included   many new Civil Rights that black slaves and their descendants have not had. Upon reading a
seminal article by Michael Coard, Esq.,Civil Rights Attorney,Activist & regular Columnist for the Philadelphia Tribune, I decided to investigate the matter further.Coard wrote his article about George Washington's Teeth. The article cited many research references  with surprising findings on the topic.

You can review  attorney Coard's article at the following link,

http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/coard-george-washington-s-teeth-not-from-wood-but-slaves/article_f9f31911-bcdc-53ac-b86d-26aba781824d.html


Naturally, one  set of research-validated facts led to another set of facts.The  information that follows  has shown how a lack of specific  and codified civil rights  can disenfranchise many citizens
in the US democracy who assume that  the  democracy automatically guarantees "inalienable" rights.Check out the information for yourselves at the following links,

                https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

         http://nlp.cs.nyu.edu/meyers/controversial-wikipedia-corpus/english-html/main/main_0575.html

Yes, the foregoing sources of information  have  interesting facts to 'chew' on !

Black History of a Film of 3 Cool Black Clowns

Armed with a shooting script,loads of props,grease paint,wigs and second hand clothes,a foursome
all black production crew drove a rented mini-van to their secret Philadelphia,PA.film location  on a Saturday and Sunday in late September, 2004 to produce a short film.
In January,2005 the film maker had a second  short film  registered with the Cannes Short Film Corner via FedEx as the black film maker  could not afford the trip to Cannes, France.
In 2006,the film received Honorable Mention Film 2006 recognition in Chicago via a withoutabox.com submission. 
From September 7th thru September,30,2007, the film was screened at the Los Angeles County fair,as
part of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival showcase.The film maker could not afford the trip to Los Angeles and again shipped the screening DVD via withoutabox.com.
At the 2010 International Surrealist Film Festival in Los Angeles, the film's producer was a recipient of
The BRETON Award.The producer was not in attendance,sparing the airfare and instead had shipped the film via withoutbox.com.

Making a film is not always peaches and cream and more often than not the film becomes a lemon that
gets a  dubiously distinctive roasting  on a film review page.Making a film (short or feature) is not for the
feint of heart but for those who dare to accept the challenge. Some films soar like Eagles while others
take an erratic flight on waxed wings.

A big budget, A-list casted, Hollywood-backed film has a better chance of marketable success than  low budget short or feature films.Yet, success can also be measured in the appreciation value of just bringing
your idea to life. To see a scripted character in your mind's eye come to life  on a screen with talented
actors is an immense reward in and of itself. To see someone laugh and have fun with your creative venture
is priceless.If you are a budding black film maker dream, aim high and most of all have fun! Check out the romantic misadventures of the 3 cool
black clowns from Philly,PA:  Left (Dr. Trash)  Center ( half-cartoon-half human,Flash Mc Cool),Right
(His Laughness).Actors: Exavier Wardlaw,Norm Johnson & Robert "Hop" Anderson .

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000DIM642/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

A Review of The Black Panther

What happens when a fictional hoboclown detective reviews a Hollywood movie debut of a
fictional Marvel comic Superhero ?  Well, in this instance the creator of Flash Mc  Cool, fictional
hoboclown detective gives deference to reality and  writes the review with the following quote,
 

    

'C., A.,  and I went to see The Black Panther today....Great movie: Terrific screenplay (even if
a fictional comic story); spectacular scenes;dynamite special effects; beautiful costumes; makeup
wizardry; superb acting by all actors & actresses from the leads to extras !The ex-wife of The Black
Panther looked like mom ( amazing ! ). The music wasn't as rattling as I thought because it came during the high action scenes and was actually a plus to accentuate  what was happening on the screen. Some very funny
scenes and surprising scenes that made you misty-eyed ( even though , it was a  make-believe
story of a comic book hero). Decent! Decent! Decent!  A very powerful ending ! I recommend it!

I remember when they brought Superman to the big screen. I got misty-eyed then because everything
I felt and imagined as a kid reading the Superman comics played out visually and accurately on the big screen.It was surreal. So was The Black Panther !

The Black Panther Cosplay Phenomenon 2018

 A few blogs back (see content below) I did a piece on 'Primping vs. Pimping'. Today, now that the
"Black Panther" movie has made its' debut in theaters around the globe, it is   with precedent and
appropo for an iconic fan base of superheroes to  wear   faux costumes of their 'superheroes' and
now with "The Black Panther" to go a step further and  fashionably dress in  the imaginative dress of a
fictional, futuristic, high- tech, afrocentric civilization. Additionally, other fans are daring to attend the
big screen showings in their individual or family-linked  fashionable adornments.  I, myself (a fashionably-
dressed fictional character in my own right) may attend the "Black Panther" movie showing in my own
"incognito afrocentric cosplay" outfit . It is terrific fun and to be expected to be immersed in the full
fantasy of a Hollywood Production .See the following link for some exciting youtube visuals around
the "Black Panther " movie ,

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5eeKB9HHx4

If you missed my previous blog on the topic,it is reprinted as follows,


 Tracking down urban legends sometimes require that Hoboclown Detectives have the skills of a bloodhound: a good 'nose' to pick up the scent and a lotta 'knows' to sift out circumstantial details. A case in point, is locating the dubious distinction between Primping and Pimping. There were three factual references used in this investigation of Primping and Pimping: One reference defined Primping at the following link, https://www.thefreedictionary.com/primpingDefine primping. primping synonyms, primping pronunciation, primping translation, English dictionary definition of primping. v. primped , primp·ing , primps v. tr. 1. To dress or groom with meticulous or excessive attention to detail. A second reference defined Cosplay at the following link, Cosplay - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay Cosplay (コスプレ, kosupure), a contraction of the words costume play, is a hobby in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role-playing in ... Several sub-cultures around the globe have portrayed costumed Cosplayers, who could have been mistaken for suspicious folk with ulterior motives. In fact, the Cosplayers were simply fashionably dressed characters in their respective subcultures. A third reference defined Pimping at the following link, Pimping definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/pimping Pimping definition: the act of soliciting for a prostitute or brothel and living off the earnings | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. An example of excessive Primping was discovered at the following link wherein a meticulously dressed black man was suspected of being a pimp because of the way he dressed. Read the story at, http://toronto.citynews.ca/2015/11/11/character-toronto-best-dressed-man-in-dundas-square-says-hes-not-a-pimp/ An example of 'intentional or organized pimp costuming of homeless people' was located at the following link. Read about this urban legend at http://Homelesspimps.com Is this last example of actual recruitment of homeless people cosplaying as pimps, a well meaning self-empowerment "economic" project or just an exercise in excessive primping ? As a famous personality once said,"Only the Nose knows !"

Eerie Sunday 2010-Flash Forward to 2018

A few days ago,I had a conversation about hiking and exercising in (Germantown)Philadelphia,PA,USA with a neighbor.We talked about short cuts in reaching the picturesque areas in the park. I had one trail to enter the Wissahickon Valley Park area and he had several.The talk led to his mention of a group of Hermits who settled into the caves in the area in the late 1600s. I thought of the area and the cave in which I filmed the short film,Flash Mc Cool:Imagination.I had never researched the history of the area before I filmed the short film there but when near the film location I saw a small plaque about a hermit cave near the film location area.The hermit area with the sign was gated and locked. One eighth of a mile away was our film location, with a cave set on a hill.This was the site of the opening and closing scenes for my short film.
Today, I recalled the conversation with my neighbor and looked up some information about the hermits in the Wissahickon Valley Park area.The site was

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wissahickon_Creek

The irony of what I learned is eerie.Not only was I filming in a spiritual
area for the historical hermitage but also in a spiritual area for the Lenape
(i.e. "the people" ) Delaware Indians.The famous historical area was also
cited by Edgar Allen Poe, John Greenleaf Whittier and even Mark Twain.The entire
matter becomes stranger when, after the 2004 debut of my short film from September
2004 to December 2004 at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia,PA,
the Bryn Mawr Film Institute in January 2006 and the Ohio Sandy Valley Short film festival in March,2007, I learned that M. Night Shyamalan also recently shot some scenes for The Last Airbender in the same Wissahickon Valley Park.
Curiously, I had also designed this blogsite with meditative and mystical references.
Was this a mere coincidence? Or were the forces of Nature truly operative in the
design of this blog ? I invite you to read about the park in the above wikipedia link and tell me!
Somehow my closing scene in my short film is more magical than I thought.
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The above was  blogged in 2010 . Now, in 2018 I learned of an area of houses that were built atop an
ash-filled waterfall. Yup, just at the top of Washington Lane near Wayne Ave bridge, there was a waterfall
and stream where Native Americans  watered their horses back in the day.I understand that the
PA Historical  Museum has  old photographs of the area with the Indians on horseback.

I will take the time to research the legend and give some feedback later. In  the meantime,
check out the following link,

http://www.lucinedistribution.com/Flash%20McCool.html


to see what happened to the legend of
Flash Mc Cool .