NBC has merged with Universal…

They are dumping this…

For this…

All that ‘artistic talent’ and that’s all they can come UP with?

Tragedy struck this past weekend when an 18 year old young man was beaten and stomped to death simply for waking past his attackers at the wrong time.

According to Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller, Bobby Tillman died before he could be taken to the hospital.

Four people have been arrested.

There were 80 people at the house party.  Ten were invited.

The Sheriff said, “Some very responsible parents let their daughters have a party at their house, and there were only 10 people expected to come.” 

When the parents asked the party-crashers to leave, a fight began between two girls outside the home.

One of the girls hit a guy, he getting at least one thing right, said he wouldn’t hit a girl but would “…hit the next dude walks by…”

According to Sheriff Miller said. The 5-feet-6 inch, 124 pound Tillman was the next male.

Tillman was still breathing as deputies arrived at the scene according to  Miller.

Deputies administered CPR, but it was too late, he did not survive.

“It’ll bring tears to your eyes,” Miller said. “It’s just so sad.”

It’s not only sad, it’s infuriating.

57 people were interviewed after the “incident”.

Witnesses were taken by bus to the sheriff’s office.  And of course, civil rights activists are all UP in arms about that!  What were the police supposed to do?   Let witnessess get away, not get the real story, let it go.  NO!

Four people were arrested, and investigators do not believe there will be additional arrests.

The homeowners are not expected to face charges.

“They were doing the very best they could,” Miller said. “The situation got out of hand.”

Ya think?

I’m sure more will come out.  I can’t wait to learn about the four people who thought it was ok to stomp and beat someone to death just because some stupid girl went off on them.

And, according to the story, she only hit one guy, so the other three…what was your excuse?

As to the parents and homeowners - the minute the 11th person showed UP, you should have called the police and shut it down.  One would think after 40 unwanted guests arrived, you’d have done something.

As to the parents of the four people who murdered Bobby Tillman, nice job, really, good work.

My father, Rev. Dr. C. Marvin Brads, Sr. passed away Saturday evening about 7:30.

He would have been 89 on the 28th of this month.

He was a great dad, and I miss him terribly.

I know I’m a lucky man.  There are few men my age who have been allowed the gift of having their Daddy this long.

He survived a great deal.

The Great Depression, World War II, 16 Presidents, five children, and parts of 10 decades.

He was  a great man, a great teacher, a great preacher, a loving husband for 71 years, and a great father.

I never doubted his love for me, and I never doubted his love for my mother.

I will be travelling this week once the arrangements are made. 

If things seem off this week, stick with me, I’ll be back.

UP

I know you’ll understand.

I feel sorry for the kids today, I really do.

They don’t have Ed Sullivan.

We did.  It was great.

Today is Ed’s birthday, he was born in  1901 , and has been gone since  1974.  His show, his name, his persona, are all part of American History. 

He changed TV.

At first television critics gave the show a bashing.  Time Magazine seemed surprised that “…instead of frightening children, he charms the whole family…”.  Nice, real nice!

His speech was syntaxically sloppy, he wasn’t all that pretty, but he knew talent.

Alan King, a frequent guest said, “Ed Sullivan will last, as long as someone out there has talent.”

And Alan was right.

Appearing on the Ed Sullivan show was the hallmark of success.

Pissing Ed off was the end of a career for some, and banishment from Televesion for others.  Bo Didley comes to mind.  Bo never appeared on live television after he ticked Ed off by singing two songs instead of one.  The Doors broke the rules by not changing the words to a song, and their next six scheduled appearances on Ed’s show were cancelled.  When told “You’ll never do the Sullivan show again!” by their manager, Jim Morrison replied, “We just did the Sullivan show!”. 

All it took was one time and everyone knew your name.

Here are some of the people he let us see.

Bo Didley, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Topo Gigio, Castro, The Supremes, Barbra Streisand, The Beatles, The Stones, Liza Minelli, Sonny and Cher, Salvador Dali, Gladys Knight, The Jacksons, Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish , Rocky Marciano , Nat King Cole , Johnny Carson,  Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Edward R. Murrow, Dave Brubeck, Ed Begley, Tony Randall, Nat King Cole & wife Maria, Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Andy Griffith, Jean Simmons, Phil Silvers, Liberace, Rise Stevens,  Edith Piaf, Shirley Booth, Pearl Bailey, Dick Shawn, Abbott & Costello, Sugar Ray Robinson, Cab Calloway, John Raitt, Helen Kane, Mitch Miller, Kim Novak & Susan Strasberg, Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz , Rodgers & Hammerstein, Orson Welles, The Ames Brothers. Shirley Jones , Pearl Bailey, Carl Sanberg,  Hal Holbrook, Edith Piaf, Walt Disney , James Cagney , Jack Lemmon , Susan Hayward, Roger Williams, Marcel Marceau , Eli Wallach , Nat King Cole, Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus’ Top Acts , Emmett Kelly, U.S. Air Force Talent Show,  Phil Silvers, Frank Sinatra, Sal Mineo, Mario Lanza,  Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Johnny Cash,  Steppenwolf ,  The Temptations, Santana, Henry Mancini,  The Band , Petula Clark,  Nancy Wilson, Creedence Clearwater Revival , Jerry Lee Lewis,  Neil Diamond , Julie Budd , Sergio Franchi, Ferrante & Teicher,  The Fifth Dimension , Tiny Tim & Miss Vickie , Connie Stevens, The Everly Brothers , George Carlin , Shirley Bassey, George Hamilton, Oliver, Melanie, and over 1,000 others, but I’m tired of typing.

Like I said, I feel sorry for kids today, now you know why!