Posts by ShirleyW

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Coming Ex-JW Play on Broadway

by ShirleyW in

hope my cut and paste of the article worked and is showing below, but this afternoon i heard the radio commercial for a play coming to broadway called don reed's east 14th street.

as he said in the commercial, he was raised in the religion that rhymes with "mehobahs vitlessness", then finds out his father is a pimp.

anyone remember br.

Hope my cut and paste of the article worked and is showing below, but this afternoon I heard the radio commercial for a play coming to Broadway called Don Reed's East 14th Street. As he said in the commercial, he was raised in the religion that rhymes with "Mehobahs Vitlessness", then finds out his father is a pimp. anyone remember Br. Reed while he was growing up ? ? ?

About Don Reed's East 14th Street:

Don Reed's East 14th Street plays at New World Stages- Stage 5 (formerly Dodger Stages - Stage 5) 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Ave - Map Seating chart & directions

What do you do when your mother divorces your father, then remarries a devout follower of "that religion," who takes you door-knocking at 7 o'clock in the morning? You escape and move in with dear old dad of course. Problem solved. Until you discover your real pop is a real pimp...for real. East 14th: True Tales of a Reluctant Player is the hysterical one-man show chronicling the coming of age of Don Reed in 1970s Oakland. From being forced to deliver the gospel door to door, to living on "Ho Row", Don Reed takes you down a road you'll never forget. At times moving and poignant, but always funny to the core, East 14th: True Tales of a Reluctant Player will make you laugh until you cry, and then laugh all over again.

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New York City

by sandy in

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i'll be in nyc this month (july) for a two night stay i won through a radio station here in los angeles.

i am so excited!

hotel and air are completely paid for.

ShirleyW

Don't know why "wha happened" says there's no Mexican food in the city, quite a few of decent Mexican restaurants, check out menupages.com before you get here. So many places to enjoy a meal here, in the village, the upper west side, just about every block in the city has a decent restaurant. Check out the upper west side around Columbus and Amsterdam in the 80's and 90's, door to door restaurants, same for the village too, a well as midtown. Midtown especially around Times Square is a tourist trap, so I try to steer clear, however, you will be a tourist, so enjoy.

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Jury Duty

by HappyDad in

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has anyone ever done jury duty?.

even as a dub i thought jury duty would be a "different" experience.

but of course, we were "encouraged" .

ShirleyW

Nine Dollars . . . what part of the country are you in ! !

New York city pays $40 per day

I'm on standby jury duty myself this week, call in and see if your number is included, as of Wednesday, haven't been called yet

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Anybody see 20/20 re House of Yahweh ?

by ShirleyW in

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we all know the jdubs are going to straight to hell, but these guys .

wow, jdubs still have them beat, but their followers even changed there last name to the leaders last name of hawkins .

sexual abuse, as we all are familiar what goes on in the jw cult, but these guys take it a few steps "worse' than the borg .

ShirleyW

We all know the JDubs are going to straight to hell, but these guys . . . wow, JDubs still have them beat, but their followers even changed there last name to the leaders last name of Hawkins . . .

Sexual abuse, as we all are familiar what goes on in the JW Cult, but these guys take it a few steps "worse' than the Borg . .communal bed in center of room to deflower the young ones.

However, as they don't go door to door, still think Borg is STILL 100 per cent worse . . . but wow , just when you think you heard it all regarding the Craptower and Afake . . .

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Addendum . .Brenda's conf call tonite

by ShirleyW in

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since for somer reason i can't join the call and they are talking about suicide in the borg, i've known several dubs that took that route, the daniels family orignally from brooklyn, moved to queens, had a son, andre, that obviously was very worldly, clothes and hanging out (this was during the disco era) he was called into the back room, heard from quite a few that he cursed out the elders that were counseling him, however, he commited suicide, and of course his mother was saying in public (however, none of us know what was in her mind about losing her first born and only son) said "oh well, he didn't follow jehovah .

.sad commentary from a mother.

another family that endured suicide is the arthur goode family, last i heard they were in the poconos, had a very large family, one of their daughters whom i was told was quite popular and a pioneer, was learning the deaf hand language to use at the assemblies, pulled her car into the garage and let the engine run.

ShirleyW

Since for somer reason i can't join the call and they are talking about suicide in the borg, I've known several dubs that took that route, the Daniels Family orignally from Brooklyn, moved to Queens, had a son, Andre, that obviously was very worldly, clothes and hanging out (this was during the disco era) he was called into the back room, heard from quite a few that he cursed out the elders that were counseling him, however, he commited suicide, and of course his mother was saying in public (however, none of us know what was in her mind about losing her first born and only son) said "oh well, he didn't follow Jehovah . . .sad commentary from a mother

Another family that endured suicide is the Arthur Goode family, last I heard they were in the Poconos, had a VERY LARGE family, one of their daughters whom i was told was quite popular and a pioneer, was learning the deaf hand language to use at the ASSemblies, pulled her car into the garage and let the engine run. Why would someone so "dedicated to Jah" do such a thing, perhaps because they're told " you need to do more for Jehovah" from people who wash windows for a living, isn't there some legal recourse that can be taken against the Borg since the elders have no formal training in psychology, if not something is very wrong . . . .

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can/did you hear me?

by ShirleyW in

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anybody else try to make their presence known on the conf callat 7pm and couldn;t get through, i kept saying i'm calling from jamaica new york, but got no response .

.. would've loved to get through and exchange experiences.

.oh well, the ccall is now in the beginning discussin shunning, saying pennsylvania jdubs are very loyal, what i what've like to have shared is i know family where the youngest got dfd and was told that she should take her meals by herself, however,, one pompous a-hole elder told her mother, "well, if you really want to sit down with her for a meal that's ok,where's the uniformity in the bs cult, as if i didnt know .

ShirleyW

anybody else try to make their presence known on the conf callat 7pm and couldn;t get through, I kept saying I'm calling from Jamaica New York, but got no response . . .

would've loved to get through and exchange experiences. . . .oh well, the ccall is now in the beginning discussin shunning, saying Pennsylvania Jdubs are very loyal, what I what've like to have shared is i know family where the youngest got dfd and was told that she should take her meals by herself, HOWEVER,, one pompous a-hole elder told her mother, "well, if you really want to sit down with her for a meal that's ok,where's the uniformity in the BS cult, AS IF I DIDNT KNOW . . .THERE IS NONE ! ! !

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Furman building prime real estate

by ShirleyW in

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for those of us in the tri-state area, (ny, nj, ct) did anyone see in the new york post today the advertisement for i believe the number of the bldg.

was 360 not sure, but definitely on furman, it wasn't a photo but an artists rendering, and the picture even had that part on the top that had the sign "read the watchtower" on it, saying that they were ready to open for tenants in the spring, which we're already at.. the picture definitely looks like the old craptower bldg to me, any of you ex-bethtelites can confirm if that is indeed the bldg.

but what really bothers me (as if i didnt know is) just who's pocket did all of this huge real estate sale pockets does all this money go in, especially since previous posts state that they're pushing the same old' bs "tomorrow is the last day on earth" bs !

ShirleyW

For those of us in the tri-state area, (NY, NJ, CT) did anyone see in the New York Post today the advertisement for I believe the number of the bldg. was 360 not sure, but definitely on Furman, it wasn't a photo but an artists rendering, and the picture even had that part on the top that had the sign "read the Watchtower" on it, saying that they were ready to open for tenants in the Spring, which we're already at.

The picture definitely looks like the old Craptower bldg to me, any of you ex-bethtelites can confirm if that is indeed the bldg. but what really bothers me (as if I didnt know is) just who's pocket did all of this huge Real Estate sale pockets does all this money go in, especially since previous posts state that they're pushing the same old' BS "tomorrow is the last day on earth" BS ! !

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I got an invite too!

by mrsjones5 in

ok, i'm driving down the road today with the hubby from our favorite bookstore, trying to get home so i can take my daughter to her scout meeting and i get a buzz in my ear from my cell from my father (i have bluetooth .

whew!.

my hubby, the nut that he is, asks if my dad wanted me to go to california for the memorial.

ShirleyW

I remember when my father totally allowed me to not attend any more meetings, of course as soon as they got home from the memorial my mom would say "oh, we had 550 ( fill in your own exorbitant number) tonight, when I started asking where are these people for the rest of the year, meaning you never see them at the "Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday. etc. meetings, I see that I finally scored a question that even a JW minded person couldn't come up with a legible (sp?)(as in BS filled) answer and she AMAZINGLY never invited me again.

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Bear Stearns OUCH!

by 5thGeneration in

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i could have easily put half my worth into bear stearns 6 months ago.

yikes!

basicchartsnewsbullboardsfinancialsoptionsanalysisbear stearns companies (bsc:nyse)add bsc to my portfolio bsc: pricechange% changevolume day high / low52wk high / low4.81-25.19-83.97% 166,719,5395.5 / 2.84159.36 / 2.84prev closeopenbid / ask (size)52 week chart.

ShirleyW

Thanks Dino !

There's an article on Bloomberg saying it's not that bad for Lehman, however, i kinda know the guy who wrote the article, when I was in their Corp Communications dept. he and my boss were/are very close, so don;t know if it was out of his "love for Ms. Burns" or if his article is the real deal.

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Bear Stearns OUCH!

by 5thGeneration in

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i could have easily put half my worth into bear stearns 6 months ago.

yikes!

basicchartsnewsbullboardsfinancialsoptionsanalysisbear stearns companies (bsc:nyse)add bsc to my portfolio bsc: pricechange% changevolume day high / low52wk high / low4.81-25.19-83.97% 166,719,5395.5 / 2.84159.36 / 2.84prev closeopenbid / ask (size)52 week chart.

ShirleyW

How do you think I feel, I work at Lehman and they're saying that they're next!! They closed today at $20 per share today, I'm contract though, not on the payroll, but still I'm supposed to be back in the office on Wednesday, today's Monday evening, so let's see if I still have an assignment on Wednesday morning ! ! !