Posts by SadElder

well anyways...they or her or someone (they are all braindoogled) speculated or fantasized that since prince did not have any relatives or something or the other.

Hopefully he had his estate protected by something other than a will. An estate his size would be subject to the dreaded death (estate) tax absent any serious financial planning prior to death. Essentially the estate tax (roughly 50%) must be paid within 9 months from the date of the death of the decedent or the IRS comes calling for their money. There's loop holes but it tax some fancy foot work ahead of time.

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JUst wondering if the Funeral will be at Kingdom Hall

by ShirleyW in

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probably not, since his mom already passed and no other family members are jws.

was he officially dfd or he just walked away, don't remember.

SadElder

Will some Bethell big wig be called in to do the dub sales pitch... er.... I mean funeral?

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Did you participate in a Drama?

by Hecce in

i am bringing this up because even it was a lot of work, for the majority of the friends this was a rewarding experience.

camaraderie, joking, costumes, props and when the time came the celebrity status of being in the drama.. back in the 50s and 60s, conventions could be as long as 8 days and from about 1966 the dramas became an integral part of the program.

we had one per day and the brothers looked forward to their presentation.

SadElder

Hecce

Thanks for refreshing the memory. I was working in the sound (then Public Address) department. All the Crooklyn heavies were there, as they believed this 'new" convention feature was the feather in their caps. I don't remember who the director of the Baltimore version was, maybe Norman Swift. I do know Ulyss Glass and Ed Dunlap were there.

I recall at one point during a time Freddie Franz was on the platform, the sound went dead. The poor sound guy on the stage had every microphone out there on the stage trying to find one that might work. Turns out the fellow working the mixer had turned and accidentally kicked the mixer's power plug loose. What a hoot.

Brought back many fond memories of friendships now long gone or dead.

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New K.Hall Design, Mansfield

by BluesBrother in

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not mansfield u k , but mansfield in u s a - it doesn't look much, does it?

in fact even the uber dubs on j w talk are not impressed (that must be a first!

this thread of theirs is publicly readable:.

SadElder

Kick out the ends, put in some roll-up doors, bang instant Firestone tire store. Put a WT Cart at the door and everyone working inside can count there time.

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Did you participate in a Drama?

by Hecce in

i am bringing this up because even it was a lot of work, for the majority of the friends this was a rewarding experience.

camaraderie, joking, costumes, props and when the time came the celebrity status of being in the drama.. back in the 50s and 60s, conventions could be as long as 8 days and from about 1966 the dramas became an integral part of the program.

we had one per day and the brothers looked forward to their presentation.

SadElder

If I recall correctly the first drama was about 1966. In Baltimore, actress Joyce Holden played Potiphar's wife. The details are fuzzy after all these years. Maybe someone else can shed light.

Did get to mouth some parts over the years and you would recognize my voice in several of the first dramas released on tape for the masses. Prior to that they didn't want anyone having copies of the tapes sent to the conventions for use during the 'performances'. The convention office was always certain to get the tapes back and return them to Crooklyn. I never understood their fear of tape recorded copies of the programs in those days, other than control.

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2016 Regional Convention - Invite First Look

by pixel in

you saw it here first!.

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SadElder

A feature length film.... 3 minutes of people walking around in cheap, poorly designed fake beards followed by 15 minutes of do more and 35 minutes of gives us all your money.

Sorry, not for me.

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How many of you are health nuts?

by Harvard Illiterate 411 in

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there was/is a sister in my old hall who was a pharmaceutical sales rep and she was a huge proponent of anything in the drug industry.

when someone had a headache, she was the first to say "take an asprin.

" now my husband and i are what you might call old hippies.

SadElder

Not a health nut, just a nut. Unless I can get in on the latest dub multi-level marketing scheme,ala Noni juice, Mona Vie, Shaklee, or some such.

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Medical Tourism and Medi-Coin - investing in bloodless medicine

by OrphanCrow in

meet mr. michael columbus - a jehovah's witness who has a personal financial interest in keeping the watchtower's noblood doctrine alive and kicking.. .

michael j. columbus - jehovah's witness extraordinaire.. linkedin profile.. summary of columbus' accomplishments:.

for more than 30 years i have been involved in blood management.

SadElder

Currently, Mr. Columbus is a Sales and Leasing Consultant for Fox Honda in Auburn, New York.

Oh yes I'm going to trust my healthcare decisions on a car salesman. I think not!