It's a Biggest Cheater Tuesday on Blind Cafe
Julie Parker
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Good Morning Members, it’s a Biggest Cheater Tuesday on Blind Café!!
*Thanks to all our hosts and hostesses who work very hard to entertain our members.
**“We hope you enjoy your day on Blind Café”
Date: February 11th, 2014
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*Mystery Theatre. Press F6 and listen to one of our very own produced mini who dun nit plays, starring our very own Blind Café Members.
*Press F6 in our Faith Chapel and listen to one of Pastor Jonathon or Pastor Volly Nelson’s Sermons.
*Press F6 in The Pirate’s Cove and sail away to the Island with Jimmy Buffet.
*Press F6 in Laughing Leprechaun and enjoy the luck of the Irish.
*Gadget’s Tech Room. Hit F6 and hear instructions on how to use I Phone Ap’s.
*I didn’t know that learning Centre. Hit F6 and listen to our learning tutorials and self-defense presentations.
*Café Premier Events Room. Sit back, hit F6 and get ready to listen to our full length, hilariously funny Christmas play that our Blind Café members acted in. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”
* Blind Café’s 2013, Murder in the Café Manor Halloween Horror Production by Julie P and Patti Woodworth
**Our 2013 Café Expresso Christmas Play, starring Willie and Jeannie Wilson as Santa and Mrs. Claus. See how our members turned into rogue toys and elves. Laugh along as poor Sweet P gets hit with the white stuff that she hates so much and last but not least, see how Lorraine runs Grandma over with the reindeer. For some reason Confetti and crew seem to have a hard time with getting Willie off the ground. Written and Produced by Julie Parker and Patti Woodworth, it’s definitely a must to listen to.
*T.V Land. Kick back, put your feet up, relax on one of our comfortable couches, hit f 6 and watch one of our old time classic T.V shows. We have more shows coming soon.
*The Café Comedy Lounge. Hit F6 and get ready for some great comedians like Jeff Dunham, Roy D Mercer, Rodney Carrington Songs, James Gregory, Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Cosby, Jeanne Roberson, Hee Haw Episodes and our very own John Harris and Willie in the Copper Clapper! Enjoy a great laugh whenever you want to get happy!
*Movies, Movies, Movies:
We have over 600 described movies for your enjoyment. Come in to Willie’s cinema and watch the movie of your choice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Press F6 from the main room window, and choose the movie you would like to play. Happy movie watching, and don’t forget to bring the popcorn.
**BLIND CAFÉ Senior Menu:
7 am Join Julie and the breakfast club crew in the Donut and Coffee shop. It’s sure to be a crazy morning full of laughs, especially if Pitti Pat pops in for a visit!
*11am Join Andrew for a game of Pig in the winners circle.
2 pm join your host Patti W and her computer Sparky for a game of Zilch!
7pm I-Phone Info with Jim. See you in Gadget’s Tech Room with your I-Phone questions!
8pm Wits and Weights with Sergeant Rock and Julie P.
9pm Join Scooby for Connect 3
10pm the Biggest Cheater Contest. This month it’s Willie and Julie! I already know its Willie. I heard about him and some young chick named Jeannie out on the town last night! So come vote in my favor guys! Make Willie wear that crown. He looks good in Red, so some other chick he went with told me! It’s all in fun!
***BLIND CAFÉ’S New Events Menu:
New Event:
February 15th. In addition to our talent contest we will be performing our fall auction songs. Please get together with the person who bid on you so you can rehearse the song.
****BLIND CAFÉ’S Classic Menu includes times and explanations of games, please read below. All times are Eastern Standard:
7 am The Donut and Coffee Shop opens:
Join our breakfast club and find out about world events and what the weather is like in each others neck of the woods. If you are an early riser you will find one of us lingering around our freshly brewed coffee. If you like to dunk your donut, you had better grab one quick before Willie eats them all!
Join Julie P this morning for coffee and laughs.
11am Pig in The Winners Circle. Sponsored by Chris and Cheryl Spencer:
Join Andrew for a morning game of Pig. Just keep rolling the dice until either your luck runs out or you bank your points. This game is like press your luck. If you like frustration, you will love playing this game.
11:30 am the Bistro Opens Sponsored by Chris Spencer:
Join us for lunchtime chat and sandwiches, croissants or try one of our French pastries for dessert. Fresh on the Menu today. Sent in by Shawn.
Chocolate Bourbon Balls
1/2
cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 cups finely
crushed vanilla wafers
1/2 cup ground walnuts
1 tablespoon
bourbon
Candy decorations or sugar
Mix chocolate chips and honey in 1 1/2
quart microwavable casserole bowl. Microwave uncovered on high 1 to 2 minutes,
or until chips are stirred smooth. Stir in crushed wafers, walnuts and bourbon.
Shape into 1-inch balls and roll in candy decorations or sugar. Store in tightly
covered container at least 4 days to develop flavor.
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The 4
Ingredient Cookbook:
Vegetables
Baked Potato topping
1 cup grated
sharp processed cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup soft margarine
4
tablespoons chopped green onion
Mix all ingredients and serve on baked
potato.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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2pm Zilch in the Zilch out room:
Join Patti W and her computer Sparky for a game of Zilch. Just remember not to Zilch Out!
4pm I didn’t know that learning center. Blind Café Bowlling:
Join Terry and sign up for our bowling League
4 pm Senior moments Sponsored by our Vets:
Join Willie, Alan, Julie or Patti, for happy hour. Of course that’s if you can remember where the room is! If you have to hold the key down for an extra second because you can’t remember what you were going to say, don’t worry, you’re in the right room.
I think!
7pm I-Phone Info with Jim in Gadget’s Tech Room. Sponsored by Jim O’Neal:
Join your host Jim with all your I-Phone questions.
8pm Wits and Weights in Games R Us. Sponsored by JB Heart:
Join your hosts Sergeant Rock and Julie P for this game where the team that comes closest to the correct answer, without going over, wins double the points that were bid by the opposing team! It’s a fun and challenging game. Come on in and let us put you on a team!
9pm Connect 3 In Games R Us:
Join your host Scooby for an interesting game of Connect 3. Do you know what Door, Window and eye glasses could have in common? If you said a frame then this is the game for you. Come on by and let Scooby put you on a team!
10pm the Biggest Cheater in the Café after Dark. Sponsored by Terra Lee:
Come by and see Willie and Julie Duke it out with 5 cheating songs each. Who will convince the crowd with their songs that the other is the biggest cheater? You are the judges, so come and vote that Willie is the biggest cheater and make him wear that crown! Lol Don’t tell him I wrote this!
11pm Café after Dark Opens. Sponsored by Terra Lee:
. Anyone for a late night chat? Let’s see who can stay awake the longest. If we survive until 7am we can always go down to the Donut and coffee shop and join the breakfast club where they meet every day.
*****BLIND CAFÉ’S what’s for Dessert Members Corner Menu:
*Tiffany’s Interesting Food facts of the day:
February 11
National
Peppermint Patty Day
**Thought of the day:
Thanks Sharon for today’s thought of the day.
The older we get, the faster we should go after! What ever it is we want!
***Today’s Joke of the day:
Now this is the
worse cow joke I think I’ve ever heard but here it is anyway! Thanks Alan!
- What's the favorite key for cows to sing in? Beef-flat.
Of
course! Boom Boom! Hahahahahahahah
****Breaking News:
Former Child Star Shirley Temple
Dies Aged 85
Former child star Shirley Temple - a box office sensation in the
1930s - has died at the age of 85.
****Bird Brain sent in by Alan Dicey:
Bird Brain: When police in
Northborough, Massachusetts, spotted a car
driving
erratically, they gave chase. The car eventually stopped and the
driver
jumped out, hopped a guardrail, and ran into the woods. Police
followed the
man's tracks in the snow until they found Troy Prockett, 37,
perched in a
tree. When asked to come down, Prockett refused with "very
slurred speech."
He then "asked if we had caught the guy who was driving and
climbed higher
in the tree,” police say.
When it was pointed out that there was only one set
of tracks leading from
the car to the tree, Pocket allegedly said the driver
had carried him
there. Prockett then "continued speaking about what a good
guy he was and
rambling on about being an owl."
Prockett refused to climb
down "and instead climbed even higher, shaking the
branches and saying,
'Look, it's snowing.'"
Eventually, firefighters used a bucket truck to lift
an officer 30 feet into
the air to reach Prockett and arrest him. He faces
multiple charges,
including third offense drunk driving. (MS/MetroWest Daily
News)
...He didn't actually say he was an owl, it's just that when they asked
where the "other guy" was, he kept saying, "Who?"
*******Today in history by Alan Dicey:
TODAY IN HISTORY, Today is
Monday, February 10, the 41st day of 2014. There
are 324 days left in
the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On this date in 1996 : Kasparov
loses chess game to computer
On this day in 1996, after three hours, world
chess champion Gary Kasparov
loses the first game of a six-game match
against Deep Blue, an IBM computer
capable of evaluating 200 million moves
per second.
On this date: In 1763, Britain, Spain and France signed the
Treaty of Paris,
ending the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and
Indian War in
North America).
On this date in 1779, during the American
Revolution: The Battle of Carr's
Fort
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-carrs-fort
on
this date in 1840, Britain's
Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
On this date in 1841, Upper Canada and Lower
Canada were proclaimed united
under an Act of Union passed by
the British Parliament.
On this date in 1846: Mormons begin exodus to
Utah
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mormons-begin-exodus-to-utah
on
this date in 1861: Davis learns he is president of the
Confederacy.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/davis-learns-he-is-president
on
this date in 1899: Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/herbert-hoover-marries-lou-henry
on
this date in 1933, the first singing telegram was introduced by the
Postal
Telegram Corporation in New
York.
On this date in 1942, the former French liner
Normandie capsized in New
York
Harbor a day after it caught fire while
being refitted for the U.S. Navy.
Also, on this date In 1942 RCA Victor
presented Glenn Miller and his
Orchestra with a "gold record" for their
recording of "Chattanooga Choo
Choo," which had sold more than 1 million
copies.
On this date in 1942: during World War 2, Japanese sub bombards
Midway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-sub-bombards-midway
On
this date in 1949, Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" opened at
Broadway's Morosco Theater with Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman.
On this
date in 1957: Laura Ingalls Wilder, chronicler of American frontier
life,
dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/laura-ingalls-wilder-chronicler-of-american-frontier-life-dies
On
this date in 1959, a major tornado tore through the Saint Louis,
Missouri. area, killing 21 people and causing
heavy damage.
On this date in 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged
captured American U-2
pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet
spy held by the United
States.
Also, on this date
in 1962, Republican George W. Romney announced his
ultimately
successful candidacy for governor of Michigan.
On this date in 1965: during the
Vietnam War, Viet Cong blow up U.S.
barracks
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-blow-up-us-barracks
On
this date in 1966: Auto safety crusader Ralph Nader testifies before
Congress
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-safety-crusader-ralph-nader-testifies-before-congress
On
this date in 1967, the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, dealing
with presidential disability and succession, was ratified as Minnesota and
Nevada adopted it.
On this date, February
10, 1968, U.S. Figure skater Peggy
Fleming won
America's
only gold medal of the Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France.
On this date in 1970:
Avalanche buries skiers in France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanche-buries-skiers-in-france
On
this date in 1972: Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ziggy-stardust-makes-his-earthly-debut
On
this date in 1981, eight people were killed when a fire set by a busboy
broke out at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino.
On this date in 1989, Ron
Brown was elected the first black chairman of the
Democratic National
Committee.
On this date in 1992: Boxing legend convicted of raping beauty
queen
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boxing-legend-convicted-of-raping-beauty-queen
On
this date in 1998, Dr. David Satcher was confirmed by the Senate to be
surgeon general.
On this date in 2006 : Final episode of Arrested
Development airs on Fox
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-episode-of-arrested-development-airs-on-fox
Ten
years ago:
The White House, trying to end doubts about President George
W. Bush's
Vietnam-era military service, released documents it said
proved he had met
his requirements in the Texas Air National
Guard.
Democrat John Kerry won the Virginia
and Tennessee
primaries.
A truck bombing in Iskandariyah, Iraq, killed 53 people.
An Iranian
plane crashed in the United
Arab Emirates, killing 46 people.
Five years
ago:
The Senate approved President Barack Obama's giant economic stimulus
measure.
U.S. And Russian communication
satellites collided in the first-ever crash
of its kind in orbit, shooting
out a pair of massive debris clouds.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's
(TSIH'-pee LIHV'-neez) centristKadima Party
narrowly won the most seats in
Israel's 120-member parliament.
(However, it
was Benjamin Netanyahu who ended up forming the new Israeli
government.)
One year ago:
Joe Paterno's family released its response to
Penn
State's report on the
Jerry Sandusky scandal, attacking Louis Freeh's conclusion that the coach
hid sex abuse allegations against his longtime assistant.
Marine General
Joseph Dunford took charge of U.S. And NATO forces in
Afghanistan.
A stampede killed 37
people during a Hindu festival in northern India.
At the
Grammy Awards, Fun. won song of the year for "We Are Young"; Gotye's
massive and oddball pop hit "Somebody I Used to know" picked up record of
the year.
Deaths reported during the week ending February 8,
2014:
Sunday, February 2
Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor (Capote), of a
heroin overdose, 46.
Monday, February 3
Richard Bull, actor (Nels Oleson
on "Little House on the Prairie"), 89.
Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President
Walter Mondale, 83.
Thursday, February 6
Ralph Kiner, major leaguer
(Pittsburgh Pirates) and baseball announcer (New
York Mets), 91, of natural
causes.
Maxine Kumin, poet, 88.
Friday, February 7
Ted Agu, college
football player (University of California-Berkely),
collapsed during
a training run, 21.
Today's Birthdays:
Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe
("Raiders of the Lost Ark") is 101.
Opera singer Leontyne Price is
87.
Actor Robert Wagner is 84.
Rock musician Don Wilson (The Ventures) is
81.
Singer Roberta Flack is 77.
Singer Jimmy Merchant (Frankie Lymon and
the Teenagers) is 74.
Rock musician Bob Spalding (The Ventures) is
67.
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Mark Spitz is 64.
Walt Disney Co.
Chairman and chief executive Robert Iger is 63.
Rock musician and composer
Cory Lerios (Pablo Cruise) is 63.
World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman is
59.
Actress Kathleen Beller is 58.
Country singer Lionel Cartwright is
54.
Movie director Alexander Payne (Film: "Nebraska") is 53.
ABC News correspondent
George Stephanopoulos is 53.
Retired MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra is
51.
Political commentator Glenn Beck is 50.
Actress Laura Dern is
47.
Country singer Dude Mowrey is 42.
Actor Jason Olive is 42.
Actress
Elizabeth Banks is 40.
Pop singer Rosanna Taverez (Eden's Crush) is
37.
Actress Julia Pace Mitchell is 36.
Country musician Jeremy Baxter
(Carolina Rain) is 34.
Actor Max Brown is 33.
Actor Barry Sloane (TV:
"Revenge") is 33.
Rock singer Eric Dill is 32.
Rock musician Ben Romans
(The Click Five) is 32.
Actress Emma Roberts is 23.
Actress Makenzie Vega
is 20.
Actress Chloe Grace Moretz is 17.
Thought for Today:
"Change
your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without
delay."
Simone de Beauvoir, French writer (1908-1986).
******What happened to Howard Hugh’es Money? Sent in by Alan:
What Happened
to Howard Hughes' Money After He Died
Today I Found Out what happened to
billionaire Howard Hughes' money when he
died.
Over his lifetime, Howard
Hughes' wallet became one of the fattest of his
time. It isn't known exactly
how much he was worth at the time of his death,
but ten years before he
died, he was forced to sell his shares in the
airline company TWA. The
payout? $546 million (about $3.8 billion today),
estimated by some to have
been about 1/3 of his net worth.
When he died, there was one major problem:
Hughes had no direct descendants
or immediate family, and he didn't leave
behind a will. At least, that's
what authorities were forced to conclude
after an extensive search for one.
After contacting his various banks,
lawyers, and employees, every hotel he'd
ever stayed in, posting classifieds
in various newspapers, and even
consulting a psychic, they were forced to
accept that settling the massive
estate was not going to be an easy
matter.
So just where did all of that money go after his death?
Most
assumed he wanted the money to go to the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute. It
was well-known that he didn't want the money falling into the
hands of any
distant relatives, but without hard evidence, distant cousins
and others
began snatching for the cash.
A battle ensued between the temporary
administrator of the Hughes estate,
cousin and lawyer William Lummis, and
those who ran the Medical Institute.
It was a multi-state war, with
Nevada, California, and Texas all claiming to
be responsible for
the distribution of the estate, and all of which had
their own laws about
inheritance.
While the various parties were fighting it out, a couple of
different wills
surfaced, though eventually thrown out as fakes. A notable
one was the
three-page document that declared Melvin Dummar, a gas station
attendant,
was to inherit 1/16 of Hughes' fortune. Supposedly, Dummar once
picked
Hughes up off the side of the road and gave him a ride to his hotel,
and
Hughes was so grateful that he left Dummar a huge chunk of money. In
1978,
the will was thrown out as a forgery.
Next, "wives" started
emerging from Hughes' past, taking advantage of his
reclusive reputation to
explain why no one had heard of them before. Terry
Moore, an actress,
claimed to have married Hughes twice, but provided no
documentation to
support her assertions. She did, in fact, once live with
Hughes in the
1940s, but her claim that they were not only married, but
never divorced,
was called into question given the fact that she married
three times after
her supposed marriage to Hughes. Nevertheless, she must
have put forward a
good argument, or at least pestered the estate managers
so much that they
decided to pay her just to get rid of her, because she was
paid $400,000 by
the estate. Later, Moore wrote a book titled Beauty and a
Billionaire which made the bestseller list, likely lining her pockets a bit
more.
In addition to supposed wives, an extraordinary number of Hughes'
supposed
children decided to acknowledge their deceased father. One was said
to be
the lovechild of Hughes and Amelia Earhart-product of the Mile High
Club?-even though Earhart never had any children. At least two were black,
but their claims were thrown out as Hughes was known to be quite the
racist.
After years of struggle trying to sort the people with legitimate
claims
from the fakers who were in it to try to grab some of the cash, a lot
of the
money did end up going to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
However, a
huge chunk of it also went to various Hughes heirs. According to
the Wall
Street Journal, around 1000 people have benefited from the estate,
including
200 of Hughes' distant relatives. After liquefying many of his
assets, they
collectively were awarded about $1.5 billion.
Interestingly,
the liquidation of the estate wasn't completely finalized
until 2010-34
years after his death. The last piece of the puzzle was the
Summerlin
residential development. In 1996, Rouse Co. (now General Growth)
agreed to
buy the Summerlin land from the Hughes' estate on a 14-year
repayment plan.
With that, finally, the estate of Howard Hughes was laid to
rest.
Bonus
Howard Hughes Facts:
Hughes' reported relationship with Melvin Dummar was
also the subject of a
movie-Melvin and Howard-in 1980. The film was
nominated for several Golden
Globes and Academy Awards, and Mary Steenburgen
even won a few for her role
as a supporting actress.
Howard Hughes was
born on Christmas Eve in 1905 into a family who ran a very
successful oil
tool business. He inherited that business when he turned
eighteen-his
parents had died the year before-and just like that, he was a
millionaire.
With his new wealth he decided to fund a few films rather than
manage the
family business.
His most popular movie was Hell's Angels, the World War I
flying epic, which
fueled Hughes' interest in aviation. It cost around $4
million to make
(about $54 million today) and also grossing about $8
million. It helped
catapult Howard Hughes into Hollywood fame. His name was even coupled with
the
likes of Ginger Rogers, Ava Gardner, and Katherine Hepburn.
Hughes' true love
was flying. He suffered from partial deafness and
complained of a constant
ringing in his ears, but when he was in the air,
the ringing stopped, or at
least was drowned out by other noises. Credited
with many successful
aviation inventions, he was also well-known for the
Spruce Goose, a wooden
sea plane that Hughes worked on tirelessly until its
completion in 1947. The
plane was only flown once, partially because Hughes
began withdrawing from
aviation and from society after being involved in a
horrific plane crash in
1946.
Hughes lived a fascinating life, but the end of his life was nearly as
interesting, if a bit peculiar. He gained a reputation as a recluse,
conducting nearly all of his business from a suite in the Desert Hotel,
which he owned. According to the few handlers who managed things for him,
the fabulous Hollywood playboy started
letting himself go in the last
twenty-five years of his life. His hair was
constantly dirty and his teeth
were rotten, he became addicted to drugs, and
he had an obsession with
germs. When he died on April 5, 1976, he weighed
just 92 pounds.
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