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04
May
18
Who Are We To Believe?
Since the 2016 election of Trump, 45th President of the United States, a component to his winning campaign is the allegation that the Iranian nuclear agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), adopted by all participating nations of the United Nations Security Council in 2015, is a poorly negotiated agreement principally for reason that it would cease to curtail Iran from re-instituting its former nuclear weapons development, deemed to have ended as earlier as 2009, in fifteen years from date of its coming into effect.
Now, several months since his inauguration, during which period saw the hiring and firing of several senior members of his cabinet, Trump has strategically or otherwise, surrounded himself with well know Neocons such as John Robert Bolton, an American politician and attorney who is now National Security Advisor of the United States as of April 9, 2018. Bolton served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and widely known for his hawkish war posturing during the uptake to the attack on Iraq in 2003. And most recently, to replace fired Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, Trump has appointed Michael R. Pompeo, an American politician, lawyer, and former army officer to serve as the 70th United States Secretary of State. Previous to this appointment, he was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
The point of this essay is to highlight the political posturing and strategies being put into the public space by the media in preparation for President Trump’s decision to the future of the JCPOA, scheduled for on or before May 12, 2018, however, it is relevant to point out, at the present moment, the Trump presidency, and his administration’s credibility, is being challenged on the following three, widely publicized fronts:
- First, domestically, is Special counsel, Robert Mueller’s and F.B.I.’s investigations related to purported Russian interference in his election campaign and more; and, the allegations related to a sexual affair with porn-star Stormy Daniels.
- Second is North Korea: it’s leader Kim Jung Un’s highly publicized willingness to meet with Trump to negotiate for the dismantling of its nuclear missile program, to pursue re-unification with the South for the removal of economic stifling sanctions;
- Third is Trump’s voiced threat to withdraw from the JCPOA with Iran if it is not renegotiated, to the satisfaction of the United States.
The need for Trump to divert public attention from the Mueller and F.B.I. investigations could suggest heightened emphasis, through media channels such as FOX News and conservative pundits, on the latter two major issues challenging the Trump administration.
Recent coverage of Kim Jung Un’s crossing of the North-South Demilitarized Zone to meet with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In, in the latter part of April, 2018, is for the short term, de-emphasizing Trump’s role for the present moment, however, the appointment of Mike Pompeo, who has public voiced his discontent, and current mistrust of the North Korean regime’s willingness to dismantle its nuclear program for a lifting of sanctions and possible re-unification, has the potential to put that effort into jeopardy.
This leaves the United States posturing leading up to the self-imposed date of May 12, 2018 for its decision on the Iran deal (JCPOA).
To date, the leaders of all consenting countries to the JCPOA, have stated their continued support for the deal, and Iran’s compliance as demanded. The only dissenter is the United States and, to that end, the forces to make its case, now being front and center.
First, there is John Bolton, National Security Advisor. To firmly establish his advice on the JCPOA, is to Google or YouTube: “John Bolton on Iran deal” to view a litany of recent interviews where he states the case on behalf of the President. Here is one recent example: https://theintercept.com/2018/03/23/heres-john-bolton-promising-regime-change-iran-end-2018/
As early as July, 2017, Bolton tweeted: “Withdrawing from the Iran #NuclearDeal should be a top @realDonaldTrump administration priority.”
Most recently, in a move to discredit the Iranian governments role in the original negotiations, and its current commitment to meet its obligations as detailed by the JCPOA; Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, by way of YouTube video presentation, purports to have secured physical, documentary evidence, captured by Israeli secret services, that undeniably proves Iran lied leading up to the negotiated deal, and continues to deceive participating nations on its intent to reconstitute its nuclear ambitions, if not before the end of the fifteen year limitation.
Netanyahu Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrPFH_KIqSc
In response to Netanyahu’s video claim is Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister:
Iranian Foreign Minister: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHXpzHIwW1M
What should be of concern is the statement that Trump is prone to believing what Netanyahu is making claim to by his presentation even though the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), the watchdog to the advancement of nuclear development, has indicated Iran has been, and continues to be, compliant with the agreement contrary to that of the United States.
Trump in Agreement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aU2bckMD_g
IAEA Report of Key Events: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/iran/chronology-of-key-events
So, these are the facts as best known, and as conveyed, through the various public media platforms.
What is at stake is the potential for another contrived conflagration instigated by the United States premised upon unfounded, but highly publicized, misinformation, or is it?
The point to be made by this essay is to highlight the different claims being made on this very important issue, and to suggest who might have the most to gain, or lose, by the various, outcome potentials. Certainly, Iran and its Peoples stand to lose the most in much the same way those of Iraq, Libya, and currently Syria and Yemen have lost. But, for the United States, and its supporting allies, and their citizens; may be impacted by an increase in their taxes to pay for the carnage they seem willing to support being imposed on foreign nations’ regimes that are not willing to march to the tune of western governments, or at best, maybe just to serve as a major distraction to events occurring or not, domestically.
You decide who to believe!
15
Jan
18
Future by Hollywood?
Humanity is fast approaching the second decade of this 21st century at such speed, if measured by the advancements in computer hardware and software technologies manifesting as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics at the heart of it, its beyond the speed of light.
No where is this to be more evident then that which comes from the fantastical mind-creations of screenplay writers; directors and legions of CGI special-effects artists; editors and, ironically to a lesser degree, flesh and blood Actors.
To witness a sampling of what Hollywood has in store for 2018 and beyond; a fictional projection of a fantastical, and potentially dystopian, future world can be had here (it is a playlist of trailers of 2018 release movies).
The series of upcoming movies from award-winning directors such as Stephen Spielberg and David Cameron, and multi-million production budgets, they do not hold back on their portrayal of what the future has in store for humanity. Unfortunately today, such exposes need the drama of death and destruction, but at the heart of each screenplay, is a potential truth, one day, we may all have to face.
22
Oct
17
NINE
Doing, as one does during these digital times, surfing through You-Tube video in attempt to find something of intrigue or mind-expanding amongst the throngs of endless self-aggrandizing or sophomoric in content video channels; I happened upon a Channel explaining a version of Mathematics, simply put, defines `Everything’.
VIDEO:
Assuming the video is watched to elaborate on the concept/technology, the significance of the Number `9’ to our very existence is made apparent. The irony lies in the matter; I wrote a poem titled: `NINE’, back in 2011, August to be exact, that speaks to the heart of this discovered technology.
NINE
Primordial mist, laws to ether’s gravity combine
Giving form to the formless by mysterious zodiac design
To shape this earthly body that is mine
Vessel to spiritual energy of cosmic intellectual mind
Locked from conscious awareness by amnesia’s blind
Consigned this dimensional dwelling a finite time
To acknowledge a greater wisdom’s ascendant climb
Toward the One of All that beckons – NINE
08
May
17
Hypernormalisation
To better understand and comprehend the world as we are coming to know it, the reason for what is evolving, one need look at the history to what makes it so; and this comprehensive BBC documentary is a good start to that end:
17
Apr
17
EROTIC DIGITAL DESIRES
The Internet provides an opportunity to discover interesting `tools’ designed by those who have the capacity to do so and then, find interesting ways to utilize these tools possibly in ways not originally intended. Just such a tool I discovered is presented by
It is clear by now that a tsunami of `porn’ related material is widely available via the Internet that spans the full spectrum of sexual act performed by persons of a comparable spectrum of sexual orientation.
The objective here is to marry the two by utilizing a digital conversation tool that essentially maps the content of a digital photo (jpeg or similar). The result is as an example here:
To view the product of this marriage, armed with a YouTube account when requested to `sign in’, you can view a brief video titled: Erotic Digital Desires
13
Oct
16
What is Reality?
Simple Hypothesis:
All comes from Nothing (Future)
What IS, is the expression of Future as Present
What Was, memory, lies in the Past
To illustrate, take this digital page: it is designed, created, configured, etc., by the software utilized to configure it into the Present by a design engineer, synonymous to the unknown origin of this Reality, a mythical entity as far as concerned. The program application, within a designed environment (computer) of specific electromagnetic and resonant frequencies applied to a binary polarity, represented as zero’s and one’s, produces the reality of the digital page. It is irrelevant to know or comprehend the programming essential to its existence, it is just taken for granted.
What this simple example illustrates is that Reality, premised on specific mathematical laws and physical principles, disseminated for purposes of comprehension into the different departments of science (physics, astronomy, medicine, etc., etc.,) simply are the product of digital binary code or polarity (negative: 0, positive: 1), so configured by the influences of electromagnetic and harmonic resonant frequencies to the binary polarity, into patterns of reality, Reality as comprehended.
This is duly illustrated by placing a thin, bed of sand particles upon a flat surface exposed to a variant range of vibrational frequency. Each amplitude of frequency results in a unique, 2-dimensional, geometric configuration pattern of the sand particles. Now, if each grain of sand were of an alternate polarity (negative–0, positive-1), exposed to a unique vibrational resonant frequency, within a specific electromagnetic environment, potentially, a unique, 3-dimensional representation should develop.
This hypothetical reasoning is promised by the scientific establishing that specific binary code structure (programming) resides at the foundation of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) sequences of the Human genome.
With this basis of understanding, it is not too difficult to postulate the existence of a multitude of realities within the multitude of variations of resonant frequencies and fluctuations of electromagnetic environments (gravity) that comprises what is known as the Universe. In much the same way as flipping to a new frequency on a radio dial will result in a new program station is derived.
Ultimately, the true determination of `What is Reality?’ will be discovered, however, the key to doing so is to look for the simplicity in the complexity of Nature, therein lies the Key!
The Key
It is a mythical and mystical Key
That unlocks the binding shackles
That are time and space
Anchors to humanity in its place
The Divine locksmith
Creator of the Gate to Awareness
Allows clues through consciousness
Abundant but vague, even to the sleuth[i]
Like a jig-saw puzzle
Pieces of knowledge and truth
The secret to its ineffable solution
Resides in the Me and the You
To find the path to enlightenment
Is to defy the rational mind
For the constructs of reality
Make the seeing eyes blind
Like a butterfly
Escaping the confines of its
Cocoon
Allow the Spirit within
To flourish and bloom
To be freed of the collective shackles
To see beyond time and space
Humanity’s Enlightenment to the Spirit
To grace this Earthly place.
[i] “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way … and few there be that find it.” When a modern religion forgets this saying, it is suffering from an atavistic relapse into primitive barbarism. It is appealing to the psychology of the herd, away from the intuitions of the few. Religion in the Making A Series of Four Lectures delivered during February 1926,
at the King’s Chapel, Boston, USA by
Alfred North Whitehead
If you find it difficult to understand the foregoing, here is a video of a young person, 13 years old, who fully comprehends the basis of Reality:
From the perspective of Mathematicians: Check out this Video as an aid to understanding, however, with one proviso: watch, listen to what is stated with the perspective of hindsight. That is, Reality, as being experienced, comes after-the-fact of its happening. Reality resides, on a time-scale, a nano-moment of time AFTER, its being shaped by the forces of Nature influencing its existence. This explains why the laws of Nature are consistent throughout the known Universe AS WE PERCEIVE IT TO BE within our CONSTRAINTS of OUR Reality.
02
Mar
16
RE-UNION – Script
RE-UNION
© COPYRIGHT 2015-16 This script may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of the author
Logline:
Marshall, a 51-year-old, single, gay male and, 24-year-old, attractive gay Justin while attending Marshall’s best friend Brad’s 50th birthday party, are soon to find their flirtatious gestures of mutual physical attraction harbours a 20-year-old surprise of unimaginable emotional consequence that neither could have possibly imagined.
FADE IN: INT. CONDO-APARTMENT – FESTIVE PARTY ATMOSPHERE – EVENING
Standing in the middle of the well-appointed living room, surrounded by a small number of well dressed partiers, fifty-one year old Marshall, holding a bottle of beer, congratulates Brad who is celebrating his 50th birthday
MARSHALL
(joyously)
Congratulations Brad, who’d of thought we’d make it this far ah? (pausing) The big five-0, damn!
BRAD
(sheepishly)
Thanks man, yah, who’d of believed it. Frankly, I don’t feel it – I mean, in here (points to his head) I’m still 20 years old
(shakes his head, clinks
glass to Marshall’s bottle)
Thanks and thanks for throwing
the surprise party (drinks)
Marshall drinks while scanning the room then pauses when he spots an attractive young man (JUSTIN) talking to another partier
MARSHALL
(inquisitively)
Brad, who’s that hot look’n kid
(gestures bottle in direction toward Justin)
BRAD
(unawares)
Who, which guy? Coz, if he’s
good looking he’s mine! Remember,
it’s my birthday party!
(looks to direction pointed)
I don’t know, I’ve not seen him before,
he must have come with someone but, if
he’s not attached he’s mine!
(both laugh at the speculation walking away in different directions)
INT. BOTTLE CLUTTERED KITCHEN – LATER
(Marshall walks into kitchen to get a beer from the fridge, Justin follows behind and leans against the kitchen counter next to the fridge.)
MARSHALL
(surprised to see Justin)
Hi, how’s it goin?
JUSTIN
(coyly and speculative)
Not bad, and you?
MARSHALL
(nervous tone)
Good, and you.. (pauses) I mean great!
(pauses) So you a friend of Brad’s, I’ve
seen you before?
JUSTIN
(confidently)
No, no I came with Angie
(gestures with drink toward living room)
She and I were out for coffee this
morning and she invited me to come along
MARSHALL
(turning toward living room)
Yah, I know Angie. How did you come
to know her. She’s kinda old for
you isn’t she (subtle laugh)
JUSTIN
(smiling at the comment)
No, no, she’s just a friend. I met her
at acting class. We had to do an impromptu
together and we just hit if off – she’s
great. (Turns to face Marshall)
How about you, what brings you to Brad’s
birthday party?
MARSHALL
(leans against the counter next to Justin)
Who me, o shit, I’ve known Brad for over
twenty years now. We’ve to hell and back
together. (pausing) Frankly, we are both
surprised we’re still kicking at fifty.
JUSTIN
(flirtatiously questioning)
What, you fifty? Come on, you don’t look a
older than forty-nine (laughing)
(Marshall turns abruptly and fains a punch to Justin’s gut. Justin responds by grabbing Marshall. The two jostle playfully until Brad enters the kitchen)
BRAD
(jokingly, questioning)
Ok you two, no fighting in the Kitchen.
I thought you didn’t know each other, either
that or you’re getting there
(leans into Marshall’s, whispering angularly)
I thought I told you he was mine!
(Marshall shrugs his shoulders)
JUSTIN
(confused)
What, what’s goin on between you two?
BRAD
(looking directly at Marshall)
Oh nothing, nothing..just a private joke
(turns to Justin coyly)
So, my name is Brad, I am the birthday boy.
And who might you be? (extends hand-shake)
JUSTIN
(shaking Brad’s hand)
I’m Justin, I came with Angie. We..
(Marshall interrupts)
MARSHALL
(turning to Justin)
Oh, right.. I never did introduce myself
(Brad abruptly leaves the kitchen pissed
at Marshall who introduces himself to Justin
in the background)
INT: APARTMENT-CONDO – LIVING ROOM COUCH – LATE EVENING
BRAD
(annoyed, sarcastically)
So you, Justin; seems you both hit it off.
You gonna be seeing more of him?
MARSHALL
(apologetic)
Look Brad, I’m sorry. I know it’s YOUR birthday
and I know YOU’RE upset with me but, shit man, I
didn’t expect that to happen. It just did.
And no, I mean I don’t know if he’s truly even interested. I mean he’s just a twenty-four year old kid, what would he want with an old-fart like me? But, I’d be lying if I didn’t say it wouldn’t be great but…(pauses and embraces sulking Brad)
INT: MARSHALL’S BEDROOM – EARLY NEXT MORNING
(Marshall, asleep in his bed, gets abruptly woken by the sound of his cell-phone ringing. Looking at the alarm clock reading 9:30 he becomes annoyed at being woken so early after such a late night before.)
MARSHALL
(pissed)
Yah, who is it…what do you want?
VOICE ON PHONE (JUSTIN)
(nervous, apologetic)
Oh, sorry, did I wake you? It’s me Justin
MARSHALL
(joyful,surprised,attentive)
Oh, Justin, hay sorry for that, it’s
just that I got home late and hoping to
sleep in…sorry. So, how are you? How’d
you get my number by the way? (laughs)
JUSTIN
(apologetic)
Sorry Marshall, shou, should I call back? (pauses)
MARSHALL
(calmly)
No, no it’s ok Justin, so…
JUSTIN
(mildly anxious)
I got your number from Angie, I hope you
don’t mind??
MARSHALL
(slightly elated)
No, no problem, in fact it’s good to hear
from you, I’m glad you thought to call
even if it is early. So, what’s up?
JUSTIN
(mildly flirtatious)
Well, I was thinking, especially now that
I’ve got you up; you wanna get some breakfast?
I know a great little spot – Dunk’n cafe’.
You know it?
MARSHALL
Yah, 31st and Queen right?
JUSTIN
Right, for eleven, I’ll meet you there?
MARSHALL
(elated)
Sounds good, see you there, at eleven!
(Marshall leans back into the bed pausing to take in what just happened then, looking at the alarm clock, realizes he better get moving. Joyfully jumps out of bed for the bathroom.)
EXT.: OUTDOOR – CAFE’ PATIO – MID-MORNING
(Marshall, greeted by the Hostess, sees Justin waving, walks to his table trying not to look outwardly as excited as he felt inside. He couldn’t help but notice Justin’s stunning blue eyes. His wearing a tight-fitting, robin-egg blue T-shirt, making them even bluer. Fidgeting, he tried desperately to conceal his joy in having met such a good looking young man who, apparently, wants to get to know him better.
Marshall’s last relationship of ten years ended just two years prior and figured at fifty-one, the likelihood of ever meeting someone and falling in love was unlikely if not improbable. Especially with someone as young and wholesomely good looking as Justin.)
MARSHALL
(nervously putting napkin on his lap)
So Justin, surprise! I didn’t
expect to hear from you so soon, and
I don’t just mean early (laughs nervously)
JUSTIN
(confidently)
Yah, sorry about that. It’s just, I
enjoyed meeting you yesterday, and, so
I hope you don’t mind?
MARSHALL
No, not at all. If anything, I should be
grateful. Besides being a beautiful sunny
morning, I get the pleasure of breakfast
with a good looking young man!
JUSTIN
(bashfully)
Well thanks, and I with a hot looking man.
(Waitress appears at the table to take their order.)
EXT.: OUTSIDE – STREET NEXT TO CAFE’ – TWO HOURS LATER
MARSHALL
(shyly questioning)
So Justin, that was great. So, what’s up
for the rest of this glorious day?
JUSTIN
(non-committal)
Well, not really sure. I promised
Angie I’d help get her new apartment
organized. (laughing) The price I have to
pay to get your number out of her.
I promised I’d do anything she asked
to get it. But it’s been well worth it!
(appreciative)
I hope I’m not being too forward<?>
(Marshall is surprised when Justin embraces and, gives him a slight kiss on the cheek before pulling away)
JUSTIN
(sheepishly hesitant)
So, can we see each other again? I’d really
like to if you do?
MARSHALL
(trying to hide enthusiasm)
Great! Yah, I’d like that, anytime. Give me a
call and we can set something up.
(Justin turns to walk away, pauses, then turns back, facing Marshall, slight hesitation, gives a quick kiss on the lips, pauses, looks into Marshall’s eyes for a reaction, turns and walks away smiling. Marshall, a bit dumbfounded sheepishly waves goodbye, watches Justin walk away.)
LATER SAME DAY
INT.: BRAD’S APARTMENT – MESSY CLUTTER – LIVING ROOM
BRAD
(appreciative)
Thanks Marshall for showing up. I can’t
believe the mess just ten people can create
after just a few drinks. I mean look at this
place…
(scans the messy apartment)
MARSHALL
(poking through the clutter)
Not a problem Brad, the least I can do since
we couldn’t do it at my place
BRAD
(interrupts)
Right, I know, the renovations. When’s
that shit gonna be finished?
MARSHALL
(shaking his head)
Yah, I know, seems it’s been going on forever
but look, I need to talk to you about that kid
Justin, he..
BRAD
(interrupts)
What? Don’t tell me, not already? You just met the
kid last night and there’s already drama
(continues cleaning, shakes his head)
MARSHALL
(perplexed)
Well no! There is no DRAMA. It’s just that I really
don’t know how to react to him.
BRAD
(questioning)
What do you mean, he is coming on to you<?> I’d
say go for it! It isn’t every day a hot young
guy is gonna want to jump those old bones (laughs)
MARSHALL
Ha, ha, ha.. have your laugh. No, really it’s more
than that. Look, we met for breakfast this
morning – his idea not mine. Well, when we’re saying
our good-byes sort of thing; he up and kissed me on
the lips..
BRAD
So! What’s the big deal? The kid obviously likes
you.
MARSHALL
Well it’s just that; when he kissed me, something about it seemed kinda of strange. Almost like I had been kissed by my brother or something, I don’t know..
BRAD
What? Get a grip man, you’ve just been on your own for a little too long and your scared. Maybe you just have
to take the lead and slow him down a bit. I know if it were me he’d be knowing the colour of my bed-sheets by now.
MARSHALL
Again, very funny. Well, what ever it is I know there is something odd about this whole thing.
BRAD
Bottom line: do you like him? And if you do I’d say; just go with it and see what happens. After all he is just twenty and you could just be the soup d’jour
MARSHALL
Thanks! You’ve been a great help.. Bastard!
TWO WEEKS LATER:
PHONE CONVERSATION: JUSTIN CALLS MARSHALL
JUSTIN
So look, Marshall I want you to come over tonight
MARSHALL
Justin we were just out last night?
JUSTIN
But I’ve got a surprise for you.. And no it’s not that… (sexy, mischievous laugh)
MARSHALL
Justin.?
JUSTIN
Ok, then tomorrow night, be here for 8 sharp
(hangs up before Marshall can respond)
NEXT DAY:
INT.: JUSTIN’S APARTMENT HALL DOOR – 8PM
(Marshall arrives at Justin’s apartment to find an envelope tacked to the door with his name on it. He opens the envelope to find a note: “ MARSHALL, surprise: the door’s unlocked, come in, follow the arrows Love Justin”)
INT.: JUSTIN’S APARTMENT AND BEDROOM
(Marshall enters, the room has enough light to just notice paper arrows taped to a path of arrows that lead to Justin’s bedroom – he opens the closed door, it’s dark, he enters the room, lights flash on.)
JUSTIN
(laying naked on the bed)
SURPRISE! Now come here you big hunk of man
MARSHALL
(taking off clothes)
Justin, what the…
INT.: JUSTIN’S BEDROOM – A SHORT-TIME LATER
(Marshall and Justin naked, making out but Marshall visibly having difficulty)
MARSHALL
(rolls away, troubled)
Justin, stop for a minute, wait
JUSTIN
(confused)
What, what’s the problem Marshall? Is it too soon?
I know you wanted to hold off but,
MARSHALL
No, no, it’s not that, truth: I don’t know, something else. Give me a minute….
(Marshall pulls a bed sheet around his waist and goes out the bedroom. Justin sitting up in the bed, looks confused and left wondering what was wrong. Marshall exits bedroom and walks to the living room. As he passes a bookshelf he sees a picture of a women. Taking a closer look, the women seems strangely familiar to him. Taking the picture back to the bedroom.)
MARSHALL
(inquisitively, holding the picture up)
Justin, who is this picture of?
JUSTIN
That’s my mother, she’s living in Winnipeg, why?
MARSHALL
(slightly anxious)
What’s your mother’s name?
JUSTIN
Rachial. Why? Marshall what’s goin on? Tell me
(Marshall does not reply, places picture on night-table, puts on his clothes and abrutly leaves)
JUSTIN
(pleading, naked, running)
Marshall? What’s going on, what did I do?
(Justin, still naked, crying, stands at hallway door watches Marshall leave.)
HOURS LATER:
INT.: MARSHALL’S APARTMENT – SMALL ROOM FULL OF BOXES
(Marshall rummages through old boxes, pulls out old picture album dated 1980-90. Scouring through pages – comes to a picture of him with and the girl he met during a business trip to Winnipeg. Peeling picture from the album then turns picture over to see written: `Me & Rachial – Winnipeg – 1983’)
MARSHALL
(crying)
SHIT! Shit, shit, shit…
NEXT EVENING:
INT.: SMALL NEIGHBOURHOOD GAY BAR
MARSHALL
(sitting at bar with drink)
My turn I guess, thanks for coming.
BRAD
(just seating at bar)
A friend in need. And let me guess..
MARSHALL
Cut it out, shut-up, and just listen: without
going into all the sorted details I think I know
what’s holding me back with Justin ..
(turns to face BRAD)
He’s my son!
BRAD
(shocked)
What! What the fuck are you saying? How do you know this?
(Marshall pulls picture from pocket, throwing on the bar in front of Brad)
BRAD
(takes, inspects picture)
Wow, you were pretty good looking back then, what happened? (laughs)
MARSHALL
(sullen)
Not me you idiot, the girl. The girl in the picture is Justin’s mother – Rachial, the same Rachial I had sex with while on a business trip to Winnipeg back in the early eighties.
BRAD
(shocked, surprised)
Holy shit man, fuck! Are you certain? How could that be? I mean what the fuck are the chances?
MARSHALL
(looking at picture)
Beats the fuck out of me!
NEXT DAY – EARLY EVENING
INT.: MARSHALL’S APARTMENT – COMPUTER ROOM
(Marshall doing a facebook search `Rachial Dawson, Winnipeg, Man.’. Rachial Dawson profile picture same as Justin’s picture. Makes a phone call)
MARSHALL
(nervous)
Hello, Rachial Dawson? (pauses)
WOMEN’S VOICE (RACHIAL)
Yes, whose calling? Hello..
MARSHALL
(hesitant, voice shaking)
Rachial, I don’t know if you’d remember
me but, back (pausing) god, years ago
we met, there in Winnipeg. It’s me
Marshall, Marshall Hewitt. Do you recall?
WOMEN’S VOICE (RACHIAL)
Marshall? How could I forget? But why,
why now, after what: twenty, twenty-four
years ago?
MARSHALL
(nervous)
Well Rachial, it’s hard to explain on
the phone but, I need to talk to you
and, and if you don’t mind, I’d like
to come to Winnipeg.
WOMEN’S VOICE
(confused)
You Winnipeg? Marshall, what is this
about, please tell me?
MARSHALL
(reserved)
Well I guess. Let me just say it has to
do with us back then, that night we met
and…, well you know, we had sex and..
WOMEN’S VOICE
(whispered, sullen)
I see, I see. So when?
MARSHALL
(assuredly)
The next possible flight. Don’t worry I
will call you when I arrive and we can
set up a time a place to meet. If that
sounds alright with you?
WOMEN’S VOICE
(whisper, quiet)
I guess. Let me know. (hangs up)
(Marshall hears phone disconnect, waits, listens to dial tone)
TWO DAYS LATER – MID-DAY
INT.: WINNIPEG – SMALL DINER – RESTAURANT BOOTH
(Marshall anxiously awaits Rachial whom, to recognize is only recall of Justin’s picture. She walks into the small diner [he sees the image of the Rachial as he knew twenty-years earlier but then morphs to the late forty-year-old women she is today] He greets her with a wave, a hug-friendly kiss on the cheek. They both sit nervously…)
MARSHALL/RACHIAL
So good.. You too, how..
(both laugh nervous)
MARSHALL
(growing anxious)
Sorry Rach…, as you can guess I’m pretty
nervous..
RACHIAL
(calming)
Relax, I’m a mess inside and; after
your call, it conjured up thoughts
I’d thought long forgotten. So…
MARSHALL
So. So, yah well where to start.. Let’s see,
Justin! Yah, Justin, why don’t we start there?
RACHIAL
(surprised)
What, what do you know of Justin, my son?
MARSHALL
(angry)
You mean OUR son! You, me, that night
we had sex. Why didn’t you tell me you
became pregnant, had a boy, my boy!
RACHIAL
(disturbed)
What are you saying? How do you know this,
how do you know Justin?
MARSHALL
(calmer)
We, he, me we met at a friends birthday
part. My best friend Brad. It was his
50th birthday and seems Justin knows a
mutual friend of Brad’s.
RACHIAL
(questioning)
So, so you met Justin there. How did you
come to find out that he was my son?
MARSHALL
(quiet, saddened )
What you don’t know Rachial,
after us, I came out; I’m a gay man.
RACHIAL
(quiet sardonic laugh)
MARSHALL
(questioning – hurt)
What are you smirking at? And so is your son!
There, smirk at that! Yah. Your son, our son,
is Gay! And, and he doesn’t know it yet, but,
he’s in love with me – his father!
(sullen, sad, reclining)
There! Have your little laugh.
RACHIAL
(quietly crying)
I’m sorry. How, why, what are you saying?
First, I know Justin is Gay and, (slight laugh)
I, after we met, thought you might be too.
MARSHALL
(surprised)
What?! Why??
RACHIAL
(calm, explanation)
That’s not important now but, at the time
when I found out I was pregnant, I wanted
to call but, I thought then; you might be Gay. That you wouldn’t want the burden
of knowing.
(sad, apologetic)
I’m sorry, I guess I was wrong. But, you
said Justin was in-love with you. How?
You and Justin?
MARSHALL
(calm, explanation)
Well, as you can imagine, when I first
met him I had no idea of any of this.
He was just this good looking boy,
friend of friend and, well we got to meet
and things kind of happened.
RACHIAL
(shocked, concerned)
You slept with…
MARSHALL
(interrupts)
No! No! We, he, well, it seemed we had
immediate chemistry. I mean as much as
I was attracted to him I knew, I knew
something was wrong about it.
RACHIAL
(calmly inquisitive)
So, when did you realize he was my son, our son?
MARSHALL
(pondering)
I saw your picture, at his apartment.
He planned a surprise. It was to be
our first time. I couldn’t. He had
your picture on a shelf. I wasn’t sure
it was you ‘til I asked your name. I
found the picture we took that night.
Though it seemed to be, I had to call you,
just to make sure.
RACHIAL
(quietly)
I guess I owe you an apology<?>
MARSHALL
(understanding)
Big time!
WEEK LATER – EARLY AFTERNOON
BRAD’S LIVING ROOM
BRAD
(anxiously, inquisitive)
So, how did it go with her; Rachial?
Is it true? Is he your son?
MARSHALL
(resigned)
Yaup! Seems it’s true! Justin is my boy!
BRAD
(sarcastically)
Ho-ly Shit! Marshall – a dad and with his little…
MARSHALL
(interrupts, slightly angry)
Don’t! Don’t you. It’s bad enough without
you mocking the situation. You think I
want this? You don’t know the half of it!
BRAD
(apologetic)
Sorry man, just seems like out of the Movies.
So what are you gonna do? Are you going to tell him?
MARSHALL
(explaining)
Well therein lies the rub. Rachial filled
me in on what Justin was like without a
father. She never spoke of it but Justin
always questioned it. He grew to resent and
bad-mouth even the idea of a father. She knew
it was his way to deal with the emptiness.
(pensive pause)
But face it, I have to tell him either way.
BRAD
(sullen)
Yah. I guess your right. Sorry!
LATER THAT AFTERNOON
PHONE CONVERSATION – MARSHALL CALLS JUSTIN
JUSTIN
(answers cell excited)
Marshall, hay, good to hear you. How was the trip?
Did you get your work done?
MARSHALL
(anxious)
Hi, Justin, yah, no problem. The trip went well.
Hay, look what are you doing tonight?
JUSTIN
(jokingly)
Hmm, let me see<?> I think I have a date
with a hot man… hold on, oh yah, I’m
Talking to him now! Hello… (laughs)
MARSHALL
(impatient)
Ha, ha, ha, very funny. Well look then;
Let’s meet up at Dunk’ns, say seven? Good?
JUSTIN
(curious)
Sure seven, good but, what’s up? You
sound a bit upset. Is everything alright?
MARSHALL
(consoling)
Yah, fine, no problem – see you at seven.
{MUSIC FAKING THE BOOKS Lali Puna}
SAME DAY – EARLY EVENING:
[SILENT DIALOGUE SCENE]
INT.: DUNK’N CAFE
(Marshall and Justin engrossed in heated conversation. As Marshall explains, Justin becomes visibly upset. The more Marshall explains the more Justin becomes angry and crying, lashes out at Marshall and storms out of the restaurant. Marshall embarrassed, sitting alone… (others look toward the commotion))
{MUSIC ’95 AKA MAKE THINGS RIGHT Lemon Jelly}
A WEEK LATER – MID AFTERNOON:
INT.: JUSTIN’S APARTMENT – KNOCK AT DOOR
(Unknown to Justin, Marshall had called Rachial asking if she would come to Toronto, to help straighten out the situation. She feels obliged to come and goes directly to Justin’s apartment.)
JUSTIN
(opens door, surprised)
Mom! Holy shit, what are you doing here?!
RACHIAL
(enters apartment)
Well I think you know the answer;
JUSTIN
(angry)
Marshall!
RACHIAL
(sternly)
Yes, Marshall – your father! Whether you like it or not. In a way this is really all my fault; I should have told you about him long ago but, frankly, never in my wildest dreams would I have thought all this to happen. But, it has and now it’s my time to set things straight (slight laugh) no pun intended
MOMENTS LATER: KNOCK AT DOOR
(Justin opens the door to find Marshall waiting, both return to living room where Rachial greets Marshall with a hug and both turn to Justin looking a bit perplexed by it all. Then all three have a group hug)
FADE TO CLOSE : The End
CLOSING VIDEO MONTAGE (Soundtrack to be selected)
(Series of short clips reflecting the aftermath of the reunion between Rachial, Justin and his new found father Marshall. Then enters Brad who has always had his sights on Justin and is now striking up a friendship. All live happily ever after)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
RE-UNION
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The seminal experience: the attack and destruction of the World Trade Centre September 11th, 2001, has yielded a level of dysfunction in global politics unseen in current human history. The dissemination of the global human collective on the lines of ethnicity, religion and political affiliation has never been as pronounced and, continues to be amplified as the world advances through this, the second decade, of this 21st Century.
Increasingly, the world is witnessing a menacing rise of divisiveness instigated by the march of humbled Middle Eastern or North African refugees. Hundreds of thousands of Peoples brutally torn from their former tranquil lives by the scourge of political and civil unrest wanting only for the perceived safety of shelter in the sanctity of European nations only to be rebuffed by a vocal segment of the established populace of affected nations such as Greece, Germany and even Sweden, particularly against those of Muslim faith.
Adding to the embroilment of human discontent is the hardship arising from the meltdown of the global financial system ignited by the collapse of Wall Street in 2007-08, the implications and hardships that continue to affect the balance sheets of nations globally to this day. The citizens of European nations suffering from imposed, harsh austerity measures to counter losses of wealth suffered, respond vehemently and vocally to the erosion of their political sovereignty worsened by the infusion of immigrants and refugees invading their porous borders.
In such troubling and tumultuous times of the past, the world’s populace turned to great nations such as the United States and Great Britain for balanced and dogmatic leadership to aid in deriving peaceful resolve and as when necessary, military intervention, to quell the rising storm of insurgency as was the case with the rise of Germany’s Führer-State in the 1930’s under Adolf Hitler that manifest as global conflict that ended in the western nation’s allied victory of 1945.
Unfortunately, unlike the era that preceded the execution of World War II when the United States in particular, was viewed as the globe’s most stalwart of economic, socio-political stability, able to aid in the defeat the rise of Fascism, today in 2016, as evidenced by the execution of the Primary process to select each major party’s candidate to run in the 2016 Presidential election, such could not be farther from the case.
Of particular concern is the foment arising from the campaign of Republican nominee candidate Donald J. Trump.
Video:Donald J. Trump
The crux of Mr. Trump’s campaign is to amplify the level of fear garnered from the rise of terrorist factions outside of the United States though they are perceived by his ardent and often misinformed followers, as being a direct threat to their security. As well, he instigates hatred toward undocumented immigrants charging them, without substantiation, as taking away the jobs and livelihood of his often low-wage earning campaign supporters.
With respect to the Democratic party’s campaign to nominate a 2016 presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders’, a Socialist-Democrat, too, is gaining support from what is effectively the same segment of the United State’s electorate as Donald Trump however, for decidedly less inflammatory reasons such as economic and social inequality derived from the power and influence of `big money’ Wall Street financiers and, corporate lobbyist in the political process.
Video: Bernie Sanders
In light of what has been said, all-be-it in brief form, it behoves not only the citizen-electorate of the United States to pay attention to the developments arising from the 2016 presidential elections but for reasons illustrated by the following video, the global population need be concerned. The eventual outcome in the election of next President of the United States may have irreversible and devastating consequence for the entire Peoples of the World:
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It has been some time since posting to NAYKD POET, not for lack of want, but truly, finding little that is positive to inspire expression; what ever the topic, and/or, medium of communication conveyance.
This tumultuous era, as a collective: Humanity, we are now experiencing, by my armature examination, is a culmination, in fact a collision, of the facets that constitute the infra-structure of society: civil or unruly.
The basic, principle category components: Science, Religion, Politics, Finance/Economics, Nationalist Culture, Sexuality, Genetics, Technology(ies); all being, presently, challenged to their relevancy, to the individual, and as a collective. The latter being discriminated into groups, or tribes, defined by such criteria, resulting in a matrix of potential, conflicting beliefs, truths, and acceptance.
And, not unlike the trauma imposed upon global humanity during historic revolutionary changes in human development, duly categorized as the: Stone-age, Iron-age, Industrial-age, and now, the Information-age; this latter period likely to be the most daunting to lapse into a state of manageable, universal conformity.
The exponential presence, and societal relevance, of Internet communications, the portable devices making possible instant communication: text, voice, video, are contributing to a climatic change; the temper(ature) of tolerance: capably, willingly assumed, without direct imposition by a ruling-class. When a true, scalable instance of expression, within moments of happening can culminate in violent riot, or the saving of a life, simultaneously witnessed, and responded to, by every globally connected individual, instantly.
The diversity of viewpoint, opinion, on virtually any topic of free expression, or conflation of information, has manifest a vital opportunity, but at the steep cost of credulity: who, or what, to believe to be true, honest, and factual.
What the Information-age appears to have most successfully achieve, to date, is to expose how dangerously disruptive diverse beliefs, and allegiances, to the definable, basic component structures that form an evolving human presence on Earth can be. And, unfortunately, with the ever expanding web of virtual influence of information technologies; matters have greater promise of unbridled upheaval and disenfranchisement.
Not a happy, nor positive projection of time to come; but, awareness to this potential, to this mind, will serve well to temper what ever storm is yet to erupt.
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