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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Mayor Kruzan Felon
The original video regarding Mayor Mark Kruzan's shady past was removed from YouTube during the last elections, so here is another even more in depth video about Mayor Kruzan. Please like, comment, and make sure to share!
In October of 1993, Kruzan was arrested for theft and residential entry -- both Class D felonies -- after using a key to enter, without her consent, the apartment of a woman he had been dating, Debora Frazier. In a series of newspaper articles published in The Herald-Times from October 4, 1993, through October 6, 1993, Kruzan made numerous comments and statements to the paper attempting to explain his reasons for entering the apartment without permission from his former girlfriend and for stealing items he had previously given to her. According to a police affidavit, Kruzan also made a statement admitting to removing a screen from the former girlfriend's window "to make her feel 'uneasy and nervous.'" (The Herald-Times, Oct. 5, 1993.)
In a statement read to the editor of the The Herald-Times, Kruzan stated that: "'I deeply regret that it has gone this far. At no time was there intent on either party's part to hurt the other....This incident is the unfortunate product of a long and tumultuous relationship that has involved pain for everyone concerned....I'm embarrassed that an essentially private matter has escalated to this level. My great hope is that some sort of understanding can be achieved by all involved....I'm very aware the public perception will be bad. In my case it will be 'another politician in trouble.' But I have to put personal stakes above political to help both myself and her.'" (The Herald-Times, Oct. 4, 1993.)
Kruzan denied "having emotional problems" and stated that he was "not seeking psychological counseling." (The Herald-Times, Oct. 4, 1993.)
Subsequent to Kruzan's arrest, the Monroe County prosecutor decided to bring Kruzan's case before a grand jury. Shortly thereafter, Kruzan's former girlfriend approached the prosecutor "to ask for a solution that would avoid criminal prosecution of Kruzan." She stated that she had initially pressed charges "'in order to ensure my own safety and out of concern for Mark's mental health.'" Kruzan entered into an agreement, "titled Withheld Prosecution Agreement," which listed eight conditions with which Kruzan agreed to comply, including an acknowledgement of "responsibility" for his actions, an expression of "remorse for creating in her uneasiness, fear and anxiety," and an agreement to undergo counseling. (The Herald-Times, Oct. 6, 1998)
Kruzan did not publicly apologize for his behavior until ten years later, in October, 2003, while campaigning as a candidate for the Bloomington mayor's office.
Sources
Sabbagh concedes mayoral race to Kruzan - Herals-Times, November 6th, 2007
Kruzan charged with two felonies - Herald-Times, October 4th, 1993
Kruzan to go before grand jury - Herald-Times, October 5th, 1993
Kruzan case settled - no charges coming if agreement kept - Herald-Times, October 6, 1993
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Un-Occupy Bloomington!
Image by komoriblue via FlickrIn October of 2011 a group of weekend activist gathered together calling themselves "Occupy Bloomington". Anti-Society t.v. was there broadcasting LiveStream and asked the question "Why are you here?" to anyone passing by. Not very many members of the "Occupy Bloomington" group utilized the Live feed, but a number of long time "homeless" and "street people" of Bloomington did. This is one of them...
I didn't spend much time at the camp because I am allergic to Grapefruit, Pineapple, and Trustifarians. I had the Hives as a result, and I had to leave. LOL I fared well in Berzerkeley's People's Park, Tompkin's Square Park in the Lower East Side, Earth People's Park in Norton Vermont, and even both Hog Farms (Wavy's and Yonder's). Oh yeah. Plus Rollo's Farm, and Zeus's Farm. The difference in Bloomington is that the Noobs came in attempting to set "Rules" for the Parkies who have always dwelled here, and then the Noobs did act a bit like a cult. Or was it a clique. Needless to say, the mainly disrupted the Milleux of the existing inhabitants, and became the corporate fat cats that they were initially protesting against. Now that the event has been squelched, I may be able to ride my bike through the park, and maybe even play some guitar without some dudes trying to borrow my guitar. The Occupy folks seem to have gotten off lucky with the fact that the city didn't use tear gas or fire hoses on the park. I feel that most of the movement was some kind of contrivance of egotistic cock fighting in the name of photo opportunities and other such ilk. I have been billy clubbed by the face scrapers, and believe me; It hurts a lot. This movement seemed to actually kiss the arse of the Regency and Gentry once they started making sleazy "Deals" with the mayor. Then, when it went badly they seemed to immediately go to town hall to suckle the leathery breast of the corporate beast itself. It was a collective shameful series of acts that leaves me slightly disgusted. And I actually "AM" a Hippie. I hope that you repost this statement ASTV. And maybe even put up my actual video interview on YouTube. It may indeed illuminate the real causes occurring in Amerika. I did find some of the "Older" hippies alright at times. The Occupy movement also dropped the ball when they ran off the guy who was bringing water to them with his van because he is a Christian. That kind of turned me off of their useless banter about the time that the electricity was cut. I think that the Occupy Movement kind of Neutered and Spayed itself very efficiently. Hey. at least they accomplished that. I am also surprised that this action did not result in the city putting a fourteen foot fence and gate around it and close the park for rennovations like New York did in 1991. Looks like they got off lucky this time. BTW. My statements are merely opinions. Ones which are backed up by a whole lot of experience coast to coast. I am a radical after all. It's really all about raising consciousness in the long run. So I consider it progressive PR for the few freedoms we have left in this modern world. -"Hippie" Dave "Wrongtree" Parsons
O.B. IS NOT and NEVER HAS been a REAL "Occupation" in any sense of the word, it is just a gathering of the Cadow-Johnson cult members. I feel sorry for all the genuine people who were dupped by this mockery of an "Occupation", and hope that in the future we ALL might learn to "Occupy" together instead of following another to lead. Follow the leader is what got us all (as a global human community) in this state of self imposed slavery.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
B-town Graffiti.
This is Emma G. coming at you straight from the underground with whats up and what's going down here in B-town!
As city business owners step up action against what they consider vandalism, graffiti writers see themselves as members of a long-standing tradition, complete with an oral history, rules, philosophy and social meaning. Graph-writers, as they are also called, blame their bad reputation on those who write on inappropriate places.
“I steer away from local businesses, places of worship, graveyards,” said Bob, a Bloomington graffiti artist who asked not to give his last name.
“What I do with my work is not intended to make people upset,” he said. “There are people that do gun for that, just for the shock and awe value. They are going to go for things that get a reaction for people.”
Graffiti can be found everywhere, but Bob says that serious writers tend to seek abandoned places that are considered in need of a facelift.
“A lot of places that I’ve painted have been torn down just because they are abandoned buildings. They are places where nobody has anything to do with,” explained Bob. “ So painting abandoned buildings and things, is to me, is part symbolism for the graffiti. Turning things that have been abandoned and forgotten—and just are eye sores, just turning them into something that’s beautiful and has meaning and reason behind it.”
Malcolm Mobutu Smith, an IU professor and graffiti scholar, blames a failure by serious artists to train new generations of writers for Bloomington’s vandalism woes.
Smith explained, “When there is a strong novice-mentorship kind of culture in the graffiti sub-culture, that ethic of where to write and where not to write gets translated to new people.”
Smith says the recent defacing of a sculpture on the B-Line Trail should be disassociated from traditional graffiti writers.
“They would look down on anyone that would put pieces on a particularly obvious architectural monument of any kind,” he said. They are looking for walls that by their very nature scream out absence or leftover. They are not the same people that wrote on Dale Enochs’ piece.”
However, Bloomington is also home to an evolution of street art — politically charged stencils. Profiles of Presidents, anti-war memes and anti-capitalism slogans have been spotted before being cleaned up. But not all graffiti is infused with social meaning. Bob, our local artist, says there’s an artistic purity that separates graffiti from other media.
“To be an artist anymore is not even about the painting or the act of painting itself. It’s about who you are and how you can market yourself. The thing I love about graffiti that I love most is the fact that it is so anonymous. My pieces speak for themselves. It ain’t about me. It ain’t about what I look like”, said Bob.
The central appeal, Bob says, is the unrestricted experience of the act itself.
He said, “There’s a freedom to it that’s not like anything else. Nobody can tell you what or what not to do. Anything can become a part of your piece.”
Bob says that although graffiti will always be around, more space could at least manage such a large subculture of artist and decrease unwanted costs.
“There are spaces to do things, but there aren’t enough. In a city that is this artistically focused, you’d think that by now they would understand that,” he said.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
"Wing-Nut" watch! (ep. 02)
I first came across today's "wing-nut" years ago as he stood in the middle of Peoples Park strumming a guitar and croning out his complaints and to be honest, at the time I thought to myself "Well at least he is doing something". The next time that I recall meeting Mr. Rivera was in front of the MCPL where he was trying to get signatures for the legalization of marijuana (another great cause that I support!) and running for some kind of local office. It was during that encounter that I first noticed the tell-tell signs that I was in the presence of a "wing-nut". Still, I of all people support the legalization of marijuana (I'll refrain from going into my usual rant here) and figured once again "hey, at least he is DOING something". Since then my opinion has changed. I am a huge proponent for the equality of all individuals, including "wing-nuts", and frankly some of my most beloved people are "wing-nuts". Gabriel Rivera is not one of them. Not only is Gabriel Rivera a full fledged flaming "wing-nut" that inevitably does more damage for any cause that he even associates himself with, but he is a DANGEROUS "wing-nut" with a history of sexual misconduct, violent behavior, and mental instabilty.
Let me tell you of the encounter that I had with Mr. Rivera that initially caused me enough concern that I decided to do a little research about him.
It was a beautiful sunny day in downtown Bloomington and I was hanging out when I noticed this guy yelling at screaming "NAZI!" at a young lady (who so happens to be a good friend of mine) who had been running the Urban Market. My friend (the young lady) is a petite and gentle spoken person and it was obvious that this guy was cuasing her a great deal of distress. So being the galiant gentleman that I can be at times I decided to intervene and case him off with a few choice words and actions of my own. I never did get a clear story as to what sparked the event, but regardless, I was left with the impression that this guy is one dangerous "wing-nut"! So I decided to do a little digging around and submit this playlist of the antics of Gabriel "I'm fucking up any chances of ending the drug war" Rivera in all his glory and let you decide for yourselves.
If you want to see more of this "wing-nut" you can find him on the web at the following places;
on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/endthedrugwar
his other page at www.myspace.com/gabe121213
he has videos at www.youtube.com/endthedrugwar
Connect with him on www.facebook.com/endthedrugwar
This last video deserves a spot of it's own. It is a music video by Mr. Rivera dedicated to one of his previous "victims".
Keep an eye out for this "wing-nut" on the streets of Bloomington, Indiana and don't say that you have not been forewarned!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Wing-nut Watch!
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| Some of B-town's more eccentric residents. |
A.S.t.v. happened across this week's "wing-nut" when doing research for local news stories when an article turned up about a man who was jailed for hitting a small child who wouldn't take candy from him after he had allegedly told the child that he was Santa Claus. That man turned out to be David R Grubb Mr. Grubb (a.k.a. "The Indiana Outlaw") is a longtime Monroe County resident, former fireman and eccentric political activist. Most of all he is a 100% certified "wing-nut"!
With out any further delay let's watch as this "true American patriot" informs the Monroe County Commissioners of his ever strengthening concerns for the kids, environment and the shady politics within B-town. Shot by Community Access Television Services and bravely brought to by Anti-Society t.v. on this week's "Wing-nutz Watch".
David Grubb wasn't always this way, but gradually got worse as the years rolled on. Obviously, he has mental problems. He seemed to be better when he stayed on his medications. He would often stop taking his medications however, and that's when he'd "go off" and act like you see him here and often much worse.
In 2005 his Anti-Social behavior landed him in jail for slapping a kid. He was convicted of felony battery of a child for hitting a 5-year-old boy in the head in September 2005 in the 900 block of North Summit Street. The boy and a friend had refused to accept candy from Grubb.
The story was in the June 8, 2006 edition of Bloomington's 'Herald-Times'. I can't link to it, because you have to be a subscriber, so I will just share some excerpts in a manner I hope is consistent with 'fair use'.
"David Grubb, who got 212 votes in the 1998 GOP primary and who is a fixture of public comment periods at local government meetings, is charged with felony battery of a 5-year-old boy by hitting him on Sept. 23, 2005, after he and another boy refused to take candy from Grubb."
also...
"The afternoon's testimony was anticlimactic, with a 7-year-old boy, two 14-year-old girls from across the street and two mothers who got involved testifying about the incident. The 5-year-old victim, now 6, was deemed too young to testify.
The boys said Grubb offered them candy. When they refused, he said it was OK because he was Santa Claus, but they still refused. According to testimony, Grubb then took a swing at the 7-year-old. The boy ducked, and Grubb then hit the 5-year-old in the forehead, causing a bruise over his left eye.
The two girls across the street plus adult witness Michelle Ricardez said they saw Grubb swing at the boys. Ricardez, the girls and the 7-year-old boy all said they never heard anyone tease Grubb before or during the incident.
Baggerly said that Grubb never hit the boys but that they had been taunting him, and that the witnesses got together later to "close ranks" in their accounts. "
For his part, Grubb evoked Roger Miller and borrowed a favorite tactic of his idol 'Pres Bush' in his comments:
"The nation is at war and everything is in chaos," he told Harris outside the jury's presence. "I'm not sitting in front of a bunch of women. They're going to hang me, dang me ... I can be innocent and they will find me guilty."
The article elaborates:
David Grubb hadn't even been convicted Thursday of felony battery of a 5-year-old child when his own remarks started police on paperwork for a second felony charge.
Grubb, in jail after being convicted of the battery, may face an intimidation charge for saying in court of prosecutor Lynda Robison, "I'd like to cut her throat."
and...
Grubb rambled at length about his life, jobs, feuds with public officials and problems with the law over the decades. Grubb is 67.
"I get run out of this county a lot because I see wrong, and I raise hell," he said. "I'm a little scattered, radical because I've had to fight for my life all my life."
One after another, he made allegations against people in the community, alive and dead, by name. He blamed many of his life's woes on "Democrats, idiots and queers."
"I love kids. I don't hit kids," he said. Except for one case, he began recounting, to Baggerly's dismay.
It was in 1962, and two boys were throwing hay out of his barn loft. Their dad was drunk at home, so he cut a maple branch, called them out and switched them. He said it got him hauled into court for battery, and "it cost me money," so he didn't hit kids after that.
As for whether he struck the 5-year-old boy on the forehead on Sept. 23, 2005, after the boy and a 6-year-old had refused to accept candy from him, even when he told them he was Santa Claus, he denied hitting the boy.
"I'm Santa Claus, damn it!" he said.
"Take me out behind a building and shoot me," Baggerly moaned during the jury break that followed.
Grubb was sentenced to three years in prison. Two years were suspended, meaning he was to serve one year. Grubb also was ordered to stay on his medication and not approach any children while on probation.
"Yes, he is an institution... or should be in one. Nonetheless, most people that know him say he's harmless. You gotta admit, public meetings were always juiced up when he was there!"
"I remember a photo several years back of Grubb riding a mule down Kirkwood Avenue with a Big Gulp in one hand and a cigarette in his mouth."
Great Grubb quote- "You gotta have kids before you can have adults."
Friday, September 3, 2010
Local News (WTIU).
News from the WTIU viewing area, including Bloomington, Bedford, Columbus, Seymour, Spencer, Terre Haute, and surrounding communities. Public television from Indiana University.
WTIU's Shameka Neely brings a report on the Public Library cracking down on people with overdue books and a grant that secures heart disease research. All that and your local forecast only on WTIU!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Hatchet Happenin's! (ep. 02)
"Sweet Sugar Slam, DJ Clay, Upchuck the Clown, and DJ Fillin are bringin’ you a brand-new internet news show right off the chain called Hatchet Happenings! It’ll keep you in the loop about everything going on in the world of Psychopathic Records and you can expect to catch one hittin’ you upside the dome each and every month! Don’t wait! Check it out now!"
Although the Insane Clown Posse website promises a new episode of Hatchet Happenings every month, at this time only three episodes have yet to hit the web. This is episode two of the three.
"DJ Fillin, Sugar Slam, DJ Clay, Upchuck the clown, and Dirty Dan are comin’ back at you with a brand new episode of the Hatchet Happenings! There is so much HUGE news poppin’ off in this thing, you won’t even believe it! Stop wastin’ time and hit play so you can partake of all the knowledge bein’ dropped by the Hatchet Happenings Crew!"
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Saturday Morning Cartoons!
Grab your cereal and pull up a rug, it's time for Saturday morning cartoons!
Saturday morning cartoons is the term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the 1960s to the 1990s. In the United States, the generally accepted times considered to be Saturday mornings are 8 a.m. to noon Eastern.
In a time not so long ago, Saturday mornings were indicative of one and only one pastime for children — watching cartoons. Throughout the '70s and '80s, the broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC dominated the Saturday morning airwaves by inundating children with cartoons. Cartoons on these networks used to earn ratings of more than 20 million viewers. Today, network Saturday morning cartoons only exist on ABC Kids, FOX Kids and Kids’ WB!, the latter two networks either did not exist or did not air cartoons two decades ago. Current successful cartoons on FOX Kids or Kids’ WB! can garner a mere two million viewers. That statistic does not even take into consideration that the population of children in the U.S. has increased by approximately ten percent over the last 20 years. Due to this precipice in viewers, network cartoons are left struggling to make money while advertisers remain befuddled without a mainstream channel to promote new toys and products to children. Why have children stopped tuning in on Saturday mornings to network cartoons and what are the ramifications of this change?
Six key factors have led to children watching less Saturday morning cartoons: more recreational sports, the introduction of cable and satellite TV, the Internet and video games, a poorer quality of animation, and a greater emphasis on family time. These factors are rather self-explanatory with the exception of the latter: the divorce rate of Americans now stands at 49 percent, and time on the weekends has become more precious for children as many commute between parents’ houses. For parents who only have limited access to their children due to either divorce or career advancement, plopping them down in front of the television for five hours on a Saturday morning is no longer a viable option. Among most parents, divorced or not, there is a new emphasis on "quality" time. Consequently, taking one’s children to the theater, mall, museum, event, zoo or beach on the weekend is deemed more appropriate to being a "good" parent, than letting kids sit and watch cartoons. To this effect, American society has changed substantially enough over the last two decades to the point where Saturday morning cartoons are less important to our culture.
Before cable TV, allocating time for children’s programming on broadcast networks was at a premium. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, there were essentially five networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and PBS. Consequently, these five networks had to cater to the tastes of all people. As a rule of thumb, networks aired children’s programming in times when adults did not want to watch TV. For this reason, cartoons were syndicated during weekday afternoons in the hours after children arrived from school and before adults arrived from work. Cartoons also appeared on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Sunday morning cartoons were always less successful than Saturday morning ones because they were in syndication on local channels rather than on broadcast networks, and they conflicted with many Americans’ church schedule. The most notable ‘80s Sunday morning cartoon block was The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbara, featuring shows like Fantastic Max! and Don Coyote. In the end, Saturday mornings provided the longest number of consecutive hours on which to air cartoons and proved to be the most successful.
Will cartoons ever return to Saturday mornings to the same degree that they existed during the ‘70s and ‘80s? The answer is no. The reason for this is the same reason why people no longer watch silent movies or black and white TVs or primetime sitcoms where married couples sleep in separate beds: once things evolve, they seldom return to their simpler forms. Saturday morning cartoons were a phenomenon that now resides in the history books. It is an anomaly in the history of children’s broadcasting, the likes of which will never be seen again. For anyone who remembers the paramount of Saturday morning cartoons, they can keep those memories of childhood dear in their hearts and relive some of them here on AS t.v. every Saturday morning!
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