The Reagan
Shooting II
Last month marked the 20th anniversary of that infamous day when John Hinckley
fired gun shots at close range hitting then President Ronald Reagan and his Press
Secretary James Brady.
The President survived the attempted assassination. Brady was severely wounded, and
suffered injuries to the brain and spinal chord confining him to a wheel chair, and
causing some brain damage. Then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig seized control
when the then-Vice President George Bush was in transit.
That tragic episode in American history has led to movement for gun control, made the
name of John Hinckley a household name (with all due respect to Jody Foster),
and now Confidential has learned that cable’s Showtime Channel plans to film
"The Day Reagan Was Shot."
What do the Reagans have to say about the movie? Confidential has learned from a
source at Showtime, "Nancy first found out about it when one of her friends at one of
the trade magazines phoned her with the news. She’s not opposed. She’s friends
with Crenna (Richard Crenna cast as Ronnie), Dick Dreyfuss (Richard Dreyfuss
as Haig) is a way left liberal, and Nancy’s not familiar with Holland Taylor
(The Emmy-Award winning judge on "The Practice" playing Nancy). She was in good
spirits about the whole thing."
According to the film’s writer/director Cyrus Nowrateh he will be
respectful of the Reagan legacy. One account of Reagan’s courageous fight for his
life that will be included in the script is when the surgeon was about to remove the
bullet from the President, Reagan amazingly alert and in good humor addressed the doctor.
Said Reagan, "I hope that you’re a Republican."
No broadcast date has been set yet. If one isn’t decided soon, Haig will order
troops to mobilize outside of Showtime’s West Side offices.
The Watered
Down Trump Name
Something must be in the water that Donald Trump has been drinking.
The Queens-born real estate mogul has tapped in to yet another new way to promote
himself with guests at his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, NJ – this time with the
introduction of his own brand of spring water.
Trump 100% Natural Spring Water is bottled at the spring source in Harpersfield, NY and
is a standard with thirsty guests at Trump’s properties.
But don’t count on holding on to all your casino winnings when dining at the
Taj’s Bombay Café.
The price of bottle of Trump water will run you $2.50.
That’s water, not oil?
Tribune
April Fools
The Tribune was at it again with its April 1st edition, and as usual some were
suckered. One of the articles on this bogus news page claimed that Mayor Rudy Giuliani
seized control of the airport from the Port Authority and was planning to build runways on
the water to accommodate a 1,000 new flights. Landfill would have been used to build the
runways, ultimately wiping out Flushing Bay and some College Point homes.
Rosemarie Poveramo, who heads the United Civics Community Association and is
vehemently opposed to any new flights, was fuming when she read the article a few times.
She thought that the mayor was a mad man, then she flipped the page and saw the big April
1st date and realized she’d been had and called to congratulate the Trib editor on a
job well done. It didn’t stop there.
Poveramo’s friend, State Senator George Onorato’s wife, Athena
called her up yelling and screaming saying they had to do something about it. But Poveramo
told her the deal and they had a good laugh.
But, we even got the Daily News with the issue. An unnamed Daily News reporter called
Port Authority spokesman Greg Trevor asking about the thousand extra flights.
Trevor laughed and told the guy to look at the date. The reporter responded with an
expletive. Trevor, who very much enjoyed the article, said a tip off was the adjoining
story on millionaire Donald Trump running for borough prez. Another good tip off
were the bylines Mora Torium (moratorium), Nick Elandime (Nickel & Dime) and Lou
Kneetoon (loony tune).
Stiles and
The City
Young actress Julia Stiles might play a naïve suburban chick turned city
slicker in the hit teen flick "Save the Last Dance," but in real life she’s
no stranger to city streets.
Julia Stiles
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The 19-year-old was raised in the SoHo section of
Manhattan, where her parents, two artists, made and sold pottery for a living.
Being surrounded by artists in her youth played a huge role
in her subsequent career choice, Stiles has said.
In Save the Last Dance, Stiles plays a white suburban
ballet dancer who moves to Chicago’s predominately black south side, where she
endures the culture shock of hip hop and eventually falls for Sean Patrick Thomas.
Urine Trouble
Nowadays, you can buy virtually anything on the internet…even human waste.
A South Carolina man recently landed himself in hot water with state authorities after
he was caught selling his urine over the net.
Officials alleged that the culprit, 42-year-old Kenneth Curtis, was hocking
"number one" to help people cheat on drug tests.
Police picked up Curtis after he reportedly delivered a urine kit to an undercover
agent. "I’m not a drug dealer. I’m a urine dealer," Curtis told local
Associated Press scribe and former Queens resident Alicia Chang.
When enforcement officers searched Curtis’ house they discovered 20 gallons of his
waste in milk jugs and pre-sealed packages. Try explaining that one to guests.
After hearing arguments in October, the South Carolina Supreme Court has been mulling
over whether selling urine online should be made illegal.
Texas, Nebraska and Pennsylvania already have statutes forbidding such transactions
when used for the purpose of cheating on drug tests. All other instances are A-OK.
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