DJ DAVID HENNEY DIES ---50

I WAS STUNNED & VERY SAD I JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY


David Henney, the former Billboard Dance Chart DJ who went on to become an acclaimed dance music promotion executive, first at Elektra Records under Leslie Doyle, then Logic Records and finally as an independent promotion team with former partner, Peter Knego, has passed away at his home in Pennsylvania at the age of 50 of unknown causes.

Besides being such an acclaimed DJ he was one of my oldest friends in the "new" Asbury Park, NJ.
David, Shep, David H, Joe, Robert  & other pioneers are one of the reasons we even have a new Asbury Park at all.

I WILL MISS HIM TERRIBLY.

 

 He was always ready to make me laugh w/ a quip or read as we laid around the "EMPRESS HOTEL" pool on so many endless summers.  "You're a bitch"!, I would yell whenever he made his  "observations", at which point he would take a long , Bette Davis puff of his cigarette & throw his head back-accompanied by that Cheshire smile- w/ a sense of accomplishment that once again he got a rise outta me. Then minutes later he would howl hysterically and say,  "So anteater, (private reference), you're on the list I better see your tired ass on the dance floor tonight & you better visit me in the booth!"  That night-as I obeyed the "bitch" , he hugged me tightly like we had not seen each other in years, with a welcoming & loving smile. He generosity had no bounds. He always had me on a list or let me bring a reference & a hello whenever I traveled to one of his fellow DJs. I met many wonderful people through him (esp. my dear, beautiful friend, Amy G.). He was definitely a presence professionally & socially. Since he had moved to Philly I had seen him less & less, (hence, the reason I just found out about his passing 6 months afterward), but I always remember him with  that loving heart & witty mind.



("OUT IN JERSEY" magazine gave him a lovely tribute in their December 2012 issue-if you get a chance, read it).

GOOD BYE DEAR FRIEND...

HE INVENTED THE "BAR CODE"---R I P

Right here in Edgewater, New Jersey,  the man responsible for inventing the bar code we have come to rely on as much as the cell phone & the ATM card, has died.


 

Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of commerce worldwide, has died, sadly of Alzheimer's disease. He was 91.

" The only code Woodland knew was the Morse Code he'd learned in the Boy Scouts, his daughter said. One day, he drew Morse dots and dashes as he sat on the beach and absent-mindedly left his fingers in the sand where they traced a series of parallel lines..."

That beep beep beep so annoying at times & yet we put up with it because it makes our shopping quicker & more efficient (esp. when making returns & exchanges).

(Sidebar: the most popular gay bar in Richmond , Virginia is called --beep, beep, beep--yes, "BAR  CODE")
 

Even Andy Warhol made a painting depicting only bar codes.

I gotta say they really are cool & from my feeble brain's perspective: genius! I cannot begin to explore the science behind it-nor do I want to. I'm just glad when rushing through grocery shopping-which is usually, ALWAYS-I'm glad they're there. Remember the last time we forgot the code for bananas? (4011,btw). We almost WENT bananas...

ANOTHER JERSEY HERO, HE WAS BORN IN ATLANTIC CITY...

THANK YOU MR. WOODLAND (beep!)

AWESOME BOY DANCER

go to YOU TUBE...

Kid Dances with Cheerleaders - Going to get all the girls (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

AMAZING!!!!!

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He was on the today show & wants to persue his dream of being a dancer--what a future awaits for this highly talented young man--you rock!!!

WHY ARE WE GAY? EPI-MARKS?

Scientists May Have Finally Unlocked Puzzle of Why People Are Gay...

Fascinating article in "US NEWS & WORLD REPORT"

--It's all about epi-marks & not traditional genetics

--Daughters get it from the father's high epi-marks

--Sons get it from the mother's high epi-marks

"Long thought to have some sort of hereditary link, a group of scientists suggested Tuesday that homosexuality is linked to epi-marks — extra layers of information that control how certain genes are expressed. These epi-marks are usually, but not always, "erased" between generations. In homosexuals, these epi-marks aren't erased — they're passed from father-to-daughter or mother-to-son, explains William Rice, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California Santa Barbara and lead author of the study..."

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"...the team created a mathematical model that explains why homosexuality is passed through epi-marks, not genetics. Evolutionarily speaking, if homosexuality was solely a genetic trait, scientists would expect the trait to eventually disappear because homosexuals wouldn't be expected to reproduce. But because these epi-marks provide an evolutionary advantage for the parents of homosexuals: They protect fathers of homosexuals from underexposure to testosterone and mothers of homosexuals from overexposure to testosterone while they are in gestation..."

HIV CURES 7 YR. OLD'S CANCER--AMAZING

Doctors Use HIV To Cure 7-Year-Old’s Cancer

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/431832/doctors-use-hiv-to-cure-7-year-olds-cancer/#KJ7uwz5U6tdfvDqz.99

"Emma Whitehead is a 7-year-old cancer patient. After two years of battling with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, she was selected to participate in an experimental trial that uses a disabled version of HIV to “cure” cancer.

This remarkable new treatment used a manipulated version of the HIV virus to modify the girl’s white blood cells to attach her cancer. The breakthrough procedure could potentially replace bone marrow transplants in leukemia treatment, and and is administered with a single injection. For patients like Emma, the procedure is extraordinary, particularly since she responded so poorly to chemotherapy.

 To do this, doctors used a modified and disabled form of HIV, the virus responsible for AIDS, to alter the T cells’ genes, causing them to produce a protein called a chimeric antigen receptor on their surface, making the T cells attach to the B cells, and ultimately destroy them..."

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From what I understand the girl is still highly prone to infection & her immune system is fragile therefore she has to continually be on medication. However, after 8 months, she is in complete remission from the leukemia. WOW!!!
She is strong and for the parents this was a last ditch effort--she was going to die.

Could this be the piece of the puzzle missing as to why the HIV virus occurred at all?

I KNOW, AT WHAT PRICE?

SAME SEX MARRIAGE & THE SUPREME COURT

WILL 83 YR. OLD EDIE WINDSOR BE THE FACE OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE RIGHTS IN AMERICA?

WILL SHE REPRESENT FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY WHAT ROSA PARKS DID FOR CIVIL RIGHTS?

ONE CAN ONLY HOPE!

EDIE WINDSOR IS TAKING DOMA (DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT) TO BE OVERTURNED TO THE HILL.  THE SUPREME COURT WILL BE HEARING EDIE'S CASE ALONG WITH ONE OTHER FROM CALIFORNIA ON PROP 8 (I  HAVE MY RESERVATIONS OF COMBINING THE TWO CASES, HOWEVER). THEY WILL HEAR THE CASE IN MARCH 2013 & DECIDE BY THE END OF JUNE 2013, THUS FAR.

(GREAT TIMING TO INCORPORATE THE POTENTIAL WIN IN OUR ANNUAL JUNE GAY PRIDE CELEBRATIONS CELEBRATING STONEWALL)

My guess is that they will not fully give ALL federal rights but a modified plan (I hope I'm wrong and  true justice is served). If they continue to have the states vote on it instead-SHAME ON THEM!. People my age and older will be eaten by worms by the time it reaches all 50 states. WE WANT & NEED IT NOW!

Growing up in these United States, where our Constitution clearly states equal rights for all, I always felt left out and figured if I wanted to marry it would have to be with someone of the opposite sex. I chose to stay single or in  non-recognized,  society "mocked' long term relationships with a man. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this issue would become, well an issue...
Here we are in 2012 and the world is changing quicker than a drag queen on a cruise ship...
AWESOME!

Our heroin is a beautiful, sophisticated Manhattanite who was in a committed relationship with her partner, Thea Spyer.

" Windsor never imagined she would sue the federal government, but then Spyer died and Windsor was hit with a federal estate tax bill of more than $363,000 on Spyer's estate. If Windsor had been married to a man, the inheritance would have been tax-free and Windsor would not have owed the federal government anything..."

THIS IS EQUALITY???

Again & again we hear of how detrimental  same sex marriage would be to our society from the pulpits where many pedophiles chant-the continual hypocrisy-in the name of religion-churns my stomach! Luckily Edie-following in the steps of our LGBT past & present heroes  (Milk, Russo, Frank,etc.), can finally make this issue about what it really is-JUSTICE FOR ALL!

IT IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION!!!

It is about the rights all heterosexual people possess-even the cheaters, pedophiles,murderers and wife/husband beaters-have.

We don't need your profitable houses of worship with their hypocritical environment, we simply are asking for the same rights less worthy citizens legally take for granted. Keep your silly religious traditions (say 20 Hail Marys & be absolved of beating your wife & sleeping w/ your neighbors woman--keep putting stupid ashes on your head thinking you look superior when in fact it really doesn't go with your shoes--who the fuck cares what your bullshit, archaic traditions which have been ingrained in mostly the ignorant; those who crave a leader and never trust their own heart & minds. I don't want any part of it; however, what I do want & deserve as a citizen is ALL FEDERAL LEGAL RIGHTS. WHEN DO I WANT IT??? Motherfucker, NOW!!!

ANSWERING PLUGGED-IN PHONE CAN KILL YOU

READ THIS!!!! IMPORTANT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HOSPITAL .....VERY SERIOUS WARNING...

A few days ago, a person was recharging his mobile phone at home.

Just at that time a call came in and he answered it with the charging Instrument still connected to the outlet.

After a few seconds electricity flowed into the cell phone unrestrained and the young man was thrown to the floor with a heavy thud. As you can see, the phone actually exploded.

His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a weak heartbeat and burnt fingers.

He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet! If you are charging the cell phone and a call comes in, unplug it from the charger and outlet.

FORWARD THIS TO THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER IN YOUR LIFE!!

T E X T I N G ---20 years old

 What did the first text say?     MERRY CHRISTMAS

 "Neil Papworth, born in raised in Reading, U.K., and now living in Montreal (he lived in Toronto for a while), is credited with sending the first text. He explains how it all came about on his website neilpapworth.com.

Technically speaking “texting” is simply the term given to the typing of a short message between two or more mobile phones over a network (although the first one was from computer to computer)..."


AND TODAY'S IMPORTANT TEXT :


 

AND, HAVE A     M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S   Y'ALL !

PRETEND GAY? INTERESTING...

Christian’s year of living 'gay' leads to dramatic change, sparks controversy

By Dan Merica, CNN

Washington (CNN) - Timothy Kurek’s motivation to spend a year pretending to be gay can be boiled down to a simple conviction: it takes drastic change to alter deeply held religious beliefs.
The experiment began after a lesbian friend opened up to Kurek about being excommunicated by her family. All Kurek, an avowed evangelical Christian, could think about, he says, “was trying to convert her.”
He was quickly disgusted by his own feelings, more pious than humane....

(PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE ON CNN.COM NEWS)

Many people in the LGBT community feel betrayed. I think this was a bold way for Kurek to really get to know a community he had so many prejudices against. I have read many social scientists study a group or groups in similar ways (i.e. the homeless) and they all come out (no pun intended) a more enlightened person. I think if we ALL tried walking in the shoes of those who scare us, or at the very least , confuse us, we would be more united. I applaud his efforts to understand. I also applaud him for being so newly in tune w/ the struggles of the LGBT community that he is donating a portion of his book to them.

Make your own decision, but this is an fascinating read...