Friday, June 26, 2009

Michael

I'm not about to ramble on about how Michael Jackson was misunderstood...but he was.

That kid who got $20 million dollars from Michael is the only one who can tell us the truth and apparently he was more than willing to lie in court.

People absolutely want to believe the worst about unique people...especially people with talent, money and power. And then when you add the odd behavior regarding his appearance the guy had no chance among the media. The media loves to expose bumps in the road and then act like they invented the art of paying tribute.

His WE ARE THE WORLD concert in 1985 was the first of it's kind....except for the 1971 Bangladesh concert, and in 1971 everyone was so high that they didn't remember they had that concert until 1981

Michael entertained us since the age of 5. That's forty-five years of great music. I actually bought a few of his albums back in the album buying days and anyone who knows me knows the music purchasing list is pretty small in my life.

BLACK and WHITE is still my favorite song by Michael...and the beginning of that song where Malcullay Caulkin is playing the music too loud is still one of my favorite moments in recorded music. The song is unquestionably one of the great dance songs ever written.

I was really looking forward to seeing excerpts from his London shows. I hope they've recorded some of the rehearsals.

The real fact is that three children lost their father yesterday and my heart goes out to them. If DNA means anything than I suspect we will be hearing from them ( musically) in the future.

The only flaw I can see is that Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson didn't conceive a child while they were married.

That seemed like a no-brainer.

And one last point....now that Michael has passed on there's no question that Prince is the greatest living entertainer.

Michael is now experiencing the only judge that matters and I have a feeling all the good deeds far outweigh the silly innuendo's and odd physical altercations.

Children in heaven now have the ultimate entertainer for those Sunday afternoon concerts down by the river.

Michael Timothy McAlevey




Thursday, June 25, 2009

SHAQ BACK IN OUR GRILL

It looks like a roadblock is being established for the Lakers on the way to back to back titles. That roadblock is a huge man with a very fimilar mug.

It appears that LeBron James will have Shaq in the middle for 20 to 28 minutes a game. That should be a major problem for anybody. If they maintain his minutes throughout the regular season than he should be a huge factor when the playoffs start.

Obviously Boston will be very interested in re-establishing their position as the best team in basketball....but 2008 might have been one of those great years that doesn't get repeated.

Orlando has Superman Jr. but now Cleveland has Daddy Superman...and I anticipate a few spankings from the old man.

Injuries are the key to all successful endeavors in professional sports and anyone can go down at anytime.....but barring major physical problems it looks like Shaq and Kobie could be involved in a major tussle next June.

The question around town is what Phil Jackson plans on doing. The latest rumors have him coaching home games only during the regular season and doing the away games with his Blackberry.

If anyone could make that work it would be Master Jackson.

Picture yourself as a frog on a lily pad and now just breathe in....hold it.....breathe out....breathe in....hold it.....breathe out.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

BOEING 787

It's actually amazing when you consider the problems that Boeing is having with structural situations on their new Dreamliner 787.

With carbon fibers and carbon composites and robotic engineering advancing to incredible heights in all forms of manufacturing...why would the most competent airline maker be having extended problems?

The 787 was originally suppose to fly in 2007 and be fully integrated within the system by 2008.
Now they are hopping for sometime in 2010.

They should have never moved their corporate office from Seattle to Chicago. Everybody knows that while Chicago is a great city there are certain things that just take place which confuse people.......THE CUBS....THE CORRUPTION....THE GOOFY GOVERNOR....

The 787 was designed to weight much less than other planes and fly much further on less gas.

Maybe expectations by structural engineers who use medical marijuana created a false ceiling of achievement.

Delusions of grandeur can affect all walks of life and degrees in engineering don't always guarantee success.

MAYBE BOEING USES TOO MANY BOEINGBONGS.

I bet they are cool looking and don't weight very much.

Also perhaps one should look at the amount of layoffs in the last two years at Boeing and see if perhaps that could be part of the problem.

The Dreamliner is on hold and it's just another economic indicator that doesn't look good....but Transformers opens today so who really cares.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Monday, June 22, 2009

GRACE and the BIG O


Grace Fairly and OREGON seems like a union made in heaven.
GRACE is like Oregon and has always traveled to the beat of a different drummer.
Oregon might be the most unique state in the union. They have always been at the forefront of ecological issues. The University of Oregon have the NIKE founder as their main benefactor and he seems to spare nothing when it comes to the school....espeically the athletic department.
Everyone is extremely proud of her and hopefully the experience of attending school at the University of Oregon will bring her much joy and tons of knowledge.
Go Ducks
Go Grace
Michael Timothy McAlevey

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Fathers Day


The guy in the front row with the white hat is the Dad. Since he doesn't read e-mails or belong to Facebook or Twitter I thought I'd just show a picture of some results ( a few MIAs) from his efforts. There are a few cousins and aunts and uncles but you get the idea.
Happy Father's Day to all dads.
Even the ones who are no longer here.
I'm off to the hospital to check on the guy in the white hat.
Hopefully we have a few more rounds of golf to play
Michael Timothy McAlevey

Monday, June 15, 2009

1988............again please!




Looking at the small banners (in LA TIMES) of 15 Championship years I noticed something that I had apparently forgotten.

1988 is the only year that the LAKERS and the DODGERS both won World titles in the same year.

Sean was 10 and played his first year of Majors in Little League.

Franklin Middle School was hopping.

Sean and I were at Dodger Stadium for the Kirk Gibson home run....

Ronald Reagan was ending his stay in the White House and George Senior was about to take over and we had no concept that a George Jr. even existed.
Rain Man won the Academy Award for best picture of 1988.
WE NEED ANOTHER YEAR WHERE THE LAKERS AND DODGERS BOTH WIN EVERYTHING AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY GOOD TIME FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
I realize there are some pitching questions with the Dodgers but it would help immensely if all Laker fans turned their attention to the Dodgers (after the parade) and stuck with them until late October.
There will be a few bumps in the road and the Giants ,with their pitching staff, might make it close but how great would it be for LA if we could have 2009 become the second year for duel championships.
I can't even finish enjoying one without wanting another.
oh well
Batter up!
and by the way......thanks Phil for being so mellow. He seems like a nice guy but Van Gundy's voice might make his players a bit tense.
Phil is so Zen but then again you already knew that.
Michael Timothy McAlevey










Sunday, June 14, 2009

Crazy places and wacky people and mr. calm

Perhaps North Korea and Iran could square off and settle their nuclear issue once and for all.

WHO IS THE BIGGEST NUT NATION ON THE PLANET?

I think it's a toss up.

If anybody who follows world politics believes for one second that President Ahmadinejad was going to lose that election then I really do have some swamp land available. They allowed no independent overseers to monitor the polling places and that fact alone should be the only red flag needed in looking at this charade.

An amazing sidebar is that Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel is planning to announce today that Palestinians should be independent.

Where he thinks they should be independent is probably the real question. It will be interesting to hear what he has to say.

This seems like a very important moment in the ongoing tension between these two factions.

BUT NOW ON TO SOMETHING MUCH MORE IMPORTANT

It's so amazing to read and listen to sports writers discuss the talents of Phil Jackson.....especially the lack of certain talents.....like coaching.

Last week one of the goof balls claimed that Kobe is coaching the team.

I think the problem is that there are too many people covering major sporting events who have never played the game......maybe any game.

Phil Jackson's lessons of breathing and learning to meditate probably have more to do with his success than his basketball knowledge....and he might be a basketball genius.

I do know that he is an extremely well rounded person who believes that his players should read as much as possible.

He should start recommending books for the sports writers because it really is silly how they approach him.

THEY JUST DON'T GET HIM and that makes me think that he is the greatest coach in the history of sports.

HE HAS MANAGED TO RETAIN HIS INDIVIDUALITY and nothing seems to have altered his personality....except of course a few hip surgeries.

I'm pretty sure Jerry Buss appreciates Phil and his vote is the only vote that matters. I personally believe Phil can stay as long as he wants and hopefully this modern day Zen philosopher will decide that another five years would be acceptable.

Los Angeles has been truly blessed with great coaches over the years and Phil Jackson might be the absolute best of the lot.

And sports reporters need to quit predicting what they think is going to happen and stick to reporting on what has happened.

EVERYBODY ON TV AND IN THE NEWSPAPERS HAS TURNED INTO FREAKIN
NOSTRADAMUS

I don't care what any reporter thinks is going to happen....it's not their job to predict the future.

A REPORTER'S JOB IS TO REPORT ON THE EVENT THAT JUST TOOK PLACE

THEY NEED TO STOP ACTING LIKE BOOKMAKERS AND START ACTING MORE LIKE RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISTS.

They need to take some major pointers from Professor Phil but I doubt very much if Phil believes they are worth the effort.

WIN OR LOSE I'm extremely appreciative of the time we've had with the Dali Jackson.

I sincerely hope it continues for many more years.

I think Jeannie can make it happen as long as she doesn't insert the wrong Twitter at the wrong time.

Michael Timothy McAlevey





Thursday, June 11, 2009

Excellent History lesson


ROBERT BARRERA McSHANE steps on the stage tomorrow at UCLA and receives his Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

I can imagine the immense pride that is rattling through the McShane household.

The accomplishment was a team effort and while it took focus and perseverance on Robert's part it also took extreme patience and belief on the part of Jack and Kelly....better known as his mom and dad.

This is a high water mark in the family and the only thing that could have made it better was getting the degree from USC.

Seriously I just want to tell Robert how proud I am and mention the following three words....

GRAD SCHOOL DUDE!

Why stop now?

GREAT JOB

The Other UNCLE TIM

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Don't want to jinx them

All baseball fans and most of the players are superstitious in very odd ways. I, of course, have my own oddities regarding the Dodgers and I'm not prepared to share them at this time because sharing them might jinx the season.

I have chosen not to write anything about them because they are playing better than any Dodger team that I can remember. Middle 70's saw some domination from time to time but I can't ever remember a 9 game lead in June.

Even during the Koufax/Drysdale era they never ran away with anything and always had to battle for every victory.

This team which I thought had major pitching questions seems to be responding well beyond expectations.

And it's not just the weak division. They play every team tough and that's all one can ask for when it's still basketball season.

Hopefully they will continue this through the summer and into the late weeks of October.

It's obviously been fun so far but for now let's focus on Orlando, Florida for a few more days.

Kobe officially enters the realm of MAGIC, JERRY, ELGIN, WILT and KAREEM...and athletically he might be the best of them all.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Monday, June 8, 2009

GAY TIME ON BROADWAY

I happened to catch the TONYS last night on CBS. Always interested in the hot new musicals on Broadway and always interested in who is who in the world of stage entertainment...although I rarely attend live productions.



Watching the award show all I could determine was one definite conclusion. If I could sing and dance and was gay there is no other place to be in the world than on Broadway.



Even the guy who thanked his wife made me wonder if his wife's name was Edward.



Does Elton John have a proportionality large head or what? No wonder he's such a genius...his brain must be 25% of his body weight.



I still wonder why Doggie Howser gets to play a straight guy on TV...must be a trade off for the casting on Will and Grace.

I never understood how two straight guys got those roles...like there might be a shortage of gay actors working in Hollywood?

BUT BROADWAY SEEMS TO HAVE HAVE GONE FULL BORE INTO THE ALTERNATIVE LIFE STYLE...except for James Gandolfini and Elton John.

I mention Elton because didn't he give up the gay life style about 15 years ago?

I think the Queen insisted on it before making him SIR.

I think Bernie Taupin started spreading that rumor.

What does amaze me is that there are very few new musicals being created. Everything seems to be a revival.

I wonder why nobody makes early Elvis movies into musicals for the stage?

Does anyone have Priscilla's cell phone number?

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Sunday, June 7, 2009

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

MAYBE IT COULD ALSO BE LIFE

Replace GOD in the previous NEO-ILLUMINATION
with the word
LIFE
and
then deal with it

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Thursday, June 4, 2009

NEO-ILLUMINATION #??????

"PEOPLE WONDER
HOW TO KNOW
GOD

IT'S NOT ABOUT KNOWING
GOD

IT IS
SIMPLY
ABOUT
LOVING
GOD

AND YOU WILL SOON
KNOW
AS
MUCH
AS
YOU CAN HANDLE"

*******
it really doesn't matter how you become aware
or how you discover the core or the center or the thread
just
as long
as you
discover it

I honestly believe it's beneficial to discover it during your physical reality experience......but that's just my belief

Michael Timothy McAlevey


Wednesday, June 3, 2009

ARNOLD, CARTER and BROWN

I remember quite vividly in the late 70's when almost every political pundit in America said that the job of President was just too big for Jimmy Carter to handle.

Jimmy Carter is a really intelligent man and has proved his humanitarian worth through his Carter Foundation.

I've yet to hear one word regarding Arnold and whether or not the job of Gov is just simply too big of a job for him.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is no Jimmy Carter when it comes to intellectual capacity even though he has had a very successful life and appears to be completely full of life and himself.

There comes a time when people must realize that because someone is a popular actor doesn't secure success in the political arena...other than the wonderful photo ops.

THE REAGAN EFFECT might have been once in a lifetime event and there are still excessive debates focusing on how GOOD he really was as President. He was popular and well-liked but his decisions on closing health-care facilities started a chain reaction of homelessness that has never abated.

Gray Davis was run out of office because no one seemed to like him and the state was facing a minor budget crisis.

TODAY IN CALIFORNIA WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY ARNOLD THAT
"we have run out of time"

I BELIEVE OUR BEST CHANCE AT RECOVERY IS TO WELCOME JERRY BROWN BACK TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION....actually it would probably just be a small condo or maybe something a bit larger because now he's a married man....keeping in mind that he slept in a one bedroom apartment across from the State Capitol while he was previously employed as Governor of California.

I THINK THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA WILL EMBRACE THE INTELLECTUAL CAPACITIES OF JERRY BROWN

The job is just too big for Arnold and it's about time that someone started bringing it up.

Maybe someone should invite Jimmy Carter out here and let him bring it up.

Does anyone have Jimmy's cell phone number?

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Monday, June 1, 2009

GENERAL MOTORS

Here are some interesting notes on GM (obtained from lead story in today's LA TIMES)

In 1985 GM had 400,000 union workers
Today 61,000

From 1942 to 1945 All production was devoted to military vehicles

In 1962 GM had 51% of the American car market

In 1979 GM had 618,365 employees and the next year posted their first financial loss since 1920

Roger B. Smith was CEO from 1980 to 1990 and it appears that in that decade GM misfortunes were secured.

THAT WAS THE TIME TO COMMIT TO IMPROVED MPG AND BETTER GOODS BECAUSE THAT WAS THE TIME TOYOTA AND HONDA WERE BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO MAKE GREAT CONSUMER PRODUCTS.

I assume one of the problems is when you have obtained a certain size within your corporation there comes a time when the size prevents actions based on correct priorities.

That same problem exist when your corporation is very very small and decisions can no longer be based on priorities because survival is the only goal.

I know how it feels to be involved in one of those two scenarios.

Too bad some small branch of the government wasn't interested in saving an upstart Art publishing company.

The moral of this story

OBTAIN AS MUCH DEBT AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE IF YOU WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP YOU SURVIVE.

But remember the debt has to be in the billions in order to qualify....so you better get busy.

Michael Timothy McAlevey