Forry and Famous Monsters - Ray Ferry Edition

[Scatter]

>I like my history bloody where it was actually bloody.<

Scatter, me too. (An appropo sentiment in this Lincoln Bicentennial year; I'm putting together several events in honor of THAT beloved icon - but never loosing sight of the point you make...)

BUT I also believe in the very necessary-for-progress idea of allowing wounds to heal, and not contuinually picking off scabs (which can become an obsessive behavior.)

Best,
-Craig

BTW Craig,I'm a fellow Lincoln devotee. What events are you creating, and in what capacity?? What's your connection with Lincoln if you don't mind my asking.

[Wich2]

Dear Scatter-

"BTW Craig,I'm a fellow Lincoln devotee."

Well howdy, bub!

>What events are you creating,<

-Copland's LINCOLN PORTRAIT (probable; Spring; Episcopal Actor's Guild benefit, NYC)

-Sandburg's LINCOLN: MAN OF STEEL AND VELVET (tentative; Spring; Actor's Temple benefit, NYC)

-(Yet Untitled) LINCOLN piece (Summer; my hometown library, Defiance, Ohio)

-GOOD FRIDAY, 1865 (Ongoing syndication)
http://www.prx.org/pieces/23303-good-friday-1865-lincolns-last-day

-???

>and in what capacity??<

Actor, producer, chief-cook-and-bottle-washer!

>What's your connection with Lincoln if you don't mind my asking.<

Admiration and love, since childhood.

Best,
-Craig Wichman

[Monster Bob]

The Chicago Historical Society owns the bed that Lincoln died in, which was drawn in many illustrations of the day, and I think it was photographed, too.

Anyway, that, and the assassination relics that are in the Smithsonian are probably the most stirring museum artifacts I have ever seen. Unreal. Like seeing the Holy Grail or something.

[Wich2]

"The Chicago Historical Society owns the bed that Lincoln died in"

In the Peterson House, across from Ford's in DC where he died, the bed's a replacement. But when I first visited there in the mid-'80's, they still had the very bloodsoaked pillow his head rested on.

-Craig

[Scatter]

Dear Scatter-

"BTW Craig,I'm a fellow Lincoln devotee."

Well howdy, bub!

>What events are you creating,<

-Copland's LINCOLN PORTRAIT (probable; Spring; Episcopal Actor's Guild benefit, NYC)

-Sandburg's LINCOLN: MAN OF STEEL AND VELVET (tentative; Spring; Actor's Temple benefit, NYC)

-(Yet Untitled) LINCOLN piece (Summer; my hometown library, Defiance, Ohio)

-GOOD FRIDAY, 1865 (Ongoing syndication)
http://www.prx.org/pieces/23303-good-friday-1865-lincolns-last-day

-???

>and in what capacity??<

Actor, producer, chief-cook-and-bottle-washer!

>What's your connection with Lincoln if you don't mind my asking.<

Admiration and love, since childhood.

Best,
-Craig Wichman

Well, that sounds very interesting. Your appeal to the better angels of our nature is certainly understandable now LOL!!

I remember going to DC and standing outside that little box in Ford's Theater, seeing what was in his pockets that night, and the gun and bullet that stilled his magnificent mind and heart. I wonder what might have been had Lincoln been free to turn his talents from prosecuting a war to other endeavors??

[JessieLilley]

Hi all. I was strolling the 'net looking for something else and stumbled across this.

I've been reading some of the posts here and I see some old friends from CHFB are here as well.

I wondered if any of you had had the misfortune of seeing the latest crap from Ray Ferry's camp.

He's got some friends begging for money.

This in itself isn't newsworthy of course, there's usually some scam somewhere with Ray Ferry behind it, but this one has been permitted to stand at CHFB in the interests of fair play I suppose. Under the guise of Connie having had a stroke, and the fact that they are being evicted from the house they are renting because they haven't been able to pay the rent, there's a general attitude of let bygones be bygones over there that sticks in my craw something awful. And when someone suggested that there was no way they'd assist because it was Ray Ferry, that person was banned and his post deleted.

Have I missed something somewhere?

[michblk]

Welcome to the group Jessie!  

I try not to comment on this subject to much.  I have dealt with Forry and have dealt with Ray.  I know which one I preferred (Uncle Forry).  I find FM #250 a farce.  I do not wish any bad to happen to anyone, but at this point, I have a hard time believing anything they say that happens to them and maybe that's why it doesn't affect me one way or the other.  

As for the banning, I would prefer to know what lead up to it before I coment.  I know it takes a lot to be banned here unless you are a spammer.   I do enjoy visiting CHFB and think David is trying to be fair to all.  

BK

If she is ill, I hope she recovers.

[Mike Scott]

I find FM #250 a farce.

I haven't seen it (and probably won't), so what makes it so?

And yes, it is too late for Ferry to expect anyone to believe him at this point.

[Scatter]

Ray Ferry.........meet Karma.

[typhooforme]

Reminiscent of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"--though I tend to feel, in this case, it's the jackal who cried wolf.  It would be very difficult to believe anything Mr. Ferry says, at this point.  

[JessieLilley]

Ray Ferry.........meet Karma.

My thoughts exactly.

My goodness, Mr. Ferry certainly has built up a lot of good will in this community, hasn't he?

Thanks for the welcome! I'll be sniffing around....

Hey! You guys use the same forum software that I use at Mondo Cult! Cool.

Maybe someone can tell me why I can't convince my other smileys to work at my place.....

[The Drunken Severed Head]

Hi Jessie-- Good to see you here!

Max

[JessieLilley]

Max!

Sure is good to see home folk.

[Wich2]

Jessie-

You're long overdue here at this good place manned by great people.

I am going on the assumption that Connie has indeed had serious health issues. On that level, I am happy to give her the prayers asked for.

But on the overall issue of trusting Ray's word, he has indeed fouled those waters - effectively, repeatedly, and even recently.

To me, the saddest part of the whole past FM mess, was that it_did_not_need_to_happen. Yes, there are a tiny group of folks who believe that Forry walked on water; and to them, even Moses or Lincoln would have been an unworthy successor.

But mainly, the problem was that Ray shot himself in the foot - generally, with a blunderbuss - whenever he had a chance. And when he didn't have that chance, he made one.

Just sad.

-Craig

[michblk]

I haven't seen it (and probably won't), so what makes it so?

Definition for farce from Encarta
- absurd situation: a ridiculous situation in which everything goes wrong or becomes a sham   

BK