tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post4982042795132131566..comments2024-03-26T14:20:38.103-04:00Comments on The Thought Criminal: Typing Out Danger, Typing Out Warning Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-10226164087752031822016-09-02T09:46:54.620-04:002016-09-02T09:46:54.620-04:00"the rise of the Klu Klux Klan in the 1920s w..."the rise of the Klu Klux Klan in the 1920s was pushed and empowered by the movie Birth of a Nation"<br /><br />Actually, no, BOAN came out in 1915. The rise of the KKK in the 20s was largely due to the work of a Southern marketing/PR firm who had previously had clients including the Anti-Saloon League and the Red Cross. The whole thing was a gigantic grift, and it was mostly about selling Klan merchandize to gullible rubes. By the end of the 20s, membership was declining as fast as it had risen.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-11064390036135951932016-09-01T17:54:19.683-04:002016-09-01T17:54:19.683-04:00Hey Sparky -- off to a screening of BLAZING SADDLE...Hey Sparky -- off to a screening of BLAZING SADDLES at Radio City Music Hall tonight, and Mel Brooks himself will be taking questions from the audience when its over.<br /><br />Remind me again why New York City isn't the center of the universe. And BTW, that movie -- a Hollywood film, of course -- is a far greater work of inspirational art than any of those dry as dust guitar pieces you've been posting lately.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.com