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Thomas 1637 15469 Carlsbad	SUNDAY SHOWCASE_Featuring Lucy Walker 10/09/08 11/8/2008 7:10:09 PM
	_{Greetings members, enjoying your week? November already wow, time for some family dinners with your relatives, fall season will begin and the turkeys are hiding lol. This week i have the pleasure to introduce to you a member who has been around here for almost as long as i have, she comes from a long line of family, a business lady and a friend, she is very considerate and warm and helpful to those around her, she hails from Ridgway NC, and lives in Englewood, New Jersey.} _{Englewood is a}_city_{located in}_{Bergen County}_,_{New Jersey}_{. As of the}_{2000 census}_{, the city had a total population of 26,203.} _{Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the}_{New Jersey Legislature}_{on March 17, 1899, from portions of}_{Ridgefield Township}_{and the remaining portions of}_{Englewood Township}_{. With the creation of the City of Englewood, Englewood Township was dissolved. An earlier referendum on March 10, 1896, was declared unconstitutional.} _{As of the}_census_{of 2000, there were 26,203 people, 9,273 households, and 6,481 families residing in the city. The}_{population density}_{was 5,322.0 people per square mile (2,056.3/km²). There were 9,614 housing units at an average density of 1,952.7/sq mi (754.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 42.49%}_White_{, 38.98%}_{African American}_{, 0.27%}_{Native American}_{, 5.21%}_Asian_{, 0.05%}_{Pacific Islander}_{, 8.50% from}_{other races}_{, and 4.50% from two or more races. 21.76% of the population were}_Hispanic_or_Latino_{of any race.} _{7.17% of Englewood residents identified themselves as being of}_{Colombian American}_{ancestry in the 2000 Census, the ninth highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States.} _{There were 9,273 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were}_{married couples}_{living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.29.} _{In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.} _{The median income for a household in the city was $58,379, and the median income for a family was $67,194. Males had a median income of $41,909 versus $34,358 for females. The}_{per capita income}_{for the city was $35,275. 8.9% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the}_{poverty line}_{. 10.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.} _{Beginning in 1980, Englewood switched from a}_{Mayor-Council}_{form of government to a modified}_{Council-Manager}_{plan of government in accordance with a}_{Special Charter}_{granted by the}_{New Jersey Legislature}_{.Under this charter, the mayor retains appointive and veto powers, while the council acts as a legislative and policy making body, with some power to appoint and confirm appointments. The City Council consists of five members: four are elected from wards of roughly equal population and one additional member is elected at large. Administrative functions are responsibilities of the City Manager.} _{The current}_Mayor_{is Michael Wildes}₍_D_{, term ends on December 31, 2010). The mayor is elected city-wide to a three-year term of office and has significant powers in appointing members to the Planning Board, the Library Board of Trustees, and, with council confirmation, the Board of Adjustment. The mayor serves on the Planning Board. The mayor attends and may speak at council meetings, but voting is confined only to breaking a deadlock with an affirmative vote for passage of an ordinance or resolution. The mayor has veto power over any city ordinance, but can be overridden with votes from four council members.} _{The City Council consists of five members, each elected for a three-year term. Four are elected from the individual wards in which they live and the other is elected by a city-wide vote as an at-large member. The city is divided into four wards which are approximately equal in population. The City Council is the legislative branch of government, whereby, deciding public policy, creating city ordinances and resolutions, passing the city budget, appropriating funds for city services, and hiring the City Manager. The City Council meets generally four times per month (except during summer months).} _{All members of the City Council are}_Democrats_{. However, Drakeford is a member of one local faction of the Democrats, and Johnson, Rosenzweig, Schoen and Reddin are part of another faction. These two factions of the party act essentially as two separate political parties because of the lack of a significant}_Republican_presence. _{In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled two seats on the city council. In the Second Ward, Democratic incumbent Charlotte Bennett-Schoen (618 votes) won re-election, defeating Republican Norman Gorlyn (411). In the Fourth Ward, democratic incumbent Jack Drakeford (498) won a fourth term in office, topping both independent candidate Dierdre Glenn Paul (362) and Republican challenger Alice Joy Frank Leonard (35). Democrats will retain complete control on the 2008 council.} _{On Election Day, November 7, 2006, Englewood voters selected a mayor and filled the at-large seat on the City Council. As of Election Day, the Mayor and Council were all Democrats, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a more than 6-1 margin. Incumbent Mayor Michael Wildes (with 4,673 votes) coasted to a win in his bid for a second term in office, defeating independent Robert O. Stern (2,443) and Republican Baruch Y. Prince (400). Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson (5,132 votes) defeated Republican Harry Kanner (1,501.The election was characterized by mudslinging between the candidates and the factions within Englewood's dominant Democratic party.Englewood is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District.} _{^{Englewood was so named because it was the first primarily}}_^English_{^{-speaking settlement on the}}_{^{New Jersey}}_{^{side of the}}_{^{Hudson River}}_{^{in former}}_{^{New Netherland}}_{^{after the annexation of New Netherland by}}_^England_{^{in 1664. Numerous other settlements in the United States were named for Englewood as settlement in North America expanded westward.}} _{^{Englewood, like the rest of New Jersey, was originally populated by}}_{^Lenni-Lenape}_{^{Native Americans}}_{^{prior to European colonization. The Lenape who lived in the Englewood region were of the "turtle clan" which used a stylized}}_^turtle_{^{as its symbol, but little else is known of the original inhabitants.}} _^When_{^{Henry Hudson}}_{^{sailed up what would become known as the}}_{^{Hudson River}}_{^{in 1607, he claimed the entirety of the}}_^watershed_{^{of the river, including Englewood, for the}}_^Netherlands_{^{, making the future region of Englewood a part of}}_{^{New Netherland}}_{^{. However, the region remained largely unsettled under Dutch rule as the Dutch did little to encourage settlement north of modern}}_{^{Hudson County}}_{^{, as the imposing}}_{^{New Jersey Palisades}}_{^{blocked expansion on the west bank of the Hudson.}} _{^{In 1664, after the Dutch surrendered all of New Netherland to}}_^England_{^{, the rate of settlement picked up. The English were generous with land grants, and many families, not only English but also Dutch and}}_^Huguenot_{^{, settled the area. Street names in Englewood still show signs of the relative diversity of its earliest settlers; Brinckerhoff, Van Brunt, Lydecker, Van Nostrand and Durie (Duryea), all Dutch, Demarest (de Marais), DeMott and Lozier (Le Sueur),}}_^French_{^{Huguenot, and Moore, Lawrence, Cole and Day, English.The telephone industry made a United States "first" in Englewood with the introduction of what is known now as}}_{^{Direct distance dialing}}_{^{(DDD). On November 10, 1951, Englewood Mayor}}_{^{M. Leslie Downing}}_{^{made the first directly-dialed}}_{^{long distance}}_{^{call, to Mayor}}_{^{Frank Osborne}}_^of_{^{Alameda, California}}_{^{. As of that date, customers of the ENglewood 3, ENglewood 4 and}}_^TEaneck_{^{7 exchanges (who could already dial}}_{^{New York City}}_{^{and area) were able to dial 11 cities across the United States, simply by dialing the three-digit area code and the seven digit number (or the three-digit area code and the local number of two letters and five digits.}} _{^{Some noted current and former residents include:}} _{^{Faye Adams}}_{^{(born c. 1923), singer, Shake A Hand.}} _{^{Liam Aiken}}^{_{(born 1990), actor.}} _{^{John Aprea}}_{^{(born 1941), actor, known for his role as "Young Sal Tessio" in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and on television as "Lucas Castigliano" on the}}_{^{soap opera}}_{^{Another World.}} _{^{Jack Armstrong}}_{^{(born 1965), former}}_{^{Major League Baseball}}_{^right-handed}_^pitcher^_. _^AZ_{^{(born 1972), rapper.[citation needed]}} _{^{Byron Baer}}_{^{(1929-2007), served in the}}_{^{New Jersey General Assembly}}_{^{from 1972 - 1993 and in the}}_{^{State Senate}}_{^{from 1994 - 2005}} _{^{Kevin Baker}}^{_{(born 1958), novelist and journalist.}} _{^{Clifford Whittingham Beers}}_{^{(1876-1943), founder of the American}}_{^{mental hygiene movement}}^_. _{^{Regina Belle}}_{^{(born 1963),}}_{^{Grammy Award}}^{_{winning singer.}} _{^{Tony Bennett}}_{^{(born 1926),}}_{^{Grammy Award}}^{_{-winning singer.}} _{^{The Sugarhill Gang}}_{^{, first}}_{^{American hip hop}}_{^{group to record a record on wax, and hit the}}_{^{Top 40}}^_. _{^{George Benson}}^{_{(born 1943), jazz singer and musician.}} _{^{John Bergamo}}^{_{(born 1940), percussionist and composer.}} _{^{Shmuley Boteach}}_{^{(born 1966),}}_^Orthodox_^rabbi_^,_^radio_^and_^television^{_{host and author.}} _{^{Elizabeth Bracco}}_{^{(born 1959), actress.}} _{^{Dick Button}}^{_{(born 1929), Olympic ice skater and commentator. Ranked #11 on the Sports Illustrated list of The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures.}} _{^{David Cassidy}}^{_{(born 1950), actor and musician, best known for his role on The Partridge Family.}} _{^{Wayne A. Cauthen}}_{^{(born 1955), current and first appointed}}_{^{African American}}_{^{City Manager}}_^of_{^{Kansas City, Missouri}}_^. _{^{Sophie Clark, the only African American victim of the}}_{^{Boston Strangler}}_^,_{^{Albert DeSalvo}} _{^{Orestes Cleveland}}_{^(1829-1896),}_{^{Mayor of Jersey City}}_{^{1864-1867; 1886-1892, member of the}}_{^{U.S. House of Representatives}}_^from_{^{New Jersey's 5th congressional district}}_{^{from 1869-1871.}} _{^{Peter Coyote}}^{_{(born 1941), Actor and author.}} _{^{Vince Curatola}}_{^{(born 1953), who played}}_{^{Johnny Sack}}_{^{on the}}_^HBO^{_{series The Sopranos.}} _{^{John Fiedler}}_^(1925-2005)_{^{voice actor}}_^and_{^{character actor}}_ⁱⁿ_^stage_^,_^film_^,_^television_^and_^radio_{^{, perhaps best remembered for two roles: the voice of}}_^Piglet_ⁱⁿ_^Disney_{^{'s many}}_{^{Winnie the Pooh}}^{_{productions and the role of Mr. Peterson, nervous patient on The Bob Newhart Show.}} _{^{B. C. Forbes}}^{_{(1880-1954), founder of Forbes magazine.}} _{^{Genie Francis}}_{^{(born 1962), best known for her role as}}_{^{Laura Spencer}}^{_{on General Hospital.}} _{^{Ivor Francis}}^{_{(1918-1986), actor.}} _{^{Dizzy Gillespie}}^{_{(1917-1993), jazz trumpeter (lived in Englewood from 1965 until his death in 1993.}} _{^{Bruce Harper}}_{^{, former professional football player,}}_{^{New York Jets}}^_. _{^{Wil Horneff}}_{^{(born 1979), actor.}} _{^{Ernie Isley}}_{^{(born 1952), guitarist and member of The Isley Brothers.}} _{^{Marvin Isley}}_{^{(born 1953), bassist and member of the Isley Brothers.}} _{^{Kimberly Jones}}^{_{(born 1975), a female rapper otherwise known as Lil' Kim.}} _{^{Serius Jones}}^{_{(born 1982), MC, battle rapper, mixtape awards winner.}} _{^{Kitty Kallen}}_{^{(born 1922), singer.}} _{^{Sara Lee Kessler}}^{_{, TV reporter.}} _^Dr._{^{John Lattimer}}_{^{(1914-2007), urologist who did extensive research on the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. His collection of military paraphernalia, included "medieval armor, Revolutionary and Civil War rifles and swords, a pile of cannonballs, World War II machine guns and German Lugers, and drawings by Adolf Hitler.}} _{^{Anne Morrow Lindbergh}}_{^{(1906-2001), author and aviator, wife of}}_{^{Charles Lindbergh}}^{_{and daughter of Dwight Morrow.}} _{^{Charles Lindbergh}}^{_{(1902-1974), aviator.}} _{^{Bernarr Macfadden}}_{^(1868-1955),}_{^{physical culture}}^_advocate. _{^{William Marchant}}_{^(1923-1995),}_^playwright_^and_{^screenwriter}_{^{, best known for writing the play that served as the basis for the 1957}}_{^{Walter Lang}}^{_{movie, The Desk Set.}} _{^{Bruce McKenna}}^{_{, television and movie screenwriter.}} _{^{Dwight Morrow}}_{^{(1873-1931), former}}_{^{United States Senator}}_^,_{^{United States Ambassador to Mexico}}_{^{, Father-In Law of}}_{^{Charles Lindbergh}}_{^{and namesake of}}_{^{Dwight Morrow High School}}_^. _{^{Eddie Murphy}}^{_{(born 1961), comedian and actor.}} _{^{Karen O}}_{^{(born 1978 as Karen Lee Orzolek),}}_{^{lead vocalist}}_{^{for the}}_{^{New York}}_^art_{^{punk band}}_{^{Yeah Yeah Yeahs}}_^. _{^{Roscoe Orman}}_{^{(born 1944), television personality Gordon on Sesame Street}} _{^{Charles Osgood}}_{^{(born 1933), Television personality.}} _{^{Clyde Otis}}^{_{(1924-2008), American music industry executive.}} _{^{Bill Parcells}}_{^{(born 1941),}}_^NFL_{^{Head Coach, formerly of the}}_{^{New York Giants}}_^and_{^{New York Jets}}^_. _{^{Wilson Pickett}}^{_{(1941-2006), singer.}} _{^{Sarah Jessica Parker}}_{^{(born 1965), actress, best known for her starring role in}}_^HBO_{^{'s Sex and the City.}} _{^{Clarke Peters}}_{^{(born 1952), actor; currently Det. Lester Freamon on}}_^HBO^{_{'s The Wire.}} _{^{Sylvia Pressler}}_{^{, was the Chief Judge of the Appellate Division the}}_{^{New Jersey Superior Court}}^{_{for 5 years, officially retiring from the bench in 2004.}} _{^{Aidan Quinn}}_{^{(born 1959), actor.}} _{^{Sylvia Robinson}}_{^{(born 1936), singer, record producer, and co-founder of}}_{^{Sugar Hill Records}}_^and_{^{All Platinum Records}}^_. _{^{Steve Rothman}}_{^{(born 1952), Congressmen representing Englewood, was Mayor of Englewood from 1983-1989.}} _{^{Brooke Shields}}^{_{(born 1965), actress.}} _{^{Upton Sinclair}}_{^{(1878-1968), author; established a commune called}}_{^{Helicon Home Colony}}^{_{in 1906 with proceeds from his novel The Jungle; it burned down in 1907.}} _{^{Sister Souljah}}^{_{(born 1964), rapper/activist.}} _{^{Gloria Swanson}}^{_{(1897-1983), actress.}} _{^{Susan Thomases}}_{^{(born 1944), attorney. She served as personal counsel and informal adviser to}}_{^{Hillary Clinton}}^{_{during the Clinton Presidency.}} _{^{Today (band)}}_{^{, Late 80s-Early 90s}}_{^{New Jack Swing}}_{^{R&B group.}} _{^{Tony Tolbert}}_{^{(born 1967), Former NFL Player}}_{^{Dallas Cowboys}}^_. _{^{Robert Torricelli}}_{^{(born 1951), former}}_{^{U.S. Senator}}^{_{; resided in Englewood throughout his career of elective political office.}} _{^{Joey Travolta}}^{_{(born 1950), actor.}} _{^{John Travolta}}_{^{(born 1954), actor.}} _{^{Alexander Buel Trowbridge}}_{^{(1929-2006), former}}_{^{United States Secretary of Commerce}}_^. _{^{Matt White}}_{^{(born 1980), singer-songwriter.[citation needed]}} _{^{Eric Williams}}_{^{, singer and member of}}_^Blackstreet^_. _{^{John T. Wright}}_{^{, First African American Councilman in Bergen County-Elected to City Council in 1952, his memory lives on in the dedication of the "John T. Wright" Arena located in Mackay Park.}} _{^{Tom Wright}}_{^{(born 1952), actor; born and raised in Englewood.[citation needed]}} _{^{David Townsend}}_{^{(born 1954), musician: raised in Englewood. Co-founder of the group "Surface".}} _{^{William W. Willoughby}}_{^{(born 1957), former NBA basketball player; born and raised in Englewood. Drafted from Dwight Morrow High School straight into the NBA, Atlanta Hawks in 1975.}} _{^{Tracey Ross}}_{^{(born in 1959), Ross was nominated for an NAACP Image Award every year from 2000 to 2008 for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, for her performance as Dr. Eve Russell on Passions. Ross won the award on March 2, 2007.}} _{^{Julious Demonstration}}_{^{(born in 1986), lyrisist,Producer " Julious Demonstration is currently working on some mixtape projects and setting the scene for his new single "Slave to Your Anger" to drop. Lucy is an amazing person, thank you Lucy WE LOVE YOU}} _{I was born in Ridgeway, North Carolina on a small farm. I was one of thirteen children. Times were hard and there was never enough of anything to go around. I left when I was sixteen. I moved to Englewood, New Jersey where I graduated from high school. I married young and separated after a month. I was on welfare for seven years. During this time I entered college and earned a Master's Degree. I taught the literary arts and performing arts in the public school system for 27 years. In the fall of 2005 I became seriously ill. My doctors drew a blank as to why I maintained a fever for 6 months and numerous other ailments that were never diagnosed. I became so seriously ill that I was forced to go out on disability and to retire in order to recuperate.} _{For over a year I have was seen by more doctors and submitted to more tests than in my entire life. Needless to say I was very distressed about this since I lost a younger sister to a similiar set of circumstances to an unknown illness that lasted 4 years. She lost the use of her body and voice during that time. She died a near mute, catatonic invalid. I adopted two of her children. Her oldest son has been missing since a few months after her death. No one has heard from him. He is officially a missing person.} _{Fall of 2006, I stopped taking all of the prescription drugs. I even stopped going to doctors. It was obvious to me that I had a negative physical reaction to the drugs.. They were trying to cure me with drugs for what seems to have been a drastic vitamin D deficiency. My female rheumatologist finally discovered the problem. I don't drink milk.} _{After extensive research I have found that this deficiency causes chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep deprivation, drastic weight gain, acid reflux, night terrors, elevated body temperatures, vertigo and severe joint pain. (parathyroid disease) I was put on massive doses of vitamin D in gel tab form for a month. Now I take 800 units per day, which is the recommended amount. All of the symptoms are almost all gone now. The joint pain still lingers and it is very difficult for someone who made a living teaching dance to accept the physical limitations.} _{My grandaughter, Avalon was born Tuesday, August 1, 2006. She is delightful. I have recently had injections in both my shoulders to eliminate} _{inflammation, pain and stiffness. It has been a long road, but I can now hold my granddaughter.} _{Life is good.} _7/2/07 _{I have taken some time off from the internet because of other life concerns. I had a fire in my home which necessitated some serious renovations. I am building myself a suite complete with dance studio on the first floor of my existing home. It is my treat to me.} _{I have been doing some serious yard and landscaping work. It is very therapeutic. I only have pain when working at the computer. Doctors are saying what they thought was arthritis is a combination of that and carpal tunnel syndrone. I am fine when not on the computer. Therefore my computer time is being drastically reduced.}_{http://community.adlandpro.com/go/plumwalk2/default.aspx}
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Lucy 578 241 Englewood	Re: SUNDAY SHOWCASE_Featuring Lucy Walker 10/09/08 11/8/2008 8:24:45 PM
	Hello Thomas, What a nice surprise! I actually know quite a few of the people listed. My Grandma and his Mom actually fixed me up on a date with Ernie Isley. We saw West Side Story in the movies. It was raining and I paid my own way. (smile) I used to hang out at Sylvia Robinson's recording studio as a teenager. I wanted to be a songwriter. I learned a lot about copyrights and why you don't sing catchy little original tunes around recording studio gurus. Tommy Wright is actually a cousin by marriage. We call him the king of the supporting male role. He has gotten a lot of work. There were quite a few Travolta's. Twins were in my homeroom as a junior in high school. I guess you know that John wasn't that visible in town before his first big break. After that everyone tried to remember him br he really didn't spend that much time around town. Sister Souljah is the older sister of one of my favorite students. She was quite impressed that I never treated her like a celebrity. Thing is, I didn't know she was one. I just knew that her little sister was driving me crazy in class. Bruce Harper was a personal friend of my husband and brother-in-law. He gave a party in 1973 that is still quite famous. Quite often to this day, "Oh, I remember you from Brucie Harper's party", can be heard from classmates. Sophie Clark's brother, Barry, was a classmate. Her death was a turning point in his life. Wow, this post really brought back memories. Thanks for reminding me of those times. Thanks also for the kind words. What an honor to be chosen as the subject for such post. Peace, Lucy
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Dennis 3620 372 Edmonton	Re: SUNDAY SHOWCASE_Featuring Lucy Walker 10/09/08 11/8/2008 9:34:40 PM
	Congratulations Lucy! You are obviously a person of determination and perseverence. Blessings to you, Dennis
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Thomas 1637 15469 Carlsbad	Re: SUNDAY SHOWCASE_Featuring Lucy Walker 10/09/08 11/8/2008 9:41:05 PM
	Thank you Dennis for the love, nice of you to drop in like you do, always my friend with a kind word. God_bless you :)
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Thomas 1637 15469 Carlsbad	Re: SUNDAY SHOWCASE_Featuring Lucy Walker 10/09/08 11/8/2008 9:52:26 PM
	Dear Lucy wow what a resume of celebs you have come acrossed knowing, im the same way with my hometown of Burbank , CA. Sister souljah used to come around the recording studios in L.A. i used to see her and her friends, band mates walk out of the same studios i was recording in at the time, and John Travolta's sister used to come around the burbank studios where my uncles workes at, along with Ronny Howard and Anson Williams of Happy Days. I agree, those were nice times, now i see all of those friends of mine on the big screen and im still here in the small one LOL. Your welcome Lucy, the pleasure was all mine. Peace :)
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