All,
I did an interview with Fred Clarke about a month ago about fertilizing Catasetums. The discussion applies to overall orchid fertilizing and is not just for Catasetums. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/UR1uG3Nq1As
Certainly the end of an era, even if he did rub a few people (including me) the wrong way. Visiting Brands Hatch or your local circuit won't be the same.
Any idea or suggestions of who could take over? I hope it's not Larry Carter. Could be one for Keith Huewen, especially after he showed interest in the BSB Eurosport job.
Or saying that, Burnicle would be cool. Maybe that's why Steve Day is now at Eurosport
I've recommended Fred Clarke in the past on this sub, as he did a long-running page-by-page dissection of the egregiously awful Left Behind series of books/films that's worth checking out (link).
This particular article covers the decades-old rumor that the CEO of Proctor & Gamble (company that makes a huge portion of household products used by Americans) went on a TV talk show and admitted that the company is run by Satanists and donates money to the Church of Satan, etc. Been an urban legend since pretty much the 1980s. Clarke (active in Christian ministry at the time) details how he got a debunk packet from the company and spread it around, and was horrified to learn that people don't enjoy having their moronic and corrosive beliefs debunked:
>The dossier/Snopes approach doesn’t work because it attempts to apply facts and reason to people who are not interested in either facts or reason. That’s not a nice thing to say, or even to think, about anyone else, which is why I was reluctant and slow to reach that conclusion. But that conclusion was inevitable.
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>In trying to combat the P&G slander with nothing more than irrefutable facts proving it false, I was operating under a set of false assumptions. Among these:
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>1. I assumed that the people who claimed to believe that Procter & Gamble supported the Church of Satan really did believe such a thing.
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>2. I assumed that they were passing on this rumor in good faith — that they were misinforming others only because they had, themselves, been misinformed.
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>3. I assumed that they would respect, or care about, or at least be willing to consider, the actual facts of the matter.
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>4. Because the people spreading this rumor claimed to be horrified/angry about its allegations, I assumed that they would be happy/relieved to learn that these allegations were, indisputably, not true.
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>All of those assumptions proved to be false. All of them. This was at first bewildering, then disappointing, and then, the more I thought about it, appalling — so appalling that I was reluctant to accept that it could really be the case.
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>But it is the case. Let’s go through that list again. The following are all true of the people spreading the Procter & Gamble rumor:
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>1. They didn’t really believ
>Kick it in the guts and tell the dog to get in behind – NZ On Screen has launched a brand new collection that pays tribute to the one and only John Clarke! Hit the link for skits, specials, live shows, backgrounders, tributes and more
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>https://www.nzonscreen.com/collection/john-clarke
What an incredible collection, hours of enjoyment for those with a fondness for Clarke's particular humour
Me, I've wanted to rewatch Dagg Day Afternoon since seeing it as a kid... some decades later, today is that day!
What would you do if I sang out of tune? I’d tell you to shut up because we have actor and director Fred Savage on the show and he’s giving us secrets and scoops from the set of The Wonder Years as well as NBC’s Best Friends Forever, which he directed. We’ve also invited a couple of Fred’s fans to join us, Pam and Len Bicell, who treat us to some sensual fan-fiction and an equally sensual round of Would You Rather?! Now make like Fred Savage and vote for Comedy Bang Bang in The Comedy Awards!
Original air date: April 2, 2012
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/comedy-bang-bang-the-podcast-55056/e/45739791
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/e1EhnMd
https://imgur.com/J5U09fb
https://imgur.com/aOqV9mX
https://imgur.com/E1W8tmE
The Pirates also got 6 other players from the Louisville Colonels and sent over three more along with $25K.
Some of Fred's accomplishments:
First runner to win age-group in all six Abbott World Marathon Majors
USATF Master’s National Champion
Ran a Marathon on all 7 Continents
Ran the original 4 – 100 mile Races each under 24 Hours
Ascended the high point in 137 countries, including 6 of the world's 7 continental summits
http://fredzalokar.com/
He was a good man, a good friend, and an amazing athlete.
