2/3 OF SCHOOL SHOOTERS WERE BULLIED – NEW YORK CITY STILL DOESN’T GET IT

As a reader of this column you’ll know that I hate bullies, being bullied or kids who bully other kids. But teachers and bosses bully too. So I guess the New York City School System is a perfect place for Bully Training. In fact I’m watching 60 minutes and two thirds of School Shooter and Assassins were bullied.

There are several posts early on about packs of kids beating and in some cases killing other kids. They make for compelling television. But a sad reality.

For instance, packs of teen age boys stalking homeless men – and beating them. Only when one of these cruel attacks is captured on video. Thank God they catch these kids who don’t get it – the fact that video cameras are everywhere. But back at home – here in New York, a Queens mom who complained that her son was being bullied at his summer program claims that rather than getting help, she got a shocking response from school officials: insults. Toni Bosco says she went in to speak to a counselor with her son’s special-education program at PS 4 in Fresh Meadows last week to report that a student had threatened to beat up her 12-year-old, Andy Sotomayor.

“You’re dead,” a summer-school classmate had threatened, Bosco said.

And it doesn’t end there. Because the ones that are caught – spend 35 years in prison. So if the parents don’t know and school administrators don’t step in – they have no one to blame for the kids spending most of their adult lives in prison. And these kids are in nice suburbs – and 14 to 18.

See previous post on BRATZ and MOXIE TEENZ. Now, no one’s saying don’t defend yourself, but picking on defenseless people, stalking to kill or imposing your position of authority to such an extent so as to intimidate will hurt us all. According to another blog post I just read the New York state senate recently passed a bill that would let workers sue for physical, psychological, or economic harm due to abusive treatment on the job. Of course, some employers oppose the bill, arguing that it would lead to frivolous lawsuits and put them at greater risk for nothing more than having high standards—particularly during a time of economic downturn. However, the bill, known as the New York Healthy Work Place Bill, was specifically crafted to cover only the most malicious bullying: the bill requires that wrongful conduct be done with “malice”, and in most cases, occur multiple times. The New York state assembly is expected to take up the bill next year, and at least 16 other states are considering similar bills to help protect bullied workers.

Girls Gone Wild and Bum Fights – what’s next?

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist. Watch this.

TWO THIRDS OF SCHOOL SHOOTERS BULLIED

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STICKBALL AND BARBIE VERSUS MOXIE TEENS, BRATZ AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS

The Moxie Teenz are here – I guess to compete with Bratz dolls. Why leave all that money to the maker of Bratz?

I bought a Stick-ball bat today for my kid Nodari. I can’t tell you how many old timers had something to say about it on the way home. Even the guy who sold it to me…. “When I was a kid we just used a broom handle and a Spalding.” What kid knows what a Spalding is?

For girls it was David Cassidy parties and Tiger Beat magazine. I think we still have pictures of my sister Mandy – yes THE Amanda McLane (who’s video “Thank You” just came out – you can see it on her site http://www.amanda-mclane.com). I guess she had Barbie dolls. Barbie was a stewardess, or a princess or whatever…

Now there should be poll dancing Barbie, Brawling Barbie, cocaine-sniffing barbie, DWI Barbie and Rehab Barbie, etc. But you can use your imagination in the story line because there’s BRATZ and MOXIE TEENZ DOLLS. How come I never had a Johnny Rotten Doll? Oh because I was already playing in my first band by that point going to shows.

Could you imagine the destruction you would have done with your Sex Pistols dolls? Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Sid Vicious and Paul Cook? And a Glen Matlock Doll perhaps too? Comes complete with Tour Bus and Red Necks throwing beer bottles.

I say give the Moxie Teens a break – and the Bratz too. Equip one of them with a Coke spoon to go along with her compact, another with a lesbian lover, another with a get out of jail free card!!! Do we want our kids following the Moxie Teens. My god – let little girls grow up? And instead of our boys knowing all the latest gangster rap lyrics and dressing like ding dongs with their baseball hats off to the side and pants on the ground, or playing x-box and Play-Station all day – what about Stickball?

I’m letting Sofia get her hands on a Moxie Teen, or a BRATZ DOLL. I don’t want her even seeing it on Nickelodeon which – the more I watch it (with Nodari), I’m convinced is for adults. It seems that the brand being established by the Moxie Teens and BRATZ are to go out and have a good time, to wear the trendies clothes and… drive cars, get past the velvet rope…. and then the fantasy takes over.

Come On – What did you do with a Barbie and Ken Doll? Now me – My Star Trek Barbie and Ken are still in their original un-opened box…. oh yeah – I bought that when I was in my thirties. But you see my point. Boy Doll, Girl Doll?

If you go to popcrunch or type in Celebs behaving badly you’ll get this liist: Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears,
Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson, Jamie Lynn Spears, Megan Fox, Ashlee Simpson, Paris Hilton, Vanessa Hudgens, Victoria Beckham, Ashley Tisdale, Angelina Jolie, Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Linda Hogan, all seemingly a good fit (and again – just my take), for the MOXIE TEENZ and the BRATZ.

I bet you can get a doll for each one of them. In fact, why disguise the fact. Whether it’s that super-size actress from that movie I never saw “Gabbi Sidibe” (I guess you have to Google it), or Lindsay Lohan, again, again, again, I wonder if we have to think about the influences we’re putting in front of our kids.

Now I’ll let the RAMONES tell you what I think about the MOXIE TEENZ AND THE BRATZ.

RAMONES BEAT ON THE BRATZ AND MOXIE TEENS - BOTH A DANGEROUSLY BAD BRAND FOR OUR KIDS

Curious what the Marketing Doctor John Tantillo would have to say on this. Look for him soon in an upcoming post.

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I CAN SEE YOU THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER AND, GETTING AWAY WITH IT

From The What The Hell Is Going On Department….

CHECK THIS OUT. I always knew this was coming and don’t know if this particular site is joking around or what but….

Here we go.

I was watching (what else), Investigation Discovery and there’s this funny ad for Wicked Attraction. And it occurred to me that people must really be crazy to commit murder these days. With all the forensic technology, and just good police work, you have to be Professor Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes), to get away with anything.

Yet every week in the NY Post (maybe every day), someone’s slipping a note to a teller (still can’t figure out how these people a) have the guts and b) get away with it), who is handing over cash.

So I’m thinking to myself about some of these cases recently involving MySpace (one mother masqueraded as her younger daughter which resulted in a murder, then google facebook murder (be warned – disturbing photos), and I thought how many cases there were where kids, predators or gangs are using not just the web in general, but the social media sites and texting in particular to carry out their crimes.

Then I saw this site (as you all know I’m doing my research – which is why the subhead reads “Let Me Save You Some Time”), and I’m not sure if they’re kidding – snopes.com. Check out the disclaimer in the upper right hand corner. It says they have the right to videotape you using their website and that you agree to it.

WTF?

Could it be it’s here? Man you have to be crazy to think you’re going to get away with it. Yet somehow – they always do.

Meanwhile – Click on the image -I like this ad for WICKED ATTRACTION.

WATCHING YOU THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER

Now just the other day I did a post on the 25 hottest stars (see previous post Alex Rodriguez, Angelina Jolie, Anna Wintour, Ashton Kutcher, Beyonce, Blake Lively, Brad Pitt, Chris Brown, David Beckham, Derek Jeter, Diddy, Donald Trump, Ed Westwick, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Eliot Spitzer, Eva Longoria Parker, Farrah Fawcett, George Clooney, Gisele Bundchen, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Heather Mills, Heidi Klum, Heidi Montag, Holly Madison, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lopez, Jay Leno, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, Johnny Depp, Jonas Brothers, Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Hudson, Kate Winslet, Katherine Heigl, Katie Holmes, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Megan Fox, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Mischa Barton, Nicole Richie, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Paul McCartney, Paula Abdul, Penelope Cruz, Pete Wentz, Rihanna, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr, Robert Pattinson, Sarah Palin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Cruise, Victoria Beckham, Will Smith, Zac Efron), especially Sarah Palin! That MILF.

Wonder what they’re doing when… well, they’re not being stars? By the way did you hear – her daughter and the estranged father of her daughter’s child have gotten back together. Really… The stuff of blogs keeps coming.

YOU'RE BEING WATCHED THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER AND TELEVISION

See you around.

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Currently in Beta, GCMP.tv syndicates to 150 Viral Video and Social Media Sites as well as mobile content to 70 countries. A little about myself, I head the digital media and emerging technologies division of GCMP.tv. In addition to being a leading New York media strategist, Brian specializes in social commerce, webcasting, building your own network (BYON), ghostwriting and blogging. iProgram specializes in Live To Phone Technologies, mobile video and marketing strategies from its base in New York City. I am also an expert on webcasting and am frequently called upon to execute webcasts from in studio and remote locations. I am a leading New York Based Streaming Media Encoding Technician.

THIS IS WHO’S HOT RIGHT NOW – NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER

Went to the New York Post Page to see what was going on with the Knicks. I don’t why. The memories of David Arthurs and I watching Game 6 of the Knicks beating Houston in the NBA finals are still etched into my mind. Only the year before it was Charles Smith in the closing seconds at 6’11” standing under the basket and being unable to go up and stuff a ball through a hoop.

And a year later David and I looked at each other in disbelief as we saw – perhaps the only time you’ll ever see this – “We’re breaking away from the NBA Finals (Knicks were on top), because we have word that OJ Simpson is fleeing law enforcement in a low speed chase – with a gun to his head or something…

But forget the Knicks – maybe Carmello Anthony will come with Chris Paul next year, who knows…. but two other stories caught my eye.

1. Consumer reports says that it CANNOT RECOMMEND Apple’s iPhone 4. Duh.. All you have to do is read my column and there are pages of reasons.

Here’s their report.
Consumer Reports Gives the iPhone 4 thumbs down

But more interesting was that now – Lindsay Lohan wants to hire Robert Shapiro. The tabloids are lining up to pay as much as much as $500,000 for her pre and post prison interviews.

That story is here.

Judge sentences Lindsay Lohan to jail which will make her 1/2 million

Then on the right of that I saw “Who Was Hot.” Which to me translates as what is worth reading about, ingesting, or what is news? Take a look at who’s on the list in alphabetical order.

Alex Rodriguez (Yankee Third Baseman and eventual Hormerun King)
Amy Winehouse (Junkie Songwriter with a great voice)
Angelina Jolie (Like Tom Cruise, I can’t believe anything she has acted in since Girl Interrupted)
Anna Wintour (Who?)
Ashton Kutcher (Why?)
Beyonce (She’s Awesome – not my style of music but undeniable)
Blake Lively (eh)
Brad Pitt (Just talking about him being under-rated from Benjamin Button to Inglorious Bastards, to Meet Joe Black – must recognize)
Britney Spears (She’s still around? – According to Twitter she is)
Chris Brown (I think he has to do grab a chick on stage and make out with her – or maybe a dude – during an awards show)
David Beckham (maybe a month ago)
Derek Jeter (Always a Yankee, future Hall of Famer – most eligible bachelor – simply one of the greats – please don’t screw up)
Diddy (terrible movies – old music)
Donald Trump (enough already)
Ed Westwick (huh)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck (What did she do now? And does anyone care?)
Eliot Spitzer (I always think about his leaving on his socks)
Eva Longoria Parker (Just get Tony to New York)
Farrah Fawcett (will have to google)
George Clooney (One of the 5 best of our Generation’s male actors – others include Brad, Johnny Depp, Russell, Christian Bale
Gisele Bundchen (Keep Tom distracted)
Halle Berry (nothing to say)
Heath Ledger (was also talking about him today – how his incredible performance as the Joker cost him his life)
Heather Mills (who?)
Heidi Klum (still?)
Heidi Montag (see above)
Holly Madison (I think they mean Dolly Madison because it’s hot)
Hugh Jackman (not enough range)
Jennifer Lopez (boring)
Jack Nicholson (one of last generation’s top 5 actors, others Dennis Hopper, DeNiro, Pacino, Brando)
Jay Leno (better get it going Jay)
Jennifer Aniston (see above)
Jerry Seinfeld (do a Jordan and do the show again – shove)
Jessica Alba (hot)
Jessica Biel (hot)
Jessica Simpson (not)
John Mayer (does he still play?)
Johnny Depp (see above)
Jonas Brothers (what’s next when Nickelodeon gets new popsters?)
Jude Law (eh)
Julia Roberts (waiting)
Justin Timberlake (like you’re pairing with Peyton – there’s a show in there somewhere – can you guys be roommates?)
Kanye West (called out by that dude from Twilight)
Kate Beckinsale (great)
Kate Hudson (still a beauty – yes still)
Kate Winslet (great – don’t get me started on best 5)
Katherine Heigl (ummmmm…..)
Katie Holmes (yawn)
Kiefer Sutherland (how he’s kept it going this long is amazing)
Kim Kardashian (nothing here)
Lady Gaga (apparently worked at the Bitter End?)
Leonardo DiCaprio (want to see his new movie but not one of the top 5)
Lindsay Lohan (see above)
Madonna (I guess a double lesbian kiss is in order)
Matt Damon (a few stinkers in a row)
Matthew McConaughey (ummmmmmm)
Matthew Fox (who?)
Megan Fox (sounds like a porn star – is she?)
Michael Jackson (people still doing the moonwalk in public)
Miley Cyrus (did her pole break?)
Mischa Barton (who?)
Nicole Richie (why?)
Oprah Winfrey (she’s Oprah)
Paris Hilton (she’s still around?)
Paul McCartney (He can do whatever he wants)
Paula Abdul (huh?)
Penelope Cruz (no interest)
Pete Wentz (what’s he done?)
Rihanna (not buying it)
Robert De Niro (Tribeca Film Festival sucks)
Robert Downey Jr (you looked fidgety on Leno dude…..)
Robert Pattinson (who?)
Sarah Palin (no chance in hell)
Sarah Jessica Parker (please find something else to do)
Scarlett Johansson (Great stuff)
Tom Cruise (not buying it – see above)
Victoria Beckham (if David’s not doing it for me…)
Katherine Heigl (another Heigl?)
Will Smith (You made a lot of great movies – why shove Jaden onto my homepages?)
Zac Efron (don’t know much about you)

Still In Beta, GCMP.tv syndicates to 150 Viral Video and Social Media Sites as well as mobile content to 70 countries. A little about myself, I head the digital media and emerging technologies division of GCMP.tv. In addition to being a leading New York media strategist, Brian specializes in social commerce, webcasting, building your own network (BYON), ghostwriting and blogging. iProgram specializes in Live To Phone Technologies, mobile video and marketing strategies from its base in New York City. I am also an expert on webcasting and am frequently called upon to execute webcasts from in studio and remote locations. I am a leading New York Based Streaming Media Encoding Technician

THE MOST AWESOME JAPANESE PUNK BAND EVER

54 Nude Honeys

Yo – Check it out on our Music Channel at http://www.gcmp.tv. This all girl outfit from Japan ROCKS in this Rare Clip from the now defunct CBGB! That’s another band I have to dig for footage of (played with them several times opening for them with Mondo Boffo – Joe Bowie).

Anyway – the Channels are going great. Get ready for some awesome content. We can’t upload enough of it. Getting lots of emails from everyone and just know we’re interested in all your ideas, in you personally and in what you have to say. We’re going to try our best to keep it that way – a site for the best of NON-HYPE!!!

54 NUDE HONEYS MOST AWESOME PUNK BAND FROM JAPAN

In this photo – they stopped by my apartment up by Central Park to check out the footage from the night before. They showed no signs of a hangover. At one point YURI the singer was hopping from wooden table to wooden table, slimed with beer – I was sure she was gonna go down but she didn’t – it was awesome. Vivi – Hot as Hell on bass and Kotome like Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols on Guitar. Jin was holding it down on the kit – all in S&M gear. WOW.

And by the way – when these girls start drinking – they don’t start making out with each other (see previous posts re Madonna, Sandra Bullock, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Scarlett Johansson). They’ll throw down another shot, get on stage, rock your world then jump down and beat your ass!!!

And that’s if you’re LUCKY!

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