Silence!

Silence! – April 18, 2013

This morning I woke up at 8:50AM in almost a panic. My breathing was heavy and all I could think in my mind was, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! What was that?”

I had been having a very strange dream; not a “nightmare” per-say but just a very strange dream but it felt like it had a meaning to it. Now please DO NOT misconstrue what I’m trying to say here. I AM NOT saying that this dream was from the Lord. What I’m saying is that out of my strange dream I feel that the Lord may have given it a meaning. The two are very different.

Okay so here it is.

It was daytime and I was in, what felt like a coffee shop. I was sitting at the counter or table drinking my coffee and looking out the large windows when I saw a flying saucer. Okay yes I know that I love those silly old “B” science fiction films and I love Doctor Who so this might sound normal for me but wait.

It flew into sight and I watched it fly over running to the back window to watch it. Beside it came, what looked like, two flying busses. The saucer went invisible and one of the busses flew into it while the other landed, kinda like they were coming and going.

The one landed and people started to spill out of the bus but from the driver’s side. They didn’t look normal, they had a very strange look in their eyes and walked weird. I would equate it to somewhat of a “zombie” look and feel. They still looked like normal human beings but you could tell that something was “off” and they had a strange zoned out look in their eyes.

I ran to the counter and grabbed my things and all of the sudden this little boy kind of appeared. Not out of thin air but he was sitting there beside my books and purse. He looked “off” as well with a sinister or dark look about him; kind of haunting.. He was around five or six, possibly seven, with blond hair and blue eyes. There was also an old lady with him but on the other side of me; kind of like his grandmother.

I quickly grabbed my stuff and ran out to my car. There was panic everywhere and as I drove down the street I called my friend Tammy. I told her that I was coming over and that I needed her to start praying over her house and pleading the blood of Jesus over it and sealing it because of that I had to tell her. She kept asking questions, none of which I remember, but I kept saying, “Please Tammy, if you ever loved me as your best friend PLEASE pray over your house and pray that I can get there! PLEASE!!!” I was terrified. When I got off the phone with her that little boy was sitting beside me on the middle console of my car! There was an old lady right behind me. How did they get in my car?!

I shoved them out of the passenger’s side and tried to keep driving but I got caught up in traffic and then I was in a crowd. They kept mocking me. The boy and the old lady were there but then a younger woman, perhaps in her late teens or very early 20’s, came towards me. She was wearing what looked like a blue hospital gown. She had redish-brown hair cut just above her shoulders that was wild and unkept and she staggered a bit asking me if I had a tissue. She had the same sinister zombie look to her, they all did.

I shoved her away telling her that I didn’t have a tissue and to leave me along but she kept bothering me. Then two surly looking men approached me one black and one white. The white guy sat in the seat behind me and black man in front of me. They were mocking me and teasing me and I kept trying to get away from there but it felt like I was on a bus and couldn’t get away.

The next thing I knew they grabbed me and drug me away and threw me in a room. I kept trying to scream, “JESUS!” over and over again but when I opened my mouth little to nothing came out. I kept trying to quote, “Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” But the word “Jesus” barely came out of my mouth. I was pointing at them and trying to speak and nothing.

Finally I woke up saying, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!” And asking the Lord what that was about. As I said I DO NOT feel that the Lord gave me this dream but if He can use a donkey to speak He can certainly use this frightening dream to do the same.

What I felt was this. Satan is trying to silence what small voice I have. Now I know that I’m really nothing in the church. I take care of the babies once every three months or so but I don’t do anything else. I’m not connected to the “right” people so therefore I don’t feel like I can fulfill my hearts desire in that church. And I’m SOOO different that any of the people I know; never mind women, that I don’t make friends very easily. And the friends I have made have dropped me like a shoe as soon as they get to know the “real” me so I keep to myself.

So my question is this: what exactly is Satan trying to silence? I don’t really have any friends and it’s not like people actually listen to me so I don’t get it. Is he trying to kill (silence) my dreams? Why they’re not really “Christian” just family oriented. I just don’t get it.

Okay so there it is. Maybe I got it wrong and maybe I’m just making this all up but I can’t shake what I felt that dream ment.

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And as we all know, if you give the networks an inch, they’ll take a mile… so if this rules change goes into effect, we can expect to see an explosion of sex, profanity and graphic nudity pouring into our homes over the airwaves WE OWN.

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DVD Review: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (Season Two)

DVD Review: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (Season Two)

By Joe Corey on April 2, 2013

http://insidepulse.com/2013/04/02/dvd-review-the-life-and-times-of-grizzly-adams-season-two/

People today talk about shows being canceled too soon as if it was a current phenomenon. But the history of television is scattered with iconic shows that didn’t last that long on the air, but seemed like they must have rivaled Gunsmoke. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams falls into that category. Dan Haggerty’s portrayal of the wrongly accused mountain man hiding out in the wilderness began with the massively popular The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams movie in 1974. The movie was adapted into TV series that joined the NBC schedule as a winter replacement in 1977. Haggerty immediately became a hit with his warm smile, bushy beard and magic touch with animals. Yet even with everything going right for the show, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams: Season Two is the only full season it aired.

“Hot Air Hero” brings another guest to Grizzly’s remote cabin by an unusual mode of transportation. A hot air balloon piloted by Gino Conforti (Here’s Lucy) crashes. The man dreams of setting up the air mail version of the Pony Express. “A Bear’s Life” has Mad Jack (Dukes of Hazzard‘s Denver Pyle) and Grizzly working around the cabin. Ben the bear decides to goof of and be a bear for the day. A young Indian is up for his manhood ritual in “The Trial.” He must prove his manhood by catching fish except an otter ruins his day. He cheats in a last ditch move. “Gold Is Where You Find It” brings Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker back to the wilderness. The F Troop stars are suckered into buying a worthless gold map. Can they find an honest living off the land?

“Track of the Cougar” puts Grizzly against his Indian pal Nokoma (Don Shanks). A village has been attacked by a cougar that might have been raised by Grizzly. Can he let his pal snuff his former pet? “The Spoilers” has settlers near Hoot Owl Creek fear their water source is being poisoned. Not to spoil the episode, but Ken Lynch (Mr. Haney on Green Acres) is the guest star. “Marvin the Magnificent” brings a guest bear to the cabin. Can two men with two bears get along without killing each other? “The Seekers” find the great Keenan Wynn (Dr. Strangelove) arrive before a storm.

Roger E. Mosley” (Magnum P.I.) arrives in chains for “The Runaway.” Where is he coming from? Mad Jack doesn’t think it’s smart for Grizzly to be near the guy mainly cause he might attract people who would be delight to grab Roger and Grizzly for their bounties. “The Renewal” is an Easter special featuring Patrick Wayne (Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger). “The Skyrider” brings the ’70s fad of hang gliding to Grizzly’s mountain. Russ Tamblyn (Twin Peaks) takes flight. “The World’s Greatest Bounty Hunter” turns Mad Jack mad enough to think he needs to snag Grizzly for the reward.

“Once Upon a Starry Night” is a Christmas special that aired the season after the show was canceled. This 70 minute movie of the week features wolves and an avalanche. Ken Curtis (Festus on Gunsmoke) and Don Galloway (Ironside) are part of the holiday celebration in the mountains. So maybe this is part of why it felt like Grizzly Adams was on the TV longer than less than two seasons. What ended Grizzly Adams run? NBC hired Burt Silverman. The executive was eager to air more adult oriented sitcoms than family oriented dramas which was his key to running CBS and ABC. It didn’t work that well at NBC. Luckily Grizzly Adams remained in the heart of America. Fans still request Dan Haggerty marry them at Dennis Hof’s Bunny Ranch.

The Episodes

“The Trial,” “Survival,” “A Bear’s Life,” “The Choice,” “Hot Air Hero,” “Track of the Cougar,” “The Search,” “Marvin the Magnificent,” “Woman in the Wilderness,” “The Orphans,” “Gold Is Where You Find It,” “A Time of Thirsting,” “The Seekers,” “The Spoilers,” “The Stranger,” “The Runaway,” “A Gentleman Tinker,” “The World’s Greatest Bounty Hunter,” “The Littlest Greenhorn,” “The Great Burro Race,” “The Quest,” “The Skyrider,” “The Renewal” and “Once Upon a Starry Night.”

The video is 1.33:1 full frame. The transfer quality isn’t so great for some of the episodes. But I’d heard the show was shot on 16mm which is why the resolution isn’t quite up to snuff. The audio is mono. The mix varies on the episodes.

A Conversation with Dan Haggerty (13:15) lets Grizzly Adams tell how he was discovered for the role. He gives Denver Pyle’s tips for not squinting on camera. Turns out they shot in three locations depending on the snow. This is an unexpected bonus feature since he didn’t seem eager to record anything when I met Haggerty last October.

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams: Season Two brings back a time when a network nature program didn’t involve people being voted off the island. Grizzly was a calming influence in the wilderness with his pet bear. The show still maintains the charms of when it ran in the ’70s. 

Timeless Media Group presents The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams: Season Two. Starring: Dan Haggerty, Denver Pyle and Don Shanks. Boxset Contents: 24 episodes on 4 DVDs. Released: February 19, 2013. Available at Amazon.com

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