NBC Throws Ann Curry off the Bus

By Kenneth Howard Smith

MEMPHIS (IFS) As Savannah Guthrie officially takes the reins of the co-anchor ship of the Today Show this morning; I was one of those 303 friends of Ann Curry.  I had received rumors of Ann’s leaving as far back as six months ago from the many of the view ships of the show, twitter feeds, and other things.

I had flashbacks of Ann hurling herself off of bridges, bungee jumps, crazy morning stunts that gave me the creeps over the years, but yet the powers that be had to let dear old Ann go after one year on the job.

Let’s face it, I’m not bleeding for Ann, just hurting that I will not get a chance to see those hot sexy legs and shoes in the morning over my hot cup of Joe that helps to pert me up and get me through the day.  Am I a sexist pig?  Hell yea!  And proud of it.  On the other hand, I am a little jealous that I did not get a $10 Million going away settlement.  On my last days on the job back in 2001, it was a small $65,000 severance package and a good luck note.

So do not cry for Ann Curry, but my heart does go out for my morning show.  Since ABC’s Good Morning America has pulled ahead of the Today Show, I believe I will be switching alliance in the mornings and tuning in to watch and flipping channels to CBS This Morning.  But on these two show, they show no legs, just lots of arms.

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales Named as Suspect in Afghanistan Massacre

DUNNINGAN, CA (IFS) - The United States Department of Defense must be proud today of its greatest achievements - that of driving a good man, a reasonable person to the brink of  "snapped judgement" and then charge this person with murder and the like.  You, the DOD caused this and you knew it would happen, it was just a matter of time.    You broke this man and now you want to destroy him.  This is what you created.  You can not keep sending a person on repeated tours of duty, it will lead to destruction.


Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales Named as Suspect in Afghanistan Massacre
By the 5th Estate News Service

Military sources late Friday identified Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales as the name of the 38-year-old suspect accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a Sunday rampage. Bales has not yet been charged in the case. He was flown to the U.S. military maximum security prison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas from Kuwait Friday.
"I can confirm" the name of the suspect is Robert Bales, a U.S. official told Yahoo News on condition of anonymity.
The revelation of Bales' identity comes after criticism from Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the lack of U.S. cooperation in investigating the massacre. Karzai also questioned whether just one American soldier was involved.
Bales' Seattle-area celebrity lawyer, John Henry Browne, said Friday that his client is in shock.
"He is in shock, kind of like a deer in headlights at the moment," Browne said Friday morning, a local station near Joint Base Lewis-McChord King 5 News, reported. "I told him not to talk about the allegations at all, so I cannot tell you how he is responding because I told him not to talk about it."
Browne earlier told reporters at a news conference Thursday that the decorated soldier wasn't happy that he had been deployed a fourth time despite sustaining two injuries, including a traumatic head injury and the partial loss of his foot in Iraq. Browne dismissed rumors that the soldier had marital troubles, and said he had two young children.

Has The Reno Blues Society Lost their Collective Minds?

HOLLYWOOD / RENO (IFS) - It appears that the Reno Blues Society has decided to "pass" on the endorsement and venue setting for the Bobby Haynes Blues Band and with internationally renown pianoist Ray Johnson.

Reno Blues Society vice president, Bill Nagel was given a practice DVD of the groups rehearsal at Hollywood's famed AF of M Local 47 Hall, ( currently available at youtube.com/scorpiontelevision) of the duo having a quick show rehearsal fr the cameras of HOTRAX Productions' R G Ingersoll who also happened to produce the one and only very successful Cambria / San Simeon tribute concert to Nat "King" Cole.

Ingersoll stated early, that he believes that this is "just a research error on the part of the Reno Blues Society team" and that he believes it will be "ironed out" in time. These fantastic musicians together have played on over 100 - Number One recordings, when most singers, songwriters and artists just dream of getting one "hit record".

Ingersoll who is no stranger to success as in his former Motwn Records days, he helped to create and package many of the labels acts for television, concerts and state fairs. His expertise as a songwriter isn't lost either as his catalog has been purchased from EMI Music by Sony Music.

Ingersoll, has stated that he will still need the Reno Blues Society to help sell tickets and with promotions, as Mr. Nagel pushed the project down the road to Harrah's Show rooms in Tahoe, when in fact, Ingersoll just wanted the Grand Concert Room at the Grand Sierra Hotel.

It's not quite clear where the communications' broke down, or if the endorsement of the "Real Blues" is a little to much to handle. What the heck, what can two eighty year old men do, they have just completed tours wwith the American idol Party and a set at the Kennedy Center Honorrs to boot.

The video uploaded by Ingersoll to youtube.com/scopriontelevision for the engineers in Reno to setup their equipment, but this little video clip has become one of the most requested clips in sdctv history after the Reno Blues Society "dismissed" this duo. The Local Hollywood blues community musicians in Los Angeles consider this as a "back handed slap".

We will never know what RBS were "thinking" as they have broken off all talks with Ingersoll. This is not to say that there is a real battle of the "Blues Guitar Strings" in Reno, as the best act in town for the Blues is Jason King Band who the RBS endorsed and sponsored in the Memphis Blues Concerts Playoffs this past month.

Jason King sounds like Stevie Ray Vaughn for two nights in a row.

Ray Johnson, known as the Nat "King" Cole of Japan, has just finished several recordings with some of American Idol finalists among others. Johnson's last studio CD was in 2000 with his Ray Johnson Country that is still a big seller at his other night gig at the Universal Hilton Piano Bar, as he greets and entertain many of his friends and fans who have come in from Asia on vacation here in California.

It's for sure that what one person calls the Blues and what another's perception of the Blues are two different types of Blues Power. Reno is not ready to hear the real Blues, yet. But don't let two old blues men show what the real blues can prdocue when played live in equal amounts in Reno. For the moment, this little "missunderstanding" could remain as such and the RBS works with HOTRAX to produce the concert. Are will RBS vice president let opportunity slide out of his fingers, when we know that opportunity only knocks once.

FBI in Major Drug Bust in Dunningan

By Dunningan News-Press Telegram

DUNNINGAN (IFS) – The little community of Dunningan was shaken up this morning on or around 6:29 am, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation  and its’ contingent of approximately 60 officers with several  heavily armored attack vehicles and personnel, like something out of a storm troopers movie, with flash-bang grenades rushed  the pink painted stucco home located at 3396 Road 88A.

With a coordinated effort by the FBI, Homeland Security, DEA and Yolo County Sheriff’s Department, the raid on the house was over in under one minute.  CSI investigators and California Bureau of Investigations agents continued combing the residence’s and its grounds compiling evidence.

FBI Special Agent Russell Custer from the Sacramento bureau led the charge on what appears to be an elaborate marijuana growing operation according to the Yolo County Sheriff’s office.  This raid was one of many coordinated efforts by the Department of Justice to clean up the Mexico to USA drug connections.

Havana Parker-Smith of Your Dawg On The Beach TV passes

Havana Parker-Smith
1992-2011

DUNNINGAN, CA (IFS) – Our dear and beloved Havana has left us and is now in doggy heaven.  Havana pasted away on May 16, 2011 on/or about 3:30pm in the afternoon sun under a large Eucalyptus tree in the middle of her property in Dunningan California.

Havana starred in over eighty (80) episodes of her own youtube television show, “Your Dawg On The Beach” Series.  Born in Castle Rock Colorado in July 1992, the young Labrador  caught the eye of Dr. Karen  Andrea Parker-Smith, then married to renown record producer Kenneth Howard Smith.

Havana’s documented trips across America are legendary and will always be remembered.

Havana Parker-Smith, is quietly nosing through the flowers.  Havana loved flowers, and there was not a driveway that she did not visit.

Havana we want to thank you for being the best companion ever.

Peyton Grass Range Fire

Glenn Beck - I Had A Dream or Did I Have a Night Mare

by Kenneth Howard Smith, IFS

LIMON CO (IFS)  Well Mr. Beck, I guess you had a great meeting and so many of your friends did show-up to give you a wonderful rally and you did change American history for yourself.  I hope that you sold a lot of books and t-shirts, and helped your television show gain so many more new viewers.

What's this about a "bullet proof vest" at a prayer meeting?  Well, well, you created this night mare and you had the vest on the wrong part of your body, it should have been on your foot, because that's where the bullets did land.

We tried to tell you along time ago, what was going to happen to you.  We told you that you had better put on the brakes, and repent and change your direction, but you did not listen to us.  You had your television show to rely on, and of course you were the only one listening to your own voice, plus the left overs from the election who were going to take back our country.  What I could not understand, where were you going to take our country back too?

Every few years, a person like you comes along and has a vision that the masses are going to follow, and you believed in your own publicity!!  Fox News and their organization shows how much influence they have on the American public - not much would you say?

The real Americans are the silent majority.  They let the "squeaky wheel" get the grease, they sit back and observe and make up their minds in the most heated battles of the talking heads.  They very seldom call into a radio show or even participate in a television show -- but they watch with both eyes and they are all ears.  When they make a decision, it's usually a very quick decision and they are usually right.  The real Americans are not just sitting on the fence, they have an agenda.  And when they vote, they shake up the country.