Mayfair Festival of the Arts, Allentown PASunday, May 30th.
Lakeside Stage, 2:30pm-3:30pm.
It's been nearly three years since nationally acclaimed Allentown power-pop original music band The Villas rocked a local stage, delivering a blistering and emotional set opening for The Daddy Licks Band at Crocodile Rock in July 2007 (see Daddy Licks at Mayfair 2010 too!)
After dancer/choreographer daughter Sheena Villa was violently killed by a drunk driver on her 25th birthday in 2006, The Villas continued to play some select gigs before being de-railed by the civic duty responsibilities of ...
* Exposing and outmaneuvering a crooked and incompetent District Attorney and colluding "newspaper" to get Justice For Sheena
* Holding people accountable for their Gross Negligence
* Helping to shut down a jury-deemed negligent, dangerous, and twice PLCB-cited nuisance bar, J. P. O'Malley's
* Fighting (and beating) the rabid and vengeful attack dogs of the "powers that be" around here, including the current (for now) Vice President of Allentown City Council, Michael Donovan. BTW, W. Michael Donovan is also a member (for now) of the Allentown Arts Commission. Recently, at his blog, ethics professor Donovan encouraged a boycott of The Villas' engagement at Mayfair that included suggestions on how to disrupt The Villas performance. Well thanks for "supporting" local artists, Arts Commissioner Donovan, and "good luck" (wink wink) w/ the investigation of you that's currently underway by the Allentown Ethics Board, you earned it, and it was our pleasure bringing this action against you.
(Yawn) but so anyways, now that all that crap's been locked & loaded, The Villas are ready to rock again (!) and we hope you'll join us at Mayfair on Sunday, May 30th, 2:30pm to 3:30pm, Lakeside Stage. We'll be playing mostly Villas original songs, plus a coupla cool covers, and some brand new songs from our upcoming 3rd CD "Fun Park USA" that's being mixed & mastered by Multi-Platinum Grammy Award Winner Ed Stasium and we'll be joined on stage for the first time by Gianni Villa and a rumored Very Special Guest sitting in on drums w/ us on one song. Don't miss it!
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The Villas are ...
Bill Villa,
Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Angie Villa, Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Gianni Villa, Percussion
Bill Wehbe, Keyboards
Dave Follweiler, Keyboards
Dave Baun, Bass
Kevin Groller, Drums
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Bill,
Just wondering if you had encountered this in your research on O'Hare. Think the judge in the case knew about his history of "dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, unauthorized activity, forgery, cover-up, conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, illegal conduct, and moral turpitude" ?
http://articles.mcall.com/1986-04-03/news/2531671_1_o-hare-insanity-defense-death-threats
Bill and Mrs. Dottie,
Great to hear this. I will be home that weekend and if all works out I will be attending your gig.
Enjoy your Sunday.
So looking forward to seeing you all again!
wo dem (villas)
Anon 12:59, hang tight, I need some legal counsel before addressing your great comment (thank you, more later).
Thanks, Bill Leiner, hope all's well w/ you and yours in Texas and we'd love to see you on May 30 or any time.
1:14, 4:34, merci, merci ...
Hey Billy Boy, that 2:30pm Sunday afternoon slot is primo, congrats.
[Part 1]
Anon 12:59, W-O-W (here's a link)
And nope, we did not encounter this really creepy news item in our research and 5-part exposé on O'Hare (see our right sidebar content), thank you, kind anonymous donor who doesn't show up on our SiteMeter(R).
Do I think the NorCo judge in this case you reference (Grifo) knew about O'Hare's documented M.O. as a lawyer who engages in (in the conclusions of the Disciplinary Board of the PA Supreme Court that disbarred O'Hare), "dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, unauthorized activity, forgery, cover-up, conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, illegal conduct, and moral turpitude?"
I can't imagine how Judge Grifo couldn't have known since it was published in the "newspaper" four months before his ruling that O'Hare didn't screw Tony Peter Frisoli in a manner similar to how O'Hare screwed his own African American civil rights client George Usry and (as was discovered later) grief-stricken Luzerne County widow Lucille White and her 3 fatherless children.
I trust (as we all must) that Judge Grifo and Northampton County Court made the right call in the Tony Peter Frisoli case.
[Part 2]
Q. I wonder if Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Judge Edward Reibman who is presiding over my lawsuit against O'Hare knows this:
More than two decades after being barred from the lawyering profession for purposefully (and some would say sadistically) sabotaging his own African American client George Usry's civil rights litigation, O'Hare, at his "Troll Parade" blog, publicly threatened to sabotage my daughter Sheena's civil litigation ... a case that was presided over, BTW, by Judge Edward Reibman.
Q. Isn't O'Hare's public blog threat to sabotage a lawsuit incredible? (Hello) that's what O'Hare was disbarred for ... sabotaging George Usry's lawsuit.
It's akin to a convicted pedophile publicly stating that he "has his eye on" another cute kid.
Will this shocking revelation mean anything to Judge Reibman?
I intend to find out (and we'll be careful to not make his staff blush).
But guess what ... incredibly, lots of people know the shocking revelation about O'Hare having publicly threatened to sabotage Sheena's wrongful death litigation.
Everybody (e.g., Bill White, Paul Carpenter, John Micek, Jarrett Renshaw, Paul Muschick, Tim Darragh, Scott Kraus, etc., etc., etc.) at The Morning Call "newspaper" knows all about it. They're all on record as not caring.
Mike Donovan knows all about it. Donovan is on record as not caring.
Tony Iannelli knows all about it. Tony doesn't care.
Don Cunning-Ham knows all about it. Cunning-Ham doesn't care.
Dean Browning knows all about it. Browning doesn't care.
Muhlenberg College professor Jeff Pooley knows all about it .. Pooley doesn't care.
And lots more locals (politicians, media, bloggers, community activists, arts groups, judges, etc., etc.) could not care less.
If you care, read (carefully) our right sidebar content for the whole stunning story of The Villas last 4 years, a.k.a. the inconvenient truth.
And then ask yourself ... are you still duped by O'Hare?
We're not.
Anon 8:22, we agree, it's a terrific time slot (on one of the main stages) and hopefully the weather will be great for the entire festival. Thanks for commenting and if you attend please be sure to approach me and introduce yourself. There could be a Villas bonus "freebie" in it for you :)
FYI: it was defendant O'Hare (SiteMeter-spotted reading LVS this morning) who intimated (i.e., threatened us, again) at Mike Donovan's blog that he would disrupt our Mayfair performance w/ "noisemakers." Allentown Arts Commissioner Donovan subsequently blog-stated that comments along those lines (and much, much worse) were "fun to read."
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Bernie O'Hare said...
"Wow! Your sitemeter picked me up. I'm posting comments here [anonymously]. It should pick me up." -Bernie O'Hare, in a signed comment at LVS on Tuesday, 9/15/09
"Bernie O'Hare said...I'm posting comments here [anonymously]."
That was O'Hare [anonymously] at 8:22, right?
Probably, City O, but keep in mind that SiteMeter(R) "evidence" (a.k.a. "opinion") is District Court-Approved in only one courtroom on the entire planet, and that's in O'Hare's former town of residence, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania.
Just sayin'.
Bill are you playing "Way To Go" at Mayfair? That's got to be one of the catchiest songs I've ever danced to...
Merci.
As Roy Orbison used to say (every show I saw him play) ...
"We've gotten quite a few requests this evening but we're going to perform anyway."
Oui, we'll be playing "Way To Go."
Bill,
Cool! I am planning to be in Allentown that weekend and will try to attend. Can I come backstage? Unfortunately, my wife Marilyn won't be with me. But I dig your music and hope to be there!
Lou
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we have been playing the hell out of your stuff at diy. we all miss you.
Hey Lou Varricchio, but of course you can visit us backstage (we'll be getting massages and munching on M & M's w/ all the green ones having been removed at our insistence, naturally. More cowbell!)
WDIY: is there a local institution (legend!) that has supported The Villas more than youse? None that we know of, thank you, to all Villas-Nutz WDIY DJs for spinning us so generously.
Where have you been practicing (or have you been practicing really quietly?) I haven't heard a sound from your basement or garage and I MISS THAT MELODIOUS RACKET!!!
Merci, we've been rehearsing in the recording studio where we've been working on our new CD for the better acoustics there. We've all been working really hard, three years is an eternity, one can forget an entire repertoire in that time. But I'd say we're back to where we were, and beyond, so now it's time to relax and enjoy a nutritious snack.
"Welcome back to the music world. We've missed you. You ARE back!"
Ray Paul
Thanks, RP!
Hmm, wonder if The Morning Call "newspaper" (SiteMeter-spotted visiting here for one of the dozens of visits they make here every day) will give you a rave review of your Mayfair performance!
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Excellent Question ;D
In the past, we've gotten many rave reviews from The Morning Call (interspersed here so best to read all of them) but sadly the savviest music writers are all gone from the newspaper, the real musicologists like John Terlesky, Geoff Gehman, Len Righi, Paul Willistein, and others from "Arts & Entertainment" were let go to save money and dramatically reduce the quality of the paper. Of course the cost cuts and quality droppings are much worse on the "news" side.
Well said.
These days, Allentown's monopoly "newspaper" just plucks the low-brow hanging fruit from the local blah-gas-smear while waiting for their sporadic spoon-feeding from DA Jim Martin. It's really pathetic and I hope they enjoy our Mayfair performance (wink wink).
"Thanks for commenting and if you attend please be sure to approach me and introduce yourself."
You and I have met many times Billy Boy!
Cool, well then I'm looking forward to um "re-connecting" w/ this blog's "mystery guest" :)
Can't wait!
Just in case I don't make it over at 2:30, are you and the Missus going to be walking around, signing autographs and taking pictures with your adoring fans afterwards?
Probably ... jealous?
I am looking forward to seeing the band at MayFair!
Billy Boy, you don't want to suck too bad at Mayfair.
That's mathematically impossible, Dave :)
Jealous? Nah. I am disappointed though that that's the best comeback you could come up with.
And now I'm Najarian? Keep guessing Billy Boy, who knows, you might get it right. Doubt it though.
It's probably Pam Varkony, the writing style is identical.
Villas, will you be playing "Toppers" (my #1 fave)
No mo set list info giveaways Jon, you gotta come to the show :) I will tell ya though how that song got written. I was listening to NYC's The Strokes a lot, a whole lot, and Motown, which I always listen to a lot, and what came out was "The Strokes meet Motown in The Villas basement," a.k.a. "Toppers."
My Take...
That taunting anon is probably (a very jealous) "Inclusion by Michael Donovan" blogger Chris Casey who is so publicity perverted that he crows and peacock-struts over having a freakin' letter to the "editor" published, and the "newspaper" doesn't even have any editors anymore do they?
Over & Out...
P.S. Looking forward to seeing you rock Mayfair again Villas, and you must do "Toppers" (just sayin')
Morning Call: if we write a letter to the "editor," can you just pick it up here?
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Oh come on! We started with you thinking I was Casey, now we've come full circle?
I am surprised though, I figured you'd think I was the guy who pissed on your garage door (I'm not by the way).
Well, whoever you are, you are giving our readers just a little taste of the criminal harassment "pay back" that's doled out to anyone (like Angie and me) who have the balls to confront the crony-crooked "powers that be" around here and kick their asses like we do at will.
You're a pathetic "person," hiding behind anonymity (for now) in "Walnutport" and baiting and taunting a good and decent family that has been through so much. You are certainly w/ "your own kind" there on Team O'Hare.
BV, they can dish it out ...
but they can't take it.
Neither of them.
And they certainly can't handle you ;D
Yes, I've noticed that :)
Nutty Professor sighting ...
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Ugh. Bill, not to tell you how to run the blog, but please stop responding to the almost-human who taunts you w the Billy Boy moniker. It brings down the whole blog.
Include his comments if you like, but answer them w silence. Display his immaturity, then step back and don't stroke him.
Let him stroke himself. I'll bet a dollar nobody else is.
Thanks Jesse, you make a valid point. It's just so easy to outmaneuver these cretins, it's hard to resist.
As I see it, the only thing I'm "guilty" of is dishing it back at Team O'Hare and their cyber stalking squad of "army men" hiding in Nazareth, Germansville, Macungie, and Walnutport better than they all dish it at me and Angie to start w/ .
But then, the way things work around here (Schadenfreude, shit-lover syndrome, back-channel emails from O'Hare), the clueless like Jeff Pooley actually feel sorry for the army men and I end up in court as the "bully" ... albeit only temporarily.
Thankfully, we're into the "end game" (not a threat) now ...
The essence of O'Hare's evil genius is his talent at turning people against us. He provokes us ... and then he gets everyone focused on our retaliation to "prove" what bad people we are (because we stand up for ourselves?) O'Hare has contacted some (former) friends of ours through e-mail or phone (Jesse Smith being one example) and tried to persuade them that their friends The Villas were nutz and sick. Bill ran a partial list of people who have been duped by O'Hare in a previous comment here, and these people continue to be duped by O'Hare's skillful lies.
Morning Call "journalist" Bill White publicly admonishes disgraced lawyer John Karoly for his misconduct, but White curiously turns a blind eye to disgraced ex-lawyer O'Hare's misconduct-- past and CURRENT. In fact, O'Hare-Duped Dunce Bill White is publicly friendly with O'Hare in his "columns" and at his mcall.com blog. Why are there a different set of standards for O'Hare? In a more normal-thinking town, O'Hare would be the number one candidate for Bill White's "Hall of Shame Award." But evil seems to be an admirable quality around here.
O'Hare, and duped assclowns like Chris Casey actually believe their own delusional blog droppings are facts. Blogging is the perfect medium for a disgraced lying snake like O'Hare to practice his evil ways, under the guise of a phony duty toward "transparency in govt" and looking out for the little guy. Bullshit. O'Hare plays the big shot blog king who sets the twisted standards and rules for local blogging that makes him feel like he's doing something important. But (and we know this from 1st hand experience) O'Hare really could give a shit about the little guy and his agenda is currying favor w/ the "powers that be," like wing-nut NorCo County Council President Ron Angle and DA (for now) Jim Martin, and the judges who all knew his daddy. Bernard V. O'Hare III is your classic "fortunate son," still riding daddy's coattails and connections, and sadly, his father's hard-won goodwill, while presenting hisself as a "judgment-proof" pauper. We'll see about that.
Our resume of accomplishments speaks for itself. And daddy didn't help us get there. You can read about and listen to what we do at The Villas website. Please feel free to contrast our accomplishments (in the recording studio, and the courtroom) with the turds dropped here by the pathetic anonymous losers who spend their entire day constantly checking our blog and posting anonymous taunts. Or contrast our resume to O'Hare's record of "accomplishments," which Allentown City Council VP and ethics professor Michael Donovan finds so impressive, and which really speaks to Donovan's true character, and to the character of any so called "professional" or "human" who interacts with O'Hare. And on this subject, Team O'Hare, word of advice: Stand Clear.
Well said, honeykins, and BTW, readers, O'Hare did not succeed in turning our good friend Jesse Smith against us, but he did succeed w/ other people, and these people know who you are, and so do we.
Also, something else to amplify ... O'Hare (and Team O'Hare) has been provoking us for 2 years via pushing the hot buttons of our daughter's death ... yeah ... and the highly legitimate beefs we have w/ the justice and media system "powers that be" around here, none of which is any of their business.
It takes a special kind of nerve to deceitfully defend the "powers that be" against a grief-stricken family w/ completely legitimate beefs ... beefs that used to be championed at O'Hare's and other of these cretins' blogs ... until they perceived (as The Morning Call "newspaper" has, as well) that a better deal is to be had by joining the crony-crooked establishment, instead of exposing it.
Like how we'll never stop doing here.
That's all good, but the way this guy playacts like he's Moriarty to your Holmes, while also smugly serving up kindergarten taunts (Billy Boy) is just so, so immature, simple-minded and beneath the level of political and moral issues you bring to light here.
This person is obviously totally empty spiritually, morally and personally, unaware of even his self-loathing. Let him mumble to himself, but don't give him the gratification of attracting your notice
It's all about misdirection ... another chapter from the O'Hare 101 Handbook, and the anon cretin you're referring to actually succeeds when we engage him or her, I suppose, to some degree, because it diverts (i.e., High-Jacks) the conversation off of the "political and moral issues" we write about and becomes a 6th grade "sticks & stones" dialogue that (purposefully) bores most readers.
So okay, you convinced us, Jesse.
We won't allow anonymous taunting trolls to sap our strength here anymore.
Bill, any word from The Morning Call's Dave Erdman, Tim Ryan, or Ryan's Allentown assistant Millie Perez? Last I read here, new CEO Tim Ryan wanted you to communicate with Dave Erdman about two of his Valley Blogosphere bloggers, O'Hare and Donovan. I presume Dave Erdman is still avoiding you?
Yes. Dave Erdman and Millie Perez are both avoiding me (for now).
Billy Boy, no one believes "Mrs. Dottie's" comment at 11:35am was written by her.
You shouldn't post under her name, that's pusillanimous.
"both avoiding me (for now)"
Well they can run but they can't hide, from you!
Merci for noticing that.
Follow up phone call from Bill to CEO Tim Ryan explaining Erdman's not following his boss's instructions to get in touch w Bill?
"Sorry, boss, we've been lookin' everywhere for that darn Welcome Mat ... can't find it anywheres!"
Here's the "Welcome Mat" (total bullshit) verbiage that was on The Morning Call "newspaper" website for many years. But not no more (unless they sneaked it back up there, I haven't looked for it lately). The Morning Call did away w/ its "Welcome Mat" policy, and sadly, I feel responsible for that :)
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"The [Morning Call Editorial] Board intends to be as open with readers as possible. It meets regularly -- a few times every week -- with people and groups about topics of public interest. The Lehigh Valley area is blessed to have public-spirited citizens who recognize that the newspaper is a corporate citizen that strives to be engaged in the debate on such issues, and that tries to offer leadership. The welcome mat always is out for those who want to be heard."
Email, Incoming, from Millie Perez, Executive Assistant to the Publisher of The Morning Call "newspaper," cc'd to CEO/Publisher Tim Ryan, Managing "Editor" Dave Erdman, and Really Determined Truth Concealer Mike Miorelli
On May 18, 2010, at 2:29:35 PM, Millie Perez wrote:
Dear Mr. Villa:
We appreciate the information sent to our attention and it has been forwarded within our organization; it will be handled as appropriate.
Regards,
Millie Perez
Executive Assistant to the Publisher
The Morning Call
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((Me))
Thanks for "touching base" back, Millie.
FYI, I am available to meet w/ Mr. Erdman on Thursday or Friday of this week ...
Mr. Erdman, which day do you prefer and any time after 10:00am either day is fine w/ me.
Let me know, thanks.
Bill Villa
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Millie Perez said...
"it will be handled as appropriate"
Right. But who's that getting kicked out the door? O'Hare & Donovan or me again?
Time will tell ...
"Morning Prayers"
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(almost forgot)
Villas you seem to be making great progress w/ Allentown Ethics Board (Donovan), Morning Call (O'Hare & Donovan), Lehigh County Court (O'Hare & Najarian), when will you be meeting w/ Chor-Bishop Seely Beggiani?
Soon. Very soon.
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Email, Outgoing, to Allentown Mayoral "Hopeful" (wink wink) Mike "3%" Molovinsky
On May 19, 2010, at 7:19:09 AM, Bill Villa wrote:
So Mikey, looks like you're finally on to O'Hare, eh?
But only because O'Hare's deceit was inflicted upon you.
You couldn't drum up any outrage (or even a pulse of compassion) when O'Hare targeted a good and decent family who lost a daughter and was being kicked by the local justice and media systems.
You're a loser, Mike, and a pathetic excuse for a human being.
And I'll say this to your face, next time I encounter the pleasure of your company.
Sincerely,
Bill Villa
Very well said.
yes
Merci.
Email, Outgoing, to the Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown, cc'd to Mayor Pawlowski, City Clerk Mike Hanlon, and O'Hare-Duped Dunce W. Michael Donovan
Subject Heading: Ethics Board Probee W. Michael Donovan
FYI, here's Michael Donovan again "attaining social and political benefits," via publicity, of both a political and personal nature" ...
Note especially the Donovan quote, "If I were Mayor."
Bill Villa
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P.S. How's your investigation of Donovan going?
Reminder ...
K. Within thirty (30) days after a request for an opinion or within thirty (30) days after a hearing on any request shall have been concluded, whichever is later, the Board shall render its opinion in writing.
Email, Outgoing, to the Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown, cc'd to Mayor Pawlowski, City Clerk Mike Hanlon, and O'Hare-Duped Dunce W. Michael Donovan
Subject Heading: 2nd "Valley Blogosphere" Blogger Comes Under Fire
On May 20, 2010, at 8:41:05 AM, Bill Villa wrote:
FYI, here's W. Michael Donovan continuing to "attain social and political benefits," via The Morning Call's continuing to totally ignore a highly newsworthy story (i.e., your ethics investigation of Donovan) involving one of its own Morning Call-affiliated "Valley Blogosphere" bloggers. Must be nice, not to mention advantageous, having this kind of "see no evil" political cover from Allentown's monopoly news source. DA Jim Martin enjoys similar bad publicity protection insurance, but I digress. -Bill Villa, 610.428.xxxx
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Readers, the above note accompanies a forward of this prior email of mine to Dave Erdman, Mike Miorelli, and Tim Ryan, The Morning Call "newspaper," which is apparently being totally ignored, each send & resend ...
Q. Why isn't The Morning Call reporting on the fact that Allentown City Council Vice President, ethics professor, and Morning Call "Valley Blogosphere" blogger Michael Donovan is being investigated by the Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown?
Allentown voters are entitled to know about this, and a newspaper has a responsibility to inform the electorate.
As regular readers of our blog (we see Morning Call staffers on our SiteMeter(R) dozens of times every day), you know that Mr. Donovan has published sadistically cruel, false, and clearly libelous comments at his Morning Call-published blog that claim I ...
* engage in necrophilia w/ my deceased daughter
* have made "terroristic threats" against Lehigh County DA Jim Martin
* have "threatened to kill" employees of The Morning Call
These and hundreds of other comments that amount to criminal harassment and libel at Donovan's Morning Call-published blog are all false.
Why isn't The Morning Call reporting on the fact that Allentown City Council Vice President, ethics professor, and Morning Call "Valley Blogosphere" blogger Michael Donovan is being investigated by the Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown?
Allentown voters are entitled to know about this, and a newspaper has a responsibility to inform the electorate.
Bill Villa
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Email, Incoming, from Millie Perez, Assistant to Morning Call Publisher Tim Ryan, cc'd to Managing Editor Dave Erdman and Really Determined Truth Concealer Mike Miorelli
On May 20, 2010, at 8:52:24 AM, Millie Perez wrote:
Subject Heading: 2nd "Valley Blogosphere" Blogger Comes Under Fire
Mr. Villa:
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Millie Perez
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The Morning Call
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((Me))
Millie, and Mr. Ryan ... why won't The Morning Call (Erdman, Miorelli, etc.) meet with me on this?
Two of its Morning Call-affiliated "Valley Blogosphere" bloggers have been giving my grief-stricken family one hell of a time-- personally, legally, and very publicly, thanks to "Valley Blogosphere," for nearly 2 years now ... and the newspaper has had full knowledge of this all along.
And as you may know if you've been reading my emails, former Morning Call Editorial Board Czar Glenn Kranzley rejected my polite request for a Morning Call "Welcome Mat" meeting 229 times. The same "Welcome Mat" meeting that was previously granted to "anyone who wanted to be heard" (the paper's "Welcome Mat" policy has since been discontinued and I feel responsible for that).
Mr. Ryan: I'd like to meet w/ Mr. Erdman and Mr. Miorelli, to discuss a few things present and past, and to "bury the hatchet," so to speak.
What's the big deal? Why can't this meeting w/ me be arranged? What is the "newspaper" (Erdman, Miorelli, etc.) so afraid of?
Let me know, thanks.
Best Regards,
Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx
Billy Boy, did you ever notice that no one talks about you except when you interject yourself onto other blogs?
Kinda takes the wind out of your 'giving us hell' argument since no one gives you hell until you start it up.
"What is the "newspaper" (Erdman, Miorelli, etc.) so afraid of?"
:)
Not only an excellent question, this one's priceless. Sort of like how your eventual damages award will be. Just sayin'.
It's too bad The Morning Call "newspaper" can't (means won't) sit down w/ me, like "men." So far anyways. I have at least 228 more polite requests in me and possibly 500-plus.
Morning Call, wow, talk about letting a bad situation just keep getting worse and worse (like their newspaper) and more legal jeopardy filled. Dumb.
... a huge judgement award could sink that newspaper, worth a shot ...
Let's keep it civil and mutually respectful ;D
Agreed, but let's play to win.
Just sayin'.
[Deja Vu]
On May 20, 2010, at 11:56:41 AM, Millie Perez wrote:
Mr. Villa:
We appreciate the information sent to our attention and it has been forwarded within our organization; it will be handled as appropriate.
Regards,
Millie Perez
Executive Assistant to the Publisher
The Morning Call
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((Me, again))
Millie, and Mr. Ryan ... why won't The Morning Call (Erdman, Miorelli, etc.) meet with me on this?
Two of its Morning Call-affiliated "Valley Blogosphere" bloggers have been giving my grief-stricken family one hell of a time-- personally, legally, and very publicly, thanks to "Valley Blogosphere," for nearly 2 years now ... and the newspaper has had full knowledge of this all along.
And as you may know if you've been reading my emails, former Morning Call Editorial Board Czar Glenn Kranzley rejected my polite request for a Morning Call "Welcome Mat" meeting 229 times. The same "Welcome Mat" meeting that was previously granted to "anyone who wanted to be heard" (the paper's "Welcome Mat" policy has since been discontinued and I feel responsible for that).
Mr. Ryan: I'd like to meet w/ Mr. Erdman and Mr. Miorelli, to discuss a few things present and past, and to "bury the hatchet," so to speak.
What's the big deal? Why can't this meeting w/ me be arranged? What is the "newspaper" (Erdman, Miorelli, etc.) so afraid of?
Let me know, thanks.
Best Regards,
Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx
Ugh. Screw these small, small, people.
How 'bout this, Bill:
1) You apply to Allentown Police / City Hall / whatever for a permit to publicly assemble and protest. Pick a nice early-summer day - best a Monday.
2) Send registered letters requiring signature upon receipt to MCrawl local yokels and his majesty Tim Ryan informing them of date and time of protest.
3) Send related press releases to Valley media announcing date and time.
4) Conduct peaceful protest:
Set up a cardtable outside The Morning Crawl offices. Banner: "Morning Call Endorses Hate Bloggers". Hand out short and sweet one-sided 8 1/2 x 11 flyers explaining connection: Call links -> Hate Blogs -> Quotes from Hate Blogs. Flyers urge advertisers and subscribers to cease relations w Morning Crawl. 200 words or less.
5) Enjoy flood of publicity and acquiescence of MCrawl to a sit-down conversation. (Or not. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen!)
Well, I'll certainly try it Jess ... but ... I do foresee some likely flaws in this strategy ...
1) apply to Allentown Police / City Hall / whatever for a permit to
2) registered letters to MCrawl local yokels informing them of
3) press releases to Valley media announcing
4) Conduct peaceful protest
5) Enjoy flood of publicity
outside The Morning Crawl offices. Banner: "Morning Call Endorses Hate Bloggers".
Bill, don't do this one, it will increase subscriptions, a.k.a., The Morning Call's current S & M strategy. Sales & Marketing that is. NeoCon Hate Sells.
LOL!
Sorry - slipped into Fantasy Land for a second there (oopsie!)
Life does not imitate Hollywood (Erin Brokovich, Norma Rae, The Verdict, et al ...)
Keep your excellent (and always welcome) ideas coming, Jess.
What you suggested would no doubt work very effectively in a normal-thinking town, just not here in mediocrity shit-loving and schadenfreude Lehigh Walley PA where, sadly, if ya ain't "Dutch" (i.e., in the "blue blood club") ya (still) ain't much.
From WikiPedia
"Researchers have found that people with low self-esteem are more likely to feel schadenfreude than are people who have high self-esteem."
That rings true.
You should start calling it "Team Schadenfreude."
Email, Outgoing, to Millie Perez, Tim Ryan, Dave Erdman, and Mike Miorelli.
On May 20, 2010, at 11:56:41 AM, Millie Perez wrote:
Mr. Villa:
We appreciate the information sent to our attention and it has been forwarded within our organization; it will be handled as appropriate.
Regards,
Millie Perez
Executive Assistant to the Publisher
The Morning Call
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On May 20, 2010, at 2:53:08 PM, Bill Villa wrote:
Millie, and Mr. Ryan, I'd really appreciate having some input on what's "appropriate handling" here.
And, respectfully, considering the precarious position "Valley Blogosphere" and The Morning Call "newspaper" presently finds itself enmeshed in w/ these 2 bloggers you're affiliated w/ , I believe the (albeit uncharacteristically) savviest move Dave Erdman could make right now would be to book a meeting w/ me. I truly believe this will help the "newspaper" greatly in the long run, and, in case you haven't noticed, I am in this for the long run.
Thank you for your careful consideration of my final request for an in-person meeting w/ Dave Erdman.
Good Luck,
Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx
I see O'Hare, Donovan, and Molovinsky are still up there "in good standing" at Valley Blogosphere.
Is this "appropriate handling?"
O'Hare obviously not duping Tony Peter Frisoli.
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