Stanley Spadowski And His Mop

There was a funny movie staring Weird Al Yankovic called UHF. It also, starred, among others, Michael Richards of Seinfeld fame. Al plays a man given a UHF TV station to run, and Richards plays a janitor who was fired from a rival TV station just as Yankovic's character, George, pays the station a visit.

Now this janitor, Stanley Spadowski, loves being a janitor, and he loves the mop he was given as a child. It's a silly idea, but it makes Stanley an endearing character to me. The other station takes his mop away from him, just as George is leaving. George takes pity of Stanley and hires him as his janitor.

Well, Stanley is as happy as can be to be a janitor again and get a new mop. His love of his job reminds me of the scene in Crazy People where all of the people get new cars for their work on the commercials. But one guy is sad, because he wanted an old beat up Saab. When an old flatbed shows up with that car on the back, he is just as happy as can be. For some reason, he loves Saabs.

Anyway, George's TV station is going under, so he decides to let Stanley host a show. Why not? It's over anyway. Well, the kids love Stanley, and he is the star of Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse. He gives a great speech about how life is like a mop.

What I liked was when George comes back to the studio, he tells Stanley that he can be the new host of the show. You'd think George would be thrilled, but he wants one more thing. He wants to still be the janitor of the station. It's supposed to be funny, but there's a message here too.

George has found the thing in life that makes him happy. It gives his life meaning. He loves to clean and mop, and the title of janitor is good enough for him. It's nice when you can find the thing in life that gives you life purpose, whatever it is.

By the way, UHF is an underrated movie with some good laughs in it. Sure, it's off the wall. Weird Al is the star, so what do you expect? The critics weren't in love with it, but the best critic of what is good and bad is the viewer themselves.

Life Is A Mop Speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHe6ar-X2cQ

Remembering William Cooper, 18 years later

Remember, remember the 5th of November...

It was about 11:30pm at night on this date back in 2001.  American Patriot William Cooper was running into his house after he realized he was being ambushed by so called police officers.  People mistakenly say he died on November 5th.  This is not true.  He actually died the next morning.  Rather than apprehend the man, take him to the hospital and let the legal system do its job, they watched him die.  It is my opinion that they were sent to execute the man.

Bill was certainly a thorn in the side of the system and the government.  He knew how things really worked.  He knew that what we the people were being told our whole lives was a lie.  Rather than take that realization with him and go about his business, he spent his life trying to educate those who would listen.  It wasn't a pretty truth, but sometimes the truth isn't pretty.  He exposed how politics really works, the IRS, the truth about 9/11 (before it happened) and so on.  He spent hours on air the day of 9/11.  He knew the world was forever changing that day, just as they planned.

There is so much more that can be said about him, but it won't fit in this article.  Yes, he was in the UFO community in the 1980's, following one lead after another.  He eventually exposed the lies within the UFO community and spent the last ten years of his life devoted to exposing truths we could see and discover for ourselves with research.  He was not a perfect man.  He was flawed.  Though some might be temped to call him the father of the truth movement, Bill bristled at the idea.  "Do not make me your leader, " he would say, "for I am a man, and I will surely fail you."

Bill was at his best when he was educating people.  Though he might get upset, he was usually very composed.  He wanted people to take his information, confirm it with their own research and realize that he was only telling them the upleasnt truth,  When he died, it left a big void in this movement.  There's no doubt that if Bill were here today, he'd still be looking for answers, wherever they led him.  If it hurt the left or the right, he wouldn't care as long as it was true.  I believe he wouldn't be holding up certain political leaders as people truly wanting to fight for the American people.  This seems to be the MO of some in the truth movement since the 2016 elections.

In Cooper, he learned the same lesson we have been taught for years.  No matter how big you are, you can be taken down by the powers that be.  Your fame or popularity is not a shield.  Cooper saw times getting even tougher for those looking for the truth.  In his time, he created a radio station and a newspaper to get the word out.  It's likely that he'd have much to say about what has come to pass in the age of the internet and social media.  Even now, people like Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden are being silenced.  There's no doubt that Bill would warn us that things will only get worse if we don't stand up for our God given rights.

Find out more about Bil Cooper by looking for the following:
Behold A Pale Horse
Mystery Babylon
The Porterville Presentation
The Hour Of The Time Radio Show Archives

The Real Music Observer Is Worth Checking Out

We at Generation What enjoy independent content created by regular people like you and us.  I have written about fun fantasy shows like Journey Quest and Standard Action.  Now, I want to talk about a guy who loves good melodic rock and roll music.  His name is Dave and he goes by the "moniker" The Real Music Observer. 

One of the reasons we created GenWhat is to encourage people to do their own research, think for themselves and come to their own conclusions.  It can be politics, but in Dave's case it's music.  You see, even music has a system in place to tell you what to like and not to like.  They make it easy and sometimes more of a chore to find new music that might interest you.  There's a good Progressive Rock band that is fronted by a Christian.  It's The Neal Morse Band, and Neal generally has uplifting messages.  Plus, the music is amazing.  You don't hear a lot about Neal.  The industry is pretty well controlled and will promote only certain artists.

Dave was a radio DJ, so he saw how the industry changed.  I believe it was around the time Nirvana came along when all of the melodic rock acts were dropped from the air waves.  I agree with Dave that something went very wrong with the industry.  I have my own theories as to why, but this is about Dave.  He picked up a camera phone and began blogging for 5-10 minutes an episode.  He even came up with his own catch phrase and gimmick to set himself apart from the others.

Don't let gimmick fool you.  He brings something to the table.  Dave talks about classic rock acts that are still with us.  Bands like Styx and solo Dennis DeYoung, Fleetwood Mac, Journey and solo Steve Perry, Foreigner and so on.  He looks at what is happening with them these days or looks back at a moment in time with these bands to engage in a bit of "what if."  Maybe it's a certain song.  He gives you his take on things.  To me, it's all in good fun.

Others take it personally if he says anything less than glowing about their favorite band.  I don't agree 100% with all he says.  I'm in disagreement with what became one of his more controversial stances against the founders of The Little River Band.  However, that's the nature of opinions.  We disagree sometimes.  You know what?  That's okay.  At least it used to be okay before people started getting offended at the drop of a hat.

If a band has things going on, he might do regular videos on them.  It depends on what catches his interest.  To me, it seems like sometimes the needle gets stuck in the groove a bit, but I totally get it.  Controversy catches the interest of people, and Dave has built up his own little home in cyberspace.  It may pale in comparison to others, but when he puts out a video, it can reach into the thousands of viewers in a very short time.  Doesn't sound like much, does it?  I know some content creators get hundreds of thousands of viewers or more per video, but it's not easy to get where Dave is.  It takes lots of work and a love of what you do.

He loves good music with a good melody and all of the fun that we used to have in music with the 1970s and 1980s.  However, he doesn't just talk about the old bands.  He talks about newer bands that play in a style of the old bands.  They are keeping the music alive.  He knows what the new acts lack, and that's any recognition at all from the American music industry.  I think David is doing a good thing, and if this sounds appealing to you, check him out.

The Real Music Observer YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpxsDOUItxw32MVPFWnUWmQ

Patreon is where he asks for $1 a month to help keep him going - https://www.patreon.com/muzikobserver

The NFL Is Rigged Folks, Get Over It

The Los Angeles Rams won the NFC Championship over the New Orleans Saints, and people on the internet and in New Orleans are crying over an official's call.  Back in the days when I wasn't paying attention, I wouldn't care.  I was a Rams fan.  My day was better or worse depending on how my team did.  It's amusing to look back at that now, because it really had no effect on my life at all.  I noticed a Rams fan in tears after the win.  That says it all.

I credit the New England Patriots "success" with waking me up to reality.  There is a long list of evidence with them that people outside of New England will admit raises red flags.  This is Sports Entertainment, the same as WWE.  There was a game in the 1990's where the Steelers Quarterback threw two interceptions right to the same Cowboys defender.  That's when I began to wonder.  In those days, the league was being adjusted and the idea of a "Dynasty" team, such as the 1960s Packers, 1970s Steelers or 1980s 49ers was becoming harder to achieve.  The idea was to manipulate things to keep games closer and make all teams more competitive.

In the 2000s, it became obvious to anybody paying attention that the game was rigged.  The easiest way to do it is with officials.  They simply make a "bad call" here or there, and that call can change the direction of the game.  Some people are going so far as to say that certain players are in on it.  Are they?  I need more evidence, but I don't completely dismiss the idea.  Certainly those two bad passes by the Steelers QB in the Super Bowl against the Cowboys made me wonder if he was on the take.

When you think about it, if you have the QB in your back pocket, he can simply throw a "bad pass" here or there and take a sack when he could have gotten rid of the ball.  It's subtle to those not connecting the dots, but that can change the direction of the game.  The whole team does not have to be in on  it.  The QB dictates the tempo of the game.  A star player can suddenly drop a key pass or miss the hole through the line and get tackled early.  It's not that hard to change the outcome of a game.

Football these days has to be close for the sake of ratings and money.  The game has storylines, because it's more about entertainment than ever.  They push the narrative they choose.  They have sports channels out there selling the drama, and eager fans buying it all.  It's entertainment first, competitive sports second.  If you push the NFL hard enough, they even admit it.  So, why get worked up over any game when there are more important things happening in the world that do effect you?  Maybe this game was rigged, and maybe the next one will be?  However, it's up to you to make any of this nonsense matter.