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