Hate

While Reading "These Canyons are Full of Ghosts" last night by Emmett Harder, Patty ran across this interesting observation by Emmett about his time being acquainted with The Family in Death Valley:

"I have been condemned for saying anything kind about this episode, but some of the condemners scare me worse than Charlie did. I think I can see behind their super sanctimonious mask, an ugly, black shrouded character, viciously moaning, 'Hate, hate.'"

Uh huh. Patty has seen that dude too. And he can be as hypnotizing as ole JC himself. She will just have to be more vigiliant of his seductive ways. ;)

Discovery Park Murders Info from an Eviliz.com Reader

FARFLUNG recently wrote in to Eviliz.com:

"Greetings Eviliz,

I enjoy the blog and was always flummoxed by the bizarre web which included Fromme and some AB types who ended up in Sacramento. According to the ‘California Death Index’, James Teurrill Craig (DOB 08/23/1939) lasted till 22 Dec 1978 which is just over a month after Robert Harry Chrisman turned himself into the police. I suppose he thought that Craig would ID him anyway and gave up.

At least this offers a couple possibilities as to who the ‘she’s dangerous’ woman may have been. I thought the fact that Craig’s car was found less than two blocks from Fromme’s former attic apartment was some possible message to Squeaky, but appears to be just a coincidence. That part of town in the mid 70’s wasn’t the best of areas...Any other information about this double homicide has been difficult to find. At least for me."
So, does Farflung mean that the "She's Dangerous" comment made by Craig in the UCDMC ER referred to Della Hunt or Donna Bierer? And, why did Chrisman turn himself in in Ventura County instead of Sacramento? Were these people once "friendly" with the Manson Family?

Some questions answered, but so many more remain!

Think Different

Bruce speaks about a change of plans

Thanks to a friend for the above letter from Bruce. It seems his process will begin in February instead of the March 15, 2012 date.

The reason he may be going free

FROM http://cmm.lefora.com/2010/02/01/gary-hinman-shorty-shea-bruce-davis-manson-member-/
GARY HINMAN -DONALD SHORTY SHEA - BRUCE DAVIS, MANSON MEMBER- PAROLE BOARD RECOMMENDS FREEDOM OF MANSON FOLLOWER - GOVERNOR DENIES

Bruce Davis drove Manson family members to Gary Hinman's home in Topanga Canyon on the date that Gary Hinman (musician) was murdered.

Bruce Davis was present when Shorty Shea (Stuntman) was murdered at Spahn Ranch. His remains were later found buried near the ranch.

Davis received a life sentence.

PAROLE RECOMMENDATION

2010 - January - 29 - Bruce Davis (67) a convicted Manson follower faced parole board panel members Robert Doyle and Booker Welch at the California Men's Colony at San Luis Obispo, California.

Michael Beckman (Attorney for Davis) "Davis acknowledged for the first time that he shared responsibility for the crimes, even though he didn't kill anyone himself. "He said, 'I was as responsible as everyone there." "Davis told the parole panel he had refused an order by Manson to chop off Shea's head but admitted slashing Shea on the shoulder. "Davis told the parole commissioners he now knows that his presence encouraged others to participate."

From previous testimony in Charles Manson's trial, nobody refused an order by Charles Manson. It is unlikely that Davis would have refused Manson anything.

Michael Beckman (Attorney for Davis) "Davis explained how he joined Manson's cult in a search for acceptance after a difficult youth. During his years in prison Davis has earned a masters degree and a doctorate in philosophy of religion. He hopes to live with his wife and daughter in Grover Beach near San Luis Obispo, where he has the possibility of a landscaping job and wants to work with a church."

Since 1972 when he was convicted, Bruce Davis has attempted to minimize his participation in the murders of Shorty Shea and Gary Hinman. While in prison Bruce Davis "found religion," married and fathered a daughter (now grown).

Now it seems he's "playing the game" by admitting his part in the crimes so that he can gain parole. It worked. He was recommended for parole. However, there are more steps to be taken that will likely take months before he can possibly breathe the free air.

Sandi Gibbons (Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office) "The decision by a two-person parole panel in the case of Bruce Davis, 67, still needs to be reviewed and approved by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. We have not made a decision as to how we're going to proceed. We do have the option of asking the governor not to grant the parole."

Schwarzenegger's office "will base its decision on public safety and other considerations."

bruce has an X?

We had discussed "X ing" here quite a few times. This is the only photo of any Family man besides Charlie who did the painful deed. Though Bruce's looks more like a swastika. That may be one of the things Bruce and Brenda did in the sewers to pass time. Carve up each others foreheads.

Steve Grogan

thanks to a friend of the blog for the info

Don't Make Waves

Don’t Make Waves (Alexander Mackendrick, 1967) was a Tony Curtis comedic vehicle in which Sharon Tate debuted in the part of Malibu, a beautiful blonde bunny who rescues a New York tourist from drowning and sucks him into the swingin’, farcical Southern California beach scene, complete with over-inflated egos, nouveau riche developers, mudslides, meditation, and Muscle Beach.

FROM A NICE SITE ABOUT

SHARON

http://thethoughtexperiment.wordpress.com/category/sharon-tates-actual-life-awareness-month-2/

Thanks to Hellz Bellz for the link

Maybe Mr. Hendrickson is Right?

Some time ago, Robert Hendrickson engaged us all in a conversation about how his book "Death To Pigs" might someday be made into a stage production. Some of us thought he was nuts, some of us could see how it just might come to pass. Interesting that playwrights all over the country are picking up on this idea. We have all heard about "Assassins," the play by Stephen Sondheim which "uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted (successfully or otherwise) to assassinate Presidents of the United States."

Two additional plays you may not know about are currently being produced: one in Dallas, and another in LA:

Mean.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2012/01/a_musical_comedy_about_charles.php
"In the show, the three (Squeaky, Charlie and Tex) meet for the first time in a dive bar in Twentynine Palms, California. Joining them are a western singer and two messengers from God." Ummm.... it's a good thing that Patty doesn't care to see this one because it's a helluva long way from Ballarat.

This one sounds pretty good though:

California Dreamin'.
www.facebook.com/events/195017383930665/

A "meticulously researched narrative by Jill Charlotte Thomas, focuses on a friendship between Charles Manson and coffee heiress, and Manson Family murder victim, Abigail Folger. Official accounts of the incident deny any such relationship, which suggests a calculated cover-up in order to shield Abigail’s reputation after her death."

Patty has always thought that there was a lot more to the story there...

Harold Ramis' Manson Movie that Never Was

From http://splitsider.com/2012/01/the-lost-projects-of-harold-ramis/

Laser Orgy Girls (unproduced, in development late ’70s)
Writer
After Matty Simmons and Ivan Reitman passed on Freshman Year, Harold Ramis began writing a script called Laser Orgy Girls with Lampoon writer, editor, and co-founder Doug Kenney. The script, which followed a teenaged Charles Manson's adventures as a suburban high school student who meets some extraterrestrials in the desert, was well-liked by Matty Simmons, Ivan Reitman, and John Landis, the eventual director of Animal House; but it was a little too bold and brash to be unleashed on the American public at that time. Here's Ramis on Laser Orgy Girls:

“Our story concerned Charles Manson in high school, a strangely seductive, demented loner living in the white bread world of a typical Midwestern suburb, corrupting the local youth and forming a depraved cult of flying saucer worshipping teenage zombies. We called it Laser Orgy Girls. The marketing slogan for the popular American Graffiti had been ‘Where were you in ’62?’ Ours was ‘Where was he in ’63?’ To Matty and Ivan’s credit, they actually liked it, but after a moment’s reflection suggested we go back to the idea of doing a college movie.”
As mentioned earlier, John Landis was a particularly big fan of the script, speaking its praises recently in a 2010 interview:

“Their first script was about Charles Manson in high school and, actually, it was really fucking good. There was a great opening gag in which you start out outside San Quentin. The camera goes in through the window, through the walls, through the chicken wire, down into the deepest bowels of the prison. There's Manson in a straitjacket, padded cell, swastika carved in his forehead, and he looks up and says, 'Is it hot in here, or am I crazy?'”

After Harold Ramis and the National Lampoon folks realized there was no way they were going to get the Manson movie made, Ramis and Doug Kenney teamed up with Lampoon writer Chris Miller. The trio combined their sensibilities to write Animal House, which would become the highest-grossing comedy ever at the time of its release.