Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Why Is Jimmy Kimmel a Plagiarist?

     Because he stole my copyrighted campaign for clothing naked horses with horse pants. I proclaimed "a nude horse is a rude horse" in 1959 and had my book about SINA, the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals,  published by TRIDENT PRESS ("The Great American Hoax") in 1965.
     Paramount Pictures optioned the book for a movie to be produced by Martin Ritt ("Hud") that was to star Jack Lemmon and directed by Carl Reiner. Ira Wallach wrote the screenplay while his Broadway show, "Absence of a Cello," was engaged in a successful run.
     Unfortunately, Ritt passed away and the film project was abandoned by Paramount. It was later optioned again by producer Sidney Glazier. He won an Academy Award for his documentary, "The Eleanor Roosevelt Story." However, he didn't like the screenplay that my wife and I had written. so that was strike two.
     Enter the arena Woody Allen. He wrote me a letter asking to see the screenplay. We wanted to do another draft. Woody lost interest for other projects he had on back burners. Then Cary Grant expressed interest but became too involved with a movie of his own and Faberge, a company he held an interest in.
     Dustin Hoffman's lawyer called during the 90's to inquire about film rights. I met with Dustin's writing staff in New York City. After a few weeks they said they couldn't find the "hook" for developing a movie. That was strike three. We were back at square one.
     Suddenly, in 2016, Jimmy Kimmel appeared before the "Sharks" television show with a horse wearing Bermuda shorts and his sidekick, the Mexican midget. They wanted to raise money to clothe animals for the sake of decency!  That night, the horse pants saga was displayed again on Jimmy Kimmel's show, without permission, payment or credit to the property rights owner.
     Since ABC Television is owned by The Disney Company, they will soon be sued for copyright infringement in a class action lawsuit. Additional plaintiffs are being lined up so that the RICO ACT would prevail. That's a criminal act leading to hefty fines and prison time for the executives.
     Filing the lawsuit in Federal Court and obtaining Examinations Before Trial will lead to heavy duty media coverage. So stay tuned!
    

Monday, June 12, 2017

Why did noted psychiatrist, Dr. Irving Salan, say Donald Trump was a certified nut?

    The late Dr.  Irving Salan was a psychiatrist for the rich and famous back in the 90's. His cost for an hour on the couch was $300. A high price in those days. The first Tuesday of every month he held an open house party at his magnificant Park Avenue office in New York City . I was hired to entertain the 40-50 past, present and future clients. Also a dozen of his friends in the medical trade.
     My internist, Dr. Sydney Kreps, was a close friend of Dr. Salan's and arranged our introduction. We bonded immediately. I appeared at dozens of his monthly parties. Sometimes with one of my "Shills." For example, Pat Paulson who was on the Smothers Brothers TV Show. Pat pretended he was seeking a psychologist to travel with him on the road for a summer tour. Because he claimed to be suicidal.
     Dr. Salan's guests caught on immediately and plied Pat with questions that he answered frivolously and hilariously. It was quite an evening of fun. Another time I brought along friend Bob Pagani who was a uniformed guard at Madison Square Garden. Bob could always find me a front row seat when the Knicks played a basketball game. Nor did I have to pay.
     Anyhow, I arranged for Bob to appear at Dr. Salan's party when it was in full swing, knock on the door and claim he was looking for illegal aliens hiding in his apartment. With half-a-dozen huge rooms and walkin closets, that was possible. He was invited in to look and the large group of guests became silent and apprehensive. That is, unil Bob and I became involved in sarcastic banter that quickly revealed the hoax. There was good natured laughter and applause.
     When Dr. Salan retired, he moved to the farm he purchased in New Hampshire, along with his wife Elaine and two German Shephard dogs. They were docile, loving and very protective when anyone came to the house. Then, both dogs would stiffen, growl and poise, ready to attack.
     I visited Dr. Salen a few times as his overnight guest and we would take long walks in the woods with his two dogs wagging their tails. On one walk, just before he passed away, I asked him to tell me something about his patients. "Well," he said, "I'm an MD sworn not to tell tales out of my private practice. I will say that this real estate mogul, Donald Trump, is a certified nut job. No way I could change his mentality. And I certainly tried!"