drilling and killing : chevron and nigeria 's oil dictatorship is an audio documentary produced by amy goodman and jeremy scahill , mixed and engineered by dred scott keyes .

drilling and killing

excerpts from drilling and killing : chevron and nigeria’s oil dictatorship and from chevron’s annual shareholders’ meeting in san francisco .
drilling and killing : chevron and nigeria ' s oil dictatorship produced by amy goodman and jeremy scahill . mixed and engineered by dred scott keyes
month 10 of drilling and killing . already making $ 1 , 000 . 00 a month with menprovement , com .
drilling into mexico’s chicxulub basin also finds shattered rock where underground life could thrive .
drilling and killing : chevron and nigeria ' s oil dictatorship is an audio documentary produced by amy goodman and jeremy scahill , mixed and engineered by dred scott keyes . the piece was first aired in 1998 on democracy now !
later this month a drilling platform is set to anchor in the gulf of mexico .
instead , it will be drilling deep into the scar that is the enormous chicxulub crater .
i walked from my corporate job last summer with absolutely no backup plan and nothing but “killing” on the mind .
democracy now ! won a project censored award this year for its documentary drilling and killing : chevron and nigeria’s oil dictatorship . today we play an excerpt from the documentary in light of new developments at chevron . [ includes rush transcript ]
the parrs allege that aruba ' s ongoing drilling operations , not merely fracking , created their problems .
the truth is that drilling builds up this instinct , this sixth sense that separates you from the pros and the beginners .
motorised molecules that target diseased cells may deliver drugs or kill the cells by drilling into the cell membranes .
anomachines which can drill into cancer cells , killing them in just 60 seconds , have been developed by scientists .
the author of the 400 , 000 - copy bestseller on killing reveals how violent video games have ushered . . .
later this month , a specially equipped drilling platform — dubbed expedition 364 — will anchor some 30km offshore from mexico .
i think one issue with drilling is that people think nothing is happening and you know what ? nothing can be further from the truth .
in one test conducted at durham university the nanomachines took between one and three minutes to break through the outer membrane of prostate cancer cell , killing it instantly .
geologists find clues in crater left by dinosaur - killing asteroid : the two - way scientists drilling beneath the gulf of mexico have hit the layer deposited when an asteroid the size of staten island , n . y . , hit earth . samples might contain details from that fateful day .
richard holmes wrote a key book exploring the nature of war . but the link between killing and war is like the link between sex and relationships . indeed , this last analogy applies across the board . all previous authors have written books on relationships ( that is , war ) , while this is a book on the act itself : on killing .
drilling into ground zero of the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago has uncovered the origin of its mysterious ring of mountains .
the us $ 10 - million project is funded primarily by the european consortium for ocean research drilling , and involves researchers from europe , mexico , the united states and elsewhere . the water at the drill site — about 30 kilometres offshore from the port of progreso — is too shallow to accommodate conventional ocean - drilling vessels , so the project has hired lb myrtle , a ‘lift boat’ that will drop three enormous pillars to the sea floor , then jack itself up to form a temporary drilling platform .
for weeks , they ' ve been drilling — and going back in time . each layer of rock they pass through is connected to a part of earth ' s history .
violence in the media and in interactive video games is causing violence in our streets , and the way this process replicates the conditioning used to enable killing in soldiers and law - enforcement officers . . . but without the safeguards .
a landmark trial has begun against the oil giant chevron . a san francisco district court is hearing a case brought by nigerian plaintiffs who accuse chevron of recruiting and supplying nigerian military forces involved in the may 1998 shooting and killing of protesters in the oil - rich niger delta . the protesters were occupying a chevron - owned oil platform called the parabe , demanding jobs and compensation for environmental damage to their communities . we play an excerpt of democracy now ! ' s award - winning documentary , drilling and killing : chevron and nigeria ' s oil dictatorship , and we speak with two activists . [ includes rush transcript ]
i continued that . when i was 18 , i realised what all that drilling time had given me . i made my first investment during the financial crisis , when everyone was panicking , i somehow knew it was the right time to buy , i bought and i made a killing just 3 months later . i continued that winning streak up till today . funny thing is that i wanted to quit drilling on my skill as i wanted to focus on my govt job and my girlfriend who hated my tendency to invest my excess cash .
the documentary suggested the possibility for the first time that chevron played a role in the killing of two nigerian villagers by facilitating an attack by the nigerian navy and mobile police ( mopol ) .
there may be a few such classrooms , but any teachers who start drilling - and - killing—and principals and superintendents who order such instruction—will be in for a sore disappointment . the best preparation for the kinds of low - level , not - very - difficult tests most states are giving is rich , vibrant , creative instruction that focuses carefully on developing the skill of reading and building the content knowledge of kids , so they can grasp big concepts and evaluate new information .
after weeks of drilling from an offshore platform in the gulf of mexico , they have reached rocks left over from the day the earth was hit by a killer asteroid .
after a brief hiatus following the killing , chevron has just resumed its operations off the shore of ilajeland . and chevron ' s contractor bill spencer says that once again chevron is bringing in the navy .
gilde said other residents also sued , but unlike the parrs , they merely alleged property damage , and settled . the parrs contended that drilling emissions harmed their health . they welcomed a jury trial .
offshore drilling for oil and natural gas near the coasts of the united states was banned by congress in 1981 . after the exxon valdez disaster in 1989 , there was such an outcry by us environmentalists that there was a continued ban on offshore drilling by the us government . in 1990 , president george bush sr issued executive orders supporting the ban . this ban was rescinded by his son , george w . bush in 2008 . but throughout this ban in the usa , the oil companies were drilling and flaring gas in africa in ways that exposed the complete contempt for africans and disregard for the lives of africans .
the only part i find difficult of the “drilling and killing” phase is what keeps you coming back after you don’t get it right . it’s true that a clear majority will not stick with it for the long run . the interesting component is to find what separates those who don’t from those who do . do those who stick with it reinforce their efforts with positive talk and affirmations , or do they turn off their minds and operate as machines ?
, chevron spokesperson sola omole acknowledged that chevron did much more . he admitted that chevron actually flew in the soldiers who did the killing . and he further admitted that those men were from the notorious nigerian navy .
exposed chevron’s involvement in the killing of two nigerian villagers last may 28th in the niger delta , when chevron flew in , in chevron - leased helicopters , the nigerian military and mobile police to an oil platform that was being occupied by nigerian protesters . what ensued : the killing of two nigerian activists and the critically wounding of a third . at least one who was put in prison as a result of that was seriously tortured .
when we broke up and i got fired from my job , after a short sabbatical sobbing and all . i made a determination like how i did when i was 14 , i will continue my drilling to be the world’s best asset accumulator .
upon its initial publication , on killing was hailed as a landmark study of the techniques the military uses to overcome the powerful reluctance to kill , of how killing affects soldiers , and of the societal implications of escalating violence . now , grossman has updated this classic work to include information on 21st - century military conflicts , recent trends in crime , suicide bombings , school shootings , and more . the result is a work certain to be relevant and important for decades to come .
chevron - - the san francisco based multinational oil corporation . last may , the company facilitated the killing of two indigenous activists who dared to demand compensation for the use of their oil - rich land
these previous authors have examined the general mechanics and nature of war , but even with all this scholarship , no one has looked into the specific natureof the act of killing : the intimacy and psychological impact of the act , the stages of the act , the social and psychological implications and repercussions of the act , and the resultant disorders ( including impotence and obsession ) .
i am now back , stronger and more determined than ever to be more skilled in investing . it’s my baby and i wanna be even better at it . i wanna drill and drill and drill everyday . i did it and today , i am still drilling . it is the first thing i do when i wake up and the last thing i do before i sleep .
scientists on myrtle have been drilling around - the - clock . this week , they finally reached a buried ring of mountains created by the asteroid . courtesy of eleber / ecord / iodp hide caption
the work also shows how , despite killing the dinosaurs , the impact may have created an environment where other life could thrive . the cosmic smash - up fractured rocks , opening up spaces and warm habitats for microbes to move in .
exposed chevron’s involvement with the killing of two nigerian villagers last may 28 in the niger delta . the following is an excerpt of the documentary where chevron admits its role in the killings . it is followed by chevron
a widely used method to find oil and gas for offshore drilling can kill tiny sea creatures that are key for feeding many marine animals like shellfish , fish , and even whales . and the impacts on these tiny , drifting creatures — called zooplankton — are seen in an area much larger than previously thought .
below is a video of champion fighter georges st . pierre talking about how he is able to provide for his family because his avalanche of wealth came in after years and years of showing up and drilling and not giving up . now his family never has to worry about money for the rest of their lives .
three years after ken saro - wiwa ' s execution for exposing the relationship between shell and the regime , it has come to light that us oil giant chevron played a major role in the killing of two delta activists earlier this year . the corporation facilitated an attack by the feared nigerian navy and notorious mobile police on a group of people from a delta village called ilajeland who had occupied one of chevron ' s offshore drilling facilities . among their demands : clean drinking water , electricity , environmental reparations , employment and scholarships for young people .
liftboat myrtle is a drilling platform normally used for oil operations . since april , geologists have been using it in the gulf of mexico to drill into the crater chicxulub . courtesy of dsmith / ecord / iodp hide caption
, you know , in attacking peaceful villagers tells you the intention from the beginning . it was aimed at killing people on the platform and ensuring that every other person , every other community , will be scared from engaging in any form of protest against chevron .
ken derr responding to a question from amy goodman at the company’s annual shareholder meeting two weeks ago , where he was asked if would he tell the nigerian military to stop killing protesters at chevron sites . his response : no .
in a landmark legal victory that centered on fracking , a middle - class north texas ranching family won nearly $ 3 million from a big natural gas company whose drilling , they contend , caused years of sickness , killed pets and livestock , and forced them out of their home for months .
the study , published in the journal nature ecology and evolution , adds to the body of evidence that the loud noises produced during oil and gas exploration can disrupt marine life — including whales that use sound to communicate and look for food . it also comes just a few months after president donald trump has signed an executive order looking to expand offshore gas and oil drilling in the atlantic and arctic oceans .
but in a startling admission in a three hour interview with democracy now , chevron spokesperson sola mole acknowledged that chevron did much more . he admitted that chevron actually flew in the soldiers who did the killing . and he further admitted that those men were from the notorious nigerian navy .
a drilling operation seeks oil and gas through fracking in webb county , texas . a separate operation , in north texas , was blamed for a family ' s severe health problems , for which a jury awarded nearly $ 3 million in damages . ( eddie seal / bloomberg )
tuesday ' s $ 2 . 95 - million civil verdict by a six - person dallas jury is thought to be the first of its kind in the nation . other landowners have sued over drilling and reached settlements , but legal experts think this is the first jury verdict .
1 ) i’m the only one able to materialize my vision and it’s only possible by drilling it everyday , shipping it , and doing it again . this means working every single moment that is possible and not listening to the unsolicited advice of “finding balance” and “establishing priorities” that losers and girlfriends love to give . i let them walk and i stand proud , alone , with nothing . when things go tough i think of an injured beast that never gives up .
an oil rig called the deepwater horizon located about 51 miles ( 82 kilometres ) southeast of venice , louisiana ( united states ) exploded , burst into flames on 20 april in the gulf , killing 11 , injuring other crew members and sending a billowing plume of black smoke into the sky .
aruba petroleum , based in plano , texas , said it had done nothing wrong and had operated within safe and legal guidelines .
we contended the plaintiffs were neither harmed by the presence of our drilling operations nor was the value of their property diminished because of our natural gas development ,
aruba said in a statement .
at the time of the recording of this report , democracy now got word that sowere omoyele has been arrested . he was in the midst of organizing a memorial service for the two protesters killed on may 28 at chevron ' s offshore drilling site .
the exact nature of the cause of the explosion is still being kept secret by the oil companies , hidden among the multiple layers of public relations and engineering organisations that are funded by the petroleum giants . with each passing day since 20 april , the citizens of the united states have begun to learn of the unlimited powers of these fossil fuel companies who operate across all the territories of the planet . the semi - submersible drilling rig , deepwater horizon , was built in south korea but owned and operated by transocean , the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor , which is registered in switzerland . transocean worked with a oilfield service industry company , haliburton , leased by a british company , with the rig flying the flag of pacific ocean island , the marshall islands . this is one side of the international oil business , especially deepwater drilling .
the author of the 400 , 000 - copy bestseller on killing reveals how violent video games have ushered in a new era of mass homicideand what we must do about it . paducah , kentucky , 1997 : a 14 - year - old boy shoots eight students in a prayer circle . . .
that’s right . i mean , i’ve been a student activist since 1989 . and my village , which is a smaller village in the ondo state , kiribu , in 1980 was also invaded by the kill and go , on the christmas eve of 1980 . and during and up until now , the kill and go , which is the mobile regiment of the nigerian police , is still very notoriously known for killing people and just walking away . that’s why they call them kill and go in nigeria . they still do that up until now .
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a landmark trial has begun against the oil giant chevron . a san francisco district court is hearing a case brought by nigerian plaintiffs who accuse chevron of recruiting and supplying nigerian military forces involved in a may 1998 shooting and killing of protesters in the oil - rich niger delta . the protesters were occupying a chevron - owned oil platform called the parabe platform , demanding jobs and compensation for environmental damage to their communities .
in september 2011 , the parrs sued nine companies involved in the drilling operations , asking for $ 66 million in damages . over time , some of the companies were dropped from the suit and others settled for an undisclosed sum , said brad gilde , a houston lawyer who drafted the original lawsuit for the family and helped represent them in the two - week trial .
but i persevered ( with occasional thoughts of killing myself , i’ll admit ) and after 14 years of working , my salary increased by 7 , 300 % , which was very respectable even by us standards . i had a great job , flew all across the world in flat bed air - travel , had a passport the thickness of a quarter pounder burger , and with zero debts .
for background , previous stories , and web links , read accountability and high school reform .
environmentalists applauded the jury ' s decision .
it ' s a game - changing verdict that may have repercussions throughout the united states ,
said gary wocker , an environmental advocate in colorado who has pushed anti - fracking initiatives in a state that , like texas and elsewhere in the west , has seen an explosion of drilling in recent years .
indeed . hard work and dedication and the will to win got him a near 10 year undefeated streak and made him one of the most iconic mma fighters of all time . his younger brother aleksander had more talent but liked to drink and play and not train hard and never got anywhere . urltoken
. and we will post at our website , democracynow . org , the full video and audio documentary
i did it before and believe me it was fantastic . an avalanche came in and i wrote a few checks and cleared my debt forever . poof . debt is gone and i ' m free .
there is also international opposition from all parts of the world where humans care about the environment . citizens of alaska have opposed drilling since the exxon valdez tanker disaster . from bolivia , indigenous peoples are calling for all to build the people ' s world movement for mother earth . it is from the west coast of africa where the supplications for mother earth are very loud because the peoples of that region have always been raising fundamental questions about the safety and security of the operations of the oil companies . these companies have unleashed unfathomable damages on the peoples , the environment and the ecosystems of africa , and the oil spill in the gulf of mexico brings back the question of oil drilling in the 21st century . this question of environmental destruction is before the world , as the oil giants move to open up more deep water areas for oil exploration and companies prepare to open up deep reserves off the coast of brazil and angola .
it was simply a matter of time before the systematic destruction being carried out by petroleum companies around the world would reach the living rooms of the citizens of north america . in the wake of the tonnes of oil being spilled into the gulf of mexico and the destruction of the coastline of the united states since 20 april 2010 , there has been increased awareness of the nested loop of criminality and killing that for generations has been set in motion by petroleum companies .
i know a lot of you men have families and mouths to feed and are reluctant to quit a steady paycheck ( and some of you even pretend that struggling to pay the bills is righteous and noble ) .
as you crush your obstacles and press on , let us know what they were and how you overcame .
the final tally : two dead , one shot and seriously wounded and reports of other injuries . and what of the eleven activists locked in the shipping container ?
in case studies in social psychology : critical thinking and application , thomas heinzen and wind goodfriend . . .
2 ) i have a big chance of killing it by making as many above - average products as possible instead trying to make the one , the next big thing . the average person loves the story of a wild success . the little boy who made a million dollars with one app . people get inspired by this nonsense and they make one crappy app and publish it and wait and wait and if they’re lucky they make 0 . 10 cents . the winning formula is called little bets . drill it until you ship it , once it’s out there have a beer and forget about it , next please , drill it until you ship it , rinse and repeat . my first product is chugging up the distribution lines of amazon and other publishers . but i’m not sitting around hoping to get rich . i’m already pushing the second product , and i have three more in the making . rinse and repeat .
i continue that as a hobby as i was fascinated and i like looking at different assets and understanding them .
researchers have sampled chicxulub before , but this expedition by the european consortium for ocean research drilling precisely targets a key part of the crater yet to be studied : a ring of mountains left by the asteroid . this
peak ring
is a fundamental feature of the strike and should tell researchers much more about it , says sean gulick , a geophysicist at the university of texas at austin , who co - leads the team with morgan .
the two protestors who were shot and killed on the barge were named jola ogungbeje and aroleka irwaninu . again larry bowato .
disinformation and propaganda by the oil companies have been internalised by politicians who believe that it is necessary to ‘provide incentive’ for offshore drilling to the oil companies . glossy brochures and extensive linkages with the top business schools reproduce the fiction that humans must depend on oil and gas as the principal energy source for the foreseeable decades . even with the major breakthroughs in particle physics and in the technology to deliver solar power and wind power , the entire business model of the companies continues to be predicated on an ever - increasing demand for oil . in fact , the disinformation leaders of bp consider themselves so skilled in the art of manipulation that bp has been promoting itself as an environmentally friendly company , advertising that ‘bp’ stands for ‘beyond petroleum’ .
[ … ] and get started . getting started is the biggest step and just go from there . once you get started , narrow your focus , and never stop working . [ … ]
for many years i never had envisioned the nanomachines being used medically , i though they were way too small , because they are much much smaller than a cell , but now this work has really changed my thoughts on this and i think therapeutically this will be a whole new way to treat patients , it ' s going to be an excellent application for cancer treatment , not just for killing of cells but for the treatment of cells , interacting with the human body using molecular machines .
if i recall correctly sebastian usually reads the posts and offers insights , encouragement and positivity . a nice asset to a comment board .
and yet , a guidance counselor told me that it was a “sin” to talk to most of the school’s students about four - year colleges and the grant and scholarship money that was available to attend them .
the standoff , between the white house and lawmakers — republicans and democrats — has escalated tensions toward a possible government shutdown at midnight friday as congress races to meet a deadline to fund federal offices and operations .
estimated at some 12km across , the enormous space rock slammed through the earth’s crust and blasted megatons of dust and rock high into the atmosphere . enormous tsunamis were thrown up and firestorms raged across the planet .
while making strides and driving every day , remember why you are where you are , and how you can keep it from happening to you again .
this is true if people do not have attitude and determination will not go anywhere and need to run behind to be able to earn real money .
it ' s generally speaking , the policy for all embassies overseas to support american companies and their operations abroad and to as far as possible support american exports overseas . that applies in nigeria and applies almost every embassy overseas
“once developed , this approach could provide a potential step change in non - invasive cancer treatment and greatly improve survival rates and patient welfare globally .
every core sample pulled from beneath the ocean’s surface will be closely examined and integrated into a timeline of rock types , minerals and micro - fossils .
after coming back too europe in 2013 from traveling and working in the 2nd and 3th world ( ukraine , thailand , dubai and india ) . i decided to live life on own terms . the words and ideas of victor pride influenced me and helped me transform into a championwolf . deep down , always knew i had it in me . but his website enlightened the fire .
is a humble attempt to rectify this . and in doing so , it draws a novel and reassuring conclusion about the nature of man : despite an unbroken tradition of violence and war , man is not by nature a killer .
the room is packed with people . it is a sweaty , hot delta evening . little kids peer over the shoulders of their parents outside the windows as one of the elders of the community recounts their story . it begins on monday may 25 , 1998 . the villagers say on that day more than 100 youths from 42 communities of ilajeland traveled by canoe and speedboat miles into the atlantic ocean where chevron has an offshore drilling facility , known as the parabe platform . the youths then proceeded to occupy the barge that was servicing the platform . chief nicolas amamoais an ilaje elder .
so today i needed some sleep in the afternoon and i had a dream with victor in it . no , no homo . we were at a small restaurant and there were two nice ladies there . and two victor pride : one taller and pretty serious and a shorter one , more relaxed and funny . we took the ladies out to… somewhere , i don’t know where , but the victors were as i imagine them : cool , on their feet , not needy and you could see that the ladies knew it . i can’t remember anything else but it was pretty interesting and i think uplifting in a way .
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if you are a virgin preparing for your wedding night , if you or your partner are having sexual difficulties , or if you are just curious . . . then there are hundreds of scholarly books available to you on the topic of sexuality . but if you are a young
virgin
soldier or law - enforcement officer anticipating your baptism of fire , if you are a veteran ( or the spouse of a veteran ) who is troubled by killing experiences , or if you are just curious . . . then , on
there has been a recent controversy concerning s . l . a . marshall ' s world war ii firing rates . his methodology appears not to have met modern scholarly standards , but when faced with scholarly concern about a researcher ' s methodology , a scientific approach involves replicating the research . in marshall ' s case , every available parallel scholarly study replicates his basic findings . ardant du picq ' s surveys and observations of the ancients , holmes ' s and keegan ' s numerous accounts of ineffectual firing , holmes ' s assessment of argentine firing rates in the falklands war , griffith ' s data on the extraordinarily low killing rates among napoleonic and american civil war regiments , the british army ' s laser reenactments of historical battles , the fbi ' s studies of nonfiring rates among law - enforcement officers in the 1950s and 1960s , and countless other individual and anecdotal observations all confirm marshall ' s conclusion that the vast majority of combatants throughout history , at the moment of truth when they could and should kill the enemy , have found themselves to be
conscientious objectors .
victor you should write about how to get rid of all the bills and keep most of your money in the usa especially when it comes to your food and rent bill here . food is getting more expensive in the states and the quality is getting worse . you should also write about the truth on organic vs inorganic foods and what to buy and how to be a smart food shopper .
you want it ? you go work for it and then you get it .
i randomly met a professional poker player once and asked him that very question .
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their calves were born with birth defects , and their pets began to die .
after that , came an unscheduled winter . sulfur , ash and debris clouded the sky . darkness fell and , for a while , earth was not itself .
because of the narrowness and myopic nature of us politics , the global and international consequences of disasters such as the exxon valdez and deep water horizon rig are not understood in a context where the cumulative crimes are internationalised as questions requiring international cooperation .
a former army ranger and paratrooper , lt . col . dave grossman taught psychology at west point and is currently the professor of military science at arkansas state university .
with violence and sea piracy if the company did not pay them money and give them jobs . weeks later , they followed through on their threats by seizing the oil platform , an adjacent barge and a tug boat on may 25 , 1998 , holding
in case studies in social psychology : critical thinking and application , thomas heinzen and wind goodfriend use brief , entertaining case stories to illustrate the historical context and evolution of major theories within the field of social psychology . by employing a unique . . .
great article vic . just starting out my business day and this fired me up even more . i just opened up my own auto repair shop the first of this month and i’m working day and night to get my avalanche of success . i’m breaking even this month and it’s all because i put in the work every day to get new clients and because of 30 days of discipline . thanks for the advice vic .
mind you , many poor - kids schools are much , much worse than my child’s . they are more chaotic and have less - prepared teachers and fewer resources , making them in some cases dangerous places to be . but being a parent there sure has given me a little bit of an insight into what many poor kids and black and latino kids and their parents have to endure every school day of their lives .
a mix of navy and the police . the police were armed with tear smokes .
you know what you become when you have discipline , routine and commitment ? you become the 1 % . the 1 % of people who are achievers and not daydreamers .
you can do the same if you ' re made of grit and not gutlessness .
man these blog posts are a work of art . victor pride you have my respect and admiration . your blog posts have awakened me and showed me the truth . i’m 17 and i have to say as a young man its good to know i have a chance of making it because i know the truth and i know i need to put in the work and have discipline / dedication . thank you mr . pride .
90 % of the wannabes on this site copy the same damn theme and articles .
same thing , every time i use butter i think of bold and determined . t - shirt idea with the logo of b & d . ”keep calm and eat butter”
it is a pity most people don’t know that and live a life less fulfilling .
he researchers are already proceeding with experiments in microorganisms and small fish and hope to move to rodents soon , ahead of clinical trials in humans if animal testing is successful .
president trump ' s oceanside mar - a - lago resort in florida has gained considerable airtime and tweet time since trump took office and dubbed it his winter white house .
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great piece . it’s simple to break the chains . and you provide all the specifics on your blog and books . the greatest challenge for me has been finding the product / service that i can profit by while i sleep . and after many years of chasing it and dumping 40k on people to help me build the great product i realized :
robert and lisa parr filed suit against aruba petroleum inc . in 2011 , contending that its operations near their land had contaminated the air and harmed their health . their lawsuit has been closely watched by both critics and supporters of hydraulic fracturing , or fracking , which involves pumping water laced with chemicals into shale formations to unlock trapped oil and gas .
they get an opportunity to fight for big bucks and they get rich overnight . then they make more and more money . they have an avalanche of success . the smart ones take the money they make from fighting and invest in their post - fight careers .
i have devoted all my intellectual and material resources , my very life , to a cause in which i have total belief and from which i cannot be intimidated or blackmailed .
— and sowore omoyele . he is a longtime nigerian human rights activist , arrested and tortured by the nigerian military government for his political activities . he runs the nigerian news website
soon , she said , she developed a mysterious rash all over her body and open sores that never healed . sometimes she had trouble standing and became disoriented . once the rashes and sores became so severe that emergency room doctors had to pack her body in ice .
gani fawehinmi : they govern with a gun . they loot with a gun . they rob the resources of this country with a gun . the gun in nigeria is not used to protect and advance the liberty of nigerian people . the gun is used to suppress and repress the hopes and aspirations of the nigerian people , and is worst in the delta .
that pretty sums up what you need to do . great reminder ; when you doubt , come back at this post and read it again and again until you realize buttfuck hurts .
i miss pride . always liked pride’s rules and the boxing ring better than the octagon .
thanks for the pep talk bob , and thanks vic as always for the amazing content .
results : – in 2 weeks , i will launch my second website and third brand . – end of this year i will be able to quit my job . and put all my energy into further growing my own business and brands . – my current girl knows how to cook and she understands that i am a wolf . – my body has never been as good as it is now . – my mind and focus are sharper then ever .
fuck , i love these articles . they’re so straight forward and to the fucking point . no bs . i’m 19 and i’m aiming to do exactly this – fucking work until i reap my rewards . i have big dreams man , and reading this kind of thing only pushes me further and motivated me more to accomplish my goals . thank you , vic .
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but the truth is that—linda eberhart’s classroom notwithstanding—vibrant and creative classrooms are not and never were very common . a lot of research has been done on this question over the past decade or so , and it all points to what common - sense observation also tells us : most schools have at least one terrific classroom—and sometimes more than one—but few kids have those vibrant , exciting classrooms in any given year . poor kids , latino kids , and black kids in particular have had very little access to those classrooms . for them , we run—and have run for a long time—classrooms dominated by worksheets , underprepared or overwhelmed teachers , and uninteresting curricula .
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well , we’ve made it very clear that chevron continues to fish for evidence of hostage taking by these peaceful protesters . but what we know , amy , you and i and jeremy and oronto douglas were one of the first people to visit the village where this incident took place in ilajeland , and we saw clearly that there was nothing like violence involved in all of this . and i am quoting also directly from some of the documents that we saw at that time , from correspondence between chevron and the us embassy , saying that these were peaceful protesters . and we saw the villagers . we saw that there was no weapons involved .
all said and done you got to be in the right place and at the right time to be succesful… . obviously you need to have a ‘product’ too . the sheeple’s tastes are very fickle…and shite…look at the music industry for example . . or what’s left of it . you can be the best guitar player in the world tomorrow and so what . the sheeple will still ignore you and buy iggy azalea . because that’s what the yids in hollywood are pushing .
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firing rates in vietnam resulting from training or
conditioning
techniques designed to enable killing in the modern soldier . from among thousands of readers and listeners , there were two senior officers with experience in vietnam who questioned r . w . glenn ' s finding of a 95 percent firing rate among american soldiers in vietnam . in both cases their doubt was due to the fact that they had found a lack of ammunition expenditure among some soldiers in the rear of their formations . in each instance they were satisfied when it was pointed out that both marshall ' s and glenn ' s data revolved around two questions :
did you see the enemy ?
and
did you fire ?
in the jungles of vietnam there were many circumstances in which combatants were completely isolated from comrades who were only a short distance away ; but among those who did see the enemy , there appears to have been extraordinarily consistent high firing rates .
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i constantly find myself suddenly slacking off and with no drive to get back on the horse and then its great to have someone else kick you in the ass and make you start again . thanks for the read vic , its been a long time coming but it shows in quality .
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great article . it’s refreshing to hear someone reinforce “doing the work” over affirmations and theoretical planning .
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this is your best article vic , ive been reading your blog for the last 12 months . i recently got back from thailand and what an awesome place , trained in the gyms there…… . fuck it was hot but i loved it , i got back to sydney airport and felt depressed when i arrived back home , it was cold and everyone was depressed and they looked like zombies . . while i was in my shorts , red bull singlet and thongs ! ive started another business 1 year ago and its bringing in cash flow , being hitting the gym daily and increased my strength 40 % in one year , ive put on 8 kilos of muscle . i went from a skinny a bitch to quite muscular where i had to buy new pants and shirts , and i regularly get comments . . hey big fella ! same as one of your previous blogs you write in , im working may arse off to become financially independent , you’ve really improved my mindset and opened my mind up to a world of possibilities . i look at the world in a different way and i would like to thank you for your blog , this blog is one of the best things that has actually improved my life , ive read over 100 books and i can say you are unique , you cut the fat and tell it how it is , im in thailand in 3 months and would love to do a gym session with you and shout you lunch and some beers . thanks vic your a legend 100 % respect to you brother , also i sent you an email about a gym in bangkok and you responded straight away . . thanks for your help mark
high firing rates resulting from modern training / conditioning techniques can also be seen in holmes ' s observation of british firing rates in the falklands and in fbi data on law - enforcement firing rates since the introduction of modern training techniques in the late 1960s . and initial reports from researchers using formal and informal surveys to replicate marshall ' s and glenn ' s findings all indicate universal concurrence .
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grease 2 is a 1982 american musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to grease , which is based upon the musical of the same name by jim jacobs and warren casey .

the film was produced by allan carr and robert stigwood , and directed and choreographed by patricia birch , who also choreographed the first film .

it takes place two years after the original film at rydell high school , with an almost entirely new cast , led by actors maxwell caulfield and michelle pfeiffer .

the film was released theatrically on june 11 , 1982 and grossed over $ 15 million against a production budget of $ 11 million .

grease 2

verdict : one of the grease 2 girls is dressed as a baseball mitt . grease 2 wins .
revisited : ‘grease 2’ was a way better film than ‘grease’ . here’s why .
grease one was directed by randal kleser . . . who broke away from the broadway act
of grease . grease 2 however was directed by patrica birch . who was in charge of the choreographed in grease one . and broke away from kenneth kenneth waissman broadway show . . . grease 2 particia birch directed grease 2 . and stayed true two the broadway act of grease 2 and did not break away . . . that why grease 2 is different . . .
revisited : ' grease 2 ' was a way better film than ' grease ' . here ' s why .
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grease 2 - johnny & stephanie - i ' ve gotta see you smile .
maxwell caulfield in a scene from the film ' grease 2 ' , 1982 .
this is cool rider from the movie grease 2 . i hope you like it !
on march 12 , 2013 , grease and grease 2 were packaged together in a double feature dvd set from warner home video .
i grew up around the areas this movie was filmed in . . i love grease 2
if you know of a good link for grease 2 locations , please let us know .
here are 10 facts about grease even the most savvy grease trivia buff may not know .
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing grease 2 near you .
attention all michelle pfeiffer / ”cool rider” - loving grease 2 fans : there’s a very good possibility our beloved sequel will get the ‘ grease : live treatment .
michelle pfeiffer ' s next big film after grease 2 was the controversial brian depalma gansgter epic
scarface .
despite luft’s ample voice , she doesn’t get her own dedicated slut’s lament ; the true tragedy of grease 2 .
i loved every production on stage i have seen of grease and the movie , too . but grease 2 was impossible for me to watch all the way through .
“before ' grease 2 ' came out , i was being hailed as the next richard gere or john travolta . but when ' grease 2 ' flopped nobody would touch me . it felt like a bucket of cold water had been thrown in my face . it took me 10 years to get over ' grease 2 . ' ” maxwell caulfield
sure , grease is a classic and la - di - freakin’ - da , but let’s face it — grease 2 is the poo , so take a biiiiiig whiff .
director patricia birch said the movie was originally going to be titled
son of grease
. producers wanted something more straightforward , so it was switched to
grease 2
. maxwell caulfield tried hard to get it changed back , saying that
grease 2
was a boring title .
7 . a sequel other than
grease 2
was conceptualized : carr wanted to make a
grease
sequel called
summer school ,
which would have focused on kenickie and rizzo . instead ,
grease 2
was made in 1982 , though it was a commercial failure .
of course , to people who love grease 2 , its insubstantiality is its greatest attribute . grease 2 lovers are so hopelessly devoted to the max caulfield version — which is obviously infinitely more enlightened than the original because it’s the guy who turns from nerd - to - hot this time instead of the girl — that some of them write buzzfeed posts called “ 26 reasons ‘grease 2’ is better than ‘grease’ , ” which should not be confused with previous buzzfeed posts entitled , “ 16 reasons ‘grease 2’ is better than the original . ”
grease 2 is the most serendipitous sequel in recent memory . it is an ingratiating , jubilant improvement on a crummy original .
but a few more thoughts on the pretty pretty pretty pretty leads of the movie before we close this grease 2 chapter .
i adore the songs from grease 2 so this was perfect for me . has all of the songs from the film .
this movie just recycles grease , without the stars , without the energy , without the freshness and without the grease .
grease 2 is terrible , but the actors can act and the pictures are pretty . this doesn ' t excuse it from being a
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grease producer allan carr also produced grease 2 , and had a hand in casting lorna luft as paulette in grease 2 . he would go on to put together and produce the infamous 1988 oscar show which had rob lowe dancing around with snow white singing
proud mary
. allan carr had asked his grease cast member lorna luft to appear in that number with lowe , but she said no .
hey man , that was pretty funny . my theory on grease 2 has always been that if it had been made without grease 1 ever existng , or if it had been called something else other than
grease 2
and changed the names of the gangs ann school , etc . it would have been a decent little musical . i don ' t think it ' s a bad as you do . i have seen far worse movies than grease 2 , beleive me !
it’s rare that a sequel outshines its original . godfather part ii , terminator 2 , and the empire strikes back are all arguably superior to their predecessors . the same , of course , can be said for grease 2 .
unlike michelle pfeiffer , maxwell caulfield ' s career was severely damaged by the film . he has been quoted as saying :
before grease 2 came out , i was being hailed as the next richard gere or john travolta . however , when grease 2 flopped , nobody would touch me . it felt like a bucket of cold water had been thrown in my face . it took me 10 years to get over grease 2 .
unlike michelle pfeiffer , maxwell caulfield ' s career was severely damaged by the film . he has been quoted as saying :
before grease 2 came out , i was being hailed as the next richard gere or john travolta . however , when grease 2 flopped , nobody would touch me . it felt like a bucket of cold water had been thrown in my face . it took me 10 years to get over grease 2 .
“tom and me were just literally debating that down the corridor , ” revealed rudzinski . “we thought , ‘ [ if grease : live can win an emmy ] , grease 2 would wipe the floor . ’ ”
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be honest : what did you honestly think of grease 2 ?
host andy cohen asked , reading a question sent in by a viewer .
this deal - breaker is conveyed to him via the movie musical equivalent of hamlet’s “to be or not to be” soliloquy , ‘cool rider’ — the first of many reasons why grease 2 fucks grease 1 out of the water .
actual southern california locations where
grease
was filmed . . [ click here for an interactive map of all
grease
locations ! ]
fox hasn ' t announced any plans to follow up grease : live with a live tv production of grease 2 , the much maligned sequel to the 1978 film . but that doesn ' t mean we can ' t dream !
i use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .
conn , 64 , actually returned alongside carly rae jepson in grease : live ’s revival on sunday night playing the waitress who sits with frenchie . conn also revived her role as frenchie in the widely - panned grease 2 in 1982 .
i love grease 2 , grew up with it . working on a screen - accurate fanscript with descriptions . loved finding out where dead man ' s curve was located
a sequel , grease 2 , was released in 1982 , with maxwell caulfield and michelle pfeiffer in lead roles . few of the original cast members reprised their roles .
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by erica brosnan erica . brosnan @ urltoken updated april 2 , 2018 11 : 41 am
9 . after the success of the first movie — it’s the top - grossing musical in the us to date — grease was supposed to have three sequels ; however , after grease 2 bombed at the box office , those plans were canceled .
there is some absolutely huge news for fans of grease | kiis 1011 melbourne .
i like grease movie especially michelle pfeiffer pink jacket looking very awesome . . .
grease is a hugely popular 50s nostalgia musical funfest . grease 2 has only a few characters returning from the original ( frenchie , eugene , the principal and her assistant , and the coach . all brief roles . ) and introduces sandy ' s cousin michael in some weak attempt to connect the two movies . the plot is a gender flip of the first movie ' s plot and the results are . . . well , most grease fans like to pretend it doesn ' t exist . incidentally , grease 2 unwittingly stopped the franchise from experiencing what would likely be more sequelitis . there were plans for two more movies and a tv series , but they were scrapped after grease 2 flopped .
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the multi - grammy winner and travolta , 62 , starred as sandy and danny , respectively , in the 1978 classic grease . four years later , michelle pfeiffer and maxwell caulfield starred in grease 2 . watch a scene from the movie in the video above !
when appearing on andy cohen ' s watch what happens live , newton - john responded to the question of what she thought about grease 2 with ,
not a lot
.
and then . . . that was that . grease 2 bombed so spectacularly , with both critics and fans , that the franchise was scrapped entirely . grease 2 ' s all - time gross ? $ 15 million . critics called it
the pits ,
dizzy and slight .
hardly anything is happening socially or musically ,
said variety .
grease stars john travolta and olivia newton john as danny and sandy . picture : supplied
carly rae jepsen play sandy on school production of grease in heritage park secondary school .
multi - purpose grease for a wide range of applications - wide operating temperature range .
grease 2
could have been about any of them , and found new satiric points to make , new costume and set possibilities and new kinds of music ( instead of more ripped - off early rock ) . instead , this movie just recycles
grease ,
without the stars , without the energy , without the freshness and without the grease .
didi conn , who played frenchie , has had multiple television roles since grease , including the fonz a nd the happy days gang , benson and shining time station . she also appeared alongside carly rae jepson in 2016 ' s tv special grease : live . and fans will also remember that she revived her original role as frenchie in grease 2 in 1982 .
grease 2 is a sequel to grease . this soundtrack is fun . my favorite song is reproduction , sung by tab hunter . he was paired with connie stevens in this comedy . tab hunter fans , and lovers of 1960 ' s pop will enjoy this the most .
also , let’s face it , grease 2 has some great songs—and mirroring its refreshingly equal - rights sexual frankness , there’s nothing so egregious as that “did she put up a fight ? ” line in “summer nights . ” instead , the grease 2 kids go all in on their hormones together in “reproduction , ” just one of the songs that surpasses some of the original’s tunes .
and yet , the truth is , grease 2 is pretty terrible , so bad it made only $ 15 million at the box office and prompted janet maslin of the new york times to write , in a review that praised pfeiffer but little else : “the numbers in grease 2 are so hopelessly insubstantial that the cast is forced to burst into melody about pastimes like bowling . ”
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the singing , dancing and staging isn ' t memorable in grease 2 . it ' s just imaginative and energetic enough to keep you interested . the same can be said for the whole film .
oh lovely maureen teefy - her descent into oblivion happened at terrifying speed : from the dizzy heights of fame through the mess of grease 2 to the nadir of supergirl in four short years . brutal
to understand the premise of grease 2 , simply take everything you know about grease 1 and reverse it . the filmmaker literally just made the girl the tough one , and the boy the straight - laced outsider from another country . i’ve seen twitter bots more considerate of narrative than that .
as a follow - up to the classic , grease 2 pales in comparison to the original . it speaks loudly to the power of the original grease that its choreographer was given the reins to direct grease 2 ; patricia birch ' s work is prominent in the too - long dance numbers to the ridiculous number of songs . however , as a stand - alone fantasy about getting the girl of your dreams , it ' s no pretty in pink , but it does have its fun moments .
p . s . i ' ll * never * get over my mother ' s saying , re : pfeiffer ( circa grease 2 ) :
that girl will never amount to anything .
lol
mcdonald has had a hugely successful film career despite ' grease 2 ' flopping , starring in hits such as ' the perfect storm ' , ' happy gilmore ' and ' requiem for a dream ' .
save for pfeiffer , the film did favors for nobody . caulfield has said that after grease 2 ,
no one would touch me .
birch never directed a feature film again . the grease franchise was dead - but for those of us who grew up with grease 2 airing on television incessantly during our formative years , we ' ll always have
a girl for all seasons
branded into our brains . it ' s no
summer lovin ' ,
but the costumes are killer .
also of interest in grease 2 is the gentle mocking of uncle sam . grease 3 and 4 , when scheduled , were going to take the franchise into the late ' 60s and then the watergate era , with the rockers of the first two movies superseded by the disillusioned kids of the counterculture .
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perhaps to his own surprise , showalter was almost immediately besieged by testimonials agreeing that , not only does grease 2 hold up , it even surpasses the original . so here’s the think - piece he requested .
john travolta and olivia newton - john in scene from the 1978 film grease . picture : supplied
newton - john has hinted that the grease tribute could be one of her last public performances .
while not reprehensible , rio 2 is agreed on by both critics and audiences to be weaker than the original rio .
title grease 2 year 1982 distributor ( s ) u . i . p . ( uk ) classified date ( s ) 14 / 06 / 1982 submitted run time 114m 14s approved footage 10281 + 6 bbfc reference aff034824
as someone who enjoys good , old - fashioned polished trash like grease 2 , i ' d been so excited for the pfandom to reach this point and then you go and give us a double serving . bless .
it makes a lot of sense that grease 2 would offer a more feminist version of the makeover story we ' ve been telling since the greeks dreamt up pygmalion . the film ' s directed by patricia birch , the choreographer from the first movie , and she does some great stuff with grease 2 . the songs are mostly catchy ,
reproduction
aside , and birch ' s choreography is second only to pfeiffer ' s performance when counting the film ' s strengths . grease 2 had twice the budget of its predecessor , and we can see it in the costumes and set design and few action set pieces of the film , all of which are competently filmed .
fans of grease 2 know that the movie musical is a deeply flawed but thoroughly delightful reimagining of grease : in this version , it ' s the boy , michael ( maxwell caulfield ) , who has to change for the girl , stephanie ( michelle pfeiffer ) . in 2016 , we can ' t afford to overlook this feminist classic . and should fox want to make live grease magic happen twice , here are some casting suggestions .
not hopelessly devoted to it . olivia newton - john , who famously was not a part of grease 2 , revealed what she really thinks about the sequel during an appearance on watch what happens live on tuesday , october 4 .
it is sure to be terrible . yet , could it ever be as terrible - yet - incredible as the amazing grease 2 ? how can it be that a low - budget sequel could possibly be better than the original ?
the songs in grease 2 are horrible . sincerely terrible . incredibly bad . there are 13 musical numbers in the entire film and each one is overloaded with nonsense - lyrics , ridiculous subjects , and the worst thing of all :
spotted by movie producer alan carr while performing in “entertaining mr . sloane , ” caulfield experienced a memorable moment when he was picked out of thousands of applicants to play michael carrington in “grease 2” ( 1982 ) , the sequel to one of the most successful musical films of all time . starring opposite newcomer michelle pfeiffer , the two were heralded as the “next over night sensation . ” unfortunately , “grease 2” was a commercial and critical flop and his career stalled .
grease lightning was back in america last night as a revival of the hit 1970s musical was televised live .
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in grease 2 , michael’s ballad ‘charades’ comes at an incredibly important moment for the character . he’s been living a double life as the ( plot point ) “cool rider” , a mysterious , kick - ass motorcyclist wowing the bobby socks off stephanie .
yay ! been waiting for this new episode . thank you . i really should finally get around to watching grease 2 . too me forever to watch the first one ( saw it for the first time like 4 - 5 years ago ) .
i am glad the series is finally back ! i was surprised that you had a harder time writing something for grease 2 than her early works . i tried watching
falling in love
years ago and i couldn ' t finish it .
road trip 2 paramount’s straight - to - dvd sausage machine churns out an unnecessary sequel to the decent enough american pie - alike .
join the rollicking gang at rydell high with grease : live , a one - night musical television adaptation of the popular crossover musical “grease” – performed live before a studio audience ! featuring a talented young ensemble cast , grease : live will reintroduce and reimagine the unforgettable moments , great music , and timeless love story to an entirely new generation .
grease is the second most popular movie musical of all time . accounting for adjusted box office , it ' s the 26th most successful film ever . its worldwide gross totals nearly $ 400 million . the movie was so successful that a four - film franchise with accompanying television series was proposed to paramount , with grease 2 kicking off the surefire money - maker .
the dancing is decent throughout grease 2 , though critics at the time saw only the absence of travolta ' s jack - knifing hips and seemed oblivious to the tidily choreographed , pleasingly boisterous crowd numbers ( the exception being the new york times , who begrudgingly noted
a talent for generating liveliness
. ) for all its faults , grease 2 at least benefited in this department thanks to the decision to promote the first movie ' s choreographer , patricia birch , to director , thus ensuring tightly - packaged spectacles at regular intervals - many of them sharper than a majority of the set - pieces in grease .
horny old grease 2 picks up at rydell high two years after sandy and danny flew off into the sky in a car , defying the laws of science ( and always , in my mind , signifying their welcomed deaths ) . the film was a critical and box office flop , despite having double the budget of the original . but thanks though to the advent of generation vhs , grease 2 slowly picked up a home - viewing cult following , which has escalated in the age of the internet .
to love grease 2 is to celebrate it for its flaws , like a cute boyfriend who can’t do long division . both grease films commit the most egregious of boomer sins though : holding up the bygone “original” era of the teenager as some sort of impenetrable definition of how things were ( good ) , compared to how things became ( they all got old ) .
olivia newton - john has revealed she will be reuniting with john travolta as sandy and danny for grease’s 40th anniversary .
and for the record ; the original grease isn ' t that great , either . it ' s a 70 ' s movie about the late 50 ' s that looks and feels like a 70 ' s movie about the late 50 ' s . it ' s dopey and goofy and hyper - silly but it knows that and it ' s okay with it . grease was and is an okay movie . watchable pith . grease 2 is not . here ' s ten reasons why .
eve arden was the most experienced star in ' grease ' , having previously had roles ' anatomy of a murder ' , ' mildred pierce ' and ' at the circus ' . she reprised her role as principal mcgee in ' grease 2 ' , and published her autobiography , ' the three phases of eve ' in 1985 . she sadly died of cancer in 1990 .
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i think that the most heinous of crimes committed in grease 2 is the movie ' s sense of showmanship . grease 2 encompasses and displays the enthusiasm and jazz - hands of every 14 year - old tap dance class ingenue . it has the grace and poise of every senior high school play you ever had to sit through . everything about it is mediocre , but it plays out as if it is a blockbuster of epic proportions . i strongly believe that michael bay watches it and says
yes ! that is musical entertainment !
there is a remarkably large difference between a crappy movie that isn ' t up to snuff because it is overblown and over - enthusiastic and a movie that sucks because it is a piece of shit . grease 2 lives in the valley between .
let’s be clear , grease 2 is not perfect ( exhibit a : “let’s do it for our country , ” in which a boy tries to seduce a girl in a bomb shelter . exhibit b : a really , really unfortunate musical dream sequence with terrible dialogue . stephanie : “just when i found you , i lost you ! ” michael : “that doesn’t matter now . ” exhibit c : bullshit pink lady code as plot contrivance ) . but then , neither was grease . nevertheless , grease was such a blockbuster that grease 2 ’s relative critical and commercial failure has earned it a legacy as one of film’s worst sequels . it’s undeserved . no one should be surprised that some people actually prefer it . those people know a cool rider when they see one .
fox’s sunday night broadcast of grease : live — a spirited performance of the universally beloved musical about love and the transformative powers of olivia newton - john’s satin pants — was widely watched and largely well - received by audiences . in fact , it was so well - received that some suggested on twitter that fox’s next musical should be a live performance of the 1982 sequel grease 2 .
hi i had worked on the entire production of grease 2 from it ' s inception through its release i have a few photos - and welcome being interviewed - look up my name on facebook - royce mathew ( orlando florida ) - and drop me a line .
as for the period itself , take my word for it , whatever
grease
said about 1959 goes for 1961 , too . things didn ' t start to change in high school until the beatles broke loose in 1963 .
grease 2
doesn ' t even have the imagination to be about a different period ( nor is it really about 1961 , for that matter ) .
in grease 1 , frenchy leaves rydell high to attend beauty school , but then drops out after an accident turns her hair pink . ‘beauty school dropout’ is the fantasy sequence in which teen angel instructs frenchy to finish high school . that subplot doesn’t pick up until grease 2 , in which frenchy is essentially the conduit between the two worlds ; a “ hell mouth ” if you will .
following grease , tucci went on to play norman briggs in diagnosis : murder alongside dick van dyke from 1993 until 1997 .
developer antonio vazquez has just implemented the first modifiers for grease pencil objects . check out this demo by daniel martinez lara :
grease 2
on the other hand , seems adrift in time . it claims to be set in 1961 , and maybe the clothes are about right , although that 1950 studebaker looks a little dated . but what is this movie about ? the original
grease
was about american class warfare . in the sequel ( or retread ) , everybody seems to be on the same side .
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hot tub time machine was well - received , while hot tub time machine 2 was ravaged by critics and only slightly better - received by audiences .
sadly , the passing of the great sid caesar last week ( on february 11 ) brought back many memories of the movie grease , filmed way back in the happy , innocent summer of 1977 . sid , who passed away at 91 , was the oldest surviving cast member of grease . here ' s a few facts you may not have known about grease ( plus a few of my own memories ) . * grease was the highest - grossing movie of 1978 . it remains the highest - grossing movie musical of all - time . worldwide , grease has taken in between $ 400 and $ 500 million at the box office .
maxwell caulfield has had an illustrious career in blockbuster movies , including
grease 2
opposite michelle pfeiffer , and on iconic tv series like
dynasty ,
but his most recognizable role might be as the silky smooth rex manning in the cult hit
empire records .
olivia newton - john says she wants to reunite with john travolta in their iconic roles for grease’s 40th anniversary . picture : supplied
characters and actors who reprised their roles from
grease
included didi conn as frenchy , eve arden as principal mcgee , dody goodman as blanche hodel , the principal ' s assistant , sid caesar as coach calhoun , and eddie deezen as eugene felnic . dick patterson , who played mr . rudie in
grease
, plays mr spears . dennis stewart , who played scorpions member leo in
grease
, plays balmudo ( leo balmudo ) . a few of the boy greasers and girl greasers in grease 2 also were dancers in grease : andy tennant as arnold ( artie ) , john robert garrett as bubba ( r . g . ) , helena andreyko as trix ( trixie andrews ) , dennis daniels as bart , and sandra gray as big g . ( sandi green ) .
grease 2 is one of my wife ' s childhood movies , so i surprised her with this cd for christmas . since i got it she ' s been singing the songs and talking about the movie a lot . don ' t get me wrong , if you ' re not a grease 2 fan , this could be excruciating . but for those that grew up with and love the movie , this is a no - brainer . my wife ' s one small complaint was that the songs weren ' t in the same order as they were in the movie .
wanted 2 expect cast and crew to reunite for one of two possible sequels to this summer’s surprise hit . the first is due in 2010 or 2011 .
the dreamy white campiness of ‘beauty school dropout’ is nice , but gal - anthems find their icon in grease 2 ‘s ‘a girl for all seasons’ . it’s the pink ladies’ entry in the talent quest , and it looks like something frankie magazine would have used for its founding mood board .
olivia newton - john has revealed she will be joining forces with john travolta to mark the 40th anniversary of their hit film grease .
grease first hit cinemas in 1978 and snapped up close to us $ 400 million ( nz $ 571m ) at the box office .
share your grease 2 memories in the comments and please do watch along and comment on pfandom . it ' s a big commitment to and we must have encouragement to keep it up all year ! scarface ( 1983 ) is next . we ' ll try to get back to every saturday .
always preferred grease 2 over grease , both the movie and soundtrack are fantastic . it ' s like the meaner , sexier , naughty version of grease . if this was released as a separate film with a different title it would have probably been a lot more successful . michelle pfeiffer is jaw droppingly sexy in the movie and her solo song ' cool rider ' is the highlight of the soundtrack for me . great fun movie , fantastic songs and it ' s being released on blu - ray next month . finally ! 5 stars out of 5 stars ! < 3
meanwhile in grease 2 , paulette is the deputy leader of the pink ladies and just happened to be played by lorna luft , aka judy garland’s non - liza minelli daughter . now you understand my gay conundrum . paulette’s entire oeuvre is marilyn - monroe - sex - kitten , chasing johnny around .
iron man 2 and 3 like you didn’t know this already . iron man 2 is out in 2010 , and you can expect a third film two years after that . jon favreau will be directing them all , and robert downey jr will remain the man of iron . in other news , bears shit in the woods .
grease , jeff conaway , olivia newton - john , john travolta , stockard channing , 1978 . ? paramount pictures / courtesy : everett collection
since grease , he’s had various cameos in hit shows like murder , she wrote , beverly hills , 90210 , er and even stevens .
in an attempt to topple its predecessor , grease 2 fails to concoct even a remotely decent storyline . the progressive , incoherent plot and faltering chemistry only taints the name of this famed musical . arguably one the worse , if not , the worst sequel in the history of film . . 5 / 5
as a sequel to
grease
it ' s terrible , and as a musical on its own merits , it ' s absolutely abysmal .
left to right : actors jeff conaway , olivia newton - john , john travolta and stockard channing from the film , grease . picture : supplied
william clark , who played the uncredited cycle salvage yard owner ( g . e . salva ) , was also a cameraman for grease 2 under the name bill clark , setting up the first shots of score tonight , the very beginning when we see the pins get knocked down from the pin ' s pov .
away from all things rydell , didi conn has racked up a mighty 40 television and film credits , including the fonz and the happy days gang , cagney & lacey , grease 2 ( where she reprised her role as frenchy ) , transparent and she ' s even leant her memorable voice to the wild thornberrys .
batman forever and kick ass 2 don ' t count , despite having about the same reaction as the other listed movies , since neither were sequels to any of his movies .
kick ass 2 was generally not as well received as the original — by critics , at least . fans and the general audience seem to be reacting more favorably to it .
characters and actors who reprised their roles from grease ( 1978 ) included didi conn as frenchy , eve arden as principal mcgee , dody goodman as blanche hodel , the principal ' s assistant , sid caesar as coach calhoun , and eddie deezen as eugene felnic . dick patterson , who played mr . rudie in grease ( 1978 ) , plays mr spears . dennis stewart , who played scorpions member leo in grease ( 1978 ) , plays balmudo .
despite the almost 40 years that have passed since grease burst onto cinema screens in 1978 , last night’s successful rendition shows the musical is still relevant .
olivia newton - john and john travolta in & apos ; grease . & apos ; ( photo : paramount pictures / fotos international / getty images )
characters and actors who reprised their roles from grease ( 1978 ) included didi conn as frenchy , eve arden as principal mcgee , dody goodman as blanche hodel , the principal ' s assistant , sid caesar as coach calhoun , and eddie deezen as eugene felnic . dick patterson , who played mr . rudie in grease ( 1978 ) , plays mr spears . dennis stewart , who played scorpions member leo in grease ( 1978 ) , plays balmudo .
so what happened here ? the sequel went into production only three years after the success of grease . maxwell caulfield , hot off of broadway and considered
the next richard gere or john travolta
( according to maxwell caulfield , whose remarkably obnoxious 1982 interview with new york magazine you must read ) , was cast as the male lead , our new danny zuko . an unknown named michelle pfeiffer starred as the female lead , our new sandy . but here ' s the rub , and it ' s a smart approach : in grease 2 , caulfield ' s michael carrington is the square , and pfeiffer ' s stephanie zinone is the too - cool - for - school pink lady . in grease 2 , the guy must change his entire demeanor and appearance to win over the gal . feminism !
like conn , stewart also appeared in ' grease 2 ' - though rather than reprising his role , he played a gangster called balmudo . in the 1980s , he guest starred in popular shows such as ' the a team ' , ' moonlighting ' and ' macgyver ' . he sadly passed away in 1994 . picture : photoshot
after reprising her role as frenchy in 1982 ' s ' grease 2 ' , didi conn has had roles on tv shows such as ' shining times station ' and , more recently , ' law and order : special victims unit ' . she has been married to composer david shire since 1982 , and they have a son together .
mouse on scene visits the school where grease 2 was filmed the almost dabut of m . o . s location norwalk ca , for nothing special just in the area , although there is a cec ' s which is special . note : we do not claim to own any of the copywrights to the audio used in this clip !
the photos on this page are stills from the dvd of
grease
( which you can buy by clicking here ) and are copyright paramount pictures .
in short , grease 2 is one of the all - time great so - bad - it’s - good movies . which may not make it a great candidate for a live tv musical , but does provide plenty of fodder for a list of the top five utterly ridiculous and / or vaguely sexist musical numbers that appear in the movie .
it ' s ironic that they call this movie
grease
; since the movie takes place in 1961 , and the t - birds don ' t grease their hair in this movie . greasers had fallen by the wayside in the 1960s anyway ; they were being replaced by beatniks and hippies at this point .
arden , who received an academy award nomination for 1945 ' s mildred pierce , remained an in - demand actress after grease , appearing in the 1981 chevy chase comedy under the rainbow , along with tv appearances on the love boat , hart to hart , and falcon crest . she also reprised her role as the hapless principal mcgee in grease 2 . her autobiography , the three phases of eve , was published in 1985 . arden died on november 12 , 1990 from colorectal cancer and heart disease .
the source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .
though waynes world 2 made back its $ 40m budget in theaters , it didn ' t do nearly as well as the original wayne ' s world , largely due to its competition .
the creator of grease recently had to debunk one of the most ridiculous fan theories circulating the film , which stated that sandy is actually dead for its duration .
who was your favorite grease cast member ? which song do you like the best ? let us know all your thoughts on this musical classic in the comments .
grease 2 offered a gender swap : stephanie , played by then - unknown michelle pfeiffer , is a female greaser pink lady , while maxwell caulfield ( rex manning himself ) plays sandy’s nerdy yet hunky australian cousin , michael . stephanie offers a much better female role model than the mousy , cheerleading sandy , as june diane raphael pointed out to showalter :
2 . as olivia newton - john ’s sandy is approaching rydell high for the first time , she tells didi conn’s frenchy , “i’m no stranger to heartbreak , ” to which frenchy replies , “why ? you got psoriasis ? ” it’s a reference to a tegrin ad that , considering grease was set in 1959 , wouldn’t exist for another five years .
' grease 2 ' failed to replicate the original ' s success , but zmed still found lead roles in tv shows such as ' t . j . hooker ' and films like ' bachelor party ' with tom hanks . he is currently in ' surf the musical ' in las vegas . zmed has two sons from the first of his two marriages .
didi conn had perhaps the showiest role in grease , playing frenchy , the beauty school dropout who returns to high school after a visit from the teen angel . the brooklyn - born actress reprised the role for the doomed 1982 sequel grease 2 . ultimately , conn found more success on tv , appearing on the hit abc series benson from 1981 to 1985 , then starring as stacy jones on the childrens ' show shining time station and its spinoffs , including the 2000 thomas the tank engine movie thomas and the magic railroad .
grease was originally released to north american theaters on june 16 , 1978 and was an immediate box office success . in its opening weekend , the film grossed $ 8 , 941 , 717 in 862 theaters in the united states and canada , ranking at no . 2 ( behind jaws 2 ) at the box office for the weekend [ 16 ] and with the all - time opening weekend records . [ 17 ] despite losing the weekend , it set a record gross in its first 19 days with $ 40 , 272 , 000 . [ 18 ]
a christmas story is regarded as a holiday classic . the sequels were too obscure . . . except for a christmas story 2 , which seen as one of the worst movies of all time .
nobody is saying grease 2 is a great film or even an especially good film , but it is a long way from the irredeemable clunker that history has it down as . this is a movie that was decried as being so bad it effectively stalled rising broadway star caulfield ' s career for 10 years , the actor bemoaning ,
before grease 2 came out , i was being hailed as the next richard gere or john travolta .
he likened the critical and public reaction to
a bucket of cold water . . . thrown in my face .
perhaps it ' s time to give this much - maligned movie another go and dance to your own beat . it might just be the one that you want .
a horrible sequel to grease , a classic musical . this one has very silly songs that don ' t have anything to do with the story . i hate it .
olivia newton - john tells the project what she thinks about the crazy grease conspiracy theory that claims sandy was dead the entire time . courtesy : the project / channel 10
the four - time grammy award winner , who grew up in melbourne before finding fame overseas , hinted that the grease tribute could be one of her last public performances .
grease ! is the word . i remember when it came out - i was blown away . only bad thing was they should have left more of eddie in it !
on top of all of this , the four - time grammy winner gave a first - hand account of her life and career in olivia newton - john : in her own words on radio 2 .
grease the original is a classic musical actually . hence the reason it was the biggest show on broadway and the biggest movie musical of all time . grease by frankie valli topped the charts , as did you ' re the one that i want . the album went to number one all over the world and sales topped thirty million , making it the second biggst selling soundtrack of all time , a record that still stands . grease 2 on the other hand lost money at the box office and the soundtrack failed to make the top 100 ! not only that the four tops song ' back to school again ' got to number 64 in the united kingdom and 71 in the usa . no one liked it . lol ! !
it ' s sooooooo not as good as
grease 1
. do yourself ( and anybody else you know that ' s watching it ) and see the first one !
if we learned anything from jacob artist ' s stint on glee , it ' s that he ' s a master of douchey charm . that ' s goose in a nutshell , as embodied by christopher mcdonald in the movie . and while goose doesn ' t get to do much singing in grease 2 , maybe they can add a song to showcase artist ' s impressive vocals .
to celebrate stockard channing coming through the doors of radio 2 this week to visit simon mayo we decided to don our jackets , brush off our jiving shoes and take a trip to rydell high . . .
even though more modifiers are planned , focus now is to squash as many bugs as possible before the merge with the main blender 2 . 8 . this development is currently happening on the ‘greasepencil - object’ branch .
maxwell caulfield enjoyed some success on stage thanks to his award winning performance in 1979 ' s “class enemy” and leading roles in the broadway plays “the elephant man” and “entertaining mr . sloane” before making his hollywood debut opposite michelle pfeiffer in the highly - anticipated musical “grease 2” ( 1982 ) . the movie went on to became a critical and commercial disaster , which subsequently put his career on hold .
grease is a certified classic and pure nostalgia . curious what its stars are up to today ? wonder no more . we ' ve got a look at where they are now .
this is an example of the wip lock axis feature for future grease pencil version . warning : ui and features are still in development and can change . splash image by matias mendiola
' grease sing - a - long ' trailer cuts cigarette from iconic scene : smoking was not removed from the film itself , ocala . com , june 4 , 2010 .
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a mainstay of worst - sequels - ever - made lists , squirming alongside the likes of batman & robin , speed 2 and exorcist ii : the heretic , grease 2 was roundly lambasted upon its 1982 release and its critical reputation has nose - dived ever since . here ' s a film that cost $ 11 . 2m to make ( â£6 . 7m ) - almost twice the budget of its much - loved , popular culture - bothering forerunner - and yet failed to secure the return of its two stars , john travolta and olivier newton - john , or its composers , jim jacobs and warren casey .
the title
grease
refers to the greasers that the show focuses on ; specifically the t - birds , who all grease their hair . the greaser subculture may have emerged in the post - world war ii era among the motorcycle clubs and gangs of the late 1940s and the 1950s . the original greasers were aligned by a feeling of disillusion with american popular culture , either through a lack of economic opportunity in spite of the post - war boom or a marginalization enacted by the general domestic shift towards homogeneity . most were male , often ethnic and working - class , and held interest in hotrod culture or motorcycling , ( which explains the
greased lightning
number in grease 1 , and the
cool riders
number in grease 2 ) . a handful of middle class youth were drawn to the subculture for its rebellious attitude . this explains the rebellious attitudes of the t - birds and their female counterparts the pink ladies in the movie .
five of the boy / girl greasers were in grease ( 1978 ) as background dancers , and actually had names : john robert garett ' bubba ' . helena andreyko ' trix ' . sandra gray ' big g . ' dennis daniels ' bart ' . andy tennant ' arnold ' ( ' artie ' in grease 2 ) . two of the newer boy / girl greaser dancers had names that were actually spoken in dialogue : ivy austin ' girl greaser ' was called francine by tom villard ' boy greaser ' , ivy ' s dance partner . francine called him ' willie ' .