spreading the word

i am becoming more aggressive on spreading the word about the plight in my hometown. i have been trying to find as many tie-ins as possible to emerson hough to get more help. i was amazed that he has a listing on the mtv website! but he was one of the first western writers to sell the movie rights to his books.
i have sent messages to authors who have mentioned hough in their books, as some still do. these tend to be not just books about the west, but also world war I. billy the kid continues to be a fascinating subject to many, and hough was one of the first to write about him- and pat garrett. i checked not just bookstores on saturday, but also sunday- making it to barnes and noble. i had hoped to find mention of hough in the index of books about pres. theodore roosevelt, but i haven't just yet. his auto-biography is there, but it has no index.
also liked finding a small book about the forts in the plains states, a reminder of my native state. there were some forts there, like ft. dodge and ft. des moines. many cities- like chicago and pittsburgh-started as military forts.
some might laugh about some of those i have contacted for help on saving the school. i went to filmmaker michael moore's website, and submitted a story about it. don't think he has covered schools much yet in his books and movies, but i think he would like the story. i said he would probably like the story's title- 'fighting mad'. and said more media attention may help in making a difference here. another is the white house, and i said pres. obama might recall visiting newton last year, touring the wind turbine plant. i said it was sadly a case study on the ills of schools.
even looked for tie-ins on facebook, such as others with the name hough. this included julianne hough of 'dancing with the stars' fame. also found jennifer hough, a holistic nutritionist in canada. she said her dog's name was emerson hough, but it is for the philosopher, ralph waldo emerson, and not the western writer. her website is called "the vital you", and is a best-selling author. there was some mention of matt damon on the site, who was in my favorite movie, 'good will hunting'. i was unable to get her help on spreading the word, but i do like how i got a quick and courteous resp0nse.
the next idea i have would be derek hough, julianne's brother, and charlie hough, who was a major-league baseball pitcher. according to wikipedia, he is now a coach with a minor-league team, a dodgers affiliate, one of the teams he played for. some called him 'the chuckster'.
might be a good publicity stunt for derek and/or julianne, to make an appearance or even do a concert at the school, or somewhere else in town. i think pres. clinton may have done this while a candidate: visiting clinton, ia., so it was 'clinton in clinton'. the town was likely named for dewitt clinton, of 'erie canal' fame if i'm not mistaken. in my wikipedia searches i even found an article about the 'hough riots'. it was a race riot in a section of cleveland,ohio, in 1966. i was more familiar with riots in towns like detroit, or the watts section of los angeles.
no matter what happens, i have found a real passion here- writing, and activism. i have learned plenty as well.
i made it through the workday, which wasn't easy since i was tired. haven't gotten enough sleep recently since i have been doing so much research. this is why i decided to rest and not go to the comedy club for open-mic night. but one of my good buddies- and favorite comics- will be performing tuesday, so i do plan on going to that. when i went to get dinner tonight, i was told that i would 'turn into' what i was eating. it was egg rolls. you are what you eat, and there are less healthy things to eat out there. i've lost more than 20 pounds in the past year, so i've learned plenty about diet and exercise and applied it to my everyday life. one of the staff members said they would like to see me perform soon, i said i was going to be in a comedy contest next month. one of the few good things about skipping tonight was seeing 'big bang theory'. it was tough to give up watching it regularly, but i did it.
last night i wanted to do an entry but system problems prevented me from doing so. i liked making my first visit to a satellite location of a comedy club i frequent for open-mic nights. impressed with the paintings there, told the club owner it reminded me of 'royal family' portraits. the man was in a top hat. he said it was once owned by a man named 'diamond jim', whose companion was actress lillian russell. it reminded me of how smashing pumpkins, a favorite band of mine, named their first album 'gish' after actress lillian gish. i still like learning history wherever and whenever i can, and you will if you're willing to pay attention and look for it. i find that this is true of most things though- it you want something bad enough, you find a way to get it done.