JANET'S PLANET ON KTYM AM 1460 LOS ANGELES - 9/7/11

TRANSCRIPT:  REALTIME CAPTIONING OF L.A. COUNTY COMMISSIONER 
JANET NEAL'S DISABILITY-BASED RADIO SHOW 
JANET'S PLANET ON  KTYM AM 1460 LOS ANGELES, WWW.KTYM.COM 
CAPTIONED BY TOTAL RECALL, WWW.YOURCAPTIONER.COM
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9/7/11

 
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JANET:  GOOD MORNING.  TODAY IS SEPTEMBER THE 7TH AND THEY SAY SUMMER IS
OVER BUT I THINK THEY MADE A MISTAKE.  I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL SINCE
THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE.  REMEMBER WE'RE LISTENING TO JANET'S PLANET
L.A..  
      GUEST:  GOOD MORNING JANET.  
JANET:  I CAN'T COMPLAIN.  I HAD AN INTERESTING WEEKEND AND WEEK, AND STUFF
LIKE THAT, AND SOME DEALINGS WITH AT&T.  IT'S ALL OVER NOW.  I'LL EXPLAIN
THAT IN A MINUTE.  WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BUSINESS.  
GUEST:  TO VIEW THE LIVE CAPTIONING FOR OUR RADIO SHOW GRAB A PEN.  
JANET:  OR CRAYON.  
GUEST:  OR ROCK.  WRITE THIS DOWN.  HOWEVER YOU CHOOSE.  IT IS
HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANET.  ONE MORE TIME.
IT'S HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANET.  IF YOU MISSED
ANY OF THAT OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAPTIONING CONTACT ME.
I'M SANDY INFO@YOURCAPTIONER.COM.  
JANET:  YEAH, AND THANK YOU SANDY FOR BEING A SPONSOR TOO AS WELL AS NEIJING
CLINIC.  THAT'S DR. RAUL RAMIREZ.  AND YOU CAN REACH HIM AT 310 930 9646.  
GUEST:  818 991 2413. 
JANET: .  THANK YOU.  SANDY IS A SPONSOR ALSO AND OUR CAPTIONER IS GAY.  
GUEST:  THAT'S RIGHT.  
JANET:  I'M GOING TO SPELL SOME OF THE MORE DIFFICULT WORDS FOR YOU TODAY.
I WOULD HAVE SOME INTERESTING THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.  I THINK I
HAVE A GUEST  TODAY.  I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MY GUEST FIRST.  HIS NAME IS
LARRY COVIN.  
GUEST:  GOOD MORNING.  MY NAME IS LARRY COVIN.  I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ON
THE SHOW WITH JANET.  WE GO BACK SO MANY YEARS.  
JANET:  YES, WE DO GO WAY BACK.  NORMALLY WHERE I READ THE AGENDA FOR THE
CITY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES.  THEY DIDN'T SEND ME ONE.  I DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS.  I DON'T THINK THEY'VE HAD THEIR ELECTION YET SO
THEY'RE STUCK.  I THINK THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE HAVING A QUORUM.  
     BUT I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A YOUNG MAN THAT WAS A NEIGHBOR
OF MINE THAT WE LOST.  HIS NAME WAS MATTHEW P. TURNER, III.  HE WAS BORN
APRIL 16TH, 1970.  HE WAS BORN IN ETERNAL REST AUGUST 5TH, 2011.  I WOULD
LIKE TO READ SOMETHING FROM HIS STATEMENT ON THE BACK OF THE PROGRAM FROM
HIS SERVICE.  IT SAYS I'M FREE.  DON'T GRIEVE FOR ME.  I'M FOLLOWING THE
PATH HAS GOD HAS CHOSEN FOR ME.  I TOOK HIS HAND WHEN I HEARD HIM CALL.  I
TURNED MY BACK AND LEFT IT ALL.  I COULD NOT STAY ANOTHER DAY TO LAUGH TO
LOVE TO WORK OR PLAY.  TASKS LEFT UNDONE MUST STAY THAT WAY.  I'VE NOW FOUND
PEACE AT THE END OF THE DAY.  IF MY PARTING HAS LEFT A VOID THEN FILLED WITH
REMEMBERED JOYS.  A LAUGH, A FRIENDSHIP SHARED, OH, YES THESE THINGS I WILL
MISS.  LOOK FOR THE SUNSHINE OF TOMORROW.  MY LIFE HAS BEEN FULL.  I'VE
SAVED MUCH.  GOOD TIMES, LOVED ONE'S TOUCH.  PERHAPS MY TIME SEEMS ALL TOO
BRIEF.  LIFT YOUR HEART AND PEACE TO THEE.  GOD WANTED ME NOW.  HE SET ME
FREE.  
     I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS WONDERFUL, AND THIS IS A VERY YOUNG MAN THAT
DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO SOME VERY GOOD THINGS, AND I'M SURE HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS ARE GOING TO MISS HIM A LOT.  THIS WAS A NEIGHBOR OF MINE.  HIS NAME
WAS MATTHEW P. TURNER, III.  
     THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO TALK BRIEFLY I HAVE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF
TIMES THE CULVER PALMS YMCA WITH THEIR FABULOUS PROGRAMS WHERE THEY HAVE
WELCOMED ME WITH OPEN ARMS.  AS YOU KNOW THE SPECTRUM CLUB CHOOSE TO
DISCONTINUE MY MEMBERSHIP.  JUST BRIEFLY THERE WAS A MEMBER WITH A
DISABILITY WHO I BELIEVE WAS OFF MEDS WHO ATTACKED ME AND THEY CHOSE TO
DISCONTINUE MY MEMBERSHIP.  I DID MAKE A POLICE REPORT.  THE POLICE ARE
INVOLVED.  SO WE'LL SEE HOW THIS SHAKES OUT.  BUT I THINK SPECTRUM CLUB HAS
MADE A VERY BIG MISTAKE BY DISCONTINUING MY MEMBERSHIP ESPECIALLY WHEN A
WEEK OR TWO WEEKS BEFORE I MADE A TITLE THREE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
COMPLAINT.  ANYONE WHO'S WANTING TO HELP WITH THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL.
YOU KNOW HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.  
     ONE OF THE THINGS BEFORE THEY GOT RID OF ME AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, THEY GOT RID OF THE SILVER
SNEAKERS.  THOSE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS.  I SHOULD HAVE FIGURED IT OUT AT THAT
TIME.  SO NOW WE'RE OVER AT THE CULVER PALMS FAMILY Y AND I HAVE THE PROGRAM
FOR THE FALL GUIDE FOR 2011 WINTER 2012, AND IT'S JUST REALLY FULL OF A LOT
OF THINGS.  A LOT OF PROGRAMS FOR KIDS THAT I THINK ARE FAMILY ORIENTED.
THEY HAVE    LET'S SEE SEPTEMBER, THE END OF SUMMER COOKOUT.  SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2011.  OCTOBER, HELP BEAUTIFY YOUR Y.  YOUR YMCA WILL BE
DESIGNING AND PAINTING A MURAL.  HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE FRIDAY OCTOBER
28TH, 2011.  COME IN COSTUME AND EXPERIENCE YOUR WISE TRANSFORMATION.
NOVEMBER, FRIENDSHIP FEST.  TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22ND.  DECEMBER, HOLIDAY
BIZARRE.  SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY ORIENTED THINGS OVER THERE, AND THE
Y, BECAUSE I WAS A Y KID IS SOMEPLACE WHERE EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY IS WELCOME.
AND THE CULVER PALMS Y IS IN CULVER, 310 390 3604.  IF YOU THINK YOU CAN'T
AFFORD A MEMBERSHIP JUST YOU NEED TO TALK TO THEM.  THEY DO HAVE SOME
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU LIKE ME WITH DISABILITIES
WHEREAS BEFORE I THINK I MENTIONED AT THE SPECTRUM CLUB THE MANAGER WOULD GO
AND TURN THE HEATER OFF WHILE I WAS IN THE SWIMMING POOL.  THEIR WATER IS
WONDERFUL.  IT'S WARM AND IT'S JUST GREAT.  SO YOU NEED TO GO AND CHECK THAT
OUT. 
     OKAY.  I THINK YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IN THE NEWS ABOUT VENUS WILLIAMS
HAVING SJOGREN'S SYNDROME.  I HOPE THAT SOMEBODY WILL TELL HER I HAVE IT
TOO.  SJOGREN'S SYNDROME BASICALLY YOU FIND IT OUT YOU HAVE A DRY MOUTH, AND
DRY EYES WHICH BECOMES PROBLEMATIC FOR YOU.  SO IN SOME OF THE INFORMATION I
HAVE IN MY HOUSE THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ALWAYS CONSIDERED CLUTTER I HAVE
A MAGAZINE CALLED FIBROMYALGIA AWARE.  BUT ON PAGE 46 IT TALKS ABOUT DRY
EYES,AND FIBROMYALGIA.  THIS IS WRITTEN BY DAVID SHALLEGUA.  AND HE TALKS
ABOUT THE FIBROMYALGIA AND THE DRY EYE AND HE MENTIONS THE SJOGREN'S
SYNDROME WHICH IS WHY I THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT UP.  DRY EYE IS REDUCED
PRODUCTION OF NORMAL TEARS OR EXCESSIVE DRYING OF TEARS RESULTING IN EYE
SYMPTOMS.  HOW OFTEN IS DRY EYE IN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME.  DRY EYE SYNDROME
IS ALSO KNOWN AS I DON'T READ THIS ONE, CONJUNTIVITUS SICCA.  AND THAT DRY
EYES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN 15% OF PATIENTS WITH FIBROMYALGIA.  
      FIBROMYALGIA IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND IT'S RELATED TO LUPUS, AND
WHAT IS THOUGHT TO CAUSE DRY EYE SYMPTOMS IN FIBROMYALGIA.  ROLE FOR
COMMONLY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS, ELOVIL,  FLEXORIL, AND IN CAUSING A DRY EYE
SYNDROME AND FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME, OTHERS SUGGEST MORE COMMON CAUSES.
THERE'S A CERTAIN TYPE OF DERMATITIS, ACNE, ROSATIA  AND THIS IS THE PART
THAT'S INTERESTING HERE, AND AN AUTOIMMUNE CAUSE FOR DRY EYES IN
FIBROMYALGIA SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO SJOGREN'S SYNDROME HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY
SEVERAL INVESTIGATORS.  THEY FOUND A SLIGHTLY HIGHER NUMBER OF FIBROMYALGIA
PATIENTS WHO HAVE DRY EYE SYNDROME WITH A POSITIVE ANTI NUCLEAR BODY BUT NO
EVIDENCE OF SJOGREN'S SYNDROME.  ON CHANNEL 2 NEWS THE CHIEF OF RHEUMATOLOGY
UCLA WHO WAS MY RHEUMATOLOGIST BEFORE I WAS KICKED OUT BECAUSE THEY FOUND
OUT I THINK I WAS HIV POSITIVE.  SO I'M SURE THAT ANYBODY ELSE INCLUDING
VENUS THAT HAS SJOGREN'S SYNDROME YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET PAST IT.  I HAVE HAD
VERY VERY GOOD RESULTS WITH ACUPUNCTURE.  AS YOU KNOW I'M A ACUPUNCTURE FAN.
IT HELPED ME WITH THE EHLERS DANLOS.  SYNDROME, THE ARTHRITIS, AND THE HIV
SYMPTOMS.  SO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST ANYBODY THAT'S BOTHERED BY DRY EYE TRY
THE ACUPUNCTURE.  
     AND ALSO WANTED TO MENTION SOMETHING HERE IN    I'M GOING TO CALL ALL
THIS INFORMATION I HAVE AT MY HOUSE I'M GOING TO CALL IT MY GOODIE BAG OR
BAG OF TRICKS.  
GUEST:  I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.  
JANET:  THERE WAS A CENTER FOR LUPUS IN ENGLEWOOD WHICH I DID NOT KNOW.
IT'S LOCATED I THINK ON MARKET STREET IN ENGLEWOOD.  HERE IT IS, CENTER FOR
LUPUS CARE 100 NORTH HILLCREST BOULEVARD, SUITE 59031. THEY HAD A FUND
RAISER ON JULY THE 30TH AND I HAVE A CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER HERE FOR LIZ
SHAW STABLER AND IT'S 310 674 8840.  SOME OF US GET THESE ODDBALL THINGS,
AND NOBODY CAN TELL US WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.  I THINK IF WE KIND OF POOL OUR
RESOURCES WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.  THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SHARE ALL THIS
INFORMATION.  AND THAT I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO DISCUSS STUFF ABOUT THESE KIND OF
ODDBALL THINGS, AND DIFFERENT THINGS I'VE TRIED, AND HAVE WORKED FOR ME.  
     I WANT TO REALLY QUICKLY MENTION AT&T.  I HAD A SYSTEM MELTDOWN OVER
THE WEEKEND WITH ALL MY AT&T MY PHONE AND MY UVERSE.  AND THERE'S A
SUPERVISOR OUT IN THE VALLEY.  HER NAME IS LINDA.  I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH TO LINDA FOR HER HELP GETTING ME BACK ONLINE WITH ALL MY SERVICES.  
     I WILL TAKE THIS TIME IF YOU ONLY HAVE A CELL PHONE IF THERE'S A
DISASTER, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CHARGE YOUR CELL PHONE IF YOU HAVE NO POWER.
IF YOU HAVE A LAND LINE YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE IT.  YOU CAN PUT IT IN FOR AN
EMERGENCY.  NOW, LARRY I BUMPED INTO YOU AT BETTY WILSON'S RETIREMENT PARTY.
PLEASE BRING ME UPDATE.  
GUEST:  FIRST OF ALL, LET'S GO BACK WHEN WE FIRST MET.  
JANET:  WASN'T IT AT THE RETIREMENT FOR THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL ON
DISABILITY IN THE TOWER.  
GUEST:  YES.  
JANET:  AND YOU BROUGHT SOMEBODY I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MEET.  CODY.  YOU
BROUGHT A MICHAEL JACKSON IMPERSONATOR TOO.  THAT WAS FUN.  YOU PUT ON A
VERY GOOD SHOW.  AND LARRY IS GOING TO BE AT OUR LUNCHEON.  THAT'S ON
OCTOBER 17TH.  
GUEST:  AND THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.  AND THEY CHOSE MY WIFE AND MYSELF TO
BE THE COORDINATORS FOR THE FIRST KAROAKE CONTEST.  AND YOU WERE ONE OF THE
FIRST JUDGES TO COME DOWN AT THE QUALITY HOTEL TO JUDGE THE TALENT.  
JANET:  WE HAD FUN.  
GUEST:  YES, WE DID.  
JANET:  WE HAD FUN. AND I REMEMBER MR. GORDY'S BROTHER, AND HIM BEING THERE
AND LOTS OF VERY TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE.  SOME VERY SHY PEOPLE, AND I
REMEMBER STANDING ON THE SIDELINES WITH SOME OF THEM SHAKING IN THEIR SHOES
TRYING TO CALM THEM DOWN.  I REMEMBER THOSE JITTERS.  I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE
EVER DISCUSSED THIS.  UNTIL I WAS 15 I WAS A CONCERT PIANIST.  AND YOU
AND SO IT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL TO HAVE SOMEBODY STAND THERE AND PUT THEIR HAND
ON YOUR SHOULDER, YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTINE.  AND KIND OF CALM THEM DOWN.  I HAD
FRIENDS THAT USED TO DO THAT FOR ME.  I USED TO FREAK OUT.  SO IT WAS FUN.  
GUEST:  THAT'S HOW THEY GOT "AMERICAN IDOL" BECAUSE THEY TAPED MY SHOW.
THEY TOOK IT TO ENGLAND AND THEY CALLED IT KAROAKE AMERICA, AND THEY BROUGHT
IT BACK AS "AMERICAN IDOL", AND IT ALL STARTED HERE.  
JANET:  I THINK IT WAS A GOOD TEAM EFFORT.  WE ALSO HAD OUTTA SIGHT AS
REGULARS, AND OTHER REGULARS.  I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER THIS ONE ASIAN KID, I
DON'T KNOW IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I SAW HIM ON "AMERICAN IDOL" OR AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT OR ONE OF THOSE SHOWS.  IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I SAW HIM.  BECAUSE HE
WAS VERY GOOD. 
GUEST:  VERY INCREDIBLE ENTERTAINER.  I THINK HIS NAME WAS MERCEDES.  
JANET:  YES.  I LIKE TO GET INVOLVED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO
DO POSITIVE THINGS.  IT'S REALLY EASY BECAUSE TODAY WE DON'T HAVE THINGS
LIKE THEY HAD BACK IN THE DAY LIKE TEEN POST BECAUSE THERE WERE CONSTRUCTIVE
POSITIVE THINGS TO DO WHERE THEY CAN SEE PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND TOM BRADLEY AND
OTHER POSITIVE ROLE MODELS.  WE DON'T HAVE THOSE THINGS ANYMORE.  I EVEN
REMEMBER SOMETHING AT WHAT WAS THE MARTIN LUTHER KING ADAPTIVE SKILL CENTER
OVER ON WESTERN WITH SHARON CRITTENDEN.  
GUEST:  I REMEMBER THAT.  
JANET:  THAT WAS GOOD.  WE DID THESE SHOWS.  WE HAD PEOPLE WITH ALL
ABILITIES COMING, AND IT WAS FUN.  
GUEST:  YES.  
JANET:  SO ARE YOU STILL    WHAT ELSE ARE YOU DOING?  I KNOW WHEN I SAW YOU
YOU HAD A FEW INTERESTING PEOPLE WITH YOU.  ONE CONNECTED WITH THE HOLLYWOOD
NEWSPAPER.  AND YOU HAD ANOTHER GENTLEMAN WITH YOU THAT WAS DOING SOMETHING
WITH KIDS IN SCHOOL.  
GUEST:  YES.  WARREN FEN IS AN ATTORNEY HELPING US WITH KIDS, AND TRYING TO
ADAPT THEMSELVES IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WARREN FEN HAS BEEN GOING UP TO
BAKERSFIELD AIDING SOME OF THE PARENTS AND SUPPORTING THEM TRYING TO GET
THESE PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY ARE TALENTED AND THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO
BE ADOPTED INTO THE CLASSROOM.  THAT'S WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING.  
JANET:  EXCELLENT.  
GUEST:  I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO GO TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO PERFORM FOR
CONGRESS.  I'M THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO PERFORM FOR THE HOUSE OF CHINA.

JANET:  YOU'VE BEEN TO CHINA.  
GUEST:  IT WAS INCREDIBLE.  
JANET:  I HAVE A FRIEND THAT'S PLAYING BASKETBALL IN CHINA.  AND MY
SPONSOR'S WIFE IS IN CHINA.  MY SPONSOR HAS BEEN IN CHINA.  IN ADDITION TO
BEING A DOCTOR, HE'S IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.  HE'S AN INTERNATIONALLY RANKED
KICK BOXER.  WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY OR SOMETHING WHERE EVERYBODY CAN
SIT DOWN, AND EXCHANGE THOSE IDEAS.  
GUEST:  AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE GIVEN THE TITLE, CEO OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE CARRY DELEGATIONS TO CHINA AND ALSO WE HAVE DELEGATIONS FROM CHINA, AND
IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THAT THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.  
JANET:  GREAT.  SO HOW LONG AGO WAS IT THAT YOU WENT TO CHINA?  
GUEST:  ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.  THEY SENT OVER DOCTORS, LAWYERS AND MEDICAL
STUDENTS, AND MARSHA, AND I WE TAKE THEM AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND
TAKE CARE OF THEM.  
JANET:  WE HAD SOME OF THEM THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICE OF PROTOCOL, OFFICER
GLENDA WIENA.  WE HAD SOME MEETINGS FROM SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHINA
THAT WERE INTERESTED IN HOW OUR DISABILITY RELATED SERVICES WERE SET UP, AND
IT DOESN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN CHINA AND RUSSIA.  WHEREAS
HERE IF YOU'RE WORKING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY YOU GO ONE PLACE FOR
WORKMAN'S COMP AND YOU GO SOMEPLACE FOR DISABILITY AND SOMEPLACE ELSE FOR
SOCIAL SECURITY.  IN THESE COUNTRIES IT'S ONE PLACE.  IT MAKES A LOT MORE
SENSE.  IF YOU DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS YOU'RE STILL IN THE SAME PLACE.  A LOT
OF PEOPLE END UP LOSING SOME OF YOUR BENEFITS.  I'VE LOST ALL OF MY
BENEFITS.  IT'S ALL GONE.  I CAN'T GET ANY OF IT. 
      GUEST:  WHY?  
JANET:  ONE REASON IS BECAUSE THE INDUSTRY I WAS IN WHICH WAS DAY CARE, AND
I DID SOME FILM THEY DID NOT REPORT ACCURATELY MY EARNINGS.  THEY WERE
REPORTED UNDER SOMEONE ELSE'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AND SO SOCIAL SECURITY
WON'T CORRECT THAT.  AND THEN BECAUSE MY DISABILITY, EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME
FOR THE CAPTIONER WAS NOT INDEXED SO THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT, THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU.  YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT UP.  
GUEST:  OH MY GOD.  
JANET:  THIS RAN OUT UNTIL MY SUBSTITUTE RAN OUT.  IT'S DIFFICULT FOR
ANYBODY ON A FIXED INCOME OR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOD CHAIN TO FIND A
QUALIFIED LEGAL REPRESENTATION.  IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.  I HAD AN ILLEGAL
EVICTION.  I STILL YET HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ATTORNEY WITH THAT.  
     THIS ISSUE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SPECTRUM CLUB, I'M TRYING TO FIND AN
ATTORNEY FOR THAT.  IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AN ATTORNEY WHEN
YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOD CHAIN.  THAT'S HOW I LOST ALL MY BENEFITS.

GUEST:  I THINK MY COUSIN WARREN FENN WILL HELP YOU.  
JANET:  THANK YOU.  TELL ME HOW YOU HOW YOU HAPPENED TO COME TO THE BETTY
WILSON RETIREMENT PARTY.  
GUEST:  ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS TALKED WITH HER WHAT SHE WANTED FOR HER
RETIREMENT PARTY.  AND THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED.  I HADN'T SEEN HER IN SO MANY
YEARS.  I MET HER YEARS AGO WITH THE JEFFREY FOUNDATION.  BETTY WILSON MADE
ALL KIND OF CONTACTS TO START THAT OPERATION.  AS A MATTER OF FACT SHE USED
TO COME TO SOME OF MY SHOWS.  I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WOMAN IN THE CITY,
THE THINGS SHE DID.  
JANET:  OH, YES.  I THINK THAT THE CITY HAS MADE SOME REALLY BIG MISTAKES,
TWO THAT I CAN THINK OF IN A BUNCH.  TWO I'M GOING TO MENTION.  ONE IS
GETTING RID OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL ON DISABILITY, AND TWO IS
LETTING BETTY GO.  THOSE ARE TWO VERY BIG MISTAKES.  BIG, BIG MISTAKES.  I'M
HOPING THAT THE RUMOR THAT BETTY IS GOING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE
COMMISSION, THE CITY COMMISSION, I THINK THAT WILL BE A VERY GOOD THING.  I
THINK THEY CAN USE BETTY'S RESOURCES AND BETTY'S DRIVE AND FOCUS TO GET SOME
THINGS DONE.  THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.  
     I GOT A CALL THROUGH THE COUNTY SYSTEM ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT THE CITY
SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED SOME TIME AGO AND WAS TAKEN TO THE COMMISSION, AND THE
COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHOSE TO DISMISS IT WHICH IS GASOLINE REFUELING.  IT'S
VERY DIFFICULT IN THE CITY IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY YOU HAVE A PLACARD OR
YOU HAVE A LICENSE PLATE.  ON THE BACK OF THE PLACARD IT SAYS THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO PUMP THE GAS FOR YOU.  A LOT OF PLACES THEY DON'T WANT TO DO OR
THEY WON'T DO IT.  THERE'S A FINE.  BUT THERE'S NO ENFORCEMENT.  WE'VE BEEN
TRYING TO GET A ORDINANCE SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY.  YOU'VE GOT TO START
SOMEWHERE SO YOU CAN CALL THE POLICE TO COME OUT SO IT BECOMES A MISDEMEANOR
IF THEY DON'T DO THAT.  THAT GETS THEIR ATTENTION AND THEN WE CAN GET GAS.  
GUEST:  I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE.  
JANET:  YOU NEVER HEARD THAT I WAS BROADSIDED BY THE BACKSIDE OF A FIRE
TRUCK.  I HAD BEEN TO THREE OR FOUR GAS STATIONS.  MY CAR STOPPED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STREET.  JUST AS THAT ENGINE 94 CAME AROUND THE CORNER, AND
WENT BETWEEN MY VOLKSWAGEN, AND SOME PARKED CARS.  SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT
GAS STATION AT HILLCREST AND MARTIN LUTHER KING IS GONE.  THERE USED TO BE
ANOTHER ONE AT MARTIN LUTHER KING AND CRENSHAW.  AND IT'S NOW A KRISPY
KREME.  ONCE YOU DO THE PAPERWORK, AND YOU FINALLY PRESS IT, SOMETHING
HAPPENS.  IT'S A PROCESS.  FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON IT'S RIDICULOUS.  WE NEED
TO HAVE THIS ORDINANCE.  
     I GOT A CALL THROUGH CHANNELS FROM THE COUNTY FROM A LADY THAT LIVES
ALL THE WAY IN CARSON.  THERE'S GOT TO BE A GAS STATION BETWEEN CRENSHAW AND
CARSON WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR GAS PUMPED.  THE ONE I KNOW AND THE ONE I
SUGGEST EVERYBODY GO TO IS THE ONE ON MARTIN LUTHER KING AND IT'S THE VALERO
GAS STATION.  AND THEY'LL PUMP IT FOR YOU.  
     WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT, AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
LUNCHEON REALLY QUICKLY ON OCTOBER THE 17TH, AND YOU CAN GO TO
WWW.LACCOD.ORG, AND CHECK IT OUT OR YOU CAN CALL OUR OFFICE AT 213 974 1053.
GET ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LUNCHEON, AND LARRY IS GOING TO BE THERE.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN.  
GUEST:  THANK YOU.  
JANET:  LET'S SEE.  WE HAVE    WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.  I JUST WANT TO
MENTION ONE THING.  WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE DISASTER BEING PREPARED
SO I JUST WANT TO MENTION THIS ONE LITTLE TIP THIS TIME.  YOU KNOW THEY MAKE
INDIVIDUAL PORTIONS OF FOOD LIKE THE    JELL O MAKES THEM, LIKE THE JELL O
CUPS.  THOSE ARE GOING TO BE GOOD THINGS FOR YOU TO PUT IN YOUR DISASTER KIT
BECAUSE IT WILL LAST AND IT WILL KEEP.  DON'T FORGET THE LITTLE CHEESE ONES.
THE INDIVIDUAL TUNA THAT'S DONE UP, AND SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS HAVE
DON'T GET GREEDY.  WHEN YOU GET ONE PACKAGE OF MAYONNAISE OR MUSTARD GET
TWO.  AND PUT THOSE IN YOUR BACKPACK.  WHEN YOU GET YOUR TUNA YOU CAN MAKE
YOURSELF A SANDWICH.  YOU WANT TO EAT THE STUFF IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR FIRST.
STAY OUT OF THE FREEZER.  KEEP IT COLD AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.  AND DON'T
FORGET TO STOCK UP ON YOUR PAPER GOODS.  THE PAPER PLATES AND STUFF ARE ON
SALE.  GO OUT AND GET SOME OF THOSE.  I THINK THAT'S IT.  
GUEST:  THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THE SHOW. 
JANET:  ANYTIME.  PLEASE COME BACK.  DON'T FORGET TO COME TO OUR LUNCHEON.
YOU CAN CONTACT US AT 213 974 1053.  
      BYE, GAY. 
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