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In October 2019, Michael Schindler was found dead inside his business, Two Wheel World, in Pantego, Texas. It wasn't long before his killer was found. Sources for this episode:Ben F. Brown's Memorial - Mike SchindlerWikipedia - Schuyler ColfaxWikipedia - Schuyler, NebraskaWikipedia - Bill SchindlerWikipedia - Pantego, TexasNBC DFW - Search for Gunman After Deadly Shooting in PantegoNBC DFW - Man Wanted in Motorcycle Shop Owner's Slaying Killed Himself: Pantego PoliceConcho Valley Homepage - Pantego, Texas man wanted for Capital Murder found in MenardSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CWMCpod)
We speak with Michael Schindler, President of Four Corners Advisors. He has decades of experience on the financial side of the business. We discuss the financial reality of the big players in the business that own many properties and what their reality is like. We demystify the real estate side of the business, discuss the CMBS issue and lots more insider insights.
We speak with Michael Schindler, President of Four Corners Advisors. He has decades of experience on the financial side of the business. We discuss the financial reality of the big players in the business that own many properties and what their reality is like. We demystify the real estate side of the business, discuss the CMBS issue and lots more insider insights.
In episode 527 of the Get Published Podcast, Host and 15-Time Bestselling Author Paul G. Brodie talks with Michael Schindler about how to send books to your target market, Find out more about how we can help you Share Your Story at www.GetPublishedPodcast.com
Unbreakable. One of the hardest things to do is to follow up a massive success with another success but is exactly the predicament M. Night Shyamalan was in after the release of The Sixth Sense. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by his new co-host Christy Morris as well as Michael Schindler to talk about Unbreakable. We discuss a big announcement, our Shyamalan experiences, a unique comic book movie, David Dunn, Elijah Price, hero and villain, Robin Wright, photography, the score and our ratings. Chapters Big Announcement (00:00:59) Shyamalan Experience (00:06:23) A Unique Comic Book Movie (00:11:31) David Dunn (00:22:40) Elijah Price (00:31:54) Hero and Villain (00:37:05) Robin Wright (00:40:40) Photography (00:44:30) The Score (00:49:49) Ratings (00:53:51) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris Guest Michael Schindler Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Daniel Noa (Associate Producer) Ryan Maillet (Associate Producer)
Blade Runner 2049. Very few franchises find life after 35 years, but the early 21st century seems to be full of nostalgia and it's given filmmakers like Ridley Scott the opportunity to tell new stories (or pass them on to others to tell) in the universes they created so long ago. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by fellow Blade Runners Alice Baker and Michael Schindler to talk about Blade Runner 2049. We discuss continuing Blade Runner, ambiguity, replicants in everyday life, succession, sequel opportunities, love, a marrow, artificial everything, the cast, production and ratings. Chapters Continuing Blade Runner (00:03:55) Ambiguity (00:06:02) Replicants in Everyday Life (00:09:37) Successor (00:14:06) A Love Story? (00:26:11) A Mirror (00:31:04) Artificial (00:37:42) Two Sides (00:45:00) The Cast (00:48:15) K's History (00:55:49) Production and Sound Design (00:58:36) Ratings (01:04:07) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Alice Baker Michael Schindler Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
Blade Runner. The late Seventies and early Eighties saw a proliferation of auteur driven science fiction movies that studios didn't know quite what to do with, filmmakers like George Lucas and Ridley Scott are prime examples of directors who's films hit cinemas that they were not happy with. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Alice Baker and Michael Schindler to talk about Blade Runner: Final Cut. We discuss which version, our experiences, act of creation, what makes us human, show don't tell, is he a replicant, visual direction, the music and our ratings. Chapters Which Version (00:06:13) Experiences (00:11:22) Act of Creation (00:17:24) What Makes Us Human (00:22:27) Show Don't Tell (00:27:55) Is He a Replicant (00:29:14) Visual Direction (00:35:55) The Cast (00:46:21) The Music (00:53:17) Ratings (00:55:51) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Alice Baker Michael Schindler Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
Rudolph Michael Schindler, who went by Michael, was one of the most important Modernist architects of the 20th century, yet he is largely unknown to the public outside California. Frank Lloyd Wright hired him in 1918, and soon he was running Wright's studio in Oak Park the later in Los Angeles. Schindler and Wright argued frequently and eventually Schindler quit, becoming a huge success on his own. Schindler and his wife Pauline were dead center in the Los Angeles creative scene, hanging out with the era's celebrities in art, sculpture, design, and dance. Richard Neutra and his wife lived at King's Road with Schindlers for several years! We talk with Dr. Mary Schindler, his daughter-in-law, perhaps one of the last living people who knew Michael Schindler, who died in 1953. She was married to his son Mark at the time and lived in their famous King’s Road house with Mark, Michael, and Pauline. We also talk with musician Guillaume Schindler, Schindler's great-grandson, who is a docent at the King's Road house. And did you know that, briefly, Dr. Mary Schindler was Groucho Marx' therapist?
Marauders and The Magnificent Seven. Television shows have frequently taken inspiration from popular movies when it comes to story telling. Some influence is subtle, and some is obvious. In a follow up to Warp Five 101, where John Tenuto and Brandon-Shea Mutala compared "Dawn" to the film Enemy Mine, we take a look at another second season episode that has inspiration from a popular film. In this episode of Warp Five, host Brandon-Shea Mutala is joined by Brandon Cowles and Michael Schindler in a discussion that compares the second season episode of Enterprise to the films Seven Samuari and The Magnificent Seven. We also discuss the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Magnificent Ferengi" as well as Steven Soderbergh's film The Good German, which has nothing to do with the conversation. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Welcome, Boomers! (00:01:30) The Summaries (00:04:14) The Discussion (00:07:04) Final Thoughts (00:21:30) Closing (00:34:53) Hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala Guests Brandon Cowles and Michael Schindler Production Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Mike Morrison (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Tim Cooper (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)
Michael Schindler from EisnerAmper’s Real Estate Practice Group examines some major REIT reforms under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act. These reforms encompass preferential dividends, prohibited transactions, taxable REIT subsidies, debt instruments, personal property and much more. Michael also analyzes how these reforms could impact foreign investment in U.S. real estate.
THE X-CAST takes a break from episodes this week as Tony Black invites back on the show Matthew Dow Smith, IDW Publishing artist involved in The X-Files ongoing series, to discuss the extended comics universe. Matthew talks about the second series of his spin-off comic, The X-Files Origins: Dog Days of Summer, written alongside Jody Houser, which continues the story of teenage Mulder & Scully. We discuss his contribution to The X-Files: Funko Universe one-shot comic and how he came to be on that project; plus secrets revealed as Matthew dishes on the final arc of Joe Harris' ongoing comic series, 'Resistance'. We also learn his excited thoughts on what he hopes to see in Season 11 of the show next year! Listen in for this exclusive chat with Matthew and just remember... trustno1... EMAIL ITUNES FACEBOOK TWITTER PRE-ORDER DOG DAYS OF SUMMER BUY THE X-FILES FUNKO UNIVERSE PRE-ORDER THE X-FILES: RESISTANCE Next time on The X-Cast... join guest host Andrew Brooker and his guest Michael Schindler to discuss Season 2 Episode 23, 'Soft Light'...
THE X-CAST takes a break from episodes this week as Tony Black invites back on the show Matthew Dow Smith, IDW Publishing artist involved in The X-Files ongoing series, to discuss the extended comics universe. Matthew talks about the second series of his spin-off comic, The X-Files Origins: Dog Days of Summer, written alongside Jody Houser, which continues the story of teenage Mulder & Scully. We discuss his contribution to The X-Files: Funko Universe one-shot comic and how he came to be on that project; plus secrets revealed as Matthew dishes on the final arc of Joe Harris' ongoing comic series, 'Resistance'. We also learn his excited thoughts on what he hopes to see in Season 11 of the show next year! Listen in for this exclusive chat with Matthew and just remember... trustno1... EMAIL ITUNES FACEBOOK TWITTER PRE-ORDER DOG DAYS OF SUMMER BUY THE X-FILES FUNKO UNIVERSE PRE-ORDER THE X-FILES: RESISTANCE Next time on The X-Cast... join guest host Andrew Brooker and his guest Michael Schindler to discuss Season 2 Episode 23, 'Soft Light'...
Ghost in the Shell. This story first found life as a manga that was written and drawn by Masamune Shirow starting in 1989. It later found life as an anime film that was directed by Mamoru Oshii and became a cult classic and now the newest iteration of the story is out on the big screen. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Michael Schindler and Richard Marquez to talk about Ghost in the Shell. We discuss compare and contrast, technological terror, the nature of humanity, personhood, fantasy/dreams/reality/memories, corporations and governments, the cast, favorite action scenes and ratings. Chapters Compare and Contrast (00:04:27) Technological Terror (00:18:28) The Nature of Humanity (00:22:47) Personhood (00:31:53) Fantasy, Dreams, Memories and Reality (00:41:11) Corporations and Governments (00:55:06) The Cast (00:57:09) Favorite Actions Scenes (01:01:34) Ratings (01:06:50) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Michael Schindler Richard Marquez Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
The Lego Batman Movie. Since it's inception in 1932, Lego bricks have been captivating children around the world (and adults) with the endless hours of creative fun and as the company has expanded over recent years to include licenses from some of the most popular franchises it's only grown exponentially. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined my Michael Schindler to talk about The Lego Batman Movie. We discuss building anticipation, our first impressions, formatting character, the end, story and editing, character foundations, assembling the music and animation, our ratings, plus a bonus on John Wick: Chapter 2. Chapters Building Anticipation (00:03:56) First Impressions (00:08:45) Formatting Character (00:13:34) The End (00:20:23) The Story and Editing (00:30:54) Character Foundations (00:41:33) Assembling the Music and Animation (00:49:58) Ratings (00:53:26) Bonus: John Wick: Chapter 2 (00:56:13) Host Matthew Rushing Guest Michael Schindler Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
Independence Day: Resurgence. Following the massive success of the original Independence Day many people assumed that a sequel would be forthcoming quickly. The filmmakers worked for years trying to make the story work but could not find the right way to continue, leaving the film languishing in development hell for years, until Emmerich came upon a thought that lead him to beginning planning two more films to create a trilogy. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Michael Schindler and Richard Marquez to talk about Independence Day: Resurgence. We discuss before Resurgence, why add a sequel, the story, the cast, a soft reboot, to sequel or not to sequel, effects and our ratings. Chapters Review Thanks and Contest (00:01:54) Before Resurgence (00:03:17) Why Add a Sequel (00:10:26) The Story (00:14:10) The Cast (00:32:18) A Soft Reboot (00:42:09) To Sequel or Not to Sequel (00:44:14) Effects (00:46:47) Ratings (00:55:01) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Michael Schindler Richard Marquez Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
Independence Day. Every so often a movie comes out that takes the world by surprise at just how big it becomes. Star Wars did this in 1977 and recently and recently it happened with Jurassic World, but in the summer of 1996 it happened again with a movie no one could have predicted. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Michael Schindler and Richard Marquez to talk about Independence Day (ID4). We discuss our recollection of 1996, bringing back the disaster film, the cast, impressive effects, if it holds up and our ratings. Chapters ID4 (00:02:44) Remembering 1996 (00:04:41) Bringing Back Disaster (00:14:55) The Cast (00:28:29) Impressive Effects (00:43:18) Does it Hold Up? (00:51:16) Ratings (01:00:51) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Michael Schindler Richard Marquez Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
The X-Files Revival. The X-Files became a television phenomenon during it's nine year run between 1993 and 2002, it would spawn 2 motion pictures, Fight of the Future in 1998 and I Want to Believe in 2008 which left fans puzzled, wondering if this was to be the last they would ever see of the characters, with the truth still out there. In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Michael Schindler to talk about The X-Files Revival. We discuss where the show left off, bringing things back, coming into The X-Files, My Struggle, Founder's Mutation, Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster, Home Again, Babylon, My Struggle II and if we want more. Chapters Where We Left Off (00:02:06) Bringing Things Back (00:08:31) Coming Back to The X-Files (00:13:03) My Struggle (00:20:59) Founder's Mutation (00:31:05) Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster (00:34:29) Home Again (00:41:40) Babylon (00:45:14) My Struggle II (00:50:30) Do You Want More? (00:56:52) Host Matthew Rushing Guest Michael Schindler Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
he Incredible Hulk. The summer of 2008 saw the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the release of Iron Man and yet many people forget that just a few months later, Marvel released their second film in the MCU staring a new Hulk who was in no way connected to Ang Lee's Hulk film from just five years earlier. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Michael Schindler to talk about Marvel's The Incredible Hulk. We discuss the forgotten Hulk, this film's place in the MCU, the credit story, if there is a problem with the character, the actors, an abomination of power, effects and our ratings. Chapters The Forgotten Hulk (00:02:22) Doesn't Have the Weight (00:07:46) To Their Credit (00:10:24) Is There a Problem (00:14:23) Edward Norton (00:21:00) Betty is His Lois Lane (00:28:00) Tim Roth (00:32:01) William Hurt as “Thunderbolt” Ross (00:34:43) Abomination of Power (00:41:16) The Effects Work (00:50:40) Ratings (00:57:57) Host Matthew Rushing Guest Michael Schindler Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
Jessica Jones. In the spring of 2013, Marvel announced that it would be doing live actions series of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage on Netflix with each series playing it's part in setting up the characters for a miniseries based on the Defenders. In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Andi VanderKolk, Daniel Proulx and Michael Schindler to talk about Jessica Jones. We start off by discussing the new trailer for Batman V Superman then move to Jessica Jones history, the characters and actors, Luke Cage, Daredevil?, Trish Walker, Malcolm, Jeri Hogarth, David Tennant - Best MCU villain?, pacing, PTSD, total depravity, parenting and responsibility, wrapping up with our ratings. Host Matthew Rushing Guests Andi VanderKolk Daniel Proulx Micheal Schindler Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Chapters Introduction (00:01:06) Batman V Superman Trailer (00:02:16) Jessica Jones History (00:10:41) The Characters and Actors (00:15:09) Luke Cage (00:24:27) Daredevil? (00:27:06) Trish Walker (00:32:06) Malcolm (00:42:18) Jeri Hogarth (00:44:05) David Tennant - Best MSC Villain? (00:50:31) Pacing and the End (01:06:28) PTSD (01:17:10) Total Depravity, Parenting and Responsibility (01:22:57) Ratings (01:33:11) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm
Ant-Man. Marvel's Ant-Man has been in development since 2006 when Edgar Wright was hired to co-write the film and direct. He worked diligently on the movie until creative differences with the Marvel executives forced him to leave his pet project in the hands of Peyton Reed. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Andi VanderKolk and Michael Schindler to talk about Marvel's Ant-Man. We discuss the impressions we had going into the film with the backstage drama, it being a smaller story, whether it's fresh or formulaic, the Wasp story, actors and characters, the themes, Phase 2 and Phase 3, wrapping up with final thoughts and ratings. Host Matthew Rushing Guests Andi VanderKolk Michael Schindler Editor and Producer Matthew Rushing Richard Marquez Executive Producers Norman C. Lao and C Bryan Jones Associate Producers Ken Tripp Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Manager Will Nguyen Chapters First Impressions With All the Backstage Drama (00:03:28) A Smaller Story (00:24:06) Fresh or Formulaic? (00:27:58) The Wasp Story (00:39:28) Actors and Characters (00:48:00) Themes (00:55:13) Phase 2 and Phase 3 (01:00:59) Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:14:50) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm
In 1999, the dark times for Star Wars fans came to an end. George Lucas, inspired by the work of Steven Spielberg on Jurassic Park, decided that technology had caught up to his vision for the Prequels. When the movie was released the reaction of the public was varied to say the least. In this episode, Matthew Rushing is joined by Bruce Gibson, John Mills, and Michael Schindler to talk about The Phantom Menace. We look back at our Episode I experiences, going backward in the timeline, new and old, Qui-Gon, Ewan McGregor, Yoda, symbiosis, music, production, and our final thoughts. Originally published as The 602 Club 36: House of Cards in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. In 1999, the dark times for Star Wars fans came to an end. George Lucas, inspired but the work of Steven Spielberg on Jurassic Park decided that technology had caught up to his vision for the Prequels. When the movie was released the reaction of the public was varied to say the least. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Bruce Gibson, John Mills and Michael Schindler to talk about The Phantom Menace. We look back at our Episode I experience, going backward in the timeline, new and old, Qui-Gon, Ewan McGregor, Yoda, symbiosis, music, production and our final thoughts. Host Matthew Rushing Guests Bruce Gibson John Mills Michael Schindler Editor and Producer Matthew Rushing Richard Marquez Executive Producers Norman C. Lao and C. Bryan Jones Associate Producers Norman C. Lao Ken Tripp Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Manager Will Nguyen Chapters The Episode I Experience (00:04:14) Going Backwards (00:14:05) New and Old (00:31:07) Qui-Gon (00:40:05) Ewan McGregor (00:47:58) Yoda (00:49:32) Symbiosis (00:54:56) Music and Production (01:06:11) Final Thoughts (01:15:04) Closing (01:22:40) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm
Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Collin Raye, multi-platinum country music star and spokesman for for the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network Today's topics: Collin Raye, national spokesman for Terri Schiavo's Life Summary of today's show: Multi-platinum country music star Collin Raye talks with Scot about his conversion to Catholicism as a young, musician seeking truth as well as his experiences as a husband and then a grandfather seeing loved ones on life support that led to his decision to become a spokesman for the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network. 1st segment: Scot said issues concerning human life are coming to the forefront in Massachusetts, especially with a new ballot initiative on assisted suicide. As Christians, we need to be clear and informed on these issues. Our guest, Collin Raye, is a multi-platinum country music artist who recently joined the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network as National Spokesman. 2nd segment: Scot said he's been a fan since the early 1990s when he was living in Cincinnati. Collin said he never really fit in with the country music scene because he didn't wear a cowboy hat and his style was more pop and ballads. But he has tried to put out songs that have some meaning to it. He thanked God for his ability to make hits of songs that have something positive to say about life. Scot said the song “What if Jesus Came Back Like That” made his look at every person he met on the street in a new way, because Christ comes to us in distressing disguise sometimes. Collin said even for songs he didn't write himself, his mission was to find songs that he could sing from the heart. His first hit came out when he was 30, but he was working in music since he was 15 in many rough places. He made a commitment to the Lord in those years that he would always strive to build up the Kingdom of God and give him glory. While he would sometimes stray from the path and get caught up in pride, he would catch himself and recognize that the Enemy was at work in him. Collin said music is one of the most powerful tools given by God to worship Him (which was the original purpose of God) and to bring healing and clarity, sometimes clarity for things which Christians already know. When “What is Jesus Came Back” came out, some people criticized him for saying Jesus could come back as anything other than the Lord in glory. Scot said one of Cardinal Sean's favorite stories is of how a demented person entered New York Cardinal Spellman's office years ago and the cardinal got a call from his secretary saying a man claiming to be Jesus was there and asked what to do. The cardinal said, “Look busy.” Scot asked Collin if other country music stars would find it odd for him to step out on a controversial issue like those represented by the Life & Hope Network, including euthanasia and assisted suicide. Collin said publicists and others would tell him to not speak out or be controversial, but he was always a square peg in a round hole, speaking out on things. They always wanted him to go out there for “safe” charities, like cancer research. He was always sure that he wasn't trying to milk his celebrity for publicity. People in the industry are probably saying that his current position is understandable. Collin said he doesn't understand why euthanasia and assisted suicide are controversial because it seems so apparent what is right. He's had family members who were on life-sustaining equipment and their situation turned out differently because they didn't have a Michael Schindler trying to unplug. Collin said he never expected God to use him, but that's pretty much what the apostles said about themselves. 3rd segment: Scot asked Collin to share his own story of how his wife in 1985 when she was 6th months pregnant, she had a cardiac arrest and simultaneous stroke. She was dead for 20 minutes. She ended up in a coma for 9 weeks. He reminded us that Terri was never in a coma, but was awake the whole time. His wife, however, was in a full-blown coma. Doctors said she wouldn't make and the boy wasn't going to make. But Connie, his wife, and his son, Jacob, are both alive and well today. But that first week, he was already hearing from social workers and doctors about the need to institutionalize her. Then a few weeks later, they started hearing that as the husband he could pull the plug. “Do you want to keep her like this” and “What are you doing to her?” He realized that as a husband of three years, her parents had absolutely no say so in any decision. Obviously, he refused all those offers. She woke up eight weeks later and had to re-learn everything, including walk and talk and eat. He noted that Terri Schiavo was awake the whole time over the course of years. He doesn't understand people say he had a right. Michael Schiavo didn't have a right to state-sanctioned murder. He said the case is still relevant because it's a microcosm of something that's occurring every single day in America. Scot said he's sure it's getting worse because of the pressures of health care costs and with the new Obama health care regulations putting even more pressure to ration health care. He said people couch it in terms like, “Are you sure you want to keep her suffering?” This must be happening even more considering the state of society today. Collin said over 1,000 families have contacted the Life & Hope Network for help. The network is attorneys and doctors committed to life and fighting for life. Those in the situation similar to Terri's family now have help and guidance in 47 out of the 50 states so far. Collin said Obamacare is so much more than health care. Members of Congress themselves said they didn't even read it. Government now has control over who gets healthcare. Now it won't even be family members making these decisions, but bureaucrats. This isn't about extraordinary care, keeping heart and lungs pumping. Terri and Connie and Jacob were all on feeding tubes. Collin had a granddaughter who died in 2010 from neurological condition who was on a feeding tube. That's just food and water. Terri was starved and dehydrated to death over the course of 14 days. We would never tolerate a murderer on death row being starved to death. Scot said Terri was even able to speak. It should have been obvious to everyone. Collin recommended that everyone read the Schindler family's book that show how everyone in St. Petersburg, including government officials mistreated the family. It reminds him of the Third Reich and how it slowly started to dispose of people that it saw as flawed and a burden on society, including the sick and Down syndrome children. They even did it under the guise of compassion, saying they were taking them off the hospitals, but instead gassing them. Scot said it makes assumptions on the value of people based on how productive they are. He pointed out that the organizations pushing assisted suicide in Massachusetts are called “Call to Compassion” and “Death with Dignity” which are euphemisms. They claim that the right to life comes from the state, not from God. We can't give that right to anyone but God, including families. Once you place that right anywhere else, you open to the door to insurance companies, doctors, governments, and anyone else. Collin said some would say comparing it to the Nazis is too much, but he is saying that the principles behind it is the same. It is wrong to hand over that control to anyone else. Even if he didn't believe in God, he would still see it as wrong, because it's just logical. Call a spade, a spade. If the other side is so sure of themselves that what they're doing is right, then call it what it is, like Planned Parenthood and abortion. Scot said if we went back to the early 1960s and told them that more than 55 million babies had been aborted in this country since 1973 and we allowed husbands to put their wives to death and that doctors were participating in people's early deaths, most people would think we were crazy. Collin noted that John F. Kennedy would be rolling in his grave if he knew our country had devolved to this point. JFK wasn't about government control of life and as a Catholic he would reject all of this. Scot added that in his inaugural address he emphasized that our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness came from God, not the state. Collin said we can't let someone else decide whether we can live or die. It's easy to say it's okay for someone else when we're walking around healthy, but if we have an ailment or accident and are cognitively impaired, it is very different. It's easy to say we'd be okay with it when we're healthy, but when we're laying there sick, it can different. Collin said Terri's mom asked her to say she wanted to live and even though she made sounds that sounded like it, the government didn't give it credence. Shouldn't any reasonable doubt have been enough. He said it wasn't government-assisted suicide, it was government-sanctioned murder. No one knows when that person wants to die. His own granddaughter could do nothing for herself, but she did smile at them. And he's known other children with similar neurological ailments who could smile, yet some people say that their lives aren't worth living. Scot said regardless of her condition, she was a gift to her family, the presence of JEsus in their lives, opening their hearts to God. Collin said what would Mother Teresa have done. She would have cared for that person until her natural death. God allows suffering and there is a value in suffering. How do we know that Terri laying there isn't paying a spiritual bill for someone else who needs spiritual help? God hears our prayers every time we ask, but He doesn't always heal every ailment because He has a plan. Collin said his own granddaughter was so precious and perfect, she wasn't made for this world. When she had done everything God had called her to do in this life, He called her home. Collin rejects those who say that ailments can be cured only if you prayed enough. God can answer prayer. He has a new inspirational CD coming out in a few weeks with a song called “I Don't Always Get What I want, I Get What I Need”. 4th segment: The reason that song, “I Think About You”, appealed to Collin was that he's an over-the-top dad when it comes to his kids. (They're 28 and 25 now.) That song is about how men look at women, even in an innocent way. We all quietly, privately notice a pretty girl and check her out. He'd never heard someone in a song remind everyone that this is someone's baby girl. It wasn't a big statement, just that we all do this and when he sees it happen, it makes him think of his baby daughter. He was shocked it was as popular as it was, he thought people would be offended. It affirms his belief that the majority of people in this country are good people who want to do the right thing. Scot noted that Collin was a convert to Catholicism in his early 20s. He was raised in northeast Texas, Texarkana. It was very much in the Bible Belt with 20 Baptist churches for every Catholic parish. He grew up Southern Baptist and knows his Bible and is grateful for that upbringing. He always felt there was something more though. He felt like something was wrong with the common Protestant doctrine of “Once saved, always saved.” He felt like conversion should be something that happens every day. Being Christian was a tough proposition but the doctrine made it seem kind of easy. In his early 20s he was looking for a church to fit him better, but none of the Protestant churches were enough. But there was a couple who kept coming to his shows and he saw their crucifixes. He finally asked them if he could go to Mass with them and he went. He walked into the church and felt an overwhelming blessed heaviness in the air that he'd never experienced before. Other churches of his experience were nice pleasant meeting halls, but this had a peace that he found out later was the Presence of Jesus Christ in the tabernacle. That's all it took for him to want to learn more and took instruction over the next few months. Every time he was presented with a Catholic doctrine, he would ask “Where is it in the Bible” and he would be shown where, much to his surprise. He is very grateful for finding his Catholic faith. He has a new album coming out at the end of October called “Through It All His Love Remains”, and will be available at Catholic bookstores and on Amazon and iTunes. Find out more about Collin Raye at his
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