Canadian Grandmother Self Immolates in Ottawa Outside of British Embassy: Last Words Were “Bonnie Chicken Charles”: Spoof News Services: Ottawa:28February2025

Canadian grandmother, 89-year-old Prunella Cottswald, self immolated this morning outside the British Embassy in Ottawa, Ontario. The last words uttered by the frail Cottswald were reportedly, “Bonnie Chicken Charles” referring to the refusal of King Charles to defend Canada against the annexation threats to it posed by President of the United States to make Canada the 51st state and appoint “the leader of the Igloo People” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau its governor. For kindling to get the fire roaring Cottswald used several editions of Hello magazine then set herself alight with 100% refined Canadian petrol.

Cottswald was the grandmother of Amy Pickenbobber the brave first grader from Guelph, Ontario kidnapped by MAGA patrols in Dunedin, Florida and transported to Guantanamo Bay subsequently to be released in a hostage exchange.

Harvey Pickenbobber, father of Amy, told Spoof reporters his mother, the late Prunella Cottswald, had visited the Pickenbobber home in Guelph, Ontario the evening prior and had exploded in a fury upon hearing her granddaughter Amy Pickenbobber, was forced to eat apple pie every day at Guantanamo Bay. Her rage intensified upon seeing live on television Prime Minister Keir Starmer gleefully hand over a personal invitation from King Charles to visit Great Britain to President Trump.”  Mr. Pickenbobber refused to say what transpired after that other than a series of foul insults to “Bonnie Chicken Charles” and “spineless traitor to the British Commonwealth”. She then threw her Shandy over the telly and said that royal worm is worse than brownnosing Gretzky. She emphasized the late Queen Elizabeth would have been ashamed of “that chickenshit Charles”.

Amy Pickenbobber was not available for comment but Spoof heard sobbing in her bedroom lamenting the murder of Nanny Cottswald by traitor Charles.

Harvey Pickenbobber announced plans to launch a line of “Chicken Charles” merchandise and plan a nationwide boycott of King Charles’ favourite programme on the telly, Coronation Street.

RKS 2025 Film: “CIRCUSBOY” (Zircusboy): A Longstanding German Tradition

“CIRCUSBOY”, a German documentary, focuses on the Arena Circus owned by the Frank family in the circus business for some 200 years.

“CIRCUSBOY” recently had its world premiere at The Berlin International Film Festival.

The Arena Circus represents a long-standing German travelling circus tradition. It is a circus one will not see in North America perhaps because of the reputation of a traditional circus for animal mistreatment.

At Arena Circus there are acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, clowns, a ringmaster and horses, camels and llamas subject to regular veterinarian inspections to ensure proper treatment. I see no evidence of the atrocious treatment of animals I saw in 1970’s Communist Eastern Europe by travelling East German circuses.

Santino is a rambunctious and energetic eleven-year-old boy learning the circus trade from his circus community and 80-year-old great grandfather Ehe Frank one of Europe’s great ringmasters. Beyond learning the trade, he learns about life and the experiences of Ehe laced with morals and observations how circus people have been treated today and yesterday including the Nazi persecution of “travelling people” which included circus people, Roma and Sintis.

Santino and Ehe his great grandfather

In addition to the harsh treatment of circus people there are legends Ehe relates to Santino including the famous elephant bull Sahib.

Santino is shifted from school to school a result of the continually changing locations of Arena Circus but he takes it in stride telling his classmates about his life in the circus and his insistence he is in it for life and his progeny as well!

While Santino’s academic path is choppy the sense of community within his family and his circus family is unwavering and supportive.

Well timed and simplistic animation by Magda Kreps and Lea Majeran might appeal to young children watching “CIRCUSBOY” and its soundtrack has a definite circus vibe with tuba, clarinet and accordion.

While North America revels in the pseudo “circus” of Cirque du Soleil it can be said the documentary is about real circus that clings to life. Arena Circus is circus. Cirque du Soleil is entertainment.

Directed by Julia Lemke and Anna Koch. You can watch the trailer here https://vimeo.com/1054141443/3c1858d566

RKS 2025 Film Rating 76/100.

The Return of the Penniless Pensioner: Chapter Fourteen: Destroying and Rebuilding the State Apparatus: Reshaping the Military

The squashing of the Sixtember coup d’etat highlighted the importance of having the military apparatus under control of President Oran Crapaud. If only Vice President Mick Suspense had been hung by the insurgents matters might have turned out differently. Commander in Chief simply isn’t enough as a military with conscience won’t execute orders contrary to the foundations of a democratic state.

The military did not intervene to promote or hinder Sixtember so for promoting the dictatorship of Crapaud additional “compliance work” on it would be required.

One strategy is to “depopulate” threats in the military hierarchy and at this point in the game “termination with extreme prejudice” might be interpreted by the MAGA masses as excessive. Hence “plausible justifications” are required to depopulate. MAGA types are easily taken in by shams.

A fine orchestrated Crapaud example would be the utilization of anti diversity and inclusion dogma utilized against General Matt Mavrakia of the United States Army a rare black general and a critic of Crapaud. Use the anti diversity and inclusion dogma to conclude his high ranking was only accorded to him based on race and otherwise he was simply not qualified.

The National Guard can also be an ally for Crapaud as he has the power to deploy as do the governors in any state the National Guard is active. Should Crapaud wish to eliminate the political apparatus of Blue States the National Guard can be deployed by Crapaud to do the job as well as Red State governors who can deploy the National Guard ex-state i.e. out of their own state to subdue Blue States.

A second line of attack so popular with Presidential Special Advisor Moron Tusk is to remove enemies under the moniker of fraud and corruption and replace them with MAGA loyalists at the highest ranks. Manufactured fraud and corruption can be easily applied to the United States military as it has been to a vast array of federal agencies.

And when and if the myths of Make America Great Again and The Golden Age are ceaselessly driven into the masses’ heads then remove enemies as threats to these two myths. Even better declare your enemies as traitors to the nation and have them executed or sent to plantation-gulags in New Jersey to farm tomatoes.

The creation of a New Republican Guard out the ashes of the Secret Service is essential as to both the offense and defence of President Crapaud. Having made innumerable enemies in the FBI and CIA through mass terminations he has imperilled his life and requires high level protection which the New Republican Guard can offer. As the New Republican Guard are extreme MAGA fanatics they obey the orders of Crapaud without question particularly effective to control and intimidate non MAGA legislators.

No dictator can rise to power without the use of the military to crush opposition and maintain power.

Large Order of German Style Military Caps Sent to Baltimore Post Office Box: Spoof News Services: Baltimore: 27February2025

Spoof has learnt 3,000 German military style hats were delivered to a post office box in Baltimore, Maryland yesterday.

The hats were manufactured by Furor GMBH in Wittenbald, Germany.

The deliveree on the shipping manifest is shown as “New Republican Security Services”.

Spoof was advised by unnamed but reliable sources the hats may be for the New Republican Guard the successor to the United States Secret Service phased out due to corruption and fraud.

Furor GMBH refused to respond to Spoof inquiries. American politicians and bureaucrats in the know were unavailable as all were attending a cabinet meeting at the White House apparently laughing heartily at the fraudulent and corrupt reports of a measles outbreak in West Texas or possibly the bizarre twitching and contortions of a black hatted special advisor to President Donald Trump.

RKS 2025 Canadian Documentary Film: “Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine”

Canadian writer and director Alfonso Maiorana has crafted a notable documentary on the career of Ellen McIlwaine a brilliant vocalist and guitar player through archival footage, photographs, recreations, interviews and extensive commentary from producers and musicians.

She is not unknown to me as I listened to her music in the 1970’s and early 1980’s when living in Montreal and found her residency there playing with Harmonium and The Ville Emard Blues Band and being recorded by Bill Gagnon a flash in my past.  I may have even unknowingly encountered her at Doudou Boicel’s Rising Sun jazz and blues club where I reviewed performances by some of the great jazz and blues musicians.

As for her style there is a heavy blues influence but add to that Honky Tonk, reggae, ska, scat, gospel and even psychedelic. At moments her slide guitar is reminiscent of the occasional fury of Ravi Shankar’s sitar playing. American by birth but part of her soul was Japanese and Canadian. She died of cancer in Calgary, Alberta in 2021, five months after the filming of the documentary began.

Adopted by American missionary parents she grew up in Kobe, Japan attending a Canadian “international school” of 200 students from 28 nationalities. Instruction was in English but extensive French was taught. She sang in a church choir but loved and was influenced by Ray Charles who was king (but not emperor) in Japan. She left Kobe after graduating from high school and returned to the United States attending two colleges before heading to New York, with only one year of guitar playing experience, to perform in bars and small clubs.

Gradually recognition ensued and she was playing with then unknown Jimi Hendrix gaining some degree of fame in the 1970’s for both her voice and legendary slide guitar abilities. She wrote many of her own songs and collaborated on the writing of others. She was adept at giving her own style to the songs of others. I suggest to further understand her slide guitar excellence listen to her rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” and for her vocals Steve Winwood’s “Can’t Find My Way Home”.

Praised by her peers and graced by mounting success nonetheless she was a woman in the 1970’s rock world and her creativity, integrity and social consciousness prevented her manipulation by record companies looking for a malleable pop star.

A move to Montreal in the early 80’s gave her breathing room but without a major record label and savvy management international releases were not to be had. She turned to alcohol and realizing her destructive trajectory attended AA to clean her act up. Refreshed and rejuvenated she did play smaller venues in Canada and simply faded away ending up as a school bus driver in Calgary, Alberta. At that sudden point you may have a WTF moment. Playing large venues and collaborating with renowned musicians then poof it’s all gone? As one musician noted this was so sad and unfair. I would take it farther and say what a tragedy.

If you love rockumentaries you will be well rewarded from a sensory and intellectual standpoint.

If in Toronto on 9March2025 you can watch the documentary at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Limited U.S.A. screenings in April and May.

You can watch the trailer here https://goddessofslide.com/trailer/

RKS 2025 Canadian Documentary Rating 90/100.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Thirty Bench 2020 Winemaker’s Red Blend

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

Aroma: Dense notes of blueberry, blackberry, cassis and a bit of milk chocolate.

Palate: Full bodied jammed with black fruit. Tannic. Its acidity is not shy to reveal itself but the death knell of “vibrant acidity” for red wine is not ringing but its noticeability demands food with its consumption. Not one of those sipping wines. Short finish.

Personality: Hey man I am a cool dude and despite the mention above my acids are noticeable I assure you I have never dropped any acid!

Food Match: Cabbage Parm. See the recipe in the New York Times. The caramelized cabbage, tomato sauce and cheese remove the funk from the cruciferous cabbage.

Cellarbility: Given the slight acidity I would consume in 2025.

Price: $22 CDN.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 88/100. Wine Align Community Score 89.

(Thirty Bench Winemaker’s 2020 Red Blend, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Thirty Bench Winemakers, Beamsville, Ontario, 750 mL, 13.4%).

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Henry of Pelham 2020 School House Cabernet Merlot

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

Aroma: Penetrating blackberry, black cherry and blueberry in equal mixture ensconced in a gentle oak overlay.

Palate: Broad based moderate tannins. A fine example of a highly disciplined wine and by that, I mean the fruit is there but your keen senses and more time in the bottle will work it out. Quite traditional Bordeaux. Discernable fruit would be blackberry with a side of cassis.

Personality: I am a confident wine of high-quality and breeding. I didn’t spend all that time in finishing school to be discrete and hanging out all over the place. I have the credentials, but not the necessity to be consumed at a high-end Niagara winery dining room.

Food Match:  A well- crafted pot roast as mundane as that may sound.

Cellarbility: Consume by 2027-year end. If drinking in 2025 decant an hour prior to serving.

Price: $28 CDN.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 93/100. Vic Harradine 93.

(Henry of Pelham Family Estate 2020 School House Cabernet Merlot, VQA Short Hills Bench, Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery, St. Catharines, Ontario, 750 mL, 13.5%).

GEMFest 2025: RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Lumen”: Murderous Intent and the $35 Lamp

A study in cinematographic depression courtesy of Yannick Nolan! It’s raining cats and dogs and the radio warns more is coming. Claude (Carmen Sylvestre), a 70-year-old trans sits in a gloomy apartment on a computer chasing down a lamp offered by Anne on Facebook marketplace. Claude jumps to a conclusion a deal has ben reached and heads off to a shower and primping up for his trip to pick up the lamp but returning to his computer has been told it has been sold to his moral outrage under the impression the transaction had been completed.

A horrific “accident” is threatened and suddenly Anne will deliver the lamp. As she arrives at the door with a companion yet another murder is highly possible and it won’t be pleasant being beaten to death by a baseball bat. But there’s nothing like a pot of tea and freshly baked orange cookies to digest what has just happened and it all ends up in the basement with all of Claude’s other mementos! How potentially grisly

Directed by Stéphanie Bélanger.

Screens 6March2025 at 15:00 hrs at VIFF.

GEMFest 2025 celebrates 20 years of celebrating women in film and gender diverse filmmakers.

Robert K. Stephen 2025 CANADIAN Film Rating 88/100.

The Return of the Penniless Pensioner: Chapter Thirteen: Destroying and Rebuilding the State Apparatus: The Destruction of Big America Government Bureaucracy (BAGB): Memories of 1939

The United States has approximately three million employees working in BAGB. Their paycheques are loyalty from an “economic survival” basis hence closely aligned to federal government programmes of the day.

President Oran Crapaud of the United States, seeking to seize power in a more “peaceful way” than his failed Sixtember coup attempt has decided to eliminate all opponents and what better way than attacking the current BAGB.

Considering the suffering and misery caused to American families and communities by BAGB “layoffs” Crapaud selected bulldog “special advisor” Moron Tusk whose Nazi salutes, jumping around like an excited child and waving a chainsaw around like a demented moth rushing towards a lightbulb create a focus of hate for the misery ordered by Crapaud. The focus of hate is on Tusk while Crapaud can project innocence to his base. Tusk is the chump. Tusk is the fall guy. Deservedly his given name of Moron makes total sense. A billionaire turkey.

No one can fault a reorganization and slimming of BAGB but its brutality and wide swath is indicative of a powerplay by Crapaud completely justified in his ideology by the mythical Make America Great Again and The Golden Age. Strike your enemies, as imaginary as they may be, by a Stuka blitzkrieg. Then place MAGA leadership in a slimmed down BAGB. Control baby. Control!

The federal government bureaucracy will be commanded by Crapaud loyalists and peopled by those loyal to Crapaud and his mythical missions! A successful coup would have been easier.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: GEMFest 2025: “Henderson”: Shifting Realities is the Reality

Ally (Lesli Brownlee) from Vancouver has an exciting and winning night at a Las Vegas casino. She wakes up in a suburban hotel not knowing how she got there. She is naked in bed with her clothes scattered about and EEKS a condom on the floor!

She tears out of the hotel walking in a state of confused terror and doom to a gas station realizing her cell phone is dead and she has only a few dollars. She does not know where she is as it is certainly not Las Vegas. As a viewer are we to conclude the worst has happened and Ally is an innocent victim but there is no time for such indulgences on our part as she encounters several people on her trip back into Las Vegas given to her by Nicolas whom she met at the gas station. Nicolas is serving eviction notices.

Ally encounters 5 people post wake-up and all are living their own reality just as singularly is Ally. Arriving at the Las Vegas hotel just in time for her friend’s wedding she shifts her reality to the wedding at hand.

Life is a series of shifting realities where yours is often not even acknowledged by others who are in their own realities.

This Canadian short film was written and directed by Lori Watt.

GEMFest, celebrating its 20th year, champions women in film and gender diverse  filmmakers.

RKS  2025 CANADIAN Film Rating 74/100.