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Had to cry today……….

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 scoopstanton

By: Scoop Stanton

I am spending the week up near Yhanundasis, NY for a family vacation. Last night we got a phone call that my mother passed away. It was a bittersweet. For the past 13 months, we have been dealing with mom in a nursing home. And we have been dealing with other problems with my mother since COVID! Mom is in a better place because believe me, nobody wants to be in a nursing home!

Mom became a nurse which seems to be the family business. Many people on the Stanton family tree became a nurse. Mom also taught me hard work. From being a student in a rigorous nursing school to never taking a day off from work despite becoming injured the previous day. Mom also was responsible for my sense of humor! Mom also gave me a respect for nurses that everyone should adhere to. Its nurses that run the floor, not the doctors!

Despite losing mom, I do feel that I am still the luckiest man on God’s green Earth. It so happened I picked a particular weekend off for vacation. I saw mom on Saturday and I told her that I loved her and told her of another accomplishment that I will only share with the family. I was with the family when we got the call. I reached out to the 75 Radio family and everyone and I mean EV-ERY-ONE gave me nothing but love and support!

Everyone that I reached out to: Walter, Mike, Charlie, Ed, Alessandra, James Edwards and especially Danila gave me so much love I want to marry all of them at the same time!!!!! They asked me if I needed anything, to contact them at once. Anything! But I don’t need anything! These people have given me so much love and support, that I was in tears!

I can’t thank the 75 Radio family enough! When I say they are family…….they are family!!!!!

Until next time mom! We love you!!!!!!

Mom is probably telling Jim Morrison that I love his music!

LASD has enough problems!

June 23, 2025 scoopstanton

With the bombing in Iran, some genius at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department sent a tweet sending condolences to the victims and families affected by the bombing! As if the LASD doesn’t have enough problems! Recruiting, retention, riots, fires and the monumental task of keeping the people of Los Angeles safe with the worst criminals on planet Earth! But just like a nude selfie, once it’s out there, it stays out there!

Iran: No!

June 22, 2025 scoopstanton

By: Scoop Stanton

Last night we bombed Iran. I am very disappointed in President Trump. I don’t recall Iran being a threat to the US. If Iran is a threat to Israel, let Israel take care of Iran.

As a veteran of the Global War on Terror, and a fan of the American military I am against any involvement unless its a direct threat to the US. Every involvement over the past 25 years have been a disaster. Iraq, Afghanistan. Trillions of dollars, thousands of our boys gone. And nothing has changed. Think about this; we bombed Iran meanwhile Obama give Iran billions! Meanwhile we couldn’t quell the skirmish in Los Angeles! Besides, we have been told for decades that Iran is close to building nuclear weapons.

With this new disaster, look for your gas prices to go up, interest rates go up, and the cost of everything else to go up!

Let us know what you think!

Jaws at 50!

June 20, 2025 scoopstanton

By: Scoop Stanton

On June 20th, 1975, Universal Pictures released a motion picture that changed movie history: Jaws. Jaws was the first summer blockbuster. Universal figured the kids are out of school, so they have the time and daddy’s money to go to the theater.

Jaws was based on the book written by Peter Benchley. Benchley not only wrote the book but he also co-wrote the screenplay and appeared in the movie. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg, and in my opinion his best movie. Jaws was an action movie, horror movie and drama movie all rolled into one. Three men attempt to kill a shark. A shark is attacking people. And a town figures out how to keep the town afloat with a dangerous shark attacking tourists. Casting the movie was perfect. Roy Scheider as Chief Brody. Scheider made a name in The French Connection and The Seven Ups. Robert Shaw was one of the biggest names in Hollywood at the time with From Russia with Love, Battle of the Bulge and The Taking of Pelham 123. Richard Dreyfuss made a name for himself in American Graffiti. The supporting cast was also amazing including Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn who had some of the best lines in the movie! Then John Williams put the icing on the cake with the scariest music in movie history.

Jaws is now my favorite movie because of one man: Anthony Cumia. As a diehard Cumia fan he would talk Jaws nonstop! I already saw the movie a number of times and now I had to watch it again, paying close attention and wow!

Cumia is such a fan of Jaws that he had a suit made to look like the one Hamilton wore in the movie and his eyeglasses have the frames Scheider wore in the movie!

As for me, I went to Universal Studios in Orlando last year and I was bummed out to find out that the Jaws ride was replaced with a Harry Potter ride. Here’s the kicker. Jaws is a Universal Picture. Harry Potter is a Warner Brothers property!