Acie Cargill

You might say this is a short biography in play form. Most of us really can't identify with his scientific thought or with his celebrity scientist lifestyle. And also his frustrations. They used to say that when a person went on an LSD trip they never came back completely to being the same person that they were before the trip. I think the Einstein effect is similar. He had channels into a special section of his brain that allowed super-observant powers, but interfered with maybe other regular functioning. I don't know that. Just a possibility. People considered him eccentric and not too many people gave him really warm friendship. Maybe because his specialized intelligence made people feel inadequate to really get empathetic with him. He did have lots of professional scientific associates with the purpose of sharing ideas. Scientists and mathematicians like to run their ideas past someone to get opinions. It has to be with someone who can at least understand and possibly push things forward and deeper. The new breed of Einsteins will have the benefit of using computers to help with calculations and be able to chat with like minds anywhere in the world instantly. Scientific developments now are much more rapid. I call the Einstein period "modern pre-computer". He still had to work out most of his theories only in his mind and with paper and pencil. It was tedious work, but because everything took so much longer in the old days, there was also lots of time for the theories to be expanded creatively. Scientist-artist. That is what Einstein was. It is impossible to cover his lifetime in a small work like this. What I am attempting here is to give the reader a taste of Einstein and to impart a feeling of knowing him. There is some difficult material here. Do the best you can. That is what I did.

Here is a short play of approximately one hour in length about a man who was probably the most famous actual peasant of all time. The setting is imperial Russia from about 1900 until 1916. Rasputin was an impoverished man from Siberia who visited a monastery built in caves. He had vision of a Holy Mother and he was taken under the wing of a hermit holy man living nearby. Rasputin stayed with him and learned to harness the powers of his mind. He attracted the attention of the local bishop, who became impressed with Rasputin's photographic memory of the scriptures that he could not read, but had only heard read to him. Rasputin also had unique interpretations of those scriptures. He also had healing powers in his hands and the ability to do mass hypnosis and s ances. These skills were perfect to excite the interest of the Russian nobility who were fascinated by anything mystical. Rasputin had one more quality that opened many doors for him, his sexual prowess. He became Czarina Alexandra's paramour and adviser and in this manner became one of the most powerful individuals in Russia at that time. This play is not meant to be a biographical history of Rasputin or this tumultuous period in Russian history. It is a series of episodes involving Rasputin and his rise to power.

"I am sure there are patrons who might personally prefer one of my paintings instead of a Picasso on their wall, and I am not referring to monetary value. I think there are people who like my work as much as anyone else's, but as an artist, I know they are wrong. Believe me I am not close to Picasso, and I never will be. He is a giant and I am a midget." That is a quote from Ed Paschke in the play, "Paschke". His career basically spanned from the late 1960's until the time of his death in 2004. He did hundreds of paintings. All are instantly recognizable as Paschke paintings. He had his own style. He painted characters with powerful colors and in distorted poses and representations. Sometimes threatening. Always memorable. He is often considered the greatest painter to come out of Chicago. His work has been displayed in most of the major galleries and art museums in the world. He was Educated at the Art Institute and worked his way up as one of the 20th century's art luminaries. This play also features his wife, Nancy, who was stricken with Parkinson's at age 32 and also some of his friends in the art world. Like most artists, Ed had a lot of self-doubt as to the quality of his work, even after he became popular and his works brought high prices. It is hard to convince an artist that his work is as good as it can be. Artists are their own best and worst critics. Like Ed said, "The artist himself is the only one qualified to judge his own work." It is difficult to summarize a person's life in an hour. Here are some small segments from different periods of his life. There is quite a bit of his own art introspection and other personal fantasies. This play is not meant to be an authoritative biography. It is an interpretation. A presentation of bits and pieces of the artist's life.

George Pullman built America's first industrial town south of Chicago on Lake Calumet. He purchased 4000 acres of natural marshlands and woods and built factories to make sleeping cars for the railroads. He also built a model community for the workers to live in. Brick homes with modern conveniences. The more skills the worker had, the better the home he would have. List of Poems: 1. I am Pullman 2. The Pullman Experiment 3. Lake Calumet Flyway 4. Lake Calumet Today 5. Col. James Bowen / The Opening of the Calumet 6. I am Calumet / Andrea Stevens 7. George Pullman's Dream 8. Big Steel 9. Development of the Sleeping Car 10. Solon Beman / Nathan Barrett 11. Pullman Corliss Engine 12. Coming To Pullman 13. The Pullman Plan and The Greenstone Church 14. Hotel Florence / Mike Wagenbach 15. The Arcade 16. The Pullman Library / Miss Bertha Stewart Ludlam 17. Market Hall 18. The Stables 19. The Pullman Firehouse 20. The Pullman Plan for Education 21. Healthcare in Historic Pullman / Dr. John McLean / CFHC 22. Pullman In Illinois 23. Pullman Recollection / Marlene Broderick 24. The Wedding of the Century 25. To My Beloved Frank / Florence Pullman Lowden 26. Castle Rest 27. The Pullman Twins 28. Pullman Athletic Association and the Social Experiment 29. The Regatta on Lake Calumet / 1883 30. The Great Pullman Bicycle Race 31. The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 32. Asa Philip Randolph and The Pullman Porters Union 33. Dad Was A Pullman Porter 34. I Rode In Pullman Cars With Porters / Bill Warrick, CBS 35. George and Hattie Arrive at Athletic Island 36. The 1894 Pullman Strike 37. Young Jennie Curtis / Pullman 38. Union Maid 39. The Pullman Massacre 40. I aint no puppet 41. Eugene Debs 42. Walking on the Picket Line 43. John Hopkins / Mayor of Chicago 44. My Husband Works At Pullman 45. George Pullman's Last Speech 46. Last Words of George Pullman 47. George Pullman's Burial and Will 48. Gustave Behring / Son or Con? 49. Robert Todd Lincoln 50. Labor Day in Pullman 51. FDR at the Pullman Labor Day Re-enactment 52. I Attended Pullman Tech / Robert Kelliher 53. Run, Harry Bergstrom / Pullman Tech 54. The 1960 Attempt to Condemn Historic Pullman 55. Mario Avignone / Founder of Pullman Civic Organization 56. Historic Pullman Foundation 57. "Mayor of Pullman", Mike Shymanski 58. Historic Pullman Garden Club and HPF Teas and House Tours 59. Ed Beyer, Lifelong Resident / I Remember Historic Pullman 60. The Night The Clock Tower Burned 61. What about North Pullman? 62. Poe classical school 63. The Three Pullman Murals 64. Sgt Albert Dono Ware 65. Sherwin Williams 66. David Doig / The Pullman Park Plan 67. How About a Nature Reserve in Pullman? 68. Anthony Beale / Alderman of 9th Ward Including Pullman 69. Harbourside International Golf Courses / Lake Calumet 70. What's Happening in Pullman / Mark Konkol 71. Fred Fallin / Pullman Ukulele Master 72. The Earl of Pullman / Earl Pionke / Landmark Inn 73. Paul Petraitis / Pullman Historian 74. Hobos In Pullman 75. Pullman's Time Has Come / Tom Shepherd 81. JB Daniel Pullman Artist, Community Activist and Arts Benefactor 82. Argus Brewery 83. Dry Pullman 84. Rev. James Meeks, Salem Baptist Church, House of Hope 85. David Peterson Jr. A Tale of Two Towns 86. Tom Shepherd, SETF and Ders Anderson, Openlands, The Future of Lake Calumet 87. Whole Foods Distribution Center in Pullman 88. Gotham Greens and Method Soaps 89. PullmanArts 90. Racism in Historic Pullman 91. Co-operation Operation 92. Rev. Luther C. Mason Greenstone Church 93. Pullman Cafe / Ian Lantz 94. What About an Art Fair in Pullman? 95. Chris Campagna / Pullman Artist 96. Landmark Inn 97. Pullman Creek and Pullman Ditch 98. The Annual Pullman Family Reunion 99. Ann Marie Alspaugh and Dee Smith / Youtube / Prospective Pullman Artlofts Location 100. The Historic Pullman Artlofts Project / Acie Cargill

This area encompasses the southeast side of Chicago and northwest Indiana. It is heavily populated. Maybe a couple million people. A lot of industry. A lot of degraded natural areas. Hard working people with modest homes and lifestyles. Many are religious. They have worked for everything they have and never expected any more than that. Many of the people no longer accept pollution in their environment. They stand up and complain. Their world has already been abused, but they are against it getting any worse. There are also poems here about events in the area, some good and some bad. Also some good and some bad individuals. This book is about the past and the present. Explanations and observations. Some tragedy, some light. A neutral outlook tempered by a love for nature, animals, and humanity. List of Poems 1.The Night The Clocktower Burned / Pullman 2.Hobos In Pullman 3.I am Pullman 4.Asa Philip Randolph and The Pullman Porters Union 5.Young Jennie Curtis / Pullman 6.Pullman Recollection / Marlene Broderick 7.Bud Billiken Day Parade / Bronzeville 8.Gwendolyn Brooks / Poet Laureate / Bronzeville 9.Jazz Giants / Bronzeville 10.The Great Migration / Bronzeville 11.Ida B. Wells - Barnett / Activist / Bronzevile 12.Chess Records / Bronzeville 13.Little Jimmie Blues / Bronzeville 14.Leopold and Loeb / Murder of Bobby Franks / Hyde Park 15.South Shore Cultural Center / Nature Center 16.Black Clouds over the East Side 17.Petcoke Train 18.Oil Trains 19.Southeast Environmental Task Force / Tom Shepherd / Peggy Salazar 20.The South Works, Republic, and Wisconsin Steel 21.Republic Steel Massacre / Chicago 22.Walking on the Picket Line 23.Eugene Debs 24.The Popovich Brothers / South Chicago 25.Calumet Dutch Settlers / South Holland 26.Calumet Flyway 27.Marian Byrnes 28.The Birds Remain / Margo Milde 29.Lake Calumet 30.Thismia Americana 31.Wolf Lake 32.Big Marsh 33.Never Defile This Sacred Place Again 34.Altgeld Gardens 35.Baseball on the South Side 36.Richard Speck and the Nurses / South Deering 37.On the Great Lakes 38.Cruising the Ave. 39.Blessing the Waters / Blue Island 40.Old Dolton and New 41.Acme Steel / Riverdale 42.Dumping the Calumet River Dredgings 43.She Jumped In The Thornton Quarry 44.Sin Strip / Calumet City 45.Jimmy Reed at the Goat Club / Chicago Heights 46.Raceway Park / Calumet Park 47.Old Momence 48.US Steel the Gary Works 49.Paul Henry Art Gallery / Hammond 50.St. Sava Merrillville Serb Fest Kolo Dance / Merrillville 51.South Shore Line Railroad 52.Walking in Marktown / East Chicago 53.The Casinos 54.John Dillinger Escapes from the Crown Point Jail 55.Rock and Roll McDonalds / Highland and Olympia Fields 56.The Great Fire 1955 / Whiting 57.Hegewisch Marsh 58.Phragmites 59.USS Lead / East Chicago 60.Calumet Containers Cleanup / Hammond 61.Little, Grand, Calumet Rivers 62.The 1940 Hammond Tech State basketball Championship 63.The Beautiful Dunes / Dorothy Buell 64.Tommy Dorsey at Midway Ballroom / Cedar Lake 65.Diana of the Dunes/ Chesterton 66.The Great Blue Heron Rookery / Highland 67.Cruise Night Blue Top Drive-In / Highland 68.Calumet Truck Farming / David Zandstra / Highland 69.I Fell In Love on Ridge Road / Munster 70.Jasper-Pulaski Sand Hill Cranes / Medaryville 71.The Hammond Migratory Bird Sanctuary / Carolyn Marsh 72.Swingers Club / Lowell 73.Route 30 and Route 41 / Schererville 74.41 Trooper 75.The Big Mills in East Chicago 76.The Death of Paul Komyatti, Sr. / Hammond 77.Indytucky / How Did I Come To Live In This Land 78.Valparaiso, America 79.I'll do my Job, But I Ain't No Puppet 80.Terre Haute / Going Home / Andrea Stevens 81.University of Chicago Folk Festival / Hyde Park 82.Dixie Highway 83.The Killing of Indiana State Trooper Scott Alan Patrick /Gary 84.Chuck's Gun Shop / Riverdale, Illinois 85.Sherwin Williams 86.Park Forest, Illinois