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Ricardo's avatar

The Big 4 - I re-read them once in a while.

Might do it again as there won't be a Week covering those beans that set sail for new blowing grounds, just to be grounded by the Brooklyn Bridge.

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David Cole's avatar

It'll take me a few months to loose the reflex action of seeing a story like that and thinking "oh, that'll make a GREAT Week piece!"

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Myriad Mike's avatar

You had a past!? Who knew?

But for us regular readers- How's the move prep coming along? How did you fare in selling your current place? Have you selected your new place? When is the next auction? Has packing revealed any more ratibor evidence? What's new?

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David Cole's avatar

Escrow closed, I'm out on June 1st!

No, I'm just gonna be living in hotels & Airbnbs. The whole point of the downsize was that I no longer have ANY responsibilities for anything. I want my bed made, fresh sheets, towels, and coffee provided. I'll be living out of a duffel bag. Everything else I own in storage.

I'll likely do another auction once I'm in an Airbnb where I can do a new video.

The rats? They know their days are numbered. They're getting VERY aggressive. I'm not joking. They're trying to breach the retaining walls nightly. I hear 'em. I have to sleep with the lights on; it's the only thing that keeps them at bay.

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Ricardo's avatar

We have a well-documented rat problem in BH. I don't wanna hear about no bullshit lab-leak theory, when the shit hits the fan! :)

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David Cole's avatar

I've been having to tell all my DoorDash drivers that I'm leaving, and each one of them has shared their own rat problems. I think there's a story there, of a massive cover up of just how bad the Westside rat issue has become. The mayor and City Council sweeping it under the rug in advance of the upcoming Olympics!

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Ricardo's avatar

Ecological imbalance is a thing. Rabbits were brought to Australia as food animals in the late 1700s. A few escaped, and with no natural predators, they became Oz's worst nightmare, altering the continent's ecology, causing erosion, etc.

You remove cats, rats take over (don't know about snakes' presence in BH)

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David Cole's avatar

Yep that's what did it. As much as I love how wooded my neighborhood is, I'm moving, at least for June, to an area that's less hilly and more high-risey. Let the rats try to get me THERE!

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Harshkumar's avatar

Other than the cost of housing, rats seem like a good reason not to move to Beverly Hills.

The traffic was not too bad in the area, and of course, the best weather on the planet. (as anyplace near the coast is from there down to San Diego. Wait, what is the weather like in Boys Town in Tijuana - should I investigate?)

Now, since I don't live anywhere near there, I can't tell you about the noise, friendliness of the neighbors, or homeless motherfuckers, either.

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Ricardo's avatar

"Other than the cost of housing, rats seem like a good reason not to move to Beverly Hills."

Rats that size are not an isolated issue, but a sign of a widespread population.

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noochness's avatar

This is the film I thought of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Gn98fbeMs

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Terry C's avatar

Saints preserve us! LOL

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Gunther Heinz's avatar

I don´t know. I think of the Dave Cole story more as a contemporary American tragedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYTkavEt20

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Terry C's avatar

If ever there was a Golden Ticket contender, it's her. I half expect to see her doing laps in the chocolate river while Oompa Loompas sing moral lessons in rhyme.

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Gunther Heinz's avatar

I actually met her once, and had a chat for about half an hour. One of the nicest guys I ever met, certainly as far as actors go.

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Myriad Mike's avatar

Ha ha! Yeah, but this is “Ratibor”, he’s way bigger, and has “big pointy teeth”!

https://youtu.be/WrZ6yBmIkac?si=J17uKX2zMPUDiggJ

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Terry C's avatar

Fantastic! LOL

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Samuel Showbizstein's avatar

I am very sorry to read this, David. Last year, I was homeless for 9-months after a woman really screwed my life. My wife and I decided to part. She told me that the state Homeless Service would give me a house, as I had three kids, and I had previously been moved out of a flat after two attempts on my life by a neighbour. My psych at the time told me that I'd never have to live in a flat again. I've avoided mentally unstable drink/drug-addicted types since then.

So I went to the Homeless Service. I'd been on the end of controlling behaviour and I'd been raped financially in a very dishonest way. That counts as abuse, but obviously, as a man, that doesn't get you into a cosy place. Yes for women, no for men.

They tried sending me to a "hotel" in another area, as the local hotel was full of Ukrainian draft-dodgers. I don't blame them, but the one that they told me to go to had en suite heroin dealing and prostitution.

I told them to shove it up their rear end, and I walked out. My phone went. It was a Social Worker, telling me that I couldn't go back to my house in case there was violence. I've never been violent. I consider myself to be incapable. Those MRAs really are right, you know.

First night was spent in a shed, with temperatures in single digits... at the low end.

I'll leave out the hell that followed, but I moved into this place just recently, and I'm next to a mental case who has assaulted me on numerous occasions and tried to smash my door in.

The neighbour was given a warning after the fourth assault I'd managed to capture on my smartphone, and the scumbag is now telling all the other residents that I'm a paedophile, on parole from prison, who comes from miles away, and I was moved here to stop me from being killed.

I don't go past my front door. Everything is delivered. I still consider myself to be homeless. There's no way I'm allowing my three children to come here.

Best of luck. You're a good Juden dude.

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Kelly Harbeson's avatar

Always good to hear from you, Dave. I'm pretty I've read some of these but I'm sure they are worth rereading. You seem to be taking the latest changes well. Never my own strong point, less so in my dotage.

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David Cole's avatar

I recognize in myself a tendency to fall into complacency and "get used to things" I shouldn't be getting used to. So sometimes I purposely push myself to move on, to change my surroundings. If only to let myself know I can still do it.

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Ashleigh delaney's avatar

Just wishing you well my dear friend. 💚💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀

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David Cole's avatar

Luv you, Ash! Sorry I haven't replied on FB - things are a madhouse right now with the move! Once I'm through with that, I'll have nothing BUT time for the really important things, like my friends. But right now, it's one move-related thing after another!

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Ashleigh delaney's avatar

Oh no worries at all Dave! I totally get it! You take all the time you need my friend! I’ll be here when you need me. Until then, I just wish you a smooth transition, and as many happy moments as you can get in all that madness! It’s a HUGE deal, the task you’ve chosen to tackle! And at our age??! It’s a lot! So, I get it. Just wanna send you as much love as possible to remind you, I got your back buddy! Love ya!!

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David Cole's avatar

That truly gives me comfort, Ash! It really does. The next two weeks, as I make the final, as in all-caps FINAL move from my home, forever, will be unsettling and strange. Knowing you're there as a friend who has my back makes a huge difference.

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Ashleigh delaney's avatar

Awe!! That’s so nice to hear! I’m just happy to be of service! Thank you for allowing me into your little world! I’m forever grateful to have you as my friend! I love the fuckin shit out of you! ALWAYS WILL!! I’ll have your back until my last fuckin breathe buddy! 💚🍀💚

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Robert Wilson's avatar

Taki not the same without you. In " Down And Out In Paris And London ' Orwell quotes an old saw of advise that basically goes, " Never trust a Jew, but trust a Jew before a Greek."

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Ricardo's avatar

"...but don't trust an Armenian" (Hear that, Ye?...Oh, wait! He doesn't read books, just memes)

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David Cole's avatar

LOL!!!!!

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SandyC4's avatar

Hi Dave. I read the comments first so I don't have to ask about the sale of the house. Congrats. I am really enjoying the reruns here. I believe I've read all but one in the past. It's all worth reading again because sometimes the rabbit hole gets so damn deep I miss a link here and there. But it's all so interesting. Or informative. Usually both. This is going to take a while. Watch out for those damn rats. You're close to the finish line, this is not the time for rat bite fever.

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David Cole's avatar

Yep - I'm being VERY careful! Especially as I have all my gear ready to hit the road, and I don't need rats to poop in it.

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SandyC4's avatar

Speaking of poop..... don't know if you're familiar with this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6QfOYbD1Fk

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David Cole's avatar

Yep...that would've been a Week That Perished story.

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SandyC4's avatar

There's going to be far too many stories where I have that exact same thought.

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Valkyrie Ziege's avatar

* I'm grateful you're okay. Be careful about the spending

power of money. You don't want to be this woman.

When you see it, you'll comprehend it.

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/lottery/kentucky-woman-quits-her-job-winning-90k-lottery-money/417-5955428d-4080-4a7b-a9aa-40e271383d12

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x3e8ndes [add title here]'s avatar

Good to hear from you and I hope you're doing OK. Today I learned the word "frummy" which seems to be an adjective and/or adverb form of Yiddish "frum", which is derived from German "fromm" but is (LOL) also related to Dutch "vroom". Just remembering what you said, that Yiddish is "bastardized German" 🙂

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David Cole's avatar

I once played a Yiddish movie scene for my friend from Berlin, because I wanted to know if a native German-speaker could understand it. And he said he could, but it was like listening to black people's English.

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Alger González N.'s avatar

Please tell me who to read in case you stop writing, for whatever reason.

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Ricardo's avatar

Cicero. But you can always reread Dave.

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noochness's avatar

Spinoza---I picture Spinoza as looking like Dave.

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Ricardo's avatar

You mean like talking in Dutch?

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A. Hairyhanded Gent's avatar

Good to hear from you again.

FWIW--and that may be zilch...you be the judge--some of your very best material, when you're not in confrontational mode, is the stuff about when you were closer to Hollywood--casting, etc.

Ever read the Pat Hobby stories? Your stuff is like that, yep...

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David Cole's avatar

If it had been up to me, I'd have written more about Hollywood. But Takimag wasn't paying me for that. My two favorite types of stories were L.A. local demographic politics, and Hollywood.

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A. Hairyhanded Gent's avatar

All of the LA stuff really appeals to me. I'm prejudiced in favor of LA. Most people don't "get" LA. Aside from the deep, deep feeling that anything is possible there, there's also a willingness to laugh at itself (compare that to the SF civic ethos, huh?), and a pervasive lighthearted irreverence.

E.g., back in the early 80s there was a radio ad--maybe KRLA--for a certain local burger chain whose name I can no longer recall. The ad breathlessly featured this month's promo:

"Try our DeLorean Special! Our biggest, baddest double Colossal Burger, an order of fries...AND FREE COKE!!!"

Maybe you can remember this one, Dave?

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Mike Carroll's avatar

Why would anyone want to read unique and interesting insights on subjects when you can get commentary on things everybody else is talking about? Seriously, I found your takes on those topics to be fascinating must reads, Takimag was very foolish not to agree.

Also I've got some good news/bad news:

Bad news is that Joe Biden has been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer.

The good news is that he already died a few years back so it doesn't matter.

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David Cole's avatar

LOL!!!!!

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Peter's avatar

What’s going on there? Used to be my first site to visit in the morning but now I just read Ann, Taki himself and Dalrymple.

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David Cole's avatar

Check out my last Substack post before this one.

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G Meadow's avatar

Your videos on Youtube were always entertaining and informative. Have you considered creating a new channel on Rumble?

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David Cole's avatar

Nah...it's an ideological echo chamber site. I'm not trying to play to far-rightists. Or any one particular group. When I upload videos, I just do it here.

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barnabus's avatar

Hi David

What happened at Taki Mag?

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GG's avatar

I enjoy reading your stuff Mr. Cole. How do I find a copy of "Republican Party Animal".

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Eric Werner's avatar

Really liked that Shermer article. I had no idea he was such a creep. What the Hell is wrong with that guy?

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Bann's avatar

Where the hell is the Hutten Gibson doc?

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David Cole's avatar

Where I said it would be in my final update - released along with the Passion sequel. So quit bothering me and go tell Mel to hurry up and finish that.

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Bann's avatar

You're saying it's done you're just waiting? But why? To hurt Mel and the Passion or to ride his coattails?

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David Cole's avatar

Because that's the fucking decision I made. YOU go make a film and then you get to make the decisions.

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Bann's avatar

I actually have some screenplays that are done and ready to go. You by chance have any Hollywood connections? Can you refer me to WME? :D

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Jimmy bennett's avatar

just thought of your 2013 escapade .. was that not an open invitation for a defamation lawsuit?

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David Cole's avatar

Well, although Rosie had malice, she wasn't lying. All she did was expose my earlier work. For a U.S. defamation case to succeed, the defendant must be lying. If Rosie had accused me of something false, like that I chained her in a basement and whipped her, then you'd have a clear defamation win, as both malice and lying would be in the mix. But malice alone isn't enough. You also have to be spreading knowing and malicious lies.

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