Moore’s Movie “Sicko” Spotlights Olympia Man (Eric Turnbow)
By Breanne Coates (Originaly Published June 28, 2007)
OLYMPIA — When Eric “E.T.” Turnbow of Olympia videotaped himself doing a handstand on London’s Abbey Road in 1997, it had two unintended consequences: a fall that landed him in the hospital, and a role in director Michael Moore’s new movie, “Sicko.”
Turnbow, now 46, dislocated his shoulder and thought the resulting medical costs would ruin his vacation. He was surprised that during his hospital stay, which lasted several hours, he had to pay only for his medication. The cost was 5 pounds, the equivalent of less than $10 at the time.
“Sicko” will be in theaters Friday, including the Regal Martin Village 16 in Lacey. The film, Moore’s first since “Fahrenheit 9/11″ in 2004, is a documentary aimed at highlighting the faults of the U.S. health care system.
Turnbow said his London experience is used as a bridge for Moore to go from North America to Europe in the film. He said Moore goes to England to see if health care there is really that inexpensive.
Turnbow never talked directly to Moore during filming but said that at a premiere of “Sicko” June 14 in Seattle, Moore recognized him immediately and mouthed “thank you.”
“(Moore’s) sister (Anne Moore) made the comment, ‘You are the one that provided some comic relief in the middle of our little picture,’ ” Turnbow said about the premiere.
Turnbow, a guitarist, singer and karaoke disc jockey, said he has been entertaining people since grade school. The passionate Beatles fan — his house is adorned with artifacts featuring the band — was in London to visit the place where The Beatles recorded. He was filming himself on the stretch of road immortalized on the cover of the Beatles album “Abbey Road” when he fell.
He said about Moore, “I believe what he stands for. He’s kind of a rebel, and I’m kind of a rebel as well.”
He agrees with Moore’s stance about socialized medicine.
“What they need to do is take the profit factor out of medicine,” Turnbow said.
Turnbow works nights as a DJ at the Viking Lounge in Lacey and owns E.T.’s Cosmic Karaoke. He said he surfs the Web as a hobby and subscribes to Moore’s e-mail list.
Picked from 25,000
Moore had sent a message to his e-mail group asking for medical-treatment stories. Turnbow said Moore picked his response from about 25,000.
In his message to Moore, Turnbow mentioned his short experience with England’s socialized health care.
“(Moore) just thought the thing on Abbey Road was funny,” Turnbow said. “I don’t mind a good laugh at my expense. I was honored to be a part of it.”
After dozens of phone calls with Moore’s assistants and turning over evidence to show his story was true, Turnbow received notification about a month ago that his story made it into the movie.
Moore’s assistants sifted through four hours of Turnbow’s vacation footage and compiled a piece about two minutes long. Turnbow said it includes his arrival in London, singing an original song with a friend, the soon-to-be-famous fall and him on medication.
Turnbow took his sister, Katherine Peil, to the premiere. Other family members plan to see his big-screen debut Friday.
“It’s fun,” said his mother, Jean. “Not everyone walks on their hands on Abbey Road.”
Besides VIP passes to the Seattle premiere, Turnbow did not receive compensation.
“I didn’t ask for any money because I’m in it for the cause and to be immortalized,” he said.
Breanne Coats is a news intern at The Olympian. She can be reached at 360-704-6871 or bcoats@theolympian.com.
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This is my personal blog about meeting Mr. Michael Moore, and seeing the movie “Sicko” for the first time
@ The Seattle Premier on June! Written by Eric Turnbow and reprinted with permission from his website
http://www.myspace.com/cosmickaraoke
MY DATE WITH MICHAEL MOORE By Eric Turnbow 
Everyone is full of congrats and affection about this lucky break I caught and the “15 minutes of fame” I will receive by actually making it into the Micheal Moore movie “Sicko”. I am very excited and quite passionate about this subject. My part is just a small segway that moves the story from Canada and it’s health care system, over to England and its Universal care which I was able to use in great way while vacationing there in London some 10 years ago. So here is a journal of my proud day at the Movie Premier last Thursday, June 14th in Seattle when I got a rare chance to meet Micheal Moore and see his innovative and eye opening documentary “Sicko”…..
Also visit Micheal’s ever changing website. It is loaded with cool stuff.
READ MORE …. http://www.michaelmoore.com/
First off, they called from Hollywood and invited me to go just one day before the event. I was asked to RSVP, so i cleared my schedule asap, hired someone to fill in for me at The Viking and choose a “guest” to come along and share this cool moment with me. My sister Katherine had emailed me offering to go if it came up. In fact she was the only one with the exception of her son that showed any interest, of driving so far just to see a movie. It also helps that she lives in Seattle! Duh! So I asked her and she said yes. Very cool.
We were to meet at the venue by the Paramount just off Pine street called “AMC Pacific cinemas”, which was on the 4th floor of a shopping mall. My sis wanted to buy me lunch, so we were to meet at 5pm giving us over an hour before we needed to check in with Micheal Moore’s crew. I Left Olympia around 3:42, and with a little traffic hassle here and there I actually arrived at the theater by 5:07pm! I did not make even one wrong turn and landed in the parking garage in the same building as the theater! Katherine was stuck in traffic, but arrived within a half hour. We had Delicious margaritas, and a chicken casadea at a little Mexican bar a small walk away from the venue. Yummy.
So we checked in as VIP’s, and were escorted to a roped off section of the screening room and sat with the PRESS. Micheal Moore arrived with his sister Anne Moore, who greeted me and said “You are the one that provided some much needed comic relief in the middle of our little picture, Thank You”. And that was coming from one of the producers! Micheal greeted the crowd and announced he would have a question and answer session after the film. Then he took his seat about 3 feet from us, directly in front of me, down 2 rows. When they brought him a tray of movie food, he said “Wow, so you feeding me? Are all the food groups represented here?” Between you and me, it was just popcorn and soda, the usual crap I always avoid at the movies. No apples.
So we watched the flick. I loved it! I say, just go and see it. I do not want to spoil it for you! I will say that my part arrives about half way through the film. Micheal plowed through 4 hours of my vacation videos, and carefully edited them down for this transitional time in the movie. They included:
The Plane ride
Singing a-Capella original song “Oh England” at the London Hotel with my traveling partner.
Sitting on the steps of the legendary “Abby Road Studios” where the Beatles recorded the bulk of their work. I was shooting the cover art for my debut album “I’m Alive”, which was released in 1998.
My famous fall on Abby Road where I was walking on my hands for the unique photo opportunity.
Waking up in the Hospital after having my shoulder pushed back into place by English medics.
Enjoying my “Less than $10″ medication that came along with me FREE MEDICAL SERVICE!
Micheal makes the comment that I had to enjoy London “My own way”. He then proceeds to go to England to see if what I say is true about the meds and the FREE health care!
If you watch the entire credits, my name appears in alphabetical order, just above Eddie Vedder, of Pearl Jam fame!
So after the movie He addressed the crowd for about a half hour. The first thing he did was point me out by name, and I got a loud cheer of recognition. This was highlight for me! I stood up and put me hands in the air in acknowledgment and the he said something like “Eric gives Hope to all those musicians in the world out there”! So that was awesome.
On the way out of the complex I was actually recognized by several people. This was cool, since in the film I was sporting a beard,mustache, and much longer hair. All in all it was a great night, quite a highlight for a young kid like me from Olympia, Washington! Thanks Mike!
My sister Katherine seemed to enjoy herself, so I dropped her at her car and headed back to Olympia with a big smile on my face. And there you have it. Thanks everyone for your support and interest. By all means go and see this movie! It will open on June 29th, and I simply cannot wait to see it again!
EricTurnbow http://cosmickaraoke.com
email: etcosmic2000@yahoo.com
This was a way too cool experience for me!
Feel free to respond to this email! I would love to hear from you! And special thanks to Micheal Moore and his camp. They were gracious and great! My sister wanted to add her two cents worth about the whole experience. So take it away.
Hi all, here’s a memento photo (although I regret that its not the personal Eric & Michael shot I’d hoped for, as they immediately whisked him out the back following the Q&A). I also want to add one little item that was omitted from Eric’s report.
When Michael Moore first entered the room with his entourage, they paused on the landing very close to our seats. As he turned to see where an aid was pointing out his seat, he immediately spotted Eric, smiled, bowed his head and mouthed the words “thank you”. It was really very sweet. It was clear that after reviewing Eric’s videos there was a real kindred connection. I’m sure he must have been tempted to tell the other part of the story as well (the peritonitis nightmare back in the US that led to his “I’m Alive!” collection), but using the same person twice would have detracted from the overall flow of what he was doing. But it is a charming clip, and Eric’s passion for music comes across as the zeal behind his “wanting to cross Abbey Road in his own special way”. So I hope he can use his 15 minutes to drum up a bit of business — as there were quite a few adoring fans that approached us afterwards (including a comely little gal originally from Olympia who I hope stops by the Viking).
As for me, I have a great deal of respect for Michael Moore and his works. Indeed, his common theme of leaders who use fear to manipulate followers shows real presence. Perhaps I might exploit my brother’s coat-tails and persuade him to do a future project.
K
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E.T. in Michael Moore’s film SiCKO Karaoke Magazine Article
E.T. in Michael Moore’s film SiCKO
By Frank Davies
Reprinted with permission By publisher Ty Hughes from The North West Karaoke Guide”
Who would have thought that a pilgrimage to the land of the
Beatles would result in millions of people seeing one of the
most embarrassing escapades of the journey years later? Karaoke
Jock, DJ and musician Eric Turnbow certainly didn’t expect that
doing a hand stand on Abby Road (at the cross walk made infamous
by controversy over a photo of the Beatles used for their album:
“Abby Road”) would be his ticket to the proverbial 15 minutes of
fame we may all be entitled to. But as luck and misfortune would
both have it, he fell. From attempted hand stand to crashing
down on the pavement and rising again with a dislocated shoulder
was caught on film by his buddy who continued filming as Eric
began to realize that his shoulder was not quite right. Eric is
known in his family as the one who documents their events, and
so his trip to England, special as it was to him, was likewise
well documented. Included were clips of Eric: singing a-capella
“Oh England” at the London Hotel, sitting on the steps of the
legendary “Abby Road Studios”, up in the Hospital after having
my shoulder pushed back into place by English medics, and
enjoying his “less than $10″ medication, in addition to the
above mentioned fall.
Fast forward to now. Eric contacted Michael Moore with his story
and out of the tens of thousands sent in, his story was used or
at least the parts Michael Moore decided upon. Yep, Puget
Sound’s own CosmicKaraoke.com KJ E.T. is being seen in one of
the top five grossing documentaries of all time… SiCKO, in
1,200 theaters across the country. The result has been good for
Eric, getting to meet Michael More at the Seattle opening, and
being interviewed by local radio and press. He is also mentioned
now in blogs and bulletin boards on the internet. There is a
lesson in all of this for you entertainers… “fame is good.”
Eric is mentioned in the film’s credits right above Pearl Jam’s
Eddie Vedder. So now there are two ways to see E.T., catch him
live at the Viking in Lacey, or as comic relief in SiCKO at your
local theater.
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And here is my name, Eric Turnbow, as it appears in the credits of the movie “Sicko”, directed by Michael Moore. Note that it shows up just above the awesome name of
Eddie Vedder, of the band Pearl Jam! They are based out of Seattle. Now that is pretty Cool! (E.T.) 12/29/08…
WILLILAM SHERNOFF, ESQ.
BARBARA SIMPSON
JOHNATHAN SINCLAIR
PAUL SMITH
JIM STALSBERG
MARK & SYNNOVE STELLA
JOSH STEELE
SHEA SUNDSTOEL
KEN SUNSHINE
ESTELLE SUTTON
JAN SVENNEVIG, M.D.
FRANKA TRANZA
TERRI TRECE
GORDON TURNER
ERIC TURNBOW
EDDIE VEDDER
MICHAEL VINER
THE WALLIN FAMILY
LAURIE WHITE
MODI WICZYK
GABRIELLA MILAN YOUNG
HANS ZIMMER
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Articles Of Interest In The Aberdeen Paper Pertaining To “Sicko”…..
RE Ken Aronson article about “Sicko”…. My responce!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 3:43 PM
This is a LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:33 PM
From:
“Eric Turnbow (E.T.)”
To:
“Aberdeen news”
RE: Harbor man appears in Sicko…..
My name is Eric Turnbow, and I am responding to the
article you published about my involvement in the
Micheal Moore feature “Sicko”. Feel free tp print any
of this in your paper as a letter to the editor!
First of all, I would like to be known straight up
that there was no royalty or money payed out to me for
the use of any info that was included in the film
“Sicko”. I signed a waiver allowing the film makers to use any
material they needed for the movie.
I am miffed by the fact that Ken said he wanted
“Control” over the use of the song “Oh England”, that
we co-wrote together in the spirit of a
Lennon/McCartney collaboration. In fact, I came up
more than half the lyrics, and ALL the music to the
song. Therefore it is “OUR” song. A joint venture. Let
me point out that they never really used the song in
the film. There is only a 4 second clip of both of us
singing a couple bars of it “Oh England Oh, oh, Oh
England Here we go” while we were at the hotel room in
London. That is it. The actual track is about 3
minutes and 54 seconds in length! I had given Micheal
Moore a copy of my original cd “I’m Alive” and
released all rights to him should he be able to use
any of it in the film, and he chose not to use the
tracks.
I would also point out that I, Eric Turnbow own 100%
of the copy write to this album. I wrote 14 and a half
of the tracks and sing all of them. I have registered
all the songs with the U.S. Copy write Office. Ken
chose not to pay for his half of the one song he
contributed to, and thus waived any rights he ever may
have had for the use of this song! Instead we made a
deal to cover his trouble where I sold him up to 100
copies of the cd at about HALF of my cost. He then
re-sold them at a profit. I financed 100 percent of
all studio time on this project and did not receive
one single penny from Mr. Aronson. I also bought the
rights from him to all the movie footage we shot of
our London and Amsterdam vacation for $40 so I own the
rights to those as well. Here isthe actual copyrite to
the “I’m Alive” cd of Eric Turnow that I am
in sole possession of! I rest my case on this issue!
From: ILS System
> Subject: Copyright catalog Builder Search for EricnbspTurnbownbspinnbspKeywordnbspAnywherenbsp
> To: etcosmic2000@yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 3:39 AM
> Type of Work: Sound Recording and Music
> Registration Number / Date:
SRu000402834 / 1999-03-03
> Title: I’m alive.
> Description: Compact disc.
> Notes: Collection.
> Copyright Claimant:
© · on words, music & sound
> recording; Eric Turnbow, 1961-
(E.T. Turnbow)
Date of Creation: 1998
Copyright Note: C.O. correspondence.
Names: Turnbow, Eric, 1961-
Turnbow, E.T.
> The Library of Congress
> United States Copyright Office
> 101 Independence Ave., S.E.
> Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
> 202-707-3000
Mr. Aronson does not even know who Micheal Moore is!
He knew ahead of time about this project and had
absolutely ZERO interest in it. He does not even know
how to turn on a computer, let alone surf the net, so
therefore he never could have contacted the film maker
if he even wanted to. My email was chosen from 25,000
stories, and it is a miracle it made it into the film.
Mr. Moore had a 500 hour film that he had to trim to a
mere 2 hours, yet my Abbey Road incident made the cut!
Now that is some odds. Fantastic!
I think that Mr. Aronson is being an opportunistic cry
baby about this whole incident. My screen time is 90
seconds, and his is, well about 4 seconds! Rather than
complain about not being recognized, he should be
thanking Micheal Moore, as well as Me, for including
him in this project at all. Let’s not lose sight of
the real issue here! Let’s take the focus off of any
“Credit due” and think about getting National Health
care for every American! That is what this is all
about! That is what is important. Our system sucks,
and needs an overhaul. Let’s not drop the ball and
make a big deal out of nothing at all. Ken waived his
rights to any compensation and credit. Now He may
regret the fact that he sold off any rights he never
had in the first place, So give me a break! This is
just silly!
While you are at it go and see “Sicko”. The movie
rocks and I am very proud to be a part of it! My blogs
and web pages, newspaper interviews, and KOMO radio
appearances are all over the internet and translated
into different languages and everything. It has been
awesome to be a small part of such a noble cause. It
has been great recognition for my business as well,
and you can catch my Karaoke and DJ show 7 days a week
at the Viking Lounge (6318 Martin Way…. in Lacey
Washington).
As for Ken….. well, good luck to him. He likes to
make mountains out of mole hills. His info is
incorrect and certainly inaccurate. He needs to move
on and get a life I suppose. this disgruntled attitude
will not get him very far. In the meantime, I will see
you in the movie aisles!
I would be happy to discuss with you further. I am
passionate about this subject.
Thank You
Mr. Eric Turnbow
email: etcosmic2000@yahoo.com
website: http://cosmickaraoke.com
phone: 943-7039
So….
Reluctantly I must publish the original story about this lame
idiot Ken who cried his way to the papers about his lack of
interest in that great movie “Sicko”…. Get a life dude. Stop
loving yourself so damn much. Get behind the cause and try
to be humble. Than maybe good fortune will come your way!
Harbor man appears in Michael Moore’s ‘SiCKO’
By Callie White - Daily World Writer
Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:54 AM PDT
Aberdeen native Ken Aronson has a passion for music
and entertainment. So it should be a dream come true
to him that he and a song he wrote are very briefly
featured in Michael Moore’s new movie “SiCKO,” a
documentary about the American healthcare system. But
the part-time karaoke jockey said he doesn’t feel he
has received his due for the part he played in the
movie.
Aronson’s story, the one told in “SiCKO,” starts
with his love of the Beatles. He and his fellow
Beatle-loving friend Eric Turnbow went together to
England in April of 1997, they did the obligatory
pilgrimage to Abbey Road, home to the studio that
recorded the seminal “Abbey Road” album. Aronson
videotaped the entire trip, starting with boarding the
plane to get there.
So, of course, Aronson caught Turnbow doing the kind
of stunt that tourists, intoxicated by being in an
unfamiliar place, sometimes attempt. He started
walking across Abbey Road on his hands.
Paul McCartney’s bare feet may have been a
“clue” to teenage conspiracy theorists back in the
day that he was dead; Turnbow, crossing the street on
his bare hands, may have thought he was about to die
when he came down, hard, putting his shoulder out of
joint.
“We knew we had to take him to a hospital,”
Aronson said. When they got there, Turnbow handed a
credit card to the staff on duty, telling them they
could charge him for healthcare.
Socialized medicine
But, Aronson said, that didn’t happen. Instead,
Turnbow got some odd looks. Because of England’s
socialized medical system, it cost Turnbow almost
nothing. In the movie, Moore contrasts that with the
American medical system.
“In the U.S., he’d have been out $2,000 at
least,” Aronson said. In Britain, Turnbow had his
arm reset for free; he was charged “three or four
pounds” for painkillers, about $6 at the time.
Aronson said the two were concerned they’d miss a
tribute concert to Buddy Holly that was only a few
hours from the time they got to the hospital.
“We were out of there fast,” Aronson said. They
didn’t miss a moment of the show, which Aronson said
was “great.”
Aronson contrasted his friend’s experience in
Britain with his here; not only has Aronson spent time
in hospital waiting rooms, he is only now going in for
surgery on his jaw and teeth, which were badly damaged
when he was hit by a vehicle while working on the side
of his house.
Song in the movie
“Before we left (for England), I came up with a
song, ‘Oh England,’ ” Aronson said. He taped the
two of them doing an acapella version, which was used
in the movie.
Aronso n is miffed that he did not control Moore’s
access to the video and song he claims are his work.
Would he feel better if his name was in the credits?
“I think so,” Aronson said. He added that he would
not mind a share of the royalties for the use of his
song.
One response to your article…..
1. Work at homes moms Says:
August 25th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Sandra Kellog wrote about it lately but i think what you wrote is much better.
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So….. (12/30/08)
Here is a cool article about “Sicko” and Michael Moore that is in spanish! It mentions Eric Turnbow in the first paragraph. See Senior! ET
News et opinions : Actualité
(P)Sicko aux Etats-Unis : le système de santé qui tue
Article de Michael Balavoine
Michael Moore est de retour. Humour décapant, finesse d’éléphant et raccourcis éhontés : la méthode a fait ses preuves et cette fois-ci, c’est le système de santé américain qui trinque. Aimé ou haï peu importe : avec Sicko, le réalisateur a le mérite de susciter un débat qui, chez nous, est trop souvent relégué aux sous-sols poussiéreux du Conseil fédéral.
Eric Turnbow dit «E.T.» est américain and had a dream – si on ose dire : traverser Abbey Road à Londres comme l’ont fait les Beatles sur la pochette de leur dernier album il y a presque 40 ans. Seulement voilà : pour marquer l’événement d’une pierre blanche, «E.T.» décide de franchir le fameux passage piétons sur les mains. Et c’est le drame : il chute et se déboîte l’épaule. Il pensait que cet accident allait lui coûter ses économies. Mais heureuse surprise : il doit seulement payer les médicaments.
Normal, explique de façon faussement candide Michael Moore dans Sicko. On est en Grande-Bretagne. Et là, comme dans les «paradis» français, canadien et même cubain, l’accès aux soins est gratuit. Comme partout. Sauf aux Etats-Unis.
Car là-bas, c’est la jungle libérale, tempête Moore. Et pas seulement pour les 50 millions d’Américains qui ne sont pas couverts, mais bien pour les 250 millions d’autres qui bataillent ferme avec leurs assureurs maladie pour faire valoir leurs droits. Au-delà de chiffres déjà ahurissants, l’humour laisse place au tragique. Michael Moore met, avec ses 1001 anecdotes récoltées via le net à travers tout le pays, des visages sur une terrifiante réalité. Familles ruinées par une opération, conjoints décédés, héros du 11 septembre laissés à l’abandon et forcés de gagner Cuba sur une embarcation de fortune pour se faire soigner. Et puis il y a Mychelle. C’est une petite fille de 18 mois. Un soir, sa mère la découvre malade et l’amène à l’hôpital. Le médecin reconnaît l’urgence. Appelle l’assureur. Son insistance n’y fera rien : elle doit être transférée dans un autre hôpital, celui-ci n’étant pas couvert. Elle y arrive trois heures plus tard. 15 minutes après son entrée, Mychelle décède.
Comment et pourquoi un pays si riche laisse-t-il toute une frange de sa population à l’abandon ? La réponse de Michael Moore est cinglante. Le gouvernement américain a confié le remboursement des dépenses de santé à des firmes privées qui prospèrent sur le dos des malades en concentrant l’essentiel de leur temps et de leurs moyens à tenter de rembourser le moins possible. Experts médicaux payés au prorata des malades refusés et détectives privés fouillant dans le passé des plus démunis : le profit est à ce prix et les heureux perdants sont toujours les assurés.
On peut tout reprocher à Michael Moore. Son parti pris qui ignore les accusés. Ses raccourcis au service de sa propagande. Mais, dans Sicko, il faut lui laisser en tout cas une chose : il a reconnu que le problème de la couverture des dépenses de santé relève d’une décision politique. Et il date précisément le début de la misère américaine. C’était le 17 février 1971, le jour où Richard Nixon a conçu le système de santé US comme un libre marché en déclarant : «Je n’aime pas trop ces fichues assurances maladie ; moins on soignera, plus on fera de bénéfices.»
Reste que la solution Moore est, à l’image du film, simpliste. Il la résume en trois points sur son site Internet. Chaque résident américain a droit à une assurance gratuite et universelle pour toute la durée de sa vie. Il faut abolir toutes les compagnies d’assurances privées et enfin réguler les firmes pharmaceutiques comme des entreprises d’utilité publique.
Le projet est évidemment irréaliste même si Michael Moore feint de le retrouver sur le vieux continent dans un «paradis» français largement idéalisé. Il ne parle pas du «trou de la Sécu» mais du fabuleux service «SOS médecin» qui vient vous soigner en moins de trente minutes gratuitement pour n’importe quel petit bobo. Il n’est pas crédible et il a tort : le système de santé en Europe n’est pas parfait. Et pourtant. Quand on écoute ces expatriés américains vivant à Paris, on devient attentif. En Suisse aussi, les menaces planent. La tendance est à la baisse. Avec des cartes électroniques, les assureurs auront de plus en plus de contrôle sur leurs «clients». La chasse aux bons risques a déjà commencé. Mais, malgré tout, les Américains sont émerveillés et, dans un certain sens, ils ont raison. En Suisse, comme en France, le système de santé est bon en comparaison de celui des Américains. Pour les pathologies graves, l’accès aux soins reste plus ou moins équivalent selon le revenu des patients et chacun jouit d’une protection de qualité pour des maladies graves. La question devient alors : jusqu’à quand tiendra-t-on ? Car, comme l’a dit récemment Jacques Attali, la santé sera un des grands marchés du XXIe siècle. Les appétits des assureurs vont s’aiguiser. Pour assumer les frais de santé et lutter contre l’emprise toujours plus grande de firmes gigantesques, il faudra que l’ensemble de la société se montre solidaire. Moore a eu le mérite, reconnaissons le, de susciter un débat. Il a peut-être gagné une bataille en forçant les prétendants à la succession de Georges Bush d’empoigner le sujet. Mais tout le problème est là : ce n’est qu’une bataille alors que la guerre qui s’annonce pour préserver un système de santé à visage humain vient tout juste de commencer.
Michael Moore : filmographie express
• 1989 : Roger and Me sur le licenciement de 30 000 personnes par General Motors à Flint, Michigan.
• 2002 : Bowling for Columbine inspiré du massacre de treize personnes par deux adolescents au Lycée de Columbine, Moore s’interroge sur la meurtrière industrie de l’armement. Primé à Cannes.
• 2004 : Fahrenheit 9/11 attaque ouvertement Georges Bush et sa gestion du 11 septembre 2001.
• 2007 : Sicko s’attaque au système de santé américain en pleine campagne présidentielle.
Want to know what they said? Here it is in English! You need to find the original article
at Google. (Just type in Eric Turnbow/Sicko/Moore), and it comes up on page 2). Then you hit the translate key! Very easy. Unfortunatly I was unable to reproduce it without a transcripton!
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Here is an interesting article about my involvement in the movie “Sicko”. I like it, even if Mr. Bonk does call a “jackass”! All I can say is… well…. Touche’! I can handle it! (E.T.)
September 10, 2009
So What If It Does?
Filed under: Sicko — Brady Bonk
One of my favorite stories in Michael Moore’s Sicko is of Eric “E.T.” Turnbow, who visited London with friends with the express jackassed purpose of crossing Abbey Road on his hands. He fell, of course, and dislocated his shoulder. At the end of the day, his total medical costs came to $10 for his drugs.
A story like that makes me have to say, so what if national health care would cover non-citizens?
Objection to this notion is partially racist and partially just not getting the point.
You think Congressman Joe Wilson was all bent out of shape imagining all the Canadians sneaking across the border to take advantage of our awesome universal health care? Of course not. It’s those who live across from the other border that they’re worried about. You know. All those brown people.
Besides, this objection entirely misses the point entirely. Many of us want universal health care not just because we think it’s economically viable or because we’re rabid socialists. Many of us want universal health care because that’s the kind of god damned country we want to live in, a country where, even if you’re a jackass from a foreign land with a dislocated shoulder, the first thing you think when you get hurt or sick doesn’t have to be, “sweet Jesus, how am I going to pay?” Where care isn’t so much a commodity as it is a fundamental human right and in fact a vital link in the chain mail of our national security. When the black plague hits our shores, who do you want running the clinics? Competing, proprietary businesses? Or people you voted for?
So what if my tax dollars help somebody out who doesn’t have all his papers together? My insurance dollars accomplish that task already as things are, with ER visits ramping up costs. The point is that this debate, at least for some of us, isn’t just about money and power and politics. For some of us, it’s about what the hell kind of country we live in. I think decency dictates that you take care of folks without clicking your heels and demanding “zer papers.”
But that’s just me.
Postscript: Why Richard Simmons? I have no idea. My original intent was to put a Hitlerstache and Ronald McDonald hair on Wilson and to write “I am a penis” on him and to put a big green booger on his finger and to have him declaring that he had just farted. You know. To treat him with the same respect he’d offered the President of the United States. Then, I thought, hey. How about instead we have Richard Simmons—one of the greatest Howard Stern guests of all time—in there?
Post-Postscript: Might this be the start of a new Internet meme? “Congressman Joe Wilson and Richard Simmons?” Hmmmm…
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Eric’s Resume:
OBJECTIVE
* To work in a professional environment. I am anxious to
show great costumer service, perform tasks to the best of my
ability, and be a total asset to the perspective employer.
SKILLS
* Communicator
* Master Of Ceremony
* Entertainer
* Musician (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals)
* Mobile Digital D.J. plus Karaoke Host
* Small Business Owner
* Investor
* Computer skills
* Journalism
* Collating, bulk mailings
* Delivery
* Sales
* Telemarketing
* Mentor
* Manager
* Writer
* State of Washington Employee for twelve Years
EXPERIENCE
E.T.’s Cosmic Karaoke and Digital D.J.
1713 NE Tullis Olympia WA. 98506
Owner and Manager, March 1993 to Present
* Manage Sub Contracting Workers
* Contract D.J. Events
* Set Up Digital D.J. Systems and host the
show
* Purchase and maintain high tech music gear
* Organize digital Files
* Perform at: Weddings, Dances, Private
parties, Corporate events.
* Expert at Sound Mixing
* Keep expence record book and write off business
expences. Pay Business and occupation taxes annually.
Calculate 1099 wage reports
Viking Lounge, 6318 Martin Way Lacey, WA 98516
360-456-1555
Digital D.J. & Karaoke Host, May 2006 to May 2009
* Sub-contractor for The Viking Lounge. I was
the Host and M.C. and ran fair Karaoke Rotations. Maintained
the equipment; managed; subcontracted employees for the
service. Provided Costumer service; purchased advertising;
built business sales by bringing in customers. This was a 7
day a week job for my company.
State of WA. Department of Printing, 7580 New Market Street
SW, Tumwater, WA 98501 (360) 570-5555
Book Binder Three, January 1980 to November 1992
* Bindery work
* Drilling
* Stitcher Trimmer (Assembly Line)
* Perfect Binder (Assembly Line)
* Assistant on Three Knife
* Padding Machine * Fork Lift/Pallet Jack Operator
* Box Merchandise off the cutters
* Shrink wrap
* Recycling
* Shipping and Receiving
* Stocking
* Collating
* Special Mailings
* Warehousing
C.A. Communications, Box 115, Olympia, WA 98507
Office Worker, January 1975 to January 1980
360-352-5410
* Collating
* Delivery
* Warehousing
* Shipping and Receiving
* Bulk Mailings
* Custodial Engineer
* Landscaping
Miscellaneous Work
* Supermarket Shelf Stocking
* Telemarketing Ticket Sales
* Restaurant Work (Bussing, Dishes, Prep cook work)
* Delivering Telephone Books (Contractor)
EDUCATION
Capital High School
2707 Conger Ave NW Olympia, WA 98502
360-596-8000
High school Diploma, June 1979
HOBBIES
* Internet Surfing (Myspace and Facebook)
* Music
* Motorcycle Riding
* Concerts
* Guitar Playing
* Songwriting
* Karate
* Photography
RECOGNITION
* I appeared in Michael Moore’s 2007 Academy
Award Nominated Documentary called “Sicko”. I had 90 seconds
of screen time and this movie went on to be the second
highest grossing National documentary film of all time. I
attended the Seattle film premier and met the producers of
the film including the director Michael Moore. This project
created a lot of internet buzz, and I was featured in many
articles and videos, and radio spots all around the world.
This greatly raised my profile. It can be researched at
http://www.ericturnbow.com
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
* Feature Editor for High School Newspaper
“The Capital Outlook”. I was involved in the writing,
editing, layout, and printing. I got straight A’s in the
subject of Journalism.
* I was on the Newspaper staff at all three
of my schools: Boston Harbor Elementary, Reeves Junior High,
and Capital High School.
websites:
* http://www.cosmickaraoke.com
* http://www.ericturnbow.com
* http://www.myspace.com/ericturnbow
* http://www.myspace.com/cosmickaraok
* http://www.myspace.com/galacticnebula
* FaceBook (Search Eric Turnbow)
