Hey friends it's Oz back again for a rocky edition of The Oz Files. Today is Friday which means yes it's that time again it's free write Friday for The Oz Files fan club. Wow, I rumbled through a few topics and I have decided that I will be talking about the great American landmark known as Alcatraz AKA the ROCK! No, that is not the ROCK from WWE Do you smell what the rock is cooking? Alcatraz is located in San Fransisco Californian USA. It's located way out on the water past the golden gate bridge. Alcatraz was primarily used to house the prisoners that were being problematic in the other jails around the world. These were not your common criminals. The men who came to Alcatraz were men who were in mafias and gangs and known for murdering a lot of people and a lot of high level cases. Alcatraz is a giant structure it spans 22.6 acres which equals to 4,700 square feet. I have been to Alcatraz and let me tell you it's quite a sight to see. You can sit inside a jail cell and go to the D block and it's all quite inspiring. I will let you know your feet get tired after awhile walking around there is a lot of ground to cover. You take a ferry from the pier to get to Alcatraz then you have to swim back ahhahahaahaa NAH you take a ferry back too. This leads me to the escape attempts that were made. If your going to escape Alcatraz you have to be sneaky and smart and the bay area is filled with sharks so you gotta have some luck too. There were several attempts but one that stood out in my mind was the last attempt before they closed down Alcatraz. There were three guys who found a way to dig themselves out of there jail cells. They made dummies with faces and clothes to put in there beds so the guards would believe that they were there. They made a raft out of material from which one of the fellas worked. They knew what to do and when to do it. They were able to escape and nobody found them but they did find a piece of clothing on Angel Island which is an island not far from Alcatraz. The warden at the time at Alcatraz said they drowned but many people including myself believe and know that those guys escaped and I was mighty impressed. There have been many movies made about Alcatraz such as Escape From Alcatraz, The Birdman Of Alcatraz and The Rock and so many more. I urge you to go out and watch these films for they are a good cleansing of the soul. If your ever in the bay area you need to go to Alcatraz it's so worth the 7.00 and you will remember it for a lifetime! Well what do you think of Alcatraz? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!
Friday, April 3, 2009
The Rock!
Hey friends it's Oz back again for a rocky edition of The Oz Files. Today is Friday which means yes it's that time again it's free write Friday for The Oz Files fan club. Wow, I rumbled through a few topics and I have decided that I will be talking about the great American landmark known as Alcatraz AKA the ROCK! No, that is not the ROCK from WWE Do you smell what the rock is cooking? Alcatraz is located in San Fransisco Californian USA. It's located way out on the water past the golden gate bridge. Alcatraz was primarily used to house the prisoners that were being problematic in the other jails around the world. These were not your common criminals. The men who came to Alcatraz were men who were in mafias and gangs and known for murdering a lot of people and a lot of high level cases. Alcatraz is a giant structure it spans 22.6 acres which equals to 4,700 square feet. I have been to Alcatraz and let me tell you it's quite a sight to see. You can sit inside a jail cell and go to the D block and it's all quite inspiring. I will let you know your feet get tired after awhile walking around there is a lot of ground to cover. You take a ferry from the pier to get to Alcatraz then you have to swim back ahhahahaahaa NAH you take a ferry back too. This leads me to the escape attempts that were made. If your going to escape Alcatraz you have to be sneaky and smart and the bay area is filled with sharks so you gotta have some luck too. There were several attempts but one that stood out in my mind was the last attempt before they closed down Alcatraz. There were three guys who found a way to dig themselves out of there jail cells. They made dummies with faces and clothes to put in there beds so the guards would believe that they were there. They made a raft out of material from which one of the fellas worked. They knew what to do and when to do it. They were able to escape and nobody found them but they did find a piece of clothing on Angel Island which is an island not far from Alcatraz. The warden at the time at Alcatraz said they drowned but many people including myself believe and know that those guys escaped and I was mighty impressed. There have been many movies made about Alcatraz such as Escape From Alcatraz, The Birdman Of Alcatraz and The Rock and so many more. I urge you to go out and watch these films for they are a good cleansing of the soul. If your ever in the bay area you need to go to Alcatraz it's so worth the 7.00 and you will remember it for a lifetime! Well what do you think of Alcatraz? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!
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Nice, love the inspiration. Who knows maybe next time you go there you can see Sean Connery and Nick Cage. It just looks like a creepy place, no wonder people wanted to escape.
ReplyDeleteha ha yep alcatraz was a place you did not want to go to ha sean and nick what a pair
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