FULTON BOOKS; the Update

I entered today with three issues, and all three were on the contract/business side of things. Some progress has been made, and I have some advice for you.

The first issue concerning the bulleted item in the contract. The item was an expedited release date. An expedited release, according to my own belief, is an approximate date of when your book is going to be released. If publishing a manuscript takes between 6 and 8 months, an expedited release date would be them reaching out to you five months into the process and saying, “at this point, judging by the way things are going, it looks like your book will be released on such and such date. ” It’s an approximate release date or their best guess of when your book is going to be released based on their experience and expert knowledge in the business.

This way, you can take that date and use for marketing purposes, build suspense around the release of your book, or have a book release party, or whatever.

They didn’t see it that way. According to Fulton Books, the expedited release date was six to eight months from when they begin the process of publishing your book. I don’t get that. I mean, if you’re already telling me the publishing process takes six to eight months then why would you need to bullet that as a special item within the contract?

Lesson learned. The next time you receive a contract, sit down with whoever you’re entering into an agreement with, and make them explain every detail and every bulleted item. Don’t leave and don’t sign the contract until you’re clear and understand everything and you’re both in agreement.

The second issue was resolved. They raised the contract renewal fee by $6. I was refunded the $6 and charged the amount we agreed on in the initial contract.

The third issue is ongoing, but some progress has been made.

FOR FULTON BOOKS; IT’S TIME TO STOP THE PRESS

Do you realize how important this is? If Fulton Books can tell me 4 sales are old and provide no proof, then what would stop them from claiming 4,000 sales are old?
Francis Joseph LaManna

I would like to begin this post by introducing myself. My name is Francis Joseph LaManna. In 2019 I wrote Smorgasbord A Collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories, and I self-published it with Fulton Books in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Smorgasbord came out in 2020. Immediately, I wrote Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish, and I self-published that as well with Fulton Books in Meadville, Pennsylvania. That was officially published in 2021.

Immediately, I wrote Smorgasbord 3 Prophecy and Poverty, and I just submitted that about a month ago.

The reason why I’m sharing this chronology with you is because it’s important for you to understand that I, because of the timing, represent a fresh start for Fulton Books. Take a look and see how much growth and business Fulton Books has been getting since 2019. I don’t even think you can find a comment, review, or complaint online that’s older than three years.

This is important.

If you’re a current author with Fulton Books, or you’re a writer looking to self-publish with Fulton Books, you might want to read about my experience and my current problem and then wait to see how it’s resolved before moving forward.

Like any author who first published their work, I was excited. I showered Fulton Books with praise and compliments. And I did like the finished product.

Here we are three years later.

There are three problems that occurred on the business/contract side of my relationship with Fulton Books, and honestly, I came out on the short end for the first two.

Now, I made all my payments to them on time and in full. Never once did they have to track me down, send me a reminder, or delay the production of my book because of a lack of payment. I held up my end for both books and made the required payments.

The first issue was about a bulleted item in the contracts of both books. When a contract is signed, both parties must adhere to what’s spelled out in the contract. Twice, Fulton Books gave me a contract with an item in it that they ultimately failed to deliver.

Technically, that’s a breech of contract, but I let it go for the first book. On the second contract, however, I made sure to highlight the item, and remind them about me not receiving it in my first contract. Again, I did not receive it.

That’s now two contracts they’ve breeched. I let it go again.

The second issue. My initial contract with Fulton Books was good for two years and then it had to be renewed. There’s a fee to renew for another two years and it’s listed in the contract you sign initially.

When the bill came in to renew my contract for my first book, I paid it, no realizing they raised the cost to renew the contract. I called and reminded them they’re not allowed to raise the renewal cost until the initial contract amount has been settled first. If you sign your initial contract and it says the renewal fee for another two years is gong to be $90, then that’s what you’re supposed to pay. They can’t raise the cost and expect you to pay an amount that’s different from what you signed their contract for.

But that’s what they did to me, and when I asked if they could refund the difference to me, they they told me no.

That was the third time Fulton Books breeched their contract with me, and for the third time, I let it go.

Why?

Because I enjoy having my work published.

But the reality here is:

That it’s costing me thousands of dollars to self-publish. If you’re self-publishing, you’re paying everything. It costs Fulton Books nothing, and they have nothing to lose here in this relationship. If your book doesn’t sell they still win because you paid them, and if your book does great, and you become a best selling author, they win again.

Meanwhile, I was dealing with a woman named Donna Lawas, for both issues. Every time I would ask to speak to someone in upper management she would either ignore my requests or tell me to submit an email to their support inbox, which she’s the one who answered the emails.

I just spent almost $7,000 between self-publishing two books, marketing materials, and other items they offer, and to not be able to get someone on the phone who’s either in upper management, or has some type of stake in the company is just not a good sign.

I’m trying to build a future with Fulton Books. I would write and self-publish ten books with them regardless of the costs but where is the customer relations? Where’s the person who signs the contract on their end?

Now we’re on to the third issue, and once again, I’m dealing with Donna Lawas. I looked at my Author Amazon account and noticed four new sales between March and July of this year, 2022. When I called to ask why those sales didn’t update on my Fulton Books sales report, she told me it was because they were old sales from 2021.

Naturally, I asked for a receipt or some proof of sale to validate what she was telling me, and she couldn’t provide it. I then emailed my publishing assistant, and I asked him to please follow up with this and try to bring some closure to this matter. Since my first email or phone call to Fulton Books was made, its been a little over a month and this is still ongoing.

My publishing assistant finally emailed me back, but with no direct answers to my question. Just a lot of fluff, and all the original information and links I received two years ago. That’s not his fault I thanked him for trying but again, Fulton Books is taking the same approach they took for the first two issues; ignoring me, clouding the real issue with tons of unrelated information, and not answering my questions directly. Donna continues to ignore my request to speak to someone who can handle the issue, and I don’t understand how she expect me to believe what she’s telling me when she has nothing to prove what she’s saying.

And then, as if I’m lying to her, she asks me to take a screen shot of the sales and email the pictures to her.

Do you realize how important this is?

If Fulton Books can tell me 4 sales are old and provide no proof, then what’s stopping them from doing the same thing five years from now when 4,000 purchases are made?

We are writers, and we’re self-publishing our material through Fulton Books. All the risk and the entire investment is on us, but this isn’t about how much money is involved here. The real issue is they’re refusing to pay me, and because they don’t want to pay me, they’re trying to convince me that those four new sales are actually old.

Yet, there’s no proof or anything for them to offer to prove what they’re claiming is true.

It’s time to STOP THE PRESS! It’s time to find out what’s going on at Fulton Books, because up until this point, I’ve been writing, working, and paying them.

Who’s working there? Where’s the management team? Who’s responsible for resolving issues with customers/clients? What happened to my literary agent, Suzanne McQuane? She all of a sudden is no longer with the company, and I didn’t even know until I tried calling her. Someone else answered, and they don’t even return my calls!

It’s shady. We’re paying all this money, and there’s no personal relationship with anyone other then then your publishing assistant.

That’s not good business. I really hope this issue is resolved sooner than later because it’s interfering with my writing, it’s constantly on my mind, and I have to take time out of my day to follow up.

From the very first issue with the contract, someone from management should’ve called me, someone should’ve apologized, someone should’ve offered an explanation, and someone should’ve said we appreciate your business.

Honestly, with the way they’ve handled previous issues, with what’s going on currently, and for the simple fact that we’re paying them for this service, I’d wait to see how this gets resolved. I don’t plan on coming up short again.

Fulton Books is trying to tell me my sales from this year aren’t new. They told me they’re apart of a bulk order Amazon made in 2021.

Unless they can show proof of that, they have to pay me.

Maintaining a Sense of Self

I always say that I love the uniqueness of the individual, and that’s because I do. Everyone is different, and because everyone is different, it’s important for me to always maintain my sense of self.

Some of us would rather not admit it, but we do learn from one another. We learn from the people we meet, and all the experiences we have. Every person I meet and every new experience I have is an opportunity for me to grow and change. Growth and change are good, and I do believe the idea is to grown and change into a better version of yourself, not become the other. It’s good to respect and appreciate the other, but you should want to be appreciated and respected as well.

Sometimes the attitudes, moods, and personalities of those around us can have an immediate impact on us, so much so, that we emulate the moods and behavior of the other. This is never a good thing.

If you, at some point realized, this is happening to you, then that’s a step in the right direction. You’ll never be able to change anything about yourself until you’re conscious of it. If you realized that you’ve become or have always been the type of person who’s affected by the moods and attitudes of others, and would like to change that, you can.

You can absolutely change and become completely unaffected by those around you as long as you’re prepared to deal with yourself and the part of your personality that has been causing you to act in such a way.

Rediscover and maintain your sense of self. You either lost your sense of self at some point, or you’ve failed to establish yourself as an individual.
Everyday when you wake up, remind yourself that you’re an independent person, and you’re free to be, to go, to say, to feel, and to act however you wish.
Remind yourself, we’re all different. People need you to be yourself, and more importantly, you need you to be yourself.
It’s absolutely necessary for you to discover something that makes you happy, and something you find joy in. You must figure out what’s important to you, what it is you care about, and what you love. This is the basis of your individuality, and what you’ll strive to maintain and protect when everything around you falls apart.

I hope you find this list helpful. This is a topic of tremendous depth, but I think this is a good start. The most important thing you already discovered, you want to be and maintain yourself in the company of whoever you’re around; unaffected and unchangeable.

Enjoy your day!

Moon Scope

August 23, 2022 Edition

Tonight’s waning crescent moon will be home in the astrological sign of Cancer. Currently the moon is in the 5th house, and as this moon phase comes to an end, so are matters concerning short-term pleasure and creative projects.

In four more nights the moon will be new, that means right now, we should be thinking ahead. Guys and girls, perhaps you’ve been pursuing a recent attraction, but if it’s not going anywhere, it might be a good time to let it go and move on. And the same thing with creative projects. If you’ve been trying to get something going, be it in writing, blogging, or maybe fashion, maybe it’s time to rethink you’re current path and try a different outlet.

Now, don’t forget about how the universe works. When an avenue or door closes, another one will always open up, and the key here is the Sun’s position. Today, the Sun, which is the ruler and landlord of the 5th house has just crossed over into Virgo from Leo.

This gives us a little more direction and insight as to what’s going on here. Virgo, the sign representing the 6th house, deals with health and service.

A lot of people enjoy weight training, running, yoga, dieting, and these are all activities that fall under Virgo, and because most people get pleasure out of these activities, they fall under the 5th as well. The summer will soon be coming to an end, and with it will go the beach body, but who says we have train and take care of ourselves just for the summer?

Taking care of ourselves and our health should be an all year thing, and it believe me, it can be quite pleasurable.

What I’m doing here right now, and what many of you currently do, blogging, is an expression of creativity, one I find pleasure in, and one that’s a service to others.

Police, because of their service to the community, can be found in the 6th house. If you’ve been thinking about becoming a police officer, the time is right for you to do so. As the night of the new moon approaches, the universe is urging us to consider the pleasure and satisfaction that could come out of a career in service or just helping someone.

There will always be a need trainers, dieticians, teachers, coaches, law enforcement, firefighters, massage therapists, etc., and those are all areas where you can take something you find personal joy in and use it to be of service to help others.

The universe is opening the door for you to explore pleasure and creativity on a personal level, and when you figure all that out, think about how you can manifest those ideas in the realms of health and service. Think about it and prepare because like I said we only have four nights left in this current moon phase.

When the waxing crescent approaches, it will be time to put those plans in action!

Before I forget, there’s another issue that comes under the moon’s placement tonight in the 5th house. Children! Have you been thinking about having children. Yes, because the sun is the giver of life, procreation is a 5th house issue.

Maybe you’ve been thinking about exploring the possibility of midwifery, or becoming a doctor who delivers babies. With the moon in the 5th house, but on the cusp of the 6th, which is where it is at the moment, we have this crossover or connection between enjoying what’s fun, pleasurable, and creative for us, and then turning it into something that can be used as a service to others. Especially with the Sun entering Virgo.

For those who are curious, the sun will continue its movement through Leo until September 15th, astronomically.

But astrologically, when can officially say, “Happy Birthday Season!” to all the Virgos out there.

Enjoy!

How About That?

If you read that post, Popping the Big Question, I’d like to know what you think.

The information for that post was from Zechariah Sitchin’s book, The 12th Planet. Like he promised in the beginning of his, he was going to offer his final analysis of the discovery presented concerning human creation and origin.

Wow!

I’ve read stories and articles about cloning, artificial insemination, and cross breeding experiments, but I didn’t know the extent.

And I have to be honest, as I’m sitting here this morning thinking about what I read and wrote last night, I’m looking at the entire situation in different ways.

Let’s begin with planet earth. Apparently, earth was a planet that formed millions of years ago, and without any visitors or outside disturbances, there seems to be a very specific course our planet would have taken concerning evolution.

Homo erectus was the product of evolution, it was an ape-like person that was friendly and protective of the animals on this planet. It just amazes me as I look at that picture from the outside.

Here’s planet earth with it’s own thing going on. What would earth be like without any involvement from the outside?

And you know what? I wonder what the future destiny for Homo erectus would’ve been. As the product of evolution, how far would the species have evolved?

Would it eventually have evolved into a species smart enough to travel in space? I’d really like to know how far the natural process of evolution would’ve taken earth and its creatures.

So, a planet containing an advanced civilization sent its astronauts to earth, and the end result was our creation. Are we really the product of god’s experiment, the genetic manipulation of Homo erectus? That’s wild!

Decisions Decisions

Hello everyone, how are you on this Sunday morning? I hope you’re all doing well.

Smorgasbord 3 Prophecy & Poverty, I’ve decided will be the last book in the Smorgasbord series. When I began writing the first book, Smorgasbord A collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories, I wasn’t sure exactly what would come of it, but I knew it would eventually lead to something else; possibly something different, something greater in certain ways, and something more specific.

As all endings present new beginnings, I will move on to the next project. It will probably be something in the area of astrology.

That you for visiting Nooz Buffet, and if you haven’t picked up the first two Smorgasbord books, you can do so on several websites; Barns & Noble and Amazon have it paperback and e-form. You can also purchase the e-book on Google Play or Apple iTunes.

Have a wonderful day.

Popping the Big Question

Man-meaning of humanity, was originally called; lulu, meaning “primitive.” He was “lulu amelu,” which meant primitive worker. The terms used by Sumerians and Akkadians for Man, spoke of his status and purpose.

Humans were created as primitive workers.

According to evidence presented by Zecharia Sitchin, in his book, The 12th Planet, in Biblical times, the deity was Lord, Sovereign, King, Ruler, and Master.

And the term commonly translated as worship was avod. Avod meant “work.”

This proves that ancient and biblical man didn’t worship his god, he worked for him.

In order to rest and relax, god created man to do his work, and this coincides with the bible text that talks about god creating for six days and resting on the seventh. They could rest and relax because they created us.

So when did the change occur? At what point was working for god no longer considered worshiping him, and at what point did worshiping god come to mean going to church?

Some people think the gods left us, I think they’re still here amongst us.

There’s a bit of confusion about our beginning or origin, and from what I’m starting to understand, that’s because there was Man, and there was modern Man, the Homo Sapiens.

Man is the product of evolution as the discovery shows. This was an ape-like individual known as Homo erectus. Homo erectus evolved here on earth after millions of years.

When the ancient astronauts got here 450,000 years ago, the earth was going through an interglacial stage. The climate was warm and it brought about a proliferation of food and animals, and it speeded up the appearance and spread a man-like ape (Homo erectus).

In Sitchin’s book, proof is shown that the visiting Nefilim were not only aware of, but lured in and began studying Homo erectus.

Before he was civilized, Home erectus was described as being covered with shaggy hair on his whole body, endowed with hair like a woman, he knew nothing about people or land, and he was one with the grass fields. He fed on grass with gazelles, he jostled with wild beasts, and his hearts delight was in the watering place with the creatures in the water.

The alien hunters were afraid of Homo erectus, and Homo erectus was a nuisance to them because he was friends with and protected the animals he lived amongst. He would pick up the hunter’s traps and refill holes they dug.

The Nefilim quickly realized the Homo erectus was somewhat intelligent, and when the Nefilim were faced with the problem for manpower, they saw a ready-made solution in the domestication of a suitable animal. Homo erectus was the animal but he presented a problem. He was too intelligent and wild to become a docile beast of work, and his physic made him unsuitable for the task.

Without time and in need of a quick solution to mass-produce a work force, it was decided that the image of the gods would be imprinted on the being that already existed. Thus, the evolutionary advancement of Homo erectus was genetic manipulation.

The Nefilim did not create mammals, primates, or hominids. The Adam, of the Bible is the being who is our ancestor-he was the first Homo sapiens.

Man was not created out of nothing. He was a creature that already existed here. He was manipulated by the Nefilim so they could “bind upon it” the “image of the gods.” Man is the product of evolution, but modern Man is Homo sapiens, a product of the “gods.”

I think the confusion should be cleared up now. We are not and were not Homo erectus, we are the genetically manipulated product.

Now, some people will laugh at this explanation and dismiss it, even though there’s enough significant proof that we shouldn’t.

But the funny thing is that we seem to be coming full-circle on our existence and origin. And I think as we continue to walk down this road of genetic manipulation and cloning, someone, if they haven’t already, is going to have a sudden awakening.

They already said there are no new ideas, everything that’s being done and discovered now, already was.

The awakening is going to be the realization that cloning and genetic manipulation was not only done already, but it’s the missing link to our creation and sudden emergence.

All living organisms contain or come with complete hereditary characteristics of their parent cell. In normal conception between father and mother, each of their chromosome sets merge to make 46, and then split to remain at 23 chromosome pairs, which leads to chance combinations.

Where do you think the saying comes from, “God doesn’t roll the dice?” It means God doesn’t take chances.

And with that in mind, technics already exist for cloning human beings. You can take the DNA of any human cell (not necessarily sex organs), and place its 23 sets of complete chromosomes into the female ovum to get the conception and birth of a “predetermined” individual!

Cloning produces the offspring that’s an exact replica of the source of the unsplit set of chromosomes. That means we right now, contain the knowledge to make exact copies of human beings. Sitchin goes on to sate that if their cell nuclei was preserved, we could’ve produced a limitless number of Hitlers, Mozarts, or Einsteins.

Keep that in mind as you’re swabbing the inside of your nostrils for that COVID test that the pharmacy sends off to some lab, or that sudden drug test your place of employment springs on you and asks you to place the cotton swab-stick under your tongue for three minutes.

We haven’t mastered every technique but we’re getting ever so close, and as we do, we’re going to come to realization that what we’re actually doing is pursuing the understanding of our own creation. That’s why they say every road to hell was paved with good intentions.

The closer we get to our beginning, the more resentment we’re going to have for our creators. There’s going to be that time of anger followed by crying and then laughter. That’s the awakening. Like an abandoned child who meets his parents for the first time, we will approach with anger and hatred asking them why they brought us into this world and just left us.

The closer we get to our beginning, the more we are going to hate each other. The knowledge of our origin is going to divide people, and it will create, once again, Gods and those who are worshipping or working.

As we become God, we’ll come to hate God and seek the removal of anything Godly.

And that’s how it will remain. We’re seeing the beginning of it now as technology continues to progress and our culture becomes increasingly digital.

And it will continue as things gradually deteriorate. Women will fight with men, when they realize they don’t need sperm to conceive. We’ll hate each other and say I don’t need you to one another as those with all the knowledge continue distancing themselves from the mainstream and go further and further down the rabbit hole.

Less and less of the world will be habitable, but it won’t matter because the ruling elite will only be concerned about themselves and their own preservation. We’ll have to struggle and conserve and live in meager conditions while they thrive.

And the answer to head this terrible situation off has been right here all along. All we had to do was unite, become one species united through culture with purpose. Some were too blind to see it, some were too greedy to be apart of it, some knew it and just didn’t care, and some were too afraid of the unknown to make real progress.

And it will continue until the final bomb is dropped and someone asks the question…

Supporting the Child

I wonder, how many fathers who refused to pay child support and ended up in jail, did so because they were tired of giving their money to a woman who was spending 90% on herself and 10% on the child.

There are a lot of good men out here. There’s a lot of men who love and care and can relate to children better than some women.

And of course men and women should never be in that competition, but because mindless people needed to have their roles assigned and defined for them, we argue over it now.

Before I stray from the topic, let me get to the point. There needs to be some type of follow up, and the courts should be responsible for checking in and making sure child support is supporting the child and not the parent.

If the courts are there to mediate and make sure children are placed in the best possible situation, then they should go a little bit further and follow up to make sure mommy isn’t pampering herself with babies money.

Brainwashed Into Ignorance

Have you ever seen a rainbow in the sky? How about a double rainbow? I’ve seen some that were full circles around the sun, and I’ve seen single and double arcs. Some have been half of an arc, some were faded, and some were bold in color displaying beautiful colors of the light spectrum.

The rainbow is a weather phenomenon, but some cultures saw them as omens. Good or bad, some cultures perceived rainbows to be messages from the Gods, and therefore, important symbolic meaning was attached to them.

All of a sudden, the rainbow was hijacked. It was taken and used by groups of people who would rather identify themselves by who they’re sexually attracted to.

The rainbow, a beautiful wonder displayed in our skies, has not only been taken, but redefined as well.

New symbolic meaning has been nailed, hot glued, and welded to the rainbow, and popular culture has reinforced and drilled the image with it’s new meaning into the skulls of the population. People are now brainwashed; when we see a rainbow, immediately, we think of sexual preference.

I own a pair of rainbow socks, and wear them with shorts. A woman I’m friends with has several young children, and one of them said to her, “I didn’t know Frank was gay.”

Wow! Okay, so, we have a young child who has been brainwashed into associating rainbows with being gay. We can thank mainstream popular culture for that. Thank you mainstream popular culture for brainwashing us!

The kid is innocent. He didn’t do anything wrong. Out of immaturity, he just assumed I was gay because I was wearing rainbow socks. It’s not his fault, he doesn’t know any better.

Now, his mother had to explain to him the real true meaning of rainbows. She also had to explain assumptions and the complications they create, and the fact that not everyone who wears a rainbow is gay.

Boy oh boy, is that kid confused!

Thanks again mainstream popular culture!

I wasn’t bothered by the kid’s assumption, but some people would’ve been. Some people would’ve gotten in his face and said, “What? I’m not fu**ing gay!”

And you know what, those people wouldn’t be wrong. Hijacking the rainbow, and solidifying its association to being gay, has created division within our nation. When you create division, you divide. Right?

So now, people are being pushed and forced into a situation where they feel the need to defend themselves, and make it known who they’re sexually attracted to. It’s not right. I’d like to know how many people in general avoid anything and everything associated with rainbows just because they’d rather not deal with people’s assumptions or feel forced into announcing who they prefer to lay in bed with.

That’s like someone taking the color blue and cementing it as symbol representing their attraction to animals.

“This blue flag is ours, it means we have sex with animals! And we want the world to know we have sex with animals. And that’s not enough! We want the world to accept us as people who have sex with animals. And we shall have rallies and marches to let the world know we have sex with animals and our flag is blue!”

Here’s comes some guy with a blue shirt on. Mom, I didn’t know that guy fucked animals. He doesn’t son, he just likes wearing the color blue.

Do you see what you created here?

This is a little off topic, but kind of related. I just saw a post of Facebook. Putting it correctly and unbiased, it was about a young talented girl who ran track and was being recognized for her speed.

The post was submitted by All Black News dot com, and when All Black News submits posts, they’re all about recognizing people for the color of their skin first, and their actual achievements second.

And then their email address is something like support diversity @ whatever. Diversity? There is no diversity in All Black News, I mean seriously, IT’S ALL BLACK NEWS. LMAO.

I think black Americans and people like MLK fought so hard for black Americans to have rights, be free, and put an end to segregation. Well, if you’re ending segregation and shooting for integration, then All Black News is total contradiction.

I mean, think of all the ways we can be divided. Race, religion, sex, age, sexual preference, country of origin, people with disabilities, political parties, Generation X, Y and Z, etc.

Do we really need to go along with it?

Wow, How Different Might Things Have Been?

When I was a young in the 80s, I remember my grandmother watching the television show, Married with Children. She was a huge fan, and rarely missed an episode. She had red hair, and Peggy Bundy had red hair, and now that I think about it, her husband’s name was Al, (LMAO), so I think there was a natural attraction going on there.

As I got older, I began to watch the show, and even today, I still watch whatever episodes are available on YouTube. Married With Children is timeless-it just never gets old, and it’s one of those shows you grow to love and the characters as well.

Of course, as a young boy, I loved Christiana Applegate, but the older I got, the more appreciation I had for Al.

But, as far as Christina Applegate is concerned, Married With Children put her on the map. She had, I think, a few smaller roles in lesser known shows, but Married With Children was IT for her. She was 15 when she began that job, and I don’t think you can ever mention Christina Applegate without mentioning Married With Children.

Now, check this out!

I was watching Forensics Files Season 6 Episode 11. That show was about the murder of a beautiful, I mean BEAUTIFUL, young gorgeous blonde from southern California named Linda Sobek.

She was a cheerleader for the NFL Raiders, and a model. She was 5’3″ 110 lbs. with a rock hard abdomen.

On November 16, 1995, Linda who was 27-years old at the time, was paged for a last minute photo shoot. She grabbed her belongings and left her house.

Linda was never seen or heard from again, but what got the ball rolling on the investigation of her disappearance was because she didn’t show up for her audition later that same day for a role on Married with Children!

How different might’ve things been for Christina Applegate and her career if Linda Sobek showed up and won the role for Kelly Bundy?

Where would Christina Applegate be today without Married With Children?

It’s awfully coincidental.

Forensic Files link below.