Vice Mayor Portrays Ghost of Historic Dunedin Figure
Vice Mayor Ron Barnette portrayed the ghost of Dr. W.S. Blatchley in a City of Dunedin TV promotion for the Dunedin Historical Society's release of his 1900s-era "My Nature Nook" book.
Vice Mayor Ron Barnette's YouTube acting debut was more than appreciated on Sunday. Barnette portrayed the ghost of Dr. W.S. Blatchley in a Nov. 8 City of Dunedin TV spot promoting the Dunedin Historical Society's release of the historic figure's 1900s-era, limited-edition book of notes on the natural history of the city. In the 10-minute YouTube video, Dunedin Historical Museum curator Vinnie Luisi, who plays himself, happens upon the ghost of Dr. Blatchley (Barnette in period costume) sitting on a log in front of his home at J.C. Weaver Park. "I don't like furniture; I like nature," Barnette, as Blatchley, said to Luisi, making sure he was comfortable sitting on a wooden stump. Barnette, as Blatchley, welcomes Luisi to sit for moment and…
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waltallen
9:54 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
With all due respect Comm sorry if I'm spoiling the photo-op but you had the power on June 7 to fix what happened before you got there and you chose not to- that's what I know. There's nothing 'good neighborly' about 570 - it is a ridiculous monument to greed and disregard for one's neighbors and if you expect me to welcome that, then you sir , can go bark up a tree. Go lecture the foreign … more ›