Comments on: #10 - Bryant Gumbel and Bananas http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/ 63 Days Of My Life, In All Their Glory Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Beth http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-43820 Beth Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:47:53 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-43820 very moving, you write beautifully, Allison.Please keep on. I know exactly what you all are talking about- 10 minutes with these charismatic (WWASP) types and you either give in completely without even knowing what you have done- or you feel like you are going completely mad and start fighting like a caged badger. A Am trying to free my son- it is so evident in our time together how far under thier spell he is. It is so very difficult to get him to speak out and he conceals much that he has seen and been through. I am hoping he will have the courage to speak out as I have been sending various organizations into his facility to interview him. I suspect the behavioral drugs he is on could be manipulated adding to the cultlike influence these people have. It sounds a bit paranoid, I suppose- but I am sure you all have had the same suspicions at times. Please know that it isn't in any way your fault, Allison- what happened to you or how you responded. You are not responsible. You are so very very brave for telling your story and sharing with others now. If anyone has any information on Steve Cartisano or his current whereabouts- specifically connecting him to Arizona/Mesa, please contact me. Thanks Pray for my son, please, and his freedom AZTreefrog34@AOL.com very moving, you write beautifully, Allison.Please keep on.

I know exactly what you all are talking about- 10 minutes with these charismatic (WWASP) types and you either give in completely without even knowing what you have done- or you feel like you are going completely mad and start fighting like a caged badger. A
Am trying to free my son- it is so evident in our time together how far under thier spell he is. It is so very difficult to get him to speak out and he conceals much that he has seen and been through. I am hoping he will have the courage to speak out as I have been sending various organizations into his facility to interview him.
I suspect the behavioral drugs he is on could be manipulated adding to the cultlike influence these people have. It sounds a bit paranoid, I suppose- but I am sure you all have had the same suspicions at times.
Please know that it isn’t in any way your fault, Allison- what happened to you or how you responded. You are not responsible. You are so very very brave for telling your story and sharing with others now.
If anyone has any information on Steve Cartisano or his current whereabouts- specifically connecting him to Arizona/Mesa,
please contact me. Thanks
Pray for my son, please, and his freedom
AZTreefrog34@AOL.com

]]> By: lexi http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-5733 lexi Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:18:35 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-5733 omg, i made a previous entry regarding my being sent to military school.. but after reading ashlyn's comment i realized that this is the same program that my exbf and one of my friends (coincidentally) had been sent to.. i cant believe this. he was sent to somoa where he was with kids that were killers and she was in utah where the counselors punished her by SITTING ON HER. both of them were abused by the people in charge... i cannot believe this is the same program, i am shocked at how many people this evil piece of shit has effected. i have to tell them, my god. omg, i made a previous entry regarding my being sent to military school.. but after reading ashlyn’s comment i realized that this is the same program that my exbf and one of my friends (coincidentally) had been sent to.. i cant believe this. he was sent to somoa where he was with kids that were killers and she was in utah where the counselors punished her by SITTING ON HER. both of them were abused by the people in charge… i cannot believe this is the same program, i am shocked at how many people this evil piece of shit has effected. i have to tell them, my god.

]]> By: John Fenston http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-3010 John Fenston Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-3010 Re Steve Cartisano. Have been reading about this guy here and on other websites. Judging from his attitudes and behaviour, including his charm and charisma, it may well be that he is at worst a sociopath, and at best has a narcissistic personality disorder. If that's the case, he will never admit to, or feel any guilt or responsibility, for anything he has done, or ordered to be done. It's truly tragic for his victims, as not only will there be no money for compensation (unless there's some insurance around), but there will certainly be no apology or closure. Re Steve Cartisano.
Have been reading about this guy here and on other websites.
Judging from his attitudes and behaviour, including his charm and charisma, it may well be that he is at worst a sociopath, and at best has a narcissistic personality disorder.
If that’s the case, he will never admit to, or feel any guilt or responsibility, for anything he has done, or ordered to be done.
It’s truly tragic for his victims, as not only will there be no money for compensation (unless there’s some insurance around), but there will certainly be no apology or closure.

]]> By: Lauretta MInnick http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-2932 Lauretta MInnick Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:34:30 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-2932 I grew up with Steve Cartisano. He was call "uncle" by my children. My mother was like his mother and he was even given money when she died. We were the first ones to get a 2nd mortgage on our home, get all our friends to sell their personal things to raise money and to start the first survival school for troubled kids. I take the prize, so to speak, of being THE FIRST of his conquests. I would love to talk to someone about him. He left us with all the bills, we had seven little children and we had to apply for government help and I was in food lines just to be able to feed my children. I grew up with Steve Cartisano. He was call “uncle” by my children. My mother was like his mother and he was even given money when she died. We were the first ones to get a 2nd mortgage on our home, get all our friends to sell their personal things to raise money and to start the first survival school for troubled kids. I take the prize, so to speak, of being THE FIRST of his conquests. I would love to talk to someone about him. He left us with all the bills, we had seven little children and we had to apply for government help and I was in food lines just to be able to feed my children.

]]> By: Ashlyn Larimore http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-2692 Ashlyn Larimore Tue, 25 Oct 2005 05:23:32 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-2692 Hi im writing this because im not sure what this page is about other than the fact that it has content about Steve Cartisano. I met Steve while in his "New Hope " "program" that man knew that me and the other children were being beaten and sexually molested and he did nothing about it. That man took thousands from my parents to "help" me and left me stranded on the island of Samoa. Im now taking action and filing a suit against him and trying to get him to pay for all that he has done to all of these familys . Hi im writing this because im not sure what this page is about other than the fact that it has content about Steve Cartisano. I met Steve while in his “New Hope ” “program” that man knew that me and the other children were being beaten and sexually molested and he did nothing about it. That man took thousands from my parents to “help” me and left me stranded on the island of Samoa. Im now taking action and filing a suit against him and trying to get him to pay for all that he has done to all of these familys .

]]> By: 63 Days » Fox News’ Daybreak http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-2261 63 Days » Fox News’ Daybreak Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:01:52 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-2261 [...] They’re airing my little bit on Fox News’ “Daybreak” today. 1 oclock eastern, 10 oclock pacific. If you’re new here to 63days, go to the bottom of this page and click “previous entries” and start from #1 or click here [...] [...] They’re airing my little bit on Fox News’ “Daybreak” today. 1 oclock eastern, 10 oclock pacific. If you’re new here to 63days, go to the bottom of this page and click “previous entries” and start from #1 or click here [...]

]]> By: Catherine Sutton http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-303 Catherine Sutton Fri, 20 May 2005 02:30:59 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-303 It's called "Brainwashing." Cartisano uses his "charisma" to get what he wants out of people...........and they fall for it. He's kind of like the Pied Piper. I watched Cartisano roll up his shirt sleeve in court during the Negligent Homicide Trial of Kristen Chase. He did this to show that he was wearing special clothing. You know what I mean Allison. He would also look back at his wife in the back row and smile lovingly at her. Now this is the man whom Gayle Palmer said abused her dauther Krista while she was in his program. She told me this in my home after Michelle died. I heard later that he abused other girls too. Cartisano was known for telling the goonies who worked for him, "if a kid acts up, take him/her behind a tree and let him/her have it. It's their word against yours." These programs prey upon weak and desperate parents to send their wayward teens to them. Some parents are convinced that it is in the best interest of their child to be taken by goonies through their so-called "escort service." Parents share personal infromation with these people. Then, should something happen and the media gets wind it, they use the personal information given to them by the parents in hopes of helping their child to discredit the child. He/She is a faker, whiner, manipulator you see. Cartisano is a master manipulator. Everytime I would hear this man say during a TV interview, "My Mother was a heroine addict and my Father abused me," claiming that this makes him an expert in dealing with troubled teens, I wanted to jump into the TV set. I could see that Cartisano himself was troubled and taking his problems out on children? I once said to Cartisano as I spoke to him on the phone through his alias, that (HE)"Cartisano is like a 12 year old child out of control." He didn't like that much. Oh well, truth hurts don't it? The kids who were with my daughter experienced pressure heaped upon them by the counselors as Michelle grew sicker with each new day. She was accused of faking her flu like symptoms. They accused Michelle of sticking her finger down her throat to make herself sick. The peer pressure Michelle wanted to get away from was now on the trail with her. I don't blame the kids for what happened to Michelle. They could have died also. Even the counselors could have died. They all could have. The had NO RADIOS to call for help. Well, I'm off to pick my daughter up. Keep writing Allison, Catherine It’s called “Brainwashing.”

Cartisano uses his “charisma” to get what he wants out of people………..and they fall for it. He’s kind of like the Pied Piper.

I watched Cartisano roll up his shirt sleeve in court during the Negligent Homicide Trial of Kristen Chase. He did this to show that he was wearing special clothing. You know what I mean Allison. He would also look back at his wife in the back row and smile lovingly at her. Now this is the man whom Gayle Palmer said abused her dauther Krista while she was in his program. She told me this in my home after Michelle died. I heard later that he abused other girls too.

Cartisano was known for telling the goonies who worked for him, “if a kid acts up, take him/her behind a tree and let him/her have it. It’s their word against yours.”

These programs prey upon weak and desperate parents to send their wayward teens to them. Some parents are convinced that it is in the best interest of their child to be taken by goonies through their so-called “escort service.” Parents share personal infromation with these people. Then, should something happen and the media gets wind it, they use the personal information given to them by the parents in hopes of helping their child to discredit the child. He/She is a faker, whiner, manipulator you see.

Cartisano is a master manipulator. Everytime I would hear this man say during a TV interview, “My Mother was a heroine addict and my Father abused me,” claiming that this makes him an expert in dealing with troubled teens, I wanted to jump into the TV set. I could see that Cartisano himself was troubled and taking his problems out on children?

I once said to Cartisano as I spoke to him on the phone through his alias, that (HE)”Cartisano is like a 12 year old child out of control.” He didn’t like that much.

Oh well, truth hurts don’t it?

The kids who were with my daughter experienced pressure heaped upon them by the counselors as Michelle grew sicker with each new day. She was accused of faking her flu like symptoms. They accused Michelle of sticking her finger down her throat to make herself sick. The peer pressure Michelle wanted to get away from was now on the trail with her. I don’t blame the kids for what happened to Michelle. They could have died also. Even the counselors could have died. They all could have. The had NO RADIOS to call for help.

Well, I’m off to pick my daughter up.

Keep writing Allison,

Catherine

]]> By: LotharBot http://www.63days.com/10-bryant-gumbel-and-bananas/#comment-122 LotharBot Fri, 13 May 2005 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.63days.com/?p=15#comment-122 There are drugs that make you susceptible to suggestion. Maybe they put some in the bananas. There are drugs that make you susceptible to suggestion. Maybe they put some in the bananas.

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