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Mar 26, 2015

The Amish Mafia King Gives Fair Warning

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People contact me all the time with random tips and information about the characters on Amish Mafia. (Thank you, thank you very much.) Trying to verify these tips can be a challenge.

For instance, I’ve been chatting with a woman named Julie since September 2013. Julie met Lebanon Levi in May of the same year. Here’s a photo of the day she somehow snuck into his appearance at the Wolfgang Candy’s introduction of Farmer’s Fair, a candy endorsed by Levi Stoltzfus.

The Farmer’s Fair line will be introduced at the 2013 NCA Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago May 21-23. On hand to introduce these Pennsylvania Dutch-style confections will be Lebanon Levi, star of the hit television series, “Amish Mafia.”

A friend and Central PA neighbor to Wolfgang Candy, Levi is lending his support to launch the line of chocolates produced in the Olde-World Pennsylvania Dutch style. Lebanon Levi will meet and greet Expo attendees in Wolfgang Candy Booth #1759 on Thursday, May 23, between 2:00-4:00 pm.

Levi happy

Levi and Julie both agree that is the day, the ONLY day, they met. After that, things get messy.

Julie stated the following day Levi emailed her and they began an online relationship. Julie fell deeply in love with Levi, him stealing her heart. She claims the feelings were mutual and that they exchanged naked photos with each other.

Levi stated that after he met Julie, she became even more obsessed with him and seriously believed they were in a relationship because she had begun writing to him through an old email. He claims it wasn’t him she was talking to but a friend that had access to his computer and was entertaining himself by pretending to be Levi. (Levi, that’s not a very good friend. You should break his legs.)

Now I haven’t seen the emails and I haven’t seen any photos of Levi in the buff. When I really pushed Julie she said she didn’t have any photos of Levi nude that included his face. Levi said that’s because any photos she has of a naked man is NOT him and he’s sick of her harassing him with her bullshit.

“She’s nuts. She went and got tattoos that are supposed to be for me. Who does that?! She also sent me a letter in the (snail) mail saying she wanted to have sex with me for an hour and a half. I don’t even know how she got my address,” said Levi.

“An hour and a half? That’s rather specific. Is that like a time slot?” I asked Levi, and we both started laughing.

After we stopped he asked, “Seriously though, why would I send naked photos of myself to someone I met at an appearance? She might have photos of someone’s penis, but it’s not mine. Anyone can get photos like that on the internet and say it’s me.”

This is a valid point, but I must add, sometimes people do stupid things with cellphones. Just ask former New York member of the House of Representatives, Anthony Weiner. He resigned from Congress over some weiner photos.

Julie did get two tattoos to represent Levi King Stoltzfus. The tats are well done, so at least she’s not stuck with crappy tattoos for the rest of her life, just tattoos of a guy she feels betrayed her.

Notice the key spells out Levi's initials.

Notice the key spells out Levi’s initials.

The King's sword (see the crown on the handle) stabs her heart.

The King’s sword (see the crown on the handle) stabs her heart.

I did get an email of a voice mail Levi left Julie making it crystal clear he wants her to stay out of his life and if she doesn’t, she won’t like what happens. This is just a fraction of the voice mail but enough that you get the idea. Levi is clearly pissed off and I’m pretty sure pissing off the Mafia Godfather is not a good idea.

“Julie. This is your last warning. I’m not going to fuck around. If you show anyone those pictures of me or show that email, I can sue the fuck out of you and I will. You must be moving to Vegas very soon and you will have nobody left and I’ll take everything you got.”

So Julie did move to Vegas, but I don’t think she ever let go of her love for Levi or the relationship they had, even if it was all in her head.

Was there ever an online relationship and Levi is covering it up or is this just a super fan that can’t let go of the Amish King?

You decide.

~P.

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Mar 20, 2015

Amish Esther Slept with her Sister’s Man

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I'mir R. Williams & Esther Schmucker

I’mir R. Williams & Esther Schmucker

I know that Esther Schmucker isn’t on Amish Mafia anymore. That was a great disappointment since following her life on Twitter and Facebook and comparing it to her “life” on Amish Mafia was so much fun. I never understood why she became so aggravated when I showed a personal interest in the lives of the characters and wanted to write about the origins of the show. I have a MUCH better understanding now.

I’ve been told that Esther made a point to tell everyone on the show not to talk to me. What she couldn’t control (besides her own life) were the people NOT on the show messaging me information. Yesterday I got an email from someone whose identity shall remain anonymous. I verified the information I received as best I could. Trying to check with Esther for her input would be pointless.

So I have cut and pasted parts of our email exchanges that were incredibly enlightening. The texts in the red boxes are my responses to the email I received. I always believed Esther was up to no good only because of her reaction to my initial chats with her. Now I fully realize the person she is. With nearly 50,000 followers on Facebook, she has fooled thousands. Her latest post on Facebook claims she has some health issues. I have no idea if she does or doesn’t. If she does I hope she gets well soon. Being sick while you’re pregnant makes things much harder.

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Her most recent Facebook status.

Here is the email exchange between myself and someone who claims to know an awful lot about “sweet Esther”.

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AM 1

I guess if anyone needs prayers, it’s Esther’s children, especially the one growing inside her belly. And Esther fans. . .I wouldn’t count on seeing her on television or making cooking videos or ever getting that cookbook or apron you ordered.

I imagine this is going to rock Esther’s buggy a bit.

~P.

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Mar 17, 2015

York, PA Saint Patrick’s Day Parade 2015

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Last year I walked the parade with the York County Youth Development Center. This year I decided to watch the parade and take photos.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Click on the first thumbnail to best view the photos.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

~Pattie

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Mar 10, 2015

An Amish Mafia Spin-off??

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You know what tonight is, don’t you?!  AMISH MAFIA NIGHT!!!!

I’m hanging on every episode now that it’s drawing to an end.  Counting tonight, there are 4 episodes left! Will there be a spin-off? Will Lebanon Levi be part of it?

Maybe Mary and Crazy Merlin will get their own show called Soaking Amish where they dig deeper into the sexual mystery that is Mary. Maybe Levi and Merlin could compete for Levi’s love! Heck, I’m betting she could make both of them happy, but they might need a bigger buggy for road trips.

Ok, so maybe there won’t be a love triangle. It’s a stretch, but isn’t Amish Mafia?

So here’s a little slice of reality for you. I happen to like Levi. Yeah, the surprises never end around here.

I spent a ridiculous amount of time, back when they had the Twitter buggy races, voting for Levi. I even got a t-shirt with a thank you for supporting his virtual race. Not from Levi, of course, but from Discovery Channel.

I think Levi is a good man and I have a lot of respect for him as a volunteer firefighter. In fact, if you want to show Levi you support him on the show and at the very same time, help him raise money for local charities and support places like the Nepture Volunteer Fire Company in Richland, PA.  Go to Ebay and buy one of his t-shirts or bumper stickers because ALL of the money goes directly to charities. It’s not written on the ebay site, but I know it for a fact. If you don’t believe me, ask him on Twitter @Lebanonlevireal.

Here’s the link to the t-shirt.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lebanon-Levi-/221707034965?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339ec4e155

Levi tshirt

and the bumper sticker.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/REAL-Lebanon-Levi-Bumper-Stickers-from-Levi-Himself-/221707035028?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339ec4e194

bumper

If an item isn’t listed by “amay-things” it’s not supporting the fire company or any charities.

See you all at 9 on Twitter!

~P.

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Feb 27, 2015

Japanese Castle Hotel

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Fabulous blog about abandoned places…check it out!

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Japan and Germany are both famous for their castles – the ones in Japan are either tourist attractions or (in very rare cases) abandoned. In Germany there is a third kind, the ones that were turned into accommodations. Youth hostels, hotels or private homes; usually located in a very beautiful landscape on top of a mountain. To the best of my knowledge all “castle hotels” in Japan are hotels NEAR famous castles, not former castles themselves. Until a few years ago there was one sort-of exception, a huge hotel that kind of looked like a pre-modern fortress, but was a post-war concrete construction – similar to the tourist trap called Osaka Castle… 😉
Then the Great Tohoku Earthquake a.k.a. 3/11 hit the northern half of Japan in 2011, and while the hotel was spared the flood, it suffered some damages from the earthquake and its aftershocks. Even worse: tourists avoided…

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Feb 10, 2015

Amish Mafia: Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I love you, Tomorrow

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Seems like forever since I first received an email from the producers of Amish Mafia asking if I would agree to an interview. Yet tomorrow is the first episode of Season 4, which happens to be the final season. No more Amish Mafia on the Discovery Channel. I’m CRUSHED!!

I wonder what happened that this is the final season because there is NO WAY Discovery would end a show that has such a huge following. Everyone knew it was fake. A reenactment of past interactions between the Amish, Mennonites and English. I honestly believe there was an Amish Mafia in history. They weren’t called the Amish Mafia back then but Anabaptist Hunters. Not quite the catchy title of a hit show.

If you want to read more about how I believe the Amish Mafia came about, click this link.

http://girlboxer1970.com/2013/05/10/the-amish-mafia-conspiracy-21st-century-reality-tv/

That paper I wrote for a religious conspiracy course in college caused Esther Schmucker to declare me the enemy and block me on Twitter and Facebook. All that and she’s not even on the show anymore. Sheesh, I thought Levi was her enemy, except for when they were engaged, but he was shagging an English girl. Oh Levi, you animal!

So I guess this will be the last chance for me to tweet on the show. I’m sad. No more Wayne in safety glasses smashing things, no more No Neck Mary soakings, no more insane Merlin and no more creepy Freeman. That’s my top four I’ll miss after this season. I’ll miss Esther and John just because they were so easy to make fun of on the show. Apparently their skin is thin and it took them becoming “famous” to realize it.

So good bye Amish Mafia. Fair well and good luck to you’ins.

And Levi, post some photos of the baby!

Amish Mafia, a delightful mix of kinda true but oh so hyped up for cable television type of show.

~P.

Tuesday, February 10th at 9 PM on The Discovery Channel

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Jan 30, 2015

No promotion for my Honda in the Amish Mafia on Girl’s Night

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It’s all good. I didn’t get what I wanted, or at least, what I thought I wanted. I threw my hat at this job opening. The head of HR came into my office today. No job change for me and honestly, I’m not upset. Twice my boss, the plant manager, checked on me after he was told I didn’t get the opening. Before he left he said he was really sorry I didn’t get the position because it would have been a little more money for me, but he’s the happiest person there ‘cause he gets to keep me as his assistant. Awwww, he’s so nice.

I stopped after work to get a new key made for my ’92 Honda “gonna live forever” Accord. I ditched the one I had at Mieneke after they told me my car needed a head gasket, timing chain, water pump and oil change at the estimated cost of $1,800. Later I found out there was a hole in the hose and $11 would fix the problem. Mieneke, those rip off artists! I even called and told them I believed their car tech was a lying pile of Ying crap. Ok, I just said I thought he should look into which tech it was, no mention of Ying’s poo. Oh yeah, the key. The clerk looked up my car in the key manual and it only went back to 1998. That made me LOL in Ace Hardware, not something I usually do.

So I’ve been asked by several people when I’m going to be on Amish Mafia. The show airs February 10th at 9 PM on the Discovery Channel. I’m told I’m on the first show. I don’t know for how long. The interview was an hour and a half. Once they’re done editing it will probably be about 3.5 minutes. Hahaha, seriously, I have no idea but I am LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FIRST TIME ON CABLE TV! Oh, yeah!!! Unless the camera really does add 10lbs. Then I will not be liking it. Actually, that’s not true either. I don’t care what anyone thinks of my looks, other than Brian. So anyway, I really go on about Esther and how I think she’s full of herself and ripping people off. I can‘t wait for it to air and I really hope Esther is watching. She should have just talked to me…remember, the pen is mightier.

Tune in

Tune in

Brian messaged me his windshield cracked about 15 inches. Just what we needed. Good we have a spare car. I’m over the cold and snow in PA and super jealous of my one friend Leslie. She’s in FL and is always relaxing on her boat taking pictures of the sunset making me want to drive down there and push her into the water. I’d throw her a life preserver.

I’m going out tonight with some girlfriends and meeting up with my son and his fiancée. Going to eat some delicious Thai at Market Street Café in York. They have the most amazing food and reasonable prices. It’s BYOB also. Not the fanciest of places but the food makes up for it. After dinner we are heading to the Waterway Ball & Grill. I’ve never been there. The reviews online didn’t make it sound like much. I’m only going to see Emily’s Toybox lead singer, Mike Wise, perform acoustic. I’m really looking forward to the evening. I should blow up some balloons. Hmmmm.

How was YOUR DAY?

Relaxing a little right now though I should be putting clothes away,

~P.

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Dec 16, 2014

Even Government Can’t Bring Down the Amish Mafia

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The countdown is on for the new season of Amish Mafia to start. I read an article in the Lancaster newspaper that talked about the election of Pennsylvania’s governor. It seems like Corbett screwed up trying to trash Amish Mafia as part of his campaign. Meanwhile, Wolf didn’t care what Levi was up to in Lancaster County and now he’s the new governor. While I’m sure there is no connection what-so-ever, it does raise my curiosity. Could Levi have some influence that caused Corbett to lose his seat or was he going to lose the governor’s race regardless?

Maybe Levi should have ran for governor

Maybe Levi should have ran for governor

Levi’s father ran Amish Aid (which supposedly was the original title of the Discovery Channel show) and now Levi handles the funds to help those Amish in need of cash to get by during difficult circumstances. Not sure what hut parties and cage fights have to do with all that but from what I’m told, Levi doesn’t get paid to do the show. Instead they bought him a Cadillac and when he wrecked that one, they bought him another. I find it real hard to believe that Levi does the show just for a car and a couple trucks for his tough men.

Now I know Esther, the self-proclaimed queen of the Amish Mafia, isn’t returning and neither is her goofy, scooter riding brother, John. I can’t say I’ll miss the two of them other than to laugh my ass off at their “acting” and off screen antics. Esther posted that she was experiencing a big change in her life. Some people commented that she was pregnant. I haven’t been able to confirm or debunk that one but I’m guessing that baby might not match up with her first two. She likes her meat dark these days. Is her relationship with Mirkat over? It wouldn’t surprise me if it wasn’t. A big change in her life might be to open her eyes and realize, once a woman beater, always a woman beater. Seriously, that was the wrong way to go about getting a make-over.

From Esther's Facebook page. What other "truths" could she be hiding?!

From Esther’s Facebook page. What other “truths” could she be hiding?!

Esther’s fans might appreciate getting reimbursed for her cookbooks and her “personally” hand-sewn goods they never received. They’ve been waiting a LONG time and are extremely displeased by the fraudulent sales. That might be a good change Esther, giving back the money you took from the people who thought you were genuinely Amish. If she were really Amish though, you wouldn’t have ever learned her name or seen her on TV to start with. She is talking about creating her own YouTube cooking channel. I can’t see her sticking to that either. So far, she hasn’t stuck to anything she starts out to accomplish. Her take-over of the Amish Mafia was certainly a FAIL.

How to cook like Esther (skip her dating tips)

How to cook like Esther (skip her dating tips)

Now the person I will miss is Freeman, if he leaves the show. Now that he spoke, I just want to hear more out of his mouth. That man is just creepy and the creepy factor grows on you. Some people have commented that they find Freeman to be sexy with this “creepy persona” on the show. I did a little research and it appears he has a girlfriend, but it’s hard to tell with these folks. They’re running amok with their pants down. How very Amish of them.

I’m expecting changes in the program for season 4. They might get really out of control and Wayne will break things without safety glasses! Just kidding, I’m actually hoping the mafia will tackle real issues in Lancaster County such as puppy mills, the sale of horses for glue, and especially, child abuse. Do I know this is going to happen? Uh, no. But, I can hope and write about it and say, “Hey Discovery Channel, make it happen!”  Maybe if the Amish Mafia was doing something positive people wouldn’t be so pissed off about the “reality” of the show.

So, I’m ALWAYS looking for information about the “Amish” folks on the show. I’d love to hear anything you know about them. Comment below, email me at pcrider@ycp.edu, find me on Facebook as Pattie Crider and message me or shoot me a text at 717-916-0586.

When I write, Discovery reads.

~P.

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Nov 13, 2014

Anniversary and Amish Mafia

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In two days Brian and I will celebrate our first anniversary.  I haven’t written much about my personal life because, wait for it, wait . . . my life has been kinda dull. Actually, that’s a lie, my life has been really interesting, but I can’t really write about it. It involves too many people.

So, two days until the day Brian tells me he and his wife are split up. Two days until Dale reads my instant messages and realizes I lied to him for the first time. It was a lie by omission. I was going where I was going, just not to see who I said.

Breakups are bad, especially for me. Guys don’t seem to like being broken up with. The only one who took it like a man was my first husband. I grow on people, I suppose.

A year of getting to know Brian, it’s been amazing. He is such a sweet, kind, generous man. Extremely patient and gifted with the ability to nearly block out every sound kids make and pile of clutter he encounters. And of course, he’s incredibly easy on my eyes. I could stare out him for an hour and not get tired of looking. By the end of the day I cannot wait to lay my eyes on him.

We are extremely happy. Tesla is extremely happy. She gets every other week with Brian and I, and the other week she is with her dad and his fiancée, Gina. I like Gina even if I think her judgement in men is clouded. Haha. She reminds me of me when I met John, just older and blonde. Gina used to work with my sister, Suz, at Memorial Hospital and interesting enough, Gina, Suz, Brian, and I all attend LCBC Church on N. Hills Street in York.

God has really touched my life in the past year. I’ve always been very open with my faith in God. He’s saved my life here on earth, and I know when my life on earth ends, he will save me again to join him in Heaven.  He got me through tough times with going through divorce, college, struggling financially and in suing for joint custody. I held my faith and everything came out right. I fell in love, got a divorce, graduated college, started a new career, won joint custody of Tesla, and found a church that feels right in my life.

A year has flown by and so much has happened since Brian and I reacquainted and basically changed our lives overnight. Every day I want to pinch myself because I swear I must been dreaming. He is the best. I want to be his wife.

It’s also been a year since a friend of mine told me she had been diagnosed with lung cancer. She doesn’t think she has much time left. I stopped to see her. . . I feel like shit for not going before. Now, she is busy with so many people wanting to see her, and I understand.

I’ve starting writing a book about a haunted house by the Susquehanna River. No title idea so far.

I can’t wait for Amish Mafia to start. Just saying. Sadly it won’t premiere won’t be until the end of January. I’ve heard Esther is or was pregnant, my guess, to Mirkat. Not that long ago she was supposed to be Amish. And Levi seems to be a mess, all worried about some nudies getting out. Does anyone want to see Levi naked?

Just wondering.

~P.

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Oct 27, 2014

2014 York Halloween Parade

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I had a great time walking the York parade with the York County Youth Development Center. Enjoy the photos of the Halloween parade participants and of the crowds of people in York City who came to watch.

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Happy Halloween!

~P.

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