Greg Palast: My New Hero
I gotta say, ever since I heard Greg Palast's CD, Weapons of Mass Instruction on Alternative Tentacles, I've been reading his articles with great interest.
One of the key stories that he uncovered was that Florida purged over 50,000 voters in Florida in the 2000 election because they were felons and felons aren't allowed to vote.
Only problem was that over 90% of the people Florida claimed were felons, weren't.
Palast's new article "Vanishing Votes" in The Nation further chronicles this problem and predicts it will repeat itself, nationwide in the 2004 election.
Greg Palast: www.gregpalast.com/
The things that can lurk in an unclean colon are truly staggering.
Yeah, I'll say! Check out this site to see a picture of what might be hanging out in your colon.
Ew!
FYI, I've been using a product called Super Colon Cleanser lately.
Not only is it in fact "super," but its the perfect product for anyone who likes to spend a lot of time in the bathroom.
Needless to say I've been catching up on my reading lately. And I feel super clean too!
Yeah, I'll say! Check out this site to see a picture of what might be hanging out in your colon.
Ew!
FYI, I've been using a product called Super Colon Cleanser lately.
Not only is it in fact "super," but its the perfect product for anyone who likes to spend a lot of time in the bathroom.
Needless to say I've been catching up on my reading lately. And I feel super clean too!
I thought yesterday was my lucky day.
Boy was I wrong.
Mishap #1:
I was at the gas-n-sip on my way to work. Coming out of the store I saw a dollar on the ground. I picked it up and looked around for more money. There was none.
Just then I dropped the Red Bull I had just bought for $1.99. The can popped a hole in the side and Red Bull started shooting out.
I put my finger over the hole and got into my car.
I tried "shotgunning" the remainder of the drink, but ended up splashing Red Bull on the steering wheel and dash.
What a sticky mess.
Moral of story: Don't pick up money on the ground.
Mishap #2:
If that weren't bad enough, just minutes later I hit a huge pothole that immediately made my tire go flat.
Fortunately I was less than a mile from Tire City, a place that could patch the tire.
Unfortunately, the pothole ripped a such a huge hole in the tire that I needed a new one, to the tune of $96.35.
Moral of story: I should have found 96 more dollar bills on the ground.
Boy was I wrong.
Mishap #1:
I was at the gas-n-sip on my way to work. Coming out of the store I saw a dollar on the ground. I picked it up and looked around for more money. There was none.
Just then I dropped the Red Bull I had just bought for $1.99. The can popped a hole in the side and Red Bull started shooting out.
I put my finger over the hole and got into my car.
I tried "shotgunning" the remainder of the drink, but ended up splashing Red Bull on the steering wheel and dash.
What a sticky mess.
Moral of story: Don't pick up money on the ground.
Mishap #2:
If that weren't bad enough, just minutes later I hit a huge pothole that immediately made my tire go flat.
Fortunately I was less than a mile from Tire City, a place that could patch the tire.
Unfortunately, the pothole ripped a such a huge hole in the tire that I needed a new one, to the tune of $96.35.
Moral of story: I should have found 96 more dollar bills on the ground.
V2 Records, psychic conduct seance seeking advice on marketing dead artist's music
Label asks dead singer how to get his band's single played on radio and requests he continue press interviews, even though dead.
From an e-mail circulated on the Internet:
From: bob.rubenstein@v2music.com
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:44:21 -0400
To: Bob.Rubenstein@v2music.com
Subject: Good Riddance
Dear everyone,
I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that today is my last day at V2. I was let go this morning.
All I can say is this is messed up-I was brought into V2 to specifically work on the Pre Thing record a few months ago. Everything was setting up nicely on the record, radio was reacting, the single "Faded Love" was kicking in at Active Rock, we created this super cool video game that was going to be on the commercial cd, etc.
Then, out of the blue, the main guy from Pre) Thing, Rust Epique dies of a massive heart attack and everything goes haywire. Radio started to back off the single and the CD came out 2 weeks ago and got virtually no press. So, today, they let me go! How messed up is that? Wait, before you think this is nuts, let me leave you with this.
So, before i got let go, we had our weekly marketing meeting yesterday. They brought in a psychic person and everyone joined hands and did a seance to talk to Rust! I'm not kidding, even if I wasn't fired I wanted to quit on the spot. They were like "how do we get radio to continue to play this song?" and "Rust please talk to press and tell them to write about your record." I mean come on, that's just rock bottom!
Whatever! Good riddance to the label and the industry. I'm done with all of this.
Bob Rubenstein
Label asks dead singer how to get his band's single played on radio and requests he continue press interviews, even though dead.
From an e-mail circulated on the Internet:
From: bob.rubenstein@v2music.com
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:44:21 -0400
To: Bob.Rubenstein@v2music.com
Subject: Good Riddance
Dear everyone,
I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that today is my last day at V2. I was let go this morning.
All I can say is this is messed up-I was brought into V2 to specifically work on the Pre Thing record a few months ago. Everything was setting up nicely on the record, radio was reacting, the single "Faded Love" was kicking in at Active Rock, we created this super cool video game that was going to be on the commercial cd, etc.
Then, out of the blue, the main guy from Pre) Thing, Rust Epique dies of a massive heart attack and everything goes haywire. Radio started to back off the single and the CD came out 2 weeks ago and got virtually no press. So, today, they let me go! How messed up is that? Wait, before you think this is nuts, let me leave you with this.
So, before i got let go, we had our weekly marketing meeting yesterday. They brought in a psychic person and everyone joined hands and did a seance to talk to Rust! I'm not kidding, even if I wasn't fired I wanted to quit on the spot. They were like "how do we get radio to continue to play this song?" and "Rust please talk to press and tell them to write about your record." I mean come on, that's just rock bottom!
Whatever! Good riddance to the label and the industry. I'm done with all of this.
Bob Rubenstein
Music and film industries double dipping ... into your pocket
An average film costs Hollywood $103 million to make. By the film industry's own admission, 99% of those films lose money because they are so expensive to produce.
What they don't admit is that most films lose money because they suck. And so does the industry that produces them.
This is from my new column today at phillyburbs.com called Sell and Resell and Resell.
An average film costs Hollywood $103 million to make. By the film industry's own admission, 99% of those films lose money because they are so expensive to produce.
What they don't admit is that most films lose money because they suck. And so does the industry that produces them.
This is from my new column today at phillyburbs.com called Sell and Resell and Resell.
Finally a comic I will read!
Trucker Fags in Denial chronicles "the sordidly hilarious tale of Butch and Petey, two aging, obese truckers so steeped in denial of their homosexuality, they're about to burst!"
You can order it at Atomic Books or read it online.
The comic is by Jim Goad and Jim Blanchard. I met Jim Blanchard when I was on the Kill Zinesters tour in 1996 with Darby (Ben is Dead), Noel (Bunnyhop) and Larry (Genetic Disorder).
Jim was really cool and hooked me up with a lot of his comics, which I still have to this day.
Trucker Fags in Denial chronicles "the sordidly hilarious tale of Butch and Petey, two aging, obese truckers so steeped in denial of their homosexuality, they're about to burst!"
You can order it at Atomic Books or read it online.
The comic is by Jim Goad and Jim Blanchard. I met Jim Blanchard when I was on the Kill Zinesters tour in 1996 with Darby (Ben is Dead), Noel (Bunnyhop) and Larry (Genetic Disorder).
Jim was really cool and hooked me up with a lot of his comics, which I still have to this day.
Too political
Sometimes I think I'm getting overly political ... or more involved in politics than I'd like.
Still, it's hard not to want to become politically educated when the FCC cracks down on alleged indecency and targets one of my favorite entertainers, Howard Stern with $1+ million in fines.
Equally bothersome are
The Government's multi-million dollar crusade against pornography.
Bush's recent signing of the Fetus Rights Legislation which appears to be a step towards outlawing abortion, as the bill recognizes an embryo or fetus as a person.
It's hard to stay current in politics, let alone be educated about current events. Being active requires even more effort and time. Many of us don't have that spare time and energy to speak out on issues.
But then again, right-wing, religious letter writing fanatic organizations such as the American Family Association and Parents Television Council rely on people like myself who oppose their conservative and religious-based views, but who are passive and throw up their hands in defeat asking, "What can I do about it?"
It's hard to know what to do.
But in the meantime, I guess I'll keep continuing to educate myself with articles and opinions such as Roger Ebert's article which defends all broadcasters' right to free speech.
Sometimes I think I'm getting overly political ... or more involved in politics than I'd like.
Still, it's hard not to want to become politically educated when the FCC cracks down on alleged indecency and targets one of my favorite entertainers, Howard Stern with $1+ million in fines.
Equally bothersome are
It's hard to stay current in politics, let alone be educated about current events. Being active requires even more effort and time. Many of us don't have that spare time and energy to speak out on issues.
But then again, right-wing, religious letter writing fanatic organizations such as the American Family Association and Parents Television Council rely on people like myself who oppose their conservative and religious-based views, but who are passive and throw up their hands in defeat asking, "What can I do about it?"
It's hard to know what to do.
But in the meantime, I guess I'll keep continuing to educate myself with articles and opinions such as Roger Ebert's article which defends all broadcasters' right to free speech.
Bush: Willing to violate the U.S. Constitution.
Seriously people, what more evidence do you need about Bush?
Although I missed the Bob Woodward piece on 60 Minutes last night, the 60 Minutes website has the story of Bush's secret plan to go to war in Iraq, with some startling details. Perhaps most surprising is the fact that Bush and many other key government officials consented to be interviewed for this book.
In his book, Woodward reveals:
The war with Iraq could have been avoided.
Bush knew the "Saddam has weapons of mass destruction" premise for war was flimsy. Yet, Bush pushed on for war, despite the grave concerns of Colin Powell.
Dick Cheney was the motivating force behind the Iraq war. Colin Powell described Cheney's desire to declare war on Iraw as "an absolute fever."
Bush sought advice from God rather than his father regarding the Iraq war. Bush did not ask his father, a former President who had launched a war on Iraq, for advice. Bush told Woodward, "He is the wrong father to appeal to for advice. The wrong father to go to, to appeal to in terms of strength. There's a higher Father that I appeal to."
Bush violated the U.S. Constitution. Bush directed Donald Rumsfeld and Tommy Franks to create a war plan to invade Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein's regime. Bush violated the U.S. Constitution when he approved their request for $700 million to execute the plan without Congress' approval. He then took the money from supplemental appropriations for a different war - the Afghanistan war.
Bush struck a deal with the Saudis to lower oil prices during the 2004 election if he went to war. In order to make himself look more favorable and increase his chances of re-election in 2004, Bush made a pre-war agreement with the Saudi ambassador that in return for removing Saddam, the Saudis would increase oil production so that prices were low during the election.
Source: CBS News' 60 Minutes: Woodward Shares War Secrets
Is Bob Woodward a political assassin?
Mike Whitney seems to think so. "Woodward is the ultimate insider; a major player among Washington power brokers. He is as much a part of the established order as anyone in the Administration or anyone leading a major American corporation." (thanks to Taylor for the link)
Seriously people, what more evidence do you need about Bush?
Although I missed the Bob Woodward piece on 60 Minutes last night, the 60 Minutes website has the story of Bush's secret plan to go to war in Iraq, with some startling details. Perhaps most surprising is the fact that Bush and many other key government officials consented to be interviewed for this book.
In his book, Woodward reveals:
Source: CBS News' 60 Minutes: Woodward Shares War Secrets
Is Bob Woodward a political assassin?
Mike Whitney seems to think so. "Woodward is the ultimate insider; a major player among Washington power brokers. He is as much a part of the established order as anyone in the Administration or anyone leading a major American corporation." (thanks to Taylor for the link)
Things to download
VIDEO: Grape stomping gone awry
Here's what happens when you try to cheat at grape stomping.
Best line: "Oooh, oooh, oooh!"
VIDEO: Bad ladder demonstration
Here's what happens when you don't do a good job of demonstrating how to use a ladder on live TV.
(right click, save as)
Best line: "And that has never happened."
VIDEO: Impossible skate trick
Trying to do an impossible skate trick is a bad idea. Here's why.
(right click, save as)
Best line: None.
VIDEO: Grape stomping gone awry
Here's what happens when you try to cheat at grape stomping.
Best line: "Oooh, oooh, oooh!"
VIDEO: Bad ladder demonstration
Here's what happens when you don't do a good job of demonstrating how to use a ladder on live TV.
(right click, save as)
Best line: "And that has never happened."
VIDEO: Impossible skate trick
Trying to do an impossible skate trick is a bad idea. Here's why.
(right click, save as)
Best line: None.
Here are some free albums
You can download about 3 to 4 albums for free, thanks to emusic.com's 50 MP3 downloads-for-free trial.
Here are my recommendations:
FM Knives - Useless and Modern
Greg Palast - Weapons of Mass Instruction
The Ponys - Laced With Romance
Tyrades - Tyrades
You can download about 3 to 4 albums for free, thanks to emusic.com's 50 MP3 downloads-for-free trial.
Here are my recommendations:
FM Knives - Useless and Modern
Greg Palast - Weapons of Mass Instruction
The Ponys - Laced With Romance
Tyrades - Tyrades
