From the desk of mighty hunter of wierd news 'F' ... well, you just gotta' read it
"Police spokesman Naber said investigators tended to believe the man's story.
'Why would you make something like this up?' she said."
Friday, December 11, 2009
From the Desk of 'F'
Monday, November 23, 2009
Please Go Away
Please Go Away ....
1.Nancy Grace -- It was a 30 second Nancy Grace promo spot during Robin Meade's show that inspired this list. Nancy seems to want the country put on lockdown until every missing child is found and every male over 30 is locked up (because we're ALL perverts).
2.Pat Buchanan -- He used to be a speechwriter for Nixon. For some odd reason, his career didn't tank with Dick's.
3.Sarah Palin -- ugh.
4.Jane Velez-Mitchell -- See Nancy Grace, above. Same shit, different show.
5.Flo -- You know ... the lady in the insurance ads? I'm all for Stephanie Courtney having a career. It's Flo I can't stand.
6.Tom Cruise -- proof that you don't need to be smart to be an actor. Proof that intelligence and Scientology are mutually exclusive.
7.Dick Cheney -- you had your eight years in the pulpit. Save it for your war crimes trial.
8.Judge Judy -- my mother-in-law is hard of hearing and Judge Judy is her favorite TV show. Judge Judy is a shrill woman who yells a lot (see Nancy Grace, above).
9.Michael Jackson -- the body is dead, but the merchandising may go on forever.
10. The Pope -- he's a walking corpse presiding over a religion that's a walking corpse. Now his minions (and he's got lots of 'em) are trying to strongarm a US congressman.
Same shit, different pope.
1.Nancy Grace -- It was a 30 second Nancy Grace promo spot during Robin Meade's show that inspired this list. Nancy seems to want the country put on lockdown until every missing child is found and every male over 30 is locked up (because we're ALL perverts).
2.Pat Buchanan -- He used to be a speechwriter for Nixon. For some odd reason, his career didn't tank with Dick's.
3.Sarah Palin -- ugh.
4.Jane Velez-Mitchell -- See Nancy Grace, above. Same shit, different show.
5.Flo -- You know ... the lady in the insurance ads? I'm all for Stephanie Courtney having a career. It's Flo I can't stand.
6.Tom Cruise -- proof that you don't need to be smart to be an actor. Proof that intelligence and Scientology are mutually exclusive.
7.Dick Cheney -- you had your eight years in the pulpit. Save it for your war crimes trial.
8.Judge Judy -- my mother-in-law is hard of hearing and Judge Judy is her favorite TV show. Judge Judy is a shrill woman who yells a lot (see Nancy Grace, above).
9.Michael Jackson -- the body is dead, but the merchandising may go on forever.
10. The Pope -- he's a walking corpse presiding over a religion that's a walking corpse. Now his minions (and he's got lots of 'em) are trying to strongarm a US congressman.
Same shit, different pope.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Aging Beauty Queen Disses the Beautiful Boy
In case you hadn't heard, Sarah Palin, that Mav'rick Alaskan, has a book out. Publishing a manifesto of sorts seems to be required in politics today. Anyway, during an interview with Oprah yesterday, she criticized her daughter's former lover and the father of her grandchild, Levi Johnston for doing a Playgirl centerfold.
"(It's) kind of this aspiring -- aspiring porn, some of the things that he's doing -- it's kind of heartbreaking"
So a former beauty queen criticized Levi for making some money off his good looks??
Photo of Sara Palin with her clothes on
Always has funny photos of Sarah Palin (see if you can find the one with the whipped cream and the raisins)
"(It's) kind of this aspiring -- aspiring porn, some of the things that he's doing -- it's kind of heartbreaking"
So a former beauty queen criticized Levi for making some money off his good looks??
Photo of Sara Palin with her clothes on
Always has funny photos of Sarah Palin (see if you can find the one with the whipped cream and the raisins)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Lindsey Graham Censured by Charleston GOP
Lindsey Graham, the guy who doesn't represent me in the US Senate has come under fire from his own party for not being conservative enough!! Graham is a notorious conservative, known nationwide for declaring that health care would be Obama's Waterloo. I guess if you live long enough ...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
A Secret Treaty
This story, via Slashdot this morning ...
As you read this, a group of bureaucrats meeting in Seoul, South Korea are drafting a secret treaty which would destroy the concept of the Internet as a public space and which would subvert the 1st Amendment guarantees to free speech and free association.
Read the summary.
ACTA, the deceptively named 'Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement' continues the trend of placing the property rights of large corporations over the People's right to free speech.
IF THIS TREATY IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA, HOW COME THEY HAVE TO KEEP IT A SECRET?
As you read this, a group of bureaucrats meeting in Seoul, South Korea are drafting a secret treaty which would destroy the concept of the Internet as a public space and which would subvert the 1st Amendment guarantees to free speech and free association.
Read the summary.
ACTA, the deceptively named 'Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement' continues the trend of placing the property rights of large corporations over the People's right to free speech.
IF THIS TREATY IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA, HOW COME THEY HAVE TO KEEP IT A SECRET?
Monday, October 12, 2009
R.I.P. Sam Lugar
I first saw Sam's band 'The Sharks' around 1980 or so. I don't even recall the venue ... it was a large hall of some sort. What I do recall was that it was quite some time after that that I realized that 'What I Like About You' was not an original Sharks tune. I remember being very impressed by their sound. It hastened my shift from being a Deadhead to a punk (well, okay, maybe a post-punk.)
I met him a couple of times after that, most notably at J.C.'s private 'club' on N. Charlotte Street where he and Kenny Gross and J.C. were kind enough to throw me a send-off just prior to my relocating to New Jersey. Photos are at the link below.
RIP, Sam.
more photos at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/woody.jesus/Jcclub#
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
After Action Travel Report
I just got back from my trip to see Brownie and I thought I'd jot down a few thoughts.
If you live in Lancaster and you're reading this, sorry, I was only in town for less than 24 hours.
Dave's friend Marina plays in a 4-girl all banjo band called the Ban-jovis ... we went to see them for the second time on Saturday. It was evident that they'd been practicing, although the quality of their performance is not chiefly in their banjo playing. It's in their singing which at some points drifted into four-part harmonies. Lovely girls.
Newark airport on the other hand, sucks. In order to fly on Continental from CHS, I had to go through their hub in Newark Liberty Int'l. Apparently, Newark is suffering growing pains, so on the there and the back flights I had to go to an entirely different terminal to make my connecting flight. This was especially tough coming back where I only had (on paper) 10 minutes. Fortunately, on my return flight I found that I didn't have to exit security ... Continental operates a shuttle bus between the terminals.
Pig roast in Rheinholds on Saturday. Drinking beer from a plastic cup and me and Dave played a whole lot of familiar and obscure tunes around a campfire. The next morning my jacket smelled like smoke so much that when I went through security in Philadelphia, I took it out of my suitcase and put it in a separate bin. You don't want to make those TSA guys nervous.
Speaking of which, I used to like air travel. Prior to 9/11 that is. Now it's a humiliating exercise in obedience. Not just patience. No matter what happens, you can't speak your mind, because if you give the TSA folks or the airline folks any lip, you won't get where you're going.
Free speech? Not in an airport buddy. It sucks, but it's amazing what a little Xanax will do.
If you live in Lancaster and you're reading this, sorry, I was only in town for less than 24 hours.
Dave's friend Marina plays in a 4-girl all banjo band called the Ban-jovis ... we went to see them for the second time on Saturday. It was evident that they'd been practicing, although the quality of their performance is not chiefly in their banjo playing. It's in their singing which at some points drifted into four-part harmonies. Lovely girls.
Newark airport on the other hand, sucks. In order to fly on Continental from CHS, I had to go through their hub in Newark Liberty Int'l. Apparently, Newark is suffering growing pains, so on the there and the back flights I had to go to an entirely different terminal to make my connecting flight. This was especially tough coming back where I only had (on paper) 10 minutes. Fortunately, on my return flight I found that I didn't have to exit security ... Continental operates a shuttle bus between the terminals.
Pig roast in Rheinholds on Saturday. Drinking beer from a plastic cup and me and Dave played a whole lot of familiar and obscure tunes around a campfire. The next morning my jacket smelled like smoke so much that when I went through security in Philadelphia, I took it out of my suitcase and put it in a separate bin. You don't want to make those TSA guys nervous.
Speaking of which, I used to like air travel. Prior to 9/11 that is. Now it's a humiliating exercise in obedience. Not just patience. No matter what happens, you can't speak your mind, because if you give the TSA folks or the airline folks any lip, you won't get where you're going.
Free speech? Not in an airport buddy. It sucks, but it's amazing what a little Xanax will do.
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