Paul Krugman: Health Care Realities (nytimes.com)
Many Americans don't understand that getting the government involved in health care wouldn't be radical: the government is already deeply involved, even in private insurance.
Richard Roeper: If this guy made the Hall, then so should Rose (suntimes.com)
Of course Pete Rose should be allowed into the Hall of Fame. Unlike the dozens of Steroid Era superstars whose stats are under question, Rose set the all-time mark for hits, made the All-Star team 17 times, was named MVP, won three World Series rings, et al., on talent and drive.
Neil Carver: A Chat with Pete Yorn (bullz-eye.com)
"I woke up after having what seemed like a dream but more just like a shot of adrenaline, like 'Oh my god, I left the oven on' or 'I'm late for school.' Instead it was 'Oh, I've got to make a duets record.'"
Sunday, on Meet the Press, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said of Iran..."We believe as a matter of policy it is unacceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons... So we are united in our continuing commitment to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons... First, we're going to do everything we can to prevent you from ever getting a nuclear weapon. But your pursuit is futile, because we will never let Iran--nuclear-armed"...
Do you think Obama would use the military option to prevent a nuclear armed Iran?
Joni Mitchell's manager did not allow her to perform at Woodstock because she was scheduled on a TV show, and he didn't want her to miss it. What was that TV show?
On Monday, August 18, 1969 Jefferson Airplane; Joni Mitchell; David Crosby & Stephen Stills (of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young); all appeared for the taping of The Dick Cavett Show, which was aired the next day. It is now often referred to as "The Woodstock Show", as many of the performers came directly from the concert, with Stephen Stills pointing out the Woodstock mud still on his pantleg. Jefferson Airplane played We Can Be Together and Volunteers. Joni Mitchell sang Chelsea Morning, Willy, and For Free. Grace Slick kept calling Dick Cavett, "Jim" for some reason and briefly talked about her school days at Finch College. Stephen Stills performed 4 + 20. Joni Mitchell then sang The Fiddle and the Drum a cappella. The Airplane (with David Crosby) then launched into Somebody to Love. The credits rolled as everybody, aside from Mitchell, partook in an instrumental jam as the audience danced.
This show is noteworthy for a few reasons: Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to join the others but was unable to appear at the afternoon taping that occurred only a few hours after he closed the late-running festival. Joni Mitchell's manager, apparently fearing a similar situation that may have prevented her from appearing on The Dick Cavett Show, did not allow her to perform at Woodstock. He considered the Cavett Show too important for her career to risk missing.
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mj was first, but wrong, with:
Another guess
But I think she was supposed to play at Tom and Dickie's house. I'm going Smother's Brothers.
Charlie answered:
Personally interesting question. The show in question -- The Dick Cavett Show -- occurred on my 18th birthday, August 18, 1969, and I remember watching it that night. Joni's performance on Cavett can be found here . I was in Chicago at the time, not at Woodstock. Jimi Hendrix's amazing performance at the festival on that day can be found here .
Alan J responded:
The Dick Cavett Show
Bob M wrote:
Joni missed Woodstock because her manager thought her appearance on THE DICK CAVETT SHOW was more important. She watched the festival on TV in her hotel room and wrote her iconic song "Woodstock" based on what she saw. As it worked out, Crosby Stills and Nash as well as the Jefferson Airplane were all able to make it out in time to also appear on the show. The DVD of that historic episode of Cavett's show was released on DVD last year.
PURPLE GENE answered:
Joni stayed in her hotel room in New York so she could appear the next day on the Dick Cavett Show....so she missed being at Woodstock.....as luck would have it, Crosby Stills and Nash not only played at Woodstock but made it back for the very same...Dick Cavett Show.
Sally wrote:
Joni Mitchell's manager did not allow her to perform at Woodstock because she was scheduled on a TV show, and he didn't want her to miss it. It was the "Dick Cavett Show."
Sorry Joni, only the best of the best made Woodstock legend...
PS: I have the darling g/daughter staying the WE with me. Boy, I forgot how chatty can be a 7 year old! Love it though...
Marian the Teacher replied:
Dick Cavett Show
Colby in Frostproof responded:
Joni was on the dick Cavett Show but wrote a song called "Wodstock" based on how her boyfriend, Graham Nash, described the event.
BttbB said:
I believe it was The Dick Cavett Show... I was (and still am) a huge Joni fan. I play the 'Blue' and 'For the Roses' albums quite regularly still. 'Ladies of the Canyon' has my favorite song, 'Conversation', however. On an interesting note, her Norwegian roots are actually Saami, which the world commonly knows as a Lapplander. Lapp is actually a derogatory term to them. They are Saami!...
MAM answered:
"The Dick Cavett Show" was the TV show that Joni Mitchell's manager did not want her to miss. It was on August 18, 1969. She sang 'Chelsea Morning' and 'Fiddle and the Drum'.
Joni Mitchell-Chelsea Morning (1969)
And, Joe S replied:
Dick Cavett. I didn't know this one but Carla did, she remembers the 60s. I was never a big fan of Joni Mitchell, her music didn't, and doesn't, light my fire. It's just a little too white bread for me, but I respect her as a musician. Doesn't have a beat and you can't dance to it, I give it a 40.
Joni Mitchell
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'Big Brother 11', then a RERUN'Cold Case', followed by a RERUN'Without A Trace'.
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a FRESH'Merlin', then the FRESH made-for-TV movie 'The Storm'.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Ty's Great British Adventure', then a FRESH'Defying Gravity'.
The CW offers a FRESH'Easy Money', followed by the movie 'Overboard'.
Faux a RERUN'Til Death', followed by a RERUN'American Dad', then a RERUN'Simpsons', folowed by another RERUN'Simpsons', followed by a RERUN'Family Guy', then another RERUN'Simpsons'.
MY an old 'Bernie Mac', followed by an old 'Raymond', then an old 'House', followed by another old 'House'.
AMC offers the movie 'Get Shorty', followed by the movie 'Ghostbusters', then the movie 'Ghostbusters II'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Dragons' Den - Episode 1
[1:00 PM] Skins - Ep 1 Tony
[2:00 PM] Skins - Ep 6 Maxxie and Anwar
[3:00 PM] Skins - Ep 8 Effy
[4:00 PM] Skins - Ep 9 Finale
[5:00 PM] Skins - Ep 1 Maxxie and Tony
[6:00 PM] Skins - Ep 7 Effy
[7:00 PM] Skins - Ep 10 Everyone
[8:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 8
[10:00 PM] When Joseph Met Maria
[11:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 8
[1:00 AM] When Joseph Met Maria
[2:00 AM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 8
[4:00 AM] When Joseph Met Maria
[5:00 AM] BBC World News
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', another 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', and another 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle', 'Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly', then the FRESH'Burned: The Roasts' Most Outrageous Moments'.
FX has the movie 'The Punisher', followed by the movie 'AVP: Alien Vs. Predator'.
History has 'Ice Road Truckers', followed by a FRESH'Ice Road Truckers', then another FRESH'Ice Road Truckers', followed by a FRESH'Pawn Stars', and another 'Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:15 AM] Last Summer in the Hamptons
[8:05 AM] Spring Forward
[10:00 AM] Don
[1:05 PM] Last Summer in the Hamptons
[3:00 PM] IFC Short Film Showcase
[4:00 PM] Solaris
[5:40 PM] Primer
[7:00 PM] Face
[8:55 PM] Seven
[11:00 PM] Z Rock
[11:30 PM] Ideal
[12:00 AM] Cube
[1:35 AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[2:00 AM] Z Rock
[2:30 AM] Ideal
[3:00 AM] Seven
[5:15 AM] Face (ALL TIMES EDT)
SyFy has the ovie 'King Arthur', followed by the movie 'Alexander'.
Sundance -
[04:20 AM] A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
[07:00 AM] La Moustache
[08:30 AM] Chalk
[10:00 AM] The Lazy Environmentalist: Episode 7
[10:30 AM] Eco Trip: Episode 2
[11:05 AM] Energy War
[12:30 PM] Great Genius & Profound Stupidity
[01:00 PM] Iconoclasts - Season 4: Stella McCartney + Ed Ruscha
[02:00 PM] Chalk
[03:30 PM] Zebraman
[05:30 PM] La Moustache
[06:55 PM] The Saviour
[07:15 PM] The Waiting Room
[09:00 PM] Spectacle: The Police
[10:00 PM] Auto Focus
[11:50 PM] Even Pigeons Go To Heaven
[12:00 AM] Cello
[01:35 AM] The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
[03:30 AM] The Waiting Room
[05:15 AM] La Moustache (ALL TIMES EDT)
Pete Seeger is joined on stage by his grandson Tao Rodriguez Seeger at George Wein's Newport Folk Festival 50 in Newport, R.I. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Seeger played the first Newport Folk Festival in 1959 and is credited as a co-founder along with George Wein.
Photo by Joe Giblin
Oscar winner Michael Moore has more big plans for his adopted northern Michigan hometown of Traverse City, where he's already established a film festival.
Moore said Saturday that he and comedian Jeff Garlin, a star and executive producer of the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," will organize the Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival. It will run over a weekend and feature movies, stand-up and sketch comedy and other entertainment. A date has not been chosen yet for next year's kickoff event.
He and Garlin revealed their plans during a standing-room-only panel discussion at the fifth annual Traverse City Film Festival, which ends Sunday. A formal announcement with more details will be made soon, Moore said.
Moore, who won an Oscar for his 2002 documentary "Bowling for Columbine," said that if the comedy festival goes well, he'll look into starting a local book festival in fall 2010.
Actors Scott Bakula, right, and Ellen Greene perform during 'Guys and Dolls' in concert at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Friday, July 31, 2009.
Photo by Matt Sayles
A China-based cyber attack on Saturday shut down online bookings for a leading Australian film festival, days before a controversial visit by a leading critic of Beijing, organizers said.
The attack on the Melbourne International Film Festival's site is the second in just a few days. It comes after Beijing on Friday summoned Australia's ambassador to protest at Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer's planned visit to the festival.
Festival spokeswoman Asha Holmes said a site in Chinese had been discovered carrying instructions on how to attack the festival's site. (www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au)
The festival is to show "The 10 Conditions of Love" -- a documentary about Kadeer's relationship with activist husband Sidik Rouzi and the effects on her 11 children of her push for more autonomy for China's 10 million mainly Muslim Uighurs, who mostly live in northeastern Xinjiang province.
Kadeer, who lives in exile in the United States, has denied Chinese government claims she organized protests last month which turned into Xinjiang's worst ethnic violence in decades.
Joanna Lumley's whistlestop tour of Nepal has come to an end.
The actress and Gurkha campaigner was hailed as a "goddess" as she travelled around the country for the first time.
Thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of the star and to shower her with praise during the week-long trip while the country's leaders and war veterans were among the many who paid tribute to her.
Lumley, whose late father was an officer in the Gurkha regiment, said a great injustice had been righted when the Government finally relented in May and said all Gurkha veterans with four years' service would be allowed to move to the UK.
In this photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, recording artists Melissa Manchester and Imelda Papin share the stage at the Orleans Casino/Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Friday, July 31, 2009.
Photo by Bob Brye
Alabama's ban on a wine that features a nude nymph on the label became a business opportunity for a California vintner who is preparing a marketing campaign to capitalize on being "Banned in Bama."
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board recently told stores and restaurants to quit serving Cycles Gladiator wine because of the label. Board attorney Bob Martin said the stylized, art-nouveau rendition of a nude female with a flying bicycle violated Alabama rules against displaying "a person posed in an immoral or sensuous manner."
Bill Leigon, president of Hahn Family Wines in Soledad, Calif., said Thursday that visits to the company's Web site have increased tenfold since news of the ban broke late last week, and callers from across the country have been asking where they can buy the wine.
Because of the interest, he's developing store displays that say "Banned in Bama" and "Taste What They Can't Have in Alabama."
Next time, Minnesota's Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases.
The party on Thursday recalled a statement criticizing Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty because it mistakenly linked to a profane YouTube video of an elderly Chinese woman repeating obscenities.
Andrew O'Leary, executive director of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, as the Democratic Party is known in Minnesota, says the link was provided by an outside researcher.
He says the party did not check the link before sending the release to the news media.
Actor William Shatner watches a tennis match between Tommy Haas, of Germany, and Marat Safin, of Russia, at the L.A. Tennis Open in Los Angeles, Friday, July 31, 2009.
Photo by Jae C. Hong
A powerful new type of Internet attack works like a telephone tap, except operates between computers and Web sites they trust.
Hackers at the Black Hat and DefCon security conferences have revealed a serious flaw in the way Web browsers weed out untrustworthy sites and block anybody from seeing them. If a criminal infiltrates a network, he can set up a secret eavesdropping post and capture credit card numbers, passwords and other sensitive data flowing between computers on that network and sites their browsers have deemed safe.
In an even more nefarious plot, an attacker could hijack the auto-update feature on a victim's computer, and trick it into automatically installing malware pulled in from a hacker's Web site. The computer would think it's an update coming from the software manufacturer.
The attack was demonstrated by multiple hackers, including independent security researcher Moxie Marlinspike, Dan Kaminsky, with Seattle-based security consultancy IOActive Inc., and security and privacy researcher Len Sassaman.
They separately reached essentially the same conclusion: there are major problems in the way browsers interact with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, which is a common technology used on banking, e-commerce and other sites handling sensitive data.
Fans attending one of the world's biggest heavy metal festivals in Germany were asked on Thursday to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands" lest they spread the H1N1 influenza. On its website, the health ministry of Germany's northern Schleswig-Holstein region optimistically advised revelers to restrain from any such sociable behavior so as to minimize the infection risk at the Wacken Open Air festival.
It also recommended fans did not share bottles of beer.
"We know that kissing and what have you can't be ruled out," said ministry spokesman Oliver Breuer. "They're just tips."
Stalwart rockers Motorhead, Anthrax and Napalm Death are among the bands due to perform at the three-day festival, which organizers expect to attract about 75,000 fans.
A reveller poses for a picture in front of a giant Woodstock sign during the 15th Woodstock Festival in Kostrzyn-upon-Odra River, close to the Polish and German border, August 01, 2009.
Photo by Pawel Kopczynski
A Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public made her first appearance in a court packed with supporters Wednesday, in what her lawyer described as a test case in Sudan's decency laws.
There were chaotic scenes as Lubna Hussein, a former journalist who works for the United Nations, attended the hearing wearing the same green slacks that got her arrested for immodest dress.
Indecency cases are not uncommon in Sudan. But Hussein has attracted attention by publicising her case, inviting journalists to hearings and using it to campaign against dress codes sporadically imposed in the capital.
Before the hearing Hussein told Reuters she was arrested in early July when police raided a party she was attending at a restaurant in Khartoum's Riyadh district.
A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid backyard is to be reunited with her owners 1,000 miles away -- nine years after she disappeared.
The dog, Muffy, was found sleeping on a tattered piece of cardboard in a backyard in Melbourne with a bad skin condition and matted coat by the RSPCA after an anonymous call.
RSPCA Victoria spokesman Tim Pilgrim said Muffy was found to have been microchipped which did not fit at all with the circumstances so they decided to try to track down the dog's owners whom they found in Brisbane.
Muffy will be flown home to Brisbane next week to be reunited with her owners who were delighted to hear that their lost pet had finally been found.
Dew drops gather on a wasp as it sits on a flower during a foggy morning near the town of Turov, some 270 km (167 miles) south of Minsk, July 31, 2009.
Photo by Vasily Fedosenko
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