'TBH Politoons'
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Reader Alert
World Record Attempt
On March 29, 2003 Bun E. Carlos, Alan White (Yes), Michael Derosier
(Heart) and hundreds of other drummers will attempt to set a world record
for simultaneous drumset playing. The event will take place at the Tacoma
Narrows Airport in Tacoma, WA from 1:00-3:00pm.
For more information, go to
Bennett Drums or call 253-722-7526.
~ Mad Dog
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Reader Comment
Re: '1492'
It was good of you to publish the photo of "Homeland Security Fighting Terrorism Since 1492" in the Entertainment section of Bart Cop. I think it would be a good idea if you also credited the creator of the design. His name is Mathew Tafoya.
The Western Shoshone Defense Project has a shirt picturing modern day warriors Carrie and Mary Dann who are fighting the United States Government. The BLM is conducting acts of terrorism by stealing the Dann sisters cattle and horses. The BLM says the Dann Sisters are grazing cattle and horses on public land and not paying fees. The land in question is land that was ceded to the Western Shoshone in the Treaty of Ruby Valley. You can find out more at
www.wsdp.org. Do you know how many treaties, with the First Nations, were broken by the US government? Every damn one of them.
You can buy T-shirts for $15.00 and $2.00 shipping, send a couple dollars more, it's a good cause.
For more info:
WESTERN SHOSHONE DEFENSE PROJECT
P.O. Box 211308
Crescent Valley, NV 89821
775-468-0230
775-468-0237 (fax)
Peace
--Joe
Joe's Place
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For New York Readers
from Alex
'Bill Maher's Victory Begins at Home' is opening here in NYC, at the Virginia Theatre.
Show Dates:
Performances from 26 Mar 2003
Opening 05 May 2003
Closing 18 May 2003
Tickets:
Box office opens April 7. Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm. Closed Sunday until May 4, then noon to 7:30pm.
Pricing: $41 - $71
Box Office: Tele-charge: (212) 239-6200
Outside NY: (800) 432-7250
Theatre Information:
Virginia Theatre
245 West 52nd Street
New York, NY
Bill Maher's Victory Begins at Home @ Virginia Theatre
~~ Alex
Thanks, Alex!
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Sunny, almost summery day.
Today is my pal Erin Hart's birthday. Years ago, she set me up on a blind date with a character who wrote speeches for Ronald Raygun. Then there was the day she
interviewed Ricky (as he was called then) Schroder...or the day her car was stolen...or the night her car was flattened in a hit & run...or the evening with Kirby at Michael's...baking chess pies for Freck...and,
installing fresh dead bolt locks. Oh, and Allison's boyfriend, Eddie.
Tonight, Thursday, CBS is supposed to have more 'March Madness', so expect local programming if there isn't a game.
On a RERUN Dave (from 2/4/03), are Matthew McConaughey, Jon Gruden, and the Roots.
On a RERUN Craiggers are Michael Clarke Duncan, Petra Nemcova, and Queens of the Stone Age.
NBC is supposed to open with a RERUN 'Friends', followed by a FRESH 'Scrubs', then a
RERUN 'Will & Grace', followed by a FRESH 'Good Morning, Miami', and then a
RERUN 'ER'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are James Woods and Brian McKnight.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Robert Duvall, Wanda Sykes, and Sum 41.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Jason Lee, Deion Sanders, and The Music.
ABC is supposed to open with a FRESH 'Profiles From The Front', but the show was cancelled a couple of days ago, so expect something else in its place. An hour later, it's a
FRESH, but pre-taped, 'Figure Skating'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are The Amazing Kreskin, Killer Mike & Big Boi, with this week's guest co-host Slash.
The WB is supposed to offer a FRESH 'Sabrina', followed by a RERUN 'On The Spot', then a
FRESH 'Jamie Kennedy', followed by a FRESH 'On The Spot'.
Faux foists a RERUN 'Married By America', then 'The Pulse'.
UPN fills the night with 'WWE SmackDown!'.
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
(See below for addresses)
Naked women spell out "No War" in a field in Hobart during a protest against Australia's involvement in the U.S.-led war on Iraq March 25, 2003.
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To Press On With Concert In Singapore
Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones were going ahead with a concert in Singapore Wednesday despite an outbreak of deadly flu in the city state that has claimed one life and pushed more than 700 people into quarantine.
"It's not canceled," said Ben Munroe, head of Cazbaa, the promoter of the Stones' Licks World Tour in Singapore.
Earlier Wednesday, Singapore's Health Ministry reported the first death here as a result of the mystery illness known as severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.
According to the band's Web site, the Stones also will perform Friday and Saturday in Hong Kong, where many have been wearing surgical masks in public hoping to avoid the disease.
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones Web site
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Three Albums To Be Reissued
Warren Zevon
The Capitol Records-Imperial label announced Wednesday it will reissue Warren Zevon's first album, 1969's "Wanted Dead Or Alive," on May 6.
On the same date, Virgin Records plans to rerelease 1987's "Sentimental Hygiene" and 1989's "Transverse City" with new bonus tracks.
"Sentimental Hygiene" was recorded with the band R.E.M. and featured Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Don Henley, while "Transverse City" included songs with Young and the late Jerry Garcia.
The terminally ill rocker, who announced in September that he has lung cancer, has faced his impending demise with the same dark humor that infused his hits "Excitable Boy," "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money."
He has spent much of his time with his grown children, working on songs for a final album and visiting old show-business friends, including making an appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman."
Zevon's publicist, Diana Baron, said Wednesday his energy has fluctuated in recent months, but he has completed nine tracks for the new album and is planning to return to the studio shortly.
"He had a tough end of the year and first part of the year, but he's feeling much better," she said. Although the cancer remains inoperable, Zevon is taking "treatments to slow things down and alleviate pain and make life better," she added.
Warren Zevon
Actress Debbie Reynolds poses for photographers as she arrives at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's 82nd annual awards luncheon in Hollywood March 26, 2003. Reynolds will receive a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the event.
Photo by Fred Prouser
Taped Mouth Shut
Martin Sheen
Actor Martin Sheen covered his mouth with a piece of duct tape that said "peace," then led about 60 protesters in a prayer vigil Wednesday.
Sheen, star of the NBC series "West Wing," carried a huge painted cross during the protest. He did not speak but the Rev. Michael Kennedy of Delores Mission Catholic Church in East Los Angeles read a statement from him.
"Nationalism and militarism have become the gods of our idolatry at the expense of our humanity," Sheen wrote. "By some demented form of logic the men, women and children of Iraq are relegated to 'collateral damage' as the dogs of war slouch toward Baghdad."
The vigil was held to pray for the safe return of U.S. soldiers and to express solidarity with two Catholic priests and one peace activist who have been fasting on a liquid diet since March 5, organizers said.
Martin Sheen
Paris Concert
Paul McCartney
Former Beatle Paul McCartney added an unscheduled number to the first night of his European tour when a French audience of 15,000 struck up a spontaneous rendition of "Give Peace a Chance" by his late songwriting partner John Lennon.
McCartney had just completed "Here Today" -- a song he wrote after Lennon's murder in 1980 -- when the Tuesday night crowd at the Bercy sports centre in Paris broke into the celebrated peace anthem, originally penned to protest against the Vietnam war.
Visibly surprised, the former Beatle joined in the chorus but he otherwise made no reference to the war in Iraq, which is opposed by the overwhelming majority of the French public.
Paul McCartney
Thoughts On Komodo Dragons
Billy Bob Thornton
Famously phobic Billy Bob Thornton is afraid of everything from antique silverware to Victorian furniture, but his biggest fear is Komodo dragons. "Dragons are evil," Thornton tells Playboy. "Komodo dragons have this horribly toxic bacteria in their mouths. When they bite you, you go blind. Then they all gather around you and watch you die like they are watching [bleeping] television. They don't eat you right away. They wait til you die. Then they eat you."
Billy Bob Thornton
Postpones Hong Kong Concert
Andy Williams
Andy Williams has postponed an April concert in Hong Kong because of a flu-like disease that's spreading through the Asian city.
Williams, along with a troupe of 20 musicians, singers and dancers, had been scheduled to perform April 12 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
But he postponed the show until June 6 because of the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, that has sickened hundreds of people.
"In deference to my band and the others traveling with us, I just didn't want to take any health risks," Williams said. "Hopefully, the source of the problem will be determined and things brought under control."
Andy Williams
Andy Williams Web site
Tops From Baghdad
Fox News
CNN may have owned the first Persian Gulf War, but this go-round, Fox News Channel was the No. 1-rated cable network during the first days of the conflict.
The primetime ranking marks another rite-of-passage for Fox News, signaling that even on the biggest stories, the network can outshine its all-news rivals.
On the broadcast side, NBC News remained the network of choice, in both primetime and during the evening news.
According to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News averaged 5.58 million primetime viewers last week, with CNN attracting 4.37 million and MSNBC 2.15 million.
Fox News
Walks After CNN Cancels Talk Show
Connie Chung
Connie Chung has walked away from CNN, after the cable network said it would cancel her struggling primetime news gabber.
CNN confirmed Chung's departure late Tuesday
"Connie Chung Tonight" last aired March 19, shortly before the U.S. launched its bombing of Iraq. The 8 p.m. show was suspended to make room for war coverage.
For now, CNN anchor Aaron Brown will continue to fill the 8 p.m. time slot with war coverage. CNN said it hadn't yet determined how to fill the slot on a long-term basis.
It's unclear what Chung might do next. Reps for the anchor were unavailable late Tuesday.
Connie Chung
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Arrested at White House War Protest
Nobel Winners
Police arrested two Nobel Peace prize winners along with more than 60 other people protesting on Wednesday near the White House against the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
Police handcuffed Mairead Corrigan Maguire, who won the prize in 1976 for peace activism in the Northern Ireland conflict, and Jody Williams, a 1997 winner for her work to ban land mines, after they refused to leave Lafayette Park opposite the home of the U.S. president.
The Nobel laureates were detained along with religious leaders and Vietnam-era protester Daniel Ellsberg as they sat in a circle in the park and chanted "Peace, shalom." They held roses as well as gruesome posters showing civilian casualties from the war.
"In Northern Ireland we were encouraged to resolve our problems with dialogue and I would like to see that happen here," added Maguire, who said she had asked resident Bush to meet her.
Williams hugged Maguire before they were both handcuffed and loaded into a police van.
"This is what our democracy looks like," shouted Williams to reporters when she was handcuffed by police.
Nobel Winners
Cherry blossoms in Vancouver are in full bloom during a spring day on Canada's west coast, March 26, 2003. The stand of about a dozen cherry trees are blooming in a small square in the city's downtown core.
Photo by Andy Clark
Two Concerts in Maine
Phish
The Phish concerts at the former Loring Air Force Base will be held on Aug. 2-3, the promoter announced.
Earlier shows in 1997 and 1998 each attracted more than 60,000 "Phish-heads" who parked and camped on the runways at the decommissioned base.
The Vermont jam band will play three sets a day as it closes out its summer tour, said Adam Lewis, spokesman for Northeast Production. Tickets are $137.50 for both days of the festival, which will include arts and crafts dealers.
Residents of northern Maine welcomed the economic boost from the earlier shows. The Loring Development Authority, which operates the Loring Commerce Centre, estimated that each pumped $25 million into the state economy.
Phish
Phish Web Site
Snarky Gossip
Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac may have a hit with his Fox show, but the guy knows how to hold a grudge. Interviewed by GQ, Mac went off on his old mentor Steve Harvey, who got him involved with "The Kings of Comedy." The mag noted several years ago that someone representing Steve Harvey called ["Ocean's Eleven" director] Steven Soderbergh's office and asked him to reconsider the casting of Bernie Mac. The caller argued that Steve Harvey was more popular. "Man," Bernie says, "I heard about that. I was told about it. You know these people. Are you surprised? It's always about him."
Bernie Mac
Score Found In Tuscany
Unpublished Puccini
The score of an anthem composed by the young Puccini has been found in the library of the house where he is buried in Torre del Lago, near Lucca, in Tuscany.
The anthem "I figli d'Italia bella" (The sons of beautiful Italy) was written in 1877 when the composer was 19, and music experts had believed the score was lost.
It was found by the composer's grand-daughter Simonetta some time ago in the library of the house, which is now a museum. She decided not to reveal her discovery until the score, which was in a poor condition, had been restored, which necessitated lengthy and painstaking work.
Puccini composed the anthem for a competition staged by the local chamber of commerce in Lucca but was not picked by the jury.
Unpublished Puccini
Authenticity Disputed
2 Long-Lost Goya Paintings?
A Spanish auction house unveiled two paintings said to be long-lost works by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya that it plans to sell in a May auction.
The authenticity of the paintings, which are unsigned, remains disputed however.
The deputy head of the Alcala Subastas auction house, Richard de Willermin, said he was dumbfounded on coming face to face with one of the two works while appraising other paintings at a private home in Madrid.
The paintings are entitled "Tobias and the Angel" and "The Holy Family."
De Willermin, who is not a specialist on Goya, said the auction house took the paintings to Madrid's Prado Museum whose experts agreed that Goya (1746-1828) did paint them, but could not say so officially.
2 Long-Lost Goya Paintings?
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Received Key to Detroit
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Detroit church and received a key to the city more than two decades ago, soon after he became president of Iraq.
The events contrast sharply with the attack Saddam's regime is now facing from a U.S.-led coalition, reflecting his changed relationship with the United States since Washington helped Saddam covertly in his 1980-88 war with Iran.
Saddam's bond with Detroit started in 1979, when the Rev. Jacob Yasso of Chaldean Sacred Heart congratulated Saddam on his presidency. In return, Yasso said, his church received $250,000.
Yasso said that at the time, Saddam made donations to Chaldean churches around the world.
"He's very kind to Christians," Yasso said.
Yasso said he presented Saddam with the key to the city, courtesy of then-Mayor Coleman Young. Then, Yasso said, he got a surprise.
"He said, `I heard there was a debt on your church. How much is it?'" Yasso said.
Saddam donated another $200,000.
For more details, Saddam Hussein
Todd Kimmell, left, director the Lost Highways Archive & Research Library, and curator Jared Rosenbaum pose in the Philadelphia gallery March 14, 2003, with some works by the futuristic illustrator A.C. Radebaugh. The exhibit 'Radebaugh: The Future We Were Promised' will run at the quirky gallery until August.
Photo by H. Rumph Jr.
Renewed ForThird Season
'Reba'
The WB has picked up Reba McEntire's series for a third season.
"Reba" fans will get to watch McEntire's character, Reba Hart, juggle her dysfunctional family for another year after it recently set a new all-time series record among men ages 18 to 34 and equaled its all-time high among men ages 18 to 49. It also finished number one in its time period among women ages 18 to 34.
'Reba'
Reba McEntire Web Site
The WB Web Site
Spawns Reality TV Series
Baby Manual
An upcoming book that takes an irreverent look at infant-rearing is being turned into a reality TV series.
The project will be based on "The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips and Advice on First-Year Maintenance," written by Louis Borgenicht, M.D., and Joe Borgenicht ("The Action Hero's Handbook").
Gary Grossman, who will executive produce the project with partner Robb Weller, said the goal is to launch a series that would mix elements of traditional informational shows with some of the trappings of more recent reality entries.
"The Baby Owner's Manual" will be published by Quirk Books, which also released "The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook." That book was the basis for TBS' weekly series of the same name.
Baby Manual
Back on Air After Bombing
Iraqi State Television
Iraq's state television channel resumed broadcasts on Wednesday, three hours after a dawn air raid that U.S. defense officials said targeted the station.
A Reuters correspondent in the Iraqi capital said the channel, which does not broadcast overnight and had been off the air at the time of the bombing, began broadcasting verses from the Koran around 9 a.m. (1 a.m. EST).
Iraqi State Television
Woman With An Opinion
Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley really loved Michael Jackson - but now wonders whether he married her just to improve his public image.
Usually tight-lipped about her love life, Elvis Presley's only child has finally found a reason to talk.
Her recording debut, "To Whom It May Concern," will be out April 8, and the mysterious Presley is coming out, too, in the new Rolling Stone, on newsstands Friday.
"I did fall in love with him," she told writer Chris Heath.
"I can't tell you what his intentions were, but I can tell you I absolutely fell in love with him and fell into this whole thing which I'm not proud of now."
During their two-year marriage, Presley, 35, says they had sex - "for a while."
"And then it became 'Def Con 2,' " she said. "It just got really ugly at the end."
Presley continues, "I was always saying, 'People wouldn't think I was so crazy [for marrying Jackson] if they saw who the hell you really are; that you sit around and you drink and you curse and you're f - - - ing funny, and you have a bad mouth and you don't have that high voice all the time . . ."
They became friends; she was still married to her first husband, rocker Danny Keough (with whom she has two children, Danielle, 13, and Ben, 10). Jackson confided in her during a costly lawsuit and a police investigation of claims he sexually molested a 13-year-old boy.
"I got into this whole 'I'm going to save you' thing. I thought all that stuff he was doing - philanthropy and the children thing and all this stuff - was awesome . . . OK. Hello. I was delusionary. I got some romantic idea in my head I could save him and we could save the world."
Jackson began courting her with candy and flowers, and she left her marriage to Keough "probably quicker than I would have, and that was probably one of the bigger mistakes of my whole life," she says.
Toward the end of their marriage, he would disappear for weeks at a time, she says.
For even more, Lisa Marie Presley
92 Years Later
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Ninety-two years after a sweatshop fire killed 146 girls and young women and triggered dramatic labor reforms, the factory site was dedicated as a city landmark.
"It was one of the worst industrial disasters, not just in New York City's history but really in the history of the whole country," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at the ceremony Tuesday, when a commemorative bronze wall plaque was unveiled. "It was horrific and worst of all it was largely preventable."
The neo-Renaissance-style building in Greenwich Village, which was not heavily damaged in the fire, was named a national historic landmark in 1991 and today houses New York University classrooms.
Early in the 20th century, the top three floors of the 10-story building were home to the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
At about 4:30 p.m. on March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the eighth floor cutting room and spread rapidly, consuming thousands of pounds of fabric.
Panicked workers - Jewish, Polish and Italian immigrants, aged 13 to 23 - tried to escape. But some of the doors were locked, a tactic the factory's bosses used to keep employees at their sewing machines. Other exits were blocked and there were no sprinklers.
Within 15 minutes, dozens inside the factory were dead. Stunned passers-by watched as others jumped to their deaths, their skirts ablaze.
For more, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A staue of the Virgin is depicted weeping tears of blood inside a small chapel in Caracas, March 20, 2003. Hundreds of Venezuelan Catholics are flocking to this chapel, where the statue has been depicted weeping tears of blood as a peaceful message against the U.S.-led war with Iraq.
Photo by Jorge Silva
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