'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
Jazz From Hills
Bi-Partisanship Sometimes Works...Not!!!!
I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where we have a governor who had the class to write a very kind letter to a slime-ball piece of hate whose ideological ideals are 180 degrees from what my governor, Bill Richardson, espouses. And who might that be? My dope-fiend nemesis, no one other than the fascist Rush Limbaugh.
You wanna hear some bi-partisan class? Richardson wrote in his letter to the radio talk show host : "I am solidly behind you on the issue of federal government or prosecutors having access to your medical records. It is a massive intrusion into your, and every citizen's privacy. Hopefully you will fend off these attacks."
Of course, Rush didn't have the decency to write this pure class of a man who happens to be Hispanic, and most likely a soon to be presidential contender. Limbaugh thought it befitting only to make a ten or 15 second blurb saying thanks to my governor on his ditto head loony tunes radio show, one reason might be due to the shit he has given to Richardson when Richardson was an Ambassador under the Clinton administration.
I'm not against or for drugs (just the "War on Drugs"), but due to disrespect and total disregard of human courtesy on Limbaugh's part, I hope they nail Limbaugh with every dirty tactic Attorney General John Ashcroft (of course one of Limbaugh's great people of the earth) has up his sleeves with the new Patriotic Act. I would say, hmmmmm, how ironic. By the way Rush, next time you order 1,000 oxycontins, you might not want to do it over your own cell phone, you idiot.
By the way, if any dittoheads are reading this piece, you don't get off that stuff and immediately return to work. I would bet he's as high now as he was before "voluntary re-hab". You can function quite normally if you have enough in dope your blood to not feel sick. He sure hasn't sounded too depressed or sick after people do in treatment after they get out. He's still in denial, about everything that pertains to facts, politically and physiologically.
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Mr. Hawk
reviews and rants
This week's Blackadder is about money or the lack thereof and what will
happen when Pat Robinson becomes your banker. Seems Blackadder borrowed a
sum of money from the churc and now they send their best collector to get
it back. When your name is the baby eating bishop of bath and wells you do
tend to be a bit extreme. Will Blackadder repay the church? One hint, where
do you think the black in blackmail came from? Next week is the last of
series 2. While it has some good laughs I really can't recomend it except
for the last 4 minutes, where we really find out why Elizabeth was the
virgin queen.
I also recomend the Cartoon Channel (check the listings) for showing Star
Wars "The Clone Wars" cartoon. The only problem I have is that they are
dribbling it out, showing 5 minutes at a time. On last Sunday they showed
episodes 1-11 back to back and you can see how it hangs together. This is
supposed to be the stop gap between Episode 2 and Episode 3 so you are
getting deep back round.
A plus is that Yoda is even released from CGI and can move like everyone
else and he kicks royal butt.
Now for the rants if Marty will allow me. WHY do we have to have directors
cuts of everything. Last weekend I put Star Trek 2 on AMC just for some
backround noise as I cleaned house. Imagine my surprise when a scene I have
heard 50 times suddenly changed. It was like an old friend developing a
tic. I can see director cuts or enhanced versions of some films but not
everything is improved.
I also sat down to watch another film and not only was it overdubbed but
the original overdubb had been replaced with a modern slang overdubb. Was
this really necessary? Why not just bleep what the FCC doesn't like. One of
the best comedies of all time is Blazing Saddles. This film was ruined in
the overdubb process. When I saw the original again after about 10 years I
laughed just as hard as the first time I saw it.
Mr. Hawk
Thanks, again, Mr. Hawk.
Any rant (or rave) of yours has a home here.
About the overdubbing - it seems to be more commonplace than one might think.
The kid has also noticed it on 'The Simpsons' - he has years 1 & 2 on dvd, and has committed them to memory. There are now reruns he won't watch.
As for 'Blazing Saddles', the only channel to watch it on is TCM - but, then, it's considered sacred text in this house.
National "I'm Embarassed By My President" Day
Today
& The New Republicans
George Thatcher
The New Republicans - "Terrorist" a 3 CD set of anti-Bush songs and poems.
Since the theft of the 2000 presidential election, a group of Los Angeles professional freelance musicians calling themselves The New Republicans have been recording a series of anti-Bush/anti-war songs and poems in protest to the activities of our government and the corporate media. The result is a 3 CD set entitled "Terrorist", just released and available to the public.
Styles range from techno/acid-jazz/rock pop to country/folk/rock-a-billy to spoken voice with musical improvisations. We are contacting like minded persons and organizations to let them know about us, our music and our message. A dedicated website is under construction but we can be currently reached at
George Thatcher and The New Republicans.
CDs now available through Ferguson Music at:
(818) 293-2018 (voice), (818) 293-2019 (fax), or stevenferguson@comcast.net
CDs also available at Amoeba Music (Hollywood) (323) 245-6400, Tower Records, Aron's Record Shop (323) 469-4700 and Zuma Video & Music (310) 457-6841
Thank you for your time and consideration and all your efforts on behalf of the real human values of truth, liberty, justice and equality for all.
George Thatcher and The New Republicans
Thanks, George!
(This will information will be archived on the Protest Music for the 21st Century page when it's updated.)
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Weather had returned to seasonal temperatures.
My much anticipated hassle with the insurance company never happened - when I called this morning, they were my new bestest friends.
So, finally had the kid looked at by a real doctor this afternoon & it turned out to be more than 'just' allergies.
Anyway, the kid is finally soundly sleeping for the first time in days, and I'm running late. Heh - pretty much back to what passes for normal.
Tonight, Thursday, CBS begins the night with a FRESH 'Survivor: All-Stars', followed by a FRESH 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation',
then a FRESH 'Without A Trace'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Liz Phair.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Luke Wilson, Merv Griffin, and Aimee Mann.
NBC starts the night with yet another RERUN 'Friends', followed by a FRESH 'Will & Grace', then a FRESH
'Trump's Adventures In Avarice' (starts 1 minute before the top of the hour), followed by a FRESH 'ER' (starts 1 minute before the top of the hour).
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Selma Blair, Xzibit, and Puddle of Mudd.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Al Franken Viveca A. Fox, and Scott Nguyen.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Jamie Oliver, Usher, and Lil Jon.
ABC opens the night with a RERUN 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', followed by a FRESH 'Extreme Makeover', then a FRESH
'special' - 'Peter Jennings Reporting: Ecstasy Rising'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Chris Klein, Ashley Scott, and Tesla.
The WB offers a RERUN 'Steve Harvey's Big Time', followed by a FRESH 'Like Family', then a FRESH 'Jamie Kennedy', followed by a
RERUN 'Jamie Kennedy'.
Faux has a RERUN 'Tru Calling', followed by a RERUN 'Forever Eden'.
UPN fills the night with 'WWE Smackdown!'.
Check local PBS listings for a FRESH 'Frontline'.
A&E has 'American Justice', a 2-hour 'Cold Case Files', and a RERUN 'With Malice'.
AMC offers teh movie 'Barbarosa', followed by the movie 'The Coal Miner's Daughter', then the movie 'Love With The Proper Stranger'.
BBC -
[6:00 pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30 pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Inglis;
[7:00 pm] ' The Thin Blue Line' - Rag Week;
[7:40 pm] 'Blackadder' - Money;
[8:20 pm] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - School Prizes;
[9:00 pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Trinny and Susannah;
[9:30 pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Chris Klein/Freddie Prinze Jr;
[10:00 pm] 'The Office' - Episode 1;
[10:40 pm] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 1;
[11:00 pm] 'The Thin Blue Line' - Rag Week;
[11:40 pm] 'Blackadder' - Money;
[12:20 am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - School Prizes;
[1:00 am] 'The Office' - Episode 1;
[1:40 am] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 1;
[2:00 am] 'So Graham Norton' - Trinny and Susannah;
[2:30 am] 'So Graham Norton' - Chris Klein/Freddie Prinze Jr;
[3:00 am] 'The Office' - Episode 1;
[3:40 am] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 1;
[4:00 am] 'So Graham Norton' - Trinny and Susannah;
[4:30 am] 'So Graham Norton' - Chris Klein/Freddie Prinze Jr;
[5:00 am] 'The Office' - Episode 1;
[5:40 am] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 1;
[6:00 am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'West Wing', followed by the movie 'Manhunter', 'Significant Others', and 'West Wing'.
Comedy Central has 'MAD TV', 'Crank Yankers', 'Insomniac', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and 'Banzai'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Johnny Knoxville.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Wrath Of God: Disasters in America (Blizzards)', 'Wrath Of God: Disasters in America (Snowbound)', and more 'Modern Marvels'.
IFC -
[2PM] 'The Trip To Bountiful' (1985);
[4PM] 'Running With The Bulls' (2002);
[4:45PM] 'At The Angelika 83' (2003);
[5:15PM] Short: 'Amnesia' [];
[5:30PM] 'Illuminata' (1998) [];
[7:30PM] 'At The Angelika 83' (2003);
[8PM] 'The Prime Gig' (2000);
[9:45PM] 'La Femme Nikita' (1991);
[11:45PM] 'IFC In Theaters';
[12AM] 'Time Code';
[1:45AM] 'The Prime Gig' (2000);
[3:30AM] 'La Femme Nikita' (1991);
[5:30AM] Short: 'Charnel House'. (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has the movie 'Phantom Force', 'Mad Mad House', 'Scare Tactics' and 'Tripping The Rift'.
Sundance -
[3PM] 'Pumpkin' (Feature);
[5PM] 'Passion Fish' (Feature;
[7:15PM] 'Margarita Happy Hour' (Feature;
[9PM] 'Bartleby' (Feature;
[10:30PM] 'Sirens' (1994) (Feature;
[12:05AM] 'Live Nude Girls Unite!' (Documentary;
[1:15AM] 'Riders' (Feature;
[2:55AM] 'Little Buddha' (Feature;
[5AM] 'Pumpkin' (Feature). (ALL TIMES EST)
TCM devotes the morning to the always entertaining
Jane Powell (today is her 76th birthday), the afternoon to the always fabulous
Debbie Reynolds (today is her 72nd birthday), and the night to the
always amazing Judy Garland.
[6am] 'Three Daring Daughters' (1948);
[8am] 'Luxury Liner' (1948);
[10am] 'Holiday In Mexico' (1946);
[12:15pm] 'The Catered Affair' (1956);
[2pm] 'Give A Girl A Break' (1953);
[3:30pm] 'The Gazebo' (1959);
[5:30pm] 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (1964);
[8pm] 'Broadway Melody Of 1938' (1937);
[10pm] 'Listen, Darling' (1938);
[11:30pm] 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic' (1990);
[12:30am] 'Little Nellie Kelly' (1940);
[2:30am] 'Everybody Sing' (1938);
[4:30am] 'Thoroughbreds Don't Cry' (1937). (ALL TIMES EST)
Actor Sean Astin hugs his mother, Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke, at the Creative Coalition's 2004 Capitol Hill Spotlight Award Tuesday, March 30, 2004 in Washington. Duke presented her son with the award that pays tribute to entertainemnt and policy leaders who have given back to the community.
Photo by Lauren Burke
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Collects Hollywood Support
John Kerry
John Kerry collected the support of Hollywood stars including Meg Ryan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner and Barbra Streisand during a fund-raiser that capped a two-day swing through California.
Guests were treated to a mini-concert by James Taylor and a standup introduction by Larry David, producer of "Seinfeld" and star of the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
David joked that Kerry should consider him to be vice president because he considers himself "a nincompoop, a chicken and a liar" who could offset resident Bush and balance the ticket. David said the only problem is that if something were to happen to Kerry, those qualities "would obviously be disastrous for anyone who was actually the president."
"You are qualified," Kerry responded, "to be a Republican."
John Kerry
Wednesday
Peabody Awards
Boston's WGBH-TV won three Peabody awards Wednesday for programs about string theory, one of the nation's most dangerous manufacturing companies and a racially motivated killing and how it mobilized the civil rights movement.
NBC News received a Peabody for a Tom Brokaw piece on the controversy surrounding the University of Michigan and its affirmative action policy, while CBS News was cited for a "60 Minutes" report on conflicts of interest and abuses of power by government and military contractors.
The Peabodys, considered among the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media, recognize excellence and meritorious work by radio and television stations, networks, webcasters, producing organizations and individuals.
Bill Moyers was cited for career achievement, mostly recently his series "NOW with Bill Moyers" and the documentary "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience."
For a lot more, Peabody Awards
www.peabody.uga.edu
The wartime uniform worn by movie star Marlene Dietrich being presented by her grandson Paul Riva to The Imperial War Museum, London, Wednesday March 31, 2004. Dietrich entertained allied troops in the U.S. and overseas during World War II, and was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the US War Department, the highest honour to be bestowed on a civilian.
Photo by John D McHugh
Interesting Reading
The State of the News Media 2004
The State of the News Media 2004
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Lawrence Grossman, the former head of PBS and NBC News, said in a recent address at Louisiana State University:
"Commercial radio … has by now totally abandoned serious journalism, except some might argue, in a handful of big cities whose all-news radio stations typically offer little more than a 24-hour headline service. Radio network news is a relic of the past. Instead, commercial radio is flooded with syndicated talkers (talk is cheap), whose opinionated, mostly archconservative on-air personalities take strong positions on major public issues. What once was an industry dominated by locally owned and operated stations and three national radio networks is now an industry dominated by three giant corporations, each of which owns multiple stations in a number of markets, and owns and programs hundreds of radio stations throughout the nation."
Works by Tolkien, Dickens and Chaucer
Book Auction
Rare volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy were the centrepiece of an extensive private book collection auctioned for a total of $270,000 US Wednesday.
The Tolkien books, including two signed second editions of the first two instalments of the trilogy and an unsigned first edition of the third part, were sold to an anonymous bidder for $3,800. They were among more than 3,000 rare books - sold by Bonham's auction house - that belonged to bachelor William Adams, who died last June, aged 84.
A collection of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales containing engravings by Eric Gill attracted the highest bid of $7,500.
A 23-volume set of Charles Dickens novels was not far behind with a bid of $7,400.
Book Auction
To Consider Code of Conduct
Broadcasters
Broadcasters meeting Wednesday to discuss indecency said they would consider an industry code of conduct, an idea the nation's chief telecommunications regulator suggested they should pursue.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said if the industry leaves it to the government to set strict standards for broadcast decency, they won't like the result.
NAB President Eddie O. Fritts Jr. said a code was mentioned by most speakers at the daylong seminar, and would be seriously considered. He said the discussion would continue at the NAB's annual meeting later this month.
The original code was dropped in 1982 under Reagan administration pressure, on both antitrust and First Amendment grounds.
Broadcasters
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Plays Beijing
Deep Purple
British rockers Deep Purple brought their heavy metal act to Beijing, fascinating an uninitiated crowd with the sonic pleasures of gothic rock amped up to ear-crunching decibels.
Chinese officialdom has long frowned upon the rock-and-roll genre, fearful that electrified songs of protests and struggle could topple a political regime.
But Deep Purple, led by 60-something Ian Gillian, showed Wednesday they don't care a lick for politics, putting on a professional show of 1970s classic rock hits for an audience never before serenaded by the likes of "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin."
A late replacement for the legendary Rolling Stones, who had booked the Worker's Gymnasium last April but cancelled because of the SARS outbreak, Deep Purple can now boast to being one of the first heavy metal bands, and the first pioneer of rock, to grace the stage in China.
Deep Purple
A roadside fruit seller arranges watermelons in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh March 31, 2004 as temperatures rise in India, which is anticipating one of the hottest summers in several years.
Photo by Ajay Verma
Marquee Comes Down
Siegfried & Roy
The landmark "Siegfried & Roy" marquee on the Las Vegas Strip was being changed Wednesday, almost six months after a tiger mauled star Roy Horn and forced the show to close.
A nearly basketball court-sized image of the duo had remained on The Mirage hotel-casino sign as a gesture of respect, hotel officials said.
A new 70-by-70-foot center panel was being installed in the 200-foot sign to promote impressionist Danny Gans' show and the Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat attraction at the hotel.
Siegfried & Roy
Pee-Wee Herman
Paul Reubens
His fans may call him "different" or "freaky," but actor Paul Reubens, who rose to fame as kids' television show host Pee-wee Herman, wants people to know he is neither a pedophile nor a child pornographer.
In his first interview since pleading guilty earlier this month to possessing obscene material after a two-year criminal probe targeting him, Reubens told Entertainment Weekly magazine that nude photos seized from his home were "kitschy, funny stuff from the 1940s, 50s or 60s."
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office built a case of possessing child pornography based on 170 of the 30,000 images. On March 19, Reubens pleaded guilty to the lesser misdemeanor of possessing obscene material. He paid a $100 fine and was sentenced to three years probation.
"I didn't want to spend a million dollars and put myself in the poor house," he said of his reason for reaching a plea deal.
Reubens said his instinct was to fight because he didn't believe the material was pornographic or obscene.
"Does anyone come back from this? I don't know the answer to that," he said. "but I'll be damned if I'm going to let this destroy me."
Paul Reubens
Axes Artists, 1,500 Jobs
EMI
Music giant EMI will slash its recorded-music workforce and artists by one fifth and outsource most of its CD and DVD manufacturing to reduce costs, the British company said on Wednesday.
The 1,500 job cuts and other sweeping changes at the world's third largest music company -- home to the Rolling Stones, Coldplay and Norah Jones -- come amid continued strife in the recording industry, beset by piracy and declining music sales.
Niche and under-performing artists would go in the 20 percent reduction, EMI said, but it refused to give names.
EMI
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Acquitted of Assault
Todd Harrell
The bass player for the rock group 3 Doors Down was acquitted Tuesday of a single assault charge.
Todd Harrell, 32, had been charged with hitting the husband of a newspaper carrier. The couple had accused the rocker of stealing newspapers from a vending machine outside an Escatawpa gas station on March 5.
Todd Harrell
John Parkinson, president of the Belfast Titanic Society, who as a young boy watched the Titanic leave Belfast, looks over a large model of the doomed ship during the opening of the 'Titanic At Home' exhibition in Robinson's Saloon in Belfast, March 31, 2004. The exhibition is running in conjunction with 'Titanic - The Exhibition: Orlando, Florida.' In the 92nd anniversary of the maiden voyage of the doomed ship, 'Titanic at Home' represents the first time ever that memorabilia from the Orlando exhibition goes on display outside the U.S.
Photo by Paul McErlane
Trump Hotels Low on Luck, Cash
The Donald
Casino mogul Donald Trump may have the final word with his television apprentices, but his auditors say Trump's casino company will be in deep trouble without a cash infusion -- which would leave him with a minority holding in the company.
The warning hit the shares of Trump Hotels & Casinos Resorts, which fell more than 12 percent in Wednesday morning trading.
The ability of the casino company to continue as a "going concern" hinges on a deal that would allow Credit Suisse First Boston to infuse $400 million in exchange for majority stake in the company, according to auditors for Ernst & Young.
The Donald
Hazardous Icebox Rolls
Recipe
Southern Living magazine, published by Time Warner Inc.'s Southern Progress Corp. subsidiary, said it is alerting readers about potential dangers from a recipe for icebox rolls in its April issue. The magazine said it has requested the removal of all copies of the April issue from newsstands.
"It has been determined that heating the water and shortening, as described in the recipe, is potentially dangerous and may pose a fire and safety hazard," the Birmingham, Alabama-based magazine said in a statement.
Southern Living said 12 of its roughly 2.4 million subscribers had contacted the company with concerns about the recipe. A corrected recipe is available on the southernliving.com Web site.
Recipe
End of Hand-Drawn Cartoons
Disney
When Walt Disney Co.'s animated film "Home on the Range" debuts on Friday, it may signal the end of an era for hand-drawn cartoon features as the company that all but created the art form moves to computer images.
Disney's film studio is under pressure in its animation division, having cut back staff and ended a lucrative partnership with Pixar Animation Studios Inc., which established new computer animated movies like the $850 million global box office hit "Finding Nemo."
"Range," a comedy about a wiseacre cow voiced by Roseanne Barr who tries to save her farm, is the last hand-painted cartoon on Disney's current film slate, studio chief Dick Cook said in a recent interview. Moreover, most of the industry is moving in the direction of computer animation.
"It is where things are going," Cook told Reuters.
Disney
In Memory
Art James
Art James, who was an announcer or host for a dozen TV game shows over three decades, including "Concentration" and "Family Feud Challenge," has died. He was 74.
James, who lived in Chaska (MN), died Sunday in Palm Springs, Calif., his former wife, Sandra Pietron, said Wednesday. Pietron, also of Chaska, said he was stricken by a sudden illness and the cause of death was not known.
James worked as an announcer on "Concentration," which ran from 1958 to 1973 and was NBC's longest-running game show.
James also worked on shows including "Say When," "Face the Music" and "Blank Check" before he started his own company, Art James Productions, in the 1990s. The company teaches public speaking and stages game shows that are designed to teach job skills.
Born Arthur Efimchick on Oct. 15, 1929, in Dearborn, Mich., James attended Wayne State University, where he studied business. He worked as an announcer for the Armed Forces Network while he was stationed in Germany after World War II.
James is survived by a son, two daughters and three grandchildren.
Art James
A pair of newborn sandhill cranes waits to see what an adult digs out of the grass while foraging for a meal at a pond in Brandon, Fla., Wednesday, March 31, 2004.
Photo by Charles Krupa
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