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Jazz From Hills
Trimmed Bush and Hedges
Ticker of Dick, Pt. 2
Well, Dick's ticker has allowed him to go to some battleground states today, Saturday, July 31, 2004. Cheney's ticker is supposed to hold up for a "Victory Rally" in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, some ten miles from where I sit writing this article. From local news coverage, Cheney arrived here at about 5:15 pm, causing a lot of traffic problems and not much Victory Hullaballou for Dick. Some uniformed people are there along with a few of the RNC robots who haven't figured out this fucker is high on dope.
Page three is still where Dick's Ticker's news resides. If I may be bold, if Kerry was taking more than an aspirin, it would be on Page One on every newspaper in the world.
So why is this, you may ask? I thought the media was ssssooooo liberal. Well, Rupert Murdoch is a very conservative man who owns a majority of print media these days, and to get your news, if you don't have the internet, you will get a very conservative twist to everything you read. You might try reading the New York Times on occcasion, but even they are swinging right. Go to the net, look up a subject, search Google, and read FOR YOURSELF as what to believe.
A beautiful blue moon awaits the ticker of Dick for his "Victory Rally" tonight. I wonder how many Percodans the little Dick is on for the rare blue moon. Maybe he's grumpy again and wants someone to abuse and he can say "Fuck off" again in front of little people. That little girl from the Democratic National Convention thought he needs a "time-out", and maybe even be sent home using that kind of fucked up language that will permanently scar her for life because she heard "Fuck" and "you" in one stream of sentencing. How horrid, that motherfucking bastard could do that to a little girl who doesn't know a goddam fucking thing about the fucking shit that is really fucking happening on a fuckin' daily basis, the motherfucking asshole son-of-a-bitch bastard fuckwad.
Maybe his little ticker needs another major confrontation to make it a happy ticker. Little skirmishes maybe make his ticker only aroused a tad. He needs a war, or at least a debate, but wait. His debate time will probably be like it was with Joe Lieberman, sixty seconds per reply. Lieberman said ok to those rules, I doubt Edwards does.
The Mid High School is where the Albuquerque-Santa Fe "rally" is occurring. Shit, our band can draw more people than this on a normal night. "Liars Lose" is the best sign I've seen so far from the protesters. There's almost an equal number of attendees versus opposers outside of the high school. I pray the whole Republican campaign goes this way and Bunnypants et. al, will be goners, as they should be.
Insurgency is up, the war is a mess, not one issue of America can be rationally argued to be better under the watch of Dick's Ticker. I can only hope him and his litte butt-boy Georgey W. pack and go home, like the little person said at the convention. Home on the range is a good destination for the Ticker of Dick, as well as Georgey and Laura. God willing, get a move on, back to Texas, and if the Texans want them to fuck up their state, let them. Just leave the Rational Majority alone.
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Mr. Hawk's Weekly Review
'The Young Ones'
Well, the lads appear to be in a real pickle this week, seems The USAF missed its target and dropped a nuke right in their kitchen. The first part of the episode everyone tries very hard not to notice the elephant but just keeps on going. If fact their biggest problem is the TV tax man who shows up. But the is a solution, Vyv eats the tellie. This bit alone is why I think Vyv is one of the great TV characters. At last they see the bomb and each reacts in their own idiosyncratic way. With music by Dexie's Midnight Runners everyone has a fun time.
By the way I don't know if this is local or not but, the price of a barrel of oil has gone thru the roof again. However, locally the price of gas has dropped almost .15 a gallon. Just in time for the RNC (Real Nazis Convention), who would have thunk it?
Mr. Hawk
Kerry/Edwards
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Protest Music
Ed McDade & McD
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Thanks, Peace
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Upcoming Convention
Upcoming Nazi...oops, GOP convention
I think that each "speaker" at the upcoming Nuremberg rally....oops, I mean, GOP convention is going to be loonier and even more offensive than the one preceding them.
Now, they're talking about allowing Michael Reagan to speak, to "counteract" his half-brother Ron's speech at the Democratic convention. I hope so - because Mikey Boy is as crazy as a shithouse rat.
Their cast of characters is really kind of lame. I'd hardly consider Alan Keyes much of an "answer" to the brilliant Barack Obama - and Jerry Falwell could phone in his rant.
Also, I've just heard that Nancy Reagan is supporting DUMBya - "party unity" and all that other happy horseshit.
I never knew that Alzheimer's was contagious, but I guess it is in HER case.
Terry C
NJ
Thanks, Terry!
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Pretty summer day.
Our local PBS station (KCET) has mangled their schedule - BBC News has been shoved back to 4:30pm (from 5pm), excluding anyone who works traditional hours for a living, and then slid Jim Lehrer up to 7pm (from 6pm). They're filling the void with cooking, crap & Huell Howser reruns. Bah.
Juan Catalan, left, and his attorney Todd Melkin hold photos of a video taped by an independent television crew shooting scenes on location on an unrelated project for HBO ('Curb Your Enthusiasm'), at a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, in Encino, Calif. Catalan spent five months in jail on murder charges before his attorney found video footage taken by the show at Dodger Stadium that backs his client's claims of innocence. Police arrested Catalan in August, alleging he killed Martha Puebla, 16, in the San Fernando Valley on May 12, 2003, because she had testified against his brother in another case. Catalan insisted he and his 6-year-old daughter were watching the Los Angeles Dodgers lose to the Atlanta Braves, 11-4, minutes before Puebla was killed about 20 miles north of the stadium.
Photo by Damian Dovarganes
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Stump Against Bush
'Vote For Change'
In an unprecedented series of concerts in nine swing states, more than 20 musical acts - including Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and the Dixie Chicks - will perform fund-raising concerts one month before the Nov. 2 election in an effort to unseat resident Bush.
The shows, which will begin Oct. 1 in Pennsylvania, will take an unusual approach: as many as six concerts on a single day in cities across the states expected to decide the November presidential race. Other stops on the tour are North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and the key state in 2000, Florida.
"We're trying to put forward a group of progressive ideals and change the administration in the White House," Springsteen told The Associated Press in the most overtly political statements of his 30-year career. "That's the success or failure, very clear cut and very simple."
The artists of different generations and genres will tour under the name "Vote For Change," with shows Oct. 1-8. But the money generated will go to America Coming Together, which promises on its Web site to "derail the right-wing Republican agenda by defeating George W. Bush."
The shows will be presented by MoveOn Pac, the electoral arm of the liberal interest group MoveOn.org, with an official announcement expected Wednesday.
There was no immediate word on prices for tickets, which were going on sale for all shows Aug. 21. The shows will pair artists, such as Springsteen and or the Dixie Chicks and James Taylor. There will be 34 shows in 28 cities.
Other artists participating in the shows include hip-hoppers Jurassic 5, John Mellencamp, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Babyface, Bright Eyes and the Dave Matthe Browne, Babyface, Bright Eyes and the Dave Matthews Band. Most have a history of social activism, from Browne's anti-nuclear concerts to Mellencamp's Farm Aid shows.
For more, 'Vote For Change'
ACT
MoveOn
Won't Be Disqualified From Oscars
'Fahrenheit 9/11'
Unauthorized Cuban television broadcasts of "Fahrenheit 9/11" will not keep the movie out of the Academy Awards race for best documentary.
The broadcasts in Cuba originated from pirated copies of Michael Moore's film, according to Lions Gate Films, one of the distributors of "Fahrenheit 9/11."
John Pavlik, spokesman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said Wednesday that would not disqualify "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the best-documentary Oscar, which Moore won for his last film, 2002's "Bowling for Columbine."
'Fahrenheit 9/11'
A relever disguised as the devil takes parts in celebrations honoring the patron saint of Managua, Santo Domingo de Guzman, in the Nicaraguan capital, August 4, 2004. Thousands take part in the annual revelry which combine pagan pre-hispanic beliefs with Catholic religious ceremony, over a two-day period.
Photo by Oswaldo Rivas
Guess Who's 'American Woman' Still Relevant
Lenny Kravitz
Five years after he made the Guess Who's American Woman a smash hit again, Lenny Kravitz says the song is more relevant than ever - only most people have no idea what it's about.
"It's a very appropriate song right now. It's an anti-war song," he said in a recent telephone interview prior to announcing his North American tour dates, including one stop in Toronto on Sept. 15.
Unfortunately, he says, most young people are usually more consumed with the chorus than absorbing any message from the lyrics.
"They don't get it. People don't listen like you think they do. It's weird," said the 40-year-old singer. "You play that song in America and they're like 'Yeah, American Woman!' I always think 'You guys realize what this song's about?' It's pretty funny."
Lenny Kravitz
To Battle The Daleks Again
Dr Who
Get ready to hide behind the sofa again -- Doctor Who's arch rivals the Daleks are coming back.
The BBC said on Wednesday that a new series of the cult sci-fi series "Doctor Who" would feature the fearsome robots after the producers reached an agreement with their creator's estate.
The Daleks, which look like upturned trash cans with a toilet plunger coming out of the top, terrified generations of children with their frenzied high-pitched cries of "Exterminate!" during the show's original 26 year run which ended in 1989.
The BBC announced earlier this year it was bringing back the series with Christopher Eccleston, who starred opposite Nicole Kidman in "The Others", as the ninth incarnation of the TV Time Lord.
Dr Who
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Sings at Buffett Funeral
Bono
Rock star Bono sang at a private funeral for Susan Buffett, wife of billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
Bono, the lead singer of the Irish group U-2, flew into Omaha on Sunday night and departed shortly after Monday's service at Countryside Community Church.
Susan Buffett, 72, died of a stroke Thursday while she and her husband were visiting friends in Cody, Wyo. She spent much of her time on philanthropic work. She and Bono shared a concern for AIDS awareness and prevention.
Bono
Volunteers hang wet clothes out to dry along a 4km clothes line, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The line which claims to be the first and longest in the world was created as a promotion for a washing detergent. Over 22,000 items of clothing which were hung for the event will be donated to charity.
Photo by Irwin Fedriansyah
Completed Treatment
Edie Falco
"Sopranos" star Edie Falco was diagnosed last year with breast cancer, but has completed her treatment and is healthy, a representative for the 41-year-old actress told The Associated Press.
Falco worked on the HBO show during her treatment, but her representative wouldn't comment Wednesday on whether she underwent chemotherapy or surgery.
Falco has won three Emmy Awards for her role as mob wife Carmela Soprano on "The Sopranos," and has been nominated for a fourth Emmy this year.
Edie Falco
Still Pursuing 'Hillbillies' Casino
Max Baer Jr.
Max Baer Jr. said a judge's ruling won't stop him from pursuing his proposed Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Casino in a Carson City shopping center.
District Judge Michael Griffin has ruled that the restrictions prohibit places of recreation or amusement on the property, which is co-owned by J.C. Penney and the Glenbrook Corp.
Baer said he won't sell the property and will let it remain vacant if he can't build his proposed $54 million casino, based on the '60s TV comedy. Baer played the doltish Jethro Bodine.
"My plan is to do a casino there," Baer said recently. "I paid cash for it so I have no debt on it. I can afford to leave it there in perpetuity and I can write it off."
Max Baer Jr.
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Jury Acquits Disney Worker of Fondling
Michael Chartrand
A Walt Disney World worker who portrayed the character Tigger was acquitted Wednesday of charges he fondled a 13-year-old girl while posing for a photo with the teen and her mother.
Jurors found Michael Chartrand not guilty of misdemeanor battery and lewd and lascivious molestation, a felony, after deliberating for less than an hour. He had faced 15 years in prison if convicted.
Michael Chartrand
A child looks at a display of misshapen papayas resembling human genitalia in downtown Jakarta.
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Stamp to Honor
John Wayne
He crossed "Rio Bravo" and "Red River." He fought at "Fort Apache" and on "The Sands of Iwo Jima." He was "The Quiet Man" and won an Oscar as Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit," but everyone knew him as the Duke. Next month, movie hero John Wayne will get his own postage stamp.
On Sept. 9, the U.S. Postal Service will release the 37-cent stamp, the latest in the Legends of Hollywood series. The first day of issue ceremony will be at Grauman's (sic) Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, and the stamps will go on sale nationwide the next day.
The stamp, painted by Drew Struzan, is based on a black-and-white publicity still taken during the filming of "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" in 1962.
John Wayne
Novelist With Ghostwriter
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson has a new best friend: her ghostwriter. The 37-year-old model-actress added novelist to her resume Tuesday with the release of "Star," published by Atria Books. But the former "Baywatch" babe didn't do it alone.
"The first meeting we knew it was magic," Anderson told The Associated Press about her not-so-invisible ghostwriter Eric Shaw Quinn.
Anderson and Quinn were introduced by Anderson's publisher after she decided not to write an autobiography, opting for a fictionalized version of her life filled with not-so-subtle coincidences.
Pamela Anderson
A circular hole about 165 feet across is seen in the ice cap on the summit of Mount Spurr about 80 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska Monday, Aug. 2, 2004. Scientists have become interested in the volcano, which last erupted 1992, across Cook Inlet from Anchorage after a swarm of tiny earthquakes were noted. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised its level of concern to yellow, meaning the volcano could erupt.
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Connecticut Home Sold
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn's waterfront home in Old Saybrook has been sold to a neighbor who plans to renovate the property, Hepburn's real estate agent said.
Frank Sciame, a New York City-based architect who owns F.J. Sciame Construction Co. Inc., signed a contract to buy the home, Colette Harron of The Mitchel Agency in Essex said Tuesday.
Sciame, who lives in the same neighborhood, described Hepburn's home as "the jewel of Fenwick." His company specializes in historic renovations and has done construction work throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Katharine Hepburn
In Memory
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Legendary French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who traveled the world for more than a half century capturing human drama with his camera, has died at age 95.
Cartier-Bresson shot for Life, Vogue and Harper's Bazaar magazines, and his work inspired generations of photographers. Cartier-Bresson became a French national treasure, though he was famously averse to having his own picture taken or to giving interviews.
The French Culture Ministry said Cartier-Bresson died Monday and that funeral services were held Wednesday. Media reports said he died in l'Ile-sur-Sorgue in the rural Vaucluse region in southeastern France.
Whether recording the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi in India or Henri Matisse at home, Cartier-Bresson sought to render the feeling of the moment with his distinctive classical style and penchant for geometrical composition.
He disdained arranged photographs and artificial settings and said photographers should shoot accurately and quickly.
His concept of photography centered on what he described as "the decisive moment" - the moment evoking the ultimate significance of a given situation as all the external elements fall perfectly into place.
Cartier-Bresson shot with a Leica, the quietest of cameras, working only with black and white film, and notably, without a flash. Thrusting a subject in the limelight, he once said, was a sure way to destroy it.
He also opposed cropping pictures, saying it diluted the picture's meanings.
Cartier-Bresson was born Aug. 22, 1908, in Chanteloup outside Paris to a wealthy textile family.
In 1930, with a brownie box camera, he started dabbling in photography. Two years later, armed with his Leica, he began a series of photo expeditions to the French Ivory Coast, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany and Italy.
Cartier-Bresson also was drawn to the cinema and worked as an assistant director to esteemed French director Jean Renoir on his classic "The Rules of the Game."
He then turned his documentary talents to the Spanish Civil War. At the outbreak of World War II, he was drafted into the French army where he was a corporal in a film and photo unit captured in the Vosges Mountains in June 1940.
After nearly three years in German prison camps, Cartier-Bresson escaped and made his way back to Paris where he divided his time between commercial photography and transporting ex-prisoners for the French underground.
In the last 25 years of his life, Cartier-Bresson largely turned away from photography to embrace his first love, painting. By 1988, he was spending most days sketching in pencil or charcoal at his Paris home or at his retreat in southern France.
In 1937, Cartier-Bresson married a Japanese dancer named Ratna Mohini. In 1970, he married Martine Franck with whom he had one daughter, Melanie.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
A Hummingbird Moth hovers feeds on flowers early Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004 near Archer, Fla. This moth is often confused with the hummingbird as it feeds in the same areas and mannner as the hummingbird. This insect is about 2 inches long and can be seen usually from May to September in the South.
Photo by Phil Sandlin
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