'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
Tonight
John O'Neill - 'The Man Who Knew'
Frontline on PBS at 8:00 p.m.(edt/pdt)
Reader Link
from Sharon
Thirty Five Fallacies Explained
Thanks, Sharon!
Reader Contribution
from Tim H
From Michael Sneed at the Chicago Sun Times:
''Carville chat . . .
Yipes! Now comes word liberal political gadfly
James "Ole Serpent Head" Carville--the husband of
Bushite Mary Matalin, who hisses when her
spouse talks--is hoping to co-produce a remake of the
famous flick "All the King's Men." ''
~~ Tim H.
Thanks, Tim! (Wonder who would play Lenny?)
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Felt like fall for a while this afternoon, but the Santa Ana's started kicking up, and that'll raise the temperature in my neighborhood.
Continuing the BartFest saga - Saturday morning was bright & sunny. Had to buy the kid his own roulette wheel - Friday night he saw his first one, and was damn near transfixed. Spent a couple of hours in the room
with the 9-year-old croupier exploring the realm of probabilities.
After lunch, ended up at Circus, Circus. Everytime I'm there I can't help but think of the Dr. Hunter S. Thompson classic 'Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas'. Anyway, the kid got a big kick out of the games for kids floor.
Even won his first 'prize' - a stuffed walrus. The game was pretty cool. There was a large rotating lazy Susan with about a dozen kettles in the center of the ring. The object of the game was to put a chicken in a pot, using a small mallet
and a spring launch. Much later that night, when I tucked him in, he had both the walrus & his little croupier rake in bed with him.
Grabbed some dinner, and went back to the room to prepare for the evening's festivities. We got to the Rio about 15 minutes before 7pm. The casino area is huge, and I was looking for a giant roulette wheel. While walking the perimeter,
was lucky enough to literally run into the fabulous Marc Perkel, wearing his JulieFest t-shirt. Marc took the lead & got us to the proper elevator, where we ran into the always wonderful Larry Tooth. Freaking old home week!
Took the elevator to the appropriate floor, and Marc led the way to the suite. Not a room, but a freaking suite at the Rio! Just inside the door was a table, and seated at the table was Patricia from Las Vegas and Bartcop in person.
Knowing I was in the right place, handed off the kid to the keeper for the night, entered the suite & felt at home.
Just realized I'm running way late. Will try to wrap this up on Friday's page ; )
Tonight, Thursday, CBS starts with a fresh 'Survivor: Thailand', then a fresh 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', and wraps with a fresh 'Without A Trace'.
Scheduled on a fresh Dave is Edward Norton.
Scheduled on a fresh Craiggers is Ted Danson.
NBC opens with a fresh 'Friends', then a fresh 'Scrubs', a fresh 'Will & Grace', a fresh 'Good Morning, Miami', and a fresh 'ER'.
Scheduled on a fresh Jay are Christina Applegate, Guy Ritchie, and Michelle Branch.
Scheduled on a fresh Conan are Matt Damon and Jurassic 5.
Scheduled on a fresh Carson Daly are Peter Gabriel and Joey Fatone.
ABC has a fresh 'Monk', a fresh 'Push, Nevada', and 'PrimeTime Thursday'.
The WB has a fresh 'Family Affair', a fresh 'Do Over', a fresh 'Jamie Kennedy' and a fresh 'Off Centre'.
Faux has more Anaheim Angles visiting the Yankees.
UPN has 'WWE Smackdown!'.
Disney/ABC throws away the their share of the playoffs by placing it on their 'Family Channel'. Cripes - how many freaking ESPN channels are there, and they put it on
Family...
Don't forget 'The Man Who Knew' on PBS's 'Frontline!
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
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Big Dog Watch Continues
Bill Clinton
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at the Labor Party annual conference in Blackpool, England, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002. Clinton urged America and Britain on Wednesday
to give U.N. weapons inspections a chance to work in Iraq, saying they should be backed by a tough new resolution from the U.N. Security Council.
Photo by Richard Lewis
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Brings Glamor To Labor Party Conference
Bill Clinton
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton brought a hefty dose of charisma to the governing Labor Party's annual conference, shaking hands with delegates, dining with British politicians —
and forsaking British fish and chips for a good old American burger.
Clinton, who was scheduled to address delegates later Wednesday, surprised staff at a McDonald's in this seaside town when he dropped by late Tuesday with Hollywood star Kevin Spacey.
"I saw a group walking towards the restaurant with Bill Clinton slap bang in the middle, you could recognize him by his hair," said Barry Griezans, shift manager at the burger
bar near Blackpool's Central Pier.
Griezans said Secret Service agents ordered meals for the two men — a Steak Premier meal for Clinton, a Quarter Pounder meal for Spacey. The pair also shared Chicken McNuggets.
Clinton, regarded as a close friend of Prime Minister Tony Blair and a big fan of burgers, was in Blackpool to bolster support for the prime minister during an often fractious
conference that has been dominated by arguments over public sector reform and Iraq.
Bill Clinton
Looks to Get Hip, Think Young
CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News general manager Rolando Santos told the San Francisco Chronicle this week that he's looking to mix "the lingo of our people" — words like "whack" and "ill" —
into newscasts to attract young people.
And the New York Daily News on Wednesday quoted from an e-mail sent by a network manager to his headline writers, sending them a copy of a slang dictionary so they can
be "as cutting edge" as possible.
"Please use this guide to help all you homeys and honeys add a new flava to your tickers and dekkos," the message said, referring to graphics on the Headline News screen.
The list of phrases included "fly," meaning sexually attractive.
Santos said Thursday that the e-mail was designed to point out resources that might help headline writers.
CNN Headline News
Chicago
Jesse Jackson
The Reverend Jesse Jackson waits to speak at an anti-war rally in downtown Chicago, October 2, 2002. Some 300 people gathered for the event.
Photo by Sue Ogrocki
Edited Out Of Muppets Movie
Snoop Dogg
Rap music star Snoop Dogg was edited out of an upcoming Muppets TV movie, but his recent forays into hard-core porn had nothing to do with it, the movie's producer insists.
Hollywood-based Jim Henson Co. says the X-rated recording artist was excised due to time constraints.
But the decision made last Friday to snip Snoop may have been aimed at preventing a public relations disaster as word spread that the caretakers of the beloved Muppets
were pairing Kermit the Frog with a rapper/pornographer who is also an avowed Crips gang member, ex-con and outspoken advocate for legalizing marijuana.
Henson Co. got a hint of the potential firestorm last Thursday, when letters published on the Op-Ed page of the Wall Street Journal made it clear that CEO Charles
Rivkin might have blundered when he issued an endorsement of Snoop Dogg in a front-page Journal feature 10 days earlier.
In the story, which detailed Snoop Dogg's newfound entrepreneurship in the apparel and porn industries, Rivkin explained why Snoop Dogg was making a cameo appearance
in "A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie," due to air later this year on NBC.
In the scene that was cut, Snoop Dogg was seen rapping with Kermit, a prospect that alarmed some Journal readers.
Snoop Dogg
Staying in Las Vegas
Penn & Teller
Magicians Penn & Teller have signed a new contract to appear at the Rio hotel-casino through December 2004.
Penn & Teller, both Las Vegas residents, each will receive "several million dollars" a year to perform six nights a week at the Samba Theater, publicist Glenn Alai said Tuesday.
The Rio, owned by Harrah's Entertainment Inc., is just west of the Las Vegas Strip.
Penn & Teller Staying In Vegas
Penn & Teller
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Won't Renew Vows
Madonna & Guy Ritchie
Singer-actress Madonna and her husband, director Guy Ritchie, will not renew their marriage vows under a branch of Judaism they are both studying, he said on Tuesday.
In an interview on the syndicated entertainment news show "Access Hollywood," Ritchie, asked about their study of Kaballah and rumors they would renew their wedding
vows in that tradition, said "no renewing our vows, I think we are happy with our vows as they are."
Madonna, who has also worked at a film career over the years, will soon appear in "Swept Away," a film written and directed by Ritchie.
Madonna & Guy Ritchie
The Port of Oakland, CA
Lock Out!
A cartoon about contract talks in the West Coast dockworkers labor standoff is displayed in front of The Port of Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002. On Tuesday, a federal mediation session fell apart
before it began. Union representatives stormed out after being confronted by armed off-duty police officers hired by the shipping lines. More than ports from San Diego to Seattle were shut down Wednesday.
So were contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers after efforts to bringin a federal mediator collapsed.
Photo by Paul Sakuma
Walks Free from Court
Adam Ant
Former British pop star Adam Ant walked free from court on Wednesday after a judge ruled that he had used to a gun to threaten pub customers who laughed at his cowboy attire
because he was suffering mental problems.
The judge at London's Old Bailey decided that the 1980s pop star, who had pleaded guilty to affray in August, should not be treated as a criminal over the incident because he
was suffering from an episode of mental illness at the time.
Ant, who appeared under his real name Stuart Goddard, had marched into the Prince of Wales pub in north London last January dressed in a cowboy hat and combat jacket.
Pub regulars began laughing at him and humming the theme tune to the spaghetti Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
Irate, he returned some hours later with a gun, which turned out to be a starting pistol, and threw a car alternator through the pub window, hitting Greek musician Plato Contostavlos.
Ant was chased by pub customers but scared them off by pulling the starting pistol from his pocket.
For a lot more details, Adam Ant
Knitting with Dog Hair: A Woof-to-Warp Guide
Auction At Christie's
Music Memorabilia
Lyrics handwritten by Paul McCartney to the hit "Goodbye," John Lennon's exam results and a guitar signed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards went on display at Christie's auction house.
Christie's will sell more than 200 items of music memorabilia, including items from the Beatles, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams, Madonna and Oasis on Thursday.
There are more than 80 lots connected with the Beatles, including gold discs, autographs, long-playing records, toys, mugs and other souvenirs that fans collected, the auction house said Tuesday.
A Fender Squier Stratocaster electric guitar signed by Jagger and Richards is estimated to bring up to $1,800.
Music Memorabilia
Christie's
BartCop TV!
Opts Out Of 'Dragnet' Revival
Danny Huston
Danny Huston is out as the star of producer Dick Wolf's "Dragnet" revival for ABC, while Bobby Cannavale has joined the cast of NBC's "Kingpin."
Huston had been slated to star as Det. Joe Friday in the series, but insiders said the actor, who starred in the feature "Ivans XTC," felt less comfortable with the daily rigors of primetime TV.
"Unfortunately things did not work out with me and the show, and I wish only the best to all of those involved with 'Dragnet,"' Huston said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Steven Bauer ("Traffic") has departed NBC's upcoming skein "Kingpin." Bauer, who had played cold-blooded drug trafficker Juan Pablo Cardena, will be replaced by Cannavale ("Third Watch").
As for "Dragnet," which debuts in January, producers haven't yet decided how to recast the role. Ethan Embry ("Sweet Home Alabama") remains as Det. Friday's partner, Det. Frank Smith.
Danny Huston
'Parallels and Paradoxes: Explorations in Music and Society'
Barenboim & Said
Israeli-born conductor Daniel Barenboim, rear, and friend Palestinian-born Prof. Edward W. Said pose for a photograph, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, in New York. The pair have co-authored a book "Parallels and Paradoxes: Explorations in Music and
Society," about many ideas, including the power of culture to transcend national and political differences--something they both witnessed when they brought together young Arab and Israeli musicians to play at Weimar in 1999.
Photo by Kathy Willens
Writes Memoirs
Carol Channing
When Carol Channing decided to write her memoirs, she did it with the same thoroughness she employed when preparing for her classic stage roles in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Hello, Dolly!"
She found a condominium on a golf course in Rancho Mirage, Calif., near Palm Springs, and wrote "with pencil and eraser" for four and a half years.
Born in Seattle and raised in San Francisco, Carol was the daughter of George Channing, reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, charismatic speaker and later editor of all the church's publications. He played a pivotal role in her life and does so in the book.
The opening of "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway on Jan. 16, 1964, marked the start of something really big for Channing. She has played it in New York, London, Australia and all over the United States in multiple tours.
"I did slightly over 5,000 performances, but I'm not supposed to say that," she said with a lowered voice. "Yul Brynner had done 'The King and I' 5,000 times and he told me, 'Look, dahling, if you ever go over 5,000, don't tell anyone; I don't like women going beyond me.' I never told anyone.
I hope he isn't turning over in his grave."
Channing said that she missed only one performance, in Kalamazoo because of food poisoning. A friend advised her: "If you have to miss the show, Kalamazoo is a good place to do it."
For a lot more, Carol Channing
May Hand Over Nazi-Looted Art
The British Museum
The British Museum said on Wednesday it may return four Old Masters' drawings seized from a Jewish collector by the Nazis during World War II in one of the first such claims against a British collection.
The 16th and 18th century artworks were said to have been part of the renowned collection of Dr. Arthur Feldmann, a Czech citizen who was persecuted and died after the 1939 Nazi invasion.
His surviving family has spent years searching for his collection of more than 750 drawings which was seized by the Gestapo.
British Museum spokeswoman Dr. Carol Homden said the lost works may eventually be returned to the family or they may be paid compensation.
In 2001, a government panel was set up to investigate the claims of former owners and their families about Nazi-confiscated art.
Since then, British national museums and galleries have received only one such claim, resulting in a 125,000 pound ($195,000) payout for a painting in the Tate Gallery's collection.
The British Museum
Ending Broadway Run
'Les Miserables'
"Les Miserables" will end a 16-year run on Broadway after 6,612 performances when the musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel closes on March 15, the producers announced on Wednesday.
The production, which has grossed more than $390 million and been seen by 9 million people, will stand second on Broadway's longest-running list behind "Cats," which gave 7,485 performances.
"Les Miserables," which corralled 8 Tony Awards, including best musical, opened at The Broadway Theater on March 12, 1987. It moved to its current home at The Imperial on Oct. 17, 1990.
Broadway devotees of the show will be able to revisit the production at a discount during the next eight weeks, with tickets reduced to 1987 prices, with the top seats
going for $47.50, for Monday to Friday performances through Dec. 20.
'Les Miserables'
Follows in Father's Footsteps
Max Spielberg
The eldest son of Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg is following in his father's footsteps.
Seventeen-year-old Max Spielberg recently completed work on his first movie, a short thriller called "Snap Shot," which he wrote, produced, directed, shot and edited during a
filmmaking workshop run by the New York Film Academy, an academy spokesman said on Wednesday.
The aspiring filmmaker attended the four-week workshop, held on the back lot of Universal Studios in Los Angeles, during the latter part of the summer, said the spokesman, Adam Schiff.
Max, Spielberg's son by a former marriage with actress Amy Irving, is the eldest of six children either born to or adopted by the acclaimed filmmaker, who is currently married to
actress Kate Capshaw. Spielberg also has an older stepdaughter with Capshaw.
Max Spielberg
Candidate Turns Blue
Libertarian Blue?
Montana's Libertarian candidate for Senate has turned blue from drinking a silver solution that he believed would protect him from disease.
Stan Jones,a 63-year-old business consultant and part-time college instructor, said he started taking colloidal silver in 1999 for fear that
Y2K disruptions might lead to a shortage of antibiotics.
He made his own concoction by electrically charging a couple of silver wires in a glass of water.
His skin began turning blue-gray a year ago.
He does not take the supplement any longer, but the skin condition, called argyria, is permanent. The condition is generally not serious.
Colloidal silver dietary supplements are marketed widely as an anti-bacterial agent or immune-system booster, but some consider it quackery.
Libertarian Blue?
'The Nose' Goes
Nikolai Gogol
The great Nose of Russian literature, which in Nikolai Gogol's masterpiece goes on a surreal walk-about, seems to have taken off on its own again.
A sculpture of a huge Nose was erected on a street in Russia's second city eight years ago to honor Gogol's bizarre short story in which a nose detaches itself from its owner's face overnight.
Now the marble sculpture has gone missing.
Gogol's odd story, called simply The Nose, tells how a Major Kovalyov goes on a frantic search through the Czarist capital in search of his nose, which takes on a life of its
own and gets up to all kinds of mischief while running round the city.
St. Petersburg police official Pavel Rayevsky said the sculpture had probably been stolen by a collector. This would be no mean feat since it weighs around 220 pounds.
Nikolai Gogol
133 Anniversary Of Birth
Mahatma Gandhi
An unidentified man polishes Mahatma Gandhi's statue on the 133 anniversary of Gandhi's birth in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002. Gandhi, also called the father of the nation, devoted his life to
India's freedom struggle against British rule using non-violent methods.
Photo by Siddharth Darshan Kumar
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