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Artforum mentions blogs (not very interesting, but I thought Tom should see.)
virtually free hiptops at amazon. is it worth it?
the local news this morning mentioned the possibility of snow. anybody know anything about that?
Mike and Linda, that was some fun, thanks.
finally a place i can be comfortable just being me. meet you out back at the cowshed.
google buys blogger
goodbye dolly
spam for peace
Join the CARNIVAL BLOC on FEBRUARY 15th
PLEASE REPOST!
Your Friends at Mobilize New York and Reclaim the Streets
Invite YOU to a FAT SATURDAY PARTY and PARADE FOR A WORLD
WITHOUT WAR!
Join the CARNIVAL BLOC on FEBRUARY 15th for a MARDI GRAS
PARADE to give up WAR-MONGERING for LENT (and a long time after)
Calling all freaks, revelers, puppetistas and drummers,
musicians, singers and loud hummers; samba bands, hungry marchers, jugglers,
baton twirlers, fire eaters and artists of all stripes; ravers, beehives,
and vikings; billionaires for bush, gore or perma-war; radical cheerleaders,
reclaimers of streets and critical massers; church ladies for choice,
drag queens and kings, radical rockettes, perms for perma-war, church of
stop bombers, missile chicks, babes for bombs, students for an undemocratic
society, new kids on the blac bloc, those united for peace and justice and
anybody and everybody who thinks that this war is absurd. (sorry, but no
mimes)
WHAT: A festive and theatrical CARNIVAL BLOC FEEDER MARCH to
the anti-war rally on February 15th.
WHEN: 11:30, Saturday Morning, Feb.15th.
WHERE: Between the Lions, on the steps of the New York Public
Library, 5th Avenue between 41st and 42nd Streets. From there we1ll march
to the big rally
From the steps of the NYPL we'll wend our merry way to the
United for the Peace and Justice rally, likely to be at the UN, though this
is subject to change, so we'll go where they are. For details on the rally,
see www.unitedforpeace.org
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Bring Mardi Gras Beads, costumes,
instruments, drums, beats, boom boxes, dancing shoes, noisemakers of all
kinds, bring posters and banners and puppets. Bring yourselves and friends.
Be prepared to mock the Axis of Oil without mercy.
And please, playful or stern, SPREAD THE WORD!
PLEASE REPOST WIDELY!
Cypress
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption."
George Bush, President of the United States Trenton, NJ September 23, 2002
ls.com has some new info about the rivington st hotel.
Sterling Times
The virtual scrapbook of British nostalgia.
The Lonely Samoans would like to share a very special Valentine's night with
you. We'll be doing unplugged "Dust Ball" version
Friday, February 14th. 10pm.
@ Arlene Grocery 95 Stanton St.
212.358.1633 $5 cover
Featuring:
Samoa - vocal, acoustic guitar
Amanda Pollock - vocal, acoustic guitar
Bob Hoffnar - Steel Guitar
Dave Sewelson - Upright Bass
rainbowpig
lonely samoans
NASA is expected to announce this week that it has proved the existence of "dark energy", a cosmic force that counteracts gravity and will keep the universe expanding forever. The announcement will effectively demolish the theory that life will be wiped out in a "big crunch" when the universe collapses, and should end decades of academic dispute.
i saw zipcar advertised in the subway yesterday. seems like it could be a good idea. you pay a monthly fee and then you have access to their cars, which are parked all over the city for $6-12/hour with a maximum per day cost $60-90. which is still cheaper than a rental. no gas, insurance. plus the monthly fee covers your rental charges.
Score two more for Cheny and co.
a couple from wired news on past subjects -- the space elevator and nuclear powers role in future space exploration. gotta think that the elevator would become the ultimate target for terrorism.
America vs. Eruope.
Leonard Lopate with Ropert Kagen and Gore Vidal. (requires realplayer)
supposedly these are the two finalists for the wtc site. thoughts?
just turned on a new dmtree weblog for postings relating to alternative energy called REgenerate. im sure it will be as well received as the ingeniously entitled music blog.
United for Peace
NYC 2/15/03
Oh God, the Space Shuttle Columbia has blown up on reentry. My heart sank to my stomach when the picture came on TV. Seven people on board. It seems so awful, and here we are preparing for war, where we are asked to accept death on a massive scale and just, you know, go with it...