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In my little Syria project, there are many stories that get a rise out of me, but sometimes there's one that just seems surreal.
Thought this was sort of interesting: newspaper circulation numbers. I can't believe the Daily News is bigger than the Post.
the next best thing to the cat psychic, and she's right here in nyc. rex's troubles may soon be over.
Happy Birthday Jim, Right?
While doing my usual trolling for Syria, Lebanon, Hezbollah and Hizbulla in news.google.com, I came across an interesting article. And then it disappeared. But I managed to catch the full text of the original before it vanished.
Friday afternoon: UPI -- Rice blocked plan for raids on Syria
Fiday 7:54 PM: UPI -- Rice actions on Syria disputed
had to clip this one from gawker stalker --
Sunday afternoon, Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels walking together in Central Park, listening to the annoying 'Guitar Man from Central Park' peform Simon's own 'Homeward Bound.'
warblogs being covered on newshour, ch 13
The rock at the root of the tree.
WFMU www.wfmu.org
91.1 fm, 90.1fm
Rocket From the Tombs
June 10th
3-6pm
Brian Turner's show
Only recently have legit recordings surfaced from this legendary Cleveland
70s proto-punk gang, and 27 years after they broke up, they're in the WFMU
studios playing live yet again. They're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, but they're responsible for undeniable punk classics like "Sonic
Reducer", "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Ain't It Fun" (covered by Guns and
Roses for crying out loud). Richard Lloyd of Television takes over guitar
duties for the late Peter Laughner, and David Thomas (visionary of Pere
Ubu among other things), Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys), Steve Mehlman and Craig
Bell are all in the WFMU studio today, fresh from a jawdropping appearance
at Thomas's Disastodrome fest in L.A. Holy hell.
In case you missed it.
They sure don't make treehouses like they used to.
felice bryant passed on too. she co-wrote a slew of songs for the everly brothers and others. she is probably best known for "rocky top" a tune about a fictional mountain in Tennessee, once described to me as the "proud mary" of blue grass numbers. I'm constantly blown away when this happens, belatedly putting a face on music written in the 20c that seemed to have been around forever in its perfection.
"With inconsolable sadness we let you know that Dr. NINA SIMONE has passed away."
Right On Alex
K2 has two kittens, over in Sheba the pitbull's yard, near the back corner boundary. One is black and white; the other is orange, black and white. They are hiding in a discarded section of rain gutter, don't tell anyone.
Earl King died on Thursday. What a crappy week this was.
nice honda ad.
Someone found my message in a bottle--there is a newsgroup discussion here captioned "Whatever happened to Doris Piserchia?" Many of the posters aren't familiar with the books but it's interesting to read about DP in the context of other, better-known authors, particularly regarding the issue of whether their works are feminist or not.
clingfilm roy orbison
brooklyn storefront houses of worship [via tmn]. skinny and i passed one of these in boerum hill on sunday - keith dominion house of god, near the projects on hoyt street - windows were all boarded up but the door was open and there was an amped up gospel blues rock band happening inside. loud. now that's what i'm talking about. far cry from the methodist services of my childhood.
"This guy says some biblical library is on fire." Robert Fisk reporting from Baghdad:
When I caught sight of the Koranic library burning--flames 100 feet high were bursting from the windows--I raced to the offices of the occupying power, the US Marines' Civil Affairs Bureau. An officer shouted to a colleague that "this guy says some biblical [sic] library is on fire". I gave the map location, the precise name--in Arabic and English. I said the smoke could be seen from three miles away and it would take only five minutes to drive there. Half an hour later, there wasn't an American at the scene--and the flames were shooting 200 feet into the air.
re staged photo (lost the thread)
Rumsfeld on Meet the Press just said living in a free democratic society means accepting that in exchange for freedom we give up certain things, eg., the right to settle scores with violence(?)
Unless of course it is an overwhelmingly, militarily superior super power administrating the violence.
He also glossed over the looting of antiquities, calling them "things." When Russert phrased his question "how did we allow that (the looting of antiquities) to happen" Rumsfeld became nonplussed and acted as if it were not within our control to stop anything because in case you forgot, we are fighting a war.
I think one tank parked in front of the museum might have sufficed
In Baghdad, looters made off with a priceless collection of irreplaceable antiquities from the National Museum on Saturday, stripping the building of treasures dating back to the dawn of civilization in Mesopotamia.
"They have looted or destroyed 170,000 items of antiquity dating back thousands of years...They were worth billions of dollars," said deputy director Nabhal Amin, weeping.