Blame It On Steinski

Nobody believes me

I’ve been traveling a lot the past 2 years or so in Europe as a DJ; I’ve had the opportunity to meet and spend time with a lot of wonderful people.

I often fall into political discussions with promoters, club owners, other DJ’s, journalists, etc. – a panoply of people with different viewpoints and opinions about the world political situation.

In attempting to help these intelligent people…

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The Optimism Of Uncertainty

I scare myself sometimes with my own negativity, especially regarding politics in the US and world events in general. We’re surrounded by liars, cheats, thieves and hypocrtites; the glass was never half full.

Luckily for me, there’s Howard Zinn.

A radical historian and author who sees the world and its travails in a larger perspective, he’s the author of the bestselling (and rather…

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Henry Rollins tours for the USO. Interview with Mother Jones

I’m probably late to the party on this, but has everyone read the interview with Henry Rollins in Mother Jones?

Henry supports our troops, not the war, He tours for the USO:

Mother Jones: The first thing I wanted to ask you about was your USO tours. Can you tell me about how and why you got involved doing those tours?

Henry Rollins: I do it because that’s my way of protesting the war,…

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Start your own political fundraising organization; keep the money. Here’s how.

Linda Chavez, one of the Republican thugs who didn’t quite make it into the government – she was just a little too sleazy for Bush to install as Labor Secretary, even though he tried like hell – rose to prominence in the cesspool of contemporary politics as a “fundraiser.”

Why the quotation marks? Well, a close examination of the “fundraising” activities reveals that of the millions raised to…

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Great news for documentary fans

What’s a documentary film?

Is it a collection of talking heads, each posed at 3/4 view, with a purple keylight and a potted plant, separated from each other by stock footage? Do documentaries have voice-overs pointing out important points you might miss? Are documentaries full of cheap editing ambushes a la Michael Moore?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, there’s good…

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9/11: Lest We Forget

It’s almost the 6th anniversary of the WTC horrors.

And here’s a 93 second Realaudio film recapping why it didn’t have to happen.

Thanks, Spocko.

Impeach…

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The Three Little Bops

The combination of Shorty Rogers, Stan Freberg, and Friz Freleng in a boppified Looney Tunes cartoon about the Three Little Pigs.

Many thanks to Mike Rock for reminding me of the existence of this fine…

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English lessons and exercise

Useful phrases and stretches.

Thanks to Peter and Irene, who are both quite limber and are not allergic to…

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Pearl Jam Webcast Censored by AT&T Over Political Content (UPDATED)

The latest entry on pearljam.com announces that a live webcast of theirs from Lollapalooza had lyrics derogatory to George Bush edited out of the performance without Pearl Jam’s knowledge or pemission.

During the performance of “Daughter” the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” but were cut from the webcast:

- “George Bush, leave this world…

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George Carlin On The American Dream

Here’s a dream team for the next election: Bill Moyers for President, and George Carlin for…

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