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what he said

Shorter Sally Quinn:

Barack Obama: He’s not a credit to his race!

Hm…

“Right here! Get Set! Point! Fire!”
Sounds like bullshit to me.  Bonus points to anyone who can figure out WHY I say that.

last fall was good

Actually, it was great. You can see the videos we shot in Paris with the Low Lows in their entirety here.
In the meantime, here’s one to whet your appetite:

#36.1 - The Low Lows - Black BeesUploaded by lablogotheque

Studs Turkel is still our kind of troublemaker

Who knew the old guy was still kicking up so much dust?
On May 22, 2006, Terkel, along with other plaintiffs, filed a suit in federal district court against AT&T to stop them from giving customer phone records to the National Security Agency without a court order.
“Having been blacklisted from working in television during the McCarthy […]

Sometimes I crack me up

Found this old entry while creating a new category for my entries.
Someone pointed out to me that there are five-eight videos online at Launch.com. Here is a link to the artist page.
What’s so flattering is the “People who liked this album also liked…” list.
Four REM albums? London Calling? Two Radiohead records? I am flattered beyond […]

Still in Indiana

It’s kind of nice up here. Hotter than usual, they tell me, which feels just like home, so I am not complaining too much.
Still running around seeing as much of the missus’ family as time will allow.
There’s a whole slew of them, y’know.
And yes, today is my birt’day. And I am planning on […]

I bet you didn’t know this…

How did San Francisco become such a gay-friendly city?
The military?
As it turns out, the military is the main reason so many gay men settled in San Francisco. During World War II, the United States armed forces “sought out and dishonorably discharged” homosexuals. Many men who were expelled for being gay were processed at […]

Torture in Tennessee

I got an email from a trusted friend the other day. I am posting it here. That audio link is broken and I am trying to track down another.
Forgive me if you’re already familiar with this story, as it’s over a year old. It involves a surreptitious tape recording and transcript of […]

and a nickname is born:

My twin brother is calling the hookers for hookups defense procurement scandal….
Fornigate!!