NightOfJoy

I actually thought something was wrong with the audio in the theater when I saw Public Enemies, so I don't think it was your copy.

Yeah, lots of mumbling in that flick.

None dare call it treason?

 

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/01/22/call-for-immediate-arrest-of-5-supreme-court-justices-for-treason/

Finally, the voice of reason! Lets lock those justices in Gitmo. Boo-yah!

Back in the day, I never cared for his harmonies with Bobby and Jerry. I just wanted him to shut up and play. I've since changed my mind.

Yesterday, in response to the ruling, Obama said the ruling was "a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and other powerful interests that marshall their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans." Thanks for that, Pres. What are you going to do about it?

I'm so confused....should I have the kids pray to General Electric or the sky gods tonite?

has anyone actually read the opinion yet, or an article on what specific issues were before the Court?

 

the OP article mentions the following:

 

 

 

I guess I'm just confused, trying to wade through both sides' talking points, exactly what this decision does. It upholds the ban on the Clinton ad that was the subject of the original lawsuit, it apparently does not allow corporations to make unregulated donations to candidates or parties, and could have an effect on state and local elections???

 

 

edit: oh yeah, and America's dead!!!! ahhhh!!!! panic!!!!

Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has given big business, unions and nonprofits more power to spend freely in federal elections, a major turnaround that threatens a century of government efforts to regulate the power of corporations to bankroll American politics.

Oh joy, another expansion of our Corpocracy.

Do they bite swimmers?

 

 

 

 

 

PS - I cannot stop reading this headline as "The Asian Crap Problem"

No, they have no teeth.

Wilco.

When UT split, I decided I liked my country music sad so I went with Sun Volt and paid no attention at all to Wilco outside of hearing Casino Queen a few times which completely reinforced my choice. I wisened up around 2002 or so but have since reconsidered after Wilco's last couple albums.

And so it goes.....

Closing the locks will do nothing this late in the game. Besides, all it takes is one numbskull to dump a bucket of them in the lake (which, for all we know has already happened).

Its almost certainly happened already. Dead asian carp have been found in the Lincoln Park Zoo pond (thanks to my buddy), in Marquette Park pond and I believe in Columbus Park pond as well. What we have here are people who like carp and think they are doing themselves and the carp a favor by transporting them to new waters. In my book, I call that ecological terrorism. Anyone found doing so should be sentenced to a nice lengthy federal prison stay.

I do believe there is a chance that the carp will not multiply in LM in big numbers. Thanks to the zebra mussel, another invasive species, the waters of Lake Michigan hold much less biomass than before. I recall in the mid 1990s being amazed that I could actually see more than 5-10 inches into the water. Now you can see down 10-15 feet. Since the asian carp are primarily plankton eaters, I believe there simply isnt enough food to sustain a large population. I'm no biologist so who knows. At the very least, it will be interesting to watch what happens.

I saw quite a few shows in '88, and while they were fun in general, nothing stands out as being special (unlike '87 or '89).

 

That 4 shows in 5 nights run at Alpine was the most BRUTALLY HOT run I ever caught. Someday if I get a scanner I will post pics. The best part of that run was that Dylan played there the night before the Dead run, and it was the best Dylan show I ever saw. SPINE-TINGLING.

I probably mentioned this before but what the hell......me and my crew got up to Alpine for the Dead a day early, knowing full well that Dylan was playing, so we could beat the crowd and get our camp set up properly. After doing so, we walked up one of the ski hills and listened to the Dylan concert waft up and around. While the sound wasnt the best, we had a really really good time. Oh yeah....one of my buddies who had 2nd row seats for Bobby that night passed out in his chair and missed most of the show.

Great article, thanks!

That was an awesome place to see/hear music-I got to see Pavement, Sea and Cake, the Slugs, Blake Babies, Uncle Tupelo, New Duncan Imperials, Bootyfruit and many others there over the years. I recall standing in front of there the last day they were open (I think Wilco was playing....or was it just Jeff?). It was mid afternoon and people were lined up to get in going all the way down the block. There was also that one dude who always recorded shows there. I had the impression he had an "in" with LAX to do so. I wonder if he's ever gonna release some of that stuff.....

I peeped that 1975 JGB release with Hopkins this morning. Just got through half of the first disc and am mighty pleased with it so far. If you dont have this, go get it!

Heh heh. I still feel like I'm cheating on him in a way, but hey, it's what he would've wanted, right?

Jerry was a player, he has no high ground to stand on so I'm sure he's got no beef with you.

This always confuses me when folks say this. It's not supposed to have the same sound. When the GD covered so many songs that they did they weren't trying to necessarily copy/emulate the originals. That's hoiw I look at the off-shoot bands. Anyone looking for the GD sound is living in futility (not you, just in general). I enjoy hearing tunes I love by decent musicians. It's the vibe I'm mostly seeking these days and as long as true efforts are put forth from the stage I can enjoy the tunes/time. It's the live experience of this body of work that still does it for me. Pales to the original, of course, but I appreciate the efforts and still get something out of it.

But when you close your eyes, you're still thinking of Jerry, right?

Started "Botany of Desire" last night and I'm loving it.

Come and see the violence inherent in the system!

Soylent green is people!

Pyramid power is our only hope now.

I'm hearing some pretty good things about the fake Jerry shows.

Mary Mitchell's head has been firmly lodged in her rectum for as long as I can remember.

Agreed, she's a dingaling.

Check this out.......from today's Sun Times......whoa!

Tiger shows world how not to be a player

Off golf course, he obviously doesn't know the game

December 15, 2009

BY MARY MITCHELL Sun-Times Columnist

I didn't want to say a word about Tiger Woods. But that's all people keep asking me: "What's up with Tiger?"

Years ago, when Woods -- who was poised to rake in billions in endorsements for being the very best dark-skinned man ever to pick up a golf club -- married a nanny, I asked that same question.

It struck me as incredibly odd that Woods would tie his billion-dollar future to that of a part-time model and nanny.

The woman who caught Tiger, Elin Nordegren, was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She came to the U.S. with the wife of a Swedish golfer as an au pair, a fancy word for a nanny or baby-sitter.

I'm not saying Nordegren was a gold-digger. But she wasn't being introduced to broke men.

She was positioned to meet men with money -- and she did.

During the President's Cup in South Africa six years ago, Woods proposed to Nordegren at a luxury game reserve. At that time, she had been on one magazine cover and had held jobs as a clerk in a boutique and as a nanny.

You know how that must have made young, gifted and black women feel?

At the time, Woods was calling himself a "Cablinasian," a designation that stopped some people from referring to him as an African American.

But even those black women who cut Woods some slack for marrying Nordegren were shocked that every woman that has jiggled out of the closet in this sex scandal has been white.

Not even scraps for a sister

The point, which is a bit bizarre, is that if Woods was going to cheat with that many women, couldn't he have cheated with at least one black woman?

Woods' appetite for white women who are cocktail waitresses, nightclub hostesses and porn and reality stars has some sisters buzzing.

It doesn't seem to matter that the women Woods messed around with were what black women would call "skanks."

For instance, Jamie Jungers, a 26-year-old who claims an 18-month affair with Woods, told a London publication that she was with Woods wearing "nothing but a pair of panties" when he learned that his 76-year-old father had died.

That's even worse than when South Carolina's disgraced governor, Mark Sanford, referred to his Argentinian mistress as his "soul-mate."

But Sanford had enough pull that he could keep his mistress out of sight while he publicly dealt with the collapse of his marriage.

The women Woods slept with were totally out-of-pocket, and he is getting what he deserves.

For one thing, Woods tried to be a player without knowing the rules.

Even old-school players know not to hook up with someone who doesn't have as much to lose as they do.

Wood's penchant for dipping down and picking up women beneath his social standing is really what is going to do him in.

All those steamy sex-texts he sent from his cell phone are now fogging up Nordegren's lawyer's office.

Those erotic notes, saved by women who obviously expected to get more than a good time out of the tryst, will cost Woods in endorsements.

Can the brand swing back?

Indeed, the faster the truth comes out, the faster his sponsors will flee.

Over the weekend, Accenture announced that Woods is no longer the right "representative for its advertising."

That deal was pegged around $7 million a year.

But there's another, and potentially bigger, problem for the Tiger Woods brand.

This sex scandal has him looking too much like a troubled black athlete.

Any day now, commentators are going to be dissing the great Tiger Woods as just another oversexed, irresponsible, spoiled black athlete.

Then, what Woods chooses to call himself will hardly matter.

Because when a "Cablinasian" marries a stunning white woman and publicly dogs her with a long list of other white women, he is going to pay for his shortcomings for a long time.

The more the public hears about Woods' tawdry private life, the less people are going to like him -- on and off the course.

He has put himself in a no-win situation.

So even if his wife forgives him for being such a hound, Tiger Woods' love affair with his public will never be the same.

I saw Neil on that tour...just him, a guitar and a pump organ.

This is going on the x-mas list with a quickness.

EDIT-So I just went ahead and ordered it. While I was at it, I got the newest JGB release too. Damn my impulsive nature!

He signs off all of his posts like this. Lord, wouldn't you just love to get stuck in a bar with this guy.

I'm here to encourage that guy to post much more often.

And yeah, that "1991, The Year Punk Broke" sure didnt do the early 90s scene any favors. Thurston Moore came off like a complete ass.

Who's going to be the one to step up and visit Burma?

My brother and his family live in Burma, is that close enough?