Archive for October, 2003
I got a letter from the government…
Actually it was from a subsidiary of the government called Halliburton. OK, I didn’t really get one, but if they knew how influential 1115.org is, I would have. Read all about it here In a memo dated October 17, company President Dave Lesar lambasted what he called “unfounded” criticism against the company and asked its [...]
The Teamsters called, They Want Their Hats Back
I wonder if all the jackasses running around in mesh-back hats know who started it all: “Electroclash” “impresario” Larry Tee I bet if they did know, Goodwill would have enough trucker hats for every man, woman and child in Afghanistan. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell [...]
What time is it? 4:30.� It’s not late, it’s early!� or is it late?
Posted by Jamie There is a scene from my favorite movie (Kicking and Screaming, 1995) where a character, leery of grad-school in the Midwest, claims the one our time difference is holding him back. �I can�t change my habits. I�ll be sleeping all day, awake all night. . .I�ll be hungry at five, ready for [...]
City Hall Sillyness
Part-time pimp and full-time San Francisco mayor Willie Brown got a big surprise last week. While on a “trade promotion trip”(I say it was a sex tourism trip) to Asia, Brown left rookie City Supervisor Chris Daly as acting mayor. Now if you live in SF, you already know that early in Daly’s term as [...]
Heartbreaker
Tennessee beats Alabama 51-43 in 5 overtimes. It’s always tough when my former team loses to my second choice, but this one was especially difficult to watch. Even worse was the Tide’s kicker missing a 44 yd field goal to win in regulation. Unfortunately, I have no eligibility remaining. Heartbreaking. Since when are teams forced [...]
Progression Sessions, San Francisco
This past Friday I had the opportunity to play a set at San Francisco’s 1015 nighclub, opening up the main room for the Progression Sessions tour (aka LTJ Bukem, Makoto and MC Deeizm from the UK’s
The Neptunes break one off for Busta
I’ve been unimpressed with everything that Busta Bus has done since “Put Ya Hands Where My Eyes Could See”. I refuse to “Make it Clap”, or “Pass the Courvoisier”. But on the real, “Light Your Ass on Fire” is the biz. Of course, The Neptunes get most of the credit for making a mutant echo [...]
Cool Delicious Beer
Since this seems to be such a favorite topic, I say give the peeps what they want. Based on long term memory, I say best import is a tie between Sam Smith’s Old Brewery Pale Ale and Guinness, and best domestic is Brooklyn Lager. I hear the Method One has some Michelob low-carb in the [...]
FCC to OK F-Bombs
The Tribune-Review is on fire! First the Archie Bunker soccer dis, and now this. Parsing a definition in the best tradition of former president Bill Clinton, the FCC dismissed the complaints by driving a wedge between uses of the F-word. I will step back for a moment and give the Trib a big round of [...]
David Simon answers questions about The Wire
Easily the best TV show the last two years running has been HBO’s The Wire. HBO.com has a question and answer session with creator David Simon that is well worth a read. It’s refreshing to read about a show as complex as The Wire from the creator’s point of view. “No one writing this show [...]