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Pearl Jam 9/28/04

Wow, getting out the vote can sure be fun. I got free tix (thanks!), a free shirt and poster (thanks for being too drunk to remember your shit), and some quality sing along time at another PJ concert.

One thing- WTF with Gob Roberts? Tim Robbins is funny and the band sounded ok, but I think it went over a lot of folks heads. I'd like to hear the songs on CD- they were kinda like NOFX's "Idiot Son of an Asshole."

here's the breakdown:

ed pre-set: Don't Be Shy, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
setlist: Release, Last Exit, Hail Hail, Save You, Do the Evolution, Dissident, The American in Me (The Avengers), Insignificance, Untitled, MFC, Given to Fly, Even Flow, Down, Jeremy
encore 1 (acoustic): Lowlight, Masters of War, Small Town, Last Kiss, Crazy Mary
encore 2: Love Boat Captain, Better Man, Bleed for Me (The Dead Kennedys), Blood
encore 3: Alive
notes: Howard Zinn was brought out- he said, "Stop the War" and got an ok response although I heard plenty of hissing. Also the $$ from the two Boston shows will go to the West Memphis Three, which is totally cool.

poster:

today Ann Murray heard a Christmas guest spot bell ringing faintly in the distance

Saw this someplace. Yea Canada.
Fox is plotting to put Barenaked Ladies on television, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The quirky Canadian band is to star in a pilot for something that may or may not be called The Barenaked Ladies Variety Show, in which the five members will expand on the comedy bits and sketches that have become part of their live shows over the years. The format will reportedly include guest actors, as well as live performances by the band and musical guests.

whats wrong with the internet today

Some people see the internet as a place to post hundreds of stupid photos of themselves. Some people want to be famous so bad you can almost taste it. Check out Biker Fox. He's from Tulsa. He does bike tricks and wants to be an actor. He's also internet creepy.

Then there is just plain creepy. I've seen this twice today.

Now you've seen it too. I just infected you. Ha. Welcome to the internet.

last days of summer

suburban exercise

We moved all this wood sunday and stacked it under the deck...every part of my body still aches

mmmm unicorns

Just in time for fall, a new Donnas video. Brings back memories of my blacklight poster collection.

http://acceleration-cd.com/

(originally posted in duplicate by Mike on 9/13; reposted 9/15)

Seriously?

Saw an ad last night for Finding Nemo on Ice

dumbass

Check out Big Bill O'Reilly's column 9/3/04. Towards the end Bill responds to Jack Mehoffer.

"Jack Mehoffer, Springfield, Massachusetts says, 'O'Reilly, I see the new Fox definition of fair and balanced means interviewing DNC chief Terry McAuliffe at both conventions.'
Well, right you are, Mr. Mehoffer. Newt Gingrich appeared with us at both conventions. So did Mr. McAuliffe. What's the beef, sir? It is long past time to stop the partisan nonsense. Fox News gives airtime to all responsible viewpoints. And our commentators are clear and lively. No hidden agenda here, just flat out stimulating TV. And that's memo."

Thanks Bill, you have a call from Mike Hunt.
dumbass

cult news

from tvindalert.com

Robert Mugabe confiscates Tvind property Monday 6th September 14.39 GMT

Amdi Petersen, Teachers Group leader and Tvind guru, has lost one of his last powerful friends - Robert Mugabe, The Zimbabwean dictator is today reported to have ordered the confiscation of a Tvind property in Shamva, Zimbabwe - the first time Tvind has been subject to Mugabe's policy of forced land redistribution of white-owned farms.

It is not clear if the property is Humana People-to-People's £900,000 showcase international headquarters, designed by Danish architect Jan Utzon, or a nearby farm, reports Danish newspaper Politiken. The Humana-UFF property in Shamva was listed on Friday in the Zimbabwe Herald newspaper as among properties scheduled to be confiscated and handed ove to black farmers. Tvind spokesman, Poul Jørgensen could not provide any further clarification.

Mugabe and Petersen have been close comrades for years, ever since Petersen supported Mugabe's ZANU-PF freedom fighters in the liberation war in the 1970s. Tvind and the Teachers Group own several farms, forest plantations and properties in Zimbabwe, which they claim to run as charitable development projects, and also a number of schools and colleges. Mugabe himself attended the opening of the £900,000 Humana HQ in 1998 and when Petersen was arrested in the US in 2001, lawyers proposed calling Mugabe as a witness to testify that Petersen really is a selfless apostle of third world aid and not a crook engaged in lining his own pockets..

Sighting

Just saw Candace Bergen eating lunch at Andrea's