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Monthly Archives: July 2004
BASS BANJO
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In the early 90′s, Bruce Johnson decided to build a bass banjo. Why? “It’s intended to be an alternative to an upright bass, for bluegrass and folk style music.”
He’ll build you one if you want. More pictures and construction details here.
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WACKO JACKO THINKS US 1ST AMMENDMENT DOESN’T APPLY TO HIM
According to his lawyers, the First Ammendment shouldn’t apply to Michael Jackson.(Story)
This shouldn’t surprise anyone considering he’s lived in a dream world for years.
PETA
With PETA in the news after producing footage of mistreatment of chickens at a processing plant, one might think that this group has got their act together. No one wants animals to be cruelly treated, right?
Before you get the checkbook out, let’s remember that this is the same group that sent this letter to Yasser Arafat complaining that the merry band of suicide bombers used a donkey in one of their attacks:
PETA’s letter to Yasser Arafat
February 3, 2003
Yasser Arafat, President
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah, West Bank
Palestinian Authority
1 page via facsimile: 972 7 282 2365
Your Excellency:
I am writing from an organization dedicated to fighting animal abuse around the world. We have received many calls and letters from people shocked at the bombing in Jerusalem on January 26 in which a donkey, laden with explosives, was intentionally blown up.
All nations behave abominably in many ways when they are fighting their enemies, and animals are always caught in the crossfire. The U.S. Army abandoned thousands of loyal service dogs in Vietnam. Al-Qaeda and the British government have both used animals in hideously cruel biological weaponry tests. We watched on television as stray cats in your own compound fled as best they could from the Israeli bulldozers.
Animals claim no nation. They are in perpetual involuntary servitude to all humankind, and although they pose no threat and own no weapons, human beings always win in the undeclared war against them. For animals, there is no Geneva Convention and no peace treaty—just our mercy.
If you have the opportunity, will you please add to your burdens my request that you appeal to all those who listen to you to leave the animals out of this conflict?
We send you sincere wishes of peace.
Very truly yours,
Ingrid Newkirk
President, PETA
Got that Yasser, we really don’t care if everyone goes around blowing each other up but for heaven’s sake, keep the animals out of it.
Loopy.
NEVER TOO EARLY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOL
Sol, one of the listeners and chatters over at Whole Wheat Radio is celebrating his birthday today.
Happy Birthday Sol!!!!
Check out Sol’s blog.
35 YEARS AGO
Hard to believe that it was 35 years ago that Neil Armstrong first set foot on the surface of the moon.
I remember watching the landing live in Vancouver. The grainy black and white images, Walter Cronkite crying, the future was upon us and it looked good.
Sad that we aren’t pursuing that future with the same drive that we had in the 60′s.
1 + 1 = -1
So there’s talk that Molson and Coors are in talks to merge their operations. Since both breweries make crap beer, raise your hands if you think this will improve the quality of either’s products. I didn’t think so.
TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION
I sometimes wonder if reporters have trouble keeping a straight face when they write up the “news”.
Today’s case in point comes from the Maryville TN Daily Times where our ink stained wretch Lance Coleman is working the police beat. A man has been charged with burglary, theft of property less than $500, vandalism less than $500 and public intoxication. Pretty tame stuff eh? Not when Lance reports the facts. And I quote:
“Authorities said the man had apparently scaled an 8-foot tall fence while naked and covered in nacho cheese and was seen running toward a Jeep in which officers found clothing and an open bottle of vodka.”
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON
Absolutely stunning panorama showing the Apollo 11 crew on the moon. Requires QuickTime. Complete with actual radio transmissions.