Category Archives: Uncategorized

Straight to the Quote Server!

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we. George W. Bush, during a signing ceremony for a defense appropriations bill, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Shut Up and Do Business

Bruce Springsteen responding to Ted Koppel on Nightline last night when he asked, “Who the hell is Bruce Springsteen to tell people how to vote?” It’s an interesting question that seems to only be asked of musicians and artists…. If … Continue reading

Posted in Music, Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments

Boots of Royal Leather

The Press Association (the UK version of the AP), in a story about Eric Clapton investing in a historic London men’s clothing store, gave us the historical context: Cordings was the originator of the Covert coat and the Tattersall shirt … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Protected: “Welcome to New York” on the radio!

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Posted in Songs, Uncategorized | Tagged | Enter your password to view comments.

Witty, Vivacious Spawn of Satan

Given that she’s expressed a wish for Timothy McVeigh to have bombed the New York Times (a quote she stood by in later interviews), it’s hard to imagine how Ann Coulter could get any loopier. But this bizarre article might … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Protected: New Web Site (at last)

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Posted in Uncategorized | Enter your password to view comments.

Linda Ronstadt Gets Dixie-Chicked

She’s ejected from the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas after calling Michael Moore “a great American patriot” and encouraging people to see Fahrenheit 9/11.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Terrorist Dry Run, or Band on the Run?

Blogs have been chattering since last week about a woman named Annie Jacobsen, who wrote a terrifying account of flying Northwest Airlines 327 from Detroit to LA on which she was convinced she saw either an aborted terrorist attack or … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Download this!

Well, I saw the future of music last night from a front-row seat at a Prince concert. And I’m not talking about the show; it was brilliant but mostly a retrospective revue, including performances by Morris Day and Sheila E, … Continue reading

Posted in Music, Uncategorized | 29 Comments

Used books: Illegal?

The New York Times on Monday ran an article comparing Amazon.com’s used book marketplace to Napster. The fact that you can use this service to find used copies of almost any book (or CD, or whatever) worries authors and publishing … Continue reading

Posted in Music, Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment