tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39589722011-04-21T21:17:28.523-04:00rock and roll means fuck"In the world which is upside down, the true is a moment of the false."downtownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1163922419656906632006-11-19T02:41:00.000-05:002006-11-19T02:46:59.670-05:00The SeekerLearned a whole bunch this weekend. I feel smarter, leaner and meaner. I also feel completely energized and ready to kick some serious ass. Thanks, RootsCamp.Here's a gem from the Who..."The Seeker"I learned how to raise my voice in angerYeah, but look at my face, ain't this a smile?downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1163298928832426352006-11-11T20:58:00.000-05:002006-11-11T22:06:31.300-05:00Pervs Among Us - Recent Search Engine ReferralsPervs Among Us - Recent Search Engine ReferralsOh, boy! Haven't got to play this game in a while. This site gets some really amazing referrals. Partly this is a function of the title of the site and partly it has something to do with my potty mouth. But, mainly it's because this world is filled with sick, sick people, people looking for some pretty sick shit. Fortunately, they were referred here downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1163230327755644562006-11-11T02:27:00.000-05:002006-11-11T02:32:07.766-05:00Late Night TreatLate Night TreatTime for some intergalactic surf guitar goodness with one of my all time faves, Man or Astroman? Dig on "The Miracle Of Genuine Pyrex".Good shit, yo.downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1163193006260070512006-11-10T16:05:00.000-05:002006-11-10T16:52:42.580-05:00Rock and Roll Means Fuck Returns.Rock and Roll Means Fuck Returns.We're back, kids. It's been too damn long, but now that it seems things are finally beginning to move our way in this country, I don't feel as bad about devoting time to this site. Plus, I am so gonna marry youtube. There are so many great old and not so old nuggets of rock and roll goodness to share now. Sleater-Kinney is on "indefinite hiatus", much like this downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1108975440642138992005-02-21T03:40:00.000-05:002005-02-21T03:57:33.636-05:00we really arefucking doomedgodspeed, good doctor.downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1108985979016939152005-02-18T06:36:00.000-05:002005-02-21T06:40:09.803-05:00is it time for nuclear power?cross posted at dKos.As a kid in the 70s, we had a copy of the No Nukes LP and it was pretty popular in my home. My parents were very adamantly anti-nuclear power and the Three Mile Island accident in '79 did little to change their (or mine) minds. The horror of the Chernobyl disaster in '86 seemed only to further confirm the fears of those opposed to nuclear power. downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1108984868196041012005-02-12T21:18:00.000-05:002005-02-21T06:30:15.700-05:00the gates in NYC: musings on public art an' shitcross posted at dKosToday was the day that The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005, a massive public art piece, opened in Central Park here in New York City. What is "The Gates"? From the artists themselves, Christo and Jeanne-Claude:The 7500 Gates, 16 feet (4.87 meters) high with a width varying from 5' 6" to 18 feet (1,67 m to 5,48 meters) downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1108976200627620432005-01-30T23:51:00.000-05:002005-02-21T03:56:40.626-05:0035fucking hell.the loud family "rosy overdrive""threw my youth away - now i want yours...."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1101282382689745202004-11-24T02:41:00.000-05:002004-11-24T02:46:22.690-05:00i'm back.. ..i think
iggy and the stooges: "search and destroy"
"i'm a street walkin' cheetah with heart full of napalm... ..i'm a runaway son of the nuclear a-bomb! "downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1099509967137768252004-11-03T14:23:00.000-05:002004-11-03T14:26:07.136-05:00fucking hell
downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1099435290644450742004-11-02T17:33:00.000-05:002004-11-02T17:49:26.546-05:00start packing,
you fucking miserable piece of shit.
so long, jackass.
the monkees: "the last train to clarksville (crawford)"
"take the last train to (crawford) and (they'll) meet you at the station.."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1099177090425878522004-10-30T18:53:00.000-04:002004-10-30T18:58:10.426-04:00halloween hootenanny!
big wing ding here at the bunker tonight. fuck yeah. it's the most wonderful time of the year...
the cramps: "let's get fucked up"
" let's do some stuff and get fucked up! "downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1098993442703960082004-10-28T15:38:00.000-04:002004-10-28T16:27:24.466-04:00spaghetti speaks.
eddie spaghetti, of the occasional rock gods that are the supersuckers, in an email to those on their list...
"suck3rs
That's right, it's down to the nitty gritty. I know that many of you
think that my emails should consist strictly of "liquor, women, drugs
and killing, rock-n-roll, outlaw country and the occasional joke or two
and to you, I apologize. Feel free to bury downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1098904601075931832004-10-27T13:53:00.000-04:002004-10-27T15:22:52.706-04:00the hits: they keep a' comin'.
Music pioneer Greg Shaw, 55, dies
LOS ANGELES - - Greg Shaw, a music entrepreneur whose passion for raw, spirited rock made him a pioneer in the independent record label field and a prophet of the current “garage rock” resurgence, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of heart failure, his record company announced. He was 55.
“He was an extraordinarily important downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1098810463507484582004-10-26T13:45:00.000-04:002004-10-26T13:07:43.506-04:00there goes the last dj...
Obituary: John Peel
Broadcaster John Peel was the champion of British music for nearly 40 years on his late-night Radio 1 show. He led the way in promoting new acts, from David Bowie, through Joy Division to the White Stripes.
....
Right from the outset, Peel changed the rules. He played every track without interruption, to the delight of those wishing downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1096837089011517072004-10-03T16:53:00.000-04:002004-10-03T16:58:09.010-04:00off to ireland!
dispatches from the emerald isle soon!
the pogues: "thousands are sailing"
"then we raised a glass to JFK and a dozen more besides..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1096447607582786962004-09-29T04:38:00.000-04:002004-09-29T04:46:47.583-04:00sage advice from the president of the united states
How to Debate George Bush
By AL GORE
"My advice to John Kerry is simple: be prepared for the toughest debates of your career. While George Bush's campaign has made "lowering expectations" into a high art form, the record is clear - he's a skilled debater who uses the format to his advantage. There is no reason to expect any less this time downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1096393550726867892004-09-28T13:07:00.000-04:002004-09-28T13:45:50.726-04:00flip floppin' surrender kittens
godless kittens for kerry!
this kitten is an obvious forgery.
via suburban guerrilla. be sure to read the comments. they're a hoot.
stephen lynch: "kill a kitten"
"when the game of of life makes you feel like quittin' it helps a lot if you kill a kitten...."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1096291703079934652004-09-27T09:25:00.000-04:002004-09-27T09:28:23.080-04:00well put
why indeed.downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1096138606091702762004-09-25T14:21:00.000-04:002004-09-25T15:28:10.606-04:00from the mouths of rock stars...
Voices for Change
Dave Matthews
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
We've got to get somebody new in the White House. Being from South Africa, I know how much the rest of the world fears the United States right now. It's like if the world is a room, and everybody is in there, and suddenly somebody walks in who is seething and has headphones on, and the music is playing downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1096136321031515012004-09-25T14:13:00.000-04:002004-09-25T15:29:38.556-04:00hilarious. really.
too bad these folks aren't around to yuk it up anymore. christ...downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1095455106104580022004-09-17T10:06:00.000-04:002004-09-17T17:20:56.096-04:00o happy day
have a great one, ms. fabulous.
lyle lovett: "that's right (you're not from texas)"
"that's right. you're not from texas, but texas wants you anyway..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1095344228416777892004-09-16T10:01:00.000-04:002004-09-16T10:18:31.060-04:00fuck...
Johnny Ramone of 'The Ramones' Dies at 55
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones" that influenced a generation of rockers, has died. He was 55.
Ramone, who had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate cancer, died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family, said the band's downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1095142691528397332004-09-14T01:15:00.001-04:002004-09-14T17:30:50.126-04:00the family
david talbot interviews kitty kelley in today's salon.
Don't mess with the Bushes
What do you think W. will do if he loses in November? Will he happily go back to baseball?
No. You know something that I have found out from this family after four years -- he doesn't plan to lose. They know how to win -- no matter what.
What does that mean?
That means these people can put downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1094923530199106512004-09-11T13:16:00.000-04:002004-09-11T14:01:25.720-04:00an open letter
An open letter to Dick Cheney on the anniversary of my daughter's murder:
By Donna Marsh O'Connor
Thank you for warning me about my vote for John Kerry. In this version of America, the one you all have crafted, clarity is very difficult to come by. Let me make myself perfectly clear: my daughter was murdered on 9/11/2001, on an absolutely clear, late summer morning. She downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1094737139552813982004-09-09T09:22:00.000-04:002004-09-09T09:38:59.553-04:00america's most trusted news source
this morning's chestnut from the farmer
the causey way: "i sweat"
" you so bad. you so bad like a billy goat. you so bad. you so baaaad "downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1094682733897758062004-09-08T18:20:00.000-04:002004-09-08T18:41:49.390-04:00call his ass back up
seems pretty simple to me...
Bush fell short on duty at Guard
In February, when the White House made public hundreds of pages of President Bush's military records, White House officials repeatedly insisted that the records prove that Bush fulfilled his military commitment in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.
But Bush fell well short of meeting his downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1094074947777188622004-09-01T17:15:00.000-04:002004-09-01T17:45:53.596-04:00oh, the things i have seen...
so much to say, so little time. if you really wanna know what's going down here in nyc, go check out nyc-indymedia or, if you wanna hear the unfiltered reports from the street, you can go to the stream at free 103.
last night was one of the most surreal series of events i've ever been a part of. the official # of arrests was close to 1,200, but we're hearing it downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1093907170593565992004-08-30T19:05:00.000-04:002004-08-30T19:06:10.593-04:00it's going down
right now
sweet jesus..downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1093592282388989592004-08-27T02:46:00.000-04:002004-08-27T03:40:42.583-04:00i am so fucking pissed off. oh, and i'm back..
i'll explain my recent absence in a bit. suffice to say i've been a rather busy boy as of late...
i've been in awful way today for a number of reasons but then i read this:
Liberal MP has no apology for calling U.S. missile defence supporters idiots
SUE BAILEY
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin has urged Carolyn Parrish to withdraw her downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1090913295621271712004-07-27T03:19:00.000-04:002004-07-28T16:52:28.346-04:00well said
the big dog speaks.
"..My friends, at every turning point in our history, we, the people, have chosen unity over division, heeding our founders' call to America's eternal mission to form a more perfect union, to widen the circle of opportunity deep in the reach of freedom and strengthen the bonds of our community. It happened every time, because we made the right choices.
In the downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1090454181226436442004-07-21T19:54:00.000-04:002004-07-21T19:56:21.226-04:00901downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1090454035064183442004-07-21T19:31:00.000-04:002004-07-21T19:53:55.063-04:00here we go...
Rig My Election, Please
Just how far will desperate Republicans go to trick America into another BushCo victory?
By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist
"Semi-clever, ultra-wealthy Bush supporters suddenly donating piles of money to the Nader campaign in an obvious attempt to steal votes from John Kerry? Pshaw. Ptooey. Child's play. Tip of the iceberg. A mere distraction.
downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1089301340044193582004-07-08T11:29:00.000-04:002004-07-08T11:43:30.903-04:00perp walkin'
Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, left, is led into Federal Court by a law enforcment officer in Houston Thursday July 8, 2004.
US President George W. Bush walks away from a briefing with the media, refusing to answer questions after he was asked about Enron and the reported indictment of former CEO Kenneth Lay, who was a close adviser and fund-raiser for Bush and his father, downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1087981289823587232004-06-23T03:18:00.000-04:002004-06-23T05:35:13.876-04:00first impressions of fahrenheit 9/11
well, i just got back from the 12:15 am screening of fahrenheit 9/11 in the east village and my head is still reeling a bit. of course, the $3 pints o' bass at my local on the way home probably have somethin' to do with that as well. i digress...
the film i saw this evening is an important film, it's far from perfect, it's as close as mr. mike has ever downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1087950109560391182004-06-22T20:13:00.000-04:002004-06-22T20:30:33.280-04:00posted without comment
A video image released June 22, 2004 by Al Jazeera television shows a group of heavily armed gunmen, standing over kidnapped Korean Kim Sun-il. Militants beheaded the South Korean hostage in Iraq June 22, 2004 after Seoul refused their demand to withdraw its troops and scrap plans to send more.
Kim Jung-soo, left, a sister of Kim Sun-il who was kidnapped in Iraq,downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1087866808822626322004-06-21T21:01:00.000-04:002004-06-21T21:13:28.823-04:00they're everywhere...
i've been staring at zombies for weeks whilst cutting sleep away! and now it seems i see them everywhere. now even the kids at a softer world are getting in on the act. to wit:
i can't escape.
oh, and for those in the nyc area, the big, fat premiere of sleep away! will be sat july, 3 at collective: unconscious in the LES. there'll be surf rock, zombie go go dancers and downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1087510369376426862004-06-17T17:55:00.000-04:002004-06-17T18:12:49.376-04:00i sure hope this is true
Johnny Ramone Is Not Dying, His Doctor Says
Johnny Ramone is not dying, according to his doctor.
The Ramones guitarist, who has been living with prostate cancer for the past several years, was recently admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with what his physician, Dr. David Agus, told MTV News was a "complication from the cancer. But he got through downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1087369742236047392004-06-16T02:47:00.000-04:002004-06-16T03:13:13.866-04:00yet more evidence that god is indeed dead
via blah3...
Report: Johnny Ramone dying of cancer
The guitarist with pioneering punk rock band the Ramones is fighting a losing a battle with cancer in a Los Angeles hospital, Rolling Stone magazine reported on its Web site Tuesday.
Johnny Ramone, 55, whose real name is John Cummings, was diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago, and it has downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1087287078463767952004-06-15T03:50:00.000-04:002004-06-15T04:19:32.120-04:00krugman layeth the smack down!
Travesty of Justice
By PAUL KRUGMAN
No question: John Ashcroft is the worst attorney general in history.
For this column, let's just focus on Mr. Ashcroft's role in the fight against terror. Before 9/11 he was aggressively uninterested in the terrorist threat. He didn't even mention counterterrorism in a May 2001 memo outlining strategic priorities for the downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086995279123049172004-06-11T19:02:00.000-04:002004-06-11T19:12:14.400-04:00so ya wanna change the $10 bill, eh?
i'm all teary...
--via kos
5,6,7,8's: "woo hoo"
"..woo hoo! ..woo hoo hoo!"downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086935625207911362004-06-11T01:45:00.000-04:002004-06-11T02:33:45.206-04:00zell, i'm a callin' you out, boy.
this ain't new. we have had words before an' all. there's been feudin' in our hearts for quite some time now.
but, goddamnit, zell. this is it!
GOP says N.Y. would be swell with Zell
Some Republicans are hoping that sharp-tongued Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia will appear at the GOP’s national political convention this summer.
“It downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086906559855693932004-06-10T18:22:00.000-04:002004-06-10T21:46:37.913-04:00more fun with the undead
from the bush-zombie reagan 2004 site.
Q: What are some other advantages of adding Zombie Reagan to the ticket?
A: He will demonstrate America's resolve to continue the battle against terrorism. Instead of retreating to an undisclosed location following an attack, for instance, Zombie Reagan will be on the front lines, eating illegal combatants.
the zombies: "downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086905500276918972004-06-10T17:09:00.000-04:002004-06-10T18:11:40.276-04:00so long, mr charles
Legendary US singer Ray Charles dead at 73
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Legendary musician Ray Charles, dubbed the "Genius of Soul" during an acclaimed six-decade career, died of complications from liver disease at the age of 73, his publicist told AFP.
damn. michael bolton will live to be 150. you just watch.
ray charles: "i'm movin' on"
"..keep movin' on, keep rollin' on.downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086860461394746622004-06-10T03:59:00.000-04:002004-06-10T07:30:18.016-04:00holy fucking shit.
first, some background. we shot sleep away! a few weekends ago here at the bunker in lovely brooklyn, ny. the shoot was a dream. it was almost entirely an in house-production. actors, filmmakers, gear, grips, skills, talents, space, special effects, production design, editing, all of it, was hatched here in the house. the shoot, for the most part, was a dream. i mean, hell, wedowntownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086769138803235812004-06-08T20:35:00.000-04:002004-06-09T05:18:28.316-04:00not so fast, crisco-boy..
In his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill today, Attorney General John Ashcroft said he was not aware of any order by President Bush that would violate U.S. laws or treaties banning torture of military prisoners captured in Iraq or elsewhere in the war on terrorism.
the more i think about it, the more i'm convinced that something rather downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086473928273727232004-06-05T18:14:00.000-04:002004-06-05T18:18:48.273-04:00R.I.P.
Ronald Reagan Dies at Age 93
downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086425437110303982004-06-05T04:33:00.000-04:002004-06-05T15:09:33.573-04:00 a tale of two trailers
first: the trailer for the film that everyone should see and will surely make lots and lots of money. with any luck, it'll bring down the government. go, mikey!
and second: the trailer for a film that i hope some folks will be able to see and which will probably never make a dime. in fact, the $200 we put in to it is probably lost forever. oh well, anyhoo. i'm cutting downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1086073174793382882004-05-31T02:42:00.000-04:002004-06-06T00:51:46.496-04:00memorial day
What They Left Behind
Rosemarie Dietz Slavenas in her living room in Rockford, Ill., with the stuffed bunny that belonged to her son, Brian, a 30-year-old pilot who died in November when his troop transport helicopter was shot down in Iraq. The upright piano was his 16th-birthday present. Ms. Slavenas said that her son played Chopin very well, and that his first instructor downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1085152846560218992004-05-21T10:56:00.000-04:002004-05-21T11:20:46.560-04:00fucking sick
New Details of Prison Abuse Emerge
Abu Ghraib Detainees' Statements Describe Sexual Humiliation And Savage Beatings
By Scott Higham and Joe Stephens
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, May 21, 2004; Page A01
Previously secret sworn statements by detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq describe in raw detail abuse that goes well beyond what has been made public, downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1085072863513950552004-05-20T12:49:00.000-04:002004-05-20T13:07:43.513-04:00so long, jackass.
Chalabi's House Raided by U.S. Troops
BAGHDAD, May 20 -- U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police on Thursday raided the home of Ahmad Chalabi, a Governing Council member who was once the Pentagon's pick to run post-war Iraq, and two office buildings used by his Iraqi National Congress.
U.S. troops detained three guards and seized computers, dozens of rifles, and files from the downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1084647936955984232004-05-15T14:04:00.000-04:002004-05-15T21:27:08.020-04:00fuck you, zell miller
fuck you. fuck you repeatedly and with great violence. fuck you running, sideways, backwards and forwards. fuck you with green eggs and ham. fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you miserable fucking cretin.
Zell Miller Blasts Fellow Democrat Kerry
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 15, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) -- Sen. Zell Miller, the Bush campaign's most famous downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1084582894344286142004-05-14T20:51:00.000-04:002004-05-14T21:01:34.343-04:00we're all media whores now..
it's not everyday that one of your friends ends up on the cover of new york magazine. alas, today is one of those days.
voila!
The Circus Is Coming
Four months away from the Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden, activists are circling their welcome wagons, predicting “a battle for ground zero,” a “Burning Man festival for the city,” “a downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1084352558956111432004-05-12T04:53:00.000-04:002004-05-12T05:02:38.956-04:00how we all know this is gonna end
mudhoney: "touch me i'm sick"
"well i've been bad.. ..and i've been worse. ..yeah i'm a creep... ..yeah.. .and i'm a jerk.."
downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-108391179332204942004-05-07T02:26:00.000-04:002004-05-07T02:39:46.920-04:00no fucking shit.
From a Picture of Pride to a Symbol of Abuse in Iraq
"...."You talk about the unusual," Mrs. England said. "That child liked it."
Pfc. Lynndie R. England with an Iraqi prisoner at the Abu Ghraib prison.
i'd say that young lady has a kink or two.....
the velvet underground: "venus in furs"
"taste the whip in love not given lightly.. ..taste the whip now bleeeeeed for me.downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1083543336598602312004-05-02T18:42:00.000-04:002004-05-02T20:19:10.216-04:00news of the day from operation iraqi freedom...
11 Troops Die in Iraq; U.S. Hostage Safe
Filed at 5:44 p.m. ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- In a daring escape, American hostage Thomas Hamill pried open the doors of the house where he was being held late Sunday morning and ran a half-mile to a military convoy that was passing by, officials and his wife said. Insurgents attacked U.S. forces across Iraqdowntownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1083399348537256472004-05-01T03:26:00.000-04:002004-05-01T04:21:28.966-04:00apropos of nothing...
it sucks to be totally krushed out.
superchunk: "out on the wing"
"airplanes are heavy. ships deserve to sink..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1083137410141365392004-04-28T03:02:00.000-04:002004-04-28T03:38:45.746-04:00jesus effin' christ..
More troops suffering severe head wounds
Injuries prove devastating for doctors, too
....More and more in Iraq, combat surgeons say, the wounds involve severe damage to the head and eyes -- injuries that leave soldiers brain damaged or blind, or both, and the doctors who see them first struggling against despair.
For months the gravest wounds have been caused by downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1083059481328012522004-04-27T05:46:00.000-04:002004-04-27T06:09:00.246-04:00 what blinky said
i always suspected sparky.... no, really. i did.
we need more blinkys
MC5: "kick out the jams"
"right now it's time to... ...kick out the jams, motherfucker!"downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1083058784236387722004-04-27T04:07:00.000-04:002004-04-27T06:13:28.090-04:00meanwhile.. ..in local news..
lately i've been working and commiserating with some rather interesting and, in some cases, amazing individuals and organizations. this will be of interest mainly to those in the NYC metro area, but a a few of these groups do have national reach.
for serious activism i have been fortunate enough to come in contact with an organization called new democratic downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1082653180350582012004-04-22T12:52:00.000-04:002004-04-22T13:02:38.903-04:00canned.
from the dept. of least surprising developments...
the very brave woman who gave us this picture has been fired. for good measure they canned her husband too.
belle and sebastian: "step in to my office, baby"
"we need to talk. step in to my office, baby..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1082520081858943242004-04-20T23:08:00.000-04:002004-04-21T00:08:38.496-04:00piper, paying of
remember that 87 billion dollar supplemental for iraq last fall? here we go again...
War May Require More Money Soon
By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 21, 2004; Page A01
Intense combat in Iraq is chewing up military hardware and consuming money at an unexpectedly rapid rate -- depleting military coffers, straining defense contractors and downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1082477338842287762004-04-20T11:51:00.000-04:002004-04-20T12:11:56.076-04:00you are not supposed to see this.
Tami Silico
Flag-draped coffins are secured inside a cargo plane on April 7 at Kuwait International Airport. Military and civilian crews take great care with the remains of U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq. Soldiers form an honor guard and say a prayer as, almost nightly, coffins are loaded for the trip home.
world party: "is it like today?"
"all that downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1082474009306232602004-04-20T10:55:00.000-04:002004-04-20T11:47:32.450-04:00reconstruction of the fables
Fables of the Reconstruction
A Coalition memo reveals that even true believers see the seeds of civil war in the occupation of Iraq
by Jason Vest
As the situation in Iraq grows ever more tenuous, the Bush administration continues to spin the ominous news with matter-of-fact optimism. According to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Iraqi uprisings in half a dozendowntownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1081966125477298712004-04-14T13:48:00.000-04:002004-04-14T17:23:17.200-04:00tv production 101
as anyone paying even a modicum of attention over the past couple of weeks could ascertain, the situation in iraq has grown pretty fucking grim. with hundreds of iraqis killed and at least 90 dead GIs since march 31st, many americans who had previously been able to remain blissfully unaware of the dire nature of the tragedy unfolding in bushopatamia, have had the awful reality downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1081843046486014462004-04-13T03:36:00.000-04:002004-04-13T04:00:15.653-04:00what he said..
from a must read piece by david remnick (wow, did i just really say that?) in the new yorker:
Does anyone—save, perhaps, a small core of conservative zealots—still believe that there will be an easy solution to the crisis in Iraq? Perhaps the most discouraging aspect of all this is that, at least until January 20, 2005, George W. Bush is in charge of Iraq’s future and America’s. downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1081835552843142352004-04-13T01:43:00.000-04:002004-04-13T02:23:34.153-04:00fucking bloody hell.
i found this via counterspin. go read it all. read every last word.
Dispatches From Iraq
From: Wendell Steavenson
Subject: Fallujah Stories
Monday, April 12, 2004, at 12:47 PM PT
My driver, Mousab, a sweet shy man with a smile like an adorable 4-year-old's, got a call from his cousin in Fallujah. The call was short, the line fizzy, and they were abruptly cut off. His downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1081798935480883462004-04-12T15:22:00.000-04:002004-04-12T15:45:04.356-04:00oh, it's like that, eh?
(found at uggabugga.)
absent time, date and place i'll just play rancher and clear some brush:
This is Bush's 33rd visit to his ranch since becoming president. He has spent all or part of 233 days on his Texas ranch since taking office, according to a tally by CBS News. Adding his 78 visits to Camp David and his five visits to Kennebunkport, Maine, Bush has spent downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1081408311257759662004-04-08T02:45:00.000-04:002004-04-08T03:22:18.996-04:00this is fucked up, yo
a couple of questions for ya, dear reader...
have ya done your taxes yet? you've got about a week or so if you haven't. i know they're a pain in the ass and all and, unless you're way loaded and get tons of dividend income, all this talk over the past few years about these massive tax cuts seems kinda silly. i don't know about you, but my taxes haven't changed much all downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1081156891383758172004-04-05T05:15:00.000-04:002004-04-05T05:25:52.216-04:00be careful what you wish for
it would be funny if it weren't.......
cab calloway: "jungle chant (you ain't done a doggone thing)"
"you call yourself 'the jungle king'. i found out you ain't a doggone thing..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1081155046272178872004-04-05T04:16:00.000-04:002004-04-06T14:01:19.340-04:00the beginning of the end
Eight U.S. Troops Killed in Shiite Uprising
Occupation Forces Battle Cleric's Followers As Widespread Demonstrations Erupt in Iraq
KUFA, Iraq, April 4 -- An armed Shiite revolt against the U.S.-led occupation erupted Sunday in Baghdad and other cities across Iraq's normally quiescent south. Nine soldiers, eight of them Americans, were killed, and three dozen weredowntownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1080813726007637762004-04-01T04:44:00.000-05:002004-04-01T05:08:19.483-05:00just in case you ever wanted to know what heroes look like..
in this case, they look much like this.
9/11 Widows Skillfully Applied the Power of a Question: Why?
WASHINGTON, March 31 — Kristen Breitweiser was at home in Middletown, N.J., cleaning out closets. Patty Casazza of Colts Neck was dashing to the dry cleaners. Lorie Van Auken of East Brunswick was headed out to do grocery shopping. downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1080808314450658372004-04-01T03:06:00.000-05:002004-04-01T04:26:13.590-05:00a couple of new non-hallmark holidays
first, i have neglected to mention a holiday whose time has most certainly come, steak and a blowjob day, if for no other reason than, should i have chosen to celebrate steak and a blowjob day this year, i would have been forced to take myself out for both. regardless, i think it's about time.
March 20th is now officially "Steak and Blowjob Day". Simple, downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1080766137071205182004-03-31T15:36:00.000-05:002004-03-31T16:28:47.543-05:00bloody dispatches from bushopatamia
9 Killed in Separate Attacks in Iraq
Bodies of 4 Contractors Brutalized; Five U.S. Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb
FALLUJAH, March 31--Four civilian contractors were killed in the Iraqi city of Fallujah Wednesday in an attack that left their vehicles in flames, and afterward at least three of the burned bodies were mutilated, dragged through the streets downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1079571950181389002004-03-17T19:58:00.000-05:002004-03-17T21:03:14.700-05:00happy st. drinkin' day!
the chalkboard a few weeks ago at iona, my local.
i'm hoping this year is much less creepy than last.
morphine: "super sex"
"i got the whisky, baby. i got the whisky. i got the cig-a-rettes..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1079014423944151822004-03-11T08:22:00.000-05:002004-03-11T10:19:34.936-05:00seize the means of production
this is a hoot. wonkette lets us know about the sooper fun toy at the official bushCo site that lets one make custom posters with the official bush/dick '04 logo. way fun.
quick! go check it out before the weasels get wise.
here are a few i made yesterday:
they do filter it somewhat. some rejected posters:
we're not fond of ass sex
pure fucking downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1078800988211482142004-03-08T21:47:00.000-05:002004-03-08T21:58:42.983-05:00hey, georgie, where were you in '72?
finally some answers..
the connells: "over there"
"And I hope to try
to answer those who criticize you.
Lead the sheep in their sleep
to slaughter.
Won't abide, pushed aside
Let me know when you've decided
I'll decline when the sign
says 'Over There'..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1078800186193279622004-03-08T21:34:00.000-05:002004-03-08T21:48:37.110-05:00pretty sucky
Spalding Gray, 62, Actor and Monologuist, Is Confirmed Dead
Spalding Gray, the wry monologuist and actor who transformed his personal experiences, fascinations and traumas into such acclaimed pieces as "Swimming to Cambodia" and "Monster in a Box,"was confirmed dead today, two months after his wife reported him missing, a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner's office said. downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1078427333649473532004-03-04T13:34:00.000-05:002004-03-04T19:20:15.123-05:00why the hell not?
KINKY RUNS FOR GOVERNOR!!!
Texas governor's race gets Kinky
Reuters News Service
MEDINA - Unleash your inner Texan and vote Kinky.
Kinky Friedman, best-selling author, country music singer, humorist, friend of stray dogs and salsa merchant, is running for governor of Texas in 2006 as an independent. Friedman is the man behind the song "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven anddowntownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1077827765786918862004-02-26T15:18:00.000-05:002004-02-26T15:38:08.763-05:00this is almost too good to be true.
sweet jesus, it's almost as if they are makin' my film for me.
President planning NYC extravaganza
White House goal is unprecedented convention theater
“And now, direct from Ground Zero, heeeeeeere’s the president!”
Well, that’s not exactly how President Bush is likely to be introduced when he gives his acceptance speech at the Republican downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1077756194966666132004-02-25T19:33:00.000-05:002004-02-26T00:45:28.920-05:00why we fight..
an interesting letter posted at andy's place.
"Well ... And so it now begins. My more liberal friends told me a day like this would come, and now I am forced to eat crow. Words cannot express the hurt and anger I feel for the man's blatant constitutional and moral attack on a segment of our population. And for the still wobbly among us, make no mistake ... this is an attack...downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1077214088998175022004-02-19T12:06:00.000-05:002004-02-19T13:40:29.920-05:00just wanted to say, 'hi, fucker!'
the welcome afforded karl rove yesterday by those lovable plutocrats known as billionaires for bush got some play in the new york times this morning.
Karl Rove, the political adviser to President Bush, made a brief visit to a Manhattan nightclub yesterday and netted the Bush-Cheney re-election effort about $400,000. But Mr. Rove also caught a glimpse of what downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1077123689761662392004-02-18T11:46:00.000-05:002004-02-18T12:03:25.093-05:00so, who is left for the ABK crowd?
now that the the dr. is out, where do the deaniacs go?
sweet...
from allah is in the house via the increasingly indispensable wonkette.
the cramps "i wanna get in your pants"
"oooh, baby, you got the clothes. baby, you got romance.."
downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1077121447165550882004-02-18T10:49:00.000-05:002004-02-18T11:46:38.403-05:00exiting deanspace...
Source: Dean to suspend campaign
MADISON, Wisconsin (CNN) -- Howard Dean was trailing a distant third in the Wisconsin presidential primary Tuesday night, but the former Vermont governor vowed to "keep up the fight for a better America."
"We are not done yet," Dean told a crowd of supporters chanting his name.
However, Dean stopped short of saying he would continue downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1076490100702463482004-02-11T03:41:00.000-05:002004-02-11T04:03:51.686-05:00the fat lady. she sings.
Clark Drops Out of Presidential Race
Wesley Clark, the novice politician with four-star military credentials, abandoned his presidential bid Tuesday after two third-places finishes in the South, the Associated Press has learned.
The retired Army general will return to Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday to announce his departure from the race, said a senior adviser, downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1076488701396283212004-02-11T03:29:00.000-05:002004-02-11T03:40:08.936-05:00yet more absolute yum...
from a softer world.
lovely...
american analog set: "punk as fuck"
"i'm... i'm on your side.."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1076310807627785962004-02-09T02:11:00.000-05:002004-02-09T02:16:49.450-05:00posted without comment
Dear President Bush,
With heavy heart, tears in my eyes and a home full of sorrow, I pick up my pen to write you about a brave soldier, 2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin, U.S. Army. My son was killed in Iraq on Feb. 3, 2004 fighting in a war.
Seth was a good boy, well-mannered, smart, kind and understanding.
He joined the Army in an effort to serve his country. And serve his downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1075966381970682822004-02-05T02:05:00.000-05:002004-02-05T02:38:27.903-05:00ruh roh
it seems DCI george tenet is giving a little speech tomorrow at georgetown to set the ol' story straight, as they say.
C.I.A. Director to Defend Assessments of Iraqi Weapons
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 — After months of silence, George J. Tenet, the director of central intelligence, has decided to mount a strong public defense of the prewar judgments made by American intelligence agencies aboutdowntownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1075841390362585172004-02-03T15:37:00.000-05:002004-02-04T03:30:53.153-05:00so much for 'Joementum!'...
Lieberman Said Conceding if Winless Tues.
WASHINGTON - Democrat Joe Lieberman, facing an uncertain showing in his must-win state of Delaware, was making contingency plans Tuesday to withdraw from the presidential race, according to sources close to the campaign.
The campaign was making calls to close supporters asking them to be at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Vadowntownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1075793252098915862004-02-03T01:35:00.000-05:002004-02-03T02:35:56.733-05:00where is the outrage?
what the hell is wrong with a nation that can apparently freak the fuck out over a second or two of an exposed breast (moments after kid rock turns an american flag into a poncho and 'raps' while girls in hotpants wave really large flags behind him) but seem to all but fucking mum about the rationale for this godawful war finally being shown to be a sham? of course, to downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1075708435255347212004-02-02T02:39:00.000-05:002004-02-02T03:04:21.450-05:00is there anything in popular culture more excruciating than a super bowl halftime show?
i, like most folks, rarely pay any attention to the damned thing, but for some odd reason, this year i did. ouch. let's face it, kid rock is just fucking lame, janet isn't quite the lip syncher she once was and mr diddy... ..well, he's mr. diddy.
even boobies couldn't make this obscene schlock-fest downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1075510469127052582004-01-30T19:43:00.000-05:002004-01-30T19:56:05.700-05:00i'm back....
been busy as hell settling in and whatnot. but i'm here now, fairly settled, relatively sane and one year older today. seems as good a time as any to jump back in to rock and roll means fuck-ville. christ, i love this city even if it has been colder than fucking hell for the past few weeks. i've got so much to say, but right now i've got drinks to consume and drugs to ingest. let's downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1070897909625713232003-12-08T10:26:00.000-05:002003-12-08T10:39:12.920-05:00mug shot
cat power: "cross bones style"
" oh, how time flies... ...with crystal clear eyes..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1070323080876686432003-12-01T18:55:00.000-05:002003-12-01T18:58:38.043-05:00london rules
i am utterly exausted. we all are. just get me to heathrow and pour my ass in the seat. i'll sleep the whole damned way.
much more soon.
the strokes: "reptila"
".. i thought i told ya, this world is not for ya..."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1069338345192288102003-11-20T09:03:00.000-05:002003-11-20T09:26:10.763-05:00wanton thuggery rampant in sligo
so reads the banner headline, above the fold, of sligo's daily paper today. i guess they knew we were coming.
well, arrived in dublin sunday and i was afforded the task of driving our 9 passenger van all the way to limerick. we stayed in a castle full of dogs and weirdness in rathkeale for two nights. i slept in a 14th century brittany bed in the tower. what a downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1067837075170999682003-11-03T00:23:00.000-05:002003-11-03T00:33:46.850-05:00ouch!
a year ago today...
i really didn't think i was gonna make it. i really, really didn't. here's to being wrong..downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1066950442467082572003-10-23T19:02:00.000-04:002003-11-11T22:22:03.703-05:00outta here
off tonight for cmj in nyc and apartment hunt. then to FL to move crazy grandma to sark for good. back to wrap shit up here for a few days. then to ireland for two weeks and sark for turkey day. then nyc for good. posting to be even more sporadic than normal. i'm gonna be a busy, busy boy. but damn! all those british airways frequent flier miles! woo-hoo!
good luck with that whole downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1066926214817908962003-10-23T12:09:00.000-04:002003-10-23T12:23:34.633-04:00because we know best
guided by voices: "glad girls"
"hey, hey glad girls! i only wanna get you high.."downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1066840189686989942003-10-22T12:18:00.000-04:002003-10-22T12:29:49.520-04:00how fucking sad....
Singer Elliott Smith dead at 34
He sustained a single stab wound to the chest that appeared to be self-inflicted, she said.
elliot smith: "alameda"
"you walk down Alameda shuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone
like some precious only son
face down, bow to the champion
you walk down Alameda looking at the cracks in the sidewalk
thinking about your friends
downtownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958972.post-1066801749572232682003-10-22T01:33:00.000-04:002003-10-22T01:49:09.020-04:00just in time for the holidays!
ladies and gentlemen, the talking ann coulter action figure. i shit you not.
sample phrase: "liberals just can't come out and say that they want to take more of our money, kill babies and discriminate on the basis of race."
now your wingnut friends can have hours of fascist family fun with america's own she-wolf of the SS, ann coulter. too bad the doll isn't, downtownnoreply@blogger.com