Chapter Three By the end of the week it was time for me to leave for France. Keith waited with me. Aimee had already gone so I had only my personal tape player for company. I grabbed a newspaper, noting the headline stating construction workers had drilled through the final wall of rock to join …
Chapter Two There was no chance to finish he picked up so quickly. “Hi, I’m here. I’m just screening my calls.” “Why?” “There’s some people I don’t want to talk to.” “So why give them your number?” “I’d like to see you sometime.” His anxiousness to change the subject, made me suspicious. Was he hiding …
Chapter One I was nervous and excited to move to London. London was where the action was and after spending all my nearly seventeen years in rural France, I was ready for excitement. I was glad I had Aimee, my best friend since girlhood, along. I doubt I would have been brave enough to go alone. We …
In 2009 a pet chimpanzee went berserk and savagely attacked its owner’s neighbor, literally tearing the woman’s hands and face off. This horrible event was never far from my mind as I watched “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” As reckless genetic engineers ply primates with brain-altering chemicals, then prod them to perform, my …
http://youtu.be/LaK6khs8aMw Last weekend my entire family went to the theater to watch “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” “Rise” is the prequel to the 1968 movie starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowell. In a nutshell, “Rise” is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen in a theater. Where shall I begin? Well, star …
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The image below, depicting Catwoman astraddle a vibrator, or perhaps a motorbike, is the first still to be released of Anne Hathaway as the iconic feline criminal in the next Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. MTV is highly critical of her performance, calling it, “unflattering” and “underwhelming.” The East Portland jury is still out, …
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Seattle pop-punk band Quickie has less than one month to get Jimmy Kimmel’s attention. Kimmel is co-sponsor of the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush contest, which is currently underway. The telecommunications giants are searching for a killer opening act for their Seattle “Summer Krush” concert (date to be determined). The winning band will not only open …
As soon as I’ve scrounged up enough money to buy a ticket, I’m going to Soundfest. There I’m going to see the likes of The Dickies, The Vandals, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Reagan Youth, Stiff Little Fingers and so many more. Three days of punk, August 19-21 at venues across Seattle. …
The band U2, according to Forbes Magazine, are the richest band in the world, having made $195 million last year. The second richest is Jon Bon Jovi, who made a measly $125 million comparatively. However, all’s not rosy moneywise for U2. Or more aptly, all’s not rosy with their fans who are accusing them of …
According to the Seattle Times: “The FBI is investigating a “credible” lead in the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case, nearly 40 years after a tall, dark-complexioned man hijacked a Seattle-bound Boeing 727 on Thanksgiving Eve 1971 and parachuted into history from the rear of the plane with $200,000 in cash.” “We do have a promising lead,” …
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By the by, this morning I felt yet another tremor in The Force, courtesy of the proggy folks at Burning Shed on-line: King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King (5cd, 1dvd deluxe box set) With not long to go before the announcement of the latest in the superb series of King Crimson 40th …
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British singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London apartment. Full coverage may be found here. Like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones and others, she joins a long list of musicians who died at age 27. Just because this is not a surprise doesn’t mean it’s not a …
Update 7/25/2011: Officials have lowered the death toll in the Oslo bombing and shootings today, saying 68 individuals died on the island and 8 died in the bomb blast. Previous tallies had been much higher. Full story is here. From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/world/europe/24oslo.html?ref=europe CNN info about the alleged lone bomber and gunman: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/23/norway.suspect/ …
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Ambro’s cartoon is here, check it out.