Beloved exotica bandleader Martin Denny died last night. The good news was that he died peacefully in his sleep, in Hawaii, at the age of 94. Not a bad way to shuck your mortal coil. Link [Boing Boing]
10:00:06 PM comment []
"I'm
disappointed that Iraq hasn't turned out better. And that we weren't
able to move forward more meaningfully in the Middle East peace
process... The biggest regret is that we didn't stop 9/11. And then in
the wake of 9/11, instead of redoubling what is our traditional export
of hope and optimism we exported our fear and our anger. And presented
a very intense and angry face to the world. I regret that a lot."
-- Departing Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on the disappointments of the first Bush term.
The CBC reports that the next world to be debased by reality TV is the art world; please welcome 'Artstar'...
This should be really sleezy...
5:14:37 PM comment []
The fake news is still better than the real news... Salon.comreports that another phony reporter showed up at a New York press conference...Gannons everywhere.
Oh if you follow this link, look at the quote of the day to the right
hand side by Richard Armitage... it says a lot about the last four
years.
U.S. Troops Deaths in Iraq Top 1,500.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq has
topped 1,500, an Associated Press count showed Thursday after the
military announced the deaths of three Americans, while car bombs
targeting Iraqi security forces killed at least three people in
separate attacks.... (AP)
Queen Elizabeth II meets Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Brian
May and Jimmy Page; asks "What do you do?" I guess the reports of her
extensive Yardbirds collection has been greatly exaggerated...
Beloved exotica bandleader Martin Denny died last night. The good news was that he died peacefully in his sleep, in Hawaii, at the age of 94. Not a bad way to shuck your mortal coil. 
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