I Will Survive

Holy crap. Alcoholism is alive in well in Athens, GA. PBRs, Jamesons, Chipmunks (easy there Bo. Chipmunks are for drinkin' not for lovin').... more alcoholic concoctions than you can shake a stick at.

But what a collection of funny, crazy M-Fers this town holds. Really a bunch of great, great folk... except for the douchebaaaagggg makin' a play for my secret (meaning she don't know) bartender girlfriend last night. Don't he know that I'm from San Francisco?

More later.

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Meaning we can adapt. Meaning we (the gawd-dang liberals) will survive. As long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive. 'Coz I've got all my life to live.... Hey, hey.

POLL: Liberals More Open To Opinions That ‘Reflect Values Other Than Their Own’:

"A new poll by the Norman Lear Center and Zogby International finds that liberals are more open to opposing viewpoints than conservatives, who tend to rely on Fox and Fox News for their entertainment and news. Some highlights from their findings:"

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Borrowing from Chang to pay Muhammad. Not a smart financial strategy. But, my ass is broke. I don't have 20k for this war. Democrats, do freakin' something and do it yesterday.

Iraq, Afghanistan wars twice as expensive as expected, report says:

"President Bush's six-year invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq will end up costing Americans about $1.5 trillion, or nearly twice as much as the White House has actually spent to fight its wars, because of unseen costs like inflation, rising oil prices and expensive care for wounded veterans. The estimate was revealed in a Democratic staff report from Congress's Joint Economic Committee. The staff report, titled 'The Hidden Costs of the Iraq War,' estimates that the Iraq and Afghan wars have cost the average family more than $20,000."

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I don't just want one, I have to have one. Christmas gift for JPW? Monkey clone.

Scientists create first cloned embryo from primate - Yahoo! News:

"PARIS, Nov 14, 2007 (AFP) - Scientists said Wednesday they had created the world's first cloned embryo from a monkey, in work that could spur cloning of human cells for use in medical research."

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Woman being 'silly' hit by freight train:

"MARYSVILLE, Calif. - A 54-year-old woman was recovering in the hospital after being hit by a Union Pacific freight train south of Marysville.

Deborah Thompson told authorities afterward that she drank a bottle of whiskey before she wandered to the railroad tracks and tried to wave the train to a stop. When asked why, she told Yuba County sheriff's deputies she was just being silly."

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Is this love... that I'm feeling?

Oddly enough, this was a topic of conversation last night.

Man in India marries dog as atonement:

"NEW DELHI - A man in southern India married a female dog in a traditional Hindu ceremony as an attempt to atone for stoning two other dogs to death — an act he believes cursed him — a newspaper reported Tuesday."

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"Through the shadows of the cage around the forty watt light"

Another, state, another city. Apparently lots of cool rock and/or rollers have been birthed here. Pictures and tales later in the week... if I ever get the chance to sober up.... not looking bloody likely, though.

I am sleeping in a bed that the one and only Brent Best has slept in, so, yeah, it's kinda hairy.....

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There's no real words I can put to the tainting of my favorite place in the world. I'm struggling daily with bolting back to help out in some way though my help is certainly not needed.

I hope they string some mf'ers up on the Bay Bridge for this major eff-up.

Seabirds' would-be rescuers can only watch in Marin Headlands:

'It was all over his face, mouth and eyes,' McNertney said. 'We tried to get it off his beak and his eyes first, but it was just covered with oil. It was disgusting.' The seabirds, many of them recent arrivals after their annual winter migration, became the innocent victims of the aftermath of Wednesday's accident, when a container ship struck the Bay Bridge. The damaged ship spilled thousands of gallons of bunker fuel, which drifted across the San Francisco Bay to the Marin County shoreline and finally out the Golden Gate, soiling beaches along the coast."

'Dire consequences' : The 2007 San Francisco Bay Oil Spill:

"Last week, history repeated itself in the San Francisco Bay when a container ship leaked 58,000 gallons of fuel oil after colliding with one of the Bay Bridge towers. It is the biggest oil spill in the Bay since 1996, when 40,000 gallons of fuel oil escaped into the Bay from a ship spill in a dry dock area. The November 7 oil spill resulted from 'human error':"

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FAUX host shocked, shocked that '24' isn't, you know, actually how the world works. What a weird, weird universe these people have created from themselves. Weird and pretty effing dangerous to the rest of us.

Fox host 'let down' by implausibility of suitcase nukes

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Tis. Reall tis.

Nora Ephron: It's Hard to be a Democrat:

"It's hard to be a Democrat, don't you think? There's no alternative, of course, but it's hard. Someone asked me the other day to write something about why I was a Democrat, and I had no trouble making a list of 10 reasons. Of course, five of those reasons were the Supreme Court, and the other five were more or less historical -- reasons like FDR, which is not meant to mean Franklin Delano Roosevelt exactly but some fantasy blob of Democratic values that are a distant racial memory."

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Walk Abouts....

Some pictures and musings regarding my walk about......

Walk abouts are fun because......

Of pretty waitress who your buddy invites to his party to drink beer... and they actually come... and drink beer.

Of good friends who dance like nobody's watching....

And the same buddy who builds a real life bar in his house.....

Because of ocean side restaurants.....

With sweet views from the pier.....

Because of microbrews served with a slice of orange....

And crab dip and oyster's oceanic to go with that microbrew.... (hell yeah, I ate it all)

Piers that still stand after numerous hurricanes....

Because of sea oats lining the ocean.....

And, of course the ocean on the right side....

Dipping your toes in that ocean even when its cold, cold, cold.....

Sea birds hunting for food.....

Coastal water ways as pretty as a picture.....

Rivers that lead to the ocean.....

Surprising statues when you round a corner on the board walk....

Being there when the Coast Guard returns from a long trip at sea.....

Battle ships that are now museums.....

Finding old places of employment......

City streets as old as any in the nation.......

Just a few reasons walk abouts are good for the soul....

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DBT Week in Review - 11/09/07

Been a while since I've posted a DBT WIR.

So away we go.

WLAY - AM is a radio station based out of the Shoals. They have currently switched to a format that showcases only tunes written and recorded in the Shoals. Freaking brilliant idea.

WLAY - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

"WLAY-AM is also part of the Florence/Muscle Shoals market and is heard at 1450 AM and on a translator at 92.3 on the FM band; it is licensed to the city of Muscle Shoals. WLAY-AM is reputed to be one of the oldest broadcast stations in Alabama and the Southern U.S. It presently airs only music written and recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL. Its Program and Music Director is Brian Rickman"

Sons of Roswell, Lauderdale, Jason Isbell and a host of other great Shoals artist are being played on WLAY-AM.

Obviously, I'm a big fan of Isbell but I want to reiterate that Sons and Lauderdale are two of my very favorite bands who I think and hope will be doing very big things soon.

WLAY-AM is also doing live on air sessions of local artists.

Lauderdale kicks off this series on November 13.

MySpace:

"November, 13 2007 at LAUDERDALE - Live At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

Muscle Shoals Sound Studios/Jackson Highway, Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35674

Cost : Free!

LAUDERDALE. Live & Unplugged as part of our on-going Muscle Shoals Sound Sessions. Check it out on the air Wednesday at 6pm"

Mr. Isbell is up on the 12 of December.


MySpace:

December, 12 2007 at JASON ISBELL - Live At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

Muscle Shoals Sound Studios - Jackson Highway, Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35674

Cost : Free!

JASON ISBELL. Live & Unplugged as part of our on-going Muscle Shoals Sound Sessions. Check it out on the air Wednesday at 6pm on 1450AM or 92.3FM."

This promises to be some great radio.

I'm in the process of finding out if these sessions will be broadcast live on the web or podcasted. When I hear back I'll let y'all know.

Check out their MySpace for some cool interviews with David Hood discussing The Rolling Stones and Areatha and Donnie Fritts.

MySpace.com - WLAY-AM - MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama - R&B / Rock / Country

Also, check out their playlist from the past week:

Myspace.com Blogs - 1450 & 92.3 FM THE SOUND Playlist Week of 11/4/07 - WLAY-AM MySpace Blog

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DBT! DBT! DBT!

Check out Patterson's new blog post and most excellent Halloween costume on his MySpace page:

Myspace.com Blogs - November 6, 2008 – Home Again (Athens GA.) - Patterson Hood

" November 6, 2008 – Home Again (Athens GA.) Moved my stereo into my office (replacing the iPod dock that was in there with turntable for playing vinyl. We actually had a turntable on the bus for the last tour, which inspired all of us to blow most of our per-diems on vinyl. I literally came home with a crate of records (old and new). Records at the house is nothing new, but the living room wasn't as conducive to the kind of listening I crave as my little green room."

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Drive-By Truckers:

"Thanks to everyone who came out to the final leg of The Dirt Underneath and for helping to make 07 in many ways the best year in our bands bumpy history."

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Wooo-hooo Shonna!

Nine Bullets.org: a DBT fansite Shonna premieres 'I'm Sorry Houston' in New York:

"We all knew it was coming, just didn't know when. Well, this past Friday night at the Bowery Ballroom in New York Shonna finally stepped up to the mic and sang her first lead vocal as a Drive-By Trucker. Then she did it again on Saturday in Brooklyn. And again on Sunday in Baltimore. And if that's not enough, Bettye LaVette joined DBT on stage Friday night in New York to perform her song 'I Still Want To Be Your Baby'. Fortunately for all of us, the A/V club was out in full force this weekend..."

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MySpace.com - View Comments:

"JENNY JENNY Oct 22, 2007 6:59 AM Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Hello Patterson...this is my new Great Dane puppy named Patterson after my favorite singer/songwriter. I have never said your name so many times as I have in the last 24 hrs I have had him..'Patterson No', 'Patterson stop', Good boy Patterson', 'Patterson go potty' 'Patterson get down'....etc."

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Cleveland - Music - Shifting Gears:

"Of course, after 20 years of writing together — first in their college band, Adam's House Cat, and now in the Drive-By Truckers — Cooley should know Hood pretty well. Looking back on their partnership, he says one thing comes to mind. 'What the fuck was I thinking?' Cooley chuckles, reflecting on all the wrong turns and cul-de-sacs along the way. 'At any given moment, one of us had a bad idea, and the other one agreed with it.'
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"Then he gets serious and remembers the moment — when both of them were in their 30s — that he felt their partnership just might succeed. They were working dead-end jobs and saw no future, but somehow, something clicked. 'Suddenly we got to a point where we didn't care; we were just having fun, and damn if people didn't start liking it.'"
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"'Once you start being honest with yourself and doing what it is you do, that's when it's going to work or not,' offers Cooley. 'And generally it does.'"

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NineBullets.org - a DBT fansite :: View topic - Bowery Ballroom Photos:

Oliver's Army

Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:23 am Post subject: Bowery Ballroom Photos

I've got my photos from Friday's show at the Bowery Ballroom here...

My only Dirt Underneath show and I was not disappointed. A great night. Enjoy the shots, y'all."

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Learn about 'Monster' Chris Quillen

MySpace.com - Chris Quillen Tribute - 37 - Male - Florence, Alabama - www.myspace.com/chrisquillen

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Jason Isbell

SPIN.com: Jason Isbell Keeps on Truckin'

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Lauderdale

dbts : Message: Lauderdale on Paste CD Sampler (No DBTs)

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Sons of Roswell

Stay tuned for SOR news. A little birdy told me that some big stuff is coming down the pike.

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Audra Brown

As most of you know, I am to be featured in the December show of Detour Memphis on channel 5 here in Memphis. I have captured a rough edit of the show and yall can sneak in and look at it. It is a 30 minute show and I start about 11 minutes in and get the rest of it!!!

You can find the preliminary file in http://www.theriserocks.com/dm. It is the file, dmtve3.wmv. This is not the final edit.

The song titles are not all correct yet and Nick says that they will add proper credits at the end. This was shot way back in the summer when I was one of the young female songwriters at Otherlands. Hope yall like it and watch it when it comes on TV. Consult my myspace for exact times for the show...

Contagiously,

Audra

www.myspace.com/audrabrown
www.audrabrown.com

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Film

MySpace.com: Read Bulletin:

"Do It For Johnny Success in Hollywood! Body: The Do it for Johnny crew are back in Denver after an amazing week at the Hollywood film festival. Looks like several industry people which include all the 'biggies' are interested in both 'Do it for Johnny' and 'Narcophonic the Ballad of Bad Bax'. we now officially have our toe in the door. The Hollywood industry people are beginning to call our film the 'Entourage of the real world' and are seeing this film as an expose on the reality of how hard it is to crack into the industry of commercial film. Wish us luck as we enter the next phase of our mission which is to market DIFJ and begin work on producing our dramatic feature Narcophonic."

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Literature

Sick humor is the best humor

dbts : Message: Re: [dbts] "i hope they serve beer in hell" by tucker max:

"I second that, one HILARIOUS read. Oddly enough, www.tuckermax.com offers up one of the funniest stories I have ever read in my LIFE. I was on a flight to Seattle, and reading his book. When I got to this part, I was laughing (as quietly as I could) so hard, I had tears in my eyes. Every time I would go back to reading, the laughter and tears would start again, and I had to stop, dry my eyes, and start over. It took almost 10 minutes to get through one page. This is the section in the above link, that had me in tears... Day Two: The Texas State Fair and The Embassy Suites Story Scroll down about halfway, you'll find it. Rest assured, the entire story is funny, but this should have you in tears. Again, as Steve says, NOT for those easily offended..."

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Music

Punk kids from Australia who I'm digging on:

MySpace.com - Operator Please - Gold Coast, AU - Indie / Alternative / Rock

Operator Please - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

"2007 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist - Single for 'Just a Song About Ping Pong'"

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Check out the Dutch singer Anouk. I'm digging on it hard.

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Perez Hilton � Blog Archive � Quote Of The Day:

"“Music kind of sucks. Nobody’s into being a musician. Everybody’s getting their mogul on. You’ve been so infiltrated by this corporate mentality that all the time you’d spend getting great songs together, you’re busy doing nine other things that have nothing to do with art. You know how shitty Stevie Wonder’s songs would have been if he had to run a fuckin’ clothing company and a cologne line? … Rap sucks, for the most part. Not all rap, but as an art form it’s just not at its best moment. Sammy the Bull would have made a shitty album. And I don’t really have a desire to hear Warren Buffett’s album - or the new CD by Paul Allen. That’s what everybody’s aspiring to be.” - Chris Rock tells the new issue of Rolling Stone"

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The Big Picture | The Eagles Disintermediate Major Labels:

"The Eagles -- the multi-platinum selling alt country/rock band circa 1970s -- are trying an interesting sales strategy for their first studio album in 28 years. For the new disc, it appears that there is: - no recording label participation; - downloads at their site only; - physical 2-CD Set purchased only at Wal-Mart, or ordered at their site ((Eaglesband.com)."

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Porter Wagoner, Gospel Music, King Of Country Gospel, Mr. Grand Ole Opry:

"Porter passed away peacefully last night, October 28, 2007, at 8:25PM Central Time, in a local hospice. All of his friends here at Gusto Records are deeply saddened by his loss. Porter’s family and his friends here would like to thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Country music and the Grand Ole Opry will miss not only Porter’s music, but also his stage presence and his infectious smile. We will always hold him in our hearts, and his musical legacy will live on forever."

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Rosanne Cash to undergo brain surgery - Yahoo! News:

"NEW YORK - Rosanne Cash is facing brain surgery for a 'rare but benign condition' and must cancel the last four concerts on her tour. ADVERTISEMENT 'Rosanne is expected to make a full recovery and will return to the studio to complete the recording of her debut for Manhattan Records,' the music label said Tuesday. 'Ms. Cash will also resume her live performance schedule in the spring and will complete a new book to be published by Viking in early 2009"

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Reunited Sex Pistols' middle-aged anarchy in the USA | the Daily Mail:

"Johnny Rotten seems to have lost none of his bad boy rancour during the last 30 years. The Sex Pistols frontman snarled and shrieked his way through the band's comeback performance in an LA club ahead of their reunion tour.

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Radio Boycotts Bruce Springsteen's Latest:

"Alas, there's a hitch: Radio will not play 'Magic.' In fact, sources tell me that Clear Channel has sent an edict to its classic rock stations not to play tracks from 'Magic.' But it's OK to play old Springsteen tracks such as 'Dancing in the Dark,' 'Born to Run' and 'Born in the USA.'"

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Led Zeppelin saves the world / Because your kid deserves 'Kashmir' as a ringtone. Hey, at least it's not the Beatles:

"There's this moment in 'The Song Remains the Same,' the often wildly cheesy yet still utterly groin-tingling epic 1976 Led Zeppelin concert film/fantasia where a reed-thin, black-clad, heavily sequined Jimmy Page is so violently violating his Les Paul with a shredded violin bow it sounds like demons f-ing in a hurricane."

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Alter Your Mind

Fresh Beer Every Friday:

"Got a new small standard fridge for the basement. Primary purpose is for storing beer, and also allows a nice little annex to the freezer upstairs."

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Test created for wine headache chemicals - Yahoo! News:

"BERKELEY, Calif. - The effects are all too familiar: a fancy dinner, some fine wine and then, a few hours later, a racing heart and a pounding headache. But a device developed by University of California, Berkeley, researchers could help avoid the dreaded 'red wine headache."

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Cannabis use down since legal change

Gordon Brown's plans to tighten the law on cannabis by increasing the penalties for possession suffered a fresh blow yesterday as the latest official figures showed the decision to downgrade the drug had been followed by a significant fall in its use.

British Crime Survey statistics showed that the proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds using cannabis slumped from 28% a decade ago to 21% now, with its declining popularity accelerating after the decision to downgrade the drug to class C was announced in January 2004.

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Ruffy Toys

How effing stupidly low will the media go with another Clinton in the presidential picture?

This low.

The silly season is upon us. Expect all types of bizarre BS accusations from the from "News" media.

Fox News airs bizarre claim that Hillary ordered hit on cats:

"Fox News on Wednesday aired a bizarre accusation that Sen. Hillary Clinton is connected with the murder of two cats."

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More and better Democrats elected. We also took the Kentucky governorship.

Democrats Seize Control of Virginia Senate

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'I'll be back' most used film line: survey:

"Top 10 must used film lines:"

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Regulations? Aussie's don't need to stinkin' regulations.

Australia pulls 'date rape' drug toy:

"SYDNEY, Australia - Australian officials ordered a popular Chinese-made children's toy pulled from the shelves after scientists found it contained a chemical that converts into a powerful 'date rape' drug when ingested."

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Noodling. You've got to be a little crazy to do this:

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Wedgie-Proof Underwear

On the road again today. Going to check out the Atlantic Waters. Coast to coast, baby.

The Republicans solution to the drought in the SE? De-regulation and tax breaks for corporations.

Ummmm, right.

"I don't know nothin' about birthin' no water resources".

The Strange Destiny and Sudden Death of Atlanta, Georgia

After 18 months of drought, a dim environmental awareness is dawning over the Republican states of the Old South. You can see it in a few sad headlines here and there: No plan if water runs out. But the heroic virtues of big business are also celebrated: Business big in fighting water crisis. Coca-Cola has turned off the fountain in front of its Atlanta headquarters!

Although some pointy-headed tree-huggers want to pin part of the blame for the impending disaster on the unregulated growth of the fastest growing city in the United States, Republican Governor Sonny Perdue identifies the real villain as over-regulation.
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What to do? Georgia's favorite son Newt Gingrich recommends desalinization of ocean water as part of his Contract with the Earth, which would also cure global warming with... wait for it... tax breaks for auto makers.
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"I'll think about that tomorrow," as Scarlet O'Hara used to say, and that famous phrase still fits the pitiful, anti-regulatory, tax-break "environmentalism" of the New South, even as it merges irresistibly with the Old South among civilizations Gone with the Wind.

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How convenient.

Daily Kos: Oh, NOW they're Democrats?:

"My wife's Cuban grandparents were lifelong Republicans (as is usually the case in that community). My grandfather-in-law used to forward to me Republican direct-mail pieces to tweak me. Then he got sick, his medicines were costing over one grand per month, and suddenly, the whole family was railing about the costs and expecting the government to pick up the slack. He'd spent his lifetime sending money to the GOP -- the same GOP that claimed the government has no role in making people's lives better and which had enabled the pharmaceutical industry's egregious business practices -- yet suddenly he expected the government to bail him out, and was outraged that more help wasn't available!

Everyone has stories like this one.

Now, it's never a bad thing when people realize that government can play a positive role in our society. And while it would be nice if such conversions could happen like John's and mine did -- based on reason and analysis and not personal hardship -- fact is, a lapsed Republican is a lapsed Republican. And the more of those we have, the closer we are to a solid, generational, progressive majority."

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Two little super geniuses:

Twins Develop Wedgie-Proof Underwear - Geekologie:

"8-year-old twins Jared and Justin, tired of being bullied, have developed wedgie-proof underwear, the Rip-Away 1000s. This may be the greatest internet video of all time, those poor little bastards. It may also be the saddest. You just have to watch. The only problem is, I failed to hear any mention of swirlie-proof heads, indicating these kids still have plenty years of torture to look forward to. Video after the jump, along with my favorite lines."

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Holy Cow! or.... It's raining Cows. or.... Free steaks.

Cow Falls Off Cliff and Hits Van:

"Charles and Linda Everson were driving back to their hotel when their minivan was struck by a falling object — a 600-pound cow."

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Vishnu. Bless You.

More Liberals on TV, dammit.

Special Comment: George Bush’s Criminal Conspiracy of Torture:

"In his latest fire-breathing Special Comment Keith tears into President Bush for firing a true patriot that spoke out against torture, while cowardly and simultaneously ordering others to commit the very same heinous crime."

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Amen, Al, amen.

Gore: Don't give equal time to someone who believes the earth is flat:

"Gore then attacked the news media directly, saying that 'part of the challenge the news media has had in covering this story is the old habit of taking the 'on the one hand, on the other hand' approach. There are still people who believe that the earth is flat. But when you're reporting on a story like the one you're covering today, where you have people all around the world, you don't search out for someone who still believes the earth is flat and give them equal time.'"

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How gods and myths are create.

Click the link to see the pics.

Toddler with eight limbs branded 'reincarnation of Hindu god' to undergo life-saving operation

A toddler born with eight limbs and believed by some to be the reincarnation of the multi-limbed Hindu goddess Vishnu, is set to undergo a 40-hour operation to remove half of her limbs.

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Sad.

Leighton Fire destroys childhood home of Percy Sledge - Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Several people stood in the middle of Percy Sledge Drive watching firefighters work to put out an early-morning blaze that destroyed two houses and heavily damaged a third. 'That house right there, the one in the middle that's gone, that's where Percy Sledge grew up,' said Jerry Hughes. The house he indicated was at 2116 Percy Sledge Drive, a one-way street off Old Alabama 20 named in honor of the legendary soul singer."

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"Needs all 20 to keep the closet door closed..."

Damn, this is getting so redundant but....

Another Republican caught in the bathroom closet:

PageOneQ | Florida politician caught soliciting gay sex in mall restroom:

"A two-term City Commissioner and mayoral candidate has been caught in a gay sex sting, reports the Daytona Beach News-Journal Friday. 'It's scumbags like this that erode the quality of life that we have here,' says Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood."

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The 4th estate has failed us miserably and will continue to fail us miserably. All hail the blogs.

Hullabaloo:

"Grab the Maalox kids because I can feel it in my gut. The bad breath and the sleepy eyes and the bedhead are all around us. Come 2009, if a Democrat wins the presidency, the Village press will finally wake up from its 8 year somnambulent drool and rediscover its 'conscience' and its 'professionalism.' The Republicans will only have to breathe their character assassination lightly into the ether --- the Village gossips will do the rest. And if this new president resists in any way, a primal scream will build until he or she is forced to appoint a special counsel to investigate the 'cover up' and grovel repeatedly in forced acts of contrition in response to manufactured GOP hissy fits and media hysteria. We're going forward into the past (and judging from the haircut nonsense we've already seen, it isn't confined to Clinton.)"

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Trend?

PCs Being Pushed Aside in Japan

Japan's PC market is already shrinking, leading analysts to wonder whether Japan will become the first major market to see a decline in personal computer use some 25 years after it revolutionized household electronics — and whether this could be the picture of things to come in other countries.

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Comet draws scientific, amateur interest:

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A comet that has unexpectedly brightened in the past couple of weeks and now is visible to the naked eye is attracting professional and amateur interest. Paul Lewis, director of astronomy outreach at the University of Tennessee, is drawing students to the roof of Nielsen Physics Building for special viewings of Comet 17P/Holmes.

The comet is exploding and its coma, a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by the sun, has grown to be bigger than the planet Jupiter. The comet lacks the tail usually associated with such celestial bodies but can be seen in the northern sky, in the constellation Perseus, as a fuzzy spot of light about as bright as the stars in the Big Dipper."

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Traveling Man

Located somewhere in the SouthEast.

Conditions: Football Weather

Traveled across the U.S. yesterday. Not sure what day or time it is.

DBT WIR coming on Monday.

Some pictures from my latest travels.

Here's the Six Flags in L.A. that almost burned during the fires:

Mountains obscured by smoke.

Chino has an Alabama Street. Taken during a traffic jam east of L.A.

My Halloween dates in Arizona. It's good to be the King.

Read the contents of the Jackass Roll. Tastiest morsel in the world.

Fog taking over the Golden Gate.

Bridge shot.

Sunrise over San Francisco Bay.

Nice Wine Rack

Republicrats are screwing with my party in a bad way.

Centrist Dems Rank With Fear:

"Blue Dogs actually seem like the most scared people in all of Washington, D.C. as a result of this article. They are afraid of Republican attacks. They are afraid of conservative pundits. They are afraid of their constituents. They are afraid of motions to recommit that are meaningless in terms of actual policy. And they are protected by Emanuel and Hoyer, who seem petrified of all the same things. They seem to all operate in a perpetual state of fear, despite their surface machismo. And yes, it does seem like fear, rather than simply conservative beliefs in this case, because otherwise why would they be in favor of a meaningless procedural motion that has nothing to do with policy? The widespread fear in the tough guy wing of the Democratic Party is one of the great ironies of modern American politics."

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Klan on Klan hate is always a good time.

Members of one Klan group plan to protest another in Cullman:

"CULLMAN, Ala. -- Members of one Ku Klux Klan organization say they will assemble at the courthouse Nov. 10 to show their opposition to another Klan group that plans an anti-immigration rally there that day. Ken Mier, who described himself as an investigator for the Alabama Ku Klux Klan and the national office of the Ku Klux Klan LLC, said in an e-mail to The Cullman Times that his group is against the tactics of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, which held an anti-immigration protest last month in Athens. 'We are opposed to the ignorance and stupidity as displayed by the individuals that thumbed their nose at the area churches by continuing to use racial slurs, threats and avoided Christian deportment,' he said."

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FORE!

Woman Jumps From Tokyo Building Onto Man:

"A woman leaped from an 11-story Tokyo apartment Wednesday in an apparent suicide, striking and seriously injuring a passer-by, a news report said Wednesday."

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Best Product Ever Ever Ever: The Wine Rack - Geekologie

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