The other day, I saw a van with text on the side saying that it was some kind of home meat delivery service that also had a logo with the head of the Church of the SubGenius [also] icon J. R. “Bob” Dobbs with a black bowtie. What the heck? Was this real? Was this someone from the ChickenHed?
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Apr 29, 2008antsymy ancestors are antsy Oppose the Mortgage Lender Housing BailoutAnother savings & loan bailout? Another chrysler bailout? Why is our society being asked to subside predatory business practices and rampant speculation … again? Boom & bust economic cycles shouldn’t be encouraged by rewarding those that participate in the willfully risky behaviour that makes them happen. There’s a time for real and important economic assistance to people, and there’s times when it’s merely a way to reinforce inequity and merely a subsidy to industry masked as if it were assistance to individuals.
How about this: instead of bailing out another industry, let’s re-visit the bankruptcy laws and make personal bankruptcy a viable and functional option for people in need of protection, instead of making the process another captured regulation? Apr 25, 2008iron and sulphura magical journal fisher kingI have a wound in my side that will not heal Apr 20, 2008links for 2008-04-20
Apr 19, 2008Ice cream“STEPHANOPOULOS: We’ll get to Dred Scott in the second hour, time willing, but I want to get back to the ice cream question. And that’s what we’ll do, after the break.” [via] “V: What say they then, pray? BLOOM 2008 at Tryon on Apr 26th at 2pmCheck out BLOOM 2008: A Benefit for Tryon Life Community Farm on Apr 26th. You know, don’t go check it out two weeks early, like I did, because … um, it’s on the 26th not the 12th. Oops …
Apparently, Sara Tone is playing there too. She played at City Repair’s Earth Day and apparently was running the kid’s stage. links for 2008-04-19
Apr 18, 2008candlesand the tears prove Ecotopia rising“”Our region should declare its independence,” Nickels said.” [via] “Ernest Callenbach, in the fictional setting of Ecotopia Rising, described a further escalation of the same phenonmenon, as an increasingly desperate corporate system lashed out against the human-scale society replacing it.” “In Portland, people interested in Cascadian independence have already begun organizing.” “We want to share our money to break down some of the walls of capitalism.” “But regardless of where you draw the lines, the fact remains that these recently colonized lands shelter a distinct identity that exists nowhere else on earth.” “In practice we are not too dissimilar from our brethren across the country who remain unwilling to exchange our daily conveniences for the good of our social, economic, environmental and political welfare.” AnentAnent, prep. An archaic word which means “concerning” used much as some usage of “about” currently. Apr 17, 2008irredentismIrredentism, n. From the Italian for “unredeemed” this is the belief and advocacy for a restoration of territory. [via] Apr 16, 2008Demand an independent prosecutor on use of tortureVia the ACLU and Crooks & Liars:
Apr 14, 2008Amy Denio at Kennedy School on Aug 21stSo, Amy Denio will be in town for the Monsters of the Accordion tour (but the website still is talking about the 2007 tour?), whatever that is, but how can it not be fun? That’s going to be at the Kennedy School on Aug 21st. Apparently Eric Stern of Vagabond Opera has been part of this tour, so might be again this year? Freakshow A Go-Go at Hippodrome on May 17th at 8pmAnother flyer I noticed, the Freakshow A Go-Go is going to be at the Hippodrome on May 17th. It’s 21+ but smoke-free and it’s only $10 advance tickets.
There’s a pretty amusing review of an old event at the Hippodrome on the Willamette Weekly website:
Inside Hamlet’s Head at Performance Works on Apr 19th at 8pmThe flyer says:
Well, anything good enough to warrant three exclamation points has got to be seen to be believed!!! This is at Performance Works Northwest, although it’s not on their upcoming events page, with a suggested donation of $10 as a benefit for Open Hearts Open Minds, which is an organization where the performer is the executive director. Leon Redbone at Aladdin on Apr 18th at 8pmIt’s been a long time since I first saw Leon Redbone live at Jake’s in Olympia, which was a venue attached to the old Cracker’s but is now a gay bar. It’s been even longer since I saw Leon Redbone for the first time on TV as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. I suppose I’m surprised he’s still around, to be honest. But, not only is he around but he’s in town on Apr 18th at the Aladdin Theatre. |
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