Archive for August, 2007

Why does the Illinois Chamber of Commerce hate Illinoisans?

8th August 2007 by RPorter 2 Comments

From the Illinois Chamber of Commerce (an organization, by the way, that gets funding from many out-of-state and even out-of-country corporations to fund its nefarious activities, just in case you thought it represented the interests of Illinois businesses):
Governor Blagojevich is preparing a last ditch effort to save his ill-conceived plan for universal health care.  Our [...]

Some Velvet Morning

6th August 2007 by RPorter 5 Comments

RIP, Lee Hazelwood
Some Velvet Morning:
I Am You Are:
Rainbow Woman:

Lee Hazelwood wrote all these really weird songs that give me flashbacks to my very early childhood.  They’re awful, but kind of compellingly awful. 

The Zero Earth Hour

4th August 2007 by RPorter 5 Comments

Random web surfing this morning triggered early childhood memories of this very old anime that I used to watch on Channel 44.  I didn’t remember the name of the show or any of the characters except the evil Warlock of Mars. Fortunately someone has posted an episode on YouTube in all its poorly-animated black and [...]