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So I saw Ween at the Les Schwab Amphitheatre in Bend last Tuesday. Great show.
First, I will once more go on record to say that the LSA is an excellent venue. It doesn’t have the natural grandeur or the size of a place like the Gorge; but I have found it very easy [...]

Along with my recent posts about the unwillingness to really fight terrorists due to our desire to wage kinder, gentler politically-correct war comes this post from wretchard on the internet. It sums up a lot of what I’ve been trying to get across regarding the nature of the terrorist threat and our response.

He is [...]

There’s this theme that somehow Fox News’ audience is extraordinarily dumb. Well, going by the first couple of paragraphs of this article, I’d bet Fox’s viewers have a slightly higher I.Q. than NPR’s own news producers:
Daniel Schorr is used to producers popping into
his Washington, D.C., office at National Public Radio to ask, on
deadline: Which war [...]

Correction: I meant Neil Schon’s guitar licks. Jonathan was on keyboards of course and brought the house down with his Yanni-esque piano intros that led into "Faithully" and "Open Arms." Schon rules!

I went to see Journey and Def Leppard in Cincinnati last night. Rock on! It was a great show…30,000 people and totally sold out at the outdoor theatre with the Ohio River behind the stage.

It was pretty amusing to see the crowd. Extremely clean cut, I thought, as we went inside. [...]

This is what Nobel PEACE prize winner Betty Williams has to say:
Right now, I would love to kill George Bush." Her young audience at the Brisbane City Hall clapped and cheered.
"I don’t know how I ever got a Nobel Peace Prize, because when I see children die the anger in me is just beyond [...]

the Chrysler Pacifica.
http://www.chrysler.com/pacifica/features/exterior_features/power_liftgate.html
Sadly, one of my first sensations last month of the impending reality that I would soon be a father of two was realizing how fricking small our car is. Two car seats is a little overwhelming, but the good side of that is I can pretty much get out of ever having to [...]

….this, about the conservative character played by Calista Flockhart in a new TV series:
"She’s not someone who is apologetic about being a
conservative. But it’s very, very interesting and compelling to us to
try and understand this, to leave behind some of the smug
presuppositions of the two coasts, . . . to look at evolving patriotism
and evolving [...]

A few months ago, Dorrk and I were talking about S.U.V.’s. Yes, they’re evil and it’s a crime that everyone is driving these gas guzzling monsters. But it’s amazing how when you have children…the extra space that you get in an SUV is big, big deal.
Anyway, I told dorrk that we [...]

The article below deals with the question: "Why is Madonna selling out on tour but her music is not getting radio airplay.
Here’s my take. Madonna (like Cher and the Pet Shop boys who never get on the radio) sells out because her tours are an event. They are not about the current [...]

What am I missing here? How can so many seemingly intelligent people hold the opinion that the West can deal with threats to the global order by just giving Martin Luther King speeches? Did Gandhi run a country? Did he even survive? What do you think France’s anti-terrorism measures look like behind the scenes? They [...]

Back when word first came out that Oliver Stone was making a movie about 9/11 many conservative pundits were indignant. Now, they’re enthusiastically eating crow.
National Review:
It’s exclusively about the good guys. It’s about us when we’re
heroic (those of us who are). It’s about us when we’re scared. It’s
about us when we wake up in the [...]

For the upteenth millionth time, I’ve heard the comment, "Why do we think we can solve the terrorist problem by bombing them? Why do we think that we can solve this with force? In the end, we become just like them.
What am I missing here? How can so many seemingly intelligent people [...]

TJ sent this to me. I laughed until I cried.
It’s Darth Doggy Dogg. What happens when you put James Earl Jones’ OTHER movie dialogue in Darth Vader’s mouth? http://www.screenhead.com/funny/the-dark-side/the-vader-sessions-187618.php
If only the new Star Wars films had been like this, they would have been a huge hit.

Speaking of K.S., you might all be surprised to discover that he recently lashed out at a movie critic!
Doesn’t seem like somethikng he would do…

For a long time I’ve been a pessimist about the future. I envision some kind of backlash against globalization–most likely through failed-states and islamic fascism although other things could certainly do it as well (trade wars, miscalculations about the U.S. economy, etc). But overall, it’s still been a bit hazy.
This battle in [...]

I don’t know what’s more tragic, the war in the Middle East or the fact that Kevin Smith is still making movies. How on earth does this guy get funding? Well, let’s hope that this movie is as succesful as peace in the Middle East.

This current war between Israel and Hizbollah is remarkable, if only soley because of how many typically hostile Arab groups are backing Israel in it. Here’s a bit about that from yesterday’s Best of the Web column:

You’re
on Your Own, Pals
The Palestinian Arabs have once again succeeded in isolating themselves by backing
the wrong [...]

As you can imagine, the Zidane story is playing differently around the world.
Go here to see how it is being seen in other countries. LOL.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/13/zidane_headbutt_outrage/