Crispin Glover freaked me out last year. We went to see him appearing live at the Alamo Drafthouse when he was presenting his film “What Is It?”. I embrace the weird, and Crispin is genuinely weird. He had Q&A for the film, and presented a narrated slideshow from his art/poetry book. I enjoyed the slideshow, including the grotesqueness of it, and he is hilarious sometimes but I honestly can’t tell if it’s intentional on his part. Anyway, the movie is kind of a disjointed nightmare where hundreds of snails are killed, and people in ugly masks (and ugly people) have sex with actors with Down’s syndrome. I know… sounds like tons of fun but it left me with some disturbing images that I still carry around. He weirded me right under the table (it was the snails).
Yep. Back on the wheel this week. If hamsters could juggle, the analogy would be better. Don't even have time to see Tommy Emmanuel at the Cactus tonight. grr. I am a little overbooked on the old personal schedule, too much work, too little time. Trying to fix this situation so that I actually have free time. You could say I'm working on it. Groan...
My office reeks of vinegar. At night the house does sometimes too. That's because I've been drinking apple cider vinegar and honey all week. After all the medicine and money spent at the pharmacy and doctor, nothing has really put me back on my feet after the bad chest cold I had a month ago. Apple cider vinegar and honey is an old folk remedy that is supposed to cure nearly everything you can think of.
OK, I watched almost none of the game, I hate football. I really do like some of the commercials, but only saw a couple. In the way-too-cute department is the little Budweiser Clydesdale who doesn't quite fit into the big collar yet, but even better is the plug for the show "Lost" using Robert Palmer's great old video, and changing the lyrics to "might as well face it, you're addicted to Lost". Woohoo! Loved it! And, I would like to add the guilty pleasure of watching the Stones. I still think that Mick is hot, no matter how old he gets, and Keith really is the coolest rocker in the world.
Seal hunting is an off-season activity conducted by fishers from Canada's East Coast. They earn a small fraction of their incomes from sealing—primarily from the sale of seal pelts to European fashion markets. But the vast majority of the sealers' incomes are from commercial fisheries. Canadian seafood exports to the United States contribute $3 billion annually to the Canadian economy—dwarfing the few million dollars provided by the seal hunt. The connection between the commercial fishing industry and the seal hunt in Canada gives consumers all over the world the power to end this cruel and brutal slaughter.
Some people think that black cats are bad luck, and sometimes black cats just HAVE bad luck. Jax here has had plenty of that, but he's very aware that his luck has changed for the better in the last couple of years since he was rescued.This is a personal issue. I have been burned doing this sort of thing before so I am not prone to do this sort or thing for just ANY reason, but I am compelled to act on THIS one!! I do realize the signifigance of the quiet protest that these types of emails are now starting to represent. I have sent this to a cherished you few friends who may realize the gravity of this situation. If used for the correct reason this type of emails have an overwhelming impact, points are driven home and the victory can be won. Send it if you'd care to help.
Please Sign this, if you don't wish to participate, return this to the person who sent it to you so they can at least keep this going or forward it to some one you think will wish to participate. Dr. Dobson is going on CNBC to urge every Christian to get involved. I hope you will think about signing this and forwarding to all your family and friends. Dr. James Dobson, with Focus on the Family, pleads for our action. An organization has been granted a Federal Hearing on the same subject by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, DC. Their petition, Number 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop the reading of the gospel of our Lord and Savior, on the airwaves of America. They got 287,000 signatures to back their stand! If this attempt is successful, all Sunday worship services being broadcast on the radio or by television will be stopped. This group is also campaigning to remove all Christmas programs and Christmas carols from public schools! You as a Christian can help! We are praying for at least 1 million signatures. This would defeat their effort and show that there are many Christians alive, well and concerned about our country. As Christians, we must unite on this. Please don't take this lightly. We ignored one lady once and lost prayer in our schools and in offices across the nation. Please stand up for your religious freedom and let your voice be heard. Together we can make a difference in our country while creating an opportunity for the lost to know the Lord.. Please press "forward," CLEAN UP THE MESSAGE, and forward this to everyone you think should read this.
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Please defeat this organization and keep the right of our freedom of religion.
When you get to 1000 please e-mail back to: Lisa Norman at electric_yello@hotmail.com
Petition 2493: Still a Fake
The furor about a fictional petition to stop all religious broadcasting is still going strong — and now Dr. James Dobson is being pulled into the fray.
What a great show at Antone's! I'll tell you what. This was one of those shows that you will only see in Austin. We are still jazzed. Double Trouble (Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton) was Stevie Ray Vaughan's rhythm section. Double Trouble always has those two in it, although they have been part of other bands together (Arc Angels, Storyville). Malford Milligan sings with them, Riley Osborne plays keyboards, and Mike Keller has been playing guitar with them for awhile. They have plenty of guests performing with them, and they now have a regular Tuesday night gig at Antone's. I think that Double Trouble is almost more of a genre of their own (call it Austin Blues if you want) than a discrete band.
Last night they had the great Eric Johnson as guest and it was just a phenomenal show. Their set alone and their set with him was packed with powerful cover material, and everybody just seemed to be having a fun time playing some classics. He played just a killer How Many More Times?, Crossroads, and Politician handing-off to Mike Keller for some great jams. Eric was really channeling the Cream Clapton. There was an original Eric song Once a Part of Me that is on his Live and Beyond record, also with Malford singing, so that was pretty special to see.
Did you know that you can be arrested in America for writing down the license number of a car?
