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Monday - March 31 - 10:15am l
First there were the Beastie Boys,
then Zack De la Rocha, R.E.M.,
and Green Day.
But who will answer the call and compose a pro war song?! I don't know
the artist, but this masterpiece
can't be ignored.
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9:12am l
updated at 2:33pm
There was great weather in the bay area this weekend. On Saturday we did
some music shopping
on Haight street and then took the dog to Fort
Funston. Sunday I skated at the Vans park and checked out the new
Phil
Shao Memorial park in Redwood City. Good street area, but super crowded.
I try to keep an open mind when viewing right wing web logs, but Veronikka
sinks to new lows...
"CNN is interviewing anti-war protesters right now and apparently
all they can find are fat, ugly lesbians. I'd rather associate myself
with the hotness that is conservativism, thank you."
What a sweetheart, she insults liberals and
homosexuals equally.
--
Update...here's what she had to say:
"Now I know we're all fairly fluent in liberal-speak, but at what
point did "lesbian" in liberal-speak translate to "I hate
lesbians"? Doesn't that seem kind of goofy? What the hell in the
above quote did he pull that would make him think I have a problem with
lesbians? Yeah, perhaps he should talk to one of my ex-girlfriends or
something before jumping to confusions again."
I guess she considers 'fat' and 'ugly' as terms of endearment. I guess
I just thought that was an incredibly mean and insensitive statement.
As you can see I changed the word 'hate' to something more fitting...
"This
is Exhibit A in my "Liberals are prejudiced assholes" file.
Thank you, liberals, for confirming every single goddamn stereotype we
have about you."
You're certainly welcome...I'm glad to help you label me as prejudice.
As long as you label me opposite of what you believe in...I'll be just
fine.
I won't waste any more space on this...sorry.
--
I've designed a poster
for the peace poster competition at brushstroke.tv.
It's a great idea, create
a poster if you have the time.
l Friday - March 28 - 2:59pm l
My good pal Mark launches Fun Fun™
- Exciting Stuffed Toys! Great Flash site, toys available soon. Visit
and join the mailing list.
Watch
+ Moto GP3
Featured + Fun
Fun
8:43am
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The fury over Michael Moore's
Oscar rages on. I was recently
pointed toward this (from Frank)
which I feel is worth a read. I have to say that the reworking of Heston's
NRA speech is pretty weak. Not the fair thing to do. Still, I stand by
the film and feel that the it does a great job of pointing out some problems
in this country. I also think Stupid
White Men is a valuable read.
But, if you (like the thousands of others) hate Moore and want to strip
him of his Oscar, waste your time and energy by signing this
online petition. Or simply view some comments left by others and laugh
out loud.
"He's a putz, a moron and a liar. One of my heros, Mr. Himmler would
know what to do with him and so would I. I would like to see him naked
though." I'm glad Mr. Weiner didn't let his sexual attraction to
Mr.Moore stand in the way of insulting him.
"This man does not deserve the oscar. Pull it from his dead hands."
Agreed. I also think they should shoot Nichole Kidman...I mean, Julianne
Moore was robbed!
"He's a blowhard liberal who is Anti American. I hope he gets shipped
to Baghdad as a human shield." I think I'm going to tear up...Ga'
Bless America!
l Wednesday - March 26 - 2:37pm l
Well, the Onion has out done itself.
Just flat out perfect. Every story is a winner. Thank you Onion...thank
you.
Vice
president's old firm gets Iraqi oil well contract. That Cheney, always
looking out for his old pals (found at
Jeans and A T-Shirt).
Boycott
of American Goods Over Iraq War. Yup, the world is taking notice,
and dropping their McDonalds habit. Funny how I didn't hear anyone trying
to rally people to boycott French products? Ga' bless the American consumer
culture...we'll just change the name of food items, we certainly aren't
going to stop eating the stuff (link via Jetalon).
While writing this entry, 14
civilians have been killed.
l Tuesday
- March 25 - 9:44am l
- Another great
political Flash comic by Mark Fiore.
- Hear
more from Michael Moore in this video after his acceptance speech
addressing the media (Windows Media Player needed). This is really good
stuff.
- Hey,
more shady stuff from the White House...
"For months, administration officials had been touting a series of
letters purporting to show Iraqi efforts to buy uranium from the African
country of Niger. The letters, it was revealed, were hoaxes -- crude forgeries
discredited by nuclear weapons experts and disowned by the Central Intelligence
Agency. For more than a year, Washington had used evidence repudiated
by its own intelligence advisors to build a case for war."
- On the
lighter side...this is one
of my favorites.
l Monday - March 24 - 12:29pm l
I've been asked by the great Jason
Carter to be part of a new skateboard/design website, Sickbag.org.
Please book mark and visit often. I expect great things...
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8:40am l
Taking the Beastie's lead, Zack De la Rocha and DJ Shadow release
an anti-war MP3. Interesting sound...good message. Even though I knew
it was never going to happen, I was hoping Zack was going to take a step
back and go for a more hardcore sound (ala Inside
Out). No such luck.
l Sunday - March 23 - 8:57pm l
Well, I'm sure millions of people (and websites) will be attacking Michael
Moore for his Oscar statements. I think Adrien
Brody did a better job commenting on the war, but Moore's statements
were certainly valid. And I'm VERY glad he took the Oscar for Bowling
For Columbine. He certainly deserved it.
Listen + Harkonen -
Shake Harder Boy
Watch + 24 Hour Party People
Featured
+ The Skullz
Press
l Friday - March 21 - 2:31pm l
This is a very good
photo essay of yesterday's San Francisco protests.
As you might have guessed, so far this war will only open the door to
more
terrorist activity. We now have even more angry enemies...
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10:41am l
We'll need to add numbers
of protestors killed worldwide to this war's deathtoll.
I've added three songs from Boy
Sets Fire's upcoming album, Tomorrow
Comes Today to the Playlist
"They've got their fingers on the pulse of our mourning with knives
poised
Decide - right now - which side you're on, invest our freedom in failure
by design."
Release the Dogs - Boy Sets Fire
l Thursday
- March 20 - 7:01pm l
Downtown San Francisco is completely under
the control of protestors and has been since early this morning. It's
strange to think that just a few miles away it's totally out of control.
I'm not watching TV and NBC is showing glossy, slickly designed promos
of war coverage. It's just insane.
Earlier I took down neckdeep because I was a bit bummed on this whole
situation and didn't feel like writing about it. After receiving more
than a few emails, I changed my mind. I may post less frequently, but
I plan on staying at it. Thanks for the support.
l Wednesday - March 19 - 3:22pm l
This article is made me pause.
"Emerging from the White House, Bloomberg said the lengthy national
debate about whether to go to war is over. "The president has listened
and he has made his decision, and I know all New Yorkers are behind him
and the troops overseas," he said. "He's not going to be cowed
or dissuaded. He's going to go out there and do what we all pray is right."
So Bush says New Yorkers are behind him, suggesting we are paying back
Iraq for their role in the terrorist attacks. OK...
"Saying ousting Saddam would help the war on terrorism, the report
added: "United States government personnel operating in Iraq may
discover information through Iraqi government documents and interviews
with detained Iraqi officials that would identify individuals currently
in the United States and abroad who are linked to terrorist organizations."
The presidential letter said the Constitution gives the president authority
to "take the necessary actions against international terrorists and
terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons
who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that
occurred on Sept. 11, 2001."
Right,
so we are taking action because Iraq is linked to the actions of September
11th...but then you said 'may' discover information...
"White House spokesman Sean McCormack said the language refers to
the administration's belief that there are links ties between al-Qaida
and Iraq, and that Bush was not accusing Iraq of being involved in the
attacks."
So he's NOT accusing Iraq of aiding the terrorists? Wait...Huh? Then finally...
"Bush has said he has no proof that Iraq was linked to the 2001 strikes."
It seems to me that Bush IS publically making this connection with absolutely
no proof. Past that he's using this falsehood in to skip over the Constitution.
I am mistaken here or is that just flat out wrong?
And may I point out...
I am in NO WAY defending Saddam. In NO WAY. I think the man is human garbage
and something has to be done. What I am saying is that I feel the administration
is using September 11th as an emotional hot spot. It's disgusting to relate
this war to September 11th and play on the emotions of New Yorkers and
Americans with absolutely no proof.
I hope all the Iraq forces drop their weapons and surrender.
I hope no America soldiers lose their lives.
I hope that the rest of the world turns around and stops hating America.
I hope that Iraq will be rebuilt properly and not just made into a westernized
vision of society as our adminastration sees fit.
I hope that Bush administration listens and considers all options before
it acts becuase he works for us and not the other way around.
Just like...
I hope that Bush finds his smoking gun.
But I'm not counting on any of it.
l1:52pm l
Tom
pointed out that I was probably thinking of MegaForce
and not Delta Force. I'll be damned...he's right. Barry Boswick as Ace
Hunter could get the job done just as well and he does have cooler bikes
AND desert speeders. Delta..Mega...what's the difference?
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9:55am l
Delta
Force!?
You mean like that movie from
the 80's?
Hell yeah! Let's just send Chuck Norris and Lee
Marvin in on those tough looking Delta
Force motorcycles to fuck Saddam up!
l Tuesday - March 18 - 1:09pm l
The
bastard won't leave...so here we go.
I really hope the
people surrender, but it doesn't
look good.
Time will tell...
Listen + Badly Drawn
Boy - Have You Fed the Fish
Featured
+ The
Long Road Home
l Monday - March 17 - 3:48pm l
This is an
interesting read...scary really.
(Thanks to Kidwell for the link).
l
8:51am l
Get well soon Johnny...
I don't need to tell you what else is going
on...
Robin
Cook, the leader of the Commons and a former foreign secretary, today
resigned from the government in protest over the prime minister's stance
on Iraq."I can't accept collective responsibility for the decision
to commit Britain now to military action in Iraq without international
agreement or domestic support."
Download these and
print them out.
l Thursday - March 13 - 3:04pm l
Meanwhile, as the country is focused on the war debate...the Senate
rejects birth control measure in abortion bill, and Scientists
find mounting environmental, social, economic effects from oil drilling
in Alaska.
l 9:06am l
It's
interesting to check
out these posters created during World War II.
The 'Careless
Talk' series makes me think that the government should start printing
up some new posters promoting the Patriot
Act. How about 'We're Watching YOUR Web' or 'Turn In your Neighbor'..maybe
'Your Books, OUR Business'. And just think, we could create DOZENS of
posters insulting the French. This Freedom
Fry thing isn't cutting it...we need to make the America look ever
MORE petty and childish.
Listen
+ Black on Black - A Tribute to Black Flag (Coalesce,
Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan, AN, etc.)
l Wednesday - March 12 - 3:09pm l
The Beastie Boys have recorded
an anti-war song, In A World Gone Mad, and have an MP3
available for download. Not a strong song musically, but I appreciate
the effort. Read the lyrics
here.
Read
+ A Twist of the Wrist: The Motorcycle Road Racers
Handbook
Featured
+ Gig Posters
l Tuesday - March 11 - 2:37pm l
U.S.
Diplomat Resigns Over Iraq War Plans
"I cannot in good conscience support President Bush's war plans against
Iraq. "Throughout the globe the United States is becoming associated
with the unjustified use of force. The president's disregard for views
in other nations, borne out by his neglect of public diplomacy, is giving
birth to an anti-American century"
I couldn't agree more.
l
12:32pm l
Libraries
post Patriot Act warnings : Santa Cruz branches tell patrons that FBI
may spy on them
I was always curious of exactly what Bush's AIDS policy was...this
article does a pretty good job explaining it. I have to say I do get
nervous when he starts up with the 'God talk'.
Speaking of 'God talk' this Enron,
Ralph Reed (Christian Coalition), Bush / Cheney link is pretty shady.
l Monday - March 10 - 10:16am l
Time Europe asks it's readers: Which country really poses the greatest
danger to world peace in 2003?Take
the poll...then check the results.
I find this interesting...
'A key piece of evidence linking Iraq to a nuclear weapons program appears
to have been fabricated, the United Nations’ chief nuclear inspector
said yesterday in a report that called into question U.S. and British
claims about Iraq’s secret nuclear ambitions'.
An
interesting NY Times piece on the Gonz.
Watch
+ Pack A Lunch
l Saturday - March 8 - 10:16am l
I'm
proud to announce the launch of the all new Inpedendent
Trucks website. Seven months in the making...and it's finaly here.
This site is the first project from Lindy
Three, the creative force made up of Frank,
Bryce, and myself. Hats off
to Bryce for the AMAZING video interviews and collecting some really compelling
content. Frank managed to get over 400 ads posted in an easy to navigate
format. So go check out every Indy ad ever published, rare product shots,
and some one of the coolest Gonz interviews ever caught on film. Then
go skating.
Featured
+ Independent
Trucks
l Thursday
- March 6 - 1:25pm l
Poll
Shows Bush Would Lose to Democrat in Election
l 10:55am l
I
must have listened to the new Fire
Theft song, Chain, 20 times this morning. I just bought my tickets
to the Great American Music Hall show on April 4th. I expect great things.
I've added 'Chain' and an older TFT song,'It's Over' to the Playlist.
Go and listen now.
Listen
+ Badly Drawn Boy - About A Boy
Watch
+ Revenge of the Nerds
Featured
+ Scott Huff
(This is some seriously INSANE Flash shiznit...and the guy has mad rocker
style. Thanks Frank)
l Tuesday - March 4 - 10:46am l
George
W. and Tony Blair sing 'Endless
Love'...I swear.
Featured
+ Super Console
Wars (as found on K10K).
l Monday - March 3 - 4:06pm l
Ladies
and gentlemen...Mr. Kid Rock:
"Why is everybody trying to stop the war? George Bush ain't been
saying, 'You all, make shitty records.' Politicians and music don't mix.
It's like whisky and wine. [Musicians] ought to stay out of it... We got
to kill that mother-fucker Saddam, Slit his throat. Kill him and the guy
in North Korea." - Kid Rock
l 1:16pm l
Back
from the east coast. Damn cold over on that coast. This warm SF weather
has made me soft.
Last week I forgot to mention the Terror
show (for the four vistors to nd who actually listen to that sort of music).
It was good. Damn good. I don't ever remember seeing so many girls at
a hardcore show. I have to hand it to the girl in front of me who must
have gotten kicked by stage-divers four or five times. She was maybe five
feet tall and still sang along and kept smiling and singing. It's been
a while since I've been to a show were the band kept asking the crowd
to dive. I'm old...I stood near the stage and watched.
I did finger point though. OK, not really...
Listen
+ Boy sets fire - Tomorrow Come Today
Featured + Not a damn
thing. It's frustrating...I'm just not finding anything good lately.
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