you don't want to miss this video, or, what happens to people on drugs

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's not "douche", it's not "douche"..."

Um, and is it really "cal-ee-ope"??

And she has a facebook group!

And she has a MySpace page!!

news roundup

* It looks like Bad Spano is going to take an even longer vacation... he congratulated Andrea, but didn't concede. Some people really need to learn how to let go.

* Those Russians really know how to do it. KGB guy investigating the murder of a journalist? Putin kills him with radiation with a straight face , and denies any involvement. I mean, do they think no one will worry about who would have access to the stuff other than one of Putin's guys?

* Sha Na Na is joining the Drifters in a quest to make it illegal in New Jersey for a band to perform under a name unless at least one member is from the original group.

I particularly like this quote:

In 2004, a New Jersey man named Bill Deal performed at the Ocean City Music Pier as Bill Deal from the Rhondels — but the famous Bill Deal from Virginia had been dead for months.

Bill Deal and the Rhondels were famous for “What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?” But the non-famous Bill Deal had no answer to that question when pressed for an explanation.

“Sorry about that,” he said at the time. “I didn't have any major career.”

Uh, neither did the real Deal.

* There is an "air stagnation" advisory today in New York. I don't even know what that means, but I suspect Rudy's in town.

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This just in... FCC May Ban Borat

More breaking news ... AP is reporting that "A government agency said it would refuse to grant permission for Sacha Baron Cohen's controversial comedy Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'to be shown in theaters ..."

They said "the film could offend some viewers and contained material that 'might seem disparaging in relation to certain ethnic groups and religions'..."

But Vadim Ivanov, theatrical sales director at Twentieth Century Fox said, "This story is not over."

Click on the headline for the full story.

Wait. "Ivanov"?

Oh, that FCC. In the immortal words of Emily Litella.... never mind.

"As Local As Local News Gets"

A great election night - and, as reported, it's looking even better today. Finally, after twelve long years - many of my readers likely don't remember Washington before Newt Gingrich. Nancy Pelosi - Ms. "San Francisco-values" - sitting up there with the gavel. I can hardly wait to see the State of the Union, which I have refused to watch for the last 6 years. (Well, I peeked, but couldn't stand to sit through them.) Charlie Rangel heading Ways and Means - a far cry from Wilbur Mills (boy I miss those old sex scandals that didn't involve young boys or nude meth massages). Kennedy and Biden running the show at Judicial - bring on those nominees for the Supremes. This is big. Rummy is out. There actually is a ray of light.

But not in the 'Chester. Bad Spano is at it again - only this time he lost by over 2000 votes instead of "winning" by "18 votes" - and instead of conceding the damn election to Andrea Stewart-Cousins, he's going to demand a recount. You know, a recount, like in 2004 when he was ahead by 1700 votes and she wanted a recount and he tried to block it, and when he lost that fight went for the next best thing which is miraculously winning by 18 votes. And is he doing this today? NO, he went on vacation. To Florida, where they know all about recounts - probably meeting up with Katherine Harris to get some tips. Well, all I know is they spent a small fortune on this New York State Senate race, and Andrea won, but Bad Spano won't accept defeat. And his little brother, Bad Spano Too, is in trouble too, with a "narrow lead" according to the local rag (and I don't use that term lightly) - he's ahead by 768 votes, and they're still counting. Maybe we'll be Spano-less in Albany come January. You know what? It may all come down to the absentee ballots - and the lil' one sent hers in! Yay! - so I'll keep watching News12 and you keep watching this space for updates. Let's hear it for democracy! God Bless the Empire State! (Some dude actually said that in his concession speech. Or maybe it was Alan Hevesi.)

Oh, I almost forgot: John Hall seems to have taken Sue Kelly's Congressional seat - John Hall, the guy from the 70s group Orleans - "Still the One" (he sued Bush 2004 when they used the song without his permission) and "Dance With Me" - now all bald and respectable-looking (compare and contrast to the cover of Waking and Dreaming), but an old anti-nuke from way back (and he's still making music!). Goodbye Sue Kelly, whose picture surely belongs in this inspiring Hall of Fame of Republican Women (a group almost as bad as Republicans of Color who defy rationality).


Coming soon.... me, to Boston environs, this weekend. Plans are being made for at least one foray into Cambridge (not the same without son, but now that he's back in civilization we get together lots)... a meal is a definite possibility - speak to lil' one. We need to talk about Borat.