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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