[pic via: the always shiny and wunnerful chapel perilous]

»Good Morning to you. I've got an inch or two of lovely snow this morning. Very beautiful. Did my Canadian friends send it down to me?

»See Saddam Photoshop Entries - Very good. [via: jwalk]

»The Greatest Week In Rock History - 34 years ago today, Billboard Charts had a outstanding album lineup. This I'll have to agree with. Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Stones, Santana, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, and more. [via: mefi]

»{local} Warren Haynes, famed guitarist and Asheville native who splits his time between playing with the legendary Allman Brothers and the band he founded, Gov't Mule. Ebrahim and Rezvan Ebrahimnajad, an Iranian couple of the Baha'i faith came to United States two years ago with their two sons as refugees seeking religious and political freedom. They now have a new home from the money Haynes and his fellow musicians raised at last years Christmas Jam. The 15th annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam is at 7 tonight at the Asheville Civic Center. Maybe I'll see you there. I hear it's sold out.

»saturday morning me//
1 cup of joe/oj/1 nasty cig/black hat/
navy sweatshirt/black sweatpants i slept in/
moccasin houseshoes-i'm a vision I tell ya/
watching: flurries outside/
listening: husband picking out "Blackbird"/
did someone get tish some tea?/
who's wearing frogshoes this morning?/
so hows about you?/

I won't disclose my age, but let's just say it's between twenty and Wal-Mart greeter.

November 22, 1963. Forty years ago today the nation lost her innocence. Trite, but true.

Nephew, Bobby Kennedy, Jr, has two good articles out this week attacking Bush as the worst environmental president in history- Rolling Stone and Salon. With all the atrocities of the Bush administration, I can't see how any half-ass intelligent person could consider backing this fucker. Damn, people, get your head out of the sand. You gripe about smokers, but allow such air and pollution emissions to exist?

See who is polluting your community with this Pollution Locator.

{rewind me}
Ruby Mazur Art
Surprise Goes Zen
What Really Happened
1000 Journals

{local}
Happy Ass Greeting Cards - Inspirational and irreverent Greeting Cards located here in Asheville, NC.

{literary}
Duty of Expression - Interesting interview with Howard Zinn and Thom York on the artist's place in politics and more.

{quote}
Where the heart is willing, it will find a thousand ways.
Where it is unwilling, it will find a thousand excuses.
~Anon

saturday morning me//
sipping coffee from my favorite cup/
jeans/football jersey/moccasins/hat/
watching: squirrels tightrope walk the fence/
hearing: anybody seen my baby- rolling stones/
since i've been lovin' you-led zeppelin/
and husband's usual morning hacking routine/
so hows about you?/

Carpe Diem - Seize the day; Carpin Denim - There's a fish in my pants

Lynching Private Jessica, The Sequel

She could have sat back, accepted all accolades, and watched the money roll in. Her heroic action was to reject the GI Jane media blitz, gather us 'round the television sets and expose the truth.

How strange it must have felt for PFC Jessica Lynch recovering in a foreign hospital as a parade is planned to honor her as a hero. Community donations rebuilt her family home and enormous sums of money are offered in return for exclusive interviews. All because the media had been informed we had a genuine hero in the Iraq war.

The US guv'mint thought they had a hillbilly they'd mold in their best "Bring it On" PR image the US would rally behind. And rally they did. Behind the story of her "emptying her gun" and "fighting to the end". They didn't count on this supporting player in their well-orchestrated ongoing war movie having any integrity. With George W Bush -Screenwriter; Don Rumsfeld - Director; and Hallib Dick Cheney - Producer, the initial pitch started unravelling, as the American Hero was finally able to tell us all what really happened behind the scenes.

Her truth may not be selling books, and the once lucrative offers are now dwindling, but the integrity it took for her to 'do the right thing' is very honorable indeed.

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{beatnik literary} Bohemian Ink is one of those sites with many layers and links to explore.

{repeat} The Visual Thesaurus is entertaining and useful.

{winamp} Since I've Been Lovin' You - Led Zeppelin

Insert pretentious blog quote here.

Why, hello there...thanks for stopping by.



Nobody Died When Clinton Lied - keeping track of similar signs around California. T shirts and bumper stickers.

::Daily Mislead - A Daily Chronicle of Bush Administration Distortion

::Auction Witch is like a Pagan Ebay site. Jewelry making supplies at $2.00 a chance because of a recent family emergency.

::Blues fans can witness performances by the best and brightest talents of the blues genre taking the continent by storm. Otis Rush’s smoldering 1966 rendition of "I Can’t Quit You Baby," laying down the template for the Led Zeppelin version that followed three years later; John Lee Hooker, or Howlin’ Wolf on three songs backed by the even-then-legendary Willie Dixon. The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Also, BB King was 78 years old yesterday.

::How much is inside a Sharpie? (from the folks at the always entertaining Cockeyed)

If I don't get my 23 and a half hours sleep, I'm cranky all day.

Let's all close up shop and come over to my house for a party. I'm feeling a leetle bit squirrely today. I'll leave the light on for you.

Otis Redding's Birthday Today
I just heard "Try A Little Tenderness", sung by Otis Redding, (on my local NPR station WNCW) and remembered that I had performed that song ages ago. It was one of those good songs that I sounded better on the more alcohol I'd consumed. For me as the singer, and probably for the listener as well. Hell, come to think of it....I never did sing without some libation or mind altering substance. I may not have taken many leaps without alcohol. It didn't always suck. [cunning, baffling......altogether now]

Jack Black reportedly sent a humorous videotaped request for the "Immigrant Song" to the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin, who subsequently gave their approval for it to be used in the upcoming School Of Rock. The soundtrack also includes music by Cream, the Ramones, T. Rex and more.

Stop the FCC media monopoly. Go sign the petition.

Tuesday Quote
The greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fall. ~Confucius

Life really is a series of how we react to events that most effect (affect? never do get that right) our lives. Not necessarily the events themselves. ~Susan

If the dove is the bird of peace, is the swallow the bird of lust?

::Good morning to you...I had an enjoyable breakfast with a friend. High School starts next Monday around here. Some schools have already gone back. Still seems a little too early to me. I am so over this rain lately.

::Election of Gay Bishop promps walkout. How very sad. Inclusion, not exclusion.

::I saw Roseanne's new show last night. What a lovable trainwreck, but something about her always has me rooting for her. That new boyfriend of hers certainly landed himself a big one. I wonder what he used for bait? Minnows? Donuts?

::The summer edition of the New World Disorder magazine is now online.

::Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant currently is compiling a solo collection that will tentatively be titled Sixty Six to Timbuktu. The two-disc set reportedly will feature rare pre-Zeppelin solo material from 1966-67, a variety of collaborations and highlights from the singer's post-Zep releases.

::AOL's First Listen program will debut a remixed version of the Rolling Stones' classic "Sympathy for the Devil."

::Quote For Today
Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness. ~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Someday we'll look back on all this and plow into a parked car.

Good Friday Morning to ya...

Dark Fairytales, in Seattle, the Roq la Rue Gallery is featuring Mark Ryden and other artists that have done Dark Fairytales themed art.

Colors and tracers and stars...Oh, My! Whether riding the Hellbound Train or doing the Thorazine Shuffle, if this doesn't relax you, you're beyond all repair.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will be among the judges at the December finale of Riffathon 2003.
[via stare]

Long hidden truths exposed. How much is inside?

Quote For Today
"American beer is like having sex in a canoe... fucking close to water."
- Monty Python

Have you hugged your blog today?

Good Morning. I have a gorgeous sunny day in North Carolina.

I still miss Janet. We met in 9th grade and were best friends until she passed 5 years ago. Our husbands were also friends and we had side by side apartments when we were all starting out fresh out of college. And both of us still learning to cook. The interesting thing is that she looked a lot like Janeane Garofalo. I suppose that's a part of why I'm always behind her when she's getting slammed by the haters in the media. Janet and I had a lot in common, as best friends do. But we were opposite in very many ways. She enjoyed listening to Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdink while I was rocking to the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin in high school. I was a fashion slave and into makeup and dyed hair, while she wore her aunt's army boots, made her own clothes and never cared for makeup or jewelry. But we were best friends from age 14 until our forties. A lot of tears and laughter were shared between us two. Many, many life changes. The one thing that remained constant was our friendship. She was my base, my foundation. I still miss Janet. I miss her every single day and I just wanted to talk about her.
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Katherine also has a weekly meme called Wednesday Wonder where she gives you a topic to explore or a project to do. It may involve crafting or writing and always involve fun, enlightenment and critical thinking. Last week's assignment (May 28, scroll down) was about pronoia. The opposite of paranoia. It's a very interesting way to view life on a different plane. Read the first 13 steps of Pronoia.

3 Random Blogging Photogs
Kane, in Hawaii, always takes wonderful photos he shares daily. Lynn is a photographer in Nova Scotia who always has pretty pics. And beautiful photos taken by Bea, from Canada, can be found on her lovely site.

A Barbie Autopsy? This guy needs a hobby. Well, it looks like it is his hobby.

Has anyone seen For Love Or Money on television? It's an NBC reality series on Monday nights at 9:00. Lindsay Robertson has a great piece on the first show on Flak Magazine. It's just sleazy enough to watch.

Quote For Today
He who knows he has enough is rich.
~Tao Te Ching

I'm out of bed and I made it to the keyboard. What more do you want?

Some user names (or email addys) and their origins are obvious, and some leave me scratching my head. Sudio11 has a weird, dumb history, that began as Sudie, my family nickname. Sudie is usually taken, fast forward to Sudio. But Sudio really sucks. What sucks even more is that song by Phil Collins. I should do something about that. (add to my ever-growing procrastination list.)

I've added a When's Your Birthday? link to my site on the right side above the web cam. Add your birthday when you get a moment. I know that Maggie and Tish both have birthdays coming up in June sometime. Thank you.

Make funny or fugly faces here.

New Led Zeppelin live package covers their full history. 5 hours on DVD; 3 on CD.

Bad Ass Dolls-alright for work.

Someone made up a resume for George Bush. Good encapsulated post of the highlights in Bush's life.

Goodbye, Lakers. Too bad. mwahaaaaaaa. haaaaaaaahahah. All better now. ...Run along.

*UPDATE:11:40 am. Cool. I just did an interview about Blogging. If it goes to print, I'll bring it here and tell you ALL about it.

Quote For Today
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
~Jimi Hendrix

A thing of beauty is a joy until sunrise. (After that, you're in coyote, chew-your-arm-off mode.)

posts always a little late on M, W, F---gym days

Good Morning...

MoveOn is suggesting we put lights in our windows to keep the light of reason and hope burning, to let others know that they are not alone, and to show the way home to the young men and women who are on their way to Iraq. If you will light a candle or even string some old Christmas lights, stop by and sign their list.

Protesting against the war this time around is so much different than the protesting I did in the late 60's, early 70's. Of course, it was a different time. But, I can now separate the man or woman from the mission. Before, I not only protested the Vietnam war, I protested against everyone who was fighting for it. Loudly. I hated all the participants. Now, I have a slightly different opinion of the soldiers, airmen, marines, etc. I don't know if they've changed, but I'm not fueled by hate for anything. Years ago, many protests were organized by radical groups; now, just a few. College protests and rock concerts were accompanied by the National Guard or cops in riot gear on a regular basis. Not only was the war an issue, but women's rights were being born; civil rights were in their infancy. There was a lot of hate, lots of drugs, lots of sex, lots of violence. A very painful time to grow up in.

A time of hope, then disillusionment, hope, disillusionment.
Hope when we all came together to protest the unfairness of Vietnam, when we all dug Jimi, Dylan, Zeppelin, the Stones; getting high and high hopes of an intellectual, spiritual revolution that could change the world.
Disillusionment, with Watergate, Nixon, Dead Kennedys, Watts.
Hope again; the strength we had at Woodstock, the march on the Washington Monument, and the newfound Equal Rights Amendment.
Disillusionment again; Four Dead in Ohio, and Martin Luther King shot, riots and fires in the streets. A very different time, indeed.

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The Little Mermaid's penis, Jessica Rabbit's beaver? Got my attention. Take a look for yourself. It's kinda silly; mostly hidden items or something that appears to be something else.

Send a message in a bottle. Fill out the form, pick your exotic beach location, and the kind folks who live there will toss your message in a bottle out to sea. This looks like loads of fun.

Most high school yearbooks now online. See if you can find yours.

Winking Jesus site. See if he winks at you. It has changed some people's lives, so it says. Holy vulnerability, Batman!
[via: linkydinky.com]

Don't like Bush? Send him a pretzel.
[via: blogdex]

Flashbacks
1977-Anita Bryant's Cure--A spoof of her claim to cure homosexuality in 10 days from the folks at National Lampoon. Anyone remember her and the uproar she caused?
[via: crackbaby.com]

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Prayers ascending today for my best friend, Dena. Her liver may have tried to shut down so she went into the hospital last night. If you offer prayers to anyone, could you please add one for her?

You know it's another bad day when you see that the local gas station's ladder is leaning on its gas prices sign.

Good Morning... or is it?

I pulled my old desk fan out of storage and placed it on my desk yesterday. That's a good sign. No. Not hot flashes, the coming Spring.

Music News
The Donnas were added to the lineup of 2003's Lollapalooza. The band joins Jane's Addiction, Incubus, Queens Of The Stone Age, Audioslave, Jurassic 5, and others. Jane's Addiction frontman and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell said in a statement: "I bought a pair of silk pajamas for the road because we're going to have a Lollapajama party with the Donnas." Or they could braid each other's hair. [via: mi2n.]

A three-CD collection of Led Zeppelin concert recordings titled How the West Was Won is tentatively scheduled for a May 27 release. A companion two-DVD set also is expected around that date. In other news, drummer Michael Lee -- who previously has played with Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page -- has been tapped to play on Thin Lizzy's upcoming spring tour. There's a band I've not thought about in some time. I really liked them in the mid-seventies. [via: blabbermouth]

Ozzy and Sharon hosting a party at their home March 19 to raise money for Elton John's AIDS Foundation and Sharon's Colon Cancer foundation. Season No. 3 is slated to premiere June 10. But, does anyone care anymore?

Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd is 56 today.

Cool photo of German conservative opposition leader Angela Merkel emerging from the buttocks of Uncle Sam. Budding US papier mache makers, take your cue and go!

My archives and my permalink's sure are giving me a hard time. Truthfully, it's because I'm a dumbass and don't know what I'm doing. This looks like a job for Bailey's on the rocks. Then I'll revisit that coding hell. I remember a simpler time when Blogger did all the work for me. Now, I had to go and get my own website and it's turning into a DIY nightmare. But it's worth it. It's so worth it when you finally make it work. If that ever happens, I'll let you know.

I was proud that students of Asheville High and TC Roberson High {here in NC} walked out yesterday in protest of possible war with Iraq. They're getting a first hand look at what collective voices going against the administration will do. They're also getting various suspensions for it, though. The students interviewed said it was worth it.

Quote For Today
Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work.
~Gustave Flaubert

How many roads must a man walk down before he admits he is lost?

Welcome
Hell, yes! I see you got here allright. Have you updated my url yet? Go ahead. I'll wait for you. I have new templates I may use later for this place, but I like the flexibility of this site for now. It was a challenge to duplicate this site to Blogger's specs. I'm satisfied with the comments box I made. OK. Obligatory welcome post out of the way. Let's shoot some shit....

How're You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm?
"Resident Bush is a romantic at heart and a devoted family man," explains the heavily shellacked automaton with the frozen smile, his wifey, Laura Bush. In a recent Good Housekeeping interview, we don't hear about the Cuervo body shots or what a 'bush' man really means. Instead, she spins a tale of slack-jawed bewilderment, tales of sitting in rockers on the front porch of the ranch house and staring blankly out into the south 40, er 40,000. "My George is a 'windshield cowboy' now, meaning he drives a pickup truck, you know. I sometimes miss our good old days here in Texas when the chi-dren ["l" omission intentional] were small and George would give me an occasional ass-grab after coming home late from sharing an 8-ball at a frat party. Now, where are my manners? Can I get you a glass of sweet tea? Cooking sherry?"

Just Blog It
»Bea's started a Blogrolling Ring. And already has 70+ bloggers signed up in only a week's time. Ever thought about fund-raising, Bea? After you check out her mighty fine blog, you can find the url for the Blogroller Ring on the left side of her main blog page.
»Crystal, aka "Crinkle", a fellow southerner and a rock star, has a terminally ill father who is undergoing a biopsy today. If you offer up prayers, please send one on his behalf.
»Trinity, a Florida blogger pal, has recently started a site called BlogEye, where she's offering web design and free hosting for bloggers. She's a very talented designer and quite knowledgeable, too. The hosting sounds somewhat like Blogger, except without the banner ads.

Thank You
I really enjoy the blogging folks I communicate with online. I brag on you all the time. Even though I'm a wise-ass crone, I enjoy the fine ones that are my age, but most people I talk to online are my son's age.... or younger. I get a huge kick out of that. Huge. To the younger bloggers, I thank you. You fucking rock. I appreciate your acceptance, and I respect your wisdom, intellect and humor as much as anyone's.

January 9
Jimmy Page, [Led Zeppelin], has a birthday today. He's 59. And Robert Plant was nominated for two grammys on Jan 7. On the other end of the musical spectrum, Joan Baez is 62 today.

Quote For Today
Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well.
~Danish proverb