Unfortunately we were on the wrong side of the West Central Community Center in little ol’ Spokane, WA (Big city feel/redneck mentality ie. lots of Rascal Flats fans) as there is no footage of our Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. This vid does have footage of two people being arrested, one of which was in a wheelchair.

Why Spokane? He apparently was here for a roundtable meeting on gang violence where only law enforcement was allowed to attend. City council members were actually turned away at the door. While the gang violence may be a curious reason to stop by our fair city, Spokane does have an interesting link with torture: Torture Teachers

Not saying there were secret meetings in dark rooms but Spokane and gang violence seems an curious choice of involvement for our Attorney General and the link of Spokane to the hot button issue of torture makes it even more curious.

Oh yeah, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!

A little project DRock came up with and we shot way back in 1999. Damn, I feel old.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/31/AR2006013101246.html

Americans love a fight. Hell, I do too, but you have to strive to make sense of it. Sometimes you have to think it out. Work it out in your melon. Have a debate with someone. Fuck, even have a debate with yourself, but think it out. Do not only look at both sides, look at all sides, then form an opinion. Don’t just gobble it up as “news” because ol’ Bill says there’s a “War on Christmas”. I have no idea how shit like this trickles to the mainstream media either, but I have a sneaking suspicion it involves corporate interest and that means $$$.

Where are the Murrows who’ll speak truth to power? Where are the Welles to make veiled biopics about Rupert Murdoch? Is it fear that holds them back? Is it greed that suppresses their voice?

C’mon Christians, why can’t you just learn to share. This isn’t the United States of Jesus. There’s a thing called freedom of religion here. It’s what makes this country great. It’s what wars have been fought for. Why is it always the Christians who offend so easily. Wasn’t it Jesus who taught of love, compassion and tolerance? Why the hate? Isn’t this the season of giving? I wish these right wing and/or Christian wackos would give the rest of us something for Christmas. Personally, I’d love a break.

“I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
Sinners are much more fun…
And only the good die young”

Whether it was pressure from the AFA or America’s inability to ingest without someone making the choo-choo sound, this is a sad time for television.

Arrested Development, we hardly knew thee.

Chink The Armor

Another great song that didn’t make Alternative To Love (though not as great as Trouble With You. Love that song).

It’s just filled to the brim with cool. Went there last weekend to see Sir Paul @ Key Arena. You get that warm feeling with a little queezy in the belly when you hear “I Will”.

Those days playing in the yard and hearing “Let It Be” come from the living room. You hear it today and it hits you like a sock in the gut. Your eyes are looking through the Nikons at a 63 year old Liverpudlian of Irish decent but your heart is back in that front yard where you were having the time of you life while one of the tracks from the soundtrack of your life was playing and you didn’t even notice.

Anyway, here’s a few pics I had taken on holiday.
(I didn’t take the pic of Paul)

You either love Al Franken, or you don’t spend a lot of your time thinking. My favorite line Repubs give about Al is that he “simplifies everything”.