Doggone it [07 Oct 2008|12:06pm] [ music | Softee ] I'm not going to be able to watch the debate in real time tonight. That kind of bums me out even as I realize it doesn't really matter. Andrea is dragging me out to Knuckleheads to see Kevin Montgomery. Other shows we've seen recently include the Rodney Crowell Acoustic Trio and Ani DiFranco to sandwich Andrea's birthday. I also saw Minneapolis folk duo the Bitter Spills on my own. The Rodney Crowell acoustic show was a totally different thing from his crowd-pleasing summer concert in Olathe, but it was just as terrific. Backing him up were Will Kimbrough and Jenny Scheinman, who are both solo acts in their own right and who performed together as an opening act. The Ani DiFranco show was good if not totally my bag--I last saw Ani opening for Television in Minneapolis 16 years ago. Her opener here was Pieta Brown. A local pop/rock band called Sons of Great Dane opened for the Bitter Spills and weren't bad at all. What else? I also got to see the awesome follow-up to Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, Sanjuro, at the Tivoli last week. I loved it. I was not prepared for it to be so funny. I was also excited to learn that there's going to be a short film noir series this month, including one of my absolute favorite movies, The Third Man. I'm so excited to see that on the big screen again! We've been working again at trying to get the house cleaned up and organized, in part because my parents are coming to visit this weekend (and in part because we're sick of the mess). One of the reasons they're coming is to help us build some shelves that will occupy a full wall in the dining room. Getting those built should help us a lot with our organizational challenges. I found a design on the web, and we've been working out the logistics via e-mail. And in other exciting news, Andrea now has a Wii. She's only had it two days, and I haven't even touched the thing yet, but it will be fun to play with once we're slightly less strapped for time. And then there's this: Let the Rich Bail Them Out (Senator Bernie Sanders, Senate Floor Speech): "If we are going to bail out Wall Street, it should be those people who have caused the problem, those people who have benefited from Bush's tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, those people who have taken advantage of deregulation, those people are the people who should pick up the tab, and not ordinary working people." The Candidates and the Court (Editorial, New York Times): "Voters must consider that the next president is likely to appoint new Supreme Court justices." How McCain Could Tilt the Supreme Court (Salon) How John McCain Lost Me (Elizabeth Drew, Politico): "I have been a longtime admirer of John McCain. I published a positive book about him, 'Citizen McCain.' I admired John McCain as a man of principle and honor. [But] McCain's recent conduct of his campaign--his willingness to lie repeatedly (including in his acceptance speech) and to play Russian roulette with the vice-presidency, in order to fulfill his long-held ambition--has reinforced my growing sense that John McCain is not a principled man." Truthiness Stages a Comeback (Frank Rich, New York Times): "The twin-pronged Rovian strategy of truculence and propaganda that sold Bush and his war could yet work for John McCain." The Sarah Palin Pity Party (Salon): "Everyone seems to be oozing sympathy for the fumbling vice-presidential nominee. Please. Cry me a freaking river." Michelle Obama at 18th and Vine in Kansas City - Photos (Show Me Progress) Michelle Obama Street Rally - More Photos (Show Me Progress) CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Senator Kit Bond for His Role in the Removal of U.S. Attorney Todd Graves (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) Larry Flynt Produces Sarah Palin Look-Alike Porno (TV Guide) 7 comments|post comment

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