exit scene

"Exit Scene"

photo by T.S.Tv.S.

"facts"

Here are a few "facts" about sin and salvation. (Please note that the Church of the Good Shepherd was kind enough to offer these "facts" at no charge -- they're free!)

radiohead data

The following article appeared on Billboard.com on 18 October 2007:

RADIOHEAD RETURNING TO THE ROAD IN 2008

Radiohead will embark on a rare international tour starting next spring, Billboard.com can reveal. Although details are still sketchy, expect the British alternative rock band to play multiple markets, in sizeable venues.

"We plan to tour next year, starting in May through to probably the end of the year. With lots of holidays in that period," says Bryce Edge of Courtyard Management, the firm that manages the band.

"At the moment we are talking with our agents in North America and for the rest of the world, trying to get a schedule which works for the band and works financially," he adds.

An extended run will be a treat for dedicated fans who missed Radiohead's summer 2006 dates, which landed in a handful of European and north American markets.

"They toured last summer almost for creative reasons, definitely not for financial reasons. And I think they quite enjoyed it," explains Edge. "The next set of touring will be slightly larger-scale venues."

Frontman Thom Yorke is anything but a fan of international treks and, in the past, the singer has raised concerns over the effects of touring on climate change.

"He likes to do shows, but the whole business of schlepping around the world is not top of his list of favorite things to do," adds Edge. "He really enjoys playing to the fans -- it's just the process of how to do that which is the pain in the neck (for Yorke). They're not road dogs. They never have been."

Radiohead tore up the industry manual when they allowed fans to name their price to download its latest album, "In Rainbows," released Oct. 10. To date, representatives for the band have remained tight-lipped on the sales performance of the studio set. Edge downplayed as "exaggerated" reports that "In Rainbows" had shifted more than 1.2 million copies, but admitted the average price paid was "probably pretty close" to £4 ($8).

"We haven't analyzed the data yet," he explains. "The servers are still functioning on delivering the records to people. When that calms down a bit, we will have a moment to analyze and drag the data off. "

And he was philosophical on reports that the illegal platforms have delivered millions of units. "The fact of the matter is, as soon as a record goes into manufacture, or advance copies are released to the press, it goes onto BitTorrent," he says. "That is the fact. What we are dealing with is a situation that we always dealing with."

A label deal has yet to be struck for the physical release of the album, a spokesperson for the band says.

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maher KOs the religious right

And he shall speak the truth! Here is another stellar Bill Maher monologue from his HBO program Real Time:

classic

Bill Maher is great -- and this is classic. During his 19 October 2007 show on HBO, a few 9/11 "truthers" in the audience began shouting at Maher and his guests to discuss the "truth" about that fateful day in 2001.



As Maher once said in response to 9/11 conspiracy theorists, "Stop asking me to raise this ridiculous topic on the show, and start asking your doctor if Paxil is right for you."

nightmare

His name is Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, and he calls the United States presence in Iraq a "nightmare with no end in sight." He would know. The now-retired Sanchez commanded troops in Iraq from June 2003 until June 2004.
To read more, click the link below.

Associated Press News Article: Ex-General: 'No End in Sight' in Iraq

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travels

Pictures from yesterday's road trip.
(Warning: The following photographs were taken while yours truly was driving. Please do not try this in your car. Thank you.)







The skyline of Indianapolis as viewed from I-65.

Another view of the Circle City and October's beautiful sky.

"You know... rest areas are homosexual hang-outs. They're the bathhouses of the nineties."

We're in Chicago! The stunning view from Lake Shore Dr.

Perfect.

The long drive home begins.

Passing a Chicago train station
at 75 M.P.H.

Interstellar travel at
350,000,000,000 M.P.H.

xx

via chicago

In less than one hour, I'll be driving to Chicago for tonight's Liars and Interpol show (third Interpol concert of the year) at the Aragon Ballroom. I'm looking forward to Liars performance; their latest album is a noisy collection of finely crafted songs.
Speaking of finely crafted songs, Radiohead's latest offering, In Rainbows, is superb; however, I don't like the digital-only release. No album art. No liner notes. More on this later -- I need to prepare for my road trip.

xx

time does not erase the remnants of your actions

How does it feel to use someone?
How does it feel to break someone?
Was your "pregnancy" simply a ruse to lose me?
How does it feel to lack a conscience?
How does it feel to push
someone
over
the
edge?

Wash your hands, child. They are soaked in blood.

xx