Category Archives: Music

Grab Bag

Posted on October 13 2004 by Mickey

    Awwww. America’s Sweetheart Pfc Lynndie England had a baby boy today. Photos of the birth should be showing up online imminently. Reportedly, the hospital staff caused quite a line-up as they waited to point to her crotch and … Continue reading →

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At Home With Microsoft

Posted on October 4 2004 by Mickey

    It’s funny how these two stories showed up within days of each other. In one, Bill Gates bemoans how spyware is so bad he even has it on his home PCs. And in the other, Steve Ballmer complains … Continue reading →

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Ya-hoo! It’s New U2!

Posted on September 24 2004 by Mickey

    The band is U2.    The new album is called How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.    The release date is November 23. (UK: November 22.)    The track list is: 1. Vertigo2. Sometimes You Can’t Make It … Continue reading →

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Movie Links

Posted on September 8 2004 by Mickey

    I was wondering if Peter Jackson’s commendable openness with fans, and TORN‘s access to him, would continue; and now I see it has. TORN is morphing into Kong is King.net. The site was down last time I checked, … Continue reading →

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More Wine!

Posted on August 30 2004 by Mickey

    Sheesh! Have you seen the Jimmy Buffett rider posted at The Smoking Gun.com? It’s thirteen pages of nothing but beverage distribution. There are so many bottles being dispersed between the dressing rooms I’m surprised the performers are able … Continue reading →

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Fat-Bottomed Girls Make the Rockin’ World Go ’Round

Posted on August 25 2004 by Mickey

    According to BBC News:     Rock band Queen, fronted by gay icon Freddie Mercury, has become the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran.    Western music is strictly censored in the … Continue reading →

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Hello?  Fox Music?  Hello?

Posted on August 17 2004 by Mickey

      For some reason this man is cruelly taunting me.

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End Titles

Posted on July 22 2004 by Mickey

    I heard the sad news on the way to work this morning: famed composer Jerry Goldsmith “died in his sleep Wednesday night at his Beverly Hills home after a long battle with cancer.” He was 75. Details or … Continue reading →

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U2’s Loss is iTunes’ (and My) Gain

Posted on July 22 2004 by Mickey

    From MacMinute: “Last week, U2 had their recently completed new CD, which is planned to be released in November, stolen during a photo shoot in France. Fearing that the new album will show up on peer-to-peer file sharing … Continue reading →

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We Do Routines and Chorus Scenes with Footwork Impec-ca-ble

Posted on July 8 2004 by Mickey

    Evidently Eric Idle was quite serious when he was talking Mike Nichols into directing a Broadway-bound musical based on the Monty Python & the Holy Grail movie. CNN has announced a few roles have been cast, and although … Continue reading →

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