Collected Thoughts 06-30-09
More Michael Jackson thoughts...
- If I were a time-traveling supervillain I would bomb the recording of "We Are the World". I can't believe the list of names involved. You would irrevocably destroy the cultural timeline.
- Two of my favorite people from the Jackson trial have had great MJ intel in the last week...
- J. Randy Taraborrelli - J. Randy first met Michael as a preteen. He's been in intermittent contact with The King of Pop throughout the years, though not in the last four years. You've probably seen him all over the TV shows. For what it is worth, I consider him an solid source though understand that he is emotionally involved in the story. (Which, in my opinion, makes him more valuable than the tabloid jackals.) He has had some excellent pieces on MJ in the Daily Mail this week.
Several months after the trial ended, Taraborrelli had all of the Jackson trial media out to his Hollywood Hills home to "figure out what it all meant". It was a really cool gesture. - Roger Friedman - I got to know Roger pretty well at the trial. He's not emotionally involved in the story like Taraborrelli, but he does always seem to have a dog in the fight. Roger has a great collection of long-term sources though, and I always look to him for the details of Jackson affairs -- especially the finances.
- J. Randy Taraborrelli - J. Randy first met Michael as a preteen. He's been in intermittent contact with The King of Pop throughout the years, though not in the last four years. You've probably seen him all over the TV shows. For what it is worth, I consider him an solid source though understand that he is emotionally involved in the story. (Which, in my opinion, makes him more valuable than the tabloid jackals.) He has had some excellent pieces on MJ in the Daily Mail this week.
Non-Michael Jackson collected thoughts....
- I snuck-off to The Echo for a couple hours on Monday...
- Radars to the Sky played some new songs that sounded incredible. I don't think indie rock for the indie rocker is what most people want these days. But if you long for the I.R.S.-era R.E.M. or the softer side of Superchunk then you should probably get reacquainted with Radars to the Sky.
- I think any serious live music junkie needs to respect Casxio at this point. I've been a fan since the early days of this blog. They continue to improve. They're one of the scene's finest gems, one of the most entertaining and satisfying sets you can see right now. Don't be afraid to dance without irony.
- Radars to the Sky played some new songs that sounded incredible. I don't think indie rock for the indie rocker is what most people want these days. But if you long for the I.R.S.-era R.E.M. or the softer side of Superchunk then you should probably get reacquainted with Radars to the Sky.
- I'm not prepared to talk about Transformers 2 yet. I dislike it less the further I get away from it, though!
- FROM: The United States of America
TO: North Korea
RE: the two of us
Hi there!
- We can all El Oh El at U.S. soccer, can't we?
- A Fine Definition of Quality: The US government detained a comic book writer for traveling with a comic script about the US government detaining a writer for imagining a terror attack. (!) The national security clods are so fucking humorless.
- Here's something really cool: (To me, anyways) The original show bible for Animaniacs.
- Toyota makes brainwave-operated wheelchair. Say it with me: The Singularity is near!
- Potato Gatling gun (!):
1 comments:
I somehow missed it when you first posted this, but why are we laughing at US Soccer? It's a pretty amazing team for how long we've been going at it. And losing 3-2 to the top team in the world, Brazil, isn't anything to laugh at.
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