Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Thursday, December 22, 2005

TWU vs. MTA, chimps vs. children, Lenny vs. the censors, breasts vs. bombs & Expendables vs. Oprah

Day Three of the Transit Strike
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Good luck, TWU...

(Adding a little levity to a tough situation, last night David Letterman likened NYC to Dick Cheney: Every major artery is clogged.)

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They made a monkey out of...humans?

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(We humans make everything more complicated than it really is.)

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It was 41 years ago today...

Comedian Lenny Bruce is sentenced to four months in a New York jail for violating obscenity laws during his nightclub act. After the longest and costliest obscenity trial in history, Bruce was convicted for his “anthology of filth,” as the prosecutor termed it. Bruce never served any time, however, because he died of a drug overdose in August 1966 while the case was on appeal. (from History Channel website)

As Lenny himself explained: “Take away the right to say #### and you take away the right to say #### the government.”

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Breasts not Bombs

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Read any good books lately?

We’ve had some preliminary discussions on the comments board here, re: an Expendable reading and/or movie-viewing assignment. (For newcomers: regular visitors here—myself including—have been dubbed “The Expendables.") So, how about taking the first step of the selection process today?

Should we...
a) read a book
b) see a movie
c) both

If it’s a book, will it be...
a) fiction
b) non-fiction

If it’s a movie, will it be...
a) feature film
b) documentary

Voting is open to all the usual suspects, of course...but it would be fun to hear some new voices, too. Not to mention, lure in some of the MIAs, e.g. Big Country, RT, Harry, Luna, Rev. Joe, Jim S., etc.

Your thoughts?

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