He’s back with his new band…and they are amazing, great, astonishing – but don’t take my word for it…besides, ya gotta enjoy a video with a singing corpse… Check it out: This makes me very, very happy. Have a wonderful night… Continue reading Trent Reznor’s back – How to Destroy Angels
So Hillary goes to Poland and worries that “the walls are closing in” on organizations like unions, advocacy groups and activist groups that are an essential part of forming democracies and she expresses surprise that the countries where suppression occurs still claim to be “democracies.” She goes on to say “We must be wary of the steel vise in which governments around the world are … Continue reading Hillary Clinton is concerned about activists everywhere, except America.
…place where reporters and photographers keep getting ordered out of public areas. In this happy instance, a reporter was stopped by Homeland Security who took his name, social security number and demanded to see the photos he had taken under threat of being detained if he didn’t comply. The information was then promptly turned over to an official from British Petroleum… Many of you know … Continue reading Ohhh the land of B-P…and the home of the…
Remember when an oil well was just an oil well? Remember when BP was just known for bad commercials, like their “BP: it’s a start” campaign? Remember when the Gulf of Mexico was a living eco-system? Remember when British Petroleum was simply known for setting record profits? Them were the days… 1.9 to 3.6 million barrels spilled into the gulf and still going strong…beating Mexico’s Ixtoc … Continue reading The Greatest of All Time!
So it would appear from the video in the first link and the photos in the second that rather than cleaning the beaches where the oil has arrived, it has been easier for BP to just dredge up sand in one location and then dump it on top of the oil in another. I find it especially amusing that in the first link, the very … Continue reading BP clean-up, dumping sand on the oil
Saw this band on a tremendous night in San Francisco where I was living at the time, and at their home bar, The Maple Leaf in New Orleans. I’ve seen them on television, in documentaries and most recently in the HBO show Treme. No matter how many times you get the chance, it’s never enough…so enjoy, and if ever in New Orleans on a Tuesday … Continue reading Rebirth Brass Band “Out The Way”
Disenfranchised: 1. To deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote. 2. To deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right. I suppose we could start with a definition, tends to set the ground rules so to speak…but sometimes dictionary definitions don’t always cut it man, so stagnant, cold…and this definition certainly is. When one says they are or feel disenfranchised … Continue reading Whadda Ya Mean, Disenfranchised? Well, Let Me Tell Ya…
A few headlines from around the web…no commentary today…didn’t ya hear? I’m sick and no amount of cold pills my co-workers keep throwing at me seem to be doing the trick…though now I do feel like I’m on speed…a whole lotta speed… Enjoy: Not so Crazy? Reuters probes the idea of nuking the oil well Us Lawmaker: Oil spill costs may run trillions of dollars … Continue reading Some Headlines of Interest…
Some good news from the Times Picayune… An article in today’s Times Picayune that explains that the population increases are slowing, they do continue to grow… Please, click the link below… New Orleans post-Katrina population continues to grow, but at a slower rate This would probably be about it from me today…I’m sick as hell and have to go into work for twelve hours…so while … Continue reading New Orleans Continues Katrina Rebound
Okay…so I promised a happier story… I don’t want to sound biased, but I read this entire press release, and apparently, things simply aren’t that bad and the response of British Petroleum has been both massive and thorough. In fact, it would appear it has been an unprecedented response for an unprecedented spill with their estimates of 39,000 workers, almost 5000 ships and over a … Continue reading As promised, a happier story…BP’s Press Release for June 28th
Drake Toulouse: Photography and Words 