The Short List — Tues., June 17
June 17th, 2008 by Joe Bardi in Politics, Presidential Politics, The Morning PapersToday is Firefox 3 release day. If you’re still using Internet Explorer, we really have to talk.
- “Crist. Oy. Brought in as the keynote speaker because he’s on the short list of potential McCain running mates, his performance Friday night truly did help his party. By showing unequivocally he would be a complete disaster for the GOP – the worst running mate since Dan Quayle.”
- The Dems cave on Iraq. Again.
- McCain’s plan for energy independence: Tap that coastline!
- Hi, I’m the nation of Iran and I’d like to close my account today.
- The AP seems ready to tell bloggers “hands off our text.” But first, the news organization will meet with a “blogging group” to make it look like they’re actually seeking council from those they wish to restrain.
- “George W. Bush is behind the Phish breakup.”
- Legendary: Tiger Woods wins his third U.S. Open. (By surviving a 19-hole playoff. On a bum knee. After not walking a golf course in months).
- R.I.P. Stan Winston.
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June 17th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I have a theory that Tiger’s knee is fine and he pulled this “stunt” to add to his legend. Granted he couldn’t have orchestrated the way it all went down. All I’m saying is he said, “Let’s pretend I need knee surgery, take some time off, then try to win the U.S. Open. That would be a nice little challenge for me.”
And R.I.P. Stan. I pissed myself the first time I saw those raptors.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Raptors, shmaptors. What about those Aliens? And don’t forget about PUMPKINHEAD!!!
June 17th, 2008 at 10:49 am
The “Alien Queen” is one of the more insane things Stan ever put together. I was pretty obsessed with Aliens back in the mid-80s, and I hunted down the original laser disc of the extended cut of the film. The bonus features had some great footage of Winston demoing the Queen and talking about working with James Cameron. All priceless stuff. You will be missed Stan., but your work will be studied and built upon for decades to come.
Kyle, any favorite Bonnaroo shirts? I know you were there. What about the Kanye debacle? I head you quit waiting at 3 a.m. Any good sights, scenes you care to share?
June 17th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I don’t blame the AP one bit. In order for the respected news agency to continue doing its job people must pay for the privilege of using this invaluable resource. Bloggers, by and large, are making money by siphoning from legit sources. For instance, how many StPetersblog posts are a direct result of the St. Pete Times’ reporting. Same goes for Sticks of Fire, which routinely just riffs on the Trib. Quality journalism doesn’t come for free. Musicians can give away music and make it up with concert tix, merch, etc. How does the AP continue to deploy reporters across the globe if no one is willing to pay for the right to run the stories? Like the saying about democracy goes, people get the journalism they deserve, i.e., are willing to pay for.
June 17th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
i think the ‘blogging group’ is about as real as fox news. look at this email the blog group’s president sent out….
http://gawker.com/tag/media-bloggers-association/?i=5017270&t=dont-mess-with-the-media-bloggers-association
…I think there’s all kind of spin going on here.
June 19th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Not sure what you mean by favorite shirts Joe. If you mean all the girls walking around who weren’t wearing any and had their boobies painted, then yes, plenty of favorite shirts.
The Kanye debacle was ridiculous. I never really waited for him. I was watching Ghostland Observatory (pretty sweet band from Austin) and then I went over to catch the end of Kanye. I just wanted to see all his glo-in-the-dark shit. Then some girl asked me what time it was and asked what time Kanye was supposed to come on and I realized he wasn’t even out yet. There was a nice “When I say ‘Fuck you’ you say ‘Kanye’” chant. Later on I was in the john and somebody had written: “Kanye West, biggest Bonnaroo joke ever.” People were pretty pissed even though a lot still waited the entire time for him.
As for good sights and scenes, hard to pick just one. The whole thing is quite the scene. A 700-acre farm in the middle of Nowhere, Tenn. that comes alive for four days and turns into its own 80,000 people city with very loose rules. It’s awesome.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
The “George W. Bush is behind the Phish breakup” quote is from an article on the best T-shirts at Bonnaroo. Check it out and see if you recognize anyone.
Oh, and one other question. I ask this of anyone I meet who has gone to a Bonnaroo: How do you deal with the heat? I’ve been to some big festivals, but they always have cool nights (at least). Bonnaroo has always struck me as a 3-day sauna. I don’t know how why more bean-heads don’t turn up dead after cooking in that heat for so long.
June 19th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
They have water stations set up where you can fill up your water bottle and everything. Tastes like sulfur, but it does the trick. You just have to make sure you get plenty of water and apply plenty of sunscreen. There’s also a big tent that’s air conditioned where they have comedy acts and the Bonnaroo Cinema, also air conditioned. You get a lot of people hanging out there the early part of the day. It was nice at night. It even was slightly rainy one day, so that helped.
What did some of those shirts say? The link keeps crashing my browser. Regardless of what they said, I still think the best shirts I saw were all of the painted boobies.