RandomFailure

I stumbled across a link to this. I wasn’t going to waste any more time looking for it, and that was only out of mere idle curiosity. This link comes with the following caveats:

1. I have no idea who posted it.
2. For some unknown reason, the referrer link is displayed at the top left of the page when you view it.
3. This link is rated R, as Paris took some topless pictures of herself.
4. I imagine that all of the phone numbers and e-mail addresses have been changed by now. Use them at your own risk. Caller ID and e-mail headers do exist.

The only alternative rock (or modern rock, if you prefer) radio station in Philadelphia (Y100) was taken off the air as of this past Friday. In its place was a relocated “urban contemporary” radio station, which must be like the 5th one in the city. This has left Philadelphia without a modern rock station. There are several geezer rock stations that occasionally mix on some newer stuff, but it’s not the same.

Some enterprising folks have started a “fan site” (for lack of a better word) in an attempt to get the station or something reasonably close on the air ASAP. Check them out here.

You may have heard about this whole “Jeff Gannon” thing. But I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t, since the mainstream media seems to have ignored the fact that someone got White House press credentials under an assumed name. Never mind for the moment that he’s a total freakin’ tool (check his Web site) of the GOP. The simple fact (and facts are those lovely things that always boggle the minds of those on the Right) is that this guy obtained access to the White House under an assumed name. How the hell did this happen? Why are we reading so little about it? What if this guy had been a nutjob who wanted to hurt somebody? A great summary of all this stuff can be found at the Nashua (NH) Advocate. Read through some of that, and then get really angry.

An aside to anyone who may be on the Right and reading this: you know damn well that if this same exact thing happened when Clinton was President, you’d be screaming from the rooftops.

• By now, you’ve probably already heard about Paris Hilton’s Sidekick getting hacked (see 200+ news stories or 21,000+ Web hits). I tried finding the phone numbers, but didn’t have the time to peruse all of these sites. Some of them had the numbers up at some point, and have been harassed in some way, shape, or form into taking them down. Not sure if it’s the FBI, who would be investigating the hacking incident or not. But, if you do have the information, I will post it here (e-mail me).
• Also, I’m sure you’ve heard the Hunter Thompson Kurt Kobain’ed himself (see the 1800+ news stories). Now, I’ve read very little of his work, but am aware enough to know that his work influence countless numbers of authors whose stuff I have read on a regular basis. And some folks with serious literary chops have written tributes (check some of them here). So, here’s to raging against the machine while being in it, on spin cycle.

I just re-ran the “evilness generator” on this blog, and I’m now 54% evil! A huge jump up from the previous check of 23% evil. Hmmm… I wonder how “evil” Karl Rove’s site (if he has one) is??

Oops! I missed my blog’s one year anniversary. (First post: February 12, 2004. Read it here.) At least I won’t have to buy it a make-up present, and it won’t make me spend the night on the couch.

That earlier post was my anti-Valentine’s Day screed. But now, one year and two days later, I have a girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. While this is not a depressing thing, it has caused a larger dent in my wallet. There were the presents she wanted (no sparkly things for now), the surprise little presents that I had to get, and dinner out (coming up this Saturday, to avoid the invariable chaos from February 11-14). All told, I’ll be out a decent chunk o’ change. But I really don’t mind. And that, like Martha Stewart would say, is a “good thing.”

The one thing that will be an interesting experiment will be to try to buy the same flowers from the same florist in two or three weeks, just to see how badly I got robbed this past Saturday.

So if you have someone to be with this V-Day, enjoy! If not, drink up. If there’s hope for me, then there’s hope for anybody.

The New England region has completely ruined my sports for the past year. First, it was UConn beating Duke in the Final Four. Then it was the Red Sox beating the Yankees in the ALCS. Finally, it was the Patriots beating the Eagles. Grrr!!!

It’s taken two weeks for the friggin’ foot of snow to melt. We had to wade through two weeks of Super Bowl hype only to have our hearts torn out of our chests again. If you don’t think Philly’s a tough town, think again.

I would like some of the local TV stations who sent reporters to Jacksonville to consider engaging in a cultural exchange by leaving some of those jackasses down there. You know who they are. Heck, we don’t even need anything in return. There were more TV crews around town wanted to catch some footage of rioting or whatever than anything else. That wanted chaos. Perhaps they forgot that it was all their fault that the Fat Tuesday “riot” happened a few years ago.

The past few days were an alcoholic’s paradise here. First, there was the Wing Bowl on Friday morning. People were tailgating for this on Thursday night, and they sold more alcohol at the Wachovia Center than they do for a Sixers or Flyers game. Then, of course, Super Bowl Sunday. No explanation needed for why people were drinking then. And top it off tomorrow with Fat Tuesday. Not a bad reason to be drunk from Thursday night until Tuesday night, unless of course you have to work Monday or Tuesday.