Spies in the Backyard of America

Buying Olympic Gold

I am hooked.

I am not too sure how it happened, but I am pretty sure it started with two thousand and eight Chinese men drumming in perfect unison in pitch black with light up sticks. The Opening Ceremonies for the Beijing Games had me hooked from the start.

I have officially caught Olympic fever.

All the story lines are there. Thanks, of course, to a little embellishing from Bob Costas and the rest of the NBC broadcasting team. There is the race for eight, as Phelps is chasing history and in fact destroying it along the way. There is the Chinese’s so-called underage gymnastic team. And of course, the U.S. Basketball Redeem Team actually has the chance to redeem itself. The stories are endless. And NBC is taking full advantage of what seems to be endless coverage. And for once, I’m not complaining. Well almost.
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The [soon-to-be smaller] Cover of a Rolling Stone

We take all kind of pills to give us all kind of thrills but the thrill we’ve never known, is the thrill that’ll getcha when you get your picture on the cover of a Rolling Stone.”
–Almost Famous

Whatever that thrill may be, it is about to be downsized.
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Is “Your Love Still Alive”?

I saw this sign attached to a tree on Taylor street. Apparently, such signs were hanging on almost every tree inside the area designated for the Taylor Street Festival. It takes something special, like courage or balls, to put your name and phone number in public like that. This dude went out on a limb (pun NOT intended). Though on the other hand, even if this signage was created in the name of love, if I was “Gina” I would feel a little violated to have my first and last name publicized in that manner. I wonder if she saw her signs, and if so, I wonder if she called…

And then I wonder how many random phone calls he got that night from people who simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a prank call.

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Out of the virtual world…

I don’t really think about social networking outside the realm of the Internet…for me, it started there and lives there 24/7. This weekend, I saw it in a different light.
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Tags: Brand New, community, Gutter Twins, Internet, Lollapalooza, Lupe Fiasco, Rage Against the Machine, Social Network, virtual world | 2 Comments »

I Knew It…

The space agencies of the world are involved in an international conspiracy to dupe the public for vast profit.”

This is a quote from James McIntyre, moderator of a website for members of the Flat Earth Society.

Let me repeat that.

There is a website for members of the Flat Earth Society.

Wait, it gets better.
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