Sunday, December 5th, 2004

More Reasons The Yankees Suck

“Performance-enhancing drugs are a disgrace when they don’t enhance performance.”

–Gwen Knapp in a brilliant essay on the hypocrisy of anti-Giambi Yankees. UPDATE: Murray Chass gives the sordid history, going back to Steve Howe in 1990.

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Friday, December 3rd, 2004

The Cleats Drop

Bonds.

Sheffield.

Giambi (Jason). Much as I love Bonds, this is the dude I feel for the most. Although he abandoned the A’s for the Bronx Chokers, the media has already sharpened their knives and the town lynching won’t be pretty.

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Thursday, December 2nd, 2004

The 974th Version of "Ikaw" + Blogreading Fun

Gotta big up Audrey’s post on the phenomenon of balikbayan stars.

More blog-reading heaven:

+ Tiny talks Nixon, Jabberjaw, and mid-sized dreams. (Bonus: midwestern ass!)

+ I’m late to the game again, but what a discussion: Julianne (and again here) and Lynne and Hashim and Catchdubs on sexism and hip-hop. It’s not all been said, and it needs to be read. As always, check the comments too…(Note to self: figure out a way to make it to Chicago again in April for this, and thank my homegirl again.)

+ Finally, on some stupid ignant shit, looks like some fools done put their hands in my man’s hive. Whoo-ee. Bad move, great blogging. Bonus: it all ends with a dope Q+A.

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Thursday, December 2nd, 2004

Hooverism

The ACLU has filed suit to expose the FBI’s spying of activists under the guise of anti-terrorism work. More info here and here.

I’m still catching up yall–lots of music and politics, not to mention straight-up work–so here’s some more great reading here. If you can find the Big Ideas 2005 Issue on the newsstands, pick it up.

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Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Iraq, Inc.

My brain has been underwater for 2 weeks, so please give me a few to catch up with the land world.

In the meantime, read this. Iraq, Inc. is an account of the corporate war on Iraq. BKLY colleague Pratap Chatterjee is a genius journalist, a brilliant reporter, a nonpareil researcher, a fantastic writer, and a cool dude. If you remember Naomi Klein’s account of the neocons’ free-market Year Zero in Harper’s a few months back (Update: It’s now online here, thanks to Steady Blogging for the link!), Pratap’s book offers a more complete picture. If you can’t wait to get the book, get a taste here and here.

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Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

It’s Been A Long Time…

I’m back. Regular transmissions to resume shortly…

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Wednesday, November 24th, 2004

Radio Apex

Hey yall. Very few posts because I’m in Hawai’i. Here’s something to check out though as we give thanks…

APEX EXPRESS: Asian Pacific Islander Radio….Get on board!

Thursdays 7-8pm, KPFA 94.1 fm or www.kpfa.org

Thurs. Nov. 25:  On Apex, learn about the back-door draft –  a kind of revolving door that could un-justly put more people at risk to fight in today’s US army.  Apex hears from David Miyasato about the risks he faced; both in going into the military, and trying to get out of it.   And we’ll have some Thanksgiving poetry….Plus music, calendar and more.  Rainjita hosts and produces this week. Contact: Apex@kpfa.org; 510-848-6767×464

 

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Tuesday, November 16th, 2004

R.I.P. Errol Thompson

Ryan Moore from Twilight Circus brought this to my attention: the great reggae engineer and dubmaster Errol Thompson passed away this weekend. He was behind the boards on some of the most thrilling roots and dub records like the African Dub Almighty series, Dennis Brown’s Words of Wisdom, Yellowman’s Zunguguzungguguzungguzeng, and Culture’s Two Sevens Clash.

This from Ryan:

“Errol Thompson must have recorded many 1000’s of albums and singles in the 70’s. IMO he was the all time greatest recording engineer of reggae & one of the very best on the mix. Clear, open, FAT and well balanced..

He worked at the legendary Randys studio in the early 70’s and then later at Joe Gibbs studio..

Anybody here who has heard some vintage reggae has heard his work – he worked with everybody.

The last I heard, from a reliable source who was there, ET was working in the supermarket owned by his former musical production partner Joe Gibbs. Thus, no longer in the music business.

RIP ET!”

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Tuesday, November 16th, 2004

More On The Back-Door Draft

Here’s the best article yet on David and the back-door draft. It’s the front-page NY Times today.

Two stunning stats: nearly half of all those called up through the back-door draft are requesting delays or exemptions. One in five have not shown up.

It turns out the problem was bigger than we all suspected.

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Saturday, November 13th, 2004

R.I.P. O.D.B.

Damn. That VH1 special was no joke. He really did look sick. Meaning not well.

STATEMENT FROM CHERRYJONES, MOTHER OF OL’ DIRTY BASTARD

This evening I received a phone call that is every mothers worst dream.  My son Russell Jones passed away.  

To the public he was known as Ol Dirty Bastard but to me he was known as Rusty.  The kindest most generous soul on earth.  I appreciate all of the support and prayers that I have received.  Russell was more then a rapper he was a  loving father, brother, uncle and most of all son.

 

With Love,

 

Cherry Jones

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