Monthly Archives: May 2011

FBI’s Ten Most Wanted

May 7, 2011 – 10:54 pm

For ten years Osama Bin Laden dominated the FBI’s most wanted list. His death has created a gap in the fugitive hierarchy and the G-men are voting for a new # 1 as well as who from # 11 downward graduates into the Top Ten. The remaining nine of the Top Ten are; EDUARDO RAVELO […]

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A Nice Man

May 7, 2011 – 10:25 pm

Reaction in the Muslim world to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden has ranged from outrage to relief. Supporters in the hundreds stormed onto the streets in London, waving placards predicting Islam will dominate the world. As a beer-drinker I begged to differ from their forecast of global Sharia law. Beermas will rule the Earth. […]

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A Change in the Weather

May 7, 2011 – 9:03 pm

The hot season is swelling in the Middle East. The temperature for today is in the 70s. By Wednesday the thermometer will hit the 90s. A long hot summer is predicted for the Fertile Crescent and the heat influences people in very strange ways. This week in Cairo over 2 million people gathered in Tahrir […]

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SLEEP Ill Wind (1968)

May 6, 2011 – 10:47 pm

My favorite webradio station is www.techwebsound.com The playlist on Technicolor Web of Sound on is mostly obscure hippie rock rangning from obscure to one-hit wonders to classic acid trips. Here is the most recent sound from the station # Blue Cheer – Feathers From Your Tree # Tony Hazzard – Fade Away Maureen # The […]

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Hot as Blazes

May 6, 2011 – 9:52 pm

The flight from JFK to Haneda in Japan lasted 14 hours. The lay-over was two hours and the final hop to Bangkok took 6 hours followed by a 9-minute taxi ride to Sriracha. My butt was deadened from sitting and my coccyx felt like it had taken a paddling from a nun. I arrived on […]

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