Monthly Archives: June 2014

Led Zeppelin Rips Off Spongehead

June 4, 2014 – 10:33 am

Jimmy Page has been sued by the estate of Randy California for copy infringement on Spirit’s song TAURUS. The opening guitar bars are similar to that of Led Zeppelin’s STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. Zep’s guitarist adamantly claimed the originality of his fingerings, even though Led Zeppelin’s first album was plagued by plagiarism. DAZED AND CONFUSED was […]

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Freed From Freedom

June 2, 2014 – 12:27 pm

Eighteen countries have issued advisories to Thailand warning against non-essential travel. The USA is one of them. My co-worker has a trip scheduled for later this month. Laara called this morning to ask my opinion on the situation. “There is a curfew in effect. 10pm to 7am. No political gatherings over five people. Censorship of […]

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Ted Cruz The Canuck

June 2, 2014 – 10:01 am

CNN reported that GOP Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has won a straw poll Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans this week over Dr. Ben Carson, rightwing radical, and libertarian Rand Paul. GOP supporters from the far right and Tea Party are enthused about the senator’s presidential bid, even though he was born outside of […]

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Big Coal Burn Burn

June 2, 2014 – 9:31 am

On Oct. 28, 1948 Donara PA was blanketed by a deadly smog inversion, killing at least 20 citizens of the town run by US Steel, which claimed the pollution was an act of God. This environmental disaster forced people to rethink the control of clean air standards and led to the creation of the EPA. […]

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