Sibel Edmonds, A former FBI wiretap translator with top-secret security clearance, testified to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States that the FBI had detailed information prior to Sept. 11, 2001, that a terrorist attack involving airplanes was being plotted. But the information she is trying to present is being hidden by the White House.
1. Making sure everyone I know is registered to vote in time for the primary.
Everyone has to be registered by April 5 (postmarked form) to vote in the Indiana primary on May 5th. And if they happen to miss the primary, they have to be registered by October 4 to vote in the general election on November 2nd. You can download a voter registration form here.
I saw the 1973 movie “Paper Moon” on TCM on Monday. I’d never seen it before; it was a great movie. Tatum O’Neal was a terrific kid actor. The soundtrack was great, too — Depression era jazz. I searched around but found there was never officially a soundtrack released for it, although someone put together a long out of print LP a couple of years after the movie came out. I managed to find a playlist of the songs from the movie, however. I think I’ll try to put together my own version.
1. It’s Only A Paper Moon–Paul Whiteman
2. About A Quarter To Nine–Ozzie Nelson
3. (It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along–Leo Resiman with Larry Stewart
4. Flirtation Walk–Dick Powell
5. Just One MOre Chance–Bing Crosby
6. One Hour With You–Jimmie Grier with Donald Novis
7. I Found A Million Dollar Baby–Victor YOung with The Boswell Sisters
8. The Object Of My Affection–Jimmie Grier with Pinky Tomlin
9. Georgia On My Mind–Hoagy Carmichael
10. A Picture Of Me Without You–Paul Whiteman with Ken Darby and Ramona
11. On The Banks Of The Ohio–The Blue Sky Boys
12. My Mary–Jimmy Favis
13. After You’ve Gone–Tommy Dorsey
14. Let’s Have Another Cup Of Coffee–Enric Madgriguera and His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra
15. Sunnyside Up–Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders with Frank Luther
I finished The Eyre Affair on Sunday, and last night wrapped up The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, which I’m reading for one of my book clubs. Both are highly recommended.
The New York Times prints excerpts from letters home of American soldiers who were killed in Iraq.
Check out these damning memos compiled by the Center for American Progress — internal memos that show The Bush Administration actually reversed the Clinton Administration’s strong emphasis on counterterrorism and counterintelligence. Attorney General John Ashcroft not only moved aggressively to reduce DoJ’s anti-terrorist budget but also shift DoJ’s mission in spirit to emphasize its role as a domestic police force and anti-drug force. These changes in mission were just as critical as the budget changes, with Ashcroft, in effect, guiding the day to day decisions made by field officers and agents. And all of this while the Administration was receiving repeated warnings about potential terrorist attacks.
Wow — some fantastic images from around the world on the anniversary of the beginning of the American invasion of Iraq.
Former White House Counter-Terrorism expert Richard Clarke has written a book, “Against All Enemies: Inside the White House’s War on Terror–What Really Happened” which basically is a scathing criticism of everything George W. Bush did wrong; actions which lead directly to the 9/11 attacks.
So I took yesterday off to clean house after my party, and I’m even more late with the Friday Five than usual.
If you…
1. …owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?
Chicken dishes. Yup, that’s all. It wouldn’t be a fast food take out place, though, but a sit-down, nice meal, cloth napkins kind of place. That only served chicken dishes, and vegetarian meals for my veggie-eatin’ friends. And there would be a comical chicken logo. And a giant chicken outside, and a chicken car.
2. …owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?
It would be called the curiosity shop, and I’d sell odd stuff. Like antique and vintage decor, fun toys, and other bizarre stuff. There would have to be at least one suit of armor in the place, and a huge collection of weird hats.
3. …wrote a book, what genre would it be?
Historical fiction.
4. …ran a school, what would you teach?
How to play the harmonica? I dunno, I’m not a very good teacher.
5. …recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it?
Cover album; these would be the songs:
Twist the Knife
The Way
Werewolves of London
I Would Walk 500 Miles
Kiss Off
Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues (Untitled)
Fire In My Heart
Crash On The Barrelhead
Hard Drive
big darkness
Pop Singer’s Fear of the Pollen Count
One Tin Soldier
Mad World
Beautiful Accident
Like a Friend
Mr. Zebra
Road Rage
Fall of the World’s Own Optimist
Eve of Destruction
Radar Love
Freak Magnet
Unholy Train
Ring of Fire
Black Betty
Magic Carpet Ride
Wow, there’s a blast from the past… My friend Lori B. mentioned that she used to have a crush on Moose (Christine McGlade) the host of this Nickelodeon show… so did, I big time. I looked around for more info on her, but there doesn’t seem to be much on what she’s doing now, except a brief mention of her working for TVOntario.
UPDATE: Apparently, there’s a reunion/fan convention called “Slimecon 2004” for the show in Ottawa, Canada, July 16 – 18, 2004. This is the second, there was one in 2002 that Moose attended.