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Jul. 20th, 2004
*chuckles*
Jul. 20th, 2004 11:17 amYo, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tdj, check this - the most amusing report on the Ronstadt flack yet:
Some concertgoers took issue with the Aladdin's accounts of angry patrons tearing down posters and throwing drink cups.
"I was so stunned to read in the newspaper that anyone had a negative reaction," said KLAS-TV, Channel 8, news anchor Paula Francis. "Everyone who was leaving when I was leaving was just thrilled. They thought it was a good concert."
At the end of an hour's worth of singing, "she got a standing ovation, then she came out and did the (`Desperado') encore," Francis said. "There were loud boos and there was quite a bit of applause. But everyone calmed down right away and seemed to enjoy the rest of the encore."
Other concertgoers said the audience was unruly and hard-drinking from the beginning. Some expected a classic rock hits revue and were confused by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" that opened the show.
During the concert, Ronstadt criticized the hotel's marketing, disputing signage that promised a greatest hits revue. (Print ads said, "Linda Ronstadt and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plus her band, performing her `greatest rock hits' and the great American standards.")
The singer has long been aligned with liberal politics, and was romantically involved with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown in the late 1970s. In an interview before the concert, Ronstadt noted she had been doing the Moore dedication at all her concert stops to mixed reaction.
Yes, I survived the administration of Governor Moonbeam. It was kind of like having Kermit the Frog in office.
My two cents on the subject?
Las Vegas. Oh yeah, I wanna go there. They'll lynch my ass. Forget it.
And...such maturity. Really. *rolls eyes*
EDIT: Whatinsomnia had to say about this made me cackle with evil glee. *snarks**snorts**
tdj, check this - the most amusing report on the Ronstadt flack yet:Some concertgoers took issue with the Aladdin's accounts of angry patrons tearing down posters and throwing drink cups.
"I was so stunned to read in the newspaper that anyone had a negative reaction," said KLAS-TV, Channel 8, news anchor Paula Francis. "Everyone who was leaving when I was leaving was just thrilled. They thought it was a good concert."
At the end of an hour's worth of singing, "she got a standing ovation, then she came out and did the (`Desperado') encore," Francis said. "There were loud boos and there was quite a bit of applause. But everyone calmed down right away and seemed to enjoy the rest of the encore."
Other concertgoers said the audience was unruly and hard-drinking from the beginning. Some expected a classic rock hits revue and were confused by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" that opened the show.
During the concert, Ronstadt criticized the hotel's marketing, disputing signage that promised a greatest hits revue. (Print ads said, "Linda Ronstadt and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plus her band, performing her `greatest rock hits' and the great American standards.")
The singer has long been aligned with liberal politics, and was romantically involved with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown in the late 1970s. In an interview before the concert, Ronstadt noted she had been doing the Moore dedication at all her concert stops to mixed reaction.
Yes, I survived the administration of Governor Moonbeam. It was kind of like having Kermit the Frog in office.
My two cents on the subject?
Las Vegas. Oh yeah, I wanna go there. They'll lynch my ass. Forget it.
And...such maturity. Really. *rolls eyes*
EDIT: What
insomnia had to say about this made me cackle with evil glee. *snarks**snorts**
*chuckles*
Jul. 20th, 2004 11:17 amYo, tdj, check this - the most amusing report on the Ronstadt flack yet:
Some concertgoers took issue with the Aladdin's accounts of angry patrons tearing down posters and throwing drink cups.
"I was so stunned to read in the newspaper that anyone had a negative reaction," said KLAS-TV, Channel 8, news anchor Paula Francis. "Everyone who was leaving when I was leaving was just thrilled. They thought it was a good concert."
At the end of an hour's worth of singing, "she got a standing ovation, then she came out and did the (`Desperado') encore," Francis said. "There were loud boos and there was quite a bit of applause. But everyone calmed down right away and seemed to enjoy the rest of the encore."
Other concertgoers said the audience was unruly and hard-drinking from the beginning. Some expected a classic rock hits revue and were confused by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" that opened the show.
During the concert, Ronstadt criticized the hotel's marketing, disputing signage that promised a greatest hits revue. (Print ads said, "Linda Ronstadt and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plus her band, performing her `greatest rock hits' and the great American standards.")
The singer has long been aligned with liberal politics, and was romantically involved with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown in the late 1970s. In an interview before the concert, Ronstadt noted she had been doing the Moore dedication at all her concert stops to mixed reaction.
Yes, I survived the administration of Governor Moonbeam. It was kind of like having Kermit the Frog in office.
My two cents on the subject?
Las Vegas. Oh yeah, I wanna go there. They'll lynch my ass. Forget it.
And...such maturity. Really. *rolls eyes*
EDIT: Whatinsomnia had to say about this made me cackle with evil glee. *snarks**snorts**
tdj, check this - the most amusing report on the Ronstadt flack yet:Some concertgoers took issue with the Aladdin's accounts of angry patrons tearing down posters and throwing drink cups.
"I was so stunned to read in the newspaper that anyone had a negative reaction," said KLAS-TV, Channel 8, news anchor Paula Francis. "Everyone who was leaving when I was leaving was just thrilled. They thought it was a good concert."
At the end of an hour's worth of singing, "she got a standing ovation, then she came out and did the (`Desperado') encore," Francis said. "There were loud boos and there was quite a bit of applause. But everyone calmed down right away and seemed to enjoy the rest of the encore."
Other concertgoers said the audience was unruly and hard-drinking from the beginning. Some expected a classic rock hits revue and were confused by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" that opened the show.
During the concert, Ronstadt criticized the hotel's marketing, disputing signage that promised a greatest hits revue. (Print ads said, "Linda Ronstadt and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plus her band, performing her `greatest rock hits' and the great American standards.")
The singer has long been aligned with liberal politics, and was romantically involved with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown in the late 1970s. In an interview before the concert, Ronstadt noted she had been doing the Moore dedication at all her concert stops to mixed reaction.
Yes, I survived the administration of Governor Moonbeam. It was kind of like having Kermit the Frog in office.
My two cents on the subject?
Las Vegas. Oh yeah, I wanna go there. They'll lynch my ass. Forget it.
And...such maturity. Really. *rolls eyes*
EDIT: What
insomnia had to say about this made me cackle with evil glee. *snarks**snorts***chuckles*
Jul. 20th, 2004 11:17 amYo, tdj, check this - the most amusing report on the Ronstadt flack yet:
Some concertgoers took issue with the Aladdin's accounts of angry patrons tearing down posters and throwing drink cups.
"I was so stunned to read in the newspaper that anyone had a negative reaction," said KLAS-TV, Channel 8, news anchor Paula Francis. "Everyone who was leaving when I was leaving was just thrilled. They thought it was a good concert."
At the end of an hour's worth of singing, "she got a standing ovation, then she came out and did the (`Desperado') encore," Francis said. "There were loud boos and there was quite a bit of applause. But everyone calmed down right away and seemed to enjoy the rest of the encore."
Other concertgoers said the audience was unruly and hard-drinking from the beginning. Some expected a classic rock hits revue and were confused by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" that opened the show.
During the concert, Ronstadt criticized the hotel's marketing, disputing signage that promised a greatest hits revue. (Print ads said, "Linda Ronstadt and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plus her band, performing her `greatest rock hits' and the great American standards.")
The singer has long been aligned with liberal politics, and was romantically involved with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown in the late 1970s. In an interview before the concert, Ronstadt noted she had been doing the Moore dedication at all her concert stops to mixed reaction.
Yes, I survived the administration of Governor Moonbeam. It was kind of like having Kermit the Frog in office.
My two cents on the subject?
Las Vegas. Oh yeah, I wanna go there. They'll lynch my ass. Forget it.
And...such maturity. Really. *rolls eyes*
EDIT: Whatinsomnia had to say about this made me cackle with evil glee. *snarks**snorts**
tdj, check this - the most amusing report on the Ronstadt flack yet:Some concertgoers took issue with the Aladdin's accounts of angry patrons tearing down posters and throwing drink cups.
"I was so stunned to read in the newspaper that anyone had a negative reaction," said KLAS-TV, Channel 8, news anchor Paula Francis. "Everyone who was leaving when I was leaving was just thrilled. They thought it was a good concert."
At the end of an hour's worth of singing, "she got a standing ovation, then she came out and did the (`Desperado') encore," Francis said. "There were loud boos and there was quite a bit of applause. But everyone calmed down right away and seemed to enjoy the rest of the encore."
Other concertgoers said the audience was unruly and hard-drinking from the beginning. Some expected a classic rock hits revue and were confused by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" that opened the show.
During the concert, Ronstadt criticized the hotel's marketing, disputing signage that promised a greatest hits revue. (Print ads said, "Linda Ronstadt and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plus her band, performing her `greatest rock hits' and the great American standards.")
The singer has long been aligned with liberal politics, and was romantically involved with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown in the late 1970s. In an interview before the concert, Ronstadt noted she had been doing the Moore dedication at all her concert stops to mixed reaction.
Yes, I survived the administration of Governor Moonbeam. It was kind of like having Kermit the Frog in office.
My two cents on the subject?
Las Vegas. Oh yeah, I wanna go there. They'll lynch my ass. Forget it.
And...such maturity. Really. *rolls eyes*
EDIT: What
insomnia had to say about this made me cackle with evil glee. *snarks**snorts**My brain hurts
Jul. 20th, 2004 06:56 pmWell, I have a headache. I never get headaches; I'm blessed that way, methinks. I get the rare menstrual migraine, or a sinus pressure thingie if I get an upper-respiratory bug.
But rarely, very very rarely, I can get a tension headache.
Unrepentant bastards. Yes, them again. I swear, they must think I'm some Indian maiden by the name of Speaks To Idiots.
But I'm not giving up, no sir. There are bigger idiots in this world, and I could end up with one.
Jim is about melted into a rather large blond puddle. It's been very hot here. For here, that is. Where the only cooling device is shade, a fan and some iced tea.
Have you checked out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
factcheck_org yet? Rather nifty. An entry from today: The ad says “Kerry voted against parental notification for teenage abortions.” Kerry did vote against a “parental notification” amendment in 1991 offered by Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana. That measure would have required that parents or guardians be notified 48 hours in advance of any abortion on a pregnant daughter under age 18 performed by any organization receiving federal family-planning funds. The measure passed the Senate 52-47, mostly along party lines. Kerry was one of 42 Democrats who opposed it.
The Coats amendment had narrow exceptions, requiring that parents be notified unless the pregnancy “resulted from incest with a parent or guardian,” or if a physician determined that an emergency abortion was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Kerry voted for an alternative measure that would have allowed for much broader exceptions. The measure Kerry supported would have allowed a physician to perform an abortion on a teenager without notifying the parents if the doctor determined that she “is mature enough and competent to provide consent” herself, or if the doctor determined that notifying the parent or guardian would lead to abuse or “is not in the best interest of the minor.” The Kerry-supported measure also would have allowed the abortion to proceed without notification to parents if an “adult family member” gave consent. That family member could be an aunt or grandparent -- or even a older brother or sister over age 18.
Neither the Coats amendment nor the Kerry-backed measure ever became law: both later were dropped in conference with the House.
I had to quote that long piece to get to meat of what I thought was important - the measures in question are much the same at the bottom - parental notification - but I liked the one Kerry liked - the one that had personal responsibility involved in it. Mature and competent to make decisions. Oh hellya.
A very nice service, to be honest.
Hanging in there. I want a cookie.
Oh, and 155 today. I am now back to my weight before Cliff passed in 1998. 150, here I come!
But rarely, very very rarely, I can get a tension headache.
Unrepentant bastards. Yes, them again. I swear, they must think I'm some Indian maiden by the name of Speaks To Idiots.
But I'm not giving up, no sir. There are bigger idiots in this world, and I could end up with one.
Jim is about melted into a rather large blond puddle. It's been very hot here. For here, that is. Where the only cooling device is shade, a fan and some iced tea.
Have you checked out
factcheck_org yet? Rather nifty. An entry from today: The ad says “Kerry voted against parental notification for teenage abortions.” Kerry did vote against a “parental notification” amendment in 1991 offered by Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana. That measure would have required that parents or guardians be notified 48 hours in advance of any abortion on a pregnant daughter under age 18 performed by any organization receiving federal family-planning funds. The measure passed the Senate 52-47, mostly along party lines. Kerry was one of 42 Democrats who opposed it.The Coats amendment had narrow exceptions, requiring that parents be notified unless the pregnancy “resulted from incest with a parent or guardian,” or if a physician determined that an emergency abortion was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Kerry voted for an alternative measure that would have allowed for much broader exceptions. The measure Kerry supported would have allowed a physician to perform an abortion on a teenager without notifying the parents if the doctor determined that she “is mature enough and competent to provide consent” herself, or if the doctor determined that notifying the parent or guardian would lead to abuse or “is not in the best interest of the minor.” The Kerry-supported measure also would have allowed the abortion to proceed without notification to parents if an “adult family member” gave consent. That family member could be an aunt or grandparent -- or even a older brother or sister over age 18.
Neither the Coats amendment nor the Kerry-backed measure ever became law: both later were dropped in conference with the House.
I had to quote that long piece to get to meat of what I thought was important - the measures in question are much the same at the bottom - parental notification - but I liked the one Kerry liked - the one that had personal responsibility involved in it. Mature and competent to make decisions. Oh hellya.
A very nice service, to be honest.
Hanging in there. I want a cookie.
Oh, and 155 today. I am now back to my weight before Cliff passed in 1998. 150, here I come!
My brain hurts
Jul. 20th, 2004 06:56 pmWell, I have a headache. I never get headaches; I'm blessed that way, methinks. I get the rare menstrual migraine, or a sinus pressure thingie if I get an upper-respiratory bug.
But rarely, very very rarely, I can get a tension headache.
Unrepentant bastards. Yes, them again. I swear, they must think I'm some Indian maiden by the name of Speaks To Idiots.
But I'm not giving up, no sir. There are bigger idiots in this world, and I could end up with one.
Jim is about melted into a rather large blond puddle. It's been very hot here. For here, that is. Where the only cooling device is shade, a fan and some iced tea.
Have you checked outfactcheck_org yet? Rather nifty. An entry from today: The ad says “Kerry voted against parental notification for teenage abortions.” Kerry did vote against a “parental notification” amendment in 1991 offered by Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana. That measure would have required that parents or guardians be notified 48 hours in advance of any abortion on a pregnant daughter under age 18 performed by any organization receiving federal family-planning funds. The measure passed the Senate 52-47, mostly along party lines. Kerry was one of 42 Democrats who opposed it.
The Coats amendment had narrow exceptions, requiring that parents be notified unless the pregnancy “resulted from incest with a parent or guardian,” or if a physician determined that an emergency abortion was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Kerry voted for an alternative measure that would have allowed for much broader exceptions. The measure Kerry supported would have allowed a physician to perform an abortion on a teenager without notifying the parents if the doctor determined that she “is mature enough and competent to provide consent” herself, or if the doctor determined that notifying the parent or guardian would lead to abuse or “is not in the best interest of the minor.” The Kerry-supported measure also would have allowed the abortion to proceed without notification to parents if an “adult family member” gave consent. That family member could be an aunt or grandparent -- or even a older brother or sister over age 18.
Neither the Coats amendment nor the Kerry-backed measure ever became law: both later were dropped in conference with the House.
I had to quote that long piece to get to meat of what I thought was important - the measures in question are much the same at the bottom - parental notification - but I liked the one Kerry liked - the one that had personal responsibility involved in it. Mature and competent to make decisions. Oh hellya.
A very nice service, to be honest.
Hanging in there. I want a cookie.
Oh, and 155 today. I am now back to my weight before Cliff passed in 1998. 150, here I come!
But rarely, very very rarely, I can get a tension headache.
Unrepentant bastards. Yes, them again. I swear, they must think I'm some Indian maiden by the name of Speaks To Idiots.
But I'm not giving up, no sir. There are bigger idiots in this world, and I could end up with one.
Jim is about melted into a rather large blond puddle. It's been very hot here. For here, that is. Where the only cooling device is shade, a fan and some iced tea.
Have you checked out
factcheck_org yet? Rather nifty. An entry from today: The ad says “Kerry voted against parental notification for teenage abortions.” Kerry did vote against a “parental notification” amendment in 1991 offered by Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana. That measure would have required that parents or guardians be notified 48 hours in advance of any abortion on a pregnant daughter under age 18 performed by any organization receiving federal family-planning funds. The measure passed the Senate 52-47, mostly along party lines. Kerry was one of 42 Democrats who opposed it.The Coats amendment had narrow exceptions, requiring that parents be notified unless the pregnancy “resulted from incest with a parent or guardian,” or if a physician determined that an emergency abortion was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Kerry voted for an alternative measure that would have allowed for much broader exceptions. The measure Kerry supported would have allowed a physician to perform an abortion on a teenager without notifying the parents if the doctor determined that she “is mature enough and competent to provide consent” herself, or if the doctor determined that notifying the parent or guardian would lead to abuse or “is not in the best interest of the minor.” The Kerry-supported measure also would have allowed the abortion to proceed without notification to parents if an “adult family member” gave consent. That family member could be an aunt or grandparent -- or even a older brother or sister over age 18.
Neither the Coats amendment nor the Kerry-backed measure ever became law: both later were dropped in conference with the House.
I had to quote that long piece to get to meat of what I thought was important - the measures in question are much the same at the bottom - parental notification - but I liked the one Kerry liked - the one that had personal responsibility involved in it. Mature and competent to make decisions. Oh hellya.
A very nice service, to be honest.
Hanging in there. I want a cookie.
Oh, and 155 today. I am now back to my weight before Cliff passed in 1998. 150, here I come!
My brain hurts
Jul. 20th, 2004 06:56 pmWell, I have a headache. I never get headaches; I'm blessed that way, methinks. I get the rare menstrual migraine, or a sinus pressure thingie if I get an upper-respiratory bug.
But rarely, very very rarely, I can get a tension headache.
Unrepentant bastards. Yes, them again. I swear, they must think I'm some Indian maiden by the name of Speaks To Idiots.
But I'm not giving up, no sir. There are bigger idiots in this world, and I could end up with one.
Jim is about melted into a rather large blond puddle. It's been very hot here. For here, that is. Where the only cooling device is shade, a fan and some iced tea.
Have you checked outfactcheck_org yet? Rather nifty. An entry from today: The ad says “Kerry voted against parental notification for teenage abortions.” Kerry did vote against a “parental notification” amendment in 1991 offered by Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana. That measure would have required that parents or guardians be notified 48 hours in advance of any abortion on a pregnant daughter under age 18 performed by any organization receiving federal family-planning funds. The measure passed the Senate 52-47, mostly along party lines. Kerry was one of 42 Democrats who opposed it.
The Coats amendment had narrow exceptions, requiring that parents be notified unless the pregnancy “resulted from incest with a parent or guardian,” or if a physician determined that an emergency abortion was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Kerry voted for an alternative measure that would have allowed for much broader exceptions. The measure Kerry supported would have allowed a physician to perform an abortion on a teenager without notifying the parents if the doctor determined that she “is mature enough and competent to provide consent” herself, or if the doctor determined that notifying the parent or guardian would lead to abuse or “is not in the best interest of the minor.” The Kerry-supported measure also would have allowed the abortion to proceed without notification to parents if an “adult family member” gave consent. That family member could be an aunt or grandparent -- or even a older brother or sister over age 18.
Neither the Coats amendment nor the Kerry-backed measure ever became law: both later were dropped in conference with the House.
I had to quote that long piece to get to meat of what I thought was important - the measures in question are much the same at the bottom - parental notification - but I liked the one Kerry liked - the one that had personal responsibility involved in it. Mature and competent to make decisions. Oh hellya.
A very nice service, to be honest.
Hanging in there. I want a cookie.
Oh, and 155 today. I am now back to my weight before Cliff passed in 1998. 150, here I come!
But rarely, very very rarely, I can get a tension headache.
Unrepentant bastards. Yes, them again. I swear, they must think I'm some Indian maiden by the name of Speaks To Idiots.
But I'm not giving up, no sir. There are bigger idiots in this world, and I could end up with one.
Jim is about melted into a rather large blond puddle. It's been very hot here. For here, that is. Where the only cooling device is shade, a fan and some iced tea.
Have you checked out
factcheck_org yet? Rather nifty. An entry from today: The ad says “Kerry voted against parental notification for teenage abortions.” Kerry did vote against a “parental notification” amendment in 1991 offered by Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana. That measure would have required that parents or guardians be notified 48 hours in advance of any abortion on a pregnant daughter under age 18 performed by any organization receiving federal family-planning funds. The measure passed the Senate 52-47, mostly along party lines. Kerry was one of 42 Democrats who opposed it.The Coats amendment had narrow exceptions, requiring that parents be notified unless the pregnancy “resulted from incest with a parent or guardian,” or if a physician determined that an emergency abortion was necessary to save the life of the mother.
Kerry voted for an alternative measure that would have allowed for much broader exceptions. The measure Kerry supported would have allowed a physician to perform an abortion on a teenager without notifying the parents if the doctor determined that she “is mature enough and competent to provide consent” herself, or if the doctor determined that notifying the parent or guardian would lead to abuse or “is not in the best interest of the minor.” The Kerry-supported measure also would have allowed the abortion to proceed without notification to parents if an “adult family member” gave consent. That family member could be an aunt or grandparent -- or even a older brother or sister over age 18.
Neither the Coats amendment nor the Kerry-backed measure ever became law: both later were dropped in conference with the House.
I had to quote that long piece to get to meat of what I thought was important - the measures in question are much the same at the bottom - parental notification - but I liked the one Kerry liked - the one that had personal responsibility involved in it. Mature and competent to make decisions. Oh hellya.
A very nice service, to be honest.
Hanging in there. I want a cookie.
Oh, and 155 today. I am now back to my weight before Cliff passed in 1998. 150, here I come!