Monthly Archives: October 2005

bicyclemark77: Jazz Legends Remembered, and East Timor Revisited (REPOST*)

bicyclemark77: Jazz Legends Remembered, and East Timor Revisited (REPOST*)

October 25, 2005

(REPOST Due to hurricane damage)Shirley Horn and Elvin Jones Remembered. While East Timor seems to have been forgotten. AudioCommunique #77(mp3)28min+, 80kbps, 16Mb+ Discussed: Shirley Horn Died Elvin Jones Died and Carlos Santana Reflects on Popular Culture's Ignorance East Timor - The Post-Colonial History Henry Kissinger and the invasion of East Timor The mass murder...

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Health, Can Anyone Afford it?

Health, Can Anyone Afford it?

October 25, 2005

I've been thinking alot lately about work, unions, health insurance. Three terms that long ago, went hand in hand. Long, long ago. Before my time actually. Several sources have triggered and fueled my thoughts on this topic, among them: Bill Maher shutting down that bow-tie wielding...

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Sunday Night Wilma

Sunday Night Wilma

October 24, 2005

The non-stop Amsterdam autumn rain has arrived. Marking the beginning of human hybernational season; where the only thing we do in the daylight is go to work, and the rest of our time is spent indoors, often waiting for the gaps when the rain lets up long enough for...

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Reconsidering Syria, but Beware the Warmongers

Reconsidering Syria, but Beware the Warmongers

October 22, 2005

Earlier this week I voiced doubt that the Syrian president was the underhanded tyrant the American government claims him to be. I believed, as I still suspect, that the military/government machine that he was born into functioned largely without his consent/knowledge. So now a UN investigation has...

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bicyclemark76: Corruption, Poultry, and Marshall Law

bicyclemark76: Corruption, Poultry, and Marshall Law

October 21, 2005

The Global Corruption Report, the inevitable distaster of bird-flu, and Marshall Law on its way to the USA? AudioCommunique #76(mp3)29min+, 80kbps, 16Mb+ Discussion Includes: Mentions of all the great email Gore Vidal on Radio Nation Transparency International's annual report and what I find poor about it Lots of old-school poultry audio Could be a good...

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