Saturday, 18 October 2003

dude, where's my country?

We saw Michael Moore again Wednesday night, and Thursday planned to see Al Franken. Noam Chomsky they're not, I know. Anyway, when we got to the Tattered Cover LoDo just after 7:00 Thursday, the event room was beyond Standing Room Only. So we bailed, but RDC picked up Dude, Where's My Country? on the way out.

He reminds his reader of things that seem not to gel in the collective memory, which is a fine thing. He points out lies Bush has told, which is fine. He shows that they are lies by citing sources like The New York Times. Later, pointing out another lie, he says another Times story is wrong.

blake's new favorite

I thought Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, overall, was Blake's absolute favorite. It turns out he's never heard Nevermind before. Poor little guy, I don't know how I'll break it to him about Kurt Cobain.