Saturday, September 5, 2009

Slow Breaking News

Just to review: A week or so ago, the two men vying for the presidency of the Writers Guild were engaged in a slap-fight, calling each other liars and making it look like our union was rupturing from within. Over at her much-read blog, Nikki Finke posted every accusation...which is fine. She covers industry news and this is industry news.

Wednesday night at a Candidates Forum at the Guild, all the quarrellers hugged and kissed and said it was all a misunderstanding. I haven't seen Nikki Finke post a word about that yet.

In fairness, her site has recently undergone a software makeover and posting was limited for a few days there. But it's back and she's reporting the box office grosses for Labor Day Weekend. When is she going to get around to mentioning that the candidates are no longer standing behind some of those accusations she previously disseminated? Since members are filling out their ballots at the moment, it's kind of newsworthy.

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Something to Ponder

I wonder what percentage of the people who are saying that Barack Obama is a lying, Socialist, illegal alien are folks who, not that long ago, thought the Dixie Chicks should be deported for saying they were ashamed of George W. Bush.

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Surf the Friendly Skies

In-flight wi-fi service seems to be the coming thing...and at least one airline (Jet Blue) is experimenting with making it free. For the ones that charge, the rates look like they'll be around $5.95 for short flights and $12.95 for flights of three hours or longer. Obviously, this is fine for those who need it, and perhaps there'll come a time when I will. But there are also times when it's kinda nice that for the length of your flight, your phone is off and nobody can reach you...

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Today's Video Link

That's right...it's Big Daddy time again! In case you weren't paying attention, Big Daddy was a musical group I liked very much. They don't seem to be around anymore but when they were, they took the hits of today and artfully rearranged them to sound like they'd been recorded in an earlier time. This is their version of "Dancing in the Dark," the Springsteen tune. This is how The Boss shoulda done it...

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