Christy is in the wedding gown,
one of her finest moments, if you ask me.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
2010|George Michael
Praying for Time
These are the days of the open hand
They will not be the last
Look around now
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
This is the year of the hungry man
Whose place is in the past
Hand in hand with ignorance
And legitimate excuses
The rich declare themselves poor
And most of us are not sure
If we have too much
But we'll take our chances
Because god's stopped keeping score
I guess somewhere along the way
He must have let us alt out to play
Turned his back and all god's children
Crept out the back door
And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above say it's much too late
Well maybe we should all be praying for time
These are the days of the empty hand
Oh you hold on to what you can
And charity is a coat you wear twice a year
This is the year of the guilty man
Your television takes a stand
And you find that what was over there is over here
So you scream from behind your door
Say "what's mine is mine and not yours"
I may have too much but i'll take my chances
Because god's stopped keeping score
And you cling to the things they sold you
Did you cover your eyes when they told you
That he can't come back
Beacuse he has no children to come back for
It's hard to love there's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above say it's much too late
So maybe we should all be praying for time
Thursday, December 31, 2009
2009|Blogger of the Year
Bernard M Lynch Jr
photograph ©2002 David Vance
Why?
Because I'll go to the third rail.
When you least expect it.
And I don't rehash the news.
I make news.
2009|Closet Case of the Year
Anderson Cooper
Really.
Stop the suicides of the eleven year old kids being picked on.
Just fucking come out.
We already know.
Waterbury Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Ronald Jay Spino
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY
The Hartford Courant
2:38 PM EST, December 31, 2009
WATERBURY — CT
Flags Lowered In Honor Of Waterbury Native
The Hartford Courant
2:38 PM EST, December 31, 2009
WATERBURY — CT
Flags Lowered In Honor Of Waterbury Native
Killed In Afghanistan
•Staff writers David Owens and Hilda Munoz and senior information specialist Tina Bachetti contributed to this story.
Copyright © 2009, The Hartford Courant
As a paratrooper and nurse, Staff Sgt. Ronald Jay Spino's job was to help the wounded.
But no one could save the Waterbury native Tuesday when he was fatally shot while serving with the U.S. Army in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan.
Spino, 45, was shot in the back while unloading medical supplies, said his cousin, Judi Van Alstyne of Berlin. He was assigned to the 274th Foward Surgical Team, 44th Medical Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., according to the Department of Defense.
The circumstances of his death are under investigation, stated the DOD in its Thursday announcement of the casualty.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell ordered U.S. and state flags lowered at half-staff in honor of Spino. The flags are to remain at half-staff until sundown on the date of his interment, which had not yet been determined.
"This brave and dedicated medic dedicated his military career to treating the fallen on the battlefield," Rell said in a written statement. "Not only did Staff Sergeant Spino care for their wounds, he was trained to take extraordinary risks — including combat parachute jumps — to place himself as close to them as possible to provide the very best care."
Spino leaves his wife, Betty — whom he met in the military — and a stepdaughter, Kandice, 24. His parents, Rita and James Spino, raised him in Waterbury with his brothers, Glen and James Jr., and his sister, Maryanne. His home with Betty is in Fayetteville, N.C., near Fort Bragg.
Spino graduated from Holy Cross High School and Teikyo Post University, now known simply as Post University. He worked in the records room of Waterbury Hospital, where his mother also worked.
There, Spino was known as a conscientious but quiet worker, said Kathy Mancini, a fellow records employee, through hospital spokesman Matt Burgard. If someone needed information, Burgard said, "he'd go out of his way to help."
His mother said, "I was outgoing, but my son was quite shy. He blossomed when he joined the service. It was his true love."
Spino joined the Army in 1993 at age 29. At first, he was a medic, his mother said. Then he became a nurse, then a paratrooper and, finally, a paratrooper/nurse, trained to parachute into war-torn areas and help injured soldiers.
This was his fifth assignment, she said; he was transferred from Iraq to Afghanistan two weeks ago.
His body is scheduled to be flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Friday, his mother said.
"He'll be coming home on New Year's Day."
•Staff writers David Owens and Hilda Munoz and senior information specialist Tina Bachetti contributed to this story.
Copyright © 2009, The Hartford Courant
2009|Most Graceful Moment
30 Years Worth Waiting For!!!
Miss Grace Jones @ The Hammerstein Ballroom
Front row, center, standing.
Five feet (or less) from the Glamazon who is, ultimately, a true diva.
Miss Grace Jones.
So close, I thought she was going to EAT me!!!
I couldn't talk for three days, I yelled my vocal cords numb.
2009|Most Beautiful Moment
Richard Avedon FASHION
International Center of Photography Midtown
To see this life-size, on the wall.
Stunning.
To actually speak to Dovima on the phone in 1989?
Priceless.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Screaming Room|2008
The Philosophy of a Knife (d. Andrey Iskanov)
If you think the Jews had it rough,
you need to go back to your history classes.
What the Japanese did to the Chinese, and the Russians,
is beyond the pale.
I don't know what's worse: actually watching this movie,
or drinking champagne while watching this movie.
It's a stunning achievement,
rendered in an unforgiving black and white.
Sometimes, dead is better.
Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, Prospect CT
The family of a woman who died recently say the wrong body was put in the casket in a Prospect funeral home. State Police and the state Department of Public Health are investigating.
Relatives noticed that the person in the casket was not their loved one.
When Daniel Tuccillo went to staff at the Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Homes location on Waterbury Road, he later told state police he was told that his relative had been cremated by mistake.
The body of another person was in the casket at the wake.
In a written statement, Wayne Buckmiller said "There has been a most unfortunate incident involving the late Mrs. Tuccillo, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend to many."
Buckmiller said the funeral home will work with the family to resolve the situation, and extended it's (sic) condolences.
The Screaming Room|2005
MEATBALL MACHINE (Japan)
OK. So I learned a new term: necro-borg.
This movie is a stretch, but it's a cross of ALIENS, THE MATRIX, and any number of zombie movies, with an industrial flair. Also incredibly erotic, but in a very sick manner. Originally a 1999 Japanese film, I don't know how this found its way into the "we really gotta remake this film" concept meeting, but remade it is.
I really don't know what you need to watch this. A sense of humor, perhaps? A strong stomach? Perhaps both?
I'm just still trying to figure out the drag queen in the porno theatre scene. How the fuck did that get in this flick?
And folks?
This has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with Italian cuisine!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Best Media Quote|2000 - 2009
Anderson Cooper|CNN
"It’s hard to talk
- Anderson Cooper on CNN
when you’re teabagging."
- Anderson Cooper on CNN
Monday, December 28, 2009
This Day in US History|1945
I pledge allegiance...
Congress officially recognizes "The Pledge of Allegiance."
This Day in History|1981
45rpm Records
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98.
FYI: WEA was Queen's "Butterfly" label for a good long time. And it was green.
The Screaming Room|2001
Session 9
Yeah, I'd run screaming from this one.
While I thought it would be worth Josh Lucas alone, seems like director Brad Anderson just couldn't keep himself away from the wheelchair in the middle of a dessicated hallway.
We know it makes a phab 2 1/4" b/w photo (full-frame), but really.
Is that enough to build a movie around?
Nope.
Versus 2009.
The Year in Color|Black v White
Let's see now.
I'll start with the blacks:
1. President Barack Obama
2. Oprah
3. Tiger
4. Grace (Jones, you morons)
5. Mo'Nique
6. Gaboray Sidibe
7. Jennifer Hudson
I'll start with the blacks:
1. President Barack Obama
2. Oprah
3. Tiger
4. Grace (Jones, you morons)
5. Mo'Nique
6. Gaboray Sidibe
7. Jennifer Hudson
8. Michael Jackson
Now, the whites:
1. Jon & Kate
2. The White House Party Crashers
3. Balloon Boy's Parents
4. The Reality Show Serial Killer
5. Michael Phelps
6. Annie (Lennox, you morons)
OK. So maybe putting Phelps is that crowd is WRONG WRONG WRONG. But at least he bellied up to the bar about his peccadillo.
Seems to me, barring Phelps and Lennox, we have a boatload of white folk wanna-be people, who just crave, or fucked, their 15 minutes.
Wha' cha thinkin'?
And if you look at the black list, barring Tiger "I'm really white, really" Woods, everyone else can hold their head up high.
Now, the whites:
1. Jon & Kate
2. The White House Party Crashers
3. Balloon Boy's Parents
4. The Reality Show Serial Killer
5. Michael Phelps
6. Annie (Lennox, you morons)
OK. So maybe putting Phelps is that crowd is WRONG WRONG WRONG. But at least he bellied up to the bar about his peccadillo.
Seems to me, barring Phelps and Lennox, we have a boatload of white folk wanna-be people, who just crave, or fucked, their 15 minutes.
Wha' cha thinkin'?
And if you look at the black list, barring Tiger "I'm really white, really" Woods, everyone else can hold their head up high.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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