Bartcop Entertainment - Thursday, 3 April, 2003

Thursday

3 April, 2003

big hammer - bigger hammer

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'TBH Politoons'

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Thanks, again, Tim!

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Reader Comment

Re: George Miller

Just a little p.s. on George Miller's passing.

Like most Americans, Miller had no health insurance. David Letterman paid all of the medical bills for his leukemia for over ten years, and supported him when he could no longer work.

What a good guy.
~~ Ken


Thanks, Ken! Not only did Letterman pick up the medical tab, he also made sure that the latest, most promising treatments were used, as well as providing round-the-clock nursing care when needed.
We all should be so lucky to have a friend like Dave!

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Reader Suggested Reading

from that Mad Cat, JD

Bush, Rumsfeld, Blair, Straw entry banned to Church of Nativity


Thanks, again, JD!

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Reader Comment

Re: Favorite Book

Check out "Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life," by Victor Herman.

It's out of print but available used on Amazon and eBay.

Unbelievable story, it will change your view of the world.

-- Mark


Thanks, Mark. Meant to grab a link to it at Amazon, but, running late, again (so what else is new). Will check it out, though.

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Reader Comment

Re: Cher, Liz and Michael Jackson

Hello:

So Cher and Elizabeth Taylor are through with Michael Jackson? Gee, I can't decide who I think got the best of that deal.

Regards,
~~ Jim


Heh heh. You have a point there, Jim! Thanks.

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In Memory of Edwin Starr

'War'

'War'

Edwin Starr

War
Oh no-there's got to be a better way
Say it again
There's got to be a better way-yeah
What is it good for?
*War has caused unrest
Among the younger generation
Induction then destruction
Who wants to die?
War-huh
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
War-huh
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Yeah
War-I despise
'Cos it means destruction
Of innocent lives
War means tears
To thousands of mothers how
When their sons go off to fight
And lose their lives
I said
War-huh
It's an enemy of all mankind
No point of war
'Cos you're a man
*(Repeat)
Give it to me one time-now
Give it to me one time-now
War has shattered
Many young men's dreams
We've got no place for it today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord, there's just got to be a better way
It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
War
Friend only to the undertaker
War
War
War-Good God, now
Now
Give it to me one time now
Now now
What is it good for?

www.elyrics4u.com

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Clear, cool, breezy day.

Have open-house at the school Thursday, so did the CostCo run today. Only 1 food lady. Bummer.

Poked around in what was the garden. Usually have it planted by this time of year - maybe this weekend. At least the horseradish & basil are coming up with no effort.



Tonight, Thursday, CBS is supposed to open with a FRESH 'Survivor', followed by a FRESH 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', and then a FRESH 'Without A Trace'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Vin Diesel and Bo Diddley.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Will Ferrell, Brooke Burns, and Sum 41.

NBC is supposed to offer a FRESH 'Friends', followed by a FRESH 'Scrubs', then a FRESH 'Will & Grace', followed by a FRESH 'Good Morning, Miami', then a FRESH 'ER'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are Dennis Miller, Dave Cota and performing parakeets.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Patricia Heaton, Patton Oswalt, and Finch.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Kelly Preston and Fabolous.

ABC is supposed to open with a FRESH 'Whose Line', followed by a RERUN 'Whose Line', then a RERUN 'The Bachelor', and finally 'PrimeTime Thursday'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Ali Landry, Time Lapse Consortium, and this week's guest co-host Mike Tyson.

The WB has a RERUN 'Sabrina', followed by another RERUN 'Sabrina', then a FRESH 'Jamie Kennedy', and a FRESH 'On The Spot'.

Faux opens with a RERUN 'Married By America', followed by 'The Pulse', with the parking-challenged Shepard Smith.

UPN pisses away the night with 'WWE SmackDown!'.



Anyone have any opinions?

Or reviews?



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Visitors walk along the Tidal Basin under cherry blossoms in full bloom on a warm spring day, Wednesday, April 2,2003, in Washington. Tourists converged on the nation's capital to see the trees that have been celebrated every year since 1912. The Washington Monument is in the background.
Photo by Teru Iwasaki

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Which Scenario Is Worse?

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Welcomes Remake Of "King Kong"

Fay Wray

Fay Wray, the original actress carried by King Kong in the classic 1933 movie, has welcomed news that Peter Jackson is to remake the film, it was reported.

The Canadian-born actress, who is now 95, told the Dominion-Post newspaper she was impressed Jackson wanted to remain true to the original by setting it in the same period.

"I remember Merion Cooper so well, who created the original," she said.

"I still remember when he was just thinking of the idea for the film and he looked at me and said, 'I know I think I will call it Kong -- no, even better, I will call it King Kong!' He was a wonderful person -- so strong and devoted to film.

"I think it is excellent and honourable that Peter Jackson wants to be true to the original. And I am proud that he wants to keep King Kong alive."

Fay Wray

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The Information One-Stop

Moose & Squirrel

Moose & Squirrel Information One-Stop

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Threats & Hate Mail

Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks say they're in danger of bodily harm from folks who are taking their anti-Bush statements a little too personally. The country trio - who got in hot water three weeks ago for telling a London concert audience they were "embarrassed" that George W. Bush is a fellow Texan - told Australian radio they've been receiving threats and some of their property had been vandalized.

"We've gotten a lot of hate mail, a lot of threatening mail," Martie Maguire said Saturday after a gig in Sydney. "Emily [Robison] had the front gate of her ranch smashed in. We have to have security when we get back to the states. It puts my well-being in jeopardy." Even after seeing Dixie Chicks albums banned from radio playlists, Natalie Maines says she's still shocked at the amount of press she received, reports Sydney journo David J. Baird. "What is wrong with the world when what the Dixie Chicks say is more important than the war? Why does anyone care what we think?" The backlash has left Maguire with "a combination of emotions. Either I want to speak out more or I'm scared to say anything."

Dixie Chicks

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AC/DC To Open

Rolling Stones

Legendary Australian rockers AC/DC will open three German stadium shows in June for the Rolling Stones.

The June 13 show in Oberhausen will also feature the Cranberries, while dates on June 20 in Leipzig and June 22 in Hockenheim will include a set by the Pretenders, who opened a handful of the Stones U.S. shows last year. The European leg of the Stones' Licks tour begins on June 4 in Munich.

On February 18, the opening night of the Stones' Australian tour, AC/DC guitarists Malcolm and Angus Young joined the group at Sydney's Enmore Theater for a cover of B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby."

Rolling Stones

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The 2,400-year-old so-called Dancing Satyr is on display at the Italian Parliament

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Ozzy Optimistic

Sharon Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne, the manager wife of rock wild man Ozzy Osbourne, appears to be free of the cancer she discovered last year.

"Ozzy says Sharon has completed her treatment and has no signs of cancer," a spokesman for the rocker told Reuters on Wednesday.

Sharon Osbourne said the strain of living in a fish bowl had become hard as the family struggled to cope with her battle against the cancer, a crisis which she said drove Ozzy to drink.

Sharon Osbourne

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Plan 'Summer Getaway'

The Dead

The Dead -- the reunited and renamed surviving members of the Grateful Dead -- will return to tradition this summer, launching a two-leg tour North American tour.

The first leg of the Dead Summer Getaway 2003 will kick off June 15 with a previously announced performance at the second annual Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn., and last through early July. Details of the second leg, which will run July 29-Aug. 10, have not yet been announced.

Steve Winwood and Willie Nelson will accompany the Dead on the tour's first leg. Winwood is slated for June 17-25 shows, with Nelson joining the tour for concerts scheduled June 27-July 3. Cities and opening acts have not been announced for the July 6-8 stops that will close out the first string of summer dates.

Along with Nelson, the Dead's June 29 date in Vernon, N.Y., will also feature a set by second generation jam band moe. In addition, the Dead will perform at Willie Nelson's Picnic, July 4 in Spicewood, Texas, about an hour outside of Austin. For tour ticket information, visit the Dead's official Web site ( www.dead.net).

Here are the Dead's confirmed summer tour dates:

June 15: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo Music Festival)
June 17: TBA (w/Steve Winwood)
June 18: TBA (w/Steve Winwood)
June 20: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing; w/Steve Winwood)
June 21: Hartford, Conn. (The Meadows; w/Steve Winwood)
June 22: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center; w/Steve Winwood)
June 24-25: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center w/Steve Winwood)
June 27-28: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Waterfront; w/Willie Nelson)
June 29: Vernon Downs, N.Y. (Vernon Downs Raceway; w/Willie Nelson, moe.)
July 1: Milwaukee, Wis. (Summerfest; w/Willie Nelson)
July 2: St. Louis, Mo. (UMB Bank Pavilion; w/Willie Nelson)
July 4: Spicewood, Texas (Willie Nelson's Picnic @ Two River Canyon Amphitheater)
July 6: TBA
July 7: TBA
July 8: TBA
July 29-Aug. 10: TBA

The Dead

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Arrive in India for Tour

Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones arrived with its 150-strong entourage in the southern city of Bangalore late Tuesday on its "40 Licks" tour.

They had been scheduled to perform Tuesday in Shanghai and April 4 in Beijing, but changed their minds because of travel warnings from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

The Rolling Stones are now scheduled to play April 4 in Bangalore, April 7 in Bombay, India's financial hub, and April 10 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Rolling Stones

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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

bartcook

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Baby News

Diezel Ky Braxton Lewis

Singer Toni Braxton and her husband have another son.

Diezel Ky Braxton Lewis was born Sunday at an Atlanta-area hospital. He's the second child of Braxton, 34, and her 32-year-old husband, Keri Lewis. They also have a 1-year-old son, Denim.

Diezel Ky Braxton Lewis

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Leads Anti-War Protest

Martin Sheen

Hollywood actor and peace activist Martin Sheen holds a cross as he joins an anti-war demonstration in front of the Federal Building in Los Angeles.  Photo by Hector Mata

Actor Martin Sheen led a group of women carrying grim pictures of Iraqi women and children and blood-stained children's clothing in a protest at the US-led war on Iraq.

About 300 people were on hand to demonstrate outside US federal government offices here and about 15 were arrested for blocking access to the facilities, witnesses said.

With peace songs in the air, Sheen, 62, -- who plays a US president on the NBC television series "The West Wing" -- filed past the federal building carrying a cross.

Martin Sheen

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Leaving Iraq in Flap with Pentagon

Geraldo Rivera

A day after the Pentagon demanded he leave the war zone in Iraq for divulging U.S. troop positions in a broadcast, maverick television reporter Geraldo Rivera has "volunteered" to leave the country, the Fox News Channel said on Tuesday.

Rivera, who was traveling with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, ran afoul of military commanders with a live report on Sunday in which he sketched a map in the sand to show viewers his relative location in Iraq and where troops might advance next.

Pentagon officials said Monday that Rivera's report "compromised operational security" of the Army unit and that at the insistence of the field commanders, Fox News had agreed to remove him from the war zone.

Fox, a unit of News Corp. Ltd. and the top-rated all-news cable network in the United States, had initially maintained that the matter was under review with the Pentagon.

Late Tuesday, the network issued a statement saying Rivera's brief stint in Iraq was over for now.

Geraldo Rivera

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Most Trusted News Anchor

Tom Brokaw

NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw is America's most trusted network anchor, but his heir apparent, Brian Williams, is the least, according to a TV Guide poll released on Wednesday.

The results mirrored recent ratings for the various network evening newscasts, in which the NBC Nightly News holds a strong lead among the Big Three broadcasters, while its sister MSNBC channel is last among the three all-news cable news networks.

Twenty-two percent of those surveyed named NBC's Brokaw as the news anchor they trust the most, while Williams, the MSNBC anchor widely seen as being groomed to eventually replace Brokaw, was in last place with just 4 percent.

Top-rated cable network Fox News Channel's Shepard Smith (16 percent) was in a virtual three-way trustworthiness tie for second place with ABC World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings (17 percent) and CBS Evening News host Dan Rather (16). CNN's Aaron Brown garnered 11 percent.

But despite Fox News' overall lead in the cable news ratings, nearly a third of survey respondents, 31 percent, said they tune to CNN first when news breaks, followed by Fox News with 20 percent. NBC was third with 11 percent.

Tom Brokaw

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Likes Playing Strong Women

Angie Harmon

Angie Harmon has some advice for models who want to be taken seriously as actresses: Play strong, pushy women.

Harmon never had any trouble making the transition because "it wasn't like I had a huge, successful modeling career," she told AP Radio. "I wasn't a supermodel."

The "Agent Cody Banks" star said her character, CIA operative Ronica Miles, got to be sexy as well as tough, wearing tight outfits and high heels — all the while taking down the bad guys.

Angie Harmon

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Formerly 'The Vidiot'

pissed

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Ordered To Finish Rehab

Jason Mewes

Jason Mewes, who played a pot-smoking slacker in the Kevin Smith films "Clerks" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," has been ordered to complete drug rehabilitation or face jail.

Mewes, 28, who failed to report for a court hearing stemming from a 1999 heroin conviction, had a warrant issued for his arrest in December 2001.

On Tuesday, he surrendered and pleaded guilty to probation violation charges. He admitted failing to report to his probation officer, take drug tests or undergo counseling. He also admitted leaving the state without permission and lying to his probation officer.

If he violates his parole again, he faces up to five years in prison.

Jason Mewes

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Renior's 'Dans les Roses,' a portrait of a woman sitting in a French garden that has not been seen in public for 65 years, will be auctioned in New York in May 2003 by Sotheby's. The 1882 painting, valued at $20 million to $30 million, has not been exhibited publicly since 1937 when it was included in 'Renior, His Paintings' at the Metropolitan Mudeum of Art in New York.

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Brags About Bias

Fox News

by David Folkenflik

Obnoxious, pontificating jerk." "Self-absorbed, condescending imbecile." "Ivy League intellectual Lilliputian."

These were among the choice phrases deployed by Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto Friday to rebut criticism that the anchor had abandoned objectivity for overt nationalism on the air.

The complaint was made in a letter written to the network by a journalism professor who Cavuto didn't further identify.

"There is nothing wrong with taking sides here, professor," Cavuto said during his show. "You see no difference between a government that oppresses people, and one that does not, but I do."

Taken as a whole, the anchor's jeremiad neatly defines the tone of Fox News at war: It is patriotic, it is pugilistic, and it takes things personally.

As the invasion of Iraq unfolds, this visceral approach has become more the rule than the exception at Fox News. Always presented as an alternative to the rest of the establishment press, Fox has switched into even higher gear, encouraging a resolutely pro-American, sometimes explicitly pro-war stance.

Founded in 1996 by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, Fox News has a core of capable reporters, such as Jim Angle at the White House, Major Garrett covering the Pentagon, Rick Leventhal, currently reporting from Iraq, and Brit Hume, the channel's Washington managing editor. Under the leadership of Roger Ailes, the channel has strong appeal for those who find the media too elitist or liberal.

For the rest, Fox News

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Wedding On Monday

Russell Crowe

Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe will tie the knot with his Australian sweetheart Danielle Spencer at his remote Australian spread on his 39th birthday on Monday.

Publicist Wendy Day told Reuters the Oscar-winning "Gladiator" star and actress-singer Spencer planned a low-key, private affair, with around 80 close friends and family but no A-list Hollywood superstars.

Newspapers said Texas Governor Rick Perry, a long-time friend of New Zealand-born, Australian-raised Crowe, might be there. Longtime pal Nicole Kidman, who last month won the Best Actress Oscar, will not be able to attend although rumors are flying that Sting will.

Russell Crowe

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Fat-Fingered Vulgarian Bets on NBC Reality Show

The Donald

NBC has cut a deal with Donald Trump and "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett for a 13-episode reality series that promises to pit 20 would-be business moguls in a contest to win a six-figure salary working for Trump.

Dubbed "The Apprentice," the series will assemble a group of candidates from all walks of life -- from MBA students to street hustlers -- in a competition to become the "apprentice" to the "master," a.k.a. Trump. The contestants will be put through various tests and challenges. Each episode will conclude with contestants facing a grilling from Trump and some of his top executives, and Trump will ultimately fire one candidate each week.

The finale will find the executive-in-training rewarded with a yearlong job at a six-figure salary with the Trump Organization.

The Donald

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NBC Out $50 Million - So Far

Networks

As the war in Iraq grows ever more unpredictable, General Electric Co., parent of the NBC television, conceded on Wednesday that preempting some entertainment shows in favor of news had cost it $50 million in pretax profits.

At a presentation to investors and analysts in New York, Keith Sherin, the chief financial officer of NBC parent General Electric Co., said the decision to forego popular shows like "Law & Order" in favor of airing newsbreaks had boosted its costs and reduced advertising revenues.

But despite the preemptions, NBC still expects operating profit to be up 10 percent in 2003, Sherin said.

Other networks, though, were less forthcoming about the financial impact of the conflict, which began the evening of March 19 but was so uneventful in its early hours that many networks soon went back to regularly-scheduled programming.

A spokesman for Fox, a part of the Fox Entertainment Group Inc., a unit of News Corp. Ltd., said "the numbers were minimal" in terms of its losses. While the other networks have three nightly prime-time hours, Fox only has two, and it does not have a news division of its own.

Networks

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Operation Iraqi Liberation

No Comic Cease-Fire

Comedians around the world have declared there won't be any cease-fire in this war.

"Did you know that 'Iraq' is Arabic for 'Vietnam,"' said "Tonight" show host Jay Leno recently.

"resident Bush said if Iraq gets rid of Saddam, he'll help the Iraqi people with food, medicine, supplies, housing, education. Isn't that amazing? He finally comes up with a domestic agenda. And for Iraq! Maybe we could bring that here."

"This war is not about oil -- it's about gasoline," said a deadpan Leno. He added that he could think of five reasons to attack Iraq: "Shell, Exxon, Mobil, Texaco and BP," said Leno, whose popular program can also be seen in many countries abroad.

"President Bush said this Iraq situation looks like the re-run of a bad movie. Well sure, there's a Bush in the White House, the economy's going to hell, we're going to war over oil -- I've seen this movie, haven't I?"

Jokes on the war, Bush, and the at times breathless reports from broadcast journalists with little to report have spread in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Even a top New Zealand government official shared a favorite joke with journalists:

"Bush got a coded message from Saddam that read: '370HSSV-0773H'," the official said. "Bush was stumped and sent for the CIA. The CIA also had no answer, so it was sent to Bill Clinton. He suggested turning it upside down."

German entertainer Harald Schmidt was among the first to satirize television journalists who talk a lot but say little. He also lampooned Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who had dismissed France and Germany as the "old Europe" for their anti-war stance.

"Iraq is fighting back -- that is, the 'old Iraq' Rumsfeld says," quipped Schmidt, Germany's answer to Leno.

"Bush is going to have to finish this war himself -- he doesn't have a son who can do it for him later."

In France, where anti-war sentiment is widespread, there have been few jokes about Iraq. A notable exception has been Plantu, front-page cartoonist for the daily Le Monde, who has been wielding his caustic pen against the United States.

In one cartoon, a U.S. soldier steps onto a lunar landscape and says, paraphrasing Neil Armstrong's famous comment, "It's one small step for man ... one giant step for stupidity."

For more, No Comic Cease-Fire

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Fears For Iraqi Historical Sites

UNESCO

UNESCO said it has received "alarming information" that historical sites in Iraq may have been damaged by continuous bombings, despite numerous pleas for Washington to take care to preserve them.

"Unfortunately, we have alarming information on a number of sites that could have already been damaged by the bombings and fighting," said Monir Buchenaki, Algerian archaeologist and UNESCO assistant cultural manager, adding he had sent a letter to the American authorities on the issue.

"We have received information indicating that the museum of Tikrit (the northern Iraqi town in which Saddam Hussein was born) has been damaged, as well as the museum of Mosul and a palace in Baghdad containing a collection of objects from the monarchy," Buchenaki explained.

"Mesopotamia and the Abbasid caliphate are jewels of civilisation. That is why we constantly raise the alarm not just about casualties, but also warn that cultural heritage that must not be destroyed."

UNESCO

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Part of The Anti-Dixie Chicks Squad

Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band plan to play a May 1 concert organized as an alternative to the Dixie Chicks, who will be opening their United States tour at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville that day.

Radio talk show host Mike Gallagher proposed the concert as a way for fans to protest remarks that Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines made about resident Bush during the European leg of the trio's tour.

The South Carolina House of Representatives even got involved in the fracas by adopting a resolution asking the band to play a free concert for the troops and their families as a way of apologizing.

All proceeds from the Marshall Tucker Band concert will buy food for military families and military communities, he said.

Marshall Tucker Band

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Larger Than A Giant Squid

Colossal Squid

A colossal squid has been caught in Antarctic waters, the first example of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni retrieved virtually intact from the surface of the ocean.

"All we knew prior to this specimen coming through was that this animal lived in the abyssal environment down in Antarctica," New Zealand squid expert and senior research fellow at Auckland University of Technology, Dr Steve O'Shea, told BBC News Online.

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni was first identified in 1925 after two arms were recovered from a sperm whale's stomach.

There have only ever been six specimens of this squid recovered: five have come from the stomachs of sperm whales and the sixth was caught in a trawl net at a depth of 2,000 to 2,200 metres.

The squid researchers are calling Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni the "colossal squid".

For more (and pictures), Colossal Squid

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In Memory

Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr, the soul singer who produced No. 1 Motown hits such as "War," died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday, his manager said. He was 61.

Starr, who lived in England, died at his home near the central city of Nottingham, said manager Lilian Kyle.

Last year, Starr — from the Motown stable and similar in style to James Brown (news) — performed at the wedding of Liza Minnelli (news) and David Gest in New York. He also had sung live with Bruce Springsteen (news).

Born Charles Hatcher in Nashville, Tenn., Starr formed his first group, the Future Tones, in 1957, recording one single before his three-year army service. In 1965, he was offered a solo deal following two years of touring with another band.

Early hits included "Agent Double-O Soul" and "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S)."

But his biggest success came with "War," a No. 1 hit in 1970 during a time of growing anti-Vietnam War protests. Other top 10 hits included "Contact" and "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio."

Starr, who made a brief comeback during the disco craze, later spent most of his time touring Europe on the oldies circuit.

Last weekend, he performed at two shows in Stuttgart, Germany.

Suzi Quatro (news), a '70s rock star who had known Starr since she was a teenager in Detroit, praised him Wednesday.

"He was the best," she said. "There was nobody better on stage, and he was the nicest man you could ever wish to meet."

Rainer Haas, Quatro's husband and the promoter of the Stuttgart shows, said: "He was just superb. He played to 16,000 people over the two nights and he put on a great show. The shows were actually recorded for television, so we will have an enduring memory of how brilliant he was live."

In England, Starr participated in an award-winning British Broadcasting Corp. radio series on the U.S. civil rights movement. In 1995, he was featured on a Walt Disney children's workout album entitled "Mousercise."

"His death has come as a total shock," said Paul Carvell, a friend. "His health hasn't been brilliant recently, but he kept that away from most people and continued to give it his all when he performed.

"There is one more star in heaven tonight."

Edwin Starr



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Ein Pfauenauge hat sich am Sonntag, 30. Maerz 2003, die Blueten einer Zierpflaume in Ludwigsburg bei Stuttgart als Landeplatz ausgesucht. Der Wechsel auf die Sommerzeit ist im Sueden Deutschlands nochmals von strahlend blauem Himmel begleitet. Laut Metereologen soll sich aber zum Wochenbeginn das Wetter verschlechtern.
Photo by Thomas Kienzle

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Who served?

The Chickenhawk Database

Draft Dodging Conservatives

Congressional Members with Military Service

Who Died and Made You President? :: The Bean Magazine

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100 Most Banned Books

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