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Friday, July 1, 2011

Friday Roundup: Buzz and Woody Will Kick Your Ass! by Don Hall

VO:  Someone Lost the Toys and There Will Be HELL TO PAY...SOURCE****A Quick Wrap-up on 50 Plays by Joe JanesYes.  We did it again.  I like to characterize these forays into t…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:01AM
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Immediately Revisionist but DO NOT LAUGH AT THE CRAZY! by Don Hall

He was a six foot, 2 inches tall eighth grade boy. He towered over everyone, including our home room teacher. He was like a Great Dane puppy, all size but no coordination.And he was preter…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:14AM
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that sometimes the best way to show appreciation is to avoid criticizing those who make mistakes in pursuit of your best interests and to simply enjoy the fruits of their labor thoroughly…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:12AM
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Too Few to Mention... by Don Hall

"I don't understand how you can say that.  I don't think that's possible.  Live without any regrets?  What does that mean?"OK.  Perhaps I misspoke when she asked me what …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AM
Monday, June 27, 2011

Running Out the Clock by Don Hall

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said, “raising taxes is going to destroy jobs. If you raise taxes on the people that we need to grow our economy and to hire new workers, guess wha…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:08AM
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Amazing Creativity Combined with Technology - Wow! by Don Hall

I am a fan of Apple.As much as I disdain a "love" of material objects, I love - without qualification - my iPhone, my iPad, and my iMac.  Not in a "I Couldn't Live Without Them" sort of…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 07:02AM
Friday, June 24, 2011

Friday Roundup: Hot Minced Meat and Spray Margarine by Don Hall

Oh, Those Flaky Porn Stars!!!A suburban movie theater owner is suing adult film star Jenna Jameson, alleging she faked sickness in order to skip appearances in Naperville and Woodridge and i…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:11AM
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Artists STEAL... by Don Hall

...And That's Why Copyright Law is a Big Pillow Smothering CreativityKirby Ferguson has pretty much made an incontrovertible case for the art of remixing elements stolen from other arti…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AM
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that spending billions of US tax dollars (mostly those of the middle class because the wealthy and Corporations pay less taxes than anytime in our history) to buy "big guns" for the Iraqi…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:10AM
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Free Market Ideology is a Bunch of Shit by Don Hall

The free market doesn’t exist. Every market has some rules and boundaries that restrict freedom of choice. A market looks free only because we so unconditionally accept its underlying rest…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:08AM
Monday, June 20, 2011

25 More to Go!!! by Don Hall

Get your tickets to the final 25!!

SOURCE: Don Hall at 12:38PM

Sarah Palin is Right About the Media... by Don Hall

...Although She's Got the Context All Wrong...The idea that language and visual imagery are incredibly influential isn't a new one. The ability to use the two in combination has served ever…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:04AM
Saturday, June 18, 2011

And Now I Give You Dick Santorum and Anita Bachman by Don Hall

Santorum = Weiner?Bachman = Anita Bryant?

SOURCE: Don Hall at 07:09AM
Friday, June 17, 2011

Friday Roundup: A DuChampian Dress and I Want a Beer! by Don Hall

I Love This Commercial...****I Wanna See Her in DuChamp's "Bicycle Wheel" or Wearing an Escher Staircase...SOURCE****What If One of Them DeFriends Her?****Click Here for Salacious Pornograph…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AM
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Pandering to the Idiots by Don Hall

A Response to a Defensive Comedy Hack (DCH)My first experience with the elusive muse known as Comedy was when I had to be four or five years old. My grandpa would get the entire family to w…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:08AM
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that you really should come out and see a few of the 50 Plays by Joe Janes. Some of these will blow your mind (including a play with a cello player chained up in a basement and Dana Blac…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AM
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

No More Left and Right, No More Blue and Red by Don Hall

For a long time, American politics has been defined by a Left/Right dynamic. It was Liberals versus Conservatives on a variety of issues. Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice, Tax Cuts vs. More Spendi…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:05AM