Day: February 4, 2004

So with the world in the mess that it is these days, obviously the biggest story in the news should be that we all got to see Janet Jackson’s right boob on Sunday night. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you must be living in a hole. It’s a shame that after one of the most exciting Super Bowls (well, once we got close to the end of the first half) all we can talk about is a really stupid publicity stunt almost as lame as the moron who thought doing a naked jig in the middle of the field was even remotely clever. At least we’re getting such classic headlines as “Jackson Breast Under Fed Probe”.

The Drudge Report has additional info (and a graphic close-up) quoting a source who stated that CBS and MTV knew about it. Fortunately the NFL is cleared as simply being too stupid to realize hiring MTV was asking for trouble. Personally I find the most diturbing revelation during all of this can be found on the second picture on Drudge – namely that was no pasty, but the most frikkin’ ridiculous nipple piercing I’ve ever seen.
Continue reading “Crass and tasteless does not mean illegal”

Just in case you were wondering, it’s taken me far less time to get back into the Eagles this year. I’ve already read about a dozen articles and countless postings on what the offseason should bring. I won’t make any real commentary now (other than they obviously need an overhaul of the WR corp), but the footballs in my head are already spiralling. I just can’t seem to get away from it, no matter how much they piss me off.

Music sales are down, so we should legislate to force people to buy an overpriced product. That has been the general consensus among record labels (spearheaded by the nefarious RIAA). Until now, that is. Last September Universal announced that they would cut their CD prices drastically. While I haven’t heard from many other labels specifically, I have noticed an increase in the number of CDs that are priced at only $9.99. Generally that’s the sale price, but it still means that the regular price is only about 12 or 13 dollars. It seems that these guys are finally willing to test the theory that people are more willing to spend money when something is cheaper.
Continue reading “Maybe they’re on to something”