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Tuesday, December 3, 2002

Jim Morrison Lives. New Doors. Chuck Dolan enlightens me that The Doors are back. Ok. Maybe Jim never made it out of that bathtub. And the groupies still make a mess of the Paris cemetery where Jim rests. [...] not recommended as a place to hang out and drop acid to commune with Morrison's spirit, as the line of Gendarmes keeping vigil are never amused. Graffiti abounds, candle wax has dripped everywhere and it's a really sad sight. from the Hip Guide To Paris Now his ex-bandmates won't let him rest in piece either. But original Doors Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger are teaming with ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland to pick up the sticks where John Densmore left off and Cult vocalist Ian Astbury as the next(?) Jim Morrison. They're performing live on December 8th in Las Vegas - an important date per the website as it marks the birth of Morrison, John Lennon's death and the enlightenment of Buddha. I hear a very gentle sound Very near yet very far Very soft, yeah, very clear Come today, come today What have they done to the earth? What have they done to our fair sister? Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn And tied her with fences and dragged her down I hear a very gentle sound With your ear down to the ground We want the world and we want it... We want the world and we want it... Now Now? Now! Persian night, babe See the light, babe Save us! Jesus! Save us! from When The Music Is Over 6:13:05 PM  permalink  |    |   trackback disabled due to spam Holiday Catalog Waste: Week II Dateline: December 2, 2002 Catalogs Received: 53 since November 17, 2002 Worst Offender: Williams & Sonoma (5 catalogs) As reported in my earlier post, I am counting down the days and catalogs till Christmas. In this age of mass consumerism, commercialism of Holidays and heavy attention to email spam, I think it's important not forget the waste (of natural resources as well as hard earned and usually fought for marketing dollars) that goes into catalog production, printing and mailing. So rather than rant, rave and post the insane offers I receive via email but are filtered by my junk mail filter, I simply post visual data and pictures illustrating the junk mail that is causing my mailman's likely repeated trips to chiropractic and massage therapy. Here is a list of the catalogs I've received. And here is week a running photo essay of my catalog collection by week. It's interesting to note that I've received catalogs from "pure-play" e-commerce sites Buy.com and RedEnvelope as well as the most recent Marshall Fields catalog indicates a relationship with Amazon.com. Remember click and order versus bricks and mortar? Fact is, all of these catalogs are trying to drive traffic to their e-commerce investment online. Me? I think this year my gifts will be trees planted or starving children adopted in my friends' or relatives' name. And probably a bottle of wine or two or three. But nothing from those catalogs. Shame. 2:15:57 AM  permalink  |    |   trackback disabled due to spam

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