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And this picture was taken during the Internet boom
Wait till roid rage kicks in
Happy to be paying Osama a visit
Wait, Tim Burton broke up with this woman?
This ain't gonna help that 90-percent approval rating
We need more laws in this country
Mom, dad ... I'd like you to meet Sloppy
Jea Scott gets set to run from all of you who are going to visit her site
Jenee Taylor
Kym Stys in Hawaii. She didn't tell me to meet her
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I'm updated early this week, because I have to throw on a pimp costume soon to attend two parties, and then I'm going to see U2 Sunday night. So my partying is your gain.
I know last week's benefit Concert for New York City, orchestrated by Paul McCartney, isn't the usual weirdness I feature on this site, but I thought it was such a valuable event that I wanted to do something on it.
Make no mistake: New York is not back to normal. Within a few blocks of my apartment are two firehouses that lost a combined 20 men. I was at a bar watching the Yanks the other night. With one eye, I saw the TV; with another I saw the scores of flower arrangements outside the firehouse. That's not normal.
I attended two memorial services to say goodbye to friends. And my girlfriend came back from the Little Italy/Chinatown area the other night shaken by the downtown neighborhood's lack of vitality. That's not normal.
We need reason to smile, while not forgetting what happened mothers, fathers, sons, daughters and friends who gave peace a chance. The concert did that for me. The artists flat-out rocked, bringing music to the people while keeping their own celebrity in perfect check.
We must fight the good fight. Anyone who tries to rationalize these sick events and tie it in some way to American citizens' involvement in the power of the U.S. dollar is too warped for decent company.
If the Concert for New York City touched you spirituality, musically or otherwise, here are some links you might enjoy exploring:
- The official VH-1 Concert for NYC page contains a photo gallery, news of an upcoming CD and links to buy event-used items via auction.
- Sadly, Hillary Clinton, Richard Gere and fire commissioner Thomas Van Essen were booed by the audience, which consisted of 6,000 police, fire and emergency workers. I thought the booing was in poor taste, and I have a sense that alcohol may have played a role. Alcohol leads to so much regrettable behavior. If they don't regret it, they should.
- Enjoy the event? Please donate now. $5, $10, $20, anything. Buy one less six-pack. Buy one less pack of cigarettes. Please ensure that families can hold proper memorial services, regain their lost homes, survive the elimination of jobs, send their fatherless/motherless children to college.
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The more you support benefit events, the more successful they will be, and the more events will be held. Help ensure a snowball-effect of kindness and generosity. Spend your money where a portion of the proceeds will help victims.
RANDOM WEIRDNESS
* I came across NudistExplorer.com, a search engine for all things related to naturists, and found this awesome list of nudists' personal home pages. Before you entertain the misconception that all nudists look like Pamela Anderson, ask yourself when the last time you heard a hot chick say that she doesn't like clothes. (Oh, and here's the shocking bad news. Around 90 percent of those home pages are men's.)
You might know that some nudist recreation joints are family friendly, which basically means the kids are playing video games naked somewhere. It always wigs me out to hear that. Well, this home page apparently is from a 14-year-old girl in Australia — or an FBI sting operation. Anyway, it's a safe, eye-opening page to visit, containing just a few thoughts on having no need for clothes (who does?!), solar power and going to school barefoot.
* I Had a Mullet for Halloween — No, not me. But someone out there did have a mullet for Halloween and he posted all the gruesome pics for the world to see. I know, I'm frightened, too.
* A page titled simply Cool Documents contains a controversial CIA memo to George Bush that may serve as evidence in the Kennedy assassination, Oswald's fingerprint card and data on whether the rock band Journey is the cause of violent crime. Journey is responsible for bad videos, sure, but violence? Maybe.
* I enjoy these political cartoons by Ted Rall. The Wall Street Journal apparently called him "bitterly anti-American." I don't get a sense that Rall is unpatriotic, but he is critical of some American leaders, and those qualities can be mutually exclusive.
* There's a new club in New York called Remote Lounge. It's gimmick is that there are tons of video cameras showing live action and capturing photos each night for its web site. I'll have to check that place out soon.
* A photographer named Terry Divyak chronicled his daily shooting fitness model Kym Stys. This would have been my diary:
- Took out camera
- Took pictures
- Didn't care about anything else
Here is Terry and Kym's finished products.
LAND OF THE FREE, HOME OF THE BRAVE
* How will it play out? Two scenarios for the next 12 months — Slate tries to predict what the U.S., and the world, will be like in October 2002. The best case scenario is, of course, to return to normal after leaving terrorists crippled (as much as possible). The worst-case scenario is a domino effect that we all fear.
* Suspects found with box cutters remain silent — These guys may know better than anyone about who and what was behind Sept. 11. Mohammed Jaweed Azmath and Ayub Ali Khan, both from Jersey City, were pulled off a train in Texas with box cutters, hair dye and $5,600 in cash on Sept. 12.
* I loved this Op-Ed piece in the New York Times by the wife of a victim of the WTC attacks. She contends that the site is now a sacred burial ground and it should be treated with respect. So send the celebrities home and put away those damn cameras. I couldn't agree more. I live and work uptown and have not visited the site. There's no need for me to be there, and I'll be damned if I'm going to bring my camera and treat it as some kind of Disneyland.
* I'm not real big on Osama humor, but if you're looking for that Flash movie of Colin Powell and President Bush singing "Hey, Mr. Taliban," you have now found it.
THE NEWSDESK
* The 10 top things you must know about Windows XP — No product can be perfect for everyone. Find out if it's right for you.
* Tourist jailed for oral sex — This was a 65-year-old man who received oral sex from a 22-year-old woman. Forget jail; he should have been given an award. Another example of how religion is the root of absurdity.
* Professor claims Robin Hood was gay — This threw me for a loop. What else is he preaching? That Hitler was bad? That Bill Gates is rich? That Keanu Reeves is a bad actor?
* Man turns apartment into replica of Starship Enterprise — Look out the window, dude. There's life out there.
THE WEEKLY LADIES
* If British magazine FHM raises 3500 pounds, Anna Fowler will shed her black bikini. But since neither FHM nor FHM.com contains nudity, I'm not sure where this event will be documented.
* Mandy Fisher represented the University of Cincinnati (the one whose basketball players never graduate) in Playboy's Girls of Conference USA issue. Now she's got a web site with a ton of her own pictures. Autographed pics are $5.
* Jea Scott not only has a bunch of attractive galleries, but a diary of her trip to the WTC disaster area. Anything that makes those workers happy is cool with me.
* Jenee Taylor is a model from Sacramento. She has both qualities necessary to make it as a featured model on this site.
* Photographer Pedro archives his model test shoots. Click the link at the bottom to see more.
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