Yahoo! Web Services for Developers

Just parking this here so I won't forget it -- geeky article on Yahho's new open API for accessing their data, which might be fun to mess with, and possibly even useful.

Church Sign Generator

Well, now, this could be fun.

Oscars

Heh.

I liked that Chris Rock said "I'm not gonna rag on Bush" and then spent three minutes doing just that.

Beyonce -- you're overcompensating. You don't have to prove to everyone that you can sing. You can't. But you look like Beyonce. And that's ok.

What's hotter than Salma Hayek? Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz. iAy Carramba!

Bummed that Scorcese didn't win, but glad that he didn't win for something like the Aviator. He should win for making a Martin Scorcese kinda film. If he has one more left in him....

Robin Williams: "Hello" is a salutaion, not a punchline.

If that Andrew Lloyd Webber travesty was the best song in Phantom, I've been fully justified in refusing to see it all these years.

Goodbye, Macintosh man

Jef Raskin, one of the prime movers behind the original Mac, has died at age 61. There's more about his interesting career at his official site.

Who Has the Most Kick-Ass Senator?

We do. Kudos to Boxer, Clinton, et al, and good luck getting voter reform law passed. It would be nice if we were better about practicing what we preach when it comes to this whole spreading-democracy thing.

Tragic

This is just one of the reasons why, even if W rains the manna and honey of capitalism and democracy all over the middle east (as, oddly, NPR seemed to be crediting him with yesterday), he will still be the biggest failure of a president in my lifetime, and possibly ever.

Trekkies take it to the streets!

They're mad as hell over the demise of "Star Trek: Enterprise" and are telling Paramount Studios that they aren't taking it anymore.

There's even an effort at raising money to keep the struggling series flying. Tally as of this posting: $52,755. Estimated cost of one episode: $1.6 million.

Ghost Town Will Eat Your Hat

We're playing in Santa Monica this coming Wednesday, March 2nd at celebrated watering hole, 14 Below. Yes, they've invited us back! We're the first of 4 bands, so we'll hit the stage promptly at 8pm. It's a 6 dollar cover, and an excellent place to get your drink on.

8:00 Ghost Town (temp URL)
9:00 Stoic Frame
10:00 Prognosis Negative
11:00 Evacuation Plan (reportedly a bunch of Cal Arts grads)

Need directions to the club?


Please come out and see the band, as it's a ridiculously talented
group of performers, dedicating themselves to some highly crafted, intelligent, and rocking pop songs. This group has put in so much work on my tunes, it's amazing, and if you don't think it's one of the best shows you've seen all year, I'll eat your hat.*

Line-up:
Ashley Caldwell, vocals
Ken Lasaine, guitar
Frank San Filippo, bass
Kevin Smith, organ & electric piano
Adam Steinberg, drums
Romy Suskin, vocals

*Offer contingent on your hat being composed entirely of tasty fruit and/or beef jerky.

In praise of Bjork!

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Yeah, it's almost Oscar night, with the annual ritual of the red carpet. And yeah, somebody on E! will crack wise about Bjork's swan look some years ago. But the joke was on E!, Joan and the rest of the fashion establishment. Every time she's mentioned, it merely validates the fractured genius that is Bjork.

You're an Ashcroft!

Heh-heh.

A Huge Collection of Collections

Now there's a British guy who's gonna stay single for awhile.

Ice Walls

Perhaps the opposite of what Sheena Easton has on offer. There's apparently not a lot to do in Fairbanks, Alaska in the winter.

Hunter S. Thompson: Still Dead

To be shot out of fireworks cannon.

Spyware Maker Appointed to Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Advisory Board

This like appointing Ken Lay to head up a "Business Ethics" advisory board. I would say "Unvelievable," but with this administration, it's all too believable.