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The First Domino?

Stockton, California stumbles towards bankruptcy.

The Stockton City Council met until late Tuesday to vote on a contentious proposal that could forestall the port city’s slide toward insolvency.

Their moods shifting from intense to despondent, residents of the Central Valley city packed the upstairs council chambers, ground floor and outside stairs as members debated [...]

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Ace. …’cause I ain’t quite as dumb as I seem.

RIP: Davy Jones

Figured The Monkees’ spritely (no, I’m not pickin’ on the short guy) Davy Jones would have lived forever, and certainly past 66. Prayers going out to his wife and daughters and friends.

The British born Jones joined The Monkees in 1965 and fronted a stable of rock hits, including “Daydream Believer” and “I’m a Believer.” [...]

Netflix Coming and Going

While today and tomorrow mark the end of a movie-filled era in Netflix’s streaming catalog – bye-bye to The Odd Couple, Flash Gordon, Hud, Cliffhanger and many more – couldn’t be more excited by the treasure-trove of music-related programming they already have in the stable, particularly several more segments from VH1’s “Classic Albums” series, [...]

Classic Pick O’ the Day — March 1

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) The Japanese take advantage of American blunders to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Dir: Richard Fleischer. Cast: Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Jason Robards Jr., Joseph Cotten, E. G. Marshall. TV-PG. 8:00 PM EST. TCM.

While not the most exciting movie ever filmed… the special effects (Oscar winning) are [...]

Wednesday Open Thread

Slip Slidin’ Away…

JimmyC linked to The Blaze summary of this in the Open Thread. This deserves to be mocked openly with its own thread From the Australian Journal of Medical Ethics — “After-Birth Abortion: Why Should the Baby Live?: Here’s the abstract — full article at the link:

Abstract

Abortion is largely accepted even for reasons [...]

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Double Dose o’ Ramirez

Please Don’t Stink!

New Avengers poster

Oh Yes He Did!

Exceedingly stupid… but where do I get me one of them there bulletproof vests?

NSFW — language

Ohhhh! I Thought They Meant Super Elegant!

Cartoon by Jeff Danziger

China takes the moral high ground on the Syrian issue:

Ms Clinton made her remarks at the Friends of Syria conference in Tunisia, a meeting of diplomats boycotted by China and Russia that sought an end to the crisis.

The US Secretary of State said it was “quite distressing” to [...]

Classic Pick O’ the Day — February 29

Looking for Richard (1996) Al Pacino’s deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare’s significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of “Richard III.” Director: Al Pacino. Cast: Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey. TV-PG. 10:20 PM EST. Sundance Channel

Interesting look at Shakespeare and his continuing significance….

Tuesday Open Thread

Monday Night Movie Mashup

Courtesy of The Jimmy Kimmel Show… There are a couple of duds, but a very impressive collection of movie personalities and one, whom I normally loathe, especially made me laugh out loud.

Cav’s Got Your Back!

News from my old unit! From Channel 11 out of Dallas.

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Donald Fagan. They are landing on the Jersey beaches…a virus wearing pumps and pearls

Donald Fagen – Tomorrow’s Girls (Official Music Video). Watch more top selected videos about: Donald Fagen

Classic Pick O’ the Day — February 28

The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Two con artists set out to take over a remote Asian land with a priceless golden treasure. Dir: John Huston. Cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer. TV-MA. 8:00 PM EST. TCM.

I haven’t seen this in years. Story by Rudyard Kipling, great cast, and John Huston [...]

Monday Open Thread