Month: May 2004

I’ve got people on other threads claiming that Iraq could turn out just like Japan…without giving nod to what it took to make Japan turn out like Japan.

Meanwhile, Iraq has apparently been screening “The Untouchables.” “They pull a knife, you pull a gun. They send one of yours to the hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue. That’s the Chicago Way, and that’s how you get Capone.”

We tortured and tormented their soldiers in a prison camp.

Their response is to cut off the head of a civilian and crow about it on videotape.

So they want to go the Chicago Way? Americans want Iraq to turn out like Japan?

Okay. So we come back with not just the Chicago Way, but the “Aliens” way. We stop screwing around. We pull out all our troops and nuke them from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure, right? As soon as the last of our people are out of range, we give Iraq dawn at night. If people on both sides are going to toss aside rules, regulations and humanity in favor of one culture dominating another, it’s time to stop pussyfooting around, right? Truman dropped Fatman and Little Boy in order to save the lives of thousands of American soldiers from an extended land war. So why are American lives now any less valuable?

Right? Am I right?

Someone tell me, because I really don’t know.

PAD

Bill’s daughter, Liliana (so memorable from her father/daughter act in “Twilight Zone” and also on view in the recent “Cheaper by the Dozen”) will be showing up tomorrow, Wednesday at 8 PM EST in the sitcom “My Wife and Kids.” It will be her fifth appearance as “Rachel,” described by her dad as “an acerbic little smart ášš.” So be sure to tune in.

PAD

First of all, this is Peter writing this. My computer line is out, so I’m using Kath’s computer and account. (Fixed the attribution — GH)

Second, not to go all fanboy, but I’ve been thinking about the Immortal from the recent “Angel.” I’ve developed a theory as to who he is. An individual with genuine historical roots whose personal history has transcended to the mythic. A man supposedly born in the 17th century, but claimed to have been born 300 years before that and, some claimed, was alive back at the time of Jesus. A man who, under an assumed identity, supposedly spent time in a Tibetan monestary. A man who claimed to be an alchemist, to be immortal. Who was said to have an almost magnetic personality and was irresistable to women. Some maintained that he was actually a vampire (which would certainly explain Buffy’s interest) and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has written a series of historical novels with him as her vampire protagonist.

I think the Immortal is the Comte de Saint-Germain.

PAD

…but God bless the New York Yankees. Although the baseball overlords claim that “a segment of the fans” objected to Spider-Man II ads on the bases (which is true enough if by “segment” one means “all of them”) I’m sure it was the Yankees putting their foot down and saying, “Uh uh” that was the final nail in the coffin of this poorly thought out deal. It’s bad enough that every square inch of a stadium is filled with advertising. At least you can try to ignore it by focusing on the field. When it’s on the field itself…that ain’t right. And considering I’ve got a personal financial stake in the movie doing well (gotta love those book royalties), that’s saying something.

PAD