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Tomorrow is the anniversary of Frank Zappa's death, and not coincidentally the beginning of Zappadan, the third annual blogswarm honoring the memory, music, and life force of Frank Zappa. The blogswarm ends on or after Frank's birthday on December 21. (This video calls for ending it the 22nd. It's over when the dental floss runs out.) The blogswarm is headquartered at The Aristocrats.

I recently watched a news interview of a small company CEO who canceled the annual $30 thousand holiday party citing the tough times. In a stroke of real response to reality he then donated one-half of the party money to a local charity. BRAVO SIR!

UBS has also done similar.

Other companies with canceled holiday party BUT NO DONATION TO THE NEEDY

Hearst

Viacom

Marc Jacobs

Morgan Stanley

The Pentagon

The Austin Torpedoes Set List 9/12/08
I'm Left, Your Right All Right Mama Honey Don't Boot Heel Drag Ring of fire Say you will Spooky Watermelon Man If not for you If you only knew Chains Tryn' to get to you Ditched her in Vegas Runnin' to Mexico Walkin' the dog	Dance the night away Choo Choo Cha Boogie Good Luck Charm One night with you 634-5789 He don't love you I hear you knockin' Money Tore down Sleepwalk Folsom Prison Blues Li'l Sister Sweet home Chicago Mercy Mercy Mercy Knock on wood	That train don't stop Whole Lotta Shakin'/Flip flop & fly 909 What's goin' on Roll over Beethoven/Johnny B. Goode Twist and shout California Sun Pretty Woman Slow down Everybody's try'in to be my baby Lay lady lay Stand by me Mustang Sally Burnin' love Midnight hour Honky tonk woman

If you're around come on down for some good ol' American music. No cover

Isaak Hayes dead at 65. Grammy award winner for Shaft theme.

Bernie Mac, Dead at 50

Wall Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Dear Liz,

Why did you do this? On second thought, don't answer. Keep it.

Good-bye,

Gary

Steve Rubel raises an excellent point. People just don't have enough damage and death behind us to make a decision that cell phones are dangerous. However, if you think about it radioactivity is a known killer. Doesn't the idea of holding a microwave radio transmitter to you ear for hours every day give you a somewhat unsettled feeling? No? Well how about this cell phone video?