I really want to go to the touch and go block party fest on Sept. 8-10 in Chicago. It’s only $35 for a 3-day pass, and Man or Astroman? is playing, with the original lineup. Pinback and Calexico are playin too, I’d probably pay $35 just to see that show.

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The Black Heart Procession
Calexico
CocoRosie
Didjits (all original members)
Enon
The Ex
Girls Against Boys (all original members)
Killdozer (all original members)
Ted Leo + Pharmacists
Man… Or Astroman? (all original members)
Negative Approach (featuring John Brannon and OP Moore)
The New Year
Pegboy
Pinback
Quasi
Scratch Acid (all original members)
Seam
Shellac
The Shipping News
Supersystem
Three Mile Pilot
Uzeda

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phear

More Crying, More Emo, All the time.

These are pretty much all my totally emo feelings put into a totally non-emo sarcasm. My existence is not to be looked down upon, unless you are doing so in an ironic way to further fuel my love for EMOtions:

A Few Lightyears Away CNN

Breaking news from CNN: Iraq contractors make billions on the front line.

Private military contractors are earning billions of dollars in Iraq — much of it from U.S. taxpayers. Business is booming for those willing to tackle one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth. Lucrative U.S. government contracts go to firms called on to provide security for projects and personnel — jobs that in previous conflicts have been done by the military.

Gee, REALLY? No one ever thought about this before. Ever.

Free Market Organs

In the world of corporate sponsored think tanks, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has taken the cake for capitalistic chivalry. A recent AEI event discussed the idea of utilizing free market forces for the national organ system.

Think about that again: they are suggesting that receiving and distributing ORGANS should be decided within a free market system. As AEI pragmatically states:

Although donor altruism is an inspiring virtue, generosity as public policy falls short. Panelists at this event will discuss incentives, including payment, as a viable remedy to enhance the supply of lifesaving organs.

In a nutshell: your liberal, wishy-washy ideals are nice and all, but us rich people deserve unhindered access to your delicious organs through the guise of free market access. Basically, who would get organs are those who could pay for them, and if you can’t pay enough for one, well, than you probably don’t care enough or don’t deserve it in the first place. It’s the ultimate vision of Dick Cheney’s America: you are only worth how much you have in your bank account.