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THE QUOTE
“It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears.” — Rod Serling
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KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON
Bear with me kiddies. I’m in a big hurry this morning; there’s only time to put up the event listings right now. I’ll get around to my daily blather ASAP.
Late
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DO YOUR DUTY
I’m wearing my “I Voted Today!” sticker on my shirt as I type this.
Had to go pay a parking ticket at City Hall and happened to pass the Curry Building on 7th Street. I figured, hell, may as well pop in and vote. As long as I have to pay some hard-earned cash to the government, it makes sense that I participate in the electoral process as well.
You know, the way Goldman Sachs, AT&T, Citigroup, and Lockheed-Martin do. Only their dough goes a lot further. They own much of the Senate and the House.
Me? I probably only own one of Shelli Yoder‘s old dishwashing sponges.
What Twenty Bucks’ll Get You In The Lobbies Of Congress Nowadays
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Anyway, go vote.
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“WHAT DID RUDY GIULIANI EAT FOR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING?”*
I hate to burst the Republicans’ bubble (no, let me amend that: I love to burst the Republicans’ bubble) but Mitt Romney and his pal Rudy Giuliani calling Barack Obama’s mentioning of the successful raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout a year ago “playing politics” is a bit disingenuous, no?
Come now, boys, Rudy baby was all washed up in politics the day before 9/11 happened. New Yorkers couldn’t wait to be rid of him.
“Put Your Mask On! (And Vote For Me.)”
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Then the planes hit the Twin Towers and Giuliani was caught on videotape emphatically telling someone off-screen to put their mask on and next thing you know he’s a presidential candidate.
That, my friends, is politics.
(*Answer to the smart-assed joke circulating during the 2008 presidential campaign: “The World Trade Center — he didn’t have anything else.”)
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WELL, J SCHOOL IS FOR LEARNING
Not to make light of the untimely passing of an IU student Friday, but the IDS headline for the story about Julian Eisner’s death is a tad, shall we say, clumsy.
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It reads more like a hostage threat in an al Qaeda daily paper than anything else.
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Electron Pencil event listings: Music, art, movies, lectures, parties, receptions, benefits, plays, meetings, fairs, conspiracies, rituals, etc.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
◗ Monroe County Public Library — Exhibit, “Muse Whisperings,” water color paintings done by residents of Sterling House; through May 31st, 9am-9pm
◗ IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures — Exhibits, “Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal”; through July 1st — “Esse Quam Videri (To Be, Rather than To Be Seen): Muslim Self Portraits; through June 17th — “From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web: The Origins of Everything”; through July 1st, 9am-4:30pm
From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web
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◗ Twin Lakes Recreation Center — Senior Expo, health fair, free screenings; 10am
◗ IU Grunwald (SOFA) Gallery — MFA & BFA Thesis 3 exhibitions; through May 5th, Noon
◗ IU Kinsey Institute Gallery — Exhibit, “Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze”; through June 29th, 1:30-5pm
◗ Monroe County History Center — Presentation, “Pajama Genealogy,” genealogist Randi Richardson speaks about doing genealogy at home; 2pm
◗ IU Cinema — Student short films; 6:30pm
◗ Ivy Tech, Daniels Way, Lamkin Hall — 1st annual Food Flix international cooking video awards; 6:30pm
◗ Monroe County Public Library — Center for Sustainable Living discussion, “How to Bicycle to Work and Still Look Great: Tips & Tricks”; 7-8pm
Bike To Work In Style!
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◗ Bear’s Place — Americana jam; 7pm
◗ Max’s Place — Open mic; 8pm
◗ Harmony School — Contra Dancing, hosted by Bloomington Old Time Music and Dance Group, beginners welcome; 8-10:30pm
◗ IU Kirkwood Observatory — Public night sky viewing, rain or shine; 9pm
Andromeda Galaxy
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◗ The Bishop — Spirit of ’68 Presents: Retribution Gospel Choir; 9pm
◗ IU Cinema — Indiana Filmmakers Network presents Made in Bloomington film and video; 9;30pm
◗ Uncle Elizabeth’s — BoP; 10pm & midnight
◗ Jake’s Nightclub — Battle of the bands; 10pm
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Vandaveer
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◗ Vintage Phoenix Comic Books — Listening party, “The Best Show on WFMU”; 9pm-midnight
◗ IU Cinema — Indiana Filmmakers Network Short Films: Made in Bloomington; 9:30pm
◗ Rachael’s Cafe — Wringer, Arms Aloft; 10pm
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