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Either the leisure class has nothing better to do...
Or 'The Wall Street Journal' loved the psy-ops in 'The Good Wife' so much...they jizzed out an entire transcript of last nights episode:

Source: Wall Street Journal (April 13, 2011)

Former Senator Fred Thompson plays an actor turned lawyer who turns up, explaining that the Venezuelan government has nationalized Latin Star.

Chavez is changing the law so there can be no fair market assessment. He has that power whenever he sees it necessary to protect the interest of Venezuela.

“Oh my God,” says Will. “It’s like being in a Woody Allen movie.”

The judge then rules that it would be in everyone’s interest for Lockhart, Gardner to join Frank in representing Chavez in the lawsuit.

“Great,” mutters Will. “We have a dictator for a client.”

A lot of incomprehensible back and forth leads to Will getting $87 mill, the extra bucks explained as “standard surcharge for dictators.”

There was good reason to ignore Venezuela's countless internationally monitored elections, billions of dollars paid out for takeovers, & astoundingly uncharismatic lawyers.

The American government, CBS, & Exxon could not let 'The Apple Pirates' go unchallenged:

Source: CBC Radio 3 (April 12, 2011)

Watch this great bunch of kids called the Apple Pirates covering Arkells’ song “The Ballad of Hugo Chavez”.

Hahaha! Cute cover of an old song that still gets rotation up here:

Album: Arkells - Jackson Square

Song: The Ballad Of Hugo Chavez

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QUOTED FOR LIFE

New state officials
Are outside runnin' around...
They're telling the public
That I need...
To be put down

And Washington's saying...
Emphatically...
That I wasn't doing things
Democratically.

But in the...
(Pop! Pop!)
Night...
Of the sun...
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)

An intro & outro

They gave him 25 to improve life.

Tell me a story?
In 1989, a radio host gave us an intro to a 17 year-old nerd. The kid promoted social justice & a meetup at the public library. Room 302, you could've learned alot by just being there:

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What happened next?
The kid went on to study all the prophets from Buddha to Allah - down to Bakunin & Marx. Drawing from the best of their ideas, he forged a new gospel. Not content to leave his legacy to disciples & scribes, he mastered song so that his church would be our hearts & minds.

Then what happened?
I've seen lots of explanations, theories, & laments. Immortal Technique rightly observed why such confusion exists: "What the industry did to Pac they did to Jesus - Rapin' his vocals and destroying his message."

So what really happened?
It's not so confusing if you listen to his words. A decent grasp of history doesn't hurt either. This website will put the pieces back together. Follow the progress by referring to the tag: The Greatest Artist Of All Time.

Okay, what happened in the end?
In 1996, another radio host introduced a 25 year old rogue. He was accused of promoting alot of things. It may not have been intended that way, but what followed was a beautiful outro:

Album: Makaveli - 7 Day Theory

Song: To live & die in L.A.

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QUOTED FOR LIFE

Shed tears as we bury niggas close to heart
What was a friend - now a ghost in the dark
Cold hearted about it - nigga got smoked by a fiend...
Trying to floss on him - blind to a broken man's dreams

&

Costs more to be free than a life in the pen
Making money off of cuss words, writing again
Learn how to think ahead, so I fight with my pen
Late night down Sunset liking the sin
What's the worst they could do to a nigga?
Got me lost in hell - to live and die in LA, on bail
My angel sing...

They heard me singing & they told me to stop...

Canadians celebrate Arcade Fire's Grammy win.

It was always a question of when, not if, they'd win big. The Arcade Fire took album of the year, defeating peroxide abusers Lady Gaga & Eminem.

These guys have consistently combined great sound & thoughtful lyrics. As expected, someone who recognizes neither spent $40,000 to undermine their victory:

Source: New York Times

What truly inspired the writing of this letter was that this most recent show fed my suspicions. As the show was coming to a close and just prior to presenting the award for Album Of The Year, the band Arcade Fire performed “Month of May” — only to… surprise… win the category and, in a moment of sheer coincidence, happened to be prepared to perform “Ready to Start.”

Steve Stoute introduces himself as "the owner of a firm that specializes in in-culture advertising". Basically, he introduces prominent clients (ie. McDonald's) to eager sex workers (ie. Justin Timberlake). I'm pretty sure he created that infomercial 'Modern Family'.

Someone needs to punch Stoute repeatedly, and beat him with a telephone and champagne bottle. Oh wait...Puffy already did hahahaha!

Now enough talk about second-degree assault. Here's a beautiful song:

Album: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Song: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

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