Well, off to my next interview!

Wish me luck!

Punk Uber Alles!

Jello Biafra, one of my role models, on the upcoming Fab Mab Reunion

"Enough people are confused [that] we need to set the record straight. No, it is not a Dead Kennedys reunion. Yes, I am boycotting the whole scam. These are the same greed-mongers who ran to corporate lawyers and sued me for over six years in a dispute sparked by my not wanting 'Holiday in Cambodia' sold into a Levi's commercial. They now pimp Dead Kennedys in the same spirit as Mike Love suing Brian Wilson over and over again, then turning around and playing shows as the Beach Boys. They despise everything our band ever stood for.

"'Money Uber Alles' is what all these bands used to stand against. Back in Mabuhay days, no one was more up front about not selling out to Bill Graham than Dead Kennedys and Flipper, especially Will Shatter (R.I.P.). Now Bill Graham Presents has been swallowed and the name is being used as a front for Clear Channel, as nasty a corporate predator as Fox News and Wal-Mart.

"It breaks my heart that Dead Kennedys now seems to have the worst reputation of any old punk band trying to cash in on their names, even more than the so-called Misfits. We still get complaints from people who bought tickets to shows expecting Dead Kennedys and getting stuck with the world's greatest karaoke band. Others report someone they know getting ripped off thinking they were seeing me the whole time because no one on stage ever mentioned the singer's name. I guess it's sort of like paying to see Black Sabbath and finding out the singer is Donny Osmond.

"So I hope people who go know in advance what they are getting into. As Johnny Rotten said at the Sex Pistols' own miserable Bill Graham experience, 'Ever get the feeling you're being cheated?'"

My baseball predictions

National League

NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL East: Atlanta Braves
NL Wild Card: New York Mets

NL Champions: San Francisco Giants

American League

AL West: Oakland A's
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Wild Card: Red Sox

AL Champions: Cleveland Indians

It's 1954 all over again!

World Series Champion?

San Francisco Giants!!!

Today's interview, with intestinal distress.

The interview went well. It was a panel, much like I've gone through when interviewing with cities for dispatch jobs. I think I made all the right points. I'll know next week.

I was rather distracted by my lower digestive tract. It decided that half-way through my interview was the perfect time to announce that it was quitting for the day. Ick. So now I'm dealing with the chills and frequent trips to the Reading Room. I was supposed to go pick up Kirsten, but didn't feel up to doing it. Sad thing is when she gets home we have to go to the store anyway.

Blergh.