Archive for Passing
Candlelight Vigil Tonight
Posted by: | CommentsTonight at 7pm Asheville will come together to hold a candlelight vigil for the victims and families of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Please join us at the Asheville Jewish Community Center.
As the darkest night of the year approaches, we will gather as a community – to mourn, to pray, to sing, to offer our support, and to further our resolve to send our light into the world that needs it now more than ever.
Random Thursday Variousness
Posted by: | CommentsLadies and Gentlemen, we’ve arrived in the vast cornfields of Canada…*
Another day, another death. Today’s featured death is Muhammad Ziad Awad Salaymah a 17 year old Palestinian teenager shot dead in West Bank. He pulled a toy pistol from his belt at a Israeli checkpoint, and was gunned down by IDF soldiers. Protests ensued. The use of leathal force against non-violent protesters is left to the discretion of Soldiers in the field. The US give an average of $3 billion a year in military aid to Israel (that’s billion with a “B”).
Israeli soldiers use rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas bombs and stun grenades against non-violent protesters in the the West Bank – in addition to spraying them with water mixed with chemicals. These tactics have led to the injuries of hundreds and even several deaths among protesters.
Here’s some random stuff to read/discuss/ignore (after the break):
Random Wednesday Variousness
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s 12.12.12. Do with that what you will. In the past 24 hours there have been approximately 153,400 deaths world-wide ( with approximately 356,201 births, do with that what you will), one of those deaths belonged to Ravi Shankar, again, do with that what you will. Also, several people were shot and killed at a mall in Portland, by a man wearing a white mask and brandishing a semi-automatic rifle. He killed himself. Also, North Korea shot something off, and had a parade. They are fond of parades.
Here’s some random stuff to read/discuss/ignore (after the break):
35 Years Ago Today…
Posted by: | CommentsElvis left the building.
(Thanks to J. Bugg for bringing the above video to my attention.)
more after the jump:
The Queen of Disco is Gone
Posted by: | CommentsSadly, Donna Summer passed away today at age 63. She will be remembered by many of us fondly forever — or at least those of us old enough to remember polyester shirts and platform shoes, like Tom Sullivan.
Now, here’s Miss Donna Summer with one of the greatest songs of all time, Hot Stuff from 1979:
Sunday Morning Music
Posted by: | CommentsR.I.P. Don Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012).
Love, peace and soul.
Sunday Morning Music
Posted by: | CommentsSome Chocolate Whiskey and Vanilla Gin courtesy of bandleader Edmundo Ros, who died yesterday at 100.
