Ann Coulter and Bill Maher lecture series at RAdio City Music Hall.

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This was fun. Of course in NYC the audience was a bit more balanced to the more liberal Obama crowd than Coulter’s group but it was nice. A little too much shouting out of audience members thoughts but not too bad as long as they weren’t too near to you. Happy to see shushing taking place on both sides.

Here are some photos that I took along the way.
The weather was perfect, missed the rain totally in city. Fairly warm and comfortable didn’t seem like March.








Not great photos only taken with my rather simple cell phone but gives the feel of it.

Bill was in reasonably good form, subjects ranged from Limbaugh, Iraq and Afghanistan, Liberals, science, religion, Bush, Obama, Economy, Madoff, 2012 elections, Palin… and more. Ann was not as loud as she often is, made a few good points but sometimes her facts are a bit off and she gets a bit confusing compared to others. Of course they’re both rather opinionated!


Was quite interesting and entertaining. I think the only other place this pairing in the lecture/debate series can be seen is in Chicago. So fun can’t be had by everyone. Glad I got to see it.
I enjoy trekking around the city alone, good exercise and plenty of things to do!
I think I fell asleep on the train home...

Karl Rove and James Carville debate moderated by Charlie Rose… that should be a good one. ha.

Well, G’night,
And have a pleasant tomorrow, er, today!

Laura

Perhaps Tonya Harding is what's wrong with the economy?

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As I've said before, I relax on Sundays and catch up on the news both written and video that I've missed.

And tucked between the endless "news" tales of the "villainous" Octomom and Rush Limbore's emphatic ill-spoken rantings...
was a little jem that was like a visit from an unwelcome ghost of winter's past.



The clip most definitely inspired a SNL Seth Meyers "REALLY!?!" moment for me... but to quote her own phrase "What the hell was she thinking?"

The only person pulling a Harding there is Tonya herself.
Ain't "celebrity" amazing?

Speaking of Seth Meyers this is the SNL Michael Phelps clip: REALLY!?!



I fell behind on this week's news, so I'm spending the evening digging. Putting on my hip boots, work gloves and grabbing the shovel... or maybe the pitch fork- to get through the endless loops of same s**t different day news stories... sifting for truth.

Can't watch another economy based show or my head will explode today. I just can't. My mind is in a full blown recession that hopefully won't turn into a depression anytime in the near future. Will rejuvenate my mood tomorrow night at the Bill Maher/Ann Coulter speaker series at Radio City Music Hall in the city. Probably sold out now. Should be a real pip.

G'night all,

Laura
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Wet cell phones don't work well and to quote an old phrase "Where's the beef?"

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Well, it finally happened.
I’ve had a cell phone for around 10 years and always took care of it and they lasted forever it seemed.
Everyone else replaced their phones on whim with fancy phones & I stuck to cheap basic phones without anything I didn’t need.

So after only 3 phones in all that time (and one had to be replaced because some functions wouldn’t even work with upgraded service package… does that count?) it seems that I finally trashed one. I think I've only dropped a phone twice in the past no less into water...

I dropped my phone in a half filled cup of water. So needless to say it isn’t doing that well at the moment.
My son took it apart and dried it but the battery won’t work at all. He put a new “old” battery in it and now it’s charging.
Will see if it works tomorrow. If I’m lucky I won’t need a new phone.

Got my ticket to see Bill Maher and Ann Coulter part of the 2009 Speaker Series at Radio City Music Hall next week.
Should be a lively debate/discussion. Will be good to be in the city again, been a while as money’s short right now.

And get this: I purchased a $10 bus ticket to DC from NYC to visit son Collin. Bolt Bus. Amazing price. Visiting for a few days. Also going to visit a dear friend I grew up with in Virginia. Haven’t seen her in person in over 10 years.
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So Rush Limbaugh is still talking as if he is in charge of the republican party. Seriously?
The party can’t decide whether they love him or want to distance themselves from him because of what he keeps saying.
Creating a bit of a problem for those that disagree with Rush and state it because then Rush goes after them too (like Michael Steele).
Golly Gee with a friend like that who needs enemies?

What’s with the Back in Black outfit Rush was wearing and the open collar? Sunglasses and he’d be Roy Orbison, or was he going for Johnny Cash? Maybe if he added gold chains. I just don’t know. You a bad boy Rush, you be bad. (Meant only in a good way of course…)

If people put as much effort into doing constructive things and finding common ground instead of calling each other names, pointing fingers and wishing each other ill, we would have a far better climate to debate in.
(Just look at the comment sections of any article on politics and you’ll see the vehemence on both sides)

Also we could use a president that called everyone to action. Unified us against the economic mess.
Said something other than “buy stuff” a la Bush.
We need to help each other because by the time the government sorts anything out so many will be out of work, home and health insurance. An economic readjustment indeed.
We should be helping each other and being more proactive about what America needs to not only get through this “recession” but to improve our standing here and throughout the world.

If we don’t have money to help and a large portion of us are simply trying to live within our means and take care of our family-what can we do, what would help and where do we start?

Now there’s a million dollar, er trillion dollar, question.
G'night for now.

Laura
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