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Summer's not over yet!

Halloween comes early to The Heretik. Costume suggestions for Rummy and Condi. The man could get rich selling masks. See more creations here.

James Doohan Tribute Podcast - SFGate

UPDATE 8/24/2005: Doohan Tribute podcast is here. Enjoy.

In the print edition of today's Chronicle, it says Jane Ganahl's hilarious story on the wake for Star Trek "Scotty" actor James Doohan, which took place at San Francisco pub Edinburgh Castle, has an accompanying podcast. I can't find it. In fact, the url they list in the paper, sfgate.com/blogs/podcasts, returns a 404.

And on the web edition of the story, there is no mention of a podcast anywhere. I'd like to send it my brother in New York, avid childhood Star Trek fan and often homesick for the bay area.

UPDATE 8/24/2005: Doohan Tribute podcast is here. Enjoy.
UPDATE 8/25/2005: Steve Rhodes was there, and took pictures.
UPDATE 8/26/2005: See count-dante's writup of the event. "Thursday night, Count Dante teamed up with Patrick 'Security' Burger and BDFS drummer Jim 'The Truth' Henderson to form the heavy 'Classic Trek' instrumental trio Savage Curtain and closed the rousing, whisky-soaked tribute to James Doohan aka Montgomery Scott at the Edinburgh Castle Scottish pub in San Francisco."
UPDATE 8/27/2005: My mom writes in with a little family history about this story.

Eminent Domination

Mark Fiore                     Eminent domination
       The future looks bright... for eminent domain
                  


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The Onion Infographic: U.S. Cities' Anti-Terrorism Measures

For a frequent reader of the City Comforts blog,  Schneier on Security, and John Robb's blog on Fourth Generation warfare, this infographic provides some well-timed perspective. "Los Angeles: Stationing armed, gas-masked soldiers on school buses to ensure that our children live without fear."

Maybe Dave Pollard will like this. Pollard says "blog readers want more relevant 'aha' graphics."

Spotting The Onion

Grabbed my first print copy of The Onion in San Francisco almost directly in front of the Black Horse London Pub on Union at Van Ness. I nearly missed the shiny new white newsrack; The Examiner's racks are also white, so it's easy to walk right by. 

A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books at Van Ness and Golden Gate may also become a distribution point. ACWLP's manager and staff fawned over the print edition of the satirical rag tucked under my arm, which I happily donated to the store. Staff member Roger said he will be on the phone with circulation managers first thing tomorrow to see if the store can stock a stack next to the SF Bay Guardian and other alt weeklies.

Thursday night, City Arts and Lectures hosts A Conversation with The Onion at Herbst Theatre. Comedian Patton Oswalt will moderate the panel.

Loser's Levity

Notes on a Bad Night from Will Durst

• If you liked the last four years, you're going to LOVE the next four. If you didn't, time to either learn Spanish or Canadian.


• So, what have we learned? Apparently Republicans have cell phones too.


• The exit polls were mostly wrong in states with electronic voting machines. But the exit polls were wrong. Hmmmm…


• In the 2000 election, only 17 percent of Americans aged 18-25 turned out to vote. But in this election -- with all the attendant hype about mobilization and energizing the youth vote -- it's estimated a whole 17 percent of those aged 18-25 voted. Kids. I hope Bush brings back the draft.

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