BANKSY! and Hollywood...

Banksy continues to be my hero. His sarcasm is legend. He's taken it to the next level recently in Hollywood. So, its excellent to see that he's still around doing his thing. Here's the latest story he's involved in. Apparently, there was a scuffle over his billboard that was just pulled down today - and the company who yanked it refused $10,000 for the 'art' that their advertisement had become.

Excellent. Good work, sir!

Jake Shimabukuro Plays Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody

Jake Shimabukuro is amazing. First, he's got an almost Dalai Lama-like presence. Second, he can play the hell out of the ukulele! In this video, he's playing at the TED conference. Its amazing to hear what he can do with 4 strings on what looks like a mini-guitar!

The first time I saw him play was on a YouTube clip in Central Park covering

Dalai Lama's Nephew Killed In Florida

This is sad news... very sad. The Dalai Lama's nephew was walking on the side of a Florida highway the other day was struck and killed by a car the other day. He was walking the white line with traffic. A man driving the car with his son were not charged with a crime.

The Dalai Lama nephew was walking for the Tibetan struggle for independence from China. I don't know why he was walking in that area after dark but it led to his demise. Very sad. I love the Dalai Lama and his sense of compassion and humility. Its a shame this happened to him and that his nephew was taken from him, I can only imagine that we've lost another amazing human from this world.

Lady GaGa Arrives In An Egg...

The Grammy's... an event - a spectacle - where EVERYONE seems to care about what people look like and what people wear, who they're with. Its an amazing process for someone like me who doesn't have cable. The vision of an ant farm keeps coming to me, you know, when you're a kid staring at all the ants going to and fro. Its amazing.

And so are The Grammy Awards. But this year, with everyone trying to upstage each other, one guest outdid everyone. She's Lady GaGa. She's being carried in on the shoulders of muscular models and toned ladies in some sort of weird take on an Egyptian thing. Does anyone think that there may be a hidden statement about Egypt in here? I'm guessing not - no one can get over the giant egg being carried by faux slaves with some ultra-weird rock star inside.

Only in Hollywood.

Mubarak IS the Sphinx!

I have evidence that Mubarak actually IS the sphinx...


Well, that's my evidence - manufactured of course. I'm still kind of aggravated that he hasn't stepped down as president which makes him seem more like a dictator than a 'president'. Semantics.

But then, this guy is 84. He also has billions of dollars, that he apparently made while 'being president'. Sounds shady to me. But the fact that the guy is 84 and still dies his hair black says a lot about him. Egotism? DEFINITELY YES. I guess that's a pre-requisite for being president though.

Congressman's Trouble on Craigslist

Why do these people do it? I swear its got to be the dumbest thing on Earth - to post your picture on the internet of yourself in a compromising situation. The compromising situation in this case is a MARRIED congressman (Rep. Christopher Lee is a married Republican congressman serving the 26th District of New York) who's trying to pick up some woman on Craigslist. Its just tragically funny. Now this guy's got a huge pile of trouble on his hands.

Here's the link:
http://www.massiveink.com/blog/110210_jump.html

I had to make a jump link on my site because Facebook wouldn't go straight through to Gawker. Its obvious that the link is being blocked, but whatever, if one knows even a nickel about html - they can make a load linked page... so that's what I did. The story is rather amusing. The reason I care is that this guy obviously doesn't have integrity. If he does this to his wife, what is he doing to our country.

There. Posted.

No Cell Phones While Driving in North Carolina

I just heard via the radio, that drivers in North Carolina may not be able to talk on the cell phone while driving any longer. The NC house has just drafted the bill and its on its way to be passed and will go into effect in December if all goes 'well'. Having lived in North Carolina, I can't help but say that this may not be a bad thing due to the extremely fast driving I've seen there.

Then again, I don't like the over-reach on the half of the gov. Its just one of those things that will pile up over time. Can you imagine what people are going to be 'allowed' to do 20 years from now? Other than walk on a sidewalk, I don't know if anything else will be legal. On a good note though, the US House of Representatives voted against an extension of the 'Patriot Act' in a recent session. No reports yet on how that's going to hold up.