Month: September 2002

Dead Man Walking.

Further proof that only the good die young. See ya, Strom, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. This piece mentions that he’s both the oldest and longest-serving Senator in American history. It neglects to mention his record for the longest filibuster (24 hours, 18 minutes), when he was trying to bury (and successfully diluted) the 1957 Civil Rights Act.

Finally Here.


Two long-awaited (at least by me) releases dropped today…the special edition DVD of Amadeus, with 20 new minutes of footage (I’ll check it out tonight), and Peter Gabriel’s much-delayed release Up. I must admit, halfway through the first track (“Darkness”) I was wondering when Pete had started hanging out with Roger Waters, but after listening to the album once through I now think it’s definitely a return to form, with “Growing Up,” the remixed “I Grieve,” and “The Barry Williams Show” currently the stand-out tracks.

Jeep Trek.

Also in fanboy news, the new Trek trailer has snuck onto the web (scroll to the bottom for mirror sites), a weekend before its official web release. Cheesy taglines, and my love of the genre just doesn’t go far enough to incorporate interstellar jeep chases, but at least it looks better than the last one. Update: It’s now officially up.