Those Wacky Right-Winger License Plates - Just Ignore the Constitution

The State of South Carolina was recently stopped in court from issuing a license plate that endorsed one specific religion.

Now the State of Florida has decided to create their own license plate violation of the separation of church and state.

THOSE DISPLAYED UP ABOVE ARE REAL. I DIDN'T MAKE THOSE TWO UP.

Before George W. Bush came into office, we had this document called The U.S. Constitution with a Bill of Rights. Maybe it will be restored again over the next four years.

The VERY FIRST THING that the people who made this BILL OF RIGHTS wanted to make clear was: "Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting An Establishment of Religion." They did not want to see government endorsing one religion over another, or the establishment of an official religion.

If this trend continues, we are simply going to have to make official state license plates for every religion out there. These which I created should work. Don't you think?

PONTIAC Farewell

GM will announce tomorrow the closing of the legendary American PONTIAC division.

Generations of Americans from old timers looking for practicality to those wanting sporty modern vehicles were once loyal customers of the famous division of General Motors.

The greatest cars produced by Pontiac with sportiness in mind were the Starchief, GTO, Firebird and TransAm.







This was my all-time favorite Pontiac. A modified GTO driven by a very popular 60's band on their TV show.












Another nail in the coffin of American auto manufacturing.

How Insane American Media Is

Are You Tired Of It? As Much As I Am?

The ONLY thing the American Media (controlled by a few companies) has been spoon feeding us all week long is this most important story:

An average, unattractive woman who appeared on a British TV talent show has a great singing voice.

Every major newspaper, TV news/infotainment program and Internet site has pushed this story all week long as if it is the most important and significant event of this year.

How many stories has the American Media presented to you lately about Iraqi mothers who are still crying because their children, spouses, parents and other relatives have been slaughtered due to the fact that America has yet to remove its presence from their country?

That's irrelevant as decided by the American Media. We all want to know every detail on the life, loves and aspirations of the average, unattractive British woman who can sing well.

After all, she's a Caucasian Westerner whom we can all relate to.

And the Eternal Ethnocentric American just doesn't care much about foreign looking people with funny accents. Maybe an average, unattractive Iraqi woman with a great singing voice who has seen her family blown up should appear on "Baghdad Idol" and it will get the same attention from the American Media.

WHERE DID ALL THIS VIOLENCE START?

TODAY THE NEWS WAS FILLED WITH COMMEMORATIONS OF "COLUMBINE" AND ALL OF THE CURRENT GROUP OF NEWEST YOUNG MALE AND FEMALE KILLERS WHO HAVE DONE HORRENDOUS THINGS IN OUR SOCIETY.

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

I CAN TELL YOU. I WAS AWARE OF IT WHEN IT STARTED AND I'M AWARE OF IT NOW.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME IS THAT I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I AM THINKING. AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT ME OR WHAT I SAY. I DON'T CARE IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH ME OR YOU ARE SO INCENSED THAT YOU'LL TALK BEHIND MY BACK OR SEND ME FOUL LETTERS. MAYBE SOMEDAY YOU'LL HAVE THE COURAGE AS WELL TO PUBLICLY STATE WHAT YOU ARE THINKING.

BACK IN THE 1980'S, A SERIES OF MOVIES BEGAN THAT BASICALLY GLORIFIED VIOLENCE. IT WAS CALLED THE "TERMINATOR" SERIES AND STARRED A NEWCOMER TO MOVIES, BODYBUILDER ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.

THE PUBLIC WENT CRAZY OVER THIS SERIES IN WHICH BLOWING PEOPLE AWAY WAS NO DIFFERENT THAN WAVING YOUR HAND.

I KNEW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. IT WOULD DESENSITIZE VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY. AND IT HAS.

AND ALL OF THE IMITATION FILM SERIES WOULD MAKE IT EVEN WORSE.

BACK IN 1964, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW HORRIFIED WE WERE THAT ONE EVIL MAN MIGHT ACTUALLY TRY AND KILL JAMES BOND--007? IT WAS UNFATHOMABLE TO US.

FAST FORWARD TO 1984 AND LATER TO 2004 AND HOW DO WE REACT TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEING SLAUGHTERED ON SCREEN? WE HARDLY EVEN NOTICE NOW.

AND THE SAME ATTITUDE HAS BECOME A REGULAR FEATURE OF OUR WORLD TODAY.

HOW DO WE REWARD THIS VIOLENCE? WE MAKE THE MAIN PERPETRATOR THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA DESPITE HAVING ZERO EXPERIENCE IN POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATION.

SO WHEN YOU ARE WONDERING HOW "COLUMBINE" COULD HAVE HAPPENED, YOU CAN THANK THE BIGGER THAN LIFE VIOLENCE STARS -- WHO YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE THE GUTS TO CALL ON IT.

A Wonderful Surprise Day

I had heard that George Harrison was getting a star in front of the Capitol Records building today and that his wife Olivia and lookalike son Dani would be there to accept it.

These Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies are usually brief and a great time if you happen to be a tourist who happens to come along when they take place.

I listen to The Beatles every day. I have posters of "A Hard Day's Night" on my wall. I perform Beatles songs on my guitar and piano. I have never taken a Beatles break since 1964.

So I thought I would pay my respects to George at today's event.
What I thought would be a small event, turned out to be a Beatle lovers paradise.

Police cars everywhere and most of Vine Street blocked off. A crowd of about 500. George's music blaring from in front of Capitol Records. Tom Hanks gave a wonderful speech he wrote about the impact of The Beatles in our lifetime. George's wife Olivia was eloquent in her words and thoughts and son Dani merely said "Hare Krishna." Eric Idle from Monty Python was hilarious and Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne were nearby as well.

When the screaming started, it was for a total surprise.
Paul McCartney, 67 years old, but not looking a day over 21, had come in for this brief ceremony and dedication to his childhood friend and bandmate George. Not wishing to spoil this being George's day, Paul did not speak. But the crowd demanded, "Paul...Speak...Paul...Speak," and for 20 seconds he climbed on the podium and waved to all sections of the crowd instead.

This was the third time in my life I was ever just a few feet away from Paul. Ringo once. But never George or John although I've met plenty of people over the years who were there going back to Liverpool and could share personal stories.

Surprise Beatles days are very special.

SYNCHRONICITY

I've had quite a few incidents of SYNCHRONICITY lately and I thought I would share them with my dedicated readers.

Today I went out driving a classic American car in Burbank, CA. I like to do that on Saturdays. Somebody that also likes to drive classic American cars on Saturdays in Burbank is Jay Leno. His famous garage is located in town and sometimes you see him driving some very interesting cars. I was out for at least 15 minutes and then the thought popped into my head, "I wonder if I'll see Jay Leno driving around town today." The very second I had that thought, I looked in my rear view mirror for safety purposes, and who is directly in back of me? Jay Leno. I got beside him to say hello as he loves to acknowledge other lovers of classic cars.



Probably the greatest foreign film ever made is "Cinema Paradiso."
If you haven't seen it, please go rent it.

A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to order a movie poster of "Cinema Paradiso" to add to others I have displayed. I decided first to find a frame. You can order frames online, and they will cost $30.00 at the low end and go up to $250.00 on the high end, depending on plastic, metal, wood and the quality and look. Movie posters cost enough, so I discovered a few years ago that if your timing is good, you can find a poster frame from time to time in a Goodwill or Salvation Army that range from $7.00 to $20.00. I once found three high quality frames that would probably go for $80. each and they were $7.00 each. I grabbed all three. They had just come in.

When they get one or two, they get thrown in with paintings, other larger picture frames and such. Bringing a tape measure, I ran into a Goodwill last weekend in nearby Glendale, CA. You need a 27" x 40"/41" to properly frame a movie poster. AHA! I could see the top of what appeared to be a movie poster frame covered by a painting. I moved the painting away and yes, it was a perfect movie poster frame. However, I stood there stunned because this frame already had a poster in it., which happens from time to time. The poster was "Cinema Paradiso," the one I was going to order online after finding a frame.

There has been other SYNCHRONICITY events recently, and I'm really starting to ponder the nature of the universe.

Let's Drink To That!

HEY FOLKS! Com'on out tonight to Angels Stadium where we're going to have a tribute and dedication to our pitcher who died from a drunk driver--and while you're here, be sure to pick up a few Budweisers or our other assortment of beers--before the game starts--and even though we know half the stadium will be driving home drunk, it's not a problem--these things only get media attention when it happens to somebody famous--so don't worry about it.

Let's face it. Alcohol is one of the few industries left in America giving Americans jobs. So we need to protect it and ignore the billions of dollars of damage it causes yearly to families, on the job, at work, and in health costs.

It's Only Fair That George W. Set An Example

Since George W. Bush put us all in the mess we are in, it is only fair that he sets an example by demonstrating that we don't need Socialism, we just need everybody to sell...sell...sell!