Interesting article from the Clarion Ledger...

Jackson, MS (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Jackson courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Ole Miss Rebels, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

Women's Language

Thought I would give you a quick lesson on the language that women tend to use. If you don't know these by now, it might not be too late. Take notes!!

FINE

This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

FIVE MINUTES

If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

NOTHING

This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing' usually end in "Fine."

GO AHEAD

This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it.

LOUD SIGH

This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing".

THAT'S OKAY

This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

THANKS

A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just say you're welcome.

WHATEVER

It's a woman's way of saying *!#@ YOU!

Priceless

Spending your 1st Wedding Anniversary with your lovely wife at the Ritz in Buckhead = $A Nice Chunk of Change$



Complimentary dessert in your honor = $No Charge, but worth every spoonful$



Complimentary champangne waiting for you in the room after dinner = $No Charge, but worth every drop$



Are you ready for the kicker?????



The Ritz staff making a pretty ironic error on the card that came with the champagne, only reminding me of what I feared the MOST about marriage.....PRICELESS!!!!



Oh well.....I still love you, Hadley. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this was, indeed, a mistake on the part of the staff, and not a sign of what the future has in store for me!!!!

Skeleton Man

This little guy can get down!!

OK...I just had to post this...

I'll probably go to hell for this, but you have to admit....it's flippin' hilarious...

DIG!

My good friend Bobby Dunn, from Natchez, and a fellow music fanatic...suggested that I watch the movie DIG! a week or so ago. I had been meaning to rent it, but I couldn't find it in any of the local rental stores. So on Saturday, I stopped by my favorite record store in Atlanta, Criminal Records, and picked up the DIG! 2-DVD Special Edition, and today is Thursday...and I've watched it 4 times thus far.

DIG! is basically a 7-year documentary that chronicles two West Coast bands: The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols.



BJM, from the San Francisco area, is led by Anton Newcombe, a psychedelic and mentally unbalanced musical genius.



The Dandy Warhols are from the Portland area, and they are led by Courtney Taylor-Taylor.




The irony is that Anton was a huge fan of the Dandy's...and when Courtney and his band caught a BJM show in San Francisco one night, they were completely intimidated by Anton and his band. Anyway, the movie basically follows both bands over a 7 year period of time, as they both go for record deals and become serious rivals. Both bands inspire one another, and it's a love/hate relationship to the bitter end. The Dandy's end up with a pretty successful record deal with Capital, and BJM pretty much ends up in the gutter, a result of internal nightmares usually fueled by Anton's drug abuse, fights onstage, etc.

I know this sounds like a terrible plot for a movie, but I'm telling you...if you're a music fan, this is a must-see movie. I've been a fan of The Dandy Warhols for several years, and I have all of their records. But I'd never really heard of BJM until DIG! hit the big screen...and after watching it, I now have every single BJM record and can't stop listening to them.

If you're familiar with the boxing world, then the life of a club fighter is quite familiar. A very talented fighter, but one who will never get a shot at the title...and usually gets pounded in the ring. He fights on a nightly basis, usually for a small sum of prize money, but there's one thing that all prize fighters have in common....heart. To go up against the odds night after night for the paycheck and the love of the sport...now that's dedication.



In my opinion, that's the perfect analogy for Anton Newcombe. The guy is brilliant, and makes some of the best records I've ever listened to. How he can create music that literally sounds like it's straight out of the 60's psychedelic era...just amazes me. The guy is incredibly talented, and still to this day has never had a huge record deal....pretty much because he's more about the music than the money. That's not to say that he hasn't blown his chances....the movie clearly proves that. But Anton is a great song writer, and he can play every instrument known to man. There's no doubt about it....he's amazing.

Anyway, for those of you out there that love music and are open to new things....I highly recommend renting or buying DIG! as soon as possible. There's also a recently released 2-disc collection, if you will, of Anton and BJM's work:



I promise you...buy this album...and you will clearly understand why I took the time to write this. Then call me and thank me for introducing you to a band you'll now become obsessed with.

Tracks you gotta hear:

When Jokers Attack from the album, "And This Is Our Music"


Servo from the album, "Give It Back"

Good advice

"Never get deeply in debt to someone who cried at the end of Scarface." -- Robert S. Wieder

Today in music history...

The Beatles are required to exit the stage for fifteen minutes by local authorities at Public Auditorium in Cleveland so that screaming fans can calm down.

Wow. Bob Denver died Friday night, September 2nd, 2005 after losing his battle with cancer. I can remember watching Gilligan's Island every afternoon after school. At the time, I had no idea that what I was watching was actually reruns of the series from the 60's. Either way, Gilligan's Island was the treat of my afternoons...



I guess it's proof that we are indeed getting older. What a shame. Why can't we stay in that era of no problems, no responsibilities...nothing to worry about except homework and what costume we'll be wearing for Halloween this year. Oh, well....

Thanks for the laughs, Gilligan. I guess you and the Skipper can once again share a hut...maybe you'll get the one on the bottom this time....

What's wrong with this picture??

Let's see....it's Labor Day Weekend, you're hanging out by your pool, with hot girls in bikini's all around you....



So can you figure out what's wrong with this picture??? Let's see...



You read the latest issue of People Magazine??? Hmmmm....let's see.....WTF???!!!