State Of The Filk

In the Pegasus ballot thread below, alverant asked me:

You've been in filk a while, how do you think the filk songs changed in the past 10 years? How about the filk culture?

Where do you see things going in the future? Do you think more people will perform? Will there be more big names?

( I think.... )

Your thoughts?

Honor Killings

Another lift from AmericaBlog, this time of something going on in Pakistan:

A Pakistani lawmaker defended a decision by southwestern tribesmen to bury five women alive because they wanted to choose their own husbands, telling stunned members of Parliament this week to spare him their outrage.

"These are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them," Israr Ullah Zehri, who represents Baluchistan province, said Saturday. "Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid."

The women, three of whom were teenagers, were first shot and then thrown into a ditch.

They were still breathing as their bodies were covered with rocks and mud, according media reports and human rights activists, who said their only "crime" was that they wished to marry men of their own choosing.

Zehri told a packed and flabbergasted Parliament on Friday that Baluch tribal traditions helped stop obscenity and then asked fellow lawmakers not to make a big fuss about it.

There are two kinds of people in the world. Psychotic, misogynistic, shit-brained small petty terrified fucktards like this are the other.

In A World... Without Don LaFontaine

Sadness. Voiceover man of the gods Don LaFontaine has passed away at the age of 68.

Thanks to drzarron and hughcasey for the heads-up.

McCain Lashes Out At "Offensive", "Demeaning" Coverage

Just read this, and then tell me, seriously: Why should we vote for this guy, again...?

Westbound And Down

Aw, damn. Singer/songwriter/actor Jerry Reed has passed away at the age of 71. When I was a teenager, and me and my buddy Paul Denton were skipping school, the Smokey and the Bandit soundtrack was our primary road music. ( YouTubes behind the cut.... )

We'll miss you, Jer.