Super Duper Tuesday

Minnesota is actually part of the primaries this year. Wow. As a result, we've been treated to an onslaught of political advertising.

Whee.

With as much money as these people reportedly spend on their advertising, you'd think that they might come up with something watchable. If you're using television to get your message out, use the medium for what it's good for. (Hint: At least give us some stimulating, eye-catching visuals to ameliorate the predictable and mind-numbing platitudes you keep dishing out for people to nod with thoughtful looks and mumble "mmm-hmm, right, right - just so" to.)

When is someone going to wise up and hire those people that do the Miller Lite commercials?

"Hey, daddy - I'd like you to meet my democratic candidate for president in '08." and let it roll from there - dog gets them a beer, (exhibiting leadership ability) candidate saves uncle Horatio from choking on a peanut (metaphor for saving the US economy from a downturn) etc... all in slow-motion with roman candles and wind machines and "Ain't that America" rockin' the soundtrack.

I'll have to do an elephant to compliment the donkey... but in the meantime, here's a pelican.




Don't forget to vote.

K

Robert Weisberg takes Shinders down the tubes

Way to go, Bob. Way to take a 91-year old Twin Cities icon and run it off a long road of success and into a solid bridge abutment.

Shinders used to be a great place to get small-press comics, baseball cards, and sports memorabilia. "My" Shinders was the Minnetonka location, and it was also a great place to go for obscure and specialized magazines that were marvelous art references. A couple months ago I started noticing that they were getting thin on many (of my industry, at least) trade magazines, like Cinefex and the like, so I asked what the deal was, and the clerk told me they were going through distributor changes and restructuring the stores. That made sense to me in this internet era, that a brick-and-mortar print media outlet would shuffle things up a bit.

Well, it turns out that it wasn't a case of distributor changes; it was more along the lines of owner Robert Weisberg driving around with drugs and guns in his car, crapping out on his law practice and not showing up for the resulting court hearings. I'd link you to it, but it's not worth the effort. Google it if you care - the news is out there. (EDIT: For some reason, I seem to be high on the search list with people looking for this story. If you're looking for more than a rant, you can find some good timelines and information here or here.)

I'm just tired of junkies selfishly trashing things like age-old traditions, peoples livelihoods, themselves and their families in juvenile half-assed orgies of self-indulgence.

Congratulations, Bob - you are an official boob.

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