100,000 troops in Iraq through 2010? If we are to believe the testimony of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, the number of troops in Iraq will outnumber the troops currently in Afghanistan. Troop numbers in Afghanistan were also increased by about 12,000 in February, 2009.
Gates delivered the IT’S ALL BULLSHIT ANYWAY good news to the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Tuesday.
The blackness has hit me and the void is calling me after looking at this Riff Raff look-alike mugshot of Phil Spector sans wig. This voyeuristic image of Spector has me wishing his wig was back on his head. Now that’s brutal.
I know it’s been a while since I popped something in your ear, but it was worth the wait. This past March, sweet little LA label Now-Again re-released In The Raw, the 2001 record from Munich based duo, The Whitefield Brothers.
Prowlin’ is some way out, stoned out genius. Enjoy…
KISS Knife prototype. Real knife due out in the Fall of 2009.
Knife fights just got a lot cooler. Unfortunately, the Johnny Switchblade inside you and me will have to wait to stab our next victim in style. The KISS folding knife won’t be out until later this Fall. Also due this Fall are two new Gene and Paul action figures. I’m not really sure why we need more KISS action figures, but they are pretty boss.
I will admit that I am looking forward to the long awaited July release of the KISS Potato Heads. The set of four will run you $39.99 (!). The only shortcoming of the set is that The CatmanPotato Head comes with two drum sticks, but no drums. I expected at least a snare for $39.99. I’m sure my timekeeping friends would agree. Right LP?
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Mickey Rourke as Whiplash on the set of the new Iron Man flick.
Is it me, or is Mickey looking kinda hot here? I mean, he’s really working the tattooed, apocalyptic tough-guy thing pretty well. Of course, I’m also considering that Whiplash’s alter-ego, Ivan Vanko, likes to inflict pain on his enemies (like a hopefully shirtless Robert Downey Jr) with a pair of whips loaded into the contraption on chest.
Glow-in-the-dark baby Monkey makes me want to cry…
Researchers at Columbia University have been experimenting on monkeys with GFP or, Green Fluorescent Protein. The GFP makes it possible to track the interactions of different genes and proteins. In the case of the glowing monkey (above), the GFP is being used to identify the mutant form of the huntingin protein(a protein found in every cell in your body). When the protein mutates, it causes Huntington’s Disease.
The research is currently being debunked by the animal rights group, In Defense of Animals as well other organizations that believe that animal research is unnecessary, cruel, and often inconclusive. It’s truly a gut wrenching call when you consider that research focused on finding cures for Cancer, Diabetes and AIDS includes animal experimentation.
The bottom line here is that the poor, unethical and inhumane treatment of laboratory animals must become punishable by law if it’s going to stop. Unessential animal testing in the name of lipstick and mascara must also be eliminated within the cosmetics industry. Do you think that eyeshadow makes you look pretty? Meh, not so much.
If a glowing monkey can find a cure for my best friends Cancer, so be it.
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If boozing was an olympic event, we would be on a box of Wheaties. If this all sounds familiar to you (and your mother), welcome home.
