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Sane as it ever was... Same... As... it... ever... was.

nathan_teske — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:40:52 -0800

David Byrne blogs, including a recent post on Jesus Camp. (Via BoingBoing. Jesus Camp, previously on Metafilter

By: the ghost of Ken Lay

the ghost of Ken Lay — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:03:00 -0800

Wow, this is difficult to read. Random dashes, short half sentences, and random parenthensis just makes it sound like an old timey telegraph. Byrne's ADD may make him a decent musician, but he's not much of a writer. He's almost doing the stream of consciousness thing which is rarely amusing to anyone but the writer. This variety review is much much better. YMMV of course.

By: donfactor

donfactor — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:07:44 -0800

I have told people about this sort of stuff many times - both Americans and Brits. I am an American who lives in the Uk. And usually, they look at me in disbelief. I tell them about their grass roots approach getting on local school boards or city councils, but still the sort of people I know. people who have no use for Bush and his wars, still look at me in disbelief. I can only hope that this film and people like David Byrne can somehow get people to pay attention, because so far as I am concerned his view of the whole business is absolutely right It is dangerous.

By: caddis

caddis — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:26:22 -0800

His radio stream is very interesting. Hasn't this been posted here before? I could swear I found out about the radio stream on MeFi.

By: caddis

caddis — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:27:51 -0800

here

By: ericb

ericb — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:46:39 -0800

Michael Moore's Film Fest Screens "Jesus Camp" Despite Objection

"[Michael] Moore called Magnolia's request [to pull the screening of 'Jesus Camp' at this weekend's Traverse City Film Festival] 'truly one of the worst publicity stunts I have ever seen.' Moore added, 'I had no intention of showing "Jesus Camp" in this festival. The producers begged me to show it. I said OK. Then they sent me the film this week to show it in the festival. (Then), one day before its screening, after all its tickets have been sold, they sent me and the press a fax saying they want the film pulled.'"

By: robla

robla — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:47:03 -0800

Byrne wrote: "What is it about Colorado Springs? Littleton (Colorado) is right next door to these megachurches." Um, Littleton is a Denver suburb, and is about 60 miles away from Colorado Springs. Philadelphia and Atlantic City are the same distance apart, and you don't often hear them being lumped together as the same entity. Millions of people live in that area of Colorado, so not many generalizations can be made about people living that far apart.

By: the ghost of Ken Lay

the ghost of Ken Lay — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:54:03 -0800

What? A songwriter from the 80s isnt an expert on culture, religion, geography, america, children, and camps? Say it aint so! Obviously, you're mistaken. Celebrities can do no wrong.

By: foot

foot — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:04:50 -0800

You have to remember that David Byrne is British. He also writes stuff like "he was caught drink-driving" and "she went to hospital". ♥etc♥etc♥

By: homodigitalis

homodigitalis — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:10:23 -0800

Europe had it's religious wars, reformation and Age of Enlightenment ... maybe the US needs to repeat that process on it's own until it can truely offer religious freedom to it's people. All I can see at the moment is a big religious movement hijacking the world biggest power and turning their beliefs into laws and global policy. They are turning all the wheels back straight to the 15th century ('No, Renaissance for me please!') Most 'other Americans' simply don't care - and those who do care are too weak or unfocussed to make a difference. Expect more rapture madness, more anti-scientific compaigns and more religiously motivated politics from the US of A. Thanks for people who still fight the religious nonsense: History of Disblief by Jonathan Miller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism:_A_Rough_History_of_Disbelief http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/atheism.shtml http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13868.htm (here you can watch all three parts online) Root of all evil by Richard Dawkins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Root_of_All_Evil%3F (see end of this wikipedia entry for video download link)

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:13:53 -0800

Byrne? He's still alive?

By: foot

foot — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:14:19 -0800

homodigitalis, can I synergize with your results-driven knowledge base?

By: homodigitalis

homodigitalis — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:27:52 -0800

@foot: Anyday! ;-)

By: zouhair

zouhair — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:35:54 -0800

The only problem those you are criticizing have already the power and your next president must be more christianist than Bush

By: oneirodynia

oneirodynia — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:37:41 -0800

You have to remember that David Byrne is British. His family left Scotland for Canada when he was two, and then moved to Maryland six years later. I suppose technically he may still be called "British", but if you've gone to school in North America your entire life I doubt many cultural vestiges of Britain would remain. But then, I don't personally know David Byrne. Perhaps in his wilder moments he drives on the left side of the road and calls pants "trousers".

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:04:36 -0800

I lived in England for a year when I was eight. Do I get to be British?

By: caddis

caddis — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:00:33 -0800

I pronounce you British, for a day, upon my authority as . . . . , as a citizen of a land which was once British over 250 years ago. Please kneel and I will touch your shoulder with. . . ooops, sorry about the ear, my mistake. At least you have another one.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:32:47 -0800

I lived in Britain for a year when I was in college. I'm British too.

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:42:08 -0800

And you may find yourself reading MetaFilter, And you may find yourself reading about David Byrne's web journal, And you may ask yourself, "Where have I seen this?" And you may say to yourself, "My God! It's a double!" Same as it ever was

By: caddis

caddis — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:48:02 -0800

Seven hours to find the dead on double - that must be a record here.

By: nathan_teske

nathan_teske — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 19:11:35 -0800

Gah.. Google failed me.

By: mk1gti

mk1gti — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:07:35 -0800

I've always admired the british, may I be british *too*? Regarding David Byrne, he's as american as apple pie these days, moreso than the ignorant and deluded repugs in congress and their witless followers. Huzzah Cheahs to Mistah Buhn ! ! !

By: ibeji

ibeji — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:20:29 -0800

David Byrne is British?!?! Oh wait, Wikipedia says born in Scotland, moved to Ontario at 2 yrs, then on to Maryland at 9 or 10. Still, I'd always assumed he was from New York. nathan_teske, I LOVE David Byrne's blog, think everyone should know about it, and support its double posting ;-) [Another favorite famous person blog: Dennis Cooper...]

By: nlindstrom

nlindstrom — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:57:19 -0800

I once had a two-hour layover in Heathrow. Can I call myself British now?

By: ericb

ericb — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:36:30 -0800

I once had a two-hour layover in Heathrow. Can I call myself British now? Only if you bought some U,K-produced product in the duty-free shop in Terminal 4.