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Turkey Pepperoni & Pesto Pizza

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My Home Made Pizza  - (7 Nov 2010)

8" Diameter Pizza.. Tomato marinara w/ Pesto, Onions, garlic  & onion powder, oregano, parsley, red / green / yellow peppers, Turkey Pepperoni, and Cheese. About 15mins to assemble.. 10-13 minutes to bake.  (Click on "view larger" to see detail.)

 

Pic 1 - Assembled before the Turkey Pepperoni is added (uncooked).

Pic 2 - Assembled w/ Turkey Pepperoni & Cheese on top (uncooked).

Pic 3 - Fresh out the oven -- cooling.  (Cooked but not sliced.)

Pic 4 - Cooled, Sliced and on my plate !! (cooked)

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The Rent Is Too Damn High

The State of New York has an interesting line up running for Governor in 2010, including vet Jimmy McMillan.

He's got a catchy jingle, "The Rent is Too Damn High". Check out his hilarious website.

http://rentistoodamnhigh.org/

Jimmy McMillan  - Debate 2010 [video]

See the Video of Jimmy during the 2010 Gubernatorial Debate  (via Huffington Post):

http://ht.ly/2Wdpr  and 

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<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o-TeMHys0>

 

Yo, Jimmy... what's under the black gloves??

 

 

Hide Ya Kids Hide Your Wife Ringtone

Since a certain friend of mine (who will remain nameless) asked to hear the ringtone version ....

iPhone Ringtone and MP3 files.

Bed Intruder Song made into an (iPhone .m4r) ringtone.

See Full length video autotuned here:
Please download from iTunes.

See @DrGoddess ' Blog Post on the story:

"You are really dumb... for real.."  - Antoine Dodson

Click here to download:
Antoine_BedIntruder.m4r (618 KB)

 

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Pics from Bethany Pickens at the Pritzker Pavillion

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[click on photos for a larger view.]

Images from the free jazz concert featuring Chicago's Bethany Pickens in Chicago's Millennium Park (downtown Chicago / Grant Park).  Performance Aug. 5th, 2010.

The Pavillion was designed by Architect Frank Gehry.

Also see/listen to an audio clip from this performance (posted on Shantyworld2).

(Panoramas taken with a 1st gen iPhone, stitched together w/ AutoStitch.)

 

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Jazz Pianist Bethany Pickens

Bethany Pickens [pianist], playing live at the Pritzker Pavillion in Chicago's Millennium Park, August 5th, 2010.

Read a review and see more pics here and here.

http://www.jazzchicago.net/reviews/2010/BethMLW.html

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Visit Bethany's website at: http://www.bethanypickens.com/

#jazz #chicago #music

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July 4th - My Petition

Video of NeoSoul Artist, Poet, Singer Jill Scott (b. 4/4/72) performing "My Petition".

Also see this Live version of My Petition on PBS' Tavis Smiley Show,  for her explanation of the song. Transcript of Smiley's interview w/ Scott also at that link.

Jill Scott:  "The relationship that we have with our government is the same as we would have with any relationship--should be built off of trust."

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My Petition

You say you mean good for me
But you don't do it
You say you have a plan but you just don't go thru with it
You say you know the way to go
And I should follow
But all of your empty promises
Leave me hollow

And oh
How do I trust you
How do I love you
When you
Lie to me repeatedly
And oh
How do I have faith, in you
When you just don't come thru
Like you say you could
Oh, say can you see [2x]

You say that I'm wrong for
Stating my opinion to you
You say that I'm wrong and there'll be quiet consequences too
But I know my rights babe
There'll be no law abridging
The freedom of my speech
Or the right for me to petition for a remedy of grievances

And I want to trust you
I want to love yeah
But you lie to me repeatedly
And oh I want to have faith in you
But you just don't come thru
Like you said you could
Oh say can you see
Hmmm
I want fresh fruit, clean water,
Air that I don't see
I want the feeling of being safe on my streets
I want my children to be smarter than me
I want, I want to feel
I want to feel, I want to feel free
For real ya'll
I'm just telling you so you know
I want to, I want to have faith in you
I really do but you keep lying to me

It hurts
I believe, I believe you owe it me
Give it to me like you said you would
Hmmm
Oh say can you see
Hmmm
Oh say can you see
Oohh say can you see
Hmmm
By the dawn's early light 

 

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"My Petition"from the CD "Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds, vol. 2" (2004), on Hidden Beach Records.

Rahm told Folks to Keep His Seat Warm [audio]

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Conversation between WVON-AM (Chicago progressive) talk show host Cliff Kelly and Journalist Laura Washington (Chgo SunTimes) that Rahm Emmanuel always planned to come back to his House seat after his White House stint was over.  It is reported that Rahm said as much before he took his Whitehouse position.  Kelly also discusses Atty General Holder's look into the torture policies and atty firings during the Bush administration. [mp3 audio]  Conversation recorded 8/31/2009.
#p2 #Rahm #Obama #Chicago

 

Ted Kennedy Makes Case for National Health Care

From DemocracyNow.org:

Senator Edward Kennedy makes his case for National Health Care in address he made April 2008. Kennedy's remarks start about 5:09 minutes and 5:52 mins into this clip.

See the full segment at the DemocracyNow.org website.

I heart DemocracyNow !

Also see ShantyWorld.com 's Semi-Big List of Info on Health Care Reform.