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Friday, October 16, 2009

“Ticket tickets”

“Ticket tickets”

October 15, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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President Obama: “I’m not tired. I’m just getting started.”

President Obama: “I want everyone to know who’s standing in the way of progress, I’m not tired. I’m just getting started.” President Barack Obama at a sold out DNC fundraising reception in San Francisco Thursday evening October 16, 2009

http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/10/16/president-obama-i-want-everyone-to-know-whos-standing-in-the-way-of-progress-im-not-tired-im-just-getting-started/

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Did Delegate Jones thumb her nose at a subpoena?

Did Delegate Adrienne A. Jones (D) District 10, Baltimore County, the current Speaker Pro Tem of the Maryland House of Delegates, thumb her nose at a subpoena…?

Please be advised that I am under the impression that the Maryland Democrat leadership in the Maryland General Assembly would rather that you NOT read this article by Explore Baltimore County writer Bryan P. Sears.

Jones stays home, but state attorney follows case to Pennsylvania

Former Ehrlich appointee ordered to testify for legislative committee

By Bryan P. Sears bsears AT patuxent.com Posted at http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/102320/jones/ 10/15/09

Baltimore County Del. Adrienne Jones was called to testify this morning in a York County, Pa., court by lawyers for a former political appointee of Republican former Gov. Robert Ehrlich.

But Dan Friedman, an assistant attorney general and counsel to the Maryland state legislature, said he advised Jones not to attend the hearing.

Instead, Friedman himself went to the York County courtroom, and was present when a Pennsylvania judge ordered Craig Chesek, a former state appointee under Ehrlich, to submit to be interviewed under oath by representatives of a Maryland Legislative Committee.

Meanwhile, Jones was at Chesapeake High School Thursday morning for a presentation of citations to county education leaders.

Friedman said Thursday afternoon “to say Del. Jones thumbed her nose at a subpoena is not fair to Del. Jones.”

Jones, a Democrat and co-chairwoman of the Special Committee on Employee Rights and Protections, was subpoenaed by a lawyer representing Chesek, a former state Public Service Commission employee. The committee formed in 2005 to look into alleged political firings after Ehrlich took office.

The subpoena came after Jones’ committee filed suit earlier this year in Pennsylvania in an attempt to force Chesek to return to Maryland to answer questions about alleged political firings of state employees after Ehrlich took office.

[...]

Read the rest of Explore Baltimore County writer Bryan P. Sears’ article here: Jones stays home, but state attorney follows case to Pennsylvania

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Jones stays home, but state attorney follows case to Pennsylvania
Published October 15, 2009 by Owings Mills Times, Catonsville Times, Towson Times
Baltimore County Del. Adrienne Jones was called to testify this morning in a York County, Pa., court by lawyers for a former political appointee of Republican former Gov. Robert Ehrlich. But Dan Friedman, an assistant attorney general and counsel to the ... ...

Poll shows voters favor state campaign finance reform
Published October 14, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Baltimore Messenger, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian, Towson Times
Supporters of public financing of state legislative campaigns said Wednesday that a poll shows voters believe corporate donations sway decisions in Annapolis and campaign finance reform is needed.The poll, released Wednesday morning, was paid for by ... ...

Nalley enlists Ehrlich in bid for state House
Published October 14, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times
... is scheduled to host a formal campaign kick-off event from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Candle Light Inn on Frederick Road in Catonsville. Bryan P. Sears contributed to this story. ...

Fast exit for speed camera contract?
Published October 13, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, The Jeffersonian, Towson Times
Baltimore County has a speed camera contractor.At least for now.Don Mohler, a county spokesman, said the county will present a contract to the County Council at its Oct. 27 work session that piggybacks off a lease contract in Montgomery County. A vote is ... ...

Police investigate shooting death of Granite man
Published October 13, 2009 by Owings Mills Times
... during the chase. The vehicle was ultimately found in the northern part of Baltimore City. Police are not releasing additional details on the van, its occupants or why they fled, according to the release.-- Bryan P. SearsThis story has been updated....

Police say Towson-area school bus incident was case of a lost driver
Published October 9, 2009 by Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Towson Times
A bus driver got lost on his first day on a new route in Towson and Parkville, and caused some parents to worry about where their children were.Charles Herndon, a county schools spokesman, said the unidentified driver picked up about 40 students at ... ...

County police announce list of 15 speed camera sites
Published October 9, 2009 by Towson Times, Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times
Baltimore County Police today released the list of sites for 15 speed cameras that will be placed in county school zones.Police Chief Jim Johnson said Friday that the sites were selected after “an exhaustive analysis of more than 200 school zones.”The speed ... ...

Smith considering bid for 7th District Senate seat in 2010
Published October 8, 2009 by Owings Mills Times, North County News, Towson Times
County Executive Jim Smith is moving to Cockeysville and considering a bid for that state Senate seat in 2010.The lifelong Reisterstown resident said Thursday that he and his wife, Sandy, have put their six-bedroom, 3 1/2-bathroom house on the market and ... ...

Council members weigh in on speed light locations
Published October 7, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, Towson Times
Although officials have declared that accident statistics as well as geography will ultimately determine which school zones 15 speed cameras are placed, some County Council members have compiled a list of sites in their districts for consideration.Three ... ...

Arrest made in Owings Mills' snowball stand operator's murder
Published October 7, 2009 by Owings Mills Times
... snowball stand operator. Gerald Edward Sears, 30, of the 2300 block ... Mills. Police believe Greenberg and Sears knew one another.Greenberg was ... a grand jury. He said that Sears should have a bail review ... might come out then.”Sears is being held without bail ... ...

Driver texting is now illegal
Published October 7, 2009 by Baltimore Messenger
Four hundred new state laws went into effect Oct. 1. Among them: * A bill requiring businesses to accurately represent where they are located when they advertise in phone books. Violators are subject to a $500 fine per instance. A ban on sending text and ... ...

Two of state's three speed cameras in county
Published October 7, 2009 by Catonsville Times, Arbutus Times
While Baltimore County officials are still determining where they want speed cameras, state officials flipped the switch on two of the devices Oct. 1 -- the first day a new state law allowing the technology goes into effect. In all, the State Highway ... ...

Column: Neighborhood walk to help others get back on their feet
Published October 7, 2009 by Arbutus Times
... to Brewster. Darren Burkowske, John Durham, Fred Gifford, Bill Helmick, Bryan Nagel, Christina Umstead and Danny Warthen made the trek for the ... kept her on the sidelines this year, cheered her husband, Bryan, and the rest of the group on, along with their ... ...

Cigarette ID bill withdrawn from council
Published October 6, 2009 by Arbutus Times, Catonsville Times, North County News, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter, Owings Mills Times, Towson Times
A bill that Baltimore County Health Department officials said would help prevent underage tobacco use was withdrawn Monday night just moments before the County Council was to vote on it.The bill, sponsored at the request of County Executive Jim Smith, ... ...

Trial of Rosedale man accused of killing wife is delayed
Published October 5, 2009 by Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter
... with her murder after prosecutors said they had enough evidence to ask a grand jury for an indictment.A new trial date has not been set.— Bryan P. Sears...

Police warn of deception burglary in Timonium
Published October 2, 2009 by Towson Times
... anyone with information on the burglary or other similar incidents call investigators at 410-887-1823 or report suspicious activity by calling 911.— Bryan P. Sears...

County Council members perplexed over cigarette law
Published October 2, 2009 by Towson Times
A bill that would require businesses selling tobacco to check the age of anyone buying cigarettes who appears to be younger than 26 has some Baltimore County councilmen scratching their heads.At a hearing Tuesday, county attorneys told the council that ... ...

From death penalties to speed cameras, a slew of new laws
Published October 1, 2009 by Towson Times, Northeast Booster, Northeast Reporter
Ken Sanner and his family have operated Perry Hall Florists for nearly 50 years, and a state law that goes into effect today will make it difficult for out-of-state companies from trying to trade on the local florist’s reputation.A bill sponsored by state ... ...

Golf tournament could limit motorists' 'driving range'
Published October 1, 2009 by North County News, Towson Times
If you live or travel along Shawan Road, a certain golf tournament this week could make your trip a little longer than usual.The Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship began on Wednesday and runs through Sunday — with a possible rain date for ... ...

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

MRC Alert Special: "A Rush to Ruin: The Left's Character Assassination Campaign Against Rush Limbaugh"

           ***Media Research Center Special***
         4:05pm EDT, Thursday October 15, 2009

Special Report. "A Rush to Ruin: The Left's Character Assassination
Campaign Against Rush Limbaugh"

   In the wake of leftist activists, including those disguised as
journalists and sports columnists, using fabricated quotes to smear
Rush Limbaugh as a racist in order to successfully torpedo his effort
to be part of a group making a bid to buy the NFL's St. Louis Rams,
the MRC updated a previously un-released special report documenting
the long-record of scurrilous media attacks against Limbaugh.

   Below is the executive summary of the report compiled by the
MRC's Tim Graham. We are working to get the HTML version, with
videos, online; but we do have up a PDF of the 20-page collection of
evidence. The MRC's Melanie Selmer created the cover.

   For the PDF:
http://www.mrc.org/static/uploads/RushtoRuin.pdf

   Now, the Executive Summary:

Legendary talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh recently joined a group
seeking to purchase the National Football League's St. Louis Rams,
which spurred the latest attempt by the American left-wing media to
destroy Limbaugh, or at the very least marginalize him as an
extremist -- and, they hope, marginalize the millions of American
conservatives who agree with him and enjoy his radio show. Some have
even wished on national television that he would die or be killed --
including Chris Matthews on MSNBC on October 13. Last year, HBO's
Bill Maher publicly wished he had "croaked" from a drug overdose.

Almost from the beginning of his nationally syndicated radio show in
1988, Limbaugh has exposed the worst in journalists who are supposed
to honor fairness and accuracy. Even today, with Obama and the
Democrats numerically dominating Washington, the leftist media
portray Limbaugh not as a commentator, but as a clear and present
danger who must be curtailed.

Increasingly, the Left is acting on the principle that the ends
justify the means. Anything goes in an attempt to demonize Limbaugh --
even the basics of Journalism 101. Obvious distortion and even
outright fabrications are being used in this campaign to ruin
Limbaugh. The Media Research Center has repeatedly exposed how the
media's loathing of Limbaugh has led to vicious incivility and utter
recklessness with basic facts. The leftwing
media's character assassination campaign against Limbaugh falls into
three categories:

# Vicious Personal Attacks: While journalists fiercely chronicle and
protest the most obscure mockeries of Barack Obama, these supposed
guardians of civility have insulted Rush Limbaugh as a "troll under
the bridge," a "human vat of vitriol," and a "car-wreck-quality
spectacle." Limbaugh's admission of an addiction of Oxycontin in 2003
wasn't an occasion for media compassion, as most addicts receive, but
a chance for anchormen to declare they were wearing a "permanent
smirk." Journalists even assigned Limbaugh's "anti-government"
rhetoric as a cause behind the bombing of an Oklahoma City federal
building in 1995.

# Distortions of Limbaugh's Quotes: "News" reporters have often
deliberately twisted Limbaugh's words in TV interviews and radio
routines beyond recognition. Limbaugh's declaration that he wanted
President Obama's liberal policies to fail was presented as Limbaugh
wanting the nation to fail. They mangled Limbaugh's politically
incorrect parodies, like the song "Barack the Magic Negro," in which
an Al Sharpton impersonator sings about how Barack Obama isn't an
authentic black. It didn't matter than the parody was based on a
black film critic's Los Angeles Times article titled "Obama the Magic
Negro." Some journalists even compared Limbaugh to Sister Souljah, a
rapper who suggested after the Los Angeles riots in 1992 that the
country needed "a week to kill white people."

# Outright Falsehoods and Fabrications: When leftist authors and
bloggers circulated fabricated Limbaugh quotes, "news" networks and
columnists picked them up without giving the slightest appearance of
checking for an air date or an audio clip. Opponents of Limbaugh's
Rams bid are currently claiming Limbaugh said the slavery of blacks
"had its merits," and even claiming that Limbaugh praised James Earl
Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King. Supposedly
professional cable networks used empty, undated citations like "Rush
Limbaugh On The Radio" (CNN) and even sourced a linebacker: "Cited by
James Farrior, Pittsburgh Steelers" (MSNBC). In 2007, the liberal
media and Democrats in Congress rose up as one and claimed Limbaugh
said that soldiers speaking in the media against America's wars were
"phony soldiers," when Limbaugh was referring to men who made false
claims of serving abroad.

Liberal media figures suggest it is a national injustice that
Limbaugh has the popularity and influence that he has when his words
are so vicious. But while they suggest he needs to be marginalized by
the media and the Republican establishment, their coverage and
analysis and mockery of Limbaugh has crossed every line of civility
and now shows contempt for the elementary rules of evidence.

   END of Executive Summary

   Again, for a PDF of the full report:
http://www.mrc.org/static/uploads/RushtoRuin.pdf



- Brent Baker

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6-Year-Old Boy Floats Away In Balloon

Update 4: This has been a bizarre story on so many levels... just totally out-to-lunch...

Update 3: Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thu, October 15, 2009 -- 6:11 PM ET
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Boy Thought Missing in Balloon Is Found Alive at Home

A 6-year-old boy thought to be inside a homemade helium
balloon that floated over Colorado for over two hours on
Thursday has been found alive at his home, a sheriff's deputy
said.

Read More:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/6-year-old-alone-in-hot-air-balloon-over-colorado/?hp&emc=na

UPDATE 2: BOY TRAPPED IN FLYING BALLOON; At 3:39 KMGH/KUSA report no one is inside the balloon. "We know the balloon is down, and there's nobody in it. Now we wait to find out. What a day this has been" - Shepard Smith. "I have sat in front of this television and watched things that I never dreamed were possible, and there is this." - Shepard Smith This afternoon, the cablers took live feeds from Ft. Collins, Colorado of a 6...
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/generalities/boy_trapped_in_flying_balloon_140318.asp

UPDATE: From https://twitter.com/MajoratWH

In the end, atmosphere and lack of suitable air-worthiness brought balloon back down as all available personnel watched. Next: where is boy?4 minutes ago from web

Denver station KMGH reports basket of balloon is empty. Every sign of activity/inactivity is that balloon basket is empty.7 minutes ago from web

The rescue personnel are moving very slowly now. No outward sense of urgency. No medical personnel rushing to basket.8 minutes ago from web

Rescue personnel deflating the balloon, striking it from outside to release gases inside, frantically trying to turn basket over.10 minutes ago from web

Rescue personnel all around, securing balloon with ropes...no sign of child yet. very uncertain situation. terrifying.11 minutes ago from web

Balloon now down....lgently...nothing broken on the outside frame of basket...ambulance races into view, personnel surrounding it.12 minutes ago from web

Fox still very careful on boy in balloon - reporting boy "believed" to be inside. Balloon appears to be getting much closer to ground.13 minutes ago from web

Colorado Nat Guard deploys 2 helos from Buckley AFB in Aurora. A UH-58 Kiowa up at 1230 pm MDT & is tracking balloon. A UH-60 in air, too.19 minutes ago from web

To say I am - that we all are - wishing them the best is a great, almost inconceivably trivial, understatement.35 minutes ago from web

This one is a massive challenge for all aviation, emergency and weather types....coordination, creativity, sense of calm crucial.36 minutes ago from web

Of all emergency contingencies, I doubt anyone anywhere has a file: Rescue procedures for small boy in silver experimental balloon.37 minutes ago from web

Frantic Search Under Way To Rescue Boy

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy is floating over northeastern Colorado in a homebuilt balloon and authorities are racing to try and rescue him.
The balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer is covered in foil and filled with helium. It has a compartment for a passenger underneath. It lifted the boy into the air near Fort Collins Thursday morning after the balloon became unhooked at the boy's home.

Read more here: 6-Year-Old Boy Floats Away In Balloon

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21306839/detail.html

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Rough Gloves

“Rough Gloves” by Kevin Dayhoff Sept. 30, 2009

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WSJ stipple artist Noli Novak cries foul over misappropriated art

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WSJ stipple artist Noli Novak claims Jose Maria Cano has misappropriated her art and that subsequently President Barack Obama “was scammed by the Spaniards and the Czechs”… with the allegedly plagiarized artwork…

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UPDATE ON MY "CON EXPO" TIRADE

JOSE MARIA CANO, WHAT EXACTLY IS HE DOING? ... […] ... Now, here's something I found especially appalling.

Please check out this link:

http://www.doxprague.org/en/exhibition?10/about

It reads: "Meeting with Vaclav Havel was the last point of Barack Obama's Prague visit. During this private meeting, Vaclav Havel presented American President Barack Obama - a portrait of the president by the Spanish artist José-María Cano.

"José-María Cano generously offered this painting to Vaclav Havel as a gift for Barack Obama", said Leos Valka, director of DOX, Centre for Contemporary art in Holesovice, Prague. The painting will be exhibited at the Centre from Thursday, April 9. until April 27, 2009. After that, the painting, measuring 210 x 149,5 cm, will travel to the White House. The portrait is created using the encaustic technique of painting with hot wax.

After viewing the exhibition Welcome to Capitalism!, which was on view at DOX Centre from last October to February this year, Vaclav Havel was enthusiastic about the Spanish artist's works. Therefore, DOX Centre's director, Leoš Válka offered President Vaclav Havel the option of presenting President Barack Obama with the portrait and Havel welcomed the idea."

This means a copy of a drawing I made was given as a gift to Vaclav Havel who then re-gifted it for president Obama?! And it's now hanging in the White House?! You can bet your knickers I will do my damndest to let the President know he was scammed by the Spaniards and the Czechs! ;-)))

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Related NPR Stories
Gilbert Stuart: Views of George Washington May 14, 2005
'Faces of the Fallen,' Art of War Dead March 23, 2005
Sunny Taylor: Portraits of Early Success March 6, 2005
National Geographic Portraits 'In Focus' Nov. 4, 2004
Painting Clinton's White House Portrait June 14, 2004
Three Artists, One Portrait Aug. 11, 2003
Sketches of World War II Soldiers on Display April 23, 2005
Why We Draw July 12, 2004
Leonardo's Drawings Make American Debut Feb. 15, 2003
Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman Jan. 16, 2003

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@romenesko WSJ stipple artist Noli Novak blasts "plagiarist" Jose Maria Cano for blowing up her images, reselling them http://is.gd/4jGE0

http://twitpic.com/l41vz WSJ stipple artist Noli Novak commented: “Make no mistake, Jose Maria Cano is a con artist. This is my drawing that he simply blew up and made a FAKE newspaper clipping! I don't care if he printed it on paraffin or tattooed it on his mothers ass ... it's still my drawing!” (@Fant on October 13, 2009)

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Bank of America Removes American Flags Honoring Dead Marine

Bank of America Removes American Flags Honoring Dead Marine

BY Herschel Smith

Greenville, South Carolina saw the arrival of a Marine who perished in Afghanistan, and Gaffney, S.C. was his ultimate resting place.

[…]

Lance Corporal Chris Fowlkes was a popular and well known young man in Gaffney, and a brave warrior who gave his life in the service of his country. It was seemingly a very heart-felt and patriotic funeral procession. But all was not well in Gaffney, S.C.

A South Carolina Bank of America branch is drawing criticism Thursday after an employee reportedly ordered the removal of American flags placed to honor a fallen Marine over fears that people would be offended.

The Palmetto Scoop received one eyewitness email claiming that the branch manager at Bank of America’s Gaffney branch at 1602 West Floyd Baker Blvd. “told a citizen who was preparing the route for a U.S. Marine killed in action in Afghanistan by placing small American flags along the roadway that the flags might upset some of her customers.”

Said the outraged tipster, “[The branch manager] took them down and made the citizen go in to get them if she didn’t want them thrown away.”

The flags were part of the funeral procession of Lance Corporal Christopher Fowlkes, 20, who died last week after an explosion in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.

WSPA-TV has also received similar tips about the “flag flap.”

A teller at the branch confirmed to TPS that the branch manager had been there around the time of the incident but had left for the day.

Bank of America released a statement apologizing for the incident and celled it a misunderstanding.

“We want to ensure the community knows how deeply proud we are of the men and women who have sacrificed so much in service to our country,” the statement said. “The bank does fly the American Flag at our locations throughout the country and flags were displayed in front of our banking center in Gaffney the evening prior to our dedicated Marine returning home.”

UPDATE: WCBD in Charleston reports that Bank of America said the incident was a “miscommunication in corporate policy.” That raises the question, which policy would require employees to remove American flags that are part of a funeral procession for a fallen Marine?

Read the entire article here: Bank of America Removes American Flags Honoring Dead Marine

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For more from "The Captain's Journal": You are currently reading "Bank of America Removes American Flags Honoring Dead Marine", entry #3868 on The Captain's Journal. This article is filed under the category(s) Marine Corps, Patriotism and was published September 20th, 2009 by Herschel Smith. If you're interested in what else the The Captain's Journal has to say, you might try thumbing through the archives and visiting the main index, or; perhaps you would like to learn more about TCJ.

And

Obama Administration Allows Russian Inspections of Nuclear Sites
A Strange New Respect for our Afghan Policy?
John Bernard in the news
The Slow Fall of Kandahar
Armed Social Work and Rules of Engagement in Garmsir Afghanistan
Obama and the Taliban
Now Zad Video From 2/7 Marines
What kind of counterinsurgency for Afghanistan?
Attack at Kamdesh, Nuristan
Wanat Video
McChrystal v. Obama
The Battle of Wanat, Massing of Troops and Attacks in Nuristan
Packing Army (Marine) Style
The MEK, Iran and Iraq
Generals Who Talk Tactics Rather Than Strategy

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Friends and family gather to remember Guy Babylon

Friends and family gather to remember Guy Babylon - long-term keyboardist for Elton John

To find this article in Spanish go here: Amigos y familiares se reúnen para recordar Guy Babylon

Para encontrar este artículo en español, entra aquí: Amigos y familiares se reúnen para recordar Guy Babylon

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More than 250 friends and family members gathered at the New Windsor Fire and Hose Co. hall on Oct. 4, 2009, for a memorial service for Guy Babylon. The room was full of mementos, memorials and Guy Babylon music and videos. I only took a couple of pictures that day…

One of two http://www.explorecarroll.com/ articles on Guy Babylon: Guy Babylon of New Windsor, long-term keyboardist for Elton John
Obituary By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 9/04/09
Guy Babylon, 52, died Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, Calif., according to family sources and Elton John’s official website. He was born on December 20, 1956, in New Windsor, the son of Graham and Mary Babylon, owners of the Babylon Vault Company, a Carroll County business that has manufactured burial vaults since 1930. More: http://explorecarroll.com/obituaries/3374/babylon/

Two of two http://www.explorecarroll.com/ articles on Guy Babylon: ARCHIVE: Guy Babylon made world class music, but never really left Carroll
EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 10/11/09 (Enlarge) …
More than 250 friends and family members gathered at the New Windsor Fire and Hose Co. hall on Oct. 4, for a memorial service for Guy Babylon. He was known to the local area as a New Windsor native who excelled in sports and graduated from Francis Scott Key High School in 1974. He was known to many in the rest of the world as Elton John's keyboardist for 21 years. More: http://explorecarroll.com/community/3508/eaglearchive/

In addition to the two http://www.explorecarroll.com/ pieces I wrote on Guy Babylon, which may be found here: http://explorecarroll.com/community/3508/eaglearchive/ and here: http://explorecarroll.com/obituaries/3374/babylon/;

I wrote an additional longer piece in http://www.thetentacle.com/ - October 7, 2009 Always Remembered, Never Forgotten Kevin E. Dayhoff Last Sunday, friends and family from all over the country gathered at the New Windsor fire company social hall to pay their last respects to Guy Babylon, Elton John’s keyboardist for 21 years. Guy Babylon, 52, died at his Los Angles home on September 2. More: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3397

For folks who have asked for more Guy Babylon pictures and information: http://twitpic.com/hkleo; and http://twitpic.com/geb34. Elton John News: Farewell Guy Babylon (December 20, 1956 – September 2, 2009): http://eltonjohnnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/farewell-guy-babylon-december-20-1956.html

See: http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/: http://tinyurl.com/phpmak

For folks who have asked for more Guy Babylon pictures and information http://tinyurl.com/phpmak http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2009/09/elton-john-news-farewell-guy-babylon.html http://tinyurl.com/phpmak

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Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/friends-and-family-gather-to-remember.html http://tinyurl.com/ykvuzdn

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This week in The Tentacle

This week in The Tentacle

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 A case of premature adulation by Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last Friday was the birthday of the Obama family dog and something else. Oh, now I remember. It was the day that President Barack Obama was awarded the Noble Peace Prize.

To Liposuction – or Not!
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysia – “I like my tummy soft and round, not flat and hard like the cold hard ground” I sang to myself. These were remnants of a song I had heard on one of those PBS radio shows featuring local artists from around the country. I don’t remember the tune except it was country, but the words have stuck with me ever since.

Michael Kahn Does “The Alchemist!”
Roy Meachum
I’ve warned you about Michael Kahn before. The artistic director of Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company continues to make stage classics work by inserting shtickla the writer could not have imagined. He’s done it again in “The Alchemist,” by Ben Jonson.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
No to County Commissioners
Roy Meachum
Kai Hagen and John L. “Lennie” Thompson cannot count on me; I will not sign the petition putting on the ballot the question of annexing three properties. And the same answer goes to the other commissioners.

Procrastination is the Thief of Time
Nick Diaz
In my last installment, I mentioned the “19-millimeter socket wrench” a mathematics student needs to bring success into his mathematical learning habits. Keep in mind that these observations and recommendations apply to mathematics students at all levels – middle and high school as well as college. Math is math, regardless of what course or level; good academic habits are universal.

Monday, October 12, 2009
Reviewing Contentiousness
Blaine R. Young
For the most part the dust has settled and the situation involving my brother Brad and the Walkersville High School girls softball team has been brought to closure. But this case was so bizarre, and so emblematic of the degree to which the Frederick County Board of Education is out of touch with reality, that it merits one last commentary.

Manipulation Nation
Steven R. Berryman
The control of your future behavior on an epic scale is the goal by some that will make us “The Manipulation Nation.”

From Hither, Thither and Yon
Michael Kurtianyk
Quite the furor over President Barack Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize this year, isn’t it? Such silliness! The deadline for the nominating committee to submit candidates was February 2nd, and his name was submitted on time.

Friday, October 9, 2009
False Media Prophets
Roy Meachum
The Washington Post and The New York Times have changed their tune. Both powerful newspapers bellowed intense “jingoism” at Iraq’s invasion. They thoughtlessly went along with what in columns I called an expression of national egotism. You wouldn’t know it if you read either paper today.

Cheap Political Tricks
Joe Charlebois
Newsflash: According to Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski, men and women are the same! This past weekend Senator Mikulski excoriated the insurance industry for treating men and women differently. She noted that women can pay much more for healthcare insurance than a man of the same age.

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Changing Strategies, Positive Results
Chris Cavey
Few people inside or outside the Party of Lincoln would argue the fact that now is the time to invest in Republicans, because everyone knows buying low always yields the best profit. Currently my beloved party is at a low ebb; however, there are signs that the stock will soon rise.

The Good and The Helpful
Joan McIntyre
The poor, picked on Frederick County Board of Education does something that appears to be a good idea and might actually help – and save money to boot – and here I go just raining on its parade. Before I tell you why, let me say I'm actually glad to hear of their plans. I also hope it catches on and becomes a norm for all administrative staff.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Always Remembered, Never Forgotten
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last Sunday, friends and family from all over the country gathered at the New Windsor fire company social hall to pay their last respects to Guy Babylon, Elton John’s keyboardist for 21 years. Guy Babylon, 52, died at his Los Angles home on September 2.

“…And Yesterday’s Done….”
Tom McLaughlin
Middletown, MD – “It’s a grand old flag, it’s a free flying flag, forever may it wave!” This tune ran through my head as I walked up the hill to the parking lot in Middletown for the annual celebration of Middletown Days. I stopped and watched a fife and bugle ensemble, dressed in 1776 uniforms, playing a patriotic song whose melody I recognized but could not pinpoint. A tear came to my eye.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
In the Street Origin
Roy Meachum
I don’t remember that there were several thousand marching; I could be wrong. Among the numerous people who poured out that October Saturday in 1983 were my then-wife, her 88-year-old father and me. The weather was decent; I can’t recall details. But it didn’t rain that day, nor was it beastly hot.

Remembering The Forgotten
Farrell Keough
I recently got back from Iowa. I would have invited you, but they were full.

Monday, October 5, 2009
It’s “The Message,” Stupid
Steven R. Berryman
Freedom of speech may be relegated to the past, if the voices of our Founding Fathers are not re-remembered, and quickly. Some attempts to exercise our First, and most valuable amendment to the Constitution, upon examination, are really attacks on the message itself.

A Comfortable Chair and a Good Book
Michael Kurtianyk
The most responses I’ve received to my contributions to TheTentacle.com have come from two recent posts: my summer reading list and my take on the city aldermanic race (I love that word: “aldermanic”; so many connotations). I may post something on the mayoral race prior to the General Election, but until then, here’s my Fall Reading List:

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