Boycott Dancing with the Stars! (See post from 11-06-2007) Dark and rainy all day -- I'm editing some video, and glad I'm not traveling long distances in this ultra-changeable weather.

Sitemeter Sez: Visitors from San Diego, California (Hiya Justin!) and Milledgeville, Georgia.

REAL SLC Punk, not the movie, at: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!
Spitfires of the Spaceways
Wilma Deering & Dale Arden to the rescue; Bodacious Princess Aura I; Hapless Aura II; The fiery Emperor Ming; The Orson Welles Rumor Debunked; and BOTH incarnations of Jean Rogers!





Thanks to Jim Keefe (Visit his Website) -- the LAST Flash Gordon illustrator of the 20th Century, and Flash's first illustrator of the 21st, for his recommendations -- HERE!

Charity Alert: Keep that Resolution to click on The Hunger Site every day. Also check into Terra Sigilata blog -- donate $$$ to cancer patients just by clicking onto the site.

In The Community: Donna Gans' wit and humor, the multi-dimensional Members' Salon, a sale of first-rate ceramics, and a "Round Up" wreath auction at the Hockaday Museum of Art!

Media Watch: A Lilith Fair special on Montana NPR started off with a song by Lily Hayden, who now plays violin with George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, in the BIG ensemble.

On The Road: Members of Parliament/Funkadelic AKA The 420 Funk Mob played in Tacoma, Washington last night (Quoted from co-leader Michael "Clip" Payne):
Here is just a quick run through everybody of what went down the first night ...This is a partial song list and its not in the exact order. The band was smokin from the first song. The show was video taped and audio recorded.
Revolution
Nuthing Before Me But Thang
Small Town Ways
Ill Stay
Cold Hearted World
Helter Skelter
Runnin Away into
Standing on the Verge of Gettin it On
Red Hot Mama
We want the Funk
Somethin Stank
baby I owe U something good
I got A Thing
I Wanna Know If Its Good to Baby
Music for My Mother
I Got A Thang
Mothership Connection
Star Child
When We were Lovers
This is only a partial list. The band was on point. (Saxophonist) Greg Thomas was a welcome addition to the band. The Mob really took it to outer space a few times in the almost 3 hour set.
Much Much more to come


An alternate poster for the Funk Mob's West Coast mini-tour. They will have guitarist/composer Shaunna Hall opening for them in San Francisco, along with special guest Eric McFadden. Ms. Hall will likely be sitting in once the gig gets going -- she toured with the full-sized band last May.