Those thunderheads have been dropping rain since I told you about them -- short localized bursts of intense showers. A firefighting crew was hit by lightning while training in the woods. Two men were hurt, but not badly, I'm glad to say.

Sitemeter Sez: Visitors from Louth, Ireland; Marion, Ohio (Hiya Tari DeWille!); Seattle, Washington; Orlando, Florida; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Port Lavaca, Texas and Boulder, Colorado.

ROCK against Reaganomics 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!
NEW --Launching NOW! Outre Space Cinema -- Featuring: 1930's Rocketry, Spitfires of the Spaceways and Cellulose to Celluloid, Flash Gordon in the Saturday Matinees and Sunday Comics.





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

Elections: Y'know? It's great when your vote counts -- maybe not for much, but mine WILL count this year, because the Montana primary election will help decide the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, for a change. I doubt I'll make this 3+ hour trip, but here's some info:
Rally with Barack Obama
Four Seasons Arena
Montana ExpoPark
400 3rd Street, NW
Great Falls, MT
Friday, May 30th
Doors Open: 4:00 p.m. Program Begins: 5:45 p.m.


The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal belongings. No signs or banners permitted.

On the opposite side of decency:


It's alright with John McCain if our beleaguered troops occupy Iraq for 100 years for the sake of corrupt no-bid war profiteers and trigger-happy mercenaries -- unlike Japan, South Korea, or Germany after WWII, our forces are NOT welcome, wanted, or needed there.
Support the troops -- bring them home!