Flying is not exactly a pleasant experience these days. From the stares you get at the security check, to waiting for your bag of peanuts or worst of all, traveling economy class, with the other sheep passengers, and praying you don’t get deep vein thrombosis. It’s such a relief when you can just lie back, and listen to your iPod, until the stewardess kindly(?) explains, that you have to take it off, because the flight’s going to land or take-off.

MONEY OR MUSIC: You Just Can’t get ‘em Both
MySpace Music bought Imeem, the popular networking site, for a reported price of 8 or 10 million dollars, (most of it to pay for the staff, rather than the music or the customers, which actually went for less than $ 1 million) on Tuesday Dec 8th. Imeem, which had been facing money problems for quite some time now, gave into the pressure when Indie label The Orchard, sought to sue it for a whopping $150,000, per record it allegedly infringed. Whatever the …

The legendary rock orchestra “Trans Siberian Orchestra” basted in 1996 by Paul O’Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva. Paul O’Neill had managed and produced rock bands including Aerosmith, Humble Pie and Scorpions. Their songs are known that combine progressive rock, symphonic metal and heavy metal, with themes of classical music.

California legislators do not seem capable of managing the state budget and have issued IOUs (promissory notes) as it continues to face cash problems. Rest assured that politicians are working day and night to come up with solutions. Apparently, the Mayor of Augora Hills Denis Weber together with California State Assemblywoman Julia Brownley seem to feel there are more pressing issues. Such as proclaiming a month-long celebration starting July 1, 2009 to be “DTS 7.1 Day” (the surround sound audio technology).

Granted, this happened almost a year ago, but I dug up this article & thought it was so funny I had to post it.  This is a story that could almost have come right out of the onion.