| The Futureheads : The Futureheads
All you needed to be a half-successful Britpop band was a London A-Z, an Adidas trackie top rescued from a '70s school lost property bin and three albums, two of which were probably by David Bowie. In fact, only three good things ever resulted from Britpop. One is 'Supergrass Is 10'. That rules. One is the fact that whenever Ocean Colour Scene walk down the street children still point and laugh. The last good thing is that music in Britain halfway through 2004 is so region-specific, idiosyncratic and draws on so many varied and unexpected influences that we will never ever accept a bunch of skinny Camden chancers peddling stolen new wave riffs again. Except Razorlight. But anyway. Let's examine the evidence: Franz Ferdinand - that's million-selling chart act Franz Ferdinand - have single-handedly built a scene around crocheted girlfriends, Orange Juice records and Man At C&A trousers.
Space invaders: Five million aliens for Hillary
Maybe there aren't 5 million illegal voters for Hillary or Obama or Edwards. Maybe there are just 500. Maybe there are none. I called Rep. Pearce's office to get a couple of the names of these illegal voters. After all, it should be easy as pie to catch them: they have to give their names and addresses to register and vote. Odd thing, out of 5 million illegal registrants, the representative, after a week of looking, couldn't provide me the name of one. Not one. Another Republican politician, this one in New Mexico, the sponsor of the voter ID law there, said on the floor of the state legislature that she had the names of two illegal voters. Well, that's a start. I called her, Rep. Justine Fox-Young (yes, that's her name, and she has the ID to prove it). Q. Justine, you've uncovered felony criminals [illegal voting is a jail-time crime in every state].
Gloucester Goings On
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Life Enrichment Series cancelled
The Council on Aging's Life Enrichment Series scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 30, has been cancelled. "Flying Solo: The Importance of Staying Socially Connected" will take place at a later date. Call 978-281-9765.
Ward 3 meeting
A Ward 3 meeting regarding the Maplewood School will take place Wednesday, Jan.
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