E. Michael Harrington

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ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Apple began its iTunes Music Store. If the RIAA had their way, there would be no Apple iTunes Music Store and more importantly, no iPod. As one who was passionately against the RIAA on this issue and many more, I feel they owe me and my people a big thank you for helping to save them from themselves.

Like every technology, the new tech - the MP3, the MP3 player, the iTunes store with its overpriced 99-cent DRM-laden songs - is good for society. There are some casualties with every new tech, but there is always more good than bad emanting from the new developments. And who wants to be like Little Kim (Jong-il) http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/dictators/kim-jong-il/ and spoil things for the masses? Other than THE TROIKA - Mitch Bainwol, Dan Glickman and Mary Beth Peters and their lapdog lawyers - most people eagerly anticipate the progress brought about by science and technology.

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I WAS ON THE TODAY SHOW yesterday. I heard from a lot of friends, friends of friends, and even strangers. I did not get to see it because I was busy at the workplace. My mom and my family thought I looked good, but that's why they're family. It was tolerable to wear a suit for the interview.

I think because I have a lot to say about American Idol (I didn't know I did until my mouth opened), I think I'll opine about A. I. in the near future.

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MORE GREAT ANNIVERSARIES ARE COMING - I love May, especially May 1 as it is

INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY

and being from the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIK OF CAMBRIDGE, we of the working class like to look out for each other.

There is a lot floating 'round the Net about this, much of it too damn serious for me. I am no good at following or joining organizations. I'm very delicatessen when it comes to picking anything. I naturally and unintentionally offend people because I don't buy completely into any of the organizations to which I belong.

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AND THIS MAY 1 WILL BE THE 3rd ANNIVERSARY OF George Walker Bush's donning the cute jumpsuit (something that looked more ridiculous than Michael Dukakis riding around in a tank), flying on the fighter jet and landing on the large U. S. aircraft carrier with that so timely and accurate declaration hoisted from on high from the ship.......

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

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This May 1 WILL ALSO MARK THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THAT Evil Empire - the New York Yankees - will play the Boston Red Sox and the MAN OF LITTLE SUBSTANCE and CHARACTER, Johnny Damon, ex-Red Sox turncoat, will return to Fenway Park (aka GOD's PARK).

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Bush's Brain, Karl Rove, might be in trouble as he how appeared five times before the grand jury. Life is easier when one is truthful and more straighforward than sly and devious.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/MSNBC_reports_Rove_believes_he_in_0427.html

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an easy SPINAL TAP question:

What is the most serious problem that happens to Spinal Tap shortly before their Cleveland concert?

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