Archive for May, 2004

Corgan Signs on as the XRT Cubs Correspondent

Monday, May 24th, 2004

It’s good to see Billy Corgan getting along so well on his own after his long stint with the Smashing Pumpkins and his, unfortunately, short excursion with Zwan. It looks like he has a new day job as the Cubs correspondent for WXRT: FMQB: Billy Corgan Now Cubs Correspondent for WXRT/Chicago

NBC vs. my TiVo

Monday, May 10th, 2004

NBC really annoyed me by doing strange things with the scheduling of their prime-time shows last Thursday night. They started Friends a minute earlier than usual, but I didn’t really care about that. What was really annoying was that NBC started E.R. five minutes late which confused my TiVo. It ended up cutting off the [...]

Y-ME?

Friday, May 7th, 2004

  So, I come home late from work and see this out my window. Either someone is really despondent over at Blue Cross Blue Shield or Y-ME stands for something I’m not aware of. Anyone have any insight into this?

Disney Blocks Moore Film

Thursday, May 6th, 2004

Disney is taking steps to prevent it’s subsidiary, Miramax, from distributing Michael Moore’s latest documentary film Fahrenheit 911. The film is supposed to be very critical of George W. Bush and apparently links him to several prominent Saudis involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks. I’m all for free speech, but sometimes it’s not the [...]

Movies in the Park

Monday, May 3rd, 2004

It’s still a few months away, but the Mayor’s office has already announced this year’s schedule of movies for the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival at Grant Park. I thought it used to be called Movies in the Park but I could be wrong. This year’s selection seems much better than that of the previous years. [...]

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