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Seeing Spots
by Joan Jett-Blakk
2004-06-02
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This article shared 1536 times since Wed Jun 2, 2004
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...I fucking hate it when I have an idea too late. OK, I'm stealing this idea, but the person whose idea this was doesn't have a column, so there. No, actually, he's a good friend of mine. Anyway, Parker had this idea for a stunt we could pull at this annual race held in San Francisco called Bay to Breakers. This race is a tradition and people wear all manner of costumes during the race to prove it. We, however, would be wearing burlap bags over our bodies, blue plastic bags over our heads, our hands tied behind our backs and alligator clips on our nipples. There would be GI's chasing us, some with enormous guns, others with cameras. Occasionally, we would fall to our knees, only to be taunted and teased by those very same GI's, guns pointed at our heads and cameras flashing. Just the thought of such a stunt gave me a bonie....
...Did any of you see that photo of John Kerry's daughter at the Cannes Film Festival? She was wearing this see-through off one shoulder thing, boobies flappin' in the French wind. Go and see for yourself. Miss thing ain't got nothin' on! Janet was crucified for her (no) nipple stunt, and this girl gets away with this? The damn dress had the nerve to have a bow on it. I'll bet someone got a phone call, that's for sure...
...So now the White House is actually trying to take credit for programs it tried to cut. Just when you think that Bush could not get any more arrogant, they surprise ya. Wait til they find Osama just before the election...
...Leather, leather, everywhere. Was it IML time again? Well, as usual , I hope all involved had a great time. Y'all be nice to my friend Steve Fabus, who'll be visiting...
...You know how I love strange but true kinda news. Well, increasingly, I'm finding that all the news is beginning to sound that way to me. Tell me that's not scary...
loveyoumeanit, joanjettblakk@yahoo.com |
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