Wednesday, April 04, 2007

MORE ON THE COURTHOUSE SCAM


My story in today's New Mexican about state politicos giving contributions from Manny Aragon and other figures in the courthouse scandal giving their "tainted" money to charity can be found HERE.

Turns out my figures here for former Albuquerque Mayor Ken Schultz -- who has pled guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy, admitting he was a "go-between" in the skim operation -- are drastically low. Looks like Followthemoney.org isn't as reliable as the lobbyist reports on the Secretary of State's Web site.

I can't believe I just said something positive about the Secretary of State's Web site.

UPDATE: Sure enough, it looks like I jinxed myself in offering any encouraging word about the Secretary of State's Web site. For the last couple of hours I've tried getting into the lobbyist reports.

Guess what ...

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

THE SHAVER SHOOTING

I just now learned about the Billy Joe Shaver shooting.

According to Billy's lawyer, he shot a guy in the check outside a joint called Papa Joe's Texas Saloon on Interstate 35, 89 miles north of Austin. The lawyer says it was self defense.

He was jailed only briefly, then did a free show at Waterloo Records Tuesday night.

Here's the initial story by Michael Corcoran in the Austin Statesman HERE, plus a follow up HERE. And HERE is the affidavit for arrest warrant.

Oh lord, Billy!

DOWN TIME FOR LEGISLATURE BLOG

Some of you have noticed that there's one less pretty picture of me on this page. Because the session and the special session are officially over, I've taken down the cool link/ad on this site.

I'll keep the link with the list of other personal links on the right-side column in case anyone needs to check anything from the 2007 sessions, but I won't be actively blogging there until the next session (or, Lord help us, special session.)

That means that this site will once again be my place for stray political posts in addition ot my weekly Roundhouse Roundup column.

A LITTLE VICTORY IN THE DIGITAL MUSIC WARS

One of the major music corporations has decided to quit putting copy protection code in digital music it sells.

from All About Jazz:

Music group EMI yesterday scrapped copy protection on all its digital tracks in a move that was immediately hailed by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs as “the next big step forward in the digital music revolution”.

For the first time, downloads by artists including Robbie Williams, Coldplay and Joss Stone purchased from any online music store will be playable on any digital music player, including the market-leading iPod, with no restrictions on their use.

Music group EMI yesterday scrapped copy protection on all its digital tracks in a move that was immediately hailed by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs as “the next big step forward in the digital music revolution”.

For the first time, downloads by artists including Robbie Williams, Coldplay and Joss Stone purchased from any online music store will be playable on any digital music player, including the market-leading iPod, with no restrictions on their use.

Until now, owners of digital music players have been restricted to buying downloads from certain stores, depending on the make of their device and the sort of copy protection it could handle.

Now owners of devices other than the iPod can buy songs from the iTunes music store, and the tracks will be available with higher quality sound. Conversely, iPod owners will be able to choose from a wider range of stores.

Monday, April 02, 2007

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, April 1, 2007
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell

NEW: email me during the show! terrell@ksfr.org

OPENING THEME: Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Radar Love by Golden Earring
Mad Daddy by The Cramps
Reformation by The Fall
You Treat Me by by Ju Jus
Don't Try It by The Devil Dogs
How Do You Catch a Girl by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs
Inside Looking Out by The Animals
Money by Richard Thompson

Assembly of Dog by Hundred Year Flood
Club Mekon by The Mekons
Walk Idiot Walk by The Hives
I Can Hear the Grass Grow by The Move
Break It One More Time by Mary Weiss
When I'm Skinny by Spanking Charlene
Money Won't Change You by James Brown

Dr. Funkenstein by Parliament
Superman Lover by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Topless a Go Go by The Rockets Combo
Native Girl by The Native Boys
The Jungle by Diablito

Stool Pigeon by The Soul Deacons
Green Light by The Detroit Cobras
Step Aside by Sleater-Kinney
Ocean of Noise by Arcade Fire
Gypsy Hop by Ron Romanovsky
Here Comes The Terror by King Automatic
House Where Nobody Lives by Tom Waits
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

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