Lists: October 17, 2006
From Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition #130
...wherein we listen to what Lawrence's movers and shakers are moving and shaking. to.
Katie Ashmore, Lover Gardener and Liberty Hall concessionaire
- “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake
- “In My Own Time,” Karen Dalton
- “Live at Carnegie Hall,” Bill Withers
- “Wish It Would Rain,” Temptations
- “Minstrel Show,” Little Brother
...wherein local TV connoisseurs intimate what keeps them on their couches.
Micah Mertes, Hays Daily News reporter and collector of jackets
- Lost “Definitely starting to question why I watch it. I’ve been waiting too long for something to happen.”
- Deadwood “A mix-up of the classic western with contemporary profanity—interesting.”
- The Office “I was a big fan of the British version, but I think the American program surpasses it.”
Nancy Boyda, Johannes Brahms junkie and 2nd District congressional candidate
Currently reading: “Everyday Is A Good Day: Reflections of Contemporary Indigenous Women,” by Wilma Mankiller “A book that a Native American woman gave me. It’s upbeat, but it’s also very painful in a lot of ways, to read what some people have been through. But they always come back to some sort of balance and faith.”
One book everyone should read: “God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It,” by Jim Wallis “It’s about getting a little bit more in touch with what faith is all about and a lot of the misconceptions…when it’s used for political purposes.”
20 Things That House Speaker Dennis Hastert Had For Lunch Today
- 1. Funyuns
- 2. Boloney and Velveeta
- 3. Mr. Pibb Big Gulp
- 4. Tater Tot Casserole
- 5. Milky Way bar
- 6. Box of Slim Jims
- 7. Twelve-foot meatball grinder
- 8. Bucket of fudge
- 9. Entire Chinese buffet (plus waiter’s hand)
- 10. Jimmy Dean sausage factory
- 11. Saint Bernard
- 12. Congressional page
- 13. Volkswagon Jetta
- 14. Washington Monument in giant hot-dog bun
- 15. Cleveland
- 16. Canada
- 17. Western Hemisphere
- 18. Dwarf planets
- 19. Milky Way galaxy
- 20. Smint
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- Keith Martin / Monday's Millionaires (early all-ages patio show)
- HOT FEST: Helping Others Together
- Reception for Tim Pennington art show
