Here's an 8-minute interview with Carla de Santis, founder of ROCKRGRL magazine, on how and why she started it and why she's ending it.
It's really good (includes shots of a Visqueen performance!)
http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=4010524
Wednesday
Tuesday
a solstice feast
We welcomed the winter solstice and the changing of the seasons with the following menus:
menu #1
smoked trout on endive leaves with dill cream cheese
prosciutto-wrapped breadsticks
endive salad with apple, gruyere, avocado and dried cranberries
oyster stew
menu #2
mini quiches
butter lettuce salad with orange, avocado, walnuts and gorgonzola
herbed new potatoes
roast pork loin with fig and port sauce
cheese plate with pears, apples, maple-glazed almonds, figs and honey
now starts the six month march toward the longest day of the year...
menu #1
smoked trout on endive leaves with dill cream cheese
prosciutto-wrapped breadsticks
endive salad with apple, gruyere, avocado and dried cranberries
oyster stew
menu #2
mini quiches
butter lettuce salad with orange, avocado, walnuts and gorgonzola
herbed new potatoes
roast pork loin with fig and port sauce
cheese plate with pears, apples, maple-glazed almonds, figs and honey
now starts the six month march toward the longest day of the year...
Sunday
The Real Hot 100 List
To counter the repulsive magazine "Maxim" and their annual "hot 100 women" list, this group is collecting nominations for the real hot 100 -- young women who are smart, savvy, and trying to make the world a better place.
From their website:
"This project will not only combat the popular notion that all young women have to offer is their ability to appeal to men, but it will also highlight the important -- but often overlooked -- work young women are doing.
The REAL hot 100 will compile a list of young women who are REALLY hot, and publish it, in magazine format, timed to coincide with Maxim’s release next year. Anyone can nominate a young woman who is REALLY hot, and The REAL hot 100 selection committee will choose 100 women that best represent the intelligence, drive and diversity of young women in the U.S."
From their website:
"This project will not only combat the popular notion that all young women have to offer is their ability to appeal to men, but it will also highlight the important -- but often overlooked -- work young women are doing.
The REAL hot 100 will compile a list of young women who are REALLY hot, and publish it, in magazine format, timed to coincide with Maxim’s release next year. Anyone can nominate a young woman who is REALLY hot, and The REAL hot 100 selection committee will choose 100 women that best represent the intelligence, drive and diversity of young women in the U.S."
Friday
Dirty rock 'n roll, done dirt cheap
Last weekend we found ourselves among the last four people let inside Stubb's to see Hell's Belles and Honky. It wasn't even 10:00 and the line was down the block. We were hoping that Silver Zephyr (whose cats are named Malcolm and Angus, respectively) would be joning us, but alas, Silver Zephyr Jr. was not feeling well that night.
Thanks to RJ Reynolds, the show was free (and thanks to the cancer lobby and the city of austin, it was also smoke free for the most part). The place was comfortably full with a diverse and amicable crowd - die-hard fifty-something AC/DC fans, ladies who love ladies, and a smattering of short-haired white boys wearing ball caps (who, unfortunately, feature prominently in the photos due to their convergence at the front of the stage).
Honky opened with their infectious yet predictable ZZ-top style tunes, the lyrical content usually involving some form of praise for and appreciation of women, though not exactly the brainy part if you know what I mean. Lest you simply cast off Honky (ex-Godzilla Motor Company, ex-Butthole Surfers)as more of your typical sexist Texas redneck rock, picture this: a go-go dancer comes on stage about every other song clad in cowboy hat, barely-there denim shorts, white thigh-high fishnets, half of what looks like a peasant top, and lots of tattoos. You immediately groan. Until you look more closely and realize that it's none other than Hawk, better known for her role as a cute boy in Kings 'n Things. Ha! Hawk used to be my neighbor when I first moved to Austin. She loves drag, that one, and tonight she was in girl drag. I imagine there was a handful of us who knew this, and I had a laugh watching the guys look at her in that way - you know that way. That entitled way of 'ooo i get a little t & a with my rock 'n roll cuz i'm a dude.' Ha! again.
The gender-bending continued with Hell's Belles. What I like about their show is they don't trade on their sexuality. They just play the songs, and play them really well - they're not a joke band, they're a tribute band with great musicians who really appreciate AC/DC.
They played a lot of lesser-known Bon Scott-era stuff, pre 1980. And for "You Shook Me All Night Long" they made all the tall boys up front go to the back so the shorter girls could come up and rock out.
There's something sort of wonderful about five kickass women rockin' out in front of adoring fans and singing "We've got the biggest balls of them all!" Below is Adrian Conner, Austin's most under-appreciated guitar player, in school-boy garb a la Angus.
Thanks to RJ Reynolds, the show was free (and thanks to the cancer lobby and the city of austin, it was also smoke free for the most part). The place was comfortably full with a diverse and amicable crowd - die-hard fifty-something AC/DC fans, ladies who love ladies, and a smattering of short-haired white boys wearing ball caps (who, unfortunately, feature prominently in the photos due to their convergence at the front of the stage).
Honky opened with their infectious yet predictable ZZ-top style tunes, the lyrical content usually involving some form of praise for and appreciation of women, though not exactly the brainy part if you know what I mean. Lest you simply cast off Honky (ex-Godzilla Motor Company, ex-Butthole Surfers)as more of your typical sexist Texas redneck rock, picture this: a go-go dancer comes on stage about every other song clad in cowboy hat, barely-there denim shorts, white thigh-high fishnets, half of what looks like a peasant top, and lots of tattoos. You immediately groan. Until you look more closely and realize that it's none other than Hawk, better known for her role as a cute boy in Kings 'n Things. Ha! Hawk used to be my neighbor when I first moved to Austin. She loves drag, that one, and tonight she was in girl drag. I imagine there was a handful of us who knew this, and I had a laugh watching the guys look at her in that way - you know that way. That entitled way of 'ooo i get a little t & a with my rock 'n roll cuz i'm a dude.' Ha! again.
The gender-bending continued with Hell's Belles. What I like about their show is they don't trade on their sexuality. They just play the songs, and play them really well - they're not a joke band, they're a tribute band with great musicians who really appreciate AC/DC.
They played a lot of lesser-known Bon Scott-era stuff, pre 1980. And for "You Shook Me All Night Long" they made all the tall boys up front go to the back so the shorter girls could come up and rock out.
There's something sort of wonderful about five kickass women rockin' out in front of adoring fans and singing "We've got the biggest balls of them all!" Below is Adrian Conner, Austin's most under-appreciated guitar player, in school-boy garb a la Angus.
B*st B*y takes a page out of the W*l-M*rt handbook
Feminist Daily News Wire reports:
Best Buy Charged with Race and Sex Discrimination
On Thursday, six current and former employees of electronics retailer Best Buy filed a complaint alleging that the chain discriminated against women and minorities in hiring, pay, and promotions in violation of state and federal laws. The suit, Holloway et. Al. v. Best Buy Co, Inc., was filed in the US District Court in San Francisco and seeks an injunction against the discriminatory practices, the institution of company programs to ensure equal opportunities, and back pay for all plaintiffs.
The Associated Press reports that the complaint claims that managers ignored applications from those "who do not conform to the (company's) young, white, male culture." Nationwide, over 80 percent of store managers are white men, with women making up less than 10 percent and minorities making up less than 10 percent. Plaintiff Cheryl Chappel alleges that gender stereotypes and discrimination kept her from being promoted, as managers told her the position of operations supervisor was "a man thing," and that "girls can't sell," according to the plaintiffs’ press release. Furthermore, of the four customer types Best Buy has identified for its sales force to target, all are white, and only one is a woman: "Barry," is a man with a high income who purchases what he wants regardless of cost; "Ray," a man who likes electronic gadgets; "Buzz," is a young man who likes gaming; and “Jill” is identified as “Barry’s” wife and a homemaker.
"Best Buy is touting its modern, high-tech products for customers this holiday season. The company's views of women and minority employees, however, remain outdated and obsolete," said Bill Lann Lee, former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice, and attorney for the plaintiffs. An age discrimination suit filed against Best Buy last year is still pending.
Best Buy Charged with Race and Sex Discrimination
On Thursday, six current and former employees of electronics retailer Best Buy filed a complaint alleging that the chain discriminated against women and minorities in hiring, pay, and promotions in violation of state and federal laws. The suit, Holloway et. Al. v. Best Buy Co, Inc., was filed in the US District Court in San Francisco and seeks an injunction against the discriminatory practices, the institution of company programs to ensure equal opportunities, and back pay for all plaintiffs.
The Associated Press reports that the complaint claims that managers ignored applications from those "who do not conform to the (company's) young, white, male culture." Nationwide, over 80 percent of store managers are white men, with women making up less than 10 percent and minorities making up less than 10 percent. Plaintiff Cheryl Chappel alleges that gender stereotypes and discrimination kept her from being promoted, as managers told her the position of operations supervisor was "a man thing," and that "girls can't sell," according to the plaintiffs’ press release. Furthermore, of the four customer types Best Buy has identified for its sales force to target, all are white, and only one is a woman: "Barry," is a man with a high income who purchases what he wants regardless of cost; "Ray," a man who likes electronic gadgets; "Buzz," is a young man who likes gaming; and “Jill” is identified as “Barry’s” wife and a homemaker.
"Best Buy is touting its modern, high-tech products for customers this holiday season. The company's views of women and minority employees, however, remain outdated and obsolete," said Bill Lann Lee, former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice, and attorney for the plaintiffs. An age discrimination suit filed against Best Buy last year is still pending.
Thursday
Good thing #592 coming to an end
My general sense of anomia and nihilism was fueled even more yesterday when I found out that Austin's beloved Young Heart Attack is no longer together. Their last show was Nov. 19. There are rumors that some of the members will be forming a new band, which is fine and all, but I will surely miss YHA.
For those in need of an AC/DC fix upon hearing this sad news, Helle's Belles are in town this Saturday at Stubbs! I saw them a few times when I lived in Seattle (their home base), and it's definitely somthing you should experience at least once. Featuring Seattle-to-Austin transplant and guitar goddess Adrian Conner (as "Angus") on guitar.
And it's FREE and ALL AGES - kickass.
For those in need of an AC/DC fix upon hearing this sad news, Helle's Belles are in town this Saturday at Stubbs! I saw them a few times when I lived in Seattle (their home base), and it's definitely somthing you should experience at least once. Featuring Seattle-to-Austin transplant and guitar goddess Adrian Conner (as "Angus") on guitar.
And it's FREE and ALL AGES - kickass.
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