Sex without love is a good ride worth trying. But love without sex is second only to dying. - Arab Strap

A Greenville, SC ad agency, where yours truly just so happens to shirk, gets mentioned in the Times. No, not the Anderson Times, the New York Fuggin City Times. The reason for the "free" press centers on a campaign for the minor league baseball juggernauts, the Greenville Bombers. The ads "poke fun" at MLB, an easy target considering all of baseball's recent publicity. In one ad, the headline reads, "Come see them before they own an Escalade." An obvious jab at the millions those hunky Major Leaguers make. In another, "Come see them before they beat their wives and rape their babysitters while on a 'roid rage."

Mike Weston, associate creative person, had this to say about the ads, "I love them! I love them soooooooo much. Ah, man, I forgot to bring that chair in. Now where was I? Oh, yeah, my ads! I love them. I’d like to sing you a song about their geniusity or whatever . . ." Mike then took a swig from a brown paper bag and muttered something about Jesus.

Morrockanroll! Morroco is blessed by the feedback and stoked-makers that are Rock'n Roll Worship Circus. Can I get an encore? Wowzers. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/10/arts/music/10chri.html?th&emc=th

Ah, not that Georgia. Bush retracts his Georgian praise after he realizes that, in fact, he was not in the Peach State, after all. http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-05-10-voa4.cfm

So how do you get that job? I'm gonna take a wild guess and say it involves a confidentiality agreement, a size 24 waist and a butt plug. Close? http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=743699

Let the games begin. Xbox 360 to come out swinging. Sony resting on its laurels. For now. Regardless, I thank them both for curing loneliness. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-05-09-xbox-usat_x.htm

Discarded! 12% of all Mother's Day cards are thrown away, according to a very reliable source. Still, you can't get off by "saving mom the trouble by throwing away the card you would have purchased for her." In related news, 32% of Keller's Kards are actually burned shortly after receiving. http://www.kellerskards.com/kards.html

Hold this thread as I walk away. According to Pitchfork, my album is only a few tenths of a point worse than Weezer's new one. P.S. I don't have an album. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/w/weezer/make-believe.shtml

Stuart Scott. About as black as the inside of a Twinkie.