I was browsing around Musician’s Friend’s website and clicked on to their “Stupid Deal of the Day.” Usually it’s an item being sold for hundreds of dollars less than it’s normal price. Today was different. Today, “Stupid Deal of the Day” truly lived up to it’s word. Take a look:
Stupid Deal? Definitely!
That’s right folks, you can buy this mixer, a $699 value, for just $699! Better jump on that one while you can!
It was a tough call to pick the Idiot of the Month for August, but it came down to the reasons why I was split between two potential picks. In the interest of full disclosure, the alternate pick was John Edwards, who confessed to an extramarital relationship which will probably, like Elliot Spitzer before him, ruin his political career. The reason I chose not to go with him is because he’s not the only politician ever involved in a scandal, and he was man enough to admit to his mistake.
Now, on to Senator John McCain, who last month chose to select a relative unknown to be his running mate for the upcoming Presidential elections. While I applaud McCain for choosing a woman as his running mate, thus insuring once and for all that this year’s elections will be historic, I have to question the logic of choosing somebody that most Americans have never heard of. Not saying that Joe Biden was the best choice for Barack Obama to make, but at least we’ve heard of him.
In the days following McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin to be his running mate, news has come out that Palin was a member of the Alaskan Independence Party (which wanted Alaska to secede from the United States), that her youngest son, Trig, is not really hers (but in fact, her 17 year old daughter Bristol’s, a cover up that protects Palin’s political image as she’s a firm believer in abstinance), and something called “Troopergate” that I haven’t yet done my research on.
So, for giving the country yet another reason to vote for your opponent come November, John McCain, welcome to the 2008 Idiocy Timeline!
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been eagerly awaiting Metallica’s newest album, Death Magnetic, which will be released worldwide next Friday, September 12, 2008. The album was leaked to the internet as of yesterday, September 2, 2008. So what does Metallica, the band who were once the most outspoken crusaders against illegal downloading in the early days of Napster, have to say about the leak? Drummer Lars Ulrich told US radio station Live 105, “Listen, we’re ten days away from release,” signaling that he’s not overly concerned with the leak.
He continues; “From here we’re golden. If this thing leaks all over the world today or tomorrow, happy days. Happy days. Trust me. Ten days out and it hasn’t quote-unquote fallen off the truck yet? Everybody’s happy. It’s 2008 and it’s part of how it is these days, so it’s fine. We’re happy.”
Quite a departure from the late 1990’s when the Danish drummer showed up to court with trucks full of names of people who illegally downloaded his band’s material through Shawn Fanning’s Napster service. Now I don’t feel as bad that I’ve gotten a copy. I didn’t really in the first place; I’m still planning on buying the album next Friday anyway.