| Voting! |
[03 Oct 2008|09:09pm] |
Have you registered to vote? There are only three more days to register.
Sarah Palin will be at Alico Arena Monday Oct 6th at noon (doors).
There's a rally against her that morning. I got this email:
JOIN US MONDAY AT A RALLY FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN NAPLES, AND FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!! On Monday, October 6th, Sarah Palin will be speaking at a fundraiser at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club in Naples! There is going to be a rally that day to protest her and McCain's right-wing, anti-choice, anti-woman positions, and to support Barack Obama. The rally will be held at the corner of Rte 41 and S. Golf Drive, in front of the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club sign (west side of 41). Parking is available in the shopping strip on the opposite side of 41.
The rally will start at 10:00am and end at 12:30pm.
Watch the debates! There's another debate next week.
Presidential Debate: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Belmont University's Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee, moderated by Tom Brokaw, special correspondent (and former evening news anchor) for NBC News. This debate will have a town-hall meeting format. (from Blog Oklahoma)
Presidential Debate: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Hofstra University's Hofstra Arena in Hempstead, New York, moderated by Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host of Face the Nation. This debate will focus on domestic and economic policy. (from Blog Oklahoma)
VOTING EARLY (I got this email:)
November 4 is going to be hectic at most polling locations. But it is not all doom and gloom for the final day to vote.
You can be the key helping to solve the problem by joining the estimated 30% of people that either vote by mail or vote early. Casting an early ballot will reduce the average number voters at each precinct. We need to significantly increase the number of early voters.
Your help is needed to make election day go smoothly. First, everyone can still request a "ballot by mail". This is a great thing to do and especially if you contact your friends that have requested a "ballot by mail" to assure they complete and submit their's according to the rules (signature is a big issue - it must match the signature on file). The first ballots will be mailed early next week, but can be requested until the week of October 27. Phone 533-8683 (Lee Vote) to request your ballot.
Next you can make sure everyone that doesn't have a "ballot by mail" votes early. Early voting is available at 5 locations in Lee County. Starting Monday, October 20 each location is open 6 days a week and offers at least 6 voting machines. At your convenience you can vote - you can take your friends, neighbors and relatives to vote. Get enough "I Voted" stickers to wear one each day until the final day to cast a ballot November 4 to remind everyone you meet to vote early.
If each of us get 5 people to vote early or vote by mail we can help significantly reduce the numbers of people that will need to vote on the final day ballots can be cast. Our efforts can reduce the traffic and parking problems, the length of lines and decrease the possibility of people walking away because the lines are so long.
If you absolutely, positively want to go to the polls on November 4 volunteer as a poll watcher or contact the supervisor of elections to become a poll worker or volunteer to greet people as they arrive. But vote early.
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There was a Planned Parenthood party to learn about McCain's policies involving women, which I was interested in and missed it. I emailed someone and should be getting information but also got this web site: For information generally about McCain, etc, go to http://www.plannedparenthoodvotes.org
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| Show! |
[20 Sep 2008|11:05am] |
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| aspiring artists |
[21 Sep 2008|01:55am] |
Hello people,
I've been working on an original comic lately and have decided to look for
an artist to help me out.
If anyone has the free time and is interested, let me know.
Thanks.
Anthony
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| about McCain |
[15 Sep 2008|02:02pm] |
McCain Cousins Don't Kiss
A must read for all Floridians and Americans from yesterday's St. Petersburg Times. Please distribute throughout your networks.
Cousin John, where did you go?
By Adam Vaulx Boles
Special to the St. Pete Times
September 14, 2008
Recently, my father gave me an envelope full of press clippings which chronicle the history of a very notable part of our family. Most of the articles come from the Florida Times-Union, a Jacksonville-based paper he read during the '60s and '70s when he taught at Lake City Community College. They detail the years in which my cousin, then-Lt. Cmdr. John S. McCain, was imprisoned in North Vietnam.
John and I are related through our grandmothers. Katherine Vaulx McCain and Huetta Vaulx Boles, both of Fayetteville, Ark., were sisters. My side of the Vaulx family represents a long line of Democrats, but it is with no small amount of pride that we've followed the life and career of now-Sen. John McCain.
My dad knew John when he was a child, and maintained a close relationship with his father, Adm. Jack McCain. When my dad was a teenager, the McCains visited his family in Arkansas around the time my great-uncle, John's grandfather, was commanding an aircraft carrier group in the Pacific during World War II.
He and Jack remained close over the years, exchanging many letters while my dad was in Lake City and Jack was commanding the fleet in the Pacific during Vietnam. When John was taken prisoner, the letters my dad sent took on a tone of deep concern and sympathy.
My father is, above anything else, dedicated to his family. Although he had never met John's then-wife, Carol, he knew that she lived an hour away, just outside of Jacksonville. He did everything he could to make sure she was taken care of during that time.
Although neither my father nor I have ever voted for a Republican, when John threw his hat in the ring in 2000, we were both very proud and encouraged, and not just because he's our relative. This was the first Republican who, on a national stage, was saying things like, "If we repeal Roe vs. Wade tomorrow, thousands of young American women will be performing illegal and dangerous operations," and, "Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer-reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance." Wow!
Here was a man who was not abiding by partisan lines, who was, instead, living up to his promise of "straight talk" and commonsense thinking. The right-wing Republican base may not have agreed with everything he said, but the rest of America certainly respected him for speaking his mind honestly.
Jump ahead to the campaign Sen. McCain is currently running. Clearly, a lot can change in eight years. Our nation has gone from a time of unparalleled prosperity and peace to one marked by debt in the trillions of dollars, record foreclosures, and a global reputation for warmongering and neo-imperialism.
So, where is the straight-talking, commonsense John McCain of 2000? I'm afraid he is long gone, replaced by a desperate version of himself who seems to contradict nearly everything he once stood for.
What becomes apparent in his ideological about-face is just how out of touch McCain really is with America's working families.
In a time when the country is facing the worst housing crisis in the memory of most Americans, McCain couldn't even recall how many homes he owns. When asked how many homes my side of the family owns, I can answer you pretty quickly. Zero.
Just like so many working families in this country, we were nearly ruined by the ongoing mortgage and foreclosure crisis. Our family home of three generations was sold at auction last year. The story is a familiar one: We were suckered into a refinance deal during the real estate boom, and when times got tough, the near criminally deregulated mortgage companies changed the rules on us.
What was John McCain's response to this? He lumped together all the families who fell victim to the smarmy sales pitches from subprime lenders, calling us "irresponsible," a move the New York Times described as "mean-spirited and economically naive."
What contortions has this new John McCain twisted himself into in order to win this election? When asked last year about his stance on abortion, he told a group of supporters, "I do not support Roe vs. Wade. It should be overturned." This statement not only sharply contrasts with what he said back in the 2000 election cycle, but is also at odds with a majority of American public opinion, according to the most recent Harris poll on the subject.
Further, McCain's decision to put the antichoice, creationist Sarah Palin on his ticket appears to be motivated completely by a political desire to shore up the radical right evangelical base with whom he's been at odds for so long. This is the same woman who claimed in June "that our national leaders are sending (our soldiers) out on a task that is from God."
A part of me is made very sad to write this article. As I've said, my family has followed John's life and career with no absence of pride. If there ever were a Republican we might consider voting for, it would have been my cousin John.
But, as he continually demonstrates in this campaign, my cousin John is long gone. "Straight talk" has been replaced with "flip-flop." Saddest all, this is the same man who, when campaigning in 2000, told a crowd of supporters, "I don't think Bill Gates needs a tax cut. I think your parents do."
My parents, John, need some help after the economic destruction Bush has wrought in the last eight years, but it's clear you're not the one who'll give it to us. America's working families no longer recognize you, nor does your own.
Adam Vaulx Boles lives and works in Tallahassee.
Progress Florida uses innovative, internet-based organizing and communication tactics to expand public support for progressive causes, organizations and leaders. To learn more and take action visit http://www.ProgressFlorida.org.
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| This Saturday: |
[09 Sep 2008|09:20am] |
@ Hoople Mansion (UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!)
2163 Hoople St.
Ft. Myers, Fl 33901
$5 6pm
-MURDER SUICIDE PACT (Brandon)
(old school, fun and pissed hc/punk like Black Flag. Featuring big bad, Bob Suren on vocals)
-VICTIM YOUTH (Ft. Myers)
(The new proprieters of The Hoople Mansion)
-LIBERTY (Haines City)
(Street punk/oi with tons of sing-a-longs)
-MERKIT (Ft. Myers)
(Fast, Pissed HC/punk)
No Booze, No Drugs, No Jerks.
This is the first show the new kids have done at the house, so come out and support the ONLY all-ages place to see HC/PUNK in town.
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| This weekend is full of un! |
[08 Sep 2008|03:49pm] |
Friday the 12th, The Eco Living Center will be hosting a fun time for people concerned about the environment and vegetarian kind of things. There will be juice, tea, and coffee (so bring a mug) and tons of pot luck food. It's from 7:30-10pm at Rutenburg Park. Here's the flier!
Saturday the 13th, From the Throne, Demise of All Reason, and King Conquer will be playing Deathfest in St. Pete at Jannus Landing at 4pm. Lots of good music will be there: 1349, Carcass, Necrophagist, Suffocation, Aborted, Daath, Rotten Sound, the Absence, Nail Shitter, Legions, etc, here's the flier! You will need to have tickets from before coming or else they will be fifty bucks, so give From the Throne a message! They're thirty-five dollars and well worth it.
Sunday the 14th, the Smiling Dog will be have a show with Let's Go Exploring!, Hot House, Wedgepiece, and The Jean Marie from Miami. It'll be for underage too so don't be discouraged! Here's the address: 15560 Mcgregor Blvd #5, Fort Myers, (239) 437-8622‎.
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| nintendo 64, almost brand new, +4 games for sale. |
[06 Sep 2008|09:57am] |
i figure i'd check with the fo' town community to see if anyone wants to buy a nintendo 64 console, with all the hook-ups, manuals, one controller, etc., in it's original box, used only three times from original purchase date. it works as if you'd just bought it.
i am throwing in 4 games with the system.
-WAYNE GRETZKEY 3D HOCKEY
-ARMORINES
-CONKER'S BAD FUR DAY
-LEGEND OF ZELDA: MAJORA'S MASK
i will also include the strategy guide for majora's mask.
CONKER AND ZELDA BOTH COME WITH THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES AND MANUALS.
i'm asking for $60, but will go as low as $50. i was collecting systems, and am kind of getting out of that phase of my life and looking to sell off some things, and this happens to be one of them.
either comment with contact info here, or email me: brokencopy@yahoo.com with your call back info.
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[30 Aug 2008|12:31am] |
Anyone know of a no kill shelter in the area that will come and get the animals?
I found a family of about 6 kitties. I don't know if the mom is there or not but they look about 4-5 months old and tthink they should have a chance with a family not just be running around with no food or love.
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| Hi there! |
[18 Aug 2008|10:50pm] |
Something to do on a fine Sunday evening.
Be Safe!
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| TOMORROW @ ROCKSTARZ IN FT. MYERS! |
[16 Aug 2008|11:36am] |
AUG. 17TH | SUNDAY | ALL AGES!
@ ROCKSTARZ
3557 FOWLER STREET, FT. MYERS, FL
8 P.M. | $ CINCOISH DOLLAZ
FEATURING:
ROWDY TOWDY
WEDGEPIECE
THE BREATHING METHOD (FEAT. DAN OF SCIENTIST VS. WEREWOLF!)
BE THERE!
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| FL Deathfest Show |
[14 Aug 2008|03:41pm] |
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BUY TICKETS FROM From the Throne!!!! They will be playing on the main stage!
As part of the band's forthcoming North American tour, reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will headline the Florida Death Fest on Saturday, September 13 at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, Florida. Joining them on the bill are SUFFOCATION, NECROPHAGIST, 1349, ABORTED, ROTTEN SOUND, DAATH, and other soon-to-be-announced acts.
The official poster for the event can be viewed here (note that the venue name — Jannus Landing — is misspelled). For more information, go to www.myspace.com/floridadeathfest.
[taken from BLABBERMOUTH]
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| i feel this must be shared with the entire town.. |
[11 Aug 2008|11:50pm] |
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[11 Aug 2008|12:29pm] |
This has worked in the past so I guess why not try it again
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[08 Aug 2008|08:09pm] |
hey,
I am going to FGCU and i have to give my car to my mother.
Good Bye car,
good bye gas,
good bye car insurance. .........
Hello bike!
The only thing is that i need the bike. i have been looking everywhere for a bike. You know just a good road bike. If you know where i could get a good (but cheap) bike, please drop a line. thanks
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[07 Aug 2008|03:43pm] |
hello ft myers. if anybody out there knows of any part time job, please let me know asap.
anything is good. if you know me, im sure you know what i can offer. if not, my phone number is 239-822-1033. preferably monday, wednesday, and friday and some saturdays. thank you soo much. anything helps while your in school.
im a hard worker!
sean denison
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[03 Aug 2008|02:39pm] |
BIKE NIGHT
Rutenberg to Bennett's, 5:00, this Thursday
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| SHOWS |
[02 Aug 2008|05:36pm] |
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AUGUST 9TH, Saturday: Gainesville, SICK AS FUCK FEST with Weekend Nachos, Republicorpse, Nespithe, Time to Die, Dropout, T.V Generation, JAWSome, Existence AD, Strong City, Christ All Fucking Mighty, Reality Check, Tigerstyle, End It, Merkit, Centuries, Gorilla Pussy, Khann, Maldito, Eztorbo Social, Blackbirds at 722 South Main Street, Gainesville, 32609
AUGUST 10TH, SUNDAY: at the Smiling Dog, 15560 Mcgregor Blvd, #5, Fort Myers, 33908. ALL AGES with From the Throne, Demise of All Reason, Fatal, Knock ’em Dead, and I'm trying to get Gorilla Pussy on this show. Demise's and FTT's new CD is out and neither of them are to miss. Please come out, and don't give any lame excuses for missing shit when you're bored ;)
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| UPCOMING SHOWS IN NAPLES!!! |
[29 Jul 2008|04:57pm] |
Fri. | Aug. 1st, 2008 | All Ages!
@ Fleischmann's Skate Park
1200 Fleischmann's Blvd.
8:30pm LATE SHOW! $5
Featuring:
Fake Problems (Home, but not for long!)
Rowdy Towdy (Alt / Country folk! ex-members of Noah's Apathy, Jenji and more!)
The Down Home Southernaires (Amazing alt / country / indie! It's been years since they were here last, could be years until they come back!)
THIS SHOW STARTS AT 8:30 P.M. AND WILL CORDINATE WITH THE MIDNIGHT SKATE THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THAT NIGHT. THE ROCK STARTS WHEN IT GETS DARK!
++++PLEASE REPOST!!!!++++
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Fri. | Aug. 23rd, 2008 | All Ages!
@ Fleischmann's Skate Park
1200 Fleischmann's Blvd.
5:30pm $7
Featuring:
Adam Lee & the Dead Horse Sound Company (Amazing indie, alt/country from Missouri!)
Rowdy Towdy (Alt / Country folk! ex-members of Noah's Apathy, Jenji and more!)
Ash & Ember (Featuring ex-members of some of South Florida's most legendary bands, check it!)
PLUS MORE TBA!
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Sat. | Oct. 4th, 2008 | All Ages!
@ Fleischmann's Skate Park
1200 Fleischmann's Blvd.
5:30pm $7
Featuring:
The Riot Before (Amazing punk rock back, again from Richmond, VA!)
Rowdy Towdy (Alt / Country folk! ex-members of Noah's Apathy, Jenji and more!)
Vega Under Fire (Recently in an issue of AP Magazine!)
PLUS MORE TBA!
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