You run!

You slide!

You hit the jump -

AND TAKE A DIVE!

Great, now that that's out of the way, we can get down to business. First off, old business: let's review the minutes from last meeting. Regarding my previous music recomendation of the "Sun Sun Sun" record by The Elected. Do not listen to this album if you are a fan of Rilo Kiley, especially their excellent recent effort "More Adventurous". The Elected is Rilo Kiley member Blake Sennett, and his record is a carbon copy of "More Adventurous"; the vocals decidedly less sexy than those of Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis. Don't know about you, but I'd rather listen to the real thing.

Also in the Rilo Kiley department, and speaking of Jenny Lewis, do not listen to Jenny Lewis' new solo album, "Rabbit Fur Coat". It is mall-store Neko Case for those more inclined to Dolly Parton than Joanna Newsome. Balls!

Therefore, today, I reccomend the following:

Rilo Kiley - "More Adventurous"
Neko Case - "The Tigers Have Spoken"
Balls! - "Balls!"


Ok, on to today's agenda:

I saw the most inspiring liscence plate slogan I have ever seen today.
Washington D.C.: "Taxation Without Representation". In your face, "Virginia is for Lovers", and "Je me souviens"! "Taxation Without Representation" is one balsy liscence plate, I'm telling you. Basically the story is this: The District of Columbia is a United States Territory, but not a state, in much the same way as Puerto Rico, and lots of those other little doormat countries. Like citizens of other states, D.C. denziens are fully taxed and are eligible for the draft and other regulations, but they have no voting representation in congress. So the municipal government issues some lovely smart-assed stick-it-to-the-man liscence plates. Whoo! They're trying to get "Taxation Without Representation" added to the District's flag as well.

In his last year in office, Big Billy Clinton had all the White House limousines fitted with the "Taxation Without Representation" plates. Dubya took them off while Bill's chair was still warm.