Saturday, January 10, 2004
We are currently in talks with several local artists, writers and philosophers who, we hope, will add value to this service. Among them is artist, writer and composer, Wood William, who has some valuable ideas about how to make our city a better place to live and create. Mr. Williams, as well as being a gifted artist, is also most adept and spotting problems as well as devising solutions. We are also hoping to showcase articles by such awesome talents as Darryl Parker, Scott Huffman, Robert Littlejohn, Erica Guidry and maybe even Clay Aiken...as soon as he comes back to earth.
Interviews with local officials, artists and visiting dignitaries will be arried out on our sister blog, The Interview Blog.
Featured columnists will include blogs and columns by folks like the jocoserious Anonymoses, the insightful Iddybud, Daily Kos, Atrios, Eschaton, and Zardoz. Well, maybe not Zardoz.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Use your time wisely. Love everything that breathes. Dare not kill until you are able to create a flea. Don't take any wooden nickles. And you are what you smell.
Create gardens, not minefields. They stink. And make you stink.
Even the word is ugly.
Peace,
Dave
Interviews with local officials, artists and visiting dignitaries will be arried out on our sister blog, The Interview Blog.
Featured columnists will include blogs and columns by folks like the jocoserious Anonymoses, the insightful Iddybud, Daily Kos, Atrios, Eschaton, and Zardoz. Well, maybe not Zardoz.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Use your time wisely. Love everything that breathes. Dare not kill until you are able to create a flea. Don't take any wooden nickles. And you are what you smell.
Create gardens, not minefields. They stink. And make you stink.
Even the word is ugly.
Peace,
Dave
Friday, January 09, 2004
The official first post of the new and exciting Charlotte News blog. We will be featuring local, national and international news, politics, commentary, art, music, quality venues, humor, history, guest writers and artists, and a lot more.
This blog, in no way, intends to compete with the ersatz Charlotte News newspaper. In the tree-products products, the Charlotte Observer, Creative Loafing, The Leader and the Charlotte Post do just fine, thank you.
This is different. This is a blog. This ain't slanted toward advertizers, left, right or center.
If it were, I'd have to kill you. Well, not really. But you see...at least I can say goofy stuff like that. No big advantage, granted, but at least I can say that I hope we will fill a void. Haven't done that in a while, and they say it is good exercise.
Besides, competition is bad for you. Cooperation has proven to be a better strategy.
One thing I hope we can accomplish, since we are particularly gifted in the vision department, is to help shape a better Charlotte and Carolina. Lord knows it ain't perfect.
In order to be fair and balanced -- since that is the thing to do in this Age of Impartiality (psyche!) -- we will provide links to other organs in our midst.
"Organs in our Midst"! Wasn't that a movie?
Peace, love, and Charlottism for all!
- David K. Beckwith (Publisher)
This blog, in no way, intends to compete with the ersatz Charlotte News newspaper. In the tree-products products, the Charlotte Observer, Creative Loafing, The Leader and the Charlotte Post do just fine, thank you.
This is different. This is a blog. This ain't slanted toward advertizers, left, right or center.
If it were, I'd have to kill you. Well, not really. But you see...at least I can say goofy stuff like that. No big advantage, granted, but at least I can say that I hope we will fill a void. Haven't done that in a while, and they say it is good exercise.
Besides, competition is bad for you. Cooperation has proven to be a better strategy.
One thing I hope we can accomplish, since we are particularly gifted in the vision department, is to help shape a better Charlotte and Carolina. Lord knows it ain't perfect.
In order to be fair and balanced -- since that is the thing to do in this Age of Impartiality (psyche!) -- we will provide links to other organs in our midst.
"Organs in our Midst"! Wasn't that a movie?
Peace, love, and Charlottism for all!
- David K. Beckwith (Publisher)
