Daily Archives: August 10, 2004

Muppet Shakespeare

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Not just anyone can recast A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other Shakespeare works with Muppets, but Lis Riba and her husband have done a brilliant job of it. Too bad Disney now owns the Muppet franchise and has reduced their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Irwin Schiff case

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Awhile back I commented on the case of tax avoider Irwin Schiff, who was ordered by a federal court to stop selling one of his fraudulent how-to-not-pay-income-taxes books. I thought this was extreme but justifiable on grounds that there’s no … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Now!

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Kenny Boy says “Try me now!” Ex-Enron Chairman Ken Lay wants to go to trial immediately and alone, possibly without a jury, and he’s ponied up some $15 million to get it done, according to court papers filed Monday. Lay, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rainout

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Due to technical difficulties with the TexasTuesdays.com webhost, which kept the site unavailable to us until a few minutes ago, we are postponing this week’s Texas Tuesday until tomorrow. It may look like Wednesday to you, but it’ll still be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Time for TV

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Mark Evanier has some interesting TV tidbits, including this story about TiVo’s future as a business, and this news about the Trio network (who knew anyone was rerunning Battle of the Network Stars?), and this post about an unusual moment … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kerry to address VFW

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll be interested to see what kind of response John Kerry gets when he speaks at the national VFW convention next week. Kerry will speak to VFW members Aug. 18, said Brendon Cull, a spokesman for the Democratic Coordinated Campaign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More from the Congressional trail

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

And the money keeps flowing in CD 32: How anxious are Republicans about Rep. Pete Sessions’ chances for a fifth term? Every top House GOP leader has sent money his way – $318,000 in all, with $10,000 apiece from political … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Us against the world

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Texas Democratic Party Chair Charles Soechting has thrown down the gauntlet. State Democratic Chairman Charles Soechting said Monday that he is disgusted that his national party has written Texas off as Republican and is urging financial donors from here to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 9 Comments