lamusicguy

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• Commented on The Day the LAT Book Review Died
  Tmjong, a couple of things. Tribune is not a public company. It was taken private by Zell. He put up $300m out of the $8b purchase price. The rest was leveraged off of an employee stock option plan. So he...
• Commented on The Day the LAT Book Review Died
  It's sad to see the LA Times slowly dwindle into nothing. LA is such an important metropolitan area with such a cross-section of culture, one would think it would be ripe to be the epicenter for local, national (particularly the...
• Commented on Churches Preach for a 'Yes' Vote on Gay Marriage Ban
  You do realize that the IRS prohibition only applies to advocating in favor or against a particular candidate in a campaign. Religious organizations are free to encourage action in support of positions on political issues. That's what religious organizations do....
• Commented on LAist Interview: Torbitt Schwartz of Chin Chin
  Curious, did the Chin Chin guy aurally mispell "Barack" as "Barrack" or did the crack(head?) Laist team fail to figure out how to spell the Democratic nominee? Totally understandable to do that. Not just once but three times....
• Commented on Irksome and Insufferable: The Ten Most Annoying Singers
  First of all, how is Nelly McKay not on this list? Her voice is annoying, her songwriting precious and trite, and her presence grating. Secondly, I hardly see why Parker Posey, Lucinda Williams and countless other women you can't have...