Book TV Schedule April 29th - May 1st

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: April 29 - May 1
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LIVE COVERAGE
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Book TV will be LIVE from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Saturday 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET and Sunday 1:30- 6:00 PM ET. The complete coverage of the festival will re-air Sunday 10:00 PM – 2:30 AM ET.
Panel discussion: Biography: Great American Lives featuring Authors Blanche Wiesen Cook, Eleanor Roosevelt, Vols. 1 & 2; Charles Bracelen Flood, Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War; Richard Reeves, President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination; and Steven Watts, The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century.
(LIVE Saturday 4:00 PM ET)
Discussion: Taylor Branch, author of At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 in Conversation with Tavis Smiley, author of Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America.
(LIVE Saturday 5:30 PM ET)
Panel discussion: Under Seige: Life in a Culture Conflict featuring authors who have written about their experiences from Iraq, Nicaragua, and Cambodia.
(LIVE Saturday 7:00 PM ET)

Panel discussion: History: The Old World in the New World including Joyce Appleby, author of A Restless Past and Sean Wilentz, author of The Rise of American Democracy.
(LIVE Sunday 1:30 PM ET)
Viewer Call-in Program with Robert Scheer, author of Playing President.
(LIVE Sunday 2:30 PM ET)
Panel discussion: Iraq: Where Do We Go From Here? including authors John Arquilla, The Reagan Imprint: Ideas in American Foreign Policy from the Collapse of Communism to the War on Terror; Mark Danner, author of The Secret Way to War; and Scott Ritter, author of Iraq Confidential.
(LIVE Sunday 3:00 PM ET)
Viewer Call-in Program with John Arquilla, author of The Reagan Imprint.
(LIVE Sunday 4:00 PM ET)
Panel discussion: In War Time: Personal Stories From Iraq including John Crawford, author of The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell.
(LIVE Sunday 4:30 PM ET)
Viewer Call-in Program with Quang Pham, author of A Sense of Duty.
(LIVE Sunday 5:30 PM ET)

After Words
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Nonfiction authors interviewed by a new guest host each week with special insight into the topic at hand.
Time magazine's political columnist Joe Klein traces the influence of political consultants' influence on campaigns in his new book, Politics Lost: How American Democracy Was Trivialized By People Who Think You're Stupid. He is interviewed by Walter Shapiro, Washington Bureau Chief for Salon, and author of One-Car Caravan: On the Road with the 2004 Democrats Before America Tunes In.
(Saturday 9:00 PM ET, re-airs Sunday 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM ET)

Other Weekend Highlights
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Senator Gordon Smith, author of Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression.
(Sunday 12:30 PM ET)
John McWhorter, author of Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America.
(Saturday 11:00 PM ET)


BOOK TV Schedule
Note: Program start times are approximate and all times are Eastern.


*****
Saturday, April 29

8:00 am Edward Berkowitz, Something Happened: A Political and Cultural Overview of the Seventies

9:00 Ralph Rossum, Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition

10:15 damali ayo, How to Rent a Negro

12:00 pm Calvin Johnson, Righteous Anger at the Wicked States: The Meaning of the Founders' Constitution

1:00 Mark Skousen, ed., The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin

2:00 Alan Taylor, The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution

3:00 Hugh Hewitt, Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority

4:00 2006 LA Times Festival of Books -- Saturday
4:00 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Great American Lives

5:30 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch & Tavis Smiley

7:00 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Life in a Culture of Conflict

8:00 Encore Booknotes: Paul Johnson, A History of the American People

9:00 After Words: After Words: Joe Klein interviewed by Walter Shapiro

10:00 Danny Schechter, When News Lies: Media Complicity and the Iraq War

11:00 John McWhorter, Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America


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Sunday, April 30

12:30 am Ann Jones, Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan

1:45 David Mark, Going Dirty: the Art of Negative Campaigning

2:30 Charles Sanders, The Boys of Winter: Life and Death in the U.S. Ski Troops During the Second World War

3:45 Daniel Dennett, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

5:00 Anthony DePalma and Samuel Farber, Cuban Revolution Panel

6:30 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Amy Goodman, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them

8:00 Jeffrey Peck, Being Jewish in the New Germany

9:00 Jean Lipman-Blumen & Barbara Kellerman, The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and Corrupt Politicians-and How We Can Survive Them

9:45 Matthew Continetti, The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine

10:30 Howie Carr, The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter of a Century

11:30 History on Book TV: Harry Bruinius, Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity

12:30 pm Public Lives: Sen. Gordon Smith, Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression

1:30 2006 LA Times Festival of Books - Sunday
1:30 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: The Old World in the New World

2:30 2006 LA Times Festival of Books - LIVE Call-in Program

3:00 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: War in Iraq

4:00 2006 LA Times Festival of Books - LIVE Call-in Program

4:30 2006 LA Times Festival of Books: Personal Stories from Iraq

5:30 2006 LA Times Festival of Books - LIVE Call-in Program

6:00 After Words: After Words: Joe Klein interviewed by Walter Shapiro

7:00 Public Lives: Sen. Gordon Smith, Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression

7:30 Sen. Gordon Smith, Remembering Garrett Book Signing

8:00 Derek Leebaert, To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda

9:00 After Words: After Words: Joe Klein interviewed by Walter Shapiro

10:00 2006 LA Times Festival of Books - Sunday Programming Re-air


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Monday, May 1

2:30 am Marilyn Johnson, The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries

3:30 John Cole, Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress

4:30 Kael Alford, Thorne Anderson, Rita Leistner, Phillip Robertson, Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq

5:45 Matthew Continetti, The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine

6:30 Mark Crispin Miller, Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)


complete schedule here - http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

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1. Something Happened: A Political and Cultural Overview of the Seventies

On Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 am
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Something Happened: A Political and Cultural Overview of the Seventies
Edward Berkowitz

Professor and author Edward Berkowitz examines tAmerica during what author Tom Wolfe coined the "Me Decade" in his book, “Something Happened: A Political and Cultural Overview of the Seventies.” In it, the author points out three phenomenas that marked the era: the Watergate scandal, the oil crisis, and the Vietnam War. Mr. Berkowitz believes the world shifted as the Great Society programs of the 60s began to fall apart in the 1970s.

Edward Berkowitz is the author of eight additional books including "Mr. Social Security: The Life of Wilbur J. Cohen." He previously served on President Jimmy Carter's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties.

Publisher: University of Columbia Press 61 West 62nd Street New York, NY 10023

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2. Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition

On Saturday, April 29 at 9:00 am
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Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition
Ralph Rossum

"Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition" examines the Supreme Court Justice's decisions on cases that have come before the court over the last twenty years. Author Ralph Rossum looks at more than 600 of Justice Scalia's written opinions on issues like freedom of speech, separation of powers, and the interpretation of the rights of citizens as covered in the Fourteenth Amendment.

Ralph Rossum is the author of several books including "Federalism, the Supreme Court, and the Seventeenth Amendment: The Irony of Constitutional Democracy." He is currently an American Constitutionalism professor and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.

Publisher: University Press of Kansas 2502 Westbrooke Circle Lawrence KS 66045

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3. How to Rent a Negro

On Saturday, April 29 at 10:15 am
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How to Rent a Negro
damali ayo

damali ayo takes a satirical look at race relations in her guidebook "How to Rent a Negro." The author argues that white people should be charged fees for interacting with blacks, whether it be touching their skin or hair, having them attend a majority white social event, or getting a black person's opinion on a current race-related topic. This event was hosted by Karibu Bookstore in Hyattsville, Maryland.

damali ayo's work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and Salon.com. She is the creator of rent-a-negro.com and panhandles on the streets for slavery reparations.

Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books 814 North Franklin Street Chicago, IL 60610

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38. I wonder--does Armstrong Williams let George stroke his hair?

Is that like, part of the deal?

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55. Check out damali ayo's site!

http://www.rent-a-negro.com/

Click on the "pricing" link. :D

"Will You Tell Them I'm Not a Racist?": $1500 per vouch"

"Call her "sister" "sista" "girlfriend" or "girl": $150 each time"

--I'm just wondering if a gay guy could get a discount on that one?

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4. Righteous Anger at the Wicked States: The Meaning of the Founders' ...

On Saturday, April 29 at 12:00 pm
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Righteous Anger at the Wicked States: The Meaning of the Founders' Constitution
Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson chronicles the history of the U.S. Constitution in his book "Righteous Anger at the Wicked States." The author argues that the U.S. Constitution was adopted because of the Founding Fathers' anger at the states for their failure to pay the requisitions that would have helped pay off the Revolutionary War debt. This event was hosted by the Harvard Law School chapter of the American Constitution Society in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Calvin Johnson is the Andrews & Kurth Centennial Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law.

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51. kick!

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5. Re: BookTV

Thanks for the info! I like watching Book TV. I enjoy hearing the authors talk their books; it's interesting.
Ringo

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7. Ringo

to DU!

I post this every Friday night, keep your eyes out for it. :)

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33. Re:

Thanks! I will. Book TV has become a weekly tradition.
Ringo

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6. The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin

On Saturday, April 29 at 1:00 pm
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The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin
Mark Skousen, ed.

Benjamin Franklin's autobiography covered only the first fifty-one years of his life. "The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin" recounts the last 33 years of his life and details his thoughts on his colleagues, his views on sex, and the Declaration of Independence. This event was hosted by the Cato Institute in Washington, DC.

Mark Skousen is the author of "The Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin" and an eighth-generation grandson of Benjamin Franklin.

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8. The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of ...

On Saturday, April 29 at 2:00 pm
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The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution
Alan Taylor
Direct Video Link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0306/btv032506_1.ram

In "The Divided Ground" Alan Taylor examines the role of Indians during the American Revolution. The author details how the leaders of the Iroquois Six Nations of New York and Canada interacted with European settlers and describes the relationship between evangelist and government agent Samuel Krikland and Mohawk Joseph Brant. This event was hosted by The Avid Reader bookstore in Davis, California.

Alan Taylor is a professor of history at the University of California at Davis and a contributing editor at The New Republic. He is the author of the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winning "William Cooper's Town"; "Liberty Men and Great Proprietors"; and "American Colonies."

Publisher: ALFRED A. KNOPF 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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53. On now kick!!

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9. Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority

:puke:

On Saturday, April 29 at 3:00 pm
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Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority
Hugh Hewitt

Hugh Hewitt argues that Democrats could win back both the House and Senate during the 2006 mid-term elections and suggests ways for Republicans to limit this possibility. He says that for Republicans to regain the momentum they have lost recently, they should concentrate on four things: winning the war, confirming their judicial nominees, cutting taxes, and controlling spending. Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes and Democratic strategist Bob Beckel provide commentary. The event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.

Hugh Hewitt's radio show can be heard in 70 cities around the country. He also teaches constitutional law at Chapman University Law School in Orange, California. Professor Hewitt's books include "Blog: Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World" and "If It's Not Close, They Can't Cheat: Crushing the Democrats in Every Election and Why Your Life Depends on It." For more on Professor Hewitt and his work, visit www.hughhewitt.com.

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10. 2006 LA Times Festival of Books - Live

On Saturday, April 29 at 4:00 pm
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2006 LA Times Festival of Books -- Saturday

Live from the campus of UCLA, the 11th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books features authors Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of "Eleanor Roosevelt, Vols 1 & 2;" Richard Reeves, author of "President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination;" Charles Bracelen Flood, author of "Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War;" Steven Watt, author of "The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century;" Tavis Smiley, author of "Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America;" and Taylor Branch, author of "At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68." Saturday's programming also includes a panel discussion on growing up in wartime, featuring authors who have written of their experiences in from Iraq, Nicaragua, and Cambodia.

Live 4pm ET
Biography: Great American Lives
Blanche Wiesen Cook, "Eleanor Roosevelt, Vols. 1 & 2"
Charles Bracelen Flood, "Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War"
Richard Reeves, "President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination"
Steven Watts, "The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century"
Moderator: Robert Weil

Live 5:30pm ET
Taylor Branch in Conversation with Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley, "Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America"
Taylor Branch, "At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68"

Live 7pm ET
Under Siege: Life in a Culture of Conflict
Laurie Becklund, Co-author, "Between Two Worlds: Escaping from Tyranny - Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam"
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, "Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War"
Loung Ung, "Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind"
Moderator: Yxta Maya Murray, "The Queen Jade"

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11. A History of the American People

On Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 pm
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A History of the American People
Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson sat down in 1998 to talk about his book on American history. "A History of the American People" spans over 400 years and uses historical documents and quotations from personal diaries to detail race relations, immigration, war and customs in the United States.

Paul Johnson writes a weekly essay for the Spectator and is a frequent contributor to The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in London.

Publisher: Harper Perennial 10 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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57. on now kick!

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12. After Words: Joe Klein interviewed by Walter Shapiro

On Saturday, April 29 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, April 30 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Joe Klein interviewed by Walter Shapiro

This Week on After Words, Time magazine's political columnist Joe Klein traces the influence of political consultants' influence on campaigns in his new book, "Politics Lost: How American Democracy Was Trivialized By People Who Think You're Stupid." He is interviewed by Walter Shapiro, Washington Bureau Chief for Salon, and author of "One-Car Caravan: On the Road with the 2004 Democrats Before America Tunes In."

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13. When News Lies: Media Complicity and the Iraq War

On Saturday, April 29 at 10:00 pm
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When News Lies: Media Complicity and the Iraq War
Danny Schechter

Danny Schechter criticizes the U.S. media's coverage of the Iraq War, arguing that reporters and editors are not objective in their coverage. Mr. Schechter also talks about his own experience trying to get his documentary critical of the media's coverage, "Weapons of Mass Deception," on the air in the United States. Mr. Schechter is interviewed by documentary filmmaker and journalist Rory O.Connor, who co-founded the international media firm Globalvision with Danny Schechter in 1988 (www.globalvision.org).

Danny Schechter, aka "The News Dissector," is an independent filmmaker and jounalist who has worked as a producer for ABC News and CNN. He is the author of "The More You Watch, The Less You Know" and "The Death of Media." For more information, visit www.newsdissector.org/blog.

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58. kickin for Danny!

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14. Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America

On Saturday, April 29 at 11:00 pm
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Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America
John McWhorter

In the sequal to 2000's "Losing the Race," author John McWhorter urges African Americans to acknowledge what he describes as the new racial realities of America. In "Winning the Race" he argues that what began as Civil Rights activism in the 1960's and '70s has become something that leaves many blacks to be "defined by defiance." Mr. McWhorter addresses the issues of drug abuse, welfare reform and the exit of industiral jobs from inner cities as they relate to blacks, specifically young men. This event was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC.

John McWhorter is the author of "Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America," "The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language," "Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority" and "Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care." He is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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15. Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan

On Sunday, April 30 at 12:30 am
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Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan
Ann Jones

In "Kabul in Winter" Ann Jones details her trip to Afghanistan in 2002. The author volunteered as an aid worker in prisons and schools and taught English to Kabul's educators. Ms. Jones recounts her interaction with Afghan women and describes them as runaway child brides and vicitms of rape and physical violence. This event was hosted by the Odyssey Bookshop in S. Hadley, Massachusetts.

Ann Jones is the author of "Women Who Kill," "Next Time She’ll Be Dead" and "Looking for Lovedu." Her work has been featured in The New York Times and The Nation.

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59. akk! Missed the beginning... was distracted by Colbert bashing the Shrub

"the last third is usually backwash"

:rofl:


kick!

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61. RECOMMENDED!! An excellent update on the state of Afghanistan

since we brought them "democracy".

Outside of Kabul, most women are LOCKED INSIDE THE HOUSE and not allowed out.

Freedom marches on. :cry:

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16. Going Dirty: the Art of Negative Campaigning

On Sunday, April 30 at 1:45 am
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Going Dirty: the Art of Negative Campaigning
David Mark

Author David Mark discusses his new book "Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning," at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. Mr. Mark examines the history of negative campaigning in American politics and looks at how effective this strategy has been over the years. Mr. Mark also talks about the role of the internet in spreading negative ads and discusses two gubernatorial races in both Texas and Georgia in which using negative ads backfired on the candidate who employed them. Includes Q&A.

David Mark, former editor-in-chief of Campaigns & Elections magazine, has written for the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and several other publications. For more information, visit his website at: www.davidmark.com.

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62. on now kick!

This man is very pale! :o

He needs a vacation, a hearty meal, and a trip to the tanning salon.

So far, he does sound sane. :)

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17. The Boys of Winter: Life and Death in the U.S. Ski Troops During WWII

On Sunday, April 30 at 2:30 am
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The Boys of Winter: Life and Death in the U.S. Ski Troops During the Second World War
Charles Sanders
Direct Video Link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0306/btv030506_1.ram

Author Charles Sanders speaks at the Vail Symposium in Vail Colorado about the Tenth Mountain Division, a unit of elite troops recruited by The National Ski Patrol during World War II. In "The Boys of Winter," the author focuses on four of its members: Rudy Konieczny, a high-school skiing champion from a working-class New England family, Jacob Nunnemacher, a wealthy Wisconsin skier, Ralph Bromaghin, a talented musician who had climbed Mount Rainier with the Boy Scout sand Joseph Duncan, a recruiter of qualified skiers and mountain men for the division. Mr. Sanders explains that none of the men survived the war and chronicles the hardships they faced in northern Italy near the end of World War II. Includes Q&A.

Charles Sanders is a music industry executive and a music and performing arts professor at New York University.

Publisher: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF COLORADO 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, CO 80303

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18. Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

On Sunday, April 30 at 3:45 am
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Daniel Dennett

Daniel Dennett analyzes the purpose of religion in his new book, "Breaking the Spell." The author describes religion as a cultural phenomenon that was developed by natural, evolutionary processes. During his presentation, Mr. Dennett challenges the idea that belief in religion is an outgrowth of supernatural forces. This event was hosted by Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington D.C.

Daniel Dennett is a philosophy professor and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He is the author of "Brainstorms," "Elbow Room," "Consciousness Explained" and "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

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19. Cuban Revolution Panel

On Sunday, April 30 at 5:00 am
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Cuban Revolution Panel
Anthony DePalma and Samuel Farber

Anthony DePalma and Samuel Farber talk about the Cuban Revolution at an event hosted by the City University of New York in New York City. Mr. DePalma, author of "The Man Who Invented Fidel," discusses the influence of New York Times reporter Herbert Matthews, whose positive stories about Fidel Castro during the late 1950s shaped the way Americans viewed the revolutiuon. Samuel Farber, author of "The Origins of the Cuban Revolution," shares his personal experience growing up in Cuba during the revolution and talks about the evolution of Fidel Castro from the time of the revolution to his early years as leader of the Cuban government.

Anthony DePalma has been a New York Times reporter for nearly two decades. He is the author of "Here: A Biography of the New American Continent." Samuel Farber is professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the author of "Revolution and Reaction in Cuba, 1933-1960: A Political Sociology from Machado to Castro."

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20. Amy Goodman, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians,...

Amy is my Hero! :loveya:

On Sunday, April 30 at 6:30 am
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2006 Virginia Festival of the Book: Amy Goodman, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them

From the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville Amy Goodman, host and executive producer at Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now, leads a discussion on "Independent Media in the Time of War." In her book, "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them." the author lists what she sees as human rights violations and calls for government accountability and media responsibility. Ms. Goodman recalls her personal experience in East Timor, where she witnessed what she describes as a massacre and describes being beaten by Indonesian soldiers while trying to make a documentary about the government in that country.

Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of the national independent news program "Democracy Now." "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them, co-written with her brother, reporter David Goodman, is her first book.

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21. Being Jewish in the New Germany

On Sunday, April 30 at 8:00 am
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Being Jewish in the New Germany
Jeffrey Peck

Jeffrey Peck discusses what life is like for Jews living in Germany today and the changes within Jewish communities there since the fall of the Soviet Union (which resulted in a large influx of Soviet Jews into Germany). Professor Peck also talks about why he wrote the book and reads a selection from it. The talk was hosted by the Goethe Institute in Washington, DC. Includes Q&A.

Jeffrey Peck is a professor in the Communication, Culture and Technology Program at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a senior fellow at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (also located in Washington, DC). He is co-author of "Sojourners: The Return of German Jews and the Question of Identity" and co-editor of "Multiculturalism in Transit: A German-American Exchange."

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22. The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and ...

On Sunday, April 30 at 9:00 am
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The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and Corrupt Politicians-and How We Can Survive Them
Jean Lipman-Blumen & Barbara Kellerman

Jean Lipman-Blumen and Barbara Kellerman are the authors of two different books on leadership and the harmful and helpful ways in which it can effect people. Ms. Lipman-Blumen, author of "The Allure of Toxic Leaders" and Ms. Kellerman, the author of "Bad Leadership" also talk about the role that subordination plays in determining the effectiveness of certain leadership. The event was part of a conference on leadership held at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.

Jean Lipman-Blumen is a public policy professor at the Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. She is the co-founder of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Leadership and the author of "The Connective Edge: Leading in an Interdependent World." Barbara Kellerman is Research Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: www.oup.com Harvard Business School Press: www.hbsp.harvard.edu

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23. The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine

On Sunday, April 30 at 9:45 am and Monday, May 1 at 5:45 am
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The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine
Matthew Continetti

In "The K Street Gang" Weekly Standard staff writer Matthew Continetti talks about members of the Republican party who have been under investigation for ethical issues while in office. Mr. Continetti argues that the major problems in the Republican party began when Rep. Tom DeLay was elected to be the House majority whip in December of 1994. He also examines the effect the growing number of lobbyists has on what he describes as the "corruption" of the Republican party. This event was hosted by the Columbia University College Republicans in New York City.

Matthew Continetti is a staff writer at The Weekly Standard. His work has also been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

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24. The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for ...

On Sunday, April 30 at 10:30 am
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The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter of a Century
Howie Carr
Direct Video Link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0306/btv032506_4c.ram

Howie Carr talks about the criminal alliance between brothers William Billy Bulger and James Whitey Bulger. Mr. Carr explains their impact on the the political and crime worlds in Boston for the last quarter of the 20th Century. James Bulger, who ran an organized crime organization in South Boston, remains the number 2 man on the FBI's most wanted list. William Bulger, a politician who rose to the rank of president of the Massachusetts State Senate and was later appointed president of the University of Massachusetts, was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in 2003 (in connection with an investigation into the activities of his brother).

Howie Carr, a columnist for the Boston Herald, is the host of the Howie Carr radio show. For more information on Mr. Carr and his work, visit howiecarr.com.

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25. Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization & ...

On Sunday, April 30 at 11:30 am
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Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity
Harry Bruinius

Harry Bruinius talks about the history of the eugenics movement in America and its influence on forced sterilization policies of the early 20th century. During the event, Professor Bruinius profiles two of the over 65,000 victims of these policies. This event was hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library in New York City.

Harry Bruinius is a professor of journalism at Hunter College and the founder of the Village Quill (www.villagequill.com). His is a regular contributor to the Christian Science Monitor. For more information on Mr. Bruunius, visit www.betterforalltheworld.com.

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26. Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression

On Sunday, April 30 at 12:30 pm and at 7:00 pm
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Remembering Garrett: One Family's Battle with a Child's Depression
Sen. Gordon Smith

U.S. Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR), talks about his son Garrett who suffered from depression and eventually took his own life at the age of 21. Senator Smith discusses the need to take the stigma out of depression and talks about legislation he sponsored (the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act) that funds suicide prevention efforts. After his remarks, Senator Smith answers questions from the audience with his wife, Sharon.

Senator Gordon Smith joined the U.S. Senate in 1997. Prior to that he served in the Oregon State Senate. The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act was signed into law by President Bush on October 21, 2004. For more information on Senator Smith, visit his website at: gsmith.senate.gov.

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66. kick for the kids who hurt so much.

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27. 2006 LA Times Festival of Books - Live

On Sunday, April 30 at 1:30 pm
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2006 LA Times Festival of Books - Sunday

Live from the campus of UCLA, the 11th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books features panel discussions with featured authors Joyce Appleby, author of "A Restless Past"; Sean Wilentz, author of "The Rise of American Democracy"; Mark Danner, author of "The Secret Way to War"; Scott Ritter, author of "Iraq Confidential"; John Crawford, author of "The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell" and others.

Live 1:30pm ET
History: The Old World in the New World
Joyce Appleby, "A Restless Past: History and the American Public" & editor of "The Best American History Essays 2006"
Martin Dugard, "The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane, and Discovery"
Sean Wilentz, "The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln"
Moderator: Steve Wasserman

2:30pm ET
Interview with Robert Scheer

3pm ET
Iraq: Where Do We Go From Here?
Mark Danner, "The Secret Way to War: The Downing Street Memo and the Iraq War's Buried History"
Scott Ritter, "Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the U.N. and Overthrow Saddam Hussein"
Robert Scheer, "Playing President: My Relationships with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan and Clinton…and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush"
John Arquilla, "The Reagan Imprint: Ideas in American Foreign Policy From the Collapse of Communism to the War on Terror"
Moderator: Marjorie Miller

4pm ET
Interview with John Arquilla

Live 4:30 pm ET
In War Time: Personal Stories From Iraq
John Crawford, "The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq"
Paul Rieckhoff, "Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington"
Evan Wright, "Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War"
Moderator: Doug Smith

5:30pm ET
Interview with Quang Pham

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70. Iraq panel with Ritter and Scheer replay on now.

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28. To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, ...

On Sunday, April 30 at 8:00 pm
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To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda
Derek Leebaert

From Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, Derek Leebaert talks about the use of commandos in wars throughout history. Mr. Leebaert argues that these special operation forces have played decisive roles in wars going back to the time of Achilles. He provides a profile of the people who make up the ranks of the special operation forces and talks about the ones that are currently in Afghanistan. Includes Q&A.

Derek Leebaert, who teaches at Georgetown University, is the author of "The Fifty-Year Wound: How America's Cold War Victory Shapes Our World."

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29. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of ...

On Monday, May 1 at 2:30 am
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The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
Marilyn Johnson
Direct Video Link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0406/btv041606_4.ram

Author Marilyn Johnson talks about her book, "The Dead Beat," at Borders Books & Music in Washington, DC. Ms. Johnson looks at obituaries and the people who write them. She also examines the regional and international differences between obituaries written about the same person. The author is interviewed by Adam Bernstein, staff obituary writer for the Washington Post, who is also featured in her book. Both the author and the interviewer answer audience questions following their discussion.

Marilyn Johnson, former staff writer for Life magazine and an editor at Esquire, has written obituaries for Katharine Hepburn, Princess Diana, Jackie Onassis, Johnny Cash, Bob Hope, and Marlon Brando.

Publisher: HARPER COLLINS 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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30. Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress

On Monday, May 1 at 3:30 am
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Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress
John Cole

John Cole talks to radio hosts Allan Stypeck and Mike Cuthbert (the "Book Guys"...www.bookguys.com) about his book, "Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress." The book covers the history of the Library of Congress and the collections the library houses. During the program, Mr. Cole also shows a selection of photos that appear in the book.

John Cole is director of the Library of Congress's Center for the Book. He has worked with the Library on Congress since 1966. Mr. Cole is the author/editor of several books, including "Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress" and "On These Walls: Inscriptions and Quotations in the Buildings of the Library of Congress."

Publisher: Bernan Press 4611-F Assembly Drive Lanham, MD 20706

[Kurovski]

40. Reading Room, Library of Congress.

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43. we need a

:salivating: smilie. hubba hubba!

[Kurovski]

45. What? You just now noticed my picture of Howard?

:-)

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31. Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq

Have tissues handy. I'm not kidding. :(

On Monday, May 1 at 4:30 am
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Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq
Kael Alford, Thorne Anderson, Rita Leistner, Phillip Robertson

Three independent photojournalists who covered the war in Iraq show and discuss their work. The photographs, collected in the book "Unembedded," show the war from the point of view of those living in Iraq. During the presentation, panelists talk about why they decided to cover the war without embedding and describe what it was like to cover the seige of Najaf by U.S. forces in August of 2004. Salon.com Iraq War correspondent Phillip Robertson, who wrote the introduction to the book, joins in on the discussion. This event was hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers in New York City. Some of the photographs shown during this presentation are graphic in nature.

Kael Alford's work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and several other publications. Thorne Anderson's work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, Stern (Germany), and several other publications. He has covered Iraq Rita Leistner's work has appeared in the Walrus (Canada), Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and several other publications. For more information on these photojournalists or their work, visit www.unembedded.net

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing POB 428, 85 N. Main St., Ste 120 White River Jct., VT 05001

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32. Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal...

On Monday, May 1 at 6:30 am
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Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)
Mark Crispin Miller
Direct Video Link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0406/btv040906_4b.ram

Mark Crispin Miller argues that the outcome of the 2004 election, in many states including Ohio, was manipulated to favor George Bush and the Republican party. He discusses the evidence he has for this charge and talks about the reaction that Sen. John Kerry had when presented with the evidence. Professor Miller also argues that the Republican party has been taken over by religious fundamentalists who see their opponents as evil and whose ultimate goal is to bring about Armageddon. The talk was hosted by the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.

Mark Crispin Miller is a professor in the Culture & Communications department at New York University. He is the author of several books, including "The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder" and "Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order." For more on Professor Miller and his work, visit his blog at www.markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com.

Publisher: Basic Books

[MelissaB]

52. This is must see teevee.

:hi:

[Kurovski]

34. RECOMMENDED! Yee-haw!

:hi:


Painting by Ron Parker

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35. Hey sweets!

Great line-up this weekend, huh?

Thanks for the kick! :*

[Kurovski]

36. I want to catch the Mark Crispin Miller dealy again.

Isn't this about the third time they've run it? Personally, I wish they'd play it every weekend. It's excellent.

"The Reagan Imprint"? You know now that I think of it, if you look closely enough, you can still detect faint bruises on my throat.

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37. Fourth, actually.

:)

you can watch it anytime at the link in the above post... :D Me... I won't be awake at 3:30 left coast time. :boring:

[Kurovski]

39. With me, I never know, but I saw that link to the video!

I posted it in Election Reform. (or rather, I posted a link to this thread.)

I trust that you've been regularly voting up the Election Reform daily thread (ERD), Yes? Hmmm? Oui?

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42. does it count if I do

after it's already hit the greatest page? That's usually when I see it, since it's been changed to a "hidden forum" :hide:

[Kurovski]

44. Yes.

And, don't hide, I'm not going to yell at you. (That's Foger's job.):rofl:

[Robbien]

41. So many good ones this weekend

Thanks Viva.

[Kurovski]

46. Good night kick.

[nicknameless]

47. K+R for MCM

:toast:

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48. Kick off! nt

[Amaryllis]

49. kick

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50. Hey stranger!

How ya been?

[Kurovski]

54. Kick!

:bounce:

[Kurovski]

56. Kick!

Drawing by Pat Oliphant Library of Congress

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60. No more Colbert tonight, so I may as well

KICK!

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63. ooooh baby!

It hurts soooo good. :P

[Kurovski]

64. Oh man, it was like a thousand spectacular world series games

rolled into one.

Historic,I say. Historic! Do you HEAR ME WOMAN!!!:rofl:

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65. Kick!

What's the name of that book Colbert "wrote"? The 7,000 page science-fiction number?

I can't find anything about it online. Tried to find a picture of him with it.

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71. I'm finding nothing except "Wigfield"

it ain's Sci-fi, and its only 203pages
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/078688696XBT?source=GBase

:(

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67. Kick. Library of Congress (old postcard)

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68. schedule change kick! interview with John Kenneth Galbraith

who passed away Saturday at the age of 97. RIP

[Kurovski]

69. Kick.

Why not?

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72. last kick...

still coming up...

4:30 Kael Alford, Thorne Anderson, Rita Leistner, Phillip Robertson, Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq

5:45 Matthew Continetti, The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine

6:30 Mark Crispin Miller, Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)


for the night owls....

[Kurovski]

73. Mark Crispin Miller coming up in one half hour.

6:30 EST Mark Crispin Miller, Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)

Good night, DU.:loveya:

[The2ndWheel]

74. Here's this thread

I was looking for it.

Kick.

Watch out for the suit.