― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 9 July 2005 02:44 (eighteen years ago) link
anyway --
By DUNCAN MANSFIELDASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Vice President Dick Cheney was heckled by protesters Tuesday as he spoke at the groundbreaking for a public policy center honoring former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker.
During Cheney's brief remarks, about a half-dozen people protesting the war in Iraq yelled, "War, what is it good for?" and held up a large banner saying, "Peace Now."
Cheney continued speaking and didn't acknowledge the protesters, who were escorted from the ceremony inside the University of Tennessee's basketball arena.
About 50 protesters, most of them appearing to be college age, demonstrated outside the arena. Several carried signs, including one that read "Honor Baker, Impeach Cheney."
Cheney said that Baker, a Republican who was President Reagan's chief of staff and ambassador to Japan, has brought tremendous credit to the university, to Tennessee and to the nation.
"It's good to know that far into the future people will come to this place and learn of Howard's career and his deep belief in the nobility of public service," Cheney said.
About 400 people attended ceremony, which coincided with Baker's 80th birthday.
The $25 million privately financed Baker Center is being created to foster greater appreciation of public service and understanding of government.
Baker is still remembered for posing a key question during the 1973 Watergate hearings that rocked the Nixon White House: "What did the president know and when did he know it?"
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 23:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link
Are you in town, Tracer?
― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 23:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 00:09 (eighteen years ago) link
hahaha "John now admits he got the dates wrong but he holds fast to his belief God is going to punish people for their sins, and it is coming soon."
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 00:44 (eighteen years ago) link
Are you coming for Thanksgiving? Letta brotha know, and we can go out for drinx in your Dad's Prius.
― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:21 (eighteen years ago) link
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― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tripmaker (SDWitzm), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 13:52 (seventeen years ago) link
No, crepe.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 14:09 (seventeen years ago) link
I still miss Lucille's.
Strange and sad that the diner on the corner of Summit Hill Drive is now a car rental place. And that Woodruff's is a pub.
― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link
TELL ME ABOUT IT! That place had the best breakfast on earth, no more, no more. And they left it looking like a diner -- fucktards.
The pub in Woodruff's is actually ok, though!
And yes, I am in town, but I am leaving to go on tour tomorrow night, returning the 20th. My band is playing Sundown (omg) on the 22nd! Big exciting deal! You should stay.
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:56 (seventeen years ago) link
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― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link
Please to explain.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 16:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link
although the girl who works at tomato(head?) prolly didn't get freebies either.
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 17:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― mummy wrapped in bacon (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 17:19 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh right! I totally forgot her. She sadly does not work there anymore.
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 17:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 17:42 (seventeen years ago) link
Re: pretzel -- ??
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 17:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 17:46 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:34 (seventeen years ago) link
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― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 01:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 01:25 (seventeen years ago) link
You're insane! It's more happening/money-making than it has ever been!
Also, what about that new swank-ass club in the old Kimball's siamond store (omg) on Gay St. called Sapphire? Supposedly it is nice.
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 13:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 18:40 (seventeen years ago) link
there have been periodic proposals to rename it over the years, none of which have gotten very far. the best intersection is gay and church -- which is just one block from church and state.
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 18:41 (seventeen years ago) link
there have been periodic proposals to rename it over the years, none of which have gotten very far.
sooo stupid.
― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link
knoxville's downtown revitalization has apparently bypassed the whole "convince young people to live there" phase and has gone straight for the "convince millionaires to buy overpriced lofts" phase. one new condo going up on gay street actually advertises itself on the hoardings as "upscale condo apartments"!!!!
i have been inside the world grotto thingie now, roxy. it is kinda weird. but the huge dancefloor/event space downstairs looks mega! what is that?? the art gallery upstairs was hit and miss, mainly miss, but there's that one artist that has her cherry-lipped klimt thing down pat, and it's pretty nice. it seems like the kind of place that would be in ft. greene, brooklyn, actually.
― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:38 (seventeen years ago) link