20071226

The Main Line

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We Wondered...
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And now we...
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Almost...
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Know...
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Jericho Season 2
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
10 PM Eastern
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20071219

Station Stop

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Help Wanted

Exciting Opportunity
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Needed:Several million people to watch Jericho in summer reruns and Season 2 this Fall on CBS.
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Job Title: Viewer
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Hours: As needed- Check your local TV Guide for your work schedule.
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Qualifications: Nielsen families preferred but not required.
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Benefits: Work in the comfort of your own home. Stimulating, fast-paced environment. Spend more time with family and friends. Enjoy quality television.
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Salary: All the eye candy you can devour.
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No experience necessary. All ages welcome.
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Hysterical Hair -
by ScriptGirl
May 16 2007, 5:19 PM EDT
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The network execs, with their graphs and their charts
Have no idea what lurks in our hearts
They seem to reduce you to some kind of stat
I might not know much, but I do know that
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For those of us who derive great pleasure
From watching you in our times of leisure
This whole thing screams of a major mistake
Do they realize what’s at stake?
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The network whose last big success was MASH
Is looking for someone to bring in some cash
A ghost talking, pageant winning, nasal voiced twig?
A mathematician who can be a prig?
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What of this cast full of talent and heart?
Good luck CBS with another new start
We want to see Jake and Eric and Stanley
Guys who are real, men who act manly.
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Cop shows and Cop shows and Cop shows more
The fans should TUNE OUT and even the score
Skeet you should know that this fansite’s for you
In good times and rough, you can always turn to
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The people here who’ve taken the ride
As you journey'd from Takedown to Miracles, in stride
Don’t let those execs with their cohibas and smarm
Try to tell you how to keep your kids warm
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Keep your eye on the ball and the wind in your sails
We’re here for you, through all your travails
Keep on rocking that hysterical hair
As long as you do, your fans will be there.
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20071217

The Main Line

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Art for Later

The concept is simple.
you
create some art which is
small enough to pass from one hand to another.
It can be a poem
or some music you made on a CD
or a collage.
It can be a short story.
The art can be anything small enough to pass from one hand to the next.
Now,
stand in the middle of a crowded street or
in a shopping mall
and hand your art out saying:
“Art for Later.”

Folks get a gift of art to engage on their own terms and in their own time.

You get to expect nothing in return.

Win - Win


20071206

The Main Line

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Fame and Loathing feel Familiar
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The shooter in the mall in Omaha was named Robert Hawkins.

Now here is a really inappropriate connection force fed to Jericho fans by what should be a horrifying and unthinkable act. Unfortunately the unthinkable is becoming more and more common.

It has been reported that the Omaha Robert Hawkins left a note saying "he was sorry and he would no longer be a burden to his family... Now he would just be famous..."

In what possible frame of mind could you believe that killing 8 people and then yourself would make you any less of a burden to your family?

As for famous, the only real way to become so now is to kill more people then the copycats who came before you.

Mr. Hawkins killed 8 and then himself so he does not come close to prominance there but he may be able to claim some sort of title for his holiday approach.

In the year 2525, if man is still alive, the fame seeking killer will have their work cut out for them. I think he, they are mostly he, will have to kill the most folks while standing on their head, holding their breath and with eyes closed.

But I guess we have already reached this stage.

I know it could be shown that this young man was mentally ill and could have been helped. But he is a symptom of a much larger sickness in male culture and real medicine does not treat symptoms.

To quote Lou Reed: “It makes me mad and that makes me sad and then I start to freeze.”

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Also on this morning’s news was some audio of the Chaplain of the United States Senate offering a prayer for the productivity and well being of the Senators. This brought my mind back to MikesMom’s story about the prayer in the Rotary club. She Wrote:

“I recall being confused attending my first Rotary meeting. The meeting started with the pledge and a prayer (still does). This is by no means a religious based organization, so it left me questioning things. It didn’t take long for me to realize that the prayer was to seek guidance and strength in our efforts as a group”

I get this aspect of it, I really do, but I wonder if the same purpose could not be served by a moment of silence.
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I once read that in meetings between Native American leaders a chief would speak until they had finished their thought and then there would be a period of silence designed to allow the speaker to add any additional thoughts they might have.
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What a great Idea!
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20071203

The Main Line

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The wait for a date is over.


At 5:09 pm today there came a post from Nina Tassler saying she wanted the Jericho fans to be the first to know that Jericho would return to television on Tuesday February 12th at 10 pm.

The announcement came at the moment the crisis du jour was about to go critical.(I remember it had something to do with threats, forgiveness and what is forgivable.) But timing is everything and with our most recent board bomb diffused by fate we move forward with a beacon of certainty to help guide us.

To honor this landmark occasion here are some folks who may not have made it this far but without whom we may not have either:


GaTravelGal

aquariusgrl

rodlee3226

max_grandeur

chiltoc

jerk-o-cbs

startrisha36

kaybooks

txmom669

rean_king

Embersong

nesterwhite

Supersym

dagiffy

bryndur

Shuffynh

Camochrist

CrazyBrit04

Cntrlwiz

Buzzkilll

cyberflyguy

Stuart871

ZaneZackerly

gamblerx17

philswan1

campyinkc

volksbarney

cgh3000

CBERrescue

Taufactor

Nicholejoy

Ckrit

averus

Joetrigg

lafjels1

ronni-g1

Sapooloo

hawkrainbow

MLRV

tiny-e_in_TN

shae333

notjericho

gothkitty

Andimin

deedoll6369

morgles

cgoskie

edwabrew6221

Section521

solerius

Kratzermom

Cammie20721

skylarsky

bukowskibabe

fuzzyragdoll

Bluthunder78

jericho50003

BadMoveCBS

aa525

Tom_Ga

SaMajeste
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SaveJake

Flynn411

Henchmanc

devoid2

VainVanna

Karen7891

Lewnmarknva

Ettelewen

Dgenova


This is just a smattering of those who are no longer with us on a regular basis.
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Maybe now that season 2 has a start date we will see some of these folks again.
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If not, I know that most of us will be together on february 12th.
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