Groan – now the Benny Cousins soapie is taking off in the States. Yep, as the media headlines trumpeted at us, Benny scored a mention on PerezHilton.com. The only noteworthy aspect of the post was the following comment, which earns Perez the inaugural Boomtown Rap Quote Of The Day:
“No one has any idea where he is,” said a person with knowledge of the situation.
A quick and way overdue post to reassure my vast readership that I have not deserted the Boomtown Rap. I have been immersed in designing an e-commerce site presenting my t-shirt designs – a steep learning curve for someone without knowledge of CSS or HTML. More on my t-shirts venture soon.
I’m off to the Podcamp Perth07 Community Unconference this weekend. Intend to begin blogging again after what I’m anticipating will be a fascinating weekend (see link here).
The Australian Christian Lobby and other conservative Christian groups calling for a boycott of the trashy recently-debuted Channel 10 series Californication have scored a victory, with the Holden and Holeproof companies pulling their ads from the show in response to complaints about its sexual content.
While, of course, they have the right to express themselves, righteous would-be moral despots like the ACL have no right to impose their values on the entertainment choices of the rest of the community – it is irksome that they think they do, and would if they could. Thankfully, there are brakes on their power and influence. There’s my contribution to stating the bleeding obvious for today. Continue reading Christian Consternation Over Californication