Separated at Birth ?

On the left is Jill May, who used to hang out on the corner of Jones and O'Farrell. She ended up getting doused by gasoline and set on fire over some money owed (link to article). On the right is Iggy Pop.

At last nights Stooges show at the Warfield, I was struck by the exceeding similarity of Iggy's prancing and how May used to look on the corner when she was, well, feelin' mighty fine. I could've sat for 90 minutes and watched May prance, but I was usually on my way to work, and that wasn't the safest corner to hang out (what with the drug-related shootings and all).

I hear that in her day, May had some mighty fine talents. Iggy still does (link to photo credit). I suppose you could say punk saved Iggy from a similar fate to May's. But you never know, it ain't all over yet. I hope Iggy doesn't owe anybody money.

VA Tech Massacre

A White House spokesman said President Bush was horrified by the rampage and offered his prayers to the victims and the people of Virginia.  "The president believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed," spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
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Now there's a very presidential response, I mean, isn't Virginia Tech the kind of place where all the students would proudly bear arms, and at least one of them should have popped the person before they went on the second spree? Why didn't the White House spokesperson advocate that more students should carry weapons to class to prevent this sort of tragedy? Is that Dana Perino wearing her "big girl panties" today?!

White House panties

Dana Perino, promoted to White House spokesperson...

Perino has been flooded with calls of support, including one, she says, from Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, who told her: "Put your big-girl panties on."