Dear Readers:
If you note last issue’s Oscar predictions, Juli made The Pulse look pretty sharp by correctly naming the winners of all major categories besides one?best supporting actor (actually won by Alan Arkin of Little Miss Sunshine, which I finally had the opportunity to watch on Oscar Day).
It looks like Miss Shipley is the big winner, other than The Departed, that is.
I liked the shadow dancers, let’s see them make a Pulse.
No big announcement from Mr. Gore, so obviously he’s not a front-runner in the 2008 race, but why isn’t John Edwards? Is that the decision of the people or the media?
This issue of The Pulse offers a look at the growing religious diversity in our small corner of the world, exciting for some, troubling for others, but important to and affecting all.
Thus I extend my invitation for those of all faiths to participate in the upcoming Pulse battle royal between religions, and we’ll see who God’s really with.
“Pope Vicious slams his opponent with the confessional! The Reverend eliminates a meditating Buddhist with the Old Rugged Toss! Wait, here comes a Muslim unleashing a suicide bombing! A Hindu tag team’s going for the dreaded Arms of Vishnu!”
Or we could be civilized and debate issues of great spiritual and social import with words in the pages of the paper.
Glad to see the “Born in the ’Boro” show now has life breathed into it by some ambitious locals. See page 19 for more on this multidimensional performance.
Well, it seems the outdoor amphitheater concert experience in Middle Tennessee may be a thing of the past. Unfortunate, I think. Maybe the Titans’ stadium or the Nashville Superspeedway will step up to the plate.
Neither will replace the grassy hill though. That hill, and its vantage point of legends including Aerosmith, B.B. King, Counting Crows, Slayer, Dave Matthews, Red Hot Chili Peppers and others, has played a huge role in my musical life.
While the media feeding frenzy surrounding the race to the grave between Anna Nicole Smith and James Brown (won last week by Smith) was in questionable taste, I suppose it was pretty entertaining.
What does it say about a society, in desperate need of solving health care, social security, transportation, education and other serious issues, that Smith, Brown, Rosie O’Donnell and Paris Hilton dominate the news and coverage given to the upcoming presidential election is more of the tournament/reality show variety than really dealing with any kind of issues?
Answer: Ignorance is bliss.
Peace
Bracken Mayo, Editor in Chief
