Feline Warrior

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Law hits Las Vegas ‘fake’ bands

So here’s the deal: In Las Vegas, musical groups can’t simply claim that they are connected to well-known groups. By law, they must identify themselves as “tribute” groups unless they have at least one person in the group who is historically linked to the group. If they don’t, they risk being arrested by cops who look like Andy Griffith and Barney Fife, but wear disclaimers on their sleeves. (Okay, I made that last part up.)

Favorite quote:

“Maxine Porter, manager for original Drifter Bill Pinkney, said: “In a town like [Las Vegas], where you have a constant flow of tourists, this is a place where people expect to have authenticity.”

MmHmm, you heard Maxine loud and clear: Authenticity in Vegas. It’s what we expect. To hell with that tourism tag line, “What happens here stays here” - that’s for the weenies who would rather see a fake Elvis perform their late-night, last-minute (drunken) wedding ceremony.

Everyone knows that the most popular of the Vegas showgirls have 100% natural bodies: The bosoms that the good Lord gave ‘em are just as taut and perky as the ones created by plastic surgeons. MmHmm. And those blondes? Natural. Absolutely. Headdress? That’s no headdress! She was born with feathers coming out of her skull!

Everyone’s a winner and it’s all 100% real. Just check out the alibi kit on the Vegas tourism web site. It’ll confirm that my sarcasm is well-founded. MmHmm.

“Dr. Death” Kevorkian leaves prison - Yahoo! News

It’s a shame that Jack K. has gotten such a bad rap. People have the right to a dignified death. (I talked about this a little previously here.)

I don’t think he needed to perform one of his assisted suicides on television. That was a fatal mistake (pun intended) but other than that… he was helping people move out of this life in a way that gave them the freedom to choose exactly when and how, who to have present, and so on.

So welcome to the semi-free world, Dr. K! Glad to have you back on the outside.