Hello one and all, and welcome back to the Stupid News Spotlight. I'm your host, Johnny Full-Time, spinning all the hits and some of the misses in the world that is the weird and idiotic.
We begin, of course, with election day. Get out and exercise your right to vote. It's good for your glutes. I FINALLY sat down and did my research on local races, because I wanted to know who I was voting for for everything before I go to the polls; and I can honestly say that my ballot is exactly 50/50 Republicans and Democrats (Sorry, Libertarians). So, no matter if you're voting for McCain or Obama, David Cook or the other guy, make like Nike and Just Do It.*
Elsewhere in the world of the weird, economists are being seized by mobs and driven into exile worldwide, as people are royally pissed off about the state of the world's money markets. Brokers, Mortgage Lenders and Bankers are just a few of the folks who were buying costumes, not because of Halloween, but because they didn't want to be in any way connected to the individuals responsible for the worst economic collapse in decades. Let it be known, though, that these folks may not have been the reason for the crash, but one Australian band from the GBF stable could be to blame.
According to a British paper, AC/DC is the reason for the mess on Wall Street. As a matter of fact, they go so far as to provide documented proof that the release of a new AC/DC album has brought about EVERY financial flub the last 30 years.
From guardian.co.uk -
Highway to hell
1973: AC/DC form in Sydney, Australia.
Economy: Start of the oil crisis, which saw the price quadruple
1980: AC/DC release breakthrough album Back In Black
Economy: Inflation in UK reaches 20% and unemployment nears 2 million
1990: AC/DC score comeback with The Razor's Edge
Economy: Recession in UK imminent
2008: AC/DC top UK album charts
Economy: Biggest world recession in decades looms
So it would appear that the information speaks for itself. AC/DC's record sales create some sort of black hole with money, not stimulating the economy, but actually acting as a Ballbreaker.
Finally, we stay in Britain for the announcement that The Beatles will have their own Rock Band style game. Paul McCartney, along with Ringo Starr and the wives of John Lennon and George Harrison, have all agreed to the idea of bringing their music to the next generation in a game, although officials with the gaming company, Harmonix, which created Rock Band, say it will not be another Rock Band game.
One thing is guaranteed. It'll be a hell of a lot cooler than this video game masterpiece.
That does it for me! I gotta catch a ride to the polls and wait out that 6:00 PM deadline for the liquor store to open. HOLLA!!!
*"Just Do It", "Nike" and the Swoosh are all properties of Nike Shoes, Inc.