The Last Exit for the Metallic Onslaught - July 18, 2003
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Ok, to Recap last week - On the Metallic Onslaught, I apparently left some
programming in Jeffie that Shoebox activated by asking him his purpose... I
believe his exact tyrade went something like this...

"I thought you'd never ask. I am a Jeffy unit 38462 cybernetic android
annoyance device with optional incessant whining noise. I have been
programmed to annoy, torment, and disgust in order to prepare human minds
for processing, preparation, and ultimate reduction to a thick yellow spray.
I serve Azkath, demon of chaos and futility and future ruler over all mortal
realms, and when the day of reckoning finally comes, when the pathetetic
human filth infesting this world at long last falls under the blood-soaked
boot of my demon liege, you shall all bow before me and offer unto me the
blood of your children and your children's children as unto a GOD..."

He was then beaten intensly by both Joe and Shoebox and remembered nothing
of what he said. I would like to comment that this is merely a bug of the
Jeffie cloning process and does not have anything to do with any apocalyptic
plans on my part. Really. I mean it... Attached is a pic of Joe beating
Jeffie...

On The Last Exit, we had Boiler up for a bit, in part to talk about their
show TONIGHT at The Haunt with JMJ, Spider Rockets, and King Snyder. If you
missed it, you can now check out that, as well as the previous interviews
with The Witching, and Crappy the Clown on the website. Click on interviews
on the left side. I will add interviews as they happen from now on, and I
will be putting up some older ones with The Iron Maidens and Josh Ribacove
(Mr. Zarumba)...

In other breaking news - Punch Drunk Monkeys with Crappy will be doing a
reunion show on Halloween at The Haunt. That will be something not to
miss... Also this week Arthur should be calling in from Niagara Falls where
he plans on going over the falls in a barrel...

We should have a band up this week on The Last Exit called Evolution. I
don't have much to tell you about them, we will all learn together on
Saturday I suppose...

Saw Fallguy and The Witching play last night at The Bug Jar, and it was a
cool show, despite a lackluster turnout. We have some stuff now to play
from Fallguy and will be doing so...

The feature artist this week on The Last Exit will be Death Angel...
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--------- METAL UPDATE --------- (7-11-03)
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-- NEWS --

JUDAS PRIEST
the Metal God, Rob Halford, has officially reunited with Judas Priest – a
new album and tour are in the works – quoted in a CNN article, Priest
management stated: "Rob said they were all very excited and they have
re-established their friendship.”

DEVIN TOWNSEND
staying true to his reputation as a renaissance man, Devin is currently
working on several new projects: he has started a multimedia project with
one of his engineers named Dan Kearley called Kermit – he is currently
working on the soundtrack for a video game for Interplay Entertainment
called “Fallout” – he is interested in doing a heavy metal puppet show
called “Use Your Delusion” mixing comedy and metal in short skits – he has
been writing a book called “Temperamental” that will be the best of a
bunch of random thoughts from over the past five to six years - finally,
Strapping Young Lad has a new EP in the works that will feature four new
songs and four covers

CROWBAR
guitarist / vocalist Kirk Windstein (Down) and drummer Craig Nunenmacher
(Black Label Society) have recruited bassist Rex Brown (Pantera, Down) to
work on the new album – the revamped lineup will enter the studio on July
28

VITAL REMAINS
Derek Boyer (Deeds of Flesh, Deprecated, Decrepit Birth) has joined the
Vital War Machine as touring bassist

BRUJERIA
Blabbermouth reports that Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, Cradle Of
Filth) has replaced drummer Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory) and Shane
Embury (Napalm Death, Lock Up) has replaced bassist Billy Gould (Faith No
More) – the band will be touring with Soulfly this fall

KATATONIA
all scheduled Summer festival appearances have been cancelled – the band
claims that it had nothing to do with these decisions – instead, a third
party who had been working with the band is to blame – rumors of “internal
band problems” are false

PYREXIA
the band has added drummer Justin Dipinto (Malevolent Creation) to the
lineup - in cooperation with Deepsend Records, they recently signed a
worldwide distribution deal with Crash Records

LABRAT
the band has parted ways with vocalists Jamie Farrell and Martin Ives
paving the way for the return of former frontman Rob McAuslan - Farrell
will be devoting more time to his other band A Razor Blade To Say Goodbye,
while Ives will continue working on his label Calculated Risk Products as
well as undisclosed musical projects

LORD BELIAL
drummer Michael Backelin has been been replaced by Daniel Moilanen
(Runemagick) – guitarist Niclas Andersson has split with the group – no
explanations for the recent lineup changes have been offered

CENTURY MEDIA
the label has licensed Children Of Bodom’s ‘Hatecrew Deathroll’ and
Nightwish’s ‘Century Child’ for U.S. release – both albums are due on
September 23

INTERNAL BLEEDING
guitarist Matt Ferrara (Repudilation, GFY, 420) has replaced Chris
Pervelis – due to family comittments, bassist Jason Carbone has left the
group

KATAFALK
in the wake of the departure of Pier and Henk, former members Wokkel
(vocals) and Jurjen (bass) have returned to the band - vocalist Niels will
switch to guitar

DIABOLIC POSSESSION
the brutal death metal band has reformed after 10 years – the revamped
lineup is set to play the Milwaukee Metalfest and a string of shows across
the Midwest - a new album is in the works

BYAXIS
guitarist Kirk Meredith has left the band to concentrate on family and
other obligations

INCANTATION
on June 28, the band was involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident
while on tour in Australia – the crash was severe, but the injuries are
minor – tour plans have not been derailed

OZZY OSBOURNE
the madman was sidelined for the Marysville, CA Ozzfest due to laryngitis
– Korn headlined the evening’s festivities in his absence – Ozzy is
expected to return to the stage for the Seattle, WA gig on July 12 –
meanwhile, The Osbournes have signed on with MTV for a third season of the
hit reality series

PROGPOWER USA IV
Savatage’s Jon Oliva will join Fates Warning’s Ray Alder as a special
guest at this year’s festival on September 5 and September 6 in Atlanta,
GA

WORDS AND MUSIC
the words “headbanger” and “mosh pit” have been added to Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary

NEW SIGNINGS
Earache / Wicked World: The Chasm
Liquor and Poker Music: Nebula
Razorback Records: Mausoleum
MetalAges Records: All That I Bleed

-- HELP WANTED --

BASSIST wanted - New Orleans’ Choleric seek bass player - recently shot a
video for "Predator Is Prey" in NY w/ Dale Resteghini (Hatebreed) and had
their track produced by Dave Chavarri of Ill Nino – contact:
cholericbass@...

VOCALIST available - Florida based death metal vocalist seeks band or
musicians – influences: Deicide, Vader, Nile, Sinister, Emperor, etc. -
have contacts for labels, tours, etc. - have demo - only the highly
motivated – contact: demonized25@...

DRUMMER wanted - Richmond, VA doom/ death band Withersoul seeks drummer –
must be able to play long, oppressive doom metal songs as well as fast
double bass – we have a full set worth of material and are going into the
studio in fall – contact: Thelamite5@...

GUITARIST / VOCALIST wanted – guitarist / vocalist of brutal deathgrind
act F*ckfest has relocated to Sarasota County, FL and seeks another guitar
player / vocalist for recording session work for the new reformation known
as F*ckfist - this is not a band situation, but a recording project - must
be able to travel to this area – contact: brutalnet@...

GUITARIST wanted - power/ death/ thrash band Skelator from San Diego, CA
seeks guitarist who loves to shred - must have own equipment & car –
influences: Slayer, Manowar, Dark Angel, Iron Maiden, Sepultura, Cannibal
Corpse, Mercyful Fate, Grave Digger – contact: SkelatorsWrath@...

DRUMMER wanted - new project seeks drummer to assist in work on new album
- looking at touring Europe early 2004 - Midlands or London based - style
preferred: thrash/ stoner/ death/ rock – contact: marqvas@...

VOCALIST wanted – Forever Is Forgotten has parted ways with singer Chris
Lopez and seeks a replacement – contact: scott@...
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--------- METAL UPDATE --------- (7-18-03)
-- http://www.metalupdate.com --

-- NEWS --

CHILDREN OF BODOM
rhythm guitarist Alexander "Aku" Kuoppala has parted ways with the band on
good terms – it is said that he was no longer interested in the touring
lifestyle – a replacement will be announced soon

LOST HORIZON
guitarist Wojtek Lisicki has left the band for personal reasons – there
are no plans to replace him at this time

PLACE OF SKULLS
Dennis Cornelius has joined the band on bass guitar

40 GRIT
bassist Ryan Healy (Tongues) has been added to the lineup

HATESPHERE
new drummer Anders Gyldenøhr will make his debut appearance this weekend
at the Nuclear Storm Festival in the Czech Republic

MERLIN
drummer Nick Byckoff was tragically killed in a car accident on July 13

IRON MAIDEN
the band has announced that the world tour in support of the forthcoming
‘Dance Of Death’ will be the last long arena tour the band will undertake
– the campaign is expected to run through mid March taking Maiden through
Europe, South America, North America and Japan – future touring is
expected to focus on festivals, large venues and shorter runs

TYPE O NEGATIVE
‘Life Is Killing Me’ debuted at #39 at Billboard’s Top 200 and landed at
#7 on the Hard Rock Chart

NEW SIGNINGS
Earache Records: Akercocke
Dark Symphonies: Morgion
Metal Blade: Gorerotted
Listenable Records: Divine Rapture
Crash Music: Legen Beltza
Nuclear Blast: Deathstars
Deathwish Inc.: Integrity
Relapse Records: Burst, Gadget

-- HELP WANTED --

DRUMMER wanted – Gothic Knights seek double bass drummer – signed melodic
metal band based in NYC - very pro and established situation – contact:
jtknight@...

BASSIST wanted - Lansing based progressive death metal band Tristesse
(formerly Stygian) seeks pro bassist with own gear - must be able to sing
clean and death style vocals – no druggies, no attitudes – hard working
band that wants to record and tour – contact: vaticide1@... or

MUSICIANS wanted - female bassist / guitarist seeks to form / join insane
death metal band in the Boston area only – influences: Carcass, Nile, old
Deicide, old Venom, Brodequin, Incantation, Crisis, Arch
Enemy, etc. – no drugs, posers or fascism - female musicians are
encouraged to get in touch – contact: litacore@...

VOCALIST available – former Lethal vox Tom Mallicoat seeks established,
experienced musicians to form a new band with and collaborate in writing
songs, recording, and touring - open to working with a signed band looking
for a vocalist and songwriter – contact: egc@...

VOCALIST wanted – Downthesun, formerly of Roadrunner Records, is looking
for a singer - must be able to sing a melody and scream - demo required -
must be willing to relocate and tour – contact: wickedflyer1@...

DRUMMER wanted - Queens, NY band is searching for a drummer - style is
thrash/ death meets Testament, Death, some Dissection – contact:
thestrain@...
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Immediate Release:


ROB HALFORD REUNITES WITH JUDAS PRIEST

WORLD TOUR COMING IN 2004

SEVERAL PROJECTS ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES




After more than 12 years apart, Judas Priest and original lead vocalist Rob
Halford have reunited for a global live concert tour in 2004. The definitive
Judas Priest lineup of Rob Halford, lead guitarist Glenn Tipton, lead
guitarist K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis are back.

The original band members have been re-establishing their personal and
professional relationships since 1999 along the way sparking hundreds of
reunion rumors.

Several exciting projects, in addition to the 2004 world tour, are in the
early planning stages.

The long-awaited reunion of Judas Priest and Halford will thrill fans around
the globe, and once again provide them with the opportunity to see and hear
the band that defined Heavy Metal as we know it today.

Judas Priest rose from the gritty, working-class steel town of Birmingham,
England, and became one of the biggest bands in the world. Judas Priest are
considered the groundbreaking inventors of true Heavy Metal music. From
their debut release 'Rocka Rolla' through monumental albums such as 'Sad
Wings of Destiny,' 'Sin After Sin,' 'Stained Class,' 'Hell Bent For
Leather,' 'Unleashed in the East,' 'British Steel,' 'Screaming for
Vengeance,' 'Defenders of the Faith' and 'Painkiller,' titanic songs like
"Victim of Changes," "Sinner," "Exciter," "Hell Bent for Leather," "Living
After Midnight," "Breaking the Law" and "You've Got Another Thing Comin' ''
were born. Judas Priest defines and epitomizes both sonically and visually
the Heavy Metal genre.

Next year's reunion tour will also celebrate the band's 30th anniversary.

Judas Priest and Ripper Owens, who replaced Halford, have parted amicably by
mutual agreement. The band is very grateful for Ripper's work in helping
them to continue to bring Judas Priest's music to their millions of fans and
they expect big things for him in the future.

Updates will be posted regularly at www.judaspriest.com
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TRAILER PARK WISDOM - BOILER NEWS
http://www.boilerny.com

Fail-A-Tor here with another TPW. I'll start with some shows, but
first, here's yer TrailerParkWisdom:

A woman comes home to her Trailer & finds her husband with a fly
swatter in his hand. "Whatch you doin'?" she says.

"I'm huntin' flys. Killed 5 already. 3 males & 2 females."

"That's krazy" she says. "How can you tell what sex they be?"

"3 were on beer cans & 2 were on the phone."

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BOILER Howdowns:

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July 18th (Fri.) / 9pm / 18+ / $7
The Haunt - Ithaca, NY
702 Willow Ave. (607) 275-3447
w/ King Snyder, JMJ & Spider Rockets
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July 26th (Sat.) The BC Beachparty Bash / Noon /$15 at the gate
A Trailer Park called Forrest Home - Varna, NY
Lots of beer, bands, & a wet T-Shirt contest, & other debotchary.
BOILER plays last @ 9pm
mail to:rudenator@... fer more.
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*Boiler Comes Back to New England Tur 2003*

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August 21 (Thurs.) / 9pm / 21+ / $3
KC's Tap - Pawtucket, RI
530 Broadway
w/ Zero Godz
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August 22 (Fri.) / 8:30pm / ALL AGES / $5
Living Room - Providence, RI
w/ Room With A View
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Aug 23 (Sat.) / TBA / TBA / TBA

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Take a look at http://www.boilerny.com fer all the latest news, info
on requesting BOILER, voting for the band, merchandise, & more.

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That be it fer now. Don't let yer egg roll.

Fail-A-Tor, master of my own weenie roast.........signing off.

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ATTENTION SHADOW SOLDIERS!

OTEP is requesting that our forces rise once again...our target:
Jagermeister.

Want to see OTEP on the Jagermeister tour with SLAYER? Then let's let the
folks at Jagermeister know that the SHADOW SOLDIERS are ready and willing to
represent in full battle armor.

Email mailto:bands@... and demand that OTEP be added to the
bill...that we will shed our skin in the pit...that we will never be
silent...

Fire God http://www.otep.com
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Playlist for The Last Exit for the Lost: July 13, 2003
(R) = Requested

Background: Pink Anvil "Halloween Party"

Fairyland "And So Came the Storm / Ride with the Sun"
Agent Steel "Avenger"
Nevermore "Create the Infinite"
Worm Quartet "Eat Here and Die" (R)
Nodes of Ranvier "Number Four"
Boiler "Beautiful Terrible / Railroaded / Quieting the Western Front /
Grudge - Live"
The Black Dahlia Murders "Contagion"
Lamb of God "As the Palaces Burn"
As I Lay Dying "Forever"
Endo "Remember Us"
Silverstein "Hear Me Out" (R)
Battlelore "Attack of the Orcs"
Queensryche "Tribe"
Alchemist "Solarburn"
Therapy? "Nobody Here But Us"
Blood Has Been Shed "Age of Apocalypse"
Leviathan "He Whom Shadows Move Towards"
Duncan Wilder Johnson "Dictionary Definition of the Word "Dude""
Kiss "Shout It Out Loud - Live with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra"
Speedloader "Trickfist"
The Witching "Wrecking Ball"
Never the Sunshine "Show Me How / Follow the Circle Down"
Sick of It All "Relentless"
The Bled "You Know Who's Seatbelt"
Me First and the Gimme Gimme's "Nothing Compares to You"
Minus "Romantic Exorcism"
Agent Steel "Apocalypse (World Without Windows)"
Hollenthon "Pallida Mors"
Will "Kingdom Come"
Sopor Aeturnus and the Ensemble of Shadows "Sopor Fratrem Mortis Est"
Virgin Black "Renaissance" (R)
Westworld "Cyberdreams"
Mindfield "Made to Measure"
Nevermore "Who Decides"
Seasons of the Wolf "NR3"
Within Temptation "Never-Ending Story"
Suicidal Tendencies "War *Inside My Head" (R)
Poison the Well "Sounds Like the End of the World" (R)
Hypercenter "Now You're Here"
Lost Horizon "Pure"
Kreator "Reconquering the Throne / Extreme Aggression - Live"
Brainstorm "Dying Outside"
Crappy the Clown "Crappy's Ho-Down / I Ain't Drunk, I'm Just Drinkin'"
Throwdown "Declare Your War"
The Locust "Identity Exchange Program Rectum Return Policy"
Duncan Wilder Johnson "Assholes Part 1: Electric Boogaloo / Assholes Part 2:
Chicago"
Dave Brockie Experience "I Wanna Be a Squirrel"

Feature Artist: Hallow's Eve
Death and Insanity (Death and Insanity)
Plunging to Megadeth (Tales of Terror)
Speed Freak (Monument)
Goblet of Gore (Death and Insanity)
Lethal Tendencies (Death and Insanity)
There Are No Rules (Tales of Terror)
D.I.E. (Death in Effect) (Death and Insanity)
Metal Merchants (Metal Massacre VI)
Nefarious (Death and Insanity)
Evil Offerings (Live CBGB's, NYC - 1985)
Nobody Lives Forever (Death and Insanity)
Monument (to Nothing) (Monument)
Hallows Eve (Including Routine) (Tales of Terror)
Death and Insanity (Reprise) (Death and Insanity)
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SHOW LISTINGS

Fri, July 18: King Snyder, Boiler, JMJ, and Spider Rockets at The Haunt,
Ithaca

Sat, July 19: The Witching and The Atomic Forces at Wownet Cafe, Ithaca

Sat, July 19: Worm Quartet and Bad Cops at Planet 505, Syracuse

SATURDAY, JULY 26th
Sabado Domingo
Worm Quartet
Prankstar
Nobot
@Charleston Bar & Grill
174 Bedford Ave. (across the street from Beford
"L" train station)
Williamsburg Brooklyn NYC, NY
(718)782-8717 for directions
Show starts at 9 pm. No cover. 21+

Sat, July 26: Cave In at Vernon Downs, Vernon

Fri, Aug 1: The Witching and Pile of Heads at The Haunt, Ithaca

Sat, Aug 2: Freya and Silverstein at The Water Street Music Hall, Rochester

Sat, Aug 2: Enslaved, Usurper, Epoch of Unlight, and Enforsaken at Angel’s
in Verona

Sun, August 3rd in Chester, NY:

ODDFEST 2003
With Sudden Death, Worm Quartet, Eric Schwartz, and
special guest host Tom Perri!
More info here: http://www.theoddfest.com/
Tickets will be $10. It's a dinner theater place
(definitely a new kinda venue for me) so you can
also get dinner AND a show for $20, if you wanna do
that.) Currently the show + dinner tix can be
reserved online at http://www.bodles.com

Tues, Aug 5: Speedloader and Fallguy at The Bug Jar, Rochester

Wednesday, August 6th
@ The Haunt
Never The Sunshine in support of
Arclight Recording's
SPEEDLOADER (from Austin TX)
www.speedloader.net
others TBA

Thurs, Aug 7: Warped Tour (featuring Poison the Well, Thrice, The Used, Rise
Against, and many more) at Darien Lakes

Sat, Aug 9: The Mofo’s, The Priests, and The Coffin Daggers at Castaways,
Ithaca

Mon, Aug 11: OzzFest (featuring SHADOWS FALL, Chimaira, Clutch, Twisted
Method, Endo, Hotwire, Motograter, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, NOTHINGFACE, VOIVOD,
CRADLE OF FILTH, GRADE 8, KORN, OZZY OSBOURNE AND MANY MORE) at Darien Lakes

Mon, Aug 11: Every Time I Die, Throwdown, and Terror at Planet 505,
Syracuse

Fri, Sept 12: The Witching and Antigone Rising at The Haunt, Ithaca

Fri, Sept 19: Delusional Spell at The Haunt, Ithaca
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STRANGE STORIES OF THE WEEK

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tuesday, July 8, 2003. 7:53pm (AEST)

It's not an octopus, so what is 'the blob'?

Chilean scientists examine the blob on a beach near Puerto Montt city.
Reuters

Speculation has run wild over a vast blob of grey flesh found on a Chilean
beach two weeks ago and scientists from around the world have jumped to help
identify it.

One expert is at least sure of what it is not - a giant octopus.

"It's not an octopus. I couldn't tell you what it is but it's not an
octopus," Sergio Letelier, researcher at the Museum of Natural History in
Santiago, said.

Letelier, who heads a mollusk laboratory, took samples from the 12-metre
mass over the weekend on a remote beach 1,000 km south of Santiago.
He said the tissue was extremely tough and thick but did not have the
tentacles, organs or the smell of an octopus.

But he was too puzzled to venture a guess on its identity.

"It may be an unknown species of marine animal. It might be part of the
stomach of a whale. I can't confirm anything until tests are done," he said.

Television images showed local authorities poking at folds of blubbery
tissue and cutting off a bloody chunk of pale-brown flesh.

Children posed for photographs beside the "blob".

Elsa Cabrera, a whale conservationist who first stumbled on the mass,
mistaking it for a beached whale, said samples had been sent to five
countries for DNA testing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s897695.htm
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Ananova: 
Residents angry over naming of Naked Arse Centre

Residents of a German town are protesting at the name of their new community
centre - which translates literally as the Naked Arse Centre.

Town councillors in Krov, in the Mosel region, voted to name it
Nacktarschhalle after their most popular wine, the Krover Nacktarsch.

But many of the town's 2,500 citizens, including mayor Elmar Trossen, are
furious at the name.

Mr Trossen, 64, said: "Can you imagine being invited to a wedding reception
or holding a classical concert at the Naked Arse Centre?"

But the mayor, who was out-voted 11 to four on the name, will have to grin
and bear it as the the official inauguration of the £2.7 million centre will
go ahead as planned on Friday.
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+-------------------- Bizarre Lawsuits --------------------+

A Philadelphia man sued U.S. Airways claiming that he
thought the plane he was on crashed and he was dead after
the crew accidentally left him sleeping on the aircraft.
(The Birmingham News)

A judge in Germany sued Coca-Cola, claiming that his habit
of consuming two Cokes a day over several years caused him
to develop diabetes.
(www.ananova.com)

The pet guardians of a golden retriever asked an Ohio court
to expand the legal status of dogs to allow the canines to
sue in court after their dog was injured by an invisible
electrical fence.
(Associated Press)

Financially ruined day trader Mark Barton killed nine people
in an Atlanta office. His lawyers argued that the industry
itself was to blame because the risky nature of the business
made such a crime foreseeable.
(Fulton County Daily Report)
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------------------- A Hulk With a Bulk -------------------

A little girl received quite a shock when she removed the
purple shorts of her Incredible Hulk doll and discovered
that the green monster was very anatomically correct. Six-
year-old Leah Lowland noticed a lump on the stuffed monster
she won, catchphrase "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry,"
at a seaside fair. After discovering the Hulk's two-inch
manhood, the horrified girl immediately ran to her mother
Kim to report the find. Kim called to put a ban on the
saucy toy claiming that kids should not be exposed to this
kind of thing. Apparently, Leah didn't like the Hulk when
he was aroused either.
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----------------- What If He Gets Hungry? -----------------

Shahin Portofeh is a 23-year-old Iranian asylum seeker in
Britain who has protested government plans to deport him by
sewing shut his eyes, ears and mouth, the British Broad-
casting Corp. reports. Portofeh is lying on a bed, dressed
in a T-shirt, shorts and socks. He's put a letter detailing
his deportation opposition on a bedside table, the BBC says.
The British Home Office isn't budging, but a spokesman
called the man's actions "deeply regrettable." An Iranian
Kurd living in England had tried the same stunt earlier --
and added a hunger strike.
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Gruesome Gay Murder
New York Post.

July 10, 2003 -- A gruesome gay murder involving a hacked-up body and a
necklace worn by Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon has rocked the set of the new
Miramax comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere.
The star-studded cast of "Shall We Dance?" - now being filmed in Winnipeg,
Canada - was jolted after the $4,000 necklace was swiped from a prop room
last week, only to turn up in a blood-soaked hotel room littered with body
parts.

Cops say Robin Robert Greene, 38, of Manitoba, sneaked onto the set on July
1 and swiped the jewelry, which had been worn by Sarandon in several scenes
with Gere.

Two days later, he hooked up with Sydney Teerhuis, 33, at the Royal Albert
Arms Hotel for a homosexual tryst that went dreadfully wrong, according to
Bob Johnson of the Winnipeg Police Service.

"We found out about it when the suspect came to us and said, 'Take me into
custody. I think I've killed someone,' " Johnson told The Post.

Cops raced to the scene where Teerhuis had been renting a room for $290 a
month and discovered a slaughterhouse, with Greene's head, arms and legs
chopped from his body and his internal organs removed.

The necklace was lying in a pool of blood not far from the head, police
said.

No motive has been established, and detectives do not know if the necklace
was a factor in the murder.

They are now trying to discover how Greene got onto the movie set and
whether anybody involved with the production knew him.

Miramax confirmed last night that security on the film has been beefed up
since the bloodbath.

Teerhuis, who police say was unemployed, had paid a month's rent in advance
at Royal Albert and had been there about three weeks without incident,
according to owner Wayne Towns.

"It's hard to believe that anybody could do what he did. He looked decent
but you can't see into somebody's brain," Towns told The Post.

"It's gruesome."

Police described Royal Albert, located in downtown Winnipeg, as a "low-end"
hotel that hosts punk-rock acts with names like Cannibal Corpse.

"Shall We Dance?" is about an overworked Chicago accountant, played by Gere,
who takes ballroom-dancing lessons to impress a beautiful young dance
teacher, portrayed by J.Lo. Sarandon is Gere's wife.

Meanwhile, the alleged killer, who is charged with second-degree murder, is
being held without bail and is due to appear in court today.
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A man who was hit by lightning at a Cincinnati amusement park
two years ago (who survived, but with brain damage) filed a lawsuit
in June against the park. According to the man's lawyer, Drake
Ebner, the man somehow did not already know enough about how
serious lightning storms are and that the park management was
negligent in not warning him against heading for his car, where he
was struck.
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News That Sounds Like a Joke: (1) To publicize an April 1 town
festival near Cedar City, Utah, the mayor dreamed up a fanciful
narrative: that a 10th-century, Viking-discovered island had been
carried ashore by a Pacific Ocean volcano, to a point near what is
now Cedar City, and by a 19th century treaty, the U.S. had
swindled the Vikings out of ownership of the island's artifacts,
allowing Vikings only the privilege of the April festival. Everyone
took the story in good spirit until several residents of nearby St.
George grimly wrote the mayor claiming to be Viking descendants
and demanding "their" artifacts back. When the mayor told them it
was a joke, the claimants accused the mayor of a coverup. (2) And
elected as sheriff of Aiken County, S.C., in May was a fellow
named Mike Hunt, whose campaign slogan was "Mike Hunt /
Accessible For You."
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Homeland Security Blues: (1) CBS News reported in May that
while 90 percent of gun purchasers go through instant criminal
background checks on an FBI database, the State Department's list
of known foreign terrorists is not yet on the database. (2) At
Pittsburgh International Airport in May, a 21-year-old mental
patient almost effortlessly penetrated several security barriers until
he was able to board an empty passenger jet on the runway. (3) A
June General Accounting Office report found that as many as 30
suspected terrorists whose visas have been revoked may still be in
the U.S. because of the State Department's laxness in notifying
Justice Department agencies.
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