Band needed for 1/19 in Somerville

[othniel77.livejournal.com]

(or, file under: When a band pulls off a bill, why is it always on 8 days' notice, no more, no less?)

Need a band to take the 11 o'clock time slot (40 minute set) on Thursday, 1/19/06, for the DARK SKY series at Skybar.

If you meet both of the following requirements:

1. Can draw 10-15 people (at least) on a Thursday in Somerville (read: will cross-promote with me to worketh thy mailing lists and other promotional forums).

2. Has not played one of my events within the past 30 days

Please shoot me an email at:

OTHNIEL77@yahoo.com

There is pay involved (it's not a minimum gig fee; all bands get a % of the door, depending on draw).

Thanks in advance,
~Anderson Mar/Dark Sky Productions

Romney pushing for schools to adopt abstinence-only programs

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

I don't know if anyone else caught this, but I figured people (especially parents) might care:

STATE TO PUSH ABSTINENCE IN SCHOOLS
Boston Globe, The (MA)
December 21, 2005
Author: Scott Helman, Globe Staff
Estimated printed pages: 5

The Romney administration plans to introduce a new abstinence education program in Massachusetts schools beginning next month, the state's most aggressive effort yet to use a controversial method of teaching Bay State teenagers about sex.

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If like me, you think it's a miserable crappy idea, you can go here to easily send a letter to Department of Public Health Commissioner Paul Cote asking him to reject the plan. Please take the five minutes it'll take.

Henna, anyone?

[mdm-sosostris.livejournal.com]

Seeking a reasonably priced mendhi artist in the area to draw a fairly simple design on my lower back. I'm particularly interested in those artists who use indigo to replicate woading. Recommendations?

Mayor Curtatone endorses Deval Patrick for governor

[ron_newman]

From a Somerville point of view, today's Globe article buried the lead. But if you read down to the third paragraph, you'll see that our Mayor was one of six who publicly endorsed Deval Patrick for governor.

There's more on this at the Somerville Journal blog.