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I'm not here to expostulate on the situation in N.O., nor am I a great supporter of Michael Moore, but sometimes the man makes sense. As for the question as to why those who stayed behind, did in fact, stay behind -- it's like I told

serialkarma I can only presume that Payless had run out of red ruby pumps for those who planned to click their heels together in the absense of affordable transporation. I understand that some people don't understand the concept of people without automotive means or bottomless pockets, but surprise suprise, we're not all in the 1% tax bracket.

Right.

Moving onward!

I am bereft of writing desire right now, maybe next week I will be inspired, but I enjoyed doing the

audiography Top 5 so much that I just had to do it again.

Audioslave/Soundgarden 'Black Hole Sun' (live) – Many, many years ago, when some of you were still in nappies, there was this thing called grunge. The poster children for this were Nirvana and Pearl Jam, and then there was Soundgarden, who I liked for this single alone. In the video they burn Barbie dolls. How can you not love that? Performed live by Chris Cornell and the remaining members of Rage Against the Machine.

The Black Crows 'She Talks to Angels' – There are two versions of this song; I prefer the other version, but this song is so beautiful that I had to post the version I have. I'm not a Black Crows fan, the brawling brothers thing is so passé, but they can shake their money makers when the urge strikes them.

Jamie Cullum 'Get Your Way' – This is the first single off of Jamie's second LP, Catching Tales, which shall be out next month. I've talked about Jamie's work quite a bit over the last year; he's prodigiously talented, and his style isn't pop-jazz or jazz-defiled (as some jazz aficionados might claim), it's just a boy and his piano, doing what the fuck he wants. How can you not like that?

Kanye West 'Gold Digger' – Ah, Kanyezee. Known as much for his talent as his enormous ego, Kanye West, is truly a multi-faceted rapper. However, whether or not his talent lives up to his mouth only time will tell. His second album, Late Registration finally dropped on Tuesday six weeks after the original release date, we'll see what happens next. If nothing else the single samples Jamie Foxx doing his Ray Charles thing and is way hot.

Maria McKee 'If Love is a Red Dress (Hang me in rags) – I don't know how I procured this song or when. I don't know if someone gave it to me or I just happened to like the title. I don’t even know the artist by name – after the first 1000 to 1500 songs things start getting real hazy, but what I do know is that this is perfect for lounging on the sofa and cutting up photographs of your ex.

Bonus song: Snow Patrol 'The Blower's Daughter' (a cover of Damien Rice) – It's not on my immediate top five, only because SP are always being played by me, but

musesfool mentioned that she was a big fan of Gary & Co., and it would never do not to share their greatness.

ETA: Yes, I re-uploaded the Brokeback Mountain Trailer.

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I don't know if you've already seen or read about this, but: Kanye West's Torrent of Criticism, Live on NBC (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090300165.html?nav%3Dhcmodule&sub=AR). (You need an account, but BugMeNot.com (http://www.bugmenot.com) is always helpful in that regard. Anyhow, in case that's too much of a hassle:

West and Mike Myers had been paired up to appear about halfway through the show. Their assignment: Take turns reading a script describing the breach in the levees around New Orleans.

Myers: The landscape of the city has changed dramatically, tragically and perhaps irreversibly. There is now over 25 feet of water where there was once city streets and thriving neighborhoods.

(Myers throws to West, who looked extremely nervous in his super-preppy designer rugby shirt and white pants, which is not like the arrogant West and which, in retrospect, should have been a tip-off.)

West: I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, "They're looting." You see a white family, it says, "They're looking for food." And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I've tried to turn away from the TV because it's too hard to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help -- with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way -- and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!

(West throws back to Myers, who is looking like a guy who stopped on the tarmac to tie his shoe and got hit in the back with the 8:30 to La Guardia.)

Myers: And subtle, but in many ways even more profoundly devastating, is the lasting damage to the survivors' will to rebuild and remain in the area. The destruction of the spirit of the people of southern Louisiana and Mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all.

(And, because Myers is apparently as dumb as his Alfalfa hair, he throws it back to West.)

West: George Bush doesn't care about black people!

(Back to Myers, now looking like the 8:30 to La Guardia turned around and caught him square between the eyes.)

*kisses on forehead*