Year: 2004

  • Text of NBC’s Inducements to Jackson Camp

    Term Sheet Feb. 11, 2003 1. Purchase Price: $5 million. 2. Personal Interview: Exclusive right to conduct the next Michael Jackson interview to be published in any medium (to be conducted by Pat O’Brien or T.B.D.). General areas of interview questions to be provided in advance. 3. Footage rights: Exclusive rights to the existing footage…

  • On the Proposed Marriage of Shithead Yigal Amir

    It seems she and her former husband were immediately struck by Amir as soon as she heard the news that he had shot Rabin. "What particularly affected us was the atmosphere after the murder," she said. "All these images of Yigal Amir with the caption ‘monster’… this whole demonisation campaign got out of proportion." Ms…

  • [JJ Letters] Musically speaking Pavarotti is a sell-out

    October 21, 1994 So Pavarotti sang at the Civic Arena for 9,000 fans who paid up to $195 per ticket. Where’s he going next? The Orange Bowl? The Astrodome? Maybe they could set up chairs in the Grand Canyon at $200 a pop. It’s quite obvious that the Fat One is no longer just a…

  • 632 W. Barry

    Permit #: 20400938 Applicant: Taylor Excavating, Inc Owner: Centaur Construction Permit Description: Demolition of 2-story brick residence Status (if applicable): 90-day hold set to expire on 4/15/04; hold extended to 7/15/04 in order to allow more time to explore retaining at least the front half of the historic building. Application withdrawn on 7/20/04.

  • [JJ Letters] Unleashing anger over abortion coverage

    February 25, 1994 “Abortion Law Unleashed” proclaims your Feb. 15 front-page headline. Unleashed? You mean like a rabid dog is unleashed on a helpless child? Like Hitler unleashed his blitzkrieg on Poland in World War II? You sure made it sound like a lamentation instead of legislation. I haven’t studied Journalism 101-102 since college days…