The best quote P+J heard recently was from actor Pierce Brosnan, on the film in which he stars, Mamma Mia!, along the lines of: “If all the men at your wedding are singing Abba songs, the marriage is probably not going to last.”
Dot is definitely under construction
Our word to the wise regarding use of the Internet: when you are going to get media coverage and refer people to a Web site for more information, make sure said site is finished. That advice is definitely needed by RI Stormwater Solutions, which is supported by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and Rhode Island Department of Environ-mental Management.
After an article on the BeloJo’s Web site highlighted an article on the very fine ad campaign RI Stormwater Solutions has begun, for a very good project, the web link led to a site that of-fered some pretty graphics, and in approved PR 101 form, a very consistent message under headers such as “What’s So Scary About Stormwater?” and “Stormwater in the News.” Namely, “Text goes here. Text goes here. Text goes here.” Ad infinitum.
Undaunted, P+J pushed ahead to the five other in-house listed links, and found them all to be “Under Construction.” Hey, just like the DOT’s endless Route 195/I-Way from Hell relocation project! P+J only have one question: where do we send the gratuity?
The enemy is among us
As P+J see those car ribbon decals with “Support Our Troops” on them gradually peel and fade away, we wonder how the people who placed them there now feel about their heroes, the war fanciers and torture advocates Dubya and “Big Time” Cheney, who obviously don’t care whit one about our men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Whoops, we forgot. Boy George gave up golf in their honor; our bad.).
Cheney’s former colleagues at KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton, are accused of doing their work in ways that led to servicemen and women in Iraq being electrocuted or getting severe shocks from shoddy electrical wiring.
In P+J’s opinion, undermining the health of our troops and profiteering through sub-par contracting work come under the title of treason. So the next time some yahoo claims that someone who doesn’t wear a flag pin or display the proper bumper sticker isn’t patriotic, ask what he or she thinks about the folks at Halliburton and KBR.
Everyman is on the scene
P+J are delighted to celebrate the return to the bar scene in Our Little Towne of Leah Reynolds, former doyenne of the bygone Custom House.
Leah has opened up a wonderful bistro called EVERYMAN, at the American Locomotive Works, 555 Valley St. in La Prov. The place is beautifully done up, with a dark wood bar, cozy booths, and cool artwork on the walls, reminiscent, dare we say it, of the late, legendary Leo’s. This is fitting since the Custom House and Leo’s were essentially the only two places to go to in town for ProHo’s bohos 30 years ago.
With the lovely Mrs. Lovemonkey behind the bar, Ms. Reynolds holding court, live music, deejays, free parking and good company, you oughta be there right now. Tell them P+J sent you, and you will get a check at the end of your meal compliments of your superior correspondents.
To become a Friend of EVERYMAN, send an e-mail to Shelley, the mad webmistress atEVERYMANMail@cox.net, and she will add you to the mailing list and sit in your lap the next time she sees you. Well, maybe, on the latter.
Send beach passes andPulitzer-grade tips top&j@phx.com.
