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Tom D'Antoni

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About Me

Listen to my radio show every Saturday night from 10pm to midnight on KMHD-FM 89.1. You can hear it on the web at kmhd.fm ___________________________________________________________ My blog is here._______________________________________________________ ____ Read my jazz and blues pieces...and other things at livepdx.com_________________________________________________ __________ My book website is www.rabibnun.com____________________________________________ _______________My documentary website is www.robertsstory.com www.________________________________________________________ ___Watch a music video I made. Portland Girl ...a song by John Callahan.___________________________________________________ ________I'm a classic Italian Leo. Nuff said.

My Interests

You don't want to know.

I'd like to meet:

Sun Ra in heaven.

Music:

New Orleans R&B and funk. Out Jazz.

Television:

A story I did with Greg Bond on Neo-Classisist Sculptor Mike Leckie.A story I did with Greg Bond on Storm from 2003.A story I did with Greg Bond on China Forbes."Portland Girl" by John Callahan. Music video by me and Greg Bond.A story I did on boogie-woogie pianist David Vest (who gave me the idea to write the Rabid Nun book).A story I did on Noah Mickens.A story I did on the 16 year-old prodigy Mac Potts.

Books:

"Rabid Nun Infects Entire Convent and Other Sensational Stories from a Tabloid Writer" by me. www.rabidnun.com

Heroes:

William Burroughs, Sun Ra, Professor Longhair, those who stand against Republicans.

My Blog

Note to Democrats: We’re Pissed

We're very pissed. We worked for years to counter the Republican spin. We wrote countless blog posts. We contributed our time and money, heart and spirit in the fight to stop the country from swirlin...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:23:00 PST

Democrats, Who Pays Your Bills?

The question isn't how much money the Democratic candidates have raised. The real question is: Where did the money come from?   Here are the questions they should be asked at the next "debate:" &...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:23:00 PST

Welcome Back Dr. Jack!!

Welcome back Dr Jack!   While you were gone we here in Oregon passed the nation's first and most logical Physician-Assisted Suicide law, the Oregon Death With Dignity Act. Under it, after a proce...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:09:00 PST

What ever happened to Michael Moore

A couple of years ago he was a hero, standing up to power, standing up to Oscar, standing for what's right. Anybody seen him lately? Like at the mall? Or a 7-11? Or in line at the movies?Wasn't he sup...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:40:00 PST

The Cruel "Old" Subtext In the Imus Flap

Just as the Imus flap has exposed how deeply the race issue goes in America, what you may not have noticed is the subtext for many of Imus' detractors. That is the subtext of age discrimination.  ...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:06:00 PST

Imus Was Doing His Job

Those African-Americans who are calling for Don Imus to be fired, should look to their own media. Radio One, an African-American owned radio network, for years has hired black racist talk show hosts. ...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:40:00 PST

Bush's Jake LaMotta Moment

Remember in "Raging Bull" when Jake LaMotta was fighting Sugar Ray Robinson for the last time? Jake was beaten to a bloody pulp. Robinson brutally hit him, repeatedly. When the ref stopped the fight, ...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:31:00 PST

Sampson Reveals True Bush Philosophy

"The distinction between 'political' and 'performance-rated' reasons for removing aUnited States attorney is, in my view, largely artificial." ---Kyle Sampson, under oath.   We know that's your ...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:26:00 PST

Notes: 10,000+ On the Streets of Portland, Oregon

Several weeks ago I posted here about my reactions to the antiwar demonstration inWashington D.C. It was based upon watching people on TV scream into microphones at the podium before thousands in the ...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:03:00 PST

Oregon's Solution to Universal Health Care

While all eyes are on Washington, on the collapse of the Bush administration and the danger America faces from these wounded Republicans, on the war in Iraq and rumors of wars. While we focus on a pre...
Posted by Tom D'Antoni on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:22:00 PST