They Still Have Raves?

The Story (Edit: It now identifies the dead man as a 19 year old out of Argyle. This Facebook page bears the same name and lists him as studying at College Station)
:

Rumors of multiple deaths at the event were greatly exaggerated on Twitter, however:

Pics I could find from last night. Edit: the Observer has a wacky slide show up.

Chico Tree Meets Its Maker

Hail in Chico. Almost Artistic.

And, it's small, but this trailer has holes in it like it was hit with giant buckshot.

Chico Hit By Big Winds And Big Haul

Pics coming.

Barry (from iPhone)

"Ned The Alien" At Aurora Fundraiser

The Most Confusing Theft Story Ever

Feel free to sort it out.

Britney's New Concert Tour Taking You Into The Weekend

More.

Random Interesting Man

James Goldstein who made a fortune in real estate, attends most Laker games on the front row (even though he's not a team fan), and can be seen at a different NBA playoff game anywhere in the country almost every night (once again, on the front row.) He also has a cool house that was featured in Charlie's Angels.

And more of the girl here. (That pic was from Mavs/Lakers Game Two.)

Dear Mrs. LL:

I'll be home a little late tonight because I've joined eHarmony and taking this girl out on a date. I know that sounds crazy, but trust me on this one. Oh, yeah, The Family Cat is going with me.

Problem. Solved.

"English. Do You Speak It?"

USA TODAY - During testimony at a committee hearing this week in Austin, a Texas state senator [Chris Harris from Arlington] interrupted a Spanish speaker to say that it was "insulting" that he was not addressing the panel of lawmakers in English.  Antolin Aguirre, of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, was testifying against a bill that would help crack down on illegal immigrants in Texas, KTRH radio reports.

Aguirre, who came to the United States in 1988 and speaks some English, spoke through an interpreter.

(Right around the 40 second mark is when things kick off.)

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• Edit: Repeat picture? No way. 
• If aliens had landed this week, a huge question mark would form over their heads when they saw the  the riots in Vancouver and the parade in Dallas.  "Explain to us again what you are so emotional about?" 
• It's amazing there were only three arrests in Dallas.
• "There sure aren't any lawns in Dallas being mowed right now." - The Ticket's Gordon Keith's (fake) claim of what Fox 4's Mike Doocy said off the air during the parade.
• The picture of the couple "making out" (if that's what you kids are calling it these days) during the Vancouver riot sure is getting a lot of play. (And then some claim to have evidence that it was staged while others say it is real but not what it appears to be.)
• Haven't watched a lot of the Casey Anthony trial, but I have seen enough to know the defense lawyer might have thought about the word "strategy" at some point.
• Is Charlie Sheen still alive?
• Diamondback fan pries a baseball away from mildly hot woman. (I think she gets it back when he drops it.) 
• Obscure sports broadcasting name that I haven't heard about in a long time: Van Earl Wright. 
• "It's Friday. Friday. Gotta Get Down on Friday," has been pulled off youtube. That song is a big player in my house. 
• ESPN has begun promoting the debut of its Longhorn Network.  ESPN has an inherent conflict of interest here, don't they?  They are paying UT a fortune to produce the network, so they want UT to succeed so they can sell advertising. But if there happens to be a scandal break out at the Empire, it would be in ESPN's best interest to not report it. 
• Gov. Perry has 1,170 bills on his desk that he must sign or veto before a Sunday deadline. (And he'll be going to New Orleans on Saturday to give a speech.) I'm sure he'll give careful deliberation to each one.  Edit: I'll be. A bill will become law in Texas unless the governor vetoes it. I had no idea. 
• A panel on the Fifth Circuit ruled this week that illegal immigrants do not have a Second Amendment right because that particular amendment gives the right to bear arms only to "the people." Where else does the phrase "the people" appear? In the Fourth Amendment which protects against illegal searches and seizures. Chances Wise County supports the decision: More than 98%.
• Aurora is having a fundraiser this weekend for its ballpark with an appearance by a special guest: Ned The Alien from the 1897 spaceship crash. Now this, I like. Who has a picture? And kudos for generically naming him "Ned". 

This Isn't Your Same Old Miss USA

Gone

He gets heckled pretty good and most reports are that the most vocal heckler was a Howard Stern minion.  (As much as I like the irreverent, I've always thought Stern had a big bag of nothing.)

Stay Classy, Vancouver

And let me get that guy off the port-o-potty for you:

Final Parade Shots

I think I'll just take in the TV coverage later.

And a tweet from Sybil of 105.3 The Fan:

Uncomfortable Photo From The Parade?

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• The crowd for the Mavericks parade sounds like it will be insane. By 7:00 a.m., the crowd was jockeying for the best spots.  And by 8:00 a.m., Victory Plaza had been shut down due to reaching a capacity of 3,000 or more. 
• Random pic from a DART train this morning headed downtown. And the crowd outside the convention center (starting point)  before 8:00 a.m.  And a sneak peak of one of the (high school like)  floats.
• Anybody at that parade have a job? 
• The parade goes right by the old School Book Depository. I suppose it would be in bad taste to have the Mav's mascot "Champ" waiving from the Sixth Floor. 
• I don't know if I've ever cared about any team long enough to stand around four hours to see them pass by. 
• Electricity problems plagued Decatur yesterday. And some folks were reporting their electricity going off again this morning. 
• I bet if the Lake Bridgeport Sunken Safe had been hidden on a 100 acre ranch instead, there would have been less effort expended to find it. But diving is fun.
• I'm hearing lots of radio personalities pimping themselves out for some weight loss program called Medifast. Sad to hear the Ticket's George Dunham do the same claiming that he had lost 10 pounds in one week. What was the weight loss promotional product scandal in the 1990s? Vigerfit? 
• Sean Hannity thought his audience would enjoy him interviewing  Larry The Cable Guy last night.  Sadly, he's probably right.
• Looked up and saw Mrs. LL filling up at the gas station at the same time as me yesterday evening. Is it wrong to immediately think about how much money we were spending on gas at that moment after initially being glad to see her?
• The Maverick who was arrested for PI was interviewed by Fox 4's Shaun Rabb. The best part was Rabb going so street on us. 
• Rep. Weiner college pics take the scandal to a whole new level. Edit: And we're getting the first reports that he has decided to resign.
• The Soon To Be Third Grader In The House has picked up the phrase, "This will not end well." 

More Middle East Uprising?

Nope. It was crazy rioting in Vancouver after losing the Stanley Cup Finals last night. More. (And it's some serious rioting which apparently got lots of TV coverage last night after 10:00 p.m.)

How can this be? Hockey was still going on?

Edit: Yahoo has posted some pics on one page and they are pretty amazing.