Cheaper IPhones on the way?

Michael Moore goes OFF on Wolf Blitzer.

The full ten-minute clip is a definite MUST watch.

Watch all of the footage from the Live Earth Concerts here.

You can pick the city and then the artist and then specific song you want to hear.

Jason Ellison is my new hero. Go M's!!!

Great article on Jason pushing Blanton. M's are 2 1/2 games out.
A message to all of you that are about to jump on the Mariner Nation bandwagon like you did in 2001: Not interested. Stay away. Save the good seats for the real fans.

New lifts at Alpental and Hyak

At Alpental, a proposed gondola lift to a newly constructed restaurant on Denny Mountain was eliminated from the plan. But the new Internationale chairlift and an expansion of the chairlift from a double to a triple lift will remain in place.

BRMC and Kings of Leon back to back at Bumbershoot September 2nd

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  1:15 PM - 2:30 PM @ Samsung
• Kings of Leon
  3:00 PM - 4:15 PM @ Samsung

More info at http://www.bumbershoot.org/lineup.htm

Bumbershoot Video competition info here.

Boat Day

Why is Vidro still playing? Why is Adam Jones still playing in TRIPLE A Tacoma?

Great analysis here. Vidro's numbers are pathetic.

M's only 3 1/2 out of first place!

Dane Skimming

Fun on the fourth

Click on the small pictures to see larger views. The landscape picture is a three-picture Photomerge taken from Alki.

Spencer Hawes is stupid.

Washington responds to the news that Bush has commuted the sentence of former vice presidential chief of staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby

Are you kidding me?

Kylee Goes to the Beach

As always, click on the pictures for a larger view.

A nine game world series? The first two games at neutral sites? Hmmm...

Is the Bar Closed Will Run Friday Night at 7:45 at Emerald Downs

Click on the pics for larger view.

M's Sweep Red Sox!!!

Jose (with a little help from Manny Ramirez) knocked in the game winner off the left field wall. He was promptly mobbed and tackled by his teammates.
Click here for an audio clip of Lopez describing the celebration.

Early IPhone reviews are here.

A Led Zeppelin Reunion?

Been a long time since they rock-and-rolled

by Gary Susman

Okay, this comes from the British entertainment press, so you should take it with a few million grains of salt, but still, what if it were really true that the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin, along with drummer Jason Bonham (son of late Zep drummer John B.) plan to reunite? The notice at Gigwise says the pretext that would bring Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones together for only the third time in the 27 years since Bonham's death is a London tribute concert to the late Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary Atlantic Records founder who launched the band's career by signing them to his label in 1968. Plausible enough, though Stereogum (where we first spotted the news) is skeptical that this one-shot gig, much less a 2008 reunion tour, will ever come to pass. PopWatch is similarly wary of the rumor, but still... what if? Yes, yes, they're all older, and everything about Zep's music that seemed bloated and grandiose 30 years ago would seem even more so now. But still — it's LED FREAKIN' ZEPPELIN. Wouldn't you want to see 'em, just in case? Or is it better to let sleeping dinosaurs lie and just remember the band in its "I am a golden god" heyday?

Kylee visits Grandma Mitchell and goes to her 8th Mariner game.

Jeff and Rhiannon joined us in our season ticket seats and took some amazing pics with Jeff's big lens. He took the great shot of JJ in the 8th inning.
On a side note, Felix started the game once again throwing fastball after fastball, and once again was lit up. When he went to his breaking ball he was fine. Here is a great piece of written analysis. I can only hope the Mariner coaches read it and take the suggestions to heart.