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Jeff, Roxanne and I recently went to a bar to watch the first night of the Series. Our interest waned for a number of reasons, including the Yankees' lackluster performance and the scatological serenade provided by an acoustic guitar-toting, indoor-shades-wearing, muscle-T sporting one-man-cover-band, a British boor with a penchant for slipping pathetic double-entendres into your favorite pub singalong numbers.

But the main reason we weren't concentrating was because a discussion about the backstop ads that the networks superimpose behind the plate morphed into a back-and-forth about Clear Channel Communications, and their shady and/or worrying business practices. More interesting than the game. And than Fratboy Ray Bans Hotel-California-with-testicle-jokes bloke.

Salon is a self-appointed Clear Channel watchdog, and their string of pieces on the company make for interesting reading.
| posted by Alex at 5:30 PM