You can now reach me at www.clicksandhisses.com. I promise a good time for all.

Dear Readers,

It’s been real, but my heart isn’t in it anymore. Barber College has run its course. It got us through those first few terrifying post-college years, but we’re adults now… or something like that. You may not have noticed, but BC always had a theme: Whatever we could post to fend off fear and boredom for another day. It has served its purpose. Besides, making fun of MySpace users just isn’t as fun as it used to be. Actually, it’s downright mean.

As for the future, Scott and A. have solo projects that you must frequent, and I’ll be back eventually - older, kinder, and gentler.

Gotta stay postive.

Our little A. is all growns up today. Best wishes to our lady of eastern Ravenswood.

In a unrelated note (though i suppose somewhat related in that I think a lot about getting older and the stumbling mess that amounts my adulthood), I guess it’s no secret I’ve been neglecting my barbering and I think it might be time to officially make the site J-ho’s solo online home.

Joel and I started this site to deal with post-grad ennui and keep each our smirking, even as we were jobless and hunkered down in our parents houses back in Michigan. If you read the archives you might get little flimsy looks at two guys having a fucked up time during the most fucked up time in the history of our country and our home state.

That story isn’t done, but it’s done with us. We brought A. on to help balance us out awhile ago, and for a bit it moved us back into a higher gear. Now we are slumping and I don’t know what’s going on with my buddy on the other side of the country as nearly as well as I would like.

That’s the story I hope J-ho will get back to cluing us into soon. Right here at BC.

Me? I’ll still be around on the backblog and as emeritus adviser. I’ll try to keep rolling on some of my own stuff at my new place, metropotamia.org.

So nothing sad or anything. Love and rock&roll to all of you, especially Joel and Aubs.

Hey.

Been awhile.

So tonight the cops shot a 150 pound cougar on my block.

It is unbelievable. Almost enough to restore my faith in the world.

If the Kwame case hasn’t been enough to pique your interest in the sordid affairs of Detroit’s political royalty, we bring you another that’s just at juicy. It seems a certain U.S. Senator’s husband has a taste for bargain-priced prostitutes!

Tom Athans wasn’t all about the $4500/night sessions in swank D.C. hotels like Eliot Spitzer. No, he was more into $150 15-minute quickies in the women’s room at the Residence Inn.

And just when you think he’s about to face some serious charges, we get to my favorite part of the story: “Athans was not charged with soliciting prostitution, since he agreed to testify against the woman…”

Today’s lesson: If you get caught soliciting a prostitute, sell her out A.S.A.P.!

(Thanks to Jina for the link.)

Less than 10 months until we wake up from our collective eight-year nightmare!

1) Have an extramarital affair with chief of staff.

2) Deny, deny, deny - even under oath. Oh, and fire people who might expose you.

3) Once irrefutable evidence of affair is discovered, become conspicuously quiet.

4) Wait 2-3 weeks.

5) Offer public apology… in a church.

6) Accept resignation of chief of staff.

7) Show up to city’s biggest annual event dressed like the P.I.M.P. that you A.R.E. (See above).

8) As calls for your resignation become louder, turn up the crazy: Say you’re on a mission from God!

9) If calls for resignation do not subside, blame the media! Call detractors racist.

10) Repeat ad infinitum.

February 29, 2008
Dear Mr. XXXXX,

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We have reviewed our records and have determined –to the best of our knowledge that none of our LEAN POCKETS® products are involved in the Westland/Hallmark recall. We have determined that two HOT POCKETS® retail items are affected by this recall. They include only two days of production of HOT POCKETS® brand Philly Steak and Cheese and HOT POCKETS® brand Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese, both in the two-pack box. No other sizes or varieties of HOT POCKETS® brand products are affected.

We appreciate your interest in our products and hope you will visit our website often for the latest information on our products and promotions.

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Consumer Response Representative