Birmingham Blues

Here’s my Pick-a-Little hat for The Music Man.

I realize you can’t actually see the hat under there, but it will be firmly secured to my head on Friday night. The show runs June 6-15 (Friday through Sunday the first weekend; Thursday through Sunday the second weekend). It’s a silly, fluffy show full of [...]

Kyle Whitmire at the Birmingham Weekly takes issue with Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford’s assertion that sexual orientation is a “personal lifestyle choice”, one he doesn’t condone. The Mayor has refused to sign a proclamation recognizing the annual Central Alabama Pride celebration, and he won’t let CAP hang banners in Southside for the parade. [...]

…and this is a society and glamour blog, after all.
Ladies: when you are selecting attire for a funeral, use a little judgement. Just because a dress is black does not mean it is the one you should put on. Some black dresses say “mourning,” and others say “let’s drink dry martinis and then have [...]

New York Governor David Paterson has directed all state agencies to recognize same sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
In a directive issued on May 14, the governor’s legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed the agencies that gay couples married elsewhere “should be afforded the same recognition as any other legally performed union.”
The revisions are most likely [...]

Remember all the flap about Riley’s appointment to the Mobile County Commission when Sam Jones, one of its three members, was elected mayor? Well, it finally wended its way up to the Supreme Court, and they just now ruled in favor of Riley. I have posted about this before on the Blues (here and here) [...]

A couple of days ago I wote a post I called “Worst Person in the World” in reference to Keith Olbermann’s response to Senator Clinton’s reference to Robert Kennedy’s death in June of 1968. I compared Olbermann’s criticism of Senator Clinton over that reference in a very unfavorable light to a comment he had made [...]

Please take some time today to remember the families of our service members who have died. We’re all grateful for their service, and for those who continue to put their lives on the line every day.
Enjoy the holiday!

UPDATE 2:  So much for the city’s inclusion resolution.  Langford’s bigotry trumps it.
UPDATE: the Birmingham News report. Thanks to Robin in comments.
Official word from Rep. Todd: Mayor Langford did not say he would deny a parade permit. He will leave the approval process to the police department. This can be [...]

I’m hearing that Rep. Patricia Todd has spoken with Mayor Langford and he’s reversed himself re: the Pride parade permit. Hoping for confirmation ASAP.
ETA:  Also see Joe’s take at Bessemer Opinions.  I’m with him — if there’s no permit, hold the parade elsewhere.  And, I’d add, any of the events that would bring tax [...]

UPDATE:  Per the Birmingham News, Larry says he’ll deny a parade permit as well.  Does he have the authority to do that?  He says it’s not about discrimination, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
I hope he gets his ass sued off.
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Birmingham mayor Larry Langford has denied a request from [...]