Sunday, September 21, 2008

Gorilla Radio for Sept. 22, 2008

This week, It's said, "Truth is stranger than fiction;" but when fiction is more strangely true than truth, you know you're in Mickey Z.'s world.Astoria-based author Mickey Z. and CPR for Dummies; Jon Elmer and Israel changing the guard. Yesterday, Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister resigned his office. Olmert's Kadima party primary delivered a clear leadership vote for Foreign minister Tzipi Livni.


Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com.


It's said, "Truth is stranger than fiction;" but when fiction is more strangely true than truth, you know you're in Mickey Z.'s world. Long-time friend of GR and author of, among other books, '50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know,' 'The Seven Deadly Spins,' 'The Murdering of My Years,' and 'Saving Private Power,' Mickey Z.'s cross-genre writing is available at his website, mickeyz.net and now, his first novel, 'CPR for Dummies' is out. The Zed back in the house with the view from Astoria in the first segment.

And; Yesterday, Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister resigned his office. Olmert's Kadima party primary delivered a clear leadership vote for Foreign minister Tzipi Livni. Livni comes from a storied Israeli family, one that fought the British and sits still at the centre of Israel's warrior culture. Jon Elmer is a freelance Canadian writer and photo-journalist who has lived in and reported from some of the world's hottest hot spots. He's the author the news websites JonElmer.com and fromoccupiedpalestine.org.

Jon has followed the unfolding catastrophe that is daily visited upon Palestine from the beginnings of the on-going, so-called al-Aqsa intifada, more than five years old now, and he's served as Gorilla Radio's authority on Palestine. Jon Elmer and the changing of the guard in Israel in the second segment.

And; in solidarity with the Student University Building workers, members of the striking steel workers union, on action due to a labour dispute with the UVSS, Janine Bandcroft, formerly of the aforesaid organized labour collective, is standing figurative picket, and thus will have a nice day off... she urges your check out her relaitvenewz.ca website for the good going-ons in and around Victoria in the coming week.

But first Mickey Z. and CPR for Dummies.



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