Lists of 7 for 2007

7 "Biggest" news stories of 2007 (in no particular order)
1.  Homophobe Senator Larry Craig in gay bathroom sex scandal
2.  Tony Blair resigns/New PM Brown starts pulling English troops out of Iraq.
3.  Democrats take control of the House and Senate (look for "Dems find the
their balls" in 2008)
4.  Subprime Mortgage bubble bursts.
5.  The Virginia Tech shootings
6.  The wildfires in California
7.  US ally Pakistan's State of Emergency/Top challenger, of US backed
Musharraf,  Benazir Bhutto MURDERED.

7 news stories receiving Honorary Mention to the 7 "biggest" stories of 2007 : 
1.  US Military temporarily misplaces 6 nucLEar warheads.
2.  The Chinese toy recall. 
3.  "Family Values" Senator David Vitter in D.C. Madam's little black book.
4.  Buddhist Monks protest in Myanmar (previously known as Thailand)
5.  Al Gore and UN Scientists get the Nobel Prize for climate crisis work and
warning.
6.  US contractors (Blackwater) murder Iraqi civilians and have their
immunity revoked.  
7.  karl rove and alberto gonzales join the droves of resigning bush appointees. 

7 "Biggest" NON-stories of 2007
1.  Britney shaves her head.
2.  The cost of John Edwards hair cut.
3.  Don Imus says "nappy headed hoes"
4.  Anna Nicole Smith dies.
5.  Amy Whinehouse does drugs.
6.  The last Harry Potter book.
7.  O.J. gets busted for trying to steal his stuff back.

7 favorite 2007 lists
1.  Time Magazine
2.  Mad Magazine's 20 Dumbest people, places, and things of 2007
3.  Bill Maher's Dickheads of the Year
4.  Popular Science's Innovation's of the Year
5.  Best of 2007 by David Cross
6.  Best viral vidoes of 2007
7.  List of lists of 2007

7 too be remembered
1.  Kurt Vonnegut, author and satorist the world hasn't
seen since Mark Twain
2.  Norman Mailer, Journalist, bad ass, masculinist
3.  Luciano Pavarotti, The greatest voice I've ever heard
4.  Molly Ivins, A liberal columnist, and coiner of "shrub"
5.  Phil Rizzuto, The Scooter, Baseball hall of famer, sports
commentator without peer
6.  Merv Griffin, TV Icon, talk show host, producer
7.  Evel Knievel, Death defying dare devil

Other notable deaths in 2007:
899 American troops in Iraq.  2007 was the deadliest year of
the war so far.
Max Roach, crazy bebop jazz drummer
Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician and alleged nazi
Joel Siegel, movie critic, and great mustache
Bill Walsh, Legendary head coach of the San Francisco 49'ers
Tom Snyder, Talk show host extraordinaire
Lee Hazelwood, Legendary songwriter/producer
Jerry Falwell, Major evangelist preacher
Ranters note: I don't have to like them for their passing to
be important.(See Waldheim)
Oscar Peterson, crazy jazz pianist
Leona Helmsley, "Big" news making, mean, rich lady who left
all hermoney to her dog.
Robert Goulet, An entertainer in that old Vegas style
Ike Turner, A major music maker in his own rite, better as
an abusive husband
Dan Fogelberg, singer/sonwriter
Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistani prime minister, whose
death further illustrates the turmoil that is that region
of the world.

Now go out and Have a Great New Year's Eve!

08's gonna be Great!

peace..

Happy New Year!