WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE?
Magpie is a former journalist, attempted historian [No, you can't ask how her thesis is going], and full-time corvid of the lesbian persuasion. She keeps herself in birdseed by writing those bad computer manuals that you toss out without bothering to read them. She also blogs too much when she's not on deadline, both here and at Pacific Views.
Magpie roosts in Portland, Oregon, where she annoys her housemates (as well as her cats Medea, Whiskers, and Jane Doe) by attempting to play Irish music on the fiddle and concertina.
Yesterday, we posted about the school superintendent in Benton Harbor who had barred a middle school band from playing the garage-band chestnut 'Louie Louie' in a local parade. The reason? The song's allegedly obscene lyrics.
It looks like all the publicity about the decision was enough to turn the tide. Today, the Detroit Free Press reports that the decision has been reversed, and the band will be able to play 'Louie Louie' as previously arranged. Sometimes the forces of stupidity lose one.
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