Likely plan

[ciphergoth]

OK, with everyone's help, I think I know what my timetable up until the end of May is now. Contrary to what I said before, I shall be in London on the 22nd!

Update: I've just noticed I forgot about the very existence of Saturday 31 May 2003. All guesses from there on are out of whack. Oops.

Edinburgh		Date		London
		1 March	C
		8 March	C
Gigantor, Finsternis	C	15 March		Club L'Amour, B-Movie
Lisa seeing Jackie, Vain		22 March	C	Jess
Lisa seeing Jackie	C	29 March		Calling, Lisa's hospital appointment
Covenant, my and Alison's anniversary, Ascension	C	5 April		Mary's birthday in Calais, David F's birthday, B-Movie, Covenant (Elektrofest)
Whitby	C	12 April		Calling, Club Lash
Public Holiday, Psychophile		19 April	C	Club L'Amour (might be quiet), David and Laura in Edinburgh, Public Holiday
Finsternis		26 April	C	God is from Mars, You are a Pirate
Jess in Edinburgh, Public Holiday, Ascension, All About Eve	C	3 May		Public Holiday
Gigantor	C	10 May
Public Holiday, Vain		17 May	C	Play party?
Finsternis		24 May	C	Club L'Amour, Public Holiday
	L	7 June
Vain	L	14 June
Finsternis		21 June	L
Ascension		28 June	L
	L	5 July
	L	12 July
		19 July	L
		26 July	L
	L	2 August
	L	9 August
		16 August	L
		23 August	C	BiCon
	L	30 August

C = Confirmed, L = Likely

ULP: US Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie, reversing a $425,000 judgement in favour of a journalist who was fired for threatening to report that she was pressured into lying. (from jwz)

Comments

[ex-suum-cuiq980.livejournal.com]

Oh thats quite an impressive little table you've created there!

[coracaskia.livejournal.com]

Impressive organisation!

See you in Whitby ...

Well, it's either free or it isn't

[pavlos.livejournal.com]

Eeek! A table!

Anyway, from a freedom of speech point of view it seems obvious that lying should be perfectly legal in a media context. Lying should only be illegal in a contractual context, and people should learn to distinguish the two. Of course, if that view is adopted, libel or any other "damages" against news organizatios should be thrown out too. There is the hypocricy at present.

As for whether that would make for good government, I don't know. The problem with the major news media is that they seem plausible for most of the time, and so people believe them. This is partly due to them saying a lot of true things, and partly because dissenting voices are silenced. I think that full freedom of speech (lying and all) would result in people being better informed on average, but I may be optimistic.

Pavlos

[alienspacebat.livejournal.com]

I think that qualifies you for a private jet. Personally, I'd hate to be that organised. I'm usually pretty booked up for the week ahead, but months would drive me crazy.

Can I book you for???

[evil-c.livejournal.com]

Can I book you for the night of the next general election?

:-)

C.