From today’s b, the paper

It’s starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president.

Fey again returned to “Saturday Night Live” to play Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as the show continued to pull out all the stops in its election year season. Queen Latifah portrayed debate moderator Gwen Ifill, and cast member Jason Sudeikis stepped into the role of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden.

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The federal Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years.
Both songwriters and music sellers applauded the ruling — but for different reasons. Apple Inc., which had threatened to shutter its iTunes store if the rate increased, appeared to have scored a clear win.
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Workers prepare the stage for the VP debate {AP Photo}

I’ll be tap-tap-tapping away on the typer, live blogging the VP debate from my working man’s castle in North East Baltimore beginning at 9 p.m. EST.  Drink ‘em if you’ve got ‘em.  The rules are simple:

1. Every time Palin gives a response that sounds like it was run though a free online language translator, I’m going to have myself a sip of a crisp, refreshing adult beverage (from the Land of Pleasant Living).

2. Every time Biden harps on the Alaska governor’s lack of experience, I will also take a nip.

It’s a good old-fashioned debate party, friends, and you’re invited. But remember: the first rule of Debate Party is, you do not talk about Debate Party…without a beer in your hand.  Let the bloodletting begin.

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John McCain and his bow staff of fury from Kung-Fu Election {Screen capture courtesy of Atom Entertainment, Inc.}

A campaign is only as good as its candidates.  And while this election season offers some intriguing back stories, historical precedents, and polarizing rhetoric, there’s always going to be that special brand of voter who simply doesn’t seem to get it: The Undecided.  Generally, I see these folks falling into one of two categories.

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Bow brings out vote

Bow Wow once thought politics was only for “old folks,” but the 21-year-old rapper said he’s had a change of heart and wants other young people to vote.

“I used to think going to the mall and hollering at girls (was) more important,” he said. “But in reality, we are in a different time now. My focus now is to take it a step further to make a change and vote.”
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Baltimore’s Jill Snyder will compete for the title of “Top Chef” on Bravo {thanks, NBC}

There will be a bit of Baltimore flavor in the upcoming season of Bravo’s “Top Chef.” 

It was announced today that Jill Snyder (above), the executive chef at Red Maple in Mount Vernon, will be among the 17 contestants (or chef-testants, as they are unfortunately called) this season. 

The reality show premieres at 10 p.m. Nov. 12. Read more about it in tomorrow’s b.

{AP photo}

We canceled our subscription to Cinemax, so I spent a good part of last night thinking about the Bill and Jerry ads for Microsoft.

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Spider-Man meets Colbert in new comic {thanks, Marvel Comics}

From today’s b, the paper

When a comic and comic books collide
Plenty of television comedy stars have hung with Spider-Man, but Stephen Colbert may be the first to swing with him.

Colbert, the master parodist of Comedy Central, shares an eight-page adventure with the world-famous web-slinger in issue No. 573 of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” on sale Oct. 15.
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From today’s b, the paper:

Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has proposed a live-entertainment licensing bill that would reinvent the process for granting venues the right to put on live entertainment, including bands, dance parties, plays and just about everything but stripping. She says the bill would do away with the clunky zoning program as the means for deeming whether someone can have a guy playing fiddle at his coffee shop on a Thursday at 3 p.m., and instead move to a licensing system where a board decides whether the venue owner is fit for the fiddler.
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opportunity knocks
8-9 p.m. {WMAR-12} ABC
A cruise and a visit to the “Hannah Montana” set? Best. Vacation. Ever.

fringe
9-10 p.m. {WBFF-15} FOX
A mysterious cylinder, eh? Yeah, that’s definitely worth a one-hour show.

paris hilton’s my new bff
10-11 p.m. {MTV}
Eighteen suckers, I mean contestants, compete to become Miss Hilton’s new best friend. That is, until she gets tired of you and has another show.