In light of the recent success of the Sac Rag’s new category, “Make Us Laugh”, we found another story that may solicit hilarity.
From news10.net:
The City of Stockton has its fingers crossed that the $1 million it’s paying singer Neil Diamond won’t be a “song sung blue” Sunday night.
The City Council revealed Tuesday it has paid Diamond $1 million to perform the first concert at the new arena. The arrangement was secret until The Stockton Record filed a request for the information.
You want to laugh? Read the story behind the story. And we thought Manteca housing 50 Cent’s sports car was curious.
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060106/OPED0301/601060321/-1/OPED03
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And here I thought everyone would jump in on the “Million Dollar Diamond” bandwagon.
Or maybe the “Million Dollar Jewel for Stockton’s Crown”? Or “Holy Shit! This is where our 1/2 cent local sales tax is going? Sweet Caroline MY ASS!!”
Or, maybe that “Stockton is the girl you don’t want to marry since she’ll bankrupt you with expensive Diamonds.” Or maybe a little graphic art/font playfullness with “$ong $ung Blue”.
Or maybe a political cartoon where Neil is jail-raping a amorphous blob with the word “Stockton” written on it. I’m just spitballing here.
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And how secret is a secret that is given up as soon as someone files a request for it?
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