This is exactly the kind of thing that would have happened all the time if we hadn't have extended US copyright to save Mickey's image from the public domain! Phew!

Disney family's fury at 'evil' Mickey [brisbanetimes.com.au]:

Diane Disney Miller said she's disgusted that a ripoff of her father's star cartoon character is being used on a new Hamas TV show to encourage Palestinian children to take up arms against Israel and America.

The horror!

(yes of course I'm kidding, but I presume Hamas TV isn't)

I have two weeks to win Lotto, quit my job, buy tickets for these gigs and get on a plane.

From the Ipecac mailing list:

Mike Patton's MONDO CANE (u.s., Italy) arrangements and interpretations of italian songs from the golden era of the 50's and 60's for voice, ensemble, small chorus, and orchestra.

The dates according to cv.org comments are the 24th, 25th and 26th of May.

Hopefully they'll turn into a CD at some point.