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Thursday, July 9, 2009 12:00 AM

The poison of celebrity

While the ersatz mourning for Michael Jackson was merely annoying, the fame of lightweight Sarah Palin is dangerous
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Wednesday, July 8, 2009 08:58 PM

    oh yes...

    Thanks for the mention of the Hamm's Beer sign... as a child raised in San Francisco, I remember being charmed by it as I rode along in the family station wagon after visiting relatives in the East Bay! It's right up there with the Doggy Diner heads, which I think still exist somewhere in the City, as well as the Mr. Peanuts figures that perched on the roof of the Planters warehouse.

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