{"id":131,"date":"2004-01-06T16:46:47","date_gmt":"2004-01-06T21:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=131"},"modified":"2005-12-03T17:03:55","modified_gmt":"2005-12-03T22:03:55","slug":"or-maybe-someones-gunning-for-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/or-maybe-someones-gunning-for-masks","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Or maybe someone&#8217;s gunning for masks . . .&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2003\/11\/25\/entertainment\/main585515.shtml\">Meat Loaf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2004\/SHOWBIZ\/Music\/01\/02\/rush.arrest.ap\/\">Alex Lifeson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/entertainment\/3370357.stm\">Ray Davies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s next? You? Me? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alicecooper.com\">Alice Cooper<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Meat Loaf. Then Alex Lifeson. 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