Not with a bang ...

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Phil Spector (pictured on the right with The Ronettes in happier days) was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for his murder of Lana Clarkson. He'll be eligible for parole in 2028, when he'll be 88 years old.

Once the sentencing was announced,

Spector declined an opportunity to address the court and moments later, surrounded by court officers, he shuffled out a side door.

I'm struck by the statement of Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson, who

called the sentence "a message" that justice is blind in Los Angeles even when the defendant is a music icon. "No matter your fame or your wealth or your supposed celebrity, you will stand trial and you will be held accountable."

I'd almost think there was a glimmer of truth in that disingenuous statement if I didn't know better.