four chords and the truth

The scary part is that they are entirely correct.

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happy St. Patrick's Day

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If it's Friday, it must be time for Tom Waits

With a tip of the tattered fedora and a raising of the chipped juice tumbler full of cheap fortified wine to Driftglass


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the return of Friday music!

A couple of tunes for what appears to have become the second largest national holiday in the U.S. and rapidly in Canada, too. Why celebrate Easter, Diwali or Labour Day when you can embrace rampant consumerism and materialism, and maybe get trampled to death to save $50 on a new flatscreen, purse or gadget?



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Friday blues!

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America's new national anthem

Not sure how the pictures connect with the music, but I look forward to hearing this played before sporting events.



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i think i may have a new favorite movie

Nominated for best picture in 1965 and beaten by the Sound of Music.

"Nick in a moment, you're going to see a horrible thing"
        "What's that?"
"People going to work"


for those with shorter attention spans -- the music

I may be the first to say this in about 75 years, but Lee Morse -- hubba hubba!

Love is all around

they should bring this show back -- with new theme music!



Truly, one of the funniest things ever on television.

Things not to do

Never eat at place called "Mom's"

Never shoot pool for money with a guy named "Fats"

Never start a land war in Asia

Never go against a Sicillian when death is on the line

Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself

And most importantly...

Never, ever bet against Canada when it comes to hockey

Further suggestions: Leave the cape alone, don't piss off Clayton Moore

I really need to start practicing more

the official theme song of the Red Zeppelin

hat tip to Blevkog, who has evil taste in music, which is why you should read him.

the countdown has begun

For my Dad, who reminded me of my favorite Christmas album, and my brother, who insisted on naming the schnauzer puppy we got for Christmas one year "Fozzie"

just because -- part II

for all my former students

just because

A message from the Nobel Prize Committee

Just for Our Man in Abiko


Disclose.tv Monty Python goes hard on Henry Kissinger Video

By the way, this post has the distinction of being post #1,500. Another milestone reached, hurrah!

Weekend uke blogging

A fine cover of the immortal Asylum Street Spankers tune

Sadly, I cannot find a video copy of the original by the Spankers, so you'll just have to put up with a couple of random vids by God Favorite Band.

Class - we haz it.

Aw, quit whining about the profanity and have a beer.

the Spankers definitely have their mojo working these days - Wammo and Mrs. Wammo just had a baby, the band has new album out on October 6 that you MUST buy and they are touring all over the place with their new show.

Big Joe and Phantom 309

My first experiment with imovie

TW's big joe from rev.paperboy on Vimeo.

Weekend uke blogging

the original

My best guess is that Ms. Turner is somewhere north of 45 in this video, as it would be after the release of here 1984 mega hit album Private Dancer, which featured this song, the proper video of which is here. She appeared with Beyonce last year.

the cover - Danielle may not be able to rock the high heels like Tina, but check her out without those glasses!

and what is Tina Turner doing nowadays you ask - well, she toured last year. We should all look and sound so good at 68.

RIP the king of not-pop

Sky Saxon, lead singer of seminal garage rock band The Seeds died yesterday. He was a lot cooler than Michael Jackson, though to the best of my knowledge never dated Emmanual Lewis or a chimpanze.

Greatest music video evah!

I'm not sure what music these young ladies are dancing too, and frankly, I don't really care. At least they don't look like some plastic surgeon's frankenstien monster. And Brook Benton is a God.