Today is the day Marc Maron’s new CD – a 2-CD set entitled “Final Engagement” – comes out. Unfortunately, if you didn’t pre-order it, it looks like it’s already sold out. It’s back ordered at Amazon and CD Universe, anyway. I didn’t see it on the Zune Marketplace, and I don’t know if it’s on iTunes (master marketer that he is – and I mean that as a compliment – there’s no mention of it on Marc’s website). You can read the liner notes at Punchline.
“Christianity Today” gave us a glimpse into just how far Christianity has turned from the teachings of – what’s his name again? – oh, Jesus Christ, by granting a lengthy interview to Joe the Plumber. Amongst the words of wisdom from Big Joe:
I’ve had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, and they know that I wouldn’t have them anywhere near my children.
Gee, what a surprise. Somebody that looks like Jeff Gannon has “friends” that are homosexual, but he wouldn’t let them near his kids. I think dudes you hook with in the men’s room are more “acquaintances” than “friends” there Joe. But I reckon you’d know better then me. Oh, and gawd bless ya, fer sure.
The good news is that Joe won’t be running for office until God tells him to. The bad news is I’m not sure how good these people are at distinguishing between the different voices in their heads.
Matt Lauer just informed me that nude photos of Carrie Prejean (before the fake, Jesus-approved boobs, presumably) have now surfaced. I need URLs Matty-boy! I don’t have time to do a Google search.
It’s Cinco de Mayo, so go out and drink a fifth or two.
Oh well, off to work.
Mornin’. It has been raining for days. Wet dog smell is everywhere. A little sunshine would be appreciated.
I tell you, the first minute of the Today Show will tell you where the minds of the USA America public is at. Also. Such as.
A big flying wild turkey swooped in front of me when I was biking along a highway over the weekend. At first I thought it was an eagle because of its size, but then I noticed the ballast was way bigger than the span. How those things can fly is beyond me. The other turkeys in the clutch were waiting on the other side to see how their buddy made out. It seemed like he barely made it over, crashing into the woods. At least they were smart enough not to trot against the traffic.
Happy Cinco De Mayo! :yippee: It’s a big holiday round these parts. It’s like St. Patrick’s Day. All the white people celebrate it because drinking is involved. :40:
For those of you in the VA area:
here!
Veterans of the original Woodstock festival, including Levon Helm, Paul Kantner and Country Joe McDonald, have organized a scheduled flashback of sorts: they and several other musicians who performed at that 1969 concert will play a new show on Aug. 15 to celebrate the festival’s 40th anniversary, The Associated Press reported. The new concert, whose lineup also includes the Woodstock alumni Big Brother and the Holding Company, Ten Years After, Canned Heat and Mountain, will be held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in upstate New York, where the first Woodstock festival took place.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/arts/music/05arts-NEWSHOWFORWO_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
A shame Janice, Jimi, Jerry, Pigpen, John, Keith, Rick, Richard, and Paul aren’t still around to be there, too.
RIP, Dom.
Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter has been showing his independence consistently since switching to the Democratic side of the aisle. But his latest display of unorthodox thinking is particularly eye-opening.
In an interview with the New York Times Magazine, the newly minted Democrat said he thinks Republican Norm Coleman should win his Senate recount court battle against Al Franken in Minnesota.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/specter-norm-coleman-shou_n_197057.html
Dan Aykroyd is gonna emcee (and play, some) at this year’s Blues Fest here, which happens to kick off on my anniversary. :blues:
Final 24 hours in NOLa. What a great trip! I don’t understand why they don’t have any Cinco de Mayo parades but I will make it. If any of you ever get down here let me know and I will give you some tips. Better still, bring me down to be your personal guide.
And fook Specter. I’m for art’s guy Sestak
Hey, Vern. Glad to hear you’re having a good trip.
From DK:
Sarah Palin’s allies are firing back at Mitt Romney with perhaps the strangest web ad you ever did see, portraying Romney as a fearful jogger being chased by a bear…until he’s saved by Palin, who shoots the bear dead in its tracks.
geez, #14 is pretty darn weird.
Wish I could listen to Maron every day. Hmmm back-ordered cd you say…. glad he’s doing well. :sammy:
also glad to see vern had a super trip and sj is present and alive and web survived the turkey over-flight. :turkey:
any tips for DC, folks? I’m headed there for a 5 day class next week.
your newest senator from ny wrote a spry and effective blog on huffpo. I liked what she said.
watch out for those feathers and droppings! Smoking gun has an hilarious picture of this guy:
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good vid of Dom… rip
I wonder if Norm Coleman will rejoin Ten Years After (x4) as a returning roadie. He seems to be out of a job.
After the Dems voted, on Tuesday, to deny Specter the seniority he was supposedly promised, Specter decides he “misspoke.”:
— he now says he “conclusively misspoke” in his Times interview. “In the swirl of moving from one caucus to another, I have to get used to my new teammates,†he said. “I’m ordinarily pretty correct in what I say. I’ve made a career of being precise. I conclusively misspoke.†Asked who he’s backing now in elections, Specter said, “I’m looking for more Democratic members. Nothing personal.â€
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/specter-norm-coleman-shou_n_197057.html