You know, I'm not a total loony. In many ways, I'm more rational than one or two of you. Maybe. For example, I think Hitler was wrong about a great many things. He quit on his painting career way too quickly; he should have really pursued that. I suspect he would have had a much happier adulthood if he had just stuck with the art thing and laid off all that sordid race hatred and genocidal whatnot.
But if I may defend him for one moment, I think I get the whole moustache thing. Sometimes shaving that thing is just more than I can handle at that hour in the morning. My philtrum is so deep and impossible to shave sometimes that I can imgine Luke Skywalker flying his X-wing down it with a mess of tie fighters chasing him. Seriously, if Stella had a groove this deep, there wouldn't have been much of a movie.
I need a third punchline, and then I can put this topic away, maybe forever.
I don't wanna swear it but it's something that I've heard/A gun in the first act always goes off in the third
- Peter Case
And secondly, Cenk Uygur says basically everything I could say about the Virginia thing:
Just think of some of the disturbing people you have met in your lifetime, whether they're the guy staring at you with that crazy look in his eye in the New York City subway or the really weird fellow at the rodeo who doesn't fit in with anyone. Your neighbors, your classmates, your co-workers. Think about all of them with guns. Man, if that doesn't scare the bejesus out of you, you don't live in the same place I do.
Interviewed by the Progressive:
Q: What is your take on Hillary’s Presidential bid?
Black: I can’t do it. The first time around they did a basically decent job of running government and keeping a stable atmosphere in the country. But they created a psychotic whirlwind around themselves, and I’m not ready to go back to that psychotic whirlwind. And people may have forgotten, but Hillary destroyed any possibility of a government-run health care program. She should go away for a little bit. Even Nixon went away for a little bit. You don’t get things the first go around. You have to work for it. And granted, living with Bill is working for it, but it’s not enough.
Q: And Obama?
Black: Would a few more years’ experience hurt? I mean, he beat Alan Keyes, for God’s sake. A Doberman could’ve beaten Keyes. Now, I think Obama’s very good and very smart and may bring something fresh, but I am not comfortable with anyone that age taking office in this current political climate. Ultimately, what I would really like to see is a Republican and a Democrat crossing over lines and running together and saying, “Fuck you!” to the status quo.
A few days late due to technical issues (my home computer in the the hospital with third-degree overuse), last week's trivia recap is finally up and in full effect.
We asked a question about banksy this week. Here's a wonderful piece from Channel 4 news showing him outting up the pieces on the Palestinian/Israeli dividing wall:
My love for her is as true as it could be for someone who I only know through her art, and she knows she can get away with a lot of things that most other people can't -- she can often act like a six-year-old who knows how to be really cute and charming, and sometimes she abuses that skill -- but jesus, have you seen Me & You & Everyone We Know?
It may be slightly corny to say that these two videos both illustrate deeper truths about the human condition and modern culture (or even culture of a previous generation; we have, in fact, come a long way, baby) as we know it, but I was never afraid of being corny.
Dick Dale gives the only lesson you need to know about the music business in one excellent three minute rant:
If I've learned anything today, it's that the road to the top of the music world has many paths.
This Saturday, the good people at Unique New York are hosting The Panorama Challenge,
an evening of New York-themed visual trivia to benefit the City
Reliquary, a museum in Williamsburg dedicated to memorabilia and
artifacts of everyday city life through history. It's really a cool
place, and now that they have an actual space to display things, it's
time for them to start ramping up their notices.
Our museum collection displays thoughtfully arranged artifacts of New York City’s rich history, which entice viewers to learn more about the five boroughs. Some of the highlights of the collection include architectural remnants of city buildings, Statue of Liberty memorabilia, a geological display of New York’s underground composition, and a 1939 World’s Fair exhibit...
A central part of our mission is to plan and host public events, which provide neighbors and visitors with a place to meet, exchange ideas, and celebrate the diversity of our community. Some of our annual events include Bicycle Fetish Day, Collector’s Night, and The September Tribute to Our City. We maintain a commitment to neighborhood beautification and restoration at and around the City Reliquary Museum as a way to provide a pleasant and safe place for people to gather, relax, disseminate information, and enjoy the camaraderie provided by a city of over eight million people.
It's $25 for tickets but that includes two free drinks (Brooklyn Brewery is also a sponsor), and hey, it's a Saturday Night. You were going to shell out that much for a good time anyway.
Details and ticket information at the Reliquary's website, or you can call them at 718-R U CIVIC.
Edit: [gracias, vidiot]
