Archive | November, 2007

“Liquid Time”….

by on 30. Nov, 2007 in general

With thanks to the “Surf in Oregon”…blog. Sit back, relax, and do what we all do..fantasize.

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” if Jesus Drove a Motor-Home”..Jim White

by on 26. Nov, 2007 in general

here’s Jim White wondering not so much what Jesus would buy…rather, how would he drive? damn good question.

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Sunday Morning Selections..”Femme Fatale” (live) The velvet underground

by on 25. Nov, 2007 in general

A nice Sunday feel. Enjoy.

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What would Jesus buy?

by on 21. Nov, 2007 in film, movies, politics, religion

If Jesus lived today, I’m sure he’d buy somethings. But what would it be? Could he pass up on the amazing “Black Friday” deals? Would he stay home and meditate? Would he join with the other celebration on the day after Thanksgiving…“Buy Nothing Day”. Personally, I don’t know how Jesus would be able pass up [...]

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GiveemHellGravel

by on 17. Nov, 2007 in comedy, politics

wondering where Gravel’s been…

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Dennis Kucinich…” sixteen tons”

by on 15. Nov, 2007 in general

Back in the late 50′s, a record company gave Merle Travis 2 weeks to come up with an album comprised entirely of mining songs. He did so, and and in that batch were at least 3 classic’s: “Nine pound Hammer”,”Dark as a Dungeon”, and one of my favorites, “Sixteen tons” (which became a signature song [...]

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We’re all on the same page

by on 08. Nov, 2007 in general

United Hollywood The WGA strike going on right now is not just about money, it’s about control. It’s a struggle between the creative class and the corporate class. Whatever deal the writers work out with the big media companies, individually they aren’t going to make that much more . But as a whole, they will [...]

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Man Ray..w/Etta James..”At Last”

by on 06. Nov, 2007 in general

a hypothetical question was posed about which..artist..you would most like to surf with…and of course, who you would like to have photograph this historic event. (thank you Patchies Hideout)! on the first count, my thought was Marcel Duchamp… Da-da through and through, a cool guy and indifferent to style….. he’d be fun and definitely no [...]

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The Terror Dream

by on 03. Nov, 2007 in books, fear, politics, war

A notable new book in the seemingly endless stream of socio-political-foreign-policy fair is Susan Faludi’s “The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America”. She offers up a unique (some calling feminist) perspective which casts the roles of gender and myth into our current national climate of fear and paranoia. From Truthdig: “The enemy that [...]

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Dueling Turtables..Young Marble Giants..”N.I.T.A.”

by on 03. Nov, 2007 in dueling turntables, music

One of my favorite bands by far musically, sonically, conceptually and politically. The Young Marble Giants were a Cardiff, Wales post-punk band formed in 1978. Their music was constructed around the powerful and minimal instrumentation of brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham supporting the naive untrained voice of Alison Statton. The LP to get is “Collosal [...]

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