Ain't I got all the fools in town on my side? And ain't that a majority in any town?...
No One Could Make This Up Dept: These two stooges -- apparently the Laurel and Hardy of journalism -- argue that President Obama can better handle the BP/Halliburton catastrophe by applying the corporate values that led to the gusher in the first place. Gentlemen: Corporate behavior is the problem, not the solution...
Big Government Sherriff of Nottingham separates liberatarian Robin Hood from family. Wife didn't know that her husband robbed banks:
In retrospect, I wish I had asked him some questions I never thought to ask.
I spent my early childhood in a trailer in Texas, so I thought I knew something about barriers to health-care access, and maybe even something about poverty. Then I became an emergency physician in Oakland...
If Senate Democrats can't stand by the administration and fight to kill to the Bush tax cut for the wealthy, they ought go ahead and elect Ben Nelson ("D"-NE) majority leader. Kent Conrad (ND) is a good man and I have no doubt that his reservations are genuine. But tax fairness has never yet hurt an economy; eliminating this odious handout for people who already have more than their share will be a step in the right direction. The implacable Republican opposition only serves to illustrate falsity of their crocodile tears about the deficit...
PUT A NICKEL IN THE JUKEBOX
Boz Scaggs had established a steady base of musically aware fans who appreciated his brand of rocking blue-eyed soul/R&B (including me). Scaggs broadened the base with the immensely successful Silk Degrees, which added disco to the mix and took advantage that genre's use of electronic drums and synthesizers. As a commercial decision, Scaggs hit a home run, and indeed Silk Degrees is an excellent album featuring some of his best material.
But the steely meticulousness of Silk Degrees sacrificed the warmth and looseness of the early albums, and his original fans missed the easy charm of Moments, And Band, My Time, and Slow Dancer. I've been listening to those old albums this week with delight at how well they hold up. The material can be a bit uneven, but at its best is irresistibly uplifting and romantic. The band cooks and it's always fun to hear an artist searching for a sound by tacking against the prevailing winds. Great stuff...
NOLA's gender-bending rap (thanks, Foxessa!)...
Peter Tibbles on Paul Kelly, one of Australia's best singer-songwriters...
PHOTO & ART GALLERY
All in all, it's just another brick in the wall...
Parking lot, fried chicken restaurant, St Claude Ave...
Holding pattern: Oil flow halted...
From February to July: Construction progress...
Asters in bloom...
Idaho grapes...
Crustacean 2000. Scroll down to see this; it's a beaut...
Tillie Gort's in 1977: "Best restaurant job ever"...
Stompin' at the Savoy in nineteen-ought-five...
Sharon Tate and Catherine Deneuve...
Who took this picture? Bob Dylan in 1966...
Jennie Wade, who died making biscuits at Gettysburg...
An epic guitar duel plus Van the Man looking like he's fresh from Irish pub. Performing a Pink Floyd classic with Levon Helm enjoying every second. It doesn't get much better than this:
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