tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385667092024-03-14T06:03:24.264-04:00Loud Mouth SoupWhy don't we just admit that it's all over in America and we're left with just trying to stick the landing?Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.comBlogger2053125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-40518594426408962552011-11-04T08:12:00.002-04:002011-11-04T08:19:18.911-04:00Friday Random Ten<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K0UGzxGxoOU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe><br />Use It -- The New Pornographers<br />Your Smoke Screen -- k.d. lang<br />Sailing To Nowhere -- Broken Bells<br />Don't Get So Down On Yourself -- Chris Isaak<br />Solitude -- Django Reinhardt<br />Cab Driver -- The Mills Brothers<br />Your Body Is A Wonderland -- John Mayer<br />1020 AM -- Spoon<br />Got Some -- Pearl Jam<br />Let's Forget About It -- Lisa LoebCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-38513499286436754262011-11-03T15:56:00.002-04:002011-11-03T15:58:59.035-04:00Coming Soon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKZymTLUf6MueQduvUUJxbyPZaQt74ZxYEqEd-TE8FAaG4uYf6tpRABWuXqVd-ZM2_2jVhezcrXmrkPM5aQL_uDJU-EBH3ux6StAR68LUoerSEbjRhpyea6lMZysEBYlxbROl/s1600/Zappa+leopard+briefs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKZymTLUf6MueQduvUUJxbyPZaQt74ZxYEqEd-TE8FAaG4uYf6tpRABWuXqVd-ZM2_2jVhezcrXmrkPM5aQL_uDJU-EBH3ux6StAR68LUoerSEbjRhpyea6lMZysEBYlxbROl/s320/Zappa+leopard+briefs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670861463376992210" border="0" /></a><br />Just looked at the calendar and noticed that we're <a href="http://ristocrats.blogspot.com/2006/12/coming-really-soon.html">a day and a month away from the start of Zappadan.</a><br /><br />I'll go get the ornament polish.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-74735769105827193022011-11-01T15:10:00.002-04:002011-11-01T15:12:11.365-04:00Boo Who<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZduPeVrYnq0s6TQvTWhEONJptvWYeeokhCwW5jUS-ofoB-anv3jzKDaRRScIB-SaXjVNXIgO0em2Cl8SCxWZly4rEAlyA0Qlq1OG-IQptliQsnyiJOX3PItiT0xbdBgJt0ed/s1600/boowho600.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZduPeVrYnq0s6TQvTWhEONJptvWYeeokhCwW5jUS-ofoB-anv3jzKDaRRScIB-SaXjVNXIgO0em2Cl8SCxWZly4rEAlyA0Qlq1OG-IQptliQsnyiJOX3PItiT0xbdBgJt0ed/s400/boowho600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670107237960828066" border="0" /></a><br />Mr Fish lays it down with a heavy beat this Halloween. Scary stuff indeed.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-14623214086681395722011-10-28T07:42:00.002-04:002011-10-28T07:52:26.408-04:00Friday Random Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7p9xyBzY5Qr1FmdG9FDO7t90DKCgy8RTvSBmFRRVaYJQZbVAkczJi9gqeohYbbbyvVUzwKpWsS2OcD0AyQlz2bB-tm9raiF6167pLHIMDAz2tYWY8AbDelLhQxBn2PT7ldRn/s1600/imgThe+Flaming+Lips1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7p9xyBzY5Qr1FmdG9FDO7t90DKCgy8RTvSBmFRRVaYJQZbVAkczJi9gqeohYbbbyvVUzwKpWsS2OcD0AyQlz2bB-tm9raiF6167pLHIMDAz2tYWY8AbDelLhQxBn2PT7ldRn/s320/imgThe+Flaming+Lips1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668509587932967474" border="0" /></a><br />Welcome To Paradise -- Green Day<br />Bess, You Is My Woman Now -- Miles Davis<br />Beautiful -- Carole King<br />This Fffire -- Franz Ferdinand<br />Woolie Bullie -- Pere Ubu<br />The New Call Of The Wreckin' Ball -- The Knitters<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq-W-4Izjwc">Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 -- The Flaming Lips</a><br />Hey Little World -- The Hives<br />Big Moon -- John Doe<br />Love Is The Answer -- Weezer<br /><br />Bonus cut of the Highest order...<br /><br />Drive My Car -- The BeatlesCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-16272642193658541002011-10-14T13:21:00.002-04:002011-10-14T13:37:28.134-04:00Friday Random Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvo1Vx9tOzfiwK0bVempLmY77FZo9bQuRdh2UrJQu_0AogpeE5Io6W264ZatooHGz3UZgpUzauMtWIu-jDvMyBTVh4RnoKpN8E1PQQPBgoxSKbX2x2lYxkXBulqnyxk0mUPFP/s1600/Glen-Campbell-Ghost-On-The-Canvas-2011-Front-Cover-58136.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvo1Vx9tOzfiwK0bVempLmY77FZo9bQuRdh2UrJQu_0AogpeE5Io6W264ZatooHGz3UZgpUzauMtWIu-jDvMyBTVh4RnoKpN8E1PQQPBgoxSKbX2x2lYxkXBulqnyxk0mUPFP/s320/Glen-Campbell-Ghost-On-The-Canvas-2011-Front-Cover-58136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663403310108169714" border="0" /></a><br />It's Your Amazing Grace -- Glen Campbell<br />Kid -- The Pretenders<br />Wild Child -- Enya<br />Post Punk Progression -- Snow Patrol<br />Punky Reggae Party -- Bob Marley<br />For Your Pleasure -- Roxy Music<br />Play With Fire -- Rolling Stones<br />Drive In Drive Out -- Dave Matthews Band<br />Rollin' On -- Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris<br />I Shot My Manager -- Gruppo Sportivo<br /><br />Bonus (it's officially Autumn) cut:<br /><br />Two Rocks -- Geraint WatkinsCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-21530233573395418722011-10-07T08:25:00.002-04:002011-10-07T08:33:45.604-04:00Friday Random Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcU0R6C_4KozULRBRkd6kH3c4YSlBQwQrYyQ45eb_4IHDk2sNj3j_FjYfceny1dni__hnqRJ8vHmMqyVXq4kFz7_6XG2Hzkihko9Aeok-YQu0vrgyfP2jFTJOI_YnoevU-3Nr/s1600/john-lennon1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcU0R6C_4KozULRBRkd6kH3c4YSlBQwQrYyQ45eb_4IHDk2sNj3j_FjYfceny1dni__hnqRJ8vHmMqyVXq4kFz7_6XG2Hzkihko9Aeok-YQu0vrgyfP2jFTJOI_YnoevU-3Nr/s320/john-lennon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660727373151647186" border="0" /></a><br />Wind Up -- Foo Fighters<br />Goodbye -- Eddie Vedder<br />2000 Miles -- The Pretenders<br />Misty Valleys -- JP, Chrissie and Fairground Boys<br />Bad Girl -- New York Dolls<br />Orchestral Suite #1 in C -- J.S. Bach<br />Playboy To A Man -- Elvis Costello<br />Zeke The Freak -- Isaac Hayes<br />Return To Me -- Chris Isaak<br />Cleanup Time -- John Lennon (it's John's 71st Birthday on Sunday)Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-36764929327461169112011-10-06T10:51:00.003-04:002011-10-06T10:57:51.023-04:00Juan Cole<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw-8Uj4oPEgUKAdVTSBtUWYqzf2LtyOjyWgytyI9PbrlH3fWLoogpSDd3CVFTf4vG-NdBzO28uxhKIOowHxdlFxt3QABjXucJBBS8aNnJkX_YNEDGgaL7TZkOT3qlNCF1AQYu/s1600/jobs-apple-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw-8Uj4oPEgUKAdVTSBtUWYqzf2LtyOjyWgytyI9PbrlH3fWLoogpSDd3CVFTf4vG-NdBzO28uxhKIOowHxdlFxt3QABjXucJBBS8aNnJkX_YNEDGgaL7TZkOT3qlNCF1AQYu/s320/jobs-apple-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660393349016808994" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.juancole.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-arab-american-buddhist-psychedelic-drug-user-and-capitalist-world-changer.html">Once again, Juan Cole pulls the room together</a> like no one else as it relates to the passing of Steve Jobs. I'm genuinely overwhelmed with the depth of coverage on his death considering how very sick he has been these past few years.<br /><br />That said, he's an American icon and a supreme driver of this modern zeitgeist of ours.<br /><br />RIP, Steve Jobs.<br /><br />Oh, and I almost forgot; I fucking HATE pancreatic cancer...Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-47066733765336937762011-10-05T16:20:00.002-04:002011-10-05T16:25:27.260-04:00Ted Rall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7KslYTri_pkt1nvCFzfN9AN7C6mTsD5xq0hqrIpRZ-ikW0AkOyTvL9v8q0oYESAri754xKDARP9B0HAWlQO9xDtmKxdpGZ_9qspGC8L_zMeag0x7mvVvvVZlwFuH8NfpnZeq/s1600/2011-10-05.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7KslYTri_pkt1nvCFzfN9AN7C6mTsD5xq0hqrIpRZ-ikW0AkOyTvL9v8q0oYESAri754xKDARP9B0HAWlQO9xDtmKxdpGZ_9qspGC8L_zMeag0x7mvVvvVZlwFuH8NfpnZeq/s400/2011-10-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660106651135536066" border="0" /></a><br />Big Brother up in Wisconsin gave me an electronic kick in the pants today that LMS has been dormant for far too long. In my defense, I've been terribly busy and relatively disinterested in the bloggity-blog goodness of the innertubes of late, but to placate both of my readers, here's a post.<br /><br />Nothing like Ted Rall to cure what ails ya...I just knew that there was a rationale behind the eunuchfication of Barack Obama.<br /><br />Clickin' it makes it bigger.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-49879335347318715442011-09-16T10:04:00.002-04:002011-09-16T10:25:46.846-04:00Friday Random Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2ZQoRpkZuhayuT4lofbk0JEFekdh8lLhH8YCfD67_uSO0-IQcwN24Go5b7L8pfwnUEEUvc2XT4oZJrMh_AwtgHgihH3H0AJ84bV8hulic2jlIbq2kg6BXd9tvx4RShD14LrS/s1600/beck+paper+tigers+dynamite+downloads.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2ZQoRpkZuhayuT4lofbk0JEFekdh8lLhH8YCfD67_uSO0-IQcwN24Go5b7L8pfwnUEEUvc2XT4oZJrMh_AwtgHgihH3H0AJ84bV8hulic2jlIbq2kg6BXd9tvx4RShD14LrS/s400/beck+paper+tigers+dynamite+downloads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652963529992967874" border="0" /></a><br />Laughing Out Loud -- The Wallflowers<br />Please Wake Me Up -- Tom Waits<br />Black Like Me -- Spoon<br />Tired Of Waiting -- Green Day (cover)<br />Radio Bar -- Fountains Of Wayne<br />Words Of Love -- The Mamas & The Papas<br />Lost Cause -- Beck<br />Moth -- Audioslave<br />Crash The Party -- O.K. Go<br />And Then So Clear -- Brian Eno<br /><br />Bonus Opening Night Cut:<br /><br />Girl Of My Dreams -- Charles MingusCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-33162228548600313082011-09-09T08:28:00.002-04:002011-09-09T08:35:18.109-04:00Friday Random Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E_v3IPJIcJN_yw3-0I9aXoP9lP3WVsASQYOmeDuJmlh2s5dIKDIJky0GOLGj9NecDQqV3VicyckcrGA2k6CETh2xRYAMaicCo1A8qpE3Yaw9FeuK3Dd7f80z8PX2rLLcgeAz/s1600/graham-parker-and-the-rumour.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E_v3IPJIcJN_yw3-0I9aXoP9lP3WVsASQYOmeDuJmlh2s5dIKDIJky0GOLGj9NecDQqV3VicyckcrGA2k6CETh2xRYAMaicCo1A8qpE3Yaw9FeuK3Dd7f80z8PX2rLLcgeAz/s400/graham-parker-and-the-rumour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650337373995387250" border="0" /></a><br />Have Your Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows? -- The Rolling Stones<br />Diamond Road -- Sheryl Crow<br />Tiger Rag -- Django Reinhardt<br />You Got It All Wrong -- The Hives<br />She's Not Mine Anymore -- Robert Gordon<br />Cold -- Annie Lennox<br />Dancing For Money -- Graham Parker<br />Happy Jack -- The Who<br />Stay Away -- Nirvana<br />God Don't Make Lonely Girls -- The Wallflowers<br /><br />Bonus (Cuz'n Mike's Birthday) cut:<br /><br />15 Minutes -- The StrokesCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-42602561100521159142011-09-02T07:31:00.003-04:002011-09-02T07:38:09.169-04:00Friday Random Ten (Labor Day Edition)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jAqUNJGKjCQ" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" width="420"></iframe>
<br />Angola -- Ray Davies
<br />Eyeball Kid -- Tom Waits
<br />Eight Days A Week -- The Beatles
<br />Next Year, Baby -- Jamie Cullum
<br />Harmony In My Head -- The Buzzcocks
<br />Lorca's Novena -- The Pogues
<br />Definite Door -- The Posies
<br />Jumpers -- Sleater-Kinney
<br />Urban Lifestyle -- Pere Ubu
<br />One More Robot -- The Flaming Lips
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<br />Bonus long weekend cut:
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<br />One (Blake's Got A New Face) -- Vampire Weekend
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<br />Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-88852532132249207252011-08-26T09:37:00.002-04:002011-08-26T09:45:09.225-04:00Friday Random Ten<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wEV58ztuihs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" width="420"></iframe>
<br />The Other End Of The Telescope -- Elvis Costello
<br />Rave On -- Buddy Holly
<br />It's Over -- Roy Orbison
<br />Besame Mucho -- Bob Conti
<br />Prelude To A Kiss -- Duke Ellington
<br />The Down Low -- Nellie McKay
<br />Here Comes President Kill Again -- XTC
<br />Pretty Girls -- Neko Case
<br />I Walk The Line -- Johnny Cash
<br />One And The Same -- Audioslave
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<br />Bonus (the only thing this blog is good for anymore is for posting Friday Random Ten lists) cut:
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<br />Watch Her Disappear -- Tom Waits
<br />Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-76044455177111360312011-08-19T07:50:00.002-04:002011-08-19T07:57:36.260-04:00Friday Random Ten<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q0rFYylrniU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" width="420"></iframe>
<br />Nothingman -- Pearl Jam
<br />Perfidio -- Duke Ellington
<br />Our Generation (The Hope Of The World) John Legend & The Roots
<br />Come Together -- The Beatles
<br />Really -- Nellie McKay
<br />Under The Bridge -- Jill Sobule & John Doe
<br />Bob-Kick -- Nat King Cole
<br />Layfette Don't Fail Me Now -- Spoon
<br />Love Me Or Leave Me -- Nina Simone
<br />Andromeda -- Paul Weller
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<br />Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-76494667388846992792011-08-17T15:34:00.003-04:002011-08-17T15:44:51.840-04:00It's The Jobs Stupid<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8352lf0De4UUDNUu9QhLFae0kqOQf0SLehguUS-kXhIIjuupJpzpb35IXl3pqsk4xtrJfKpkzZf-uuFO4ti1zCEhieLs2C59fWAoxWxIfFz37Kz7D8m57KjGd0kWHlZBT5bd/s1600/Lemmings.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8352lf0De4UUDNUu9QhLFae0kqOQf0SLehguUS-kXhIIjuupJpzpb35IXl3pqsk4xtrJfKpkzZf-uuFO4ti1zCEhieLs2C59fWAoxWxIfFz37Kz7D8m57KjGd0kWHlZBT5bd/s400/Lemmings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641912955245467538" border="0" /></a>
<br />I keep wondering why everyone is all up in arms about Obama not creating jobs. Businesses (large and small), and Commerce create jobs, not necessarily governments. Sure, government can help, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/opinion/nocera-what-is-business-waiting-for.html?_r=1&src=rechp">as is the case of Germany mentioned in this terrific piece in today's NYT</a>, but they're not the entire answer.
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<br />I lost my job under Bush. I didn't blame him. I still haven't had a full time job under the Obama Administration and still; no blame affixed.
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<br />Courage is required here. Businesses need to open their wallets and stop clinging to shareholder's cash. What's the worth of high yields and dividends when you can't find a job?
<br />Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-20768941725195527992011-08-12T09:22:00.002-04:002011-08-12T09:33:46.062-04:00Friday Random Ten<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LCW6Kte2o1A" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe>
<br />Bring Your Lovin' Back Here -- Gomez
<br />Project X: First Section -- Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention
<br />I Will -- The Beatles
<br />Rub Me Raw -- Warren Zevon
<br />Burn Away -- Foo Fighters
<br />Ize Of The World -- The Strokes
<br />Smiling Faces -- Joan Osborne
<br />Smoke Dreams -- Jill Sobule
<br />Trippin' On Your Love -- Bananarama
<br />Cradle Of Love -- Billy Idol ( Yikes. I cannot believe that this song is on my iPod Face palm!)
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<br />Bonus (get the taste of Billy Idol out of my mouth) cut:
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<br />Generals And Majors -- XTC (there, that's better)
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<br />Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-54809037025629494932011-08-09T07:56:00.002-04:002011-08-09T08:01:06.772-04:00Mr. Fish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlJU7An1oZcFvZTBklISgitoFIvOzBpdrA4vr05owrw66UoFTwMkdzd6KgK8BOdmBqNniJzBggsdtP00RERloUnQ9C45hqLVWLa6iBFLoOIskRviygSMZGCWDYbeNPEvkpkte/s1600/TakeMeToYourLeader.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlJU7An1oZcFvZTBklISgitoFIvOzBpdrA4vr05owrw66UoFTwMkdzd6KgK8BOdmBqNniJzBggsdtP00RERloUnQ9C45hqLVWLa6iBFLoOIskRviygSMZGCWDYbeNPEvkpkte/s400/TakeMeToYourLeader.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638824240768299826" border="0" /></a>
<br />It's never not a good time for Mr. Fish.
<br />Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-56915433904074737212011-08-06T08:54:00.004-04:002011-08-06T09:02:49.836-04:00Wasted lives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIYV7_67xXmcgloLC9gS-7mymY6Aop4sp5WHur_GX5_qdBHP0zWsnkiUqnC9a8xkOHoN58wfPBABQc1VEKE3k6Ma6iZOoNLP2N2wA56kmVFeXUab3eBk7fRExupLxVYV2BH8F/s1600/s-US-SOLDIERS-KILLED-IN-AFGHANISTAN-large.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIYV7_67xXmcgloLC9gS-7mymY6Aop4sp5WHur_GX5_qdBHP0zWsnkiUqnC9a8xkOHoN58wfPBABQc1VEKE3k6Ma6iZOoNLP2N2wA56kmVFeXUab3eBk7fRExupLxVYV2BH8F/s400/s-US-SOLDIERS-KILLED-IN-AFGHANISTAN-large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637727412913036146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44043847/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/">Maybe this will get the Debt Ceiling stuff off of the front page</a> for a moment and lead us back to an actual debate about ending these fucking wars. Probably not, though.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-46650519927871631402011-08-05T07:27:00.003-04:002011-08-05T07:37:24.847-04:00Friday Random Ten<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ZPE82q2qoQ" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="420"></iframe><br />Something -- The Beatles<br />Handel: Gavotte -- Andres Segovia<br />All These Things That I've Done -- The Killers<br />The Way That We Get By -- Spoon<br />Switchboard Susan -- Nick Lowe<br />War Pigs -- CAKE<br />Hold On -- Tom Waits<br />Shut Your Eyes -- Snow Patrol<br />I Get Kick Out Of You -- Frank Sinatra<br />Five On The Five -- The Raconteurs<br /><br />Bonus beautiful day cut...<br /><br />Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel -- Todd RundgrenCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-56939084889263024862011-07-29T19:16:00.002-04:002011-07-29T19:26:18.670-04:00Friday Random Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwem9VNbuT3jRFPaePKew1agCzClkHz20ZMrrJK8_4ATuP8k8tuo4QoimhQt9rVdkHFZ96ujjnBaAxpFOnD3KWkNqD-y-vvgDpzH9bItt0IpLKSyLQu-AWQeGhtPmFuFPi0ig/s1600/The%252BJam%252B%252BThe%252BRoxy%252BClub%252BLondon%252B1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwem9VNbuT3jRFPaePKew1agCzClkHz20ZMrrJK8_4ATuP8k8tuo4QoimhQt9rVdkHFZ96ujjnBaAxpFOnD3KWkNqD-y-vvgDpzH9bItt0IpLKSyLQu-AWQeGhtPmFuFPi0ig/s320/The%252BJam%252B%252BThe%252BRoxy%252BClub%252BLondon%252B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634919516610141650" border="0" /></a><br />Scarecrow -- Beck<br />Just About Glad -- Elvis Costello<br />C'mere -- Interpol<br />You Still Touch Me -- Sting<br />City With No Children-- Arcade Fire<br />Whatsername -- Green Day<br />Workin' On Leavin' The Livin' -- Modest Mouse<br />I Felt The Luxury -- Iggy Pop<br />Let Freedom Ring -- Chuck Prophet<br />Last Chance -- JET<br /><br />Bonus (High School Gym Teacher edition)<br /><br />Away From The Numbers -- The JamCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-48497454166380784592011-07-27T09:24:00.002-04:002011-07-27T09:26:10.459-04:00Here's more news...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiPzyodqIAhJkgJmvESMaxDO_6KfNteN6kBTtruyT9zcUk6qVSz4n6ovB_1-PilwhZzpe22wNfk99pguRqsfOTIwbwbOrr3pltbR8xbQ9BQcmWkHINWAjhiPuwmH4eu4MdvaX/s1600/hooverville.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiPzyodqIAhJkgJmvESMaxDO_6KfNteN6kBTtruyT9zcUk6qVSz4n6ovB_1-PilwhZzpe22wNfk99pguRqsfOTIwbwbOrr3pltbR8xbQ9BQcmWkHINWAjhiPuwmH4eu4MdvaX/s400/hooverville.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634022827607776674" border="0" /></a><br />And all of it bad. <a href="http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2011/07/by-marshall-auerback-its-actually-bit.html">Worse than Hoover? </a>Yes, indeedy.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-9985617283504647912011-07-26T23:33:00.006-04:002011-07-27T08:49:28.396-04:004th Down and 20<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYJSznjJooVT67HyL-J-sHON1Iqca_YNfE0w6w-vo_zjHRIESDg3SGkPsPgBWNKM7iwlxV6DX4OBhazNaMg3OzSltCBCXw26b_yeKVnsK5sql2bom-qK4b4gdyAKIYQkB3Kzr/s1600/sitting-in-the-corner1.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYJSznjJooVT67HyL-J-sHON1Iqca_YNfE0w6w-vo_zjHRIESDg3SGkPsPgBWNKM7iwlxV6DX4OBhazNaMg3OzSltCBCXw26b_yeKVnsK5sql2bom-qK4b4gdyAKIYQkB3Kzr/s320/sitting-in-the-corner1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633875671782005986" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/business/help-wanted-ads-exclude-the-long-term-jobless.html">Here's yet another stellar piece on the end of our era.</a><br /><br />I couldn't echo its sentiment any stronger. I found out that my permanent job was going away right before Labor Day Weekend 2007. That's now fast approaching 4 years. Since then I've scrambled and scraped, applied and submitted and generally wore a path in the rug trying to return to the former glory that was once my job and sense of self worth.<br /><br />All of that effort has proven fruitless and I now am utterly convinced that not only will I never attain the status and esteem which I once held, and frankly, sadly, treasured; but that I also now realize that I never should've tried to get back to there in the first place.<br /><br />The deck is stacked, the game is rigged and the house will always win. No more Jello for me, mom.<br /><br />Listen, I've said it before and I'll say it now. If you're fortunate enough to have dodged this now increasingly historic bullet, I salute and congratulate you on that success. I'm not being maudlin or scolding. It's just the facts of the matter.<br /><br />However, until you've walked in my shoes and felt my pain, shame and embarrassment, you'll never know the view from this side of the fence. Not to cheapen the experience, but emotionally, I can liken my perspective to that of being a cancer survivor. My carefully chosen daily mood transcends my reality and thankfully, my inner doctor says that I'm currently in remission.<br /><br />Whew.<br /><br />I keep finding bizarre, little tiny jobs and ways to make a buck. I'll never earn anything close to what I used to but I don't care about that any longer. It's Okay.<br /><br />Regardless, it's a goll-damned waste of a perfectly good white boy.<br /><br />And so, I move on.<br /><br />I've always said that the Arts are the only thing that matters anyway. History, Wars, Religion, Money...they've all had their hand as world shakers and failed. The painters, poets, actors, authors and singers will always live on.<br /><br />And so it goes.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-88114808153759146332011-07-26T09:29:00.004-04:002011-07-26T09:46:28.618-04:00Oslo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgwQKwsKatLAh1f7gySa-Dj_HyIbhUwqZ1bZcxXLirPiF3cRxLCTisOG9Cs9YGV6EjErwD3u2Lk25GxrI69hUl3lER_GttiC-MOttKWyX0upVezQ_4IaqEqjQUzXaLog9Sg1a/s1600/in.reuters.com.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgwQKwsKatLAh1f7gySa-Dj_HyIbhUwqZ1bZcxXLirPiF3cRxLCTisOG9Cs9YGV6EjErwD3u2Lk25GxrI69hUl3lER_GttiC-MOttKWyX0upVezQ_4IaqEqjQUzXaLog9Sg1a/s320/in.reuters.com.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633656218449324770" border="0" /></a><br />I've been reasonably mute about the shootings in Norway last Friday.<br /><br />Yes, it's a very terrible thing, <span style="font-weight: bold;">but</span>, aren't we Americans, (the most socially hostile mass of people on the planet IMHO), sadly too numb to really feel anything about this tragedy?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2018381/14-dead-53-wounded-string-deadly-weekend-shootings.html">There were over 20 people killed this weekend all over the US in similar fashion and that barely made the papers.</a> (And this link is from the friggin' Mail Online UK!).<br /><br />Anyhoo, as I am frequently want to do, I'll leave the driving to someone else as it relates to an "official position" on these horrific Norwegians murders.<br /><br /><a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/07/revisiting-christianism.html">Handy Andy Sullivan has an excellent comprehensive and focused piece on his site</a> that I would recommend to any sentient person who may be interested in the roots and whys of Breivik's motivation.<br /><br />I figure I've got about 30 or more years left on this planet to read about these bi-monthly kinds of events. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-13813189763301531182011-07-24T12:31:00.002-04:002011-07-24T12:42:39.686-04:00Chivalry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-h7sfnhbjRw52hY6ILl1GFMJaL_y1yirqlXfghOJAOiYxM6jVHcNANqvTbzSEVNeeWed5Kedx0CaKj3CXCkjbi0n2zGfzuFZrIZL4ujjxHZWU9qAa4NSOHO0HyYRfXNl4som/s1600/danger_angry_american_poster-p228423586178940558qzz0_400.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-h7sfnhbjRw52hY6ILl1GFMJaL_y1yirqlXfghOJAOiYxM6jVHcNANqvTbzSEVNeeWed5Kedx0CaKj3CXCkjbi0n2zGfzuFZrIZL4ujjxHZWU9qAa4NSOHO0HyYRfXNl4som/s320/danger_angry_american_poster-p228423586178940558qzz0_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632960078478077058" border="0" /></a><br />Dennis Perrin, a find via Mr. James Wolcott, <a href="http://dennisperrin.blogspot.com/2011/07/routine-bites-hard.html">opines about the increasing lack of courtesy and politeness in our modern society especially in the airport hubs.</a><br /><br />I dig his prose but question his use of the word "perhaps" when discussing the veracity of DEVO's freethinking vision of our times. We're a long way beyond "perhaps", Dennis...we're fully engaged there, buddy.Cleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-23816162858863153162011-07-22T08:00:00.003-04:002011-07-22T16:05:52.443-04:00Friday Random Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2fMmF5Z1xgbN1PPlE_T2nzVzU8MO5HxGXCUla8mP7kB6UYbXzQeyKQtHpSDMptMhb988jN8-9Q0TBxwWXrD92pCRiMkG8MH3_FMppxi00NNAFSZJqyc25FE_4n5Mu6-Ifgv9/s1600/mozart2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2fMmF5Z1xgbN1PPlE_T2nzVzU8MO5HxGXCUla8mP7kB6UYbXzQeyKQtHpSDMptMhb988jN8-9Q0TBxwWXrD92pCRiMkG8MH3_FMppxi00NNAFSZJqyc25FE_4n5Mu6-Ifgv9/s320/mozart2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632270328034858098" border="0" /></a><br />Real Love -- Regina Spektor<br />Monkey Wrench -- Foo Fighters<br />Courageous Cat Theme -- New York Dolls<br />3:00 AM Blues -- Dick Hyman Group<br />I Only Have Eyes For You -- Harry Connick Jr.<br />Back On The Chain Gang -- The Pretenders<br />St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast -- Frank Zappa<br />Divertimento in D: Allegro -- Mozart<br />Frescobaldi: Passacagalia -- Andres Segovia<br />To Hell With Poverty -- Gang Of Four<br /><br />Bonus heat wave cut:<br /><br />For Once In My Life -- Stevie WonderCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38566709.post-25819901414846390752011-07-15T07:47:00.003-04:002011-07-15T07:58:28.227-04:00Friday Random Ten<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Gz_BVyYgEZo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br />Stop The World And Let Me Off -- Patsy Cline<br />Carnival Of The Animals-Finale -- Saint-Saens<br />Promises, Promises -- George Shearing<br />Post Rock Defends The Nation -- Bon Savants<br />The Littlest Birds -- The Be Good Tanyas<br />Goodnight Irene -- Tom Waits<br />Nutted By Reality -- Nick Lowe<br />Pure And Easy -- The Who<br />Suspicious Minds -- Dwight Yoakam<br />Blink And You'll Miss It -- Paul Weller<br /><br />Bonus GG on vacation all week starting tomorrow cut:<br /><br />Speaking in Tongues -- Eagles Of Death MetalCleveland Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com0