♪ He thought he was the King of America Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine Now I try hard not to become hysterical But I’m not sure if I am laughing or crying I wish that I … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Bids 2017 ‘a Doo-Doo’
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Stands Bloodied but Unbowed
Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant! How does the Gladiator’s Salute relate to a standout track from Steve Earle’s 1990 MCA contract-fulfillment live album Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator (and earlier Copperhead Road studio effort) in any way that … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Goes Kamikaze
On or about Dec. 12, 2016, Uvular last cut his hair. Artist’s rendering of Uvular’s current appearance One year ago today, give or take a day, marked both the last time Uvular had enough spare cash to splurge on tonsorial … Continue reading The Day Thread Gets Into a Hairy Situation
… and a little child shall lead them. — Isaiah 11:6, KJV Your humble WPT host cops to doing violence to the cited text by quoting the prophet out of context because everyone else always does the same. And if … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Needs a Babysitter
♪ I’m like a songwriter; You’re the reason I’ve run out (run out), Run out of metaphors ♪ — Wilco, “I Thought I Held You,” A.M.* Largely missed in the miasma of every other noxious emanation from the D.C. Swamp … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Knows a Clustermuck When It Sees One
Before you learn the next thing, you need to know that my parents’ wedding anniversary falls on February 26. My birthday is November 26. Do the math, and you arrive at exactly nine months between the milestone dates. I figured … Continue reading This Day Thread Depicts Adult Situations
“Thou hast outraged, not insulted me, sir; but for that I ask you not to beware of Starbuck; thou wouldst but laugh; but let Ahab beware of Ahab; beware of thyself, old man.” — Moby-Dick, or The Whale, Herman Melville* … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Harps on a Whale of an Allegory
♪ Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (He’s a radical rat!) Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That’s a fact, Jack!) Raphael is cool but crude (Gimme a break!) Michaelangelo is a party dude (Party!) ♪ — Teenage Ninja Mutant … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Answers ‘What Is Art?’
♪ Well I was smashing rock in the burning sun Ninety-nine years and my work ain’t done Lift a nine-pound hammer high above my head Swing it on down like a ton of lead If I get out I won’t … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Does Some Serene Vetting
♪ I turned to him, I said “Abalone, you’re just being shellfish” Well, I knew it was going to be trouble and so did Gil ‘Cause he was already on the phone to the cods The haddock hits me with … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Landed on a Great Hook
With fear of contradiction, I place The Untouchables as the sole U.S. representative in the pantheon of second wave ska. The Los Angeles-based band formed in the early 1980s and disintegrated into a barely remembered brand name after just two … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Untouchables
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