Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

In after Baud. Damn.

“They all knew.”

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

People are weird.

Books are my comfort food!

So many bastards, so little time.

Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.

Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

The desire to stay informed is directly at odds with the need to not be constantly enraged.

The words do not have to be perfect.

America is going up in flames. The NYTimes fawns over MAGA celebrities. No longer a real newspaper.

If you thought you’d already seen people saying the stupidest things possible on the internet, prepare yourselves.

When I was faster i was always behind.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you do not.

Their shamelessness is their super power.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

This is dead girl, live boy, a goat, two wetsuits and a dildo territory.  oh, and pink furry handcuffs.

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

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  6. 6.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    I listened to some Police today. Love ’em too. But the highlight of my day is when I found DougJ’s ultimate karaoke song, Barbie Girl by Aqua. We’re gonna do it as a duet if I ever get up to Crotchfester.

  8. 8.

    BGinCHI

    Worst concert ever. Cars in 1984. Slept through half of it.

    I was drunk, but that should have made it better.

    Synchronicity Tour, 1983 or 1984, now that was the shizzle.

  10. 10.

    stuckinred

    @BGinCHI: I saw Annie Lennox open for Sting and she made mincemeat out of him! Did you see Quadrophenia with Sting as Ace Face?

  17. 17.

    BGinCHI

    @stuckinred: You know, I just realized the other night I’ve never seen that movie and I need to. Great cast, and music (obviously).

    Sting is good in Dune, too.

  18. 18.

    Jazz Superluminar

    Just Some Fuckhead – May 11, 2011 | 8:13 pm · Link
    Best ever: Genesis, Invisible Touch tour.

    That was snark, right?

  19. 19.

    gogol's wife

    My blog hours are now going to have to be divided between BJ and the blog I just discovered of my favorite Russian actor Oleg Menshikov. He actually seems to interact with commenters just like John Cole. But his writing style is less interesting. There isn’t anything about naked mopping or fat floofy cats on there.

  24. 24.

    piratedan

    music is soooo ymmv… but during that time frame of the early 80’s those guys put out some incredible albums (always thought Panorama was underrated) although I was more into Elvis at the time….

  25. 25.

    RandyH

    Levi Johnston, high school dropout turned model actor author, has a book coming out soon and the publisher released the cover art today.

    Oh my. Palin’s got to so proud of herself for using this guy as a campaign prop.

  26. 26.

    gogol's wife

    @BGinCHI:

    Russian has some of the most varied and colorful obscene language in the world. And most of it revolves around the organ that you mention. But Menshikov’s blog doesn’t go in for that.

  27. 27.

    BGinCHI

    @stuckinred: Will get it through Netflix.

    Speaking of Winstone, who I love, have you ever seen “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains”?

    So damn good, with a teenage Diane Lane and Laura Dern.

    A must.

  30. 30.

    Calouste

    @stuckinred:

    Worst case of the support act upstaging the headliner I have seen was Ladysmith Black Mambazo on Paul Simon’s Graceland tour. What made it worse was that they were both on stage for most of the show, and the optics of tiny guy standing still with guitar vs about a dozen dudes dancing and singing in colorful clothing.

  31. 31.

    stuckinred

    @BGinCHI: I’ll check it, try Nil By Mouth, the nastiest movie this side of Once Were Warriors and Sexy Beast with Kinglsey.

  34. 34.

    gogol's wife

    @BGinCHI:

    Unfortunately that pun doesn’t work in Russian. But I’m sure your barista can give you a reasonable equivalent of the expression you asked about!

  35. 35.

    RandyH

    @cathyx:

    A 256 page book. And I don’t think he even knows how to write much more than his own name. Of course it’s ghost-written.

  36. 36.

    stuckinred

    No Quadrophenia on Nextflix. Nil by Mouth has an unreleased soundtrack by Clapton that is unreal.

  40. 40.

    BGinCHI

    @Omnes Omnibus: Please also see Ray Winstone in “44 Inch Chest.”

    Yeah, I know, dumb title, but awesome Winstone.

    Streams on Netflix.

    Bummer about Quadrephenia…..

  43. 43.

    Jazz Superluminar

    @JSF

    it was the perfect confluence of age, genre, energy, drugs and sex.

    in some respects, this is probably accurate.

  44. 44.

    cbear

    Love the Police, like the Cars.

    Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Moody Blues, Traffic, Pink Floyd–oh hell yeah.

    Steve Winwood, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, Clapton—oh hell yeah again.

  47. 47.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    @Jazz Superluminar:

    in some respects, this is probably accurate.

    I appreciate you allowing me think it was my best concert. That’s really big of you.

  51. 51.

    cathyx

    Here’s the product description for Levi’s Book:

    Product Description
    Levi Johnston sets out to clear his name, shed light on the Palins, and take us all up to Wasilla to see what it is like to grow up in Alaska.

    It sounds riveting.

  52. 52.

    AliceBlue

    I heard “Tales of Brave Ulysses” by Cream today for the first time in ages. I think if you could play that song backwards, you would hear “must have weed, must have weed …”

  58. 58.

    stuckinred

    @AliceBlue: God, we got Disraeli Gears in Korea in 1967 and I had just started getting high, that an Pepper through the headphones changed my life.

  61. 61.

    piratedan

    @JAHILL10: the KILLER for me was when he did “What’s So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding immediately followed by Pump It UP, damn near needed O2 after that, thank gawd he stepped it back a bit.

  62. 62.

    stuckinred

    @piratedan: King Crimson was the house band and I can never forget In the Court of the Crimson King, they must have played it 20 times. Waking up a 2am to the echo of Time Has Come Today was pretty stirring as well.

  67. 67.

    RossInDetroit

    Best show, probably: Chemical Brothers, about 1996. And the competition for that is tough.
    Worst: The Flaming Lips. I dozed off stone cold sober.

  68. 68.

    Jazz Superluminar

    @JSF
    well I’m surprised you can remember it, considering the substance abuse necessary to enjoy something like that, but yeah, carry on…

  69. 69.

    stuckinred

    @cbear: Steve opened for Santana this summer and did a spectacular job on that and many others. And don’t forget Dave Mason.

  70. 70.

    Jazz Superluminar

    @RossInDetroit
    You didn’t dig the Flaming Lips? WTF? One of the best I’ve been to, those guys are awesome!

  80. 80.

    RossInDetroit

    @Jazz Superluminar:

    You didn’t dig the Flaming Lips? WTF?

    Not fair to say worst show. Worst disappointment.
    Must have been an off night. Looked forward to the show but it just didn’t catch fire. It happens.

    I’ve seen a number of great shows from ‘hungry’ up and coming bands like The A*s Ponys, The Handsome Family, The Mermen and others that just blew the roof off of a small club.

    Best upstage: Radiohead opening for Belly. Might as well have left at intermission.

  81. 81.

    piratedan

    @stuckinred: the sad thing is, I have to remember to keep from getting them confused with the Walker Brothers….”and the sun ain’t gonna shine anymore”….still iconic sounds that still stand the test of time.

  85. 85.

    Omnes Omnibus

    Biggest upstage for me: Dresden Dolls opening for a band that I literally have forgotten.

  91. 91.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @stuckinred: Saw a triple bill at the Hollywood Palladium back in the early 70s: Wishbone Ash, Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac.

    Quite the show. Wish I’d’ve been taller so I could’ve seen it. :-(

  94. 94.

    TooManyJens

    You want to talk upstaging? When I was 15, a friend took me to a Richard Marx concert. Opening act was, I shit you not, Warren Zevon.

  95. 95.

    4jkb4ia

    Sports Disaster Update:

    Ryan Franklin, our befuddled former closer, has come in to pitch the fifth, has gotten one out in five batters, and has allowed 3 runs. This is against the Cubs, mind you.
    Oh look, he got Fukudome to strike out.

    Best Show:
    Bruce “The Rising” tour

    Best Upstage:
    John Hiatt for Hootie and the Blowfish, since I was there for him.

  96. 96.

    getsmartin

    I saw The Clash on their ’82 Combat Rock tour. Joe Strummer was “MIA” for a couple of tour dates prior to the New Orleans gig, so there was uncertainty whether or not it would actually happen. Strummer did surface for the show and the Clash effin rawked!

  100. 100.

    Phoenician in a time of Romans

    Am in the middle of reading the first draft of the upcoming new Laundry novel by Charlie Stross. Once it catches fire, it really gets going.

    All I can say about it is, ummm…

  102. 102.

    mai naem

    Genesis was good on the Invisible Touch tour. Makes me feel old. Steve Winwood was good too. He looks really young for his age. He’s got to be in his sixties. Also too, Elvis Costello – I know the guy who was the tour bus driver for him and said he was a jerk. Was kinda disappointed hearing that. Also know somebody who spent some time with Diana Ross on a professional basis and said she was very nice and polite.

  103. 103.

    HE Pennypacker, Wealthy Industrialist

    In the timeframe that I think you’re talking about, the Police and Cars were great. When Sting went off to sing crap like “Do the Russians Love Their Children Too?” (um…do ya think, Sting?), he was too pretentious to take seriously anymore.

  104. 104.

    Paul in KY

    @stuckinred: I’m going to Bonnaroo this year. You should come. The Buffalo Springfield will be playing! Lots more bands too.

  105. 105.

    lllphd

    ok, fwiw, name-dropping (yet again here; you guys bring out the worst in me, i swear; all your fault), but i dated david robinson for a couple of years a while back. still great pals, a sweet guy. has been excited about the CD but not so much the tour; not his idea. eager to hear how awful the travel and hours and craziness still are, as predicted.

    true confessions, tho; loved the police, liked the cars, back in the day. listening to them more while dating david – i admit, felt obliged (a wee ashamed i didn’t know their portfolio better) – found i not only liked them better than i realized, but actually recognized many of the tunes on a more ‘background’ basis. cool songs, but not quite the power grabbers we got from the police. in any case, this cars reunion is a long time coming, as it was talked about some twelve years ago. then ben died, and that was that for a while.

    i’m just glad for david there’s good reaction to the new stuff. when he played it for me six months ago, i was pretty impressed, even before it was mixed. nice; enjoy.

    ok, fun stuff, but enough. bear in mind i’m fully aware none of you is impressed with this sort of thing, which is likely why it felt ok to share it. ignore at will.

  106. 106.

    lllphd

    @Paul in KY:

    oh wow, the springfield! now there was a band! i still have to play their ‘best of’ album every month or so, just to get my head, er, not straight exactly, and certainly not ‘right’, but somehow ‘corrected’, if you will. do enjoy them for me!

  107. 107.

    Paul in KY

    @lllphd: Will do! They are my #1 act to see there, Arcade Fire will be #2 and The Decemberists #3, with Black Uhuru & Union Station probably 4 & 5.

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