MONK RULES 
WELCOME to the Thelonious Sphere Monk Memorial WebLogWanna listen to Just A Gigolo by Monk. My page on Saatchi Gallery: Go HERE.
1/31/08 Click HERE for the latest totals.More Americans now dead in Iraq & Afghanistan than killed on 9-11. Plus 655,000 Iraqis dead.
Steve Martin @ SmithsonianSeriously about funny. Go HERE.
Star Trek PornTodayAnother month shot to hell. Kate says she's voting Obama.
1/30/08Come Pick Me UpHungry?Try some dirt cookies. Go HERE.
The Next Worst ThingNow that Rudy has dropped out we have to fear that McCain will pick him for veep and then die soon after he wipes the floor with Billary. Long time friends, don't poo-poo it.
1/29/08ObamaI've settled and so has Sparkler. Kate can actually vote in Illinois but she's undecided yet.
Here's DaleTodayAnother grey day. Took a walk and now making a pot of beef stew. Sparkler is coming for dinner again after swimming. Then she claims the TV for One Tree Hill at 9.
Every election year the talk starts about a "brokered" convention and now it's Edwards who is supposed to be the broker/spoiler. Edwards for AG. Anyone remember the last brokered convention? Didn't think so.
1/28/08The New YorkerEustace Tilly updated. Go HERE.
Quote Of The Day"Holding their nose, they're gonna have to take him."
-- Roberta McCain, 95-year-old mother of Sen. John McCain, on Republicans making her son their nominee
Clinton/Cruise/Bowie/Change Mash-upTodaySleeping a lot today, then took a walk and feel OK. Sparkler is coming for dinner: Baked chicken thighs and tiny taters.
Teddy has settled on Barak and so have I now that Edwards has crapped out. McCain will be our opponent and is the only one who could stomp Hillary into the bloody ground. I would hold my nose and vote for her but I'd rather go with Obama.
That's my choice and I'm sticking with it.
1/27/08Need A Laugh1. Lenny Bruce
2. Richard Pryor
3. Woody Allen
4. Mort Sahl
5. Buddy Hackett
6. George Carlin
7. Eddie Murphy
8. Richard Lewis
9. Robin Williams
10. Rodney Dangerfield
Today
Sparkler is here installing a copy of CS2 I scored for her in LA. What a treat to see her again. Djocovic won the Australian Open and thus begins a new season of speculation about whether Federer has lost his dominance. I'm betting no.
1st night in Austin we had great Mexican dinner. Best refried black beans and rice I've ever had. Also trout. Then we headed over to Ginny's Little Longhorn to catch bro Daryl's pal Dale Watson. Great show, lots of Merle and Ray Price in the air. Spotted one geezer who was the spittin' image of the Shrub, (all hat, no cattle) doing the two-step with all the young babes.
The other two days Daryl and I just sat around swapping lies about the old days.
Then on to LA. Gretchen is in fine form as usual and I wound up visiting old friends while she did a commercial gig. Cold and rainy every day until I left on Saturday. Lots of japanese food since Gretchen lives in Little Tokyo lofts. Also Chinese, Thai, Cuban and Italian. I'd never really seen how Gretchen lived before and was very impressed how organized and competent she is. Nice sense of design too.
Last night in town we had dinner at The Vegan Joint with a log-lost nephew Mark who I hadn't seen in 40 years. Not the best food in the world but good to see Mark. Looks like another blue-eyed Dries.
And now I'm home where it's freezing.
1/26/08TodayI'm back. That's a good thing cuz I missed my Sparkler. More tomorrow. Federer got smashed but Maria wins again. Djocovic v. "Muhammed Ali" tomorrow.
1/20/08LaLa LandMade it to Gretchen's loft after bro Derb and I got it all settled in Texas. Cuban for lunch, Chinese tonight, lunch with Nana tomorrow.
1/16/08Hillary's MessageAl FrankenSeriously funny.
On The Road AgainOff to Austin to see bro Daryl and Laverne. Then on to LA to see Gretchen and her new loft. Plus a few other friends if I can. Hate making dates.
1/15/08TodayMore doctors.
1/14/08NYC SerenadeThe Boss covers his early self. And the Original.
PacemakerHad my machine tuned up last week and now back again to see if it worked.
11/05/06You CouldGo HERE.
H/T Dee Grupp.
Steely Dan1/12/08The Executioner's SongI'm re-reading Mailer's masterpiece for the 4th time and it still resonates. If you've never read it, do so. If you can't stand Mailer's persona, forget it. He is not in the book at all. I enjoy going to bed each night for a couple hours of reading and am shopping for another book to replace it when I'm done again.
Go HERE.
The Other NightIt was lights out at 1:30pm and at 2:30 had a headache and couldn't sleep. I always have a headache these days but ignore them. I took a couple of codeine-Tylenol left-over from a dentist appoinment. I went to sleep about 3am and had one of those incredible dreams wherein I thought I was in The Twilight Zone yet knew I was just dreaming. Art & Erotica was fluid and fun. Space travel too. It went on with 2-3 trips to the water-hole and picked up again when I returned to bed. I finally got up around Noon and felt pretty good.
Sunny DayEmma's here doing drafting homework. Listening to Beth Orton, who by the way has not come out with anything new in years.
1/11/08Artist Of The DayEric Staller. Go HERE.
Lara LoganBrains and looks. Watch her reports from Iraq.
Marion Jones To JailAnd this for cheating at sports.
Sweet SleepI love to sleep, deep sleep and naps. Slept 13 hours last night minus 8-10 trips to the bathroom.
Then an hour nap later.
1/10/08Bye Bye BillA New VoiceSharon Clark. Do yourself a solid; check her out.
1/9/08Dems Better Wake UpIf McCain takes the Reprobates nomination the Dems better start worrying. He's the only one running who could beat both Clinton or Obama.
1/8/08O'Reilly SezIt is Un-constitutional to ignore him. Go HERE.
John HiattSummer In January61 and sunny and I'm not complaining.
1/7/08TodayCrappy day, had to see my Pacemaker doc cuz I'm short of breath all the time. He adjusted it in ways I know nothing about but have yet to feel the benefits. Got a depressed brother who refuses to pick up the phone, indeed has turned off his answering machine. Refuses to be treated after 60 years of agorophobia and depression. I've done that when I didn't feel like talking to even my best friends. Warm January day at least. And so it goes.
1/6/08SuperGroupPerhaps the geatest collection on rock'n roll heroes ever assembled playing one of the greatest tunes. (Please except Roger McQuinn.)
CrossroadsMano a mano with Eric & Bob.
Mc's BackImpeach'em says McGovern. Go HERE.
Kate The GreatMy baby slipped off in the night, back to college and the place seems lonely. Sparkler is off on the slopes with mom. Time for a nappy.
1/5/08Sophistry 101An interesting thread on the issue of internet theft. Go HERE.
TEDIabelle Allende: Tales of Passion. Go HERE.
CheneyCareGo HERE.
1/4/08Gretchen Says...... her music taste comes from me. It's OK with me and I don't need to take any credit. All credit to the musicians. I just can't tolerate mediochre music in a world of so much quality. Die Dion, Bolton, Kenny G. Live on Billie, Delbert and Gato.
A Stilled VoiceGo HERE.
A Little PerspectiveLook at the actual count of votes in Iowa. No one won but the MSM loves winners and more especially losers.
ScaryMcCain raises The Shrub's call for troops in Iraq for 50 years. "Make it a hundred..."
1/3/08You're No GoodWinehouse & Ronstadt.
Stevie Ray VaughnLittle WingJohn Mayer gives it his best shot. Go HERE.
Ugly BugsGo HERE.
IowaI'm from there and all eyes are pointing that way. As we said back in the day: It's a great place to be from. Far from. Got an email, racist screed from one of the Sokol twins today warning of the dangers of electing the scary muslim Barak Muhammed Obama who attend a racist BLACK church. Luckily she now lives in Texas so won't be caucusing.
1/2/08Rudy PatootieDwight YoakumOn Wolfgang's Vault. Go HERE.
Witness the rebirth of the Buck Owens sound.
TodayGretchen leaves tomorrow so the girls are coming for dinner tonight. Roast chicken w/ lemon, garlic mashed potato and gravy. Some green stuff.
1/1/08For What It's WorthI would vote for Kuchinich if I had a chance and if he had a chance. Kuchinich has thrown his weight in Iowa towards Obama and now Nader is supporting Edwards which just may doom him. I'm still predicting Edwards will win Iowa.
Repeat
Just cuz I love the picture and I'm a momma's boy. New YearAnd the dread season is done. Start over. I'm gonna nap all day.
Back at'cha Shrub. You little twerp!
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