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	1/31/09 Go HERE for the latest totals. More Americans now dead in Iraq & Afghanistan than killed on 9-11. Plus 655,000 Iraqis dead. Today I'm home again and it ffffffffreeezing. Damn!
	1/30/09 Today Carolyn's Seafood Stew for Derb & LaVerne tonight. Back to NYC tomorrow. Hoping to have Emma for dinner that night.
	1/29/09 Today Nothng happening. Time to return to the city. Here's Dale.
	1/28/09 Today Bro Daryl, the Patriarch AKA Derb. Dale Watson @ The Broken Spoke tonight. Happy Birthday Jackson Pollock. RIP.
	1/25/09 Today Luchenbach, TX
	1/23/09 Still In Austin Heading out west to Marfa on Sunday and it's about 75 degrees today. Eat yer heart out. Niece Jean and her hubby Randy will come up for a visit tomorrow. David "Fathead" Newman, 75, RIP You know him for all those juicy sax sound with Ray Charles.
	1/20/09< On The Road I'll check in if anything interesting occurs, not that I'm hoping for that. I'm looking for warmth, quiet and space. Wasn't it kewl to hear Aretha? Quote Of The Day "We ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to give back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man, and when white will embrace what is right." -- Rev. Joseph Lowery Teddy Kennedy Collapses @ Luncheon Go HERE. The Bastards Are Gone BTW it's a cooincidence but I'm following The Shrub to Texas tomorrow to make sure he's actually gone. Go HERE. 44th POTUS
	1/19/09 Barney Frank Who's gonna listen to an openly gay Congressman, even if he's smarter than most of his colleagues. Go HERE. Oh Puke! I'm already getting sick of the Obama Nation. He and his crew are really milking it. Go HERE. And then just do it and STFU. Federer's Got A Good Start On his way to match Sampras @ 14 Grand Slams. Nadal, Murray, Djokovic, also have a god chance but I've sort of given up on Roddick. Go HERE. Presdent Gates Never elected to any office, Robert Gates could be the next Prez. Go HERE. Sad But True Young Israelis in jail for refusing to serve. Go HERE and sign the letter. Have Good Day On my 22nd birthday. I don't recall hearing it at the time but it has never since failed to make me tear up. Go HERE. And don't forget Malcom. Go HERE and follow the trail. Go HERE to hear Who Taught You To Hate Yourself? And Go HERE for MLK's last speech.
	1/18/09 Artist Of The Day Robbie Cooper. Go HERE. Bird Strike The latest case. Eddie Izzard explains. Go HERE. And while you're there check out all of them. The Shrub Last weekend @ Camp David. I'm still expecting some last minute pardons. 8 Years In 8 Minutes Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Go HERE.
	1/17/09 No Frontiers I first heard it by Mary Black but The Corrs do it well too. Go HERE. And Go HERE for Dreams from FM. Transatlantic Sessions Speaking of YouTube. Do a search for Transatlantic Sessions and you will find tons of booty. Iris DeMent On a shitty day in the midst of winter, feeling depressed, I turn to YouTube and always find new stuff and new artists to wake my spirits. Go HERE. Paul Brady Another fine Irish singer/songwriter. Lots of new stuff. Go HERE. Go HERE for You Don't Know Me. Go HERE The World Is What You Make It. Witness: Fiona Kennedy & Karen Matheson. Go HERE. Jackie Wilson Said... Van Morrison in LA. Go HERE. Go HERE for Brown Eyed Girl. Go HERE for Gloria. Quote Of The Day "Mark my words. He will leave office the most unpopular president in history." -- Gore Vidal 2002 Dems Dump Dean He taught them how to win and now he's odd man out and Emanuel is in. Go HERE. Lists Some lists are more interesting than others. Especially The Top 10 Poisonous Foods We Love To Eat. Go HERE. Gravity Hill Car Climbing A Slope With Engines Off? - video powered by Metacafe Zach's 15 Minutes Our friend Zach Levy takes his film to Slamdance. Go HERE. And Go HERE.
	1/16/09 OMFG - Toady In Chief This time you've gone to f**** far Barack. Take it back. Go HERE. Not Ready To Make Nice. Go HERE. The Only Thing I'll Miss... is Dana Perino. I just like looking at her. And she also doesn't seem as stupid as that equally pretty Congresswoman Bachman from Minnesota. Never thought Palin was much of a beauty. Go HERE. What really disappoints me is that Cheney (even more than Bush) is escaping punishment. But I suppose he has to live with hmself and that's always the worst part of this life. Quote Of The Day "I just think the way he operated after September 11 was that he had this sort of this West Texas sheriff attitude, like, 'I can stand up to all the bad guys myself. Everyone else go back to their homes.' Whoever was giving advice on the war and on economic policy, it was bad, but he made the decisions ultimately. He made the mistakes. You can't put it on anyone else." -- Matthew Dowd, former chief campaign strategist for Bush in 2004 Dolly Parton Fans And dog lovers will love this one. Go HERE. Bobby Just got around to watching the Emilio Estevez film last night. Well done in a rather Robert Altman style even though we do know how it ends; particularly so with the Obama themes and parallels. Can't help but think, from time to time, that some whacko will try to pull it off. Otis Spann** Blues Don't Love Nobody. Go HERE. Andrew Wyeth, 91, RIP Always thought his paintings were a bit stilted but his drawings, scetches & watercolors were as good as art gets. Go HERE. Website: Go HERE.
	1/15/09 Backwards Bush He's so out of here and it's quite certain that he will not try to pull off a coup d'etat. Plus I'm pretty certain that I was wrong about him trying to pardon himself; he and Cheney are too dumb and they really do believe they've done nothing wrong. Thus I'm taking down that irritating little counter up there @ 4+ days. Good riddance. I may actually watch his swan song tonight just for laughs though I'm sure Jon Stewart will take him apart tomorrow. Amazing Aretha Say A Little Prayer. Go HERE. Go HERE for more. Confused About Who Israel Is Terrorizing? I am. Go HERE for Hamas. Go HERE for Hezbollah. Go HERE for Fatah. Only In Aspen Works for me. Go HERE. Only In NYC The 8th annual No Pants Subway Ride. Damn sorry I forgot this year. I had a perfect record. Go HERE. Today's Free Tune Miles. Oleo by Sonny Rollins Just Play or Click On Down Arrow and select "Save As Source". No Poet Better He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. -- William Butler Yeats Martin Luther King RIP. And Happy 80th Birthday. That eTrade Baby Very few commercials are worth watching but this series is... Go HERE. New Neil Young Preview of Fork In The Road. Go HERE. Today 18 & snowy. Wish I were out of here now instead of next week.
	1/14/09 This Sucks Steve takes a health leave and everybody thinks Apple is totally dependent on The Man. I don't think so. We Mac zealots are many and are masters of the Universe. Go HERE. The Best Cigarette Billy Collins, my current fave poet. After 23 years without, I still have dreams that I can have an occasional smoke. Go HERE. Go HERE for Litany. Go HERE for The Lanyard. Go HERE for more from http://www.fora.tv. The Impotence Of Proofreading This is the internet. Go HERE. Gettin' The Hell Out Of Here Finally got around to booking a flight and car and heading down to Tejas for 10 days or so. May or may not blog while on the road depending on available WiFi. Deal with it all 12 of you. Is it a coincidence that I'm heading to The ShrubLand as The Shrub is also heading there? Yes, it is. Oh, Barack The only advice I have for you is this: It is possible to be too good. At some point it becomes smarm rather than charm. This comes close. Go HERE. The other thing is all this deference for the George Will, Wm. Kristol, David Brooks crowd. They have duly earned their current lack of cred. You don't need to pretend they still have ideas. All they have is ideology. Tina Fey At 67+ years of age, after a triple bypass and a Pacemaker and after 2 failed marriages and full-tilt ED I'm pretty secure in my recently entrenched bachelorhood. However, if Tina winked her eye and gave me a shot, I'd load up on a Viagra-type substance and do her bidding even fearing incompetance. Ditto for Kate Winslet. And as always Julianne Moore. We Are All Guilty Some are more guilty than others. These are the ones who usually get the good jobs. Go HERE. Ford Model T More interesting than you'd think. Go HERE. h/t WlfSng Quote Of The Day "I'll speak for me, though it's hard for me to speak for myself, because I don't know who I am." -- Richard Lewis More Natalie Space Oddity. Go HERE. And lots more.
	1/13/09 Natalie Merchant Nowhere Man. Go HERE. Go HERE for My Beloved Wife. Go HERE. for Jealousy Tom Waits Tom Traubert's Blues. Go HERE. Buddy Guy & John Mayer Damn Right I've Got The Blues. Go HERE. Bono The Wanker From Dublin. Go HERE. Today Didn't sleep well last night so it's a slow day.
	1/12/09 Quote (laugh) Of The Day "I think media should be abolished from, you know, reporting. You know, war is hell. And if you're gonna sit there and say, 'well, look at this atrocity,' well you don't know the whole story behind it half the time, so I think the media should have no business in it." -- Joe The Plumber Holy Crappola!!!! Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher, Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder. That's the innaugural lineup. I see Springsteen, JT and Stevie Wonderful. Of course Sheryl Crow has wheedled her way into it. Obama has gone totally AM in more ways than one. I thought it would take longer. Proud Of Yourselves? Artist Of The Day Amy Stein, photographer. Go HERE. Artist Of The Day Joshua Allen Harris' street art. Go HERE. Tuesday Tango Every tuesday on Front Street in the Seaport. 12:30 to 2pm @ Canon's Walk. Seana's Here Kate & Emma's cousin is here for lunch on her way to Firenze for the semester. Indian lunch and then she's off to the airport. How bad could it be.
	1/11/09 Going Green There are more than a few problems: 1. There is no clean coal. 2. Electric cars will not be an improvement until electricity is produced with some force other than coal. 3. Wind has an aesthetic problem. Do we really want fields of those big fans? The list goes on but it is time to start. Bono @ NYTimes About the dumbest idea since Wm. (never right) Kristol was hired. Bad Idea Computers on the dashboard. Go HERE. Only if the computer shuts down when the car is in motion. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks I love me some. Go HERE. Go HERE. Go HERE for Dan as DJ. Lest You Think... that I think all Israelis are fascist terrorists. Go HERE. Madeliene Peyroux Just enough of Billie to count. And she looks a little like my Gretchen. Go HERE. Today I feel like this.
	1/10/09 Kate The Great One of my fave pictures of one of my fave children, back in the day when I still looked sorta young. � Emma Dries 2005 Allman Brothers Band I've been reading Mikal Gilmore's book Stories Done which contains an essay on the Bros. So with my new huge hardrive I was able to load on more. My fave is actually Gregg's Laid Back but I also have Eat A Peach with a 31 minute long Mountain Jam. This is what I am recommending. It is to r&r what Love Supreme is to jazz. Go there. Duane once said, "Someday this guitar is going to be wired directly to my brain." Sadly, he blew his brain out on a motorcycle before he got there but he left a lot behind. Anyday Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi. Husband & wife Tedeschi is the hottest white chick singing the blues today. And Trucks (Butch's nephew) has managed to clone the whole damn Allman Bros. Band. Awesome. Go HERE. Then Go HERE for more. Go HERE for DTB on Conan O'Brien doing Bob's Down In The Flood. You Will Miss This Shrub But not much. Go HERE. Silly Old Man Why is Hugh Hefner in the news so much these days. I suppose I could read some of the daily items but I'm really not that interested. I'll just assume he's got a book on the shelves. After the Obama win, I find all sorts of stuff that doesn't interest me anymore: For instance anything to do with the wingnuts O'Reily, Coulter, Limbaugh, Hannity, Palin, McCain, Hume, etc. If they would put Cheney in jail my interest would be piqued. Cyrano de Bergerac Tried to watch one of my fave plays last night. Kevin Kline was excellent as Cyrano, as usual, but the remaining cast was either mediochre or, in the case of Jennifer Garner as Roxanne, perfectly awful. Even her dimples couldn't save this production. I've seen the Jose Ferrer version (the best), George C. Scott, Steve Martin's Roxanne, and all were great. But Kline couldn't save this one; I had to turn it off. Quote Of The Day "Capitol Hill is Israeli occupied territory." -- Pat Buchanan "OMG, I actually agree with Pat Buchanan." That's Just Weird Go HERE.
	1/9/09 Stan Kenton One of my first musical heroes and I'm still surprised how well he holds up. His smoothest is still The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton but there are many others worth listening to. The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton Also My 1st Purchase: Kenton in Hi-Fi Twigs & Seeds Jesse Winchester. It was so long ago... Go HERE. Don't understand why Jesse is not bigger than he is. Probably doesn't want to be. Tee Hee How big is Obama's Package? Go HERE. Today's Free Tune Eva Cassidy. Stormy Monday Just Play or Click On Down Arrow and select "Save As Source". Today I got nuthin'...
	1/8/09 Not Jack... God In the box. Go HERE. The Power Of Israel The same Congress that usually cannot find consensus about anything, rushes to back Israel's attacks in Gaza. Go HERE. There's Gratitude 4 Ya Kidney donor wants his organ back in divorce settlement. Go HERE. Artist Of The Day Ryan McGinness. Go HERE. I Hate Waking Up Every day I toss and turn resisting the need to get up, left side, right side, even my stomach where I'm never able to sleep. The morning ritual is so boring: Check my blood sugar and chart it, take my insulin and meds, do the toilet thing, make some cappuchino and toast or cereal, log on and check the news... after that I just might go lay on the couch and try for a short nap. Eventually I have to get up and have a second cappuchino. That's where I am right now... nappy.
	1/7/09 The Schrub Should Be Damned Proud His final deficit for 2009 will be $1.2 TRILLION. A trillion here, a trillon there, soon we'll be talking real money. History will rank him right alongside Hoover. Go HERE. Cool Guitars Go HERE. Today's Free Tune Chet Baker In Paris. I'll Remember April Just Play or Click On Down Arrow and select "Save As Source". Getting Eager... to take down that damn "days left" counter. Proud Of Yourselves? It does go on and on... Go HERE for upclose info on Gaza. Go HERE for Kucinich's claim of illegal U.S. weapons used by Israel. Quote Of The Day "The African in him is the one who is making him ask, 'What is the consensus?' That's the African way at its best. The good leader in Africa is the leader who keeps quiet and lets others speak and then says at the end, 'I have heard you all, and this is our mind.'" -- Desmond Tutu on Obama Cold, Wet Grey Day Had trouble getting out of bed today, hearing the drip, drip, drip on the window sill.
	1/6/09 Quote Of The Day "All nationalists have the power of not seeing resemblances between similar sets of facts. A British Tory will defend self-determination in Europe and oppose it in India with no feeling of inconsistency. Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage -- torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery, assassination, the bombing of civilians -- which does not change its moral colour when it is committed by 'our' side ... The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them." -- George Orwell Alaska Good for the skin? Did'ya notice how the Palins and Levi and his arrested mom all have really nice skin. Just thought I'd ask cuz it's not usual in meth society. Running Late Cold, grey, shopping day. Not much happening except the Israelis are still up to no good, killing kids and other civilians and no one willing to stop them. It's depressing what they get away with day by day. Go HERE if you can stand it.
	1/5/09 Laura Gets $8 mil Book Deal The Schrub gets Zip... Proud Of Yourselves? Another Gaza child. Go HERE for more till you puke. Always Knew He Was Wrong In The Head Only In Amurica Fat Cars... Go HERE. When A Bubble Breaks Go HERE. Neil Young Shouts Out I know I said to stop using the phrase "perfect storm" but... Go HERE. Opening Shots The Tennis season begins. Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and Roddick all seem viable. But which newcomer will arrive? Go HERE. Finally Franken After some useless lawyers manoevers, that is. Go HERE. It's Hormones Steve Jobs reveals... Go HERE.
	1/4/09 Stop Saying That!!! "Outside the box." "The perfect storm." "Ann Coulter said..." Just Realized... I forgot to start a new page at the New Year. Also, notice, 15 days left until Bush/Cheney will be gone. Back To Normal? As if. Now that the dread season is over, there is always a feeling of relief. Even though I do enjoy seeing my children and they all seem well into their own lives, it is always a lonely time of year for me. I've stopped trying to understand why this is so. It just does not seem real to me and even hypocritical. I'm not a Christian and stopped believing in Santa Claus a few years ago. And, worst of all I hate winter and don't understand why I never decided to live somewhere temperate. Now I'm trying to plan some time in a warm clime and springtime in Spain. The problem is I'm not good at planning. Plus I've lost so much money in my retirement funds in the Bush era, it is hard to get started. I have to see my doctors, refill the dozen or so prescriptions, book flights. Oh bother! Call it boredom. With myself, perhaps. None the less that is the partner with whom I will be traveling. Don't Even Say That! Bush 41 wants Jeb to be Prez, someday. Makes me shudder. Go HERE. The Photographic Dictionary Interesting site. Go HERE. STFU Joan Rivers, the ultimate in ugly who says ugly things about her betters has never been funny. The only comedienne less funny is Kathy Griffin. Go HERE. Johnny Cash TV Show One of the gems from my new DVD from Gretch. Last Night's Movie Defiance with Daniel Craig & Liev Shreiber. Quite a good movie. Liev Schreiber is always excellent and the new James Bond proves himself to be an actor of substance as well. Rather a remake of Exodus with two brothers leading the fight in different manners; one fights back with weapons while the other fights passively. The tribe goes from having nothing, living in the woods, to managing to acquire an impressive arsenal. Food is scarce but vodka seems to be in abundance. Little details that often spoil such stories. Franken v. Coleman The tables turned in the recount. Franken now up by 225. More to come from The Supremes of Minnesota.
	1/3/09 Some Things Will Be Missed Bushisms. Go HERE. Facebook You & Me but OMG not my parents! Go HERE. Proud Of Yourselves? Palestinian medic & young girl. Last Night's Movie The Reader with an excellent Kate Winslet again. Strange, curious, well-done movie but not sure of its moral integrity. Ralph Feinnes character as a young man, played by newcomer David Kross, is excellent. Not sure I'd see it in a theater but on DVD it's worth your time. The Dead Live Warren Haynes joins the band on lead guitar. Go HERE. Israeli Terrorism Troops preparing to invade Gaza. U.S. gives approval. Go HERE. Censoring Science Shut up about global warming. Go HERE. That's Just Crazy No fear of flying. Go HERE. h/t WlfSng
	1/2/09 Everybody's Talking... about how Gov. Paterson is sucking up to the Kennedy/Bloomberg trough. Go HERE. Stop Saying That!!! "At the end of the day..." "Make sure we're on the same page..." Pathetic A CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site. She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview. "Pardon me, sir, I'm from CNN. What's your name?" "Morris Fishbien," he replied. "Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?" "For about 60 years." "60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?" "I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop. I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults, and to love their fellow man." "How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?" "Like I'm talking to a fuckin' wall." h/t WlfSng Last Night's Movie I remember reading and liking this Richard Yates novel years ago. Couldn't remember anything about it so I gave it a try. Still don't recall the book but the movie is worth watching; Winslett is talented and gorgeous, as always and DiCaprio is always suprisingly good and good looking. But the wacked out character to watch out for is the mentally disturbed son of the real estate dealer. He's worth the price of the ticket. Donald Westlake, 75, RIP Go HERE. Was once a friend of a guy who used to be a friend of Westlake so I spent a few lunches and dinners with Don & Abby as they were called. One time this former friend and Westlake pit-roasted a pig up at his farm and it was devoured in Lord Of The Flies style. Awesome pig. As for his writing? It's sort of amusing but he was no Elmore Leonard or Dashiel Hammett. He liked to think he was funny.
	1/1/09 New Years Resolution Addicted to bottled water and Coke, he says. Go HERE. My Past Year In Music New discoveries and fave new artists of 2008: Allyson Krauss, Wilco, Teddy Thompson, James McMurtry, Grace Potter, 16 Horsepower (David Eugene Edwards), Amy Winehouse, Eva Cassidy, Greg Brown, Gretchen Wilson, Kevin Welch, Jacky Terrasson... It goes on. Doubt Movie for the night was Doubt with Streep & Hoffman. A battle royal between equals and not many actors can stand next to Streep. Anyone raised as a Catholic had to confront one nun identical to this sister. Excellent. Don't miss it. Happy New Year Go HERE.
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