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	5/31/08 Why Opera Doesn't Totally Suck Quote Of The Day "I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace." -- Muhammad Ali Go HERE for Ali with extra sauce. Go HERE to compare him to Tyson; who could have been the greatest. Those Damn Dems Still trying to blow this election and Billary is leading the charge. "I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!" -- Will Rogers Oh Maria Sharapova rolls on at the French; the only slam she hasn't won. My Mama's Eyes Gary @ about 18.
	5/30/08 Back Off! One of my favorite books is called The Gentle Tasday. It was written about a lost tribe in the Phillipines. Now there is evidence on another tribe in the Amazon (perhaps many) about to be decimated by illegal logging. Go HERE. The Gentle Tasady: A Stone Age People in the Philipine Rain Forest. Make Fire W/O Matches, Flint Or A Lighter More Science experiments at 5min.com Plus other kewl stuff. Go HERE. Gotta Do Something Everybody does... Quote Of The Day "You can't tell how far a frog will jump until you punch him." - Senator Hillary Clinton. Artist Of The Day Dee Dee Lawrence interviewed on Seattle TV. Go HERE. And in Seattle Mag. Go HERE. My Mama's Eyes Grandma Guertin. Music & Architecture Meanwhile David Byrne is up to something new. Go HERE. Smut & The City The premiere is here, the PR has been grinding for weeks, old horse face and her cohorts have all been on all the talk shows. You can't get away from it. I've made it clear to my teenage daughters that I think the show is was and always will be disgusting pornography for those who wouldn't think of seeking out the real thing on the internet. The ratings are tittilating and no one enforces them anyway. My youngest has long ago found a way to see any movie that is at the multi-plex. She and her posse buy their tickets at the machines then after getting past the entrance, go to whatever movie they want. No one bothers to stop them; to do so would mean the owners would have to hire a few more minimum wage teenagers. So I've given up trying to steer my daughters. They will do what they want but I don't have to like it.
	5/29/08 McCain's Short List For Veep Go HERE. Who Is The Best? If it has to do with Best Singer In The World Ever, I would have to say Billie Holiday. But then I think of Ella and Etta, James and Jones and then Sarah. Not to mention Satch. Or Sinatra. Playing trumpet I'd have to say Miles. But then there is Dizzy, Roy Eldridge, Clifford Brown. Not to mention Satch. Get the point? There is not a Best. Is Willie better than Waylon or Merle or George? Is Emmylou better than Patsy Cline or Sammi Smith? Is John Lee Hooker better than Muddy Waters? What about B.B. King? Is Clapton better than Stevie Ray Vaughn? Is Dylan better than Young? None the less here is my lists of better than best: Go HERE. Latest Painting My Mama's Eyes Grandma Guertin & grandchildren. Drieses on left, Foleys on right. Bob Dylan had his 67th b-day a few days ago. Happy Birthday, Bob. The Great Derangement New book coming soon from Matt Taibbi. Go HERE. How Stupid Is Gingrich? He says, "Bush should have allowed a few sniper attacks to keep us scared." Go HERE.
	5/28/08 My Mama's Eyes Larry and YT. Tiger Lillys in bloom, must be July, 45-46. Andrew Sullivan Has A Beard Fetish Except for a few days in my life I have had a beard after I was able to grow one. Beards seem natural to me; shaving un-natural. Here is a guy who is exploring styles of facial hair. Go HERE. h/t Andrew Sullivan Sex On Star Trek More real than Sex & The City. Go HERE. Pure Pathology Of Denial Billary claims to lead in all polls. Go HERE. Artist Of The Day Bill Henson, photographer from Australia. Go HERE. Kieran Kane With Emmylou & Lucinda. And Kevin Welch.
	5/27/08 Hillary Zealots Now the women will vote against their own interests. Welcome to America. Go HERE. Barry 64 v Barry 08 Goldwater's daughter weighs in. Go HERE. Cancer v. Heart Disease When someone dies from cancer it is after a long-term "battle". From heart disease it is always a "massive heart attack" that does one in. I've been fighting with my heart since I was 18 and diagnosed with a 2:1 heart block. In 1985 I started treatment for angina. Since then I've battled sleep apnoea, 2 or 3 agiograms, quarterly (or more) visits to my cardio-guy, a Pacemaker and a few "silent" heart attacks and a triple by-pass. I have also developed type 2 diabetes which requires a 2nd Dr. Ain't life grand? NOLA Real Time It do go on. Go HERE. Buy Your Obama Buttons Go HERE. Recount HBO - A Comedy If you watch the trailer for the HBO Special there is no reason to watch it. Laura Dern answers the phone in the middle of the night: "Secretary of State Katherine Harris speaking..." Click! 1984 Redux Bush's 3rd Saint McCain voted 100% with The Shrub. Go HERE. Utah Phillips, 73, RIP I'm new to him but he's in the Seeger tradition. Go HERE. h/t Mike Derry Obama @ Wesleyan "Each of you will have the chance to make your own discovery in the years to come. And I say "chance" because you won't have to take it. There's no community service requirement in the real world; no one forcing you to care. You can take your diploma, walk off this stage, and chase only after the big house and the nice suits and all the other things that our money culture says you should buy. You can choose to narrow your concerns and live your life in a way that tries to keep your story separate from America's. But I hope you don't. Not because you have an obligation to those who are less fortunate, though you do have that obligation. Not because you have a debt to all those who helped you get here, though you do have that debt. It's because you have an obligation to yourself. Because our individual salvation depends on collective salvation. Because thinking only about yourself, fulfilling your immediate wants and needs, betrays a poverty of ambition. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential and discover the role you'll play in writing the next great chapter in America's story." Frank Stella Early stuff, before the pin stripes of 1958-59. Just another Ab-Ex wanna-be. Go HERE. The Case Against Webb There are some important issues surrounding Jim Webb for Veep. Go HERE. How Dumb Is McCain? Yes Ma'm The Philadelphia Story Caught this classic on TiVo and watched it last night. Delightful. The lightness of Cukor & the stunning beauty of Hepburn again. Plus Jimmy Stewart & Cary Grant. Probably the template for all romantic comedies to follow. Sidney Pollack, 73, RIP He did 3 Days Of The Condor & Tootsie plus others. Go HERE.
	5/26/08 Keith Olbermann While I agree with most of what Olbermann believes politically, he is not my spokesman. I don't like his strident tone and his sarcastic use of the word "sir" when referrring to The Shrub. I especially didn't like his diatribe against Billary for using the word "assassination" as if no one was thinking the same thing. She had said it before, in print if not on tape. Most of the assassinations have been white on black: Medgar Evers, Malcomb X, MLK, and even JFK & RFK were "nigger lovers". So, don't sound so shocked Keith. Everyone is thinking about it. In other worlds they even assassinate women: Indira Gandhi, Benazar Bhutto. I have a friend who insists Hillary is prime to be offed. The only thing different between Olbermann and someone like Limbaugh or O'Reilly is that Olberman obviously knows some history. Put a smile on his face and he is rather like Wm. Kristol or David Brooks of the left. Not very likeable. Slimy. On McCain & The Military "He has a hard time thinking beyond that. I think he's trapped in that. Everything is looked at from his life experiences, from always having been in the military, and I think that can be pretty dangerous." -- Sen. Tom harkin (D-IA) Bush Golfing Sacrifice Over He's proven his solidarity with the troops. Go HERE. Nukular Rattling All this talk of paper tiger Iran developing nuclear power is pathetic. As Carter tells us Israel, which has never admitted to owning WMD has over 150 bombs and the capacity to deliver them. Go HERE. & Hill's Making Her Move Bill's Still Whining Now he says there is a big cover-up of Hillary's success. Go HERE. MacDries says, "OMG, she's been in the news daily for 18 months but nobody knows what she's done. What is paranoia, anyway?" Latest Painting Artist Of The Day Largest drawing in the world. Go HERE. h/t WlfSng My Mama's Eyes Cute v. Evil.
	5/25/08 Hillary Jumps The Shark Pretty close to my take on Billary. Go HERE. And for more of Bill's pathetic whining Go HERE. And the kicker is: Now they want to paint her as a victim of sexism. NYC � 2008 Danny Dries Once a week. Headline Of The Day PHOTOS: Cancer Stricken Patrick Swayze Attends Lakers Game Although Swayze's usually ripped physique seems somewhat shrunken, he appears to be holding his own against the usually aggressive cancer that often kills within weeks. My Mama's Eyes Sybella, Norma, Delores.
	5/24/08 Dick Of The Day Gotta be Billary. Go HERE. Quote Of The Day "Well, in 2004, I expect to be campaigning for the reelection of President George W. Bush, and by 2008, I think I might be ready to go down to the old soldiers home and await the cavalry charge there." -- John McCain, eight years ago. K.D Lang If there is a more contrived singer this side of Wayne Newton or Paul Anka, I don't know who it is. Here she is vomiting one of the most covered songs in the world. Jeff Buckley does it better. Go HERE. Allison Crowe. Go HERE. Rufus Wainwright. Go HERE. John Cale. Go HERE. B...S... Statistics 6 common ones. Go HERE. More Fireworks Billary's Money Man Threatens Trouble to come if Obama doesn't pick Hillary. Go HERE. Allergic To WiFi? I know I'm allergic to perfume but have never noticed this one. And I've got a Pacemaker. Go HERE. I also notice if my cell phone is near my PowerBook a noise comes through my speakers. My Mama's Eyes Dennis & YT.
	5/23/08 Hillary Explains She's staying in cuz Barack could be assassinated. Go HERE. The she apologizes for bringing it up. MacDries says, "Time to just go away Billary." Eddie Izzard On Computers & Popes Lots of stuff on YerTube. Headline Of The Day Food Costs Eat Into Cookouts. My Mama's Eyes Madonna, Dennis, David, Shirley. Little Feat Jesse Winchester, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris. What Billary Is Up To ...is just as despicable as her campaign. Go HERE. Stop-Loss The latest mangling of language. Go HERE. Cornell Capa, 90, RIP Go HERE. Hall Of Justice Last Night Centennial fireworks were better.
	5/22/08 Happy Birthday My Brooklyn Bridge is 125 years old this month. Fireworks tonight. The building I live in was here before the bridge. We had a huge party up on the roof 25 years ago. New landlord won't allow us up there now. Go HERE. Artist Of The Day Claire Seidl is having a show at The Painting Center in SoHo. Opens tonight. Go HERE. Latest Painting My Mama's Eyes The Gang.
	5/21/08 Barack Black Eagle "One Who Helps People Throughout the Land." The Crow Nation endorses Obama. Go HERE. Young Blacks There is a Business High School in my nabe and every day after school dozens of young blacks congregate around the local pizza place. In their baggy jean and street jargon, they joke and pose for an hour or two before going home to Brooklyn, The Bronx or Queens. As I passed them today I wondered how the election of Obama would begin to change their outlook and ambitions; not to mention their clothing and lamguage. It has to be for the better. Think Coltrane v. JayZ. Think MLK v. Al Sharpton. Think Donna Brazile v. Geraldine Ferraro. Maybe a few will begin to head to Harvard or Columbia rather than Tech Support jobs on Wall Street or McDonalds. Arundhati Roy Sheer Intelligence. Then Go HERE. 2nd Quote Of The Day "Given that we are having more and more compensation seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out. Consider a diagnosis of adjustment disorder... Additionally, we really don't... have time to do the extensive testing that should be done to determine PTSD." -- Norma Perez, a Texas Vet Center psychologist, in an email to medical workers Quote Of The Day "Here's the truth: the Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear weapons, and Iran doesn't have a single one. But when the world was on the brink of nuclear holocaust, Kennedy talked to Khrushchev and he got those missiles out of Cuba. Why shouldn't we have the same courage and the confidence to talk to our enemies? That's what strong countries do, that's what strong presidents do, that's what I'll do when I'm president of the United States of America." Barack Obama. Appeasement? Even the odious James Baker agrees with Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama. Don't Ya Just Miss His Mind? Rudy sez: Only the media is against the war. Go HERE. Latest Painting My Mama's Eyes Dennis & David & Coco.
	5/20/08 Photograhy Pablo Bartholomew & his father Richard are both having shows in NYC right now. Go HERE. Go HERE. DickipediA Today's Dick: David Brooks. Go HERE. Circle Jerking Two painters talking BS. DH- I'm being speculative and fucking with you a bit, but, there's a change, and it seems to coincide with this new condition... within a mythology of fatherhood in which the towering corporate headquarters has some bearing. SdB- I'm all for things having a covert, or subconscious reflection. But I'm not conscious of it. DH- I don�t want to force the issue, but these paintings are resonant with an opaque, patriarchal, phallic, authoritarian discourse. Go HERE if you want more. Obamatopia Hillarious. Pass It On How Dumb Is Hillary Well, for one thing she touts Karl Rove's claim that she is the stronger candidate. Doh! Could it perhaps be because that's who he'd like McCain to run against. Go HERE. Latest Painting My Mama's Eyes My closest cousins, the Foleys and some of us.
	5/19/08 My Man Buffett endorses Obama. Go HERE. "They say in the stock market ... buy stock in a business that's so good that an idiot can run it because sooner or later one will." -- Warren Buffett Gotta Be A Crook The Soviet Union only collapsed in the 80s yet this guy has amassed many billions of moneys. He's the one who bought the Freud & Bacon paintings last week for hundreds of millions. Go HERE. Freudian Slip Of The Day "I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that anyone who supported me -- the 17 million people who have voted for me -- understand what a grave error it would be not to vote for Sen. McCain . . . uh, Sen. Obama, and against Sen. McCain..." -- Senator Hillary Clinton. B.S. According to George Carlin My Mama's Eyes Joe, Vince, Poppy, Daryl
	5/18/08 Johnny Cash Sam Stone Cash sings Prine. The first Prine song that blew my mind. Then Go HERE for a treat. And Go HERE for another. Vintage John Prine Some people you just love without ever having met them. Go HERE. Go HERE. Go HERE. Go HERE. Go HERE. And lots more. James Taylor & Iris DeMent You Can Close Your Eyes. Go HERE. Some Art My Mama's Eyes Fixing my trike. Buffalo Springfield Oh, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin' I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on. I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her Any girl in the world could have easily known me better She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her. In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster? Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?
	5/17/08 Pope St. John Quiz Before President Bush, who was the last Republican president to visit Israel while in office? a. Richard Nixon b. Gerald Ford c. Ronald Reagan d. George H.W. Bush Answer: a Jimmy Carter visited in March 1977. Bill Clinton visited Israel four times during his eight years in office. Walt Whitman Didn't know he'd cut a disk. Things Younger Than John McCain In addition to me... Go HERE. Keith Jarrett I forget how good the man is. His Koln Concert just came up on iTune Party Shuffle. Go HERE for a sample. Good Luck Teddy Go HERE. Latest Painting My Mama's Eyes Somebody's birthday (maybe mine). Friends & neighbors and Larry.
	5/16/08 Waters Of March Lots of versions on YouTube of this fave song of mine. I collect versions. Go HERE for a start. Dickipedia Antonin Scalia. Go HERE. Wall Painted Animation From BluBlu.org. Very clever. Go HERE. Artist Of The Day Deborah Lawrence, friend from Seattle, has published a new book of collages. Dee Dee Does UtopiaGo HERE. My Mama's Eyes David Byrne On Rauschenberg Go HERE.
	5/15/08 St. John's Pipe Dream Go HERE. MacDries says, "As my eldest brother Joe said, 'Wish in one hand, shit in the other and see which hand gets full faster'. " Some Art Just finished another of these Jewels. 200 paper paintings in CD jewel boxes. When In NYC If you're looking for Art Go HERE. The Minimalist @ TED About food. Go HERE. A New Low Even for The Shrub. Some call it treason. Go HERE. Anti-Drug Dog See more funny videos at CollegeHumor No News Day Go HERE. The Blogosphere Maps, if you can dig that. Go HERE. What ever happened to the Information Super-highway? Some People Have Too Much Money A Francis Bacon triptych sells for $86.3 million dollars. Go HERE. OMG! Barack called a reporter "Sweetie". That ought to about kill his chances. My Mama's Eyes Madonna, Daryl, Vince, Mike, Gary & Joe
	5/14/08 Some Other Time One of my fave songs of all time. Bill Evans based his Peace Piece on the Comden-Green-Bernstein tune. Nashville's Best Go HERE. Remember? Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett. Hog killing day. Sing That Rock & Roll Gillian Welch & David Rawlings can hardly do wrong. A Dead Parrot Billary channels Monty Python. Go HERE. My Mama's Eyes Sybella, Norma, Sister Cecelia (aunt), Delores. Get Well Soon James Garner, had a stroke. One of my fave actors, first as Maverick, then Jim Rockford and now as Gramps in 8 Simple Rules. Also in Victor Victoria. Never seen him play a heavy.
	5/13/08 a'la Rush As much as I hate to recognize pigs like Limbaugh, Coulter, O'Reilly, etc., It should be in the interests of Obama supporters to encourage the Independant campaign of Bob Barr (whoever he is). It could drain support from McCain in much the same manner that allowed Perot to ease the 1st Clinton victory in '92. Top 10 Alienated youth films. Go HERE. Artist Of The Day James Munce, former room mate, Mahler fanatic, printmaker, friend, subtle humorist, retired teacher of printmaking. Master of multi-colored etchings and lithography. Go HERE. The Dream Ticket... is a nightmare from the git go. Bradley, Daschle, Webb, even Hagle would sooth my soul. Quote Of The Day "If I had a heart, I�d cry." -- Joni Mitchell Robert Rauchenberg, 82, RIP Go HERE. Raushenberg influenced nearly every artist to come along since him. He was huge right to the end. 2 of my favorite paintings of his were: Factum 1 & Factum 2 which mocked the spontaneity of Ab-Ex. MSNBC calls him a "Pop Artist" but he was way more than that. New Fave Jamie Oliver's At Home series is my new favorite cooking show. Go HERE. My Mama's Eyes Norma (Toots), Shirley & Madonna (Beets). 1900 Mario Batali on Molto Mario mentioned the film by Bertolucci which triggered a desire to see it again. Last night I dreamt the complete film, or at least a version of it. Have to rent it now to see if it was even close.
	5/12/08 Top 10 Reasons Obama Beat Billary I like this. Go HERE. The Good Side Of Capitalism Once again Gates & Buffett lead the way. What to do when you have too much money. Go HERE. USA Today 25K dead in Myanmar, earth quakes in China, not as newsworthy as Jenna's virtual virginity. Go HERE. Got It Bad? You think? Nick Santonastasso has no legs, 1 arm with one finger and he can draw, skateboard and laugh. Go HERE. Apolitical Blues Little Feat & Mick Taylor. 30 years ago. Quote Of The Day "Either you think--or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you." -- F. Scott Fitzgerald Barack Bites Billary My Mama's Eyes I'm the cute one. Pangea Day Wrap-up In case you missed it. Go HERE. Bloggers � Ozzie Alfanso. Go HERE.
	5/11/08 Ferlin Husky I'd Be a Legend in My Time If heartaches brought fame In loves' crazy game I'd be a legend in my time If they gave gold statuettes For tears and regrets I'd be a legend in my time But they don't give awards And there's no praise of fame For a heart that's been broken Over love that's in vain If loneliness meant world acclaim Everyone would know my name I'd be a legend in my time But they don't give awards And there's no praise of fame For a heart that's been broken Over love that's in vain If loneliness meant world acclaim Everyone would know my name I'd be a legend in my time I'd be a legend in my time YouTube Tip Search YouTube for: Transatlantic Sessions. Awesome music to be found there. Harris, Black, Dement Et.Al. 3 beautiful women. Just Discovered Iris DeMent is married to Greg Brown. Both amazing musicians. You can YouTube Greg but there is not much there. Your Mind Is On Vacation Carl & I saw Mose Allison at the Village Vanguard when he (Carl) was just back from Amsterdam in '66-67. My pal John Vorlicek brought me a CD of Mose when he last visited. Mose is real. Gotta Love Ginny's Little Longhorn Just got a return call from Gretchen who is in Austin to see Wilco tonight. This afternoon she is at Ginny's Little Longhorm enjoying Dale Watson with brother Daryl and LaVerne and I'll assume playing Chicken Shit Bingo. Go HERE. And Go HERE. One of the best Honky Tonks I've ever been to. Artist Of the Day Richard A. Johnson was a classmate in art school and was also at the American Academy In Rome when we were there. He landed in New Orleans and never left. Haven't seen him since 1978. Go HERE. Or Go HERE for Cole Pratt Gallery which represents him. Some Art Rhythm Step Matrix - St. Louis - 1972 My Mama's Eyes Happy Mothers' Day
	5/10/08 Split Your Rebate With Obama Push back at Bush. Donate some of your "extra" money to defeat such stupid policies. Go HERE. Crepuscule With Nellie Afraid Of Heights? Go HERE. My Mama's Eyes Bill, Herman (Bud), Frank (Poppy). My dad and his brothers. Full Moon Couldn't sleep last night so I thought it was a full moon. Nope. Go HERE if you need to check.
	5/9/08 Some People Have Too Much Money Mukesh Ambani of Mumbai is only one. Go HERE. Who is Ambani? Only the world's richest person. Go HERE. Quote Of The Day "I wish I could help you but I don't want to." -- Phoebe Buffett of Friends Hitler/Hillary Mashup Go HERE. $17K For 3 Months In Bed Sounds good. Wanna try it? Go HERE. Chilean Volcano Pix Go HERE. Neil & Waylon Never heard this song before. Artist Of The Day Ran into old friend, Robert Whitman, at Pace-Wildenstein last night. Last time I saw him was also at Pace a year or so ago. His daughter, Pilar was also there for the opening of that Chinese guy who's is getting so much attention. Go HERE. And Go HERE. My Kate's Eyes If you're in Chicago. My Mama's Eyes Joe, Delores, Sybella, Norma & baby me. And Larry sneaks in.
	5/8/08 A Real Man... should know these 75 things. At least. Go HERE. Ryan Adams Blog Back with a vengeance, trash-mouthing John Mayer. Kate's not gonna like that. Go HERE. Pablo Bartholomew @ Bodhi Gallery May 8th - 535 W. 24th St. 6-8pm May 9th - Artist Talk 6:30pm It Could Be True My Mama's Eyes Clickwise: Madonna, Shirley, Larry & YT Eddie Arnold 89 - RIP Country crooner. A family fave back in the day. Go HERE. And Go HERE. Billary's Desperation She now claims white people prefer her. I think, at this point, she is hanging on to the hope that something really awful will emerge to tar Obama. Could she be any more pathetic? Tony Morrison explains calling Bill Clinton the 1st Black Prez: "People misunderstood that phrase. I was deploring the way in which President Clinton was being treated, vis-�-vis the sex scandal that was surrounding him. I said he was being treated like a black on the street, already guilty, already a perp. I have no idea what his real instincts are, in terms of race."
	5/7/08 Straight Talk Equal pay for women won't help women, says John McCain. Go HERE. How dumb is he? Plenty. A Reader Writes From Andrew Sullivan's blog The Daily Dish: "I had a moment last night when I realized something significant about the historic timing of the Democratic convention.� The Democratic nominee (Obama) will give his acceptance speech on August 28, 2008 ... 45 years to the day of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. The dream does, in fact, live on. Know hope." MacDries says, "It will also be my 67th birthday. Not that I'm counting." Harry Reid... was on the Daily Show the other night and I gotta say he is probably the dullest man ever born. He has absolutely no sense of humor. He didn't even apologize for letting the Reprobates dictate congressional activity since 2006. It's all numbers, he claims. MacDries says, "Tell that to Tip O'Neil or Lyndon Johnson." Saving grace for Reid: "Well, I am certainly doing my best not to take sides in this presidential thing. But I think that flexing our muscles, threatening people, threatening countries, is not the American way. We have -- as President Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt said, "speak softly, carry a big stick." Words to that effect. And that's what I think we should do. Speak softly, make sure that people know that we can react if we have to, but let's not go around threatening people." My Mama's Eyes 11 of 15 of her children. Vince is missing, Donald, David & Dennis are not yet alive. I'm the baby held by Daryl. Everyone Now Knows Except Billary. Did'ja see old red-faced Bill's rictus? He looked like Hillary had just won the general election instead of Indiana by 2%. Even Ol' George McGovern has switched to Obama.
	5/6/08 Nuns Can't Vote In Indiana Go HERE. Shorpy Higginbotham 14 year old greaser in a coal mine. Go HERE. Spectacular site for old photos. Computer Generated Art Back in the early 70s, at Washington University, Dick Blocher and I, originated one of the first computer generated design courses in America. Cornell University and U. of Massachusets also offered courses at the same time. Some people are still doing it though I went back to painting. Does Science Make Belief In God Obsolete? Go HERE for some opinions. Artist Of The Day Brazil's answer to Jasper Johns. Go HERE. New Painting It's nearly been a 2 year drought.
	5/5/08 How Dumb Dangerous Is McCain Fareed Zakaria has a clue. Go HERE. MacDries says, "Y'gotta begin to understand that most journalists in MSM are just not as smart as guys like Zakaria, Lara Logan or that Aussie guy..." Include Me Out Sex & The City the movie, is soon to be released, or rather inflicted on us. One of my daughters (37) actually worked on the series and the movie and the other two (19 & 15) will no doubt be in line to see it on the first weekend. I watched one episode of the series, or rather 15-20 minutes before turning it off in disgust. I proclaimed then and still insist: If women were really like that I would have had to seriously considered the gay life. Even if you call it comedy, it ain't funny. The women I admire are not at all like those b-girls. Jumped The Shark Ever wonder to what this term refers? Go HERE. New Art After nearly 2 years without painting, I've just finished one and got a few tondos in the works. That wasn't so hard was it? Pix to come. Ariana Says... McCain didn't vote for Bush in Y2K; nor did his wife. Go HERE. Joe Cocker "Just another dumb farmer singing the blues. -- Bob Stein None the less I just scored Ultimate Collection You should too. Impeachment! It's not just for sex anymore. Go HERE. Whoopie! Tom Hanks endorses Barack. I've loved Tom since the old Bosom Buddies series. Since then he's made a few clunkers like Forest Gump etc. while his public persona has gotten even more tedious. None the less, welcome aboard Tom. Go HERE. 38 Years Ago I was living on Delmar Blvd in St, Louis. That night we burned down the ROTC building on the campus of Washington University. 2 went to jail for it. Also on this day in 1925: John Scopes was arrested in Dayton, Tennessee for teaching Darwin�s theory of evolution to his high school biology class. Please Lord Let it end tomorrow. Smite her swiftly and surely (in a virtual manner). Watching and listening to her now you can almost smell the cold sweat in each word she utters. Saint John Gets Another Pass His old friend Gordon Liddy. Go HERE.
	5/4/08 Barack On Meet The Press In case you missed it. Go HERE. Russert actually lets him speak. Google Gobbles Microsoft Gobbles Yahoo Where will it end? Kentucky Derby Does Big Brown's win and Eight Belles' demise portend the results of the Dems primary season? Hmmmmm... Go HERE. What Ever Happened To... Enzymes? Remember when they put them into laundry detergent? Warren Buffett Berkshire's book value - assets minus liabilities - per share has grown from $19 - 43 years ago - to $78,008 under Buffett and Munger's leadership. But Buffett warned shareholders that they shouldn't expect that growth to continue at the same rate. "Anyone who expects us to come close to what we've done in the past should sell their stock," Buffett said. Go HERE. MacDries says, "Bless you Warren, you wiley old man. Wish I'd bought 100 shares when I was starting up." Little Wing Well she's walking through the clouds With a circus mind that's running round Butterflies and zebras And moonbeams and fairy tales That's all she ever thinks about Riding with the wind. When I'm sad, she comes to me With a thousand smiles, she gives to me free It's alright she says it's alright Take anything you want from me, anything Anything. Fly on little wing, Yeah yeah, yeah, little wing -- Jimi Hendricks The Empire Strikes Barack Women Criminals Gotta Love The Kid Had a date today with Emma to see Ironman but she asked for a raincheck. She has too much homework.
	5/3/08 2nd Quote Of The Day "I'm going to tell you how you handle the fact that he's black.�You don't touch it.�You don't mention it.� You treat him like anybody else.�Neither better or worse. And you get a black lawyer to sit at our table.� Okay...?" --James Mason in The Verdict Barack Fights Back Gimme An F...... Break A while back art dealers started to call themselves Gallerist in an attempt to share the Star with the Artist. Now News Commentators are eager to share the limelight in the Prez contest. Their log-rolling MSM peers are happy to push the concept. Either Russert or Stephonopolouse will be the winner tomorrow. Go HERE. Quote Of The Day From the guy who is always right, about nothing. "When the history is written, it will be said this is a safer country and more hopeful world because George Bush was president," -- Dick Cheney Obama Takes Tiny Guam Go HERE. Emmylou Just scored 2 seats @ Town Hall on June 18th for Kate & Me. Kate's never seen her live. Gretchen gave me the boxed set called Songbird last Xmas and I'm just beginning to explore the multi CD. The DVD included has some kick-ass Emmylou with the Hotband and with Spyboy. Y'oughta get it. Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems New, Old Vonnegut Armageddon In Retrospect. Go HERE. So it goes...
	5/2/08 Headline Of the Day Sex Dungeon Dad Described As Tyrant. Go HERE. Quote Of The Day "My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will - that will then prevent us - that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East." -- John McCain MacDries says, "So it was about oil, eh Johnny?" Brian Cox @ TED What goes on @ Large Hadron Collider. Go HERE. Or Go HERE for Brian Greene's description of string theory. Not that I understand what they are talking about. Huckabee's Take On Rev. Wright I think he's right. Go HERE. ABC Clinton Cozy Sterphanopolouse will host a town hall meeting for Billary. Go HERE. Billy Graham & Them Jews Great American or Racist Demagogue? Go HERE. And Go HERE.
	5/1/08 Lucy In The Sky w/ Diamonds Thank you Albert. Pablo Bartholomew @ Bodhi Gallery May 8th - 535 W. 24th St. 6-8pm May 9th - Artist Talk 6:30pm Mudcrutch Tom Petty's 1st band. New CD onsale yesterday. Artist Of The Day Travis Louie. Go HERE. The Campaign In 7 Minutes Go HERE. Mission Accomplished Plus 5 Years If You're In Sioux Falls Ponderosa Stomp From NOLA Sample some of the music. Go HERE.

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