John McCain gets booed after defending Barack Obama in front of his own supporters.
What’s rather un-funny about this video is that McCain stops short of telling crazy-cat-lady (the oldish lady who whispers to McCain that Obama is an “Arab” about 52 seconds in) that Obama isn’t in fact, an Arab. Hey, at least McCain [...]

Today I thought I would share some words of wisdom from some of my favorite people.

Alan Lomax, musicologist and cultural historian.
Alan Lomax, exerpt from The Land Where Blues Began, 1993:

Our times today are similarly out of joint, similarly terrorized. Technology has made the species rich and resourceful as never [...]

Pearl Jam, Do the Evolution, 1998.
I wish I could say that I had no idea why the song, as well as the images from Evolution’s video have been running through my head for nearly three days now because of course I know why. Not so strangely perhaps, Todd McFarlane’s brilliant decade old video draws many [...]

Sarah Palin Wall Sticker from Wall Monkeys.
Wall Monkeys is the latest business to cash in on Sarah Palin’s new found popularity with their life-size  Sarah Palin wall sticker. The deluxe, 60 inch Palin sticker comes with a gun, a hockey stick and puck, tiara, and lipstick. For the pig of course, which is not [...]

Wendy O and The Plasmatics go for a spin…
Okay, by now the 21st Annual Rockabilly Ball is in full swing and Ballard has once again been turned on its not-so-inner-Hillbilly ear. I’m still punch-drunk from Nick Cave and all seems right in the world…as long as you don’t turn on the TV. If Cherrybomb can [...]

The Clash, I’m So Bored With The USA, 1977.
If you’ve been paying attention to the news the last few days, you might be thinking the same thing. The news is in doomsday overdrive. Banks are running out of money, the BCT (Brigade Combat Team) has been deployed to the US to prepare for any [...]

Hello Sandra, this is John McCain. How you doin’?
Click here to listen to John McCain’s voice mail to Sarah Palin. If you thought SNL was funny this weekend, this one takes McCain’s aversion to technology and facts to the next level.
Thanks to Dr. H, The Red Davey Kid and 23/6 for the “is this [...]