Kerouac: “…Of course, the title itself is ironic. I mean, Pip, you’ll recall, never does lay his frank and beans on Estella, and Miss Havisham’s ruined coos, symbolized by the dusty, cobwebbed room in which she keeps herself, is a rotting nest of spite and regret—so, y’know, it ain’t like Pip is gonna hit that shit, either…”
May 2005
May 31, 2005
9 rejected names Bob Woodward ALMOST used for his Watergate source, “Deep Throat”
“Bobby and Carl’s Lifetime Meal Ticket” “The Walrus” “That Information Leaker Guy” “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” “Fuck Gordon Liddy and His Gang of Military-Industrial Complex Thugs” “Feltsie” “Marky Mark and the New Kids of Righteous Liberal Justice Meted Out Against Fascist Right Wing Autocrats and Their Stooge Flunkies” “Behind the Green Door” “Deep Space 9” **** link roundup here; videotape of statement from Felt’s grandson here.
May 31, 2005
Watergate source comes forward?
From the BBC A former deputy chief of the FBI has reportedly admitted to being “Deep Throat”, the source who leaked secrets during the Watergate scandal. Vanity Fair magazine says that Mark Felt owned up to being the source whose identity has been secret for decades. The scandal forced the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. Former Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, who had secret meetings with “Deep Throat” during
May 31, 2005
Cristy Lane: The Lost Recordings, 1
Recorded at Legend Studio, Pascagoula, Mississippi, June 1979, but never released.* “Boogie Oogie Jesus” If you’re thinkin’ HE don’t like to boogie Holy Christ! have I got news for you Everybody here tonight must boogie And OUR SAVIOR’s no exception to the rule Baby get on up, on the floor And watch JESUS boogie oogie Till HE just can’t boogie no more (boogie) Boogie no more HE can’t boogie no
May 30, 2005
Another moment of unabashed pragmatism
Asked to choose between grilled brats and riffing on the news, I’ll choose grilled brats most every time.
May 29, 2005
Scenes from my driveway, continued x 56
Deadbeat neighbor: “So. Happy Memorial Day weekend, buddy!” Me: “We’ve been over this, haven’t we? You don’t wish people a ‘happy’ Memorial Day. Memorial Day is day of reflection and remembrance.” Deadbeat neighbor: “Oh, right. Forgot.” Me: Deadbeat neighbor: “It’s a somber occasion.” Me: Deadbeat neighbor: “…A somber occasion on which we grill chicken and beef and eat huge heaps of potato salad.” Me: “Are you being ironic, Deadbeat Neighbor
May 28, 2005
The second set of 20 films that if you haven’t seen you should see immediately or risk having protein wisdom sneer at you like certain embarrassingly snobby blue state gourmands sneer at salt water taffy and chili-cheese fries
1980s, group 2 The Long Riders (1980) Maniac (1980) Melvin and Howard (1980) Mon oncle d’Amerique (1980) La Mort en direct (1980) My Bodyguard (1980) Ordinary People (1980) Popeye (1980) Prom Night (1980) Raging Bull (1980) Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980) Seems Like Old Times (1980) Somewhere in Time (1980) Stardust Memories (1980) Stir Crazy (1980) The Stunt Man (1980) UFOria (1980) Urban Cowboy (1980) Used Cars (1980) Where
May 27, 2005
Ooh, rock us armadillo! Ooh, rock us armadillo!
Not today he won’t. The sneaky bastard convinced our GP to prescribe him a week’s worth of Viagra, and as a result he spent the better part of this afternoon tearing through the house with an erection, trying to shag the dog. As punishment, I’ve got him inputting some of my VHS tapes into the Mac so that I can burn them to disc. I just hope the little fucker
May 27, 2005
World War II Japanese soldiers found in jungle in the Philippines?
From BBC News: Japanese officials are investigating claims that two men living in jungle in the Philippines are Japanese soldiers left behind after World War II. The pair, in their 80s, were reportedly found on southern Mindanao island. […] The claim drew comparisons with the 1974 case of Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, who was found in the Philippines jungle unaware the war had ended. […] The two men on Mindanao contacted
May 27, 2005
a half-hearted attempt to reassert my conservative bona fides
Down with French wine and judicial activism. Up with life! **** update: IF GOD WANTED TWO GAYS TO MARRY HE WOULD HAVE MADE ONE OF THEM A WOMAN! And tax cuts.