Wrapup: I’ve got a new Think Again called “ Also, two Alter-recommendations: The Ghosts of Flatbush adocumentary about the Brooklyn Dodgers running on HBO but also rentable,is one the greatest documentaries I’ve ever seen. I also very muchenjoyed Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 which I rented from Netflix.Also, there are two bio-docs out about Bruce Springsteen, in which Iappear. The one that is running on the Biography channel is OK. I amused mostly to talk about Bruce’s childhood, rather than the music, onwhich I am apparently an insufficient authority. The second one, whichis available commercially, is 150 minutes long and from what I canremember from the interviews, ought to be pretty erudite. You can readabout that one Pierce is early this week:
CHARLES PIERCE Hey Doc:
“I want to be misunderstood/Just want to be feared in myneighborhood.”
Weekly WWOZ Pick To Click: “Voodoo Woman” (Big Chief MonkBoudreaux) — Once again this week, I neglected to reprogram the malfunctioningcomputers in Glenn Beck’s humanity to make him weep for how much I loveNewOrleans.
Short Takes:
Part The First: God, I know that Ricky says he’s your friend,but weused to be pretty close, so, if it’s OK with You, can You please makethis Part The Second: Yes, ma’am, the senator would like to speak withyou. Unfortunately, you appear to be a Part The Third: Sorry, Michael, but any piece on this Part The Fourth: In case you’ve been waiting for the perfectblend ofBeltway Brain Candy–“Hey, you got your smug in my stupid!” “No, you gotyour stupid on my smug!” — well, have at Part The Fifth: Waldo got into the Sterno again this week. Crazy Part The Last: Folks at Netroots Nation can see me talk about the In 45 years of watching presidents–Dad took me to see Lyndon zipby in a motorcade back in ’64 — You couldn’t get within two miles of the last guy if you had aplacard reading, “We Think Your War Ill-Advised, Sir.” People gotroustedat rallies for wearing uncomplimentary T-shirts. Name: Merrill R. Frank In a more sane media culture and political environment a cablecommentator who Intrepid author/blogger Dave Neiwert correctly refers to Beck and hisrabble as “ You figure in a country with a history of political assassinations,both attempted and real this stuff would not go unnoticed especiallywhen the speaker of the house comes from a city where in 1978 themayor and supervisor were assassinated by crazed fellow supervisorDan White, a guy with views not far removed from Mr. Beck. Though intoday’s culture if Mr. White were alive he would be an honored gueston Beck’s show yucking it up while sharing a Twinkie.
Name: Tim Burga Ben Jenkins should be more careful when declaring Gates-gate to be anopen and shut case. The 911 caller did not speak directly to Crowley;she spoke to a call taker, who then relayed the information to aradio dispatcher, who then relayed the info to Crowley. Any one ofthe individuals involved may have inadvertently (or otherwise) addedthe details about the suspect’s race. If the dispatch audio tapes–not the 911 tapes–have not been released, proving that Crowleyadded the details about race is impossible.
Name: Ed Dufilho As a Louisiana native and a fan of Charles Pierce, I had to laugh outloud at the thought of a healthcare campaign led by Huey Long. Canyou imagine the bloody trail of opponents he would have left in hiswake? I can see him rolling on the floor of his suite in theRoosevelt Hotel in helpless laughter. He’d tear James Inhofe so manynew ones he could blow in his mouth and play him like a flute.
Name: Ed Tracey While our friends in Argentina’s military dictatorship of the 1970’s-80’s had their hands full rounding up trade unionists, students andleftists: apparently they weren’t so busy that they overlookedbanning 200 pop and rock songs of the era, according to recentlydeclassified documents. Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Ian Dury, Queen ….hey, even Donna Summer were deemed unacceptable for the citizenry.
I would have to disqualify myself, however, from sitting in judgmentof the junta on this grave matter. I fear I would be too susceptibleto pleas for leniency, were his attorneys to remind me that GeneralGaltieri also banned Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
Name: David Durham I first became aware of Mott The Hoople via In Concert and TheMidnight Special. Back then it was all about guitars and my buds andI thought the ‘H’ guitar was really cool. All The Young Dudes was thefirst of their albums I picked up. I wore it out. At this time I wasliving in the south and Southern rock was king, but I was moreintrigued with what was happening in Europe. Bands like Genesis, RoxyMusic and Pink Floyd (Pre-Darkside) were really pushing the limitsand I responded to this radicalism in a big way. Some friends and Idrove the hundred miles to see Mott at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in1974. Queen opened for them. Now I had been raised in L.A. beforemoving to Chattanooga, TN in ’72 and was perhaps a bit more worldlythan my companions so the actual queens in attendance didn’t freak meout , but did make my buds a bit uncomfortable. I felt acceptance ofweirdness was a mark of hipness and told them to like ‘mellow outman’. To their credit they did. We all loved the show. The followingMonday we were back at our high school talking up the show andsomeone commented, “Ian Hunter’s a fag man, didn’t you know that?”One of my friends who’d gone with me, and was not someone you’ddescribe as particularly enlightened, said, “Well he may be a fag,but he can rock!” Now I don’t know what Mr. Hunter’s sexualorientation is and don’t care, but to this day, I can’t think of abetter compliment one could bestow on him.
NEWTON, MA.
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