“…ARE HAUNTED MEN.“
—STEPHEN VINCENT BENÉT
(1898–1943)
“Dreaming Men…”
Daily Archives: 09May12
Oh How The Times They Are A Changing!
I’m Just Happy His Wishy-Washy Approach Seems To Be Fading, And He’s Finally Embracing The Fact That The Homosexuals Of The U.S., and Their Supporters, Are In A Larger Majority TODAY Than In The History Of Our Nation. I Say Good On Him.
Love Is Love, My Peeps. So Who Should Ever Be Able To Say Same-Sex Marriage Is Wrong? You Don’t See Gays Coming Out Saying “Heterosexual Marriage” Is Wrong and Should Be Abolished. NO ONE Should EVER Be Able To Tell ANYONE Who or How Someone Else Can Love. PERIOD.
The World Is A Different Place…
…And It’s Moving Is A Direction Of HONEST EQUALITY. Honest Equality Isn’t Something The Conservatives Of America Sincerely Believe In… And That Makes Them The Least American Of Us All.
GOOD JOB, Mr. President.
GOOD JOB, Indeed.
-BRAD
Sorry it’s a crap video, but it’s also a historic moment. One worth marking. The President of The United States backs Same Sex Marriage.
I am reminded of Tony Kushner: “The world only spins forward. We will be citizens.”
Everyday, just a little closer.
The Song Stuck In My Head: “THE NEW POLLUTION” By BECK (1996)
“She’s Got A Cigarette On Each Arm.
She’s Got The Lily-White Cavity Crazes.
She’s Got A Carborator Tied To The Moon.
Pink Gods Looking To The Fruit Of The Ages. …“
… … …
“…She’s Alone In The New Pollution.
She’s Alone In The New Pollution. …“
… … …
… … …
“…She’s Got A Hand On A Wheel Of Pain.
She Can Talk To The Mangling Strangers.
She Can Sleep In A Fiery Barn.
Throwing Troubles To The Dying Embers. …“
… … …
“…She’s Alone In The New Pollution.
She’s Alone In The New Pollution. …“
… … …
… … …
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SO…
…On My Way Home Tonight…
…I Had My Tunes A Kickin’.
The Top Was Down On The Mustang.
The Cool Breeze Was Blowin’ Through My Hair.
The Sun Was Shining Bright.
And THEN This Jam…
“THE NEW POLLUTION“
By
BECK
…Off His 1996 Masterwork…
“ODELAY“
…Began To Play.
And…
…Of Course…
…The Volume Mysteriously Began To Creep Up…
…And Up…
…And UP UP UP.
(* hehehe 😀 *)
Before Long…
…I’d Lost Myself In The Moment…
…And Found Myself Singing Along.
You Know How It Is.
You’ve Been In The Car Before When A Favorite Jam Begins To Thump.
Of Course…
…I Think I Was (LIKELY) The Only Person In The Geographic-Location To Be Belting Out BECK On A Wednesday Afternoon.
But I’m Already Very Used To The Odd-Stares I’m Graced With In Those Moments.
Thing Is…
…I’ve Been Humming AND Singing This Damned Song SINCE!
“THE NEW POLLUTION“
…Has Mysterious Powers, My Peeps.
Once You Hear It…
…Yeah…
…It Becomes Nearly IMPOSSIBLE To Get It Out Of Your Brain For The Next 5 or 6 MONTHS!
Or…
…At Least…
…So It Seems.
Can You Dig My Jive Here, My Peeps?!?
I’m Bankin’ You CAN!!!
😉
Hope Everyone Had A Grand Day…
…And Has A Wonderful Evening.
L8r On, Kiddies!
😀
“A Nation Does Not Have To Be Cruel To Be Tough.” — FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
(1882–1945)
–The 32ND PRESIDENT Of The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA–
–He Served As OUR 32ND PRESIDENT From 1933 Until His Death In 1945–
The Song Stuck In My Head: “PAPER AIRPLANE” By ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION (2011)
“…People Come Together…
…People Go Their Own Way…
…Love Conquers Few.
…And I’ll Do Whatever…
…I’ll Say What I Need To Say…
…Just Not For You. …“
…
“PAPER AIRPLANE” Is The Title Song Off The 2011 Album By ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION
…
“…How Many Days Should I Smile With A Frown…
…’Cause You’re Not Around…
…With The Sun On Your Shoulders?
…And How Many Nights Must I Wake-Up Alone…
…And Know In My Soul That It’s Almost Over Now? …“
…
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…
I’ve Been Addicted To This Song…
“PAPER AIRPLANE“
By
ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION
…For About A Year Now.
However, I Hadn’t Originally Planned To Do A Bloggin’ing About It.
It’s Honestly A VERY Sad…
…Yet…
…VERY VERY Beautiful Song.
But Today…
…Good Ole Mr. MP3Player Was Shuffling Me Up Some Quality Jams Before Slipping This Little Number In On Me.
And (literally) Within The Span Of About 15-Seconds My Entire Mood Changed.
It’s An Easy Song To Get Lost In, My Peeps.
Her Voice.
The Melody.
That Fiddle She Plays So Masterfully Well.
Beautiful.
Simply…
…Utterly…
…Amazingly…
…Beautiful.
The People Who Know Me AND My Tastes Are Often Befuddled At The Fact I Enjoy Songs Like This.
I Don’t Even Quite Know What You’d Call It.
Bluegrass-Blues-Pop?
Perhaps?
Hmm.
Regardless Of What Type It Is…
…Nothing Can Really Detract From It’s Awesome Beauty.
It’s A Song I Greatly Enjoy.
In Fact…
…I’d Even Go So Far As Saying…
…It’s A Song I Truly LOVE.
It’s Powerful, My Peeps.
It’s Not A Tune You’d Expect From Me…
…But It’s A Tune I’m Almost Powerless Against.
I’m VERY SURE, However, You Can Totally Feel My Jive.
Everyone Has A Song Or Two That Just Speaks To Their Individual Soul.
“PAPER AIRPLANE“
By
ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION
…Is One Of Such Songs For ME.
Sorry If I Just Brought-Down The Whole Day For You, My Peeps.
That Wasn’t/Isn’t My Intention, I Promise.
I Guess This Is Just One I Felt I Had To Get Out There, Ya Know?!?
I’m Sure You Do.
🙂
“Poetry Is When An Emotion Has Found Its Thought…”
“…And The Thought Has Found Words.“
—ROBERT FROST
(1874–1963)
.POET.
.PLAYWRIGHT.
.FOUR-TIME PULITZER PRIZE WINNER For POETRY.
Random’ish Movie Mention: “MIAMI BLUES” (1990)
Can A OFF-BEAT DARK-COMEDY Also Be A CRIME-DRAMA ACTION-THRILLER???
Actually…
…YES…
…They CAN Be!!!
How Do I Know This???
Because I’ve Seen…
“MIAMI BLUES“
…That’s Why!!!
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(1990)
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“MIAMI BLUES“
…Stars…
ALEC BALDWIN
&
FRED WARD
&
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
…And…
…Was Written For The Screen AND Directed By…
GEORGE ARMITAGE
(He's A Director You Likely Don't Know, But He Also Did Another Personal Fave You May Know Called "GROSSE POINTE BLANK" Which Starred JOHN CUSACK)
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ALEC BALDWIN
…Is…
“FREDERICK J. FRENGER JR.“
…AKA…
“JUNIOR“
…A Recently Released Criminal Who’s Now In The City Of MIAMI.
His Plan?
Honestly…
…We’re Not Totally Sure He Even has A Plan Plan Plan-Type Plan.
What We Quickly Discover, However…
…Is…
…He’s A Thief…
…He’s Brutal…
…He’s Charming…
…And He’s NOT Afraid To Do What He Has To Do In Order Survive…
…Including A City-Wide CRIME SPREE!!!
…
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
…Is…
“SUSAN WAGGONER“
…AKA…
“SUSIE“
…A Young Prostitute AND College Student Who Already Lives In Good Ole MIAMI…
…Who Ends-Up Hooking-Up With Her Latest “Client”…
“JUNIOR“
…And Eventually Marrying Him.
…
FRED WARD
…Is…
“HOKE MOSELEY“
…The Police Sergeant Who’s Hot On The Trail Of…
“JUNIOR“
…And Who Begins Trying To Enlist The Help Of…
“SUSIE“
…In Order To Aide In His Investigation.
…
The Results???
HAHAHA
WOW!!!
It’s A Flick Where You Laugh When You Should Laugh…
…And Cringe When You Should Cringe.
It’s Also TOTALLY OFF-THE-HOOK FUN!!!
The Character Of…
“JUNIOR“
…Is Equally OFF-THE-HOOK…
…And TOTALLY OVER-THE-TOP And CRAZY-ASS-CRAZY!!!
HONESTLY And TRULY, My Peeps…
…This Is THE PERFORMANCE To End ALL PERFORMANCES From…
ALEC BALDWIN
…Without Question.
.PERIOD.
He Is SHOCKINGLY-GREAT In…
“MIAMI BLUES“
…And He Is The BIGGEST REASON This Flick Works As Well As It Does.
I’ve Never Been The Biggest Fan Of…
ALEC BALDWIN
(Nor Any Of The Other Mr. BALDWIN's)
…But This Flick Brings-Out The VERY BEST He Has To Offer.
You Can Take That However You Wanna…
…Provided We’re Clear About His Potency In This One.
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So, My Peeps…
…Why Not Give This Flick A Gander?
It’s Fun.
It’s Funny.
It’s Crazy.
It’s Off-Beat.
It’s Brutal.
It’s Violent.
It’s THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE!!!
If You’ve Trusted Me This Far Along The Proverbial Trail…
…Then You Should Continue Doing So.
I Promise, My Peeps…
…I Shant Lead Y’all Astray!!!
Well…
…Not Tooooo Far Astray, We’ll Say That.
😉
Have A Grand Day, Kiddies.
Do Your Best To Be At Your Best.
Why?
Because No One Else Can Be Your Best For You.
THAT’S WHY!!!
😀
“NEVER Interrupt Your Enemy…”
“…When He Is Making A Mistake.“
–NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
(1769–1821)
"You Jivin' Me, Turkey?" 