Let's keep it light since to get anywhere near daily realty is head exploding. Speaking of which, my gut feeling is that our betters are softening us country class whites up to the point where we "understand" that those black yutes couldn't help themselves, they had to kill that white dude in Oklahoma...out of boredom. Not hate, boredom. Which makes it, well, not right but understandable, ya know?
Online open threads featuring photographs of mugs devoted to the never ceasing work of Mothers devolve immediately to him. He is -- the most interesting man in the world.
This has been going on for a while, as a former co-worker told me his kids related a similar story, which was his motivation to put them in private school.
I used to run into the guy (Jonathon Goldsmith) occasionally at Marina del Rey where he housed his boat, a 47' sloop--even went sailing him once--and have had more that a few beers w. the guy. Quite a guy, whose real life reads a lot like one of his ads. Google him and read the New Yorker article on him and various others. He recently sold the boat and moved to VT with his "new" girlfriend--his agent.(They both left their spouses a few years ago and moved onto the boat, lol) REALLY a character!!
For my birthday a friend gave me "The Billboard Book of One Hit Wonders" covering everyone from Tiny Tim to Patti Smith and more. It's rollicking good read, though tinged with sadness because none of these people planned to be one-hit wonders. Most of them are forgettable, but a few of them, like Lou Reed and Chris Isaak, are substantial artists despite their one-hittedness.
Normal Greenbaum, the writer of "Spirit in the Sky," put it most plaintively:
It was such an influential song. I was never able to satisfy people with anything else I did. I never was able to write another song to measure up to "Spirit." It was just too special. And it was a fluke; certainly it wasn't me. I'd spent my career doing acoustic things before and after. With that song I stepped outside my side and something took over.
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That's one of my favorite "Most Interesting Man in the World" lines: His mother has a tattoo that reads "Son."
There was an episode of The Jetsons where Jane can't keep up with the housework because she suffers from push-button finger.
That might have been when they they got the robot maid.
I was just a little kid at the time so I might not be remembering correctly but it all kind of makes sense.
I made a few of those up myself:
He can charm you with a look... over the phone...
He approves Chuck Norris...
His enemies have him on speed dial for references.
My fave interesting man line is he can parallel park a train.
I love the most interesting man in the world lines.
I ended up on the floor two times, gasping for air.
The first time was when he was joshing around with the medical staff as he sewed up his own shark wound.
The second time was when he's giving a college lecture to explain which came first, the chicken or the egg.
He never says anything tastes like chicken, not even chicken.
Ha!
I'm hoping, in the wake of the terrible shooting in Oklahoma, that this country finally deals w/ the profiling of Australians.
Let's keep it light since to get anywhere near daily realty is head exploding. Speaking of which, my gut feeling is that our betters are softening us country class whites up to the point where we "understand" that those black yutes couldn't help themselves, they had to kill that white dude in Oklahoma...out of boredom. Not hate, boredom. Which makes it, well, not right but understandable, ya know?
ricpic, The solution by progressive whites will be more after school basketball programs.
Online open threads featuring photographs of mugs devoted to the never ceasing work of Mothers devolve immediately to him. He is -- the most interesting man in the world.
Sounds like that "distinguished educator", William Ayers, is finally getting the country he wants.
The new Common Core curriculum being imposed on public schools is the old self-esteem nonsense on steroids. If you think 3 x 4 = 11 and can justify your answer, the teacher gives you points.
This has been going on for a while, as a former co-worker told me his kids related a similar story, which was his motivation to put them in private school.
Of course, it just makes the Messiah feel better since his grammar is as nonexistent and his history or geography.
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re: "The Most Interesting Man in the World."
I used to run into the guy (Jonathon Goldsmith) occasionally at Marina del Rey where he housed his boat, a 47' sloop--even went sailing him once--and have had more that a few beers w. the guy. Quite a guy, whose real life reads a lot like one of his ads. Google him and read the New Yorker article on him and various others. He recently sold the boat and moved to VT with his "new" girlfriend--his agent.(They both left their spouses a few years ago and moved onto the boat, lol) REALLY a character!!
Knockout king.
We used his photo on one of our campaigns.
"I don't always wear a dress
But when I do I get it from Lee Lee's"
For real, Troop?
Absolutely. But you had to be on our facebook, twitter or instagram feed to see it.
He looks great in our Janet Maxi dress.
Still don't know if you're kidding...did you have to get permission?
Yeah, I don't do the social media stuff.
Speaking of which, do you HAVE to use your real name to get a twitter account?
No, Deb, you don't. You just have to have an email account.
Although they might have tightened it up recently.
I had a twitter account for a weekend once...I was bored...it was winter.
I was "Tom Brady's Golden Pubes", and I can assure you--that's not the name I sign my checks with.
I had one of my tweets favorited by
Jenny Mollen (and then retweeted by about 70 bazillion of her followers). The popularity was rapturous.
(I told her she was a lovely woman and her husband was punching so far above his class it wasn't a fair fight. You can see why she'd like that.)
Then I decided it was soul sucking and quit.
I wonder if Jenny ever thinks about Tom Brady's Golden Pubes and beautiful he thinks she is.
A one-hit wonder, eh?
Thanks for info...I'll check it out.
A one-hit wonder, eh?
story of my life.
Where would we be without one-hit wonders?
For my birthday a friend gave me "The Billboard Book of One Hit Wonders" covering everyone from Tiny Tim to Patti Smith and more. It's rollicking good read, though tinged with sadness because none of these people planned to be one-hit wonders. Most of them are forgettable, but a few of them, like Lou Reed and Chris Isaak, are substantial artists despite their one-hittedness.
Normal Greenbaum, the writer of "Spirit in the Sky," put it most plaintively:
It was such an influential song. I was never able to satisfy people with anything else I did. I never was able to write another song to measure up to "Spirit." It was just too special. And it was a fluke; certainly it wasn't me. I'd spent my career doing acoustic things before and after. With that song I stepped outside my side and something took over.
That would be Norman Greenbaum.
Good point, creeley. Some songs are so good you just have to be glad they came about at all, like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_QLzthSkfM
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