Islamic Scourge

I was not aware that ISIS was in Afghanistan until just now. ISIL (the President's favorite term) will no longer do and nor will ISIS, given their etymologies. I suggest just IS which stands for Islamic Scourge.

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It Depends On What The Meaning Of IS Is

I don't get the fuss about calling those bastards radical Islamists. Or radical Muslims. I just don't get it. Who would be upset with terms like radical Christians, or radical Jews? The term "radical" has long since lost its etymological roots in root.  Words change in meaning: for example "radical" means something very specific in chemistry about which most people are not even aware. So people can't be objecting to the adjective "radical."  It must be "Islam" that's driving them bonkers.

If using the word "Islam" bothers progressives so much, they must be seething with resentment over the first "I" in ISIS.

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According to the Wiki, The Hollies never officially broke up; this makes them one of the longest lived rock and roll bands. I do wonder who takes that cake. Suggestions? The Rolling Stones date from 1962 but so too do The Hollies. Surely Dick Dale predates them, but he's more or less a solo act.

I've embedded the lyrics after the jump, in case you've ever wondered WTH the song was supposed to be about.

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By far my favorite Aqua Velvets song.

Perhaps someone who knows music better than I do can explain what the guitars are doing -- chord changes? Key changes?  How do they play the same reverbed riff over and over while sounding different?

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À propos to feeling a little light & breezy and making random associations: