tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post2756128979752572584..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Politics as Fashion Wareambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-29423481910692519112007-07-08T03:22:00.000-06:002007-07-08T03:22:00.000-06:00ex-democrat—I know what you mean. The songw...ex-democrat—<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean. The songwriting combination that was Strummer-Jones came the closest in the rock era to replicating the greatness of the one that was Lennon-McCartney. It also, inevitably I suppose, came to an end in much the same way. <BR/><BR/><I>Death or glory becomes just another story...</I>lonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329414340481290010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-59699998984696408702007-07-07T21:07:00.000-06:002007-07-07T21:07:00.000-06:00loner - that's my favorite clash song too. the ver...loner - that's my favorite clash song too. <BR/>the verse "White youth, black youth<BR/>Better find another solution<BR/>Why not phone up Robin Hood<BR/>And ask him for some wealth distribution" has always put me in mind of Lennon's "Revolution" - especially: "You say you got a real solution, Well, you know<BR/>We'd all love to see the plan..."ex-democrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985594718240980140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-38431152286588644492007-07-07T16:02:00.000-06:002007-07-07T16:02:00.000-06:00Or Will Rogers--Or Will Rogers--buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1315511290247090732007-07-07T15:54:00.000-06:002007-07-07T15:54:00.000-06:00From time to time I wonder what H. L. Mencken woul...From time to time I wonder what H. L. Mencken would focus on if he were writing today. There are so very many rich targets available that it would be hard to pick even a few upon which to concentrate.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-75561858263515540302007-07-07T14:03:00.000-06:002007-07-07T14:03:00.000-06:00A change ain't gonna come...Midnight to six manFor...A change ain't gonna come...<BR/><BR/><I>Midnight to six man<BR/>For the first time from Jamaica<BR/>Dillinger and Leroy Smart<BR/>Delroy Wilson, your cool operator<BR/><BR/>Ken Boothe for UK pop reggae<BR/>With backing bands sound systems<BR/>And if they've got anything to say<BR/>There's many black ears here to listen<BR/><BR/>But it was Four Tops all night with encores from stage right<BR/>Charging from the bass knives to the treble<BR/>But onstage they ain't got no roots rock rebel<BR/>Onstage they ain't got no...roots rock rebel<BR/><BR/>Dress back jump back this is a bluebeat attack<BR/>'Cos it won't get you anywhere<BR/>Fooling with your guns<BR/>The British Army is waiting out there<BR/>An' it weighs fifteen hundred tons<BR/><BR/>White youth, black youth<BR/>Better find another solution<BR/>Why not phone up Robin Hood<BR/>And ask him for some wealth distribution<BR/><BR/>Punk Rockers in the UK<BR/>They won't notice anyway<BR/>They're all too busy fighting<BR/>For a good place under the lighting<BR/><BR/>The new groups are not concerned<BR/>With what there is to be learned<BR/>They got Burton suits, ha you think it's funny<BR/>Turning rebellion into money<BR/><BR/>All over people changing their votes<BR/>Along with their overcoats<BR/>If Adolf Hitler flew in today<BR/>They'd send a limousine anyway<BR/><BR/>I'm the all night drug-prowling wolf<BR/>Who looks so sick in the sun<BR/>I'm the white man in the Palais<BR/>Just lookin' for fun<BR/><BR/>I'm only<BR/>Looking for fun</I><BR/><BR/>—The Clash, <I>(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais</I><BR/><BR/>Still my favorite rock lyric/song almost 28 years later.lonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329414340481290010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-41756463557908115462007-07-07T12:43:00.000-06:002007-07-07T12:43:00.000-06:00Interesting question: Can hypocrisy ever be defens...Interesting question: Can hypocrisy ever be defensible? <BR/><BR/>On one hand, you could say it's better than nothing, and a necessary first step to something. <BR/><BR/>OTOH, it could be a substitute for something, and a necessary first step to nothing.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.com