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December 16, 2007
It was a puppy fry.
I'm sorry to have missed this event at Machine Project.
December 14, 2007
When Dada saved the Czechs.
Quoting Luna Kafé:
Back in the 70's, in the darkest days of 'normalization' that followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia, Ivan Mládek provided a much needed breath of fresh air. He managed to sell millions of records during the most depressing times and many of his hits imbedded into the subconsciousness of the nation are now passed on to the new generation, very much like folksongs.So what was it that made his deceptively simple ditties instant classics? An adequate banjo player, an OK song writer and a pretty average singer, Mládek captivated millions with his incredible sense of humor. Hits such as Medvedi nevedí (ze turisti nemaj zbrane) (Bears Don't Know Hikers Don't Carry Guns), or Zeleznicní vlecka povalila krecka (A Railroad Car Knocked Over My Hamster) showed off his talent as an engaging story teller...
The single Jozin z bazin (Joe from the Swamps) leads off. Characteristically, it is a combination of Central Europe oom-pah music and dixieland - with a kazoo. Story is about a swamp monster that specializes in devouring citizens of Prague and which can be destroyed only by a crop-dusting plane.
The YouTube clip is here.
Via Exploding Aardvark.
Your source for coyote.
Shreve Stockton keeps an endearing photo blog called Daily Coyote, chronicling life in Wyoming with an orphan coyote she adopted. Check in periodically to see if Charlie has acquired a taste for kitty yet.
December 12, 2007
Get your anger on.
Get Your War On celebrated its sixth birthday this last October, and it's still as dark and funny as ever.
Say what you will about the Bush II years (I know I certainly do); at least they've given David Rees an endless wellspring of material.
Come to think of it, that rationalization is almost fucked up enough to make it into one of his comics.
