5.28.2006
Chuck Palmer's Incredibly Heterosexual "Hillbilly Holiday"
First saw this bizarre performance on Mr. Dante Fontana's Visual Guidance Ltd blog, and I had to go to YouTube to get it for the Listening Room.
It's the decidedly heterosexual Chuck Palmer and his equally lusty band the Rangers doing their ace rendition of "Hillbilly Holiday"...
Enjoy, music lovers and old-fashioned heterosexuals everywhere...
It's the decidedly heterosexual Chuck Palmer and his equally lusty band the Rangers doing their ace rendition of "Hillbilly Holiday"...
Enjoy, music lovers and old-fashioned heterosexuals everywhere...
I Answer the Proust Questionnaire ...
Here are my answers to the Proust Questionairre...
- Your most marked characteristic? My heighth and body-build have been noted as being somewhat "imposing"
- The quality you most like in a man? A certain laid back, mellow ease
- The quality you most like in a woman? A free spirit and exceptional taste
- What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty, acceptance
- What is your principle defect? Emotional instability
- What is your favorite occupation? Making music
- What is your dream of happiness? Perfection within and without
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes? To somehow lose my wife and son
- What would you like to be? Happy with who I am in the moment
- In what country would you like to live? A newly established country on another planet
- What is your favorite color? I have often wondered if I am weird because I have never had a favorite color. They are all pretty pleasing, if you ask me, it all depends on context, right?
- What is your favorite flower? Likewise though I find most all flowers to be quite lovely, I would not go so far as to say that I have chosen a favorite.
- What is your favorite bird? Bats are pretty neat, but you just can't beat a peacock for gaudy scenery (If I were an eater of fowl I would have loved to give the following answer:
-What is your favorite bird?Chicken...fried, not baked.
Ha ha ha!
- Who are your favorite prose writers? Lester Bangs, John Updike, several more
- Who are your favorite poets? Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Walt Whitman
- Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Andy Sipowicz
- Who is your favorite poster? There are a few, I wouldn't want to name just one
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction? Aunt Bea
- Who are your favorite composers? Bach, Beethoven, Mozart...the usual suspects, as well as Glass, Reich and Stockhausen
- Who are your favorite painters? M.C. Escher, Salvador Dali, Man Ray
- Who are your heroes in real life? US Military, all firemen and most policemen, basically anyone who educates themselves for the sake of gaining wisdom and knowledge, whether they are successful as a result or not, they have enriched themselves on their own accord and that's worth emulating
- What is it you most dislike? A lot of the qualities I find in myself, I'm afraid. But I can't stand condescension, phoniness, excessive machismo, people who take too much for granted, a fightin' drunk...I don't like being talked down to nor do I appreciate false modesty.
- What natural gift would you most like to possess? Compassion
- How would you like to die? I'm not gonna die...But I'd like to leave this body behind while comfortably tucked into bed, eyes closed, lost in the middle of a heavenly dream...If I were feeling suicidal I would tell you that a lethal heroin overdose sounds wonderful...I'm NOT feeling suicidal, though, and I feel I should point out that I have never tried heroin nor do I ever intend to try it...unless, of course, I get suicidal and take the killer dose, which cannot really be classified as "trying heroin", since it's effectiveness will have rendered obsolete any future dabblings with the stuff. Beat it at it's own game...shoot it WANTING to die, then it can't really kill you, it can only deliver you to the afterlife...
Wow, that got a little bizarre...
- What is your present state of mind? Cluttered
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent? Procrastination
- What is your motto? I was not issued a motto at the time of my incubation and birthing period. I was born in a time before such motto placement had become mandatory. However, if I were to choose my OWN motto (ludicrous idea, that), it would probably be "Lord, Kill The Pain"
- Your most marked characteristic? My heighth and body-build have been noted as being somewhat "imposing"
- The quality you most like in a man? A certain laid back, mellow ease
- The quality you most like in a woman? A free spirit and exceptional taste
- What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty, acceptance
- What is your principle defect? Emotional instability
- What is your favorite occupation? Making music
- What is your dream of happiness? Perfection within and without
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes? To somehow lose my wife and son
- What would you like to be? Happy with who I am in the moment
- In what country would you like to live? A newly established country on another planet
- What is your favorite color? I have often wondered if I am weird because I have never had a favorite color. They are all pretty pleasing, if you ask me, it all depends on context, right?
- What is your favorite flower? Likewise though I find most all flowers to be quite lovely, I would not go so far as to say that I have chosen a favorite.
- What is your favorite bird? Bats are pretty neat, but you just can't beat a peacock for gaudy scenery (If I were an eater of fowl I would have loved to give the following answer:
-What is your favorite bird?Chicken...fried, not baked.
Ha ha ha!
- Who are your favorite prose writers? Lester Bangs, John Updike, several more
- Who are your favorite poets? Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Walt Whitman
- Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Andy Sipowicz
- Who is your favorite poster? There are a few, I wouldn't want to name just one
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction? Aunt Bea
- Who are your favorite composers? Bach, Beethoven, Mozart...the usual suspects, as well as Glass, Reich and Stockhausen
- Who are your favorite painters? M.C. Escher, Salvador Dali, Man Ray
- Who are your heroes in real life? US Military, all firemen and most policemen, basically anyone who educates themselves for the sake of gaining wisdom and knowledge, whether they are successful as a result or not, they have enriched themselves on their own accord and that's worth emulating
- What is it you most dislike? A lot of the qualities I find in myself, I'm afraid. But I can't stand condescension, phoniness, excessive machismo, people who take too much for granted, a fightin' drunk...I don't like being talked down to nor do I appreciate false modesty.
- What natural gift would you most like to possess? Compassion
- How would you like to die? I'm not gonna die...But I'd like to leave this body behind while comfortably tucked into bed, eyes closed, lost in the middle of a heavenly dream...If I were feeling suicidal I would tell you that a lethal heroin overdose sounds wonderful...I'm NOT feeling suicidal, though, and I feel I should point out that I have never tried heroin nor do I ever intend to try it...unless, of course, I get suicidal and take the killer dose, which cannot really be classified as "trying heroin", since it's effectiveness will have rendered obsolete any future dabblings with the stuff. Beat it at it's own game...shoot it WANTING to die, then it can't really kill you, it can only deliver you to the afterlife...
Wow, that got a little bizarre...
- What is your present state of mind? Cluttered
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent? Procrastination
- What is your motto? I was not issued a motto at the time of my incubation and birthing period. I was born in a time before such motto placement had become mandatory. However, if I were to choose my OWN motto (ludicrous idea, that), it would probably be "Lord, Kill The Pain"
Beer, Barbecue and Bible study
In a world saturated with phoniness that often rears it's double-minded head within the ranks of those who profess to be Christians, it's refreshing to find a blog like Pauly's Beer, Barbecue and Bible Study. The author's introduction says it all:
Christianity is just about being real. We all have feelings, thoughts, wants, needs, lusts, desires, joys, sadness, likes, dislikes, opinions and ideas. God is familiar with all of them. I have always wanted to start a men's group in my home with the name "Beer, Barbecue and Bible Study". I'm not sure the church community is ready for it just yet.
Well, Pauly, the "church community" may not be ready for such integrity (and shame on 'em if they aren't) but personally I want to congratulate you for your candid introspection and your exceptional blogging (you make some nice crosses, too, I might add).
Check out Pauly's "About Me" entry:
I'm as screwed up and dysfunctional as the next guy. Thank God for grace. I like to write, I like to play, I am serious when I have to be. I prefer intelligent conversation and humor, and I think small talk is the pits. I think Jesus spent more time smiling and laughing than what we think. I'm 48 years old and facing my own mortality...I lost my Dad to cancer in 2004. I took it pretty hard, because we were close. I wound up in a deep introspective mode for quite a while...several months, as a matter of fact. I came to some conclusions: 1. There is a God, 2. I'm not Him, 3. I have a purpose. Those are the 3 biggies, but there's been a lot of life changing decisions I have made, most for the better. God's still working on me. I guess that's what these writings are all about.
Sounds like Pauly and I would have a lot to talk about...
Check out Beer, Barbecue and Bible Study.
Christianity is just about being real. We all have feelings, thoughts, wants, needs, lusts, desires, joys, sadness, likes, dislikes, opinions and ideas. God is familiar with all of them. I have always wanted to start a men's group in my home with the name "Beer, Barbecue and Bible Study". I'm not sure the church community is ready for it just yet.
Well, Pauly, the "church community" may not be ready for such integrity (and shame on 'em if they aren't) but personally I want to congratulate you for your candid introspection and your exceptional blogging (you make some nice crosses, too, I might add).
Check out Pauly's "About Me" entry:
I'm as screwed up and dysfunctional as the next guy. Thank God for grace. I like to write, I like to play, I am serious when I have to be. I prefer intelligent conversation and humor, and I think small talk is the pits. I think Jesus spent more time smiling and laughing than what we think. I'm 48 years old and facing my own mortality...I lost my Dad to cancer in 2004. I took it pretty hard, because we were close. I wound up in a deep introspective mode for quite a while...several months, as a matter of fact. I came to some conclusions: 1. There is a God, 2. I'm not Him, 3. I have a purpose. Those are the 3 biggies, but there's been a lot of life changing decisions I have made, most for the better. God's still working on me. I guess that's what these writings are all about.
Sounds like Pauly and I would have a lot to talk about...
Check out Beer, Barbecue and Bible Study.
5.27.2006
5.20.2006
XM Satellite Radio Blogs
I've compiled a short list of XM Satellite Radio-related blogs. I thought there would be more out there, and maybe there are, but these are the ones I tracked down (these are literal blogs, by the way, not websites...otherwise I would have listed XMFan and the new XM411).
Can't vouch for the overall quality of these blogs, though a couple of them looked pretty well maintained. For the life of me I cannot figure out why the 90's on 9 has inspired it's own blog but not any of the other channels...
At any rate, here ya go, XM fans (and potential XM listeners):
XM Radio Buzz
XM Radio: The 90s On 9
| XM Living Blog | XM Living.com - Featuring XM Radio News, XM Forums, XM Living Blog, XM Radio Products and Reviews
? XM Radio News & Reviews: love xm radio (XM Radio Conversations) - News & Comments about XM Satellite Radio
This week on XM Radio - 05/15/06 - Beyondxm.com
Can't vouch for the overall quality of these blogs, though a couple of them looked pretty well maintained. For the life of me I cannot figure out why the 90's on 9 has inspired it's own blog but not any of the other channels...
At any rate, here ya go, XM fans (and potential XM listeners):
XM Radio Buzz
XM Radio: The 90s On 9
| XM Living Blog | XM Living.com - Featuring XM Radio News, XM Forums, XM Living Blog, XM Radio Products and Reviews
? XM Radio News & Reviews: love xm radio (XM Radio Conversations) - News & Comments about XM Satellite Radio
This week on XM Radio - 05/15/06 - Beyondxm.com
From The Morning: Why People Hate Christians
I've been reading From The Morning for a long time now, and just came from reading his recent article about Why People Hate Christians...he's spot-on, in my opinion, about a lot of it. I just have to wonder how many people out there think that Christianity looks like what you see on the Trinity Broadcast Network and I just want to scream, IT'S NOT!
Then there are the times when you get involved in a conversation with another Christian and it turns out that this person buys into a great deal of the TBN BS. So you risk offending them when you speak your mind and criticize the heresy their buying into.
The Bible tells us to expect to be hated, darkness and light cannot dwell together...But I do wonder if people hate us for a legitimate reason (assuming there is one) or if they've even thought about why they have a negative reaction to us and what we believe...
Then there are the times when you get involved in a conversation with another Christian and it turns out that this person buys into a great deal of the TBN BS. So you risk offending them when you speak your mind and criticize the heresy their buying into.
The Bible tells us to expect to be hated, darkness and light cannot dwell together...But I do wonder if people hate us for a legitimate reason (assuming there is one) or if they've even thought about why they have a negative reaction to us and what we believe...
Emptying My Photobucket
It's how I feel...why can't you leave me be? Who am I hurting?
Sad but true, there once was a time when I empathized with the guy in this famous Diane Arbus photograph (one of many favorites I have of her work).
No wait...who am I kidding? I was NEVER that dorky. I think I might have felt like I was at times...
I keep wanting to come up with a joke that associates the classic Abbey Road cover with the even more time honoured classic joke about Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Alas, none of the results that I've so far come up with have produced even a modicum of entertainment value, so I won't bore you with them.
Here's the key to understanding the Karmic symbology utilized in this entertaining gif:
YOU are the one who is getting kicked...as such, YOU are also the one doing the kicking. Everything you do sends out shock waves that eventually come back to haunt you in one way or another. And it never ends, not in this life or the next...
Use that key and you will furthet enhance the humour value of an already very funny image...
Okay, that's it, boys and girlz...
Uncle JACkory is off to beddy-bye now.
Y'all come back now, ya hear...I'll have more of the same nonsense up in no time at all...
Dante Fontana and I: On The Same Wavelength...
I see I'm not the only one archiving favorite YouTube music videos on a blog...and furthermore, this Dante Fontana (what a cool name that is!) appears to have excellent taste in music, evidenced by his inclusion of Suicide's "Ghost Rider" as one of his selections. Well worth bookmarking, Mr. Dante Fontana's Visual Guidance LTD looks like it might just be worth keeping up with.
Other artists he's currently featuring include:
The Replacements
The Fall
The Ventures
Magazine
Rolling Stones (vintage, 1970's era)
Devo
Lou Reed w/ John Cale
Ultra-Vivid Scene
As you can see, an eclectic mix. Worthy of future investigations.
Other artists he's currently featuring include:
The Replacements
The Fall
The Ventures
Magazine
Rolling Stones (vintage, 1970's era)
Devo
Lou Reed w/ John Cale
Ultra-Vivid Scene
As you can see, an eclectic mix. Worthy of future investigations.
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