Chris is handling this wonderfully, even though Bob Jones University bullies have even started trash-talking his elderly mother. His strength is phenomenal. I just get mad and yell, as some of you know. Speaking of which, our podcast from yesterday is up, and it has been a BIG HIT. Imagine how big it would be if we had actually BRAWLED? Disturbingly, I am suddenly starting to understand Faye Dunaway in the movie NETWORK.On my way to the General Assembly today, and hope to see some of my diehard fans there! Careful, BJU-alum, lots of children...
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
.... which pop-music geeks will remember is the first line to "New York Mining Disaster 1941." I have just been threatened by Bob Jones University students, with a Facebook page warning "we gonna find you." This is what happens when you challenge the place. As for "the brown" and "the racism"--not sure what this Joel Umanzor is talking about, since I have never discussed racism with any BJU students. But in case I am accosted on my way to the...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
I walked over a bridge that had always looked particularly narrow and unnerving, the Academy Street bridge in Greenville, SC.When I got to the mid-point, wasn't nearly as scary as I had thought it was. I have photos to prove I did it. (Otherwise, I wouldn't even believe me.)Goodness, what was I so afraid of? That was nothing. ...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
...unless the mother's life is in danger. Rape and incest are A-OK, and if by chance you should be a victim of one of these (includes minors), you will be forced to give birth. Yes, nothing but COMPASSION from the Republicans. From the Columbia STATE:South Carolina’s state health plan would not pay for abortions in the case of rape or incest, according to a budget proviso unanimously approved by a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday.The proviso, sponsored...
Monday, April 23, 2012
Graphic from fundamentalist Christian website The Relevant Pen. (you've been warned) Those of us who have been repeatedly subjected to relentless Baptist proselytizing, already know the official fundamentalist/evangelical line on Mormons: No. In fact, it has long been understood that even if Catholics are evil pagans at base, at least they believe in the Trinity. This is standard. I have heard lots and lots of bad-mouthing of Latter Day Saints...
MAD MEN gets it right again. As I have written here before, LSD was originally the (legal) property of the drawing room and the elite types who visited psychiatrists, such as Henry and Claire Booth Luce, Cary Grant, RD Laing... and Roger Sterling and his wife Jane. Hippies did not widely partake until the Merry Pranksters decided to go cross-country, playing Johnny Appleseed and distributing it throughout the heartland. And THEN it was made...
Saturday, April 21, 2012
At left, Andy the Doorbum (center) at the Bohemian Cafe in Greenville today, part of RECORD STORE DAY at Horizon Records. One CD he has recorded is titled "Art is Shit"--and who could argue? ~*~ It appears that the late Andrew Breitbart did NOT have cocaine in his system when he died. The coroner has declared his cause-of-death was a garden-variety heart attack. I STAND CORRECTED! (See, when I am wrong, I promptly admit it... more or less.)...
Friday, April 20, 2012
I am very pleased to announce we will be talking with Dr Margaret Flowers of Physicians for a National Health Program, tomorrow morning on the Daisy Deadhead Show. We are on bright and early at 9-10am, 1600AM and/or 94.9FM on your radio dial here in upstate South Carolina. (Broadcast note: The AM station can be heard all the way into downtown Greenville, although the FM station flags a bit and tends to break up as you approach the central regions...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
I heard from my friend Blue Heron that Levon Helm had passed, which just broke my heart. I adored his raspy Arkansas voice. I also loved him in Coal Miner's Daughter and The Right Stuff, which he narrated wonderfully in his trademark twang. We will miss him so much.Levon Helm, Drummer in the Band, Dies at 71By JON PARELESNew York TimesLevon Helm, who helped forge a deep-rooted American music as the drummer and singer for the Band, died on Thursday...
Some angry local "Democrat" wrote a nasty, 1445-word (!) hit-piece on me, and has now even outed me with my legal name. Otherwise, I would link it here and we could brawl further. But using my name is an unbridled personal attack and here in upstate South Carolina, could even expose me to actual physical danger. I use a pseudonym here and on the air, for good reasons.About this sordid affair, I will say no more (((sigh))), but its been going...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
In this post only nine days ago, I briefly mentioned the Rolling Stones concert in San Francisco. One thing I remember from that show is a couple dancing together (very well), and when they finished, someone shouted out, "Let's hear it for couple number 14 from Milwaukee!" and everyone standing around applauded, whistled and laughed appreciatively. I realized that a lot of Americans would not get that joke now. And it made me sad. His name was Dick Clark, and we grew up with him. Now he is gone, along with his black counterpart, Don Cornelius....
Monday, April 16, 2012
At left: a fabulous vintage Chevy Bel Air, which I saw parked nearby yesterday. Any estimates on the year? I am thinking maybe 1957 or 58, which makes it as old as I am. It was bee-yoo-ti-full! As I was taking the photos, people passed by and nodded approvingly, one announcing that it was right purty. It sure is. ((swoons)) A small consolation prize for no pink Packard, though! (I am still kicking myself for not being able to get that photo.)~*~Yesterday,...
Saturday, April 14, 2012
... which we covered in depth today on my radio show this morning. As you know, this is the law being used to defend George Zimmerman, arrested this week in connection with the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida. Our guests, Traci Fant (organizer of the local rally seeking justice for Trayvon), Chris Harris and Amelia Pena, discussed South Carolina's "Stand your ground" law, which is a provision in the "Protection of Persons and Property Act."...
Apparently, I upset some people with the 7-minute intro to my radio show this morning. Wow, really? And I try so hard to be nice, too. I usually start my show with a summation of whatever the other talk-radio hosts have been discussing, then give my take on it. And then we segue into other subjects. I long ago decided this would be my pattern, to let people know that this is not your ordinary South Carolina talk radio. In fact, we are the only...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Its been awhile since I participated in a fun meme, and so here we go! These are "Getting to Know You" Questions from the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.1. What is the most daring thing you've done?Hitchhiking to New York City from Ohio, twice. And back! Also hitchhiked out of Candlestick Park after the Rolling Stones concert, and considering the acidheads who picked me up, that was rather daring, as well. Speaking of which, I've also done...
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Gregg Jocoy, intrepid producer of the fabulous Daisy Deadhead Show, expresses himself. (Photo from last week's Occupation.)It has been 22 years since I missed any part of the Paschal Triduum. I did not want to write about this fact, until I was certain I could do it. And I wasn't at all sure; I don't mind telling you it is exactly like breaking an addiction. I have tried before and failed. This year, success. In fact, roaring success, and I...
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