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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Francisco Villa and Emiliano Zapata tote bags
Not unlike Che, I'm not sure if Zapata or Villa would laugh or cry at the way their images are used these days.
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Forigners -- hijacked found sign from Nayarit
Maureen's comment: I took lessons from him for a week straight and my Spanish got worse. I do not recommend this teacher.
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Shaggy Dog Story No. 16 - The Blarney Fisherman
 A man was stopped by a game warden with two ice chests of fish, leaving a river well known for its fishing. The game warden asked the man, "Do you have a license to catch those fish?" The man replied, "No, my friend, I don't have a license. These here are my pet fish." The game warden replied, "Pet fish?" "Yessir," the man said. "Every night I take these fish down to the river and let them swim around for a while. Then I whistle and they jump right back into this ice chest and then I take them home." The game warden said "That's a bunch of nonsense! Fish can't do that!" The man looked at the game warden for a moment and then said, "Sir, it's the truth. I'll show you. It really works." The incredulous game warden replied, "Okay, I've GOT to see this!" The man poured the fish into the river and stood and waited for a while. After quite a few minutes the game warden turned to him and said, "Well?" "Well, what?" said the man. "When are you going to call them back?" asked the game warden. The man replied, "Call who back?" "The FISH!" "What fish?" ---o0o--- |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Levon Helm sings "I don't want to hang up my rock and roll shoes."
By Jack Brummet, Music Editor
As Levon Helm, one of our favorite roots rock musicians of all time, begins to make his passage to that great bandstand in the sky, this seems like a good song to listen to as you send him your blessings.
And their final song on stage, sung by Levon and the late great Rick Danko:
As Levon Helm, one of our favorite roots rock musicians of all time, begins to make his passage to that great bandstand in the sky, this seems like a good song to listen to as you send him your blessings.
And their final song on stage, sung by Levon and the late great Rick Danko:
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Send good thoughts to the American music icon Levon Helm
By Mona Goldwater, Jack Brummet, and Pablo Fanque
ATIT sends love and prayers to Levon Helm, a great drummer, singer, mandolin player, writer, and spirit, whose music deeply moved us and carried us through many happy and not so happy times, and who helped transform our music, all for the good.
From Levonhelm.com:
"Dear Friends,
"Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey.
"Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration... he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage...
"We appreciate all the love and support and concern.
"From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy"
ATIT sends love and prayers to Levon Helm, a great drummer, singer, mandolin player, writer, and spirit, whose music deeply moved us and carried us through many happy and not so happy times, and who helped transform our music, all for the good.
From Levonhelm.com:
"Dear Friends,
"Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey.
"Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration... he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage...
"We appreciate all the love and support and concern.
"From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy"
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A Broken Bone: a Donald Rumsfeld poem created from an interview with Bob Woodward
By Jack Brummet, Poetry Editor
A Broken Bone [1]
By Donald Rumsfeld
[1] I created this poem from an interview between Rummy and Bob Woodward on July, 2006.
If you don't set it,
Everything grows around the break
And you end up with that abnormality.
I used the phrase it's like teaching
A youngster how to ride a bicycle.
You run behind them with your hand in the seat.
At some point you've got to take some fingers off,
And then you've got to let go,
And they might fall.
You help pick them up and put them back on it.
But if you don't take your hand off,
You end up with a 40-year-old who can't ride a bike.
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A Broken Bone [1]
By Donald Rumsfeld
[1] I created this poem from an interview between Rummy and Bob Woodward on July, 2006.
Click on Rummy and President Ford to enlarge
If you don't set it,
Everything grows around the break
And you end up with that abnormality.
I used the phrase it's like teaching
A youngster how to ride a bicycle.
You run behind them with your hand in the seat.
At some point you've got to take some fingers off,
And then you've got to let go,
And they might fall.
You help pick them up and put them back on it.
But if you don't take your hand off,
You end up with a 40-year-old who can't ride a bike.
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Woman in sumo wrestler's suit assaulted her ex-girlfriend in gay pub after she waved at man dressed as a Snickers bar
Via The Old 97's. . .
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Back!
By Jack Brummet, Travel Editor
As always, it's so great to be home--and enjoy my house, clean water, my (fairly simple and cheap) toys, and 'Merkun foods. More daunting, however, was to begin a new job, ten hours after landing, and after four months of artistic freedom, contemplation, writing, reading, and best of all, idleness. Being back in the saddle has its merits, but it's going to take a couple of says to soak in and make the proper course adjustments.
image via http://www.friendlyanarchist.com/
As always, it's so great to be home--and enjoy my house, clean water, my (fairly simple and cheap) toys, and 'Merkun foods. More daunting, however, was to begin a new job, ten hours after landing, and after four months of artistic freedom, contemplation, writing, reading, and best of all, idleness. Being back in the saddle has its merits, but it's going to take a couple of says to soak in and make the proper course adjustments.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Public address trucks in Bucerias
By Jack Brummet, North America Travel Editor
I always love the public address trucks in Mexico. These days, sound systems have far better fidelity and tend to be carried around in vehicles more appropriate to the size of the loudspeaker. In earlier years, it was not uncommon to see a 1970 Volkswagen with a gigantic speaker duct taped and shock corded to the roof of the car. The speaker was often almost as tall again as the car itself and wobbled precariously on each pothole and turn. You could not always decipher the message being blared because the speaker was so overdriven that you heard more distortion than words (and the words were often laid on top of blaring banda music).
You don't hear them nearly so often now, and when you do, it is a little more professionally put together sound system. I suspect if this was mid-election cycle, you would see and hear far more of them.
Walking up the hill to Billy's Gym today, I did bump into this one:
I always love the public address trucks in Mexico. These days, sound systems have far better fidelity and tend to be carried around in vehicles more appropriate to the size of the loudspeaker. In earlier years, it was not uncommon to see a 1970 Volkswagen with a gigantic speaker duct taped and shock corded to the roof of the car. The speaker was often almost as tall again as the car itself and wobbled precariously on each pothole and turn. You could not always decipher the message being blared because the speaker was so overdriven that you heard more distortion than words (and the words were often laid on top of blaring banda music).
You don't hear them nearly so often now, and when you do, it is a little more professionally put together sound system. I suspect if this was mid-election cycle, you would see and hear far more of them.
Walking up the hill to Billy's Gym today, I did bump into this one:
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