You'd think HEARING would be the first thing to go...

 

 

...on these guys.  (And, really, aside from Roger Daltry, these guys need a good Lenscrafters, no?)

 



 

 

 

Redefining the meaning of the cliche...

...a Sno-Ball's chance in hell.

Once again, people, it's NOT about the Twinkie!

As I said back in January when Hostess first declared bankruptcy, I really wish the press would cover the important issue about the potential liquidation of Hostess.  If not Hostess, then:

WHO'S GONNA MAKE THE SNO-BALL?!!!

 

 

I watched the new Rolling Stones documentary, "Crossfire Hurricane,"...

...last night on HBO with my older daughter, a burgeoning fan.  Although I have always liked many of the songs, I've never been a fan of the group (well, except Charlie Watts, who just seems to be bemused by the antics of the boys in front). 



My thoughts about the doc, during which I admittedly fell asleep at several points:

1) According to the credits, Bill Wyman is your "Historical Consultant"?  Isn't he a member of the self-same group that essentially said, "It's been a blast; well, what we can remember of it."?

2) If so much of this documentary is comprised of never-before-seen footage, how come it felt like we'd seen this all before (albeit I'd never seen Mick Jagger's bare behind before)?

3) Speaking of Mick's derriere, Jagger is a poseur.  I know this is a critical cliche at this point, but when, at film's end, in a brand new clip we see him still "with moves like Jagger" (i.e., prancing with open shirt falling off his shoulders, etc.), I gotta ask, "Really, Mick?"

4) Speaking of cliches, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, documentary directors, no more cameras trailing the performers as they wind their subterranean ways from the dressing room to the stage!  They all do it.  Sinatra did it.  Perry Como probably did it.  And, yes, there are many hangers-on of all sorts who accompany them as they go.  Sinatra had them.  Como probably had them.  Figure out something new.

5) There's a reason why Brian Jones is my older daughter's favorite Stone.

6) I think the moss has officially gathered.

I can't figure out what I like most about this clip...

 

a) John Denver and Mama Cass's duet

 

b) Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special

 

c) Cass' Get-Out-the-Vote Message

 

or

 

d) John's bell-sleeve shirt!

 

 

 

 

You can't have too much great, right?

 

 

Top Five Reasons Connecticut Should Secede First!

Given all the secession talk since the reelection of the President, maybe the Land of Steady Habits needs to be "Still Revolutionary" indeed!

Here are the top 5 reasons we shouldn't be late to the secession party:

5.  We don't want to be the guy who's left picking up the tab after all the other diners in his group have already left -- with their "I think that's about what I owe" (wink, wink) on the table!

4.  Hartford as a NATIONAL capitol; that would definitely bring back the Whalers!

3.  Secession worked out pretty well in the 19th Century, right?

2.  Think of the bumper stickers the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education could sell:

 

"You can't spell secession without CONnScu"

(okay, well, maybe you can)

1.  With a whole new government in Connecticut, I'm betting that Linda MacMahon would happily serve as our Commander-in-Chief!

Even though Lance Armstrong has severed ties with the Livestrong Foundation...

...I think he could still raise funds for them by selling a new bracelet:

WWLT

What would Lance Take?