1) What would 2008 candidate Obama think about the performance of President Obama the past four years?
and
2) What would Massachussetts Governor Romney think about the plans for the federal governemnt proposed by 2012 candidate Romney?
06 November 2012
05 November 2012
Ah, when politics was politics (Sinatra-style)!
Hanging out with First Ladies, Presidents, and Premiers!
04 November 2012
So, after watching "Saturday Night Live" clips that...
...various people have posted on facebook (and elsewhere), I've come to the (obvious perhaps to many others) conclusion that SNL was made for such sharing. The viewer now can enjoy the funniest bits/skits without having to suffer (and, yes, that's precisely the word) through an entire episode.
It used to be the case that this viewer would simply aim at lasting through "Weekend Update" or the first performance by the musical guest because rarely were there any "gems" to be found after those points anyway, but now even that time commitment has become unnecessary.
It's taken me this long perhaps to notice asect of SNL because -- "progress" be damned! -- I am still an appointment viewing kind of guy. I LIKE watching something when it airs -- as opposed to catching up on it "On Demand." I admit to turning to "On Demand" to watch old episodes of Law and Order since it's no longer in production, but give me my Good Wife on Sunday night, Parenthood on Tuesday, my Mad Men and Newsroom in whatever season the programmers' whim decrees, and my sporting events when they are live (be it the British Open at 4 AM or the World Series just a little earlier at 2). And, no, I don't want to watch movies on anyone's phone.
You can take the boy out of the '70s television paradigm, but you can't take the '70s television paradigm out of the boy!
It used to be the case that this viewer would simply aim at lasting through "Weekend Update" or the first performance by the musical guest because rarely were there any "gems" to be found after those points anyway, but now even that time commitment has become unnecessary.
It's taken me this long perhaps to notice asect of SNL because -- "progress" be damned! -- I am still an appointment viewing kind of guy. I LIKE watching something when it airs -- as opposed to catching up on it "On Demand." I admit to turning to "On Demand" to watch old episodes of Law and Order since it's no longer in production, but give me my Good Wife on Sunday night, Parenthood on Tuesday, my Mad Men and Newsroom in whatever season the programmers' whim decrees, and my sporting events when they are live (be it the British Open at 4 AM or the World Series just a little earlier at 2). And, no, I don't want to watch movies on anyone's phone.
You can take the boy out of the '70s television paradigm, but you can't take the '70s television paradigm out of the boy!
03 November 2012
On my walk on Friday morning, I was listening to....
...one of my favorite live albums (a genre, I must admit, of which I'm generally not fond), Paul Simon's 1974 Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' (with the South American band Urubamba and the gospel group the Jesse Dixon Singers).
It contains probably my favorite audience/performer exchange of all time.
From a member of the audience: Say a few words!
Simon's reply: Say a few words. Well, let's hope that we're...let's hope that we...continue to live
(pause,
pause,
pause,
clear stop.)
Applause.
Cue album's final track, "America"
It contains probably my favorite audience/performer exchange of all time.
From a member of the audience: Say a few words!
Simon's reply: Say a few words. Well, let's hope that we're...let's hope that we...continue to live
(pause,
pause,
pause,
clear stop.)
Applause.
Cue album's final track, "America"
02 November 2012
My top 5 favorite drumming singers (singing drummers?)
5. Phil Collins
Sure, "Sussudio" is crap, as are his __________________, ___________________, and ______________, etc., but Phil is just such an earnest and likable bloke (as he proved when he was the sole performer at "Live Aid" to perform on BOTH sides of the Atlantic!), I feel bad if I didn't include him.
4. Ringo Starr
Granted, I like neither his ham-handed singing nor his similarly-subtle drumming, but he is a member of the Beatles, and he's the lead singer of "With a Little Help from My Friends," and, THAT, if nothing else, should place Richard Starkey/Billy Shears on anyone's list.
3. Don Henley
Certainly there are those who hate his solo work only a little less than his Eagles stuff (or vice versa!), but his paean to sustainability, "Last Resort," on Hotel California, not to mention "Not Enough Love in the World" (from Building the Perfect Beast) and "Heart of the Matter" (from The End of the Innocence) make us only love his self-important self-involvement more: "I was either standing in your shadow/ or blocking your light/ though I kept on trying/ I could not make it right/ for you, girl/ there's just not enough love in the world!"
2. Levon Helm
"Virgil Cain is my name..." and "I pulled into Nazareth feeling about half-past dead..." Need I say more?
1. Karen Carpenter
Better singer than all of the guys put together and often drummed in what looked to be a prom dress! "Top of the World," indeed!
Sure, "Sussudio" is crap, as are his __________________, ___________________, and ______________, etc., but Phil is just such an earnest and likable bloke (as he proved when he was the sole performer at "Live Aid" to perform on BOTH sides of the Atlantic!), I feel bad if I didn't include him.
4. Ringo Starr
Granted, I like neither his ham-handed singing nor his similarly-subtle drumming, but he is a member of the Beatles, and he's the lead singer of "With a Little Help from My Friends," and, THAT, if nothing else, should place Richard Starkey/Billy Shears on anyone's list.
3. Don Henley
Certainly there are those who hate his solo work only a little less than his Eagles stuff (or vice versa!), but his paean to sustainability, "Last Resort," on Hotel California, not to mention "Not Enough Love in the World" (from Building the Perfect Beast) and "Heart of the Matter" (from The End of the Innocence) make us only love his self-important self-involvement more: "I was either standing in your shadow/ or blocking your light/ though I kept on trying/ I could not make it right/ for you, girl/ there's just not enough love in the world!"
2. Levon Helm
"Virgil Cain is my name..." and "I pulled into Nazareth feeling about half-past dead..." Need I say more?
1. Karen Carpenter
Better singer than all of the guys put together and often drummed in what looked to be a prom dress! "Top of the World," indeed!
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