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Just thought you’d like to know.
No Words.
Friday, 22 July 2011
Nothing Much Happened Today.
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
[Found here.]
Did I miss a post? Nope. Just late.
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Dang. I haven’t missed posting a single day since we began this stuff in 2007, intentionally or otherwise. Lotta things getting in the way of more important stuff, I guess.
That map is a collection of all the folks who have ever shown up on Tacky Raccoons, at least since we installed the widget (Our Visitor Globe) in the sidebar. Click on the widget if you want to see yourself blinking in real time. Don’t worry, it doesn’t identify you personally, only by region.
Saturday Matinee – The HorrorPops, The M3T30RS, Billy Bacon & The Forbidden Pigs, The Stray Cats, and Eddie Cochran
Saturday, 5 February 2011I don’t know how The HorrorPops missed showing up on my radar screen. Too much awesome in this psychobilly band from Denmark.
Before The HorrorPops came these guys. The M3T30RS‘ version of “Rawhide” ain’t too bad, especially considering they’re from the U.K., and according to some are the originators of psychobilly.
Antedating The M3T30RS came San Diego’s own Billy Bacon & The Forbidden Pigs, presented here in a gloriously crappy 35mm film. The missus and I were fortunate to see FP at their prime. Great show.
Just prior to The Forbidden Pigs, there were The Stray Cats, but y’all know about them.
Before The Stray Cats were even born, there was Eddie Cochran, arguably one of the most successful early Rockabilly recording artists. Sure it’s lipsynching but he faked the entire crowd out with the giant TV set, and his fans were given free chewing gum just to go along with it.
With that, have a great weekend, folks. See y’all back here tomorrow.
11 September 2001: REMEMBER ALWAYS
Friday, 11 September 2009
Milton Friedman’s Brilliance
Wednesday, 3 June 2009Folks–
Occasionally I’ve commented on a few of your websites, in response to conjecture and political opinion pieces on government economics, welfare, and socialism. I’m not going to name names; most of ya’ll are blogging friends, and you already know who you are. Most of you already know where I stand, as I don’t hide it very well…
I don’t pretend to hide it either.
To our other silent but loyal readers: It doesn’t matter what I say on someone else’s blog, whether agreeing or disagreeing, venting, castigating, or just having fun. It’s my opinion, and it’s very very true.
I stand by my worms.
Although I’ve posted Utoobage links to Milton Friedman before, I hadn’t seen this one until tonight. It’s not a stretch of the imagination that eventually the videos of Friedman’s astute simple logic may soon be banned as “hate speech.”
Note that he rarely referred to his notes, and didn’t need a teleprompter to convey his ideas. He didn’t need them because he described simple basic truths backed up with historical fact.
Drop your preconceived notions at the door, and listen to what Friedman said, especially as it pertains to our present circumstances. He spoke volumes of logic in this interview with Richard Heffner of Rutgers University on “Open Mind,” a program that aired in 1975:
Friedman was a prescient genius. Full transcript below the break.
