Bruce takes us all home safely, we hope…
The first time I ever heard of Bruce Springsteen was freshman year at Penn State. Some kid from New Jersey brought up the name in a conversation, bragging that this Springsteen guy was going to be the biggest thing in rock and roll since Dylan and the Beatles.
Right, I thought. Because those Jersey guys would NEVER exaggerate, especially about Jersey things.
Then “Born to Run” came out, and they went and put the guy on the cover of Time magazine, and then on Wednesday the guy turned 60. Some other stuff may have happened in between, but I’m getting too old to remember.
(By the way, this guy shares a 9/23 birthday with Springsteen, and he’s pretty damn cool in his own right.)
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mike
September 25th, 2009
6:46 pm
Public Option’s Doing Swell –
You having a conversation with yourself again?
Normal
September 25th, 2009
6:46 pm
Mike, for you…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXe1jpHPnUs
every mothers son
September 25th, 2009
6:47 pm
“Every Mothers Son, Yeah, my wife lost her virginity to that song…whis I had been there”
I don’t know how to answer that one! Have a great night I’m out of here………………………..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMYZBVbifh8
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
6:48 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iowahawk_blog/3943152798/
mike
September 25th, 2009
6:49 pm
Public Option –
“Still believe the tooth fairy regulates the post office Mikey? Or could it be House Commitee on Regulatory Affairs and Senate Finance? Hmmmm……ah wonders.”
LOL.You make me sad. I love how mindless partisans believe that if anything happened when a party other than theirs is in power, it is that party’s fault. This is an idiotic mindset.
OK, blame-thrower, please explain what “regualtion” could have done to address the massive loss in business that the Post Office experienced due to the Internet. That was the cause given by the NYT article that YOU cited.
Please give
mike
September 25th, 2009
6:53 pm
Public Option –
Whoops. Got cut off there.
Please give us your “regulatory” plan that should have been implemented that would have mitigated the impact of the internet.
Oh yeah, while you are at it, you can explain why the intrinsically superior Democrat Congress has not implemented them.
Oh yeah, also explain why the Republican Congress was responsible for the Post Offices decline, but the Democrat Congress who has been in power for two years are not responsible for the decline that continued under their “watch”.
Try answering my questions for once as I answer yours. It would be a novelty over your ducking and deflecting.
mike
September 25th, 2009
6:54 pm
Normal –
Are we in a dysfunctional, co-dependent relationship?
Normal
September 25th, 2009
7:04 pm
Mike, your 6:54…I recon so. I’ve always said…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzJ2NKp23WU
mike
September 25th, 2009
7:05 pm
Public Option –
Yeah, that is what I thought. You are incapable of backing anything you say.
You know why? It’s nonsense.
mike
September 25th, 2009
7:06 pm
Normal –
Forgot one of my other faves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZdJRDpLHbw
Public Option's Doing Swell
September 25th, 2009
7:10 pm
Congress can pass legislation that permits postal layoffs and shutdown some of the 34000 postoffices. It can raise the borrowing limit for Potter to more than 3 billion. Hell we dumped hundreds of times that into the investment banks on Bush’s watch–Paulson–TARP.
Eliminate the $5 billion that Potter has to put aside for employee benefits for employees that don’t work there yet and may never be hired. That’s insane. As Nocera says “There isn’t another business in the country that finances benefits for employees it hasn’t even hired yet.”
Prefinancing benefits for future employees is just plain stupid. And it came from two Repubozo chairmen in 2006.
The amount of mail is going to continue to drop. But the post office isn’t in financial trouble because mail carriers are dumb; it’s because two powerful committee chairmen were–one that lies about death panels and is getting the crap beat out of him in his old commitee all week and next week–Grassley. Grassley wanted to run the post office like a small gravel switch town in podunk hickville Iowa. And he’s run it into the ground.
Public Option's Doing Swell
September 25th, 2009
7:12 pm
All right here in the article you read selectively or didn’t read at all:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/business/08nocera.html
Normal
September 25th, 2009
7:13 pm
Mike, good one,
It must be true, music soothes the savage soul…your, mine and everybodies but “Public Option’s Doing Swell”
Normal
September 25th, 2009
7:14 pm
Heatin’ leftovers so I have to go for now…Goodnight, if you leave before I get back…
Public Option's Doing Swell
September 25th, 2009
7:15 pm
Dumb Georgia parents already refusing to vaccinate their kids against H1N1. No surprise there. Dumb Georgia pregnant women giving birth to more dumb Georgians refuse to get it. These are the two high risk groups.
If you’re older, that means more for you.
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
7:33 pm
I got something for freaking Neill Young-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHsDa9_HSlA
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
7:35 pm
At the Duh Report, it’s always
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AZIzrqsVsU
DebbieDoRight
September 25th, 2009
7:36 pm
Well since Bruce is the theme today — I’m outta luck. I have no Springstein clips and/or memories to talk about. BUT if we wanna rock oldies, (again), then how about a Springsteen written song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rarro42uIVU
Normal
September 25th, 2009
7:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E88RUqyjts&feature=related
Remember the good old days?
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
7:41 pm
Did I read a post about tea partiers at UGA. hehehe. Were they ranting “We don’t need no taxes cuz our parents will pick up the tab for our schooling.” hehehe
DannyX
September 25th, 2009
7:46 pm
It’s official, the Republican party has just been declared a disaster.
From fat windbags like Republican party leader Rush Limbaugh, to one of the worst presidents ever, George W Bush, the party is in shambles. Sara Palin, birthers, and tea baggers, Haggard, Craig, Vitter, Sanford, Ensign, Beck. Getting totally hammered the last 2 national elections. Socialist part D Medicare. No ideas.
A disaster has been declared but its being totally ignored by those who can do something about it, party leaders. Reminds me of Katrina. The nuts in the party are being mislead. W was giving a speech the other day giving the room full of crazies a lot of false hope with his “Crazies, your doing a heck of a job,” line.
Whats needed most is a few sane conservatives to get us through this crisis. Please if you know of a good shrink we need them to man the evacuation centers where the crazy Republicans can be rounded up and tasered if necessary. If you know a birther, send him to a center asap. They need professional help. They may be carrying a gun.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming session.
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
7:47 pm
Andy
Southern rock done right.
@@
September 25th, 2009
7:50 pm
Only two songs Springsteen did that I liked.
Glory Days and
Dancin’ In the Dark
Aside from those two songs, the best thing I can say about Springsteen is he has a great butt.
Speaking of butts…we have one leading our country.
but…
but…
but…
The guy is killing us at every turn.
For those who are awaiting Putin’s decision on sanctions. Even if he does agree, it makes no difference. He’s already has a contingency plan for gasoline shipments. Turkmenistan.
I wouldn’t call for Obama’s impeachment. I just wish he’d quit already. I now have zero confidence that Obama is capable of leading anything other than a marching band full of tooters.
mike
September 25th, 2009
7:51 pm
Public Option’s Doing Swell –
Well that is one possible solution if the goal is to save the keep the post office the same size it is today regardless of how much volume the are doing. Seems like an utterly stupid idea, but sure we could flood it with tax dollars to make you feel better.
You ducked the more important question (big shocker!). Let me repost:
Oh yeah, while you are at it, you can explain why the intrinsically superior Democrat Congress has not implemented them.
Oh yeah, also explain why the Republican Congress was responsible for the Post Offices decline, but the Democrat Congress who has been in power for two years are not responsible for the decline that continued under their “watch”.
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
7:51 pm
Kamchak- Whining done right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDnxxYDx5nc
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
7:51 pm
Well damn. Maybe here.
mike
September 25th, 2009
7:52 pm
DannyX –
Do you really think that you are any different from the mindless partisans you are describing? You aren’t. You are just as hateful as them, you just hate different people.
mike
September 25th, 2009
7:53 pm
Public Option –
“All right here in the article you read selectively or didn’t read at all:”
Are you on drugs? I already responded to the artilce and even quoted segments of it.
The facts presented in that article directly contradict what you are saying. Did you read it?
mike
September 25th, 2009
7:55 pm
Taxpayer –
““We don’t need no taxes cuz our parents will pick up the tab for our schooling.””
You angry liberals can’t seem to decide what ignorant stereotype you want to project on people who don’t share your narrow views. Are we all rich or all we all white trash?
FinnMcCool
September 25th, 2009
7:59 pm
Oh my, ……Is this link to Coltrane?
Oh my. I am so telling Jay about the album “Afro Blue Impressions.”
Oh oh oh. It’s a live album and it’s oh oh oh..so Coltrane. One of the best recorded albums I’ve ever heard.
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
7:59 pm
mike,
I posted a musical hug for you earlier. Here it is again since you obviously still need it.
FinnMcCool
September 25th, 2009
8:01 pm
when I wrote that stuff it wasn’t supposed to sound that bad.
jeez
FinnMcCool
September 25th, 2009
8:03 pm
Anyway, Afro Blue Impressions? I’ve converted more people to Coltrane with that album than I did with Blood On The Tracks to new Dylan fans.
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
8:04 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCMlSWlDX8&feature=related
Public Option's Doing Swell
September 25th, 2009
8:05 pm
You’re all white trash got it right Mikey-lazy, no education, and when you don’t know what you’re talking about you scream the other side is lying. And you’re the fast shrinking minority of mentally ill extremism. It’s also delusional to keep telling yourself black is white. “Health care” hanging by a thread; Obama’s not correcting the economy, we should dig in in Afghanistan when we don’t have any more troops. Iraq is going so well that 16 prisoners (5 Al Queada) escaped because the Americans and Iraqis both don’t know wtf they’re doing.
FinnMcCool
September 25th, 2009
8:10 pm
mike,
I think it’s evident Taxman is talking about wealthy kids. Are you not getting that? Let me post some links or something cause I believe you might be confused that you are one of them rich kids????
If you were rich, you wouldn’t be posting on a blog….
FinnMcCool
September 25th, 2009
8:13 pm
and “Blood On the Tracks” might be the greatest album of my generations lifetime (1966-?? OK, I’ll take a guess…2066)
mike
September 25th, 2009
8:13 pm
Public Option –
“You’re all white trash got it right Mikey-lazy, no education, and when you don’t know what you’re talking about you scream the other side is lying. And you’re the fast shrinking minority of mentally ill extremism. ”
And you think that idiotic rant would not be viewed as “mentally ill extrmism” by any sane person.
Truthfully, it makes me sad that there are so many people like you on both sides who are so intolerant of other views, so ignorant and so hateful that you can even spew garbage like this. It speaks poorly of you as a person. Even if you were right, you would still be an extremely hateful person.
BTW: I went to Rutgers. Where did you go to school? Judeging from your writing, I bet it was somewhere great.
““Health care” hanging by a thread; Obama’s not correcting the economy, we should dig in in Afghanistan when we don’t have any more troops. Iraq is going so well that 16 prisoners (5 Al Queada) escaped because the Americans and Iraqis both don’t know wtf they’re doing.”
What was that incoherent rant even mean? Makes no sense whatsoever? Are you criticizing Obama?
Looking forward to hearing where you went to college to become so much more intelligent than every conservative in the country.
mike
September 25th, 2009
8:16 pm
FinnMcCool –
“I think it’s evident Taxman is talking about wealthy kids. Are you not getting that? Let me post some links or something cause I believe you might be confused that you are one of them rich kids????”
You miss the point completely. What I am saying is that you angry liberal can’t decide which ignorant stereotype to spew. One day, you say we are all white trash. The next day we are all rich.
Pretty simple.
“Let me post some links or something cause I believe you might be confused that you are one of them rich kids????”
Is that a question? Regardless, your rant makes no sense.
“If you were rich, you wouldn’t be posting on a blog….”
Huh? Again you make no sense. Besides that, are you certain that rich people don’t post on blogs? Why do you believe that?
mike
September 25th, 2009
8:18 pm
Public Option -
One more thing. You whine that all conservatives “scream the other side is lying”.
You constantly accuse Republicans of lying. Why are you allowed to engage in this behavior when those who dare not share your narrow minded views can not? Because you are a hypocrite?
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
8:26 pm
If you were rich, you wouldn’t be posting on a blog….
Finn,
He’d have the equivalent of a blog chauffer. What he really needs to do is hire a full time hugger. He is such a grump. hehehe
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
8:27 pm
Andy, Andy, Andy
All these poser pop/dance princesses you post can’t hold a candle to the Empress
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
8:28 pm
BTW: I went to Rutgers.
Would you pass the grey poupon, mike.
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
8:29 pm
Kamchak,
Don’t leave me in suspence. Who is the Empress.
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
8:33 pm
Taxpayer
Who else but…
mike
September 25th, 2009
8:34 pm
Taxpayer –
“Would you pass the grey poupon, mike.”
Actually it is a state school. Nothing fancy about it.
Do you ever have any knowledge on the matters you discuss?
mike
September 25th, 2009
8:37 pm
Well, it looks like we are down to the barley sentient again. Time for me to check out.
Remember folks:
1) Any random thought that you have is a fact. No need to research it.
2) Anyone who does not share your narrow minded views is dumb, evil or dumb and evil.
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
8:41 pm
3) mike is intolerant of anyone who isn’t mike
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
8:43 pm
Kamchak- Be serious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoFCSbAU8jw&feature=related
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
8:50 pm
I’ve got your serious
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
8:50 pm
Kamchak,
She is hot. I used to sport around in a little red TR-3 years ago. But, my favorite red ride is the Corvette. I saw him perform at the FOX in Atlanta many years back.
j$
September 25th, 2009
8:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb1cpSJtIqM
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
8:52 pm
I don’t know, Kamchak. I suspect mike even stands in front of the mirror and scolds himself for his bad behavior. If he doesn’t, then he should be asking himself, why not.
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
8:53 pm
Seriously
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
8:55 pm
mike
September 25th, 2009
8:34 pm
Taxpayer –
“Would you pass the grey poupon, mike.”
Actually it is a state school. Nothing fancy about it.
Do you ever have any knowledge on the matters you discuss?
Does that mean you won’t be passing the poor man’s great tasting mustard. You silly boy.
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
8:56 pm
Kamchak- Step back away from the comment box and enjoy-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l-ecUZWTW4&feature=related
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
9:04 pm
70’s funk-rock Atlanta style.
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
9:05 pm
If you’re into hot dancing, it is hard to beat a maniac.
RW-(the original)
September 25th, 2009
9:06 pm
Enter your comments here–
Then there’s this entry in the battle of the chick videos.
RW-(the original)
September 25th, 2009
9:09 pm
Enter your comments here–
Or maybe this one
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
9:10 pm
Normal–Just wanted to remind you that “All Along The Watchtower” is actually a Bob Dylan song, although the JH version is much more famous.
With all of the Bruce tributes, I didn’t see a couple of my favorites including “I’m on Fire” and “One Step Up”.
AmVet, if you’ve got it going already, here’s a mindblower from the Benefit album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfVgIW9dW9E
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
9:16 pm
Come on y’all-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b714Wi4CDsQ
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
9:22 pm
Oh yeah, let’s bring it-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u0c0b2fQlI&feature=related
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
9:26 pm
Reporter– +1 pts for Lowell George
-5 pts for C+C Factory
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
9:28 pm
Speaking of hot disco chicks, Taste of Honey had it going on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUclIoNpPO0&feature=related
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
9:29 pm
Hips Don’t Lie
RW-(the original)
September 25th, 2009
9:33 pm
Enter your comments here–
Of course we all know what girls want
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
9:35 pm
Bruno- Have you no rhythm?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FGk63Fv7t4&feature=related
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
9:38 pm
“Bruno- Have you no rhythm?”
You’ll have to ask my Nigerian honey.
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
9:41 pm
Ok, for something totally different-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O80b002XT0
Normal
September 25th, 2009
9:42 pm
I think this is the hottest chick out there…besides my wife, of course…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvcNtoHwd6Y&feature=related
rings around the rosies
September 25th, 2009
9:43 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mVEGfH4s5g
j$
September 25th, 2009
9:43 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6Uaqpm5sg
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
9:47 pm
Reporter–I was about 15 feet away from Elton at the Roxy in 1997. He’s one strange MFer.
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
9:47 pm
Another African honey
DebbieDoRight
September 25th, 2009
9:49 pm
Did someone say Country Rock? Here’s my favorite AND it was a hit in this CENTURY!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07_rnlBezQg
Whine!! Good choices again tonight!! You Rock!!!
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
9:52 pm
Bruno- Yeah but that strange bird can rock-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GYI6XJH9Ss
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
9:54 pm
Kamchak +1 for Sade. Another smooth Nigerian…..
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
10:06 pm
Bruno
Well—Normal did get there first.
j$
September 25th, 2009
10:06 pm
Props to Debs with the Swingin’.
RW-(the original)
September 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
Enter your comments here–
EJ keeps some pretty hot company too
Speaking of that hot company
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt7W6a_gQSM
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
10:08 pm
“Normal did get there first.”
Missed it. + 1 for honesty then.
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
10:09 pm
Blasting “Funeral For A Friend” for my rabbit.
DebbieDoRight
September 25th, 2009
10:13 pm
They call her Neo-Soul – but I like to call her neo- rock. Amy Winehouse (something else from this decade…)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-_ZywDWRK8
RW-(the original)
September 25th, 2009
10:13 pm
Enter your comments here–
Bruno, crank this one up for your bird
j$
September 25th, 2009
10:14 pm
one day, in band camp, we got lost on a trail:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY5v9tt62IY
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator (-: You Whine )-:
September 25th, 2009
10:19 pm
Bruno- I got something that will blow your rabbits mind-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9IoIY7ghY
RW-(the original)
September 25th, 2009
10:19 pm
Enter your comments here–
Also from this decade
Kamchak
September 25th, 2009
10:22 pm
An Asian honey.
RW-(the original)
September 25th, 2009
10:41 pm
Enter your comments here–
Andy,
You and PresBO’s team pulled a Houdini act over at Kummunski Field tonight. Got two hits and won 2-zip.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another from this decade, but looking back to the past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy3UIaGmcII
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
10:41 pm
Group hug time
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
10:44 pm
“AND it was a hit in this CENTURY!!!”
It came out in 1983. Wrong again.
DebbieDoRight
September 25th, 2009
10:51 pm
“It came out in 1983. Wrong again.”
In case some of you don’t realize sarcasm when you see it, please think of it like this: Everytime your girl says “I think you’re real handsome, cute and a good lover”; that’s sarcasm………
DebbieDoRight
September 25th, 2009
10:51 pm
Another fave from Amy Winehouse……..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7UFxqI2pM
DebbieDoRight
September 25th, 2009
10:59 pm
Last one for the night….. Clarence Carter’s Strokin (My Dad’s favorite song!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGVnH39UzI8&feature=related
j$
September 25th, 2009
11:11 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kYtliQs0tc
Bruno
September 25th, 2009
11:37 pm
For a little bit of history, “Georgia On My Mind” by Django Reinhardt, 1936:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhwCgsnjqw&feature=related
Caution: Slow feed, so let it start and then pause to build up cache time.
Taxpayer
September 25th, 2009
11:37 pm
I want you to know, it’s time to go.
SOUTHERN ATL
September 25th, 2009
11:49 pm
What about that “old skool” featuring George Clinton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuEdkF5J5Gk
BizzyBlog
September 26th, 2009
12:09 am
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