Bill Hicks Remembered
The 15th anniversary of the death of legendary comedian Bill Hicks is coming up on February 26 of this year. In commemoration of this, David Letterman had Hicks’ mother on his show on January 30th, and he finally showed the stand-up routine that was censored several months before Bill died. He has become one of my top 5 comedians as I’ve poured through his past albums (which I would highly recommend anyone check out), and this was a very nice thing for Letterman to do (as well as taking the blame for the censoring)… Anyway, the standup act itself is in the 3rd part (if you just want to skip to that…) Enjoy…
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
One of his better bits right here as well…
Last words… if you will…
Beat Poetry
This was a piece performed by Tim Minchin on December 21st at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. Enjoy.
There is a sweary mary every now and then, so NSFW, but I fucking loved it…
(Edit) Fixed (/Edit)
Macy’s Day Parade experiences….
…well, just watch for yourself… Sorry for the quality…
Neil Young 63 today…
From a 1971 BBC performance… Whole concert is here…
New Slogan for McCain/Palin…
It’s got a nice ring to it…
Hopefully everyone has seen this video…
Obama responds to controversy stirred up by McCain campaign…
I agree wholeheartedly… Enough is enough…
Palin has command military experience, you see, because… uhmm…
From yesterday (Sept. 1) Tucker Bounds (of the McCain campaign) on the choice of Palin for VP, and the experience she has…
Dennis Kucinich’s Speech at the DNC…
I’m surprised if anyone can top this from the convention floor…
I do like him when he is less… jumpy… but that was still an excellent speech.
Lama Yo Mama!
This weekend, His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke in Seattle, and I was lucky enough to have Megan drag me along. I use the verb ‘drag’ because I was not initially inspired to attend this appearance when I first heard about it. Like any healthy skeptic, I regard most authority figures with extreme suspicion, especially when they derive their authority from a religious source. But, at the end I felt very differently about this particular devil. He had a lot of really thoughtful things to say, and I appreciated the opportunity to hear them.
The line outside the stadium snaked all the way around the block, which offered great opportunities for people watching. The evangelicals were out in full force with megaphones, signs, and t-shirts, warning all the attendees that Buddhism leads directly to eternal damnation.
The 10 Things You Should Know About John McCain
MoveOn.org just released a top ten list about John McCain that covers a few facts and connections unlikely to receive much coverage from the mainstream media. Each assertion is backed up with a hyperlink embedded within the text, so please feel free to research something if it sounds unfounded to you.
I know it’s unlikely that Hillary will receive the Dem’s nomination, but if she does, I strongly urge anyone out there who is considering a vote for McCain over Hillary to take a look at this: