Comments on: Testification! A Crocker & Trey Adventure http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/ America's favorite blog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30225 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:59:31 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30225 Not yet old news, Dave. I just learned about it today. Fearless prediction: by general election time, Obama will have gotten past the media-hyped "gaffes" and will systematically, cordially but firmly bury John the Pseudo-Maverick McCain's utterly retro-reactionary rear. The msm will continue on its mindless tabloid march to derail BHO, but I don't think they'll succeed. With any luck at all, what they will derail is themselves. Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch of non-fourth estaters masquerading as serious journalists. There are some exceptions, to be sure, Steve Coll and Robin Wright, to name two. But that's the point. They are exceptions. Not yet old news, Dave. I just learned about it today. Fearless prediction: by general election time, Obama will have gotten past the media-hyped “gaffes” and will systematically, cordially but firmly bury John the Pseudo-Maverick McCain’s utterly retro-reactionary rear. The msm will continue on its mindless tabloid march to derail BHO, but I don’t think they’ll succeed. With any luck at all, what they will derail is themselves. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch of non-fourth estaters masquerading as serious journalists. There are some exceptions, to be sure, Steve Coll and Robin Wright, to name two. But that’s the point. They are exceptions.

]]> by: Dave von Ebers http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30213 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:17:34 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30213 Thanks, Dan. Thanks, Dan.

]]> by: SeattleDan http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30212 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:03:14 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30212 The Springsteen piece on Dave's fine blog. Just click on his name above. The Springsteen piece on Dave’s fine blog. Just click on his name above.

]]> by: Dave von Ebers http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30193 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:38:09 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30193 Well, I tried twice to post a link to a piece in <i>Time</i> magazine about Bruce Springsteen endorsing Barack Obama ... Fanny musta thought it was spam. By now, of course, it's old news. Sigh. Well, I tried twice to post a link to a piece in Time magazine about Bruce Springsteen endorsing Barack Obama … Fanny musta thought it was spam.

By now, of course, it’s old news.

Sigh.

]]> by: Dave von Ebers http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30187 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:03:33 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30187 Speaking of <a href="http://thepage.time.com/statement-from-bruce-springsteen/" rel="nofollow">Bruce Springsteen</a> ... Speaking of Bruce Springsteen …

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30153 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:30:23 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30153 How insulting is that to the folks who are working in those manufucturing, and blue collar towns. Does this mean they are not “intellectual?” These are people that sacrifice greatly so their children can go to college, and hopefully be able to carve out an easier existence for themselves and their grandchildren. Damned well put, Acronym Jim. And the typo in manufacturing captures an essential truth about the current plight of these people who built this fucking country. Barack Obama too elitist? Please. Those critics of Obama are so utterly intellectually dishonest and the media folk who parrot that shit such pimps that to borrow part of a line from Springsteen's "New Used Car," "Tell 'em all they can kiss our asses..." Love the quote, hedera. And I gotta agree, Dave, NEBRASKA is the best of a hell of library of great songs. One thing amazing to me is how few of his songs can be omitted. I first saw him in Lakeland, Florida in 1974, I think it was. Here was this kind of skinny, scrufty young guy with a dirty stocking cap on his head outworking James Brown. The only reason I knew about him at that time was because one of my students told me I had to hear and see him and his E-Street Band. I knew the student knew what he was talking about (he had talked the college into bring Bob Seeger to our quite small community college in 1973, back when Bob Seeger could sit in the college union and talk to whoever wanted to sit and chat with him before the concert). So off I went to Lakeland listening to Janis Joplin (she would kick my ass in a good way when I was troubled, god love her). How insulting is that to the folks who are working in those manufucturing, and blue collar towns. Does this mean they are not “intellectual?” These are people that sacrifice greatly so their children can go to college, and hopefully be able to carve out an easier existence for themselves and their grandchildren.

Damned well put, Acronym Jim. And the typo in manufacturing captures an essential truth about the current plight of these people who built this fucking country. Barack Obama too elitist? Please. Those critics of Obama are so utterly intellectually dishonest and the media folk who parrot that shit such pimps that to borrow part of a line from Springsteen’s “New Used Car,” “Tell ‘em all they can kiss our asses…”

Love the quote, hedera.

And I gotta agree, Dave, NEBRASKA is the best of a hell of library of great songs. One thing amazing to me is how few of his songs can be omitted. I first saw him in Lakeland, Florida in 1974, I think it was. Here was this kind of skinny, scrufty young guy with a dirty stocking cap on his head outworking James Brown. The only reason I knew about him at that time was because one of my students told me I had to hear and see him and his E-Street Band. I knew the student knew what he was talking about (he had talked the college into bring Bob Seeger to our quite small community college in 1973, back when Bob Seeger could sit in the college union and talk to whoever wanted to sit and chat with him before the concert). So off I went to Lakeland listening to Janis Joplin (she would kick my ass in a good way when I was troubled, god love her).

]]> by: hedera http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30146 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:18:10 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30146 I used to have a sign in my office, I forget where I got it, which said: Due to budget constraints, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. I used to have a sign in my office, I forget where I got it, which said:

Due to budget constraints, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.

]]> by: Becca (and Brian) http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30145 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:46:32 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30145 ST... very, very tempting! Might have to check out the train schedule and see what kind of vacation time we could get for a long weekend. In terms of Adam being there, that's what peer pressure is for, right? Plus we could always offer to babysit young Baz B ST…

very, very tempting! Might have to check out the train schedule and see what kind of vacation time we could get for a long weekend.

In terms of Adam being there, that’s what peer pressure is for, right? Plus we could always offer to babysit young Baz

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]]> by: SeattleTammy http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30144 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:03:29 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30144 So, we just heard that Wait! Wait! will be in Seattle June 26th... the question is... will Adam? hmm, buy Paramount tickets now, or wait until we've heard not a Peep, not a Word.... we can always stalk Peter! So, we just heard that Wait! Wait! will be in Seattle June 26th… the question is… will Adam? hmm, buy Paramount tickets now, or wait until we’ve heard not a Peep, not a Word….

we can always stalk Peter!

]]> by: SallyMutant http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30143 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:28:08 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/04/08/testification-a-crocker-trey-adventure/#comment-30143 Oh, let's go r&b. Temps "Ball of Confusion." That really is what the world is today, hey hey. Might as well evoke Vietnam-era pop; all the current Generals sound very period--"Light at the end of the tunnel:" They are stoppng just short of calling the situation "Iraqification" ala "Vietnamization," but you can tell that's what they are trying to sell. Oh, let’s go r&b. Temps “Ball of Confusion.” That really is what the world is today, hey hey.

Might as well evoke Vietnam-era pop; all the current Generals sound very period–”Light at the end of the tunnel:” They are stoppng just short of calling the situation “Iraqification” ala “Vietnamization,” but you can tell that’s what they are trying to sell.

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