Monthly Archives: March 2009

Back to the Stone Age

The GOP have continually promoted the idea of an impenetrable missile shield designed to protect the Continental USA and some of our overseas possession from attack by IBCMs. Ronald Reagan promoted the Strategic Defense Initiative or (SDI) as Star Wars defense in hopes of bankrupting the USSR through their efforts to come up with a […]

MONEY MONEY by the Kingsmen / Song of the Day

In 1964 the Kingsmen followed up LOUIE LOUIE with the 45 MONEY MONEY with BENT SPECTER on the B-Side. It was originally a hit for Barrett Strong in 1956 and their cover reached #16 on the Billboard charts. The lyrics of the song say it best for times like this, because we all need money […]

In George We Trust

Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington has graced the $1 bill since 1869 replacing Samuel Chase, the Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln. The motto ‘In God We Trust’ appeared on the single in 1955. In my life the dollar was been accepted everywhere as the world currency, but in the 1990s and […]

150 to Life

A New York City judge is on the verge of sentencing convicted swindler Bernie Madoff to prison. The maximum penalty is 150 years. A life sentence for a man in his 70s. Many of his victims feel this punishment as unsatisfactory. Most would pay for him to be abducted into a CIA rendition program, if […]

Song of the day – AMERICA / Razorlight

I went to see Razorlight at Hiro thanks to my roommate Vladmar, he books the bands at that venue. “They’re an English band.” “Like Oasis?” I hate all pop bands except for the ones I like. “Just come and seen them.” “What time they go on?” My bed hour is early now that I’m 103. […]