Monthly Archives: August 2010

JETS OVERHEAD by Peter Nolan Smith

Falmouth Foresides was a quiet neighborhood in the 50s. Ships blew their horns leaving Portland Harbor and channel buoys tolled out their passing wake. At night I listened to the Celtics game on a small transistor radio from Japan. The volume turned to almost silence. My older brother was a light sleeper. Mornings belonged to […]

The Yardbirds – I’m A Man (Hullabaloo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWexhbYaOY

THe White Donkey Hope

John Holmes hailed as the white hope for XXX fans throughout the 70s. His heroic hammer was a matter of pride for the Caucasian males suffering the pangs of Black Panther penis envy. He was our Ali. 12 inches of white thunder and I always wanted one day to unzip my zipper and have a […]

AIN’T SUPERSTITIOUS Jeff Beck 1968

Unbelievable band with Rod Stewart as front man and the ex-Yardbirds’ guitarist playing his Fender Stratocaster covering Willie Dixon’s 1961 classic. I bought the LP. $2.99 Still have the CD. Go to this URL to hear AIN’T SUPERSTITIOUS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSHFhkj-hm4

The Wealth of One Man

The Thai military ousted Prime Minister Thaksin in 2006. His assets were seized by the Thai court and yesterday the Supreme Court rejected his appeal to return his fortune. The government has been left with the decision as to what to do with the 46 billion baht. Most politicians want to establish a multitude of […]