Downtown Dave's World-at-Large

sorry d - i didn't get your reply: discogs is...

2011-10-04T11:32:44.330-05:00

sorry d - i didn't get your reply:

discogs is the definitive source for info on electronic music artist and releases:

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Nebraska

J: Any word on where s/he/they are from or who th...

2011-09-21T13:40:34.943-05:00

J:

Any word on where s/he/they are from or who they are? I haven't been able to find ANYTHING on the interwebs!

DUDE - i love Nebraska :) actually discovered the...

2011-09-21T12:33:55.966-05:00

DUDE - i love Nebraska :) actually discovered them years ago at groove on a obscure 12" - likely a french label during that time period you described. unfortunately those cutz are vinyl only...
But I found a bunch more tracks on Youtube
-checkit-
http://www.youtube.com/artist?a=AYMcY2vx8GQEhQ8BqKBT4GbnyF368wTK

This makes actual, philosophical nihilism look bad...

2011-07-25T22:45:02.615-05:00

This makes actual, philosophical nihilism look bad. Liz is what makes right-wing so evil, and OP is what reminds me of those rare right-wingers who realize most people on the right are completely insane.

Just one comment: It's not 'get us off for...

2011-01-06T20:31:15.053-06:00

Just one comment: It's not 'get us off foreign oil.' It's 'get us off oil.'

True on all fronts, John. It is ESPECIALLY true th...

2010-12-23T13:43:52.452-06:00

True on all fronts, John. It is ESPECIALLY true that Congress is far more dysfunctional than it once was, and that . . . . really is saying something.

well, yeah, but look at Congress at the time too: ...

2010-12-23T11:34:48.352-06:00

well, yeah, but look at Congress at the time too: The House was 72.4% Democrats, 26.4% Republican, and 1.2% other. It was easier for FDR to get things through that body.

I think the bigger part of it is that the right wing has played the long game since the 1960's and the left has been responding tactically. And Congress is much more dysfunctional than before.

That is some funny shit. Isn't it funny how so...

2010-12-20T00:32:39.275-06:00

That is some funny shit. Isn't it funny how so many of these homophobes are being outed? They're the people for whom the phrase 'Methinks thee dost protest too much' was coined. MTDPTM?

I totally agree.

2010-12-17T17:45:54.350-06:00

I totally agree.

Hey Dave. Greetings from Tallahassee, Florida. S...

2010-11-11T20:14:07.552-06:00

Hey Dave. Greetings from Tallahassee, Florida. Soon to be the home of the evil lowlife governor elect Rick Scott. Florida now leads the march to the coming idiocracy.

By the way, if you have the time come visit my blog. I do cartoons - some personal, some political. http://johnhorse.blogspot.com

True, but I'll add that Rhode Island, Maryland...

2010-08-17T22:23:58.123-05:00

True, but I'll add that Rhode Island, Maryland and Vermont have the same representation as Texas. I was mixed on this for a long time. The filibuster seemed a lot more attractive to me in 2005-2006 when Sam Alito was up for the SCOTUS. Too bad right wingers are so relentlessly about going to extreme measures while progressives are, by their nature, more accommodating and cautious.

No, it's time to end the Senate. Why do we n...

2010-08-17T21:55:37.816-05:00

No, it's time to end the Senate.

Why do we need to have a house where Montana gets the same representation as California? That smells bad to me. It's a remnant, the same as the electoral college.

Eff yeah dude! What a great idea. I would LOVE to ...

2010-01-24T16:27:26.338-06:00

Eff yeah dude! What a great idea. I would LOVE to set up a porn company, or an escort service, or some douchey "all natural herbs" company and then run IT for President!

Had a flash of pranky brilliance: form a corporati...

2010-01-24T13:21:57.622-06:00

Had a flash of pranky brilliance: form a corporation and run it for national office. It would work best if we could get the resources to meet the legal challenges and take it to the Supreme Court.

Your point about relative risk is well-taken, John...

2009-11-21T19:01:52.256-06:00

Your point about relative risk is well-taken, John. But does a soyburger provide the payoff in deliciousness that a real burger might?

I'm not even some hard core red-meat-a-tarian. Just sayin' . . .

There's no such thing as zero risk. Risk is a ...

2009-11-21T16:42:41.765-06:00

There's no such thing as zero risk. Risk is a part of life. The question is the relative risk--what's the difference between eating a soyburger and something else?

I think it's probably reasonable to propose that a regular hamburger is riskier than a soyburger, and by the way, contributes substantially more to deforestation.

Haven't read it John. I'll have to check i...

2009-11-15T06:36:43.407-06:00

Haven't read it John. I'll have to check it out.

omg - LMAO @ dave's post! :) LOL, your writing...

2009-11-14T20:58:49.734-06:00

omg - LMAO @ dave's post! :) LOL, your writing style is a joy to read man - keep it up!

Have you read 'Whatever it Takes' by Paul ...

2009-10-22T15:24:06.256-05:00

Have you read 'Whatever it Takes' by Paul Tough? Story of the Harlem Children's Zone? Very interesting stuff.

Agreed, homie. I just find it sublimely irritating...

2009-07-14T18:19:45.121-05:00

Agreed, homie. I just find it sublimely irritating that when a liberal or Democrat fucks up it's all: "this person is a moral failure who must resign," but when a RepubliCon fucks up, it's all: "Well they all do it don'tcha know, the whole dang system is corrupt."

yer friggin right...the hypocrisy in accountabilit...

2009-07-14T11:22:17.131-05:00

yer friggin right...the hypocrisy in accountability is absolute bullshit. I agree that often times the MSM tends to Parrot the Repubs talking points...perhaps to the credit of the disinfo campaigns they wage. Right now, I am much more perturbed by the current rallying around Dick Cheney and the previous admins' indiscretions with wiretapping and torture than any sex scandals.

I agree that they're playing the game, althoug...

2009-06-06T07:54:55.883-05:00

I agree that they're playing the game, although I'm not so sure how "planned" all of this politicking is for them. Something about the 'Cons' behavior lately doesn't strike me as particularly "planned."

I think they're grasping at straws and lashing out desperately . . . hence the Tiller murder.

I dunno, I feel like they are playing the chess ga...

2009-06-05T22:46:39.072-05:00

I dunno, I feel like they are playing the chess game as planned. Solidify the extreme Right edge that W. was able to root. Act helpless and wounded at losing the White House to Obama while pulling just as many strings underneath. Make periodic tests of their base, both among their class AND their mass media, to gauge the temperature out here. Continue working at Armagedeeon-based foreign policy as planned, just quieter than Palin et al would have.

All of which is why we gotta quickly and strongly stop stuff like the Tiller Execution in its tracks...

Would love to see your work someday. I've done som...

2009-06-01T09:12:39.505-05:00

Would love to see your work someday. I've done some political musical material myself.

Check out Lakes of Fire if you're looking for an easier, shorter, upper-Midwest version of BM!

Hey, Thanks for the links etc for the latest madn...

2009-05-30T23:06:20.935-05:00

Hey, Thanks for the links etc for the latest madness from the military's extended vacation at Abu Ghraib. Time to write another song about torture (don't worry - the first one I did isn't as bad as one might think!)

Found your blog from Chicago BMan -- this will be my 1st time there. I'm a singer and electronic musician, and hope to spend time making music with folks there.

www.reverbnation.com/marscaulton

P.S. I performed at I.O. a couple of times myself (as the poet whose work they'd then go off from.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OxT_qdSWps