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Things To Do With Matzah

Posted by TRO on April 30, 2008

For my friend Neil. Yeah I know it’s been a while since Passover, but I just found the thing, so cut me some slack, okay?

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To Help You Get Through Hump-Day

Posted by TRO on April 30, 2008

Groovy Dancing Girl

As an aside, she appears to be a ginger. Is this what gingers do when they are bored?

UPDATE:

This song and video are addictive. Much like potato chips and gingers I imagine, once you have one you just can’t stop.

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Stairway To Heaven Hell

Posted by TRO on April 18, 2008

It’s like one of those sad alternate dimension episodes of Star Trek with Page and Plant as Beatles. It’s not pretty.

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Crash Test Dummies: God Shuffled His Feet

Posted by TRO on April 11, 2008

I heard this song for the first time in a long time last night. I forgot how good it is.

Posted in Faith, Music, Religion, Videos | 1 Comment »

John McCain’s Newest Political Ad: Heroes

Posted by TRO on April 1, 2008

Hat-tip to Red-State.

Posted in Jokes, McCain, Music, Parody, Popular Culture, Videos | 2 Comments »

Glory Box By Portishead

Posted by TRO on April 1, 2008

Thanks to Ginger in Montana for naming that tune.

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The Definition Of Surreal

Posted by TRO on March 19, 2008

Fins, Russians, and Skynyrd. It simply doesn’t get better than this.

Actually, I vaguely remember Skynyrd looking like this when I saw them in concert a little over three decades ago, but it was probably just something I smoked.

Hat-tip to To The Point News.

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My Kind Of Music

Posted by TRO on March 14, 2008

In case you were wondering, and I know you were. 

Listen to them all.  If you don’t come away liking this guy, there is sumthing wrong with you, boy.

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No Clue What He Is Saying

Posted by TRO on March 14, 2008

But the song is quite mesmerizing.

Hat-tip to Ginger.

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Stuff I Found On The Fox News Web Site

Posted by TRO on March 11, 2008

1.   Of all the sins I thought I might go to hell for, driving my SUV wasn’t one of them. As if I didn’t have to apologize enough for the Church already.  Then again, the Southern Baptists are also buying into the global warming nonsense, so maybe lunacy is interdenominational.

2.  If I was dork riding a bike in too-short black pants, black tie, short-sleeved white shirt, white socks and goober black shoes, I don’t think I would have the nerve to mock any other religion.  Except maybe Scientology, which literally begs to be mocked.

3.  Man, this poor guy just can’t catch a break.  They need to bring the party to him.

4.  Yes, it exists. Being a gentleman that’s all I am going to say on that.

5.  Obligatory comments on Democratic Governor Spitzer’s fall from grace: a) He is a moron, b) His wife is a babe - I’d hit that, c) Fifty-five hundred dollars for an hour? Who the hell pays that much for sex? I mean, I love sex, but damn, $5,500? Is that prorated? It comes down to about $92 a minute so can I buy $276 worth?

6.  If you a conservative in Mississippi go vote for Hillary in today’s Democratic primary. It’s fun and not a mortal sin. Venial maybe, but not mortal.

7.  I never thought what Madonna did was rock, but what do I know? And doesn’t she look like an old guy now?  Her arms look very familiar.

Madonna’s in the middle by the way.  That’s Iggy Pop on the left and Effeminate Pop on the right.

Posted in 2008 election, Celebrities, Conservatism, Elections, Faith, Global Warming, Hillary, Music, Parody, Personal, Popular Culture, Religion, Sex, Women | No Comments »

Rock On

Posted by TRO on February 15, 2008

One of my favorite songs in the 1970s. Not this version, though. Although considering how dazed and confused I was back then, it could have been.

Still, I think it was probably this one.

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This Girl Rocks

Posted by TRO on December 31, 2007

For those younguns who read this, Kansas was a big rock group when I was a teenager and this was one of their hits. And this 10 year old girl can really play it.

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Leader Of The Band

Posted by TRO on December 17, 2007

Awww, man, Dan Fogelberg passed away. That sucks. He music was a big part of my teen years. God bless him.

Bonus clip - Same Auld Ange Syne

Wonderful music, wonderful talent. And lyrics that just hit you.

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