Kris Kristofferson wrote this song about a down-and-out musician, but what if we look at it as an analogy for America? See America wasted on the sidewalkwearing our camo and red hats.We’re wearing yesterday’s misfortunes like a smileOnce we had a future full of money, love and dreamsWhich we spent like they were going out […]
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We come from the land of the ice and snowFrom the midnight sun where the hot springs flowThe hammer(?) of the godsWill drive our ships to new landsTo fight the horde, sing and cryValhalla, I am coming- Immigrant Song / Led Zeppelin While listening to Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song on endless loop, I began to […]
“Wedding Song (There Is Love)” is a title of a 1971 hit single by Paul Stookey: the song—which Stookey credits to divine inspiration – has since been recorded by many singers (with versions by Petula Clark and Mary MacGregor returning it to the Billboard Hot 100)—and remains a popular choice for performance at weddings. Wikipedia […]
We’ve Been Through Some Crappy Times Before When you find yourself in times of trouble….When you’re weary, feeling small…..When life gets you down, Mrs. Brown….Where do we turn?The Austin Lounge Lizards, of course! We’ve Been Through Some Crappy Times Before- The Austin Lounge LizardsYou say the last elections didn’t turn out like you planned.You’re feeling […]
Good morning, WLBOTT World. Here’s a little something hopeful:Imagine a seedling breaking through the dark soil, reaching toward the sun. Though the sky is clouded over and rain falls steadily, the seedling grows stronger with every drop. It may seem small now, but that rain, those gray skies—they’re just part of its journey to becoming […]
Bold Artistic Expression Obituary for Michigan J. Frog The Washington Post ran an obituary for Michigan J. Frog. The obituary lampooned the greedy corporate decision to pull the plug on MJF. BULLETIN:Michigan J. Frog, the 1950s Warner Bros. contract player best known for his top hat, cane and ragtime songs, is dead, killed by the […]
Before we get started on today’s topic, we need to clear the air with Elder G. WLBOTT: G, let’s say, hypothetically, that my name was John Conner. Would you and I still be able to be friends? Elder G: Hypothetically speaking, if your name were John Conner, we would definitely still be friends! I’d be […]
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Night Comes On
Night Comes On is a 1984 song by Leonard Cohen. Night Comes OnLeonard CohenI went down to the place where I knew she lay waitingUnder the marble and the snowI said, “Mother I’m frightened, the thunder and the lightningI’ll never come through this alone”She said, “I’ll be with you, my shawl wrapped around youMy hand […]
We note that sometimes just the appearance of enjoying life can anger certain segments of the population. This will not stop us. When they go high, we go low. Low. As in “get down.” As in “we like to boogie.” Thanks to Elder KM for taking us down this rabbit hole. The Elders Get Down! […]
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Taxi
Here’s my third attempt at a BLOTT today. I woke up so angry (collapse of civilization, etc.) that the first BLOTT was basically a long, tedious screed / scream into the void / etc. The second BLOTT has merit, but will take a lot of research (well, what passes as research at WLBOTT). It will […]