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Leda Atomica – The revenge of Dave Davies

For too long Dave Davies’ name has been almost as big a punch line in Rock and Roll circles as Tito Jackson’s has been among African American comedians and it’s a terrible injustice. I trace a lot of it to John Mendelsohn of Creem Magazine, who made an epic and ultimately successful effort to argue …

An Apology to Hank Aaron

Due to faulty memory I have accused Hank Aaron of attaining his Home Run achievement through the use of witchcraft as depicted by his appearance on Bewitched. I have since realized that the ballplayer who used his Warlock ability to shatter the record books was instead Willie Mays, unless both Aaron and Mays were on Bewitched …

Gays Just Can’t Win

Make up your mind do your mind do you want them married or not PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state’s highest court ruled Friday in a setback to gay rights advocates who sought greater recognition for same-sex relationships. The …

Dave and Brad: In the Listening Room

This will interest absolutely no one except my best friend (Dave Allen) and yours truly, but really the purpose of my website is mostly the self delusional aggrandizement of my pathetic life. So if you don’t want to participate then go and check out the topless photo of Melanie Griffith that accompanies my review of Something …

The Passage that I’ve wrestled with forever

“All right then,” said the Savage defiantly, “I’m claiming the right to be unhappy.” My best friend in high school used to say everything you needed to know was in “Brave New World.” “Violent Passion Surrogate. Regularly once a month. We flood the whole system with adrenalin. It’s the complete physiological equivalent of fear and …

The Glenn Schwartz Experience

“They offered me $50,000, I said, ‘Keep your money.’ They said, ‘You’re crazy.’ I said, ‘That’s right. Crazier than you’ll ever be.’” “You women out there…you shouldn’t wear pants, you should be behind your man, staying at home and serving him. Sinners! The time is near now…It’s almost over…here I come, watch out, watch out!” …

First Images of Speed Racer

Saw some first images of the Wachowski’s Speed Racer, which I’m looking forward to taking my niece Nicole to see. First impressions – Christina Ricci as Trixie looks too goth, John Goodman is too fat, and Racer X’s racing suit and mask look terrible. If they fuck up Rex Racer they’ve fucked up the whole movie, …

Patri Friedman goes insane at Caesar’s

The 2-5 No Limit table at Caesars was playing like the Big Game at the Bellagio this morning (July 2007 actually). A game where the average stack is maybe $500 was now being waged by 9 players with huge piles of $100 dollar bills, and the reason was Patri Friedman, who was doing his best …