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January 23, 2008

Nasty nasty-grams from Bill Clinton as Bill damages and embarrasses his sort-of good name, microwaveable measured servings of birdseed, those women I like (the lovely rachel and katrina) and no more erectile dysfunction commercials

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BILL CLINTON IS MAKING HILLARY CLINTON - hillary RODHAM clinton - LOOK LIKE A WEAK WOMAN WHO NEEDS HER MAN TO COME TO HER RESCUE and do her dirty work. Bill Clinton is fantastically great at speaking to audiences and acting sincere. I think he is a sincere person who "feels your pain," but that is not contrary to being a damn good actor who can push the "feeling your pain" buttons at will. Bill Clinton, in his post-Presidency, has acquired so much good will internationally and nationally for so many good reasons - he didn't lie about what other countries were doing, he didn't invade a nation under false pretenses, he respected other nations and treaties the U. S. had signed, he inherited a huge G. Herbert Walker Bush deficit and turned it into a huge surplus, he appealed to many Democrats for his moderate to liberal views on social issues, he had GREAT APPEAL to Republicans (and great disdain from blue collar Democrats) for NAFTA and other free trade issues, and he was caught lying about getting oral sex from a young intern. But when you're an ex-President, you're supposed to DIGNIFY YOURSELF - have dignity, exude dignity, be a diplomat, a spokesman for all good causes, an ambassador of good will - fill in the many possible blanks with more platitudes and DIGNITUDES - don't be an ass, etc. And now Bill Clinton is being a pit bull for his his little woman. Obviously his little woman needs the help, although I don't quite understand why she needs help as I've always liked her and respected her - she's a Wellesley graduate and Yale Law School graduate and smarter than the average bear. Bill Clinton, like all ex-presidents, should not be a local campaign chair who fields questions from the local media and can launch nasty nasty grams at will. Even George Herbert Walker Bush rarely if ever came to the rescue of his least intelligent son, George Walker Bush, and the slowest Bush son surely needed help much more than the extremely intelligent Yale Law grad. Bill Clinton is misquoting Obama and acting like the "Slick Willie" character he was labeled by many Republicans.

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When Rachel Maddow and/or Katrina Vanden Heuvel speak(s), I am thrilled.

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As I am writing this at 8:45 PM Eastern, I heard:

I" know I have high cholesterol but I didn't know it could lead to my E. D. (erectile dysfunction)."

I often keep television on while I do this and that but I wish there weren't commercials about E. D. and Cialis and Viagra and the loss of that "fresh feeling," when I'm trying to write.

And to hell with Nutrisystem commercials and eating pre-packaged microwaveable measured servings of birdseed. Damn it - I'm turning off the TV and going out to cause trouble.

Love,

A composer

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January 21, 2008

Damn mean Democrats and their rough resilient rhetoric, taking drugs and losing sleep to avoid Tennessee terrorists, lovely thoughts and lovely words for lovely people

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THERE'S AN AMAZING DEBATE GOING ON RIGHT NOW AMONG THE 3 DEMOCRATS. All have done very well, scored points, been a bit nasty, played to the audience and impressed my Mother, the smartest and most-in-touch member of the general voting electorate I know, and me. The three have been intelligent, contriving, conniving and electable. I rarely possess the first quality and am allergic to the latter two.

If you TiVO or capture AV in some illegal or legal fashion, I would strongly recommend watching this very personal - even if they are politicians - debate/pie fight.


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I LIKE THE WORD, "LOVELY." I'll use it, or quote someone else using it, now:

"it's such a thrill you're such a lovely audience we'd like to take you home with us we'd love to take you home."

AND then there's this utterance:

"Isn't she lovely, Isn't she wonderful."

IN THE PAST, I'VE QUOTED HILLARY CLINTON who remarked how "LOVELY" a family was. She on 5th Avenue, a few feet from me, and was being a very LOVELY and charming woman.

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IT'S GOING TO SNOW/RAIN/SLEET tomorrow morning in Nashville. That is similar to saying that ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE and evil terrorist drivers will succeed at making the world - middle Tennessee - a much worse place. I've done what I can do - my coffee maker will grind beans, spill out the BENEVOLENT LEGAL DRUG of my moderate addiction (Trader Joe's Volcano Dark Roast), I'll swallow and it will kick in before 5:00 AM Central. I'll wake up, turn on my computer for no very good reason, drink coffee and head off to see if I can beat the forces of evil - Nashville drivers from Williamson and Maury counties - in the process of driving to Nashville.

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The PATRIOTS won yesterday. We now have to face a team from New Jersey. Many arrogant people from New York who believe that because they are New Yorkers are entitled to all things good will cheer that New Jersey team. Being from a Communist Republik that is a suburb of the quaint and old seaside village/resort of Boston, i.e. Cambridge - the real Cambridge - I will cheer for my local team and join in with the understated cheers of some very LOVELY, humble and soft spoken fellow Massachusetts residents. Regardless, George Bush will be out of office in 364 days and fellow residents of my planet will think more of me, even though George Bush will very likely be succeeded by another Republican.


Good night and LOVELY heartfelt wishes.


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January 20, 2008

My favorite scientifically valid superstitions, 365 days left, New England Patriots, George Bush, Tom Cruise and Scientology

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ONLY 365 DAYS TO GO UNTIL "Our Long National Nightmare is Over," to quote President Gerald Ford referring to the end of Nixon and Watergate. The nightmare that will end one year from today is the reign of our country's worst President, George Walker Bush. Only one year to go.......


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The Patriots play today. If things go as they should, the Patriots will play in the Super Bowl next month. But being a Bostonian, I grew up perfectly unsure and uncocky when it came to Boston sports teams and victories. Boston is, after all, just a modest small seaside village of 511,000 gentle humble, soft-spoken and unopinionated people. We don't have the people, money or resources of New York City.


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It's time to write the word, "SCIENTOLOGY," again and hopefully draw the wrath of that most frightening morally bankrupt cult. And what better segue than to show some Tom Cruise Cult of Scientology expose material, this time from the MSNBC television show, "Countdown."

Tom Cruise - the Goebbels of Scientology.


The Cult are quite proficient and the unreleased Tom Cruise video, "I'm Proud To Be A Scientologist Where At Least I Know I'm (not) Free," has already been yanked off YouTube. Fortunately for the rest of us there are many Tom Cruise-Scientology parodies and photos that keep getting posted and viewed.

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Time to do my rotator cuff exercises and pretend that I'm not falling apart. And time to revert to my favorite scientifically valid superstitions so that the Patriots will win.


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January 16, 2008

Therapizing my rotator cuff, the WJBC interview, Mitt Romney hunter-victor, a Jesus song, Ambrose Bierce as a counter to Mike Huckabee


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I BEGAN THERAPY TODAY, not for what some of my friends might think, but to help repair my right shoulder and my rotator cuff. I got to see a cool model of a shoulder and learn a lot about the shoulder and the rotator cuff. My therapist is great. I look forward to seeing her as we have many meetings and she's great at what she does. Also, everything worked really well - her diagnosis seemed excellent and the final two remedy type treatments I got were fantastic and I feel great and without pain. Of course this too shall pass...

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THERE IS ANOTHER Interview with me available as an MP3 file here. On Monday, Steve Fast of WJBC and I had a good 12-minute conversation together. It was done fast and very simply as I had to get to the Bloomington airport to catch a plane.


The WJBC interview and this interview from WGLT means I am taking up precious Midwest - Modwest - Midwheat - Midcorn airspace lately.

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I love polenta. Tonight, I turned it into a spicy thing cooked with high heat and a disturbing bunch of spices. I will not reveal those spices right now. I'm onto something good but I'm also writing while I eat. Time to stop that foolish kind of multitasking/adult ADD.

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The Brave and Fearless Hunter, Mitt Romney, is Michigan's favorite. Mitt can do the chameleon better than anyone. As Barry Gibb wrote and Mitt Romney continues to demonstrate, "I JUST WANT TO TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING." If Mitt was only blue collar, it would be great as he could convert his do everything for you into some concrete and discrete labor.

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American Idol is back and more innocent and clueless people will get to be humiliated nationally. I am sorry about that and even though I AM A HUMAN, I would hate for my nano-sympathy to be confused with this.

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Mike Huckabee wants to turn the Constitution into the Word of God. There are several Ambrose Bierce quotes that come to mind but I'll stop by suggesting that this is a time to re-read Ambrose Bierce.

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I am in the process of editing this blog, changing reality by going back in time to earlier blog entries, even if it is the reality of the past, and making this into a slightly different e-diarization. This way it will be less offensive, although no one will really know what has been deleted and altered. Such small mindedness on my part.

Tomorrow is only hours away and it's time for a quote from an old song. Recognize it?


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Just A Few More Days of sorrow Just A Few More Days of pain Just A Few More Days of cloudness Just A Few More Days of rain then I'm going to live with Jesus he has got a home prepared then I'll join the holy angels Mother will be waiting there

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January 15, 2008

WGLT-FM interview

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MY TIME AT IWU and in Bloomington WAS PERFECT! I met great people, learned a lot and had a lot of fun. I was sorry to have to leave.

I was interviewed twice recently. Here is an MP3 of the WGLT-FM interview, the NPR affiliate in Bloomington, IL.

More later... my life's busy, and my personal life could be much better.


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January 13, 2008

Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois State University, free speech despite oppression from copyright owners


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EARLY THIS AFTERNOON I FLY TO Chicago and then Bloomington, Illinois where I will be speaking on Tuesday morning. The talk will be at Illinois Wesleyan and will also be podcast (or more) for ISU. I will speak about these six videos and more. For three of these, I was expert witness for the defendant - excellent copyright issues and happy ending resolutions. And in the process, I got to be great pals with Beatallica.

As I've done before, I'll post these links so that I can grab them quickly.

So, here are six of the videos:


The Shining

Mary Poppins

EFF & EMH:

Jib Jab (1940, 1945, 1956; parody/satire, Carter Family, etc.)

Grey Album (DJ Danger Mouse, Jay-Z BLACK Album, Beatles WHITE Album) Video from Hard Day’s Night and other sources:

Beatallica


Beatnix


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January 09, 2008

Rudy Guiliani, Mitt Romney and others who will protect us from badly spoken/written English, Scientology is a dangerous cult - hopefully Scientologists and their lawyers will find this short expression distasteful and harmful


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This is a disposable blog entry, an e-diarization that can and should be discarded.


THIS IS ONE OF THE SEVERAL REASONS WHY I WANT rudy guiliani
to be the republican candidate for president of the united states. I also enjoy the fact that he has changed his mind again - he's almost as CHANGE-ABLE as Mitt Romney, aka Michigan-born Sleaze-Master - this time regarding English. Rudy Guiliani, like most New Yorkers, is quite happy with the fact that the hardest working people of NYC are illegal or just-legal aliens. Few really care if the person delivering our meal via bicycle in the pouring rain or heavy snow speaks English. Many people born in Alabama and devoted to heavy metal memories of the Confederacy also struggle with English. Why should we penalize the more intelligent minority bicyclist? I think only smart native English speakers/Republicans who chose to be Republican should become citizens.

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I didn't know that Tom Cruise killed Oprah.
I thought Oprah had killed Tom Cruise and his little rabbit.


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January 08, 2008

My damaged rotator cuff, New Year's Eve on 6th Street, Sinah in Villa Serena, Back in the U. S. A., Illinois Wesleyan University, WJBC-AM, the election is not over yet

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DECEMBER 30

TODAY IS December 30, 2007. I am sitting on Jet Blue Flight 784, flying at 545 mph at 37352 feet well east of South Carolina on my way to President John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, Long Island, New York. This was one of the greatest vacations I ever had, perhaps the best as I got to experience almost every emotion, joy and several physical pains. I injured my right shoulder. I had an incident in the ocean early this morning and ended up badly straining my right arm and shoulder. I cannot lift my right arm, cannot extend it forward and am in pain doing many things, but to hell with it as everything has been worth it. It is too disconcerting to consider that my morning began in the dark in the Atlantic Ocean in Samana, extended through thousands of lives on rural country roads of DR, to the airport and will end in an emergency room in Brooklyn. Ridiculous......

Working backwards.......Martina was an extreme delight and joy and one hell of a great hostess and waitress. I could not get into the restaurant by Gate B in the International Airport in Santo Domingo but told her that as soon as I could, I would love to be able to sit down. She was able to get caiparinahs and sex on the beach and serve me about 40 feet away in the more normal waiting area. And then rather than make me walk to the restaurant when my table was ready, she came out and brought drinks in and placed the order much earlier. She seemed to only do this for me, so I was quite thrilled.

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Again, I was taken by Pedro Berroa, my favorite tourist taxi driver in DR, from Villa Serena to the airport. This time the trip was about five and one half hours. I saw cattle crossing the road, cattle that escaped and ran down the road recklessly, a woman without clothes showering on a bridge, a truck pulled upright after having been on its side in a ditch, two young boys carrying a wash machine on a bicycle, and much more. The only person on the island who wore a helmet was an American-looking guy on a racing bicycle. No one on a motorized bike wore a helmet. How strange....

I saw hundreds of signs for Miguel Vergas, a past President of DR who is running again against the present President, Leonel. Leonel seems to have much more support as one gets closer to Santo Domingo.

I met Ulfried and Tanya. Ulfried was the best horseman in Sweden. He was/is one who gets horses to jump over obstacles…. They were one fantastic, fun, extremely intelligent and happy couple. They demonstrate that a couple can be extremely happy over a long time - 12 years in their case - and not be married. As Moe Howard of the The Three Stooges once said, ARE YOU HAPPY OR MARRIED?


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I also met Sinah, the 18 year old bass player/composer/musician from Berlin, and her sister and Mom at our exclusive villa on the ocean. Here isSinah posing in front of the pool at Villa Serena with the Atlantic Ocean a few more feet away.


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DECEMBER 31

LATER in Brooklyn.... I went to the emergency room at New York Methodist Hospital at 11 PM. I got home at 7:30 AM on New Year's Eve. I probably have no broken bones but am in pain and have my arm in a sling.

New Year's Eve was very nice on 6th Street - great people and stuff to ingest.


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JANUARY 8

I AM BACK IN my quiet neighborhood in Franklin, in pain and somewhat sad that I am here after having experienced so many wonders in Boston, NY and the Dominican Republic. I see a doctor tomorrow to see what's up with my rotator cuff.

I fly to Bloomington, Illinois on Sunday. I'll be speaking at Illinois Wesleyan and Illinois State on Monday. I'll also be interviewed by Steve Fast on WJBC on Monday afternoon before fly back to Nashville. More later......

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I think/fear Hillary Clinton will beat Barack in NH. It will be because Hillary showed emotion and "teared up." Hopefully she won't think that tearing up will win future elections.

I was caught up in the "Barack Obama is Abe Lincoln Martin Luther King Junior John F. Kennedy reincarnated" thing. I guess this election season is still alive for those of us in the 22 states on Tsunami Tuesday (February 5). God bless the U. S. A. and politician/comedians.

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