Off-topic Thursday

Superchunk - "Watery Hands," featuring David Cross and Janeane Garofalo.

Off topic Thursday

Public Image Ltd. "Don't Ask Me"

Off topic Thursday

Ray Davies of The Kinks performs his classic "Waterloo Sunset" with Damon Albarn from Blur

Off topic Thursday

U2 - "Lemon"

Off Topic Thursday

Back at it again tomorrow.



I've been on vacation and avoiding the news for five days.

Off-topic Thursday

Because I enjoyed seeing The Cure in N.C. so much last week, I'm using them again

This time, it's "The Drowning Man"

Off topic Thursday

The Dirty Mac, featuring John Lennon on vocals and guitar, Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Keith Richards on bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums playing The Beatles' "Yer Blues" from the long-lost 1968 Rolling Stones film "Rock and Roll Circus."

Off Topic Thursday

The Cure: "Friday I'm in Love"

Off topic Thursday

Grant Lee Buffalo - "Fuzzy"

Off topic Thursday

Supposedly this was Jim Henson's favorite segment from The Muppet Show

Off topic Thursday

I miss Letters to Cleo

Off topic Thursday

Your post-election recovery video.



I've been thinking of starting a Slim Whitman-based religion.

Off topic Thursday

Thought for today: No matter what any of us may do in life, we'll never be as cool as Jerry Reed.

Off topic Thursday

We all remember Woodsy Owl from growing up in the 70s and 80s.

Sadly, the Woodsy we knew was replaced by a new, slimmer version.

In one of the most bizarre government orders ever, the forest service called for all costumes of the old Woodsy to be burnt until they are "destroyed beyond recognition" under the supervision of a law enforcement officer.

I guess they feared people using the old suits to become imposter Woodsys for evil personal gain or something. Or perhaps they just want to make way for the new interloper.

Either way, the Woodsy we grew up with is down the memory hole.

Photo of new Woodsy from symbols.gov

Off topic Thursday

My favorite U2 video.

Off topic Thursday

Yo La Tengo + Mr. Show = Music video goodness.

Remember The Foghat Rule.

Off-topic Thursday

Buster Keaton, from his comeback period, for Alka Seltzer

Off topic Thursday

A late career performance from the great Roy Acuff

How did mainstream country music go from something this good to the Celine Dion-with-steel guitars drivel of today?

Off topic Thursday

A very merry belated off-topic Thursday to you

From time to time, I get critical feedback — from "Your blog is an Obama lovefest" to "What's wrong with Blankenship?"

But the one I hear the most is "All of this primary coverage is well and good, but what I really want from a political blog is a commercial for a defunct 1980s breakfast cereal starring some weird creature singing like Jimmy Durante."

Fret no more, dear reader.

Off topic Thursday

Tomorrow marks the 104th birthday of the unstoppable Doris Eaton-Travis, last surviving star of the legendary Ziegfeld Follies and family performers The Seven Little Eatons.

She’s also been an author, columnist, dance instructor, rancher and horse breeder, dance studio entrepreneur, actress in silent films and early talkies and she toured the U.S. with Babe Ruth in the 1920s. She got her GED at the age of 76 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from at the University of Oklahoma at 88. In January of this year, she was the grand marshal for Miami’s Art Deco parade.

"I lived a very normal life," said the centenarian, who never smoked or drank alcohol. "I have no secret."

She’s still dances to this day and, every year, goes to New York to appear at the Broadway Cares AIDS charity benefits.

Here she is going strong in 2006 at the age of 102.

Off-topic Thursday

Pee-Wee wants to save the animals. PSA fun from the 80s.

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Going to be away for a bit. Enjoy Mr. Chaplin until I get back.

Off topic Thursday

"Pure Imagination"

Everybody likes Gene Wilder. If you don't, there's something wrong with you.

Post for a slow news day

Robert Byrd plays The Grand Ole Opry

Off-topic Thursday

Nothing to do with politics, but new R.E.M. is always worth sharing.