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It’s like The Daily Show…

with a Republican slant

with commentators from SNL versus The State

…. and it’s about a 32nd as funny….

Larry Flynt calls Ann Coulter a “fag hag”.

I think that she’s an idiot - especially for her encomium of Joe McCarthy, but calling her a “fag hag” ? That’s kooky.

Although the notion of a Cho (a self-proclaimed “fag hag”) / Coulter world tour boggles most minds. ‘t Would be a torture unto both.

I just finished watching the french connection. Gene Hackman is BAD ASS.

I mean how bad is he?

He’s POPEYE DOYLE BAD.

You may lose him on the subway, but he’s got you blocked off at the bridge.

He’s GENE HACKMAN.

Damn, he’s bad.

I want to sleep.

I am very tired.

I want to sleep 8 hours, uninterrupted.

If, for no other reason I was well on the way to slide towards a nervous breakdown, the lack of the peaceful nightly oblivion is really starting to get to me.

I took two melatonin pills and am letting them absorb.

If I keep this up I’m going to wind up looking like Charlie Rose.

british people in the cold war are even funnier

british people in funny outfits are funnier

british people in funny outfits during the cold war in the woods are funnier

…what happens when their government puts LSD in their water before they set the cameras rolling?

Hilarity.

Playing the drums? It looks like her.

I just want to know for sure.

Today on the way to get a bit of tea I ran into one of my English co-workers, Abdul and he reminded me of how you don’t really see quite as many fat people over in the UK.

I think it’s because they drink more tea than us.

It keeps the metabolism high and helps them lose weight.

With our multi-million dollar teeth bleaching industry, I think we can afford some tarnish for some vanished poundage. Look at Kate Moss for golly’s sake.

TexasIndecision listmember R. Steans has asked the blogging community to put together entries for the 2004 Mellies.

Here is my stab.

1) Most loathsome celebrity (non-political)

Simon Cowell. It’s part of his act to act loathsome, and I know that, I don’t like the act though.

2) Most loathsome television program

Fox News - if I must be specific I think it’s Hannity and Colmes - rarely is such a series of slam dunks so cynically set up to make the host and his puppet look good. The “liberal” puppet is forced to defend the liberal perspective presented in absolutely indefensible phrasings.

3) Most loathsome movie (theatrical release)

The Passion of the Christ for undermining the hopeful message of Christianity and turning it into a death cult on the par of Q’tub’s death cult.

4) Most loathsome band/album/ song

Nickelback - in the words of Jeaneane Garofalo back when she was doing comedy central ads, “mediocrity is evil”.

5) Worst idea of the past 6 months

MS-Windows perenially takes the cake

6) Best television commercial

iPod ads. They have defined a whole decor motif, launched a thousand parodies, and launched the careers of several artists. Even if you don’t like them they have been incredibly influential.

7) Clearest, bluest day

In Northern California all the days ending with “day” are clear and blue.

A day that was particularly good was the day at Bondi when I caught my first real wave and rode it all the way to the shore with a few sweet turns.

It was a real bonus that some lovely bikini’d Sydneysiderettes gave me their generous smiles as I hopped off.

The sun was shining, the surf was frothy, the girls friendly, and the skies above the sunburnt continent clear and crystalline.

Best candy

Sour gummy peaches - so tangy, so sweet, so citric.

Keeps scurvy away - Arr!

9) Least tragic event.

The Cardigans release their new record, “Long Gone Before Daylight”

10) Worst blog topic at “League of Melbotis.”

I find it all equally … equally … equal.

11) Best name for Jill’s forthcoming child (sex is unknown. Submit one for each!)

Boy: Calvin Girl: Ravenna

12) Best item at Taco Bell

The plain old taco. Simple in its conception, flawless in its execution

13) Most loathsome Democratic presidential nominee

The Republican president has already lowered the bar so low that this question doesn’t make much sense anymore.

14) Best book you read

Tie: What Should I do with my life - Po Bronson

A scanner darkly - PK Dick

15) Other blogs of wonder

boingboing.net - I love it through and through. It makes me feel not so embarrassed about loving my PowerBook, my Motorola v600, and my iPod.

16) Which former POTUS (President of the United States) do you know least about, but want to know more?

Polk - I just picked a random one out of the bevy of presidential streets in the Fillmore / Marina districts of San Francisco.

Damn, The Sounds are not playing in SF, they’re part of the warp tour in SF. Like i want to go through all that freaking drama to see them.

I can’t stand going to festivals for all that effort just to see one band. all the rest are those blase poppy punk skate bands.

Bah.

My love of Scandinavian bands, and those nordic ingenues that generally front them is very well docmunted.

While Bj?rk marks the start back in 1992 I have to say that my absolute favorite prennial scandinavian band is The Cardigans.. Actually they’re also one of my favorite bands ever, flat-out.

Their latest record Long Gone Before Daylight .

It is rumoured that this record marks an even more Bergman-esque, Dedman-approved, turns of darkness as compared to their previous record (which itself was moving to a Nordic winter of the soul), Gran Turismo.

..and let’s get what needs to be said out of the way. The singer, Nina Persson, is darkly-humored (once wishing that she would die by receiving a poison-laced candy bar from Ozzy Osbourne), daring (check out the video from “My Favourite Game”), and beautiful as an glacier.

The trouble with this latest album was that it was released only in Europe - to get the import was a meager $40.00.

I love The Cardigans, but a 40 dollar CD that’s not a double set or something is a bit rough…

But this month marks the American release (yay!).

To get a sample of some of their newest tunes you can check out a great live performance they did for “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on Santa Monica public radio.

It is awesome.

At KCRW, (who recently fired commentatrix Sandra Tsing Loh for pushing the FCC’s buttons with a rather, spicy bit of vernacular) you’ll be visiting the station that first gave home to Joe Frank’s beautiful, mental-psychedelic oddysseys.

Mike and I love this one especially. Regrettably the costs of operation have forced Joe to start requiring money to play these streams. Alas! This one is certainly worth it.

I would love it if Joe were to get his work into iTunes or audible.com.