Chickenshit Hippie Punchers

Goddamn right, Lee Stranaham:

Lee Stranahan: President Obama Listens to the Right Because He Ignores the Left:

"The reason President Obama focuses on the right is because he's ignored the left since the day after the election, and if he wants to save his presidency, that needs to change.

In fact, the only times that President Obama and his gang o' hacks haven't ignored the left is when they've blown off steam by actually attacking progressives. Who called MoveOn.org 'fucking retarded'? Was it Andrew Breitbart? Glenn Beck? Mel Gibson? Of course not -- it was Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Emanuel's outburst was right in line with the path the Obama administration has taken from the beginning -- side with Big Business in the hopes of building the Democratic war chest through corporate donations. Every watered-down, ginned-up company-approved bit of major legislation that has oozed through Congress and on to the president's desk has helped bail out corporate America at the expense of the middle class."

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Wherein Obama once again shows how much he really doesn't get ir, or, rather his reflex to punch the hippies.

It isn't the 'YouTube/blogger' culture, DA, it is the FAUX News/Right Wing media culture.

Stop blaming the hippies, asshole.

Sherrod gets biggest 'I'm sorry' — from Obama - Yahoo! News:

"'He jumped the gun, partly because we now live in this media culture where something goes up on YouTube or a blog and everybody scrambles,' Obama said."

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Why this SOB still has a job....

The Jester, the Coward, and the Employee | VF Daily | Vanity Fair:

"Andrew Breitbart is a blip on the American screen and only a minor player in this story. The central character in this regrettable drama is agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack, who fired Shirley Sherrod before he got his facts straight. Before he got any facts at all, it seems. Did Vilsack, an adult, even take the time to ask Ms. Sherrod, another adult, any questions? Or was he too preoccupied being terrified by the easily disproved distortions of known laughing stock Andrew Breitbart? That Vilsack acted on the assumption that Breitbart was telling the truth was a huge mistake that shows an astonishing lack of judgment and character. To fire anyone on information that is not carefully and fully verified is grossly irresponsible."

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Nation editor: Obama ‘feeding zealots’ by not standing up to right-wing media | Raw Story:

"The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel told NBC's Today Show Friday that the Obama administration needs to 'get a spine.'

'This White House needs to institute procedures, as President Obama said, and get a spine because it is feeding the zealots of our system by not standing tall and confronting the forces of hate and fear in a country that has a lot of economic pain,' vanden Heuvel said."

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Daily Kos: Why Does Fox News Have More Power Than Any Progressive in the Country?:

"The idea is that Fox News is more important than any progressive leader or commentator (or even the majority opinion of progressives throughout the country, as evidenced by polls) because liberals have nowhere to go. So, that's why you can abuse them, ignore them and even treat them with disdain -- and they'll still vote for you. What are they going to do -- vote for Republicans?

That's why Rahm Emanuel can call them 'fucking retarded' and derisively dismiss them on almost every issue. They think there's no price to pay. Whereas, if they cross Fox, all of Washington will be talking about it. And they're obsessed with the Washington chatter. And they are under the grossly mistaken impression that the country gives a shit about what Fox says.

In Washington, Fox News is very important and you get judged by how quickly you handle the media maelstroms they create. That's viewed as a barometer of how well you handle 'bad news cycles.' So, the rest of the Washington press corps judges you by how quickly you drop to your knees to end the 'bad news cycle.' Congratulations Obama administration, you're now professionals!"

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At least somebody is calling it like it really is:

Sherrod: I'm a Victim of Breitbart, Fox 'Racism' | Media Matters for America

Rachel Maddow: Fox News Stoking Racial Fears Among Whites (VIDEO)

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Health care should not be subject to the not-very-free market.

Consumer group: Insurers kept surplus while hiking premiums - USATODAY.com:

"Non-profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans stockpiled billions of dollars during the past decade, yet continued to hit consumers with double-digit premium increases, Consumers Union found in an analysis of 10 of the plans' finances.

Insurers must keep surplus money to ensure they can pay policyholders' medical bills if unexpected market conditions develop. Yet seven of the plans examined held more than three times the amount regulators consider the minimum needed to do that, according to a report being released today by the non-profit consumer group.

'Consumers are struggling to afford health coverage,' said report author Sondra Roberto. 'Those funds could be used in some cases to mitigate these rate increases."

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Wait... who's in charge again?

BP trying to legally ‘contaminate’ Gulf scientists: report:

"BP plans to fight a lawsuit to be filed by the Natural Resources Damage Assessment, according to Press-Register's Ben Raines. Putting Gulf scientists on the payroll could mean there are less experts to testify against them.

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow compares the tactic to an episode of The Sopranos where Tony Soprano consults with top lawyers so his wife isn't able to hire them in a divorce case."

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After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years - NYTimes.com:

"In 1969, a barge hit the rocks off the coast of West Falmouth, Mass., spilling 189,000 gallons of fuel oil into Buzzards Bay. Today, the fiddler crabs at nearby Wild Harbor still act drunk, moving erratically and reacting slowly to predators.

The odd behavior is consistent with a growing body of research showing how oil spills of many types have remarkably persistent effects, often at levels low enough to escape routine notice."

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I'll take a sixer of squirrel, please.

Strongest ever beer served up in dead squirrels

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DBT Week in Review - 4/30/10

DBT!

3DD is the place to be... especially hit that front page before you mosey to the new and improved forums.

threedimesdown.com

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Gretsch Guitar Signed by all Members of DBT to be Auctioned - Drive-By Truckers's MySpace Blog |

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Best review of the year and English is the writer's 2nd language AND this is the first time writer has seen the mighty DBT. American music 'writers' take note:

rockerparis: Drive-by Truckers @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal , Paris April 28th 8:00PM:

"Back at the famous Canal tv show L' Album de la Semaine to see , completely unknown over here, American band from Alabama ( and based in Georgia) Drive-By truckers."

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Drive-By Truckers deliver big tales worth stopping for - Go! Magazine | ColumbiaTribune.com:

"Driven largely by the stirring writing of Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, “The Big To-Do” is an album with evocative mini-narratives and tight yet unrestrained sound that grow more resonant by the listen, proving DBT the rare band that can string together 13 tracks without a single second of filler. One of the best records so far this year, it burnishes their reputation as first-rate rockers sensitive enough to color their songs with a cinematic brush."

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Encore performance this weekend on your local PBS.

Austin City Limits - (3412) Drive-By Truckers / Ryan Bingham

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Reel Fanatic: Atlanta Film Festival report No. 4: "The Secret to a Happy Ending" with the Drive-By Truckers

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Wait for it....

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Bettye LaVette

Great read but just a little bit more actual research needed. Not hard to do.

Bettye's new record is going to be the absolute tits, ya'll.

Leonce Gaiter: Bettye LaVette: The High Priestess of R&B, Too Long Ignored:

"Then someone comes along and reminds me of what we can do in other forms. Bettye LaVette has been around since she was a teenager in the early sixties, largely ignored. She never, as she put it, 'crossed over.' Opportunities were lost, missed, unrecognized or unfulfilled. Then, in 2005 she released 'I've Got My Own Hell to Raise.' The great Joe Henry produced. The songs came from a slew of fine female writers: Aimee Mann, Dolly Parton, Joan Armatrading, Lucinda Williams. Immediately, that voice slapped you. Unashamedly aged, rough, ragged and under absolute control. On the song 'Just Say So,' she proved that she could find depths of longing and desperation in a lyric that the songwriters probably didn't even know existed.

She then released the brilliant 'Scene of the Crime' with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section."

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FREE MP3: Betty LaVette - "Salt of the Earth" :: Featured Videos :: Paste

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ANTI- Bettye LaVette Invited By Robert Plan To Open On His July Tour:

"The stars are aligning for Bettye LaVette and the May 25 release of Interpretations: The British Rock Songboo, as Robert Plant has invited Bettye to open for his July tour. Bettye's 3rd album for Anti-, and the follow-up to her Grammy-nominated Scene of the Crime, is earning considerable praise from both the press and her artist peers, and she’s already booked for a performance on The Late Show with David Letterman for June 23.

The request to join the legendary Led Zeppelin vocalist on tour is not so much a notch in Bettye's belt as it is another link in the chain: Her latest work is an impassioned dissertation on the much-documented influence that American blues and soul had on British rock n' roll – but more than that, it's an exploration of how those echoes from a foreign shore in turn influenced and reshaped American blues and soul. Fittingly, Bettye’s rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic “All My Love,” will premiere exclusively on AOL’s “Spinner” April 27."

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Dexateens

Get yo momma a present from Elliott this year.

FOR SALE : LIGHTBOXES : ELLIOTT McPHERSON : CORNELIUS CHAPEL BUHL, AL

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Music

Diabetic and sleeveless. Classic.

DUDE, DON’T DIE. | The People's Music:

"Bret seems like a nice guy and has always done what most any other average American guy would do given the opportunity and selection of cowboy hats. In fact, Bret is America. He’s diabetic, sleeveless, and just trying to get back to his success from the 80’s. Bret Michaels is Mr. America, which is all the more reason he cannot die while under contract with Donald Trump."

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Justin Townes Earle live at The Guest Apartment on Baeblemusic

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OK, I'm ready to take you on now... what, you're quitting?

A-ha Breaking Up After Three Decades Together | PopEater.com:

"A-ha are ending their 30-year run.

The '80s band, who gave us the memorable video for their greatest hit 'Take on Me,' have decided to call it quits, EOnline.com reports.

Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy will tour one last time together this year, but it will be their last."

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Pitchfork: Record Store Day Sets, Uh, Records:

"Billboard reports that according to Nielsen Soundscan, this year's Record Store Day marked the biggest single day for vinyl sales in the history of Soundscan, which started counting things in 1991. According to Billboard, RSD's co-founder, the Music Monitor Network's Michael Kurtz, also reports that stores including New York City's Other Music, Seattle's Sonic Boom, and New Jersey's Vintage Vinyl, had their most successful days ever. And sales were up all across the board.

Good work, people."

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Beer

Went to high school with Dale. Yet to get my hands on any of his brew.

50 Beers to Try Before You Die - The Early Show - CBS News:

"Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale - $9 (6-pack cans)
Packed with tons of citrus from a heavy dose of American hops, this is the quintessential stateside IPA. Like most pale ales, it's on the hoppier side-which means its slightly bitter and sour. You know hops when you taste em. However, it's not as hoppy as a IPA (Indian Pale Ale). And we really like the can, which makes it easily transportable, great to bring to a picnic or barbecue or the beach. Technically speaking, beer lasts longer in a can because no light is allowed in."

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DBT Week in Review - 4/9/10

I'm slowly starting to do my own Tweeting, so....

http://twitter.com/alabamaasswhupn

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Freed Friend Benefit

Click the link to view the piece and how you can become the proud owner while lending a helping hand:

Facebook | Wes Freed's Photos - Benefits:

"As you folks know, we don't normally sell original DBT art unless something really big is afoot - and sadly, it is. Bill Constable, an old high school chum and fellow musician friend of Jyl's has gotten the cancer at a time in his life when, surprise! , he didn't have medical insurance."

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Brent Best

If you haven't already, do it! If you have already, do it again!

Alabama Ass Whuppin': Help Fund Brent Best's (Slobberbone) Solo Project!

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DBT!

Tickets are selling like hotcakes. Hotcakes I say! Grab while you can. Srsly.

Drive-By Truckers: Shows

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Who's been Tweeting DBT?

Paul Shirley (NBA player). We knew Paul was a fan. Thanks, Paul!

Twitter / Paul Shirley: Sure, I'm home alone on a ...:

"Sure, I'm home alone on a Saturday night. But I did just buy the new Drive-By Truckers album, so at least I'll have aural company."

Tod Goldberg: Author

Twitter / Tod Goldberg: Listening to the Drive-By ...:

"Listening to the Drive-By Truckers and feeling like 'Santa Fe' will be on heavy rotation for, say, the next three years."

And here's where I get a bit geeky... former DNC/White House new media outreach director tweeting to one of my favorite political bloggers Atrios

Twitter / Kombiz Lavasany: @adambonin btw, in philly ...:

"@adambonin btw, in philly tomorrow night for drive by truckers show.. just emailed @atrios

Reporter for KY3 in Springfield, Missouri

Twitter / Jay Scherder: Ever heard of the Drive by ...


And finally, FINALLY, a, um, model who may or may not have appeared in Playboy. FINALLY!

Twitter / Terra Smith: #FF @CTDickinson @SamHoltM ...

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Bon Iver, My Morning Jacket, Drive-By Truckers Team Up For John Prine Tribute Album:

"On the heels of an announcement of a sweet Shel Silverstein tribute, one the contributing artists is getting a compilation of his own. John Prine, known for the wry humor of 'Illegal Smile,' the thoughtful protesting 'The Great Comprimise,' and the sweetly sad 'Donald and Lydia,' will be feted by artists such as Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, and the Drive-By Truckers. A full track list follows:"

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Drive-By Truckers Happy to Be on Dave Matthews' Label - Spinner

Drive-By Truckers :: The Big To-Do - goddeau.com :: magazine over muziek en andere

� Drive-By Truckers Marquee Magazine – Live for Live Music!

The Big To-Do a huge success - Belleville Intelligencer - Ontario, CA

Drive-By Truckers - Webster Hall - April 1, 2010 � The House List

Live: The Drive-By Truckers Reek Of "Dude" At Webster Hall - New York Music - Sound of the City

Drive-By Truckers hoping public gets up to speed - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Loud and Proud | Music Lead | Cleveland Scene

CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Drive-By Truckers: Drive-by Truckers riding high

Drive-By Truckers Cover Jim Carroll During Epic NYC Set - Spinner

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Collapsing Man: The Year of the Trucker

I learned valuable insight last Thursday night at Webster Hall into why people quit their day jobs, sell their homes, buy a camper, and follow their favorite band on tour as a lifestyle.

The Drive-By Truckers played for just over two hours on April 1, 2010 in support of their new album The Big To-Do. My father and I attended the show and haven't stopped talking, emailing, or texting about what an experience it was.

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Music: What's the big to-do? Drive-By Truckers steer to No. 1 (finally) | Philadelphia Daily News | 04/02/2010:

Q: You guys were ahead of the curve in establishing an online presence, building a fan base without a record label and manager. How did that come to pass?

A: It's true. We were in early. We put the band together in the 1996-98 period when the Internet was kind of taking shape and we had a site manager, Jen Bryant, who was already doing Web design for a living. So we were able to get a really good site together, all on our own, for very little money.

We started to feel the impact immediately. It would be a long time before we were drawing a crowd, but there would always be five people there, no matter where we went, who knew who we were. We weren't just shooting in the dark.

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YouTube - ExploreMusic chats with Drive-By Truckers:

"ExploreMusic chats with Mike Cooley from the Drive-By Truckers on their recording process, the different sound on their new album 'The Big To-Do,' their plans for a new record, and their involvement on social media sites."

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NineBullets.org - Message Board • View topic - Cooley interviewed on Oh Brother Radio:

"Check out a new interview with Cooley on the Oh Brother Radio podcast: 9686.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)"

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Making A 'Big To-Do' About Life's Important Things : NPR

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Music

I was on stage with Billy Joe once... No, really:

"Billy Joe Shaver trial, 04.06.10" Austin Texas Photo Gallery | Statesman.com:

"Actor Robert Duvall, left, stands with country singer Billy Joe Shaver during a break in Shaver's trial Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Waco Texas. Shaver, 70, is charged with shooting Billy Bryant Coker outside Papa Joe's Texas Saloon in Lorena, Texas on April 1, 2007."

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Good damn people

TomPetty.com > News > A Happy Ending To The Story Of The Stolen Box Set:

"In December we posted a story from the Athens Banner-Herald that reported an apartment theft in Athens, GA. In addition to many other valuables, one of the stolen items was a Tom Petty box set."

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When band guys go solo on side, it rarely works

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Swampland:Carolina Chocolate Drops: Geniune Negro Jig

Love this:

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Alabama Art

At Home With Butch Anthony - Butch Anthony’s Art Shapes His Rural Alabama Home - NYTimes.com:

"His compound, which once belonged to his grandfather, a cotton farmer, is now home to Mr. Anthony; his father, Bishop Anthony, a retired insurance adjuster and occasional restaurateur; and sometimes Mr. Anthony’s partner, Natalie Chanin, and their 4-year-old daughter, Maggie. (She and Maggie come and go “on a part-time basis,” Ms. Chanin said, because her business — producing handmade clothes and soft goods under the Alabama Chanin label, which is sewn by local seamstresses and coveted by fashion world insiders — is run from her own home in Florence, Ala., a five-hour drive away.)"

Backwoods Design and the Art of a Doo Nanny - The New York Times > Home & Garden > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 16

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Beer

Click through for the horror.

Just say NO! � Fog City Foodie

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Best comment on an article award for the week.

Proposal to ban caffeine in beer opposed

I'm all for a law to keep coffee and chocolate out of my beer. They need to expand the law to include lemon and lime wedges. ” by bittermelon

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Get Angry

Damn Right! Tired of all these bland faux-pragmatic compromise-away-our-soul 'liberals' who crap their pants when our side raises hell. (Which is rare... the hell raising part)

We have to beat them (baggers) at their own game. We need to beat them into submission. That';s all conservatives understand. Why do you think it is that Republicans single-handily keep the BDSM market thriving. Self loathing fuckers.

Beat that ass hard enough and they'll nuzzle your ankle and shrink from your raised hand like a good little puppy.

Daily Kos: State of the Nation:

"Why are you so angry?

The warning is in my name. I'm not Complacent Mouse. I'm not Easy Going Mouse. I'm Angry Mouse. And I don't mince my words in the hopes of converting anyone who blushes at a four-letter word or wishes I'd tone down my anger. I leave the calm and moderated tones for the sedate NPR commentators, the too-cute-by-half columnists at the New York Times, the oh-so-reasonable talking heads on the Sunday talk shows, the members of Congress who insist upon referring to each other as their “esteemed colleagues from the other side.”

Yes, I’m angry. Angry at a two-party system that favors corporations over people; angry at a justice system that most severely punishes those who are least able to fight back; angry at the media who refuses to call a lie a lie; angry at a health care system that allows private corporations to profit by allowing the sick to suffer and die; angry at the terrorists who want to deprive women of our reproductive autonomy; angry at the misogynists who want us to know our place; angry at the Democratic leadership -- and yes, even some of our fellow “progressives” -- for treating women's rights as a fringe issue; angry at anyone who feels the need to question whether it’s really necessary to be so angry.

You're goddamned right I'm angry. And you should be too."

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Ha! About to fuck it up, too. Gonna strangle the golden goose 'cause of greed.

NFL: Socialism makes everyone rich - The Boston Globe:

"The Tea Partiers are right. There is socialism in the United States. It’s called the National Football League. In fact, this fantastically successful experiment in corporate socialism is now at risk of being ruined by owners and players who are threatening to behave as rational market actors.

The league’s business practices contradict the tenets of a free market"

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What the disgraced, indicted Texan says.

Just roll that one around your mouth for a moment. People are unemployed because they want to be. Yup.

Baby Jesus would be proud.

Tom Delay: People Are Unemployed Because They Want To Be

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If by 'sympathy and understanding' you mean 'beat with a baseball bat' then I'm on board.

Daily Kos: Psychology Today Takes On Tea Party Paranoia:

"Psychology Today has published one mental health professional's diagnosis of the pathology of the Tea Bagger. Dr. Michael Bader provides an astute examination of a serious emotional malformation, complete with clinical examples and prognosis. Bader's conclusion is that the victims of this brewing epidemic of acute paranoia warrant our sympathy and understanding."

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Keeping it classy, GOP.

Tenn. CEO compares Michelle Obama to chimpanzee | Raw Story:

"'Who wants to come to a state where people think like that? This is far reaching and it's damaging,' said District 3 Metro Council Member Walter Hunt.

This isn't the first e-mail sent by a Tennessee official since President Obama took office that smacks of racism.

In October, a state trooper sent a 'white pride' e-mail to nearly 800 state employees.

Several months before, an aide in the state Senate sent out an e-mail depicting Obama as two cartoonish white eyes peering from a black background.

The Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau has decided to drop its contract with Baker's marketing firm Saturday, but many are calling for Baker's resignation from the Tennessee Hospitality Association."

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Virginia, we have a problem.

Virginia AG orders colleges to stop protecting gays | Raw Story:

"'Virginia’s Attorney General is actually trying to make it easier for people to discriminate against gays and lesbians in Virginia,' he wrote on his blog. 'This, despite the fact that the entire country is moving towards granting our GLBT fellow citizens equal rights with everyone else in all areas.'

Anthony added, 'I strongly condemn the ever increasing message of intolerance coming from the Republican leadership in Richmond. I encourage them to reconsider their recent actions that have not only harmed our fellow Virginians but also tarnished our beloved Commonwealth’s image.'"

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The hate parade that is the modern day Grand Old Party of Assholes.

RNC Fallout: 'Ashamed' donor closes checkbook - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com:

"A prominent Evangelical figure and Republican donor says he will end his contributions to the organized Republican Party in reaction to the leaked fundraising presentation that advised using 'fear' to solicit contributions and displayed an image of President Obama as the Joker from Batman.

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Let's do this! Damn, I'm ready for some space exploration. I'd like to visit the moon before I die.

Opinion: Buzz Aldrin Says Mars Is Within Our Reach -- Here's How - AOL News:

"I believe we can be well on our way to Mars by July 20, 2019 -- which just happens to be the 50th anniversary of my Apollo 11 flight to the moon. The plan I've designed, called a unified space vision, contains ideas for the development of a deep-space craft that I call the Exploration Module, and development of a true heavy lift space booster evolved from the existing space shuttle."

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Does he even know that he's my hero.

Man Builds House With 6 Million Beer Bottles In Argentina (VIDEO)

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DBT Week in Review - 3/5/2010

DBT!

Whew. So much going on with MUCH more to come. Hold on to yer panties....

Encore Online - Wilmington - Holding On To Belief

Drive-By Truckers pull back into Wilmington ahead of new album release | | StarNewsOnline.com

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Nick Hornby's Short List - The Short List of Things to Do - TIME:

"Rock 'n' roll, straight up
Drive-By Truckers are intelligent in a way that I really appreciate as a writer. They're just guys being smart in their own space: guitars and drums and big choruses. It's been done before, but they do it well. I've been playing Brighter Than Creation's Dark a lot."

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DCist Interview: Patterson Hood - DCist

Drive-By Truckers in fast lane with amped-up CD | Charlottesville Daily Progress

Drive-By Truckers: Patterson Hood Speaks | American Songwriter

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NineBullets.org - Message Board • View topic - Video - Secret To A Happy Ending Premier Q/A Session

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Playmixt= playlist mix tape

In Barr Weissman’s 2010 documentary, The Secret to a Happy Ending, there’s great balance between live performance and revealing interview. The subject this time is not a blockbuster band that’s topping the charts or selling out arenas and stadiums on their mammoth concert tour. The band is called Drive-by Truckers, and they’ve most likely played a blistering live show within a reasonable driving distance of wherever you are right now. This film about them is without a doubt a new addition to the pantheon of great rock and roll films

Playmixt= playlist mix tape:

"From the audience came a question to Mike Cooley about whether he knows a lot about cars. His response? “These hands don’t work! We write about cars, girls and booze.” Much laughter."

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Secret To A Happy Ending - a set on Flickr

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newburycomics.com - Drive-By Truckers with Limited* Autographed CD Booklet!:

"Pre-Order the upcoming release, Big To-Do by Drive-By Truckers and get a limited* autographed CD booklet with purchase!"

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The LP Questionnaire/Pick Three - Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers | SXSW.com:

"Now, have a gander at the F-word laced LP Questionnaire and Pick Three of Mr. Patterson Hood. It's a goodie.

The LP Questionnaire
Name: Patterson Hood
Pro Wrestling Name: Cardiac Sweet Cakes. I like that. I'm going to ask Cooley to start referring to me as Cardiac Sweet Cakes"

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Amazon.com: murdering oscar: MP3 Downloads

Patterson Hood's solo album 'Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)' will be part of Amazon mp3's "50 for $5" promotion for the Month of March. If you havent already heard Patterson's solo work here is your chance!

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Wes Freed!

Check out this great interview with Wes and Jyl from last year.

The Tin Whisker :: View topic - INTERVIEW WITH JYL AND WES FREED

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Go get friendly with Wes' new Facebook page!

Facebook | Wes Freed

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Will Johnson

Will Johnson Art Show at IF D Austin, TX:

"Yep. Will Johnson has a collection of baseball paintings and we will have them from March 11 through April. And guess what… you’re invited."

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Music

This brewery is nearby. DBT needs a beer. Feel free to come up with your own DBT beer name in the comments.

Beer: First Look At Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale. WTF FTW! - �nnecessary �mlaut

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NEW MUSIC FROM THE WHIGS, via A HOT CHICK SMOKING A BLUNT IN HER PANTIES | The People's Music

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First Listen: Gorillaz : NPR

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Was it just a dream.....

Was it just a crazy dream....

15 hours of travel back to the CA yesterday. Slowly but surely returning to the land of the blogging. Should full bore a couple of days.

Lots of pictures and video to edit from DBT's Athen's shows. Stay tuned.

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After last weekend, I should be cancer free for 5 lifetimes:

Why beer is the latest hope in fight against cancer | Mail Online:

"It might be your preference to crack open a bottle of red wine at the end of a hard day but you may be better off pouring a pint.

Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg have discovered that beer contains a powerful molecule that helps protect against breast and prostate cancers"

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50-Cink

Stewart Cink was on Letterman last night. He did the Top 10. Watch it at the link below. Look for the little camera icon on the page to view.

Excellent job, Stewart!

"I called Tiger Woods last night. I laughed. Then I hung up".

"My street name is '50-Cink'.

CBS | Late Show with David Letterman :

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Panty policing don't work too good and stuff.

The redder the state, the more 'abstinence' is ignored. No one could ever of predicted...

US teen pregnancy and syphilis rates rose sharply during George Bush's presidency, Centres for Disease Control finds | World news | guardian.co.uk:

"Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under George Bush's evangelically-driven education policy, according to a new report by the US's major public health body.

In a report that will surprise few of Bush's critics on the issue, the Centres for Disease Control says years of falling rates of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease infections under previous administrations were reversed or stalled in the Bush years. According to the CDC, birth rates among teenagers aged 15 or older had been in decline since 1991 but are up sharply in more than half of American states since 2005. The study also revealed that the number of teenage females with syphilis has risen by nearly half after a significant decrease while a two-decade fall in the gonorrhea infection rate is being reversed. The number of Aids cases in adolescent boys has nearly doubled.

The CDC says that southern states, where there is often the greatest emphasis on abstinence and religion, tend to have the highest rates of teenage pregnancy and STDs."

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American Free Market! Fuck Yeah!

Think Progress � Executives receive one-third of all pay in the U.S.

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Thank jeebus for the Matt O's of the world, sticking it out in the South and fighting back with reason:

Invent a solution | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"John Hargett asks whether there is any example of socialism succeeding. There is a road in front of his house for which we all helped pay.

Taxes and fees support police, garbage pickup, street cleaners, health inspectors and firefighters. When your house is on fire, 'free markets' lose their relevance.

Hargett might also admire Wilson Dam. TVA is always denounced as a socialist experiment, yet our electric rates are much lower than places where 'free markets' have free reign.

Perhaps the most successful example of American socialism is national defense. The Air Force does not hold bake sales to buy bombers.

In the 19th century, America tried various ways to avoid giving government these roles. They were all colossal failures.

Socialism is not a form of government. It is a tool of government: the use of public means to achieve public ends that are too big for one person to do themselves.

Hargett asks whether the Constitution grants authority for federal involvement in health care. His answer is in the preamble: 'to promote the general welfare.'

For 50 million working Americans, health care is unattainable or unaffordable. The free market has failed the general welfare. We must invent a solution.

Matt Osborne

Florence"

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Feelin' hot, hot, hot.

Taser set petrol sniffer ablaze: police:

"The WA Police Commissioner will not change the force's stun gun policy after a man caught fire when he was shot by a Taser in a remote Aboriginal community yesterday.

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What a cruel, cruel society.

They would have to beat me daily.

Beer-drinking model faces caning in Malaysia:

"KUALA LUMPUR — A religious court in Malaysia has sentenced a tearful Singaporean Muslim model to six strokes of the cane after she drank beer in a nightclub, reports said Tuesday.

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, pleaded guilty to consuming alcohol at a hotel nightclub in the eastern state of Pahang last year, the New Straits Times newspaper reported"

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Rip Torn on the High Seas

One more day to donate to Nuci's Space.

Even if you won't be at the shows, dig deep and donate at least $10 to this very important organization.

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"Don't piss off the Boys from Alabama
You know they won't let it slide"

Decatur, Ala., organized crime unit chief missing:

"Authorities searched Monday for the head of a northern Alabama city's organized crime unit, who was last seen working late Friday and then vanished, leaving signs of a struggle in his office."

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Well, of course he's facing charges. His name is 'Rip Torn' for Buddha's sake!

Rip Torn faces drunken driving charges in Conn.

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Not sure how much of this applies to a city like San Francisco. Plenty of green space, and amazing views around every corner.

Still, an interesting read.

How the city hurts your brain - Boston.com:

"One of the main forces at work is a stark lack of nature, which is surprisingly beneficial for the brain. Studies have demonstrated, for instance, that hospital patients recover more quickly when they can see trees from their windows, and that women living in public housing are better able to focus when their apartment overlooks a grassy courtyard. Even these fleeting glimpses of nature improve brain performance, it seems, because they provide a mental break from the urban roil."

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Another interesting read.

Diaries of swashbuckling hero who rescued Robinson Crusoe unearthed - Telegraph:

"A 300-year-old journal of a British explorer who saved the real-life Robinson Crusoe and defeated pirates of the Caribbean has been discovered."

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Ah, funny beer commercials, oh how I adore thee.

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Shadow of 4

Tons of work to get done in the next few days which includes editing pictures and writing the posts for the Fillmore shows. (Best. Shows. Ever.)

Here's some foreshadowing...

And a bonus post is in the works about a very special beer. There is no beer on this planet like the liquid you see in the glasses below. Seriously. This is the most unique beer in the world.

It is a good tale. Stay tuned.

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So, here's some folly to pass the time.

This really IS the best November ever.

And the world got a little less douchey:

Ann Coulter's Jaw Wired Shut: Report:

"WE HEAR...THAT although we didn't think it would be possible to silence Ann Coulter, the leggy reaction- ary broke her jaw and the mouth that roared has been wired shut..."

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Alien-like Squid Filmed at Ultra-Deep Oil-Drilling Site:

"In a few seconds of jerky camerawork, the squid appears with its huge fins waving like elephant ears and its remarkable arms and tentacles trailing from elbow-like appendages.

Despite the squid's apparent unflappability on camera, Magnapinna, or 'big fin,' squid remain largely a mystery to science."

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No body likes him:

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American Idiot

Jeeeee-zeus. V-PILF, when asked which newspapers and/or magazines she reads that help shape her world view responds, "uh, well, all of 'em".

She makes Quayle look like the president of Mensa.

"When you say nothin' at all....."

Oh, and she has a degree in journalism..... from the University of Phoenix, apparently.

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Hilarity from DKos comments.

Daily Kos: State of the Nation:

"And Gooch speculates on how she (Palin) would answer if asked how she spells her name:

Oh, you know... pretty much the way you would. It's a very common name, you know, not -- I mean a lot of people have heard one like it. I spell it the same way I always, the way my mother taught me, just like you and everybody else. There's this, you know, crazy perception that we, Alaska, you know we spell just like everyone does. It's not this strange foreign country unlike Washington. But, you know, like, I, you know, I get it--this gotcha journalism we all have to deal with these days. Plus, you know I can see that Russian guy in the morning from where I live. Nkay?"

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Damn gays makin' my retirement fund go down.... uh-huh-huh.... 'go down'.

PageOneQ | Fundamentalists blame Wall Street's woes on gays:

"Christian fundamentalists are suggesting gays and lesbians are to blame for Wall Street's woes, a frequently made charge in the wake of national calamities.

In a September 25th blog post titled 'The Nation Will Right Itself If It Fixes Sex', Christian Civil League of Maine Executive Director Michael Heath writes that the financial crisis facing Wall Street is a symptom of America's sinful sexual culture, including the acceptance of gay unions.

“Our crisis is a symptom, not the cause,” writes Michael Heath. “I am not saying I know whether this financial crisis is God's judgment or not. It is not for me to know that definitively.”"

"Its not for me to say that the financial crisis is god's judgment or not..... but the lord does want me to blame it on teh gays, that I know for sure...."

I hate religious whack-jobs.

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Not sure what this says, but it says something.... The only one out of 500.

Mmm-mmm good.

Goodbye 1 Billion Salary Hello Campbell Soup: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance:

"Campbell Soup Co. was the only stock in the S&P 500 that escaped yesterday's historic sell-off. That’s right: 499 fell, and just one rose."

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I must have some of this beer.

Ancient yeast reborn in modern beer (ABC News in Science):

"A tiny colony of yeast trapped inside a Lebanese weevil covered in ancient Burmese amber for up to 45 million years, has been brought back to life in barrels of beer.

Emeritus Professor Raul Cano of the California Polytechnic State University, originally extracted the yeast a decade ago, along with more than 2000 different kinds of microscopic creatures.

Today, Cano uses the reactivated yeast to brew barrels of pale ale and German wheat beer.

'You can always buy brewing yeast, and your product will be based on the brewmaster's recipes,' says Cano. 'Our yeast has a double angle: We have yeast no one else has and our own beer recipes.'

The beer received good reviews at the Russian River Beer Festival and from other reviewers. The Oakland Tribune beer critic, William Brand, said the beer has 'a weird spiciness at the finish,' and The Washington Post said the beer was 'smooth and spicy.'"

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I Grew Up 2 Hours North of Birmingham

AAW Fund Raiser.

Read about it here.

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"Me and my daddy use to fish next to Wilson Dam". - Isbell - TVA

The inspiration for many a DBT/Jason Isbell song.

Both of my Granddads worked for TVA.

TVA's impact on the Shoals can not be overstated.

75 years of TVA: A new start | TimesDaily.com | Florence, AL:

"Before TVA was launched in 1933, the Shoals, like much of the Tennessee Valley, suffered from years of depleted farmland, poverty, unemployment and an absence of electricity in rural areas.

TVA historian Pat Ezell said the entire nation was suffering, but conditions in the Tennessee Valley were especially difficult. The average annual income throughout the region was a paltry $168 - $2,759 in today's dollars. Illiteracy levels were high, residents suffered from malnutrition and malaria was rampant."

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However, my dear North Alabama still struggles to move forward to the later 20th century. Yes, I meant 20th... not 21st.

Douche-bag illegal 'Governor' of Alabama.

Colbert County shocked over Riley's veto of draft beer law

"Any plans in Colbert County that include a keg of beer are on hold after Gov. Bob Riley vetoed draft beer legislation Monday night - the last day of the 2008 legislative session."

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Speaking of Douche-bags you've all probably seen the Bill O'Lielly Inside Edition meltdown that's been floating in all of the tubes recently.

Here are a couple of parodies that are pretty funny.

NSFW 'cause of the naughty language.

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

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You'll be humming this one all day long:

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Alabama Gypsy Rose

I'm SO close to having the Athens GA post done. Close... but no cigar... yet.

One of my favorite people in the world joins the blogosphere. Huzzah!

Pointy Pointy

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This comes in just a tad cooler than Cooley's new baby's name:

De Matteo a New Mom:

"Former 'The Sopranos' star Drea De Matteo is celebrating after becoming a mom. The actress and longtime partner Shooter Jennings welcomed baby Alabama Gypsy Rose into the world on Wednesday."

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My hero.

Thief makes off with 180 Guinness kegs:

"DUBLIN (Reuters) - A thief made off with 180 kegs of Guinness beer after smoothly driving into the Dublin brewery which makes the black stout and snatching a trailer load of drink, police said on Thursday."

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If Guinness owned one of these there wouldn't of been a problem.

The Beer Pager: Never Lose Your Beer Again

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How could marketing candy like it was crack ever be a problem? Crazy world.

Jill Porter | Mint or drug: Is Hershey's cracked?

"FAMILY COURT Judge Lori Dumas Brooks wanted to make sure she wasn't overreacting. So she held the small blue packet of powdered substance in her palm and showed it around at work yesterday."

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After all of the beer and minty crack you just might need to find one of these in your stocking.

U.S. Patent 6313371: Underwear Deodorizer:

"Just in time for Thanksgiving leftovers comes U.S. Patent 6313371. It describes the Flatulence Deodorizer, which is a 'non-intrusive' pad you tape 'inside briefs or panties in the anal area'. It's basically a little activated carbon patch that neutralizes odors"

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Effing WEEEEEEEEEE!!!! 100 miles an hour on a zip line! So fast you have to have a fin between your feet.

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