The Perfect Cumback
Who Actually Talks on Their Phone?
Released 32 Years Ago Today
Madonna: Like a Prayer (1989)
This anniversary also marks for me 32 years of being Pepsi free.
When Pepsi dropped Madonna as a spokesperson, citing the "sacrilegious" imagery in the Like a Prayer (Jeez, they had no idea what was coming, did they?) video, I swore I would never drink Pepsi again. And I haven't.
Teenage Dreams
I may have posted this before, but you know what? I have no fucks left to give.
This was my dream car in 1974. My bestie who lived across the street was a Firebird man. Unfortunately, while his parents gifted him a new Firebird for his 16th, there was no Camaro sitting in our driveway when I turned 16. Even today I let out a little sigh whenever I see one of these antiques on the highway, as dated as the design may be now.
I Hope They Do Better With This World Than We Did
I welcome our robot overlords.
Just Think…
And it's glorious to contemplate.
Happy New Year!
Best wishes to all and a return to something resembling "normal" life in 2021, from our (new) home to yours!
The Imbecility of dRUMPf
Nicetightgag: dRUMPf is his base. He is a man who is regularly spoon fed, and over-fed at that, the thin, bitter gruel of bullshit Reichwing TV "news" and who willingly ingests and then regurgitates it to other similarly inclined subhumans.
He angrily sounds off at all hours about random, nonsensical shite that dehydrated haunted apples like Lou Dobbs and blocks of Spam like Sean Hannity tell him to be angry about but which they realise they cannot actually come to any firm conclusions about both because if they do it gives the story falsifiability and because it puts them at serious risk of legal action. dRUMPf, like the rest of their audience, doesn't understand this, and so bathes luxuriously in the fetid diarrhea that makes up these 'programs,', engaging with them as they are meant to be engaged with- not as conveyors of actual facts, but as impressionist representations of moods. Deeply angry, suspicious, paranoid, hate-filled, bitter, and sociopathic moods.
dRUMPf was never able to explain what "Obamagate" was. He was never able to explain what, exactly, was on "the server" that was in Ukraine. He cannot explain how the election was "rigged". He cannot tell you how Obama faked his entire life as a naturally born US citizen. Logic is nonexistent. Solid conclusions can be disproved by hysteria. The important thing is the feeling of resentment and anger, the outrage that somehow, someone is cheating you out of something that you think not only that you *want* but that you are *owed*. The sense of persecution, the utter conviction that somehow you are being wronged, the phony victim-posturing is addictive for a man so utterly bereft of any positive emotions. It's intoxicating, and dRUMPf is perpetually drunk on it- and sounds very much like he's just ordinarily drunk.
This isn't a man with a plan. This isn't a strategic thinker who talks in riddles and subtly conveys messages through the placement of an accessory in his otherwise flawless choice of dress. This isn't a man given to the intricacies of a Symbolist painting, with everything chosen to display a meaning about the artist and their subject. This is a man who tries to hide his baldness by having what little hair he still has spun into a bizarre confection and piled on his head, then dyed cat-piss yellow with a candy-corn-orange chaser. This is a man who so FEARS being thought of as short he wears lifts that are too high to allow him to fit his feet in his shoes. This is not a man capable of subtlety. This is a man with a button on his desk to summon a servant to bring him Diet Coke.
Republicans are Scum
And now even that measly amount may not happen because Orange Caligula is too busy playing golf and has completely checked out from all presidential duties.
Quote of the Day
A Very Positive Outlook
He's Going to Need the Cash
…for his legal defense.
I don't know who put the toddler at that tiny desk, but it was genius.
You Are Here
Liberating Arrakis
Let's hope it works out better for House Biden in the long run than it did for the Atreides…
But seriously, do you remember the scene where Thufir Hawat was in a panic because they kept discovering hidden listening devices? That came to mind last night as I was mulling the Bidens moving into the White House. But you've got to figure that the place will be swept for Russian listening devices after Trump is dragged out…right?
And Trump, being the man-baby narcissist he is, will undoubtedly trash as much as he can on his way out the door. "If I can't have it, NO ONE will!" It's already been confirmed by multiple sources that he's doing as much to fuck up international relations as possible in hopes of confounding Biden.
Trouble is, Trump has no idea who he's messing with. Biden's team is playing four-dimensional chess, while Trump is simply taking sitting on a checkerboard taking a shit.
I also recommend that the Secret Service pat down Lady Be Best for the house silver, because you know that crime family is going to attempt to steal anything that isn't nailed down.
And lastly, please replace ALL the mattresses in the White House before anyone from Biden's team sleeps there. You know they're urine soaked…
Ya THINK?
Oh the Shade
Released 36 Years Ago Today
Madonna: Like a Virgin (1984)
From Behind the Grooves:
"Like A Virgin", the second album by Madonna is released. Produced by Nile Rodgers, it is recorded at The Power Station in New York City from April – May 1984. By early 1984, with her self titled debut finally gaining significant sales and chart momentum, Madonna is anxious to begin work on her sophomore release. She wants to produce the project herself, after being left in the lurch by producer Reggie Lucas when he quits before sessions for the first album are complete. Madonna's record label Warner Bros isn't willing to grant her full creative control, and insists that a seasoned professional be in charge of the sessions. Being a huge fan of the band Chic, she asks guitarist Nile Rodgers to produce her. The pair get to work right away, selecting songs for the album. Madonna pens five of the nine songs, co-writing four of those with former boyfriend and Breakfast Club band mate Stephen Bray. The rhythm section consists of Nile Rodgers on guitar and Synclavier, along with former Chic band mates Bernard Edwards (bass), Tony Thompson (drums) and Rob Sabino (keyboards). Even with Rodgers firmly at the helm, Madonna is also very hands on, being present at all sessions, observing and making suggestions to Rodgers and the other musicians. Once recording is completed, the album is held back for several more months as Madonna's debut is still generating hits. Released at last in mid-November, "Like A Virgin" is an immediate smash. It spins off four top five pop singles including "Material Girl" (#2 Pop, #49 R&B, #1 Club Play), "Angel" (#5 Pop, #71 R&B, #1 Club Play), "Dress You Up" (#5 Pop, #64 R&B, #1 Club Play) and the title track (#1 Pop, #9 R&B, #1 Club Play). The album's iconic cover, back cover and inner sleeve photos are taken by fashion photographer Steven Meisel (Seventeen, Vogue). The original US and Canadian promo LP copies are pressed on pure white "virgin" vinyl (originally intended for stock commercial copies also, but deemed too expensive) with custom art labels. "Virgin" establishes Madonna as a pop superstar on a global basis, and becomes her biggest selling album, moving over twenty one million copies worldwide. The album is remastered and reissued on CD in 2001 with the 12" mixes of "Material Girl" and the title track as bonus tracks. The album is also reissued as a 180 gram vinyl LP by Rhino Records in 2016, and as a limited edition clear vinyl pressing in the UK (exclusively through Sainsbury's) in 2017. It is also reissued as a limited edition white vinyl LP, as part of Rhino's "Back To The 80's" series in July of 2018. "Like A Virgin" spends three weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 200, peaking at number ten on the R&B album chart, and is certified 10x Platinum in the US by the RIAA, earning a Diamond Certification.
And that white vinyl version I was salivating over a year ago? Got it!
Just Go Away, Will Ya?
"Corrosive Hypocritical Clot of Congealed Creamsicle Spray-Tan Goo"
And My Hopes are Dashed Again
I'm Sure The Bug Will Be Corrected In The Next OS Release
366 (It's a Leap Year, Boys) Days of UNF: Day 247
Unobtainium
Rarer than that Technics interconnect, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the JBL L166 grilles in orange. Not to be confused with the L100 or L100 Classic grilles (which are to found in abundance), these are an entirely different animal altogether, and are not interchangeable with the L100 variety. In fact, this is the only photo (other than catalog images) I have been able to find online of the grilles in the wild.
Some of you may be asking, "Why not just paint the ones you have?" That has been discussed at length by others on several audio forums, but the original grilles were not painted orange; they were molded in that color. In addition, there is an acoustically transparent fabric on the inner surface of the grilles that was also supposedly in the same shade of orange. So, no. Painting my existing grilles is not an option.
It All Makes Sense Now!
