Musings, reflections and self-arrogance from the now-former editor of a small weekly newspaper, And, occasionally, even something interesting!
posted by Frontier Editor at 20:15
Fourteen years in the journalism biz, but don't let that stereotype about commie pinko bleeding heart liberal journalists fool you - I manage to disappoint conservatives and liberals alike. Whatever happened to common sense and rational thought? At least I'm not a neo-fascist, neo-Nazi or other political extremist. In fact, just about my entire political, social and metaphysical outlook can be explained in the movie "Blazing Saddles." My journalistic idols? Carl Kolchak (thus the profile pic) and Irwin M. Fletcher. As for my professional choice, it beats retail, restaurant management and scrambling around to fund graduate school. I'm also pretty smug after 30 years - I knew back in 1976 that everyone else would come around and agree with me that the Electric Light Orchestra was cool. Just listen to those Monster.com, Volkswagen and J.C. Penneys commercials.
9 Comments:
I've done neither of those things - have really missed out in life ;).
Well, you really haven't missed out when it comes to frat parties (speaking as a non-frat person invited to several in my college and grad careers).
You might want to consider getting a copy of "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," however.
Okay, I have to ask. What was your favorite Electric Light Orchestra album. I was always a sucker for "On the Third Day" and "Face the Music," but that's just me.
Well I don't think I'm quite as loony over them as you because I think you've got a heap of their records - what have I got?(ashamed to admit to you) - Discovery, 2 different greatest hits ones and another one that (ooh, you'll think this is terrible)I've never listened to. BUT it will happen before I drop off the planet.Oh, a DVD as well and a Jeff Lynne solo album-O.K., so that doesn't count. One thing that blew me away on the DVD was when they played the first song they ever put out and it sounded so current - more so than things they've done in between times.Odd. They used Livin' Thing on an ad over here, by the way. I must tell you that I love the song Last Train to London. Guilty confession out.
All I can say is in the words of FE, God bless.
I remember this dude!
Lee: Nothing to be ashamed about. I should be ashamed for being a fan of all that pseudo-Beatles phase Jeff Lynne went through before he finally got back to his Move writing groove.
Awaiting: God to see you back and not so ennervated ;^D>
All together now . .. . . TEQUILA!!!
Tequila - isn't that something to do with worms and sunrises??
Best description I've ever heard of tequila, Ziggi.
"I said I LIKE YOU Dotty!"
There are no worms in tequila. There are worms in Mescal. I won fifty bucks at a bar for knowing that; most bartenders who know the difference don't argue with people who get this wrong, because it hurts their tips. I suppose they have a tiny glass of worms behind there, like the glasses of lime and lemons.
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