General

Demand FBI Budget Cuts

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Dear President Obama,

I am in favor of universal healthcare. Some complain that we just can’t afford it. I for one thing we can pull tight our bootstraps and dig deep to find the money to pay for it. Step #1 cut back on the FBI’s Lamborghini fund.

Sincerely,
Chris Flannery
A Concerned Citizen

Halfway through the 50 States

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2009 additions:

  • Iowa
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas

at the end of 2009, I have eaten a meal in 25 out of 50 states

this does not include Minnesota which I only got gas in (was only in the state for 10 minutes)

this also does not count airports.

My most listened to bands of 2009…

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  1. Chain and the Gang (203)
  2. Bob Dylan (166)
  3. The Avett Brothers (150)
  4. Warren Zevon (105)
  5. Andrew Jackson Jihad (97)
  6. Leonard Cohen (76)
  7. J.J. Cale (67)
  8. The Wave Pictures (65)
  9. Robyn Hitchcock (64)
  10. Fruit Bats (61)
  11. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb (59)
  12. The Oranges Band (58)
  13. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (57)
  14. Langhorne Slim (56)
  15. Randy Newman (55)

Vic Chesnutt – You are Never Alone

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Vic Chesnutt (1964-2009)

You are Never Alone (mp3)

[audio:http://www.indyweek.com/music/1003/alone.mp3]

It’s OK, you can take a condom
It’s OK, you can take Valtrex
It’s OK, you can get an abortion
And then keep on… keeping’ on.

It’s ok, you can take a Prilosec
It’s ok, you can take Vioxx
It’s ok, you can get a quadruple bypass
And then keep on… keepin’ on
And then keep on… keepin’ on

You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone

It’s OK, in moderation
It’s OK cutting down
It’s okay, you can quit tomorrow
But for now, keep on keeping on.
But for now, keep on keeping on.

It’s OK, you can take the bible
It’s OK, you can be saved
You can be forgiven
For now, keep on keepin’ on
For now, keep on keepin’ on.

You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone

Adam Powell / Karate Kid 2

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Next time you’re watching Karate Kid Part 2, note the opening scene outside the tournament. You’ll see what appears to be a young Adam Powell (Alexander Polinsky of Charles in Charge fame) ask for Daniel’s autograph… and say he’s from Reseda. Daniel says that’s where he’s from.

IMDB has the kid labeled as one Garth Johnson, but I would almost put money on it.

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The IBM Selectric Typewriter

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We live in a mechanical age. It is an age of steel and electricity. Motors and carbon lights have come to be as familiar to us as horses and candles used to be, we have become a mechanic today in order to be of any particular use to society or ourselves. We cannot be happy and be simple any longer. We have been converted into strange forms run on the electric principle, and controlled by the pushing of a button. If we appear to go wild sometimes and cut wide figures down the middle of the road, it is because we have pressed the wrong button. It is not safe to trust ourselves on the street for fear we shall suddenly dash off without anyone at the switch. Nobody is safe anymore.

Crash of the Conchords

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It’s not surprising that Flight of the Conchords is over. The first season was three years worth of well-tested stage material converted for the small screen – and it was a great success. When the second season came due there was nothing left in the bank.

Look forward to seeing you again in three years.

Sign of The Apocalypse #427

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Dane Cook: I’m so popular I could get 4,000 idiots to “like” a stupid emoticon on my Facebook page.
Chris Flannery: No way… in how much time?
Dane Cook: One hour.
Chris Flannery: I’ll bet you $100 you can’t.
Dane Cook: Bring it. (Makes a shocker gesture and shakes my hand).