Tag: james
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And In My Neighborhood: Man Kills Friend Over Plate of Food
This gun stuff seems to come in bursts, don’t you think? Like rounds from an AR-15 converted to fire on full auto. This suspected shooter clearly seems to have some mommy issues. http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/man-charged-in-killing,19943660/ You’ll also want to see the video–as the alleged shooter does a perp walk with his walker and oxygen. http://www.wtae.com/news/state-police-neighbor-fatally-shot-over-argument-in-indiana-county/26171764
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National Poetry Month: James Dickey
A BIRTH by James Dickey Inventing a story with grass, I find a young horse deep inside it. I cannot nail wires around him; My fence posts fail to be solid, And he is free, strangely, without me. With his head still browsing the greenness, He walks slowly out of the pasture To enter the…
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Jimmy Stewart & His Poetry on Shprockets : Best SNL Sketch Ever
Quite possibly the most gut-wrenchingest, funniest SNL skit of all time. If anyone has a copy of this video–which I’ve been unable to find–send me a link, drop me a line, let me know and I’ll be eternally grateful. Sprockets Announcer…..Phil Hartman Dieter…..Mike Myers Jimmy Stewart…..Dana Carvey [FADE IN on the “Sprockets” opening, with the…
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Two Great (And Necessary) Pop Music Parodies
First, Ron Jeremy ride’s Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball Next, James Franco & Seth Rogen skewer the ridiculous Kanye West Every time I hear this clown, Kanye, I remember when rap was something impossibly cool and vaguely alien to an rural Appalachian white guy like me. Compared to Eric B. & Rakim, for example, Big Daddy…
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Where I Live: Indiana, PA
Coming up on the beginning of the holiday season, our town kicks things off with the annual “It’s a Wonderful Night In Indiana, PA” light up festival–there will be a parade, the mayor will wave from his car, and the marching band playing Christmas songs; next up is a bonfire, hot cocoa and all sorts…
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Christopher Hitchens Remembered
Christopher Hitchens Remembered “The life and career of award-winning journalist Christopher Hitchens is chronicled in this video collection. Hitchens, in his singular voice, reports and reflects on cultural trends, political events, and the forces that define our Age.” I certainly didn’t always agree with what Hitchens wrote, but I like reading it. His life seems…
Old Road Apples 