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The Spectacle Blog
Well, it is now just a little over two hours into 2012 in the Eastern time zone.
My roomie Christopher and I brought in the New Year by partaking in First Night Boston. First we saw Jazzrael, an Israeli jazz ensemble perform at St. Paul’s Cathedral. That’s right. We went to see a Jewish act at an Episcopalian church. From there we took the T to Jordan Hall to see Suzanne Vega in concert. She was a last minute replacement for The New York Dolls and was well worth the price of admission.
We returned home in time to see Dick Clark countdown the final seconds of 2011. There is something reassuring about seeing him in Times Square. I wish I could say the same for Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.
Later today, I will make my way over to the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge to see the annual Marx Brothers Movie Marathon. Lord knows I am in need of a good laugh. I know I am far from alone in this feeling.
Because we will see plenty of man’s inhumanity to man in the coming year as we have seen in all the years that have come before. From time to time, we shall see acts of charity, kindness and mercy. Unfortunately, these acts will be remarked upon not because of its inherent goodness but because of its rarity.
So I will make the most of the joy and laughter that comes my way today. Beyond that I shall continue to provide my observations about our state of affairs, those who have passed on, more than a few notes about baseball and just about anything else I darn well please.
And with that I wish you all the best in 2012.
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JimH| 1.1.12 @ 9:04AM
New York Dolls? I wonder if Johansen can still fit into his dress. Anyway, Happy New Year all.
Ken (Old Texican)| 1.1.12 @ 9:23AM
Aaron wrote:
I know I am far from alone in this feeling.
"...Because we will see plenty of man's inhumanity to man in the coming year as we have seen in all the years that have come before. ""
Aaron, what do YOU read in the tea leaves provoking that thought?
Here are my tea leaves
www.americaalonesaidno.com
Margie| 1.1.12 @ 3:17PM
You're a PRIME example of it, Reprobate.
Where's those e mails you claimed you have, accusing me of wanting you, you sicko???
Too busy eating and drinking with the drunken to find them?
Bob Grant | 1.1.12 @ 6:08PM
I take it you will not be reading one of Ken's tomes in the new year?
Bob Grant | 1.1.12 @ 6:23PM
But in lieu of that, you can read Clint's new autobiography titled:
Concubine Confessions: How a 10 Year Love Affair With Ron Paul Changed My Life
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 7:10PM
Oooooor,
You Could Read Grant's Autobiography:
" Bob Grant Handles More Packages Than All Those Airport Security Dudes."
Bob Grant | 1.1.12 @ 7:51PM
...a followup to his first blockbuster autobiography:
Dreams from My Father (Ron Paul): A story of Rape and Incest
Clint| 1.2.12 @ 4:54AM
Ooooor,
Bob Grant's Autobiographic Primer:
Bob Grant, The RINO Whisperer.
Oldefarte| 1.2.12 @ 5:18PM
Rumors has it that Ronnie' new book HOW I BICYCLED LAKE JACKSON WEARING ONLY TOO SHORT SHORTS will be a bestseller in the Clit house-trailor hold!!!!
Bob Grant| 1.2.12 @ 7:12PM
The word's out that the bicycle was missing the seat.
Dai Alanye | 1.1.12 @ 9:12PM
What! Ken is still pushing those fourth-rate screeds? Go to my website for better-quality third-rate reading, with no political program involved. It's right here: http://alanye.com/
Ken (Old Texican)| 1.2.12 @ 7:09AM
Dai,
one question ; have you read it?
If not, call me on my cell and I will send you a review copy. 713-569-3896
(my cell number is on over two million books...sold for real money...and no refunds requested in over 14 years.)
Read the reviews at www.americaalonesaidno.com
Dan| 1.1.12 @ 10:32AM
Weren't there any formals to go to up there?
New Year's eve is a decent time for single men to chase some skirts, ---------- there had to be some formals up there in Boston to go to.........
Oldefarte| 1.1.12 @ 10:53AM
http://www.gocomics.com/glennmccoy/2012/01/01
Indy| 1.1.12 @ 3:06PM
Did anyone read Andy McCarthy's piece in NRO yesterday? If this is true, this is outrageous.
"Obama Recruits Qaradawi
The administration is working with a Muslim Brotherhood jurist....After thousands of young Americans have laid down their lives to protect the United States from jihadist terror, President Obama apparently seeks to end the war by asking Qaradawi, a jihad-stoking enemy of the United States, to help him strike a deal that will install our Taliban enemies as part of the sharia state we have been building in Afghanistan. If the Hindu report is accurate, the price tag will include the release of Taliban prisoners from Gitmo — an element of the deal Reuters has also reported. The administration will also agree to the lifting of U.N. sanctions against the Taliban, and recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political party (yes, just like the Muslim Brotherhood!). In return, the Taliban will pretend to forswear violence, to sever ties with al-Qaeda, and to cooperate with the rival Karzai regime.
It would mark one of the most shameful chapters in American history."
Please read the full post
http://www.nationalreview.com/.....c-mccarthy
Indy| 1.1.12 @ 3:12PM
This happened in VA -
"Woodbrook Elementary School in Charlottesville, Virginia, provides the latest example of a government school imposing left wing ideology, this time with the Marxist rhetoric of the Occupy movement.
Woodbrook Elementary, (principal Lisa Molinaro), allowed leftist activists into the school to train third graders in writing songs which were performed at an assembly organized by an outside group – Kid Pan Alley – in October of this year. The tune the 3rd graders “wrote” and performed could have come from the soundtrack at Zuccotti park, minus the drug overdoses and rapes.
Some people have it all,
but they don’t think that they have enough
They want more money
A faster ride
They’re not content
Never satisfied
Yes- they are the 1 percent
I used to be one of the 1 percent
I worked all the time
Never saw my family
Couldn’t make life rhyme
Then the bubble burst
It really, really hurt
I lost my money
Lost my pride
Lost my home
Now I’m part of the 99
I used to be sad now I’m satisfied
Cause I really have enough
Though I lost my yacht and plane
Didn’t need that extra stuff
Could have been much worse
You don’t need to be first
Cause I’ve got my friends
Here by my side
Don’t need it all
I’m happy to be part of the 99.
Remember, these are third graders."
http://biggovernment.com/jcada.....y-schools/
VA parents, please speak up, parents all around the country, question everything your kids are being taught in school, read assignments, textbooks, no matter what age, we must be alert and take appropriate action.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:30PM
One of the reasons we stopped doing the State Sponsored homeschooling in Minnesota was because in late January 2009 (the Princess was 6, and in Kindergarten) the assignment given to kindergarteners was to describe how the election of Obama would be a major improvement in their lives.
Aaron, have you considered getting behind Elroy Face for the HOF? Yeah, he's not in it, believe it or not. The first great reliever.
My kids are now 8, and on the Sunlight curriculum, and doing quite well.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:31PM
Well, that got scrambled. The paragraph on Face should have come after the line on the Sublight Curriculum. Rats.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:31PM
Sunlight curriculum. Double rats.
KennesawJack| 1.3.12 @ 11:28AM
Are these the same folks who wrote those stunning lyrics in 2008 "Barack Hussein Obama, Hm, Hm, Hm"? Orwell couldn't do better than this.
Margie| 1.1.12 @ 3:18PM
Yeah happy new year, Goldstein. Even if you DO remove my posts.
MikeG| 1.1.12 @ 8:53PM
That would show good taste on his part removing your so called comments.
Margie| 1.2.12 @ 9:27PM
How would YOU know, asshole?
PCC| 1.1.12 @ 7:23PM
Dear Aaron,
Happy New Year!
Wishing you all the best in 2012.
PCC
Dixie Pixie| 1.2.12 @ 6:48PM
Listed below is a excellence article summing up the worlds hot-spots.
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/wars/20120102.aspx