Randy Twizzle

The people of old Mississippi Should all hang their heads in shame I can't understand how their minds work What's the matter don't they watch Les Crane? But if you ask me to bus my children I hope the cops take down your name So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal Phil Ochs "Love Me I'm a Liberal"

You're a year late with that one, pal. The NY tabloids gave him that name when he was photographed with the she-male stripper last year. She-male? I don't think so But take a look at the woman (his wife?) accompanying Lou Piniella during yesterday's all star parade.

I took this picture of Josh Hamilton during today's parade of the All-Stars on 6th Avenue. He got a huge reaction from the fans along the route.

Here's a story that appeared in the NY Times in 1930

After trying to watch some of his later HBO specials I sort of feel the same way. I think he started to take himself too damn seriously and stopped being funny in order to play the role of some kind of "courageous" truth teller. Most self-conscience truth tellers are usually bores as are the people who cheer them on.

A small blurb about the show from a Syracuse newspaper on 9/22/1957

The show was simply called The Woolworth Hour

Not a jazz clipping but the story of a 1950's nightmare: the good people of San Mateo CA waking up to find a homemade Soviet flag flying over their civic center

Also from the Chicago Defender on Feb 16, 1924

In yesterday's NY Post Bettor's Guide: DA' TARA: Would be favored if they ran him in allowance race on Belmont undercard. DOES NOT BELONG IN THIS FIELD.

This ad for the same apartment building from Sept 1934 shows how real estate values went down during the Depression.

They're firing people. Currently there are 7 "farewell" emails in my inbox.

My 6th grade social studies teacher in 67-68 sometimes talked about the Vietnam War and its accompanying turmoil. However I remember that most of the class discussions usually ended with his suggestion that hippies should be put out to sea on a leaky raft.

There's no obscenity here, there's just pure hatred. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOc4XgBespw

In my little section of northern NJ the night before Halloween has always been known as Goosey Night.

There's quite a lively music scene in parts of Arizona

As usual the NY Post gets to the bottom of the story:

The last NYC news person saying "fuck" over the air. He was fired from WCBS but has managed to come back on WPIX.

A random group of people outside Grand Central Terminal