2008 January | buzz twang

words of wisdom from douglas rushkoff

January 25, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

A gem over at Douglas’ blog, in the comments. For the “wish I’d said this” collection: Our resistance movement, such as it is, is buried in the minutia and manufactured paranoia, and missing the big picture. And this makes it even easier for the fascists to do their business . If people really understood how [...]

brother martin on war

January 22, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

Speech by Martin Luther King Jr. on the war in Vietnam, but applicable to all war. Timely and timeless.Note his comments on those who would equate dissent with disloyalty… “a dark day…”. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

bloggers on the pundit circuit

January 21, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

Pam Spaulding of Pam’s House Blend made an appearance on CNN yesterday and it was stellar. Truth be told, yours truly has mixed feelings on bloggers appearing as pundits. To my mind, the TV format has real deficiencies compared to the blogging format. It may be live video compared to textual post and comments, but [...]

Will hunger for celebrity kill Britney Spears?

January 20, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

And, if so, who is to blame? Noticed two related stories on the Media Bistro News Feed that were actually placed together without irony or comment: AP Has Written Britney Spears’ Obituary (Us)The Associated Press began preparing Britney Spears’ obituary within the past month. “We are not wishing it, but if Britney passed away, it’s [...]

make that monkey tail twitch

January 19, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

Paranoia is meant to be managed, and knowledge helps maintain a healthy perspective on paranoia inducing information…. some links to kick start your heart this cold day. Facebook’s onwers aren’t necessarily who you think. My feeling on this is simple: I don’t care who knows what I think. It’s out there. But, personal information should [...]

national blogroll amnesty remembrance day is coming!

January 19, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

My favorite conservative blooger, Jon Swift has been kind enough to remind me that he reminded Skippy that a bunch of other people are reminding us all that national blogroll amnesty remembrance day is fast upon us. As Skippy notes: …if we can get as many of the mid-level and lower-trafficked blogs to participate, perhaps [...]

kucinich in da news

January 15, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

some sage words on the man who isn’t there… Now if the judge could rule that the cable shows had to talk about issues, not high school catfighting, we might have a real election here. Cliff Schecter on a Las Vegas judge ruling that NBC had to allow Dennis Kucinich to appear in the debate [...]

nothingman

January 6, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

pearl jam for a winter day… Once divided…nothing left to subtract…Some words when spoken…can’t be taken back…Walks on his own…with thoughts he can’t help thinking…Future’s above…but in the past, he’s slow and sinking…Caught a bolt ‘a lightnin’…cursed the day he let it go… Nothingman…Nothingman…Isn’t it something?Nothingman… She once believed…in every story he had to tell…One [...]

obama

January 5, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

Click on the featured video in the upper right corner of this page. And, some of the reactions. (Scroll down.) buzz-twang : news and views : blog

rudie can’t fail

January 5, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros doing the Clash classic… get up and dance. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

in the shadow of mickey d’s…

January 5, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

In the late 50′s and early 60′s as McDonald’s went from small local eatery to franchise to being a publicly traded stock, lots of little burger joints popped up all over the country, trying to slice off a little of that simple but lucrative recipe: small menu, decent food and cheap cheap cheap. Growing up [...]

what I saw in omaha

January 5, 2008 by DJ Lanphier

It’s always interesting for me to go back to omaha, because it’s a place of great change and yet nothing changes. A few things that I found notable… One of the great reasons Omaha even exists is the beer trade. During the late 1800′s, the major beer companies established distribution points across the country as [...]