Saturday, December 11, 2010

More Coming Soon

I have been on a hitaus from blogging..but feel a screed or two on the way  stay tuned!

Monday, August 23, 2010

Republican Mid Term Policy Draft.

Blow Me Harry Ried



1. We are against EVERTHING. ( Except tax cuts for rich white fucks).


2.  We HATE blacks, browns, muslims, gays, smart women, and people from other lands.


3.  We REALLY REALLY hate Mexicans. Si se fuck 'em.


4.  We LOVE big banks. They make our nasty bits moist.


5.  We don't give A FLYING FUCK about vetrans, the poor, the disabled, the old, or the sick.


6.  We LOVE Jesus, but don't much care for any of his ideas.


7.  We HATE anybody who reads books or has an education from someplace other than Regent.


8.  We totally don't give TWO SHITS about the enviroment. Fuck the future.


9.   We could CARE LESS about the unemployed, or come to think of it working folk in general.


10. Our platform can be summed up in two words: " SUCK IT".


Thanks for your support.

Katrina

I wake to a different place



the air heavy and damp



I'm just waiting for the bus to come, for Brownie to tell me the plan



What's next, how do we get out



Why did it rain so



Why did she go so far



I was standing in the jungle



Deep in the disaster



Geting the signal about aftershocks and drama



Loking at the grafitti on the ruins



Adieu



Maybe thats what Brownie is planning



Maybe that's what the rain means.

Monday, August 9, 2010

True North

The lines are blurry now

like a coffee stained map

like crossed wires

its hard to find my bearings

some days I stand here in the south and look north past sugar mountain

looking almost all the way

to Mackinac

Michilimackinac

Which I'm allowed to say

becuase I'm a Michigander

or at least I used to be

I used to know what lakes were about, and what the pines smell like in winter

I knew about Indian names, and Hemi's and big block Chevys and FoMo Co

and Iggy fucking Pop

and maybe I stll do

Standing amid the coffee stains and jumbled wires of a life already in progress

Standing amid finisihed dreams, and summers of dust, and a thousand autums,

and another year

of lists, and maps, and memories of places that do and don't exist

Just like home

Just like true north.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Ti Ra Ra (Thank You Jesus), Voodoo Karaoke, A Gig For Kwame, and The 30 Billion Dollar Perspective Generator

Haiti is a place awash in Jesus and Viagra. All the Tap Taps are decorated with religious art, airbrushed crowns of thorns and confessions of faith such as: "Merci Jesus". Driving through the nightmare landscape of post earthquake Port Au Prince, I would have thought a logo of "What the Fuck Did We Do to Deserve This?" might have been more to the point. The Haitians are a faith filled people, and express gratitude to God on a daily basis... They are also keenly interested in what they call ti ra ra, roughly translated as a "little carnival". What it really equates to is fucking all night long.... which given the heat and humidity is no small feat. I guess if one lives in a U.N. tent with dirt floors, no running water, and a distinct lack of HBO... ti ra ra makes for a nice break from the daytime Jesus talk. I thought of the billions of fuck bucks Americans spend jerking off to porn online, and it occurred to me that a one dollar surcharge on any poontang purchase could buy a hell of a lot of rice and beans for hungry Haitian kids. Here's a slogan: "Making The World Better One Wank At A Time". I know a few guys that would quickly be feeding a whole village. A Haitian told me one night that some of the Extra Crispy Kristian types have been saying that the earthquake was God's punishment for voodoo, or maybe too much ti ra ra , or heaven forbid: Gays having voodoo sissy butt sex all night. That is just the type of thing old Yahweh is likely to get real old school about..But 300k to a million dead in 35 seconds seems a bit extreme even for The Almighty OG. While we were in the small village of Brossier (just outside the epicenter in Leogane) we were treated to a voodoo welcome ceremony. The Mambo (Priestess) set up a portable P.A to run on the compounds generator, the drummers beat the tambou for hours, rum was consumed, and all the locals came to sing and dance. Everyone had a good time, I danced with the Mambo, and when we asked about the spirits possessing the Mambo we were told we would have to wait until at least 2am. I guess the spirits don't care to possess anyone before last call.




Parts of Port au Prince reminded me of 8 mile road in Detroit, minus the liquor stores and tit bars. Everything is covered in a layer of dust and soot, one junkyard spills into the next sun baked lot full of old car parts and graffiti covered walls with faded lotto adverts. (For reasons that remain unclear, Haitians play the New York numbers at small stands dotted along rutted dirt tracks even in a remote village like rBossier). The echoes of Detroit continue into Haitian politics, though I suspect there is less corruption in Haiti. All along the crumbling walls we saw spray painted messages... sort of low tech tweets, some just the sad truth of what happened in that spot ( i.e. 180 Mort), some saying goodbye: "Adieu Maria", and many asking for the return of Papa Doc: "Returnez Duvalier". Since most scientists agree that Msr. Duvalier is still one well and truly dead motherfucker, this opens the way for some other strong man to step in and get the country moving. Should Kwame ever get a weekend pass from the lockup, he might consider a quick night flight to the island. If the Haitians could over look the brutality of Papa Doc and his Mocoutes, a little sexting among friends would not raise eyebrows in PaP.



I have read that some 30+ billion has been poured into Haiti in the past 20 or 30 years. That may well be, but you'd need a team of detectives to find any evidence of it. I suspect most of the cash ended up in numbered accounts in Europe. None the less the perspective generator that is Haiti was working just fine when we were there. Even though 72 % of the people live on less than two dollars a day, they don't begrudge anyone else wealth and success. They just want some too. That is a very un-American idea. Spending time with the people of such generous spirit forces a perspective change in even the most cynical traveler. I was reminded of the meanings of suffering and redemption. I was indicted for my indifference, and convicted for my selfishness. If the arc of the universe indeed bends toward justice: then a hard rain is gonna soak you and me to the bone.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Paradise Cafe

It's the kind of afternoon when lonely men grow old

an hour at a time

I see them waving from the windows of the Paradise Cafe as we slip past like northbound ghosts

Their silent image remains wrapped in blue smoke ..framed against a purple storefront

fading in the late sun, fading like the days last cigarette

fading like these small towns along the tracks

fading like loves lost memories at closing time

fading like lonely men

an hour at a time.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Out On The Rideline

Evening begins

Over the radio towers, on the ridge out by Poolesville

She arrives like the late plane from Chicago

Following the River

I look to the low Sun

and try to see,

try to find the frequency, try to predict the course of things

But evening comes and morning follows

She sits alone in an imagined room

Without music

Just static between here and there

Just jet noise

And vapor trails falling to pieces

I put lights out in the trees today

Thinking that maybe the day will come

when that makes sense

When I can read the signs, the trails, the sky

Out on the ridgeline

Just before dark.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Not Ready For Prime Time

I was at the 'Span today and had to watch a replay of Saturdays Tea Party "event" in Searchlight, Nevada. Before I get to the review of the stage program, let me point out a couple of things: Calling this abortion an "event" is about as accurate as calling my dog a "scientist". Also lets face it: Harry Reid really is the Anti Christ. Hell, most of my problems and yours are caused by that Mormon fuck from Shitlight. Bad cable reception? Fucking Harry Reid. Balls itch? God Damn that Harry Reid. Wife out blowing a dozen guys from the bowling league? Harry told her to. So obviously it made all the sense in the word for these Scumbag, err Tea bag boys and girls to head straight to the heart of the problem: Fleshlight Nevada. Err, Flashlight NV..Uh no it's Spotlight... err, Nitelight...whatever.. On to the review:


The Tea party Express road show rolled into Bug light Nevada this past Saturday to the cheers of a crowd estimated to number in the dozens. First off the bus was Sister Sarah Palin who delighted the crowd with a detailed description of her favorite sex toys and masturbation fantasies. Ooops, I'm sorry that was a typo. No Sarah mostly whooped and hollered about how much she hates black people. And that Harry Reid makes her twat itch or something. Next up were some” singers and “dancers”, who frankly made me ashamed to be a white person.  Let me put it this way: if that shit was dancing; then Wolf Blitzer is the worlds most interesting man. And tallest. Jesus K. Christ on a stick those fuckers were lame. I loved how they would throw in lines like: "No health care reform" in between the chorus of " We're the Tea Party Express and we're rockin' through your town..". Yea they were rockin all right. They rocked so hard they made "Up With People" look like Led Zeppelin. Fuck me.


Next up was 80's semi celeb Victoria Jackson. I remember her from Saturday Night Live as the kind of waitress type girl you would fuck if you were drunk enough.... sort of like the Geico chick...(15 minutes could save you a case of blue balls). These days Ms. Jackson is older, heavier, less amusing, and a whole lot more crazy. This bitch ate the whole box of crazy flakes... hell she ate the whole fucking case. She "led" the "crowd" in a sing-along of some song she wrote about Obama is a commie... la la la..doo lang doo lang doo lang... doo wop diddy dum diddy dee. YIKES! At least Ann Coulter doesn't try to sing.


The afternoon wrapped up with some minor speakers (when Victoria Jackson is your "A" list celeb, you got trouble). My favorite among the under card Bag heads was the dude in an American flag shirt running for Senate yelling about what a brothel full of whores DC was. Well flag boy, you might want to check in with Dave Vitter on that one. Or even John Boy Ensign right there in Nevada. Plus, do you really think wearing a shirt made from Old Glory will earn you votes? If I wore a shirt with a picture of my dick on it would it help me get laid? (Trust me. it wouldn't) ..Flags and chants of USA are not patriotism my dear bag breath brethren. Although on the topic of uniforms and such, I think Sarah would look right at home in a short skirt SS outfit. Of course then Jesse James would try to fuck her, and maybe Sandra Bullock would get pissed and challenge her to a nude mud wrestling match which Glen Beck could promote and stage right there in Sea Hunt Nevada on pay per view!

Well my hemorrhoids are starting to hurt (Thanks for nothing Harry Reid) so I'm gonna wrap up, plus I have a great idea for an opening act for the wrestling match. Anybody got a number for Up With People?

Friday, February 26, 2010

Tough Shit

Senator Jim Bunning (Scumbag Kentucky) muttered the words " tough shit” on the floor of the US Senate last night during debate over his objection to extending unemployment benefits for another 30 days. We should give the old jock credit where credit is due: the crazy bastard has neatly summed up the Republicans overall attitude to the struggles of the American middle class... namely: " You're on you own. And fuck you anyway".



In an attempt to be helpful, I offer the following handy dandy guide to the R's position on several other important issues:


1. You're losing your house to foreclosure. R's response: " Blow me".


2. You're kid is sick and you don't have insurance. " Boo fucking hoo asshole".


3. Your son or daughter was killed in Iraq. " Shit happens.."


4. You're an unwed mother with no income.  " Suck dick next time".


5. You're in a stall at the airport next to Larry Craig. " Blow me".


To be even more helpful, let me offer a short "field guide" to help you ID some of the Republicans you may see on the Tee Vee making the above points.


Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY): Short white guy with look on his face like he has a 12 inch spiked electric dildo up his ass. (The KY after his name is the lube not the state.)


Senator David Vitter (R-LA) Tall white guy in a diaper with a New Orleans hooker sitting on his face. Really. I am not making this shit up. Honest.


Senator John Ensign (R-NV) White haired white guy with a twat hair stuck between his two front teeth. His folks will pay for the dental cleaning and tip his mistress 65K. Makes Mark Sanford look like Mary Poppins.


Minority Leader in the House John Boehner (R-OH). Look, the guys name is Boner. B O N E R. I don't care how he says it. It's pronounced boner. As in dick. As in penis. As in fuckstick. 'Nuff said.


Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) So crazy even John Ensign wouldn't fuck her. That's saying something.


Last but very much least we come to Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY). Former ball player. One school of though thinks he wore his jock too tight. Another holds that he got hit the head several hundred times by line drives because he was too stupid to duck. This guy is so bad that about all we can say is that he makes the rest of these bozos look like Jefferson and Lincoln. And oh..If you think my remarks are unfair..... Tough shit.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Pulled Southward

She's heading south

She says she doesn't recongnize the face in the glass

So next week she'll leave, but I can follow, I can make my way

southward

Perhaps I can grow old in an undershirt

and play checkers and smoke cigars in a park

like the Cuban gentlemen do

I can squint in the afternoon sun

and drive past the shacks and pines and debris

of other peoples small dramas

Perhaps I can see things clearly

Perhaps...

There has been too little recognition,

too many departures in my time

Perhaps I can follow and wander in the heat amid the vines and beaches

No Jew I, no longer Christian, just a northern boy

pulled southward

Monday, February 1, 2010

The City Of Art and Good Intentions

The planes appear over your left shoulder

suddenly

as if by magic

Great beasts following the river, banking left

revealing

The city of lies and white marble at sunset

Unwrapped,  unbroken,

Full of art, and dreams of art,

and youth always on the make

Lots of fucking in this town:. lots of shady promises,

lots of empty heroes caught in black and white

The planes suprise me everytime I follow the river

I should be used to them by now, I should be used to this place

But I keep thinking it will all get better...

the stones are so pretty at sunset.

The State Of Dis Union


Somewhere in an alternate universe on an alternate TV channel...



Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, My Fellow Americans, and you bitches on the Supreme Court. Yes I mean you Alito. The state of our union is fucked up. I don't have to tell any of you out there in Tee Vee land that, most of you are watching this on the flat screen over the hot dog machine at the 7-11 where you work a third job to try and pay the doctor bill from grandmas anal fissure surgery last summer. So have a big gulp on the house (hey Southland Corp didn’t contribute shit to me last year), and listen up people: it's time for some shit to go down!



First up: I'm gonna nationalize the banks. Those greedy motherfuckers won't be happy until all of us are living in a double wide that we owe 400 large on for 90 years at 29% interest. But I tell you what. If any of you whores in here don't like it I'll give you a choice. we can either take 'em over and start writing fair deals to Americans... or instead of nationalizing we can analize Wall Street. Line 'em up bend em over, and let every foreclosed bastard step up and "deliver some interest due". So which side of that transaction do you fuckers want to be on?



Next: Afpakiraquistan. I'm giving the Saudi's 72 hours to hand over Bin Laden. That's right, the fucking Saudi's. Don't even try to tell me you cunts don't know where he is. If I don't get a FedEx with a set of OBL balls in it in 3 days.. I'm gonna make a quick call to my posse at Cheyenne mountain. And guess what...20 minutes later Mecca is a big ass sheet of glass. You think I'm playing? Check this out:  this morning at about o dark thirty, I ordered federal agents to round up Dick Cheney, Glen Beck, Ann Coulter, and Karl Rove among others on charges of Treason. We also picked up Harry Reid for being a pussy, and Rachael Maddow 'cause I want to find out if she's really queer.... anyhow they are all currently on their way to a little 'fun in the sun' in Gitmo.... so figure it out my tent headed friends... no more fucking around.. hand over the big boy or I'm gonna bust a thermonuclear cap in your Islamic ass.



Hey Wilson I thought I told you shut the fuck up last time... you want me to send the video of you in the cheerleader costume to your fucking wife ..I didn’t think so holmes.......



At this point the signal went snowy and my set returned to Nympo Snowboarders Extreme Makeover CSI or whatever NBC is running at 10 PM these days.....

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What The Fucking Fuck?


Ok time for some political reality.

1. The Dems are stupid.

2. The Republicans are worse.

3. The media are fucking morons.

4. The voters are the dumbest of all.

5. If you think a jag off with four houses and a truck is the second coming of Tom Jefferson, please call me ASAP about some real estate I've got in South Carolina.....

6. It's easy to say that if the Dems are so stupid then they deserve to lose, but try telling that to the family with a child denied coverage due to a pre existing condition. This shit matters, and the R's don't give a flying fuck about you or your family. Do the Dems? Well they will still fuck you in the ass, but you at least stand a chance to get a reach around.

7. The Dems problem is not that they are too liberal, it's that they act like pussys, while the R's are just lying scumbags who enjoy others misery. I say ram the individual parts of health care down the throat of the shitbags in the Senate. Dare Susan Collins to vote against a law that outlaws insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre existing conditions. Make these twats stand and be counted as what they are: whores.

8. The same glee dumb shits greeted Palin with can be seen in the results from clam chowder land, a whoop it up cackle by people who are busy sawing off the very tree limb they are stranded on... go ahead and hit yourself in the balls with a 2X4 and then tell me how you are "striking a blow for freedom". That will give you the exact same result as a vote for Scott Brown or Sarah Pale and White.

9. I have said it before, and I say it again. I could move back to Michigan and get elected this fall to the US House on a strict platform of a mortgage moratorium. No mortgage payments for one year. Its a concept as old as the Jubilee Year from scripture, and lets people save their homes, helps real estate recover, pumps money and jobs into the economy, and fucks the banks just enough to make them bleed without killing them. I will call my bill the " Strap On Mortgage Relief Act Of 2010”.

10. Wolf Blitzer should be locked in a small cage with Diane Sawyer, two feral cats, a bottle of Astroglide, and a jar of Jiffy Peanut butter. That my friends would be worth $4.99 on pay per view.

Back again.........

So Ok... it's been a while. Guess what.. I'm back with a desire to write again. It seems like this may once again be a place I can ...