If you are a parent who thinks it’s OK to dress your 4 year old daughter up to look like this, then parade her in front of strangers, you should reexamine yourcore beliefs before Czar and ‘Puter showup on your … Continue reading →
Four versions, ranked in the order the Czar favors them. Your own order may vary. Note-for-note perfect, a minimalist blend of spooky and sweet, Schuberts Ave Maria is one of those rare pieces that works whether it is played on … Continue reading →
Bob Dylan (a/k/a Robert Zimmerman) is one of ‘Puter’s favorite artists. Also, Mr. Dylan, a Minnesotan Jew by birth, would write much better liturgical music than either OCP or the St. Louis Jesuits ‘Puter digs him some music, music of … Continue reading →
’Puter, You’re attributing too much foresight to Mr. D.P.A. McManus. The “Arabs” in “Oliver’s Army” are not the lumpen Muslims you talk about. The vast majority of that group have always been Subcontinental, the “blacks” or “Pakis” of the unlovely … Continue reading →
This is almost exactly ‘Puter’s beloved2001 Nissan Pathfinder, which really hasvery little to do with the point of this post. ‘Puter’s not a car guy. It’s not that ‘Puter doesn’t like cars, it’s just that he’s not the type that … Continue reading →
So many things I think aboutWhen I look far awayThings I know, things I wonderThings I’d like to sayThe more we think we know aboutThe greater the unknownWe suspend our disbeliefAnd we are not alone… Apologies to Rush for the … Continue reading →
GorT had the opportunity to go to the Rush concert* last night just outside Washington, DC (formerly Nissan Pavilion now Jiffy Lube Live – the venue itself is great but the parking is a nightmare). It was a great show … Continue reading →
Party Rock Anthem is one of the Lil Medstudent’s favorite songs. When Dr. J. saw this on spooky witchy FB friend’s page today, he just had to share it with you: For those not familiar with the X-Men, this is … Continue reading →
Benedict XVI: The little-known inspiration behind Notorious B.I.G.’s Grammy nominated “Big Poppa” single. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. ’Puter carefully follows … Continue reading →
Some, maybe many, of our readers may not know the name Chuck Brown. He was a music icon in Washington, D.C. He is often described as the “godfather of Go-Go”. Growing out of the funk music in the late 1960s … Continue reading →
Operative R2DT writes in: Dear Dr. J., Though I enjoy a Toby Keith song as much as the next beer-drinking-Texas (sic.), I have an alternative ‘Obama 2012’ campaign theme song for your review. It’s a little ditty by The Gaddabouts, … Continue reading →
Borepatch found this for the Czar, and GorT was nice enough to arrange a live performance by the composer. As Borepatch explains in his own post, this is perhaps the oldest song for which we have extremely high confidence that … Continue reading →
It’s a Christmas carol! It’s a love song! It’s whimsical! It’s New Wave! It can only be Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses! Dr. J. loves loves loves this song! It is one of a few songs he taped off of … Continue reading →
This might be the most requested item on Dr. J.’s 12 Days of Christmas Music. That would be Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack. A Charlie Brown Christmas is Dr. J.’s favorite Christmas special of all time. It captures the … Continue reading →
GorT is fond of talking about generational politics, as was introduced to him by GorT 0.6b. (aka GorT, Sr.). The rest of your Gormogons (Gen X’ers all) have bitched about cleaning up the mess that is the Baby Boomer Generation. … Continue reading →
We hit the halfway point in our Christmas Music list. Dr. J. has been happy to see that his picks have met with great interest, especially on twitter. If you aren’t a follower, check us out, our twitterbuddies alone are … Continue reading →
More nostalgia for our gentle readers. For GenX-ers The Charlie Brown Christmas Special and The Grinch That Stole Christmas (the Chuck Jones/Boris Karloff classic, not that Jim Carrey trainwreck) were appointment television, especially in the years when they were broadcast … Continue reading →
For day four, we’re going to borrow GorT’s Time Bubble and go back to Mid-19th Century England. Dickensian images of Christmas are iconic, when one says picture Christmas in their head, all of the sugar plum that dance in your … Continue reading →
Day 3 brings us Children, Go Where I Send Thee. This is an African-American spiritual. It’s a counting song, much like the Twelve Days of Christmas, but instead it counts various numbered things in the bible as opposed to someone’s … Continue reading →
Operative MS writes in: A college or high-school marching band typically plays raucous, low-brow music. But there is no reason why this has to be. For a more highbrow half-time entertainment at you football games, switch from pop music to … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is a child of the ’80s. The local classic rock stations would break out the ‘Rock and Roll’ Christmas Tunes, so they had to dig broadly and deeply to find stuff that would both fit their formatting AND … Continue reading →
Christmas music is an important and pervasive aspect of the season. The music at mass thankfully goes up a notch, and Mrs. Dr. J. and the lil resident’s favorite radio station (the maudlin love song station, you know, the one … Continue reading →
Hey, whatever happened to Rocky Burnette? Anyway, since Tom “Petty” Petty doesn’t want Michele Bachmann using “American Girl,” maybe Rocky will let her use the more appropriate “Tired of Toein’ the Line?” The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима … Continue reading →
MC writes in to discuss music. Dread, awful, and sometimes lyrical Czar, Rush (the band) are not the most conservative rock band out there, but these lyrics have some relevance during this second term of Jimmy Carter’s presidency (this song … Continue reading →
The Czar was surprised to see one of his favorite late-70s-to-mid-80s bands, The Cars, finally reunited. For real, this time. And not only are they reuniting, but unlike most reunited bands, they have a genuinely new album coming out. Screech. … Continue reading →
The Czar has been after this for a while, and so have you: Sheena Easton’s lyrics to “Morning train” in Danish. Get your pencils ready, because this great trip down memory lane probably will erase itself after only a couple … Continue reading →
Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The Czar has often said that scientists tend to be political idiots. Not all, mind you, because that would be an exaggeration. Probably only 99.995% of them, which is easily in the millions. There is of course an unabashed streak … Continue reading →
And no, he does not live in the Castle. But he can visit any time he wants. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of … Continue reading →
The Czar loves his boys. And you, too. Enjoy. The Czar demands it. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and … Continue reading →
Well, this is one of the stranger things you’ll see all day. It’s not work-safe, strictly speaking, due to a couple naked cartoon pinups. Love the song, though. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Unbeknownst to ‘Puter, the fine proprietor of View From the Porch (a/k/a Books, Bikes, Boomsticks) had a mighty fine gun-themed send up of My Favorite Things prior to ‘Puter’s post here. Here’s his send up, as relates to gun shows: … Continue reading →
Gormogon operative BR, crawling to the surface of a dark, Scottish loch, submits the following proposed ending to ‘Puter’s unfinished paean to BATFE: Betting the ponies and tall supermodelsDark beers and stouts in glasses and bottlesWild geese that die when … Continue reading →
The Gormogons have a new favorite Russian band, Posledniye tanky v Parizhe, or the Last Tanks in Paris (a pun on The Last Tango in Paris). Turns out that, like the Gormogons, they hate Vladimir Putin and his sleazy, corrupt, … Continue reading →
We were doing some cleaning and organizing around the house this past weekend and one of my kids helped me move a stack of record albums off a shelf. We got into a discussion about vinyl records and how, in … Continue reading →
Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →“Be My Little Baby.” 2:34 of your time, and every second is bliss. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and … Continue reading →
Since the Czar’s started showing some of the old Eyemos from Club Gormogon, Confucius* will join in and says: here are Kelly Flint and her confrères in Dave’s True Story. The lyrics are, hmm… hot and bothered. *For those who … Continue reading →
The Czar can’t be a jerky all the time. 2:25 of your time, and yeah, it’s worth it. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes … Continue reading →
The best article you’ll read all month and the best thing Joe Queenan has written in years. One of the great what-ifs in recent history involves Alan Greenspan. Complicit in one of the greatest economic collapses ever, Greenspan has now … Continue reading →
Lest we get too serious. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Too good. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Listen for: “Come on Eileen,” “Don’t You Want Me Baby?” “The Final Countdown,” “Axel F,” “Material Girl,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “Never Gonna Give You Up,” and “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Confucius, … Continue reading →
