__ Here’s a virtual toast to all the fathers, good, sainted, good-enough, inadvertent, and otherwise…
Music
Late Night Open Awesomeness Thread
When That Hard Rain Comes…
…Gimme Shelter: <div align=”center”><iframe width=”560″ height=”349″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/GJtq6OmD-_Y” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe></div> (h/t DeLong). This is another one of those “songs around the world” featured in the Playing for Change documentary. I got my first taste of this project with this little gem. But I’m with DeLong on this one: I never thought this was a song to …
Late Night Open Thread: Bad Moon
__ Strange winds are loose upon our once proud nation. John Heilemann at New York magazine tries to gin up his media fellows’ flagging enthusiasm by asking “If Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann decide to run, who will notice the men?“: … There is, however, precious little extant evidence that Palin thinks about the world …
Late Night Open Thread: You Kids, Off My Lawn Get
__ Because I am old and ADD, I endorse Barney Frank’s insta-news stance, as reported by John Hudson on the Atlantic Wire: I don’t get news on my phone. I don’t use Facebook or Twitter. I want substance. I’m not betting on stocks. I don’t deal in emergencies and I don’t know CPR. There’s enough …
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Early Saturday Morning Open Thread
__ Who’s got plans for the weekend?
Open Thread
Cleek reminded me yesterday about a local band called Muler. All proceeds from their current album go to a worth charity, and Bandcamp gives you a free listen, so if you’re interested, give it a shot. A lot of indy bands are using Bandcamp and I really like it. It lets you listen to a …