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I don't really have a list of three favorite Jimi Hendrix songs, but those are all good. I'll just add, in no particular order, The Wind Cries Mary, Bold As Love, Red House, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, and Crosstown Traffic. There are a lot more good ones too. I remember reading somewhere that Hendrix, who was insecure about his singing voice, felt that if Dylan could do it, so could he.

200 "Don't worry, baby. Dr. Feelbetter just called and your bennies will be here first thing in the morning."

The Jimi Hendrix Experience with their groovy, far out rendition of Like A Rolling Stone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aleJdqzMZI0

200 Monty's Dating Do's and Dont's 5. Don't blow your nose on your date's blouse/shirt.

The part about the well regulated Militia seems, for whatever reason, to be downplayed and the Supreme Court recently upheld the Second Amendment as allowing the individual ownership of firearms. I doubt there will be little new legislation, except something that nibbles around the edges of the issue. Perhaps back in the late 18th century, people with rifles could have held off the government, today that's not very likely. Apparently his mother became interested in target shooting and likely self- defense, so she had the right to have those guns. It wasn't very smart to introduce her son, since she knew he had some behavioral problems, to those weapons. As that American philosopher and convicted murderer H. Rap Brown said, "Violence is as American as cherry pie."

Courtney Love channeling her inner Scarlett O'Hara, Never Go Hungry.

199 "Just tell me one thing honey, what's that Brent guy have that I don't?" (couldn't resist). "You can keep everything baby. The only thing I want back is my tin foil lobster."

And gin is better than Moxie. Gumshoe, blind pig, sob sister, hoosegow. Meat wagon is a good one. Couldn't be more basic and down to earth.

The Smiths, How Soon Is Now? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrvRlI4hlBE

It's funny how many of these slang phrases seem to have at least two (or more) explanations as to their origin, with there being disagreement about which one is correct. Even if there's no final conclusion, it's interesting to read the arguments for each theory. One of my favorites is gin mill. There's something about the combination of the two words and the whole idea of a gin mill that is fascinating. I don't hear it very often today, but my father sometimes uses it when telling a story about the "good old days." "Yeah, we all went down to the gin mill that night....."

198 It took Dr. Scratchnsniff over forty years to produce a practicable and appropriately sized hand warmer.

197 If I only had a brain.....I wouldn't be out here in 90 degree weather, in a metal suit, getting a $30 per diem.

195 "Yes, my commission is 20%, but I can go places where no other agents can."

Yes, the name is Campbell, Otis Campbell.

Very interesting article. I've read a bit about MMT over the years in different books, though not as detailed as to the specifics of the recording process. Most mention that it was basically Paul's idea, though the others seemed happy to go along. I have a VHS tape of MMT which the old USA channel showed a number of years ago. As a movie, it's not much, but the music is wonderful and now it's also a document of the period. I'll have to dig it out one of these days. I got a laugh out of Ringo saying that Lennon liked to have one or two midgets around. Okayy. Whatever.

Yes, or at the minimum one of those one piece swimsuits like that worn by a certain WB star who shall go nameless, so that Burl's man boobs can be covered up. And when in the tub, a whole flotilla of little rubber duckies should be mandatory.

I don't care if it's Sitting Bull or Standing Crap, nobody plays past the 6th hole until they pay their green fees in full. *They Died With Their Butts Off* A film about one of the lesser known events during the Battle of the Little Big Horn. As General Custer tries to hold off the main attack, a small platoon on his right flank is attacked by the Pince Nez Perce tribe, who are known for their poor eyesight. While trying to scalp their victims they instead cut off their fleshy keisters, leaving the battlefield very messy and quite smelly.

Tammy Wynette s-i-n-g-i-n-g D-I-V-O-R-C-E. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2o9-jmtNoU

If anybody ever thought that an upper support garment for men, such as the bro, wasn't necessary, I believe one look at Burl Ives in his tub will put that theory to rest. And thank goodness there's no mistletoe anywhere around that place. Ho ho. I got a kick out of Floyd. He was so liable to persuasion, he would have made a perfect Nazi follower. Invade Poland? Well, let me see. Invade Poland? Say, that's a great idea. When can we start?

I haven't bought an Eno album since the late 1970s, the decade when he released all those great albums. After that I believe he got more into ambient music. Maybe one of these days I'll take a chance. I remember reading about Bikini Kill back in the day, but that's about as far as it went. They sound a bit like X, but more punky and less popy, at least in this tune. Any band which has a member who wears a halter top with **** written on her stomach can't be all bad. I went to see Killing Them Softly and what should come out of those great surround sound movie speakers but the beginning of Heroin, but it only went on for about a minute.

I could have stayed at home and played a few games of chess with Randy and had a couple of dry martinis, but I went out with this clueless airhead. I've really got to stop doing that. "Wait a minute, that looks like Baby. Well this is an exotic animal restaurant."

Brian Eno, Mother Whale Eyeless.

Alpha Blondy's cover of Wish You Were Here.

192 Dr. von Nostrand gives a demonstration of bizarro world proctology.

I'm a little rusty on my Nostradamus, but the example I always remember was the one about either a French king or Holy Roman Emperor named Henry who was killed in a jousting tournament when the lance went through his helmet and right into his eye or was it brain? I don't recall the details. Nostradamus used a lot of metaphors that people interpreted to be a prediction of Henry's death. A lot of the more modern prognosticators get by through reminding people of the predictions that they got right, but never mentioning the ones they got wrong. Nice work if you can get it.