It *did* take me to Don Henley's website. Seems that he lives on some mountaintop in Germany where he and his children live a talon-to-mouth existence.
One of my uncles, now dead, when he was 13 years old or so and living in rural Utah, got some of his friends to lower him over the edge of a pretty big cliff with a rope tied around his waist so that he could steal an eaglet out of a bald eagle nest while the mother was away. It turned out to be a god-damned son of a bitch move when the federal agents showed up at his house some time later and arrested him. I believe he even spent some time in juvie detention over it.
Interesting link to the Misfits. Listen to it again. Note that if you remove the attitude and the distortion, it is just an ordinary bad pop song. Think Duran Duran (just add synth). Confirms the attitude with noise hypothesis.
Observations from an old cranky jerk who happens to be a professional philosopher. Occasionally philosophical, most often just vulgar. Sometimes focused on sober points of logic and issues in political theory, but more frequently fixed on nonsense. Bad metal bands, crappy guitarists, stupid lyrics, celebrities, pop "culture," telemarketers, irrationality, and other annoyances. Always misanthropic. Anti-religious. Not particularly amusing, either. Some might say insulting. Strange mail. Kook magnet. Doom. Comments from other cranky jerks, young and old.
11 comments:
Thank goodness. I thought the link was going to take me to Don Henley's website.
Glaucon wins this thread.
It *did* take me to Don Henley's website. Seems that he lives on some mountaintop in Germany where he and his children live a talon-to-mouth existence.
Eagle stories. All documented. All true.
One of my uncles, now dead, when he was 13 years old or so and living in rural Utah, got some of his friends to lower him over the edge of a pretty big cliff with a rope tied around his waist so that he could steal an eaglet out of a bald eagle nest while the mother was away. It turned out to be a god-damned son of a bitch move when the federal agents showed up at his house some time later and arrested him. I believe he even spent some time in juvie detention over it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0R7eDAKayo&feature=related
I hate the fucking Eagles, man.
Interesting link to the Misfits. Listen to it again. Note that if you remove the attitude and the distortion, it is just an ordinary bad pop song. Think Duran Duran (just add synth). Confirms the attitude with noise hypothesis.
Q: What's an extraordinarily good pop song?
And noise and attitude ain't so bad--made me the philosopher I am today.
All references to the Misfits warmly appreciated! Waiting for references to "Bullet" next...
Very effective piece of writing, thanks for your post.
Post a Comment