I think it better that in times like these A poet’s mouth be silent, for in truth We have no gift to set a statesman right; He has had enough of meddling […]
The Rest is Silence
Jim Booth
Novelist, college professor, rock musician - are we getting the band back together? Maybe....
So we’ll go no more a roving…
So, we’ll go no more a roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon be still as bright. For the sword outwears its sheath, […]
Aretha and Elvis: the burden of being authentic
Aretha was authentic – like Elvis. That scared the hell out of people. The truth always does…. “…we want to talk right down to earth in a language that everybody here can easily understand.” – […]
Why Jesus don’t want me for a sunbeam – the great Rock ‘n’ Roll ripoff…
As my friend and bandmate Steve and I drove back to his house from the service, we laughed about achieving one of any serious Southern rocker’s bucket list goals – we’d gotten […]
A kind of requiem – with milk and cookies and a white guitar…
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” – Henry David Thoreau One of my oldest friends died a few weeks ago. Mike and I first met when were were 7 […]
Republican new order looks a lot like medieval old order…
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. “…ternarity became the ideology of feudal society; the division into groups was “not on the basis of actions performed, roles played, offices assumed, or services […]
Dear Mr. Buffett: about your excess cash problem…
“Warren Buffett has advocated for higher taxes on the rich and a reasonable estate tax. But his company Berkshire Hathaway has used ‘hypothetical amounts’ to ‘pay’ its taxes while actually deferring $77 billion in real taxes.” – Paul […]
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom… rock music according to Nik Cohn
“Elvis is where pop begins and ends. He’s the great original and even now he’s the image that makes all others seem shoddy, the boss. For once, the fan club spiel is […]
Coda: resisting McDonaldization…
There are ways of resisting McDonaldization. They require some effort, and not all will be doable at once. But resistance is vital if we hope to reclaim the humanity of our human […]
The McDonaldization of pretty much everything…part 5
Part 5 of a series… “The bureaucracy is a dehumanizing place in which to work and by which to be serviced. The main reason we think of McDonaldization as irrational, and ultimately unreasonable, […]
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