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[hobo]

"Fifty years in power and all they give you is this stupid little flag."

haha
not been checking in much recently and this is the first thing I read! Good stuff

[manho]

"So now his brother Carl is the boss right?"

i think you're thinking of the beach boys. same stuff, really, i guess. buncha guys having fun on a carribean island, the girls make the drinks and everyone keeps schtum about all the men really being gay, right?

[Cat Stevens]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybI34Z_ZHbo&feature=dir

[manho]

"He's a coon, he's a muslim, but worst of all he's a fucking liar.
Like, do you people really want to see a liar in the White House?"

[owen]

"and his name's osama for chris'sakes"

[Cat Stevens]

I dunno, whenever I see that face, makes me wanna slap her; I'm not sure if anyone over there is even paying attention to these little details, but it's really funny reading them over here in Serbia, for instance:

- on 2 february, she said how, when she was visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996 and 1997, she ran across the airport to escape the snipers shots (used a lot during the war, btw). The joke? Bosnian war ended in 1995, 21 november.

- on 8 february, she claimed that during her visit to Macedonia in 1999, she negotiated with the government in Skopie (capital of Mac) to open the borders to Kosovo and let the refugees in. The joke? Macedonian media immediately published the fact that yes, she was indeeed in Skopie, on 14 may, but for purpose of visiting the refugee camp in Stenkovec near Skopie. Opening of the borders? Done couple of days before her arrival, nothing to do with her whatsoever.

should be funny if the lying bitch wins.

[manho]

just read that nader is standing again. HAHAHAHA!

[manho]

funny thing happened in cuba today. castro retires after 50 years and they elect his successor and then they discover that the new leader is actually castro's brother. what a coincidence, right?

[cripes]

Viva Carl!

[manho]

what's cute about the new cuba boss is that he does that v finger thing like ringo. he obviously digs the beatles.

[hills]

"should be funny if the lying bitch wins."

She won't, which is even funnier.

[manho]

"obama in black gay muslim communist scandal!"
nickmanho.blogspot.com/

[cripes]

'Dis shit make look like some Aunt Jemima bitch, yo.'
'Das what the stick if fo' dog. Shake it around like some Theodore Roosevelt motherfucker'.

[manho]

hey, jonathan has a tribute band!



British Sea Power's big hero

Jonathan Richman floats our boat, says Martin Noble
Martin Noble
Friday February 29, 2008
Guardian

About two years ago, Hamilton and I from British Sea Power were at the pub with a couple of friends from other Brighton-based bands: Darren Moon from the Tenderfoot and Matt Eaton from Actress Hands. Somehow, talk got around to Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers, and we discovered we were all massive Richman fans.

So we decided that, one day, we would form a covers band. I'm pleased to say that the Modern Ovens finally made their live debut on New Year's Eve in Brighton.

Most people seem to get into Richman via the first Modern Lovers record, but I'm not a huge fan of that album. It's the more laid-back solo stuff that I love. He has an incredible ability for making these really childlike songs, which somehow manage to be amusing, biting and extremely touching. For instance, one of the songs we did at our gig, Abominable Snowman in the Market, sounds like a cheery, catchy song, but when you listen to the lyrics you realise it's kind of an immigration song, about someone who has just arrived on a plane, and all these American housewives think he's disgusting. The song's sympathies definitely lie with the snowman. Richman's the kind of man who loathes snobs, cynics and people who refuse to have fun and be affectionate. He's definitely a sweet-hearted man. You can see why they had him on Sesame Street.

I've never seen Richman play, but I did recently get the live DVD he put out in 2002, Take Me to the Plaza. It was quite painful and disturbing to watch. It's got these interviews with him and he's a total freak. It's like watching someone who's had a nervous breakdown or who's still five years old. And in the live bit, he does this terrible dancing, trying to shake his hips, which just makes him look like someone's dad dancing. I wish I hadn't watched it, to be honest.

Hopefully, it was a more gratifying experience to watch our covers band. If you search "Modern Ovens" on YouTube, you can see a few videos of the New Year's Eve show. We did 15 songs, mostly from Richman's middle period, with Hamilton, Matt and Darren all being Jonathan for five songs each. I took a break from my usual guitar duties to play drums.

At one point, the audience played Pass the Parcel while we did instrumental versions of some Richman songs. I think he'd approve of that. And then at the turn of the year we played the Modern Lovers' big hit, Roadrunner. We brought it right down at midnight, someone did a countdown and then we boshed right back into it. The whole thing seemed to go down really well; I heard someone scream, "This is the best party ever!" at the end of one song.

If you look at the videos, you'll see that I'm grinning my way through most of the songs - partly because I was off my face, but mainly because it was so much fun. It can be intense being in British Sea Power, so it was really nice to just play some children's songs. I sent a message to Jonathan Richman's label to let them know we'd done it, but we haven't heard back.

The Modern Ovens will definitely return, though. We're actually thinking of doing a little festival where we ask loads of bands if they'd like to cover another artist. It would be amazing if we could get Belle and Sebastian to do Nick Drake or Julian Cope to do Iggy Pop. I think bands would really love to do it, too. It feels quite liberating to be playing stuff you're not so used to, and it gives you a real zest for going back to your proper band.

But until we get around to organising the festival, the Modern Ovens are definitely available for weddings and parties. Put the word out.

· Jonathan Richman plays Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, on May 9. British Sea Power's single No Lucifer is released on March 10
guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2008

[manho]

some funny obama and hillary videos in spanish here:
tinyurl.com/36njs8

thickos who don't understand italian just click on the links.

[dino]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=M70emIFxETs

[cripes]

Does anyone know who Michael Stipe is endorsing for President this time? I'd really like his input.

Nader's running mate is a local boy--Matt Gonzales. He ran for mayor and came close to winning a few years back. He was like the 'slacker' candidate...you know...plays bass and stuff. He's quoted in the paper as saying 'People need to get past 2000'.

Haw! The Jews need to get past the holocaust too. Even in this town, I think Matt is headed for Pariahville.

[manho]

wouldn't it be terrible if you really did have friends called Hope Givens, brecht Deforrest, Leslie London, Tricia Fairchild, Luella Mayes and hugh Lehtola... you'd be clicking on all the emails and worrying about how all your guys were into dick extensions all of a sudden.

[owen]

apparently 'ill brought peace to northern ireland. who'd have thought?

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/08/wuspols108.xml

[manho]

what a cute little baby she was, right?
nickmanho.blogspot.com/