What if the Tea Party were Black?
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- Monday 19th July 2010
The wife brings to my attention this truly excellent article – simple, short, well-written – by Tim Wise. It won’t take long to read, and instantly puts current events in perspective:
“Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And…
Harvey Pekar, R.I.P.
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- Monday 12th July 2010
Harvey Pekar was an extraordinary individual. A lifelong file clerk at a Veterans Administration hospital in Cleveland, he was a record collector, jazz critic, literary scholar, and one of the great comic book writers of all time, bringing a true literary sensibility to the form.
It’s a spoken word thing #3 (Richard Pryor)
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- Monday 5th July 2010
When I think of Richard Pryor, the general impression is that of the profane, irreverent, comedian of the insanely funny live performance videos, or Gene Wilder’s goofy buddy in the movies, or even the live-wire star of his own tv show (briefly) back in the 70′s.
The man in fine form (and a red, red suit):
When I began buying up comedy LP’s, I discovered Pryor’s early, unauthorized…
