October 7th
Terence Davis, Andrew Dominik, Flying Lotus, John Mellencamp, Edgar Allan Poe, Vladimir Putin, Thom Yorke
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BORN (ENTER): Sherman Alexie, Shawn Ashmore, Mary Badham, Dylan Baker, Joy Behar, Toni Braxton, Eric Burton, Lewis Capaldi, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Andrew Dominik, Flying Lotus, Kevin Godley, Luke Haines, Kool Keith, Kira Kosarin, Damian Kulash, Rachel Kushner, Ms. Lager, Yo-Yo Ma, Lauren Mayberry, John Mellencamp, Tim Minchin, Nicole Ari Parker, Lockett Pundt, Vladimir Putin, Nathaniel Rateliff, Dan Savage, Desmond Tutu, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Thom Yorke, Ben Younger
DEAD (EXIT): David Birnie, Patrice Chéreau, Cyril Cusack, Billy Daniels, Terence Davies, Daniel Chester French, Herblock, Cissy Houston, Johnny Kidd, Mario Lanza, T Lavitz, Smiley Lewis, Irving Penn, Edgar Allen Poe, Anna Politkovskaya, Charles Rocket, John Wicks
DEEP THOUGHTS: Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.
EAT ME: Frappes
FOODIE: Chi-Chi’s is coming back?
HOLIDAY: Cotton Day
HOROSCOPE: Try not to hold onto any animosity you may feel toward your coworkers this week, as that asshole Andy would probably love it if you did.
HOW-TO: Harvest Cotton
JOKE: Vladimir Putin was visiting an elementary school in Russia. After Putin explained to the kids how Russia is the most glorious and best nation in the world, he asked if any of the children had any questions. Suddenly, Aleksandr put his hand up. “Yes?” Putin said, as he pointed at Aleksandr. “Why do you want to reunite the Soviet Union and why are trying to take Ukraine?” Aleksandr asked. “Well, the correct reason we are invading Ukraine is…” before Putin could finish his sentence, the bell rang, and all the children rushed out the classroom to have lunch. However, the children were also confused, as the bell wasn’t supposed to go this early. The lunch break seemed much longer than usual to many children. When the bell rang again and the children got back into the classroom, Putin and the teacher were waiting there. “Any more questions?” Putin asked. Damien shot his hand up almost immediately. “Yes, Damien?” Putin said, pointing at Damien. “Well, I have four questions.” Damien said. “Go ahead and ask them.” Putin replied. “Why do you want to reunite the Soviet Union? Why do you want to take Ukraine? Why did the bell for lunch ring 20 minutes early? And where is Aleksandr?”
PLAYLIST: Alvvays: Blue Rev (10/7/2022), The Beach Boys: Little Deuce Coupe (10/7/1963), Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy (10/7/2022), Death Cab for Cutie: Transatlanticism (10/7/2003), Steve Earle: El Corazon (10/7/1997), Everclear: So Much for the Afterglow (10/7/1997), Iris Dement: Infamous Angel (10/7/1992)”, Dire Straits: Dire Straits (10/7/1978), Ex Hex: Rips (10/7/2014), Heart: Dog and Butterfly (10/7/1978), Loverboy: Get Lucky (10/7/1981), Slayer: Reign in Blood (10/7/1986), Supertramp: Famous Last Words (10/7/1982) - Chvrches: Every Open Eye (2015), Deerhunter: Turn it Up Faggot (2005), Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma (2010), Godley and Creme: The History Mix Vol. 1 (1985), John Mellencamp: Scarecrow (1985), Ok Go: Oh No (2005), Radiohead: The Bends (1995), Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats (2015), The Smile: Cutouts (2024), 10CC: Original Soundtrack (1975) - Bright Eyes: Kids Table
Check out the Daily Playlist… Dig it! - Deerhunter, Flying Lotus, Kool Keith, John Mellencamp, Radiohead, Nathaniel Rateliff
Check out the October Big Beat with Rascal PHX Station, Check out the Big Beat with Rascal PHX Chill Station
PODCAST: Morbid: A True Crime Podcast - Catherine and David Birnie, The Savage Lovecast
READ: Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe - Common Dreams, James Taylor Foreman: The Disenchantment of the Modern World Is a Myth, Thom Hartmann: America’s Fourth Amendment Is on Life Support — What Do You Do When Your Government Becomes the Criminal?, Chris Hedges: The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israel lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists, Independent Ink: No Laughing Matter
New Book Releases: Stephanie Burt: Taylor’s Version, Cory Doctorow: Enshittification, Katherine Dunn: Near Flesh, Siegfried Kracauer: Ginster, Chris Kraus: The Four Spent the Day Together, Marisa Meltzer: It Girl, Thomas Pynchon: Shadow Ticket, Matthew Restall: The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus, Francesca Wade: Gertrude Stein
RELIGULOUS: A Jesus Follower’s Apology for MAGA Christians
SCIENCE!: Today’s Moon Phase
SHAMELESS PLUG: Cool Sites for Real Music Discovery
SHITASS: Simon Cowell, Oliver North, Vladimir Putin
SIGNIFICANT DIGITS: More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 170,000 injured in the Gaza War since October 7, 2023 - 20,000 Children - 278 Journalists. A fucking genocide.
STREAM: Bono: Stories of Surrender (Apple), Gabrielle (Kanopy), Howl (Hoopla/Kanopy), Matt McCusker: A Humble Offering (Netflix), One Day in October (HBO Max), Ozzy: No Escape From Now (Paramount), Red Alert (Paramount), Sunset Song (Hoopla) - The Daily Show
New Blu-Ray Releases: Tha Bad Guys 2, The Baltimorons, Dangerous Animals (AMC/Shudder), Cloud (Criterion), Eddington, F1: The Movie, The Last Rodeo, Shoshana, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Criterion/Criterion Collection/HBO Max)
TRAVEL: Westminster Hall, Baltimore
TRUMPED: The last 3 days in one sentence: Illinois and Chicago sued to block Trump’s deployment of 300 federalized National Guard troops to the city; a federal judge declined to stop the deployment, allowing 200 Texas Guard troops to move toward Illinois as part of the operation; federal agents shot and wounded a woman in Chicago after what Homeland Security said was a ramming and boxing-in of a law-enforcement vehicle; the Trump administration offered unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody a $2,500 stipend to voluntarily leave the U.S.; a federal judge blocked Trump from sending any National Guard troops from any state into Oregon, expanding an earlier order that said he lacked legal authority to federalize Oregon’s own Guard; the Supreme Court allowed Trump to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelans; Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired a whistle-blower three weeks after she filed a complaint alleging the Trump administration defied court orders and undermined vaccine research; the Supreme Court rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, keeping her conviction and 20-year sentence for recruiting and grooming girls abused by Jeffrey Epstein; the Treasury Department said it was considering a $1 Trump coin to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary next year; House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a live debate on the sixth day of the government shutdown; and 52% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the government shutdown.
WELLNESS: Full Moon Hangovers Are Real—Here’s How To “Cure” Them
WORD: Genocide - the deliberate and systematic killing or persecution of a large number of people from a particular national or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
WTF?!: Rush Announce First Tour Since Drummer’s Death - ZZ Top are touring Since Bass Player’s Death - WTF! Let it go, go fucking start a new band or something. Go solo or anything. Move on.
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HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: 2023 - Dick’s memorial. 2023 - Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas launched a large-scale invasion and offensive against Israel from the Gaza Strip, breaking through the Gaza–Israel barrier and forcing entry via the Gaza border crossings, into nearby Israeli settlements and military installations. 2020 - A fly, Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris debated in Salt Lake City. 2016 - Access Hollywood Tape: The Washington Post released a video and accompanying article about then presidential candidate Donald Trump and television host Billy Bush having “an extremely lewd conversation about women” in 2005. None of it mattered - the Russian hacking story was lost in the mix and people still voted for this vile disgusting pig a month later. 2003 - California voters recalled Gov. Gray Davis and elected actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace him. 2001 – The Global War on Terrorism began as a result of the September 11 attacks. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan initiated with an air assault and covert operations on the ground. The war lasted 19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. Over 200,000 people were killed during that time. It was a senseless war that we couldn’t even win. 2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants wrapped up his chemical induced record-breaking season with his 73rd home run. 1998 - Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside Laramie, Wyoming - he died five days later. 1996 - Fox News Channel made its debut and has been destroying this country ever since. 1985 - Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean with more than 400 people aboard. A 69-year-old Jewish American man in a wheelchair was murdered by the hijackers and thrown overboard. 1968 - The Motion Picture Association of America adopted a film-rating system. 1955 - The Six Gallery Reading. 1849 - Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40.
“Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.” Sherman Alexie
“The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes
“The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness means that each of us is free to go our own way, even if the ways some of us may choose to go seem sinful or shocking to our fellow citizens.” Dan Savage
