Steely Dan with Do it Again. From their debut album Can't buy a Thrill (1972).
If you did not know yet that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker named their band after a dildo featuring in a novel by Beat Generation William Burroughs, you know it now. IIRC, they dug his corpse up from the grave to do a cameo in that nineties flick with Matt Dillon, chips, can't remember the title.
Dang. Had to look it up. That movie was Drugstore Cowboy, from 1989, and it also featured Kelly Lynch. Also, it wasn't Burrough's corpse they set up, it was a live Burroughs, he still walked the Earth. Somewhat.
Christopher Cross with Ride Like the Wind. From his debut album Christopher Cross (1980).
There's backing vocals from Michael MacDonald (The Doobie Brothers).
Slaap wel.
MFBB.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
RECOMMENDED VIDEO: WHY THE SWISS SHOULD STICK TO THEIR GUNS.
Switzerland has, for European standards, rather liberal gun laws, as citizens are permitted to freely purchase and own semi-automatic guns. The most reliable surveys suggest around a quarter of the population owns fire weapons. It should be noted however that a decade ago, that number was hovering around 100 per cent.
Even while privately owned guns in Switzerland seem to be on the way out, the EU wants to impose tighter gun controls on the Alpine country, because gun control is SO effective in combating crime and terrorism. While Switzerland is not part of the EU, it is a member of the Schengen Zone, so the EU does have some leverage.
This gentleman elaborates on a fascinating historical anecdote to make his point that Switzerland should NOT bow to EU Diktats:
Hat tip Gates of Vienna.
MFBB.
Even while privately owned guns in Switzerland seem to be on the way out, the EU wants to impose tighter gun controls on the Alpine country, because gun control is SO effective in combating crime and terrorism. While Switzerland is not part of the EU, it is a member of the Schengen Zone, so the EU does have some leverage.
This gentleman elaborates on a fascinating historical anecdote to make his point that Switzerland should NOT bow to EU Diktats:
Hat tip Gates of Vienna.
MFBB.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
NIGHTMARE: MUSLIM MAYOR OF OLDHAM, UK, ORDERS COUNCIL MEETING START WITH ISLAMIC PRAYER.
Via our Brothers-in-Arms at Gates of Vienna, this horrific video, showing the muslim mayor of Oldham near Manchester, Shadab Qumer, recently opening a council meeting by requesting an imam to lead the room in prayer.
These dhimmis now have the blood of those murdered in the Manchester arena on their hands.
This is a nightmare plain and simple. Winston Churchill turns in his grave.
MFBB.
These dhimmis now have the blood of those murdered in the Manchester arena on their hands.
This is a nightmare plain and simple. Winston Churchill turns in his grave.
MFBB.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
TRUMP - KIM JONG-UN 1-0. NORK DICTATOR BACKS OFF FROM THREAT.
Via the Wall Street Journal:
Voilà, that's how you deal with loons like Kim Jong-Un. The Prize for Ridiculous Twat of The Day goes to Angela Merkel, who a mere six days ago "ordered" Trump to "calm down" with his "rethoric". A spokesman for Merkel's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a Mr Schaefer, was quoted as saying:
Nobody else but the German government should know better than that appeasement does-not-work. In the thirties, Winston Churchill was lambasted all over Europe, and especially in his own country, for his "inflammatory rhetoric" re the threat he rightly perceived in Nazi Germany. Churchill was considered the warmonger, and Herr Hitler even regarded as the civil one. Judging by MSM coverage and the reaction of Keith Ellison, who tought the NORK Lunatic-in-Chief acted 'more responsibly than Trump', l'histoire se répète...
Also, it should not be forgotten who got us in this mess in the first place:
THERE's a shining example of a moderate who successfully mitigated the threat of the North Korean nuclear programme. NOT.
Anyway, if you had not heard yet that Kim Jong-Un backed off with a load of poop dripping down over his ankles, blame bozos like Jimmy Fallon, who is still obsessing over President Trump's remarks re the Charlottesville riots.
MFBB.
NORTH KOREA BACKS OFF GUAM MISSILE-ATTACK THREAT
Kim Jong Un warns he could change his mind if the U.S. persists in ‘extremely dangerous reckless actions’
By Jonathan Cheng
Updated Aug. 14, 2017 9:36 p.m. ET
"SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has decided not to launch a threatened missile attack on Guam, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Tuesday, but warned that he could change his mind “if the Yankees persist in their extremely dangerous reckless actions.”
Voilà, that's how you deal with loons like Kim Jong-Un. The Prize for Ridiculous Twat of The Day goes to Angela Merkel, who a mere six days ago "ordered" Trump to "calm down" with his "rethoric". A spokesman for Merkel's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a Mr Schaefer, was quoted as saying:
"The situation is really serious. Further sabre rattling will certainly not help us here." "We therefore call for moderation from all parties." "Diplomatic channels are the only way forward." ”This is the only way to mitigate the threat of the North Korean nuclear programme."
Nobody else but the German government should know better than that appeasement does-not-work. In the thirties, Winston Churchill was lambasted all over Europe, and especially in his own country, for his "inflammatory rhetoric" re the threat he rightly perceived in Nazi Germany. Churchill was considered the warmonger, and Herr Hitler even regarded as the civil one. Judging by MSM coverage and the reaction of Keith Ellison, who tought the NORK Lunatic-in-Chief acted 'more responsibly than Trump', l'histoire se répète...
Also, it should not be forgotten who got us in this mess in the first place:
THERE's a shining example of a moderate who successfully mitigated the threat of the North Korean nuclear programme. NOT.
Anyway, if you had not heard yet that Kim Jong-Un backed off with a load of poop dripping down over his ankles, blame bozos like Jimmy Fallon, who is still obsessing over President Trump's remarks re the Charlottesville riots.
MFBB.
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE DAY: MICHAEL DELL.
On hearing that another smug holier-than-thou know-it-all - Kevin Plank of Under Armour - left President Trump's American Manufacturing Council over the President's perceived weak message re the Charlottesville riots, I decided to check out WHO exactly is on that council and WHO has thus far demonstrated the most mature reaction to said riots.
It did not take me long to decide it was Michael Dell, founder, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies Inc.:
Via Business Insider, here's Dell Technologies statement:
This is exactly how a responsible CEO should react. Reading down BI's list, I came across far too many CEO's who gave the impression that they drank too much of the multiculti diversity Kool Aid. Multiculturalism is another word for Orchestrated Western Demise. Only in the West is this vile ideology celebrated. Streets in Beijing and in Madras and in Harare look recognizably Chinese, Indian and African, and will continue to do so. Only the West is asked that it radically changes its appearance and character. CEO's representing powerful companies from a civilization that invented 99 per cent of the world's technologies, defined DNA, and put men on the Moon, should NOT subscribe to a hateful concoction of insane Frankfurter School witch doctors.
Diversity is, or should be, a state that is the result of an osmosis of the most competent ones in a company's 'fabric', NOT of a deliberate policy to meet minority quotas. The strength of companies (and by extension nations) should solely rely on merits. If a company or a society hires the most able applicants and it turns out the roster is overwhelmingly white, well, tough luck for Africans, Asians or Middle Easterners. They should go home and study hard to try again later. If that company turns out majority Black, so be it. If 90% is of Asian stock, ditto. It follows that diversity on the workfloor should be a condition, a state, that is uniquely the outcome of the competencies of the individuals vying for a job at that company. And if some groups are overrepresented, or if some would think that this or that group is underrepresented, then this must be accepted, and those who disagree should only resort on demonstrations of competency to alter the respective representation of their group.
MFBB.
It did not take me long to decide it was Michael Dell, founder, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies Inc.:
Via Business Insider, here's Dell Technologies statement:
Michael Dell, Dell Technologies, will remain on the council. "While we wouldn't comment on any member's personal decision, there's no change in Dell engaging with the Trump administration and governments around the world to share our perspective on policy issues that affectour company, customers, and employees," a spokeswoman said.
This is exactly how a responsible CEO should react. Reading down BI's list, I came across far too many CEO's who gave the impression that they drank too much of the multiculti diversity Kool Aid. Multiculturalism is another word for Orchestrated Western Demise. Only in the West is this vile ideology celebrated. Streets in Beijing and in Madras and in Harare look recognizably Chinese, Indian and African, and will continue to do so. Only the West is asked that it radically changes its appearance and character. CEO's representing powerful companies from a civilization that invented 99 per cent of the world's technologies, defined DNA, and put men on the Moon, should NOT subscribe to a hateful concoction of insane Frankfurter School witch doctors.
Diversity is, or should be, a state that is the result of an osmosis of the most competent ones in a company's 'fabric', NOT of a deliberate policy to meet minority quotas. The strength of companies (and by extension nations) should solely rely on merits. If a company or a society hires the most able applicants and it turns out the roster is overwhelmingly white, well, tough luck for Africans, Asians or Middle Easterners. They should go home and study hard to try again later. If that company turns out majority Black, so be it. If 90% is of Asian stock, ditto. It follows that diversity on the workfloor should be a condition, a state, that is uniquely the outcome of the competencies of the individuals vying for a job at that company. And if some groups are overrepresented, or if some would think that this or that group is underrepresented, then this must be accepted, and those who disagree should only resort on demonstrations of competency to alter the respective representation of their group.
MFBB.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
RECOMMENDED VIDEOS: SOCIALISM IS THE CAUSE OF VENEZUELA'S ECONOMIC COLLAPSE.
A short but telling video of what caused the downfall of Venezuela's economy by libertarian journalist Nicholas Gillespie:
Just remember that Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize Winner for Economy 2001, who in 2007 heaped praise upon Hugo Chavez' economic model....
.... endorsed Hillary Clinton for President.
MFBB.
Just remember that Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize Winner for Economy 2001, who in 2007 heaped praise upon Hugo Chavez' economic model....
.... endorsed Hillary Clinton for President.
MFBB.
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