Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Somebody Might Catch a Kennedy

"On July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, [John] Adams died at his home in Quincy. Told that it was the Fourth, he answered clearly, "It is a great day. It is a good day." His last words have been reported as "Thomas Jefferson survives" (Jefferson himself, however, had died hours before he did)." 

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Monday, July 2, 2012

Alladat

Just a couple things to try to keep this blog alive:
First of all, top interior decorating want:

Second, I recently spent a good two hours performing tape surgery on my copy of 93 'til Infinity and it was time well spent.  Tape is hype.  And this video is killin' it with the out of doors, nature vibe.  I realize rap is an urban genre, but this video makes you think.  Loungin' on a rock and shit.  On a related note, fuck this shit.  Funds, holla at a bro when you need to unload your rap tapes.  


Finally, this review, which is hilarious.  For what its worth, I disagree that "the word 'culture' is vulgarly misunderstood."  According to Raymond Williams, it is one of the most complex words in the english language.  In my reading, its use here may actually illuminate and critique the word's unique etymology and seemingly contradictory forms of common usage.