JIMMY'S BATTING IN THE BIG LEAGUES!!!

WOWIE-ZOWIE!

Jimmy's post is picked up by Vodka Pundit.

Jimmy is thrust into the national spotlight, and since I was the first to comment on his post, it may be wise for me to begin deleting files and shredding documents.

What Makes People Vote?

Jimmy links to a humorous video on the subject of voting.

(S)Election '08: The Debates Begin

I've remained silent, thus far, about last weeks presidential debate.
I'll now link to some coverage of that train wreck. I refer to it as such, because I found it painful to view, yet watched anyway with that same type of morbid curiosity.

May I also note the conspicuous absence of coverage from two of my politically, outspoken peers.

I'll begin with funnyman Jackie Mason.No one is laughing as this comedian reports succinctly on the event.He points out that Obama's "I voted against the war" declaration would have come at a time when he was not yet in the senate.

"Although neither candidate had a clear victory Friday night, the media is saying Obama won because he didn't lose. He looked poised and presidential. Well he did look poised as he made no sense! And if looking Presidential is telling bold lies, then Hail to the Chief!"




Next up,from the blogosphere is Alfred's coverage and his summation.

Finally, The Red State Update boys inject a bit of levity with their latest vlog in anticipation of the upcoming VP debate, which they also liken to a train wreck--with "trains full o' drunk clowns ridin' talkin' ponies..." This video is very funny, a must-see.
Palin-Biden Debate (In Anticipation Of)

'Revelations from the Great American Beer Festival'

An Editorial piece on the Great American Beer Festival (2007) from Modern Drunkard Magazine.
Here are the 2008 G.A.B.F. details for anyone considering the jaunt.

Also at Modern Drunkard, this beer review with a selection that's quite different from what Jimmy's been sampling of late.And speaking of samples...

In other beverage news, MC posts about a unique vodka.It's probably not kosher, but this brew is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Jimmy's Journey Part II: The Return of Jimmy

Jimmy has returned from wandering westward!
Stop by his site to view some amazing photos.
While your there, don't miss the Sunday Beer Review.It's back as well.

This One's For Jimmy

Those of you that know Jimmy probably also know that he is a big fan of The Who and the music of Pete Townshend.

What I present here is a work by Petra Haden that pays tribute to The Who.

''Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out" is is a homemade one-woman a capella re-creation of the Who's 1967 album. Haden, the daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden, sings every word, every drum roll, every guitar solo, and every mock commercial, note for note, front to back.

''I would never have thought of doing this. It was Mike Watt's idea." says Haden.
Watt, who co-produced the album, brought Haden the concept and an eight-track cassette recorder with the ''The Who Sell Out" loaded onto track eight. She spent three years pressing rewind.

''I was a little embarrassed to realize I was enjoying my own music so much, for in a way it was like hearing it for the first time. What Petra does with her voice, which is not so easy to do, is challenge the entire rock framework: the traditions, the processes, the decor, the accessories, the entirety of the established dynamics of traditional pop-rock. 'I Can See For Miles' is powerful not for the restrained electric guitars and suppressed and distant thundering drums of Keith Moon but for the torturously sustained vocal harmonies that John Entwistle added over my fairly conventional four-part. Petra is the first analyst who heard the vocal harmonies as they were written and reproduced them properly. When she does depart from the original music she does it purely to bring a little piece of herself -- and when she appears she is so very welcome. I felt like I'd received something better than a Grammy."~ Pete Townshend

Here's a clip of Petra Haden and The Sell Outs performing live in Los Angeles, July 1, 2005

Interactive Toilet - a New Kind of Pissing Contest

It seems that more than beer has been brewing in Belgium. via Breitbart.
Jimmy had posted about a related video game.

Jimmy's Goin' Out West

It looks as if Jimmy will be taking his cranky musings on the road, "driftin' state to state".
Here's a couple of links that he may find helpful, and informative.
I'm sure Jim will be doing some recreational drinking. It is a vacation, after all.

One for Jimmy

Cave-Aged Beer at Howe Caverns. I once asked Jimmy to grab some of this for me when he went to Cooperstown.
Here's some more about cave-aged beer.