The End Is Near!

It just gets worse and worse for this creep. The cannibals are salting up the Traitor in Chief for a big bite. Nobody in the White House is going to go to jail for this fuckstick. The scrambling for immunity must have started already over the weekend. The only problem is John Mitchell Bill Barr is up to his Fred Flintstone hair in this crooked bullshit. Barr, the noble Attorney General who was a compromise after Jeff Sessions got whacked and that bullethead from Iowa was sent to a corner with a dunce hat, never had any intentions but sinister. He bullshitted his was thru the Mueller Report getting way out front and planting the seeds of exoneration where there was none. He committed perjury in front of Congress. He is ass deep in covering up Trumps misdeeds. The question is why? Much like Lindsey Graham, who has become Trumps yippy lap dog, its hard to understand why a guys like Barr and Graham wait so long in life to become sleazy crooks.

Now it appears Balloon Head Mike Pompeo , the completely outclassed Secretary of State, may have been on the infamous quid pro quo call to Ukrainian President Zelensky. Was he on the White House Princess phone listening to his BFF offer missiles for dirt on Joe Biden? If he was, he's either the whistleblower, I shall pause for laughter.......or he's just another lying miscreant making deals to make the Profiteer in Chief more money.

Migawd this gets worse by the minute. This cannot end well for the Racist in Chief can it? With the sharks in the water and only the lame brained Kevin McCarthy (Dummy-Ca) and the morons in such safe districts that Klan rallies are the place to be, how can the Rapist in Chief survive?

Some say he will never ever resign. Some say he will resign as soon as he can, leaving office blaming everybody but himself. I tend to think the man is a coward who gets others to do his dirty work, then denies he did it to the faces of the wronged. Though the Enforcer in Chief has been tweeting shit about Civil War and arresting his opponents for treason and demanding to meet his accuser, the whiny little bitch forgets this nonsense as soon as he hits send, thinking that 30% of his cult members will believe his denial and save his miserable ass.

Not this time you thug. He's done, I'm convinced of it, Karmas a bitch you hoodlum. Like many before you, you will lose.

The day this mobster is indicted , along with his entire disgusting crime family, will be a glorious day for all of mankind.

Bye bye dickhead.

We Got Him!!

Do we? Really? Just another crime committed by the Thug in Chief, shaking down the Ukrainian President to go get Joe Biden if he wants his missiles "for defense". Ya know that $400 million? Well I directed my bitch chief of staff to hold that up for now. I also want you to work with my consigliori lawyer and my enforcer Attorney General to get this "favor" done for me.

Goddamn, this guy has always been a mafia boss, running around New York deadbeating out on his bills, putting the screws to government, making racist statements about young black men, bragging about the height of his building as 3000 people lay dead, filing bankruptcy whenever convenient and running a scam foundation that lined his pockets (which may really be why he goes to prison). The fact that normally decent men and women on the right have stood on this hill of toxicity keeping the wolves at bay is really amazing. NOw is when real people step up and say NO MORE!!

Will that happen? I doubt it. The crazies have taken over the Party of Lincoln. The Cheneys, war criminals and war profiteers, The McCarthys, a truly yapping Yorkie standing in the shadow of Nancy Pelosi, the Gym Jordans, a child abuse denier, Steve Scalise, an asshole almost killed by a gun who has become an even bigger asshole, The Lindsey Grahams, stuck so deep in the closet he doesnt even know he;s in there, The Mark Meadows, true hillbillies and the dumbest woman in the Senate, Marsha Blackburn, who is so fucking stupid she actually signed a letter nominating Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for meeting with a tiny little killer named Kim. The crazies. Nothing Trump does will affect them as they play to their stupid base of bitter old white people.

Nancy Pelosi, playing the long game I guess, has decided to do what should have been done as soon as she won back Speaker in 2018. Impeach this Dangerous Donald. NOW! She has the votes, and apparently the Coward in Chief even called her to try and work a deal on this whistleblower thing. What more do you need? The Blabberer in Chief knows he's gone and fucked it up this time. Extortion is bad even for him.

So maybe we got him? Or did he get himself?

Fuck it, I dont care. Just get him.

Ad Astra!

This movie is slow as hell. It moves along at a snails pace. Not much happens. And I liked it a lot

Ad Astra is basically Apocalypse Now in space with a little Interstellar thrown in. Brad Pitt is in every scene as the son of a rogue Space Commander who has gone off the rails on a deep space mission gone wrong. Tommy Lee Jones is Colonel Kurtz, er McBride and he is the man sending back electrical surges from Neptune and is destroying the Earth. Brad Pitt is his son, Captain Willard, er McBride and his mission is to communicate with him. locate him and let the proper authorities go kill him and stop the surges.

But per this type of film, a lot goes wrong. Theres space pirates and other countries space stations asking for help. It really is a journey up the river, errr solar system for Pitt and his crew. When Pitt and Jones meet, its a kind of father/son relationship that neither ever had, one by choice and one because he was abandoned. It a helluva ride.

This movie may not be for everyone. Like I said, its slow, its narrated by Pitt, the action is space action, no loud bangs and fights, its silent. Though one particular scene where they respond to an SOS from a Norwegian space station is quite harrowing for a few seconds. This is probably why the critics like this movie (Rotten Tomatoes 81%) and the audience falls asleep (57% Rotten Tomatoes) wishing they'd have gone to Rambo or some other type shit.

But if Interstellar or the slow parts of Apocalypse Now still fascinate you like me, by all means go, see it and realize its damn good.

One more thing, if 2019 doesnt get Brad Pitt and acting Oscar it never will. Between this and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, this is his year. He has become (and quite frankly always has been) one of our finest actors and deserves some recognition.

Urgent Concern!

My God this guy is exhausting. You cant possibly rant about this traitorous son of a bitch and hold a job at the same time. So you have to pick and choose.

The Creep in Chief went on his tour this week. To New Mexico where a group of hired local community theater Hispanic actors stood behind him at a rally and cried at their shame. The Gramps in Chief, in typical old man fashion, went to the WASP card, overused the term Hispanic and rambled on incoherently in a state he will get crushed in.

Then the Sharpie in Chief went to his fence ,errrrr wall, and signed a fence Im pretty sure was put up during the Obama Administration ....allow me to reminisce about a real President and Administration for a minute...............ok Im back. He signed the fence with the same sharpie he uses to change weather maps and probably write shit on the Constitution like at the end of the Second Amendment "shall not be infringed and Trump is the greatest President of all time and shall not be criticized never mind about that pussy First Amendment...." The Blabber in Chief then revealed a "secret" that the Fence was "wired" to squeal on anyone who climbed thru it. Wait? Climbed thru it? Anyway as the Traitor in Chief blabbed about this "wire" some General basically said hey Mr Magoo, shut the fuck up.

Literally, hours later, JFC this is just the worst to try and remember this sleazy crook and his misdeeds, a whistleblower in the intelligence community decide that the Quid Pro Quo in Chief was making promises to some unknown foreign leader in a phone call and felt it was of such "urgent concern" they reported it to the Inspector General who relayed it to Homeland Security who promptly squashed it because the only Security they care about is protecting an incompetent Blob. What was the "urgent concern". Was it Putin collecting a debt? Speculation centers now on Ukraine digging up shit on Uncle Joe Biden. No Collusion NO Obstruction. Right?

All of this AND the spectacle of Corey Lewandowski openly in contempt of Congress being allowed to walk free out of a Congressional hearing because Democrats are gigantic weasels unwilling to stop this garbage from continuing. Hey hey now Corey, if you sneer and lie one more time, Im going to scoff at you twice in a row. Lewandowski, a truly despicable human being in the Stephen Miller mode, claimed memory lapses, openly admitted lying to the media, and behaved much like a 14 year old bully as Democrats backed off and Republican blowhards like Gaetz the drunk and Gym Jordan the child abuse cover up artist staged campaign speeches to appeal to their base, dumb fucking Floridians and even dumber fucking Ohioans. Now if I had my way, Jerry Nadler (Everybodys Favorite Dumb Uncle-NY) would have gotten help getting up, staggered over to Lewandowski and beat the fuck out of him with his cane and waddled back up to the dais. But that didnt even come close to happening. Nadler simply threatened to actually maybe well perhaps could be hey I'll do it I swear cmon now Im telling you to hold the contemptible Lewandowski in contempt and throw his bully ass in jail. Threats are welcomed in this adminstration because they know they mean nothing. It is just frustrating as fuck.

But the big news is Vice President and Repressed in Chief Mike Pence hired one 27 year old Katie Waldman as his press secretary, not that anybody gives a shit about the press liar for Robot Pence. But, she is allegedly "dating" Stephen Miller, the Nazi Incel Vampire running immigration policy in this fascist administration. Miller is getting some and he's still a dick? Well all that means is Katie Waldman is also a dick and please oh please dont breed spawning some elf eared little goonie. Miller is proof positive that Incels never change. I wonder if they drink each others blood, polish the skulls of dead illegals, Epstein kids? What the hell? But then again Hitler had Eva Braun, Goebbels had a wife, and Trumps had 3 wives. Out of 6 billion inhabitants of Earth, there has to be one woman evil enough to find this dead souled monster appealing. Right?

We are fucked.

Ric Okasek!

Damn another one gone.

The fall of 1978. Senior in college. Had my own radio show. Yeah it was terrible college radio but it was mine. The music we got free from the record companies was sparse. Lots of 45's. Lots of albums that never would get there. But we played them. And of course we played the Top 40 which consisted of shit (in my opinion). This is why I volunteered to stay up all night on Fridays from midnight to 6, because I could pretty much play whatever I wanted. And I did. The station managers werent listening so playing Hair of the Dog was kosher.

One night Im driving in to do my show and on the real rock radio station in town suddenly one of those what the fuck is that moments occurred. I heard this weird ass song came on. I loved every second of it. It was so different. So not disco. So not even 3 chord rock. So not Skynyrd or Foreigner or any other standard rock band I listened to and played. Just What I Needed by somebody called what? The Cars? Jesus what a stupid name. I searched the radio stations record library to no avail. But the next day I ran out and bought that album ($4.79 it still has the price tag on it in the basement). I took it home and played the whole damn thing. Over and over. So cool.

Ric Okasek died the other day. His heart gave out at 75 years old. Eddie Money died right before that. For chrissakes, STOP! Ric Okasek and the Cars became the band of the late 70's and early 80s I couldnt pimp enough. Of course nobody would listen to me as usual. This is the new rock I would say. This band will change music. Nobody listened. The Cars came here one night but I couldnt go due to work. They were in town and I told everybody the old dumpy Civic Auditorium was going to be sold out. You watch. The venue held 10,000. The Cars drew 5000. I took crap.

But dammit I was right.When The Cars couldnt buy their way into the Rock Hall of Fame. It was outrageous. They changed music everybody!

The finally, after years and years of great music and long after the death of Benjamin Orr, they got in. 2018. I so looked forward to it. They got on stage. They sucked. Ric looked sick. Of course he always looked sick being about 8 feet tall and weighing maybe 100 pounds. But something about Ric Okasek that night concerned me. I didnt know what it was.

Ric is gone now. Benjamin is gone now. But ya know what? Their music lives on and I still listen to them regularly. My 2017 2018 most listened to songs always included The Cars in the Top 10. It's All I can Do won 2018. A song almost 40 years old. I love that song because of what it says. Its All I Can Do. Philosophy of life.

Dammit I was right!

Hamilton!

It finally came here to the sticks. The hyped up experience of a hip hop look at American history with Black and Hispanic and white performers playing various roles in telling it. A three week run in of all places, Omaha. Could I wait? I had no choice. Yet I didnt really look forward to it. It couldnt possibly be that good.

First of all let me state one reason I was not looking forward to it. The venue sucks. The damn near 100 year old Orpheum Theater is a cramped ancient shithole made for 1927 sized people. Im not even talking about the obesity epidemic that has scourged America, Im talking about being 6 foot two and having your fucking knees under your chin for 3 hours. The place is a nightmare for anyone over 5 foot 10. Your knees cant help but hit the back of peoples heads in front of you at least once. Christ you cramp up unless you try and move your legs a bit. The place is a nightmare. I've avoided events I want to see just because the event was taking place at the Orpheum. But for Broadway I will endure.

Hamilton is virtually sold out for its 3 week run here in Omaha. Omaha is what you call an event town. If its an event, this city goes. I'm not sure if its city pride or a reason to brag to your social buddies how hip you are. Everything that comes here with a lot of hype sells out fast. College World Series, Olympic Swim Trials, Hamilton. We have season tickets to the Broadway series and have seen a lot of theater with half full houses. But this? Wow. Can it live up to what I expect? Cynical me says good lord no.

Going into the theater you must serpentine your way through the endless number of people posing for selfies with the Hamilton marquee over their shoulder. Then comes security where you put all your items into the plastic box, walk thru the metal detector and then get wanded. It WAS 9/11 after all and thanks for reminding me. The lobby is jammed. The souvenir stand is inundated with the youth who MUST prove they were there with an overpriced t shirt, bag or hoodie. I so want that hoodie!

Cramming ourselves into the seats (thank god for the aisle) and wait for the thing I'm already hating start. The stage is simple. Just like youve seen in clips. The crowd is buzzing.

How does a bastard orphan son of a whore and a Scotsman dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the middle of the Carribean by providence impoverished in squalor grow up to be a hero and a scholar?

Its on. The crowd goes wild. Its a young crowd, probably has memorized the lyrics, and has the energy that most theater doesnt have. Oh not that ridiculous staged dumbass crowd that fucked up the NBC Live JC Superstar, its more rock concert like. But still, Ive heard this opening a hundred times myself. Still have my nose in the air, cuz I have no room for any other position.

Aaron Burr, sir. Still shuffling in my seat. But tapping my cramped foot

Then came My Shot. I am not throwing away my shot. Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry.

I am in. This goddamned thing is good. Its really good. Really good. The crowd cheers loudly after each song.

Then came Wait For It. Wait for It is a song sung by Aaron Burr halfway through the first act. It made me sit up, forget my uncomfortable situatioon and really listen. Its truly a great great song with wonderful lyrics. Death doesnt discriminate between the sinners and the saints. Burr screams for relevance much like Judas did in JC Superstar, my absolute favorite musical of all time. This has gone from really good to great in one song. And we didnt even have the main Aaron Burr. More later.

Act One ends soon after Yorktown, another brilliant song in which "Immigrants, We Get The Job Done" gets a HUGE cheer from this young crowd. My goodness I wish I'd know that line was coming.

Then..........Act 2....A purple clad Thomas Jefferson sashays out to What'd I Miss? And this play goes from Great to Brilliant.

There's more. The Room Where It Happens. The Cabinet Battles. The 3 appearances by a progressively more Mad King George. Wow Awesome made me LMAO as the kids say.

And then 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and its over. The World Was Wide Enough. Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story.

I cannot say enough about this experience. It DOES live up to the hype. It DOES make you want to read about history. It DOES make you stand and cheer not wanting it to be over. You immediately want to see it again. There arent many things that make me react like that.

Highlights

Pierre Jean Gonzalez played Burr. He was a marvel. And he isnt even the main Burr, he was a stand in. My gawd he was the man. And though this play is called Hamilton, this was Burr's play.

Warren Egypt Franklin as a Prince like Thomas Jefferson was someone you couldnt stop looking at. Even when off to the side he was who you looked at waiting for him to jump back in.

Erin Clemons and Ta'Rea Campbell as the Schuyler sisters. Voices of angels. Absolutely stunning in their delivery.

Marcus Choi as Daddy George Washington. He kind of hangs around a lot. Throwing in lines here and there and THEN. Choi belts out One Last Time and rises up to take charge. Brilliant.

Neil Haskell as King George provided a LOT of comic relief. He made me laugh. Lin Manuel Miranda knows his shit. WHEN to slip in the comedy. Lah dee dah dee dee dee dah dee dah.

Joseph Morales as Hamilton. It took me a while to warm up to him as my old ears couldnt quite make out his lyrics. But he won me over eventually and he is great also.

Hey look, I am naturally skeptical of hype. It never lives up to the pub. This did and does.

Lin Manuel Miranda wrote this play with hip hop, ballads, rock and jazz music. It really is all over the place musically. Something for everyone and thats why this play will endure forever. My favorite musicals of all time are JC Superstar. Come From Away and Les Miserables. THIS definitely has gone to the top.

Beg borrow or steal to see it. And at least read Wikipedia to get up to speed about Hamilton, Jefferson and Burr. It will make it even more enjoyable.

The World is Wide Enough.