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Whoa, are we moving too slow? Have you seen us, uncle remus? We look pretty sharp in these clothes (yes, we do) Unless we get sprayed with a hose It aint bad in the day If they squirt it your way cept in the wintah, when its froze And its hard if it hits, on your nose (on your nose) Just keep your nose To the grindstone they say Will that redeem us, uncle reemus? I cant wait til mah fro is full grown Ill just throw away my doo-rag at home Ill take a drive to Beverly hills Just before dawn And knock the little jockeys Off the rich peoples lawn And before they get up Ill be gone (Ill be gone) Before they get up Ill be knockin the jockeys off the lawn (down in the dew) -Frank Zappa

The mystery man came over And he said Im outta sight! He said for a nominal service charge I could reach nirvana tonight If I was ready, willing and able To pay him his regular fee He would drop all the rest of His pressing affairs and devote His attention to me But I said look here brother Who you jiving with that cosmik debris? Now who you jiving with that cosmik debris? Look here brother, dont waste your time on me The mystery man got nervous And he fidget around a bit He reached in the pocket of his mystery robe And he whipped out a shaving kit Now I thought it was a razor And a can of foaming goo But he told me right then when the top popped open There was nothin his box wont do With the oil of aphrodite, and the dust of the grand wazoo He said you might not believe this, little fella But itll cure your asthma too And I said look here brother Who you jiving with that cosmik debris? Now what kind of a guru are you, anyway? Look here brother, dont waste your time on me (dont waste y...

Support your local emperor Pay him tribute every time Let it be known he holds your fate From his fingertips shall flow the wine Tell him when he speaks the air is sweet Wherever he walks rosebeds be laid So that he may always feel secure In the vast empire that he's made But could you tell me what he's ever done for you? I'm not the one that needed an army I'm not the one that needed respect I'm not the one that hopes they'll remember I'm not the one they'll likely forget It seems one's going to walk Where he's willing to walk And with the ears of a bat And the eyes of a hawk You can see in the end It's just a little bit of talk But a rodent's always looking For some cat he can stalk To meow for him, to meow for him... Remember once when you were young It really was not all that long ago You reached out your hand and it was met If you let your heart will tell you so So bow your head don't meet his eyes When royalty speaks you then re...

I saw the new Bat Man movie on Monday.  Me and the rest of the country.  Now I'm not going to sit here and right a review.  Don't worry about that, friends and neighbors.  But I would like to chat for a minute about how good Heath Ledger was in the movie.  I know, jump on the band wagon. But, truly, he was really good in the movie.  And you got to know that's a tough role.  One of the ultimate villains.  But before, the Joker was always a comic book villain.  Kind of hokey.  Not very believable.  Like the rest of the movie.  But this one is different. First off, the movie is incredible.  And its dark.  Not a feel-good kind of movie.  Doesn't leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling.  And then lump on top of that the Joker's performance.  Wow! I'm pretty much at a loss for words as to how to describe him.  Suffice it to say, I was moved.  I was shaken.  And I remember driving home excited about the possibility of seeing the Joker again in a new Bat Man movie.  And th...

Hey now, little speedyhead, the read on the speedmeter says you have to go to task in the city where people drown and people serve. Don't be shy. Your just deserve is only just light years to go. Me, my thoughts are flower strewn ocean storm, bayberry moon. I have got to leave to find my way. Watch the road and memorize this life that pass before my eyes. Nothing is going my way. The ocean is the river's goal, a need to leave the water knows We're closer now than light years to go. I have got to find the river, bergamot and vetiver run through my head and fall away. Leave the road and memorize this life that pass before my eyes. Nothing is going my way. There's no one left to take the lead, but I tell you and you can see we're closer now than light years to go. Pick up here and chase the ride. The river empties to the tide. Fall into the ocean. The river to the ocean goes, a fortune for the undertow. None of this is going my way. There is nothing left to throw of Gi...

I really enjoy dusk.  There are about a half dozen bats that live somewhere near my apartment building.  They come out at night.  I watch them from my open window at dusk as they fly around. What cool little creatures.  I drink my Budweiser and smoke my cigarettes and listen to my music and watch the bats.  Its a nice time of day...

One could make the case (a very, very good case) that this is in fact my theme song.  And while I wasn't in the crowd that night to hear Norah's angel voice singing my song to me, I'm sure I was on her mind as these fine lyrics were sung...

Hell of a song.  Real good story behind this one.  Sonia.  Aspen.  Up all night.  Got in all kinds of crazy trouble the next day.  Missed work.  Thought to be dead.  But one hell of a night.  This song will always be Sonia's.  Wonder what she's up to these days?

If you haven't seen "The Commitments" yet, then shame on you.  Fabulous movie.  Great music, like in this scene...