June 2010

  • Elton John Sells Soul at Rush Limbaugh's 4th Wedding

    By Thoreson on 6/7/10 4:49pm
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    Getty ImagesGetty ImagesIt is all beyond baffling.  First, who in the world would marry Rush Limbaugh?  The unbelievable answer is four.  You'd think the second wife would have gotten the hint.  Second, what is his newly fourth wife, Kathryn Rogers thinking?  The answer is she must not think too much.  Most importantly, however, is why Elton John, why?  Why would you sing at Rush Limbaugh's wedding?  You don't need the reported $1 million dollars he paid you, and the man represents everything you're against.  You sold your soul, and sold it to Rush Limbaugh.  It doesn't make much sense.

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  • World Cup Haiku

    By msarko on 6/7/10 4:46pm
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    millions of viewers

    yellow cards, national pride

    Earth's favorite sport

  • Welton Irie: In the Army

    By cobwebsandstrange on 6/7/10 4:00pm
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    With a vocal displeasure of a huge portion of the dancehall catalog, folks have overtime approached me with what they perceive as highpoints in the genre. For the most part, everything’s been at least passable. But on occasion, there’re a few efforts that wash over me whic actually make some sort of impact.

    Welton Irie did.

    Oddly enough, Lamb’s Bread International, has been in rotation since the dawning of the new millennium. But with Sylford Walker presiding over the majority of the work on the disc, it was easy to forget Irie’s contributions – a huge oversight on my part. But really, Irie’s career began before dancehall was solidified into a set of accepted stances, approaches and cadences.

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