. . . that the news of the death of Michael Jackson has had this song playing in my head all morning?
Jim Downey
This may be even better than the White Rabbit mashup:
As the friend who sent this to me said: “Teeee-heeee!!!!!”
Jim Downey
Filed under: Amazon, Book Conservation, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, Marketing, Music, NYT, Promotion, Publishing
Here comes the latest round of this generation’s British Invasion:
‘Beedle the Bard,’ on View at the Library
Illustrations by J. K. Rowling accompany one of seven handmade copies of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” the latest book by the best-selling children’s author. The copy is on view at the New York Public Library. The skull above accompanies one of the stories, “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” (Photo: Scholastic)
The wizard book is now available for muggle eyes. A hand-written and hand-illustrated copy of J. K. Rowling’s newest book, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” was unveiled on Wednesday at the New York Public Library, an event to garner publicity for the commercial release of the book Thursday.
I’ve written about these custom bindings before, as well as the collector’s edition. But still, it is rather exciting that this book is available. And as I am currently listening to Deathly Hallows as I work in the bindery, I’ve been thinking about the (still?) unknown bookbinder who did the custom volumes, and understand the desire of fans of the series to have their own copy of Beedle. But as I said before, if anyone spends the money for a “collector’s edition” for me as a gift, I will kick them. Get a trade edition and donate the balance of what you would have spent to a charity, instead.
Jim Downey
You better watch out,
You better all cry,
You better all pout,
AFA is telling you why:
The evil gays are coming to town.AFA‘s making a list,
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out
Who’s naughty and nice.
The evil gays are coming to town.They’ll get you when you’re sleeping.
Or even when you’re awake.
Evil gays are bad, not good,
So be good for God’s own sake!You better watch out,
You better all cry,
You better all pout,
AFA is telling you why:
The evil gays are coming to town.
The evil gays are coming to town!
Jim Downey
*with apologies to J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. HT to Sully. Cross posted to UTI and Daily Kos.
*to the tune of Betty Davis Eyes. Apologies to Kim Carnes.
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She’s in Reagan’s mold
McCain’s big surprise
She won’t be undersold
She’s got Sarah Palin eyes
She’ll turn her bullshit on you
You won’t get to think twice
She’s the Right Wing show
She’s got Sarah Palin eyes
And she’ll sleaze you
She’ll unease you
If you’re left she’ll just displease you
She’s atrocious and she knows
Just what it takes to make the kooks gush
She’ll get a Wingnut Nobel Prize
She’s got Sarah Palin eyes
She’ll let you take her home
It whets her appetite
She wants to sit the throne
She’s got Sarah Palin eyes
She’ll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue
She’s got Sarah Palin eyes
She’ll expose you
When she snows you
Hope you’re pleased
With the crumbs she throws you
She’s atrocious and she knows
Just what it takes to make the kooks gush
McCain thought he’d give her a try
She’s got Sarah Palin eyes
And she’ll sleaze you
She’ll unease you
If you’re left she’ll just displease you
She’s atrocious and she knows
Just what it takes to make the kooks gush
McCain thought he’d give her a try
she’s got Sarah Palin eyes
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Jim Downey
Cross posted to UTI.
Got back from Patagonia this afternoon, after more than a day’s worth of steady travel. Lots to tell – good and bad, richer and poorer. Though overall very educational. I’ll be doing that over the coming weeks with a series of travelogues.
But for tonight, I need to work some to correct an imbalance in my scotch level – it had dropped to a dangerously low percentage of overall blood content. Scary stuff.
In the meantime, you can get some taste of the trip here.
Back soon.
Jim Downey
Filed under: Government, Humor, Music, Politics, Religion, Society, YouTube
An old friend sent me a link to a video the other day. I’ve been busy enough getting ready to go on vacation next week that I hadn’t taken the time to sit and watch it.
I wish I had – it’s hilarious. Obscene, ranting (in a musical sort of way), but very funny. Well, it is to me, anyway, though if you’re a fan of Sarah Palin I imagine that it will make your head explode.
Heh.
Jim Downey
(Cross posted to UTI.)
Filed under: Fireworks, Humor, Music, N. Am. Welsh Choir, Patagonia, Society, Travel
As you might recall, I’m joining my wife for the North American Welsh Choir tour of Patagonia the second half of next month. Part of that trip will include several days in Beunos Areas. So, seeing this news item this morning caught my attention:
Angry Argentine commuters torch train in rush hour
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Furious rail commuters in Argentina set fire to a train on Thursday in anger over delays during the morning rush hour.
Television images showed black smoke and flames engulfing the train at the station of Merlo, in the western suburbs of the capital, Buenos Aires. At nearby Castelar, passengers hurled stones at the ticket office and blocked the rails.
“We understand that people get angry when the service is delayed or canceled, but they absolutely can’t attack a public service in this way,” Gustavo Gago, a spokesman for rail company TBA, told local television.
Now, I’m a bit of a pyromaniac. Always have been – perhaps it goes with being born of the Fourth of July. But setting fire to a train? Youza. Out of my league.
Maybe they’ll stage such an event for us tourists next month, to welcome the Choir? I’ll have to ask my wife what would be the appropriate song for them to perfom on such an occasion…
Jim Downey
Communion Of Dreams 