Closed (Frackville, PA 05.08)

“You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter...

...they cling to guns or religion...

...or antipathy to people who aren’t like them...

...or anti-immigrant sentiment...

...or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

- Barack Obama, 04.08

Proof

Proof:

- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

- a trial photographic print from a negative

[clicky]

Rusty Metal Thing that Says "J Keller"

More History

Notes:

Jheri Curl explained: [clicky]
Genetics-The B: [clicky]
Genetics-The B's father (me): [clicky]
The Flickr Set: [clicky]

For some reason I had a duffel bag of laundry with me. After you read the Jheri Curl article, look back at my hair. High top fade, yo. Represent!

Birdy

Moody? Me? Shut Up!

Might have been "Ratcliff," but that was so long ago. Also, she married and dumped that name in like 1984.

CPW

Fah Bleep Minus Scott, RJ, and Alooah ('87 or '88)

Just Reckless Self-Education (that chai was terrible)

if there's a promise
from on high
if not embraced
just doesn't work or matter

o talk me down
down from the ledges
because one cannot help
the ways of the human world

"for i am the power
i am the answer
and i am the glory
and i am the fury"

still the jerk
throwing the shit in faces
of burning bridges
for justice and equality

disassociation and early death
a mental life
spooky even to him
that's what the drugs were for

Barry Oh!® Fundraiser - Florida

So, Big Dave Wave went to a Barry Oh!® fundraiser in Florida last night or something. I'm guessing Barry Oh!® is now our new president of camera phone prayer (BDW took his and prayed):

To me it looks like some weird nightmare of suits and mobile phones. On some planet somewhere out there, the kids are watching a TeeVee show about earthlings who worship smooth black men by praying to them with their hand-held "prayer devices." [BDW file name: "barry oh barry!.jpg]

There he is! Not as handsome as they portray him in the liberal media. Kinda squishy-headed. "Bow down before me with your Blackberrys, people! I am the Barry Oh!®" And bow they did. [BDW file name: "oh barry.jpg]

"People, people! I know. I love me too. I know, huh?! Okay. This is a fundraiser. Let's see the cash, bitches!" [BDW file name: "oh barry oh.jpg]

"Hold on. I said hold on! I'll get your drink in a minute. I'm praying, dammit!" Orgy of booze, money, prayer, and camera phones. [BDW file name: "oh oh oh.jpg]

I don't know who I'm more surprised to see at a Barry Oh!® fundraiser, Big Dave Wave (left), or Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas (right). Are they...dancing? Huh, didn't know Dave danced.... [BDW file name: "this fucking guy.jpg]

"We got into the Big Wig room where 100 or so people wait on line to have a PROFESSIONAL photographer take their photy graph with the man (himself). Like a ride at Disney's Land. Rode that ride, he said, "What's your name? Good to meet you David," all quiet and cool he was. Snap snap snap. See ya!