Come you masters of warYou that build the big gunsYou that build the death planesYou that build all the bombsYou that hide behind wallsYou that hide behind desksI just want you to knowI can see through your masks You that never done nothin’But build to destroyYou play with my worldLike it’s your little toyYou putContinue reading ““Masters of War” by Bob Dylan”
Author Archives: Stephen Futterer
“They blinded me…. with pseudo-science!”
“Dante Gets An Update”
“Redemption”
A man walks down the streetHe says, “Why am I soft in the middle now?Why am I soft in the middle?The rest of my life is so hardI need a photo opportunityI want a shot at redemptionDon’t want to end up a cartoonIn a cartoon graveyard” — from Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al”Continue reading ““Redemption””
“The Senior Tour”
This post (using ChatGPT) was inspired by my friend BR who had shared this supremo photo (below) from the 1975 Masters of Chi Chi Rodriguez and his caddy, Carl Howard. My buddy noted the relative lack of brand logos and product endorsements in that era, which led me to ponder what a comparable player onContinue reading ““The Senior Tour””
“I Cannot WAIT..!!”
What human does not love Matchbox-20, Sister Hazel, and ZIMA…?!! This might be the greatest show of all-time. Fuck Woodstock! Fuck Newport! Fuck Monterey! Fuck Burning Man! Phuck Phucking Phish and all the other bullshit jam band festivals!! This… is… the… ONE!!! God, I love ZIMA.
“Spreadsheet (and Spread-cheek) Medicine”
This is, of course, not unique to healthcare. In fact, it is a defining feature of virtually every aspect of our decaying society. So, not only are we getting Donald J. Trump’s chicken-scratch signature on our paper currency, they are also changing the motto to match the ethos of our Darwinian economy. It’s long overdue…
“Planet of the Imps”
I love the idea that Trump, vainglorious bastard that he is, would actually change the face of the Stature of Liberty to match his own dumb-ugly mug. Words are insufficient to describe what a catastrophic pox he is on our society. And, sadly, he will continue to be long after his exit from the stageContinue reading ““Planet of the Imps””
“Quasi-mandias”
“Trump Presidential Library”
Maybe for the future, in the interest in keeping building costs down, presidential libraries should only contain items actually read or viewed by that particular president. In the case of Trump, this would amount to maybe three of four books about himself and the various MAGA-zines that featured profiles of him. Plus a bunch ofContinue reading ““Trump Presidential Library””
