tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post1472195317000740814..comments2024-01-02T22:01:12.976+00:00Comments on Avedon's Sideshow: One less bell to answerAvedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-28602592013243829112015-02-25T21:25:32.383+00:002015-02-25T21:25:32.383+00:00That is the best functional definition of "me...That is the best functional definition of "meritocracy" I've ever seen, Avedon! I've written a lot about "meritocracy" before, especially Chris Hayes's rather foolish book on the subject; he seems to think that people who have more money than he does are better than he is, and he's crushed to find out they aren't. I'll probably be writing about it again, and I'll be sure to quote you and give you credit.Duncan Mitchelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304723745550906958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-75447404029583676072015-02-24T19:02:14.777+00:002015-02-24T19:02:14.777+00:00Lesley Gore supported President Obama in 2012 and ...Lesley Gore supported President Obama in 2012 and used You Don't Own Me as the background for a PSA for the campaign. It featured snap shots of many, many women interspersed with the challenges to women's rights from the Republicans. I thought it was a powerful message and use of the song.PurpleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348832238854356317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-8924677978361191242015-02-23T14:09:49.381+00:002015-02-23T14:09:49.381+00:00Yes, I actually thought everyone knew about Andy&#...Yes, I actually thought everyone knew about Andy's porn career, but of course, not everyone does.Avedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-8573051910887275902015-02-22T17:47:22.014+00:002015-02-22T17:47:22.014+00:00Khubla Khan Khubla Khan Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889702237721743507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-32076239514161438882015-02-22T14:25:42.686+00:002015-02-22T14:25:42.686+00:00I met Andy Offutt at a couple of southern conventi...I met Andy Offutt at a couple of southern conventions in the mid '70s, at an Artkane and a Kubla Khan. He seemed very affable and American Hustle could have taken some costume design tips from his public presentation. His porn writing was not a well kept secret. Hitchhiking to Kubla was my first major hitchhike. I only remember sweeping the board in a Risk game there. I rolled nothing but sexes and destroyed the other players in a late night massacre in the con suite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889702237721743507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-41934716944021184992015-02-20T11:54:16.568+00:002015-02-20T11:54:16.568+00:00Dean Baker, "Throw the Truth Out the Door: Pr...<i>Dean Baker, "Throw the Truth Out the Door: President Obama Has to Pass a Trade Deal:</i><br /><br />Yet Obama's supporters still refuse to see the light. "Eleventy dimensional chess/lesser evil/Supreme Court/right-wing Dems made him do it, therefore you shut up, Q.E.D."<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-35585238347247915732015-02-20T04:03:21.474+00:002015-02-20T04:03:21.474+00:00We used to talk sci-fi here alot. Kinda'miss i...We used to talk sci-fi here alot. Kinda'miss it.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-429397548751901652015-02-20T02:52:12.488+00:002015-02-20T02:52:12.488+00:00I'd forgotten how good the Fifth Dimension sin...I'd forgotten how good the Fifth Dimension singer was… thanks.Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.com