Ordinary people ...5:49 pm
In the war by radical Islam against the West, there is a recurring theme, from United Flight 93 to the present day, and that is the unexpected and incredibly courageous actions of normal, everyday people — actions which have so often blessedly frustrated the aims of the terrorists, who act on the assumption that their intended infidel victims will shrink like decadent cowards. Early reports on this weekend’s events in Britain suggest that many lives have been saved by both the sharp eyes and the unimaginably brave interventions of average Joes. Below is a YouTube clip (h/t Hot Air) of an eyewitness and an apparent hero in today’s near-horror at Glasgow International Airport. (And dig the 24 karat Scottish accent.)
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Friday, June 29, 2007
London ...5:12 pm
Carnage on an unknown scale averted today in London: Allahpundit at Hot Air is doing his usual peerless job of gathering and contextualizing links and stories as they emerge.
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How do you like them Apples? ...4:33 pm
I have to say, I don’t know what the Apple Computer corporation has done to be able to exert such a degree of mind control over (more…)
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
I like New York in June ...4:10 pm
And so does our dog Billie.
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When the deal goes down (in flames) ...3:55 pm
A large sense of relief is palpable over the death of this “comprehensive immigration reform bill.” There hasn’t been (more…)
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Mary-Kate, Ashley and Bob ...9:42 am
From the New York Daily News gossip column:
The Olsen twins may be pint-size, but they share a massive love of Bob Dylan. The diminutive duo went to Atlantic City Saturday just to hear the legend perform at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. They ventured backstage before the show and were overheard professing to Dylan their deep love of his music. Just knowing Mary-Kate and Ashley were out there in the audience must’ve tweaked his performance - or was it his lucky golden statuette sitting on the amp? Dylan always takes his 2001 Best Song Oscar (for “Things Have Changed” in the film “Wonder Boys”) whenever he goes on tour.
I always thought those girls had good heads on their shoulders.
I fought with my twin, that enemy within, ’til both of us fell by the way.
Regarding the Oscar statuette: it is not news to Dylan followers that he took to having one on stage ever since he won the Academy Award for Things Have Changed. However, personally, I’ve always assumed that the one on stage was a facsimile rather than the real thing, in light of the risk of having the thing stolen.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Number one again ...10:29 pm
Rolling Stone readers selected “The 20 Best Angry Love Songs Ever,” and in first place is Bob Dylan’s Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right.
Angry? That’s not exactly the word I’d use to sum up the song, not that there is one word that could sum it up.
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Ferry Dylanesquey ...1:20 pm
Bryan Ferry’s new album of Dylan covers, Dylanesque
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Odds and ends ...9:26 pm
Robert Spencer — the director of Jihad Watch and an estimable Dylan fan — makes a Bob reference at the beginning of a post dealing with the horrific topic of female genital mutilation and its intersection with Islam.
Also, don’t miss his latest enlightening piece in the continuing series at Hot Air: Blogging the Qur’an: Sura 2, “The Cow,” verses 75-140
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The offensive against al-Qaeda in Baqubah continues. Who got away and who didn’t? Michael Yon has the indispensable perspective from ground level.
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Did someone mention Bob Dylan? His newest tour is three dates old. Noteworthy items, going by the tales at Bill Pagel’s page, are new arrangements of Moonlight and Shelter from the Storm. Dylan is continuing his approach of playing guitar on the first few numbers, and then going to the keyboard for the balance of the set.
Very positive reviews in the press of his concert last night in Pennsylvania are here and here.
And click here to read about the 42 unsuspecting Dylan fans caught in the police crackdown at that same gig. Be careful out there! And be good.
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Thanks to Don W. for the e-mail on this: Charlie Daniels was honored today with the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, in recognition of his long dedication to entertaining American troops stationed in hot spots throughout the world. Click here for the article.
In addition to visiting troops at bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Korea and elsewhere, Daniels started Operation Heartstrings in November 2005. The program to date has donated 100 Gibson guitars, as well as drums, keyboards, microphones, and more than 13,000 pieces of musical accessories to deployed servicemembers.
A CD and DVD set of some of Charlie’s recent performances in Iraq is being released tomorrow. Amazon link below.
And click here to read a previous post from this website about the relationship between Bob Dylan and Charlie Daniels.
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And in other music news: Click here to visit YouTube and see a video of the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, in a panel discussion from 1989, speaking approvingly about the idea of executing Salman Rushdie for his writings and — specifically — wishing that he could partake in burning Rushdie alive. (H/t: LGF.)
Ooh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
Ain’t that the truth.
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