“Rock ‘N Me Crosseyed And Painless” by TALKING HEADS Vs. THE STEVE MILLER BAND

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Today is the NFL Pro Bowl game, perhaps the most important sporting event “ever”. To clarify, since “ever” is in quotes, it means it is baseless and stupid. I’d rather watch these all-stars play Bingo or compete against the winners of the Puppy Bowl.

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“Brown Eyed Fat Dog Girl” by VAN MORRISON Vs. JOE GIBBS & THE LOVE GENERATION

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Let’s review this week: Trump is and always will be weak. Roger Stone is oblique. Michael Cohen is afraid to leak. Maddow is still a news geek. The logic behind the border wall is bleak. The longest government shutdown was unique. U.S. Representative Steve King is a racist.

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Tales From The Pharmacy

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Back in the day, Robitussin® came in a glass bottle and the box was made of wood. Another case that progress ruins packaging.

 

I’m 14 years old. I’m at the drug store seeing if they got any new comic books. I am intrigued by a new candy product called Charm’s Blow-Pop®, which is supposedly both a candy and a chewing gum. My thoughts of how ludicrous this concept is was interrupted by a famous rock star, who half whispers to me, “Hey, do me a solid, and buy these three bottles of Robitussin® cough syrup for me.” Keep in mind, this was the ‘70s, so anyone could buy anything as long as they had the money and proper intent. He gives me a handful of wadded up bills. “Keep the change. I’ll meet you around the corner.”

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The Incredible Edible Red ‘MAGA’ Hat

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Putting the ‘red’ back into hatred.

I am fearful that the status of America in the 21st century has devolved and turned into NBC’s 1987 “The Tortellis”, a forgotten spin-off show of the very affable and popular show “Cheers”.

In the 20th century, America was like “Cheers”, respected by the world for churning out excellence and a profit. Current America relies too much on the former glory of what once was, and in short order has become putrid, a watered down version of shit and spit. What is the Jar Jar Binks factor that is destroying the American franchise? It’s the red ‘MAGA’ hat.

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