DJ's Detritus

A Creative Writing Class Dropout's Last Refuge

Thursday, October 05, 2017

Hypocrisy Rules

Waking up the other day to the news that a madman shot hundreds of people in Vegas led to the same frustration that I and millions of others feel every time this happens.  The talking heads on Fox and the Republicans say this is not the time to politicize the issue and the NRA goes dark.  They are talking about banning bump stocks today.  Why stop there?  If the thing can shoot more than 1 bullet at a time, ban it.  Ban the handguns.  Hunters can still hunt and you can keep a rifle in your house for protection, if you think that is a good idea.  As the FB post I read this morning said, it is time to stop applying 18th century laws to a 21st century problem.  Australia did what they needed to do in 12 days after their last mass shooting.  The buffoons in Congress will do nothing of the sort.
Now we can move on the usual DJ’s Detritus drollery.  The Wig reminded me I hadn’t posted for a month.  I reminded him to get off my case.  That’s #1’s job.  Wig’s SB2 just got offered a good Google gig so we’ll have the guy back in the Bay Area starting next year. 
The Orange Duce was getting into it with NBA and NFL players before he turned on the mayor of San Juan.  Then he went to Puerto Rico to toss paper towels.  I think I agree with his Secretary of State, who will probably not be around much longer. As a comment said in one of the articles I read recently, “Hurry up Mueller”.
Besides for a lot of Kardashian pregnancies, I have not been paying too much attention to celebrity news.  I apologize for that and will try to do better on my next post.  It may be because I have been focused on fantasy football as well as my other NFL pool. I am happy to announce that I am tied for first place among 42 players.  We’ll see how long that lasts.
Here’s the full list Rock and Roll HOF nominees, with an asterisk next to the first-timers.  Gary Puckett and The Union Gap did not make the cut.

Bon Jovi
Kate Bush
The Cars
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits*
Eurythmics*
J. Geils Band
Judas Priest*
LL Cool J
MC5
The Meters
Moody Blues*
Radiohead*
Rage Against the Machine*
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Nina Simone*
Sister Rosetta Tharpe*
Link Wray
The Zombies

1 Comments:

  • At 10/27/2017 4:47 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    It is a crime that the MC5 have not been recognized.

     

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