Rob Crotty
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia,
- Bio
- I've always been interested in the fringe story ... you know those Mexican fishermen that were lost at sea for 270 days? It's likely they were muling drugs and their ship was scuttled by a worried druglord ... Stories like that ... or the one about the world's deadliest geyser ... or the 10 billion rabbits in Australia. That's what the Fourth Corner is about. Went to Iraq, worked on Afghanistan, got out, road tripped, traveled around the world(ish), wrote a few books, working on a few others. I believe country is just another word for rock and roll, that North Dakota is better than South Dakota, and that America is an alright place, but certainly not the only place.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Lol. Fair deal. It might
be a bad movie but it
shouldn't ruin
old
friendships!”
November 14, 2009 09:31AM - “good call! And thank you
sir, for making me feel
not-so-alone
in this
sequel-rid…”
November 14, 2009 12:25AM - “Thanks. Alerting my
friends right now...”
November 05, 2009 04:18PM - “If we're going to WTF
about anything, how about the
Mad Men
recaps?
I
haven't loo…”
November 04, 2009 06:09PM - “@Myriad. Right above the
add that divides the comments
from
the post you'll
see…”
October 29, 2009 11:13AM
Rob Crotty's Links
By Presidential Order, Every Monday Is Now Christmas
Thanksgiving
is a decidedly American holiday. Ever since
George Washington put pen to paper making it so, Thanksgiving
is the time of year when Americans sit down to feast and give
thanks for their good fortune.In 1939, Americans had so much to be thankful
They're Actually Making a Tron 2
The Angry American: United Airlines Doesn't Love US Soldiers
I've been sitting on this story for a while, but now that
Veteran's Day is around the corner, and the holiday season is
kicking off, I thought I'd share with the greater world my trip
home from Iraq in June 2008.
I had just finished out-processing at Fort Benning,… Read full post »
CIA Secrets Now On Your Computer!
The
National Archives is a repository for some of the nuttiest,
wackiest and otherwise entertaining documents in the world. There's
the patent for a life-preserving
coffin (for those less-than-sure burials). There are the photos
of
Elvis and Nixon, snapped after Elvis showed up unannounc… Dr. Seuss, You Racist Funny Man You
The US Army Signal Corp made 26 Private SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) cartoons to educate and entertain soldiers on behavior overseas.
The brainchild of Dr. Seuss and voiced by Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, and pretty much any other cartoon voice you heard… Read full post »
Strange Weird News You've Never Seen
American news loves America. British news, however, loves
everything. Mostly the Spice Girls and football, but having been a
global empire for so long, the Brits are still interested in news
the world over. Here's what you've been missing:
Rugby Player's Eye Bursts: A 34 year old man… Read full post »
If You Don't Know Scott Miller, You Don't Know America
His tactics are unusual. On his tours he travels by train. He sings about the Civil War, but only so often as to notice that the battlegrounds speak to him. He's a bit off from your rock star status, his website is so homegrown it almost hurts,… Read full post »
The Faces of Leavenworth Prison
It's an interesting thing working at the National Archives. I run across unseen photos, untold tales, hidden histories about our founding fathers that I certainly didn't know about (Our third vice president Aaron Burr was wanted for treason).
Today I ran across a series of… Read full post »
Help Me Pass Judgement on OS Posts!
I'm not one to get into the daily rigamarole of Open Salon. I think it's a pretty neat idea and a very clever way for people like you and me to meet without meeting and confess sins out loud without saying a single word.
But, with all the cartoons and… Read full post »
McDonald's Closes in Iceland
In a gut punch to the economically hard-hit island nation of
Iceland, McDonald's, symbol of all that is good and meaty, is
pulling up stakes (or is it burgers?) and leaving the country.
While the franchise never quite prospered in the little island
Utopia--most of its meat and special… Read full post »
George Washington Would Have Been Great In Platoon
The grant-making arm of the National Archives has
unveiled a free electronic collection of the Founding Fathers
diaries, personal letters, and other written memorabilia of the
time. While it might sound (and be) a dull read, there's one diary
particularly worth a look:
George Washington's.… Read full post »Phantom of the Opera Sequel in the Works
Andrew
Lloyd Webber, iconic composer of our time, has joined the ranks of
the great filmmakers of our time, Steven Spielberg and George
Lucas, in totally ruining his reputation by making a sequel to
Phantom of the Opera.Knowing when to stop has always been a challenge. The trilogy was so… Read full post »
I Didn't Know Our Neighbor was a Hoarder and Parolee
My (hot) wife and I are sitting at the settlement office down in Alexandria, Viriginia. We're ready to close on our first home and have been signing a litany of papers that some stranger who I'm paying good money assures me is all legal and routine. As I'm filling this stack… Read full post »
The Swedes have taken the concept of biofuels to an entirely new
level in recent weeks: culled rabbits are now being thrown into the
furnaces to heat the colder parts of the country.
While burning
rabbits for energy may not be the most popular concept for
Americans, they… Read full post »
To the Fucker Who Broke Into My Car (Again)
To the Fucker Who Broke Into My Car (Again)
Stephen King once noted that good horror reacts to the common
fears of the people. In the nuclear 1950s, the films were
about attacks of the fifty foot ant, crab, or
spider or woman because
most Americans were afraid of the unknown future of the
atom.
From there, with/… Read full post »
If You Believe in Jesus, You Should Believe in Moon
The Unification Church, a South Korean church that now has a global following, is the brainchild of Sun Myung Moon, who has made himself an enduring icon over the past half-century by:
- declari/ … Read full post »
Marge Simpson to Grace Cover of Playboy
We've had an inside glimpse of the Simpson family for decades, but we've never had an inside glimpse of Marge.
Let me start over ...
Ever wonder what's under those red pearls?
No...
Marge Simpson has been many things, but never a sell-out hussy. Until Now.
Hum.
Someone ate her shorts.
Marge/… Read full post »
Nobel Prize is Dyn-o-mite!
The Angry American: Fuck You, Patriot Act
Why Does the Trash Company Need My Social Security Card?
The wife and I are in the process of moving from DC down to Alexandria, VA, and that requires setting up services, getting new driver's licenses, and discontinuing our service with Comcast, the cable monopoly we all…But thi…
Sign of the Apocalypse: Immortality
Yes, the war in Afghanistan rages on. Yes, the Empire State Building, symbol of American capitalism was bathed in communist China's colors. Yes, Sarah Palin does exist.
This isn't what you should be afraid of.
You should be afraid of Brian Schweitzer, a Montana man who just… Read full post »
If You Don't Know The Singer Ryan Bingham Then Fuck You
He's what would happen if Bob Dylan could actually sing. He's what would happen if Bruce Springsteen were from Texas, not New Jersey. He's what you would get if you crossed the two of them, backed it up with the guitarest from the Black Crowes, and… Read full post »
Would The Press Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet
Imitation, they say, is the greatest form of flattery, but it's no way to turn a profit. There are folks on Open Salon and on blogs across cyberland that love to imitate the folks at the New York Times or the Washington Post, and while I'm sure the journalists there are… Read full post »
From Nero to Hero
So maybe he killed his mother. And his brother. And maybe he forced women into orgies or worse, made them listen to his poetry. But Nero, for all his faults, deserves credit as one of the world's first in a long line of crazy dictators.
What was once thought to be… Read full post »
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