The good news is the four day weekend with 75-80 degree weather. We just walked down the canal and stumbled upon a new brew pub just opened, got a pitcher of microbrew for $5 and some Vitamin D. Still in food coma from yesterday, so holding off on whipped cream and pumpkin pie until tonight, I think a 24 hour wait period is acceptable. (I forgot about this song, and I loved it...)

Don't even know if this will get out there.

Serious technical diffs @ the old Saloon tonight, at least here in the great Permanent Spring of the North, which by the way is ... 14 degrees a month from Christmas. If this keeps up we'll be growing those Californie oranges!

Video wouldn't load, oh well, hopefully it does...
it's the thought that counts.

Rock the Casbah....

Ah, Joe.

Would it make you feel better if I dedicated an attack post...
to Scarlett Sumac?!

Need more trytophan.

the spam-filled site was dragging its sorry arse for my sector yesterday but mostly ok today - maybe that's when they transferred the one working server over here and left eastern canada hanging by a thread, eh? love the clash. glad to see the last of the supermarket for a few days. hope you had a relaxing, warm hol, scarlett my friend. :)

Love The Clash! Hope you had a lovely day, Scarlett. ~r

There's tryptophan in spam?

The Clash is the cure for tryptophan!

Could be the writing. Nah~!

Right now I am about to lose my internet in about 5 so I have no idea..

London's Calling..
HUGGGGGGGGGGG

OB: I'll repeat ... loved your story. 24 hours is certainly acceptable; 12 is okay too.

Bo: Rest in Peace Joe Strummer: an original. I think I lost the video , though. Damn. I'll try and get it back.

tr ig: I think I already had one, thank you. :-)

aka: I'm holding out for Christmas. Just pasta in these parts yesterday ...so I can still get my jeans done up.

Candy: No holidays for us here, it's business as usual in the Commonwealth. We have our Thanksgiving the first week of October. Still glad to say Happy Thanksgiving to our American neighbours south of the longest undefended border. Hope yours was a good one.

What the hell is up with OS all of a sudden? It was running so well as of late, up until last weekend. And today has been brutal, spam-wise.

On a happier note, thanks for that great version of "Supermarket." Loved the intro.

Joan: Hope your Thanksgiving was pleasant and that "the girl" called home. xo

Cranky: Ha. Gawd knows what's in the spam. Mystery meat!

Scanner: That's always a possibility. ;)

Linda: Too bad about your computer. Yes, it's London Calling and the Queen wants a word w/ you... (you're related to her, right?)

VA: Yes, it's been deadly with Spam. Now I'm in the mood for "Tommy Gun."

Thanks Scarlett, I am feeling a bit like the Angel of Death myself today, but it's so sunny out and John really doesn't deserve it. I just ate too much noodles, will have to wait two more hours before pie can fit in.

Turkey is the new Quaalude.

Linn: Ha, especially with the gravy and stuffing! (We had our TG six weeks ago. I'm still recovering).

My only regret is that I didn't go to WalMart today and kick someone in the crotch.

Havn't been around Os for a couple of days so I didn't notice. But hope your thanksgiving was wonderful Scarlett.

I heard the sedated number done by every band at the endless stream of weddings that I attended (graciously, he was a dutiful boy), but until your post had not heard the original. I hope you got your bar code reader a workout. What do they call BF up yonder; The Day of the Idiots?

@DW: Young Man, you never heard the original, I Wanna Be Sedated?! Sounds pretty good for a fun tune, doesn't it? You're right, we have no Black Friday up here, Damon. Don't mean to sound holier or any such shite but TG is not followed by a big lead-in to Black Christmas. We have it much earlier and it follows harvest.
There are those stupid peeps who drive to Buffalo to "get the deals." Let's factor in the gas and the crowds, now them, I DO call IdiotS (but very politely cuz I'm Canadian, eh)! Uh- huh.

Nanatehay: I regret that too! We could've seen you on national news. Next time, could you kick the stupid woman who had the pepper spray, please. Thank You.

@Linnnn. Hahhahhahha!!!!

I wanna be sedated from now until Jan. 1.

I was in Connecticut and must have missed the grinding halt. Nice to be back. Black Friday. Just the name sounds like a horror movie.

I am PLANNING on being sedated from now till Jan 1!

I refused to leave my abode today

Whoa. Lots of sedation going on. Never was big on downers, but I so dislike the holidays, I'm willing to go against tradition. Zzzzzzzzz.

woooot! the ramones!! excellent find, scarlett. :)

SS - Understand loading can be a challenge here. but glad you gave it a shot!

I find it hard to believe somebody hasn't heard the original Ramones version. Heck, I heard it at the supermarket tonight.

God, The Clash tune was THE way to start the day. Breathing easier already.

Both, mixed with good weather. It was about 15 Celsius here on Thursday and even 10 C yesterday. I was OUTSIDE, baby.

Love that Ramones song. You have great music taste.

It really has been awfully spammy the past few days. Yesterday I could hardly find any original postings, I guess everyone just gave up and let it spam.

Gobble Gobble to you too. I hope you are well. Dr. L

Just catching up to this now Scarlett. Missed the OS work-to-rule business but not these great tunes. Love The Clash.

yikes, ramones & clash?
loved them back there in the timespace continuum,
where they were a big deal once upon a time.
actually, no, never listened.

didnt the ramones say high school is out forever?
or was that some other buncha hippiepunks?
punkyhippies/ ?

remember your, uh, i dunno , yer kant.

did can't not say:


"As the essence of Matter is Gravity,
so, on the other hand, we may affirm that the substance,
the essence of Spirit is Freedom.

All will readily assent to the doctrine that Spirit,

among other properties,
is also endowed with Freedom;

but philosophy teaches that all the qualities of Spirit exist only
through Freedom;
that all are but means for attaining Freedom;
that all seek and produce this and this alone."


no way, gal. that was hegel. fooled ya!
Matter possesses gravity in virtue of its tendency towards a central point.

some say freedom just another word
for nothin left to lose. i cannot remember who said that.
dylan?