that’s it. just jesco. one of my favorite people in the world.

enjoy.

and his costly shades…

if this song, and this video, doesn’t kick your ass, you may need to check your pulse!

i’ve made it my personal mission to bring as many fans as i possibly can into the Kings of Leon camp. folks, there are only a handful of bands left out there today that are making really KICK ASS rock and roll music, and this is most certainly one of them. my discovery of the Kings of Leon came about when i went searching for the name of the song used in that funky Volkswagen commercial where the guy and the girl go out and buy a stereo and then come home and BLAST it in their little house, while jumping up and down like crazy people.

that song turned out to be “Molly’s Chamber”, and the band, the Kings of Leon. i have been addicted from that moment on. so far, i’ve tried passing it around to a few friends, but it hasn’t met with the response i was hoping for. i think it just may take a few listens before it settles into your brain and kicks your ass, too…

so just ease back, click on that video below, and soak it all in.

ok…how’s THAT for being P.C.? you know, things in this country are in a sad state of affairs right now. in an attempt to make us all better citizens and protect us from ourselves, our society has become a lot less interesting than it used to be. cartoons used to be so great. sure, they were filled with stereotypes and animated violence, but they were also truly funny, even for adults. they were an homage to cinema and literary history in many ways. now, i don’t even know what the hell is going on. you’ve got a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea and pals around with a starfish, a little bilingual explorer chick, and any other number of weird ass creations.

in an attempt to not expose children to anything that might cause them any emotional trauma, i think we’re going to end up either producing a nation full of really boring kids or really, really strange ones. the funny thing is that the movement to reduce violence in cartoons was based on the belief that the cartoon violence would lead to real-life violence. as the cartoons have gotten more watered down, however, the behavior of children definitely has not. it seems like it has become commonplace to hear about violence in schools now. guess it is time to find something else to blame. (does that mean we can get all those great Looney Toons cartoons back on the air?!??)

and heaven forbid we show anything sexual on television. violence? no problem…but just let a boob slip out at the super bowl and all hell breaks loose. folks…come on…what is it exactly we are trying to protect everybody from? janet jackson’s breast was exposed on tv for like a split second, but the tv and radio industry have been hounded and watched over by the FCC ever since. everyone is so afraid of saying the “wrong thing” and incurring a huge fine from the FCC that they are afraid to say anything. i sort of thought all the racket would die down and things would get back to normal, but unfortunately, that has not been the case.

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