(Yes. I know this post's not about Israel, Jews, Palestine, Kassams, settlers, etc, etc. But, in the classic words of "Keef" Richards: "I know it's only 1, 4, 5 - but I like it.")As I often tell colleagues, interviewers, family and friends - often about local news - but this is the exception that proves the rule: "news reality has parody absolutely beat cold."
from Drudge:
N. Korea’s heir apparent follows Eric Clapton on tour in Germany:
"North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's son and heir apparent, Kim Jong-Chol, toured Germany earlier this month to see concerts by rock star Eric Clapton."
Obviously, of course, the the real question is which version of Layla he holds with... slow,
or "the real thing."
(Personally? Yours truly is listening to the "real thing" at volume ten as I write this post... gawd, that Bobby Whitlock piano coda, like cooling waves breaking on the beach at sunset with the snare drum snapping on the shore, after the white heat dual guitar solo between Eric's stinging licks through the overdriven Fender amp and rip yer' heart out lyrics over George Harrison's Patty Boyd, as Dwayne Allman's Coricidin bottle slide passion slinks in via "glassed" Marshall 4/10's; meanwhile drummer Jim Gordon's bangin' em' like fireworks to save his life, as bassist Carl Radle holds the hurricane together. Modern incandescent musical poetry, incarnate... "like a fool, I fell in love with you - turned my whole world upside down..." N'est pas?)
Man, I liked writing that.
And here I was, thinking I was being "edgy" and "out there" with this post about parody and Abbagav.
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