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Yes, this is the third in the series of what I think I think. Originally published on IM Slack, then on This Damn Blog, Now for your enjoyment on The Daily Links. I’m not saying any of these things are necessarily true, just saying that I think that I think them.

* Facism is worse for you then sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll
* It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
* I don’t think that we should just vote for the cats whose prejudices are the closest to our own
* Corporate Music Still Sucks
* OJ is still guilty
* TV reporters have been replaced with telebimbos
* Bitch set Marion Barry up
* Always run spamassassin -d –lint before making your rule changes live
* Those who wish to change the world according with their desire cannot succeed.
* Failure is never an option, it is what happens when you run out of options…
* You can’t have a war against a tactic
* Phil Mickelson is a cry baby
* All religious fundamentalism is dangerous
* You gotta take the yin with the yang.
* You don’t need no gypsy to tell you why
* Paris Hilton’s vagina will bring about the end of terrorism.
* Ronald Regan did not beat communism, Rock n Roll, Levis, and Hot American Babes did.
* We’re Only Animals, but that’s better then Meat Puppets
* He who understands does not preach
* Government only gets bigger left to its own devices
* I don’t think there’s a Secret

In what has to be one of the best Memphis area guides Dr Hoo’s Memphis Restaurants is a trustworthy guide to eating in Memphis.

Dr Hoo writes:

Sensing a great void in the lives of Memphians, my wife and I decided to start a blog describing our experiences at local restaurants. We eat out whenever we can and thought it would be fun to share those experiences with whoever is interested in Memphis food. We’ll see where this takes us!

The posts are easy to read and cover a large swath of restaurants in one of the best dining cities in the country. While their are other good memphis food blogs such as Squirrel Squad, Dr Hoo’s is what I read when I want to know what to eat in Memphis

Okay, here is the latest list of what google thinks about This Damn Blog:

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This ain’t comin’ from the slack-jaw hog behind the barn. This is bacon built for a king. From barley-fed pork bellies, this Wisconsin made applewood smoked bacon makes you wanna slap your mamma.

• Tom Waits - Downtown Train
  One of the more accessible Waits songs that is contrasted brilliantly with the high gloss version of Rod Stewart’s cover. While this only gives one a glimpse of the brilliance of Wait’s songwriting it wins This Damn Blogs best video of the eighties award.
• Lou Reed - Dirty Boulevard
  So what’s a Seventies rock icon doing at the end of the eighties? He’s writing and singing about the Dirty Boulevard. While this is far from Reed’s best it is a perfect juxtaposition to mainstream music videos that surrounded it back when you could actually watch music videos on T.V.
• The Godfathers - Birth School Work Death
  This video is a pre-curser to all of the mid 2000 power pop that clogs Fuse and the like. While this is a really good song and has been a staple of my mix tapes for years, it is this high on the list for what it portends.
• Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
  Come on, can you talk about 80’s music videos with this? And for all that has happened since GnR was the biggest, baddest band in the world ’round about this time.
• Faith No More - We Care A Lot
  They do, they really do.
• Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
  I think of this song when I am trying not to laugh.
• Concrete Blonde - Joey
  I just stand by and watch you fight your secret war. Although I used to wonder why I used to cry till I was dry.
• Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
  Okay, maybe this video is not eighties, but the song is….
• The Clash - London Calling
  If you don’t know why this on this list you might as well stop reading now and click on outta here.
• The Church - Under the Milky Way
  I always thought that this song personified a certain type of music that was made in the eighties, and not in that sad embarrassing way that you are thinking…..
• Janet Jackson - Nasty
  Again, I was thinking that I need a video that represented a certain 80’s sound that has not yet made this list.
• Soft Cell - Tainted Love
  Maybe the most recognizable song of the eighties, and the video is very indicative of what one breed of producers were doing in that decade.
• Smithereens - A Girl like You
  This is a really good song, by a really good band that never really got their due. So I am putting them on this list.
• B-52’s - Own Private Idaho
  Could the B-52’s have flourished in any other time period then the one that they flourished in? Dunno, but how fun is this video?
• Prince - Purple Rain
  Okay, so this is not so much a video as the end of a movie - but this may be THE 80’s moment.
• Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away
  I always forget the name of the band who did this song first, but this is the version that everyone remembers anyway…
• Alcatrazz - God Blessed Video
  While this is an excellent example of trying to do too much in a music video in that 80’s way, it is also the first time that most of us were introduced to Steve Vai.
• Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
  I remember the first time I saw this video in ‘88, I was thinking, now that is different, that is interesting.
• Animotion - Obsession
  While this is not a horrible song, it makes this list as a perfect example of that new wave synth-dance euro-trash crap that filled night tracks back in the early eighties.
• Jeff Beck - Ambitions
  I love this video - Where else can you see Donnie Osmond, Parker Stevenson, Jeff Beck, Graham Bonnet, etc. all in the same place.
• John Cougar Mellencamp - Small Town
  Come on, you know this is a great video. Whatever you think about Mr. Mellencamp the old black n white photos and super 8 video changing along with that back beat make this a winner.
• Elvis Costello - Veronica
  Mr. Costello doing what he does best, telling us a story…
• Eddie Murphy - Party all the Time
  Come on - The Eddie Murphy laugh, Rick James, Bitch, cheese keyboard riffs, and that damn eighties drumbeat…. okay, so it’s not a great song, but it’s funny and oh-so 80’s.
• Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
  The most beautiful video of the eighties is this cover.
• Sam kinison - Wild Thing
  This thing is a hilarious who’s who of big hair eighties metal combined with the genius of Sam Kinison and Jessica Hahn’s boobies.

Cherry Hill is a rock band from Las Vegas serving up melodies and harmonies with a classic guitar sound. This is a great track download it while you can : The Struggle - Cherry Hill

Although they have a sound in which they have perfected as individuals, they are still able to own characteristics to successful bands such as The Black Crowes, Matchbox 20, and the late, great Blind Melon. It is only a matter of time before Cherry Hill’s ability to create and their long-term dedication catapult their music into the world.

Cenk tells it like it is:

I’m so tired of hearing these big, bad conservatives try to characterize decent people who try to do the right thing as wimps…

Exactly correct, if these guys were real bad-asses they would be in Iraq, Afganistan, or Bensonhurst not in Scarborough Country.

You see, I don’t think you’re tough at all. I think you’re a little coward who is ready to give up all your rights at the first sign of trouble. You’re so scared of big bad Al Qaeda, you’re willing to cede your liberties to George Bush…

Again - dead nut. Do you think real tough guys like, say, our founding fathers would roll over and take it when the powers that be starting taking away their rights? Of course not, they stood up and demanded their rights.

I challenge you ( Michael Smerconish ) to a fight - verbal or physical. I promise to kick the living shit out of you, either way.

Classic. Now that is something that I would pay to see.