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I can’t think of a better verdict on who won the 1960′s culture war than this. It’s possible that no entertainer was made more irrelevant by the Beatles than Pat Boone, who is now an aging, embittered, pathetically inveterate teabagger selling meat.
According to the Sun-Times, “the business also will partner with other groups, including Focus on the Family and the Parents Television Council” and “expects to appeal to Christian, conservative women over age 55.”
Gives new meaning to the term, “eat it.”
Full Story... →That’s what the WSJ is reporting. Forget the Republicans taking over the world, this is the biggest news of 2010.
When I was a freshman at BGSU in 1985, I took a class called “The History of Rock and Roll”, which at the time was a ground breaking pop culture offering at any college. The first class, our professor opened the hour by playing the number one song on the Billboard charts in 1964 the week before the Beatles arrived, which was Bobby Vinton’s “There I Said It Again.” Then he played “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”, which [...]
Full Story... →This is what a good blogging day looks like. Day one of Plunderbund 2.0 was an absolute success. We tripled our normal traffic. We were able to get 4 of the 5 main bloggers active, crank out 18 posts, and get this thing kicked off right. We also got Amber involved, which was great. More on that – and other possible new additions – coming soon.
Like the Fab Four, we’re going to be ripping and running and causing much mischief. We may not post 18 tomorrow – we were a bit excited today – but things are [...]
Full Story... →Budget Watch
