"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
Posts: 13598 | Location: Florida, Northwest of the Mouse | Registered: November 02, 2008
(Yeah, I know that's not how it goes but it sounds better than 26 dollars.)
_____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington.
Posts: 5428 | Location: Pottstown, PA | Registered: April 26, 2002
Originally posted by MRMATT: I;m waiting for my man
Not exactly a song about Donna Sue waiting for her husband to come home from the factory
Lester Bangs once wrote that Lou Reed was a "depraved pervert, a pathetic death dwarf". Reed was one of rock's most drugged out individuals, giving Keith Richards a run for his money. Also one of the most hostile ones.
I like Rock n Roll Animal, it is a really good live album, and perhaps Reed's most accessible record. I also like some of his Velvet Underground stuff, but then there is a lot that I cannot listen to. Like this one.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
Posts: 19287 | Location: Texas | Registered: May 13, 2003
________________________________________________________ It is long past time for a Convention of States. The Founding Fathers gave us this tool to fix an out of control government and we need to use it.
Posts: 22711 | Location: Montana | Registered: November 01, 2010
Originally posted by Spudgun: He is not for everyone. But he has a lot of great stuff and some crap. Listen to his song Heroin. It’s so accurate it’s scary.
At his best, Reed is great.
As Picasso said, though, "Not every Picasso is a Picasso."
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
Posts: 53521 | Location: Texas | Registered: February 10, 2004
I am a big Lou Reed/ Velvet Underground fan. I bought that album on vinyl when it first came out. When I got rid of my vinyl, I bought it on CD. This is the first time I have heard that in years. The CD is going into the truck tommorrow morning. Thank you very much for posting this.
