Brian Doherty | March 27, 2007
I'll be on the road bringing the good news of my new book Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement to Seattle and Portland today and tomorrow.
First: Today, Tuesday March 27, 7 p.m., University Bookstore, 4226 University Way NE in Seattle, Washington: talking about, answering questions about, and signing the book.
Then: I do the same thing tomorrow, Wednesday March 28, 7:30 p.m., at Powell's Bookstore, 1005 West Burnside, in Portland, Oregon.
Come one, come all. For relentlessly updated news, reviews, appearances, media, interviews related to the book (believe it or not, it doesn't all get mentioned here), see radicalsforcapitalism.com .
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Nothing to say about this topic, I'm just going to squat on this here page as my personal blog for the next two weeks. Thanks for the space!
Oh my! Powells, one of two things I miss from my days in
Portland.
The other is Esparza's - not to be missed Brian (if you like Tex
Mex food).
juris imprudent,
I was here first. If you aren't going to comment on my blog
entries, take it somewhere else. Squatter's rights, man!
Social Networking Sites
For the first time I have signed up for two social networking
sites: Facebook because Reason started a group and invited all of
us, and MySpace because my man Pat Smillie started an
account for his band and I needed to login to see some of the stuff
he posted.
I have not put any information on the MySpace page, but already creepy
hot ladies from other countries are asking to be my friend because
they liked my profile.
Facebook delved into my email address books and found the people I
know there. Three people. I am a little old for this stuff.
Next time, I will talk about my child and my dog, because besides
non-events in my life, that's what a blog is for, right?
This blog will close in two weeks.
Blog Entry as Promised Earlier
The wife has to work late, so I picked the boy up tonight. Seven
minutes late, so that'll cost $7.00. The boy had his picture taken
with the Easter bunny at day care today. He's turning one tomorrow.
Big party on Saturday. We're expecting close to 60 people. Don't
tell him - it's a surprise party!
The dog had peed in the house when I got home. She's 15 or 16 years
old, beyond punishment. Every day, we thank Lord Satan that she's
still with us, the sweet thing.
Weird Thread Phenomena
You get a group of people initially commenting on
one topic, then on each
other's comments, then the conversation organically
turns to other tangentially related topics, THEN, out of
nowhere, some new people show up and start talking about all sorts of
other stuff that they were talking about elsewhere that have
nothing to do with any of the topics at hand. It's as if some sort
of brawl spilled out of a bar, into the street, then into a another
bar.
/./././././././././././.
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Blog Maintenance
Can any of my readers help me install one of those word-reading
things so crazy spam-bots can't leave comments here?
Thanks!
People Like Us!
Blog's had some good reactions.
Maybe Andrew Sullivan will link to us!
i'm gonna beat the shit outta you, highnumber... i'm gonna beat
the shit outta you WITH highnumber as a matter of fact.
so, like. how about those dinosaur comics?
http://www.qwantz.com
The First in a Series of Exciting
Developments!
Guy Montag posted a comment
that linked to a comment that referenced a comment that he was a
voice in a video game!
More on Guy Montag as circumstances warrant.
That's a heavy question.
On one hand, the kitschy traditional mom & pop drive-up and, on
the other, the in-your-face catering-to-a-drunk-crowd latenight
joint.
What does my decision say about me? Am I a traditionalist or a
lout? I feel I am neither, although a survey of those who know me
would probably skew towards "lout." My decision, however, is easy.
If I have ever eaten a dog from the Weiner's Circle, I don't
remember it. I can specifically recall eating at Superdawg
twice.
Superdawg.
schuba's, no doubt. abbey pub is where i will be seeing tapes 'n
tapes next week, though.
where is fitzgerald's?
FitzGerald's
Nightclub
It's stumbling distance from my house.
I associate the three venues because they often book the same
Americana bands, although FitzGerald's focuses almost exclusively
on country, blues, bluegrass, zydeco, rockabilly, and jazz. The
other two, of course, have modern rock as well. The most modern
rock you'll hear at FitzGerald's is probably the Waco Bros, who
seem to play there every other month.
Bunch of Lousy Jerks
These
guys are so MEAN!
Neener back at them!
JERKS! Who needs them anyway?
When I first read your People Like Us! header,
it took me a half minute of looking for the Talking Heads / True
Stories reference in the post to figure out you meant the Sally
Fields meaning of "like."
Also, 24 is the highest number
there is. (Scroll about half way down.)
STIEGL BIER IS THE BESTEST BIER YOU CAN GET IN
CHICAGO
have you ever heard the Al Day trio or Sons of the Neverwrong?
Heard of. Don't know if I have heard. They look familiar and it sounds like the musicians play with other bands too.
Old Style rawks!!!! I picked up a 30 pack last night for the
party. I'll need more.
If I am drinking a cheap beer, Old Style all the way. That is not
the same as "the best beer you can get in Chicago."
de stijl,
That song was in my head after I wrote that, too.
Gonna make it because...
ahem.
moose: stiegl is good beer for sure, though i am certain that i've
had better in chicago. many beers of the unibroue family, for
instance.
now, the best cheap beers, as i'm concerned, are:
miller high life
stroh's
old style
PBR is conspicuously absent; it's bitter and i'm not a fan.
THE LIST
(cont)
Foie Gras haters
Everyone who voted for the DOMA
People who say rap or hip hop is not music
More to come...
I'm not good at this. Suggestions will be taken into
consideration.
For?
It's for putting people on when they displease me.
That or they're all invited to the party. I forget which.
I'm of half a mind to take you off just so I can put you on for
asking.
highnumber, you are soooo petty. (Next on the list, Audrey B.) Seriously, that's the kind of thing middle school (public middle school) girls do, and you're (I think) a grown man. To be fair, if the intertubes are good for anything, it's the facilitation of childish behavior.
I think you're begging to go on the list. Just to spite you, I
will NEVER put you on the list.
So, there!
ooooh, diss!
and old style and PBR are NOT the same beer. old style was
originally brewed by the g. heileman brewing company, la crosse
wisconsin - PBR was always pabst.
This list has been listjacked
We will now make lists of things that would be good to list.
THAT IS ALL
Any Metalheads Reading This?
I don't have any metal on my iPod. I'm going to add one metal album
immediately. What is the one metal album that I should own? So far,
I am trying to pick between
Join the Army
How Will I laugh Tomorrow...
Master of Puppets
Among the Living
All of which I have owned or own in some non electronic
format.
Which one of those, or any other suggestions?
I've already left a message for the
King of Metal.
You're saying you had high hopes? I squat on a comment page for
a bit of a laugh and you thought it would go somewhere? Golly,
life's got to be a huge disappointment for you! ;)
F-U, and help me pick a metal album already!
I'm going to wait to hear from the King of Metal.
I figure since I know him, I can't pass up the opportunity for his
counsel on this matter.
Tuberculosis
Patient Locked Up In Hospital After He Fails To Wear
Mask
"...(since)
sheriff's deputies will not let him take a shower, he cleans
himself with wet wipes and have taken away his television, radio,
personal phone and computer."
Man, that would suck to be locked up for being sick.
However:
1. Can he simply agree to wear the mask in order to be let
go?
2. Why is he being treated so inhumanely? You would think that the
sick would be treated a little better...
1. He gets some sort of hearing about getting out, right?
2. Maybe he's also a total prick.
The King of Metal Has Spoken
If I had to choose out of those four, I would say to get Puppets and Among the Living. Puppets is widely regarded as Metallica's masterpiece (though I prefer Justice), and Among the Living is one of a handful of Anthrax's best albums. Both classics, though, for sure.
Also, I would recommended Apple Maggot Quarantine Area. Great LP.
I went for Among the Living. I am more of an Anthrax guy
than a Metallica poseur.
It turns out he was joking about Apple Maggot Quarantine Area. I
had passed along an LP to him years ago that someone had pawned off
on me.
"She's decisive and she knows what she wants."
At six months old?
Sure, I guess they know what they want then. They want to eat, they
want to sleep, they want their diapers changed. Sometimes they want
something else. They may know what it is, but we can only guess.
Maybe when my boy was crying for no obvious reason he really wanted
to be renamed "Metallica." (or would that be "Metallico" for a
boy?)
This just in, Wallonian officials have refuted
allegations of plans to introduce a tax on barbequing in their
Belgian French-speaking region.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.
Ya know, I have real issues when the only definitive source on the Wallonian Insurrection is a site hosted in Russia. Just sayin'.
Strange Spam That I Get Because of Hit & Run (I
think)
The Antique Cannabis Museum
I haven't unsubscribed because the first message was so friendly,
and the website is pretty interesting. Since he isn't selling me
anything, maybe spam is the wrong word. It was initially
unsolicited, so whadyacallit?
Jewish Dating Websites
In Hebrew!
Christian Media Updates
I can't figure this one out.
Streetdrug Educators
It looks like they are selling videos, posters, etc. that are
ostensibly for police and educators, but are really for drug
users.
WHY RACISTS SHOULDN'T INTERRUPT BATING.
it's pretty freakin self explanatory. okay.
now hear this:
"Teachers drop the Holocaust to avoid offending Muslims" by Laura
Clark
MAYBE THEY'LL REGULATE HOW THE TOMATOES ARE
SLICED!!!
"Germany moves to regulate kebab industry" by J. Fleishman (assume
his name is a coincidence and not a pun).
Regulation loves company, I guess!
In order to make this blog more mainstream, we need a commenter to pop in with the "voice for school choice" agenda...anybody?
VOICE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE
Is now, after a horribly painful procedure involving old scissors,
some gauze, a set of 40 weight ball bearings, some cheez whiz, the
rubber tubing used to force feed the Noam Chomsky blow up doll, a
copy of "Yank My Doodle (It's a Dandy)", and the pop up book,
"Kanabiis presents wit and wisdom", ... silent
IT'S tough to look masculine in a hairnet and booties, even if you're carrying a very sharp knife toward a slab of meat swinging on a warehouse hook.
So I did a google image search for
masculine hairnet booties knife meat hook
The results are surprising and SFW.
Are you in Dallas too? Are you running for mayor?
Do you think there might be enough of us here to actually meet in
the flesh?
So, highnumber, do you have a campaign manager on board yet? You only have a few more days to get all of this done.
SCANDAL THREATENS TO DERAIL HIGHNUMBER'S
CAMPAIGN!!!
Dateline: Buffalo Grove
Roving Reporter Mr. Steven Crane has uncovered evidence he claims
will, "blow the lid off of contemporary current-day politics as we
know them presently, today!"
Apparently, Highnumber has been found eating Arbys (brand)
BBQ porkbeeftrout sandwiches while watching the
Lifetime Network.
Also seen throughout this culinary cacaphony of cuisine chaotic
carnage was an empty bag of cheetos. Was
BATING involved, too?
Mr. Crane is unavailable for comment. We have it on authority, that
although he is not interested in celebrating JC's run in with the
BIG T, he apparently is back in SIU land in
Carbondale.
More as details of this sorry, sullied, sad story become
available.
This is roving reporter, signing off.
THIS IS HEARSAY AND INNUENDO! THESE ALLEGATIONS HAVE NO BASIS IN
THE TRUTH. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO BUFFALO GROVE AND I COULD NOT EVEN
FIND IT ON THE MAP. I BLAME A SPURNED LOVER FOR SPREADING THESE
LIES.
[sobbing] ruined! i'm ruined!
[steeling himself] No. This won't finish me. I must be Mayor of
Dallas. It is my destiny. Yes, politics is a dirty business, and
I'm the dirtiest s.o.b. there is.
My fellow Americans, I have made mistakes in the past. I have
learned from my errors. Indeed, I sank so low as to eat the BBQ
"meat" sandwiches I found in the dumpster behind ARBY'S. I am sorry
that you are offended. I let my loyal wife down. I let my loving
family down. Most of all, I let you, the American People, down. I
betrayed your trust.
I am entering a treatment facility immediately.
(I'll go to rehab! HA HA HA HA HA!)
THE TEARS OF YOUR HIRED STAGE HAND PLAYING YOUR DAUGHTER
ARE WONDERFULLY YUMMY SALTY SWEET
ha! PAYBACK! THAT WAS FOR LAURA, V the K, MIKE B, EVER_FALLING, Joe
(with capital J), Joe Baby, dawnsblood, and all the countless
millions (!) who now are reveling in this crushing defeat!
Question: what is your stance on sex with furniture?
sex with furniture? I know a few girls that like to polish knobs, etc...probably a few guys, too.. :/
IT WOULD BE A GOOD TOPIC FOR DONAHUE.
THIS JUST IN: CANDIDATE HIGHNUMBER KICKED OUT OF REHAB FOR
INSISTING ON KEEPING THE NOAM CHOMSKY BLOW UP DOLL IN GROUP
SESSIONS
This just in. Highnumber has had the group therapy session
attendees liquidated because they were "insolent". Apparently
nobody else wanted to enjoy the exhilaration of the shorn
scrotum.
Noam Chomsky was returned in a partially soiled, seemingly
punctured state. It will be force fed 64 lbs of stuff until it
becomes foie gras (for Arbys).
This is the roving reporter. signing off.
Rehab Step One
I must admit that I am powerless over rock stars' cremated parents.
My life has become unmanageable.
I Am Starting A New List
This list is for people or things that I like that other people
malign and I don't understand why.
The Economist
George Will
more to come
Can I be on a list? Please, put me on a list. My life has so little meaning right now.
Mr. Moose Denies Bating Addiction. Apologizes for
Friday
Dateline: Chicago
The Roving Reporter has just spoken with a spokesman for Mr. V.
Moose about his angry outburst at an innocent bystander
yesterday.
"Mr. Moose apologizes for such awful behavior. He does, however,
categorically deny that his erratic actions, including yelling at a
poster, has anything to do with an alleged bating addition."
"He reassures that he has not bated in quite a whil... a long ti...
is not bating now"
"Instead, he claims that he let a bad day get to him, and for that
he issues a heartfelt apology. Hiding behind an excuse of bating or
any other affliction would be dogding responsibility for his bad
behavior. He will not do that. Instead, he acknowledges that he has
no excuse and apologizes"
"When told that poster Biologist described the behavior as,
'disappointing', Mr. Moose can only agree. 'Disappointing', he
nodded, with antlers drooped in an apologetic bow, 'Mr. Biologist
is correct. Actually, he was charitable'."
"When asked if he will be seeking treatment for excess bating, he
again denied that bating had anything to do with yesterday's
behavior."
This is the roving reporter signing off.
Highnumber,
If you are taking Easter off from blogging, can I guest blog for
you?
Blog away, violent_k.
Moosey,
I hope things have improved for you.
Remember - Jesus is dead right now, but he'll be back tomorrow with
chocolate!
violent_k,
One thing I ask:
Please link to the blog often. I think that's how I get paid for
this.
High#:
thanks!
a good run, good night's sleep, and a successful logit regression
cures all!
WTF with the Pelosi thread, btw?
Violent_K:
lemme know if you need the roving reporter to check stuff out.
Since I'm not batin... since I nev rarel
am not batin now, holler out if you need a hand!
mmm. chocolate. What about the part where Paul Revere rides the
easter bunny through town?
Pelosi thread:
"Are you now or have you ever been a commenter at LGF?!"
and
LGF bona fides are a good thing?
What about the part where Paul Revere rides the easter bunny
through town?
I thought Paul Revere was an insurance agent. I was unaware of his
association with the Easter Bunny. I may not be well enough
informed to guest blog here.
VM,
Could you look into the global warming thing? It sure is cold in
Cleveland this weekend.
They should rename it "Piling on Mona."
I perceive very little difference between the liberal and the
conservative invaders when they arrive to comment. The most
significant difference is that liberals try to paint us as
heartless, naive bastards while the conservatives try to convince
us that we are really like them, only soft-headed and naive.
What a bunch of maroons!
I May Have A New Favorite Restaurant
I'll let you know once I've eaten there.
Here's the dinner menu in PDF.
or for any moose reading this:
hier
After you check the menu, maybe you're wondering why I am craving
Maldivian fusion cuisine. Take a look.
How cool is that? and why has no one done that before?
Hat tip to Snopes.
oshit. it's me, guestblogging again!
i'd like to give a shout-out to my loyal niggaz: VM, hi-#, dhex,
this one's for you.
have a movie clip!
hier
whoa whoa whoa.
it seems in my absence controversy and scandal has erupted!
gentlemen, this is nothing more than Batinggate!
a number of prominent individuals have been implicated in ongoing
'bating. this is SERIOUS BUSINESS.
the key pieces of evidence: a filthy, dog-eared copy of "heather
has two mommies", a pirated version of peter tosh's "legalize it",
and, most tellingly, a 1988 kankakee high school yearbook.
"violent_k | April 8, 2007, 12:09am | #
VM,
Could you look into the global warming thing? It sure is cold in
Cleveland this weekend."
sure. I can assure you that growing up in Chagrin Falls, it was
only cold when it was supposed to be :)
"I May Have A New Favorite Restaurant"
I'll be in my bunk.
(but not 'batin.)
"that had to hurt"
Schadenfreude. Definitely. How much of a tax break is
your house getting?
The Roving Reporter has been out (acknowledging there are still
three more nights of Passover) this morning, pounding his
pu the pavement.
He came across
this little tale of schadenfreude (just a little).
While there are no more details, it basically comes down to
this:
WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, DRINK MILK AND EXERCISE MORE! YOUR BONES
WILL THANK YOU LATER IN LIFE!
Courtesy of Schaffer the Darklord:
Night of the Living Christ
Only 349 days til Easter 2008!
Well, fellas, too bad the cardinal didn't fracture his hip whilst f*cking sharks after snorting an 8 ball of coke. That would have made for an interesting weekend.
APRIL 9: Quite the Mixed Bag
193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in
Illyricum (in the Balkans).
475 - Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter
(Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the
Monophysiste christological position.
1413 - Henry V is crowned King of England.
1440 - Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark.
1682 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the
Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it
Louisiana.
1770 - Capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay in Australia
1865 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of
Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
1940 - Nazi Germany attacks Denmark and Norway. Denmark
surrenders
1986 - The government of France rules against the privatization of
French automaker Renault.
1989 - April 9 tragedy in Tbilisi, Georgia: An anti-Soviet
demonstration was quashed by the Soviet army.
1991 - Georgia declares its independence from the Soviet
Union.
2003 - Baghdad, Iraq falls to American forces.
2005 - HRH Charles, Prince of Wales weds Camilla Parker Bowles.
Are you shitting me? It was only 27 years from Henry V's coronation until the start of Christopher of Bavaria's reign? They were practically contemporaries. It's embarrassing to admit, but I had no idea.
Word of the Day
Coincidence
co·in·ci·dence (kō-ĭn'sĭ-dəns, -dĕns')
n.
1. The state or fact of occupying the same relative position or
area in space.
2. A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been
planned or arranged.
The Word of the Day Has Been Canceled
Until further notice.
I got way too bored with that word way too quickly.
New word of the day: Exacerbate.
ex·ac·er·bate (ĭg-zăs'ər-bāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -bat·ed, -bat·ing, -bates.
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of;
aggravate.
Excessive 'bating only exacerbates the loss of vision.
Is anyone here interested in Formula 1?
(VM, "Formula 1" is not a lubricant)
*ooh. (wonders what was in that bottle)*
Was exposed to tons of Formula one back when I lived in Copenhagen.
Between the Danish announcer that hadn't clue one about the goings
on (being consistent with their quality of reporting) and the
hypernationalistic (Michael Schumacher) ARD or ZDF commentary, I
never got into it.
So, what part of Cleveland are you from? (already said where I was
from)
Although I do have a "very special Jackie Stewart Sex toy".... no I
don't. That was a joke.
Is Formula 1 the racing with the really rich Eurotrash?
If so, it's better than NASCAR and Indy, but that's damning with
faint praise.
Is anyone here interested in faint praise?
(VM, I did not say "taint praise.")
First off, that would be a "very special Sir
Jackie Stewart Sex toy".
I'm in the fine city of Eastlake. If you ever fly over, I'm the guy
with all the dead SAAB's in the back yard. If come in for a visit
let me know.
Back to the F1:
The first six laps of the Sunday race were amazing. The next 50
laps were the typical snore fest. Lewis Hamilton is the next Mikey.
I wish the media would ignore his blackness and concentrate on his
awesomeness. It must really suck to be the first "colored" to do
anything. Hamilton has the same problem as Obama. He's half
Caribbean and half English. Making him black.
*looks up. what. what is it this time? it likes words
of encouragement. And to be called, "Frederica the Dancing
Taint"*
Eastlake, huh. Lake effect much?
Did you know that Smacky is from West Geauga?
I knew some people who grew up in the Mentor-on-the-lake area. But
that's a long time ago...
"It must really suck to be the first "colored" to do
anything"
indeed it seems the case.
but the Sir Jackie Stewart Sex toy likes it's Formula 1 lube and
some light electrical current to the taint.
hrumph.
/kicks Noam
"Then one day something makes you want to
kill..."
Neither a human heart nor a human blastocyst has a brain, or a consciousness, etc.
Okay. An unconscious infant then.
"...Muscle Beach is now Pork Chop Hill."
Willfully, painfully, stupidly stupid.
(It's Actually "The Noonday Sun Makes You Want to
Kill")
However, I prefer it the way I heard it first.
This Blog Will Self-Destruct in 1:30:00
It's been a blast.
Friday, be ready for Opposite Day.
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