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"The word "treat" has come to mean "medicate." - Ann-Louise MD, on the current state of medical treatment in the US

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"I enjoyed playing with Keith so much. I miss him madly. He was probably the greatest musician I've ever worked with." - Carl Palmer, on the late, great Keith Emerson

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"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."  - Bruce Lee

Sex Sells (Tоплесс-перкуссионист)

I was looking at musical instruments on eBay. I saw this in the thumbnails and my nip alert meter went off. I wasn't sure I was seeing what I thought I was so I clicked on it and sure enough...nicely accented ones. I dig this. I wouldn't mind adding it to my percussive arts gallery. Lest you think I'm nothing but a savage, I also love her beautiful, expressive hands; not to mention the cool drum. It's perfectly framed, lit and composed. Good eye, bro.
 This drum sounds amazing and I'd love to have one BTW. Sadly I can't afford it at the moment, but a photo might be within my budget. Maybe I should message the seller and see if he'll sell me a copy. I'd be surprised if he hasn't had similar requests. I'd think this photo would really appeal to a lot of people.
 I knew it almost certainly wasn't an American seller because as a rule they wouldn't be so blatant. Sometimes you see scantily-clad females modeling clothing or jewelry, but generally US sellers don't mix nudity with percussion. It's a shame really. This is a Russian couple. They know the deal. They don't care about that stuff and in this case I applaud them for it. This isn't just nudity for nudity's sake. It's a fine art photo and I think they should list it for sale separately.
 This instrument is one of many different copies of a very esoteric instrument called a Hang Drum (pronounced "hung") that goes for thousands of dollars. Nothing sounds like a Hang, and most of the imitations are nothing more than metal slit, or "tongue" drums that pale in comparison. I figured this drum would just be more of the same, but as much as I hate to admit it, due to the breasts I clicked on it. Incredibly enough this drum sounds fairly close to the Hang, for about a tenth the cost. I'd definitely consider saving up for one of these.
 I'm a lover of drums and the female form so this photo made my day. I have dreams about stuff like this. Female drummers are everywhere these days and that's great, but back in my day there weren't all that many. We had Ruth Underwood with Frank Zappa, Moe Tucker with the Velvet Underground, Sandy Whatshername with the Runaways and Gina Schock with the Ho-Hos (the only member of that heinous band I wouldn't want to bitchslap). Oh, and my girl, Karen Carpenter. She was an incredible drummer...a natural, and to this day if you hear some of her drumming (on showcase-type stuff) with your eyes closed, you'd swear it was the baddest dude on the planet. She was that good. She rocked. RIP Karen.
 I'm pretty sure the woman in this photo is the seller's girlfriend. There's another image or two with him playing this drum, and there's a female sitting next to him wearing a flimsy top and from what I can tell it's the same chick. How does one go about asking a Russian guy if he'll sell a naked picture of his girlfriend I wonder. I bet he would. It'd be a compliment to his photographic skills, and also to his hot girlfriend. I'd hang this on my wall. Hell, yeah. A few Rubles should do it. Maybe I'll Paypalski him.

Honey Bun Hit

It's amazing to run across all these bizarre factoids that you'd have never imagined in a million years. I was just watching a video and there was a guy who'd served time talking about gang activity and stuff. It's not an area of interest really but it was a detour in the main video. He was saying that food is used as currency in prison, and that it was worth a bit more than face value in "prison money," however that works.
 He said that Honey Buns were way up near the top of the food chain. I suppose most inmates aren't exactly known for making the best decisions anyway, and that apparently includes food. Of course it's just the same on the outside. They say you are what you eat, and although it's cliche by now, when I go to Walmarks I see a bunch of giant Honey Buns walking around, and I don't mean in the endearing way...I mean like I see giant Honey Buns with arms and legs pushing shopping carts.
 I'll have to say that as good as some people seem to think they are, your body HATES you when you eat a Honey Bun. Anyway he said they were very popular as payment for everything from gambling debts to extortion or worse, and he said that they can even be used to pay someone to go beat up an inmate. Some gang guy will want to send a message or whatever, so he'll hire a goon and pay him in Honey Buns. Apparently when he was last incercerated the going rate was ten buns per asswhoop. They call it a "Honey Bun hit." You learn something new every day.
 I'll be danged. You go and beat the shit out of some dude and you get handed a sack of Honey Buns. I doubt I'd ever have come up with that scenario. Sure they fuck-up your body on the inside, but ten of them can turn you black and blue on the outside too? Shiiiiiiiiit. I never thought they were that good.

Quote of the Day

"If the only tool you have is a hammer, then every problem has to look like a nail." - Donald Rumsfeld