"New Age Imperialist" by the Bopaphonics #96 on Neil Young's LWW site

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the Bopaphonics is a local Lawrence band that my friend Roger Holden is in. Their song New Age Imperialist was recently submitted to Neil Young's Living With War website. Last week it debuted at #681 and when I check this morning it was #96. Please give them a listen. Go to http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html and scroll down to #96.

According to their website, the Bopaphonics are

Part rock rhythm meets odd rhythm, part political lyric meets tongue in cheek cynic, The
Bopaphonics are a spoken word and rhythm band that defies easy categorization.
Though they have been compared to the performance art of the Tubes, the humor of
Frank Zappa, the dissonance of James Blood Ulmer, the grit of Tom Waits, the quirkiness
of Talking Heads, the politrock of the Clash and the funky rhythms of Gorillaz & Soul
Coughing, they are not quite like any of them. So please ignore the cookie cutter genres
used to label the Bops & decide who they are for yourself. Sample the band that makes
literate political music you can dance to, laugh at or put side by side on pop radio & indie
left of the dial stations.

the Bopaphonics

Thanks. :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Cool beans!

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3. I think I talked them into submitting another one

Let America be America Again. You can check it out here: http://myspace.com/thebopaphonics

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2. Zeet!

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4. They've got another one "Let America be America, Again"

http://myspace.com/thebopaphonics

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5. I'll give it a listen.

Right now, I gotta get whacked on cold medicine.

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6. I hope you're not sick

and I hope you enjoy the song.

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7. I did enjoy it.

But it's too late to stop the sick. On vacation, too.

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8. The cough syrup or the song?

Finishing your house?

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9. Actually, both.

A nice buzz enhances a good song.
Yeah, still working on the damn house. Nearly done, though. Where have we heard that before?

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10. From me

about mine.

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11. Sucks, doesn't it?

We work our asses off and think, "Almost done. One more weekend and I can relax for the winter." Then another weekend and it's the same thing. Just one more weekend. Now I think I'm down to one more day.
Then there's the diswasher I can't run because I can't find the right parts to hook up the hot water. Crap.

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12. There's one difference

I've never gotten to the "Almost done. One more weekend and I can relax for the winter" stage yet. I live in the house from hell where something else is always going wrong. A couple of years ago, I fixed a huge hole in the ceiling (left by the contractor that was hired to fix up the house :eyes: ) only to have the shower go wacky. The handles fell off and water started shooting out across the tub. We had to turn the water off and do repairs. Once that got fixed, the shower walls, which were apparently weakened by the blast of water, started falling apart. We fixed them up only to have the recently replaced shower fixtures fall apart after six months or so. We went back and bought higher quality fixtures (with a good guarantee) and replaced them again. This meant we had to tear out the wall again. I'm half afraid to fix it again for fear I'll just have to tear it out again.

A couple of weeks ago an upstairs window fell out. Actually it fell in and on to a stack of blankets, so thankfully the glass didn't break. Before I put it permanently back in place but I'm going to need to replace the trim, reglaze it and add new weather stripping. Unfortunately I also have to work, cook, clean, shop, walk dogs, make phone calls, etc. It's not so much that I am fixing the house as much as it is that I'm trying to keep it together.

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13. Keeping it together is all we can really do.

Unless we're lucky enough to get picked for This Old House.
Last night, the new toilet I installed last winter decided to dump water through the floor into a first floor closet that is already damaged from the old leaky toilet. Glad I hadn't gotten around to repairing that damage yet. And as I went around the house painting, I found that I need an awful lot of new storm windows I've already replaced eight, and that was just the kitchen.

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14. Isn't that the truth

LOL, our toilet started leaking a while back and I wasn't sure what size wax ring to get. We only have one bathroom and I didn't want to remove the toilet only to find out I needed some special-size ring that I'd have to order, so I ended up buying every ring in sight. If you lived closer I could give you a good price on one.

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15. The ring is OK.

It was the gasket between the tank and bowl that was the problem.

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16. It's all one big hassle

At least all this busy work keeps me from wandering the streets in boredom.

btw, you still haven't shown me your etchings.

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17. Well,

there will be an after party Saturday...

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18. Party, what party?

This Saturday?

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19. Yes, Saturday.

Anne said she mentioned it to you. It's after the Blue Wave Party at Toto's Coffeehouse. We'll have to -- er -- get to hear Jim Hermann play again, but his guitar will be banned from the after party.

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20. Oh, yes, she did mention it to me

but that was more than 10 minutes ago so I forgot.

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21. You need to lay off the oregano.

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22. She told me days ago

and I didn't write it down. Besides, shortly after I talked to her another friend of mine called and told me she was getting laid off in two weeks and was in crisis.

So many things to remember, so few brain cells left.

on edit: those muscle relaxers I took for my back aren't helping either.

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23. Mmmm, muscle relaxers.

Share? You can bring them to the party.

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24. LOL

Like they'll be any left. :rofl:

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25. At least you'll be relaxed.

And to think I eas gonna share my blood pressure meds. Hmmph!

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26. LOL

I could bring some twinkies.

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27. That'll work, as long as they're still wrapped.

We can dunk 'em in Guinness! Yummo!

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28. Oh, they're wrapped alright

just not in their original packaging.

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29. Hoo boy.

I sense a descent into the playground.

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30. Let's just hope the teacher doesn't show up

and make us go to our separate corners.

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31. Are you kidding?

We can't get away from her. She has eyes in the back of her head. I seen em!

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32. She must be busy arguing with someone

She hasn't yelled at us once tonight.

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33. Yeah, that's weird.

This thread feels naked. (blush)

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34. Brrrrrrrrrr!

We took the dogs out for their walk. It's getting cold out there. The very thought of a naked thread makes me want to shiver.

BTW, do know what the address for Toto's is?

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35. I'm taking dogs to bed tonight.

Here's a link to the info:

http://dfha.org/event/BlueWaveGOTV/110406

You could just come over here and we'll share a ride. I got my car back today.

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36. What an image that conjured up

:rofl:

I have dogs in my bed every night - whether I like it or not.

Great. Meeting at your house would work out better. At least I know how to get to your house.

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37. That sounds like a plan.

Bear is too old and arthritic to get up on the bed, and Gup is too small to provide any warmth. But she does snore very loudly.

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38. What time?

What time should we come by?

[proud2BlibKansan]

40. Party starts at 6:30.

It would really be closer for you guys to go to Toto's first. Take K-10 to I-35 and take the Johnson Drive exit. Go east on Johnson Drive one mile. (I believe that is a left turn off of the exit ramp onto Johnson Drive). Toto's is on your right - just past SM North High School and right next door to Don Chilito's. If you get to the light at Broadmoor you have just passed Toto's. Piece of cake.

I live close by but it really is easier to go to Toto's than to my house.

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42. Got it

You're better than mapquest, yahoo and google maps.

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41. We're in deep shit

The teacher is back! But, whatever you do, don't let on. ;)

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. Ah I LIKE his stuff

But then, I do have excellent taste. :)

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43. Me likes it too

but I was in the mood to yak that night. I did enjoy his music though. iirc, he was changing the end of one of his songs because of suggestions made at evl's house. So, even when we're being brats we're helpful.

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44. I think that was this song

http://jim.musicalprogress.org/files/Had_Enough.mp3

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45. I think so too

I am looking forward to seeing/hearing him tomorrow night.

Has he considered submitting a song or two to Neil Young's website? He should definitely think about it.