December 8, 1980

30 years ago today, John Lennon was senselessly murdered. Murdered. Murdered!

My stomach still churns when I think about it.

The previous generation had John F. Kennedy's assassination. We had John Lennon being murdered. Senseless. Disgusting. Appalling. Nauseating. How can something like that have happened?

Abbey Roadkill

I don't believe in Beatles
- John Lennon

Oooooohhhhhh it's Beatles day! Big Fucking Deal. Let's all suck at the teat of The Lord God Of Merchandising and queue up for remastered (for the hundredth time) Beatles albums (and then downsample em to 128 and play on our Ipods) and our Beatles video game.
Hey junior, buy yerself a real guitar instead of following some virtual relics on a blinking light plastic piece of crap.

And that commercial making the rounds for the game with the images of the deceased (but still raking in money for the estates) John and George make me want to puke.





Toonage:

John L - God (unreleased demo)
George H - Art Of Dying (unreleased demo)
Detention - Dead Rock N Rollers
The Damned - Help (original single)

The Whole World Is Watching

We are all hoping for peace to come to Iran.

If you are on Twitter, set your location to Tehran and time zone to GMT +3.30. It screws up the Iranian security forces tracking of protesters.

You can follow the latest atrocities on Twitter via
#iranelection
#tehran
#mousavi
#neda

The whole world is watching and we are powerless to stop this madness.

Regardless of religion, nationality or political philosophy, our prayers and best wishes are directed to the citizens of Iran.

Toonage:
John Lennon, Stevie Wonder & Friends - Give Peace A Chance (live One To One concert)

Give Waterboarding A Chance

The country is abuzz with the debate over Waterboarding and whether or not it constitutes torture for our former "guests" (ie prisoners of war).

Excuse me, but they were enemy combatants, weren't they? We were trying to get information in the interest of saving American lives, weren't we?

I eagerly await the reports coming out of how many American lives were saved.

So, what's the problem? War is fought with the goal of killing or disabling your opponent to save your own country. What's the difference between shooting, bombing or waterboarding?

Our enemies have shown no interest in negotiation or ceasing hostilities. There are no treaties to be signed. Their only goal is the destruction of our way of life. When given no option of ending hostilities, what is the USA supposed to do; say "pretty please don't attack us again"?

Bullshit.

The only way that we are going to survive this is if we prove to be as much a bunch of maniacs as they are. That's what ended the cold war. Russia built up their defenses in response to our insane President (Reagan). Libya stopped with the terrorism when we bombed Quadaffi's home.

It's unfortunate, but some enemies only respect force. We cannot afford to take the higher road. This cannot be a nation of pussies. Any military leader that does not use every available weapon to defend their country is derilicting his duty and is guilty of treason. I work in New York City. When do we end this nonsense, when we get attacked again?

This "War On Terrorism" should have ended on September 12th, 2001; with a few well placed nuclear bombs taking out the caves in Afghanistan.

Why are we wasting money and American lives in a ground war when we have superior weaponry? Our enemies would certainly use anything at their disposal to destroy us.

End the debate now. Bush and Cheney did very little correct during the past 8 years. Waterboarding is on the short list of things they did right.

Never Forget! Never Forgive!

Toonage:

Misfits - Hatebreeders (demo)
Black Flag - Revenge
The Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb
John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance (acoustic demo- unreleased)
D.O.A. - War

To Serve Man

I'm giving Obama until Thursday to restore my 401K to where it was a year ago. Otherwise, this "change" thing is bullspit! I want wine to flow from the water faucets, manna to fall from the sky and disease to be eradicated! I'll give him until Friday for that.

Clearly, the stakes are high with this regime change. I saw something on CNN stating that his inauguration speech " is one of the most anticipated speeches in decades, with many expecting his words to be chiseled into marble some day."

Nope, no expectations at all!

And how long does the honeymoon period last before the bitching and moaning starts up?

I'm kinda hoping that he comes clean about Area 51. I think that would pull this country and world alot closer together if he let's on about some imminent Alien attack. Hey, it works in the movies! OK, maybe not!


Toonage:

John Lennon - Power To The People (alt verion - live)
Johnny Thunders - Blank Generation (live)
Jonathan Richman - Stop Your Sobbing (Kinks cover)
John Wayne - The Good Things
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - History Of Lies

Veneratio Thy Matris

"Well, you came into this world naked,
screaming and covered in blood

who was there to wipe you off and give you your first hug?

And it took a couple years to figure out how to not shit in your pants

but someone was there to clean you up and powder off your rash"

"Sorry Mom And Dad" - The Vandals

With Mother's Day around the corner, Bleedin Out takes time to honor the women who's wombs we sprung forth from. Musta been nice in there, all warm and wet and safe.

Bleedin Out's Mother's Day Mix:

featuring:

7-10 Splits- I Love Your Mom

Anarchy Six - Slam, Spit, Cut Your Hair, Kill Your Mom

Bob Dylan & The Hawks - Tell Me Momma

Cows - Mother (I Love That Bitch)
Devo - Gut Feeling (Slap Your Mammy)
Dwarves - Mother Fucker
Foxboro Hot Tubs (Green Day) - Mother Mary
Funkadelic - Music For My Mother

Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers - That's All Right Mama (Live RFK 6-10-73)
John Lennon - Mother (Plastic Ono Sessions)
Johnny Thunders - Blame It On Mom
Pink Floyd - Mother (The Wall Demos)
Ramones - Mama's Boy
Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper (Live Honolulu 7-28-66)
Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster (Live Minneapolis, MN, May 6th, 1992)

Download The Whole Kit and Kaboodle here!

And leave a comment! Your mom would want you to!

Platinum

Happy 20th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And they said it couldn't last!

I want you around
I want you around

They're telling us, they're gonna make a fuss
About the two of us

I want you around
I want you around

I know what you're thinking about ,
that you must have some doubts
I know what you're thinking,
when you find out I want you around

You know if it comes true, I'll be so good to you
I'll never treat you cruel as long as I've got you around

I want you around
I want you around

You heard that I'm no good,
yeah, yeah I'm no good
But I'll treat you like I should

I want you around
I want you around

You know if it comes true, I'll be so good to you
Ill never treat you cruel as long as I've got you around

I want you around
I want you around

They're telling us , they're gonna make a fuss
About the two of us

I want you around
I want you around
I want you around
I want you around

Toonage:
Ramones - I Want You Around
Led Zeppelin - Thank You (live)
Queen - You're My Best Friend
NOFX - We Got Two Jealous Agains
John Lennon - Grow Old With Me (Dakota sessions)

The Dream Is Over

as if there ever was any real dream anyway.


27 years ago

Toonage:
New York Radio coverage of Lennon's murder
Los Angeles Radio Coverage of Lennon's murder
John Lennon - Grow Old With Me (Dakota Sessions)
John Lennon - God

Work Shall Set You Free

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,
The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand
singing on the steamboat deck,
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,
The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning,
or at noon intermission or at sundown,
The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,
or of the girl sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day- at night the party of young
fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

... Walt Whitman

Toonage:

Replacements - God Damn Job (live L.A. 10-26-84)
Pink Floyd - Raving And Drooling (Dogs) (Live L.A. 7-25-75)
Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death
John Lennon - Working Class Hero (acoustic version)
Dramarama - Work For Food