tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post1288706131690567009..comments2024-03-28T07:08:58.221-04:00Comments on Todd Seavey: Michael Jackson Dead, John Lennon a SadistTodd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-17995118309901581552009-06-29T09:53:00.000-04:002009-06-29T09:53:00.000-04:00On a similar note, Scott Nybakken and I were in th...On a similar note, Scott Nybakken and I were in the audience for at least one performance by talented NYC-based Irish expats Black 47, named after the darkest year of the potato famine, and though I don’t know their precise political views, they would periodically shout their own band’s name, occasionally with a fist in the air: “Black 47!!” We found ourselves doing so for no particular reason on occasion thereafter.Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-91478841144430815252009-06-29T03:51:00.000-04:002009-06-29T03:51:00.000-04:00Lennon was also a prominent supporter of the Provi...Lennon was also a prominent supporter of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. In fact, I’m pretty sure that’s why the Nixon administration attempted to deport him in the 1970s. <br><br>Speaking of the Provos, I got a chance to see what I consider to be the best concert band on the planet this past Friday night, notwithstanding their decidedly unpalatable political views and fondness for the drink. <br><br><a href="http://indolentmick.livejournal.com/104539.html" rel="nofollow"> On The One Road </a><br><br>Oddly enough, I was there with a Puerto Rican and a Spaniard.Gerardhttp://indolentmick.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-28328210978122902932009-06-26T11:01:00.000-04:002009-06-26T11:01:00.000-04:00P.P.S. Speaking of heads of state, you’ve gotta im...P.P.S. Speaking of heads of state, you’ve gotta imagine there’s someone in the Obama administration, desperate for press coverage, wondering right now, “Can we argue Jackson would have lived if we had socialized medicine?”Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-41886018776699894642009-06-26T10:57:00.000-04:002009-06-26T10:57:00.000-04:00P.S. Speaking of Brunei, it’s always worth remindi...P.S. Speaking of Brunei, it’s always worth reminding people that the name of their head of state is His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah.Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.com