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| © Oliverio View From LB Symphony Hall |
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
8th Day of Black History Month: A Poem By Ted Joans
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| TED JOANS |
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Instead Of THE EMMYS ...Why Not Call It ... THE ENEMYS
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Watching the news last night
and flicking between
MSNBC, Fox, and CNN,
and I thought to myself
President Trump never won an Emmy
for ‘The Apprentice,’
but he should be winning an Emmy now.
It is riveting television now.
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| Mr. Gansa created Homeland (The TV show, not the Security Agency) |
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Footnotes
Season Seven of HOMELAND
premieres on Sunday, February 11.
This season will be set in Washington DC.
President Obama will probably watch it.
President Trump will probably tweet it.
Season Seven of HOMELAND
premieres on Sunday, February 11.
This season will be set in Washington DC.
President Obama will probably watch it.
President Trump will probably tweet it.
Correction
The President who gives us the DTs
will definitely tweet it.
The next GoFather/Trump page
is here.
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
The Ultimate V-Word
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As you age,
vanity becomes less a vice
and almost its opposite:
a moral requirement.
≈JULIAN BARNES≈
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vanity becomes less a vice
and almost its opposite:
a moral requirement.
≈JULIAN BARNES≈
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Footnote
The next Julian Barnes quote
is
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The next Julian Barnes quote
is
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018
HOW DO YOU FIGURE ... The Patriots Were So Easily Duped ...
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"How Do you Figure"
were the simple but brilliant words
spoken by announcer
AL MICHAELS
in response to
the most
were the simple but brilliant words
spoken by announcer
AL MICHAELS
in response to
the most
The Patriots were so easily duped
are the words approximately spoken
by a gazillion people in response
to the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback
catching a touchdown pass
on a fourth-down play
There are easily
one thousand and one words
necessary to fully explain
and give proper credit
for the resounding success
of a trick play
known as
THE PHILLY SPECIAL
But the GoFather of Math
will use only
101 (± x) words:
The most extraordinary play
of a most extraordinary game
was based on DECEPTION
and my favorite deceptive moment
involved what NICK FOLES did
for one full second
as soon as the ball
was snapped:
He did absolutely nothing
but stand there
like an idle observer
while being ignored
by the entire defense
of The New England Patriots.
Since
The writers for ESPN
are better paid than I am,
will use only
101 (± x) words:
The most extraordinary play
of a most extraordinary game
was based on DECEPTION
and my favorite deceptive moment
involved what NICK FOLES did
for one full second
as soon as the ball
was snapped:
He did absolutely nothing
but stand there
like an idle observer
while being ignored
by the entire defense
of The New England Patriots.
Since
The writers for ESPN
are better paid than I am,
I will end this page
with their words:
The play calls for quarterback Nick Foles to move up to the line of scrimmage and basically act as if he's checking his phone. It calls for a direct snap to running back Corey Clement, a pitch to tight end Trey Burton and a pass from Burton to Foles -- assuming the New England Patriots had forgotten about Foles. Which they had, because who would think to cover him?
The play calls for quarterback Nick Foles to move up to the line of scrimmage and basically act as if he's checking his phone. It calls for a direct snap to running back Corey Clement, a pitch to tight end Trey Burton and a pass from Burton to Foles -- assuming the New England Patriots had forgotten about Foles. Which they had, because who would think to cover him?
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Footnotes
In simple football lingo, this miraculous play
resulted in a touchdown thrown by the tight end
to the quarterback.
In GodFather of Math lingo,
this was a Through the Looking Glass
In simple football lingo, this miraculous play
resulted in a touchdown thrown by the tight end
to the quarterback.
In GodFather of Math lingo,
this was a Through the Looking Glass
touchdown from the Lewis Carroll playbook.
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In Response To A Question Asked By W.G. Sebold [HKu #52]
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A happy haven
for the heavy heart
is the art
of Comedy
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for the heavy heart
is the art
of Comedy
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Footnotes
IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION
ASKED BY W.G. SEBOLD
is the copyrighted propertyof LCSoL
The next GoFather Haiku page is
here
here
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
Photoverio #285: Does She Still Give Wedgies?
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A finer piece
of public art
does not exist in
Long Beach
!!!
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| The Wedge Woman Location: The alley EAST of Pine Avenue between Broadway/3rd St. |
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ONION Future News From The Year 2137
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How can we understand
the news of the present
without knowing
???
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His Daddy's Deals Effected Every Major Art Museum Worldwide
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| What a coincidence: During that same year, George Clooney was in Germany, filming THE MONUMENTS MEN |
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If I Opposed My Office's Agenda, I Could Have Been Scott Pruitt
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| Scott Pruitt |
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| If it is good satire, It is NOT Fake News |
The Crying Divide
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Tears
from a woman
are not always
crocodile tears
but often they are
expressions
of genuine pain
Tears
from a man
are not always
feminine gestures
but often they are
shameless expressions
of genuine manhood
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Footnote
THE CRYING DIVIDE
is the copyrighted property of
LCSoL
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The 96th Bullet: Inspired By Title From Two Pages Ago
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If it is good satire,
it is not fake news.
Good satire is a superior
interpretation of what
passes for real news.
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Footnotes
THE 96th BULLET
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL.
Only the first 45 Bullets are linked together
because we do not want to make life easy
for our favorite thieves.
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is the copyrighted property of LCSoL.
Only the first 45 Bullets are linked together
because we do not want to make life easy
for our favorite thieves.
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3rd Day of Black History Month: 10-Year-Old's Dilemma in 1959
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In 1959, Willie Mays
hit 34 home runs
and 43 doubles.
He scored 125 runs
and had 104 runs batted in.
He led the National League in stolen bases.
Only four players
in the National League
had a higher batting average.
In 1959, I was a reasonably
devout 10-year-old*
Catholic boy but
I had a dilemma:
Did Willie Mays
sit at God's right hand
(or vice versa)
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Footnotes
*When my Uncle became a priest in 1958,
his family begifted him with a brand new car.
I thought that if I became a monk,
my family would give me a Cadillac.
I was a very humble boy
who wanted to proclaim his humility
through a bullhorn.
But if Willie Mays had never existed,
I would have had a lot more girlfriends.
This series continues here.
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In 1959, Willie Mays
hit 34 home runs
and 43 doubles.
He scored 125 runs
and had 104 runs batted in.
He led the National League in stolen bases.
Only four players
in the National Leaguehad a higher batting average.
In 1959, I was a reasonably
devout 10-year-old*
Catholic boy but
I had a dilemma:
Did Willie Mays
sit at God's right hand
(or vice versa)
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Footnotes
*When my Uncle became a priest in 1958,
his family begifted him with a brand new car.
I thought that if I became a monk,
my family would give me a Cadillac.
I was a very humble boy
who wanted to proclaim his humility
through a bullhorn.
But if Willie Mays had never existed,
I would have had a lot more girlfriends.
This series continues here.
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Friday, February 2, 2018
It Is Not Fake News If It Is Good Satire
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| The Borowitz Report |
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
The 1st Day Of Black History Month: Happy Birthday, Langston
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To fling my arms open wide
In some place in the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me--
That is my dream!
To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me
LANGSTON HUGHES
Dream Variations
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| Langston Hughes born: February 1, 1902 died: May 22,1967 |
To fling my arms open wide
In some place in the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me--
That is my dream!
To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me
LANGSTON HUGHES
Dream Variations
This series continues here.
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