- Henry
Rollins is mellowing a bit. The ex-Black Flag lead
singer was once the embodiment of hardcore punk’s raging soul, but these days
he hosts shows on History Channel and no longer fronts one of the angriest
bands around. Proof of what Rollins used to be is found in the fact that he has
a “kill list” of people he isn’t necessarily planning to send shuffling off
this mortal coil, but believes “need to get got.” One entry on that list has
long been Smiths frontman Morrissey, of whom Rollins once said he would to make
a house record from the sound of being burned to death. "In my opinion, Morrissey just embodies every
horrible trait that a human can possibly possess,” Rollins once said of his
nemesis. “I mean, he's British and they don't have to work very hard. They have
a handicap anyway. You notice that all the great musicians who were English
moved.” Those seem like very ignorant remarks in and of themselves, but Rollins
very literally poured fuel on that fire by adding that he would like to see
Morrissey "doused in gasoline and set on fire.” In Rollins’ pyro dream,
someone would get a microphone and record the sound of Morrissey’s “polyester
shirt burning the skin and his last cries on Earth.” Oh, and of course drop a
house beat behind it, slam in onto some vinyl and “sell it to all these
emaciated kids with bad teeth who don't have enough vitamin C and never get
outside." That was then and this is now, when Rollins says he actually likes
Morrissey, thinks he’s intelligent and “has real good taste in music.” That
means Morrissey is off the kill list, leaving behind those who still need to
get got……….
- Anything
that makes it harder for people to smoke is a good thing. Banning lung darts
entirely would be a great stop for the world, but in lieu of that happening,
developments like New Jersey legislators considering a
bill that would move the legal buying age for cancer sticks to 21 years old is
the sort of step forward that’s going to make the world a better place. Legislators
are now considering just such a bill and while its passage into law means the
state would stand to lose nearly $1 million dollars in revenue every year on cigarette
tax income, there are other ways to squeeze money out of poor saps with no
self-control or regard for their own health. “We moved the drinking age from 18
to 21 and we’ve had better outcomes,” Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt said. P-Lamp
is correct and even if those under the age of 21 still get their drink on with
regularity, upping the cigarette buying age is still a good idea. Lampitt is
one of the bill’s sponsors and she believes it would save millions in health care for
would-be smokers if they never start. “Moving
it just a few more years could prevent youth from adopting addictive
behaviors,” Lampitt added. Both the senate and assembly have already passed the
legislation and it’s headed to the house floor, after which it could land one
the governor’s desk and allow the Garden State to join Hawaii as the only
states in the union to make the smart move of banning those not old enough to
legally drink from developing a nasty habit that turns their skin green-ish and
leathery and their voice gravelly and raspy………
- Hands
off the merchandise, NBA fans. The players on the court are there to entertain
you with their feats of athleticism and strength; they are not slabs of meat on
the auction block for you to size up ahead of the bidding process. Pass that
note along to the unidentified fan/weirdo who (allegedly) reached out and
touched Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov's butt during the Cavs’ 125-99
win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. "Somebody touched
me," Mozgov said. “My English is not good. I'd say bad words." The
incident occurred while Mozgov was preparing to inbound the ball from the
sideline, but no one was sure if anything happened to the offending fan. Mozgov
has a suspect, a fan who was sitting in a courtside seat behind him.
"Yeah, I looked at this dude," he said. "He smiled. Like, I
don't know why he touched me. But, you know, the game was going on, so I got to
throw it out and keep running the game, right?" That’s more than a little
creepy. Reaching out and touching another man’s backside and then smiling at
him is skeevy under the best of circumstances and even after seeing footage of
the incident after the game, Mozgov wasn’t sure who to blame. The video
appeared to indicate that the violator was a fan in the second row, adding
another ass hat to the growing list of fans who have been accused of assaulting
or harassing players on the court this season using their hands, laser pointers
and other implements. Is it too much to ask that you just show up and heckle
these dudes by talking junk about their mother? Step your game up, NBA
fans………..
- Riot
Watch! Riot Watch! Rio was raging this weekend thanks to beautifully violent demonstrations against bus fare increases in both
of Brazil’s largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Rioting against
higher bus fares is solid because it’s a relatable cause that affects the lives
of so many poor people around the country and no one knows this better than the
Free Fare Movement, the same group that initiated mass anti-government
demonstrations that filled streets across Brazil in 2013. The group put
together some impressive uprisings this weekend and the good news is that the
two biggest ones didn’t remain lame/peaceful as the one in Belo Horizonte did.
Sao Paulo’s riot got busy when masked anarchists started throwing rocks at
police, proving that a sharp stone can send a strong message. Police retaliated
with tear gas, stun grenades and pepper spray, although their best weapon given
Brazil’s rampant water purity problems threatening to turn this summer’s
Olympic Games into one giant puddle of bacteria may have been water canons.
According to the Sao Paulo State Public Safety Department, 17 people were
arrested among 3,000 protesters and three police officers were injured. Rioters
smashed store and bank windows and set fire to at least three buses, although
sadly there were no tire fires reported. In Rio, an estimated 2,000 protestors
took part and the Free Fare Movement called for more demonstrations Tuesday. All
of this came after Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad raised bus fares from 3.50
reals to 3.80 reals and his Rio colleague, Eduardo Paes, followed suit by
raising that city's fare from 3.40 to 3.80 reals. The new fare amounts to just
under a dollar, but with Brazil's economy in recession and many feeling the
pinch, any additional costs for the masses are literally a reason to riot……….
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