Watching Happiness (1998) at 4 AM and having an immediate urge to post this pic of Lara Flynn Boyle lol. I think we make enough posts featuring females as artists, performers, entertainers, activists, etc to justify the occasional Hot Femme of the Day pic, which of course is all about the eye candy. After all, this isn’t a feminist blog (though you may find feminist ideas), but I felt like clearing all that up just for fuck’s sake. And if you think this segment objectifies women, well then, get your own blog.
#1: Songs that compare drugs to emotions or status. Example: “Your love is like a drug” AND “The only drug I need is being with you.” Wow, can this get anymore annoying?!
#2: Male singers of cowardly pop songs. There’s not much worse than a man singing a hip-pop number, but this applies to basically every man on pop radio. I feel bad that they actually agree to do this.
Full Title: Bill Hicks: Agent of Evolution Author: Kevin Booth with Michael Bertin (Ghost Writer) Year: 2005 Comments:
I pride myself on the many subversive books I read and let me say, I tend to find the best of these bunch to be those of the autobiography, biography, memoir, etc. variety. It’s really neat to see how someone became the subversive, influential character they are/were. This book in particular is special for two reasons: 1) The subject is my hero and main influence, stand up comedian/social critic, Bill Hicks. 2) This work is written by his best friend and collaborator, Kevin Booth (Sacred Cow Productions) and contains various passages by close friends and several other vital figures in Hicks’ life/career. So, with those credentials, this read is easily one of the most personal and intimate experiences one can find from a book. We see how Hicks was raised in a Southern Baptist Prison and how he escaped through his window, out into the Comedy World via the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas. As he hits the stage life, he transforms from excessive teetotaler to excessive drinker with cocaine and various other substances serving as side dishes. After years of constant partying, Bill realizes his life and career needs a 180 turn and he snaps into sobriety. Instantly (it seems), he takes his comedy to new levels, the humor itself is the same, but with a sober mind he can perform more and execute his revolutionary message stronger than ever. Sadly, he never hits it big in his homeland, though his career did grow and he became quite popular in the UK. Even more depressing, in 1993, Hicks was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died shortly after. As readers we realize, yes it was a tragedy that he died soooo young, but what would have been more tragic was if he did nothing with his life and kept his thoughts to himself and went about his day. Instead, Hicks was outspoken and stopped at nothing to change as many minds as he could; forcing people to think for themselves, as stated in the Outlaw Comic documentary. Bill may not have waken everyone up, but for those who did hear his call, he changed everything. It wasn’t just “is what the govermnent doing bad?” It was, “the government is a bunch of lying, stealing, murderous cocksuckers- here’s why- now show me how I’m wrong.” To which a neanderthal redneck would respond, “You’re UNAMERICAN!” End of argument. Overall, I can’t say anything negative here, except maybe the fact that many of the guest writers, friends and such, drag on a little bit and repeat what others said, but other than that, this is a fantastic and informative read. We see an up close look at one of the greatest minds in all of art and entertainment through the eyes of his loved ones. What more can you ask for?
P.S. the tales of Acid/Mushrooms tripping are mind blowing and fascinating, to say the very least.
All these songs about needing people while drunk is just dumb as fuck. You don’t need anyone when you are fucked up, you little puss. Oh yeah you need the guy of your fucking dreams. Chances are the fuck just wants to fuck and you’ve gotten past the point where you actually give a shit. You give and shit happens. You regret the next day. The fuck absolutely doesn’t and tells all his friends.
It’s just as bad as capitalism. The isms tend to suck. Capitalism sucks for the people who don’t have a great opportunity or don’t want to further advance themselves into the “owning class.” Yeah, that’s not an easy feat, but some people are content at doing the bare minimum to make things work. Socialism sucks for people who actually want to be able to do whatever they want. Should everyone be equal? Probably not. There has to be some level of commitment in people to do something. Setting people equal is just a form of manipulation, especially since I imagine not a lot of people want that. I know inequalities create conflict, but what can you do? The whole worker management system is a generally good idea, but wouldn’t work in every scenario. In some industries there has to be some level of hierarchy — provided that this hierarchy is agreed upon by basically every stakeholder. And finally, I have understood socialism and communism! Yes, I have! Well kind of. A whole lot of socialists and communists are atheists so they are like yo, yo, I want THIS life to be awesome because we are just going to rot afterward. The capitalists are like yo, yo, suffer and believe and you shall be granted a great afterlife. Both are pretty crooked outlooks, in my opinion. I’m a pretty religious guy, but I want the poor and the near-poor to get their share. They can just lounge around. I’m not making excuses in support of the owning class, but let’s get real here. If you come from no money, it’s going to suck, but at least make some kind of attempt to rebel or just work your ass off. K bye.
If you REALLY WANTED TO you could become a NOBUNNY junkee easily. The dude’s fucking asking for it. In fact, I allege that I AM NOBUNNY HIMSELF on a few of my recent YouTube videos. SO WATCH THOSE! Wee-Woohhhhhhhhhhhh! GRIP YOU BY YOUR FUCKING HIPS!
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