mad things

Man, I love me some Werner Herzog!

My friend LJ’s spectacular artwork is in another gallery and the opening is this Thursday.

The gallery opening is also part of Dumbo’s 1st Thursday so you can visit a bunch of other galleries that evening. Should be a fun evening of art.

This week’s twofer is from The Who, playing this Sunday’s Superbowl.

This week’s Mary song is from Bruce Springsteen.

I’m not a fan of Mr. Springsteen although I can sing along to any of his popular songs that are played on the radio. However, Thunder Road is my favourite Springsteen song 1) because it mentions me, Mary and 2) I have always considered the line about said Mary “You ain’t a beauty but hey you’re alright” to be an accurate description of how I think I look.

So you get an added bonus song this week.

Your famous Mary for the week is Mary “Tipper” Gore. I had no idea her name was Mary.

You can thank Mrs. Gore for these stickers appearing on your cds (that is, if anyone other than me buys cds anymore):

According to wikipedia:

In 1985, she co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) with Susan Baker, wife of then United States Secretary of the Treasury James Baker, because Tipper heard her then 11-year-old daughter playing Darling Nikki by Prince. According to an article by NPR, Gore went “before Congress to urge warning labels for records marketed to children.” A number of individuals including Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, John Denver, Joey Ramone and Frank Zappa criticized the group, arguing that it was a form of censorship. In response, NPR further stated that according to Gore, she “wasn’t out to censor the objectionable material” and quoted her as stating that she is “a strong believer in the First Amendment” who is calling for greater “consumer information in the marketplace.

I’m sure Mrs. Gore has done many good things, but as a music fan, she will always be the face of the PMRC to me.