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Here we are in 2008.

I miss George Carlin.

I miss Jello Biafra.

I miss Bill Hicks.

I miss Phil Ochs.

Something's gotta change. Where are the cynical souls when ya need them, people?

I want to travel to Syria.

Living in Israel as a pork-loving heathen isn't too easy... but it's all worth it when you find a good bacon cheeseburger smack in the Middle East.

That and breasts = two damn good things.

Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan To Friends
<a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/news/donald_fagen_defends_steely_dan_to">From The Onion</a>

NEW YORK_While having drinks with friends at a local bar Monday, Donald Fagen, 60, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and cofounder of the multiplatinum-selling American rock band Steely Dan, was once again forced to defend his appreciation for the multiplatinum-selling American rock band Steely Dan.

"Look, I understand. It's an acquired...
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My first day of graduate school is tomorrow.

If someone told me ten years ago that I would have even graduated college, I would have laughed in their face.

If someone told me I'd be doing anything at 28 besides drinking cheap PBR and working at a warehouse, I would have thought they were out of their heads.

Life's funny that way.

Normally, I'd have something witty to say.

But today... all I want to do is lie in bed, read a book and smoke some hash.

Is that such a bad thing?

No.

Still adjusting to new time zones and a new continent....

The Clash Live At Shea Stadium = Holy shite.

GOOD!!!!@@@@@@@@@@@!!!!!!!!!!

The new Conor Oberst = Alright, I guess.

The new Dillinger Four = A letdown.

Alright, music nerdery over.

I just arrived in the Middle East from NYC this morning. After an epic 15 hour flight from NYC to Tel Aviv with a London layover, I'm back in the land of camels, falafel and girls with machine guns.

There was only one problem.

When I arrived at Tel Aviv airport, the baggage handlers were on strike.

So who didn't get their luggage?

You guessed...
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You know what? This Kenny Chesney/Darius Rucker/Reverend Horton Heat concert in CA is all kinds of WTF.