Archie Kobain

“We must talk in every telephone, get eaten off the web
We must rip out all the epilogues in the books that we have read
And in the face of every criminal, strapped firmly to a chair,
we must stare, we must stare, we must stare”

I wasn’t planning a blog post but then, I got caught in this conversation about money…

“We must take all of the medicines too expensive now to sell
Set fire to the preacher who is promising us hell
And in the ear of every anarchist that sleeps but doesn’t dream
We must sing, we must sing, we must sing”

I was explaining that when you treat your clients to a nice dinner, you could end up with some really large credit card charges. Of course, your clients will undoubtedly spend more money with you, allowing you to pay your higher credit cards charges and getting you an even higher credit limit, which will allow you to spend even more money…

“We must blend into the choir, sing astatic with the whole
We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul
And in this endless race for property and privilege to be won
We must run, we must run, we must run”

The number kept escalating until someone said,
“…and you can clearly see why, at that point, you’d have no choice but to buy a Ferrari.”

“We must hang up in the belfry where the bats and moonlight laugh
We must stare into a crystal ball and only see the past
And in the caverns of tomorrow with just our flashlights and our love
We must plunge, we must plunge, we must plunge”

Then my friend asked,
“so Archie, where does it all end?”

“While my mother waters plants, my father loads his guns
He says death will give us back to God, just like this setting sun

…is returned to this lonesome ocean”

And I said, “it all ends when you die
and your $500K life insurance policy goes to pay your last month’s AMEX bill”.

“Oh my morning’s coming back, the whole world’s waking up
All the city buses swimming past, I’m happy just because

…I found out I am really no one.”

And that deserves something, don’t you think?
Well, here’s something…

Rosi Golan released her new EP, Fortuna, this week.
It’s available on Amazon for $3.99 by going here…
http://www.amazon.com/Fortuna-Rosi-Golan/dp/B00F8ZIZC2/

And from Fortuna, here she is performing Give Up The Ghost on Perez TV…

For those of you who are easily confused, she’s the one on the right, the one with
the great knees.  It’s OK.  I had to play it twice and stare at her knees too.  It’s cool.

Rosi… Love ya!  Call me.

And as if this weren’t enough…
Here’s a quick Redhead of the Week.

And now your life is complete, isn’t it?
I’m very happy that I could be a part of that.

By the way, we’re going to have to discuss the rules surrounding Redhead of The Week.
Thanks to all who have sent me photos but…  I either need to know that it’s a photo found readily on the Internet, so that I can link to it – or – I need to know that it’s a photo of YOU and you’re giving me permission to use it.  My legal department has been all over my shit.

Of course, we can always arrange for a photo shoot.
In the meantime, I think we have a form.  🙂

OK, that’s it.  uh, see you next time…
Oh, and a big Thank You to Conner Oberst and Bright Eyes for the Lyrics to their song, At The Bottom of Everything, found scattered throughout this post.  I’d forgotten how much I like listening to you guys – but I’m back.

Until next time…  Peace!

– Arch