Tuesday, May 23, 2006
An attempt at writing my own version of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl"
Talking Tech Support Blues
The best minds of my generation are not to be found in colleges or public policy institutes
But working the phones in offices or behind the counters of retail stores.
Answering the questions of the dunderheads who buy into the hype of new technology yet don’t bother to learn how to properly use it.
Customer calls in and demands access now
We work to provide it yet then he must bitch and whine
That it’s “slower than dial-up
Lemme speak to a supervisor”
I’ve seen many a good computer destroyed by a brainless geezer who knows not the difference between modem and monitor
To paraphrase Allen Ginsberg “Dunderheaded geezers yelling for their high speed access to the majestic Internet of Paris Hilton nude files in the machinery of tech support”.
Speaking of my generation I must say I am not a fan of Gen Y
Gen Y is less Gen Y and more Gen Zilch
There are people I love who are part of Gen Y
Yet on the whole Gen Y is shaping up to be remembered as the opposite of the Gen that survived the Depression and won World War II.
For one of the people I do love
Who works with me and calls me a trip
Glad to be with you every day
You make coming to this place especially worth it
Michael Moore is wrong that it’s stupid “White Men” screwing up America
No Michael, it’s stupid picky men in suits screwing everything up.
A dress code to answer phones
That’s the rules in Corporate Russia today
Corporate Russia as run by the Stupid Picky Men In Suits
The same ones screwing up America
America as separate from Corporate Russia
To the one I love I mentioned above
I wanted to ask you to dance with me at the wedding
But you left too soon
There are people with no life
Sitting around, eating spam, listening to Blink 182 and downloading pics of Paris Hilton
Those pics are the only reason for why they have Internet access and they are also the reason why they get mad when the connection gets turned off because they did not pay the bill.
I do believe if I had my way
Mark David Chapman would not be on this planet today
Yes I will let it be told
I would have pulled the switch on that asshole
We all know the world is full of stupid people
But we must never underestimate the value of stupid people
Without them there’d be no smart people only average ones
The world would be a verifiable Lake Wobegone
To the one I love
Let’s get together when we get a chance
And go out for a drink and dance.
Talking Tech Support Blues
The best minds of my generation are not to be found in colleges or public policy institutes
But working the phones in offices or behind the counters of retail stores.
Answering the questions of the dunderheads who buy into the hype of new technology yet don’t bother to learn how to properly use it.
Customer calls in and demands access now
We work to provide it yet then he must bitch and whine
That it’s “slower than dial-up
Lemme speak to a supervisor”
I’ve seen many a good computer destroyed by a brainless geezer who knows not the difference between modem and monitor
To paraphrase Allen Ginsberg “Dunderheaded geezers yelling for their high speed access to the majestic Internet of Paris Hilton nude files in the machinery of tech support”.
Speaking of my generation I must say I am not a fan of Gen Y
Gen Y is less Gen Y and more Gen Zilch
There are people I love who are part of Gen Y
Yet on the whole Gen Y is shaping up to be remembered as the opposite of the Gen that survived the Depression and won World War II.
For one of the people I do love
Who works with me and calls me a trip
Glad to be with you every day
You make coming to this place especially worth it
Michael Moore is wrong that it’s stupid “White Men” screwing up America
No Michael, it’s stupid picky men in suits screwing everything up.
A dress code to answer phones
That’s the rules in Corporate Russia today
Corporate Russia as run by the Stupid Picky Men In Suits
The same ones screwing up America
America as separate from Corporate Russia
To the one I love I mentioned above
I wanted to ask you to dance with me at the wedding
But you left too soon
There are people with no life
Sitting around, eating spam, listening to Blink 182 and downloading pics of Paris Hilton
Those pics are the only reason for why they have Internet access and they are also the reason why they get mad when the connection gets turned off because they did not pay the bill.
I do believe if I had my way
Mark David Chapman would not be on this planet today
Yes I will let it be told
I would have pulled the switch on that asshole
We all know the world is full of stupid people
But we must never underestimate the value of stupid people
Without them there’d be no smart people only average ones
The world would be a verifiable Lake Wobegone
To the one I love
Let’s get together when we get a chance
And go out for a drink and dance.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Bill O'Reilly On Rap: Lacking ANY Sense Of Musical History.
Bill O'Reilly of Fox News has become notorious for not liking rap music. Nothing wrong with that. Me, I actually like quite a bit of rap. But hey, musical taste is subjective. I don't particularly care for opera, although I do appreciate the amount of talent it requires to perform it.
The big thing with O'Reilly is that he only looks at it one way. He goes after rap for being violent and misogynistic. Granted, a lot of it is. Then again, so is a lot of country music. So is a lot of music period.
For fun I imagined the following conversation:
(Scene: The O'Reilly Factor)
Jeff: Thank you Mr. O'Reilly. Now Mr. O'Reilly I can safely assume you do not like rap music. You complain about it being too violent and misogynistic. Yes, some of it is. I agree. But not all of it. Mr. O'Reilly, do you like Johnny Cash? Me too. I love Johnny Cash. But do you realize Mr. O'Reilly, that Johnny Cash wrote and sang some of the most violent lyrics ever recorded? "I shot a man in Reno/Just to watch him die". "Early one morning while making the rounds/I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down". Pretty violent eh Mr. O'Reilly? Pretty misogynistic too? In fact you can say that about a LOT of classic country music before it became pop for rednecks. No, don't tell me to shut up Mr. O'Reilly. Do you have an answer for any of this? I thought not.
Bill O'Reilly of Fox News has become notorious for not liking rap music. Nothing wrong with that. Me, I actually like quite a bit of rap. But hey, musical taste is subjective. I don't particularly care for opera, although I do appreciate the amount of talent it requires to perform it.
The big thing with O'Reilly is that he only looks at it one way. He goes after rap for being violent and misogynistic. Granted, a lot of it is. Then again, so is a lot of country music. So is a lot of music period.
For fun I imagined the following conversation:
(Scene: The O'Reilly Factor)
Jeff: Thank you Mr. O'Reilly. Now Mr. O'Reilly I can safely assume you do not like rap music. You complain about it being too violent and misogynistic. Yes, some of it is. I agree. But not all of it. Mr. O'Reilly, do you like Johnny Cash? Me too. I love Johnny Cash. But do you realize Mr. O'Reilly, that Johnny Cash wrote and sang some of the most violent lyrics ever recorded? "I shot a man in Reno/Just to watch him die". "Early one morning while making the rounds/I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down". Pretty violent eh Mr. O'Reilly? Pretty misogynistic too? In fact you can say that about a LOT of classic country music before it became pop for rednecks. No, don't tell me to shut up Mr. O'Reilly. Do you have an answer for any of this? I thought not.
