Rolling Stone

Walter Becker once explained Steely Dan’s most affectionate satire, “Deacon Blues.” “The protagonist is not a musician. He just sort of imagines that would be one of the mythic forms of loserdom to which he might aspire. And you know, who’s to say that he’s not right?”

Mythic loserdom was the turf Steely Dan chronicled like no other rock & roll band. They dwelled in Raymond Chandler’s L.A., not Brian Wilson’s or Jackson Browne’s. (Although they shared plenty with Wilson and Browne as well.) And Walter Becker was the more elusive half of this most elusive of duos – the invisible genius of Seventies rock, rarely photographed, never speaking a word in public. Long hair parted in the middle, about two-fifths of a beard, glasses designed to hide behind. If you can find a 1970s photo where this guy isn’t sneering at you, I’ll shake your hand.   Continue reading “Farewell, Walter Becker: Remembering the Elusive Genius of Steely Dan”

Intellihub – by Lexi Morgan

Many physical altercations between Texans at the pumps following the gas shortage brought on by Hurricane Harvey’s devastation have gone unreported by the mainstream media and are expected to worsen as the crisis intensifies.

Right now, a number of Gulf Coast refineries remain crippled and crude shipments are not even making it to the refineries causing drivers further frustration as insiders have already reported 7 to 10-day waits on shipments.   Continue reading “Some Texans fighting at the pumps, pouring gas on each other”

Sputnik

TOKYO (Sputnik) — In a message carried by the KCNA news agency, the Foreign Ministry hit back at the United Nations for saying Tuesday’s launch of a ballistic missile over northern Japan undermined regional security.

Pyongyang said it rejected UN criticism as a violation of its right as a sovereign nation to defend itself against the United States and South Korea and promised to launch more projectiles into the Pacific.   Continue reading “North Korea Declares Start of Pacific Offensive Amid Missile Standoff”

Stock Board Asset

Dramatic video has surfaced on liveleak.com of an intense firefight between a Mexican military unit and Cartel Del Golfo CDG members in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The video starts out with Government troops  rolling up to an intersection only to be met with a hellacious firefight. The exchange of fire between Government forces and cartel members could of been a scene from Afghanistan or Iraq, but no it was just south of the United States boarder. The outcome here was a win for the Mexican Government with cartel members destroyed.   Continue reading “Mexican Military Verse Drug Cartel In Hellacious Firefight”

Before It’s News – by Lorie Kramer

It’s Verdict Watch in the most recent Bundy trial. Standing in solidarity with her husband, Eric “Black Hat Man” Parker, Andrea was gagged and handcuffed in front of the Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, NV, as supporters of the Tier 3 Bundy trial defendants wait outside for a verdict. They brought in the mock jail cell from the original Camp Liberty for the protest…the placement of the cell was approved by the Department of Homeland Security.  The Las Vegas Metro PD came down, 9 LEOs to one woman, gagged and handcuffed behind her back.  The group complied under duress, and the cell was removed, effectively shutting down the rest of that day’s planned protest.   Continue reading “Bundy Trial Alert – Las Vegas Metro PD Strikes Again – Orders DHS Approved Protest Cell Removed”