Impressions

Somewhere along the line this month this blog passed the 100,000 page impression barrier...God only knows how many of those was me fussing over the layout. We here at YASR Headquarters in Relevant Tower in the Greater YASR Plaza in downtown Seattle celebrated with a company wide conference video call/party with our satellite office in Indiana. Who would have thought C.S. would moon everyone? Now that he's a lawyer he thinks he can get away with everything.

Poison Control Center -- A Collage of Impressions
From their self-titled debut.

John Coltrane -- Impressions [Live]
From the Live in Antibes 1965 album.

Guided by Voices -- My Impression Now [Live]
From the Live from Austin, TX album.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -- The Impression That I Get [Live]
From the Live from the Middle East album.

Hollywood Fever

Question: Who is this quote describing?:

"He doesn't want to be our congressman anymore. It's clear he's left the building. The guy's got Hollywood fever, and that would be fine if he was using his national stature to actually get things done."

That is a quote from Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman, describing Dennis Kuchinich who is having some trouble holding on to his seat in Congress. Cimperman is running against everyone's favorite peacenik in the Democratic primary...and he is actually doing pretty well.

The Flaming Lips -- You Got To Hold On
From the W.A.N.D. single.

Hot Chip -- Hold On
From the Made in the Dark album.

Les Savy Fav -- Hold On To Your Genre
From the Inches album.

Jet -- Hold On
From the Spider-man 2 soundtrack.

Sam & Dave -- Hold On! I'm Comin'
From the Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration collection.

Sarah McLachlan -- Hold On
From the Hold On single.

Magnet -- Hold On
From The Tourniquet album.

Guided By Voices -- Hold on Hope (Live)
From a CD called The XFM Live Sessions from the great [but now defunct] British music magazine Select.

The Zombies -- You've Really Got A Hold On Me
From the Zombies collection Best of the 60's.

Secret Service

I know I am blogging on dangerous ground as fellow contributor CS is a supporter of John McCain but I can't pretend that this article from the Washington Post's campaign blog "The Trail" is a good idea. Here is a segment of the article:

"It's my intention, if we win this nomination, to reject Secret Service," he said during one of his many conversations with reporters on his Straight Talk Express this weekend. "Why do I need it?"

He adds: "The day that the Secret Service can assure me that if we're driving in the motorcade and there's a guy in a rooftop with a rifle, that they can stop that guy, then I'll say fine. But the day they tell me, 'well, we can't guarantee it,' then fine, I'll take my chances."

McCain rejected Secret Service protection in 2000, after winning the New Hampshire primary. But he wants to go further, rejecting the massive security apparatus should he become president.

"It's the inconvenience," McCain said. "It's the inconvenience it causes people. It's a waste of the taxpayers money. It's just everything I don't like."

Now I'm not sure how much this is McCain trying to be a Republican tough guy and giving a little "bring it on" to potential assassins versus just being incredibly naive about how important a stable leadership is to a democratically elected government of any state, let alone the United States. It's a surprisingly stupid position to have and it makes me seriously doubt his ability to assess threats and dangers that may not be so "clear and present."

Any thoughts CS?

Guided By Voices -- Secret Stars (Live)
From the Live From Austin, Texas double live CD.

Feist -- Secret Heart
From the Let It Die album.