I just heard this on First Listen.  Seriously.

Well, to each his own.  To me the song rocks.  Granted, it's not subtle, but I wouldn't say it's artless.  And it's not as if popular music was flooded with protest songs back then (or ever is).  The world can always use another song attacking the president's (any president's) character over a cool guitar riff.

This seems like as good a place as any to link to the youtube video of Tweedy's story about encountering Farrar, post-UT breakup, on a beach in Mexico.  I love this story.

I have to respectfully disagree re the Okemah record.  The George W. Bush song, "Jet Pilot," is pretty awesome, as are "Bandages & Scars" and "Afterglow 61," and "Six-String Belief."  It's not a stone classic like Trace, but few records are.

Anybody want a peanut?

Son, you've got a sickness, and the only cure is a double helping of Honky Tonk Heroes and Lonesome, On'ry & Mean. All props to Billy Joe, but Waylon was for real too. And not even going to dignify your Merle trolling with a response.

I don't understand what you wrote.  Therefore I hate it!  Look, everyone, I'm Cranky Old Man!

I don't understand what you wrote.  Therefore I hate it!  Look, everyone, I'm Cranky Old Man!

I can't remember the last time I read a paragraph this long in which every sentence was incorrect.

I can't remember the last time I read a paragraph this long in which every sentence was incorrect.

In that case, Nathan, avoid listening to the recent WTF with Shelley Berman, in which Berman describes how Bob Newhart ripped off his act.  As a big Newhart fan, I was bummed to hear the story.  I've read some people defending Newhart, saying their acts weren't really that similar.  All I know is that when Maron…

In that case, Nathan, avoid listening to the recent WTF with Shelley Berman, in which Berman describes how Bob Newhart ripped off his act.  As a big Newhart fan, I was bummed to hear the story.  I've read some people defending Newhart, saying their acts weren't really that similar.  All I know is that when Maron…

Go see these guys live and tell me they don't have balls.

Go see these guys live and tell me they don't have balls.

Well, then obviously you should have selected "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia."

Well, then obviously you should have selected "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia."

Not at all.  This is one of those instances where familiarity with the comics fooled me.  I thought Prisoner Wax Moustache was going to start cutting people's head's off.

Not at all.  This is one of those instances where familiarity with the comics fooled me.  I thought Prisoner Wax Moustache was going to start cutting people's head's off.

They established that a couple episodes ago when Lori told Carol she'd had Carl via c-section and therefore would probably have to have another c-section this time.  That's why Carol was practicing surgery on the walker.

They established that a couple episodes ago when Lori told Carol she'd had Carl via c-section and therefore would probably have to have another c-section this time.  That's why Carol was practicing surgery on the walker.