RIP Jerry Reed

He died of emphysema one week ago today. It was a few days afterward when I first heard the news - Hurricane Gustav and the RNC were temporarily keeping more important stories like this one at bay - but I find several days later that I am often pausing in my thoughts to mourn the passing of the Snowman.

I just had a great idea.

Art education isn't all that it could be in America. And Americans love sitting in their cars, yes? So what we need - this is going to be a big moneymaker - are drive-through art museums.

I have prepared a terribly photoshopped (MS paint, actually) rendition:


This idea is great. Each artwork can be attached to a low-radius radio transmitter so that as you idle beside it, you can tune in to 88.1FM (say) and hear a pleasant description of the work's aesthetic significance and history.

In line with the automotive theme, each painting will be outfitted with a windshield wiper and cleaning-fluid jet for periodic washing away of exhaust buildup.

The best video clip in the history of video clips

A new pointless link

I received some words of concern from my father about my last post, which contained a link to a page from the website of the death-metal band Slayer. The band has made babywear available for sale on the page I linked to. Needless to say, I'd simply thought this seemed silly. But dad felt people might not understand what I was getting at: after all, on the linked page the name SLAYER is in great prominence, and the header "babywear" is miniscule.

So I thought I would offer this link instead, which I trust everyone will find more wholesome and patriotic.