MP3s I Want - March, 2006 Version

I still haven't gotten my hands on these in MP3 or 4:

Back In The New York Groove - Ace Freeley
Renegades Of Funk - Afrikka Bambaata & The Soulsonic Force
Knock On Wood - Aimee Stewart
Daddy's Little Girl - Al Martino
Bend Me, Shape Me - American Breed
Guys Are Not Proud - Anemic Boyfriends
My Boyfriend's Back - Angels
Take The A Train - Anita O'Day
Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
Sugar, Sugar - Archies
First, Last, Everything - Barry White
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets
Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Surrender - Cheap Trick
He's So Fine - Chiffons
One Fine Day - Chiffons
Don't Leave Me This Way - Communards
Da Do Ron Ron - Crystals
He's A Rebel - Crystals
Let's Go To Bed - Cure
(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love
Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups
Last Dance - Donna Summer
The Harder They Come (Acapella) - Donnie Calvin & Rocker's Revenge
Friday On My Mind - Easybeats
Candle In The Wind (Orig.) - Elton John
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - Emmylou Harris
Spill The Wine-Eric Burdon & War
Footstompin' - Flares
Burn Rubber On Me - Gap Band
96 Tears - Garland Jeffreys
Christine (fast and/or slow versions) - Garland Jeffreys
Groovy Situation-Gene Chandler
We Got The Beat - Go-Gos
Guardian Angel - Human Sexual Response
Going Underground - Jam
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Joe Cocker
Louie, Louie - Kingsmen
I Was Made For Loving You - Kiss
There But For The Grace Of God - Le Machine
I Think We're Alone Now - Lene Lovich
To Sir With Love - Lou Miami & The Kozmetix
On Broadway - Lou Rawls
To Sir With Love (Film Soundtrack Version) - Lulu
True Blue (Remix) - Madonna
Buffalo Love - Malcolm McLaren
(I Want To Be) Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blaine
Sorrow - Merseys
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - Nat King Cole
Frim-Fram Sauce - Nat King Cole
Route 66 - Nat King Cole
Every Beat You Hear - Otis Liggett
Psycho Blonde - Pastiche
Sweet Dreams - Patsy Cline
Because The Night - Patti Smith Group
We Three - Patti Smith Group
Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders
Everybody's Boring - Pearl Harbor & The Explosions
Fujiyama Mama - Pearl Harbor & The Explosions
Boat That's Leaving Soon For NY - Phoebe Snow
Two-Fisted Love - Phoebe Snow
See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
Be My Baby - Ronettes
Smooth Operator - Sade
Georgy Girl - Seekers
Sex Train - Sex Execs
Remember (Walking In The Sand) - Shangri-Las
Morning Train - Sheena Easton
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles
It's A Shame - Spinners
The Pusherman - Steppenwolf
American Fun - Stompers
Pillow Talk - Sylvia
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
Easy To Be Hard - Three Dog Night
Rickie Don't Lose That Number - Tom Robinson Band
Footstompin' - Underbeats
You Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla Fudge
Out Come The Freaks - Was (Not Was)
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - Who
Tighten Up - Yellow Magic Orchestra



Dick Mac Recommends:

Blank Generation
Richard Hell & the Voidoids

The New Iraq Is Deadly For Homosexuals

As we attempt to spread Halliburton's version of democracy through the world, we continue to violate the basic tenets of freedom.

Halliburton's Democracy calls for freedom for all corporations, installation of radical right-wing political dogma, promotion of so-called Christian fundamentalist attitudes, and the total lack of protection for individual citizens.

In this vein, homosexuals in the new Iraq are being slaughtered, thanks to promotion of a law decreeing that sodomy is punishable by death.

Here's an uplifting report from an Iraqi homosexual living in exile in London:

"Badr [pro_Iran] militants are entrapping gay men via Internet chat rooms," [Ali] Hili continued. "They arrange a date and then beat and kill the victim. Males who are unmarried by the age of 30 or 35 are placed under surveillance on suspicion of being gay, as are effeminate men. They will be investigated and warned to get married. Badr will typically give them a month to change their ways. If they don't change their behavior or if they fail to show evidence that they plan to get married, they will be arrested, disappear, and eventually be found dead. The bodies are usually discovered with their hands bound behind their back, blindfolds over their eyes, and bullet wounds to the back of the head."

As we seek to control Iraq's natural resources under the pretense of installing democracy, our fundamentalist leaders are allowing our fundamentalist enemies to perpetrate heinous crimes that further the Bush administration's wacky agenda.

Please read this report at advocate.com.


Dick Mac Recommends:

Come Hell or High Water
Michael Eric Dyson

UEFA: Arsenal 2 - 0 Juventus

What a treat! The next round UEFA Champions League have begun, and my Arsenal is in the mix.

Yesterday I was able to watch the Benfica 0-0 Barcelona match live on ESPN2 and listen (for free) to the Arsenal 2-0 Juventus match on my RealPlayer.

Juventus, the grand dame of Italian football, is a powerhouse from Turin. I have seen them play against (and beat) AC Milan in the past; and Arsenal's former captain, Patrick Viera, is now with Juve.

Arsenal skipper Arsene Wenger has a storied career as a coach and manager, and has assembled a remarkable squad in North London. Many criticize him for hiring so many non-English players; but he does not hire based on nationality, he hires based on talent and ability to fit into his gameplan. He was roundly criticized last year for allowing Viera (considered by many to be the world's best midfielder) to leave for Turin; but one only need look at the remaining squad to see a brilliant future in their new home at Ashburton Grove.

Thierry Henry, arguably one of the top three players in the world. Robert Pires, a brilliant midfielder who has been a scoring machine for Arsenal. Freddie Ljungberg, one of Europe's greatest all-around athletes (with a body and soul to math the reputation) and the currently the world's sexiest athlete. Denis Bergkamp, the intense hard-playing Dutch master. Jose Antonio Reyes, the maturing Spanish striker. Brazilian journeyman Gilberto. And the youngsters: Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini and Robin vanPersie. Add English international defenders Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell, newcomers Alexander Hleb, Alexandre Song and Abou Diaby. Throw in a defense that includes Lauren, Kolo Toure, Emanuel Eboue and Phillipe Senderos. Germany's back-up International goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the box. Now you can overlook the presence of Pascal Cygan.

When Wenger received his OBE, the Queen's statement included this remark:

Arsene Wenger is regarded as one of a breed of 'educated' soccer managers. . . . Manchester United's Sir Alec Ferguson is reputed to call him 'the professor.'

Having plowed through Real Madrid in the last Round of Champions League competitions, I still was not confident that Arsenal could prevail, at home, against the likes of Juventus. You see, Arsenal has not fared well in international competitions over the years, and I have no reason to think this year will be different.

Except that this year is different. The Gunners have not allowed a goal at Highbury in the last seven international matches! And after enjoying years of winning or being runner-up in the English Premier League, this year's Arsenal squad is languishing in sixth place, with only eight games remaining to make-up the fur points needed to pass North London-rival Tottenham and take fourth place to clinch a spot in next year's Champions League competition. It's odd: years of domestic success and international failure, followed by this year's international success and domestic failure.

Yesterday's match again Juventus was wonderful to follow. Although the Italians seemed to control the ball for the majority of time, Arsenal pushed and pushed and pushed. With Robert Pires making short order of Patrick Viera, and Juve's squad missing international stars Alessandro Del Piero and Pavel Nedvěd, the tone of the match was all Arsenal early on.

Goals from Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas, and a near-miss by Henry shortly thereafter, seemed to infuriate the Italians, and as the match wore to the end, cards started flying. Viera received a yellow, making him ineligible for next week's return match in Turin; and both Mauro Camoranesi and Jonathan Zebina were dismissed with red cards in the last three minutes, making them also ineligible for next week's match.

Juventus must beat Arsenal next week by three goals to move forward in the competition, and a single goal by the Gunners next week might put advancement to the next round completely out of reach for Juve. Things look good for Arsenal, and I pray that yesterday's excellent showing is followed-up with a solid showing in Italy.

For a recap of the match, see the match report at uefa.com.



Freddie Ljungberg
Arsenal Midfielder and
international Calvin Klein model
Nicked from origo.hu


Thierry Henry and Patrick Viera
Nicked from robertofrankenberg.com


Cesc Fabregas with Thierry Henry
Nicked from aftenposten.no


(Images used without permission)


Dick Mac Recommends:

Arsenal Centurions - 100 Goals Each
Thierry Henry and Dennis Berkamp

Listen To The Chatter

"All I ask for is that people view me as I am and look at my record and take into account what I've tried to do," said New York's junior senator, "and if at all possible, kind of overcome some of the ongoing chatter that's in the background."
- Hillary Clinton in Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, March 28, 2006

I encourage all New Yorkers to examine Senator Clinton's record. The junior senator has voted the Bush agenda alarmingly often. Her views are not the views of most New Yorkers. Even conservative New Yorkers are more liberal than Clinton. Her plans for the future do not include New York, they include only herself.

New York deserves better. Clinton must go! That's why I am voting for Jonathan Tasini in the Democratic Primary.


Dick Mac Recommends:

Voting Tasini For New York!

The New Normal in Mississippi

The day after the storm, [Gus McKay] returned to the house. Virtually all of their belongings floated away or were completely sodden.

Wind and water damaged the roof and frame of the house and wrecked the contents. The house had to be gutted — the carpet and tile ripped from the floor, the soggy wallboards pulled down, the wiring unthreaded from the studs.

It will take $200,000 to fix everything. Their insurance company gave them only $27,000, and FEMA cut them a check for a mere $5,200, so they can't afford to fix everything right away. Not with monthly $1,500 mortgage payments to make.

"If we don't get some financial assistance, this house will not be put back together for many, many months," he said. . . .

Before the storm, the family's days were a blur of work obligations, school functions, softball games and cheerleading practices. Now, on top of all that, they have a home to rebuild and refurnish from scratch — and not nearly enough money to do it.

"I'm exhausted," confesses Gus' wife, Lori. "I'm the most patient person in the world, but I'm starting to feel the stress."

The Bush Administration, and those to whom they are beholden have given this Mississippi family $32,500 to replace their $200,000 lost home. Do you think Trent Lott will be given only $32,500 to replace his Mississippi home?

What happened to the social contract between society, government and business that made America great? Insurance companies, contractors, banks, and corporations, those whom this administration serves so effectively, hav no interest in making America great. The drive for profit has so completely over-ridden the notion of doing the right thing, that America stands no chance of rebuilding the Gulf Coast. Businessmen see this not as an opportunity to rebuild a bigger and better America, they see it as an opportunity to reap handsome profits at the expense of the taxpayer.

What has happened to the social contract that made America great?

Please read Tight Squeeze: Life Inside FEMA Trailer for an account of our failure to help those in need.


Dick Mac Recommends:

Come Hell or High Water
Michael Eric Dyson