Alex Milstein

To PanAmerican…

I’m no 14-year old fanboy. I’m 62. Get it straight.

I’m not saying a group can’t soldier on, but…

That wasn’t the Who. It was half-Who. Without Moon and Entwhistle, it’s ‘Townsend and Daltrey.’ Would you be fine if Paul McCartney soldiered on calling himself The Beatles?

A few weeks ago, Conan O’Brien (gosh, remember him?) announced at the beginning of his show that Foreigner would be on. It was kind of funny to see a grey-haired geezer (and at 62, I use the term lovingly) on guitar with four kids -including the lead singer – who weren’t even born yet when Foreigner was in its heyday. It was kind of sad.

Anyway, I know people have to make money and pass their time, so I dont begrudge what they have to do. But as a potential audience member, I will pass. A couple of years ago, when Simon and Garfunkel were on their 17th reunion tour, a friend asked if we wanted to join him and his wife, and tickets were only 150 bucks each.

I said, “I saw Simon and Garfunkel on my college campus around 1966 and I paid five bucks to see them…and that was when they actually mattered.”

Neither Simon nor Garfunkel would now see my contribution to their retirement fund.

5 Responses to “Once Again, I’m Sorry About John Hinderaker”

  1. muffler Writes:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 6:11 am

    I guess Obama hit a raw nerve. The Republican thugs are predictable and have a poker tell a mile wide. They can stand reality. Next we will hear is that McSame is the next reincarnation of Buddha which explains why he has no interest in money and why happiness isn’t material bound. Oh and let’s not forget Mother Theresa’s words of advice to his wife… NONE!

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  2. Phoenix Woman Writes:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 am

    Dave Neiwert hit this today, too:

    http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/22/leave-john-mccains-houses-alooooooooone/

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  3. RonF Writes:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 8:29 am

    Hm. Wait a minute here. Is the question “How many houses do you own?” or “How many investment properties does your wife have?”? Because if we’re talking actual personal residences that he spends some time in then I can see why people would be skeptical and think he was out of touch. But if we are talking about investment properties that his wife owns that he may never have seen or set foot in it seems reasonable to me that he would not know precisely how many there are. It’s my understanding that his wife manages her money independently of Sen. McCain, so his lack of a detailed knowledge of her portfolio is quite reasonable.

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  4. RonF Writes:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 8:40 am

    Oh, and “regularly blows thousands of dollars on craps”? Define “regularly”. Because clicking through the links you reference gives little indication on how often the man hits the tables. The only temporal reference is that his ex-strategist followed him to “many a casino”, which is of course an entirely subjective comment.

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  5. Jeff Fecke Writes:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 am

    But if we are talking about investment properties that his wife owns that he may never have seen or set foot in it seems reasonable to me that he would not know precisely how many there are.

    Well, if McCain had answered, “Yeah, we’ve got four that we live in, but there are some other investment properties — I’ll have to check on those,” well, then I don’t think this would be a big deal. But he didn’t.

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