This weekend we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ with Easter. And what Easter activity exemplifies the teachings of JC more than anything? That's right, a hunt for chocolate eggs that were hidden by a magic bunny.
I took my little girls to the local park for a city-sponsored egg hunt. My littlest one is only 18-months old...so the city had a special egg hunt for the toddlers. The only kids allowed were 2 and under. And the parents were told they could accompany the kids...but the parents were told over and over not to pick up the eggs themselves. The kids were to do it on their own. Now here's a question for everyone playing along at home. What percentage of parents listened? If you said 0...you win.
That's right...not one parent listened. Every one of them was ruthless. My 18-month-old daughter was literally flattened by a woman so large she had smaller woman orbiting her. This humongous lady was filling her daughter's basket to the rim. And her daughter couldn't even walk. She probably didn't even have all her teeth. What the heck is she going to do with 50 eggs filled with candy that can't even chew. The amount of greed exhibited on the grass that day goes against every teaching the JC ever uttered. How pissed must he be? The guy literally comes back from the dead to save our souls...and this is how we pay him back. I feel bad for the guy...and I'm Jewish.
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$5 store is stocked with tons of great new stuff, including my favorite jazz album of all time. Duke Ellington's Money Jungle. If you buy one jazz album in your life...buy this one. Also, new albums from Surfer Blood, Ludacris, Alice in Chains, JJ, White Hinterland, and he Besnard Lakes.
Here are the 11 Best Songs By Slash's Snakepit:
1. Been There Lately (Ain't Life Grand)
2. Beggars and Hangers-On (It's Five O'Clock Somewhere)
3. Neither Can I (It's Five O'Clock Somewhere)
4. Be The Ball (It's Five O'Clock Somewhere)
6. The Alien (Ain't Life Grand)
7. Back and Forth Again (It's Five O'Clock Somewhere)
8. Speed Parade (Ain't Life Grand)
9. I Hate Everybody (It's Five O'Clock Somewhere)
10. Life's Sweet Drug (Ain't Life Grand)
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Being the third week of the NFL season, despite all the crazy parody in the games, all anyone can talk about is abuse. Players in the NFL are no longer just being suspended for games but they are being kicked out of the NFL...indefinitely. It's a bold move and draws a giant line in the sand. The NFL is shouting out loud that they will no longer tolerate players in their league behaving like uncultured cavemen. If you're going to play in this league, then you must have an image to uphold on and off the field. These players only hit each other when they are wearing huge pads and helmets, any of them who thinks it's okay to hit an unprotected woman is a coward and a disgrace.
But I have a problem with this. My problem is that this has gone on way too long. The NFL, NBA, MLB have all turned the other way. I'm writing this while watching the Pittsburg Steelers play on Sunday night football, led by Ben Roethlisberger. Why do his "legal" missteps get swept under the rug? The guy was basically found guilty of rape. Even the Oscars and Grammys have ignored some of the worst perpetrators. With Chris Brown releasing a heralded album this week...have we all forgotten that he beat the living shit out Rihanna? The Grammys did when they gave him the featured spot to perform on their telecast. Just hope you all remember that when you do music shopping this week and you're looking for new tunes.
Here are the 11 Best Songs By Guns N Roses (featuring Slash):
