Kelly Slater, the livingly legendary surfer, apparently just did this: Some are reporting it as a 540 (as in degrees). Others as a 720. I don’t really care. However characterized, it’s wildly unimpressive. But, it does give me an opportunity to repost one of my longstanding personal theories on a deep cosmic question, to the […]
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The End
Too tired to make Ebola jokes. Just trust me. This does not end well. I’ve seen all the movies. The strain mutates in a way no one predicts. Becomes airborne or contractable via Snapchat. You’ll meet up with a Sheriff from Georgia and his son. Over orders from his parents to stay close, the son […]
An Anniversary: Four Years of News Rap
Feeling wistful at four. Sometimes you just have to get back up. Everything you do. Start. Middle. Finish. Complete the task. I’m somewhere in the middle. Of song blogging and life. Happy birthday song blogging. Chingy knows what time it is. Performed by theipoetlaureate. Music produced by Dalama Jones. Lyrics here. Today’s blong here: [wpaudio […]
Move Something
I have been rapping for 25 years. This impossibly archived Baltimore Sun article proves it. Yeah, you read that right. Denim shorts. Trust me, son. Smooth. So it seems weird that my first commercially distributed solo record, Simple Moves, turns only 10 this year. Of course, there was certainly plenty of music before that, including […]
Number 2
So with less than two outs a pop fly to the infield is a Hobson’s choice for the base runner on first. If he advances before the ball is secured, in order to avoid the double play, he will be doubled off at the base he evacuated after the infielder catches the ball. If he […]
Separation Anxiety
The decision to leave. Scotland votes today on its independence. Choose wisely. Performed by laureate, the poetlaureate. Music produced by pumpkinFoot. Lyrics here. Today’s blong here: [wpaudio url=”http://www.ipoetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Great-Divorce.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”A United Kingdom“]
Spare the Rod
When disciplined, my dad had to go out in the yard and pick a long slender limb as a switch for his own beating. Sort of like picking your favorite dog bite. It’s a weird thing, parental autonomy over a child’s body. It’s a fairly recent regulatory phenomena for the State to violate it. The […]
Every Year
Written and performed by theipoetlaureate. Music produced by dj clutch.
Last of a Breed
I’m not totally sure which principles really matter any more. But, this man surely did. And his commitment to them affected culture. Truett Cathy founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A. (March 14, 1921 – September 8, 2014) Performed by theipoetlaureate. Music produced by Harulduz7. Lyrics here. Today’s blong here: [wpaudio url=”http://www.ipoetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Not-on-Sunday.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Not on Sunday (An […]
Mott Haven 2014
A House on Beekman. Mott Haven 2013. Performed by theipoetlaureate. Music produced by juicebox jackson. Lyrics here. Today’s blong here: [wpaudio url=”http://www.ipoetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Break-Chain.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Break Chain“]
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