It Fits So Perfectly.

I posted it before, I repeat--this a prescient song by late great Meatloaf from his masterpiece Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose. It applies fully to today's situation.  

When art imitates life and geopolitics... 

Look at them now
What do they want?
And what do they do now?
Nothing at all

What do they know?
What do they think?
And who do they tell?
Well, no one at all

Lives are truly meaningless
And we are busy being blessed

With all that we can take and pocket
No one needs to know
We're the plug and they're the socket
Give us the juice and we'll go

Can't you hear the choir now?
Listen to the animals sing
Can't you hear the slaughterhouse bells?
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king

How do they sleep?
Their lives are so tart
Bring me the trash collectors
'Cause they're nothing but trash

What do you expect?
They've got no standards
So we lower the bar
'Cause they're waiting for us

We'll open up Pandora's Box
Pandora gave her keys and locks

They're the big dogs waiting for their mother
Come to the confessional
So I can tell you all that bugger off
There's no time like now

Can't you hear the choir now?
Listen to the animals sing
Can't you hear the slaughterhouse bells?
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king

Can't you hear the choir now?
Listen to the market-place sing
Can't you hear the slaughterhouse bells?
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king

And we'll do it our way, it's our time to play
We know what to say if they stand in our way
Don't stand in our way, no time like today

Can't you hear the choir now?
Listen to the anthems we sing
Can't you hear the slaughterhouse bells?
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king

Can't you hear the choir now?
Listen to the animals sing
Can't you hear the slaughterhouse bells?
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king

Can't you hear the choir now?
Listen to the chosen ones sing
Can't you hear the slaughterhouse bells?
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king

In the land of the pigs the butcher is king
In the land of the pigs the butcher is king

I Did A Video On Scales.

There was a lot of people who were offended by the fact that I exposed many of those Russian military "analysts" as frauds. Hey, who am I? Some dude who knows nothing. But while speaking about operational matters I was thinking about how to explain what scale is and why tactical minutiae is not good enough to give one a grasp of operational matter. And then... I recalled! The times when Bob Reiner was not a DNC cuck and a loser doing 24/7 fellatio in Hollywood--a normal MO for modern US "cultural elite", he left a mark with a great movie which, accidentally, left an indelible mark on the issue of scale and having an understanding of "larger scheme of things". There was never anything better than 18 inch Stonehenge. 

You may ask, and how this all relates to modern day geopolitics. I say it cuts to the heart of the issue. Did you see midgets dancing around 18 inch Stonehenge? There you go... this is your answer. Or as a great late American voice and a true talent, Meatloaf, sang on his greatest albums--In the land of the pigs, the butcher is king (c). Do you see parallels, do you feel the zeitgeist? 

Ah, the hell with it. It is Tuesday, but it is proper to put this masterpiece up. 

It is so... 2022, I couldn't resist. Guess who is a butcher.

Future Ain't What It Used To Be.

A true American bard, underappreciated, but still musical giant. 

From a stunning album....

Ah, yes, it is Friday. While at it. This is from the same album...

When American Civilization Is Going To be Dug Up...

Bat Out Of Hell III will be one of those pieces of music which is a masterpiece which nobody wants to recognize. But then, definition of a great music by Peter Gabriel when the hair get straight up and one gets goose bumps from music, is exactly what Meatloaf's 2006 Album delivered. 

Come to think about it--it is the greatest rock-opera of the age. 

And, yes, THIS--Celine Dion screamed it, Meat sang it and my hair stood up and goosebumps... One of the greatest Rock-albums of all time. The Monster Is Loose...

Ah, yes, this if Friday....