“My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.”
-- Harvey Korman, Blazing Saddles

So much is going on out there with the new mayor and the people throwing live grenades at our Fearless Leader and the judge debates and the kids bringing guns to school and the glavin.  Meanwhile, Nox is asking me if I’ve been following Canadian politics, and I don’t even have enough time to concentrate on my own damn country’s. 

But the news that really concerns me is that Paul Anka is releasing a CD of contemporary songs done in an old-standards method.  Yes, that’s right, folks, Rock Swings will feature Mr. Anka’s take on such lovely songs as Van Halen’s “Jump,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” The Cure’s “Lovecats,” Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Billy Idol’s “Eyes Without a Face.” The apocalypse officially arrives—I’m sorry, I mean the CD will be in stores on June 6.  (That’s 6/6—wonder if that’s a coincidence.)