Mudflap Cafe

"Frank Smith waited. Hot.
The line at the border long.
His blue truck idling."

Noir Haiku - from on ongoing collection.

And Bob warbling the wounded masterpiece…

"We’re living in the shadows of a fading past,
Trapped in the fires of time.
I’ve tried not to ever hurt anybody,
And to stay out of a life of crime.
And when it’s all been said and done,
I never did know the score.
One more day is another day away,
From the girl from the Red River shore."

Bob Dylan - Red River Shore

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Dick Laurant is dead.

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I’m watching “Lost Highway” on HULU/Sling TV. I wonder if David Lynch is down with it.

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HBO’s Presidential Debate.

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Blame It on the Rain - Send a Message to the Weather Gods

UrbanDaddy - F*** The Rain Umbrella. It’s raining on your parade. Or whatever you may have had planned today.

Since you can’t challenge Mother Nature to a duel, walk in between drops or lip-sync your way through a hit pop song espousing the culpability of the rain, let us suggest a more subtle way to air your soggy frustrations.

Presenting the gently named F*** The Rain Umbrella, available online now.

More art piece and measured rebellion than ace umbrella, the F The Rain is screen-printed with a giant black and white image of a hand flipping the bird toward the heavens (in the most tasteful way possible, of course…). It won’t keep you dryer than your typical bodega contraption, it won’t un-cancel your round of golf, and it won’t dry your socks, but it will give you some peace of mind knowing that the weather gods are getting their comeuppance.

If you’re concerned about offending rain enthusiasts (farmers, poncho salesmen) and coworkers, not to worry: The giant middle finger is only visible from above when the umbrella is open.

Much more satisfying than a rain dance.

F*** The Rain Umbrella, $46

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About to go on my four mile walk. Write, exercise, then work. My new mantra…

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Ahh, the beach - the blonds, the redheads and brunettes. Here’s a charming little ditty to that world right outside my window. It’s from a rather unknown rehearsal bootleg from 1967…

Enjoy!

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I’m feeling very animated today.

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"Success consists of going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."

Winston Churchill

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Here’s a great video to start off Mudflap Cafe 2.0. It’s odd I haven’t seen it before but just happened across tonight it on one of my favorite music blogs Aquarium Drunkard. Frank Zappa is on a very early broadcast of CNN’s Crossfire in 1986 debating the Washington columnist Times John Lofton. It’s 21 minutes long but well worth watching. I’ll follow up in a few days with another one from the following year.

Frank is a hero.